Pacific Sunwear Announces Second Quarter Earnings Results


ANAHEIM, Calif., Aug. 23, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. (Nasdaq:PSUN) today announced that total sales for the second quarter (13 weeks) of fiscal 2007 ended August 4, 2007, were $344.2 million, an increase of 9.7 percent over total sales of $313.7 million for the second quarter (13 weeks) of fiscal 2006 ended July 29, 2006.

Total Company same-store sales increased 1.8 percent during the second quarter of fiscal 2007. By concept, PacSun same-store sales increased 3.0 percent and demo same-store sales decreased 10.7 percent. Due to the 53rd week in fiscal year 2006, same-store sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2007 are compared to the thirteen-week period ended August 5, 2006.

For the second quarter of fiscal 2007, the Company recorded a net loss of $10.5 million, or $(0.15) per diluted share, compared to net income of $9.7 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, for the second quarter of fiscal 2006. Lease termination and other liquidation charges associated with the previously announced 74 demo stores closed accounted for $0.14 per diluted share of the loss. The previously announced store impairment charges related to One Thousand Steps accounted for $0.08 per diluted share of the loss. Excluding the demo lease termination and inventory liquidation charges and the One Thousand Steps store impairment charges, the Company had net income of $4.8 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, for the second quarter of fiscal 2007. A reconciliation of GAAP earnings to the non-GAAP disclosure above is contained at the end of this press release.

"Our second quarter results underscore that while elements of our efforts to improve the PacSun stores are showing progress, we still have a lot of work to do," commented Sally Frame Kasaks, Chief Executive Officer. "July ended much weaker than we projected, which we believe was in part due to the impact of the late back to school starts in Florida and Texas, two of our most significant markets. On a positive note, strength in our PacSun juniors' business is an indicator that we have identified the right fashion trends for back to school."

Total sales for the first half (26 weeks) ended August 4, 2007 were $664.8 million, an increase of 8.4 percent over total sales of $613.6 million during the first half (26 weeks) ended July 29, 2006.

Total Company same-store sales increased 0.4 percent during the first half. By concept, PacSun same-store sales increased 1.9 percent and demo same-store sales decreased 11.5 percent. Due to the 53rd week in fiscal year 2006, same-store sales for the first half of fiscal 2007 are compared to the 26-week period ended August 5, 2006.

For the first half of fiscal 2007, the Company recorded a net loss of $15.6 million, or $(0.22) per diluted share, compared to net income of $21.6 million, or $0.30 per diluted share, in the first half of fiscal 2006 ended July 29, 2006. Lease termination and other liquidation charges associated with the previously announced 74 demo stores closed accounted for $0.17 per diluted share of the loss. The previously announced store impairment charges related to One Thousand Steps accounted for $0.08 per diluted share of the loss. Excluding the demo lease termination and inventory liquidation charges and the One Thousand Steps store impairment charges, the Company had net income of $1.9 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, for the first half of fiscal 2007. A reconciliation of GAAP earnings to the non-GAAP disclosure above is contained at the end of this press release.

Financial Outlook

Assuming flat to low single digit increases in total Company same-store sales, comprised of positive low single digits for PacSun and negative mid-teens for demo, the Company is comfortable with third quarter GAAP earnings in the range of $0.10 to $0.13 per diluted share. This estimate assumes approximately 300-350 basis points in gross margin improvement, offset by a similar increase in selling, general and administrative expenses primarily attributable to planned home office headcount additions, strategic consulting expenses and store payroll and depreciation deleverage.

About Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc.

Pacific Sunwear, operating under three distinct retail concepts, is a leading specialty retailer of everyday casual apparel, accessories and footwear designed to meet the needs of active teens and young adults. As of August 4, 2007, the Company operated 840 PacSun stores, 117 PacSun Outlet stores, 152 demo stores and 9 One Thousand Steps stores for a total of 1,118 stores in 50 states and Puerto Rico. PacSun's website address is www.pacsun.com, merchandise carried at demo stores can be found at www.demostores.com and information about One Thousand Steps can be found at www.onethousandsteps.com.

The Company will be hosting a conference call today at 1:45 pm Pacific Time. A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available beginning approximately two hours following the call for one week and can be accessed in the United States/Canada at (800) 642-1687 or internationally at (706) 645-9291; pass code: 12722231. For those unable to listen to the live Web broadcast on the Company's investor relations website www.pacsun.com, or utilize the call-in replay, an archived version will be available on the Company's investor relations Web site through midnight, August 23, 2008.

