Exhibit 99.1

 

Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.
Investor / Media Contact:
David R. Callen

Vice President Finance & Treasurer

203-743-8305

 

ETHAN ALLEN REPORTS RESULTS FOR QUARTER

ENDED MARCH 31, 2013

 

DANBURY, CT - April 23, 2013 – Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. (NYSE: ETH) today reported operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2013.

 

 

Consolidated net sales for the quarter were $168.1 million, a decrease of 4.4% compared with $175.9 million the prior year which grew 8.0%. The Company’s Retail division net sales of $132.1 million increased 0.5% over the 12.3% growth the prior year. Comparable design center net sales also grew 0.5% this quarter over the 9.4% growth the prior year. Retail division written orders during the quarter were $28 million greater than their net sales during the quarter, but were 2.4% lower than written orders the prior year third quarter which grew 11.0%. Comparable design center written orders were also 2.4% lower than the prior year.

 

 

Adjusted earnings for the quarter grew 50% to $0.21 per diluted share or $6.1 million from $0.14 per diluted share or $4.0 million in the prior year quarter. Year to date adjusted earnings grew 44% to $0.98 per diluted share or $28.5 million from $0.68 per diluted share or $19.7 million the prior period.

 

 

The Company’s retail division adjusted operating profit improved by $7.3 million in the quarter to $0.7 million or 0.6% of net sales on a 0.5% increase in net sales compared to the prior year quarter. Year to date, the retail division adjusted operating profit improved by $18.9 million to $10.3 million or 2.4% of net sales on a 4.2% increase in net sales over the prior year to date.

 

 

Cash and securities as of March 31, 2013 grew to $117.3 million from $99.8 million the prior year while paying $19.6 million in dividends year to date versus $6.0 million the prior year to date period and managing our inventories at $142 million, equal to the prior year. Year to date, we have reduced our inventories by 9% or $13.7 million.

 

US GAAP net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 was $4.4 million or $0.15 per diluted share compared with $27.5 million or $0.94 per diluted share in the prior year quarter which included $23.9 million in non-cash tax benefits. Please refer to the attached reconciliations of our GAAP to non-GAAP measures.

 

Farooq Kathwari, Chairman and CEO commented, “While our third quarter is historically our seasonally slowest delivered sales quarter, our written and delivered sales growth rates this quarter were affected by several factors including: high prior year prototype product sales, adverse timing of the Easter and Passover holidays falling within the current year quarter, and entering the quarter with lower backlogs due to Hurricane Sandy. This quarter, we also had lower shipments to our retailer in China. While their sales of Ethan Allen products have grown nicely, they had accumulated inventory in anticipation of even higher sales and to support a greater number of design center openings.”

 

Mr. Kathwari continued, “We have continued to aggressively manage our expenses and are pleased that our adjusted earnings this quarter improved 50% to $0.21 per diluted share. This reflects the leverage of our vertically integrated enterprise which we continue to make more efficient. A loss on the sale of a vacant property and international expansion costs totaling $3.1 million were excluded from the current quarter while $0.5 million manufacturing expansion costs were excluded from the prior year quarter along with normalizing tax adjustments in both periods.”

 

 
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Mr. Kathwari concluded, “Our focus continues to be on increasing sales. We have major marketing initiatives underway. We are also focused on improving our cash position. We ended the current quarter with a healthy $117.3 million in cash and securities, up $17.5 million versus the prior year, after distributing an $11.8 million special dividend in December 2012 and effectively managing our inventories. We remain cautiously optimistic about our performance in our fourth fiscal quarter and next fiscal year due to the many strong programs already in place and others we will introduce in the coming months.”

 

Analyst Conference Call

Ethan Allen will conduct a conference call at 11:00 AM (Eastern) on Wednesday, April 24th to discuss the financial results and its business initiatives. The live webcast and replay are accessible via the Company’s website at http://ethanallen.com/investors. To participate on the call, dial 866-814-1914 with conference ID# 1608167.

 

About Ethan Allen

Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. is a leading interior design company and manufacturer and retailer of quality home furnishings. The company offers free interior design service to its clients and sells a full range of furniture products and decorative accessories through ethanallen.com and a network of approximately 300 Design Centers in the United States and abroad. Ethan Allen owns and operates eight manufacturing facilities including five manufacturing plants and one sawmill in the United States plus two plants in Mexico and Honduras. Approximately seventy percent of its products are made in its North American plants. For more information on Ethan Allen's products and services, visit ethanallen.com.

 

This press release should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2012 (the “2012 Form 10-K”) and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This press release and related discussions contain forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements reflect management’s current expectations concerning future events and results of the Company, and are subject to various assumptions, risks and uncertainties including specifically, and without limitation, those set forth in Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” of the 2012 Form 10-K. Accordingly, actual future events or results could differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. The Company assumes no obligation to update or provide revision to any forward-looking statement at any time for any reason.

