Jamba, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2013 Financial Results

Jamba, Inc. (NASDAQ:JMBA) today reported unaudited financial results for the second fiscal quarter ended July 2, 2013. The Company recorded a quarterly comparable store sales⁽¹⁾ increase of 2.2% for Company-owned stores, driven by increases in store traffic and average check.

Jamba also reported solid increases in total revenue, net income, operating margin and earnings per share from its expanding consumer product platforms during the second quarter. The Company made substantial progress in its key growth initiatives, including fresh-squeezed juice expansion, store refreshes and remodels and express retail format.

Highlights for the 13 weeks ended July 2, 2013, compared to the 13 weeks ended July 3, 2012:

• Company-owned comparable store sales⁽¹⁾ increased 2.2% for the quarter ascompared to the prior year period in which comparable store sales increased 5.1%.
• System-wide comparable store sales⁽¹⁾ increased 1.7% for the quarter against a 5.7% increase for the prior year period and franchise-operated comparable store sales⁽¹⁾ increased 1.2% for the quarter compared to the prior year quarter increase of 6.4%.
• Net income after dividends increased 51% to $6.2 million, or $0.36⁽²⁾ diluted earnings per share for the quarter, compared to net income of $4.1 million, or $0.27⁽²⁾ diluted earnings per share for the prior year period.
• Total revenue increased 1.9% to $67.3 million compared to total revenue of $66.0 million for the prior year period.
• Income from operations increased 32.1% to $6.6 million reflecting Company-owned store comparable sales growth, increased franchise revenue and expanding CPG sales. Operating margin improved by 230 basis points to 9.9% for the second quarter of 2013.
• General and administrative expenses decreased 5.4% to $10.2 million compared with $10.8 million for the prior year period.
• During the quarter, franchisees opened 11 new stores globally; nine new franchise-operated stores, which include six smoothie stations, in the U.S. and two new international stores. Two Company-owned stores were opened.
• Holders of Series B Preferred Stock completed conversion of all preferred shares to shares of the Company’s common stock in June 2013, resulting in the end of dividend payments to the preferred stockholders.

“Despite the challenging consumer and competitive environment, Jamba had strong quarterly achievements and also set the stage for future performance gains and earnings growth. Our record of more than two years of quarterly system comparable store sales growth continued with an increase that outpaced many of our peers. Total revenue and net earnings both advanced, with EPS for the quarter increasing 33%. By increasing our marketing investment and highlighting value promotions, we continue to grow our base of light and lapsed users,” said James D. White, Chairman, President and CEO of Jamba.

“Our growth initiatives – fresh juice expansion, store re-imaging, consumer products, global franchise development and express retail concepts – made good progress during the quarter. Several longer term efforts, including supply chain and labor optimization programs, organization structure and marketing and pricing initiatives, were launched during the quarter, and we expect that these efforts will yield positive results in 2013 and beyond,” concluded Mr. White.

Second Quarter Fiscal 2013 Results

Revenue

For the 13 weeks ended July 2, 2013, total revenue increased 1.9% to $67.3 million from $66.0 million in the prior year period. The increase is due to the 2.2% increase in Company-owned comparable store sales⁽¹⁾ and increased franchise revenue and CPG sales. The increase in Company-owned comparable store sales⁽¹⁾ of 2.2% was driven primarily by an increase in transaction count of 160 basis points and an average check increase of 60 basis points. During the 13-week period ended July 2, 2013, franchise-operated comparable store sales⁽¹⁾ increased 1.2%. Franchise and other revenue increased 27.2% to $4.5 million from $3.5 million in the prior year period. Jamba’s CPG revenue was $1.0 million in the 13 week-period ended July 2, 2013, compared to $0.3 million in the prior year period, up 233%.

Income from Operations and Operating Margin

Jamba’s operating margin improved by 230 basis points to 9.9% for the second quarter of 2013 compared to 7.6% for the quarter ended July 3, 2012. On a dollar basis, the $6.6 million income from operations for the second quarter of 2013 was a $1.6 million improvement over the second quarter of 2012 reflecting the increased franchise revenue and CPG sales, and improved leveraging of fixed costs resulting from the Company-operated store comparable sales growth.

