PERY Perry Ellis International Inc. (delisted)

Perry Ellis International, Inc. (NASDAQ:PERY) today reported results for the fourth quarter (“fourth quarter of fiscal 2011”) and the fiscal year ended January 29, 2011 (“fiscal 2011”).

Fiscal 2011 Results

Fiscal 2011 revenues were $790.3 million, which was in line with Company guidance, compared to $754.2 million reported in the prior year ended January 30, 2010 (“fiscal 2010”). This represents a 5% revenue increase over fiscal 2010. Excluding planned exited businesses associated with mass market programs and an exited license agreement totaling $36 million in fiscal 2010, fiscal 2011 revenues increased by 10% over fiscal 2010.

The Company reported an 83% increase in net income attributed to Perry Ellis International, Inc. for fiscal 2011 of $24.1 million, or $1.70 per fully diluted share compared to net income attributed to Perry Ellis International, Inc. of $13.2 million, or $1.01 per fully diluted share, for fiscal 2010.

Net income attributed to Perry Ellis International, Inc. per share (“EPS”), diluted, as adjusted for fiscal 2011 was $1.85 compared to EPS, diluted, as adjusted of $1.02 in fiscal 2010. EPS, as adjusted excludes costs associated with the recent acquisition of certain assets of Rafaella Apparel Group, Inc. (“Rafaella”) and impairment charges of certain retail store leaseholds for fiscal 2011 and 2010. (See attached reconciliation “Table 1”).

“Fiscal 2011 was an outstanding year for Perry Ellis International. The results we delivered and our current positioning in the market place remains a testament to the strength of our brand portfolio and business model,” commented Oscar Feldenkreis, President and COO. “Our key growth platforms led by women’s and contemporary with the recent acquisition of Rafaella, as well as Perry Ellis Collection, Golf, Hispanic, and direct to consumer, are all very well positioned to show strong organic growth and capture additional market share in fiscal 2012,” continued Mr. Feldenkreis.

Overall gross margin for fiscal 2011 improved to 35.7% compared to 33.0% in fiscal 2010, an increase of 270 basis points. Improved profitability within the Company’s direct-to-consumer businesses, increased full price sell-throughs at retail, and a continued mix of higher margin branded product all contributed to the significant expansion in gross margin over fiscal 2010.

Earnings before interest, tax, Rafaella acquisition costs, impairments, depreciation, and amortization (“adjusted EBITDA”) for fiscal 2011 was $64.7 million, or 8.2% of total revenues. This represents a 33% increase over fiscal 2010 adjusted EBITDA of $48.7 million.(See attached reconciliation “Table 2”).

Fourth Quarter 2011 Results

Total revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011 was $206.9 million, a 5% increase compared to $196.4 million reported in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010. The increase is attributable to strong performance within Perry Ellis Collection at department stores, as well as the direct to consumer and women’s and contemporary businesses.

As reported under GAAP, fourth quarter fully diluted EPS was $0.54 compared to $0.64 in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010. Excluding the above mentioned costs associated with the Rafaella acquisition and impairment charges of certain leaseholds for fiscal 2011 and 2010, fully diluted EPS, as adjusted, for the fourth quarter was $0.69 compared to $0.65 in the prior year period. (See attached reconciliation “Table 1”).

Balance Sheet Update

The Company remained in outstanding financial position at year end. With a strong focus on working capital management, the Company generated $21 million in cash from operations and free cash flow of $14 million for year. The Company reported $18.5 million in cash and cash equivalents at year end.

Inventory was $178.2 million at year end compared to $112.3 million in the prior year period. Of the $65.9 million increase, $22.7 million was related to inventory associated with the acquisition of Rafaella. In addition, inventory rose to support the planned growth of the business and included strategic purchases to secure pricing and capacity and was in-line with Company expectations.

Accounts receivable, decreased 7% to $129.5 million at year end compared to $139.9 million in fiscal 2010. Excluding $4.9 million related to the Rafaella acquisition, accounts receivable decreased 11% as compared to $139.9 million in fiscal 2010.

Fiscal 2012 Guidance

As previously announced on March 8, 2011, the Company completed a concurrent offering of two million shares of its common stock and $150.0 million of senior subordinated notes due 2019. As a result of these two transactions, the Company further strengthened its financial condition, and remains positioned to continue utilizing the strength of its capital structure to drive strong organic growth and also maximize new initiatives derived by the recent acquisition of Rafaella.

