FORM 10-Q
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
(Mark One)
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
For the quarterly period ended May 29, 1999
OR
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
For the transition period from [ ] to [ ]
Commission File Number 1-7832
PIER 1 IMPORTS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 75-1729843
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification Number)
301 Commerce Street, Suite 600, Fort Worth, Texas 76102
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(817) 252-8000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for shorter period that the
Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [ X ]. No [ ].
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Class Shares outstanding as of July 6, 1999
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Common Stock, $1.00 par value 96,581,359
PART I
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Item 1. Financial Statements.
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PIER 1 IMPORTS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
May 29, May 30,
1999 1998
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Net sales $261,002 $250,508
Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of sales (including buying and
store occupancy) 150,919 140,821
Selling, general and administrative expenses 79,353 76,290
Depreciation and amortization 9,277 6,996
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239,549 224,107
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Operating income 21,453 26,401
Nonoperating (income) and expenses:
Interest and investment income (323) (730)
Interest expense 1,705 2,128
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1,382 1,398
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Income before income taxes 20,071 25,003
Provision for income taxes 7,426 9,502
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Net income $ 12,645 $ 15,501
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Net income per share:
Basic $.13 $.15
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Diluted $.13 $.14
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Average shares outstanding during period:
Basic 96,268 100,936
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Diluted 105,163 113,046
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
PIER 1 IMPORTS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands except share data)
(Unaudited)
May 29, February 27,
1999 1999
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ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash, including temporary investments of $37,997
and $32,434, respectively $ 48,778 $ 41,945
Accounts receivable, net 7,505 9,060
Inventories 248,060 258,773
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 68,619 72,165
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Total current assets 372,962 381,943
Properties, net 229,928 226,262
Other assets 44,235 45,786
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$647,125 $653,991
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Notes payable and current portion of long-term debt $ 350 $ 350
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 118,370 129,482
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Total current liabilities 118,720 129,832
Long-term debt 99,207 96,008
Other non-current liabilities 24,481 24,257
Shareholders' equity:
Common stock, $1.00 par, 500,000,000 shares
authorized, 100,779,000 issued 100,779 100,779
Paid-in capital 158,487 159,631
Retained earnings 211,207 201,457
Cumulative other comprehensive income (1,743) (1,850)
Less - 4,241,000 and 3,107,000 common shares in
treasury, at cost, respectively (63,141) (54,654)
Less - unearned compensation (872) (1,469)
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404,717 403,894
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$647,125 $653,991
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
PIER 1 IMPORTS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
May 29, May 30,
1999 1998
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Cash flow from operating activities:
Net income $12,645 $15,501
Adjustments to reconcile to net cash provided by
operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 9,277 6,996
Deferred taxes and other 3,143 267
Change in cash from:
Inventories 10,713 (6,229)
Accounts receivable and other current assets 1,315 (2,227)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses (10,766) (608)
Other assets, liabilities, and other, net (249) (278)
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Net cash provided by operating activities 26,078 13,422
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Cash flow from investing activities:
Capital expenditures (14,314) (24,346)
Proceeds from disposition of properties 380 503
Net cost from disposition of Sunbelt Nursery
Group, Inc. properties (106) (25)
Beneficial interest in securitized receivables 3,730 2,609
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Net cash used in investing activities (10,310) (21,259)
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Cash flow from financing activities:
Cash dividends (2,895) (2,698)
Purchases of treasury stock (10,763) (14,742)
Proceeds from stock options exercised, stock
purchase plan and other, net 1,515 1,935
Net proceeds from issuance of long-term debt 3,208 --
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Net cash used in financing activities (8,935) (15,505)
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Change in cash and cash equivalents 6,833 (23,342)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 41,945 80,729
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $48,778 $57,387
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
PIER 1 IMPORTS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MAY 29, 1999
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
Cumulative
Other Total
Common Paid-in Retained Comprehensive Treasury Unearned Shareholders'
Stock Capital Earnings Income Stock Compensation Equity
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Balance, February 27, 1999 $100,779 $159,631 $201,457 ($1,850) ($54,654) ($1,469) $403,894
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Comprehensive income:
Net income 12,645 12,645
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments 107 107
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Comprehensive income 12,752
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Purchases of treasury stock (10,763) (10,763)
Restricted stock grant and amortization 528 (990) 597 135
Stock purchase plan, exercise of stock
options and other (1,672) 3,266 1,594
Cash dividends, declared or paid ($.03
per share) (2,895) (2,895)
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Balance, May 29, 1999 $100,779 $158,487 $211,207 ($1,743) ($63,141) ($ 872) $404,717
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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PIER 1 IMPORTS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MAY 29, 1999 AND MAY 30, 1998
(Unaudited)
The accompanying unaudited financial statements should be read in
conjunction with the Form 10-K for the year ended February 27, 1999. All
adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair
statement of the financial position as of May 29, 1999, and the results of
operations and cash flows for the three months ended May 29, 1999 and May 30,
1998 have been made and consist only of normal recurring adjustments. The
results of operations for the three months ended May 29, 1999 and May 30,
1998 are not indicative of results to be expected for the fiscal year because
of, among other things, seasonality factors in the retail business. The
classifications of certain amounts previously reported in the statement of
cash flows for the three months ended May 30, 1998 have been modified to
conform with the May 29, 1999 method of presentation.
