La-Z-Boy Reports Fiscal 2020 Second-Quarter Results

Increases Quarterly Dividend


MONROE, Mich., Nov. 20, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- La-Z-Boy Incorporated (NYSE: LZB) today reported its operating results for the fiscal 2020 second quarter ended October 26, 2019.

Fiscal 2020 second quarter versus Fiscal 2019 second quarter:

  • Consolidated sales for the second quarter increased 1.8% to $447.2 million
    • La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries® stores:
      • Written same-store sales for the La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries® network increased 3.5%
      • Delivered same-store sales for the company-owned Retail segment increased 5.0%
  • Consolidated operating margin:
    • GAAP: 6.6% versus 6.5%
    • Non-GAAP*: 7.5% versus 7.3%
  • Net income attributable to La-Z-Boy Incorporated per diluted share (“EPS”):
    • GAAP:  $0.48 versus $0.42
    • Non-GAAP*: $0.52 versus $0.48
      • Fiscal 2020 excludes a $0.03 charge for purchase accounting, a $0.04 charge related to the company’s supply chain optimization initiative, and a $0.03 benefit related to the fiscal 2019 termination of the company's defined benefit pension plan
      • Fiscal 2019 excludes a $0.06 charge for purchase accounting
  • Cash generated from operating activities was $34.4 million and the company returned $16.9 million to shareholders through share purchases and dividends

Kurt L. Darrow, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of La-Z-Boy, said, “As evidenced by solid written same-store sales across the La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries® network and the sixth consecutive quarter of delivered same-store sales growth for our company-owned Retail segment, the La-Z-Boy brand continues to exhibit strength and relevance in today's challenging home furnishings environment. For the period, we increased consolidated operating margin led by double-digit profitability in the Upholstery segment, and generated strong cash flow and returns to shareholders. Additionally, our Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.14 per share, an increase of 8%, demonstrating its confidence in our various growth strategies to further solidify our position in the marketplace and continue to deliver returns to shareholders."

Consolidated sales in the second quarter of fiscal 2020 increased 1.8% to $447.2 million, led by growth in the Retail segment.  Consolidated GAAP operating margin increased to 6.6% versus 6.5% in the prior-year quarter.  Non-GAAP operating margin increased to 7.5% in the current-year quarter versus 7.3% in last year’s second quarter, reflecting improvement in the Upholstery and Retail segments.  Non-GAAP results exclude $1.4 million of purchase accounting charges and $2.8 million of expenses related to the company’s supply chain optimization initiative announced in August.

For the quarter, sales in the company’s Upholstery segment increased 1.2% to $320.9 million. GAAP operating margin was 10.0% compared with 10.1% in last year’s second quarter, and non-GAAP operating margin increased to 10.9% versus 10.2%, excluding a $2.8 million charge for costs related to the supply chain optimization initiative. In the Casegoods segment, sales decreased 6.3% to $29.4 million, reflecting industry challenges and the impact of tariffs on the occasional table business, as well as a delay on goods from one supplier.  Operating margin was 7.5% compared with 12.0% in the prior-year period.

Sales in the Retail segment increased 6.2% to $148.4 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2020.  GAAP operating margin for the Retail segment improved to 5.7% from 4.7% in last year’s second quarter. Non-GAAP operating margin increased to 5.8% in the current-year quarter from 5.4% in last year’s second quarter, and excluded purchase accounting charges in each period related to store acquisitions. Operating margin improvement was driven primarily by higher volume.  On the core base of 153 company-owned stores in last year’s second quarter, delivered same-store sales increased 5.0%, reflecting improved traffic trends and continued strong execution at the store level.

Sales for Joybird (reported in the Corporate & Other segment) increased 11.9% to $20.8 million.  Joybird improved its gross margin but posted a higher operating loss than in the prior-year quarter, reflecting ongoing investments related to customer acquisition, partially offset by supply chain synergies. The company continues to be optimistic about Joybird’s prospects to add long-term value and expects it to be profitable in the fiscal 2020 fourth quarter, excluding purchase accounting adjustments.

