MIAMI, March 16, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Perry Ellis International, Inc. (Nasdaq:PERY) today reported results for the fourth quarter ("fourth quarter of fiscal 2018") and the fiscal year ended February 3, 2018 ("fiscal 2018").

Key Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2018 Financial Accomplishments:

For the Fourth Quarter:

  • Total revenues rose 11.3% to $227 million from $204 million in the 2017 fourth quarter
  • Gross margin expanded 50 basis points to 38.9%
  • GAAP pre-tax income almost doubled to $12.8 million from $6.7 million in fiscal 2017 and adjusted pre-tax income rose 37% to $15.8 million from $11.5 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017

For the Fiscal Year:

  • Total revenues rose 2% to $875 million in line with guidance from $861 million reported in fiscal 2017
  • Fiscal Year GAAP gross margin expanded 70 basis points to 37.7% 
  • Fiscal Year adjusted pre-tax income of $37.8 million, rose 7.3% from adjusted pre-tax income of $35.2  million in the fiscal 2017
  • Fiscal Year GAAP diluted EPS of $3.68, included a tax benefit of $22.9 million, or $1.49 per share and compared to GAAP diluted EPS of $0.95 per share in fiscal 2017
  • Adjusted diluted EPS increased 4.4% in line with guidance to $2.13, from adjusted diluted EPS of $2.04 in fiscal 2017
  • Total debt to capitalization improved to 10.7% from 17.2% at fiscal 2017 year end

Oscar Feldenkreis, Chief Executive Officer and President commented, "We are pleased to continue the positive momentum for our brands and businesses in the final quarter of the year, delivering a double digit increase in total revenue, a 50 basis point expansion in gross margin and continued leverage in expenses which contributed to an almost doubling of GAAP pre-tax earnings compared to the fourth quarter of last year.  Our ongoing strength continues to validate the success of our strategy and the strong execution of our initiatives by our team with continuous innovation across our powerful global brands leading to strong acceptance of our product offerings around the world.  The fourth quarter saw us direct our growth toward our higher margin core brands, channels and businesses which resulted in core brand sales increasing 19%, international growth of 33%, ecommerce sales rising and positive comparable sales.  We remain excited about our outlook as we begin fiscal 2019 and expect the execution of our strategy along with the disciplined management of expenses and our balance sheet to result in another strong year for Perry Ellis International and its shareholders.” 

Fiscal 2018 Fourth Quarter Results

Total revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018 was $227 million, an 11.3% increase (10.1% increase on constant currency) compared to $204 million reported in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017.  This reflected increases across all segments, with particular strength in Men’s Sportswear and Nike swim.

The disciplined management of inventory along with increased sales of higher margin core brands led to a 50 basis point expansion in GAAP gross margin to 38.9% in the fourth quarter from 38.4%.  Strength in the Company’s Perry Ellis, Golf Lifestyle Apparel and Nike swim business led to the margin increase.  Adjusted gross margin was 38.9% compared with adjusted gross margin of 38.7% in the comparable period of the prior year. (Adjusted gross margin excludes certain items as outlined in Table 2 Reconciliation of Gross Profit to Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Margin). 

Adjusted EBITDA totaled $21.2 million as compared to $17.1 million in the comparable period of the prior year.  (Adjusted EBITDA excludes certain items as outlined in Table 3, Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA.)

Adjusted pre-tax income was $15.8 million, increasing 36.9% from $11.5 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017.  GAAP pre-tax income was $12.8 million compared to GAAP pre-tax income of $6.7 million in the comparable period of prior year.  (Adjusted pre-tax income excludes certain items as outlined in Table 4 Reconciliation of Net Income before taxes to Adjusted Net Income before taxes.)

As reported under GAAP, the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018 net income was $39.7 million or $2.56 per diluted share, compared to net income of $9.0 million, or $0.59 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017.   Adjusted net income for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018 totaled $13.6 million or $0.88 per diluted share as compared to $10.1 million or $0.66 per diluted share in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017.  (Adjusted net income and adjusted income per diluted share exclude certain items as outlined in Table 1 Reconciliation of net income and income per diluted share to adjusted net income and adjusted net income per diluted share.) 

