CSK Auto Corporation (the “Company”) (NYSE:CAO), the parent company of CSK Auto, Inc., today reported net sales of $461.1 million for its first quarter of fiscal 2008 ended May 4, 2008, a decrease of 2.5%, or $11.9 million compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2007. The decrease in net sales was primarily due to decreased same store sales, which were partially offset by sales from nine net new stores added from May 7, 2007 through May 4, 2008. Total same store sales declined by 3.1% for the quarter, comprised of a decrease of 5.1% in retail same store sales and an increase of 6.1% in commercial same store sales.
For the quarter, the Company reported net income of $5.4 million, or $0.12 per diluted common share, compared to net income of $1.7 million, or $0.04 per diluted common share, for the same period last year. Gross profit as a percentage of sales increased to 47.1% from 46.6% for the same period last year.
The Company recognized a pre-tax gain of $15.0 million in its results of operations in the first quarter of fiscal 2008. The Company recorded a pre-tax charge in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007 for the settlement of its class action securities litigation consisting of $10.0 million in cash and $1.7 million in Company stock. The Company’s primary insurer under its directors and officers liability insurance policy will pay the entire $10.0 million cash component of the settlement, in addition to $5.0 million in related litigation and regulatory legal expenses all of which had previously been expensed.
Safe Harbor
Portions of this release may constitute “forward-looking statements” as defined by federal law. Although the Company believes any such statements are based on reasonable assumptions, there is no assurance that actual outcomes will not be materially different. Any such statements are made in reliance on the “safe harbor” protections provided under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Additional information about issues that could lead to material changes in the Company’s performance is contained in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company makes no commitment to revise or update any forward looking statement in order to reflect events or circumstances after the date any such statement is made.
About CSK Auto
CSK Auto Corporation is the parent company of CSK Auto, Inc., a specialty retailer in the U.S. automotive aftermarket industry. As of May 4, 2008, the Company operated 1,345 stores in 22 states under the brand names Checker Auto Parts, Schuck's Auto Supply, Kragen Auto Parts and Murray’s Discount Auto Stores.
| CSK AUTO CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES |
| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS |
| (Unaudited) |
| (In thousands, except per share data) |
| | | | | |
| | | Thirteen Weeks Ended |
| | | May 4, | | May 6, |
| | | 2008 | | 2007 |
| Net sales | | $ | 461,104 | | | $ | 473,035 |
| Cost of sales | | | 243,801 | | | | 252,437 |
| Gross profit | | | 217,303 | | | | 220,598 |
| Other costs and expenses: | | | | |
| Operating and administrative | | | 205,810 | | | | 199,234 |
| Investigation, litigation and restatement costs | | | 983 | | | | 4,564 |
| Insurance recovery | | | (15,000 | ) | | | - |
| Store closing costs | | | 785 | | | | 706 |
| Operating profit | | | 24,725 | | | | 16,094 |
| Interest expense, net | | | 15,445 | | | | 13,322 |
| Income before income taxes | | | 9,280 | | | | 2,772 |
| Income tax expense | | | 3,913 | | | | 1,102 |
| Net income | | $ | 5,367 | | | $ | 1,670 |
| | | | | |
| Earnings per common share: | | | | |
| Basic | | $ | 0.12 | | | $ | 0.04 |
| Diluted | | $ | 0.12 | | | $ | 0.04 |
| | | | | |
| Weighted average shares outstanding: | | | | |
| Basic | | | 44,032 | | | | 43,951 |
| Diluted | | | 44,101 | | | | 44,697 |
| CSK AUTO CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES | | | | |
| CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET | | | | |
| (In thousands, except share data) | | | | |
| (Unaudited) | | | | |
| | | May 4, | | February 3, |
| | | 2008 | | 2008 |
| ASSETS |
| Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 19,679 | | | $ | 16,520 | |
| Receivables, net | | | 36,721 | | | | 37,322 | |
| Inventories, net | | | 549,002 | | | | 494,651 | |
| Deferred income taxes | | | 44,527 | | | | 50,649 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | | | 50,434 | | | | 35,842 | |
| Total current assets | | | 700,363 | | | | 634,984 | |
| | | | | |
| Property and equipment, net | | | 159,267 | | | | 165,115 | |
| Intangibles, net | | | 61,905 | | | | 63,020 | |
| Goodwill | | | 224,937 | | | | 224,937 | |
| Deferred income taxes | | | 17,288 | | | | 15,380 | |
| Other assets, net | | | 33,667 | | | | 35,254 | |
| Total assets | | $ | 1,197,427 | | | $ | 1,138,690 | |
| | | | | |
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |
| Accounts payable | | $ | 291,225 | | | $ | 236,879 | |
| Accrued payroll and related expenses | | | 59,666 | | | | 57,593 | |
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | | | 98,950 | | | | 107,211 | |
| Current maturities of long-term debt | | | 493,443 | | | | 50,551 | |
| Current maturities of capital lease obligations | | | 5,982 | | | | 6,351 | |
| Total current liabilities | | | 949,266 | | | | 458,585 | |
| | | | | |
| Long-term debt | | | 16,131 | | | | 452,420 | |
| Obligations under capital leases | | | 8,469 | | | | 9,866 | |
| Other liabilities | | | 52,662 | | | | 53,281 | |
| Total non-current liabilities | | | 77,262 | | | | 515,567 | |
| | | | | |
| Commitments and contingencies | | | | |
| | | | | |
| Stockholders' equity: | | | | |
