Sequential Brands Group Announces Second Quarter 2019 Results


NEW YORK, Aug. 09, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sequential Brands Group, Inc. (“Sequential” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq:SQBG) today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2019.

“Our second quarter results reflect a transformation currently underway at Sequential. The first phase of that transition included the completion of the divestiture of the Martha Stewart and Emeril Lagasse brands which occurred during the quarter. The second phase, which is currently underway, is right sizing our operational cost structure to ensure it is aligned with the current business. We are confident that we are on the right path to best position our business for 2020,” said Karen Murray, CEO of Sequential. 

Second Quarter 2019 Results from Continuing Operations:

Total revenue from continuing operations for the second quarter ended June 30, 2019 was $26.4 million, compared to $33.1 million in the prior year quarter. On a GAAP basis, net loss from continuing operations for the second quarter 2019 was $(3.3) million or $(0.05) per diluted share compared to net income from continuing operations for the second quarter 2018 of $2.2 million or $0.03 per diluted share.  Non-GAAP net loss from continuing operations for the second quarter 2019 was $(2.6) million, or $(0.04) per diluted share, compared to non-GAAP net income from continuing operations of $4.5 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, in the second quarter 2018. See Non-GAAP Financial Measure Reconciliation tables below for a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures.  Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations (defined under “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below) for the second quarter of 2019 was $13.3 million, compared to $21.2 million in the prior year quarter.

Year-to-Date 2019 Results from Continuing Operations:

Total revenue from continuing operations for the six months ended June 30, 2019 was $51.9 million, compared to $62.6 million in the prior year period. On a GAAP basis, net loss from continuing operations for the six months ended June 30, 2019 was $(8.1) million or $(0.13) per diluted share compared to a net loss from continuing operations for the six months ended June 30, 2018 of $(1.4) million or $(0.02) per diluted share.  Non-GAAP net loss from continuing operations for the six months ended June 30, 2019 was $(6.9) million, or $(0.11) per diluted share, compared to non-GAAP net income from continuing operations of $5.8 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, in the prior year period. Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations for the six months ended June 30, 2019 was $24.6 million, compared to $39.0 million in the prior year period.

Discontinued Operations:

On June 10, 2019, Sequential completed its previously announced sale of 100% of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. (“MSLO”), a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sequential, for approximately $166 million in cash consideration at closing, plus additional amounts in respect of pre-closing accounts receivable that are received after the closing, subject to certain adjustments, to Marquee Brands LLC.  The sale was made pursuant to the equity purchase agreement (“Purchase Agreement”) entered into on April 16, 2019.  In addition, the Purchase Agreement provides for an earnout of up to $40 million if certain performance targets are achieved during each of the three calendar years ending December 31, 2020, December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2022.

Sequential’s after-tax net loss from discontinued operations was $(1.3) million and $(121.9) million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively.

Investor Call and Webcast:

Management will provide further commentary today, August 9, 2019, on the Company’s financial results and financial update via a conference call and webcast beginning at approximately 8:30 am ET. To join the conference call, please dial (877) 407-9208 or visit the investor relations page on the Company’s website www.sequentialbrandsgroup.com. A replay of the conference call is available on the Company’s website.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures:

