FRISCH'S RESTAURANTS, INC. 
By CINCINNATI, Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Frisch's Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE MKT: FRS) reported a modest decline in revenue from continuing operations during its 12-week fiscal 2013 second quarter ended December 11, 2012 as consolidated revenue from continuing operations declined 2.8 percent to $48,522,512 from $49,937,574 in last year's second quarter. Net earnings from continuing operations for the quarter also declined 2.8 percent to $2,000,384 compared to $2,058,823 last year. Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations were $0.39 per share compared to $0.42 per share last year. Year-to-date revenue from continuing operations was $109,147,808 versus $111,298,919 in the prior year, and year-to-date earnings from continuing operations grew 17.5% to $2,958,377 from $2,518,853 in the prior year.
Same store sales from continuing operations were down 1.7 percent in the second quarter fiscal 2013 while overall sales decreased 2.8 percent as a result of last fiscal year's closures of underperforming Big Boy restaurants offset in part by new restaurant openings. Gross profit from continuing operations increased 2.7 percent in the quarter versus the prior year, resulting from lower food and payroll costs as a percentage of revenues combined with menu price increases.
At the Corporate level, administrative and advertising expense decreased 2.6 percent in second quarter fiscal 2013 primarily as a result of lower head count resulting from cost cutting measures implemented in fiscal 2013. The effective tax rate increased to 34.7 percent in the quarter compared to 23.4 percent in last year's second quarter due to changes in tax credits and the placement of a valuation allowance on certain deferred state taxes.
As previously reported, the Company disposed of its Golden Corral restaurant operations in May 2012, which consisted of the assets of 29 restaurants. In addition, the Company had previously closed six under-performing Golden Corral restaurants in August 2011, which resulted in a non-cash pretax asset impairment charge of $4,000,000 that was recorded in the first quarter fiscal 2012. The results of operations of Golden Corral, along with the above described first quarter fiscal 2012 impairment charge, are presented as discontinued operations in the consolidated financial statements in the prior year's results.
As previously reported, on July 25, 2012, the Board of Directors declared a special one-time cash dividend of $9.50 per share which was paid on September 14, 2012 to shareholders of record on August 31, 2012. The total for the special dividend amounted to $47,963,000 and accounts for significant changes in cash balances and shareholders' equity in the quarter compared to fiscal 2012 year end.
Craig F. Maier, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "Our second quarter showed mixed results as lower customer counts adversely affected same store sales while our food and payroll costs, as a percentage of sales, declined from the prior year resulting in gross profit margin improving to 12.3 percent in the quarter versus 11.7 percent in the prior year. In addition, we have reduced our costs and personnel in the corporate headquarters to better match our overhead structure with our business after the sale of Golden Corral."
Frisch's Restaurants, Inc. is a regional company that operates full service family-style restaurants under the name "Frisch's Big Boy." All Big Boy restaurants are currently located in various regions of Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana.
The Company owns the trademark "Frisch's" and has exclusive, irrevocable ownership of the rights to the "Big Boy" trademark, trade name and service marks in the states of Kentucky and Indiana, and in most of Ohio and Tennessee. All of the Frisch's Big Boy restaurants also offer "drive-thru" service. The Company also licenses Big Boy restaurants to other operators, currently in certain parts of Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana.
The Company opened one new Big Boy restaurant in August in our first quarter with plans to open another restaurant in the spring of 2013. Frisch's currently operates 94 company-owned Big Boy restaurants and there are an additional 25 franchised Big Boy restaurants operated by licensees.
The Company has reported a profit every year since going public in 1960, and paid cash dividends to shareholders every quarter over the same period.
Statements contained in this press release which are not historical facts are forward looking statements as that item is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995. Such forward looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from estimated results. Such risks and uncertainties are detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
[See attached Financial Statements]
Frisch's Restaurants, Inc. and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS (unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share data)
Twenty-eight weeks ended Twelve weeks ended
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Dec. 11, Dec. 13, Dec. 11, Dec. 13,
2012 2011 2012 2011
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Sales $109,148 $111,299 $48,523 $49,938
Cost of sales
Food and paper 36,435 37,610 16,159 16,772
Payroll and related 38,086 39,237 16,634 17,334
Other operating costs 22,859 23,470 9,738 9,995
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97,380 100,317 42,531 44,101
Gross profit 11,768 10,982 5,992 5,837
Administrative and advertising 7,414 7,582 3,021 3,102
Franchise fees and other revenue (751) (694) (322) (304)
Loss on sale of assets 14 - 2 -
Impairment of long lived assets 70 - - -
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Operating profit 5,021 4,094 3,291 3,039
Interest expense 550 808 229 351
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Earnings from continuing
operations before income
taxes 4,471 3,286 3,062 2,688
Income taxes 1,512 767 1,062 629
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Earnings from continuing
operations 2,959 2,519 2,000 2,059
(Loss) Earnings from
discontinued operations,
net of tax (158) (2,005) - 729
NET EARNINGS $2,801 $514 $2,000 $2,788
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Earnings per share (EPS) of
common stock:
Basic net earnings per share:
Earnings from continuing operations $0.59 $0.51 $0.40 $0.42
(Loss) Earnings from discontinued
operations $(0.03) $(0.41) $ - $0.15
Basic net earnings per share $0.56 $0.10 $0.40 $0.57
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Diluted net earnings per share:
Earnings from continuing operations $0.59 $0.51 $0.39 $0.42
(Loss) Earnings from discontinued
operations $(0.03) $(0.41) $ - $0.14
Diluted net earnings per share $0.56 $0.10 $0.39 $0.56
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Diluted average shares
outstanding 5,028 4,939 5,070 4,937
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Depreciation included above $5,534 $5,473 $2,422 $2,361
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Opening expense included
above $277 $398 $73 $115
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Frisch's Restaurants, Inc. and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(In thousands of dollars)
December 11, May 29,
2012 2012
(unaudited)
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Assets
Current assets
Cash and equivalents $3,747 $49,455
Receivables 1,565 1,683
Inventories 6,010 5,590
Other current assets 2,211 3,010
Current assets of discontinued
operations 115 190
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13,648 59,928
Property and
equipment 102,509 102,139
Other assets
Goodwill & other intangible
assets 776 777
Property held for sale and land
investments 8,968 11,484
Deferred income taxes and other 6,043 5,641
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15,787 17,902
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$131,944 $179,969
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Liabilities and shareholders' equity
Current
liabilities
Accounts payable $7,975 $6,293
Accrued expenses 7,966 7,342
Other 6,403 7,857
Current liabilities of
discontinued operations 186 683
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22,530 22,175
Long-term
obligations
Long-term debt 11,434 14,446
Other long-term obligations 21,843 21,623
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33,277 36,069
Shareholders'
equity 76,137 121,725
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$131,944 $179,969
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SOURCE Frisch's Restaurants, Inc.