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Pacific Sunwear Safe Harbor

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" including, without limitation, statements regarding the Company's earnings projections, its assumption of flat to low single digit same-store sales results and gross margin improvement for the third quarter of fiscal 2007. In each case, these statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company intends that these forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbors created thereby. The Company is hereby providing cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements. The statements regarding fiscal 2007 earnings estimates, same-store sales projections and gross margin improvement are not historical facts and involve estimates, assumptions and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in such forward-looking statements. Such uncertainties which could adversely affect our business and results include, among others, the following factors: our assumption of comparable same store sales during the third quarter of fiscal 2007 may be wrong and actual comparable same store sales may be higher or lower; changes in consumer demands and preferences may adversely affect our performance; higher than anticipated markdowns and/or higher than estimated selling, general and administrative costs; higher than anticipated lease termination costs associated with the 74 demo store closures; competition from other retailers and uncertainties generally associated with apparel retailing; merchandising/fashion sensitivity; sales from private label merchandise, expansion and management of growth; reliance on key personnel; economic impact of natural disasters, terrorist attacks or war/threat of war; shortages of supplies and/or contractors, as a result of natural disasters or terrorist acts, could cause unexpected delays in new store openings, relocations or expansions; our new concept (One Thousand Steps) is untested and may not achieve profitability or be successful; reliance on foreign sources of production; credit facility financial covenants and other risks outlined in the company's SEC filings, including but not limited to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended February 3, 2007 and subsequent periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Historical results achieved are not necessarily indicative of future prospects of the Company. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. The Company assumes no obligation to update or revise any such forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that occur after such statements are made. Nonetheless, the Company reserves the right to make such updates from time to time by press release, periodic report or other method of public disclosure without the need for specific reference to this press release. No such update shall be deemed to indicate that other statements not addressed by such update remain correct or create an obligation to provide any other updates.



                  PACIFIC SUNWEAR OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
                     SUMMARY STATEMENTS OF INCOME
       (unaudited, in thousands except share and per share data)

                       Second Quarter Ended       First Half Ended
                     -----------------------   -----------------------
                       AUG. 4,     JUL. 29,      AUG. 4,     JUL. 29,
                        2007         2006         2007         2006
                     ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------
 Net sales           $  344,218   $  313,682   $  664,803   $  613,570
 Gross margin            91,020       97,425      173,889      194,708
 Selling,
  G&A expenses          109,606       82,855      201,641      162,794
                     ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------
 Operating
  (loss)/income         (18,586)      14,570      (27,752)      31,914
 Interest income,
  net                       541        1,090        1,511        2,885
                     ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------
 (Loss)/Income
  before taxes          (18,045)      15,660      (26,243)      34,799
 Income tax
  (benefit)/expense      (7,543)       5,950      (10,683)      13,223
                     ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------
 Net (loss)/income   $  (10,502)  $    9,710   $  (15,560)  $   21,576
                     ==========   ==========   ==========   ==========
 Net (loss)/income
  per share, basic   $    (0.15)  $     0.14   $    (0.22)  $     0.30
                     ==========   ==========   ==========   ==========
 Net (loss)/income
  per share, diluted $    (0.15)  $     0.14   $    (0.22)  $     0.30
                     ==========   ==========   ==========   ==========
 Wtd avg shares
  outstanding, basic 69,692,827   71,335,467   69,635,543   72,239,872
                     ==========   ==========   ==========   ==========
 Wtd avg shares
  outstanding,
  diluted            70,064,804   71,866,482   69,986,773   72,783,954
                     ==========   ==========   ==========   ==========

                  PACIFIC SUNWEAR OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                       (unaudited, in thousands)
                             AUG. 4, 2007  FEB. 3, 2007  JUL. 29, 2006
                             ------------  ------------  -------------
 ASSETS
 Current assets:
 Cash & cash equivalents       $ 26,264      $ 52,267       $ 11,783
 Short-term investments          16,000        31,500             --
 Inventories                    256,084       205,213        286,666
 Other current assets            56,954        46,255         43,870
                               --------      --------       --------
   Total current assets         355,302       335,235        342,319
 Property and equipment, net    434,600       420,886        392,769
 Other long-term assets          43,418        17,122         24,579
                               --------      --------       --------
 Total assets                  $833,320      $773,243       $759,667
                               ========      ========       ========
 LIABILITIES AND
  SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
 Current liabilities:
 Accounts payable              $114,120      $ 66,581       $ 81,633
 Other current liabilities       80,470        73,952         61,412
                               --------      --------       --------
   Total current liabilities    194,590       140,533        143,045
 Deferred lease incentives       81,283        89,371         84,291
 Deferred rent                   29,158        30,619         30,341
 Other long-term liabilities     35,831         9,367         22,465
                               --------      --------       --------
 Total liabilities              340,862       269,890        280,142
 Total shareholder's equity     492,458       503,353        479,525
                               --------      --------       --------
 Total liabilities and
  shareholders' equity         $833,320      $773,243       $759,667
                               ========      ========       ========

                  PACIFIC SUNWEAR OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
                   CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS
                       (unaudited, in thousands)