This press release contains historical and projected measures of Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations, non-GAAP net (loss) income from continuing operations and non-GAAP earnings per diluted share from continuing operations. The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations as net income from continuing operations attributable to Sequential Brands Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries, excluding provision for (benefit from) income taxes, interest income or expense, non-cash compensation, depreciation and amortization, deal advisory costs, debt refinancing costs, non-cash mark-to-market adjustments to equity securities, loss on sale of assets, non-cash mark-to-market adjustments on interest rate swaps, other non-cash items and severance. Non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP earnings per share from continuing operations are non-GAAP financial measures which represent net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Sequential Brands Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries, excluding deal advisory costs, non-cash mark-to-market adjustments to stock-based compensation provided to non-employees, debt refinancing costs, non-cash mark-to-market adjustments to equity securities, loss on sale of assets, non-cash mark-to-market adjustments on interest rate swaps, other non-cash items and adjustments to taxes. These non-GAAP metrics are an alternative to the information calculated under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), as provided in the reports the Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission, may be inconsistent with similar measures presented by other companies and should only be used in conjunction with the Company’s results reported according to GAAP. Any financial measure other than those prepared in accordance with GAAP should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. We consider these measures to be useful measures of our ongoing financial performance because they adjust for certain costs and other events that the Company believes are not representative of its core licensing business. See below for a reconciliation of these non-GAAP metrics to the most directly comparable GAAP measure.

About Sequential Brands Group, Inc.

Sequential Brands Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:SQBG) owns, promotes, markets, and licenses a portfolio of consumer brands in the active and fashion categories. Sequential seeks to ensure that its brands continue to thrive and grow by employing strong brand management, design and marketing teams. Sequential has licensed and intends to license its brands in a variety of consumer categories to retailers, wholesalers and distributors in the United States and around the world. For more information, please visit Sequential’s website at: www.sequentialbrandsgroup.com. To inquire about licensing opportunities, please email: newbusiness@sbg-ny.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this press release and oral statements made from time to time by representatives of the Company are forward-looking statements ("forward-looking statements") within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof and are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections as well as the beliefs and assumptions of management. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those stated or implied in forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning estimates of GAAP net income, non-GAAP net income, Adjusted EBITDA, revenue (including guaranteed minimum royalties), and margins, guidance, plans, objectives, goals, strategies, expectations, intentions, projections, developments, future events, performance or products, underlying assumptions and other statements that are not historical in nature, including those that include the words "subject to," "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," "intends," "estimates," "forecasts," "projects," "aims," "targets," "may," "will," "should," "can," "future," "seek," "could," "predict," the negatives thereof, variations thereon and similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements reflect the Company's current views with respect to future events, based on what the Company believes are reasonable assumptions. Whether actual results will conform to expectations and predictions is subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties, including: (i) risks and uncertainties discussed in the reports that the Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"); (ii) general economic, market or business conditions; (iii) the Company's ability to identify suitable targets for acquisitions and to obtain financing for such acquisitions on commercially reasonable terms; (iv) the Company's ability to timely achieve the anticipated results of recent acquisitions and any potential future acquisitions; (v) the Company's ability to successfully integrate acquisitions into its ongoing business; (vi) the potential impact of the consummation of recent acquisitions or any potential future acquisitions on the Company's relationships, including with employees, licensees, customers and competitors; (vii) the Company's ability to achieve and/or manage growth and to meet target metrics associated with such growth; (viii) the Company's ability to successfully attract new brands and to identify suitable licensees for its existing and newly acquired brands; (ix) the Company's substantial level of indebtedness, including the possibility that such indebtedness and related restrictive covenants may adversely affect the Company's future cash flows, results of operations and financial condition and decrease its operating flexibility; (x) the Company's ability to achieve its guidance; (xi) continued market acceptance of the Company's brands; (xii) changes in the Company's competitive position or competitive actions by other companies; (xiii) licensees' ability to fulfill their financial obligations to the Company; (xiv) concentrations of the Company's licensing revenues with a limited number of licensees and retail partners; (xv) risks related to the effects of the Martha sale and (xvi) other circumstances beyond the Company's control. Refer to the section entitled "Risk Factors" set forth in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for a discussion of important risks, uncertainties and other factors that may affect the Company's business, results of operations and financial condition. The Company's stockholders are urged to consider such risks, uncertainties and factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not, and should not be relied upon as, a guarantee of future performance or results, nor will they necessarily prove to be accurate indications of the times at or by which any such performance or results will be achieved. As a result, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements. The Company is not under any obligation to, and expressly disclaims any such obligation to, update or alter its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Readers should understand that it is not possible to predict or identify all risks and uncertainties to which the Company may be subject. Consequently, readers should not consider such disclosures to be a complete discussion of all potential risks or uncertainties.

