10-Q
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

(Mark One)

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 29, 2012.

OR

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission File Number: 0-19357

 

 

MONRO MUFFLER BRAKE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

New York   16-0838627

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification #)

200 Holleder Parkway, Rochester, New York   14615
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

585-647-6400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    x  Yes    ¨  No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    x  Yes    ¨  No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer   x    Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer   ¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    ¨  Yes     x  No

As of October 26, 2012, 31,290,166 shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $ .01 per share, were outstanding.

 

 

 


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MONRO MUFFLER BRAKE, INC.

INDEX

 

      Page No.  

Part I. Financial Information

  

Item 1. Financial Statements

  

Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 29, 2012 and March 31, 2012

     3   

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the quarters and six months ended September  29, 2012 and September 24, 2011

     4   

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the six months ended September  29, 2012

     5   

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended September 29, 2012 and September  24, 2011

     6   

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

     7   

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

     11   

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

     14   

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

     14   

Part II. Other Information

  

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

     15   

Item 6. Exhibits

     15   

Signatures

     16   

Exhibit Index

     17   

 

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MONRO MUFFLER BRAKE, INC.

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

MONRO MUFFLER BRAKE, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

     (Unaudited)        
     September 29,
2012
    March 31,
2012
 
     (Dollars in
thousands)
       

Assets

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and equivalents

   $ 1,914     $ 3,257  

Trade receivables

     2,559       1,828  

Federal and state income taxes receivable

     647       605  

Inventories

     109,672       97,356  

Deferred income tax asset

     11,418       10,687  

Other current assets

     25,789       20,567  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     151,999       134,300  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

     436,450       424,425  

Less - Accumulated depreciation and amortization

     (219,463     (211,431
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net property, plant and equipment

     216,987       212,994  

Goodwill

     177,306       132,656  

Intangible assets

     17,208       15,172  

Other non-current assets

     12,011       14,970  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 575,511     $ 510,092  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

    

Current liabilities:

    

Current portion of long-term debt

   $ 3,714     $ 3,908  

Trade payables

     48,733       45,349  

Accrued payroll, payroll taxes and other payroll benefits

     15,336       17,919  

Accrued insurance

     26,854       23,645  

Warranty reserves

     6,671       7,035  

Other current liabilities

     11,826       11,938  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     113,134       109,794  

Obligations under capital leases

     44,415       45,504  

Other long-term debt

     47,772       5,660  

Accrued rent expense

     6,118       6,133  

Other long-term liabilities

     5,031       5,143  

Deferred income tax liability

     6,497       6,424  

Long-term income taxes payable

     4,201       3,935  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     227,168       182,593  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments

    

Shareholders’ equity:

    

Class C Convertible Preferred Stock, $1.50 par value, $.064 conversion value,
150,000 shares authorized; 32,500 shares issued and outstanding

  

 

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49

 

Common Stock, $.01 par value, 65,000,000 and 45,000,000 shares authorized at September 29, 2012 and March 31, 2012, respectively; 37,040,421 and 36,855,258 shares issued at September 29, 2012 and March 31, 2012, respectively

     371       368  

Treasury Stock, 6,014,937 and 5,967,991 shares at September 29, 2012 and March 31, 2012, respectively, at cost

     (88,155     (86,493

Additional paid-in capital

     125,360       119,690  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (3,555     (3,555

Retained earnings

     314,273       297,440  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

     348,343       327,499  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 575,511     $ 510,092  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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MONRO MUFFLER BRAKE, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(UNAUDITED)

 

     Quarter Ended
Fiscal September
    Six Months Ended
Fiscal  September
 
     2012     2011     2012     2011  
    

(Dollars in thousands,

except per share data)

 

Sales

   $ 176,475     $ 173,256     $ 345,650     $ 338,074  

Cost of sales, including distribution and occupancy costs

     106,624       101,942       207,687       195,949  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     69,851       71,314       137,963       142,125  

Operating, selling, general and administrative expenses

     50,126       46,123       98,550       90,792  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     19,725       25,191       39,413       51,333  

