CROX Crocs Inc

Crocs, Inc. (NASDAQ: CROX) today reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2008. Revenues for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 increased 39.8% to $198.5 million compared to $142.0 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2007. For the quarter ended March 31, 2008 domestic sales rose approximately 11.7% to $92.6 million compared to $83.0 million for the same period a year ago, and international sales increased 79.5% to $105.9 million from $59.0 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2007. The Company reported a net loss of $4.5 million, or ($0.05) per share, compared to net income of $24.9 million, or $0.31 per diluted share for the quarter ended March 31, 2007. On a Non-GAAP basis, excluding a portion of the $12.1 million after-tax charge associated with the shutdown of the Company�s Canadian manufacturing operations, the Company reported net income of $7.6 million, or $0.09 per diluted share in the first quarter of 2008. Net loss per share and net income per diluted share for the quarters ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 are adjusted to reflect the two-for-one stock split that took effect in June 2007. Gross profit for the first quarter of 2008 was $84.2 million, or 42.4% of revenues, compared to $84.5 million, or 59.5% of revenues for the first quarter of 2007. Selling, general and administrative expenses for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 were $77.0 million, or 38.8% of revenues, compared to $47.3 million, or 33.3% of revenues in the quarter ended March 31, 2007. Ron Snyder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Crocs, Inc. commented: �As we previously announced, our first quarter domestic sales came in below our original projections due to a combination of factors, including slower traffic at many of our retail partners and colder than normal temperatures that delayed the start to the spring selling season. Overseas, we experienced significant sales increases in Europe and Asia which were up 109.2% and 92.5% from the first quarter of last year, respectively; however this was not enough to offset the shortfall in our U.S. business. While we are disappointed with our start to the new year, we remain confident about the strength of our brand, optimistic about our future prospects, and committed to executing our long-term strategic plan.� Guidance For the year ending December 31, 2008, Crocs reaffirmed its previously revised outlook of revenue growth between 15% and 20% over 2007 levels with diluted earnings per share in the range of approximately $1.54 to $1.64, including the total pre-tax charges of approximately $20 million, or $0.16 per diluted share associated with the shutdown of the Company�s Canadian manufacturing operations. Excluding the charge, fiscal 2008 diluted earnings per share are expected to be between $1.70 and $1.80. For the quarter ending June 30, 2008, the Company reiterated that it expects revenues to increase approximately 10% to 15% over the corresponding period of 2007 with diluted earnings per share in the range of $0.42 to $0.47 including a portion of the aforementioned pre-tax charges associated with the shutdown of the Company�s Canadian manufacturing operations equaling approximately $4 million, or $0.03 per diluted share. Excluding this charge, the Company expects second quarter 2008 diluted earnings per share in the range of $0.45 to $0.50. Conference Call Information A conference call to discuss first quarter fiscal 2008 financial results is scheduled for today (May 7, 2008) at 4:30 PM Eastern Time. A webcast of the call will take place simultaneously and can be accessed by clicking the �Investor Relations� link under the Company section on www.crocs.com or at www.earnings.com. To listen to the broadcast, your computer must have Windows Media Player installed. If you do not have Windows Media Player, go to the latter site prior to the call, where you can download the software for free. About Crocs, Inc: Crocs, Inc. is a rapidly growing designer, manufacturer and retailer of footwear for men, women and children under the Crocs� brand. All Crocs� brand shoes feature Crocs� proprietary closed-cell resin, Croslite�, which represents a substantial innovation in footwear. The Croslite� material enables us to produce soft, comfortable, lightweight, superior-gripping, non-marking and odor-resistant shoes. These unique elements make Crocs� footwear ideal for casual wear, as well as for professional and recreational uses such as boating, hiking, hospitality and gardening. The versatile use of the material has enabled us to successfully market our products to a broad range of consumers. In 2006, the company acquired Jibbitz LLC, a unique accessory brand with colorful snap-on products specifically suited for Crocs shoes. Today, more than 1,600 Jibbitz designs are available to consumers for personalizing and customizing their Crocs� footwear. Please visit www.crocs.com for additional information. Forward Looking Statements The matters regarding the future discussed in this news release include forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements related to our future prospects, inventory and strategic advances and our expectations regarding our growth, future sales in earnings, international expansion, bookings, worldwide popularity and product development. