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 December 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 January 25, 2013, 31,184,446 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 December 29, 2012 and March 31, 2012

     3   

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

     4   

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the nine months ended December 29, 2012

     5   

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended December 29, 2012 and December 24, 2011

     6   

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

     7   

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

     13   

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

     16   

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

     16   
Part II. Other Information   

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

     18   

Item 6. Exhibits

     18   

Signatures

     19   

Exhibit Index

     20   

 

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MONRO MUFFLER BRAKE, INC.

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

MONRO MUFFLER BRAKE, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

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

Assets

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and equivalents

   $ 7,562      $ 3,257   

Trade receivables

     2,576        1,828   

Federal and state income taxes receivable

     7        605   

Inventories

     115,334        97,356   

Deferred income tax asset

     12,424        10,687   

Other current assets

     22,608        20,567   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     160,511        134,300   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

     464,540        424,425   

Less - Accumulated depreciation and amortization

     (224,058     (211,431
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net property, plant and equipment

     240,482        212,994   

Goodwill

     227,762        132,656   

Intangible assets

     26,224        15,172   

Other non-current assets

     14,885        14,970   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 669,864      $ 510,092   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

    

Current liabilities:

    

Current portion of long-term debt

   $ 3,584      $ 3,908   

Trade payables

     53,351        45,349   

Accrued payroll, payroll taxes and other payroll benefits

     14,341        17,919   

Accrued insurance

     27,929        23,645   

Warranty reserves

     9,119        7,035   

Other current liabilities

     14,267        11,938   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     122,591        109,794   

Obligations under capital leases

     45,408        45,504   

Other long-term debt

     124,210        5,660   

Accrued rent expense

     5,995        6,133   

Other long-term liabilities

     6,902        5,143   

Deferred income tax liability

     5,722        6,424   

Long-term income taxes payable

     3,735        3,935   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     314,563        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

     49        49   

Common Stock, $.01 par value, 65,000,000 and 45,000,000 shares authorized at December 29, 2012 and March 31, 2012, respectively; 37,244,677 and 36,855,258 shares issued at December 29, 2012 and March 31, 2012, respectively

     372        368   

Treasury Stock, 6,068,080 and 5,967,991 shares at December 29, 2012 and March 31, 2012, respectively, at cost

     (89,832     (86,493

Additional paid-in capital

     129,126        119,690   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (3,555     (3,555

Retained earnings

     319,141        297,440   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

     355,301        327,499   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 669,864      $ 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 December
    Nine Months Ended
Fiscal December
 
     2012     2011     2012     2011  
    

(Dollars in thousands,

except per share data)

 

Sales

   $ 190,437      $ 176,733      $ 536,088      $ 514,807   

Cost of sales, including distribution and occupancy costs

     120,827        108,954        328,515        304,903   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     69,610        67,779        207,573        209,904   

Operating, selling, general and administrative expenses

     50,782        45,146        149,331        135,939   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     18,828        22,633        58,242        73,965   

Interest expense, net of interest income

     1,473        1,208        4,141        3,663   

Other income, net

     (59     (34     (250     (257
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before provision for income taxes

     17,414        21,459        54,351        70,559   

Provision for income taxes

     6,159        7,907        19,911        26,449   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

     11,255        13,552        34,440        44,110   

Earnings per share:

        

Basic

   $ .36      $ .44      $ 1.10      $ 1.43   

Diluted

   $ .35      $ .42      $ 1.07      $ 1.37   

Other comprehensive income:

        

Other comprehensive income

     —          —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

   $ 11,255      $ 13,552      $ 34,440      $ 44,110   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

                  34,440        34,440   

Cash dividends (1): Preferred

                  (304     (304

   Common

                  (12,435     (12,435

Tax benefit from exercise of stock options

             2,215             2,215   

Exercise of stock options

        4         (3,339     4,809             1,474   

Stock-based compensation

             2,412             2,412   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at December 29, 2012