For Media and Investor Relations inquiries, contact:

Sequential Brands Group, Inc.

Katherine Nash
T: +1 512-757-2566
E: knash@sbg-ny.com

 


SEQUENTIAL BRANDS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands)
       
  June 30,  December 31, 
  2019
 2018
  (Unaudited)  
Assets      
Current Assets:      
Cash $6,919  $14,106 
Restricted cash  2,040   2,032 
Accounts receivable, net  45,905   49,600 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  3,086   3,981 
Current assets held for disposition from discontinued operations  10,219   23,845 
Total current assets  68,169   93,564 
       
Property and equipment, net  7,635   8,391 
Intangible assets, net  633,937   634,827 
Right-of-use assets - operating leases  48,862   - 
Other assets  13,248   11,222 
Long-term assets held for disposition from discontinued operations  -   330,664 
Total assets $771,851  $1,078,668 
       
Liabilities and Equity      
Current Liabilities:      
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $10,382  $11,600 
Current portion of long-term debt  28,300   28,300 
Current portion of deferred revenue  8,545   8,172 
Current portion of lease liabilities - operating leases  2,883   - 
Current liabilities held for disposition from discontinued operations  3,875   15,450 
Total current liabilities  53,985   63,522 
       
Long-term debt, net of current portion  417,582   582,487 
Long-term deferred revenue, net of current portion  6,414   8,224 
Deferred income taxes  22,772   32,064 
Lease liabilities - operating leases  52,964   - 
Other long-term liabilities  5,698   9,160 
Long-term liabilities held for disposition from discontinued operations  -   38,567 
Total liabilities  559,415   734,024 
       
Equity:      
Preferred stock  -   - 
Common stock  668   657 
Additional paid-in capital  513,922   513,764 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss  (4,718)  (1,554)
Accumulated deficit  (364,667)  (234,723)
Treasury stock  (3,350)  (4,226)
Total Sequential Brands Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries stockholders’ equity  141,855   273,918 
Noncontrolling interests  70,581   70,726 
Total equity  212,436   344,644 
Total liabilities and equity $771,851  $1,078,668 
       

 

SEQUENTIAL BRANDS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
             
             
  Three Months Ended June 30,  Six Months Ended June 30, 
  2019
 2018
 2019
 2018
Net revenue $26,415  $33,126  $51,939  $62,589 
Operating expenses  13,907   13,428   29,453   26,719 
Loss on sale of assets  -   1,975   -   7,117 
Income from operations  12,508   17,723   22,486   28,753 
Other expense (income)  829   31   427   (104)
Interest expense, net  13,893   13,950   27,746   27,747 
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes  (2,214)  3,742   (5,687)  1,110 
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes  (379)  441   (620)  (544)
Net (loss) income from continuing operations  (1,835)  3,301   (5,067)  1,654 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest from continuing operations  (1,455)  (1,102)  (2,994)  (3,062)
Net (loss) income from continuing operations attributable to Sequential Brands Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries  (3,290)  2,199   (8,061)  (1,408)
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes  (1,309)  1,388   (121,883)  2,731 
Net (loss) income attributable to Sequential Brands Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries $(4,599) $3,587  $(129,944) $1,323 
             
(Loss) earnings per share - basic:            
Continuing operations $(0.05) $0.03  $(0.13) $(0.02)
Discontinued operations $(0.02) $0.02  $(1.89) $0.04 
             
(Loss) earnings per share - diluted:            
Continuing operations $(0.05) $0.03  $(0.13) $(0.02)
Discontinued operations $(0.02) $0.02  $(1.89) $0.04 
             