Interest expense, net of interest income

     1,370       1,332       2,668       2,456  

Other income, net

     (139     (123     (192     (224
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before provision for income taxes

     18,494       23,982       36,937       49,101  

Provision for income taxes

     6,946       8,865       13,752       18,542  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

     11,548       15,117       23,185       30,559  

Earnings per share:

        

Basic

   $ .37     $ .49     $ .74     $ 1.00  

Diluted

   $ .36     $ .47     $ .72     $ .95  

Other comprehensive income:

        

Other comprehensive income

     —          —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

   $ 11,548     $ 15,117     $ 23,185     $ 30,559  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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MONRO MUFFLER BRAKE, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(UNAUDITED)

(Dollars in thousands)

 

      Preferred
Stock
     Common
Stock
     Treasury
Stock
    Additional
Paid-in
Capital
     Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss (2)
    Retained
Earnings
    Total  

Balance at March 31, 2012

   $ 49      $ 368      $ (86,493   $ 119,690      $ (3,555   $ 297,440     $ 327,499  

Net income

                  23,185       23,185  

Cash dividends (1): Preferred

                  (152     (152

   Common

                  (6,200     (6,200

Tax benefit from exercise of stock options

             1,247            1,247  

Exercise of stock options

        3        (1,662     2,670            1,011  

Stock option compensation

             1,753            1,753  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at September 29, 2012

   $ 49      $ 371      $ (88,155   $ 125,360      $ (3,555   $ 314,273     $ 348,343  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Represents first and second quarter fiscal year 2013 dividend payments of $.10 per common share or common share equivalent paid each quarter on June 14, 2012 and September 20, 2012, respectively.
(2) The balance relates to the pension liability.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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MONRO MUFFLER BRAKE, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

 

     Six Months Ended  
     Fiscal September  
     2012     2011  
     (Dollars in thousands)  
     Increase (Decrease) in Cash  

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net income

   $ 23,185     $ 30,559  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

    

Depreciation and amortization

     12,623       11,502  

Loss on disposal of assets

     135       45  

Stock-based compensation expense

     1,753       1,702  

Excess tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements

     (256     (198

Net change in deferred income taxes

     (204     1,105  

Change in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Trade receivables

     (246     (331

Inventories

     (8,411     (4,443

Other current assets

     (4,822     (587

Other non-current assets

     3,285       (4,039

Trade payables

     3,384       7,340  

Accrued expenses

     (1,680     (7,860

Federal and state income taxes payable

     1,205       3,353  

Other long-term liabilities

     (588     (282

Long-term income taxes payable

     266       349  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total adjustments

     6,444       7,656  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     29,629       38,215  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Capital expenditures

     (12,120     (11,236

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

     (57,488     (32,533

Proceeds from the disposal of assets

     2,973       77  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used for investing activities

     (66,635     (43,692
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Proceeds from borrowings

     161,848       109,629  

Principal payments on long-term debt and capital lease obligations

     (121,701     (100,785

Exercise of stock options

     1,612       1,837  

Excess tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements

     256       198  

Dividends to shareholders

     (6,352     (5,344
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

     35,663       5,535  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Decrease) increase in cash

     (1,343     58  

Cash at beginning of period

     3,257       2,670  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash at end of period

   $ 1,914     $ 2,728  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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MONRO MUFFLER BRAKE, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1 – Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

The consolidated balance sheets as of September 29, 2012 and March 31, 2012, the consolidated statements of comprehensive income for the quarters and six months ended September 29, 2012 and September 24, 2011, the consolidated statements of cash flows for the six months ended September 29, 2012 and September 24, 2011, and the consolidated statement of changes in shareholders’ equity for the six months ended September 29, 2012, include Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Monro Service Corporation (collectively, the “Company”). These unaudited, condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company. In the opinion of management, all known adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals or adjustments) have been made to fairly state the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the unaudited periods presented.

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012. The results of operations for the interim periods being reported on herein are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year.