   $ 49       $ 372       $ (89,832   $ 129,126       $ (3,555   $ 319,141      $ 355,301   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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 and the third and fourth quarter fiscal year 2013 combined dividend payment of $.20 per common share or common share equivalent paid together on December 21, 2012.
(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)

 

     Nine Months Ended  
     Fiscal December  
     2012     2011  
     (Dollars in thousands)  
     Increase (Decrease) in Cash  

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net income

   $ 34,440      $ 44,110   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

    

Depreciation and amortization

     19,422        17,416   

Loss (gain) on disposal of assets

     320        (1,535

Stock-based compensation expense

     2,412        2,181   

Excess tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements

     (270     (245

Net change in deferred income taxes

     (280     2,279   

Change in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Trade receivables

     (252     (297

Inventories

     (1,354     639   

Other current assets

     (1,383     1,451   

Other non-current assets

     596        (3,971

Trade payables

     8,002        7,833   

Accrued expenses

     (742     (1,923

Federal and state income taxes payable

     2,813        3,556   

Other long-term liabilities

     (352     (144

Long-term income taxes payable

     (200     (308
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total adjustments

     28,732        26,932   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     63,172        71,042   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Capital expenditures

     (21,066     (18,953

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

     (145,967     (37,843

Proceeds from the disposal of assets

     2,997        2,075   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used for investing activities

     (164,036     (54,721
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Proceeds from borrowings

     284,675        142,909   

Principal payments on long-term debt and capital lease obligations

     (169,112     (154,745

Exercise of stock options

     2,075        2,760   

Excess tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements

     270        245   

Dividends to shareholders

     (12,739     (8,189
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities

     105,169        (17,020
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in cash

     4,305        (699

Cash at beginning of period

     3,257        2,670   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash at end of period

   $ 7,562      $ 1,971   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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 December 29, 2012 and March 31, 2012, the consolidated statements of comprehensive income for the quarters and nine months ended December 29, 2012 and December 24, 2011, the consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine months ended December 29, 2012 and December 24, 2011, and the consolidated statement of changes in shareholders’ equity for the nine months ended December 29, 2012, include financial information for Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Monro Service Corporation (collectively, “Monro”, “we”, “us”, “our”). These unaudited, condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by Monro. We believe 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.

Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year. The information included in this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2012.

We report our 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 December 2012”                           September 30, 2012 – December 29, 2012 (13 weeks)

“Quarter Ended Fiscal December 2011”                           September 25, 2011 – December 24, 2011 (13 weeks)

“Nine Months Ended Fiscal December 2012”                  April 1, 2012 – December 29, 2012 (39 weeks)

“Nine Months Ended Fiscal December 2011”                  March 27, 2011 – December 24, 2011 (39 weeks)

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

In March 2012, Monro’s Board of Directors approved a resolution to amend our 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. Our shareholders approved the increase at our 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

Acquisitions are strategic moves in our plan to fill in and expand our presence in existing and contiguous markets, and leverage fixed operating costs such as distribution and advertising.

Subsequent Events

On December 30, 2012, we acquired 12 retail tire and automotive repair stores located in Ohio from Enger Auto Service Mentor, Inc. These stores produced approximately $9 million in net sales in their previous twelve months based on unaudited pre-acquisition historical information. These stores operate under the Mr. Tire name. The acquisition was financed through our existing credit facility.

Also, on December 30, 2012, we acquired nine retail tire and automotive repair stores located in North Carolina from Tire King of Durham, Inc. These stores produced approximately $11 million in net sales in their previous twelve months based on unaudited pre-acquisition historical information. These stores operate under the Mr. Tire name. The acquisition was financed through our existing credit facility.

Fiscal 2013

On December 16, 2012, we acquired 27 retail tire and automotive repair stores located in Indiana and Kentucky and a wholesale operation and warehouse in Kentucky from Ken Towery’s Auto Care of Kentucky, Inc. and Ken Towery’s Auto Care of Indiana, Inc. These stores and the wholesale operation produced approximately $54 million in net sales in their previous twelve months based on unaudited pre-acquisition historical information. These retail stores operate under the Ken Towery Tire and Auto Care name and the wholesale operation operates under the America’s Best Tires name. The acquisition was financed through our existing credit facility.