GAAP EPS was $0.48 for the fiscal 2020 second quarter versus $0.42 in the prior-year quarter. Non-GAAP EPS was $0.52 versus $0.48 in last year’s second quarter, with the fiscal 2020 second quarter excluding a $0.03 per share charge for purchase accounting, a $0.04 per share charge related to the company’s recently announced supply chain optimization initiative, and a $0.03 per share benefit related to the fiscal 2019 termination of the company's defined benefit pension plan.  Fiscal 2019 non-GAAP results excluded a $0.06 per share charge for purchase accounting.

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow

For the second quarter, the company generated $34.4 million in cash from operating activities, and ended the quarter with $119.5 million in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, and $33.2 million in investments to enhance returns on cash. During the period, the company invested $10.7 million in the business through capital expenditures, paid $6.0 million in dividends, and spent $10.9 million purchasing 0.3 million shares of stock in the open market under its existing authorized share purchase program, leaving 5.2 million shares of purchase availability in the program.

Dividend

On November 20, 2019, the Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend to shareholders of $0.14 per share, an increase of 8% over the prior quarter.  The dividend will be paid on December 13, 2019, to shareholders of record as of December 2, 2019.

*Non-GAAP amounts for the second quarter of fiscal 2020 exclude: pre-tax purchase accounting charges related to the acquisitions completed in prior periods totaling $1.6 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, with $1.4 million included in operating income and $0.2 million included in interest expense; a pre-tax charge of $2.8 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, related to the company’s supply chain optimization initiative, including the closure of the company’s Redlands, California upholstery manufacturing facility and relocation of its Newton, Mississippi leather cut-and-sew operations; and $1.9 million in pre-tax income related to the 2019 termination of the company's defined benefit pension plan. Non-GAAP amounts for the second quarter of fiscal 2019 exclude pre-tax purchase accounting charges of $3.9 million, or $0.06 per diluted share, with $3.7 million included in operating income and $0.2 million included in interest expense.

Please refer to the accompanying “Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for detailed information on calculating Non-GAAP measures used in this press release and a reconciliation to the applicable GAAP measure.

Conference Call

La-Z-Boy will hold a conference call with the investment community on Thursday, November 21, 2019, at 8:30 a.m. eastern time. The toll-free dial-in number is 844.602.0380; international callers may use 862.298.0970.

The call will be webcast live, with corresponding slides, and archived on the Internet.  It will be available at https://lazboy.gcs-web.com/. A telephone replay will be available for a week following the call. This replay will be accessible to callers from the U.S. and Canada at 877.481.4010 and to international callers at 919.882.2331. Enter Replay Passcode: 56776. The webcast replay will be available for one year.

Forward-looking Information

This news release contains, and oral statements made from time to time by representatives of La‑Z‑Boy may contain, “forward-looking statements.” With respect to all forward-looking statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Actual results could differ materially from those we anticipate or project due to a number of factors, including: (a) changes in consumer confidence and demographics; (b) the possibility of a recession; (c) changes in the real estate and credit markets and their effects on our customers, consumers and suppliers; (d) international political unrest, terrorism or war; (e) volatility in energy and other commodities prices; (f) the impact of logistics on imports and exports; (g) tax rate, interest rate, and currency exchange rate changes; (h) changes in the stock market impacting our profitability and our effective tax rate; (i) operating factors, such as supply, labor or distribution disruptions (e.g. port strikes); (j) changes in legislation, including the tax code, or changes in the domestic or international regulatory environment or trade policies, including new or increased duties, tariffs, retaliatory tariffs, trade limitations and termination or renegotiation of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements impacting our business; (k) adoption of new accounting principles; (l) fires, severe weather or other natural events such as hurricanes, earthquakes, flooding, tornadoes and tsunamis; (m) our ability to procure, transport or import, or material increases to the cost of transporting or importing, fabric rolls, leather hides or cut-and-sewn fabric and leather sets domestically or abroad; (n) information technology conversions or system failures and our ability to recover from a system failure; (o) effects of our brand awareness and marketing programs; (p) the discovery of defects in our products resulting in delays in manufacturing, recall campaigns, reputational damage, or increased warranty costs; (q) litigation arising out of alleged defects in our products; (r) unusual or significant litigation; (s) our ability to locate new La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries® stores (or store owners) and negotiate favorable lease terms for new or existing locations; (t) the ability to increase volume through our e-commerce initiatives; (u) the impact of potential goodwill or intangible asset impairments; and (v) those matters discussed in Item 1A of our fiscal 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K and other factors identified from time to time in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission  (the “SEC”). We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether to reflect new information or new developments or for any other reason.

