Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 13, 2014

 

 

Lifetime Brands, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

0-19254   11-2682486

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1000 Stewart Avenue, Garden City, New York 11530

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) 516-683-6000

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) N/A

 

 

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On March 13, 2014, Lifetime Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the Company’s results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2013. A copy of the Company’s press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.


Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

  99.1 Press release dated March 13, 2014


Signature

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

Lifetime Brands, Inc.
By:  

/s/ Laurence Winoker

  Laurence Winoker
  Senior Vice President – Finance, Treasurer
  and Chief Financial Officer

Date: March 13, 2014

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO

Lifetime Brands Reports Fourth Quarter 2013 Financial Results

Income from Operations Increases 14.1% on 6.5% Sales Gain

GARDEN CITY, NY, March 13, 2014 – Lifetime Brands, Inc. (NasdaqGS: LCUT), a leading global provider of branded kitchenware, tableware and other products used in the home, today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2013.

Fourth Quarter Financial Highlights:

 

    Consolidated net sales were $164.9 million in the quarter ended December 31, 2013; an increase of $10.1 million, or 6.5%, as compared to consolidated net sales of $154.8 million for the corresponding period in 2012. Consolidated net sales in the 2013 period included $7.3 million of net sales from Fred® & Friends, which was acquired in December 2012.

 

    Gross margin was $63.3 million, or 38.4%, in the quarter ended December 31, 2013 as compared to $56.0 million, or 36.2%, for the corresponding period in 2012.

 

    Income from operations was $16.6 million, as compared to $14.5 million in the prior year’s quarter.

 

    Net income was $9.4 million, or $0.72 per diluted share, in the quarter ended December 31, 2013, as compared to net income of $15.2 million, or $1.19 per diluted share, in the corresponding period in 2012.

 

    Adjusted net income was $10.0 million, or $0.76 per diluted share, in the quarter ended December 31, 2013, as compared to adjusted net income of $8.7 million, or $0.67 per diluted share, in the corresponding period in 2012.

 

    Consolidated EBITDA was $21.0 million, equal to 12.7% of consolidated net sales, in the quarter ended December 31, 2013, as compared to $17.9 million, or 11.5% of consolidated net sales, for the corresponding 2012 period.

 

    Equity in earnings, net of taxes, was $332,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2013, as compared to equity in earnings of $4.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2012.

Full Year Financial Highlights:

 

    Consolidated net sales were $502.7 million in the year ended December 31, 2013; an increase of $15.9 million, or 3.3%, as compared to consolidated net sales of $486.8 million for the corresponding period in 2012. Consolidated net sales in the 2013 period included $19.5 million of net sales from Fred® & Friends, which was acquired in December 2012.

 

    Gross margin was $187.3 million, or 37.2%, in the year ended December 31, 2013 as compared to $176.8 million, or 36.3%, for the corresponding period in 2012.

 

    Income from operations was $28.2 million, as compared to $27.3 million in the prior year.

 

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    Net income was $9.3 million, or $0.71 per diluted share, in the year ended December 31, 2013, as compared to net income of $20.9 million, or $1.64 per diluted share, in the corresponding period in 2012.

 

    Adjusted net income was $14.5 million, or $1.11 per diluted share, in the year ended December 31, 2013, as compared to adjusted net income of $16.2 million, or $1.26 per diluted share, in the corresponding period in 2012.

 

    Consolidated EBITDA was $43.5 million in the year ended December 31, 2013, as compared to $41.2 million for the corresponding 2012 period.

 

    Equity in losses, net of taxes, was $4.8 million (including a charge of $5.0 million, net of tax, for the reduction in the fair value of the Company’s investment in Grupo Vasconia SAB) for the year ended December 31, 2013, as compared to equity in earnings of $6.1 (including a gain of $4.1 million, net of taxes, for a bargain purchase gain) million for the year ended December 31, 2012.

Jeffrey Siegel, Lifetime’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented,

Lifetime’s results for 2013 were affected by a number of factors that masked fundamental improvements in our operating model and which we believe have positioned the Company to achieve substantially higher sales and earnings in the years ahead. Among these negative factors were a struggling U.S. economy, as evidenced by weak growth in disposable personal income and personal consumption expenditures; the imposition of higher duties on ceramic products by the European Union; a write-down in the fair value of our investment in Grupo Vasconia SAB to the market price at September 30, 2013; overall weakness in the Mexican economy that affected Grupo Vasconia’s performance and greater-than-expected expenses in connection with Grupo Vasconia’s integration of Almexa, the aluminum company it acquired in 2012.