 

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MONRO MUFFLER BRAKE, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

On November 18, 2012, we acquired 31 retail tire stores located in Indiana, Tennessee and Illinois from Everybody’s Oil Corporation. These stores produced approximately $64 million in net sales in their previous twelve months based on unaudited pre-acquisition historical information. These stores operate under the Tire Barn Warehouse name. The acquisition was financed through our existing credit facility.

On October 13, 2012, we 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 operates under the Monro brand name. The acquisition was financed through our existing credit facility.

On October 7, 2012, we acquired five retail tire and automotive repair stores located in New York from Chesley Co. Inc., a former Midas franchisee. These stores produced approximately $3 million in net sales in their previous twelve months based on unaudited pre-acquisition historical information. These stores operate under the Mr. Tire and Monro brand names. The acquisition was financed through our existing credit facility.

On August 12, 2012, we 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 operate under the Monro and Tread Quarters brand names.

On June 3, 2012, we 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, we 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. These retail tire and automotive repair stores operate primarily under the Tread Quarters name. 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. The non-retail facilities and the two heavy truck tire and truck repair stores were disposed of during May 2012.

The acquisitions resulted in goodwill related to, among other things, growth opportunities and unidentifiable intangible assets. All of the goodwill is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. We have recorded finite-lived intangible assets at their estimated fair value related to customer relationships and trade names.

In accordance with accounting guidance on business combinations, we expensed all costs related to the acquisitions in the nine months ended December 29, 2012. The total costs related to the acquisitions were $.9 million and $1.6 million for the three and nine months ended December 29, 2012, respectively. These costs are included in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income primarily under operating, selling, general and administrative expenses.

 

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MONRO MUFFLER BRAKE, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

The purchase price of the acquisitions has been preliminarily allocated to the net tangible and intangible assets acquired, with the remainder recorded as goodwill on the basis of estimated fair values, as follows:

 

     As of December  29,
2012
 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Inventory

   $ 18,573   

Other current assets

     1,215   

Intangible assets

     13,114   

Other non-current assets

     25,139   

Current liabilities

     (5,261

Long-term liabilities

     (1,977
  

 

 

 

Total net identifiable assets acquired

   $ 50,803   
  

 

 

 

Total consideration transferred

   $ 146,209   

Less: total net identifiable assets acquired

     50,803   
  

 

 

 

Goodwill

   $ 95,406   
  

 

 

 

The goodwill increase of $95.4 million is before the adjustment for the sale of the Kramer assets which reduced goodwill by $.7 million.

Intangible assets consist of customer relationships ($8,299,000) and trade names ($4,815,000). Customer relationships and trade names are being amortized over their estimated useful lives. The weighted average useful lives are approximately five and seven years, respectively. The weighted average useful life of all intangible assets is six years.

Sales for the fiscal 2013 acquired entities for the three and nine months ended December 29, 2012 totaled $21.7 million and $42.8 million, respectively for the period from acquisition date through December 29, 2012.

Supplemental pro forma information for the current or prior reporting periods has not been presented due to the impracticability of obtaining detailed, accurate or reliable data for the periods the acquired entities were not owned by Monro.

The purchase price allocations for the fiscal 2013 acquisitions remain preliminary due to the finalization of the valuation of inventory, fixed and intangible assets, real estate and real property leases. We believe that any adjustments to the purchase price allocations will not be material.

Note 3 – Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per common share (EPS) amounts are computed by dividing income available to common shareholders, after deducting 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.

