MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Marcus Corporation (NYSE: MCS) today reported record revenues and net earnings for the third quarter of fiscal 2018 ended September 27, 2018.
Third Quarter Fiscal 2018 Highlights
- Total revenues for the third quarter of fiscal 2018 were a record $170,599,000, a 5.1% increase from revenues of $162,375,000 for the third quarter of fiscal 2017.
- Operating income for the third quarter of fiscal 2018 was $22,413,000, a 2.5% increase from operating income of $21,863,000 for the third quarter of fiscal 2017.
- Net earnings attributable to The Marcus Corporation were a record $16,231,000 for the third quarter of fiscal 2018, a 47.9% increase from net earnings attributable to The Marcus Corporation of $10,978,000 for the third quarter of fiscal 2017.
- Net earnings per diluted common share attributable to The Marcus Corporation were a record $0.56 for the third quarter of fiscal 2018, a 43.6% increase from net earnings per diluted common share attributable to The Marcus Corporation of $0.39 for the third quarter of fiscal 2017.
First Three Quarters Fiscal 2018 Highlights
- Total revenues for the first three quarters of fiscal 2018 were a record $532,088,000, a 9.0% increase from revenues of $487,971,000 for the first three quarters of fiscal 2017.
- Operating income was a record $68,536,000 for the first three quarters of fiscal 2018, a 15.2% increase from operating income of $59,485,000 for the first three quarters of fiscal 2017.
- Net earnings attributable to The Marcus Corporation were a record $44,671,000 for the first three quarters of fiscal 2018, a 46.2% increase from net earnings attributable to The Marcus Corporation of $30,555,000 for the first three quarters of fiscal 2017.
- Net earnings per diluted common share attributable to The Marcus Corporation were a record $1.56 for the first three quarters of fiscal 2018, a 44.4% increase from net earnings per diluted common share attributable to The Marcus Corporation of $1.08 for the first three quarters of fiscal 2017.
“The third quarter of 2018 was another record for The Marcus Corporation, with record revenues and net earnings,” said Gregory S. Marcus, president and chief executive officer of The Marcus Corporation. “In what historically is a strong quarter, the team at Marcus Hotels & Resorts did not disappoint, delivering record revenue and operating income. Marcus Theatres reported record revenues and had yet another very profitable quarter, although its operating income was impacted by several one-time costs and a film mix that contributed to slightly higher film costs.”
“For the first nine months of the year, The Marcus Corporation achieved record revenues, operating income and net earnings thanks to record revenues and operating income from both divisions,” said Marcus.
Marcus also noted that net earnings continued to benefit from a lower income tax rate, particularly during the third quarter when results were favorably impacted by additional one-time tax benefits.
Third-quarter revenues for Marcus Hotels & Resorts increased 4.9% in the third quarter and operating income was up 24.5% thanks to significant margin improvement. Revenue per available room (RevPAR) for comparable company-owned properties increased 5.2% in the third quarter, outperforming the industry by three percentage points during the quarter.
“This was a very strong quarter for Marcus Hotels & Resorts, as evidenced by record revenue and operating income growth. Much credit for our revenue growth goes to our outstanding sales team, as our group business increased considerably across the majority of our properties. Meanwhile, our operating team did a tremendous job converting these revenue gains to profit. With baseball at its peak, some of our markets were also the beneficiaries of increased bookings connected to the 2018 MLB regular season drive for the playoffs,” said Marcus.
During the quarter, the division assumed management of the newly constructed Courtyard by Marriott El Paso Downtown/Convention Center in El Paso, Texas. In addition, three Marcus Hotels & Resorts properties received the coveted Condé Nast Traveler 2018 Readers’ Choice Awards. The Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee was voted the #4 Top Hotel in the Midwest by the publication’s readers, while the Grand Geneva Resort & Spa in Lake Geneva, Wis. ranked as the #6 Top Resort in the Midwest, and The Garland in North Hollywood, Calif. was recognized as the #9 Top Hotel in Los Angeles.
