Krispy Kreme Releases Third Quarter Fiscal 2008 Results

Krispy Kreme Releases Third Quarter Fiscal 2008 Results

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. (NYSE: KKD) (the "Company") today reported financial results for the third fiscal quarter ended October 28, 2007.

During the third quarter of fiscal 2008, 29 new Krispy Kreme stores, comprised of 8 factory stores and 21 satellites, were opened systemwide, and 17 Krispy Kreme factory stores were closed systemwide. This brings the total number of stores systemwide at the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2008 to 423, consisting of 290 factory stores and 133 satellites. The net increase of 12 stores in the quarter reflects a net increase of 24 international stores and a net decrease of 12 domestic stores.

Third quarter systemwide sales decreased approximately 2.6% from the third quarter of last year. Satellite stores made up 31% of the total systemwide store count as of October 28, 2007 compared to 23% at October 29, 2006. Systemwide average weekly sales per store are lower than Company average weekly sales per store principally because satellite stores, which have lower average weekly sales than factory stores, are operated almost exclusively by franchisees. Systemwide average weekly sales per store decreased approximately 9.2% to approximately $36,400. Company Stores average weekly sales per store decreased 0.4% to approximately $52,900.

Company revenues for the third quarter of fiscal 2008 decreased 11.7% to $103.4 million compared to $117.1 million in the third quarter of last year. Company Stores revenues decreased 11.3% to $72.8 million, Franchise revenues were flat at $5.7 million and KK Supply Chain revenues decreased 15.1% to $24.9 million.

The net loss for the third quarter of fiscal 2008 was $798,000, or $0.01 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $7.2 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, in the comparable period last year.

The Company recorded a net credit to impairment charges and lease termination costs of $268,000 in the third quarter this year, compared to a charge of $5.4 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2007. Most of the prior year charge relates to underperforming stores, including stores closed and likely to be closed.

As of October 28, 2007, the Company's consolidated balance sheet reflects cash and indebtedness of approximately $23 million and $88 million, respectively. The maximum additional indebtedness permitted under the Company's credit facilities (and the amount of additional borrowings available to the Company under those facilities) was approximately $11 million at that date. During the first nine months of fiscal 2008, the Company prepaid approximately $21.9 million under the Company's $110 million term loan entered into in February 2007. A substantial portion of these prepayments was made in order to reduce the likelihood of violation of the financial covenants contained in the Company's credit facilities.

Several franchisees have been experiencing financial pressures which, in certain instances, appear to have become more exacerbated during fiscal 2008. Franchisees closed 25 stores in the first nine months of fiscal 2008. The Company believes franchisees will close additional stores in the foreseeable future, and the number of such closures is likely to be significant. Royalty revenues and most of KK Supply Chain revenues are directly correlated to sales by franchise stores and, accordingly, store closures have an adverse effect on the Company's revenues and results of operations.

"Although we still have much to do, performance improved in the third quarter compared to the second quarter, and the organization made progress on the transformation steps previously announced," said Daryl Brewster, the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer. Since the end of the second quarter, we have:

    -- Closed an additional five underperforming Company stores;
    -- Opened over 20 new satellites systemwide as part of our hub and spoke
       strategy, including converting an additional Company-owned factory
       store to a non-producing hot shop;
    -- Reduced Supply Chain costs by outsourcing our coffee supply and
       announcing the planned closure of a manufacturing and distribution
       facility;
    -- Increased international franchisee sales 48% year-over-year;
    -- Realigned Company Stores and Franchise management with experienced
       leadership;
    -- Continued to reduce G&A costs; and
    -- Completed an amended Franchise Disclosure Document (formerly called a
       Uniform Franchise Offering Circular).

"As we look past the third quarter, we continue to focus on improving Company shop performance, driving the hub and spoke model, growing our international franchise business, refranchising certain domestic markets and reducing costs to help offset rising commodity prices," Brewster added.

Systemwide sales, a non-GAAP financial measure, include sales by both Company and franchise stores. The Company believes systemwide sales data are useful in assessing the overall performance of the Krispy Kreme brand and, ultimately, the performance of the Company. The Company's consolidated financial statements include sales by Company stores, sales to franchisees by the KK Supply Chain business segment, and royalties and fees received from franchisees, but exclude sales by franchise stores to their customers.

