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CORRECTING and REPLACING -- The Chefs’ Warehouse Reports Second Quarter 2016 Financial Results

RIDGEFIELD, Conn., Aug. 02, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In the press release issued earlier today by The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHEF ) under the same headline, please note that this version corrects some discrepancies in the footnotes in the fourth and fifth financial tables. The corrected release follows:

The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHEF ), a premier distributor of specialty food products in the United States and Canada, today reported financial results for its second quarter ended June 24, 2016.

Financial highlights for the second quarter of 2016 compared to the second quarter of 2015:

  • Net sales increased 3.7% to $291.2 million for the second quarter of 2016 from $280.9 million for the second quarter of 2015.
  • GAAP net loss was $(8.5) million including a $13.0 million after-tax loss on the early extinguishment of debt, or $(0.33) per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2016 compared to net income of $3.4 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2015.
  • Modified pro forma earnings per diluted share 1  was $0.15 for the second quarter of 2016 compared to $0.21 for the second quarter of 2015.
  • Adjusted EBITDA 1 decreased to $15.3 million for the second quarter of 2016 compared to $18.7 million for the second quarter of 2015.

“Our core specialty business remained reasonably strong throughout the second quarter, despite a softening restaurant backdrop, with organic growth of 4.6%. Our customers have continued to navigate well through this challenging consumer environment,” said Chris Pappas, chairman and chief executive officer of The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. “The Del Monte system conversion proved more challenging than we originally anticipated, which significantly impacted margins during the quarter. However, the conversion of the Del Monte meat facilities is substantially complete and while it will take longer than originally expected to return protein margins to historic levels, we believe we have a great business that we are very excited about and a very solid infrastructure for continued growth.”

Second Quarter Fiscal 2016 Results Net sales for the quarter ended June 24, 2016 increased 3.7% to $291.2 million from $280.9 million for the quarter ended June 26, 2015.  Organic growth contributed $6.3 million, or 2.3% to sales growth in the quarter.  The remaining sales growth of $4.0 million, or 1.4% represents one week of Del Monte sales and resulted from the acquisition of Del Monte during the second week of the quarter ended June 26, 2015. Compared to the second quarter of 2015, the Company’s case count grew approximately 5.9%, while the number of unique customers and placements grew 5.3% and 5.4%, respectively, in the core specialty business in the second quarter of 2016.  Pound growth in our protein division was 3.3% for the second quarter of 2016 compared to the prior year quarter.  Deflation was approximately 1.2% during the quarter, consisting of 0.9% deflation in our specialty division and deflation of 1.8% in our protein division.

Gross profit increased approximately 0.1% to $71.8 million for the second quarter of 2016 from $71.7 million for the second quarter of 2015. Gross profit margin decreased approximately 88 basis points to 24.7% from 25.5%. Gross profit margins decreased approximately 44 basis points in the Company’s specialty division compared to very strong margins in the second quarter of the prior year. Gross profit margins decreased approximately 175 basis points in the protein division due to challenges passing through beef prices as well as continued integration challenges at Del Monte.

Total operating expenses decreased by approximately 2.8% to $60.6 million for the second quarter of 2016 from $62.4 million for the second quarter of 2015. As a percentage of net sales, operating expenses were 20.8% in the second quarter of 2016 compared to 22.2% in the second quarter of 2015. The decrease in the Company’s operating expense ratio is largely attributable to lower transaction costs related to the Company’s acquisition of Del Monte in 2015, a reduction in the estimated fair value of earn-out obligations, offset in part by higher warehouse labor and occupancy related costs associated with the Company’s new warehouse.

Operating income for the second quarter of 2016 was $11.2 million compared to $9.3 million for the second quarter of 2015.  As a percentage of net sales, operating income was 3.8% in the second quarter of 2016 compared to 3.3% in the prior year’s second quarter.  The increase in operating income as a percentage of net sales was driven primarily from the improvement in the Company’s operating expense ratio discussed above, partially offset by a decrease in gross profit margins.

Interest expense increased to $25.7 million for the second quarter of 2016 compared to $3.6 million in the second quarter of 2015 due to a $22.3 million loss on the extinguishment of debt as a result of the Company’s previously disclosed refinancing completed on June 22, 2016.

