Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. Reports Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020
Highlights for the 14-Week Fourth Quarter of 2020 versus the 13-Week Fourth Quarter of 2019
- Total restaurant sales increased 5.8% to
$420.5 million compared to$397.6 million in the prior year quarter, with$28.4 million in restaurant sales during the 14th week of the fourth quarter of 2020; - Comparable restaurant sales for the Company's Burger King® restaurants decreased 0.9%;
- Comparable restaurant sales for the Company’s Popeyes® restaurants decreased 12.9%;
- Adjusted EBITDA(1) increased to
$31.8 million from$22.8 million in the prior year quarter, with an estimated$5.3 million contribution from the 14th week of the fourth quarter of 2020; - Adjusted Restaurant-Level EBITDA(1) increased to
$51.9 million from$42.9 million in the prior year quarter, with an estimated$6.3 million contribution from the 14th week of the fourth quarter of 2020; - Net Loss was
$18.6 million , or$0.37 per diluted share, which includes a non-cash income tax expense of$12.9 million related to an evaluation of the potential usability of certain tax credits, compared to Net Loss of$9.9 million , or$0.20 per diluted share, in the prior year quarter; - Adjusted Net Loss(1) was
five thousand dollars , or$0.00 per diluted share, compared to Adjusted Net Loss of$6.1 million , or$0.12 per diluted share, in the prior year quarter; and - The Company generated
$9.4 million of Free Cash Flow(2) during the fourth quarter of 2020.
Highlights for the 53-Week Full Year of 2020 versus the 52-Week Full Year of 2019
- Total restaurant sales increased 6.5% to
$1,547.5 million compared to$1,452.5 million in the prior year, with$28.4 million in restaurant sales during the 53rd week of 2020; - Comparable restaurant sales for the Company's Burger King® restaurants decreased 2.8%;
- Comparable restaurant sales for the Company’s Popeyes® restaurants decreased 0.1%;
- Adjusted EBITDA(1) increased to
$107.9 million from$86.4 million in the prior year, with an estimated$5.3 million contribution from the 53rd week of 2020; - Adjusted Restaurant-Level EBITDA(1) increased to
$181.6 million from$156.1 million in the prior year, with an estimated$6.3 million contribution from the 53rd week of 2020; - Net Loss was
$29.5 million , or$0.58 per diluted share, which includes a non-cash income tax expense of$13.1 million related to an evaluation of the potential usability of certain tax credits, compared to Net Loss of$31.9 million , or$0.74 per diluted share, in the prior year; - Adjusted Net Loss(1) was
$3.7 million , or$0.07 per diluted share, compared to Adjusted Net Loss of$15.3 million , or$0.35 per diluted share, in the prior year; and - The Company generated
$56.1 million of Free Cash Flow(2) during the full year of 2020.
(1) Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Restaurant-Level EBITDA and Adjusted Net Loss are non-GAAP financial measures. Refer to the definitions and reconciliation of these measures to net income (loss) or to income (loss) from operations in the tables at the end of this release.
(2) Free Cash Flow is a non-GAAP financial measure and is defined as Net cash provided by operating activities less Net cash used for investing activities adjusted to add back cash paid for acquisitions. Refer to the definition and reconciliation of this measure in the tables at the end of this release.