Krispy Kreme management will host a conference call to review third quarter results on December 6, 2007 at 4:30 p.m. (ET). A live webcast of the conference call will be available at www.KrispyKreme.com/investorrelations.html and www.Streetevents.com. An archived audio replay will be available shortly following the conference call. To access the telephone replay dial 888-286-8010 and enter the passcode number 45888585. International callers may access the replay by dialing 617-801-6888 and entering passcode 45888585. The audio replay will be available through December 13, 2007. The conference call webcast will be archived and accessible for one month following the date of the conference call.

Information contained in this press release, other than historical information, should be considered forward-looking. Forward-looking statements are subject to various risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, estimated or expected. Among the key factors that may have a direct bearing on Krispy Kreme's operating results, performance or financial condition are the outcome of pending governmental investigations and litigation, including governmental investigations by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York; potential indemnification obligations and limitations of our director and officer liability insurance; material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting; our ability to implement remedial measures necessary to improve our processes and procedures; negative publicity; significant changes in our management; our ability, and our dependence on the ability of our franchisees, to execute our and their business plans; our ability to implement our international growth strategy; currency, economic, political and other risks associated with our international operations; the price and availability of raw materials needed to produce doughnut mixes and other ingredients; compliance with governmental regulations relating to food products and franchising; our relationships with wholesale customers; our ability to protect our trademarks; restrictions on our operations and compliance with covenants contained in our secured credit facilities; changes in customer preferences and perceptions; risks associated with competition; and other factors discussed in Krispy Kreme's Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2007 and other periodic reports filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.



                         KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS, INC.

                          CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                                 (Unaudited)

                                (In thousands)

                                                    Oct. 28,       Jan. 28,
                                                      2007           2007

                              ASSETS
    CURRENT ASSETS:
    Cash and cash equivalents                        $23,419        $36,242
    Receivables                                       22,943         26,769
    Accounts and notes receivable - equity method
     franchisees                                       2,276            834
    Inventories                                       23,340         21,006
    Insurance recovery receivable                          -         34,967
    Other current assets                               5,681         12,000
    Total current assets                              77,659        131,818
    Property and equipment                           129,759        168,654
    Investments in equity method franchisees           2,201          3,224
    Goodwill and other intangible assets              28,534         28,934
    Deferred income taxes                                 20             20
    Other assets                                      10,616         16,842
       Total assets                                 $248,789       $349,492

                LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
    CURRENT LIABILITIES:
    Current maturities of long-term debt              $1,707         $1,730
    Accounts payable                                   8,359          7,874
    Accrued litigation settlement                          -         86,772
    Deferred income taxes                                 20             20
    Other accrued liabilities                         35,429         38,474
    Total current liabilities                         45,515        134,870
    Long-term debt, less current maturities           86,423        105,966
    Other long-term obligations                       28,228         29,694

    Commitments and contingencies

    SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
    Preferred stock, no par value                          -              -
    Common stock, no par value                       354,753        310,942
    Accumulated other comprehensive income             1,127          1,266
    Accumulated deficit                             (267,257)      (233,246)
       Total shareholders' equity                     88,623         78,962
       Total liabilities and shareholders' equity   $248,789       $349,492



                         KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS, INC.

                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
                                 (Unaudited)

                   (In thousands, except per share amounts)

                                     Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended
                                     Oct. 28,  Oct. 29,  Oct. 28,   Oct. 29,
                                       2007      2006      2007       2006

    Revenues                        $103,355  $117,107  $318,371   $349,007
    Operating expenses:
       Direct operating expenses
        (exclusive of depreciation
        and amortization shown below) 90,911    96,192   283,239    290,325
       General and administrative
        expenses                       5,650    12,457    19,394     41,218
       Depreciation and amortization
        expense                        4,868     5,177    13,642     16,114
       Impairment charges and lease
        termination costs               (268)    5,423    34,504      6,560
       Settlement of litigation            -         -   (14,930)         -
       Other operating (income) and
        expense, net                     196      (105)      (73)        (5)
    Operating income (loss)            1,998    (2,037)  (17,405)    (5,205)
    Interest income                      379       460     1,224      1,168
    Interest expense                  (2,274)   (5,196)   (7,429)   (15,365)
    Loss on extinguishment of debt         -         -    (9,622)         -
    Equity in (losses) of equity
     method franchisees                 (216)      (65)     (695)      (924)
    Other non-operating income and
     (expense), net                     (309)       68      (263)     3,287
    (Loss) before income taxes          (422)   (6,770)  (34,190)   (17,039)
    Provision for income taxes           376       431     1,046        781
    Net (loss)                         $(798)  $(7,201) $(35,236)  $(17,820)