Note 1 - Net income per share
Basic net income per share was determined by dividing net income by
the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted net income
per share amounts are similarly computed, but include the effect, when
dilutive, of the Company's weighted average number of stock options
outstanding and the average number of common shares that would be issuable
upon conversion of the Company's convertible securities. To determine
dilutive net income, interest and debt issue costs, net of any applicable
taxes, have been added back to net income to reflect assumed conversions.
Net income per share for the three months ended May 29, 1999 and May
30, 1998 are calculated as follows:
Three Months Ended
May 29, May 30,
1999 1998
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(in thousands except
per share amounts)
Net income $12,645 $15,501
Assumed conversion of 5 3/4% subordinated
notes:
Plus interest and debt issue costs,
net of tax 670 838
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Diluted net income $13,315 $16,339
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Average shares outstanding during period:
Basic 96,268 100,936
Plus assumed exercise of stock options 649 1,621
Plus assumed conversion of 5 3/4%
subordinated notes to common stock 8,246 10,489
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Diluted 105,163 113,046
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Net income per share:
Basic $.13 $.15
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Diluted $.13 $.14
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Note 2 - Comprehensive income
The components of comprehensive income, net of related tax, for the
three months ended May 29, 1999 and May 30, 1998 are as follows:
Three Months Ended
May 29, May 30,
1999 1998
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(in thousands)
Net income $12,645 $15,501
Foreign currency translation adjustments 107 (207)
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Comprehensive income $12,752 $15,294
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Note 3 - Impact of new accounting standard
In June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standard ("SFAS") No. 133, "Accounting for
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities." This statement establishes
accounting and reporting guidelines for derivatives and requires the Company
to record all derivatives as assets or liabilities on the balance sheet at
fair value. This statement is effective for years beginning after June 15,
1999 and is not to be applied retroactively to financial statements for prior
periods. In June 1999, the FASB issued SFAS No. 137, "Accounting for
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities--Deferral of the Effective Date
of SFAS No. 133." This new statement defers the effective date of SFAS No.
133 until years beginning after June 15, 2000. The Company is analyzing the
implementation requirements and does not anticipate that the adoption of SFAS
No. 133 will have a material impact on the Company's consolidated balance
sheets or statements of operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows.
PART I
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations
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General
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Pier 1 Imports, Inc. ("the Company") is North America's largest
specialty retailer of imported decorative home furnishings, including
furniture, dining and kitchen goods, bath and bedding accessories and other
related items for the home. While the broad categories of merchandise
remains relatively constant, individual products within these categories
change frequently in order to meet customer demands. The Company has over
800 retail locations in 47 states, Puerto Rico, Canada, the United Kingdom,
Mexico and Japan with merchandise directly imported from over 60 countries
around the world.
Results of Operations
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Net sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2000 were $261.0 million, a
4.2% increase over $250.5 million for the same period in fiscal 1999. Same-
store sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2000 were flat compared to the
first quarter of fiscal 1999. The growth in net sales was primarily due to a
net increase of 46 North American stores at the end of the first quarter of
fiscal 2000 compared to the end of the first quarter of fiscal 1999. The
Company opened 12 new stores and closed nine stores in North America during
the first quarter of fiscal 2000, bringing the North American store count to
755 at the end of the quarter. Stores worldwide, including North America,
Puerto Rico, Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico and Japan, totaled 801 at the
fiscal 2000 first quarter-end.