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Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.

Selected Financial Information

Unaudited

(in millions)

 

Selected Consolidated Financial Data:


 

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

 

03/31/13

03/31/12

03/31/13

03/31/12

                                 

Net sales

  $ 168.1   $ 175.9   $ 546.8   $ 544.1

Gross margin

    54.6 %     53.6 %     54.9 %     53.4 %

Operating margin

    5.2 %     4.4 %     8.0 %     6.5 %

Operating margin (excluding special items*)

    7.0 %     4.7 %     9.4 %     6.9 %

Net income

  $ 4.4   $ 27.5   $ 24.3   $ 42.4

Net income (excluding special items* and unusual income tax effects)

  $ 6.1   $ 4.0   $ 28.5   $ 19.7

Operating cash flow

  $ 26.3   $ 16.9   $ 44.4   $ 27.8

Capital expenditures

  $ 3.0   $ 8.4   $ 16.5   $ 19.8

Acquisitions

  $ 0.0   $ 0.5   $ 0.6   $ 0.5

Treasury stock repurchases (settlement date basis)

  $ 0.0   $ 0.0   $ 0.0   $ 0.8
                                 

EBITDA

  $ 13.1   $ 12.3   $ 57.3   $ 49.4

EBITDA as % of net sales

    7.8 %     7.0 %     10.5 %     9.1 %
                                 

EBITDA (excluding special items*)

  $ 16.2   $ 12.8   $ 64.6   $ 51.6

EBITDA as % of net sales (excluding special items*)

    9.6 %     7.3 %     11.8 %     9.5 %

 

Selected Financial Data by Business Segment:


 

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

 

03/31/13

03/31/12

03/31/13

03/31/12

Retail

                               

Net sales

  $ 132.1   $ 131.4   $ 433.0   $ 415.7

Operating margin

    -1.7 %     -5.0 %     1.1 %     -2.5 %

Operating margin (excluding special items*)

    0.6 %     -5.0 %     2.4 %     -2.1 %
                                 
                                 

Wholesale

                               

Net sales

  $ 108.1   $ 121.0   $ 327.7   $ 344.1

Operating margin

    11.8 %     15.0 %     11.5 %     14.4 %

Operating margin (excluding special items*)

    11.9 %     15.4 %     12.1 %     14.4 %

* Special items consist of restructuring, impairment, transition charges and other certain items.

Related tax effects are calculated using a normalized income tax rate.

 

 
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Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

Unaudited

(in thousands)


 

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

 

03/31/13

03/31/12

03/31/13

03/31/12

                                 

Net sales

  $ 168,144   $ 175,861   $ 546,832   $ 544,057

Cost of sales

    76,359     81,586     246,827     253,678

Gross profit

    91,785     94,275     300,005     290,379

Selling, general and administrative expenses

    83,125     86,488     256,034     255,016

Operating income

    8,660     7,787     43,971     35,363

Interest and other income

    (10 )     157     192     362

Interest expense

    2,195     2,189     6,592     6,814

Income before income taxes

    6,455     5,755     37,571     28,911

Income tax expense (benefit)

    2,081     (21,793 )     13,287     (13,484 )

Net income

  $ 4,374   $ 27,548   $ 24,284   $ 42,395
                                 

Basic earnings per common share:

                               

Net income per basic share

  $ 0.15   $ 0.95   $ 0.84   $ 1.47

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

    28,869     28,857     28,850     28,813
                                 

Diluted earnings per common share:

                               

Net income per diluted share

  $ 0.15   $ 0.94   $ 0.83   $ 1.46

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

    29,273     29,236     29,213     29,085
                                 

Comprehensive income:

                               

Net income

  $ 4,374   $ 27,548   $ 24,284   $ 42,395

Other comprehensive income

                               

Currency translation adjustment

    300     1,774     440     (467 )

Other

    7     (34 )     47     (35 )

Other comprehensive income (loss) net of tax

    307     1,740     487     (502 )

Comprehensive income

  $ 4,681   $ 29,288   $ 24,771   $ 41,893

 
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Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

Unaudited

(in thousands)


 

March 31,

June 30,

 

2013

2012

                 

Assets

               

Current assets:

               

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 83,645   $ 79,721

Marketable securities

    18,176     9,005

Accounts receivable, net

    11,344     14,919

Inventories

    142,041     155,739

Prepaid expenses & other current assets

    22,580     23,408

Total current assets

    277,786     282,792
                 

Property, plant and equipment, net

    294,080     295,695

Intangible assets, net

    45,128     45,128

Restricted cash and investments

    15,430     15,416

Other assets

    5,882     5,757
                 

Total Assets

  $ 638,306   $ 644,788
                 
                 
                 

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

               

Current liabilities:

               

Current maturities of long-term debt

    469     250

Customer deposits

    59,532     65,465

Accounts payable

    25,416     27,315

Accrued expenses & other current liabilities

    50,239     58,047

Total current liabilities

    135,656     151,077
                 

Long-term debt

    154,836     154,250

Other long-term liabilities

    18,664     17,593

Total liabilities

    309,156     322,920
                 

Shareholders' equity

    329,150     321,868
                 

Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

  $ 638,306   $ 644,788

 

 
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Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.