Fiscal 2018 Results

Fiscal 2018 total revenue was $875 million, a 2% increase (2% increase on constant currency) compared to $861 million in fiscal 2017.   This reflected growth in core brands, particularly Men’s Sportswear and Nike swim.

Adjusted earnings per diluted share for fiscal 2018 were $2.13 compared to adjusted earnings per diluted share of $2.04 in fiscal 2017. (Adjusted earnings per diluted share exclude the items outlined in the attached Table 1 for both fiscal periods.)

On a GAAP basis, net income for fiscal 2018 was $56.7 million, or $3.68 per diluted share, compared to a GAAP net income of $14.5 million, or $0.95 per diluted share, for fiscal 2017. 

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and impairments, as adjusted (“adjusted EBITDA”) for fiscal 2018 totaled $59.2 million, or 6.8% of total revenues, as compared to $57.2 million, or 6.6% of total revenues, in fiscal 2017.  (Adjusted EBITDA excludes certain items as outlined in Table 3, Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA” for a reconciliation of net loss/income to adjusted EBITDA.)

Adjusted gross margin for fiscal 2018 was 37.8% compared to adjusted gross margin of 37.2% in fiscal 2017.  Gross margin was positively impacted during fiscal 2018 by favorable product performance, which led to increases in merchandising margin in the Company’s domestic businesses. (Adjusted gross margin excludes certain items as outlined in Table 2, Reconciliation of Gross Profit to Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Margin.)

Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses totaled $274.7 million for fiscal 2018 as compared to $280.0 million in fiscal 2017.  SG&A in fiscal 2018 included $3.7 million related to consolidation of operations and strategic initiatives. SG&A in fiscal 2017 included $10.1 million in pension plan termination expense, as well as $8.6 million related to exited brands, consolidation of operations and strategic initiatives.

Balance Sheet

The Company's financial position continues to be very strong. Fiscal 2018 year-end cash and investments totaled $49.3 million. The Company’s net debt to total capitalization stood at 10.7% at fiscal 2018 year-end as compared to 17.2% at the end of fiscal 2017.  Working capital management continues to be a critical focus across the organization as inventory turned at approximately 3.8x for fiscal 2018.

Fiscal 2019 Guidance

The Company is providing revenue and earnings guidance for fiscal 2019.  For comparability, the Company has recast its fiscal 2018 sales and earnings to remove the sales, income/losses related to the transition of the Laundry dress business to a license model and the elimination of Bon-Ton sales due to its bankruptcy and liquidation.

For fiscal 2019, the Company currently expects total revenue to be in the range of $855 million to $865 million from core sales of $843.6 million in fiscal 2018.  Excluding any potential expenses (which could be significant) to be incurred by the Company in connection with the Board of Director’s exploration and evaluation of potential strategic alternatives and the related February 9, 2018 proposal to acquire the Company, diluted earnings per share are currently expected in the range of $1.80 to $1.90 assuming a tax rate of 25%, which compares to core adjusted diluted earnings per share of $1.70 in fiscal 2018. 

About Perry Ellis International

Perry Ellis International, Inc. is a leading designer, distributor and licensor of a broad line of high quality men's and women's apparel, accessories and fragrances. The Company's collection of dress and casual shirts, golf sportswear, sweaters, dress pants, casual pants and shorts, jeans wear, active wear, dresses and men's and women's swimwear is available through all major levels of retail distribution. The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, owns a portfolio of nationally and internationally recognized brands, including: Perry Ellis®, An Original Penguin® by Munsingwear®, Laundry by Shelli Segal®, Rafaella®, Cubavera®, Ben Hogan®, Savane®, Grand Slam®, John Henry®, Manhattan®, Axist®, Jantzen® and Farah®. The Company enhances its roster of brands by licensing trademarks from third parties, including: Nike® and Jag® for swimwear, and Callaway®, PGA TOUR®, and Jack Nicklaus® for golf apparel and Guy Harvey® for performance fishing and resort wear.  Additional information on the Company is available at http://www.pery.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