Additional Information

This news release is just one part of La-Z-Boy’s financial disclosures and should be read in conjunction with other information filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which is available at: https://lazboy.gcs-web.com/financial-information/sec-filings. Investors and others wishing to be notified of future La-Z-Boy news releases, SEC filings and quarterly investor conference calls may sign up at: https://lazboy.gcs-web.com/.

Background Information

La-Z-Boy Incorporated is one of the world’s leading residential furniture producers, marketing furniture for every room of the home. The La-Z-Boy Upholstery segment companies are England and La-Z-Boy. The Casegoods segment consists of three brands: American Drew®, Hammary®, and Kincaid®. The company-owned Retail segment includes 155 of the 353 La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries® stores.  Joybird is an e-commerce retailer and manufacturer of upholstered furniture.

The corporation’s branded distribution network is dedicated to selling La-Z-Boy Incorporated products and brands, and includes 353 stand-alone La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries® stores and 559 independent Comfort Studio® locations, in addition to in-store gallery programs for the company’s Kincaid and England operating units. Additional information is available at http://www.la-z-boy.com/.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to the financial measures prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP"), this press release also includes Non-GAAP financial measures. Management uses these Non-GAAP financial measures when assessing our ongoing performance. This press release contains references to Non-GAAP operating income, Non-GAAP operating margin, Non-GAAP income before income taxes, Non-GAAP net income attributable to La-Z-Boy Incorporated and Non-GAAP net income attributable to La-Z-Boy Incorporated per diluted share, each of which exclude purchase accounting charges, charges for our supply chain optimization initiative, and impacts from terminating the company's defined benefit pension plan. The purchase accounting charges may include the amortization of intangible assets, incremental expense upon the sale of inventory acquired at fair value, amortization of employee retention agreements, fair value adjustments of future cash payments recorded as interest expense, and adjustments to the fair value of contingent consideration. The charges for our supply chain optimization initiative may include severance costs, accelerated depreciation expense, costs to relocate equipment and inventory, as well as other costs related to the closure and relocation of certain manufacturing operations. These Non-GAAP financial measures are not meant to be considered superior to or a substitute for La-Z-Boy Incorporated’s results of operations prepared in accordance with GAAP and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Reconciliations of such Non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are set forth in the accompanying tables.

Management believes that presenting certain Non-GAAP financial measures excluding purchase accounting charges and charges for the company’s supply chain optimization initiative will help investors understand the long-term profitability trends of our business and compare our profitability to prior and future periods and to our peers. Management excludes purchase accounting charges because the amount and timing of such charges are significantly impacted by the timing, size, number and nature of the acquisitions consummated. While the company has a history of acquisition activity, it does not acquire businesses on a predictable cycle, and the impact of purchase accounting charges is unique to each acquisition and can vary significantly from acquisition to acquisition. Similarly, the charges related to the company’s supply chain optimization initiative are dependent on the timing, size, number and nature of the operations being moved or closed, and the charges may not be incurred on a predictable cycle. Management also excludes impacts from the termination of the company’s defined benefit pension plan when assessing the company’s operating and financial performance due to the one-time nature of the transaction. Management believes that exclusion of these items facilitates more consistent comparisons of the company’s operating results over time. Where applicable, the accompanying “Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures” tables present the excluded items net of tax calculated using the effective tax rate from operations for the period in which the adjustment is presented.