Recent Monthly Comparable Restaurant Sales Trends
Monthly comparable restaurant sales increases / (decreases) for the month ending
Fourth Quarter 2020 | First Quarter 2021 | |||
Fiscal Month | ||||
Burger King | (3.2)% | 1.0% | 0.2% | 5.5% |
1.9% | (26.8)% | (12.6)% | 1.2% |
Management Commentary
Accordino continued, “We are encouraged that comparable restaurant sales for the Company’s Burger King restaurants strengthened in November and December compared to October and that this sales trend further improved in January. Comparable restaurant sales for the Company’s
Accordino concluded, “In 2020, we generated
Fourth Quarter 2020 Financial Results
Total restaurant revenue increased 5.8% to
Adjusted Restaurant-Level EBITDA(1) increased to
General and administrative expenses increased to
Adjusted EBITDA(1) increased to
Income from operations increased to
Interest expense decreased to
Net Loss was
Adjusted Net Loss(1) was
Stock Repurchase Update
During the fourth quarter of 2020, the Company utilized
The Company currently has
Balance Sheet Update
The Company ended the fourth quarter of 2020 with cash and cash equivalents of
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About the Company
Carrols is one of the largest restaurant franchisees in
Forward-Looking Statements
Except for the historical information contained in this news release, the matters addressed are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements, written, oral or otherwise made, represent Carrols' expectation or belief concerning future events. Without limiting the foregoing, these statements are often identified by the words "may", "might", "believes", "thinks", "anticipates", "plans", "expects", "intends" or similar expressions. In addition, expressions of our strategies, intentions, plans or guidance are also forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect management's current views with respect to future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties, both known and unknown. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements as there are important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements, many of which are beyond our control. Investors are referred to the full discussion of risks and uncertainties, including the impact of COVID-19 on Carrols’ business, as included in Carrols' filings with the
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
(unaudited) | (unaudited ) | |||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended (a) | Twelve Months Ended (a) | |||||||||||||||
2021 |
2019 |
2021 |
2019 |
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Revenue: | ||||||||||||||||
Restaurant sales | $ | 420,530 | $ | 397,639 | $ | 1,547,502 | $ | 1,452,516 | ||||||||
Other revenue | — | 3,433 | — | 10,249 | ||||||||||||
Total revenue | 420,530 | 401,072 | 1,547,502 | 1,462,765 | ||||||||||||
Costs and expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales | 123,880 | 118,954 | 452,738 | 431,969 | ||||||||||||
Restaurant wages and related expenses | 135,624 | 132,876 | 498,127 | 485,278 | ||||||||||||
Restaurant rent expense | 29,470 | 29,241 | 118,444 | 107,147 | ||||||||||||
Other restaurant operating expenses | 63,285 | 62,741 | 236,059 | 227,364 | ||||||||||||
Advertising expense | 16,454 | 16,088 | 60,735 | 58,689 | ||||||||||||
General and administrative expenses (b) (c) | 24,243 | 23,025 | 84,051 | 84,734 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 20,780 | 21,061 | 81,727 | 74,674 | ||||||||||||
Impairment and other lease charges | 5,002 | 1,787 | 12,778 | 3,564 | ||||||||||||
Other expense (income), net (d) | 161 | (138 | ) | (1,271 | ) | (1,911 | ) | |||||||||
Total costs and expenses | 418,899 | 405,635 | 1,543,388 | 1,471,508 | ||||||||||||
Income (loss) from operations | 1,631 | (4,563 | ) | 4,114 | (8,743 | ) | ||||||||||
Interest expense | 7,124 | 7,431 | 27,283 | 27,856 | ||||||||||||
Loss on extinguishment of debt | — | — | — | 7,443 | ||||||||||||
Loss before income taxes | (5,493 | ) | (11,994 | ) | (23,169 | ) | (44,042 | ) | ||||||||
Provision (benefit) for income taxes | 13,134 | (2,088 | ) | 6,294 | (12,123 | ) | ||||||||||
Net loss | $ | (18,627 | ) | $ | (9,906 | ) | $ | (29,463 | ) | $ | (31,919 | ) | ||||
Basic and diluted net loss per share (e)(f) | $ | (0.37 | ) | $ | (0.20 | ) | $ | (0.58 | ) | $ | (0.74 | ) | ||||
Basic and Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding | 50,372 | 50,643 | 50,751 | 43,422 |
(a) The Company uses a 52 or 53 week fiscal year that ends on the Sunday closest to
(b) General and administrative expenses include acquisition and integration costs of
(c) General and administrative expenses include stock-based compensation expense of
(d) Other expense (income), net, for the three months ended
(e) Basic net loss per share was computed without attributing any loss to preferred stock and non-vested restricted shares as the effect would have been anti-dilutive for the periods presented.
(f) Diluted net loss per share was computed including shares issuable for convertible preferred stock and non-vested restricted shares unless their effect would have been anti-dilutive for the periods presented.