The net loss for the second quarter of 2016 was $8.5 million, or $0.33 per diluted share, compared to net income of $3.4 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2015.

On a non-GAAP basis, adjusted EBITDA 1 was $15.3 million for the second quarter of 2016 compared to $18.7 million for the second quarter of 2015. For the second quarter of 2016, modified pro forma net income 1 was $3.9 million and modified pro forma EPS 1 was $0.15 compared to modified pro forma net income of $5.7 million and modified pro forma EPS of $0.21 for the second quarter of 2015.

Full Year 2016 Guidance Based on second quarter results as well as current trends in the business, the Company is updating its financial guidance for fiscal year 2016, which includes a 53 rd week.  The Company now expects the following:

  • Net sales between $1.18 billion and $1.20 billion
  • Net loss between $3.0 million and $1.0 million
  • Net loss per diluted share between $0.09 and $0.01
  • Adjusted EBITDA between $53.0 million and $58.5 million
  • Modified pro forma net income per diluted share between $0.38 and $0.46

This guidance is based on an effective tax rate of approximately 41.0% to 41.5% and fully diluted shares of approximately 27.25 million shares.  For purposes of calculating the modified pro forma diluted EPS the Company has assumed that the convertible debt will be dilutive for the full year and as such the Company added back $537,000 of interest, after tax, to net loss and assumed conversion into 1,237,374 shares and included these in the diluted weighted average shares.

Second Quarter 2016 Earnings Conference Call The Company will host a conference call to discuss second quarter 2016 financial results today at 5:00 p.m. ET. Hosting the call will be Chris Pappas, chairman and chief executive officer, and John Austin, chief financial officer. The conference call will be webcast live from the Company’s investor relations website at http://investors.chefswarehouse.com/ . The call can also be accessed live over the phone by dialing (877) 407-4018, or for international callers (201) 689-8471. A replay will be available one hour after the call and can be accessed by dialing (877) 870-5176 or (858) 384-5517 for international callers; the conference ID is 13641662. The replay will be available until Tuesday, August 9, 2016, and an online archive of the webcast will be available on the Company’s investor relations website for 30 days.

Forward-Looking Statements Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding the Company's business that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties and are based on current expectations and management estimates; actual results may differ materially. The risks and uncertainties which could impact these statements include, but are not limited to, the Company's ability to successfully deploy its operational initiatives to achieve synergies from the acquisition of the Del Monte entities; the Company's sensitivity to general economic conditions, including the current economic environment, changes in disposable income levels and consumer discretionary spending on food-away-from-home purchases; the Company's vulnerability to economic and other developments in the geographic markets in which it operates; the risks of supply chain interruptions due to a lack of long-term contracts, severe weather or more prolonged climate change, work stoppages or otherwise; the risk of loss of customers due to the fact that the Company does not customarily have long-term contracts with its customers; the risks of loss of revenue or reductions in operating margins in the Company’s protein business as a result of competitive pressures within this segment of the Company’s business; changes in the availability or cost of the Company's specialty food products; the ability to effectively price the Company's specialty food products and reduce the Company's expenses; the relatively low margins of the foodservice distribution industry and the Company's and its customers' sensitivity to inflationary and deflationary pressures; the Company's ability to successfully identify, obtain financing for and complete acquisitions of other foodservice distributors and to integrate and realize expected synergies from those acquisitions; the Company's ability to service customers from its new Chicago, San Francisco and Las Vegas distribution centers and the expenses associated therewith; increased fuel cost volatility and expectations regarding the use of fuel surcharges; fluctuations in the wholesale prices of beef, poultry and seafood, including increases in these prices as a result of increases in the cost of feeding and caring for livestock; the loss of key members of the Company's management team and the Company's ability to replace such personnel; and the strain on the Company's infrastructure and resources caused by its growth. Any forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and, as such, speak only as of the date made. A more detailed description of these and other risk factors is contained in the Company's most recent annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 4, 2016 and other reports filed by the Company with the SEC since that date. The Company is not undertaking to update any information in the foregoing report until the effective date of its future reports required by applicable laws. Any projections of future results of operations are based on a number of assumptions, many of which are outside the Company's control and should not be construed in any manner as a guarantee that such results will in fact occur. These projections are subject to change and could differ materially from final reported results. The Company may from time to time update these publicly announced projections, but it is not obligated to do so.