 

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MONRO MUFFLER BRAKE, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

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

 

     Quarter Ended     Nine Months Ended  
     Fiscal December     Fiscal December  
     2012     2011     2012     2011  
    

(Dollars in thousands,

except per share data)

 

Numerator for earnings per common share calculation:

        

Net Income

   $ 11,255      $ 13,552      $ 34,440      $ 44,110   

Preferred stock dividends

     (152     (69     (304     (198
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income available to common shareholders

   $ 11,103      $ 13,483      $ 34,136      $ 43,912   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Denominator for earnings per common share calculation:

        

Weighted average common shares, basic

     31,116        30,823        31,020        30,659   

Effect of dilutive securities:

        

Preferred stock

     760        760        760        760   

Stock options

     364        513        507        824   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares, diluted

     32,240        32,096        32,287        32,243   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic Earnings per common share:

   $ .36      $ .44      $ 1.10      $ 1.43   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted Earnings per common share:

   $ .35      $ .42      $ 1.07      $ 1.37   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The computation of diluted EPS excludes the effect of the assumed exercise of approximately 1,034,000 and 967,000 stock options for the three and nine months ended fiscal December 29, 2012, respectively, and 588,000 and 687,000 stock options respectively, for the three and nine months ended December 24, 2011. Such amounts were excluded as the exercise prices of these stock options were greater than the average market value of our Common Stock for those periods, resulting in an anti-dilutive effect on diluted EPS.

Note 4 – Income Taxes

In the normal course of business, we provide for uncertain tax positions and the related interest and penalties, and adjust our unrecognized tax benefits and accrued interest and penalties accordingly. The total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits were $5.8 million and $5.5 million, respectively, at December 29, 2012 and March 31, 2012, the majority of which, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate. As of December 29, 2012, we had approximately $.7 million of interest and penalties accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits.

We are 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 our financial statements as of December 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.

We file U.S. federal income tax returns and income tax returns in various state jurisdictions. Our fiscal 2011 and fiscal 2012 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 $124.2 million as of December 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 us 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:

 

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MONRO MUFFLER BRAKE, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Nine Months Ended December 29, 2012:

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

 

Fair value of assets acquired

   $ 58,041,000   

Goodwill acquired

     95,164,000   

Cash paid, net of cash acquired

     (145,967,000
  

 

 

 

Liabilities assumed

   $ 7,238,000   
  

 

 

 

In connection with the exercise of stock options and the satisfaction of tax withholding obligations by two officers of Monro and two members of our Board of Directors, we increased current liabilities, Common Stock, paid-in capital and treasury stock by $601,000, $2,000, $2,736,000 and $3,339,000, respectively.

In connection with the accounting for income tax benefits related to the exercise of stock options, we decreased current liabilities and increased paid-in capital by $2,215,000.

In connection with the accounting for new capital leases, we increased property, plant and equipment and long-term debt by $2,567,000.

Nine Months Ended December 24, 2011:

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

 

Fair value of assets acquired

   $ 7,799,000   

Goodwill acquired

     31,895,000   

Cash paid, net of cash acquired

     (37,843,000
  

 

 

 

Liabilities assumed

   $ 1,851,000   
  

 

 

 

In connection with the completion of purchase price accounting, we increased property, plant and equipment, deferred income tax asset, goodwill, intangible assets and obligations under capital leases 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 our Executive Chairman and another member of the Board of Directors, we 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, we decreased current liabilities and increased paid-in capital by $4,999,000.

Note 7 – Cash Dividend

In May 2012, our Board of Directors declared 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. Our Board of Directors accelerated the record and payment date of the $.10 per share regular quarterly cash dividend for the fourth quarter such that the dividend was paid together with the third quarter dividend in December 2012. This combined dividend of $.20 per share was paid on December 21, 2012 to shareholders of record as of December 11, 2012. 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 our 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.

 

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MONRO MUFFLER BRAKE, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Note 8 – Debt

In December 2012, we amended our revolving Credit Facility agreement to include the following: the committed sum was increased by $75 million to $250 million; the term was extended for another one and a half years, such that the Facility now expires in December 2017; and the $75 million accordion feature was maintained. There were no other changes in terms including those related to covenants or interest rates. There are now six banks participating in the syndication.

