Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) today announced sales results for May.
The Company also provided preliminary estimated financial results for
the quarter ended May 31, 2014 and updated its outlook for 2015 fiscal
year.
Monthly Sales
For the five weeks ended May 31, 2014, same store sales increased 3.5
percent over the prior-year period. May front-end same store sales
increased 0.5 percent. Pharmacy same store sales, which included an
approximate 156 basis points negative impact from new generic
introductions, increased 5.0 percent. Prescription count at comparable
stores increased 3.2 percent over the prior-year period.
Total drugstore sales for the five-week period increased 2.5 percent to
$2.484 billion compared to $2.423 billion for the same period last year.
Prescription sales accounted for 68.0 percent of drugstore sales, and
third party prescription sales represented 97.4 percent of pharmacy
sales.
Quarterly Sales
Same store sales for the 13-week period ended May 31, 2014 increased 3.1
percent over the prior-year period. Front-end same store sales were flat
compared to the prior-year period while pharmacy same store sales
increased 4.6 percent. Prescription count at comparable stores increased
2.3 percent over the prior-year period.
Total drugstore sales for the 13 weeks ended May 31, 2014 increased 2.6
percent with sales of $6.425 billion compared to $6.264 billion for the
same period last year. Prescription sales represented 68.4 percent of
total drugstore sales, and third party prescription sales represented
97.4 percent of pharmacy sales.
Preliminary Financial Results
Although results for the quarter ended May 31, 2014 will not be released
until June 19, 2014, the Company expects Adjusted EBITDA (which is
reconciled to net income on the attached table) for the quarter to be
between $275 million and $285 million, net income to be between $35
million and $45 million and income per diluted share to be $.04. Based
on pharmacy margin trends, particularly in May, the Company expects its
results for Adjusted EBITDA to trail the results for the previous year’s
first quarter due primarily to higher-than-expected drug costs resulting
from a delay in realizing the level of expected generic purchase price
reductions and a greater-than-expected reduction in reimbursement rates.
Rite Aid’s actual financial results for the quarter ended May 31, 2014
have not been finalized by management, and as a result, Rite Aid’s
actual results may differ from the estimates above. The Company
undertakes no obligation to update future quarterly periods prior to its
regularly scheduled earnings release.
Revised Outlook for Fiscal 2015
Based on the expected results for the quarter ended May 31, 2014 and the
generic purchase price reductions that are expected for the remainder of
the year, the company is updating its Fiscal 2015 guidance for Adjusted
EBITDA, net income and income per diluted share. Adjusted EBITDA (which
is reconciled to net income on the attached table) is expected to be
between $1.275 billion and $1.350 billion. Net income for fiscal 2015 is
expected to be between $298 million and $408 million or income per
diluted share of $.30 to $.40. The Company’s guidance for sales, same
store sales increases and capital expenditures remain unchanged.
Rite Aid is one of the nation’s largest drugstore chains. On May 31,
2014, the company operated 4,581 stores compared to 4,614 stores in the
like period a year ago. Information about Rite Aid, including corporate
background and press releases, is available through the company’s
website at http://www.riteaid.com.
Note that all sales data in this release is preliminary, unaudited and
subject to revision.
Statements, including guidance, in this release that are not
historical are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe
harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. Words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,”
“estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,”
“should,” and “will” and variations of such words and similar
expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future
performance and involve risks, assumptions and uncertainties, including,
but not limited to, our high level of indebtedness and our ability to
make interest and principal payments on our debt and satisfy the other
covenants contained in our debt agreements, general economic, market and
competitive conditions, our ability to improve the operating performance
of our stores in accordance with our long term strategy, the impact of
private and public third-party payers continued reduction in
prescription drug reimbursements and efforts to encourage mail order,
our ability to manage expenses and our investments in working capital,
outcomes of legal and regulatory matters and changes in legislation or
regulations, including healthcare reform. These and other risks,
assumptions and uncertainties are described in Item 1A (Risk Factors) of
our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in other documents that
we file or furnish with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which
you are encouraged to read. Should one or more of these risks or
uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove
incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those indicated or
anticipated by such forward-looking statements. Accordingly, you are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. Rite Aid
expressly disclaims any current intention to update publicly any
forward-looking statement after the distribution of this release,
whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in
assumptions or otherwise.
See the attached table for a reconciliation of a non-GAAP financial
measure, Adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss), the most comparable GAAP
financial measure. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss)
excluding the impact of income taxes (and any corresponding adjustments
to tax indemnification asset), interest expense, depreciation and
amortization, LIFO adjustments, charges or credits for facility closing
and impairment, inventory write-downs related to store closings,
stock-based compensation expense, debt retirements, sale of assets and
investments, revenue deferrals related to our customer loyalty program
and other items.
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RITE AID CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
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SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
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RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME RESULTS TO ADJUSTED EBITDA RESULTS
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QUARTER ENDING MAY 31, 2014
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(In thousands, except per share amounts)
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Low
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High
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Reconciliation of net income to adjusted EBITDA:
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Net Income
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$
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35,000
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$
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45,000
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Adjustments:
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Interest expense
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101,000
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101,000
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Income tax expense
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12,000
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12,000
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Depreciation and amortization
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103,000
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103,000
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LIFO charge
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5,000
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-
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Store closing and impairment charges
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5,000
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5,000
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Loss on debt retirement
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-
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-
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Other
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14,000
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19,000
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Adjusted EBITDA:
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275,000
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285,000
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Diluted Income per share
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$
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0.04
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$
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0.04
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RITE AID CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
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SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
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RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME GUIDANCE TO ADJUSTED EBITDA GUIDANCE
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YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 28, 2015
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(In thousands, except per share amounts)
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Guidance Range
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Low
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High
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Sales
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$
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26,000,000
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$
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26,500,000
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Same store sales
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2.50
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%
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4.50
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%
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Gross capital expenditures
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$
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525,000
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$
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525,000
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Reconciliation of net income to adjusted EBITDA:
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Net income
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$
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298,000
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$
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408,000
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Adjustments:
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Interest expense
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390,000
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$
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390,000
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Income tax expense
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70,000
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60,000
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Depreciation and amortization
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411,000
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409,000
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LIFO charge
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15,000
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-
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Store closing and impairment charges
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55,000
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50,000
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Loss on debt retirement
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17,000
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17,000
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Other
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19,000
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16,000
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Adjusted EBITDA
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$
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1,275,000
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$
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1,350,000
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Diluted income per share
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$
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0.30
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$
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0.40
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