About The Chefs’ Warehouse The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (http://www.chefswarehouse.com) is a premier distributor of specialty food products in the United States and Canada focused on serving the specific needs of chefs who own and/or operate some of the nation's leading menu-driven independent restaurants, fine dining establishments, country clubs, hotels, caterers, culinary schools, bakeries, patisseries, chocolatiers, cruise lines, casinos and specialty food stores. The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. carries and distributes more than 34,000 products to more than 26,000 customer locations throughout the United States and Canada.

1 Please see the Consolidated Statements of Operations at the end of this earnings release for a reconciliation of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, modified pro forma net income and modified pro forma EPS to these measures’ most directly comparable GAAP measure.

THE CHEFS' WAREHOUSE, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
THIRTEEN AND TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED JUNE 24, 2016 AND JUNE 26, 2015
(unaudited, in thousands except share amounts and per share data)
               
    Thirteen Weeks Ended       Twenty-six Weeks Ended  
  June 24, 2016   June 26, 2015   June 24, 2016   June 26, 2015
               
Net Sales $   291,209     $   280,851     $   552,045     $   477,623  
Cost of Sales   219,406       209,137       414,284       356,152  
Gross Profit   71,803       71,714       137,761       121,471  
               
Operating Expenses   60,615       62,381       121,213       108,997  
Operating Income   11,188       9,333       16,548       12,474  
               
Interest Expense   25,667       3,574       29,323       5,411  
Loss (Gain) on Disposal of Assets     -          -          3         (349 )
               
(Loss) Income Before Income Taxes     (14,479 )     5,759         (12,778 )     7,412  
               
Provision for Income Tax (Benefit) Expense     (6,024 )       2,396         (5,316 )       3,081  
               
Net (Loss) Income $   (8,455 )   $   3,363     $   (7,462 )   $   4,331  
               
               
Net (Loss) Income Per Share:              
Basic $   (0.33 )   $   0.13     $   (0.29 )   $   0.17  
Diluted $   (0.33 )   $   0.13     $   (0.29 )   $   0.17  
               
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding:              
Basic     25,912,686         25,726,851         25,898,368         25,196,704  
Diluted     25,912,686         26,884,238         25,898,368         25,246,749  

 

         
THE CHEFS' WAREHOUSE, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
AS OF JUNE 24, 2016 AND DECEMBER 25, 2015
(in thousands)
         
     
  June 24, 2016   December 25, 2015  
  (unaudited)      
         
Cash $   48,251     $   2,454    
Accounts receivable, net   119,491       124,139    
Inventories, net   91,257       92,758    
Deferred taxes, net   5,318       5,256    
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     21,865         9,164    
Total current assets     286,182         233,771    
         
Equipment and leasehold improvements, net     57,158         54,283    
Software costs, net     6,757         4,511    
Goodwill     155,263         155,816    
Intangible assets, net     126,780         132,211    
Other assets     3,443         3,089    
Total assets $ 635,583     $ 583,681    
         
         
Accounts payable $   54,601     $   64,888    
Accrued liabilities     20,643       24,258    
Accrued compensation     6,601       7,732    
Current portion of long-term debt     13,285       6,030    
Total current liabilities     95,130       102,908    
         
Long-term debt, net of current portion     332,624       266,207    
Deferred taxes, net     9,629       9,316    
Other liabilities     15,645       17,286    
Total liabilities   453,028       395,717    
         
Preferred stock     -          -     
Common stock     263       263    
Additional paid in capital     126,116       125,170    
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment     (1,843 )     (2,949 )  
Retained earnings     58,019       65,480    
Stockholders' equity     182,555       187,964    
         
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $   635,583     $   583,681    
         

 