Retail Growth

As of July 2, 2013, system-wide, Jamba has 787 stores in the United States, of which 492 are franchise-operated stores and 295 are Company-owned. Franchise-operated stores include Jamba Smoothie Stations™, the new limited menu express format. During the quarter, Jamba opened nine new domestic franchise-operated stores, consisting of one traditional, two non-traditional and six smoothie stations; and two international store locations, one in the Philippines and one in South Korea. Two new Company-owned stores opened during the quarter. As of July 2, 2013 there were 42 international store locations, all of which are franchise-operated. During the quarter, the total number of JambaGO served locations increased to 636.

As of July 2, 2013, 23 California locations offered the fresh-squeezed premium juice platform, with a target of up to 50 locations by the end of 2013. During the quarter, the Company sold seven stores in California to new and existing franchise partners.

Liquidity

On July 2, 2013, the Company held $32.6 million in cash and cash equivalents as compared to $31.5 million cash and cash equivalents at January 1, 2013. On July 2, 2013, the Company had no restricted cash. At the end of fiscal 2012, the restricted cash balance was $0.2 million.

Outlook for 2013

The Company continues to expect to achieve the following results for fiscal 2013:

• Deliver positive Company-owned comparable store sales⁽¹⁾ of 4%-6% and store-level margin of 20%;
• Achieve income from operations of 2.5%-3.0% of revenue;
• Deliver CPG revenue of $4 million - $5 million;
• Develop 60-80 U.S. and international locations;
• Add 1,000 JambaGO served locations.

Earnings Conference Call

A conference call to review the second quarter 2013 results will be held today, August 5, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. ET. The conference call can be accessed live over the phone by dialing (877) 941-1427 or for international callers by dialing (480) 629-9664. A replay will be available at 8:00 p.m. ET and can be accessed by dialing (877) 870-5176 or (858) 384-5517 for international callers; the pin number is 4624867. The replay will be available until August 26, 2013. The call can be accessed from the Company’s website at www.jambajuice.com under the Corporate Investor Relations section or directly at http://ir.jambajuice.com.

About Jamba, Inc.

Jamba, Inc., (the “Company”) owns and franchises Jamba Juice stores through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Jamba Juice Company. Jamba Juice Company is a leading restaurant retailer of better-for-you, specialty beverage and food offerings, which include great tasting, whole fruit smoothies, fresh-squeezed juices and juice blends, hot coffee and teas, hot oatmeal, breakfast wraps, sandwiches and mini-wraps, California Flatbreads™, frozen yogurt, and a variety of baked goods and snacks. As of July 2, 2013, there were 829 store locations globally. There were 295 Company-owned and operated stores and 492 franchise-operated stores in the United States, and 42 international stores. Jamba Juice Company has expanded the Jamba brand by direct selling of consumer packaged goods (“CPG”) and licensing its trademark. CPG products for at-home enjoyment are also available online, through select retailers across the nation and in Jamba outlets in the United States.

Fans of Jamba Juice can find out more about Jamba Juice's locations as well as specific offerings and promotions by visiting the Jamba Juice website at www.JambaJuice.com or by contacting Jamba’s Guest Services team at 1-866-4R-FRUIT (473-7848).

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release (including information incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference herein) contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are those involving future events and future results that are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts, and projections as well as the current beliefs and assumptions of the Company’s management. Words such as “outlook”, “believes”, “expects”, “appears”, “may”, “will”, “should”, “anticipates”, or the negative thereof or comparable terminology, are intended to identify such forward looking statements. Any statement that is not a historical fact, including the statements made under the caption “Outlook for 2013” and any other estimates, projections, future trends and the outcome of events that have not yet occurred, is a forward-looking statement. Forward-looking statements are only predictions and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore actual results may differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to factors discussed under the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the Company’s reports filed with the SEC. Many of such factors relate to events and circumstances that are beyond the Company’s control. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company does not assume any obligation to update the information contained in this press release.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company provides certain supplemental non-GAAP financial measures to its investors as a complement to the most comparable GAAP measures. The Company believes that providing these non-GAAP measures to its investors, in addition to corresponding GAAP income statement measures, provides investors the benefit of viewing the Company's performance using the same financial metrics that the management team uses in making many key decisions and understanding how the Company's core business operations may perform and may look in the future. The non-GAAP financial measures are discussed further in Footnotes below.

Non-GAAP financial measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative for, generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America. Non-GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation from or as a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies.

Footnotes:

Share and per share data have been adjusted for all periods presented to reflect a five-for-one reverse stock split effective May 31, 2013.

Share and per share data have been adjusted for all periods presented to reflect a five-for-one reverse stock split effective May 31, 2013.