Supplemental Information
The following table sets forth certain unaudited supplemental financial and other data for the periods indicated (in thousands, except number of restaurants, percentages and average weekly sales per restaurant):
(unaudited) | (unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended | Twelve Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
2021 |
2019 |
2021 |
2019 |
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Revenue: | ||||||||||||||||
Burger King restaurant sales | $ | 398,318 | $ | 374,945 | $ | 1,459,016 | $ | 1,398,660 | ||||||||
22,212 | 22,694 | 88,486 | 53,856 | |||||||||||||
Total restaurant sales | 420,530 | 397,639 | 1,547,502 | 1,452,516 | ||||||||||||
Other revenue | — | 3,433 | — | 10,249 | ||||||||||||
Total revenue | $ | 420,530 | $ | 401,072 | $ | 1,547,502 | $ | 1,462,765 | ||||||||
Change in Comparable Burger King Restaurant Sales (a) | (0.9 | )% | 2.0 | % | (2.8 | )% | 2.2 | % | ||||||||
Change in Comparable Popeyes Restaurant Sales (a) | (12.9 | )% | (0.1 | )% | ||||||||||||
Average Weekly Sales per |
$ | 27,963 | $ | 28,232 | $ | 27,166 | $ | 28,065 | ||||||||
Average Weekly Sales per |
$ | 24,421 | $ | 28,431 | $ | 25,839 | $ | 26,458 | ||||||||
Adjusted Restaurant-Level EBITDA (c) | $ | 51,876 | $ | 42,920 | $ | 181,562 | $ | 156,131 | ||||||||
Adjusted Restaurant-Level EBITDA margin (c) | 12.3 | % | 10.7 | % | 11.7 | % | 10.7 | % | ||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA (c) | $ | 31,769 | $ | 22,764 | $ | 107,855 | $ | 86,371 | ||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA margin (c) | 7.6 | % | 5.7 | % | 7.0 | % | 5.9 | % | ||||||||
Adjusted Net Loss (c) | $ | (5 | ) | $ | (6,135 | ) | $ | (3,733 | ) | $ | (15,323 | ) | ||||
Adjusted Diluted Net Loss per share (c) | $ | — | $ | (0.12 | ) | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | (0.35 | ) | |||||
Number of Burger King restaurants: | ||||||||||||||||
Restaurants at beginning of period | 1,023 | 1,028 | 1,036 | 849 | ||||||||||||
New restaurants (including offsets) | 1 | 8 | 7 | 21 | ||||||||||||
Restaurants acquired | — | — | — | 179 | ||||||||||||
Restaurants closed (including offsets) | (15 | ) | — | (34 | ) | (13 | ) | |||||||||
Restaurants at end of period | 1,009 | 1,036 | 1,009 | 1,036 | ||||||||||||
Average Number of Burger King restaurants: | 1,017.5 | 1,021.6 | 1,013.4 | 958.4 | ||||||||||||
Number of |
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Restaurants at beginning of period | 65 | 60 | 65 | — | ||||||||||||
New restaurants | — | 5 | — | 10 | ||||||||||||
Restaurants acquired | — | — | — | 55 | ||||||||||||
Restaurants at end of period | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | ||||||||||||
Average Number of |
65.0 | 61.4 | 64.6 | 40.1 |
At |
At |
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Long-term debt and finance lease liabilities (d) | $ | 494,158 | $ | 471,149 | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 64,964 | 2,974 |
(a) Restaurants we acquire are included in comparable restaurant sales after they have been operated by us for 12 months. Sales from restaurants we develop are included in comparable sales after they have been open for 15 months. For the three and twelve months ended
(b) Average weekly sales per restaurant are derived by dividing restaurant sales for the comparable 14-week and 53-week period ended
(c) Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, Adjusted Restaurant-Level EBITDA, Adjusted Restaurant-Level EBITDA margin and Adjusted Net Loss and Adjusted Diluted Net Loss per share are non-GAAP financial measures and may not necessarily be comparable to other similarly titled captions of other companies due to differences in methods of calculation. Refer to the Company's reconciliation of net loss to EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Loss, and to the Company's reconciliation of Income (loss) from operations to Adjusted Restaurant-Level EBITDA for further detail. Both Adjusted EBITDA margin and Adjusted Restaurant-Level EBITDA margin are calculated as a percentage of restaurant sales. Adjusted Diluted Net Loss per share is calculated based on Adjusted Net Loss and reflects the dilutive impact of shares, where applicable, based on Adjusted Net Loss.