THE CHEFS' WAREHOUSE, INC.  
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS  
FOR THE TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED   JUNE 24, 2016 AND JUNE 26, 2015  
(unaudited; in thousands)  
         
     
  June 24, 2016   June 26, 2015  
         
Cash flows from operating activities:        
Net Income $   (7,462 )   $   4,331    
         
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:        
Depreciation     2,937         2,594    
Amortization     5,567         4,589    
Provision for allowance for doubtful accounts     1,552         1,266    
Deferred credits     1,423         313    
Deferred taxes     790         (1,055 )  
Amortization of deferred financing fees     675         565    
Loss on debt extinguishment     22,310         -     
Stock compensation     1,369         2,420    
Loss (Gain) on disposal of assets     3         (349 )  
Change in fair value of earn-out liability     (1,815 )       248    
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:        
Accounts receivable     3,215         (3,538 )  
Inventories     1,735         (4,848 )  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     (11,799 )       2,070    
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities     (16,559 )       (1,989 )  
Other liabilities     (177 )       202    
Other assets     (463 )       (307 )  
Net cash provided by operating activities     3,301         6,512    
         
Cash flows from investing activities:        
Capital expenditures     (8,034 )       (15,156 )  
Proceeds from asset disposals         1,516    
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash received     -          (123,893 )  
Net cash used in investing activities     (8,034 )       (137,533 )  
         
Cash flows from financing activities:        
Payment of debt     (130,474 )       (5,448 )  
Proceeds from term loan     301,950        
Proceeds from senior secured notes     -          25,000    
Net change in revolving credit facility     (93,382 )       112,900    
Cash paid for deferred financing fees     (6,189 )       -     
Cash paid for debt extinguishment expenses     (21,219 )       -     
Cash paid for contingent earnout obligation     -          (1,420 )  
Surrender of shares to pay withholding taxes     (424 )       (869 )  
Net cash used in financing activities     50,262         130,163    
         
Effect of foreign currency translation adjustment on cash and cash equivalents     268         (99 )  
         
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents     45,797         (957 )  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period     2,454         3,328    
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $   48,251     $   2,371    
         

 

               
THE CHEFS' WAREHOUSE, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF EBITDA AND ADJUSTED EBITDA TO NET INCOME (1)
THIRTEEN AND TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED JUNE 24, 2016 AND JUNE 26, 2015
(unaudited; in thousands)
           
  Thirteen Weeks Ended   Twenty-six Weeks Ended
  June 24, 2016   June 26, 2015   June 24, 2016   June 26, 2015
               
Net (Loss) Income: $   (8,455 )   $   3,363     $   (7,462 )   $   4,331  
Interest expense (2)   25,667       3,574       29,323       5,411  
Depreciation   1,731       1,707       2,937       2,594  
Amortization   2,784       3,244       5,567       4,589  
Provision for income tax expense     (6,024 )       2,396         (5,316 )       3,081  
EBITDA     15,703         14,284         25,049         20,006  
               
Adjustments:              
Stock compensation (3)     809       446         1,369       770  
Duplicate rent (4)     129       323         432       715  
Integration and deal costs/third party transaction costs (5)     49         3,299         272         4,313  
Change in fair value of earn-out obligation (6)     (1,470 )       208         (1,815 )       248  
Moving expenses (7)     108         154         412         273  
               
Adjusted EBITDA (1) $   15,328     $   18,714     $   25,719     $   26,325  
           
1. We are presenting EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, which are not measurements determined in accordance with the U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, because we believe these measures provide additional metrics to evaluate our operations and which we believe, when considered with both our GAAP results and the reconciliation to net income, provide a more complete understanding of our business than could be obtained absent this disclosure. We use EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, together with financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, such as revenue and cash flows from operations, to assess our historical and prospective operating performance and to enhance our understanding of our core operating performance. The use of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as performance measures permits a comparative assessment of our operating performance relative to our performance based upon GAAP results while isolating the effects of some items that vary from period to period without any correlation to core operating performance or that vary widely among similar companies. 
           
2. Interest expense includes the write-off of deferred financing fees for the refinancing of our term loan and revolving credit facility and the prepayment penalties for the early extinguishment of our senior secured notes.
 