Net sales on the Company's proprietary credit card totaled $70.2 million
for the first quarter of fiscal 2000, an increase of $4.3 million, or 6.5%,
over the same period of fiscal 1999. For the first quarter of fiscal 2000,
proprietary credit card sales accounted for 28.8% of total U.S. store sales,
an increase from 28.3% for the first quarter of fiscal 1999. For the first
three months of fiscal 2000, proprietary credit card customers spent an
average of $149 per transaction, a 7.2% increase over last year's $139 per
transaction. The Company continues to encourage sales on its proprietary
credit card through marketing promotions targeted to cardholders.
Gross profit, after related buying and store occupancy costs, expressed
as a percentage of sales, was 42.2% for the first quarter of fiscal 2000
compared to 43.8% for the first quarter of fiscal 1999. The decrease in
gross profit was the result of a decrease in merchandise margins and an
increase in store occupancy expenses. Merchandise margins, as a percentage
of sales, decreased 0.4% to 56.5% for the first quarter of fiscal 2000
primarily as a result of the Company's new value pricing strategy that
reduced prices on selected merchandise items. The Company initiated the new
value pricing strategy at the beginning of the first quarter of fiscal 2000.
Store occupancy costs, as a percentage of sales, increased to 14.3% during
the first three months of fiscal 2000 from 13.1% for the comparable period of
fiscal 1999. This increase in store occupancy expense is primarily due to a
sale-leaseback transaction in the second quarter of fiscal 1999 in which the
Company sold and now leases 25 store properties it previously owned. These
sale-leaseback transactions resulted in a reduction in depreciation expense
and an increase in rent expense on those stores.
As a percentage of sales, selling, general and administrative expenses,
including marketing, decreased to 30.4% in the first quarter of fiscal 2000
from 30.5% in the first quarter of the prior year. In total dollars,
expenses for the first quarter of fiscal 2000 were $3.1 million higher than
the year earlier period. This increase was largely related to expenses that
normally grow proportionately with sales and net new stores, such as store
compensation, equipment rental, supplies and marketing. The most significant
increase in these variable costs was the additional marketing expenses
associated with the Company's introduction of a new advertising campaign.
This campaign increased television exposure and features an updated message,
"So many reasons to love Pier 1." The Company also expanded its previous
magazine coverage to include general interest magazines in addition to
shelter magazines.
Depreciation and amortization expense for the first quarter of fiscal
2000 was $9.3 million, or 3.6% of sales, compared to $7.0 million, or 2.8% of
sales, for the same period a year earlier. The increased depreciation and
amortization expense was attributable to the large investments in capital
expenditures during fiscal 1999 that included replacement of leased store
point of sale equipment with purchased equipment. Partially offsetting the
increased expense was a reduction of depreciation expense on the 25 store
properties that the Company sold and leased back in fiscal 1999.
Operating income decreased $4.9 million, or 18.7%, to $21.5 million for
the first quarter of fiscal 2000 compared to $26.4 million in the first
quarter of fiscal 1999.
During the first quarter of fiscal 2000, net interest expense was $1.4
million, which is consistent with the year earlier period. Interest and
investment income decreased $0.4 million as a result of lower cash balances
and short-term investments, while interest expense decreased $0.4 million due
to the repurchase of $18.3 million of the Company's outstanding 5 3/4%
convertible subordinated notes in the third quarter of fiscal 1999.
The Company's effective income tax rate for fiscal 2000 is estimated at
37%, compared to 38% recorded in the first quarter of fiscal 1999. The
reduction in the tax rate is attributed to a reduction in state income taxes.
Net income for the first quarter of fiscal 2000 was $12.6 million, or
$.13 per share on a diluted basis, compared to net income of $15.5 million,
or $.14 per share on a diluted basis, for the first quarter of fiscal 1999.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
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For the first quarter of fiscal 2000, net cash provided by operating
activities was $26.1 million, an increase of $12.7 million from the year
earlier period. Net cash provided by operating activities was primarily the
result of net income (adjusted for non-cash and non-operating related items)
of $25.1 million and reduced inventories of $10.7 million. The reduction in
inventory levels was primarily a result of the Company's focus on effective
inventory management. Partially offsetting these increases in operating cash
flow was a $10.8 million reduction in accounts payable. Other operating
activities provided cash of $1.1 million.