GAAP Reconciliation

Three and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

Unaudited

(in thousands, except per share amounts)


 

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

 

March 31,

March 31,

 

2013

2012

2013

2012

Net Income / Earnings Per Share

                               

Net income

  $ 4,374   $ 27,548   $ 24,284   $ 42,395

Special items net of related tax effects *

    1,968     327     4,683     1,375

Unusual income tax effects

    (275 )     (23,894 )     (426 )     (24,037 )

Net income (excluding special items* and unusual income tax effects)

  $ 6,067   $ 3,981   $ 28,541   $ 19,733

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

    28,869     28,857     28,850     28,813

Earnings per basic share

  $ 0.15   $ 0.95   $ 0.84   $ 1.47

Earnings per basic share (excluding special items* and unusual income tax effects)

  $ 0.21   $ 0.14   $ 0.99   $ 0.68
                                 

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

    29,273     29,236     29,213     29,085

Earnings per diluted share

  $ 0.15   $ 0.94   $ 0.83   $ 1.46

Earnings per diluted share (excluding special items* and unusual income tax effects)

  $ 0.21   $ 0.14   $ 0.98   $ 0.68
                                 
                                 

Consolidated Operating Income / Operating Margin

                               

Operating income

  $ 8,660   $ 7,787   $ 43,971   $ 35,363

Add: special items *

    3,099     515     7,375     2,165

Operating income (excluding special items*)

  $ 11,759   $ 8,302   $ 51,346   $ 37,528

Net sales

  $ 168,144   $ 175,861   $ 546,832   $ 544,057

Operating margin

    5.2 %     4.4 %     8.0 %     6.5 %

Operating margin (excluding special items*)

    7.0 %     4.7 %     9.4 %     6.9 %
                                 

Wholesale Operating Income / Operating Margin

                               

Wholesale operating income

  $ 12,754   $ 18,191   $ 37,651   $ 49,584

Add: special items

    69     499     1,843     131

Wholesale operating income (excluding special items*)

  $ 12,823   $ 18,690   $ 39,494   $ 49,715

Wholesale net sales

  $ 108,101   $ 121,044   $ 327,690   $ 344,069

Wholesale operating margin

    11.8 %     15.0 %     11.5 %     14.4 %

Wholesale operating margin (excluding special items*)

    11.9 %     15.4 %     12.1 %     14.4 %
                                 

Retail Operating Income / Operating Margin

                               

Retail operating income (loss)

  $ (2,283 )   $ (6,549 )   $ 4,782   $ (10,578 )

Add: special items

    3,030     16     5,532     2,034

Retail operating income (loss) (excluding special items*)

  $ 747   $ (6,533 )   $ 10,314   $ (8,544 )

Retail net sales

  $ 132,056   $ 131,402   $ 432,962   $ 415,687

Retail operating margin

    -1.7 %     -5.0 %     1.1 %     -2.5 %

Retail operating margin (excluding special items*)

    0.6 %     -5.0 %     2.4 %     -2.1 %

* Special items consist of restructuring, impairment, transition charges and certain other items.

Related tax effects are calculated using a normalized income tax rate.

 

 
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Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.

GAAP Reconciliation

Three and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

Unaudited

(in thousands, except per share amounts)


 

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

 

March 31,

March 31,

 

2013

2012

2013

2012

                                 

EBITDA

                               

Net income

  $ 4,374   $ 27,548   $ 24,284   $ 42,395

Add:   interest expense, net

    2,054     2,037     6,165     6,419

income tax expense

    2,081     (21,793 )     13,287     (13,484 )

depreciation and amortization

    4,548     4,510     13,514     14,092

EBITDA

  $ 13,057   $ 12,302   $ 57,250   $ 49,422

Net sales

  $ 168,144   $ 175,861   $ 546,832   $ 544,057

EBITDA as % of net sales

    7.8 %     7.0 %     10.5 %     9.1 %
                                 

EBITDA

  $ 13,057   $ 12,302   $ 57,250   $ 49,422

Add: special items*

    3,099     515     7,375     2,165

EBITDA (excluding special items)

  $ 16,156   $ 12,817   $ 64,625   $ 51,587

Net sales

  $ 168,144   $ 175,861   $ 546,832   $ 544,057

EBITDA as % of net sales (excluding special items)

    9.6 %     7.3 %     11.8 %     9.5 %

* Special items consist of restructuring, impairment, transition charges and certain other items.

Related tax effects are calculated using a normalized income tax rate.

 

 

 

 

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