(d) Long-term debt and finance lease liabilities (including current portion and excluding deferred financing costs and original issue discount) at
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
(unaudited) | (unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended (a) | Twelve Months Ended (a) | |||||||||||||||
2021 |
2019 |
2021 |
2019 |
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Reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA: (b) | ||||||||||||||||
Net loss | $ | (18,627 | ) | $ | (9,906 | ) | $ | (29,463 | ) | $ | (31,919 | ) | ||||
Provision (benefit) for income taxes | 13,134 | (2,088 | ) | 6,294 | (12,123 | ) | ||||||||||
Interest expense | 7,124 | 7,431 | 27,283 | 27,856 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 20,780 | 21,061 | 81,727 | 74,674 | ||||||||||||
EBITDA | 22,411 | 16,498 | 85,841 | 58,488 | ||||||||||||
Impairment and other lease charges | 5,002 | 1,787 | 12,778 | 3,564 | ||||||||||||
Acquisition and integration costs (c) | (100 | ) | 2,844 | 273 | 10,827 | |||||||||||
Abandoned development costs (d) | 1,718 | 63 | 3,464 | 256 | ||||||||||||
Pre-opening costs (e) | 59 | 386 | 163 | 1,449 | ||||||||||||
Litigation and other professional expenses (f) | 839 | 86 | 1,384 | 502 | ||||||||||||
Other expense (income), net (g)(h) | 161 | (138 | ) | (1,271 | ) | (1,911 | ) | |||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense | 1,679 | 1,238 | 5,223 | 5,753 | ||||||||||||
Loss on extinguishment of debt | — | — | — | 7,443 | ||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 31,769 | $ | 22,764 | $ | 107,855 | $ | 86,371 | ||||||||
Reconciliation of Adjusted Restaurant-Level EBITDA: (a) | ||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from operations | $ | 1,631 | $ | (4,563 | ) | $ | 4,114 | $ | (8,743 | ) | ||||||
Add: | ||||||||||||||||
General and administrative expenses | 24,243 | 23,025 | 84,051 | 84,734 | ||||||||||||
Restaurant integration costs (c) | — | 1,362 | — | 2,364 | ||||||||||||
Pre-opening costs (e) | 59 | 386 | 163 | 1,449 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 20,780 | 21,061 | 81,727 | 74,674 | ||||||||||||
Impairment and other lease charges | 5,002 | 1,787 | 12,778 | 3,564 | ||||||||||||
Other expense (income), net (g)(h) | 161 | (138 | ) | (1,271 | ) | (1,911 | ) | |||||||||
Adjusted Restaurant-Level EBITDA | $ | 51,876 | $ | 42,920 | $ | 181,562 | $ | 156,131 | ||||||||
Reconciliation of Adjusted Net Loss: (b) | ||||||||||||||||
Net loss | $ | (18,627 | ) | $ | (9,906 | ) | $ | (29,463 | ) | $ | (31,919 | ) | ||||
Add: | ||||||||||||||||
Impairment and other lease charges | 5,002 | 1,787 | 12,778 | 3,564 | ||||||||||||
Acquisition and integration costs (c) | (100 | ) | 2,844 | 273 | 10,827 | |||||||||||
Abandoned development costs (d) | 1,718 | 63 | 3,464 | 256 | ||||||||||||
Pre-opening costs (e) | 59 | 386 | 163 | 1,449 | ||||||||||||
Litigation and other professional expenses (f) | 839 | 86 | 1,384 | 502 | ||||||||||||
Other expense (income), net (g)(h) | 161 | (138 | ) | (1,271 | ) | (1,911 | ) | |||||||||
Loss on extinguishment of debt | — | — | — | 7,443 | ||||||||||||
Income tax effect on above adjustments (i) | (1,920 | ) | (1,257 | ) | (4,199 | ) | (5,534 | ) | ||||||||
Valuation allowance for deferred taxes (j) | 12,863 | — | 13,138 | — | ||||||||||||
Adjusted Net Loss | $ | (5 | ) | $ | (6,135 | ) | $ | (3,733 | ) | $ | (15,323 | ) | ||||
Adjusted diluted net loss per share (k) | $ | — | $ | (0.12 | ) | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | (0.35 | ) | |||||
Adjusted diluted weighted average common shares outstanding | 50,372 | 50,643 | 50,751 | 43,422 |
(unaudited) | (unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended (a) | Twelve Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
2021 |
2019 |
2021 |
2019 |
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Reconciliation of Free Cash Flow: (l) | ||||||||||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities (m) | $ | 23,168 | $ | 13,692 | $ | 103,946 | $ | 48,708 | ||||||||
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities | (13,812 | ) | 3,757 | (47,857 | ) | (218,045 | ) | |||||||||
Add: cash paid for acquisitions | — | (899 | ) | — | 130,646 | |||||||||||
Total Free Cash Flow | $ | 9,356 | $ | 16,550 | $ | 56,089 | $ | (38,691 | ) |
(a) The Company uses a 52 or 53 week fiscal year that ends on the Sunday closest to
(b) Within our press release, we make reference to EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Restaurant-Level EBITDA and Adjusted Net Loss which are non-GAAP financial measures. EBITDA represents net loss before income taxes, interest expense and depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA represents EBITDA as adjusted to exclude impairment and other lease charges, acquisition and integration costs, stock-based compensation expense, loss on extinguishment of debt, abandoned development costs, restaurant pre-opening costs, non-recurring litigation costs and other non-recurring income or expense. Adjusted Restaurant-Level EBITDA represents income (loss) from operations as adjusted to exclude general and administrative expenses, depreciation and amortization, impairment and other lease charges, restaurant-level integration costs, pre-opening costs, and other non-recurring income or expense. Adjusted Net Loss represents net loss as adjusted, net of tax, to exclude impairment and other lease charges, acquisition costs and integration costs, abandoned development costs, pre-opening costs, non-recurring litigation costs, loss on extinguishment of debt and other non-recurring income or expense.
