SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
☒ |
Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended August 4, 2018.
☐ |
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 0-18640
CHEROKEE INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
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95-4182437 |
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation or organization) |
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(IRS employer identification number) |
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5990 Sepulveda Boulevard, Sherman Oaks, CA |
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91411 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
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Zip Code |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (818) 908-9868
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. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ☐ |
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Accelerated filer ☒ |
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Non-accelerated filer ☐ |
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Smaller reporting company ☒ |
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Emerging growth company ☐ |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Class |
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Outstanding at September 7, 2018 |
Common Stock, $.02 par value per share |
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14,045,368 |
2
CHEROKEE INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
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August 4, |
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February 3, |
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2018 |
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2018 |
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Assets |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
6,748 |
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$ |
3,174 |
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Accounts receivable, net |
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5,419 |
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9,805 |
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Other receivables |
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559 |
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472 |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
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792 |
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1,258 |
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Current assets of discontinued operations |
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— |
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1,868 |
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Total current assets |
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13,518 |
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16,577 |
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Property and equipment, net |
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717 |
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1,090 |
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Intangible assets, net |
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65,014 |
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69,548 |
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Goodwill |
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16,252 |
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16,352 |
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Accrued revenue and other assets |
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1,158 |
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30 |
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Total assets |
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$ |
96,659 |
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$ |
103,597 |
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Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity |
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Current liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
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$ |
7,701 |
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$ |
7,205 |
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Other current liabilities |
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8,668 |
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7,370 |
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Current portion of long term debt |
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800 |
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46,105 |
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Deferred revenue—current |
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1,876 |
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2,229 |
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Current liabilities of discontinued operations |
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155 |
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1,103 |
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Total current liabilities |
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19,200 |
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64,012 |
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Long term liabilities: |
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Long term debt |
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49,145 |
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— |
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Deferred income taxes |
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11,242 |
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10,466 |
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Other liabilities |
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3,230 |
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5,004 |
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Total liabilities |
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82,817 |
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79,482 |
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Commitments and Contingencies (Note 9) |
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Stockholders’ Equity: |
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Preferred stock, $.02 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, none issued |
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— |
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— |
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Common stock, $.02 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized, shares issued 14,045,368 (August 4, 2018) and 13,997,200 (February 3, 2018) |
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281 |
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280 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
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75,622 |
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74,377 |
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Accumulated deficit |
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(62,061 |
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(50,542 |
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Total stockholders’ equity |
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13,842 |
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24,115 |
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Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
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$ |
96,659 |
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$ |
103,597 |
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See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
3
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
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Three Months Ended |
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Six Months Ended |
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August 4, |
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July 29, |
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August 4, |
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July 29, |
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2018 |
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2017 |
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2018 |
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2017 |
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Revenues |
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$ |
7,073 |
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$ |
7,868 |
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$ |
12,475 |
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$ |
14,685 |
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Operating expenses: |
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Selling, general and administrative expenses |
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3,987 |
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6,300 |
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8,343 |
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12,248 |
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Stock-based compensation |
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125 |
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558 |
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425 |
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1,094 |
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Business acquisition and integration costs |
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— |
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1,776 |
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307 |
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3,822 |
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Restructuring charges |
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5,615 |
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— |
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5,615 |
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128 |
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Gain on sale of asset |
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(571 |
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— |
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(571 |
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— |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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330 |
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346 |
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931 |
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791 |
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Total operating expenses |
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9,486 |
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8,980 |
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15,050 |
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18,083 |
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Operating loss |
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(2,413 |
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(1,112 |
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(2,575 |
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(3,398 |
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Other income (expense): |
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Interest expense |
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(2,360 |
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(1,601 |
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(4,097 |
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(3,123 |
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Other income (expense), net |
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(3,229 |
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(51 |
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(3,233 |
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(232 |
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Total other expense, net |
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(5,589 |
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(1,652 |
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(7,330 |
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(3,355 |
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Loss from continuing operations before income taxes |
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(8,002 |
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(2,764 |
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(9,905 |
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(6,753 |
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Provision for income taxes |
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1,051 |
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2,002 |
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1,889 |
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1,555 |
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Net loss from continuing operations |
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(9,053 |
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(4,766 |
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(11,794 |
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(8,308 |
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Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes |
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— |
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143 |
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— |
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426 |
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Net loss |
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$ |
(9,053 |
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$ |
(4,623 |
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$ |
(11,794 |
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$ |
(7,882 |
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Net loss per share: |
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Basic loss per share from continuing operations |
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$ |
(0.65 |
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$ |
(0.37 |
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$ |
(0.84 |
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$ |
(0.64 |
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Diluted loss per share from continuing operations |
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$ |
(0.65 |
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$ |
(0.37 |
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$ |
(0.84 |
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$ |
(0.64 |
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Basic (loss) earnings from discontinued operations per share |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
0.01 |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
0.03 |
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Diluted (loss) earnings from discontinued operations per share |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
0.01 |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
0.03 |
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Basic loss per share |
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$ |
(0.65 |
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$ |
(0.36 |
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$ |
(0.84 |
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$ |
(0.61 |
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Diluted loss per share |
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$ |
(0.65 |
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$ |
(0.36 |
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$ |
(0.84 |
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$ |
(0.61 |
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Weighted average common shares outstanding: |
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Basic |
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14,030 |
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12,986 |
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14,014 |
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12,970 |
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Diluted |
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14,030 |
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12,986 |
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14,014 |
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12,970 |
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See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
4
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
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Six Months Ended |
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August 4, |
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July 29, |
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2018 |
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2017 |
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Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Net loss from continuing operations |
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$ |
(11,794 |
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$ |
(8,308 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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931 |
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791 |
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Bad debt expense |
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— |
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193 |
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Restructuring charges |
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5,615 |
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128 |
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Amortization of deferred financing costs |
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3,396 |
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527 |
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Deferred income taxes and noncurrent provisions |
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1,442 |
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1,332 |
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Stock-based compensation and stock warrant charges |
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469 |
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1,120 |
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Gain on sale of assets |
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(571 |
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— |
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Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from business combinations: |
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Accounts receivable |
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4,577 |
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809 |
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Other receivables |
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(87 |
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(2,510 |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
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462 |
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1,991 |
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Other assets |
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(778 |
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— |
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Accounts payable |
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775 |
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(5,509 |
) |
Other current liabilities |
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(4,637 |
) |
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619 |
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Deferred revenue |
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(1,823 |
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(2,335 |
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Net cash used in operating activities |
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(2,023 |
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(11,152 |
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Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities from discontinued operations |
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(1,225 |
) |
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5,115 |
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Cash flows from investing activities: |
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Capital investments |
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(67 |
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(420 |
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Proceeds from business disposition and sale of assets |
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5,668 |
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— |
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Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
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5,601 |
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(420 |
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Cash flows from financing activities: |
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Proceeds from term loan, subordinated promissory notes and line of credit |
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42,000 |
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5,000 |
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Payments on term loan and line of credit |
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(38,000 |
) |
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(800 |
) |
Debt issuance costs |
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(2,780 |
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Payments on related party loan |
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— |
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(2,500 |
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Issuance of common stock |
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1 |
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47 |
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Net cash provided by financing activities |
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1,221 |
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1,747 |
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Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
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3,574 |
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(4,710 |
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Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period |
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3,174 |
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8,378 |
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of period |
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$ |
6,748 |
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$ |
3,668 |
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Cash paid for: |
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Income taxes |
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$ |
536 |
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$ |
817 |
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Interest |
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$ |
3,753 |
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$ |
2,271 |
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Noncash investing and financing activities: |
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Conversion of junior participation interests to subordinated promissory notes |
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$ |
11,500 |
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$ |
— |
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See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
5
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1. |
Basis of Presentation |
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statement presentation. These financial statements include the accounts of Cherokee Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries (the “Company”) and include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial condition and the results of operations for the periods presented. The condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended February 3, 2018 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full year.
Liquidity and Going Concern
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis of accounting, which assumes the Company will continue to operate as a going concern and which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. The report of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 3, 2018 included an explanatory paragraph describing the uncertainty about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern at that time. The uncertainty about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern previously arose due to forecasted noncompliance with the Company’s previous credit facility that was repaid on August 3, 2018 and replaced with a new term loan and subordinated promissory notes. (See Note 8.) Under the new term loan agreement, the Company is required to raise $2.0 million of additional liquidity before May 4, 2019; however, this will not be required if the Company’s average working capital exceeds an agreed upon level at the close of the Company’s fiscal year ending February 2, 2019.
The Company’s current forecast indicates that it will need to raise this additional $2.0 million of capital, and because raising additional capital is not certain, there is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The new term loan agreement provides various ways in which the Company can raise additional capital, including the issuance of additional subordinated debt, the issuance of convertible subordinated debt instruments or the issuance of additional equity, from which 100% of the net proceeds would be retained by the Company. The new term loan agreement also provides that the Company can increase its working capital by the disposition of non-core intangible assets, from which 50% of the net proceeds would be retained by the Company and 50% would be used to repay a portion of the term loan. The Company’s management is planning to increase its working capital through the disposition of non-core assets, or through improved operations to achieve the required working capital threshold at the close of the Company’s fiscal year ending February 2, 2019, which would eliminate the requirement to raise the additional $2.0 million of capital.