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following: our limited operating history; our significant recent expansion; changing fashion trends; our reliance on market acceptance of the small number of products we sell; our ability to develop and sell new products; our limited manufacturing capacity and distribution channels; our reliance on third party manufacturing and logistics providers for the production and distribution of our products; our reliance on a single-source supply for certain raw materials; our management and information systems infrastructure; our ability to obtain and protect intellectual property rights; the effect of competition in our industry; the effects of seasonality on our sales; our ability to attract, assimilate and retain management talent; and other factors described in our annual report on Form 10-K under the heading �Risk Factors,� and our subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are encouraged to review that section and all other disclosures appearing in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We do not undertake any obligation to update publicly any forward looking statement, including, without limitation, any estimate regarding revenues or earnings, whether as a result of the receipt of new information, future events, or otherwise. Crocs, Inc. Consolidated Statements of Operations (In thousands, except share and per share data) (unaudited) � � THREE MONTHS ENDED March 31, 2008 � 2007 � Revenues $ 198,540 � $ 142,002 Cost of sales 113,305 57,517 Gross profit 85,235 84,485 � � Selling, general and administrative expenses 76,977 � 47,327 Restructuring charges 3,849 � - Asset impairment charges 10,813 � - Income (loss) from operations (6,404 ) 37,158 � Interest expense 374 � 63 Other expense (income), net (362 ) (516 ) Income (loss) before income taxes (6,416 ) � 37,611 � Income tax expense (benefit) (1,889 ) 12,666 � Net income (loss) (4,527 ) � 24,945 � Net income (loss) per share: Basic $ (0.05 ) � $ 0.32 Diluted $ (0.05 ) � $ 0.31 � Weighted average common shares: Basic 82,488,601 79,263,962 Diluted 82,488,601 (1) � 82,439,648 � (1) As the Company reported a net loss for the quarterended March 31, 2008, the dilutive effect of stockoptions and awards did not enter into the computationof diluted earnings per share because their inclusionwould have been anti-dilutive. � Crocs, Inc. Consolidated Balance Sheets (In thousands, except share and per share data) (unaudited) � March 31, December 31, 2008 2007 ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 29,593 $ 36,335 Restricted cash 3,305 300 Accounts receivable, net 154,622 152,919 Inventories, net 265,515 248,391 Deferred tax assets 13,719 12,140 Prepaid income taxes 4,336 - Prepaid expenses and other current assets 23,434 17,865 Assets held for sale 927 - � Total current assets 495,451 467,950 � Property and equipment, net 90,898 88,184 Restricted cash - 1,014 Goodwill 22,975 23,759 Other intangibles, net 34,013 31,634 Deferred tax assets, net 21,412 8,051 Other assets 8,916 6,833 Total assets $ 673,665 $ 627,425 � LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY � Current liabilities: Accounts payable $ 76,074 $ 82,979 Accrued restructuring charges 3,765 - Accrued expenses and other liabilities 54,162 57,246 Deferred tax liabilities 659 265 Income taxes payable 17,997 19,851 Notes payable and current installments of long-term debt 42,789 7,107 � Total current liabilities 195,446 167,448 � Long-term debt - 9 Deferred tax liabilities 6,236 1,858 Other liabilities 18,576 13,997 � Total liabilities 220,258 183,312 � � Stockholders' equity: Common shares, par value $0.001 per share; 250,000,000 authorized, 82,663,803and 82,682,047 shares issued and outstanding, in 2008 and 79,830,578 and 78,681,418shares issued and outstanding in 2007 84 83 Treasury Stock, at cost, 524,000 shares as of December 31, 2007 (25,022 ) � (25,022 ) Additional paid-in-capital 222,036 211,936 Deferred compensation (1,719 ) � (2,402 ) Retained earnings 244,784 249,309 Accumulated other comprehensive income 13,244 10,209 Total stockholders' equity 453,407 471,537 � Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 673,665 $ 654,849 Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Performance Measures (Amounts in thousands, except per share data) for the three months ended March 31, 2008 (unaudited) � � GAAP - based loss per share $ (0.05 ) � Inventory write down 0.02 Asset impairment charges 0.09 Restructuring charges 0.03 � Non-GAAP earnings per diluted share 0.09 � � � In management's opinion, these non-GAAP measures are important indicators of the continuing operations of our business and provide better comparability between reporting periods because they exclude items that may not be indicative of current period results.