    (Loss) per common share:
       Basic                           $(.01)    $(.12)    $(.55)     $(.29)

       Diluted                         $(.01)    $(.12)    $(.55)     $(.29)

       Weighted average shares
        outstanding                   63,934    61,879    63,652     61,857



                         KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS, INC.

                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
                                 (Unaudited)

                                (In thousands)

                                                        Nine Months Ended
                                                     Oct. 28,       Oct. 29,
                                                       2007           2006

    CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
    Net (loss)                                      $(35,236)      $(17,820)
    Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net
     cash provided by operating activities:
       Depreciation and amortization                  13,642         16,114
       Deferred income taxes                             206            (95)
       Impairment charges                             33,671          5,243
       Settlement of litigation                      (14,930)             -
       Accrued rent expense                             (830)           775
       (Gain) on disposal of property and equipment     (316)           (44)
       (Gain) on sale of interest in equity method
        franchisee                                         -         (3,580)
       Share-based compensation                        6,646          8,175
       Provision for doubtful accounts                   755          1,638
       Amortization of deferred financing costs        5,856          2,074
       Equity in losses of equity method franchisees     695            924
       Other                                             828            317
       Change in assets and liabilities:
          Receivables                                  1,543         (4,633)
          Inventories                                 (2,297)         2,174
          Other current and non-current assets         1,227          3,916
          Accounts payable and accrued liabilities    (2,788)          (369)
          Other long-term obligations                   (572)         1,592
             Net cash provided by operating
              activities                               8,100         16,401
    CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
    Purchase of property and equipment                (4,928)        (2,839)
    Proceeds from disposals of property and
     equipment                                         6,751          6,219
    Investments in and advances to franchise
     investees                                             -         (1,100)
    Recovery of investments in and advances to
     franchise investee                                    -          2,500
    Sale of interest in equity method franchisee           -          5,982
    Acquisition of stores from franchisee                  -         (2,900)
    Decrease (increase) in other assets                   10             (3)
       Net cash provided by investing activities       1,833          7,859
    CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
    Issuance of short-term debt                            -          2,984
    Repayment of short-term debt                           -         (2,389)
    Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt         110,000              -
    Repayment of long-term debt                     (130,238)        (4,589)
    Deferred financing costs                          (2,891)             -
    Proceeds from exercise of stock options              290              -
    Net change in book overdraft                           -            (60)
       Net cash (used for) financing activities      (22,839)        (4,054)
    Effect of exchange rate changes on cash               83             27
    Cash balances of subsidiary at date of
     deconsolidation                                       -         (1,413)
    Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash
     equivalents                                     (12,823)        18,820
    Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of
     period                                           36,242         16,980
    Cash and cash equivalents at end of period       $23,419        $35,800
    Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing
     and financing activities:
    Assets acquired under capital leases                $672            $41




                         KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS, INC.

                                 Store Count

                                                     NUMBER OF STORES
                                              FACTORY   SATELLITE    TOTAL
    Three months ended October 28, 2007:
    JULY 29, 2007                               299        112        411
    Opened                                        8         21         29
    Closed                                      (17)         -        (17)
    OCTOBER 28, 2007                            290        133        423

    Nine months ended October 28, 2007:
    JANUARY 28, 2007                            296         99        395
    Opened                                       20         41         61
    Closed                                      (26)        (7)       (33)
    OCTOBER 28, 2007                            290        133        423




                         KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS, INC.