We caution readers that the forward-looking statements (statements which are not historical facts) in this release are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations rather than historical facts and they are indicated by words or phrases such as "anticipate," "believe," "budget," "contemplate," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "guidance," "indicate," "intend," "may," "might," "plan," "possibly," "potential," "predict," "probably," "proforma," "project," "seek," "should," "target," or "will" or the negative thereof or other variations thereon and similar words or phrases or comparable terminology. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding Perry Ellis’ strategic operating review, growth initiatives and internal operating improvements intended to drive revenues and enhance profitability, the implementation of Perry Ellis’ profitability improvement plan and Perry Ellis’ plans to exit underperforming, low growth brands and businesses. We have based such forward-looking statements on our current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections. While we believe these expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections are reasonable, such forward-looking statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, many of which are beyond our control.  These factors include: general economic conditions, a significant decrease in business from or loss of any of our major customers or programs, anticipated and unanticipated trends and conditions in our industry, including the impact of recent or future retail and wholesale consolidation, recent and future economic conditions, including turmoil in the financial and credit markets, the effectiveness of our planned advertising, marketing and promotional campaigns, our ability to contain costs, disruptions in the supply chain, including, but not limited to those caused by port disruptions, our future capital needs and our ability to obtain financing, our ability to protect our trademarks, our ability to integrate acquired businesses, trademarks, trade names and licenses, our ability to predict consumer preferences and changes in fashion trends and consumer acceptance of both new designs and newly introduced products, the termination or non-renewal of any material license agreements to which we are a party, changes in the costs of raw materials, labor and advertising, our ability to carry out growth strategies including expansion in international and direct-to-consumer retail markets; the effectiveness of our plans, strategies, objectives, expectations and intentions which are subject to change at any time at our discretion, potential cyber risk and technology failures which could disrupt operations or result in a data breach, the level of consumer spending for apparel and other merchandise, our ability to compete, exposure to foreign currency risk and interest rate risk, the impact to our business resulting from the United Kingdom’s referendum vote to exit the European Union and the uncertainty surrounding the terms and conditions of such a withdrawal, as well as the related impact to global stock markets and currency exchange rates; possible disruption in commercial activities due to terrorist activity and armed conflict, actions of activist investors and the cost and disruption of responding to those actions, and other factors set forth in Perry Ellis' filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Investors are cautioned that all forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including those risks and uncertainties detailed in Perry Ellis' filings with the SEC. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are valid only as of the date they were made. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect new information or the occurrence of unanticipated events or otherwise.

Contact:

Annette Ramos, Investor Relations
305-873-1488
Annette.ramos@pery.com

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SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED) 
(amounts in 000's, except per share information) 
INCOME STATEMENT DATA:      
  Three Months Ended  Year Ended  
  February 3, 2018 January 28, 2017 February 3, 2018 January 28, 2017 
          
Revenues         
Net sales $  217,674  $  195,572  $  840,280  $  825,086 
Royalty income    9,642     8,608     34,573     36,000 
Total revenues    227,316     204,180     874,853     861,086 
Cost of sales    138,788     125,690     544,679     542,578 
Gross profit    88,528     78,490     330,174     318,508 
Operating expenses         
Selling, general and administrative expenses    69,882     64,585     274,665     280,019 
Depreciation and amortization    3,722     3,825     14,272     14,542 
Impairment on long-lived assets    372     1,451     372     1,451 
Total operating expenses    73,976     69,861     289,309     296,012 
Gain on sale of long-lived assets    -      -      -      -  
Operating income    14,552     8,629     40,865     22,496 
Costs on early extinguishment of debt    -      195       195 
Interest expense    1,710     1,743     7,148     7,395 
          
Net income before income taxes    12,842     6,691     33,717     14,906 
Income tax (benefit) provision     (26,843)    (2,306)    (22,933)    389 
          
Net income  $  39,685  $  8,997  $  56,650  $  14,517 
          
Net income, per share          
Basic $  2.62  $  0.60  $  3.76  $  0.97 
Diluted $  2.56  $  0.59  $  3.68  $  0.95 
          
Weighted average number of shares outstanding         
Basic    15,129     14,983     15,083     14,936 
Diluted    15,517     15,352     15,383     15,215 
        


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SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED) 
(amounts in 000's) 
  
 BALANCE SHEET DATA: 
  
