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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

Form 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 3, 2017

 

Potbelly Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Commission File Number: 001-36104

 

 

 

 

Delaware

 

36-4466837

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

111 N. Canal Street, Suite 850

Chicago, Illinois 60606

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(312) 951-0600

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. 

 

 

 


Item 2.02.

Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 3, 2017, Potbelly Corporation ("Potbelly") issued a press release disclosing earnings and other financial results for its third fiscal quarter ended September 24, 2017, and that as previously announced, its management would review these results in a conference call at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on November 3, 2017. The full text of the press release is furnished hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information furnished with this report, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any other filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

 

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

 

 

99.1

 

Potbelly Corporation Press Release dated November 3, 2017


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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: November 3, 2017

 

Potbelly Corporation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Michael Coyne

 

 

Name:

 

Michael Coyne

 

 

Title:

 

Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

(Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer)

 

pbpb-ex991_6.htm

Exhibit 99.1

POTBELLY CORPORATION REPORTS RESULTS

FOR THIRD FISCAL QUARTER 2017

Chicago, IL, November 3, 2017 – Potbelly Corporation (NASDAQ: PBPB) today reported financial results for the third fiscal quarter ended September 24, 2017.

Key highlights for the thirteen weeks ended September 24, 2017 compared to the thirteen weeks ended September 25, 2016 include:

 

Total revenues increased 2.3% to $106.1 million from $103.8 million.

 

Company-operated comparable store sales decreased 4.8%.

 

Eight new shops opened, including two franchised shops and six company-operated shops.

 

GAAP net loss attributable to Potbelly Corporation was $0.2 million, inclusive of a $1.5 million impairment charge compared to net income of $1.8 million, inclusive of a $1.9 million impairment charge. GAAP diluted loss per share was $0.01 compared to diluted EPS of $0.07.

 

Adjusted net income1 attributable to Potbelly Corporation decreased 37.5% to $1.9 million from adjusted net income of $3.0 million. Adjusted diluted EPS decreased 41.7% to $0.07 from $0.12.

 

EBITDA1 decreased 33.4% to $5.6 million from $8.4 million.

 

Adjusted EBITDA1 decreased 13.5% to $9.6 million from $11.1 million.

 

Key highlights for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 24, 2017 compared to the thirty-nine weeks ended September 25, 2016 include:

 

Total revenues increased 3.7% to $316.0 million from $304.8 million.

 

Company-operated comparable store sales decreased 4.3%.

 

Thirty-five new shops opened, including thirteen franchised shops and twenty-two company-operated shops.

 

GAAP net income attributable to Potbelly Corporation decreased 95.1% to $0.3 million, inclusive of a $5.8 million impairment charge compared to net income of $6.3 million, inclusive of a $2.9 million impairment charge. GAAP diluted EPS decreased 95.8% to $0.01 from $0.24.

 

Adjusted net income1 attributable to Potbelly Corporation decreased 27.3% to $5.9 million from adjusted net income of $8.1 million. Adjusted diluted EPS decreased 25.8% to $0.23 from $0.31.

 

EBITDA1 decreased 27.6% to $19.6 million from $27.1 million.

 

Adjusted EBITDA1 decreased 5.0% to $30.6 million from $32.2 million.

 

Mike Coyne, Chief Financial Officer and interim Chief Executive Officer of Potbelly Corporation, commented, "During the third quarter, we generated revenue of $106 million, an increase of 2%, driven by new unit growth, offset by the impact of our comparable store sales, which decreased 4.8%. We continue to operate in a challenging environment, and we remain focused on driving initiatives designed to improve traffic and grow sales in the near term, while managing costs and optimizing our capital spend. We are

1


encouraged by the progress we have made with our near-term initiatives and with our ongoing strategic review. We believe our strategic initiatives will leave the Potbelly brand well-positioned to deliver sustainable shareholder value creation over the long term.”

 

 

2017 Outlook

For the full fiscal year of 2017, management currently expects:

 

45-50 total new shop openings, including 30-35 company-operated shop openings;

 

A mid-single digit decrease in company-operated comparable store sales;

 

An effective tax rate to range from 36% to 38%, excluding the impact of Accounting Standard Update 2016-09 Compensation-Stock Compensation, which could significantly impact our tax rate for 2017;

 

Full year adjusted diluted earnings per share at the lower end of the range of $0.30 to $0.33, excluding the income tax impact of Accounting Standard Update 2016-09 Compensation-Stock Compensation, which could significantly impact our earnings per share;

 

Comparable categories of adjustments to net income as discussed in the “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to GAAP Financial Measures.”