(Loss) earnings per share attributable to Sequential Brands Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries:            
Basic $(0.07) $0.06  $(2.02) $0.02 
Diluted $(0.07) $0.06  $(2.02) $0.02 
             
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:            
Basic  64,685,188   63,583,280   64,454,718   63,408,679 
Diluted  64,685,188   64,029,972   64,454,718   64,329,308 
             

 

SEQUENTIAL BRANDS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
       
  Six Months Ended June 30, 
  2019
 2018
Cash (Used In) Provided By Operating Activities $(824) $16,724 
Cash Provided By Investing Activities  165,767   478 
Cash Used In Financing Activities  (172,122)  (21,995)
       
Net Decrease In Cash and Restricted Cash  (7,179)  (4,793)
Balance — Beginning of period  16,138   20,433 
Balance — End of period $8,959  $15,640 
       

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measure Reconciliation            
(in thousands, except earnings per share data)            
             
  (Unaudited)
  Three Months Ended June 30,  Six Months Ended June 30, 
  2019
 2018 2019
 2018
Reconciliation of GAAP net (loss) income to non-GAAP net (loss) income from continuing operations:            
GAAP net (loss) income attributable to Sequential Brands Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries $(4,599) $3,587 $(129,944) $1,323 
Discontinued operations, net of tax  (1,309)  1,388  (121,883)  2,731 
Net (loss) income from continuing operations  (3,290)  2,199  (8,061)  (1,408)
             
Adjustments:            
Deal advisory costs (a)  235   474  1,280   771 
Non-cash mark-to-market adjustments to stock-based compensation (b)  -   76  -   82 
Debt refinancing costs (c)  -   -  -   373 
Non-cash mark-to-market adjustments to equity securities (d)  -   -  (328)  - 
Loss on sale of assets (e)  -   1,260  -   6,402 
Non-cash mark-to-market adjustments on interest rate swaps (f)  872   -  872   - 
Other non-cash items (g)  -   31  -   88 
Adjustment to taxes (h)  (379)  441  (620)  (544)
Total non-GAAP adjustments  728   2,282  1,204   7,172 
Non-GAAP net (loss) income from continuing operations (1) $(2,562) $4,481 $(6,857) $5,764 
Non-GAAP weighted-average diluted shares (i)  65,216   64,030  65,167   64,329 
             
  (Unaudited)
  Three Months Ended June 30,  Six Months Ended June 30, 
  2019
 2018 2019
 2018
Reconciliation of GAAP Diluted EPS to non-GAAP Diluted EPS from continuing operations:            
GAAP (loss) earnings per share attributable to Sequential Brands Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries $(0.07) $0.06 $(1.99) $0.02 
GAAP (loss) earnings per share from discontinued operations  (0.02)  0.02  (1.87)  0.04 
GAAP (loss) earnings per share from continuing operations $(0.05) $0.03 $(0.12) $(0.02)
             
Adjustments:            
Deal advisory costs (a)  0.00   0.01  0.02   0.01 
Non-cash mark-to-market adjustments to stock-based compensation (b)  -   0.00  -   0.00 
Debt refinancing costs (c)  -   -  -   0.01 
Non-cash mark-to-market adjustments to equity securities (d)  -   -  (0.01)  - 
Loss on sale of assets (e)  -   0.02  -   0.10 
Non-cash mark-to-market adjustments on interest rate swaps (f)  0.01   -  0.01   - 
Other non-cash items (g)  -   0.00  -   0.00 
Adjustment to taxes (h)  (0.00)  0.01  (0.01)  (0.01)
Total non-GAAP adjustments  0.01   0.04 $0.01  $0.11 
Non-GAAP (loss) earnings per share from continuing operations (1) $(0.04) $0.07 $(0.11) $0.09 
             