 
LA-Z-BOY INCORPORATED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
     
  Quarter Ended Six Months Ended
(Unaudited, amounts in thousands, except per share data) 10/26/19 10/27/18 10/26/19 10/27/18
Sales $447,212  $439,333  $860,845  $824,028 
Cost of sales 264,823  264,928  510,744  501,101 
Gross profit 182,389  174,405  350,101  322,927 
Selling, general and administrative expense 152,788  145,905  297,078  271,267 
Operating income 29,601  28,500  53,023  51,660 
Interest expense (308) (501) (626) (605)
Interest income 522  392  1,249  994 
Other income (expense), net 1,368  (1,997) 608  (1,105)
Income before income taxes 31,183  26,394  54,254  50,944 
Income tax expense 8,279  6,045  13,362  11,644 
Net income 22,904  20,349  40,892  39,300 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (311) (337) (230) (985)
Net income attributable to La-Z-Boy Incorporated $22,593  $20,012  $40,662  $38,315 
         
Basic weighted average common shares 46,551  46,888  46,686  46,802 
Basic net income attributable to La-Z-Boy Incorporated per share $0.48  $0.43  $0.87  $0.82 
         
Diluted weighted average common shares 46,879  47,259  47,010  47,219 
Diluted net income attributable to La-Z-Boy Incorporated per share $0.48  $0.42  $0.86  $0.81 
                 


 
LA-Z-BOY INCORPORATED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
     
(Unaudited, amounts in thousands, except par value) 10/26/19 4/27/19
Current assets    
Cash and equivalents $117,569  $129,819 
Restricted cash 1,972  1,968 
Receivables, net of allowance of $2,273 at 10/26/19 and $2,180 at 4/27/19 155,086  143,288 
Inventories, net 205,124  196,899 
Other current assets 81,838  69,144 
Total current assets 561,589  541,118 
Property, plant and equipment, net 210,400  200,523 
Goodwill 185,123  185,867 
Other intangible assets, net 29,458  29,907 
Deferred income taxes - long-term 20,911  20,670 
Right of use lease asset 302,300   
Other long-term assets, net 82,547  81,705 
Total assets $1,392,328  $1,059,790 
     
Current liabilities    
Current portion of long-term debt $  $180 
Accounts payable 71,852  65,365 
Lease liability, short-term 64,024   
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 181,730  173,091 
Total current liabilities 317,606  238,636 
Long-term debt   19 
Lease liability, long-term 252,456   
Other long-term liabilities 111,524  124,159 
Shareholders’ equity    
Preferred shares - 5,000 authorized; none issued    
Common shares, $1 par value – 150,000 authorized; 46,439 outstanding at 10/26/19 and 46,955 outstanding at 4/27/19 46,439  46,955 
Capital in excess of par value 314,239  313,168 
Retained earnings 336,989  325,847 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (2,468) (3,462)
Total La-Z-Boy Incorporated shareholders’ equity 695,199  682,508 
Noncontrolling interests 15,543  14,468 
Total equity 710,742  696,976 
Total liabilities and equity $1,392,328  $1,059,790 
         


 
LA-Z-BOY INCORPORATED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
   
  Six Months Ended
(Unaudited, amounts in thousands) 10/26/19 10/27/18
Cash flows from operating activities    
Net income $40,892  $39,300 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by (used for) operating activities    
Gain on disposal of assets (283) (72)
Change in deferred taxes 273  1,572 
Provision for doubtful accounts 350  315 
Depreciation and amortization 14,936  15,541 
Equity-based compensation expense 4,707  5,679 
Pension plan contributions   (7,000)
Change in receivables (12,722) 122 
Change in inventories (7,645) (15,037)
Change in other assets 28,136  (15,781)
Change in payables 3,854  6,034 
Change in other liabilities (18,796) 15,411 
Net cash provided by operating activities 53,702  46,084 
    