Note 9 – Subsequent Events

See Note 2 for a discussion of acquisitions subsequent to December 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 our 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 our other Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including the risk factors set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012. Except as required by law, we do not undertake to update any forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time by us or on our behalf.

Results of Operations

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

 

     Quarter Ended
Fiscal December
    Nine Months Ended
Fiscal December
 
     2012     2011     2012     2011  

Sales

     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0

Cost of sales, including distribution and occupancy costs

     63.4        61.6        61.3        59.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     36.6        38.4        38.7        40.8   

Operating, selling, general and administrative expenses

     26.7        25.5        27.9        26.4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     9.9        12.8        10.9        14.4   

Interest expense - net

     0.8        0.7        0.8        0.7   

Other income - net

     0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before provision for income taxes

     9.1        12.1        10.1        13.7   

Provision for income taxes

     3.2        4.5        3.7        5.1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

     5.9     7.7     6.4     8.6
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Third Quarter and Nine Months Ended December 29, 2012 Compared to Third Quarter and Nine Months Ended December 24, 2011

Sales were $190.4 million for the quarter ended December 29, 2012 as compared with $176.7 million in the quarter ended December 24, 2011. The sales increase of $13.7 million or 7.8%, was due to an increase of $23 million related to new stores. Partially offsetting this was a comparable store sales decrease of 5.9% and a decrease in sales from closed stores amounting to $1.6 million. There were 89 selling days in the quarter ended December 29, 2012 as compared to 90 in the quarter ended December 24, 2011. Adjusting for days, comparable store sales decreased 4.9%.

Similar to transactions that occurred in previous years, during the quarter ended December 29, 2012, we completed the bulk sale of approximately $2.4 million of slower moving inventory to a barter company in exchange for barter credits. The barter transactions for the quarter ended December 29, 2012 decreased gross profit and operating expenses each by .2% of sales, as compared to the quarter ended December 24, 2011. There were $.3 million of barter transactions in the quarter ended December 24, 2011.

 

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Sales were $536.1 million for the nine months ended December 29, 2012 as compared with $514.8 million in the nine months ended December 24, 2011. The sales increase of $21.3 million or 4.1%, was due to an increase of $56.1 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 $5.3 million. There were 270 selling days in the first nine months of fiscal 2013 and 271 days in the first nine months of fiscal 2012. Adjusting for days, comparable store sales decreased 5.6%.

For the nine months ended December 29, 2012 and December 24, 2011, we sold a total of $2.4 million and $3.2 million respectively, of slow moving inventory in exchange for barter credits.

At December 29, 2012, we had 918 Company-operated stores and three franchised locations as compared with 803 company-operated stores and three franchised locations at December 24, 2011. (At March 31, 2012, there were 803 Company-operated stores.) During the quarter ended December 29, 2012, we added 65 stores. No stores were closed during the quarter ended December 29, 2012. Year to date, we added 121 stores and closed six.

We believe 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, early 2012 and thus far through December 2012. With lack of consumer confidence and high unemployment, we believe 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 December 29, 2012 was $69.6 million or 36.6% of sales as compared with $67.8 million or 38.4% of sales for the quarter ended December 24, 2011. The decrease in gross profit for the quarter ended December 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 we lost leverage on these largely fixed costs with lower overall comparable store sales.

Total material costs, including outside purchases, increased as a percentage of sales as compared to the prior year. This was primarily due to a shift in mix to the lower margin service and tire categories, the latter due in part to the acquisition of more tire stores. There was also an increase in outside purchases as our store personnel tend to reach for sales in slower economic times, performing some services they may not normally perform, requiring them to buy additional parts outside. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in oil costs as compared to the prior year, helped in part by our newly-negotiated oil pricing.

Labor costs were relatively flat as a percentage of sales as compared to the prior year.

Gross profit for the nine months ended December 29, 2012 was $207.6 million, or 38.7% of sales, as compared with $209.9 million or 40.8% of sales for the nine months ended December 24, 2011. The year-to-date decrease in gross profit as a percent of sales is due to increased material costs as described above, along with increased distribution and occupancy costs and labor costs, due to loss of leverage on lower comparable store sales.