2. |
New Accounting Pronouncements |
In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued a comprehensive new revenue recognition standard (“ASC 606”) that superseded previous existing revenue recognition guidance and was adopted by the Company using the modified retrospective method as of February 4, 2018, the beginning of the first quarter of its fiscal year ending February 2, 2019. The adoption of the new guidance primarily affected the recognition of minimum guaranteed royalties under the Company’s agreements with its licensees that have historically been recognized as earned in accordance with the underlying license agreements. Under this new standard, such royalties will generally be recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the license agreement. Accordingly, for license agreements with escalating minimum guaranteed royalties, revenues will generally be higher during the early years of the license
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agreement than they would have been under the previous guidance. Royalties are typically earned based on the licensees’ retail or wholesale sales of licensed products, or based on the cost of producing the licensed goods. Revenues from license fees, up-front payments and milestone payments, which are received in connection with other rights and services that represent continuing obligations of the Company, are deferred and recognized in accordance with the license agreements. The cumulative effect on adoption of ASC 606 totaled $0.3 million, resulting in a charge to accrued revenue and an adjustment to deferred revenue with a corresponding credit to accumulated deficit for all contracts not completed as of the adoption date. In the three and six months ended August 4, 2018 the Company recognized additional revenue of $0.3 million and $0.6 million, respectively, as a result of applying ASC 606. The comparative information for the prior period has not been restated.
The Company recognizes contract liabilities as deferred revenue when licensees prepay royalties, or from license fees, up-front payments and milestone payments that have not yet been earned. Deferred revenue is classified as current or noncurrent depending on when it is anticipated to be recognized. Deferred revenue totaled $2.6 million and $5.1 million at August 4, 2018 and February 3, 2018, respectively. Revenue recognized in the three and six months ended August 4, 2018 that was previously included in deferred revenue was $0.9 million and $1.8 million, respectively. The Company recognizes contract assets as accrued revenue when minimum guaranteed royalties are recognized that have not yet been earned under the license agreements. The Company typically bills and receives payments from customers on a quarterly basis for royalties earned or for minimum guaranteed royalties that have historically been recognized as earned in accordance with the underlying license agreements. Accrued revenue is classified as current or noncurrent depending on when the asset is anticipated to be charged to revenue. Accrued revenue totaled $0.9 million and $0.4 million at August 4, 2018 and February 4, 2018, respectively. Revenue recognized in the three and six months ended August 4, 2018 for minimum guaranteed royalties that had not yet been earned was $0.3 million and $0.6 million, respectively.
The Company’s remaining performance obligation is to maintain the licensed intellectual property. As of August 4, 2018, the Company had a contractual right to receive approximately $64.1 million of aggregate minimum licensing revenue through the remaining terms of the current licenses, excluding any renewals, which is primarily expected to be recognized approximately over the next 10 years.
3. |
Earnings (Loss) Per Share |
Basic earnings (loss) per share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing the net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period, while diluted EPS additionally includes the dilutive effect of outstanding stock options and warrants as if such securities had been exercised at the beginning of the period. The computation of diluted common shares outstanding excludes outstanding stock options and warrants that are anti‑dilutive.
4. |
Discontinued Operations |
The Company’s sales and distribution business for its Hi-Tec portfolio of brands, which operates in Latin America, the Middle East, Russia and Asia Pacific was sold to International Brands Group (“IBG”) during the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2018 for $3.1 million. Cash proceeds of $1.3 million were received during the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2018, and $1.8 million of cash proceeds were received by the Company in the three months ended May 5, 2018. The operating assets and liabilities of this business were sold to IBG in conjunction with the execution of a separate license agreement that grants IBG certain sales and distribution rights for Hi-Tec products in those territories. The discontinued sales and distribution business was previously included in the Company’s Hi-Tec reporting segment.
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The net income from discontinued operations in the condensed consolidated statement of operations includes the following:
(In thousands) |
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Three Months Ended July 29, 2017 |
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Six Months Ended July 29, 2017 |
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Product sales and royalty revenues |
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$ |
6,096 |
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$ |
10,366 |
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Cost of goods sold |
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4,830 |
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7,820 |
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Selling, general and administrative expenses |
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1,081 |
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2,036 |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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42 |
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|
84 |
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Pretax income from discontinued operations |
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|
143 |
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|
|
426 |
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Income tax (benefit) provision |
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— |
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|
|
— |
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Net income from discontinued operations |
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$ |
143 |
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$ |
426 |
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The carrying amounts of assets and liabilities included in discontinued operations comprise the following:
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August 4, |
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February 3, |
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(In thousands) |
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2018 |
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|
2018 |
|
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Accounts receivable and amounts due from sale of business |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
1,868 |
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Current liabilities of discontinued operations |
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155 |
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1,103 |
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Net assets of discontinued operations |
|
$ |
(155 |
) |
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$ |
765 |
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5. |
Intangible Assets |
Intangible assets consist of the following:
|
|
August 4, 2018 |
|
|
February 3, 2018 |
|
||||||||||||||||||
(In thousands) |
|
Gross Amount |
|
|
Accumulated Amortization |
|
|
Net Book Value |
|
|
Gross Amount |
|
|
Accumulated Amortization |
|
|
Net Book Value |
|
||||||
Amortizable trademarks |
|
$ |
27,823 |
|
|
|
(19,496 |
) |
|
$ |
8,327 |
|
|
$ |
30,861 |
|
|
|
(19,029 |
) |
|
$ |
11,832 |
|
Amortizable franchise agreements |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,300 |
|
|
|
(271 |
) |
|
|
1,029 |
|
Indefinite lived trademarks |
|
|
56,687 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
56,687 |
|
|
|
56,687 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
56,687 |
|
|
|
$ |
84,510 |
|
|
$ |
(19,496 |
) |
|
$ |
65,014 |
|
|
$ |
88,848 |
|
|
$ |
(19,300 |
) |
|
$ |
69,548 |
|
During the three months ended August 4, 2018, the Company sold its amortizable trademarks, amortizable franchise agreements and other assets related to its Flip Flop Shops franchise business to a third party. A gain of $0.6 million was recognized on the sale. The Hi-Tec Acquisition during Fiscal 2017 resulted in trademarks valued at $52.4 million that are classified as indefinite lived and not subjected to amortization. Other indefinite lived trademarks include certain Cherokee brand trademarks in the school uniforms category that were acquired in historical transactions. The Company has acquired other trademarks that are being amortized over their estimated useful lives, which average 10.0 years with no residual values. Amortization of intangible assets was $0.2 million and $0.2 million for the three months ended August 4, 2018 and July 29, 2017, respectively, and $0.6 million and $0.4 million for the six months ended August 4, 2018 and July 29, 2017, respectively. Goodwill arose from the Hi-Tec Acquisition that occurred during Fiscal 2017.
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Other current liabilities consists of the following:
|
|
August 4, |
|
|
February 3, |
|
||
(In thousands) |
|
2018 |
|
|
2018 |
|
||
Accrued employee compensation and benefits |
|
$ |
307 |
|
|
$ |
239 |
|
Amounts payable for business acquisitions |
|
|
993 |
|
|
|
1,901 |
|
Restructuring plan liabilities |
|
|
6,227 |
|
|
|
3,532 |
|
Income taxes payable |
|
|
1,060 |
|
|
|
792 |
|
Other liabilities |
|
|
81 |
|
|
|
906 |
|
|
|
$ |
8,668 |
|
|
$ |
7,370 |
|
7. |
Restructuring Plans |
The Company incurred restructuring charges in Fiscal 2018 and Fiscal 2017 related to the Hi-Tec Acquisition and its integration into the Company’s ongoing operations (the “Hi-Tec Plan”), including $0.1 million of severance costs in the three months ended April 29, 2017. Restructuring charges were also incurred in the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2018 as the Company’s staff was realigned to appropriately support its then current business (the “Cherokee Plan”). Furthermore, during the three months ended August 4, 2018, the Company took additional steps designed to improve its organizational efficiencies by eliminating redundant positions and unneeded facilities, and by terminating various consulting and marketing contracts (the “FY 2019 Plan”). The FY 2019 Plan resulted in a $5.6 million charge to earnings in the three months ended August 4, 2018, comprising $3.8 million for terminated contracts and leases, $1.2 million for severance and $0.6 million of professional fees.