The Company reports its results on a 52/53 week fiscal year with the fiscal year ending on the last Saturday in March of each year. The following are the dates represented by each fiscal period reported in these condensed financial statements:

“Quarter Ended Fiscal September 2012”                         July 1, 2012 – September 29, 2012 (13 weeks)

“Quarter Ended Fiscal September 2011”                         June 26, 2011 – September 24, 2011 (13 weeks)

“Six Months Ended Fiscal September 2012”                  April 1, 2012 – September 29, 2012 (26 weeks)

“Six Months Ended Fiscal September 2011”                  March 27, 2011 – September 24, 2011 (26 weeks)

Fiscal year 2013, ending March 30, 2013, is a 52 week year.

In March 2012, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a resolution to amend the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, subject to shareholder approval, to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 45,000,000 to 65,000,000. The Company’s shareholders approved the increase at the Company’s Annual Shareholders’ meeting on August 7, 2012.

Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior year’s consolidated financial statements to conform to the current year’s presentation.

Note 2 – Acquisitions

The Company’s acquisitions are strategic moves in its plan to fill in and expand its presence in its existing and contiguous markets, and leverage fixed operating costs such as distribution and advertising.

Subsequent Events

The Company has signed a definitive asset purchase agreement to complete the acquisition of 31 Tire Barn Warehouse retail tire stores located in Indiana, Tennessee and Illinois from Everybody’s Oil Corporation on November 18, 2012. These stores produced approximately $60 million in net sales for their previous full fiscal year based on unaudited pre-acquisition historical information. These retail tire stores will operate under the Tire Barn Warehouse name. The acquisition will be financed through the Company’s existing credit facility.

On October 13, 2012, the Company acquired one retail tire and automotive repair store located in Massachusetts from Brothers Tire, Inc. This store produced approximately $1 million in net sales in its previous twelve months based on unaudited pre-acquisition historical information. This store will operate under the Monro brand name. The acquisition was financed through the Company’s existing credit facility.

On October 6, 2012, the Company acquired five retail tire and automotive repair stores located in New York from ChesleyCo. Inc., a former Midas franchisee. These stores produced approximately $3 million in net sales in its previous twelve months based on unaudited pre-acquisition historical information. These stores will operate under the Mr. Tire and Monro brand names. The acquisition was financed through the Company’s existing credit facility.

 

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MONRO MUFFLER BRAKE, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Fiscal 2013

On August 12, 2012, the Company acquired 17 retail automotive repair and tire stores located in Wisconsin and South Carolina from Tuffy Associates Corp. These stores produced approximately $9 million in annualized net sales for their previous full fiscal year based on unaudited pre-acquisition historical information. These retail tire and automotive repair stores will operate under the Monro and Tread Quarters brand names.

On June 3, 2012, the Company acquired 18 retail tire and automotive repair stores located in North Carolina from Colony Tire Corporation. These stores produced approximately $25 million in net sales for their previous full fiscal year based on unaudited pre-acquisition historical information. These retail tire and automotive repair stores operate primarily under the Mr. Tire name.

On April 1, 2012, the Company acquired 20 retail tire and automotive repair stores located in Virginia from Kramer Tire Co. These stores produced approximately $25 million in net sales for their previous full fiscal year based on audited pre-acquisition historical information. As part of the Kramer acquisition, two heavy truck tire and truck repair stores, two wholesale operations and a retread facility also located in Virginia were acquired. These retail tire and automotive repair stores will operate primarily under the Tread Quarters name. The non-retail facilities and the two heavy truck tire and truck repair stores were disposed of during May 2012.

The total purchase price of the acquisitions completed during the six months ended September 29, 2012 is approximately $57 million and were financed through the Company’s existing credit facility.

The purchase price allocations for the fiscal 2013 acquisitions completed during fiscal 2013 remain preliminary due to the finalization of the valuation of inventory, fixed and intangible assets, real estate and real property leases. The Company believes that any adjustments to the purchase price allocations will not be material. The aggregated acquisitions are not material to require pro-forma information.

Note 3 – Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per common share (EPS) amounts are computed by dividing income available to common shareholders, after the deduction of preferred stock dividends, by the average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted EPS amounts assume the issuance of common stock for all potentially dilutive equivalent securities outstanding.

