U.S. Auto Parts Network, Inc. Reports Third Quarter Results
- Net sales $72.3 million.
- Adjusted EBITDA $2.2 million.
- Gross margin 33.2%.
CARSON, Calif., Nov. 8, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- U.S. Auto Parts Network, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRTS), one of the largest online providers of automotive aftermarket parts and accessories, today reported net sales for the third quarter ended October 2, 2010 of $72.3 million compared with Q3 2009 net sales of $47.0 million. Excluding $13.6 million of revenues from the acquisition of J.C. Whitney, net sales were $58.7 million, an increase of 25% over Q3 2009 net sales. Q3 2010 net loss was $13.0 million or $0.43 per share, compared with Q3 2009 net income of $0.8 million or $0.03 per diluted share. Q3 2010's net loss includes a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets of $11.4 million or $0.38 per share and a net loss of $2.9 million or $0.10 per diluted share related to J.C. Whitney of which $1.6 million of the loss net of tax was attributable to restructuring and acquisition expenses. Q3 2010 net loss also includes $0.3 million net of tax for legal fees associated with intellectual property litigation compared with $0.2 million net of tax for Q3 2009. The Company generated Adjusted EBITDA of $2.2 million for the quarter compared to $3.6 million for Q3 2009. Excluding J.C. Whitney's Adjusted EBITDA loss of $0.1 million and related $1.6 million of restructuring and acquisition expenses as well as $0.3 million of legal fees to protect intellectual property, Adjusted EBITDA was $4.2 million, an increase of 14% over Q3 2009. For further information regarding Adjusted EBITDA, including a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss), see non-GAAP Financial Measures below.
"Q3 2010 marks the fifth consecutive quarter where we delivered 25% or greater sales growth and double-digit Adjusted EBITDA growth" stated Shane Evangelist, Chief Executive Officer. "We continue to be very excited about our acquisition of JC Whitney including their strong brands, their customer reach in the accessories market and their product-lines that can be extended across our sites. We have been maniacally focused on accelerating Whitney's integration onto our platform so that our skills at driving traffic, increasing selection and maximizing supply chain efficiency can be deployed. The first Whitney URL, Carparts.com (www.carparts.com), was ported over to our IT backbone at the end of October and we plan to methodically transition the remaining Whitney sites by the end of Q2 2011."
Q3 2010 Financial Highlights
-- Net sales for Q3 2010 increased by 53.8% from Q3 2009. Excluding the
acquisition of JC Whitney, Q3 2010 net sales increased 24.9% due to a
23.9% increase in online sales and a 38.1% increase in offline sales.
The increase in online sales resulted from a 12.6% improvement in
conversion, 8.5% growth in unique visitors and a 2.7% increase in
revenue capture, partially offset by a 1.7% decline in average order
value.
-- Gross profit for Q3 2010 increased 42.0% from Q3 2009. Excluding the
acquisition of JC Whitney, gross profit was $19.2 million, an increase
of 13.6%. Gross margin declined 2.7% to 33.2% of net sales compared with
Q3. Excluding the acquisition of JC Whitney, gross margin was 32.7%.
Gross margin was unfavorably impacted by increased freight expense of
1.2%, a discontinuation of high margin loyalty programs of 0.8% and 1.0%
from a mix shift from body to engine parts.
-- Online advertising expense, which includes catalog costs was $5.5
million or 8.2% of Internet and catalog net sales for the third quarter
of 2010. Excluding JC Whitney, online advertising expense was 7.3% of
Internet net sales, down 0.1% from the prior year due to more efficient
marketing spend. Marketing expense, excluding advertising expense, was
$5.6 million or 7.7% of net sales for the third quarter of 2010 compared
to 6.6% in the prior year period. Excluding JC Whitney, marketing
expense without advertising was $4.1 million or 7.0% of Q3 2010 net
sales, up 0.4% from the prior year. The increase is primarily due to
higher amortization from software deployments this year and additional
marketing services.
-- General and administrative expense was $8.2 million or 11.3% of net
sales for the third quarter of 2010 which includes $1.6 million of
integration expenses for Whitney. Excluding the acquisition of JC
Whitney, Q3 2010 G&A expense was $5.6 million or 9.5% of net sales, down
1.4% from Q3 2009. This decrease reflects fixed cost leverage from
higher sales.