Charges and payments against the restructuring plan obligations were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cherokee Plan |
|
|
Hi-Tec Plan |
|
|
FY 2019 Plan |
|
||||
Balance, February 3, 2018 |
|
$ |
1,031 |
|
|
$ |
2,501 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Restructuring charges |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
5,615 |
|
Payments during the period |
|
|
(834 |
) |
|
|
(1,400 |
) |
|
|
(686 |
) |
Balance, August 4, 2018 |
|
$ |
197 |
|
|
$ |
1,101 |
|
|
$ |
4,929 |
|
8. |
Debt |
On August 3, 2018, the Company replaced its Cerberus Credit Facility with a combination of a new senior secured credit facility, which provided a $40.0 term loan (the “Term Loan”), and $13.5 million of subordinated promissory notes (the “Junior Notes”). The Term Loan matures in August 2021 and requires quarterly principal payments and monthly interest payments based on LIBOR plus a margin. The Term Loan is secured by substantially all the assets of the Company and is guaranteed by the Company’s subsidiaries. The Junior Notes mature in November 2021, and they are secured by a second priority lien on substantially all of the assets of Company and guaranteed by the Company’s subsidiaries. Interest is payable monthly on the Junior Notes, but no periodic amortization payments are required. The Junior Notes are subordinated in rights of payment and priority to the Term Loan but otherwise have economic terms substantially similar to the Term Loan. The weighted-average interest rate on both the Term Loan and Junior Notes at August 4, 2018 was 11.1%.
The Term Loan is subject to a borrowing base and includes financial covenants and obligations regarding the operation of the Company’s business that are customary in facilities of this type, including limitations on the payment of dividends. Financial covenants include the requirement to maintain specified levels of EBITDA, as defined in the agreement, and maintain a specified level of cash on hand. The Company is required to maintain a borrowing base comprising the value of the Company’s trademarks that exceeds the outstanding balance of the Term Loan. If the borrowing base is less than the outstanding Term Loan at any measurement period, then the Company would be required to repay a portion of the Term Loan to eliminate such shortfall. The Company is also required to raise $2.0 million of
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additional subordinated debt or equity before May 4, 2019; however, this will not be required if the Company’s average working capital exceeds an agreed upon level at the close of the Company’s fiscal year ending February 2, 2019. Events of default include, among other things, the occurrence of a change of control of the Company, and a default under the Term Loan agreement would also trigger a default under the Junior Notes agreements.
The former credit facility included $11.5 million of junior participation interests that were held by a large stockholder, one of the board members and major stockholder, and the chief executive officer who is also one of the board members. These junior participation interests, along with $2.0 million of cash from a major stockholder, were exchanged into $13.5 million of the new Junior Notes referred to above.
In connection with the refinancing on August 3, 2018, the Company issued warrants to purchase 1,192,997 shares of the Company’s common stock to its Term Loan lenders at an exercise price of $0.45 per share and issued warrants to purchase 1,600,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to certain of its Junior Notes lenders at an exercise price of $0.50 per share. Each warrant is exercisable on issuance and has a seven-year life. The fair value of the warrants was $0.8 million on their grant date as determined using a Black Scholes option pricing model and was included as a component of debt issuance costs with an offset to equity. The following table shows the lenders, their relationship to the Company, the loan amounts provided, and the stock warrants issued to such investors, if any:
|
|
Term Loan and |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Junior Note |
|
|
Stock Warrant |
|
||
(Dollars in thousands) |
|
Amounts |
|
|
Shares |
|
||
Term Loan lenders, unrelated parties |
|
$ |
40,000 |
|
|
$ |
1,192,997 |
|
Cove Street Capital, LLC, large stockholder |
|
|
9,000 |
|
|
|
1,245,000 |
|
Jess Ravich, board member and large stockholder |
|
|
4,400 |
|
|
|
355,000 |
|
Henry Stupp, Chief Executive Officer and board member |
|
|
100 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
$ |
53,500 |
|
|
$ |
2,792,997 |
|
Outstanding borrowings under the Term Loan were $40.0 million at August 4, 2018 with associated unamortized debt issuance costs of $2.9 million. Outstanding Junior Notes were $13.5 million at August 4, 2018 with associated unamortized debt issuance costs of $0.7 million. Outstanding borrowing under the Company’s previous Cerberus Credit Facility were $49.5 million at February 3, 2018 with related unamortized debt issuance costs of $3.4 million. The remaining unamortized debt issuance costs of $3.2 million related to the Cerberus Credit Facility were charged to other expense when the debt was retired on August 3, 2018.
9. |
Commitments and Contingencies |
The Company indemnifies certain customers against liability arising from third‑party claims of intellectual property rights infringement related to the Company’s trademarks. These indemnities appear in the licensing agreements with the Company’s customers, are not limited in amount or duration and generally survive the expiration of the contracts. The Company is unable to determine a range of estimated losses that it could incur related to such indemnities since the amount of any potential liabilities cannot be determined until an infringement claim has been made.
The Company is involved from time to time in various claims and other matters incidental to the Company’s business, the resolution of which is not presently expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or liquidity. Estimated reserves for contingent liabilities, including threatened or pending litigation, are recorded as liabilities in the financial statements when the outcome of these matters is deemed probable and the liability is reasonably estimable.
10. |
Taxes on Income |
Each reporting period, the Company evaluates the realizability of its deferred tax assets. As of August 4, 2018, the Company continued to maintain a full valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets in the United States and the foreign subsidiaries acquired in the Hi-Tec Acquisition. These valuation allowances will be maintained until there is sufficient positive evidence to conclude that it is more likely than not that these deferred tax assets will be realized.
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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was enacted on December 22, 2017 and reduced U.S. corporate income tax rates to 21.0% as of January 1, 2018. The rate change became effective during the Company’s fiscal year ended February 3, 2018, resulting in a blended statutory tax rate of 32.8% for that year. The income tax effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act are considered provisional, and the Company is continuing to gather additional information to complete its accounting for these items. The Company is accumulating data to finalize the underlying calculations and evaluate other aspects of this tax legislation, including its impact on the Company’s foreign subsidiaries, or in certain cases, the U.S. Treasury is expected to issue further guidance on the application of certain provisions of the tax legislation.
As of August 4, 2018, the reserve for uncertain tax positions resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to the Company’s Hi-Tec subsidiaries was $3.9 million. During the three months ended August 4, 2018, the Company increased its liability for uncertain tax positions by $0.3 million. For the six months ended August 4, 2018, there was no material net change in the liability for uncertain tax positions.
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The Company identifies its reportable segments based on how management internally evaluates financial information, business activities and management responsibility. Financial information for the Company’s reportable segments is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands) |
|
Cherokee |
|
|
Hi-Tec |
|
|
Consolidated |
|
|||
For the three months ended August 4, 2018: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
$ |
4,076 |
|
|
$ |
2,997 |
|
|
$ |
7,073 |
|
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
|
|
3,196 |
|
|
|
791 |
|
|
|
3,987 |
|
Revenues less selling, general and administrative expenses |
|
|
880 |
|
|
|
2,206 |
|
|
|
3,086 |
|
Loss (income) from continuing operations before income taxes |
|
|
(3,165 |
) |
|
|
(4,837 |
) |
|
|
(8,002 |
) |
Goodwill |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
16,252 |
|
|
|
16,252 |
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
23,013 |
|
|
$ |
73,646 |
|
|
$ |
96,659 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the three months ended July 29, 2017: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
$ |
5,629 |
|
|
$ |
2,239 |
|
|
$ |
7,868 |
|
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
|
|
3,948 |
|
|
|
2,352 |
|
|
|
6,300 |
|
Revenues less selling, general and administrative expenses |
|
|
1,681 |
|
|
|
(113 |
) |
|
|
1,568 |
|
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes |
|
|
(1,047 |
) |
|
|
(1,717 |
) |
|
|
(2,764 |
) |
Goodwill |
|
|
100 |
|
|
|
15,545 |
|
|
|
15,645 |
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
64,097 |
|
|
$ |
87,656 |
|
|
$ |
151,753 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands) |
|
Cherokee |
|
|
Hi-Tec |
|
|
Consolidated |
|
|||
For the six months ended August 4, 2018: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
$ |
6,893 |
|
|
$ |
5,582 |
|
|
$ |
12,475 |
|
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
|
|
6,148 |
|
|
|
2,195 |
|
|
|
8,343 |
|
Revenues less selling, general and administrative expenses |
|
|
745 |
|
|
|
3,387 |
|
|
|
4,132 |
|
Loss (income) from continuing operations before income taxes |
|
|
(5,465 |
) |
|
|
(4,440 |
) |
|
|
(9,905 |
) |
Goodwill |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
16,252 |
|
|
|
16,252 |
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
23,013 |
|
|
$ |
73,646 |
|
|
$ |
96,659 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the six months ended July 29, 2017: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
$ |
10,806 |
|
|
$ |
3,879 |
|
|
$ |
14,685 |
|
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
|
|
8,136 |
|
|
|
4,112 |
|
|
|
12,248 |
|
Revenues less selling, general and administrative expenses |
|
|
2,670 |
|
|
|
(233 |
) |
|
|
2,437 |
|
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes |
|
|
(3,342 |
) |
|
|
(3,411 |
) |
|
|
(6,753 |
) |
Goodwill |
|
|
100 |
|
|
|
15,545 |
|
|
|
15,645 |
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
64,097 |
|
|
$ |
87,656 |
|
|
$ |
151,753 |
|