Cash flows from investing activities    
Proceeds from disposals of assets 88  256 
Proceeds from insurance 1,018  114 
Capital expenditures (22,949) (26,926)
Purchases of investments (17,798) (5,193)
Proceeds from sales of investments 13,171  7,754 
Acquisitions (5,875) (78,145)
Net cash used for investing activities (32,345) (102,140)
    
Cash flows from financing activities    
Net proceeds from credit facility   35,000 
Payments on debt and finance lease liabilities (95) (116)
Stock issued for stock and employee benefit plans, net of shares withheld for taxes 571  4,039 
Purchases of common stock (23,167) (11,610)
Dividends paid (12,151) (11,278)
Net cash (used for) provided by financing activities (34,842) 16,035 
     
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents 1,239  (982)
Change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (12,246) (41,003)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period 131,787  136,871 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period $119,541  $95,868 
     
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing activities    
Capital expenditures included in payables $5,805  $4,442 
         


 
LA-Z-BOY INCORPORATED
SEGMENT INFORMATION
     
  Quarter Ended Six Months Ended
(Unaudited, amounts in thousands) 10/26/19 10/27/18 10/26/19 10/27/18
Sales        
Upholstery segment:        
Sales to external customers $253,249  $254,028  $484,016  $494,082 
Intersegment sales 67,606  63,065  130,255  116,409 
Upholstery segment sales 320,855  317,093  614,271  610,491 
         
Casegoods segment:        
Sales to external customers 23,972  26,242  45,978  50,645 
Intersegment sales 5,418  5,135  10,547  9,118 
Casegoods segment sales 29,390  31,377  56,525  59,763 
         
Retail segment sales 148,404  139,686  291,400  258,914 
         
Corporate and Other:        
Sales to external customers 21,587  19,377  39,451  20,387 
Intersegment sales 2,724  3,001  5,412  5,856 
Corporate and Other sales 24,311  22,378  44,863  26,243 
         
Eliminations (75,748) (71,201) (146,214) (131,383)
Consolidated sales $447,212  $439,333  $860,845  $824,028 
         
Operating Income (Loss)        
Upholstery segment $32,080  $32,152  $58,347  $56,036 
Casegoods segment 2,205  3,761  4,802  6,841 
Retail segment 8,412  6,563  16,889  11,021 
Corporate and Other (13,096) (13,976) (27,015) (22,238)
Consolidated operating income $29,601  $28,500  $53,023  $51,660 
                 


 
LA-Z-BOY INCORPORATED
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
     
  Quarter Ended Six Months Ended
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data) 10/26/19 10/27/18 10/26/19 10/27/18
GAAP gross profit $182,389  $174,405  $350,101  $322,927 
Add back: Purchase accounting charges - incremental expense upon the sale of inventory acquired at fair value 198  2,448  315  2,491 
Add back: Supply chain optimization initiative 2,754    4,262   
Non-GAAP gross profit $185,341  $176,853  $354,678  $325,418 
         
GAAP SG&A $152,788  $145,905  $297,078  $271,267 
Less: Purchase accounting charges - amortization of intangible assets and retention agreements (1,191) (1,238) (2,383) (1,341)
Non-GAAP SG&A $151,597  $144,667  $294,695  $269,926 
         
GAAP operating income $29,601  $28,500  $53,023  $51,660 
Add back: Purchase accounting charges 1,389  3,686  2,698  3,832 
Add back: Supply chain optimization initiative 2,754    4,262   
Non-GAAP operating income $33,744  $32,186  $59,983  $55,492 
         
GAAP income before income taxes $31,183  $26,394  $54,254  $50,944 
Add back: Purchase accounting charges recorded as part of gross profit, SG&A, and interest expense 1,555  3,875  3,057  4,020 
Add back: Supply chain optimization initiative 2,754    4,262   
Less: Pension termination refund (1,900)   (1,900)  
Non-GAAP income before income taxes $33,592  $30,269  $59,673  $54,964 
         