 

Projected adjusted diluted earnings per share set forth above are measures not recognized under GAAP. Please see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below.

 

 

Conference Call

A conference call and audio webcast has been scheduled for 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time today to discuss these results. Details of the conference call are as follows:

 

 

 

 

Date:

 

Friday, November 3, 2017

Time:

 

8:00 a.m. Eastern Time

Dial-In #:

 

877-407-0784 U.S. & Canada

 

 

201-689-8560 International

Confirmation code:

 

13672309

 

Alternatively, the conference call will be webcast at www.potbelly.com on the “Investor Relations” webpage. For those unable to participate, an audio replay will be available from 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Friday, November 3, 2017 through midnight Friday, November 10, 2017. To access the replay, please call 844-512-2921 (U.S. & Canada) or 412-317-6671 (International) and enter confirmation code 13672309. A web-based archive of the conference call will also be available at the above website.

 

 

About Potbelly

Potbelly Corporation is a fast-growing neighborhood sandwich concept offering toasty warm sandwiches, signature salads and other fresh menu items served by engaging people in an environment that reflects the Potbelly brand. Our Vision is for our customers to feel that we are their “Neighborhood Sandwich Shop” and to tell others about their great experience. Our Mission is to make people really happy and to improve every day. Our Passion is to be “The Best Place for Lunch.” The Company owns and operates over 400 shops in the United States and our franchisees operate over 50 shops domestically, in the Middle East, the United Kingdom and Canada. For more information, please visit our website at www.potbelly.com.

 

 

Definitions

The following definitions apply to these terms as used throughout this press release:

 

Revenues – represents net company-operated sandwich shop sales and our franchise operations. Net company-operated shop sales consist of food and beverage sales, net of promotional allowances and employee meals. Franchise royalties and fees consist of an initial franchise fee, a franchise development agreement fee and royalty income from the franchisee.

 

Company-operated comparable store sales – represents the change in year-over-year sales for the comparable company-operated store base open for 15 months or longer.

2


 

EBITDA – represents net income before depreciation and amortization expense, interest expense and the provision for income taxes.

 

Adjusted EBITDA – represents net income before depreciation and amortization expense, interest expense and the provision for income taxes, adjusted to eliminate the impact of other items, including certain non-cash as well as other items that we do not consider representative of our ongoing operating performance.

 

Adjusted net income – represents net income, excluding impairment, gain or loss on the disposal of property and equipment and store closure expense, as well as other items that we do not consider representative of our ongoing operating performance.

 

Shop-level profit – represents income from operations less franchise royalties and fees, general and administrative expenses, depreciation expense, pre-opening costs and impairment and loss on the disposal of property and equipment.

 

Shop-level profit margin – represents shop-level profit expressed as a percentage of net company-operated sandwich shop sales.

 

Adjusted diluted earnings per share – represents net income, excluding impairment, gain or loss on the disposal of property and equipment and store closure expense on a fully diluted per share basis as well as other items that we do not consider representative of our ongoing operating performance.

 

 

1Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We prepare our financial statements in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”). Within this press release, we make reference to EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income, shop-level profit and shop-level profit margin, which are non-GAAP financial measures. The Company includes these non-GAAP financial measures because management believes they are useful to investors in that they provide for greater transparency with respect to supplemental information used by management in its financial and operational decision making. Beginning in the first quarter of 2017, the Company modified its definition of adjusted EBITDA to eliminate the adjustments of pre-opening and public company costs from its definition. The Company believes these refinements improve the usefulness and comparability of adjusted EBITDA. Prior period adjusted EBITDA financial measures have been restated to reflect this change within this press release.  

Management uses adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net income to evaluate the Company’s performance and in order to have comparable financial results to analyze changes in our underlying business from quarter to quarter. Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net income exclude the impact of certain non-cash charges and other special items that affect the comparability of results in past quarters. Management uses shop-level profit and shop-level profit margin as key metrics to evaluate the profitability of incremental sales at our shops, to evaluate our shop performance across periods and to evaluate our shop financial performance against our competitors.