-- Fulfillment expense was $4.1 million or 5.7% of net sales in the third
quarter of 2010. Excluding the acquisition of JC Whitney, Q3 2010
fulfillment expense was 5.8% of net sales, down from 6.2% last year. The
decrease is primarily due to fixed cost leverage from higher sales.
-- Technology expense was $1.7 million or 2.3% of net sales in the third
quarter of 2010. Excluding the acquisition of JC Whitney, technology
expense for Q3 2010 was 1.9% of net sales, down 0.4% reflecting fixed
cost leverage from increased sales.
-- Capital expenditures, inclusive of non-cash accrued asset purchases and
property acquired under capital leases for the third quarter of 2010
were $3.8 million, of which $0.6 million consisted of JC Whitney
expenditures. Included in capital expenditures were $1.8 million of
internally developed software and website development costs.
Cash, cash equivalents and investments were $30.1 million and debt was $25.0 million at October 2, 2010. The Company includes $4.1 million of auction rate preferred securities in long-term assets, in investments. Cash, cash equivalents and investments decreased by $14.2 million over the previous quarter from $12.6 million of JC Whitney related expenditures including $4.8 million net cash paid for the acquisition, $5.8 million pay down of stale accounts payable, $0.9 million for integration expenses, investments in capital expenditures of $0.6 million and $0.5 million in inventory. The remaining $1.6 million resulted primarily from an inventory build of high margin private label body and engine parts to reduce out-of-stocks.
Q3 2010 Operating Metrics U.S. Auto Parts Excluding JC Whitney Q3 2010 Q3 2009 Q2 2010 Conversion Rate 1.61% 1.43% 1.58% Customer Acquisition Cost $6.44 $7.28 $5.93 Marketing Spend (% Internet Sales) 7.3% 7.4% 6.3% Visitors (millions)(1) 29.4 27.1 27.8 Orders (thousands) 474 386 440 Revenue Capture (% Sales)(2) 84.4% 82.2% 83.9% Average Order Value $116 $118 $120 Consolidated Q3 2010 Q3 2009 Q2 2010 Conversion Rate 1.67% 1.43% 1.58% Customer Acquisition Cost (includes Catalog costs) $8.29 $7.28 $5.93 Marketing Spend (% Internet & Catalog Sales) 8.2% 7.4% 6.3% Visitors (millions)(1) 34.8 27.1 27.8 Orders (thousands) 582 386 440 Revenue Capture (% Sales)(2) 83.1% 82.2% 83.9% Average Order Value $121 $118 $120 (1) Visitors do not include traffic from media properties (e.g. AutoMD). (2) Revenue capture is the amount of actual dollars retained after taking into consideration returns, credit card declines and product fulfillment.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Regulation G, "Conditions for Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures," and other provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, define and prescribe the conditions for use of certain non-GAAP financial information. We provide "Adjusted EBITDA," which is a non-GAAP financial measure. Adjusted EBITDA consists of net income before (a) interest income (expense), net; (b) income tax provision (benefit); (c) amortization of intangibles and impairment loss; (d) depreciation and amortization; and (e) share-based compensation expense related to stock options.
The Company believes that this non-GAAP financial measure provides important supplemental information to management and investors. This non-GAAP financial measure reflect an additional way of viewing aspects of the Company's operations that, when viewed with the GAAP results and the accompanying reconciliation to corresponding GAAP financial measures, provides a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting the Company's business and results of operations.
Management uses Adjusted EBITDA as a measure of the Company's operating performance because it assists in comparing the Company's operating performance on a consistent basis by removing the impact of items not directly resulting from core operations. Internally, this non-GAAP measure is also used by management for planning purposes, including the preparation of internal budgets; for allocating resources to enhance financial performance; for evaluating the effectiveness of operational strategies; and for evaluating the Company's capacity to fund capital expenditures and expand its business. The Company also believes that analysts and investors use Adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental measure to evaluate the overall operating performance of companies in our industry. Additionally, lenders or potential lenders use Adjusted EBITDA to evaluate the Company's ability to repay loans.