                        SELECTED OPERATING STATISTICS

                            (Dollars in thousands)

                                     Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended
                                     Oct. 28,  Oct. 29,  Oct. 28,   Oct. 29,
                                       2007      2006      2007       2006

    Year over year percentage change
     in systemwide sales (1)            (2.6)%    (8.9)%    (2.0)%    (13.6)%

    Average weekly sales per factory
     store (2):
       Company                         $54.5     $55.0     $54.9      $54.3
       Systemwide                      $51.8     $50.7     $51.3      $49.3

    Factory store operating
     weeks (3):
       Company                         1,334     1,491     4,162      4,488
       Systemwide                      3,640     3,820    11,265     11,950

    Average weekly sales per
     store (4):
       Company                         $52.9     $53.1     $53.4      $52.5
       Systemwide                      $36.4     $40.1     $37.7      $39.5

    Store operating weeks (5):
       Company                         1,373     1,543     4,279      4,636
       Systemwide                      5,174     4,825    15,310     14,898

    On-premises sales (6):
       Company change in same store
        sales                           (2.9)%              (0.4)%
       Systemwide change in same
        store sales                     (6.0)%              (3.4)%

    Company off-premises sales (7):
       Change in average weekly
        number of doors                 (5.7)%              (2.1)%
       Change in average weekly
        sales per door                  (7.4)%              (5.9)%

    (1)  Systemwide sales, a non-GAAP financial measure, include the sales by
         both Company and franchise stores.  The Company believes systemwide
         sales data is useful in assessing the overall performance of the
         Krispy Kreme brand and, ultimately, the performance of the Company.
    (2)  Represents, on a Company and systemwide basis, total sales of all
         stores divided by the number of operating weeks for factory stores.
    (3)  Represents, on a Company and systemwide basis, the aggregate number
         of operating weeks for factory stores.
    (4)  Represents, on a Company and systemwide basis, total sales of all
         stores divided by the number of operating weeks for both factory and
         satellite stores.
    (5)  Represents, on a Company and systemwide basis, the aggregate number
         of operating weeks for both factory and satellite stores.
    (6)  The change in "same store sales" represents, on a Company and
         systemwide basis, the aggregate on-premises sales (including
         fundraising sales) during the current year period for all stores
         which had been open for more than 56 consecutive weeks during the
         current year period (but only to the extent such sales occurred in
         the 57th or later week of each store's operation) divided by the
         aggregate on-premises sales of such stores for the comparable weeks
         in the preceding year period.  Once a store has been open for at
         least 57 consecutive weeks, its sales are included in the computation
         of same stores sales for all subsequent periods.  In the event a
         store is closed temporarily (for example, for remodeling) and has no
         sales during one or more weeks, such store's sales for the comparable
         weeks during the earlier or subsequent period are excluded from the
         same store sales computation.
    (7)  For Company off-premises sales, "average weekly number of doors"
         represents the average number of customer locations to which product
         deliveries are made during a week by Company Stores, and "average
         weekly sales per door" represents the average weekly sales to each
         such location by Company Stores.



                         KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS, INC.

                             SEGMENT INFORMATION

                            (Dollars in thousands)

                                     Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended
                                     Oct. 28,  Oct. 29,  Oct. 28,   Oct. 29,
                                       2007      2006      2007       2006

    Revenues:
       Company Stores                $72,787   $82,078  $228,504   $247,013
       Franchise                       5,679     5,716    15,773     15,319
    KK Supply Chain:
       Total revenues                 48,933    55,531   150,415    167,609
       Less- intersegment
        elimination                  (24,044)  (26,218)  (76,321)   (80,934)
          External KK Supply
           Chain revenues             24,889    29,313    74,094     86,675
       Total revenues               $103,355  $117,107  $318,371   $349,007
    Operating income (loss):
       Company Stores                $(1,855)   $2,110   $(7,187)    $3,879
       Franchise                       3,793     4,727     9,997     12,566
       KK Supply Chain                 5,735     9,346    19,681     27,246
       Unallocated general and
        administrative expenses       (5,943)  (12,797)  (20,322)   (42,336)
       Impairment charges and
        lease termination costs          268    (5,423)  (34,504)    (6,560)
       Settlement of litigation            -         -    14,930          -
          Total operating income
           (loss)                     $1,998   $(2,037) $(17,405)   $(5,205)
    Depreciation and amortization
     expense:
       Company Stores                 $2,603    $3,937    $9,018    $12,259
       Franchise                          22        32        70         95
       KK Supply Chain                 1,960       868     3,671      2,613
       Corporate administration          283       340       883      1,147
          Total depreciation and
           amortization expense       $4,868    $5,177   $13,642    $16,114
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