3. Represents non-cash stock compensation expense associated with awards of restricted shares of our common stock and stock options to our key employees and our independent directors. 
           
4. Represents duplicate rent expense for our Bronx, NY and San Francisco, CA distribution facilities. 
           
5. Represents transaction related costs incurred to complete and integrate acquisitions, including due  diligence, legal, integration and cash and non-cash stock transaction bonuses. 
           
6. Represents the non-cash change in fair value of contingent earn-out liabilities related to our acquisitions. 
           
7. Represents moving expenses for the consolidation of our San Francisco, CA and Los Angeles, CA facilities. 
           

 

THE CHEFS' WAREHOUSE, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF MODIFIED PRO FORMA NET INCOME TO NET INCOME
THIRTEEN AND TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED JUNE 24, 2016 AND JUNE 26, 2015
(unaudited; in thousands except share amounts and per share data)
         
         
  Thirteen Weeks Ended     Twenty-six Weeks Ended  
  June 24, 2016   June 26, 2015   June 24, 2016   June 26, 2015
               
Net (Loss) Income $   (8,455 )   $   3,363     $   (7,462 )   $   4,331  
               
Adjustments to Reconcile Modified Pro Forma Net Income to Net Income (1):              
Duplicate rent (2)     129         323         432         715  
Integration and deal costs/third party transaction costs (3)     49         3,299         272         4,313  
Moving expenses (4)     108         154         412         273  
Change in fair value of earnout obligation (5)     (1,470 )       208         (1,815 )       248  
Debt refinance costs (6)     22,310       -        22,310         -   
Tax effect of adjustments (7)     (8,788 )       (1,653 )       (8,990 )       (2,303 )
               
Total Adjustments     12,338         2,331         12,621         3,246  
               
Modified Pro Forma Net Income $   3,883     $   5,694     $   5,159     $   7,577  
               
Diluted Earnings per Share - Modified Pro Forma $ 0.15     $   0.21     $ 0.20     $   0.30  
               
Diluted Shares Outstanding - Modified Pro Forma   27,201,355         26,884,238       25,943,433         25,246,749  
         
1. We are presenting modified pro forma net income and modified pro forma EPS, which are not measurements determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, because we believe these measures provide additional metrics to evaluate our operations and which we believe, when considered with both our GAAP results and the reconciliation to net income available to common stockholders, provide a more complete understanding of our business than could be obtained absent this disclosure. We use modified pro forma net income available to common stockholders and modified pro forma EPS, together with financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, such as revenue and cash flows from operations, to assess our historical and prospective operating performance and to enhance our understanding of our core operating performance. The use of modified pro forma net income available to common stockholders and modified pro forma EPS as performance measures permits a comparative assessment of our operating performance relative to our performance based upon our GAAP results while isolating the effects of some items that vary from period to period without any correlation to core operating performance or that vary widely among similar companies.
         
2. Represents duplicate rent expense for our Bronx, NY and San Francisco, CA distribution facilities. 
         
3. Represents transaction related costs incurred to complete and integrate acquisitions, including due  diligence, legal, integration and cash and non-cash stock transaction bonuses. 
           
4. Represents moving expenses for the consolidation of our San Francisco, CA and Los Angeles, CA facilities. 
         
5. Represents the non-cash change in fair value of contingent earn-out liabilities related to our acquisitions. 
 
6. Represents write-off of deferred financing fees for the refinancing of our term loan and revolving credit facility and the prepayment penalties for settlement of our senior secured notes. 
 