The following is a reconciliation of basic and diluted EPS for the respective periods:

 

     Quarter Ended
Fiscal September
    Six Months Ended
Fiscal September
 
     2012     2011     2012     2011  
     (Dollars in thousands,  
     except per share data)  

Numerator for earnings per common share calculation:

        

Net Income

   $ 11,548     $ 15,117     $ 23,185     $ 30,559  

Preferred stock dividends

     (76     (68     (152     (129
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income available to common shareholders

   $ 11,472     $ 15,049     $ 23,033     $ 30,430  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Denominator for earnings per common share calculation:

        

Weighted average common shares, basic

     31,023       30,656       30,973       30,576  

Effect of dilutive securities:

        

Preferred stock

     760       760       760       760  

Stock options

     423       857       482       965  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares, diluted

     32,206       32,273       32,215       32,301  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic Earnings per common share:

   $ .37     $ .49     $ .74     $ 1.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted Earnings per common share:

   $ .36     $ .47     $ .72     $ .95  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The computation of diluted EPS excludes the effect of the assumed exercise of approximately 648,000 stock options for both the three and six months ended fiscal September 29, 2012, and 686,000 and 687,000 stock options respectively, for the three and six months ended September 24, 2011. Such amounts were excluded as the exercise prices of these stock options were greater than the average market value of the Company’s Common Stock for those periods, resulting in an anti-dilutive effect on diluted EPS.

 

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MONRO MUFFLER BRAKE, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Note 4 – Income Taxes

In the normal course of business, the Company provides for uncertain tax positions and the related interest and penalties, and adjusts its unrecognized tax benefits and accrued interest and penalties accordingly. The total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits were $6.0 million and $5.5 million, respectively, at September 29, 2012 and March 31, 2012, the majority of which, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate. As of September 29, 2012, the Company had approximately $.8 million of interest and penalties accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits.

The Company is currently under audit by certain state tax jurisdictions for the fiscal 2001 through 2004 and fiscal 2007 through 2010 tax years. It is possible that the examination phase of the audits for these years may conclude in the next 12 months, and that the related unrecognized tax benefits for tax positions taken regarding previously filed tax returns may change from those recorded as liabilities for uncertain tax positions in the Company’s financial statements as of September 29, 2012. However, based on the status of the examinations, it is not possible to estimate the effect of any amount of such change to previously recorded uncertain tax positions.

The Company files U.S. federal income tax returns and income tax returns in various state jurisdictions. The Company’s fiscal 2009 and fiscal 2011 U.S. federal tax year and various state tax years remain subject to income tax examinations by tax authorities.

Note 5 – Fair Value

Other long-term debt had a carrying amount and a fair value of $47.8 million as of September 29, 2012, as compared to a carrying amount of $5.7 million and a fair value of $5.6 million as of March 31, 2012. The fair value of other long-term debt was estimated based on discounted cash flow analyses using either quoted market prices for the same or similar issues, or the current interest rates offered to the Company for debt with similar maturities.

Note 6 – Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information

The following transactions represent non-cash investing and financing activities during the periods indicated:

Six Months Ended September 29, 2012:

In connection with the fiscal year 2013 acquisitions (see Note 2), liabilities were assumed as follows:

 

Fair value of assets acquired

   $ 14,128,000  

Goodwill acquired

     45,158,000  

Cash paid, net of cash acquired

     (57,488,000
  

 

 

 

Liabilities assumed

   $ 1,798,000  
  

 

 

 

In connection with the exercise of stock options and the satisfaction of tax withholding obligations by an officer of the Company and two members of the Company’s Board of Directors, the Company increased current liabilities, Common Stock, paid-in capital and treasury stock by $601,000, $1,000, $1,060,000 and $1,662,000, respectively.

In connection with the accounting for income tax benefits related to the exercise of stock options, the Company decreased current liabilities and increased paid-in capital by $1,247,000.