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Revenues by geographic area based upon the licensees’ country of domicile comprise the following:
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Six Months Ended |
|
||||||||||
|
|
August 4, |
|
|
July 29 |
|
|
August 4, |
|
|
July 29 |
|
||||
(In thousands) |
|
2018 |
|
|
2017 |
|
|
2018 |
|
|
2017 |
|
||||
U.S. and Canada |
|
$ |
1,580 |
|
|
$ |
3,896 |
|
|
$ |
3,403 |
|
|
$ |
7,284 |
|
EMEIA(1) |
|
|
3,531 |
|
|
|
2,070 |
|
|
|
5,426 |
|
|
|
3,800 |
|
Asia |
|
|
814 |
|
|
|
1,149 |
|
|
|
1,479 |
|
|
|
2,253 |
|
Latin America |
|
|
1,037 |
|
|
|
753 |
|
|
|
1,834 |
|
|
|
1,348 |
|
All Others |
|
|
111 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
333 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Total |
|
$ |
7,073 |
|
|
$ |
7,868 |
|
|
$ |
12,475 |
|
|
$ |
14,685 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)EMEIA represents Europe, Middle East, India and Africa |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long‑lived assets located in the United States and outside the United States amount to $0.4 million and $0.3 million, respectively, at August 4, 2018 and $0.6 million and $0.5 million, respectively, at February 3, 2018.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
As used in this discussion and analysis, “Cherokee”, the “Company”, “we”, “us” and “our” refer to Cherokee Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries, unless the context indicates or requires otherwise. Additionally, “Fiscal 2019” refers to our fiscal year ending February 2, 2019 and “Fiscal 2018” refers to our fiscal year ended February 3, 2018. The following discussion and analysis should be read together with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the related notes included in this report. The information contained in this quarterly report on Form 10‑Q is not a complete description of our business or the risks associated with an investment in our securities. For additional context with which to understand our financial condition and results of operations, refer to management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations (“MD&A”) contained in our Annual Report on Form 10‑K, for the fiscal year ended February 3, 2018, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on April 19, 2018, as well as the consolidated financial statements and notes contained therein (collectively, our “Annual Report”). In preparing this MD&A, we presume that readers have access to and have read the MD&A in our Annual Report pursuant to Instruction 2 to paragraph (b) of Item 303 of Regulation S‑K. The section entitled “Risk Factors” set forth in Item 1A of our Annual Report and similar disclosures in our other SEC filings discuss some of the important risk factors that may affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.
In addition to historical information, this discussion and analysis contains “forward‑looking statements” within the meaning of the Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are statements other than historical facts that relate to future events or circumstances or our future performance. The words “anticipates”, “believes”, “estimates”, “plans”, “expects”, “objectives”, “goals”, “aims”, “hopes”, “may”, “might”, “will”, “likely”, “should” and similar words or expressions are intended to identify forward‑looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward‑looking statements in this discussion and analysis include statements about, among other things, our future financial and operating performance, our future liquidity and capital resources, our business and growth strategies and anticipated trends in our business and our industry. Forward-looking statements are based on our current views, expectations and assumptions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance, achievements or stock prices to be materially different from any future results, performance, achievements or stock prices expressed or implied by the forward‑looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, among others, those described in Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in this report and in our Annual Report. In addition, we operate in a competitive and rapidly evolving industry in which new risks emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of the risks we may face, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor or combination of factors could cause actual results to differ from our expectations. As a result of these and other potential risks and uncertainties, forward-looking statements should not be relied on or viewed as predictions of future events because some or all of them may turn out to be wrong. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and, except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update any of the forward‑looking statements we make in this discussion and analysis to reflect future events or developments or changes in our expectations or for any other reason.
Overview
Cherokee is a global marketer and manager of a portfolio of fashion and lifestyle brands it owns, including Cherokee, Hi-Tec, Magnum, 50 Peaks, Interceptor, Hawk Signature, Tony Hawk, Liz Lange, Completely Me by Liz Lange, Everyday California, Carole Little, Sideout and others, which are licensed in multiple consumer product categories and sectors. As part of our business strategy, we also regularly evaluate other brands and trademarks for acquisition into our portfolio. We believe the strength of our brand portfolio and platform of design, product sourcing and marketing capabilities has made us one of the leading global licensors of style-focused lifestyle brands for apparel, footwear, home products and accessories.
We have licensing relationships with recognizable retail partners in their global locations to provide them with the rights to design, manufacture and sell products bearing our brands. We refer to this strategy as our “Direct to Retail” or “DTR” licensing model. We also have license agreements with manufacturers and distributors for the manufacture and sale of products bearing our brands, which we refer to as “wholesale” licensing. As a brand marketer and manager, we do not directly sell product ourselves. Rather, we earn royalties when our licensees sell licensed products bearing the trademarks that we own.
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For certain of our key legacy brands, including Cherokee, Hawk Signature and Tony Hawk and Liz Lange, we are shifting our strategy for U.S. sales from DTR licensing to wholesale licensing. In addition, we are primarily pursuing a wholesale licensing strategy for global sales of our Hi-Tec, Magnum, Interceptor and 50 Peaks brands. We believe these arrangements signal a significant shift in our business strategy, from our historical focus on DTR licensing for all of our brands to a substantially greater focus on wholesale licensing for many of our key brands. Although we believe these new wholesale licensing arrangements may help to diversify our sources of revenue and licensee or other partner relationships and may provide additional avenues to obtain brand recognition and grow our Company, this shift in our strategy also exposes us to a number of risks, and it has had a negative effect on our results of operations in Fiscal 2018 and Fiscal 2019 to date as we transition to our new licensees. This effect could continue or worsen, particularly in the near-term.
We derive revenues primarily from licensing our trademarks to retailers and wholesalers all over the world, and we are continually pursuing relationships with new retailers, wholesalers and others in order to expand the reach of our existing brands into new geographic and customer markets and new types of stores and other selling mediums. As of August 4, 2018, we had 43 continuing license agreements in approximately 80 countries, 33 of which pertained to brands in our Cherokee reportable segment and 10 of which pertained to our Hi-Tec portfolio of brands, which are included in our Hi-Tec reportable segment. These arrangements include relationships with Walmart, Soriana, Comercial Mexicana, TJ Maxx, Tottus, Pick N Pay, Nishimatsuya, Big 5, Academy, JD Sports, Black’s and Lidl.
The terms of our royalty arrangements vary for each of our licensees. We receive quarterly royalty statements and periodic sales and purchasing information from our licensees. However, our licensees are generally not required to provide, and typically do not provide, information that would enable us to determine the specific reasons for period‑to‑period fluctuations in sales or purchases. As a result, we do not typically have sufficient information to determine the effects on our operations of changes in price, volume or mix of products sold.
Business Developments
During the three months ended August 4, 2018, we initiated a restructuring plan designed to improve our organizational efficiencies by eliminating redundant positions and unneeded facilities, and by terminating various consulting and marketing contracts. The plan resulted in a $5.6 million charge in the three months ended August 4, 2018. We believe that these changes eliminate unnecessary costs and enable us to operate effectively going forward as we leverage one executive structure to manage our business globally.
On June 1, 2018, we completed the sale of Flip Flop Shops, our franchise retail chain, to Bearpaw Holdings, LLC. We used the sale proceeds to reduce our long-term debt and recognized a $0.6 million gain on the sale of Flip Flop Shops assets during the three months ended August 4, 2018.
On August 3, 2018, we replaced our existing credit facility with a combination of a new $40.0 million term loan under a senior secured credit facility and $13.5 million of subordinated promissory notes. We also issued warrants to the lenders to purchase 2.8 million shares of our common stock in connection with this refinancing. The term loan is subject to a borrowing base and requires us to maintain specified levels of EBITDA, as defined in the credit facility, and cash on hand. If the borrowing base is less than the outstanding term loan at any measurement period, then we would be required to repay a portion of the loan to eliminate such shortfall. We are also required to raise $2.0 million of additional subordinated debt or equity before May 4, 2019; however, this will not be required if our average working capital exceeds an agreed upon level at the close of the company’s fiscal year ending February 2, 2019. If we do not comply with these requirements or we are unable to raise the additional capital if required, or if there is a change of control of the Company, it would be an event of default, and, subject to certain cure periods, the lender would have the right to demand immediate repayment of the loans, and/or exercise any other rights or remedies it may have, including foreclosing on our assets that serve as collateral. Furthermore, a default under our term loan agreement would also trigger a default under our subordinated promissory note agreements. While we anticipate compliance with the requirements of our loan agreements, if there were to be an event of default, it would jeopardize our ability to continue as a going concern.