We are presenting Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Restaurant-Level EBITDA and Adjusted Net Loss because we believe that they provide a more meaningful comparison than EBITDA and net loss of the Company's core business operating results, as well as with those of other similar companies. Additionally, we present Adjusted Restaurant-Level EBITDA because it excludes restaurant integration costs, restaurant pre-opening costs, other expense (income), and the impact of general and administrative expenses such as salaries and expenses associated with corporate and administrative functions that support the development and operations of our restaurants, legal, auditing and other professional fees. Although these costs are not directly related to restaurant-level operations, these expenses are necessary for the profitability of our restaurants. Additionally, this financial measure may not be comparable to a similarly titled caption for other companies. Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Restaurant-Level EBITDA and Adjusted Net Loss, when viewed with the Company's results of operations in accordance with GAAP and the accompanying reconciliations in the table above, provide useful information about operating performance and period-over-period growth, and provide additional information that is useful for evaluating the operating performance of the Company's core business without regard to potential distortions. Additionally, management believes that Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Restaurant-Level EBITDA permit investors to gain an understanding of the factors and trends affecting our ongoing cash earnings, from which capital investments are made and debt is serviced.
However, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Restaurant-Level EBITDA and Adjusted Net Loss are not measures of financial performance or liquidity under GAAP and, accordingly, should not be considered as alternatives to net income (loss) from operations or cash flow from operating activities as indicators of operating performance or liquidity. Also, these measures may not be comparable to similarly titled captions of other companies. The tables above provide reconciliations between Net Loss and EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Loss and between Income (loss) from operations and Adjusted Restaurant-Level EBITDA.
(c) Acquisition and integration costs for the three and twelve months ended
(d) Abandoned development costs for the three and twelve months ended
(e) Pre-opening costs for the three and twelve months ended
(f) Litigation and other professional expenses for the three and twelve months ended
(g) Other expense (income), net for the three months ended
(h) Other expense (income), net for the twelve months ended
(i) The income tax effect related to the adjustments to Adjusted Net Loss during the periods presented was calculated using an incremental income tax rate of 25.0% for the three and twelve months ended
(j) Reflects the removal of the income tax provision recorded for the establishment of a valuation allowance on all our net deferred income tax assets during the year ended
(k) Adjusted Diluted Net Income (Loss) per share is calculated based on Adjusted Net Loss and the dilutive weighted average common shares outstanding for the respective periods, where applicable.
(l) Free Cash Flow is a non-GAAP financial measure and may not necessarily be comparable to other similarly titled captions of other companies due to differences in methods of calculation. Free Cash Flow is defined as cash provided by operating activities less cash used for investing activities, adjusted to add back cash paid for acquisitions. Management believes that Free Cash Flow, when viewed with the Company's results of operations in accordance with GAAP and the accompanying reconciliations in the table above, provides useful information about the Company's cash flow for liquidity purposes and to service the Company's debt. However, Free Cash Flow is not a measure of liquidity under GAAP and, accordingly, should not be considered as an alternative to the Company's consolidated statements of cash flows and net cash provided by operating activities, net cash used for investing activities and net cash provided by financing activities as indicators of liquidity or cash flow. Free Cash Flow for the three months ended
(m) Working capital changes in the three and twelve months ended
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Source: Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.