Operating expenses for the quarter ended December 29, 2012 were $50.8 million or 26.7% of sales as compared with $45.1 million or 25.5% of sales for the quarter ended December 24, 2011. Increased operating expenses such as manager pay, advertising and supplies related to the fiscal 2013 acquired stores accounted for $4.9 million of the increase. Additionally, operating expenses were reduced last year by $1.7 million gain on the sale of seven stores in Long Island. Excluding that gain, operating expenses related to fiscal 2013 acquired stores and due diligence costs of $.8 million incurred this quarter related to the fiscal 2013 acquisitions, operating expenses are down a total of $1.7 million from the prior year third quarter. This demonstrates that on a comparable store basis, we experienced some leverage in this line through focused cost control and pay plans which appropriately adjust for performance.

For the nine months ended December 29, 2012, operating expenses increased by $13.4 million to $149.3 million from the comparable period of the prior year and were 27.9% of sales as compared to 26.4%. Accounting for the bulk of the increase were the aforementioned $1.7 million fiscal 2012 gain, $10.0 million of operating expenses related to the fiscal 2013 acquired stores and $1.5 million of due diligence costs, all totaling $13.2 million.

Operating income for the quarter ended December 29, 2012 of approximately $18.8 million decreased by 16.8% as compared to operating income of approximately $22.6 million for the quarter ended December 24, 2011, and decreased as a percentage of sales from 12.8% to 9.9%.

 

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Operating income for the nine months ended December 29, 2012 of approximately $58.2 million decreased by 21.3% as compared to operating income of approximately $74.0 million for the nine months ended December 24, 2011, and decreased as a percentage of sales from 14.4% for the nine months ended December 24, 2011 to 10.9% for the nine months ended December 29, 2012.

Net interest expense for the quarter ended December 29, 2012 increased by $.3 million to $1.5 million and .8% as a percentage of sales, as compared to .7% for the same period in the prior year. The weighted average debt outstanding for the quarter ended December 29, 2012 increased by approximately $58.3 million as compared to the quarter ended December 24, 2011, primarily related to an increase in debt outstanding under our revolving Credit Facility agreement for the purchase of our recent acquisitions. Largely offsetting this increase was a decrease in the weighted average interest rate of approximately 370 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 nine months ended December 29, 2012 increased by approximately $.5 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 $39.3 million and the weighted average interest rate decreased by approximately 270 basis points as compared to the same period of the prior year.

The effective tax rate for the quarter ended December 29, 2012 and December 24, 2011 was 35.4% and 36.9%, respectively, of pre-tax income.

The effective tax rate for the nine months ended December 29, 2012 and December 24, 2011 was 36.6% and 37.5%, respectively, of pre-tax income.

Net income for the quarter ended December 29, 2012 of $11.3 million decreased 16.9% from net income for the quarter ended December 24, 2011. Earnings per share on a diluted basis for the quarter ended December 29, 2012 of $.35 decreased 16.7%.

For the nine months ended December 29, 2012, net income of $34.4 million decreased 21.9% and diluted earnings per share of $1.07 decreased 21.9%.

Capital Resources and Liquidity

Capital Resources

Our primary capital requirements in fiscal year 2013 are for upgrading our facilities and systems, including the completion of the approximate $4.5 million expansion of our Rochester, New York office and warehouse facility which began in fiscal 2012, and the funding of our store expansion program, including potential acquisitions of existing store chains. For the nine months ended December 29, 2012, our primary capital requirements involved the funding of our fiscal year 2013 acquisitions totaling $146 million as well as the upgrading of facilities and systems and the funding of our store expansion program totaling $21.1 million. Funds for these capital expenditures were provided primarily by cash flow from operations and from our revolving credit facility.