  (Unaudited)
  Three Months Ended June 30,  Six Months Ended June 30, 
  2019
 2018 2019
 2018
Reconciliation of GAAP net (loss) income to Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations:            
GAAP net (loss) income attributable to Sequential Brands Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries $(4,599) $3,587 $(129,944) $1,323 
Discontinued operations, net of tax  (1,309)  1,388  (121,883)  2,731 
Net (loss) income from continuing operations  (3,290)  2,199  (8,061)  (1,408)
             
Adjustments:            
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes  (379)  1,416  (620)  1,375 
Interest expense, net  13,893   13,950  27,746   27,747 
Non-cash compensation  450   897  1,109   2,029 
Depreciation and amortization  866   582  1,762   1,225 
Deal advisory costs (a)  235   474  1,280   771 
Debt refinancing costs (c)  -   -  -   373 
Non-cash mark-to-market adjustments to equity securities (d)  -   -  (328)  - 
Loss on sale of assets (e)  -   1,260  -   6,402 
Non-cash mark-to-market adjustments on interest rate swaps (f)  872   -  872   - 
Other non-cash items (g)  -   31  -   88 
Severance (j)  659   393  820   383 
Total Adjustments  16,596   19,003  32,641   40,393 
Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations (2) $13,306  $21,202 $24,580  $38,985 
             
                
(1)  Non-GAAP net income from continuing operations and non-GAAP earnings per share from continuing operations are non-GAAP financial measures which represent net income from continuing operations attributable to Sequential Brands Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries, excluding deal advisory costs, non-cash mark-to-market adjustments to stock-based compensation provided to non-employees, debt refinancing costs, non-cash mark-to-market adjustments on equity securities, loss on sale of assets, non-cash mark-to-market adjustments on interest rate swaps, other non-cash items and adjustment to taxes. Management uses this information to measure performance over time on a consistent basis and to identify business trends relating to the Company's financial condition and results of continuing operations. Management believes that these non-GAAP measures are useful measures of ongoing financial performance because they adjust for certain costs and other events that the Company believes are not representative of its core licensing business.
             
(2)  Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations is defined as net income from continuing operations attributable to Sequential Brands Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries, excluding (benefit from) provision for income taxes, interest income or expense, non-cash compensation, depreciation and amortization, deal advisory costs, debt refinancing costs, non-cash mark-to-market adjustments on equity securities, loss on sale of assets, non-cash mark-to-market adjustments on interest rate swaps, other non-cash items and severance. Management uses Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations as a measure of operating performance to assist in comparing performance from period to period on a consistent basis and to identify business trends relating to the Company's financial condition and results of continuing operations.
             
(a)  Represents deal advisory costs including legal, financial and accounting services that are not representative of the Company's day-to-day licensing business.
             
(b)  Represents the non-cash mark-to-market adjustments to stock-based compensation provided to non-employees in 2018.  In 2019, the Company adopted ASU No. 2018-07 “Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting” (“ASU 2018-07”) on a modified retrospective basis.  In accordance with ASU 2018-07, the Company recognizes compensation cost for grants to non-employees on a straight-line basis over the service period.
             
(c)  Represents expenses for professional fees associated with the Company's refinancing of its debt facilities in 2018.
             
(d)  Represents the non-cash mark-to-market adjustments to equity securities.
             
(e)  Represents the loss on sale of Revo and FUL trademarks completed in in 2018.
             
(f)  Represents the non-cash mark-to-market adjustment on interest rate swaps.
             
(g)  Adjustments to estimated accruals previously recorded in conjunction with acquisitions.
             
(h)  The Company does not expect to pay material cash income taxes in 2019 or 2018 as the Company's net operating losses and other tax benefits are expected to reduce any additional tax obligation.
             
(i)  Represents weighted-average diluted shares the Company reported in 2019.  Represents weighted-average diluted shares the Company reported or would have reported if the Company had GAAP net income in 2018.
             
(j)  Represents costs and adjustments to previously recorded costs associated with employee terminations not representative of the Company’s day-to-day compensation costs.

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