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We typically enter into license agreements with retailers, manufacturers and distributors for a certain brand in specific product categories over explicit territories, which can include one country or groups of countries and territories. Our revenues by geographic territory are as follows:
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Six Months Ended |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
August 4, 2018 |
|
|
July 29, 2017 |
|
|
August 4, 2018 |
|
|
July 29, 2017 |
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except percentages) |
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Revenues |
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Revenues |
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Revenues |
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Revenues |
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Revenues |
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Revenues |
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Revenues |
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Revenues |
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United States and Canada |
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$ |
1,580 |
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22.0 |
% |
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$ |
3,896 |
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50.0 |
% |
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$ |
3,403 |
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27.0 |
% |
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$ |
7,284 |
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50.0 |
% |
EMEIA |
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3,531 |
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50.0 |
% |
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2,070 |
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26.0 |
% |
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5,426 |
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43.0 |
% |
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3,800 |
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26.0 |
% |
Asia |
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814 |
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12.0 |
% |
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1,149 |
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15.0 |
% |
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1,479 |
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12.0 |
% |
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2,253 |
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15.0 |
% |
Latin America |
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1,037 |
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14.0 |
% |
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753 |
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9.0 |
% |
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1,834 |
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15.0 |
% |
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1,348 |
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9.0 |
% |
All others |
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111 |
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2.0 |
% |
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— |
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0.0 |
% |
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333 |
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3.0 |
% |
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— |
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0.0 |
% |
Revenues |
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$ |
7,073 |
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100.0 |
% |
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$ |
7,868 |
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100.0 |
% |
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$ |
12,475 |
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100.0 |
% |
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$ |
14,685 |
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100.0 |
% |
United States. Our largest licensees in the United States have historically been Target and Kohl’s, which together contributed 17% and 18% of our revenues for the three and six months ended July 29, 2017, respectively. Our remaining license agreements with Target, which covered Liz Lange branded products and the school uniforms category for our Cherokee brand, expired at the end of Fiscal 2018, as did our license agreement with Kohl’s, which covered Hawk Signature and Tony Hawk branded products. Accordingly, we earned no revenues from Target and Kohl’s for the three and six months ended August 4, 2018, and we anticipate no revenues from Target and Kohl’s in future quarters.
We are replacing our Target license with various other licensees for the sale of Cherokee branded products in the United States, and we have entered into a master license agreement with a third party for Liz Lange branded maternity products that began in Fiscal 2019. Our ability to generate royalty revenues from other licensees sufficient to replace our historical royalty revenues from Target is yet to be determined, particularly in the near term as our wholesale arrangements intended to replace our license agreement with Target for the Cherokee and Liz Lange brands begin to gain traction with new retailers and their customers.
We have also entered into wholesale agreements with new licensees for the sale of Hawk Signature and Tony Hawk branded products in the United States intended to replace our license agreement with Kohl’s. However, our ability to generate royalty revenues from other licensees sufficient to replace Kohl’s historical royalty payments to us is yet to be determined, particularly in the near term as these new wholesale arrangements begin to gain traction with new retailers and their customers.
EMEIA. Our royalty revenues from our licensees in Europe, Middle East, India and Africa increased 71% to $3.5 million in the three months ended August 4, 2018 from $2.1 million in the three months ended July 29, 2017, and increased 43% to $5.4 million in the six months ended August 4, 2018 from $3.8 million in the six months ended July 29, 2017. These increases are primarily due to an increase in revenues from our new licensee in Germany.
Asia, Latin America and others. Our royalty revenues from Asia and Latin America were primarily generated from licensees in Japan, China, Mexico, Peru and Chile. Royalty revenues in Asia declined but were offset by increases in Latin America and other territories.
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The table below contains certain information about our continuing operations from our condensed consolidated statements of operations along with other data and percentages. Historical results are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected in future periods.
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Three Months Ended |
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Six Months Ended |
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(In thousands, except percentages) |
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August 4, 2018 |
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July 29, 2017 |
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August 4, 2018 |
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July 29, 2017 |
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Revenues: |
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Cherokee |
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$ |
3,533 |
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50.0 |
% |
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$ |
3,226 |
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41.0 |
% |
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$ |
5,655 |
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45.3 |
% |
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$ |
6,045 |
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41.2 |
% |
Hi-Tec, Magnum, Interceptor and 50 Peaks |
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2,997 |
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42.4 |
% |
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2,239 |
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28.5 |
% |
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5,582 |
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44.8 |
% |
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3,879 |
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26.4 |
% |
Hawk |
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145 |
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2.1 |
% |
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1,398 |
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17.8 |
% |
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326 |
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2.6 |
% |
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2,685 |
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18.3 |
% |
Other brands |
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398 |
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5.5 |
% |
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1,005 |
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12.7 |
% |
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912 |
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7.3 |
% |
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2,076 |
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14.1 |
% |
Total revenues |
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7,073 |
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100.0 |
% |
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7,868 |
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100.0 |
% |
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12,475 |
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100.0 |
% |
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14,685 |
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100.0 |
% |
Operating expenses: |
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Selling, general and, administrative expenses |
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3,987 |
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56.4 |
% |
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6,300 |
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80.1 |
% |
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8,343 |
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66.9 |
% |
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12,248 |
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83.4 |
% |
Stock-based compensation |
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125 |
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1.8 |
% |
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558 |
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7.1 |
% |
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|
425 |
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3.4 |
% |
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1,094 |
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7.4 |
% |
Business acquisition and integration costs |
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— |
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— |
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1,776 |
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22.5 |
% |
|
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307 |
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2.4 |
% |
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3,822 |
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26.0 |
% |
Restructuring charges |
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5,615 |
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79.4 |
% |
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— |
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— |
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5,615 |
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45.0 |
% |
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128 |
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0.9 |
% |
Gain on sale of assets |
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(571 |
) |
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-8.1 |
% |
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— |
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— |
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(571 |
) |
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-4.6 |
% |
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— |
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— |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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|
330 |
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|
|
4.6 |
% |
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|
346 |
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|
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4.4 |
% |
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|
931 |
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7.5 |
% |
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|
791 |
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5.4 |
% |
Total operating expenses |
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9,486 |
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|
134.1 |
% |
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|
8,980 |
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|
|
114.1 |
% |
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|
15,050 |
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|
120.6 |
% |
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18,083 |
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|
|
123.1 |
% |
Operating loss from continuing operations |
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|
(2,413 |
) |
|
|
-34.1 |
% |
|
|
(1,112 |
) |
|
|
-14.1 |
% |
|
|
(2,575 |
) |
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|
-20.6 |
% |
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(3,398 |
) |
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-23.1 |
% |
Interest expense and other income, net |
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|
(5,589 |
) |
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-79.0 |
% |
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(1,652 |
) |
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-21.0 |
% |
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(7,330 |
) |
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-58.8 |
% |
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(3,355 |
) |
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-22.9 |
% |
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes |
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(8,002 |
) |
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|
-113.1 |
% |
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(2,764 |
) |
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-35.1 |
% |
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(9,905 |
) |
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-79.4 |
% |
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(6,753 |
) |
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|
-46.0 |
% |
Provision for income taxes |
|
|
1,051 |
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|
|
14.9 |
% |
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|
2,002 |
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|
|
25.5 |
% |
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|
1,889 |
|
|
|
15.1 |
% |
|
|
1,555 |
|
|
|
10.6 |
% |
Net loss from continuing operations |
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$ |
(9,053 |
) |
|
|
-128.0 |
% |
|
$ |
(4,766 |
) |
|
|
-60.6 |
% |
|
$ |
(11,794 |
) |
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|
-94.5 |
% |
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$ |
(8,308 |
) |
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|
-56.6 |
% |
Non-GAAP data: |
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Adjusted EBITDA(1) |
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$ |
3,086 |
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$ |
1,568 |
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|
|
|
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$ |
4,132 |
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|
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$ |
2,437 |
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(1) |
We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income before (i) interest expense, (ii) Other (income) expense, net, (iii) provision for income taxes, (iv) depreciation and amortization, (v) gain on sale of assets, (vi) intangible asset impairment loss, (vii) restructuring charges, (viii) business acquisition and integration costs and (ix) stock-based compensation and stock warrant charges. Adjusted EBITDA is not defined under generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and it may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. We use Adjusted EBITDA, along with GAAP measures, as a measure of profitability, because Adjusted EBITDA helps us compare our performance on a consistent basis by removing from our operating results the impact of our capital structure, the effect of operating in different tax jurisdictions, the impact of our asset base, which can differ depending on the book value of assets and the accounting methods used to compute depreciation and amortization, and the cost of acquiring or disposing of businesses and restructuring our operations. We believe it is useful to investors for the same reasons. Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as a profitability measure in that it does not include the interest expense on our long-term debt, non-operating income or expense items, our provision for income taxes, the effect of our expenditures for capital assets and certain intangible assets, or the costs of acquiring or disposing of businesses and restructuring our operations, or our non-cash charges for stock-based compensation and stock warrants. A reconciliation from net loss from continuing operations as reported in our condensed consolidated statement of operations to Adjusted EBITDA is as follows: |
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Three Months Ended |
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Six Months Ended |
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(In thousands) |
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August 4, 2018 |
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|
July 29, 2017 |
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August 4, 2018 |
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July 29, 2017 |
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Net loss from continuing operations |
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$ |
(9,053 |
) |
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$ |
(4,766 |
) |
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$ |
(11,794 |
) |
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$ |
(8,308 |
) |
Provision (benefit) for income taxes |
|
|
1,051 |
|
|
|
2,002 |
|
|
|
1,889 |
|
|
|
1,555 |
|
Interest expense |
|
|
2,360 |
|
|
|
1,601 |
|
|
|
4,097 |
|
|
|
3,123 |
|
Other (income) expense, net |
|
|
3,229 |
|
|
|
51 |
|
|
|
3,233 |
|
|
|
232 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
330 |
|
|
|
346 |
|
|
|
931 |
|
|
|
791 |
|
Gain on sale of assets |
|
|
(571 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(571 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
17
|
|
5,615 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
5,615 |
|
|
|
128 |
|
|
Business acquisition and integration costs |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,776 |
|
|
|
307 |
|
|
|
3,822 |
|
Stock-based compensation and stock warrant charges |
|
|
125 |
|
|
|
558 |
|
|
|
425 |
|
|
|
1,094 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
|
3,086 |
|
|
|
1,568 |
|
|
|
4,132 |
|
|
|
2,437 |
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Three and Six Months Ended August 4, 2018 Compared to Three and Six Months Ended July 29, 2017
The decrease in royalty revenues in the three and six months ended August 4, 2018 compared to the three and six months ended July 29, 2017 was primarily due to the decreases in Tony Hawk, Cherokee and Liz Lange royalties as we transition from our DTR licenses with Kohl’s and Target to our new wholesale licensing partners for these brands in the United States. Royalty revenues also decreased in these periods as certain other license agreements were terminated in Fiscal 2018 that did not generate revenues in the first six months of Fiscal 2019. Revenues from Flip Flop Shops also decreased in these periods as our Flip Flop Shops assets were sold on June 1, 2018. Combined, these terminated licensees and franchise operations that were sold represented $2.9 million and $5.6 million of royalty revenues in the three and six months ended July 29, 2017, respectively. These decreases were partially offset by increases in Hi-Tec, Magnum, Interceptor and 50 Peaks royalty revenues in the three and six month periods and by royalties from our new Cherokee licensee in Germany in the three months ended August 4, 2018.