During the quarter, net cash used in investing activities aggregated
$10.3 million. New store openings and the Company's continued remodeling and
remerchandising programs were the primary uses of capital expenditures which
totaled $14.3 million for the quarter. Partially offsetting these
expenditures was a decrease in the beneficial interest of securitized
receivables of $3.7 million and net proceeds from disposition of properties
of $0.3 million.
Net cash used in financing activities totaled $9.0 million for the first
quarter of fiscal 2000. The Company paid cash dividends totaling $2.9
million, or $.03 per share, and purchased 1,285,900 shares of the Company's
outstanding common stock in open market transactions, for a total of $10.8
million. Additionally, the Company's subsidiary in the United Kingdom
borrowed $3.2 million under a long-term credit facility to finance its
operations. Other financing activities, primarily the exercise of stock
options, provided cash of $1.5 million.
The Company expects working capital requirements will continue to be
funded through cash flow from operations, sales of proprietary credit card
receivables and bank lines of credit. The bank facilities consist of a five-
year $125 million credit facility, all of which was available at the end of
the first quarter, other short-term (12-month) bank facilities used
principally for the issuance of letters of credit totaling $146.2 million, of
which $78.4 was available at the end of the first quarter, and other long-
term bank facilities of $32.8 million, of which $0.8 million was available at
the end of the first quarter. At the end of the first quarter of fiscal
2000, the Company's current ratio was 3.1 to 1 compared to 2.9 to 1 at the
end of fiscal 1999.
The Company's minimum operating lease commitments remaining for fiscal
2000 are $108.7 million. The present value of total existing minimum
operating lease commitments is $534.3 million. The Company expects to fund
these commitments from operating cash flow.
In June 1999, the Company declared a cash dividend of $.03 per share
payable on August 18, 1999 to shareholders of record on August 4, 1999. The
Company currently expects to continue to pay cash dividends in fiscal 2000
but to retain most of its future earnings for expansion of the Company's
business.
Management believes the funds provided from operations, coupled with the
Company's cash position, available lines of credit and sales of its
proprietary credit card receivables, will sustain current growth plans.
Impact of Year 2000 Issue
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The Company has a comprehensive plan to address the risks associated
with the Year 2000 issue, which arises when computers or embedded computer
chips are unable to distinguish the proper century associated with a two-
digit year in a date. The Company's Year 2000 project has been divided into
five phases: 1) awareness, 2) assessment, 3) renovation, 4) validation and
5) implementation. The awareness phase is complete and all remaining phases
are underway, as discussed below.
Assessment. The Company has completed its assessment of all internal
technology, which includes hardware and software components. The Company has
thus far identified no significant risks associated with embedded chips in
non-computer equipment for which it is responsible. Assessment of the
compliance status of the Company's high and medium risk vendors and service
providers is in progress and will continue throughout the project.
Satisfactory responses have been received from over 70% of such vendors and
providers.
Renovation. Remediation or replacement of the Company's mission critical
software applications is more than 90% complete, and most redediated
applications are running in production. Remediation of hardware, operating
systems, and utility, database and other programs is essentially complete
except for upgrades of personal computers in remote offices. The Company
expects to complete these upgrades in the second quarter of fiscal 2000.
Validation and Implementation. The Company's usual validation procedure puts
remediated or certified-compliant versions of its software applications into
production, after which the Company conducts future-date testing in a special
technology environment set up for that purpose. For mission critical
applications, the Company is conducting testing for all future dates deemed
to be at risk, even if the application is certified by the vendor to be Year
2000 compliant. Testing of some applications is complete; the Company
expects to complete all such testing in the third quarter of fiscal 2000.
The Company will test certain processes involving technology owned by
third parties during the second and third quarters of fiscal 2000.
Contingency Plans. The Company is developing contingency plans to address
possible failures that would impede the normal flow of its business
processes. These plans address the Company's internal technology, vendors
and service providers. The Company has had difficulty obtaining information
concerning compliance in some foreign countries. The Company's risk from
vendors and service providers is mitigated somewhat by the broad geographic
dispersion of its physical facilities and vendors and by the large number of
alternative sources of supply for its merchandise categories. Material
adverse consequences, however, could occur from Year 2000 failures beyond the
Company's control. These include:
* widespread or long-term failures of telecommunications, electric or
water services,
* failure of the Company's credit card processors to provide services,
* inability of ports and customs authorities to process imports and
exports, or
* failure of domestic and ocean transportation services.