Revenues for Marcus Theatres increased 5.2% in the third quarter, compared to the same period last year. In addition to increased depreciation and a film mix that contributed to higher film costs this quarter, operating income was also impacted by several one-time items. In addition, the same baseball dynamic that helped our hotels resulted in lower attendance at some of our theatres in key markets such as Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Louis.
“After a busy second quarter opening up new amenities, we continued to invest in our theatres in the third quarter, including adding DreamLoungerSM recliner seating to one more location and converting an additional auditorium to our SuperScreen DLX® format. We are looking forward to the holiday season, with several additional projects underway,” said Rolando Rodriguez, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Marcus Theatres.
The five top-performing films for Marcus Theatres in the third quarter of fiscal 2018 were Incredibles 2; Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom; Ant-Man and the Wasp; Mission Impossible – Fallout; and Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation.
Rodriguez said the fourth quarter is off to a good start with successful October films including Venom; A Star is Born; First Man; and Halloween. Additional films opening during the popular holiday season include The Nutcracker and the Four Realms; Bohemian Rhapsody; Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch; Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald; Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It; Creed II; Mary Poppins Returns; Bumblebee; Aquaman; and Holmes and Watson.
Conference Call and Webcast
Marcus Corporation management will hold a conference call today, Thursday, October 25, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. Central/11:00 a.m. Eastern time to discuss the third quarter results. Interested parties may listen to the call live on the internet through the investor relations section of the company's website: www.marcuscorp.com, or by dialing 1-574-990-3059 and entering the passcode 9196228. Listeners should dial in to the call at least 5-10 minutes prior to the start of the call or should go to the website at least 15 minutes prior to the call to download and install any necessary audio software.
A telephone replay of the conference call will be available through Thursday, November 1, 2018, by dialing 1-855-859-2056 and entering passcode 9196228. The webcast will be archived on the company’s website until its next earnings release.
About The Marcus Corporation
Headquartered in Milwaukee, The Marcus Corporation is a leader in the lodging and entertainment industries, with significant company-owned real estate assets. The Marcus Corporation’s theatre division, Marcus Theatres®, is the fourth largest theatre circuit in the U.S. and currently owns or operates 890 screens at 68 locations in eight states. The company’s lodging division, Marcus® Hotels & Resorts, owns and/or manages 21 hotels, resorts and other properties in nine states. For more information, please visit the company’s website at www.marcuscorp.com.
Certain matters discussed in this press release are “forward-looking statements” intended to qualify for the safe harbors from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements may generally be identified as such because the context of such statements include words such as we “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect” or words of similar import. Similarly, statements that describe our future plans, objectives or goals are also forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties which may cause results to differ materially from those expected, including, but not limited to, the following: (1) the availability, in terms of both quantity and audience appeal, of motion pictures for our theatre division, as well as other industry dynamics such as the maintenance of a suitable window between the date such motion pictures are released in theatres and the date they are released to other distribution channels; (2) the effects of adverse