Six Months Ended September 24, 2011:

In connection with the fiscal year 2012 acquisitions, liabilities were assumed as follows:

 

Fair value of assets acquired

   $ 5,739,000  

Goodwill acquired

     27,589,000  

Cash paid, net of cash acquired

     (32,533,000
  

 

 

 

Liabilities assumed

   $ 795,000  
  

 

 

 

 

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MONRO MUFFLER BRAKE, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

In connection with the completion of purchase price accounting, the Company increased property, plant and equipment, deferred income tax asset, goodwill, intangible assets and long-term debt by $1,331,000, $381,000, $325,000, $297,000 and $2,334,000, respectively.

In connection with the exercise of stock options and the satisfaction of tax withholding obligations by the Company’s Executive Chairman and another member of the Company’s Board of Directors, the Company increased current liabilities, Common Stock, paid-in capital and treasury stock by $5,485,000, $6,000, $8,685,000 and $14,176,000, respectively.

In connection with the accounting for income tax benefits related to the exercise of stock options, the Company decreased current liabilities and increased paid-in capital by $4,803,000.

Note 7 – Cash Dividend

In May 2012, the Company’s Board of Directors declared its intention to pay a regular quarterly cash dividend during fiscal year 2013 of $.10 per common share or common share equivalent to be paid beginning with the first quarter of fiscal year 2013. However, the declaration of and any determination as to the payment of future dividends will be at the discretion of the Board of Directors and will depend on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, compliance with charter and credit facility restrictions, and such other factors as the Board of Directors deems relevant.

Note 8 – Subsequent Events

See Note 2 for a discussion of acquisitions subsequent to September 29, 2012.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that are not historical facts, including (without limitation) statements made in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, may contain statements of future expectations and other forward-looking statements made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this report, statements containing the words “believe”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “expect”, “may”, “could”, “plan”, “continue”, “should”, “project”, “estimate” and words of similar report constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed. These factors include, but are not necessarily limited to, the effect of economic conditions, product demand, dependence on and competition within the primary markets in which the Company’s stores are located, the need for and costs associated with store renovations and other capital expenditures, the impact of competitive services and pricing, product development, parts supply restraints or difficulties, industry regulation, risks relating to leverage and debt service (including sensitivity to fluctuations in interest rates), continued availability of capital resources and financing, risks relating to protection of customer and employee personal data, risks relating to litigation, risks relating to integration of acquired businesses, the availability of vendor rebates and other factors set forth or incorporated elsewhere herein and in the Company’s other Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including the risk factors set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012. Except as required by law, the Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the Company.

Results of Operations

The following table sets forth income statement data of Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. (“Monro” or the “Company”) expressed as a percentage of sales for the fiscal periods indicated:

 

     Quarter Ended
Fiscal September
    Six Months Ended
Fiscal September
 
     2012     2011     2012     2011  

Sales

     100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0 

Cost of sales, including distribution and occupancy costs

     60.4       58.8       60.1       58.0  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     39.6       41.2       39.9       42.0  

Operating, selling, general and administrative expenses

     28.4       26.6       28.5       26.9  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     11.2       14.5       11.4       15.2  

Interest expense - net

     0.8       0.8       0.8       0.7  

Other income - net

     (0.1     (0.1     (0.1     (0.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before provision for income taxes

     10.5       13.8       10.7       14.5  

Provision for income taxes

     3.9       5.1       4.0       5.5  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

     6.5      8.7      6.7      9.0 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Second Quarter and Six Months Ended September 29, 2012 Compared to Second Quarter and Six Months Ended September 24, 2011

Sales were $176.5 million for the quarter ended September 29, 2012 as compared with $173.3 million in the quarter ended September 24, 2011. The sales increase of $3.2 million or 1.9%, was due to an increase of $15.4 million related to new stores. Partially offsetting this was a comparable store sales decrease of 4.6% and a decrease in sales from closed stores amounting to $1.9 million. There were 91 selling days in both the quarter ended September 29, 2012 and the quarter ended September 24, 2011.

During the quarter ended September 24, 2011, the Company completed the bulk sale of approximately $2.9 million of slower moving inventory to a barter company in exchange for barter credits. There was no similar transaction for the quarter ended September 29, 2012.