| Common stock, $0.01 par value, 90,000,000 shares authorized, 44,035,913 and 44,030,644 shares issued and outstanding at May 4, 2008 and February 3, 2008, respectively | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | 440 | | | | 440 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | | | 439,086 | | | | 438,092 | |
| Accumulated deficit | | | (268,627 | ) | | | (273,994 | ) |
| Total stockholders' equity | | | 170,899 | | | | 164,538 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | | $ | 1,197,427 | | | $ | 1,138,690 | |
| CSK AUTO CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES |
| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS |
| (In thousands) |
| (Unaudited) |
| |
| | | | | Thirteen Weeks Ended |
| | | | | May 4, | | May 6, |
| | | | | 2008 | | 2007 |
| Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities: | | | | |
| Net income | | $ | 5,367 | | | $ | 1,670 | |
| Adjustments: | | | | |
| | Depreciation and amortization on property and equipment | | | 9,395 | | | | 9,947 | |
| | Amortization of other items | | | 1,384 | | | | 1,336 | |
| | Amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs | | | 1,782 | | | | 1,319 | |
| | Stock-based compensation expense | | | 1,244 | | | | 1,367 | |
| | Write downs of property, equipment and other assets | | | 447 | | | | 1,398 | |
| | Deferred income taxes | | | 3,756 | | | | 1,046 | |
| | Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | | | | |
| | | Receivables | | | (229 | ) | | | (2,344 | ) |
| | | Inventories | | | (54,351 | ) | | | (25,559 | ) |
| | | Prepaid expenses and other current assets | | | (14,592 | ) | | | (773 | ) |
| | | Accounts payable | | | 54,347 | | | | 13,630 | |
| | | Accrued payroll, accrued expenses and other current liabilities | | | (6,401 | ) | | | 4,838 | |
| | | Other operating activities | | | 189 | | | | (192 | ) |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | | | 2,338 | | | | 7,683 | |
| | | | | | | |
| Cash flows used in investing activities: | | | | |
| | Capital expenditures | | | (4,046 | ) | | | (8,858 | ) |
| | Other investing activities | | | (320 | ) | | | (477 | ) |
| Net cash used in investing activities | | | (4,366 | ) | | | (9,335 | ) |
| | | | | | | |
| Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities: | | | | |
| | Borrowings under senior credit facility - line of credit | | | 85,900 | | | | 65,600 | |
| | Payments under senior credit facility - line of credit | | | (79,400 | ) | | | (57,100 | ) |
| | Payments under term loan facility | | | (864 | ) | | | (873 | ) |
| | Payment of debt financing costs | | | (125 | ) | | | - | |
| | Payments on capital lease obligations | | | (1,694 | ) | | | (2,684 | ) |
| | Proceeds from seller financing arrangements | | | 1,550 | | | | - | |
| | Payments on seller financing arrangements | | | (168 | ) | | | (156 | ) |
| | Proceeds from exercise of stock options | | | 40 | | | | - | |
| | Other financing activities | | | (52 | ) | | | (44 | ) |
| Net cash provided by financing activities | | | 5,187 | | | | 4,743 | |
| | | | | | | |
| Net increase in cash | | | 3,159 | | | | 3,091 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | | | 16,520 | | | | 20,169 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | | $ | 19,679 | | | $ | 23,260 | |
The following table provides certain financial information not derived in accordance with GAAP. We have included calculations of these non-GAAP measures and reconciliations to the most comparable GAAP financial measures.
We believe that EBITDA is a recognized supplemental measurement tool widely used by analysts and investors to help evaluate a company's overall operating performance, its ability to incur and service debt, and its capacity for making capital expenditures. We use EBITDA, in addition to operating income and cash flows from operating activities, to assess our performance relative to our competitors and relative to our own performance in prior periods. We believe that it is important for investors to have the opportunity to evaluate us using the same measures. EBITDA is calculated as follows ($ in thousands):
| Calculation of EBITDA: | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | Thirteen weeks ended |
| | | May 4, 2008 | | May 6, 2007 |
| Income before income taxes | | $ | 9,280 | | | $ | 2,772 |
| Interest expense, net | | | 15,445 | | | | 13,322 |
| Depreciation | | | 9,395 | | | | 9,947 |
| Amortization | | | 1,384 | | | | 1,336 |
| EBITDA | | | 35,504 | | | | 27,377 |
| | | | | |
| Non-cash stock compensation expense | | | 1,244 | | | | 1,367 |
| Investigation, litigation and restatement costs | | | 983 | | | | 4,564 |
| Insurance recovery | | | (15,000 | ) | | | - |
| Asset retirements and impairment | | | 466 | | | | 982 |
| Non-recurring charges | | | 2,729 | | | | - |
| EBITDA, as adjusted | | $ | 25,926 | | | $ | 34,290 |
EBITDA, and EBITDA as adjusted, do not represent funds available for our discretionary use and are not intended to represent or to be used as substitute for net income or cash flow from operations data as measured under GAAP. The Company’s definition of EBITDA as adjusted, is consistent with the definitions applied in our term loan facility. The items excluded from EBITDA, and EBITDA as adjusted, are significant components of our statement of operations and must be considered in performing a comprehensive assessment of our overall financial performance. EBITDA, and EBITDA as adjusted, and the associated year-to-year trends should not be considered in isolation. EBITDA, and EBITDA as adjusted, may differ in method of calculation from similarly titled measures used by other companies.
CSK Auto Corporation
Brenda Bonn, 602-631-7483