economic conditions in our markets, particularly with respect to our hotels and resorts division; (3) the effects on our occupancy and room rates of the relative industry supply of available rooms at comparable lodging facilities in our markets; (4) the effects of competitive conditions in our markets; (5) our ability to achieve expected benefits and performance from our strategic initiatives and acquisitions; (6) the effects of increasing depreciation expenses, reduced operating profits during major property renovations, impairment losses, and preopening and start-up costs due to the capital intensive nature of our businesses; (7) the effects of weather conditions, particularly during the winter in the Midwest and in our other markets; (8) our ability to identify properties to acquire, develop and/or manage and the continuing availability of funds for such development; (9) the adverse impact on business and consumer spending on travel, leisure and entertainment resulting from terrorist attacks in the United States or other incidents of violence in public venues such as hotels and movie theatres; and (10) a disruption in our business and reputational and economic risks associated with civil securities claims brought by shareholders. Shareholders, potential investors and other readers are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements made herein are made only as of the date of this press release and we undertake no obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
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| Consolidated Statements of Earnings | |||||||||||||||||
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| 13 Weeks Ended | 39 Weeks Ended | ||||||||||||||||
| Sept. 27, | Sept. 28, | Sept. 27, | Sept. 28, | ||||||||||||||
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2018 |
2017 |
2018 |
2017 |
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| Revenues: | |||||||||||||||||
| Theatre admissions | $ | 52,422 | $ | 50,246 | $ | 185,035 | $ | 166,222 | |||||||||
| Rooms | 34,467 | 32,785 | 84,256 | 82,844 | |||||||||||||
| Theatre concessions | 35,476 | 33,290 | 123,687 | 109,365 | |||||||||||||
| Food and beverage | 19,333 | 18,670 | 53,972 | 52,487 | |||||||||||||
| Other revenues | 19,813 | 18,827 | 59,362 | 53,629 | |||||||||||||
| 161,511 | 153,818 | 506,312 | 464,547 | ||||||||||||||
| Cost reimbursements | 9,088 | 8,557 | 25,776 | 23,424 | |||||||||||||
| Total revenues | 170,599 | 162,375 | 532,088 | 487,971 | |||||||||||||
| Costs and expenses: | |||||||||||||||||
| Theatre operations | 48,644 | 44,403 | 164,452 | 145,844 | |||||||||||||
| Rooms | 10,958 | 10,658 | 31,026 | 30,117 | |||||||||||||
| Theatre concessions | 10,168 | 9,567 | 35,105 | 30,666 | |||||||||||||
| Food and beverage | 14,966 | 15,125 | 43,930 | 44,093 | |||||||||||||
| Advertising and marketing | 6,178 | 6,296 | 17,317 | 17,880 | |||||||||||||
| Administrative | 16,813 | 16,448 | 52,653 | 50,370 | |||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 14,569 | 12,993 | 42,899 | 37,544 | |||||||||||||
| Rent | 2,815 | 3,113 | 8,351 | 9,718 | |||||||||||||
| Property taxes | 5,018 | 5,052 | 15,011 | 14,575 | |||||||||||||
| Other operating expenses | 8,969 | 8,300 | 27,032 | 24,255 | |||||||||||||
| Reimbursed costs | 9,088 | 8,557 | 25,776 | 23,424 | |||||||||||||
| Total costs and expenses | 148,186 | 140,512 | 463,552 | 428,486 | |||||||||||||
| Operating income | 22,413 | 21,863 | 68,536 | 59,485 | |||||||||||||
| Other income (expense): | |||||||||||||||||
| Investment income | 442 | 119 | 433 | 229 | |||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (3,180 | ) | (3,367 | ) | (10,000 | ) | (9,454 | ) | |||||||||
| Other expense | (497 | ) | (428 | ) | (1,489 | ) | (1,284 | ) | |||||||||
| Loss on disposition of property, equipment and other assets | (359 | ) | (449 | ) | (767 | ) | (420 | ) | |||||||||
| Equity earnings (losses) from unconsolidated joint ventures, net | 30 | (12 | ) | 282 | 75 | ||||||||||||
| (3,564 | ) | (4,137 | ) | (11,541 | ) | (10,854 | ) | ||||||||||
| Earnings before income taxes | 18,849 | 17,726 | 56,995 | 48,631 | |||||||||||||