Despite these challenges, consolidated net sales grew by 3.3%. This growth was driven by the addition of Fred® & Friends and increases in our core U.S. kitchenware categories, offset by decreases in our U.S. tableware businesses and at Creative Tops, our U.K. subsidiary, due to the impact of the higher duties on ceramic products.

For 2014, we believe that an improving U.S. economy, together with a significant number of major new product initiatives, should provide for further growth in our kitchenware business. This month, we will introduce a large number of new products and ten new brands at The International Home + Housewares Show.

In Europe, net sales of Creative Tops increased in the fourth quarter of 2013 over the same period in 2012, and we foresee continued improvement in 2014, as the U.K. economy continues to improve and as customers adjust to the increased pricing resulting from higher duty rates.

In Asia, Lifetime has received a trading license in China and will become a supplier of kitchenware products to Walmart stores in China, beginning in the second half of the year.

 

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Our Partner Companies in Brazil, Canada and Mexico are well-positioned to improve their performance over the prior year.

Lifetime QM™, our unique quality management system, will be fully implemented by mid-year and its impact should begin to be reflected in our financial results in the second half of the year.

Lifetime’s growth in 2014 also should benefit from three acquisitions that we completed early in 2014. In January, we acquired Kitchen Craft, a leading supplier of kitchenware products and accessories in the U.K.; in February, we acquired the business and certain assets of Built NY, a designer and distributor of brightly colored, uniquely patterned Neoprene products, including bags, totes, cases and sleeves; and in March, we purchased the business and certain assets of La Cafetière, a supplier of products to brew and serve coffee and tea. Together, we believe these acquisitions have the potential to add approximately $100 million in net sales and significantly to increase the Company’s net income and earnings per share in 2014.

On March 11, 2014, the Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.0375 per share payable on May 15, 2014 to shareholders of record on May 1, 2014.

Conference Call

The Company has scheduled a conference call for Thursday, March 13, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. ET. The dial-in number for the conference call is (866) 515-2912 or (617) 399-5126 passcode #95870367. A replay of the call will also be available through Sunday, March 16, 2014 and can be accessed by dialing (888) 286-8010 or (617) 801-6888, conference ID #64323408. A live webcast of the conference call will be broadcast in the Investor Relations section of the Company’s web site, www.lifetimebrands.com. For those who cannot listen to the live broadcast, an audio replay of the call will also be available on the site.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This earnings release contains non-GAAP financial measures. For purposes of Regulation G, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company’s historical or future financial performance, financial position or cash flows that excludes amounts, or is subject to adjustments that have the effect of excluding amounts, that are included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP in the statements of income, balance sheets, or statements of cash flows of the Company; or includes amounts, or is subject to adjustments that have the effect of including amounts, that are excluded from the most directly comparable measure so calculated and presented. As required by SEC rules, the Company has provided reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP measures are provided because management of the Company uses these financial measures in evaluating the Company’s on-going financial results and trends, and management believes that exclusion of certain items allows for more accurate comparison of the Company’s operating performance. Management uses this non-GAAP information as an indicator of business performance. These non-GAAP measures should be viewed as a supplement to, and not a substitute for, GAAP measures of performance.

 

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Forward-Looking Statements

In this press release, the use of the words “believe,” “could,” “expect,” “may,” “positioned,” “project,” “projected,” “should,” “will,” “would” or similar expressions is intended to identify forward-looking statements that represent the Company’s current judgment about possible future events. The Company believes these judgments are reasonable, but these statements are not guarantees of any events or financial results, and actual results may differ materially due to a variety of important factors. Such factors might include, among others, the Company’s ability to comply with the requirements of its credit agreements; the availability of funding under such credit agreements; the Company’s ability to maintain adequate liquidity and financing sources and an appropriate level of debt; changes in general economic conditions which could affect customer payment practices or consumer spending; the impact of changes in general economic conditions on the Company’s customers; changes in demand for the Company’s products; shortages of and price volatility for certain commodities; significant changes in the competitive environment and the effect of competition on the Company’s markets, including on the Company’s pricing policies, financing sources and an appropriate level of debt.