This non-GAAP financial measure is used in addition to and in conjunction with results presented in accordance with GAAP and should not be relied upon to the exclusion of GAAP financial measures. Management strongly encourages investors to review the Company's consolidated financial statements in their entirety and to not rely on any single financial measure. Because non-GAAP financial measures are not standardized, it may not be possible to compare these financial measures with other companies' non-GAAP financial measures having the same or similar names. In addition, the Company expects to continue to incur expenses similar to the non-GAAP adjustments described above, and exclusion of these items from the Company's non-GAAP measures should not be construed as an inference that these costs are unusual, infrequent or non-recurring.
The tables below reconcile net income (loss) to consolidated Adjusted EBITDA
and US Auto Parts excluding the JC Whitney acquisition for the periods
presented (in thousands):
Thirteen Weeks Thirteen Weeks Thirty-Nine Thirty-Nine Weeks
Consolidated Ended Ended Weeks Ended Ended
October 2, October 3, October 2, October 3,
2010 2009 2010 2009
Net income
(loss) $ (13,039) $ 781 $ (11,030) $ 731
Interest
income, net 187 (32) 132 (172)
Income tax
provision 10,979 604 12,154 2,436
Amortization
of intangibles 919 60 1,164 580
Depreciation
and
amortization 2,547 1,302 6,483 3,454
EBITDA 1,593 2,715 8,903 7,029
Share-based
compensation 640 854 2,112 2,701
Adjusted
EBITDA $ 2,233 $ 3,569 $ 11,015 $ 9,730
Legal costs to
enforce
intellectual
property
rights 306 175 2,199 175
Charge for
change in
revenue
recognition - - 411 -
Addback Legal
Restructuring 355 - 355 -
Addback Other
Restructuring 1,235 - 1,235 -
Pro Forma
Adjusted
EBITDA $ 4,129 $ 3,744 $ 15,215 $ 9,905
US Auto Parts
Excluding JC Thirteen Weeks Thirteen Weeks Thirty-Nine Thirty-Nine Weeks
Whitney Ended Ended Weeks Ended Ended
October 2, October 3, October 2, October 3,
2010 2009 2010 2009
Net income
(loss) $ (10,136) $ 781 $ (8,127) $ 731
Interest
income, net 139 (32) 83 (172)
Income tax
provision 10,979 604 12,154 2,436
Amortization
of intangibles 124 60 369 580
Depreciation
and
amortization 2,197 1,302 6,132 3,454
EBITDA 3,303 2,715 10,611 7,029
Share-based
compensation 640 854 2,112 2,701
Adjusted
EBITDA $ 3,943 $ 3,569 $ 12,723 $ 9,730
Legal costs to
enforce
intellectual
property
rights 306 175 2,199 175
Charge for
change in
revenue
recognition - - 411 -
Pro Forma
Adjusted
EBITDA $ 4,249 $ 3,744 $ 15,333 $ 9,905
Conference Call
As previously announced, the Company will conduct a conference call with analysts and investors to discuss the results today, Monday, at 2:00 pm Pacific Time (5:00 pm Eastern Time). The conference call will be conducted by Shane Evangelist, Chief Executive Officer and Ted Sanders, Chief Financial Officer. Participants may access the call by dialing 1-877-941-1429 (domestic) or 1-480-629-9666 (international). In addition, the call will be broadcast live over the Internet and accessible through the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at www.usautoparts.net where the call will be archived for two weeks. A telephone replay will be available through November 22, 2010. To access the replay, please dial 1-877-870-5176 (domestic) or 1-858-384-5517 (international), passcode 4381535. To view the press release or the financial or other statistical information required by SEC Regulation G, please visit the Investor Relations section of the U.S. Auto Parts website at investor.usautoparts.net.
About U.S. Auto Parts Network, Inc.
Established in 1995, U.S. Auto Parts is a leading online provider of automotive aftermarket parts, including body parts, engine parts, performance parts and accessories. Through the Company's network of websites, U.S. Auto Parts provides individual consumers with a broad selection of competitively priced products that are mapped by a proprietary product database to product applications based on vehicle makes, models and years. U.S. Auto Parts' flagship websites are located at www.autopartswarehouse.com, www.jcwhitney.com, www.partstrain.com and www.AutoMD.com and the Company's corporate website is located at www.usautoparts.net.