Accordingly, the Company believes the presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures, when used in conjunction with GAAP financial measures, is a useful financial analysis tool that can assist investors in assessing the Company’s operating performance and underlying prospects. This analysis should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. This analysis, as well as the other information in this press release, should be read in conjunction with the Company’s financial statements and footnotes contained in the documents that the Company files with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The non-GAAP financial measures used by the Company in this press release may be different from the methods used by other companies. For more information on the non-GAAP financial measures, please refer to the table, “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to GAAP Financial Measures.”

 

This press release includes certain non-GAAP forward-looking information (including, but not limited to under the heading “2017 Outlook”), namely adjusted net income and adjusted diluted earnings per share. The Company believes that a quantitative reconciliation of such forward-looking information to the most comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP cannot be made available without unreasonable efforts. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures would require the Company to predict the timing and likelihood of outcomes that determine future impairments and the tax benefit of any such future impairments. Neither of these measures, nor their probable significance, can be reliably quantified due to the inability to forecast future impairments.

 

 


3


Forward-Looking Statements

Except for the historical information contained in this press release, the matters addressed are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements, written, oral or otherwise made, represent the Company’s expectation or belief concerning future events. Without limiting the foregoing, the words “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seeks,” “intends,” “plans,” “strives,” “goal,” “estimates,” “forecasts,” “projects” or “anticipates” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. By nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or implied by the forward-looking statement. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions and currently available data and are neither predictions nor guarantees of future events or performance. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. See “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Statements” included in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K and other risk factors described from time to time in subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, all of which are available on our website at www.potbelly.com.

 

###

 

 

 

 

 

Contact:

 

 

Investor Relations

 

 

 

 

Investors@Potbelly.com

 

 

 

 

312-428-2950

4


Potbelly Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Margin Analysis – Unaudited

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

  

 

For the 13 Weeks Ended

 

 

For the 39 Weeks Ended

 

 

 

 

September 24,

 

 

% of

 

 

September 25,

 

 

% of

 

 

September 24,

 

 

% of

 

 

September 25,

 

 

% of

 

 

 

 

2017

 

 

Revenue

 

 

2016

 

 

Revenue

 

 

2017

 

 

Revenue

 

 

2016

 

 

Revenue

 

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sandwich shop sales, net

 

$

105,327

 

 

 

99.2

%

 

$

103,224

 

 

 

99.5

%

 

$

313,568

 

 

 

99.2

%

 

$

303,116

 

 

 

99.5

%

 

Franchise royalties and fees

 

 

800

 

 

 

0.8

 

 

 

558

 

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

2,394

 

 

 

0.8

 

 

 

1,657

 

 

 

0.5

 

 

Total revenues

 

 

106,127

 

 

 

100.0

 

 

 

103,782

 

 

 

100.0

 

 

 

315,962

 

 

 

100.0

 

 

 

304,773

 

 

 

100.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sandwich shop operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of goods sold, excluding depreciation

 

 

28,405

 

 

 

26.8

 

 

 

28,478

 

 

 

27.4

 

 

 

83,703

 

 

 

26.5

 

 

 

83,224

 

 

 

27.3

 

 

Labor and related expenses

 

 

31,187

 

 

 

29.4

 

 

 

30,163

 

 

 

29.1

 

 

 

93,213

 

 

 

29.5

 

 

 

88,260

 

 

 

29.0

 

 

Occupancy expenses

 

 

14,354

 

 

 

13.5

 

 

 

13,111

 

 

 

12.6

 

 

 

42,792

 

 

 

13.5

 

 

 

39,042

 

 

 

12.8

 

 

Other operating expenses

 

 

12,464

 

 

 

11.7

 

 

 

11,338

 

 

 

10.9

 

 

 

36,349

 

 

 

11.5

 

 

 

32,570

 

 

 

10.7

 

 

General and administrative expenses

 

 

12,104

 

 

 

11.4

 

 

 

9,999

 

 

 

9.6

 

 

 

33,375

 

 

 

10.6

 

 

 

30,827

 

 

 

10.1

 

 

Depreciation expense

 

 

6,315

 

 

 

6.0

 

 

 

5,656

 

 

 

5.4

 

 

 

18,960

 