We paid cash dividends of $12.7 million during the nine months ended December 29, 2012. In May 2012, our 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. Our Board of Directors accelerated the record and payment date of the $.10 per share regular quarterly cash dividend for the fourth quarter such that the dividend was paid out together with the third quarter dividend in December 2012. This combined dividend of $.20 per share was payable on December 21, 2012 to shareholders of record as of December 11, 2012. 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 our 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.

On December 30, 2012, we acquired 12 retail tire and automotive repair stores from Enger Auto Service Mentor, Inc. and nine retail tire and automotive repair stores from Tire King of Durham, Inc. These acquisitions were financed through our existing credit facility.

We also plan to continue to seek suitable acquisition candidates. We believe we have sufficient resources available (including cash and equivalents, net cash flow from operations and bank financing) to expand our business as currently planned for the next twelve months.

 

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Liquidity

In June 2011, we entered into a five-year, $175 million revolving Credit Facility agreement with seven banks. The Credit Facility amended and restated, in its entirety, the Credit Facility previously entered into by Monro as of July 2005 and amended from time to time. The Credit Facility also provided an accordion feature permitting us to request an increase in availability of up to an additional $75 million.

In December 2012, the Credit Facility was amended to include the following: the committed sum was increased by $75 million to $250 million; the term was extended for another one and a half years, such that the Facility now expires in December 2017; and the $75 million accordion feature was maintained. There were no other changes in terms including those related to covenants or interest rates. There are now six banks participating in the syndication. There was $124 million outstanding at December 29, 2012. We were in compliance with all debt covenants at December 29, 2012.

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

The net availability under the Credit Facility at December 29, 2012 was $106 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 our real property, although we have agreed not to encumber our real property, with certain permissible exceptions. The agreement also requires the maintenance of specified interest and rent coverage ratios.

We have financed certain store properties and equipment with capital leases, which amounted to $49 million at December 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 our 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. As all our intangible assets have definitive lives, this guidance will have no impact on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We are exposed to market risk from potential changes in interest rates. At December 29, 2012 and March 31, 2012, we had approximately $124.2 million and $5.7 million, respectively, of debt financing, excluding capital leases, of which approximately .5% and 11.7%, respectively, was at fixed interest rates and therefore, the fair value is affected by changes in market interest rates. Our cash flow exposure on floating rate debt would result in interest expense fluctuations of approximately $1.2 million based upon our debt position for the nine months ended December 29, 2012 and less than $.1 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012, given a 1% change in LIBOR.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Disclosure controls and procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports that we file or submit 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 our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

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In conjunction with the close of each fiscal quarter and under the supervision of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we conduct an update, a review and an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. It is the conclusion of our 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 our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

Changes in internal controls

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

 

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MONRO MUFFLER BRAKE, INC.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

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

Item 6. Exhibits

Exhibits

10.11a – Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated December 17, 2012 by and among with Company, the several financial institutions party, RBS Citizens, N.A., as Administrative Agent for Lenders, Bank of America, N.A., as Syndication Agent, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Branch Banking and Trust Company, as Co-Documentation Agents.

10.72 – Supply Agreement, by and between the Company and Ashland Consumer Markets, as successor-in-interest to the Valvoline Company, a division of Ashland, Inc., dated August 1, 2012 and effective as of August 1, 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

 

* Portions of this exhibit have been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment in accordance with Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
** 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: February 7, 2013

  By:  

/s/ John W. Van Heel

    John W. Van Heel
    Chief Executive Officer and President

DATE: February 7, 2013

   
  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

10.11a   Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated December 17, 2012 by and among with Company, the several financial institutions party, RBS Citizens, N.A., as Administrative Agent for Lenders, Bank of America, N.A., as Syndication Agent, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Branch Banking and Trust Company, as Co-Documentation Agents.
10.72   Supply Agreement, by and between the Company and Ashland Consumer Markets, as successor-in-interest to the Valvoline Company, a division of Ashland, Inc., dated August 1, 2012 and effective as of August 1, 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

 

* Portions of this exhibit have been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment in accordance with Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
** 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.