Selling, general and administrative expenses, decreased 37% to $4.0 million in the three months ended August 4, 2018 from $6.3 million in the three months ended July 29, 2017, and decreased 32% to $8.3 million in the six months ended August 4, 2018 from $12.2 million in the six months ended July 29, 2017. These expenses include payroll, employee benefits, marketing, sales, legal, rent, information systems and other administrative costs that are part of our ongoing operations. The decreases in selling, general and administrative expenses for the three and six month periods were primarily due to reduced spending for payroll, sales and marketing, lower professional fees, and the elimination of temporary employees used in the prior period after we completed the Hi-Tec Acquisition.
The decreases in selling, general and administrative expenses in the three and six months ended August 4, 2018 reflect the effects of our restructuring plan that we implemented during that period to improve our organizational efficiencies by eliminating redundant positions and unneeded facilities, and by terminating various consulting and marketing contracts. The plan resulted in a $5.6 million charge. We believe that these changes eliminate unnecessary costs and enable us to operate effectively going forward as we leverage one executive structure to manage our business globally.
Stock-based compensation in the three months ended August 4, 2018 was $0.1 million compared to $0.6 million in the three months ended July 29, 2017, and was $0.4 million in the six months ended August 4, 2018 compared to $1.1 million in the six months ended July 29, 2017, and comprises charges related to stock option and restricted stock grants. We did not incur any legal, due diligence and other costs related to business acquisition and integration in the three months ended August 4, 2018 compared to $1.8 million of costs in the three months ended July 29, 2017. We incurred $0.3 million of these costs in the six months ended August 4, 2018 compared to $3.8 million in the six months ended July 29, 2017. We experienced significant costs in Fiscal 2018 related to the Hi-Tec Acquisition as we converted its operations from a sales and distribution model to our brand licensing model.
We own various trademarks that are considered to have indefinite lives, while others are being amortized over their estimated useful lives. We also have furniture, fixtures and other equipment that is being amortized over their useful lives. Depreciation and amortization increased in the six months ended August 4, 2018 compared to the three and six months ended July 29, 2017 primarily because at the end of Fiscal 2018 we began amortizing certain trademarks that had been previously classified as indefinite lived. During the three months ended August 4, 2018, we sold the assets of our Flip Flop Shops business, which resulted in a $0.6 million gain on sale.
Interest expense was $2.4 million in the three months ended August 4, 2018 compared to $1.6 million in the three months ended July 29, 2017, and $4.1 million in the six months ended August 4, 2018 compared to $3.1 million in the six months ended July 29, 2017. In addition to our normal interest expense that is based on LIBOR, we also incurred various charges in the three months ended August 4, 2018 related to our Cerberus credit facility. We paid a repayment premium of $0.5 million when the Cerberus credit facility was replaced, and we incurred approximately $0.3 million of
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penalty interest while our loan was in default. Remaining unamortized debt issuance costs of $3.2 million that were associated with the Cerberus credit facility were charged to other expense as a result of the repayment.
The provision for income taxes was $1.1 million in the three months ended August 4, 2018 compared to $2.0 million in the three months ended July 29, 2017, and $1.9 million in the six months ended August 4, 2018 compared to $1.6 million in the six months ended July 29, 2017. Even though we generated operating losses in the three and six months ended August 4, 2018, we reported tax expense because no tax benefits were recognized for tax losses in the United States and certain foreign jurisdictions due to previously established valuation allowances, and we recorded a $0.2 million noncash provision for uncertain tax positions.
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was enacted on December 22, 2017 and reduced U.S. corporate income tax rates to 21.0% as of January 1, 2018. The rate change became effective during our fiscal year ended February 3, 2018, resulting in a blended statutory tax rate of 32.8% for that year. The income tax effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act are considered provisional, and we are continuing to gather additional information to complete our accounting for these items. We are accumulating data to finalize the underlying calculations and evaluate other aspects of this tax legislation, including its impact on our foreign subsidiaries, or in certain cases, the U.S. Treasury is expected to issue further guidance on the application of certain provisions of the tax legislation.
Our net loss from continuing operations was $9.1 million in the three months ended August 4, 2018 compared to $4.8 million in the three months ended July 29, 2017, and $11.8 million in the six months ended August 4, 2018 compared to $8.3 million in the six months ended July 29, 2017. Our Adjusted EBITDA increased 97% to $3.1 million in the three months ended August 4, 2018 from $1.6 million in the three months ended July 29, 2017, and increased 70% to $4.1 million in the six months ended August 4, 2018 from $2.4 million in the six months ended July 29, 2017, respectively.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We generally finance our working capital needs and capital investments with operating cash flows, terms loans, subordinated promissory notes and lines of credit. In December 2016, we entered into a $50.0 million credit facility with Cerberus that replaced our previous credit facility with JPMorgan and was used to partially fund the Hi-Tec Acquisition. On August 3, 2018, we replaced the Cerberus credit facility with a $40.0 million term loan and $13.5 million of subordinated promissory notes.
Cash Flows
We used $2.0 million of cash in our operating activities in the six months ended August 4, 2018, compared to $11.2 million used in the six months ended July 29, 2017. This $9.2 million decrease in cash used in operations resulted primarily from a higher level of cash provided by the decrease in accounts receivable and other receivables in the six months ended August 4, 2018 in comparison to the six months ended July 29, 2017, and from an improvement in cash flow from our loss from continuing operations after adding back noncash expenses.
We generated $5.6 million of cash from our investing activities in the six months ended August 4, 2018 compared to $0.4 million used in the six months ended July 29, 2017. We sold the remaining sales and distribution operations of Hi-Tec to International Brands Group in the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2018, which generated $1.8 million of cash in the six months ended August 4, 2018, and we sold Flip Flop Shops, which generated $3.8 million of cash. We also use cash to continually invest in the maintenance of our trademarks around the world, and we make recurring capital investments in property and equipment.
Our financing activities provided $1.2 million of cash in the six months ended August 4, 2018 compared to $1.7 million of cash in the six months ended July 29, 2017. Our new term loan and incremental cash received from our new subordinated promissory notes generated $39.2 million of cash after deducting debt issuance costs paid in cash. These funds were used to repay the $33.7 million remaining balance on our former credit facility and provided $5.5 million of cash for working capital purposes. We had previously used $4.3 million of cash to repay a portion of our former credit facility with proceeds from the sale of Flip Flop Shops and from operating cash flow.