 

 

6.0

 

 

 

16,996

 

 

 

5.6

 

 

Pre-opening costs

 

 

336

 

 

 

0.3

 

 

 

340

 

 

 

0.3

 

 

 

955

 

 

 

0.3

 

 

 

731

 

 

 

0.2

 

 

Impairment and loss on disposal of property and equipment

 

 

1,536

 

 

 

1.4

 

 

 

1,855

 

 

 

1.8

 

 

 

5,762

 

 

 

1.8

 

 

 

2,880

 

 

 

0.9

 

 

Total expenses

 

 

106,701

 

 

 

100.5

 

 

 

100,940

 

 

 

97.3

 

 

 

315,109

 

 

 

99.7

 

 

 

294,530

 

 

 

96.6

 

 

Income (loss) from operations

 

 

(574

)

 

 

(0.5

)

 

 

2,842

 

 

 

2.7

 

 

 

853

 

 

 

0.3

 

 

 

10,243

 

 

 

3.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

32

 

 

*

 

 

 

33

 

 

*

 

 

 

101

 

 

*

 

 

 

102

 

 

*

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

 

(606

)

 

 

(0.6

)

 

 

2,809

 

 

 

2.7

 

 

 

752

 

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

10,141

 

 

 

3.3

 

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

(487

)

 

 

(0.5

)

 

 

960

 

 

 

0.9

 

 

 

252

 

 

*

 

 

 

3,732

 

 

 

1.2

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

 

(119

)

 

*

 

 

 

1,849

 

 

 

1.8

 

 

 

500

 

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

6,409

 

 

 

2.1

 

 

Net income attributable to non-controlling interest

 

 

121

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

54

 

 

*

 

 

 

195

 

 

*

 

 

 

153

 

 

*

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Potbelly Corporation

 

$

(240

)

 

 

(0.2

)%

 

$

1,795

 

 

 

1.7

%

 

$

305

 

 

*

 

 

$

6,256

 

 

 

2.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per common share attributable to common shareholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

(0.01

)

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.07

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.01

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.24

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted

 

$

(0.01

)

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.07

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.01

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.24

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

24,959,023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,240,374

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,030,951

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,772,846

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted

 

 

24,959,023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,829,970

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,857,083

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26,341,913

 

 

 

 

 

 

_________________

*

Amount is less than 0.1%

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Potbelly Corporation

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to GAAP Financial Measures – Unaudited

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

  

 

For the 13 Weeks Ended

 

 

For the 39 Weeks Ended

 

 

 

 

September 24,

 

 

September 25,

 

 

September 24,

 

 

September 25,

 

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Potbelly Corporation, as reported

 

$

(240

)

 

$

1,795

 

 

$

305

 

 

$

6,256

 

 

Impairment, loss on disposal of property and equipment, and closures(1)

 

 

2,016

 

 

 

1,869

 

 

 

6,392

 

 

 

2,897

 

 

CEO transition costs(2)

 

 

1,219

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,193

 

 

 

 

 

Tax impact(3)

 

 

(1,129

)

 

 

(677

)

 

 

(3,007

)

 

 

(1,066

)

 

Adjusted net income attributable to Potbelly Corporation

 

$

1,866

 

 

$

2,987

 

 

$

5,883

 

 

$

8,087

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Potbelly Corporation per share, basic

 

$

(0.01

)

 

$

0.07

 

 

$

0.01

 

 

$

0.24

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Potbelly Corporation per share, diluted

 

$

(0.01

)

 

$

0.07

 

 

$

0.01

 

 

$

0.24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted net income attributable to Potbelly Corporation per share, basic

 

$

0.07

 

 

$

0.12

 

 

$

0.24

 

 

$

0.31

 

 

Adjusted net income attributable to Potbelly Corporation per share, diluted

 

$

0.07

 

 

$

0.12

 

 

$

0.23

 

 

$

0.31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares used in computing adjusted net income attributable to Potbelly Corporation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

24,959,023

 

 

 

25,240,374

 

 

 

25,030,951

 

 

 

25,772,846

 

 

Diluted

 

 

25,608,065

 

 

 

25,829,970

 

 

 

25,857,083

 

 

 

26,341,913

 

 

 

 

  

 

For the 13 Weeks Ended

 

 