U.S. Auto Parts is headquartered in Carson, California.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains statements which are based on management's current expectations, estimates and projections about the Company's business and its industry, as well as certain assumptions made by the Company. These statements are forward looking statements for the purposes of the safe harbor provided by Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Words such as ''anticipates,'' "could," ''expects,'' ''intends,'' ''plans,'' "potential," ''believes,'' "predicts," "projects," ''seeks,'' "estimates," "may,'' ''will,'' "would," "will likely continue" and variations of these words or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements include, but are not limited to, the Company's expectations regarding its future operating results and financial condition, impact of changes in our key operating metrics, our potential growth, our liquidity requirements, and the status of our auction rate preferred securities. We undertake no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, our actual results could differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements as a result of various factors.
Important factors that may cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, the Company's ability to integrate and achieve efficiencies of acquisitions, economic downturn that could adversely impact retail sales; marketplace illiquidity; demand for the Company's products; increases in commodity and component pricing that would increase the Company's per unit cost and reduce margins; the competitive and volatile environment in the Company's industry; the Company's ability to expand and price its product offerings, control costs and expenses, and provide superior customer service; the mix of products sold by the Company; the effect and timing of technological changes and the Company's ability to integrate such changes and maintain, update and expand its infrastructure and improve its unified product catalog; the Company's ability to improve customer satisfaction and retain, recruit and hire key executives, technical personnel and other employees in the positions and numbers, with the experience and capabilities, and at the compensation levels needed to implement the Company's business plans both domestically and internationally; the Company's cash needs, including requirements to amortize debt; regulatory restrictions that could limit the products sold in a particular market or the cost to produce, store or ship the Company's products; any changes in the search algorithms by leading Internet search companies; the Company's need to assess impairment of intangible assets and goodwill; and the Company's ability to comply with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and maintain an adequate system of internal controls; any remediation costs or other factors discussed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including the Risk Factors contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, which are available at www.usautoparts.net and the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. You are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements in this release and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. Unless otherwise required by law, the Company expressly disclaims any obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as result of new information, future events or otherwise.
U.S. AUTO PARTS NETWORK, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
October 2, 2010 January 2, 2010
(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 24,861 $ 26,251
Short-term investments 1,066 11,071
Accounts receivable, net 4,549 3,383
Inventory 46,429 18,610
Deferred income taxes 253 1,513
Other current assets 12,117 3,148
Total current assets 89,275 63,976
Property and equipment, net 35,853 12,405
Intangible assets, net 16,022 3,114
Goodwill 15,303 9,772
Deferred income taxes - 10,985
Investments 4,129 4,264
Other non-current assets 936 98
Total assets $ 161,518 $ 104,614
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 37,863 $ 11,371
Accrued expenses 16,742 8,038
Notes payable 5,563 —
Capital leases payable, current portion 134 —
Other current liabilities 4,524 2,518
Total current liabilities 64,826 21,927
Non-current liabilities
—
Notes payable, net of current portion 19,437 —
Capital leases payable, net of current portion 154 —
Deferred tax liabilities 1,611 —
Other non current liabilities 671 —