 

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Sales were $345.7 million for the six months ended September 29, 2012 as compared with $338.1 million in the six months ended September 24, 2011. The sales increase of $7.6 million or 2.2%, was due to an increase of $33.1 million related to new stores. This was partially offset by a decrease in comparable store sales of 5.9% and a decrease in sales from closed stores amounting to $3.6 million. There were 181 selling days in both the first six months of fiscal 2013 and 2012.

At September 29, 2012, the Company had 853 company-operated stores and three franchised locations as compared with 802 company-operated stores and three franchised locations at September 24, 2011. (At March 31, 2012, the Company had 803 Company-operated stores.) During the quarter ended September 29, 2012, the Company added 18 stores and closed one store. Year to date, the Company added 56 stores and closed six.

Management believes that the decline in comparable store sales resulted mainly from the continued weak U.S. economy and the continuing impact of a mild winter in 2011 and early 2012. With lack of consumer confidence and high unemployment, management believes that customers are continuing to defer tire purchases and service repairs, especially on higher ticket items. While it appears that some repairs and tire purchases are being deferred, most can only be deferred for a period of time due to safety issues or state inspection requirements.

Gross profit for the quarter ended September 29, 2012 was $69.9 million or 39.6% of sales as compared with $71.3 million or 41.2% of sales for the quarter ended September 24, 2011. The decrease in gross profit for the quarter ended September 29, 2012, as a percentage of sales, is due to several factors.

Distribution and occupancy costs increased as a percentage of sales from the prior year as the Company, with lower overall comparable store sales, lost leverage on these largely fixed costs.

Additionally, labor costs increased slightly as a percentage of sales as compared to the prior year. With lower sales, there was an increase in subsidized wages because technicians are less productive.

Total material costs, including outside purchases, were virtually flat as a percentage of sales as compared to the prior year. The Company experienced increases in tire costs as compared to the same quarter of the prior year, and for competitive reasons, did not increase selling prices to the degree that would have preserved gross margin percentages at prior year levels. Additionally, there was a shift in mix to the lower margin service and tire categories, the latter due in part to the acquisition of more tire stores. These increases were largely offset by a decrease in oil costs as compared to the prior year, helped in part by the Company’s newly-negotiated oil pricing. Additionally, the Company completed the bulk sale of approximately $2.9 million of slower moving inventory to a barter company in exchange for barter credits during the quarter ended September 24, 2011, and the margin recognized in these transactions is typically less than the Company’s normal profit margin. The barter transaction for the quarter ended September 24, 2011 decreased gross profit as a percentage of sales by .2%.

Gross profit for the six months ended September 29, 2012 was $138.0 million, or 39.9% of sales, as compared with $142.1 million or 42.0% of sales for the six months ended September 24, 2011. The year-to-date decrease in gross profit as a percent of sales is largely due to increased distribution and occupancy costs and labor costs, due to loss of leverage on lower comparable store sales.

Operating expenses for the quarter ended September 29, 2012 were $50.1 million or 28.4% of sales as compared with $46.1 million or 26.6% of sales for the quarter ended September 24, 2011. Increased operating expenses such as manager pay, advertising and supplies related to the fiscal 2012 and 2013 acquired stores accounted for $3.9 million of the increase.

For the six months ended September 29, 2012, operating expenses increased by $7.8 million to $98.5 million from the comparable period of the prior year and were 28.5% of sales as compared to 26.9%. Operating expenses related to the fiscal 2012 and 2013 acquired stores totaled $8.6 million, which was offset by reduced operating expenses at the Company’s existing stores. This demonstrates that the Company experienced leverage in this line on a comparable store basis through focused cost control and pay plans which appropriately adjust for performance.

Operating income for the quarter ended September 29, 2012 of approximately $19.7 million decreased by 21.7% as compared to operating income of approximately $25.2 million for the quarter ended September 24, 2011, and decreased as a percentage of sales from 14.5% to 11.2%.

Operating income for the six months ended September 29, 2012 of approximately $39.4 million decreased by 23.2% as compared to operating income of approximately $51.3 million for the six months ended September 24, 2011, and decreased as a percentage of sales from 15.2% for the six months ended September 24, 2011 to 11.4% for the six months ended September 29, 2012.