7. Represents the tax effect of items 2 through 6 above. 

 

 

THE CHEFS' WAREHOUSE, INC.  
RECONCILIATION OF ADJUSTED EBITDA GUIDANCE FOR FISCAL 2016 (1)  
(unaudited; in thousands)  
         
  Low-End Guidance   High-End Guidance  
         
Net Loss: $   (3,000 )   $   (1,000 )  
Provision for income tax benefit     (2,100 )       (700 )  
Depreciation & amortization   17,000       18,000    
Interest expense (2)     39,000         40,000    
EBITDA     50,900         56,300    
         
Adjustments:        
Stock compensation (3)     2,500       2,600    
Duplicate occupancy and moving costs (4)     800       800    
Integration and deal costs/third party transaction costs (5)     300       400    
Change in fair value of earn-out obligations (6)     (1,500 )     (1,600 )  
         
Adjusted EBITDA $   53,000     $   58,500    
         
1. We are presenting estimated EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, which are not measurements determined in accordance with the U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, because we believe these measures provide additional metrics to evaluate our currently estimated results and which we believe, when considered with both our estimated GAAP results and the reconciliation to our estimated net income, provide a more complete understanding of our business than could be obtained absent this disclosure. We use EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, together with financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, such as revenue and cash flows from operations, to assess our historical and prospective operating performance and to enhance our understanding of our performance relative to our performance based upon GAAP results while isolating the effects of some items that vary from period to period without any correlation to core operating performance or that vary widely among similar companies. 
         
2. Interest expense includes the write-off of deferred financing fees for the refinancing of our term loan and revolving credit facility and the prepayment penalties for the early extinguishment of our senior secured notes. 
         
3. Represents non-cash stock compensation expense expected to be associated with awards of restricted shares  of our common stock to our key employees and our independent directors. 
         
4. Represents occupancy costs, including rent, utilities and insurance, and moving costs expected to be incurred in connection with the Company's facility consolidations while we are unable to use those facilities. 
         
5. Represents transaction related costs incurred to complete and integrate acquisitions, including due diligence, legal and integration costs. 
         
6. Represents the non-cash change in fair value of earn-out liabilities related to the Company's acquisitions. 

 

THE CHEFS' WAREHOUSE, INC.
2016 FULLY DILUTED EPS GUIDANCE RECONCILIATION TO 2016 MODIFIED
PRO FORMA FULLY DILUTED EPS GUIDANCE (1)(2)
       
  Low-End   High-End
  Guidance   Guidance
       
Net loss per diluted share $   (0.09 )   $   (0.01 )
       
Duplicate occupancy and moving costs (3)     0.02         0.02  
Integration and deal costs (4)     0.01         0.01  
Change in fair-value of earn-out obligation (5)     (0.03 )       (0.03 )
Loss on early extinguishment of debt (6)     0.47         0.47  
       
Modified pro forma net income per diluted share $   0.38     $   0.46  
       
 1. We are presenting estimated modified pro forma EPS, which is not a measurement determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, because we believe this measure provides an additional metric to evaluate our currently estimated results and which we believe, when considered with both our estimated GAAP results and the reconciliation to estimated net income per diluted share, provides a more complete understanding of our expectations for our business than could be obtained absent this disclosure. We use modified pro forma EPS, together with financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, such as revenue and cash flows from operations, to assess our historical and prospective operating performance and to enhance our understanding of our core operating performance. The use of modified pro forma EPS as a performance measure permits a comparative assessment of our expectations regarding our estimated operating performance relative to our estimated operating performance based on our GAAP results while isolating the effects of some items that vary from period to period without any correlation to core operating performance or that vary widely among similar companies. 
       
 2. Guidance is based upon an estimated effective tax rate of 41.0% to 41.5% and an estimated fully  diluted share count of approximately 27.25 million shares. For purposes of calculating the modified pro forma diluted EPS the Company has assumed that the convertible debt will be dilutive for the full year and as such the Company added back $537,000 of interest, after tax, to net loss and assumed conversion into 1,237,374 shares and included these in the diluted weighted average shares. 
 
3. Represents occupancy costs, including rent, utilities and insurance, and moving costs expected to be  incurred in connection with the Company's facility consolidations while we are unable to use those facilities.
 
4. Represents transaction related costs incurred to complete and integrate acquisitions, including  due diligence, legal and integration expenses.
       
5. Represents the non-cash change in fair value of contingent earn-out liabilities related to the Company's  acquisitions. 
       
6. Represents the write-off of deferred financing fees for the refinancing of our term loan and revolving credit facility and the prepayment penalties for the early extinguishment of our senior notes. 
       

 

Contact: Investor Relations John Austin, (718) 684-8415

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