Lifetime Brands, Inc.

Lifetime Brands is a leading global provider of kitchenware, tableware and other products used in the home. The Company markets its products under such well-known kitchenware brands as Farberware®, KitchenAid®, Cuisine de France®, Fred® & Friends, Guy Fieri®, Kitchen Craft®, Kizmos™, Misto®, Mossy Oak®, Pedrini®, Sabatier®, Savora™ and Vasconia®; respected tableware brands such as Mikasa®, Pfaltzgraff®, Creative Tops®, Gorham®, International® Silver, Kirk Stieff®, Sasaki®, Towle® Silversmiths, Tuttle®, Wallace®, V&A® and Royal Botanic Gardens Kew®; and home solutions brands, including Kamenstein®, Bombay®, BUILT®, Debbie Meyer® and Design for Living™. The Company also provides exclusive private label products to leading retailers worldwide.

The Company’s corporate website is www.lifetimebrands.com.

Contacts:

 

Lifetime Brands, Inc.    Lippert/Heilshorn & Assoc.
Laurence Winoker, Chief Financial Officer    Harriet Fried, SVP
516-203-3590    212-838-3777
investor.relations@lifetimebrands.com    hfried@lhai.com

 

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LIFETIME BRANDS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands - except per share data)

 

     Three Months Ended
December 31,
    Year Ended
December 31,
 
     2013     2012     2013     2012  

Net sales

   $ 164,859     $ 154,812     $ 502,721     $ 486,842   

Cost of sales

     101,542       98,767       315,459       310,054   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross margin

     63,317       56,045       187,262       176,788   

Distribution expenses

     12,875       12,103       44,364       44,046   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     33,846       29,403       114,345       104,338   

Restructuring expenses

     —          —          367       —     

Intangible asset impairment

     —          —          —          1,069   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from operations

     16,596       14,539       28,186       27,335   

Interest expense

     (1,256 )     (1,254 )     (4,847 )     (5,898

Loss on early retirement of debt

     (102 )     —          (102 )     (1,363
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes and equity in earnings

     15,238       13,285       23,237       20,074   

Income tax provision

     (6,182 )     (2,596 )     (9,175 )     (5,208

Equity in earnings (losses), net of taxes

     332       4,465       (4,781 )     6,081   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCOME

   $ 9,388     $ 15,154     $ 9,281     $ 20,947   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

BASIC INCOME PER COMMON SHARE

   $ 0.73     $ 1.21     $ 0.73     $ 1.67   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DILUTED INCOME PER COMMON SHARE

   $ 0.72     $ 1.19      $ 0.71     $ 1.64   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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LIFETIME BRANDS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands - except share data)

 

     December 31,  
     2013     2012  

ASSETS

    

CURRENT ASSETS

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 4,947     $ 1,871   

Accounts receivable, less allowances of $5,209 at December 31, 2013 and $3,996 at December 31, 2012

     87,217       97,369   

Inventory

     112,791       104,584   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     5,781       5,393   

Deferred income taxes

     3,940       3,542   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

     214,676       212,759   

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net

     27,698       31,646   

INVESTMENTS

     36,948       43,685   

INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net

     55,149       57,842   

OTHER ASSETS

     2,268       2,865   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

   $ 336,739     $ 348,797   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

CURRENT LIABILITIES

    

Revolving Credit Facility

   $ —        $ 7,000   

Current maturity of Senior Secured Term Loan

     3,937       4,375   

Accounts payable

     21,426       18,555   

Accrued expenses

     41,095       33,354   

Income taxes payable

     3,460       3,615   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES

     69,918       66,899   

DEFERRED RENT & OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES

     18,644       21,565   

DEFERRED INCOME TAXES

     1,777       3,510   

REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY

     49,231       53,968   

SENIOR SECURED TERM LOAN

     16,688       30,625   

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

Preferred stock, $.01 par value, shares authorized: 100 shares of Series A and 2,000,000 shares of Series B; none issued and outstanding

     —          —     

Common stock, $.01 par value, shares authorized: 25,000,000; shares issued and outstanding: 12,777,407 at December 31, 2013 and 12,754,467 at December 31, 2012

     128       128   

Paid-in capital

     146,273       142,489   

Retained earnings

     38,224       33,849   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (4,144 )     (4,236
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