The Company does not believe any of these events to be reasonably likely
to occur, but occurrences in varying degrees could result in interruption of
store and distribution operations, delays in delivery of goods and reductions
in cash inflows and revenues. The Company continues to develop contingency
plans to address sporadic or short-term interruptions in services,
particularly in locations of greatest exposure, such as headquarters,
centralized data processing facilities and distribution centers.
As part of its contingency plans, the Company is addressing mission
critical systems of its business. It is designing contingency plans to
mitigate serious disruptions to the business beyond December 31, 1999 and
will focus on the operation of the Company's business independent of third-
party service providers' Year 2000 compliance. Contingency plans currently
provide for maintaining increased inventory to meet customer demands,
identifying and securing alternate sources of critical services, materials
and utilities when possible and establishing crisis teams to address
unexpected problems. The Company expects to finalize the contingency plans
by the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2000.
Costs. The Company intends to continue to rely primarily on internal
resources for renovation and validation of its computer systems, with support
from consultants and contractors. In the first quarter of fiscal 2000, the
Company incurred costs totaling $0.7 million related to Year 2000 assessment,
remediation, and testing. Costs incurred prior to fiscal 2000 totaled
approximately $3.0 million. The Company also accelerated approximately $10.1
million in planned capital purchases as a result of Year 2000 issues.
Remaining remediation costs are not expected to exceed $3.5 million over the
next nine months, approximately 30% to 40% of which represents ongoing
budgeted salaries to be paid to existing employees. Significant utilization
of outside resources beyond what is included in the Company's project plan,
although not expected, could cause remediation costs to increase above these
estimates. The Company's plan provides for internal compliance and completed
testing of all significant systems by the third quarter of fiscal 2000.
The Company expects to fund all expenditures related to its Year 2000
readiness initiatives through cash flow from operations. These expenditures
are not expected to have an adverse effect on other operating or investment
plans.
Forward-looking Statements
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Except for historical information contained herein, certain matters
discussed in this quarterly report may constitute "forward-looking
statements" that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in such
forward-looking statements. The Company may also make forward-looking
statements in other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and in material delivered to the Company's shareholders. Forward-looking
statements provide current expectations of future events based on certain
assumptions. These statements encompass information that does not directly
relate to any historical or current fact and often may be identified with
words such as "anticipates," "believes," "expects," "estimates," "intends,"
"plans," "projects" and other similar expressions. Management's expectations
and assumptions regarding planned store openings, financing of Company
obligations from operations and other future results are subject to risks,
uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in
the forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties that may affect
Company operations and performance include, among others, the general
strength of the economy and levels of consumer disposable income, the
strength of new home construction and sales of existing homes, the ability of
the Company to import merchandise from foreign countries without
significantly restrictive tariffs, duties or quotas and the ability of the
Company to ship items from foreign countries at reasonable rates in timely
fashion. The foregoing risks and uncertainties are in addition to others
discussed elsewhere in this quarterly report. Additional information
concerning these risks and uncertainties is contained in the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended February 27, 1999, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
Impact of Inflation
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Inflation has not had a significant impact on the operations of the
Company.
PART II
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Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company was held June
24, 1999 for the purpose of electing six (6) Directors to hold
office until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders and to vote on
the proposed Pier 1 Imports, Inc. 1999 Stock Plan. The result of
these votes follows:
Director Election
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Director FOR WITHHELD
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Marvin J. Girouard 84,162,106 573,840
John H. Burgoyne 84,138,183 597,763
Michael R. Ferrari 84,115,777 620,169
James M. Hoak, Jr. 84,175,227 560,719
Sally F. McKenzie 84,088,459 647,487
Tom M. Thomas 84,151,933 584,013
Proposed Pier 1 Imports, Inc. 1999 Stock Plan
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FOR AGAINST ABSTAINED BROKER NON-VOTES
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51,233,190 8,319,101 326,936 24,856,719
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.
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(a) Exhibits See Exhibit Index.
(b) Reports on Form 8-K None.
SIGNATURES
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
PIER 1 IMPORTS, INC. (Registrant)
Date: July 13, 1999 By: /s/ Marvin J. Girouard
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Marvin J. Girouard, Chairman of the Board
and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
Date: July 13, 1999 By: /s/ Stephen F. Mangum
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Stephen F. Mangum, Senior Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
(Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
No. Description
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27 Financial Data Schedule for Three-Month Period ended May 29,
1999.