                                            FOR THE FIRST HALF ENDED
                                         AUG. 4, 2007    JUL. 29, 2006
                                          ---------      -------------
 Cash flows from operating activities:
 Net (loss)/income                        $ (15,560)       $  21,576
 Depreciation & amortization                 38,027           34,385
 Non-cash stock based compensation            3,023            3,573
 Tax benefits related to exercise
  of stock options                              369            1,479
 Excess tax benefits related to
  stock-based compensation                     (344)              --
 Loss on disposal of property
  and equipment                              12,197              158
 Changes in operating assets
  and liabilities:
   Inventories                              (50,871)         (71,526)
   Accounts payable and other
    current liabilities                      53,337           12,329
   Other assets and liabilities             (20,705)          (3,429)
                                          ---------        ---------
    Net cash provided by/(used
     in) operating activities                19,473           (1,455)
 Cash flows from investing activities:
  Purchases of short-term investments      (122,400)        (201,900)
  Maturities of short-term investments      137,900          276,811
  Purchases of long-term investments        (23,300)              --
  Capital expenditures                      (63,178)         (62,675)
                                          ---------        ---------
    Net cash (used in)/provided by
     investing activities                   (70,978)          12,236
 Cash flows from financing activities:
  Repurchases of common stock                    --          (99,347)
  Excess tax benefits related to
   stock-based compensation                     344               --
  Proceeds from exercise of stock options     1,896            5,454
  Net borrowings under capital leases        23,262             (290)
                                          ---------        ---------
    Net cash provided by/(used in)
     financing activities                    25,502          (94,183)
                                          ---------        ---------
 Net (decrease) in cash and
  cash equivalents                          (26,003)         (83,402)
 Cash and cash equivalents,
  beginning of period                        52,267           95,185
                                          ---------        ---------
 Cash and cash equivalents,
  end of period                           $  26,264        $  11,783
                                          =========        =========

                  PACIFIC SUNWEAR OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
                     SELECTED STORE OPERATING DATA

                                          AUG. 4, 2007   JUL. 29, 2006
                                          ------------   -------------
 Stores open at beginning of fiscal year      1,199          1,105
 Stores opened during the fiscal year             6             33
 Stores closed during the fiscal year           (87)            (3)
                                             ------         ------
 Stores open at end of period                 1,118          1,135

 PacSun stores                                  840            826
 Outlet stores                                  117            102
 d.e.m.o. stores                                152            201
 One Thousand Steps stores                        9              6
                                             ------         ------
 Total stores                                 1,118          1,135

 Total square footage at end
  of period (in 000's)                        4,112          4,077

Reconciliation of GAAP earnings to non-GAAP disclosures

This earnings release for the second quarter ended August 4, 2007 contains certain non-GAAP disclosures. Provided in the tables below is a reconciliation of the relevant GAAP measure to the non-GAAP disclosure contained in this earnings release. Only line items affected by these non-GAAP adjustments are included in the tables below. All amounts are expressed in millions of dollars, except earnings per share. Non-GAAP earnings are derived by starting with the GAAP number on the left and subtracting the relevant non-GAAP adjustments while moving to the right by line item.

Reconciliation of fiscal 2007 second quarter GAAP earnings to non-GAAP earnings:

Non-GAAP earnings for the second quarter of fiscal 2007 exclude the income statement impact from the 74 demo store closures and the One Thousand Steps store asset impairment charges.



                                                 Non-GAAP
                                                Adjustments
                                  Non-GAAP     Attributable
                                Adjustments       to One
                                Attributable     Thousand
                                     to         Steps Store
                                  74 demo          Asset
                       GAAP        Store        Impairment   Non-GAAP
                       Amounts    Closures        Charges    Amounts
                       -------  ------------   ------------  --------
 Net Sales             $ 344.2    $   2.1           --        $ 342.1
 Gross Margin/(Loss)      91.0      (14.9)          --          105.9
 SG&A                    109.6        1.4          9.9           98.3
 Operating
  (Loss)/Income          (18.6)     (16.3)        (9.9)           7.6
 Income Tax
  (Benefit)/Expense       (7.5)      (6.8)        (4.1)           3.4
 Net (Loss)/Income     $ (10.5)      (9.5)        (5.8)           4.8
 (Loss)/Earnings
  Per Share            $ (0.15)   $ (0.14)     $ (0.08)       $  0.07

Reconciliation of fiscal 2007 first half GAAP earnings to non-GAAP earnings:

Non-GAAP earnings for the first half of fiscal 2007 exclude the income statement impact from the 74 demo store closures and the One Thousand Steps store asset impairment charges.



                                                 Non-GAAP
                                               Adjustments
                                  Non-GAAP    Attributable to
                                Adjustments    One Thousand
                                Attributable    Steps Store
                                 to 74 demo        Asset
                       GAAP         Store       Impairment    Non-GAAP
                       Amounts    Closures        Charges     Amounts
                       -------  ------------   ------------  ---------
 Net Sales             $ 664.8    $  13.3             --      $ 651.5
 Gross Margin/(Loss)     173.9      (15.3)            --        189.2
 SG&A                    201.6        4.3            9.9        187.4
 Operating
  (Loss)/Income          (27.8)     (19.6)          (9.9)         1.7
 Income Tax
  (Benefit)/Expense      (10.7)      (8.0)          (4.0)         1.3
 Net (Loss)/Income     $ (15.6)     (11.6)          (5.9)         1.9
 (Loss)/Earnings
  Per Share            $ (0.22)   $ (0.17)       $ (0.08)     $  0.03


            

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