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On August 3, 2018, we replaced our Cerberus credit facility with a combination of a new senior secured credit facility, which provided a $40.0 term loan, and $13.5 million of subordinated promissory notes. The term loan matures in August 2021 and requires quarterly principal payments and monthly interest payments based on LIBOR plus a margin. The term loan is secured by substantially all of our assets and is guaranteed by our subsidiaries. The subordinated promissory notes mature in November 2021, and they are secured by a second priority lien on substantially all of our assets and guaranteed by our subsidiaries. Interest is payable monthly on the subordinated promissory notes, but no periodic amortization payments are required. The subordinated promissory notes are subordinated in rights of payment and priority to the term loan but otherwise have economic terms substantially similar to the term loan. The weighted-average interest rate on both the term loan and subordinated promissory notes at August 4, 2018 was 11.1%. Outstanding borrowings under the term loan were $40.0 million at August 4, 2018, and outstanding subordinated promissory notes were $13.5 million.
The term loan is subject to a borrowing base and includes financial covenants and obligations regarding the operation of our business that are customary in facilities of this type, including limitations on the payment of dividends. Financial covenants include the requirement to maintain specified levels of EBITDA, as defined in the credit agreement, and maintain a specified level of cash on hand. We are required to maintain a borrowing base comprising the value of the Company’s trademarks that exceeds the outstanding balance of the term loan. If the borrowing base is less than the outstanding term loan at any measurement period, then we would be required to repay a portion of the term loan to eliminate such shortfall. We are also required to raise $2.0 million of additional subordinated debt or equity before May 4, 2019; however, this will not be required if our average working capital exceeds an agreed upon level at the close of our fiscal year ending February 2, 2019. If we do not comply with these terms, or if there is a change of control of the Company, it would be an event of default, and, subject to certain cure periods, the lender would have the right to require immediate repayment of the term loan, and/or exercise any other rights or remedies it may have, including foreclosing on our assets that serve as collateral. Furthermore, a default under our term loan agreement would also trigger a default under our subordinated promissory note agreements.
Our former credit facility included $11.5 million of junior participation interests that were held by a large stockholder, one of our board members and major stockholder, and our chief executive officer who is also one of our board members. These junior participation interests, along with $2.0 million of cash from our major stockholder, were exchanged into $13.5 million of the new subordinated promissory notes referred to above.
In connection with the refinancing on August 3, 2018, we issued warrants to purchase 1,192,997 shares of our common stock to our term loan lenders at an exercise price of $0.45 per share, and we issued warrants to purchase 1,600,000 shares of our common stock to certain holders of our subordinated promissory notes at an exercise price of $0.50 per share. Each warrant is exercisable on issuance and has a seven-year life. The fair value of the warrants was $0.8 million on their grant date as determined using a Black Scholes option pricing model and was included as a noncash component of debt issuance costs. These warrants are subject to a registration rights agreement whereby we agreed to register the underlying shares for resale by November 1, 2018. The following table shows the lenders, their relationship to the company, the loan amounts provided and the stock warrants issued to such investors, if any:
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Term Loan and |
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Junior Note |
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Stock Warrant |
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Shares |
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Term Loan lenders, unrelated parties |
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$ |
40,000 |
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$ |
1,192,997 |
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Cove Street Capital, LLC, large stockholder |
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9,000 |
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1,245,000 |
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Jess Ravich, board member and large stockholder |
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4,400 |
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355,000 |
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Henry Stupp, Chief Executive Officer and board member |
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100 |
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— |
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$ |
53,500 |
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$ |
2,792,997 |
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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
This MD&A is based upon our condensed consolidated financial statements, which are included in this report. The preparation of these condensed financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
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affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for a discussion of our critical accounting policies and recent accounting pronouncements.
Revenue Recognition
We adopted ASC 606 using the modified retrospective method as of February 4, 2018, the beginning of the first quarter of our fiscal year ending February 2, 2019. The adoption of the new guidance primarily affected the recognition of minimum guaranteed royalties in our license agreements that have historically been recognized as earned in accordance with those agreements, while under this new standard, such royalties will generally be recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the license agreements. Accordingly, for license agreements with escalating minimum guaranteed royalties, revenues will generally be higher during the early years of the license agreement than they would have been under the previous guidance. The cumulative effect on adoption of ASC 606 totaled $0.3 million, which was charged to accrued revenue or deferred revenue with a corresponding credit to accumulated deficit, for all contracts not completed as of adoption date. The comparative information has not been restated. As a result of adoption ASC 606, we recognized $0.3 million and $0.6 million of additional revenue in the three and six months ended August 4, 2018, respectively.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK
Our market risk generally represents the risk that losses may occur in the values of financial instruments as a result of movements in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates. We do not enter into derivatives or other financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.
Interest
From time to time we invest our excess cash in interest bearing temporary investments of high quality issuers. Due to the short time the investments are outstanding and their general liquidity, these instruments are classified as cash equivalents in our consolidated balance sheets and do not represent a material interest rate risk to us. In relation to our term loan and subordinated promissory notes, a 100 basis point increase in the interest rate would have increased our interest expense in the six months ended August 4, 2018 by approximately $0.3 million.
Foreign Currency
Although we conduct business in various parts of the world, our international royalty revenues are typically denominated in U.S. dollars. However, because our international licensees operate in other currencies, fluctuations in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to these foreign currencies have an impact on our royalty revenues, which could materially affect our results of operations and cash flows. The primary foreign currencies that our licensees operate in are the Euro, the Great British Pound, the Mexican Peso, the South African Rand, the Japanese Yen, the Chinese Yuan, the Indian Rupee and the Canadian Dollar. Our revenues from international licensing activities comprised 79% and 74% of total revenues during the three and six months ended August 4, 2018, respectively. A hypothetical 10% strengthening of the U.S. dollar relative to the foreign currencies of countries where our licensees operate would have theoretically reduced our revenues in the six months ended August 4, 2018 by approximately $0.9 million.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures, as defined under Rules 13a‑15(e) and 15d‑15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’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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Under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, our management carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon this evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of August 4, 2018.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
During the most recently completed fiscal quarter, no changes in our internal control over financial reporting materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Inherent Limitations of Disclosure Controls and Procedures and Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
In designing our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well-designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. In addition, the design of our controls and procedures must reflect that resource constraints exist, and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to their costs. Because of these inherent limitations, our disclosure and internal controls may not prevent or detect all instances of fraud, misstatements or other control issues. In addition, projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of disclosure or internal controls to future periods are subject to risks, including, among others, that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that compliance with policies or procedures may deteriorate.
From time to time, we may become involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of our business. The impact and outcome of litigation, if any, is subject to inherent uncertainties, and an adverse result in these or other matters may arise from time to time that could harm our business. We are not currently aware of any such legal proceedings or claims to which we are a party or to which our property is subject that we believe will have, individually or in the aggregate, a material effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
The occurrence of any of the risks, uncertainties and other factors described in this report, our Annual Report and the other documents we file with the SEC could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and stock price, and could cause our future business, financial condition, results of operations and stock price to differ materially from our historical results and the results contemplated by any forward-looking statements we may make herein, in any other document we file with the SEC or in any press release or other written or oral statement we may make. You should carefully consider all of these risks and the other information in this report and the other documents we file with the SEC before making any investment decision with respect to our securities. The risks described are not the only ones we face. Additional risks we are not presently aware of or that we currently believe are immaterial may also impair our business, financial condition and results of operations or cause our stock price to decline. The following disclosure only describes our material risks that have undergone material changes since the date on which our Annual Report was filed with the SEC. As a result, you should carefully review Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report for descriptions of additional material risks and uncertainties to which our business and our common stock are subject.
We are not currently in compliance with certain Nasdaq listing requirements. If we are not able to regain compliance with these requirements, our common stock may be delisted from trading on the Nasdaq Global Market, which could have a material adverse effect on us and our stockholders.
On June 5, 2018, we received a deficiency letter from the Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) notifying us that, because the bid price of our common stock closed below $1.00 per share for 30 consecutive business days, we are no longer in compliance with Nasdaq’s minimum bid price rule, which is a requirement for continued listing on the Nasdaq
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Global Market. Nasdaq’s rules require that we regain compliance with this rule by December 3, 2018, subject to our potential eligibility for a 180-day extension of this deadline if we apply to transfer our Nasdaq listing to the Nasdaq Capital Market and meet certain other Nasdaq listing standards at that time. We have also experienced periods of noncompliance with other Nasdaq rules during our last completed fiscal year, in connection with our failure to file certain of our periodic reports with the SEC in a timely manner. If we do not regain compliance with Nasdaq’s minimum bid price rule by the deadline, or if we regain compliance but we again fail to comply with this rule or with any other Nasdaq requirement in the future, then we would receive additional deficiency letters from Nasdaq and our common stock could be delisted from trading on Nasdaq. Such an event could cause our common stock to be classified as a “penny stock,” among other potentially detrimental consequences, and could severely limit the liquidity of our common stock and materially adversely affect the price of our common stock, any of which could significantly impact our stockholders’ ability to sell their shares of our common stock or to sell these shares at a price that a stockholder may deem acceptable.