 As of  
 February 3, 2018 January 28, 2017 
     
Assets    
Current assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents$  35,222 $  30,695 
Investments   14,086    10,921 
Accounts receivable, net   156,863    140,240 
Inventories   175,459    151,251 
Other current assets   8,151    8,109 
Total current assets   389,781    341,216 
     
Property and equipment, net   56,164    61,835 
Intangible assets, net   186,216    187,051 
Deferred income taxes   411    334 
Other assets   1,590    2,269 
     
Total assets$  634,162 $  592,705 
     
Liabilities and stockholders' equity    
Current liabilities:    
Accounts payable$  98,848 $  92,843 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities   35,768    20,861 
Accrued interest payable   1,334    1,450 
Income taxes payable   1,466    -  
Unearned revenues   2,907    2,710 
Total current liabilities   140,323    117,864 
     
     
Long term liabilities:    
Senior subordinated notes payable, net   49,818    49,673 
Senior credit facility   11,154    22,504 
Real estate mortgages   32,721    33,591 
Unearned revenues and other long-term liabilities   22,596    55,386 
Total long-term liabilities   116,289    161,154 
     
Total liabilities   256,612    279,018 
     
Equity    
     
     
Total equity   377,550    313,687 
     
Total liabilities and equity$  634,162 $  592,705 
     


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Table 1 
Reconciliation of  net income and net income per diluted share to adjusted net income and adjusted net income per diluted share 
(UNAUDITED) 
(amounts in 000's, except per share information) 
       
   Three Months Ended  Year Ended  
   February 3, 2018 January 28, 2017 February 3, 2018 January 28, 2017 
Net income   $  39,685  $  8,997  $  56,650  $  14,517  
Adjustments:          
Impairment on long-lived assets     372     1,451     372     1,451  
Costs on exited brands     -      493     -      1,362  
Costs of streamlining and consolidation of operations, legal settlement and other strategic initiatives     2,590     920     3,712     7,231  
Costs of pension settlement     -      1,792     -      10,092  
Costs on early extinguishment of debt     -      195     -      195  
Tax expense     (29,065)    (3,760)    (28,010)    (3,760) 
Net income, as adjusted (1)  $  13,582  $  10,088  $  32,724  $  31,088  
   
           
           
           
   Three Months Ended  Year Ended  
   February 3, 2018 January 28, 2017 February 3, 2018 January 28, 2017 
Net income  per share, diluted  $  2.56  $  0.59  $  3.68  $  0.95  
           
Net per share impairment on long-lived assets     0.02     0.09     0.02     0.10  
Net per share costs on exited brands     -      0.03     -      0.09  
Net per share costs of streamlining and consolidation of operations, legal settlement and other strategic initiatives    0.17     0.07     0.24     0.48  
Net per share costs of pension settlement     -      (0.13)    -      0.41  
Net per share costs on early extinguishment of debt     -      0.01     -      0.01  
Net per share gain on provision for income tax      (1.87)    -      (1.81)    -   
Adjusted net income per share, diluted (1)  $  0.88  $  0.66  $  2.13  $  2.04  
    


(1) Net income, as adjusted, and adjusted net income per share, diluted, consists of net income (loss) or net income (loss) per share, diluted, as the case may be, adjusted for the impact of impairment on long-lived assets,  the costs on exited brands,  costs of streamlining and consolidation of operations, legal settlement,  and other strategic initiatives, cost of pension settlement, costs on early extinguishment of debt as well as the tax impact of our tax audit, the newly enacted tax law and the reversal of our tax valuation allowance. These costs are not  indicative of our core operations and thus to get a more comparable result with the operating performance of the apparel industry, they have been removed, net of taxes, from the calculation.
   


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Table 2
RECONCILIATION OF GROSS PROFIT TO  ADJUSTED GROSS PROFIT AND ADJUSTED GROSS MARGIN(1)
(UNAUDITED)
(amounts in 000's)
   
   
   
  Three Months Ended  Year Ended 
  February 3, 2018 January 28, 2017 February 3, 2018 January 28, 2017
         
Gross profit $  88,528  $  78,490  $  330,174  $  318,508 
         
Costs on exited brands    -      493     -      1,362 
Costs of streamlining and consolidation of operations, and other strategic initiatives     -      -      110     290 
         
Gross profit, as adjusted $  88,528  $  78,983  $  330,284  $  320,160 
         
         
Total revenues $  227,316  $  204,180  $  874,853  $  861,086 
         
Gross margin, as adjusted  38.9%  38.7%  37.8%  37.2%
   


(1) Adjusted gross profit consists of gross profit adjusted for  costs on exited brands and costs of streamlining and consolidation of operations, and other strategic initiatives.  We believe these costs are not  indicative of our core operations and thus we have removed them to provide investors and analysts with a more comparable result when comparing our operating performance to that of  the apparel industry. 
   


