Gymboree Q3 FY'14 net sales fall 0.5%

Net sales for the quarter were $309.8 million, a decrease of 0.5% compared to $311.5 million in net sales for the same quarter last year. Comparable sales for the quarter decreased 4% versus the same quarter last year.

Gross profit for the quarter was $123.5 million, or 39.8% of net sales, compared to $125.6 million, or 40.3% of net sales, for the same quarter last year.

Excluding purchase accounting adjustments of $2.6 million and $3.1 million for the third quarter of this year and last year, respectively, relating to the November 2010 acquisition of the Company by Giraffe Holding, Inc., an entity majority-owned by investment funds sponsored by Bain Capital Partners, LLC (the "Acquisition"), gross profit was $126.0 million, or 40.7% of net sales, and $128.7 million, or 41.3% of net sales, for the third quarter of this year and last year, respectively.

SG&A expense for the quarter was $111.2 million, or 35.9% of net sales, compared to $99.0 million, or 31.8% of net sales, in the same quarter last year.

Results for the third quarter of this year and last year include $2.1 million and $5.3 million, respectively, of additional costs resulting from the Acquisition, including the effect of purchase accounting adjustments, and other adjustments. Excluding these expenses, SG&A expense for the third quarter of this year and last year was $109.1 million, or 35.2% of net sales, and $93.8 million, or 30.1% of net sales, respectively.

Net loss for the quarter was $24.4 million compared to net income of $4.9 million for the same quarter last year.

Net loss attributable to The Gymboree Corporation before interest, income taxes and depreciation and amortization, adjusted for other items, decreased 27.7% to $33.9 million for the quarter compared to $46.9 million for the same quarter last year. Adjusted EBITDA is not a performance measure under GAAP.

Balance Sheet Highlights

There were $24.0 million in borrowings outstanding under the ABL as of the end of the quarter and approximately $165.9 million of undrawn availability.

Cash at the end of the quarter was $19.1 million compared to $42.6 million at the end of the same quarter last year, reflecting the pay down of approximately $25 million of the term loan and the repurchase of $54.0 million in notes since the end of the third quarter last year.

Capital expenditures for the fiscal year to date were $35.2 million, with the majority of the cash used to fund the opening of 70 new stores during the year.

Inventory balances at the end of the quarter were $222.4 million compared to $255.7 million at the end of the same quarter last year. Compared to the same quarter last year, inventory cost on a per square foot basis was down 20% this quarter, while inventory units on a per square foot basis were down mid teens in the quarter.

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