Net interest expense for the quarter ended September 29, 2012 remained flat at approximately $1.4 million and .8% as a percentage of sales, as compared to the same period in the prior year. The weighted average debt outstanding for the quarter ended September 29, 2012 increased by approximately $31 million as compared to the quarter ended September 24, 2011, primarily related to an increase in debt outstanding under the Company’s revolving Credit Facility agreement. Largely offsetting this increase was a

 

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decrease in the weighted average interest rate of approximately 260 basis points from the prior year due to a shift in the percentage of debt (revolver vs. capital leases) outstanding at a lower rate. Additionally, amortization of financing fees over the higher outstanding revolving credit balance for the quarter is causing a decrease in the weighted average interest rate.

Net interest expense for the six months ended September 29, 2012 increased by approximately $.2 million as compared to the same period in the prior year, and increased .1% as a percentage of sales for the same periods. Weighted average debt increased by approximately $30 million and the weighted average interest rate decreased by approximately 230 basis points as compared to the same period of the prior year.

The effective tax rate for the quarter ended September 29, 2012 and September 24, 2011 was 37.6% and 37.0%, respectively, of pre-tax income.

The effective tax rate for the six months ended September 29, 2012 and September 24, 2011 was 37.2% and 37.8%, respectively, of pre-tax income.

Net income for the quarter ended September 29, 2012 of $11.5 million decreased 23.6% from net income for the quarter ended September 24, 2011. Earnings per share on a diluted basis for the quarter ended September 29, 2012 of $.36 decreased 23.4%.

For the six months ended September 29, 2012, net income of $23.2 million decreased 24.1% and diluted earnings per share of $.72 decreased 24.2%.

Capital Resources and Liquidity

Capital Resources

The Company’s primary capital requirements in fiscal year 2013 are the upgrading of its facilities and systems, including the completion of the approximate $4.5 million expansion of the Rochester, New York office and warehouse facility begun in fiscal 2012, and the funding of its store expansion program, including potential acquisitions of existing store chains. For the six months ended September 29, 2012, the Company’s primary capital requirements involved the funding of the fiscal year 2013 acquisitions totaling $57.5 million as well as the upgrading of facilities and systems and the funding of its store expansion program totaling $12.1 million. Funds for these capital expenditures were provided primarily by cash flow from operations and from the Company’s revolving credit facility.

The Company paid cash dividends of $6.4 million during the six months ended September 29, 2012. In May 2012, the Company’s Board of Directors declared its intention to pay a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.10 per common share or common share equivalent beginning with the first quarter of fiscal year 2013. However, the declaration of and any determination as to the payment of future dividends will be at the discretion of the Board of Directors and will depend on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, compliance with charter and credit facility restrictions, and such other factors as the Board of Directors deems relevant.

In October 2012, the Company acquired five retail tire and automotive repair stores from ChesleyCo. Inc. and one retail tire and automotive repair store from Brothers Tire, Inc. These acquisitions were financed through the Company’s existing credit facility.

Additionally, the Company has signed a definitive asset purchase agreement to acquire certain retail tire stores from Everybody’s Oil Corporation. This transaction is expected to close during the third quarter of fiscal year 2013. This acquisition will be financed through the Company’s existing credit facility.

The Company also plans to continue to seek suitable acquisition candidates. Management believes that the Company has sufficient resources available (including cash and equivalents, net cash flow from operations and bank financing) to expand its business as currently planned for the next twelve months.

Liquidity

In June 2011, the Company entered into a five-year $175 million revolving Credit Facility agreement with seven banks. The Credit Facility amends and restates, in its entirety, the Credit Facility agreement previously entered into by the Company as of July 2005 and amended from time to time. The Credit Facility also provides an accordion feature permitting the Company to request an increase in availability of up to an additional $75 million. There was $47 million outstanding at September 29, 2012. The Company was in compliance with all debt covenants at September 29, 2012.

 

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Within the Credit Facility, the Company has available a sub-facility of $40 million for the purpose of issuing standby letters of credit. There was an outstanding letter of credit for $20 million at September 29, 2012.

The net availability under the Credit Facility at September 29, 2012 was $108 million.