We have incurred a significant amount of indebtedness, and our level of indebtedness and restrictions under our indebtedness could adversely affect our operations and liquidity.
On August 3, 2018, we entered into a senior secured credit facility that provided a term loan and issued subordinated promissory notes. As of August 4, 2018, $53.5 million in principal was outstanding under these financing arrangements. Principal repayments are required quarterly on the term loan, and any remaining outstanding indebtedness is due in August 2021. The subordinated promissory notes mature in November 2021.
The senior secured credit facility imposes various restrictions and covenants regarding the operation of our business, including covenants that require us to obtain the lender’s consent before we can, among other things and subject to certain limited exceptions: (i) incur additional indebtedness or additional liens on our property; (ii) consummate acquisitions, dispositions, mergers or consolidations; (iii) make any change in the nature of our business; (iv) enter into transactions with our affiliates; or (v) repurchase or redeem any outstanding shares of our common stock or pay dividends or other distributions, other than stock dividends, to our stockholders. The senior secured credit facility also imposes financial covenants that set financial standards we are required to maintain. Further, as collateral for the credit facility, we have granted a first priority security interest in favor of the lender in substantially all of our assets (including trademarks), and our indebtedness is guaranteed by our subsidiaries. We are also required to raise $2.0 million of additional subordinated debt or equity before May 4, 2019; however, this will not be required if our average working capital exceeds an agreed upon level at the close of the company’s fiscal year ending February 2, 2019. If we do not comply with these requirements or we are unable to raise the additional capital if required, or if there is a change of control of the Company, it would be an event of default. If an event of default occurs under the credit facility that is not forborne, cured or waived in accordance with the terms of the credit facility, the lender has the right to terminate its obligations under the credit facility, accelerate the payment on any unpaid balance of the credit facility and exercise any other rights it may have, including foreclosing on our assets that serve as collateral for the loan. Furthermore, a default under our term loan agreement would also trigger a default under our subordinated promissory note agreements, which would give those lenders the right to terminate their obligations under the subordinated promissory note agreements and accelerate the payment of those promissory notes.
We may seek to refinance all or a portion of our outstanding indebtedness in the future. Any such refinancing would depend on the capital markets and the state of our industry, business and financial condition at the time, which could affect our ability to obtain attractive refinance terms if or when desired or at all.
The amount of our outstanding indebtedness, which is substantial, could have an adverse effect on our operations and liquidity, including by, among other things: (i) making it more difficult for us to pay or refinance our debts as they become due during adverse economic and industry conditions, because we may not have sufficient cash flows to make our scheduled debt payments; (ii) causing us to use a larger portion of our cash flows to fund interest and principal payments, thereby reducing the availability of cash to fund working capital, product development, capital expenditures and other business activities; (iii) making it more difficult for us to take advantage of significant business opportunities, such as acquisition opportunities or other strategic transactions, and to react to changes in market or industry conditions; and (iv) limiting our ability to borrow additional monies in the future to fund the activities and expenditures described above and for other general corporate purposes as and when needed, which could force us to suspend, delay or curtail business prospects, strategies or operations.
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Our future capital needs may be uncertain and we may need to raise additional funds in the future, but such funds may not be available when needed, on acceptable terms or at all.
Our capital requirements in future periods may be uncertain and could depend on many factors, including, among others: (i) acceptance of, and demand for, our brands; (ii) the extent to which we invest in our existing brand portfolio or any new brands; (iii) the number and timing of our acquisitions and other strategic transactions; (iv) the costs of developing new brands; (v) the costs associated with our efforts to expand our business; and (vi) the costs of litigation and enforcement activities to protect and defend our trademarks. We may need to raise additional funds to meet our capital requirements. However, these or any other necessary funds may not be available when needed, on favorable terms or at all. If we issue equity or convertible debt securities to raise additional funds, as we did with our public offering of our common stock in December 2016 and our private placement equity financing with certain of our board members, officers and large stockholders in August 2017, our existing stockholders would experience dilution and the new equity or debt securities may have rights, preferences and privileges senior to those of our existing stockholders. If we incur additional debt to raise funds, as we did with senior secured credit facility and subordinated promissory notes in August 2018, we may become over-leveraged and we may become subject to restrictive financial or operating covenants that could limit our ability to operate our business and expose us to significant risks in the event of any compliance failure. Moreover, in light of our current level of indebtedness, which is significant, additional debt or equity capital may not be available on terms we consider advantageous or favorable to us. In addition, we may seek equity and/or debt financing from sources that expose us to additional risks or negative effects, such as, for example, obtaining funding from related parties in transactions that create conflicts of interest between us and the related party, as we did with our private placement in August 2017 mentioned above, our arrangement of purchases by certain of our directors, officers and large stockholders of participation interests in our former credit facility in December 2017 and our exchange of former junior participation interests in our former credit facility into new subordinated promissory notes in August 2018. Further, we may incur substantial costs in pursuing future capital-raising transactions, including investment banking, legal and accounting fees, printing and distribution expenses and other costs. If we cannot raise funds when needed, on acceptable terms or at all, we may not be able to develop or enhance our brand portfolio or marketing initiatives, execute our business plan, take advantage of future opportunities, or respond to competitive pressures or customer requirements. Any of these outcomes may materially harm our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Significant disruptions of information technology systems, breaches of data security, or unauthorized disclosures of sensitive data or personally identifiable information could adversely affect our business, and could subject us to liability or reputational damage.
Our business is increasingly dependent on critical, complex, and interdependent information technology (“IT”) systems, including Internet-based systems, some of which are managed or hosted by third parties, to support business processes as well as internal and external communications. The size and complexity of our IT systems make us potentially vulnerable to IT system breakdowns, malicious intrusion, and computer viruses, which may result in the impairment of our ability to operate our business effectively.
In addition, our systems and the systems of our third-party providers and collaborators are potentially vulnerable to data security breaches which may expose sensitive data to unauthorized persons or to the public. Such data security breaches could lead to the loss of confidential information, trade secrets or other intellectual property, or could lead to the public exposure of personal information (including personally identifiable information) of our employees, customers, business partners, and others. In addition, the increased use of social media by our employees and contractors could result in inadvertent disclosure of sensitive data or personal information, including but not limited to, confidential information, trade secrets and other intellectual property.
Any such disruption or security breach, as well as any action by us or our employees or contractors that might be inconsistent with the rapidly evolving data privacy and security laws and regulations applicable within the United States and elsewhere where we conduct business, could result in enforcement actions by U.S. states, the U.S. Federal government or foreign governments, liability or sanctions under data privacy laws that protect personally identifiable information, regulatory penalties, other legal proceedings such as but not limited to private litigation, the incurrence of significant remediation costs, disruptions to our development programs, business operations and collaborations, diversion of management efforts and damage to our reputation, which could harm our business and operations. Because
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of the rapidly moving nature of technology and the increasing sophistication of cybersecurity threats, our measures to prevent, respond to and minimize such risks may be unsuccessful.
In addition, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union adopted a comprehensive general data privacy regulation (“GDPR”) in 2016 to replace the current European Union Data Protection Directive and related country-specific legislation. The GDPR took effect in May 2018 and governs the collection and use of personal data in the European Union. The GDPR, which is wide-ranging in scope, will impose several requirements relating to the consent of the individuals to whom the personal data relates, the information provided to the individuals, the security and confidentiality of the personal data, data breach notification and the use of third party processors in connection with the processing of the personal data. The GDPR also imposes strict rules on the transfer of personal data out of the European Union to the United States, enhances enforcement authority and imposes large penalties for noncompliance, including the potential for fines of up to €20 million or 4% of the annual global revenues of the infringer, whichever is greater.
The information required by this Item 6 is set forth on the Exhibit Index that immediately precedes the signature page to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.
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Exhibit |
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Description of Exhibit |
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4.1* |
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4.2* |
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4.3* |
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4.4* |
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10.1* |
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10.2* |
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10.3* |
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10.4* |
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10.5* |
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Subordinated Exchange Note, dated August 3, 2018, by and between the Company and Henry I. Stupp. |
10.6* |
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10.7* |
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31.1* |
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Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
31.2* |
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Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
32.1** |
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32.2** |
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101* |
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The following materials from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended August 4, 2018, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at August 4, 2018 and February 3, 2018; (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended August 4, 2018 and July 29, 2017; (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended August 4, 2018 and July 29, 2017; and (iv) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. |
* |
Filed herewith. |
** |
Furnished herewith. |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: September 13, 2018
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CHEROKEE INC. |
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By: |
/s/ Henry Stupp |
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Henry Stupp |
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Chief Executive Officer |
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(Principal Executive Officer) |
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By: |
/s/ Steven L. Brink |
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Steven L. Brink |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
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