| Income taxes | 2,626 | 6,908 | 12,254 | 18,571 | |||||||||||||
| Net earnings | 16,223 | 10,818 | 44,741 | 30,060 | |||||||||||||
| Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests | (8 | ) | (160 | ) | 70 | (495 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net earnings attributable to The Marcus Corporation | $ | 16,231 | $ | 10,978 | $ | 44,671 | $ | 30,555 | |||||||||
| Net earnings per common share attributable to | |||||||||||||||||
| The Marcus Corporation - diluted | $ | 0.56 | $ | 0.39 | $ | 1.56 | $ | 1.08 | |||||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted | 28,818 | 28,350 | 28,634 | 28,410 | |||||||||||||
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2018 |
2017 |
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| Assets: | ||||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | $ | 12,629 | $ | 20,747 | ||||||
| Accounts and notes receivable | 26,006 | 27,230 | ||||||||
| Refundable income taxes |
3,531 |
15,335 |
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| Other current assets | 15,202 | 13,409 | ||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 847,137 | 860,064 | ||||||||
| Other assets | 82,181 | 81,012 | ||||||||
| Total Assets | $ | 986,686 | $ | 1,017,797 | ||||||
| Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity: | ||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 23,108 | $ | 51,541 | ||||||
| Taxes other than income taxes | 17,675 | 19,638 | ||||||||
| Other current liabilities | 63,001 | 68,918 | ||||||||
| Current portion of capital lease obligations | 7,120 | 7,570 | ||||||||
| Current maturities of long-term debt | 10,077 | 12,016 | ||||||||
| Capital lease obligations | 22,989 | 28,282 | ||||||||
| Long-term debt | 262,149 | 289,813 | ||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | 38,374 | 38,233 | ||||||||
| Deferred compensation and other | 59,157 | 56,662 | ||||||||
| Equity | 483,036 | 445,124 | ||||||||
| Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity | $ | 986,686 | $ | 1,017,797 | ||||||
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| Theatres | Hotels/ Resorts | Corporate Items | Total | ||||||||||
| 13 Weeks Ended September 27, 2018 | |||||||||||||
| Revenues(1) | $ | 95,009 | $ | 75,492 | $ | 98 | $ | 170,599 | |||||
| Operating income (loss) | 14,457 | 12,024 | (4,068 | ) | 22,413 | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 9,867 | 4,616 | 86 | 14,569 | |||||||||
| 13 Weeks Ended September 28, 2017 | |||||||||||||
| Revenues(1) | $ | 90,273 | $ | 71,952 | $ | 150 | $ | 162,375 | |||||
| Operating income (loss) | 15,861 | 9,659 | (3,657 | ) | 21,863 | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 8,399 | 4,512 | 82 | 12,993 | |||||||||
| 39 Weeks Ended September 27, 2018 | |||||||||||||
| Revenues(1) | $ | 333,397 | $ | 198,373 | $ | 318 | $ | 532,088 | |||||
| Operating income (loss) | 66,317 | 15,737 | (13,518 | ) | 68,536 | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 28,751 | 13,890 | 258 | 42,899 | |||||||||
| 39 Weeks Ended September 28, 2017 | |||||||||||||
| Revenues(1) | $ | 296,636 | $ | 190,903 | $ | 432 | $ | 487,971 | |||||
| Operating income (loss) | 58,576 | 12,803 | (11,894 | ) | 59,485 | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 24,000 | 13,270 | 274 | 37,544 | |||||||||
| Corporate items include amounts not allocable to the business segments. Corporate revenues consist principally of rent and the corporate operating loss includes general corporate expenses. Corporate information technology costs and accounting shared services costs are allocated to the business segments based upon several factors, including actual usage and segment revenues. | |||||||||||||
| (1) Revenues include cost reimbursements of $9,088 for the 13 weeks ended September 27, 2018 (Theatres - $218, Hotels/Resorts - $8,870), $8,557 for the 13 weeks ended September 28, 2017 (Theatres - $500, Hotels/Resorts - $8,057), $25,776 for the 39 weeks ended September 27, 2018 (Theatres - $1,084, Hotels/Resorts - $24,692) and $23,424 for the 39 weeks ended September 28, 2017 (Theatres - $1,659, Hotels/Resorts - $21,765). | |||||||||||||