GAAP net income attributable to La-Z-Boy Incorporated $22,593  $20,012  $40,662  $38,315 
Add back: Purchase accounting charges recorded as part of gross profit, SG&A, and interest expense 1,555  3,875  3,057  4,020 
Less: Tax effect of purchase accounting (413) (887) (753) (921)
Add back: Supply chain optimization initiative 2,754    4,262   
Less: Tax effect of  supply chain optimization initiative (731)   (1,050)  
Less: Pension termination refund (1,900)   (1,900)  
Add back: Tax effect of pension termination refund 504    468   
Non-GAAP net income attributable to La-Z-Boy Incorporated $24,362  $23,000  $44,746  $41,414 
         
GAAP net income attributable to La-Z-Boy Incorporated per diluted share $0.48  $0.42  $0.86  $0.81 
Add back: Purchase accounting charges, net of tax, per share 0.03  0.06  0.05  0.07 
Add back: Supply chain optimization initiative, net of tax, per share 0.04    0.07   
Less: Pension termination refund, net of tax, per share (0.03)   (0.03)  
Non-GAAP net income attributable to La-Z-Boy Incorporated per diluted share $0.52  $0.48  $0.95  $0.88 
                 


 
LA-Z-BOY INCORPORATED
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
SEGMENT INFORMATION
   
  Quarter Ended
(Amounts in thousands) 10/26/19 % of sales 10/27/18 % of sales
GAAP operating income (loss)        
Upholstery segment $32,080  10.0% $32,152  10.1%
Casegoods segment 2,205  7.5% 3,761  12.0%
Retail segment 8,412  5.7% 6,563  4.7%
Corporate and Other (13,096) N/M (13,976) N/M
GAAP Consolidated operating income $29,601  6.6% 28,500  6.5%
         
Purchase accounting and supply chain optimization initiative affecting operating income        
Upholstery segment $2,808    $101   
Casegoods segment        
Retail segment 198    1,045   
Corporate and Other 1,137    2,540   
Consolidated Non-GAAP charges affecting operating income $4,143    $3,686   
         
Non-GAAP operating income (loss)        
Upholstery segment $34,888  10.9% $32,253  10.2%
Casegoods segment 2,205  7.5% 3,761  12.0%
Retail segment 8,610  5.8% 7,608  5.4%
Corporate and Other (11,959) N/M (11,436) N/M
Non-GAAP Consolidated operating income $33,744  7.5% $32,186  7.3%
         
N/M - Not Meaningful        
         


  Six Months Ended
(Amounts in thousands) 10/26/19 % of sales 10/27/18 % of sales
GAAP operating income (loss)        
Upholstery segment $58,347  9.5% $56,036  9.2%
Casegoods segment 4,802  8.5% 6,841  11.4%
Retail segment 16,889  5.8% 11,021  4.3%
Corporate and Other (27,015) N/M (22,238) N/M
GAAP Consolidated operating income $53,023  6.2% 51,660  6.3%
         
Purchase accounting and supply chain optimization initiative affecting operating income        
Upholstery segment $4,371    $204   
Casegoods segment        
Retail segment 315    1,088   
Corporate and Other 2,274    2,540   
Consolidated Non-GAAP charges affecting operating income $6,960    $3,832   
         
Non-GAAP operating income (loss)        
Upholstery segment $62,718  10.2% $56,240  9.2%
Casegoods segment 4,802  8.5% 6,841  11.4%
Retail segment 17,204  5.9% 12,109  4.7%
Corporate and Other (24,741) N/M (19,698) N/M
Non-GAAP Consolidated operating income $59,983  7.0% $55,492  6.7%
         
N/M - Not Meaningful        
         

Contact:

Kathy Liebmann
(734) 241-2438
kathy.liebmann@la-z-boy.com