Total liabilities, commitments and
contingencies 86,699 21,927
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 100,000,000
shares authorized at October 2, 2010 and
January 02, 2010; 30,378,710 and 29,893,631
shares issued and outstanding as of October 2,
2010 and January 2, 2010 respectively 30 30
Additional paid-in capital 153,086 150,084
Accumulated other comprehensive income 244 84
Accumulated deficit (78,541) (67,511)
Total stockholders’ equity 74,819 82,687
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 161,518 $ 104,614
Thirteen Weeks Thirteen Weeks Thirty-Nine Thirty-Nine Weeks
Ended Ended Weeks Ended Ended
October 2, October 3, October 2, October 3,
2010 2009 2010 2009
Net sales $ 72,349 $ 47,043 $ 181,828 $ 130,512
Cost of sales 48,342 30,144 119,617 83,105
Gross profit 24,007 16,899 62,211 47,407
Operating
expenses:
Marketing (1) 11,145 6,351 25,496 17,367
General and
administrative
(1) 8,156 5,131 20,288 14,707
Fulfillment (1) 4,102 2,926 10,269 8,386
Technology (1) 1,665 1,103 3,841 3,374
Amortization of
intangibles and
impairment loss 919 60 1,164 580
Total operating
expenses 25,987 15,571 61,058 44,414
Income (loss)
from operations (1,980) 1,328 1,153 2,993
Other income
(loss):
Other income
(loss) 107 25 103 2
Interest income,
net (187) 32 (132) 172
Other income
(loss), net (80) 57 (29) 174
Income (loss)
before income
taxes (2,060) 1,385 1,124 3,167
Income tax
provision 10,979 604 12,154 2,436
Net income
(loss) $ (13,039) $ 781 $ (11,030) $ 731
Basic net income
(loss) per share $ (0.43) $ 0.03 $ (0.36) $ 0.02
Diluted net
income (loss)
per share $ (0.43) $ 0.03 $ (0.36) $ 0.02
Shares used in
computation of
basic net income
(loss) per share 30,357,988 29,848,694 30,225,194 29,847,398
Shares used in
computation of
diluted net
income (loss)
per share 30,357,988 31,004,035 30,225,194 30,385,534
Thirteen Weeks Thirteen Weeks Thirty-Nine Thirty-Nine Weeks
Ended Ended Weeks Ended Ended
October 2, October 3, October 2, October 3,
(1) Includes
share-based
compensation
expense as
follows: 2010 2009 2010 2009
Marketing $ 73 $ 106 $ 265 $ 322
General and
administrative 447 575 1,447 1,892
Fulfillment 72 49 261 153
Technology 48 124 139 334
Total
share-based
compensation
expense $ 640 $ 854 $ 2,112 $ 2,701
U.S. AUTO PARTS NETWORK, INC.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
October 2, October 3,
2010 2009
Operating activities
Net income/(loss) $ (11,030) $ 731
Adjustments to reconcile net
income to net cash provided by
(used in) operating
activities:
Depreciation and amortization 6,483 3,454
Amortization of intangibles 1,164 580
Share-based compensation
expense 2,112 2,701
Non cash interest expense 9 -
Deferred taxes 12,232 2,660
Loss from disposition of
assets (15) -
Changes in operating assets
and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net 1,433 (1,463)
Inventory (15,871) (4,454)
Other current assets (5,969) (2,128)
Other non current assets (584) (3)
Accounts payable and accrued
expenses 6,973 7,401
Other current liabilities 1,328 660
Other non current liabilities 663 -
Net cash provided by (used in)
operating activities (1,072) 10,139
Investing activities
Additions to property and
equipment (9,798) (6,419)
Proceeds from the sale of
investments 29,409 2,150
Purchases of investments (19,225) (4,100)
Purchases of company-owned
life insurance (250) -
Acquisition (25,285) -
Purchases of intangible assets (1,003) (736)
Net cash used in investing
activities (26,152) (9,105)
Financing activities
Payments on short-term
financing (5) (46)
Proceeds from notes payable 25,000 -
Proceeds from exercise of
stock options 788 12
Net cash provided by (used in)
financing activities 25,783 (34)
Effect of changes in foreign
currencies 51 136
Net (decrease) increase in
cash and cash equivalents (1,390) 1,136
Cash and cash equivalents at
beginning of period 26,251 32,473
Cash and cash equivalents at
end of period $ 24,861 $ 33,609
Supplemental disclosure of
non-cash investing activities:
Accrued asset purchases 589 749
Supplemental disclosure of
non-cash financing activities:
Property acquired under
capital leases 285 -
Supplemental disclosure of
cash flow information:
Cash paid during the period
for income taxes 97 645
Cash paid during the period
for interest 103 6
Investor Contacts: Ted Sanders, Chief Financial Officer U.S. Auto Parts Network, Inc. tsanders@usautoparts.com (424) 702-1455 Budd Zuckerman, President Genesis Select Corporation bzuckerman@genesisselect.com (303) 415-0200
SOURCE U.S. Auto Parts Network, Inc.
Released November 8, 2010