For the 39 Weeks Ended

 

 

 

 

September 24,

 

 

September 25,

 

 

September 24,

 

 

September 25,

 

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Potbelly Corporation, as reported

 

$

(240

)

 

$

1,795

 

 

$

305

 

 

$

6,256

 

 

Depreciation expense

 

 

6,315

 

 

 

5,656

 

 

 

18,960

 

 

 

16,996

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

32

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

101

 

 

 

102

 

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

(487

)

 

 

960

 

 

 

252

 

 

 

3,732

 

 

EBITDA

 

$

5,620

 

 

$

8,444

 

 

$

19,618

 

 

$

27,086

 

 

Impairment, loss on disposal of property and equipment, and closures(1)

 

 

2,016

 

 

 

1,869

 

 

 

6,392

 

 

 

2,897

 

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

759

 

 

 

800

 

 

 

2,435

 

 

 

2,266

 

 

CEO transition costs(2)

 

 

1,219

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,193

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

9,614

 

 

$

11,113

 

 

$

30,638

 

 

$

32,249

 

 

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Potbelly Corporation

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to GAAP Financial Measures – Unaudited

(Amounts in thousands, except selected operating data)

 

 

For the 13 Weeks Ended

 

 

For the 39 Weeks Ended

 

 

 

 

September 24,

 

 

September 25,

 

 

September 24,

 

 

September 25,

 

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

Income (loss) from operations

 

$

(574

)

 

$

2,842

 

 

$

853

 

 

$

10,243

 

 

Less: Franchise royalties and fees

 

 

800

 

 

 

558

 

 

 

2,394

 

 

 

1,657

 

 

General and administrative expenses

 

 

12,104

 

 

 

9,999

 

 

 

33,375

 

 

 

30,827

 

 

Depreciation expense

 

 

6,315

 

 

 

5,656

 

 

 

18,960

 

 

 

16,996

 

 

Pre-opening costs

 

 

336

 

 

 

340

 

 

 

955

 

 

 

731

 

 

Impairment and loss on disposal of property and equipment

 

 

1,536

 

 

 

1,855

 

 

 

5,762

 

 

 

2,880

 

 

Shop-level profit [Y]

 

$

18,917

 

 

$

20,134

 

 

$

57,511

 

 

$

60,020

 

 

Total revenues

 

$

106,127

 

 

$

103,782

 

 

$

315,962

 

 

$

304,773

 

 

Less: Franchise royalties and fees

 

 

800

 

 

 

558

 

 

 

2,394

 

 

 

1,657

 

 

Sandwich shop sales, net [X]

 

$

105,327

 

 

$

103,224

 

 

$

313,568

 

 

$

303,116

 

 

Shop-level profit margin [Y÷X]

 

 

18.0

%

 

 

19.5

%

 

 

18.3

%

 

 

19.8

%

 

 

 

 

For the 13 Weeks Ended

 

 

For the 39 Weeks Ended

 

 

 

 

September 24,

 

September 25,

 

 

September 24,

 

September 25,

 

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

2016

 

 

Selected Operating Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shop Activity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company-operated shops, end of period

 

426

 

387

 

 

426

 

387

 

 

Franchise shops, end of period

 

56

 

41

 

 

56

 

41

 

 

Revenue Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company-operated comparable store sales

 

(4.8)%

 

 

0.6%

 

 

(4.3)%

 

 

1.9%

 

 

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Footnotes to the Press Release, Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to GAAP Financial Measures

& Selected Operating Data

 

(1)

This adjustment includes costs related to impairment of long-lived assets, loss on disposal of property and equipment and shop closure expenses. Shop closure expenses are recorded in general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statement of operations.

(2)

As a result of the departure of the former CEO, the Company incurred certain costs related to the transition. Transition costs were included in general and administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and were related to the accelerated vesting of share-based compensation awards, salary related charges in accordance with the former CEO’s employment agreement and various other transition costs.

(3)

For the thirteen weeks ended September 24, 2017 and September 25, 2016, the tax impact associated with impairment and

closures is based on effective tax rates of 34.9% and 36.2%, respectively. For the thirty-nine weeks ended September 24, 2017 and September 25, 2016, the tax impact associated with impairment and closures is based on effective tax rates of 35.0% and

36.8%, respectively.

 

 

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