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Table 3
RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO EBITDA AND ADJUSTED EBITDA(1) 
(UNAUDITED)
(amounts in 000's)
   
  Three Months Ended  Year Ended 
  February 3, 2018 January 28, 2017 February 3, 2018 January 28, 2017
         
         
Net income  $  39,685  $  8,997  $  56,650  $  14,517 
         
Depreciation and amortization    3,722     3,825     14,272     14,542 
Interest expense    1,710     1,743     7,148     7,395 
Costs on early extinguishment of debt    -      195     -      195 
Income tax provision    (26,843)    (2,306)    (22,933)    389 
EBITDA    18,274     12,454     55,137     37,038 
         
Adjustments:        
Impairment on long-lived assets    372     1,451     372     1,451 
Costs on exited brands    -      493     -      1,362 
Costs of streamlining and consolidation of operations, legal settlement, and other strategic initiatives   2,590     920     3,712     7,231 
Costs of pension settlement    -      1,792     -      10,092 
         
EBITDA, as adjusted $  21,236  $  17,110  $  59,221  $  57,174 
         
         
         
         
Gross profit $  88,528  $  78,490  $  330,174  $  318,508 
Adjustments:        
Selling, general and administrative expenses     (69,882)    (64,585)    (274,665)    (280,019)
Costs on exited brands    -      493     -      1,362 
Costs of streamlining and consolidation of operations, legal settlement and other strategic initiatives    2,590     920     3,712     7,231 
Costs of pension settlement    -      1,792     -      10,092 
         
EBITDA, as adjusted $  21,236  $  17,110  $  59,221  $  57,174 
         
         
Total revenues $  227,316  $  204,180  $  874,853  $  861,086 
         
EBITDA margin percentage of revenues  9.3%  8.4%  6.8%  6.6%
   


(1) Adjusted EBITDA consists of income before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, costs on early extinguishment of debt,  impairment on long-lived assets, costs on exited brands, costs of streamlining and consolidation of operations, legal settlement, and other strategic initiatives, as well as cost of pension settlement. Adjusted EBITDA is not a measurement of financial performance under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and does not represent cash flow from operations. Adjusted EBITDA is presented solely as a supplemental disclosure because management believes that it is a common measure of operating performance in the apparel industry. In addition, we present adjusted EBITDA because we believe it assists investors and analysts in comparing our performance across periods on a consistent basis by excluding items that we do not believe are indicators of our core operating performance.
   


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Table 4
Reconciliation of net income before income taxes to adjusted net  income before income taxes
(UNAUDITED)
(amounts in 000's, except per share information)
       
   Three Months Ended  Year Ended 
   February 3, 2018 January 28, 2017 February 3, 2018 January 28, 2017
Net income before income taxes  $  12,842 $  6,691 $  33,717 $  14,906
Adjustments:         
Impairment on long-lived assets     372    1,451    372    1,451
Costs on exited brands     -     493    -     1,362
Costs of streamlining and consolidation of operations, legal settlement and other strategic initiatives     2,590    920    3,712    7,231
Costs of pension settlement     -     1,792    -     10,092
Costs on early extinguishment of debt     -     195    -     195
Net income before income taxes, as adjusted (1)  $  15,804 $  11,542 $  37,801 $  35,237
   


(1) Net income (loss) before income taxes, as adjusted,  consists of net income (loss)  before income taxes, adjusted for the impact of  impairment on long-lived assets, costs on early extinguishment of debt, the costs on exited brands, and costs of streamlining and consolidation of operations, legal settlement, and other strategic initiatives, as well as cost of pension settlement. These costs are not indicative of our core operations and thus to get a more comparable result with the operating performance of the apparel industry, they have been removed, net of taxes, from the calculation.
   

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