     180,481       172,230   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

   $ 336,739     $ 348,797   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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LIFETIME BRANDS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

 

     Year ended
December 31,
 
     2013     2012  

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

    

Net income

   $ 9,281     $ 20,947   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Provision for doubtful accounts

     139       123   

Depreciation and amortization

     10,415       9,324   

Deferred rent

     (962 )     (668

Deferred income taxes

     (2,275 )     (3,011

Stock compensation expense

     2,881       2,793   

Undistributed equity earnings

     5,354       (5,665

Intangible asset impairment

     —          1,069   

Loss on early retirement of debt

     (102 )     1,363   

Changes in operating assets and liabilities (excluding the effects of business acquisitions)

    

Accounts receivable

     10,099       (14,741

Inventory

     (8,207 )     9,694   

Prepaid expenses, other current assets and other assets

     498       120   

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities

     9,345       (166

Income taxes payable

     (154 )     1,515   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES

     36,312       22,697   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

    

Purchases of property and equipment

     (3,842 )     (4,955

Equity investments

     —          (2,765

Business acquisition, net of cash acquired

     —          (14,500

Net proceeds from sale of property

     11       27   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES

     (3,831 )     (22,193
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

    

Proceeds from Revolving Credit Facility

     220,222       183,600   

Repayments from Revolving Credit Facility

     (231,959 )     (180,257

Proceeds from Senior Secured Term Loan

     —          35,000   

Repayments from Senior Secured Term Loan

     (14,375 )     —     

Repayments of Term Loan

     —          (40,000

Payments for stock repurchase

     (3,229     —     

Cash dividends paid

     (1,515 )     (1,249

Proceeds from the exercise of stock options

     1,217       577   

Excess tax benefits from stock options, net

     (310 )     150   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES

     (29,949 )     (2,179
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect of foreign exchange on cash

     544       574   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

     3,076       (1,101
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

     1,871       2,972   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF YEAR

   $ 4,947     $ 1,871   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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LIFETIME BRANDS, INC.

Supplemental Information

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Operating Results

(In thousands)

Consolidated EBITDA:

 

     Three Months Ended
December 31,
    Year Ended
December 31,
 
     2013     2012     2013      2012  
     (in thousands)  

Net income as reported

   $ 9,388     $ 15,154     $ 9,281      $ 20,947   

Subtract out:

         

Undistributed equity (earnings) losses, net

     (332 )     (4,464 )     5,354        (5,665

Add back:

         

Income tax provision

     6,182       2,596       9,175        5,208   

Interest expense

     1,256       1,254       4,847        5,898   

Depreciation and amortization

     2,708       2,446       10,415        9,324   

Stock compensation expense

     750       662       2,881        2,793   

Loss on early retirement of debt

     102       —          102        1,363   

Intangible asset impairment

     —          —          —           1,069   

Restructuring expenses

     —          —          367        —     

Permitted acquisition related expenses

     957       220       1,056        305   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Consolidated EBITDA

   $ 21,011     $ 17,868     $ 43,478      $ 41,242   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Diluted Income Per Share:

 

     Three Months Ended
December 31,
    Year Ended
December 31,
 
     2013      2012     2013     2012  
     (in thousands)  

Net income as reported

   $ 9,388      $ 15,154     $ 9,281     $ 20,947   

Adjustments:

         

Bargain purchase gain in equity in earnings, net of tax

     —           (4,112 )     —          (4,112

Tax benefit recorded in equity in earnings

     —           (1,116 )     —          (1,116

Impairment of Grupo Vasconia investment, net of tax

     —           1,336       5,040       1,336   

Grupo Vasconia recovery of value-added taxes

     —           —          (740 )     —     

Intangible asset impairment, net of tax

     —           —          —          645   

Loss on early retirement of debt, net of tax

     61        —          61       822   

Retirement benefit obligation expense, net of tax

     —           —          —          268   

Acquisition related expenses, net of tax

     574        135       634       188   

Restructuring expenses, net of tax

     —           —          220       —     

Reduction of deferred tax liability related to prior year

     —           (2,283 )     —          (2,283

Normalized tax provision on reported income

     —           (435 )     —          (539
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted net income

   $ 10,023      $ 8,679     $ 14,496     $ 16,156   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted diluted income per share

   $ 0.76      $ 0.67     $ 1.11     $ 1.26   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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