Specific terms of the Credit Facility permit the payment of cash dividends not to exceed 50% of the prior year’s net income, and permit mortgages and specific lease financing arrangements with other parties with certain limitations. Additionally, the Credit Facility is not secured by the Company’s real property, although the Company has agreed not to encumber its real property, with certain permissible exceptions. The agreement also requires the maintenance of specified interest and rent coverage ratios.

The Company has financed certain store properties and equipment with capital leases, which amount to $48.1 million at September 29, 2012 and are due in installments through 2042.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued new accounting guidance that revises the manner in which entities present comprehensive income in their financial statements. The guidance removed the presentation options in previously issued accounting guidance on comprehensive income, and requires entities to report components of comprehensive income in either (1) a continuous statement of comprehensive income or (2) two separate but consecutive statements. The guidance does not change the items that must be reported in other comprehensive income. This guidance is effective for fiscal years and interim reporting periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2011. The adoption of this guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2013 required new presentation of the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

In September 2012, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued updated guidance on the periodic testing of indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment. This guidance will allow companies to assess qualitative factors to determine if it is more-likely-than-not that indefinite-lived intangible assets might be impaired and whether it is necessary to perform further impairment testing required under current accounting standards. This guidance is applicable for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012, with early adoption permitted. The Company expects to adopt this guidance in the third quarter of fiscal 2013. The guidance is not expected to have an impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The Company is exposed to market risk from potential changes in interest rates. At September 29, 2012 and March 31, 2012, the Company had approximately $47.8 million and $5.7 million, respectively, of debt financing, excluding capital leases, of which approximately 1.4% and 11.7%, respectively, was at fixed interest rates and therefore, the fair value is affected by changes in market interest rates. The Company’s cash flow exposure on floating rate debt interest expense would not have materially fluctuated based upon the Company’s debt position for the six months ended September 29, 2012 or for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012, given a 1% change in LIBOR.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Disclosure controls and procedures

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports that the Company files or submits pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

In conjunction with the close of each fiscal quarter and under the supervision of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the Company conducts an update, a review and an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures. It is the conclusion of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, based upon an evaluation completed as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter reported on herein, that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

Changes in internal controls

There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 29, 2012 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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MONRO MUFFLER BRAKE, INC.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

The Company is not a party or subject to any legal proceedings other than certain claims and lawsuits that arise in the normal course of its business. The Company does not believe that such claims or lawsuits, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on its financial condition or results of operations.

Item 6. Exhibits

Exhibits

10.19 – Employment Agreement dated August 7, 2012, between Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. and Robert G. Gross, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 9, 2012.

10.85 – Employment Agreement, dated August 7, 2012, between Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. and John W. Van Heel, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 9, 2012.

31.1 – Certification of John W. Van Heel pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes – Oxley Act of 2002

31.2 – Certification of Catherine D’Amico pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes – Oxley Act of 2002

32.1 – Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes – Oxley Act of 2002

101.CAL* - XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase

101.INS* - XBRL Instance Document

101.LAB* - XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase

101.PRE* - XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

101.SCH* - XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Linkbase

101.DEF* - XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase

 

* Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, these interactive data files are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement of prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933 or deemed filed for purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and otherwise are not subject to liability under those sections.

 

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SIGNATURES

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.

 

  MONRO MUFFLER BRAKE, INC.

DATE: November 8, 2012

  By:  

/s/ John W. Van Heel

    John W. Van Heel
    Chief Executive Officer and President

DATE: November 8, 2012

   
  By:  

/s/ Catherine D’Amico

    Catherine D’Amico
   

Executive Vice President-Finance, Treasurer

and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

   Page No.  
31.1    Certification of John W. Van Heel pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002      18   
31.2    Certification of Catherine D’Amico pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002      19   
32.1    Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002      20   
101.CAL*    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase   
101.INS*    XBRL Instance Document   
101.LAB*    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase   
101.PRE*    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase   
101.SCH*    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Linkbase   
101.DEF*    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase   

 

* Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, these interactive data files are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement of prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933 or deemed filed for purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and otherwise are not subject to liability under those sections.

 

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