Both transactions will have a dilutive effect on the Company for the twelve months ending January 28, 2012 (“fiscal 2012”), and the Company now anticipates fully diluted EPS in the range of $2.30 to $2.40, which represents growth of 27% at the mid-point of the range from adjusted diluted EPS of $1.85 in fiscal 2011. This compares to the Company’s pre-common stock and senior subordinated note offering EPS guidance of $2.50 to $2.65.

“We are extremely pleased with our two recent capital market transactions, which serve as an integral part of our overall growth strategy and strong financial condition,” commented George Feldenkreis, Chairman and CEO of Perry Ellis International. “As we continue to see the momentum from fiscal 2011 within many of our businesses, we feel confident in our ability to offset a significant portion of the dilutive impact from these transactions and deliver earnings per share in the range of $2.30 - $2.40, for this fiscal year,” continued Mr. Feldenkreis.

The Company reaffirmed guidance for revenues to reach $1 billion dollars for fiscal 2012.

About Perry Ellis International

Perry Ellis International, Inc. is a leading designer, distributor and licensor of a broad line of high quality men's and women's apparel, accessories and fragrances. The Company's collection of dress and casual shirts, golf sportswear, sweaters, dress pants, casual pants and shorts, jeans wear, active wear and men's and women's swimwear is available through all major levels of retail distribution. The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, owns a portfolio of nationally and internationally recognized brands, including: Perry Ellis(R), Jantzen(R), Laundry by Shelli Segal(R), C&C California(R), Cubavera(R), Centro(R), Solero(R), Munsingwear(R), Savane(R), Original Penguin(R) by Munsingwear(R), Grand Slam(R), Natural Issue(R), Pro Player(R), Havanera Co.(R), Axis(R), Tricots St. Raphael(R), Gotcha(R), Girl Star(R), MCD(R), John Henry(R), Mondo di Marco(R), Redsand(R), Manhattan(R), Axist(R), Farah(R) and Rafaella(R). The Company enhances its roster of brands by licensing trademarks from third parties, including: Pierre Cardin(R) for men's sportswear, Nike(R) and Jag(R) for swimwear, and Callaway(R), TOP-FLITE(R), PGA TOUR(R) and Champions Tour(R) for golf apparel. Additional information on the Company is available at http://www.pery.com.

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      PERRY ELLIS INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED) (amounts in 000's, except per share information) INCOME STATEMENT DATA:   Three Months Ended Years Ended January 29, 2011 January 30, 2010 January 29, 2011 January 30, 2010   Revenues Net sales $ 199,164 $ 190,045 $ 763,884 $ 729,217 Royalty income   7,744   6,393   26,404   24,985 Total revenues 206,908 196,438 790,288 754,202 Cost of sales   132,933   126,769   507,829   505,104 Gross profit 73,975 69,669 282,459 249,098 Operating expenses Selling, general and administrative expenses 56,430 49,578 220,018 200,356 Depreciation and amortization 3,101 3,320 12,211 13,625 Impairment on long-lived assets   392   254   392   254 Total operating expenses   59,923   53,152   232,621   214,235 Operating income 14,052 16,517 49,838 34,863 Cost on early extinguishment of debt - 357 730 357 Interest expense   2,914   4,076   13,203   17,371   Income before income taxes 11,138 12,084 35,905 17,135 Income tax (benefit) provision   3,427   3,508   11,393   3,615 Net income 7,711 8,576 24,512 13,520   Less: net income attributed to noncontrolling interest - 88 400 353         Net income attributed to Perry Ellis International, Inc. $ 7,711 $ 8,488 $ 24,112 $ 13,167   Net income attributed to Perry Ellis International, Inc. per share Basic $ 0.58 $ 0.67 $ 1.84 $ 1.04 Diluted $ 0.54 $ 0.64 $ 1.70 $ 1.01   Weighted average number of shares outstanding Basic 13,214 12,730 13,110 12,699 Diluted 14,342 13,351 14,149 13,005     PERRY ELLIS INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED) (amounts in 000's)   BALANCE SHEET DATA: As of January 29, 2011 January 30, 2010   Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 18,524 $ 18,269 Accounts receivable, net 129,534 139,934 Inventories 178,217 112,315 Other current assets   36,785   24,822 Total current assets   363,060   295,340   Property and equipment, net 55,077 60,467 Intangible assets 262,647 200,315 Other assets   4,946   5,194   Total assets $ 685,730 $ 561,316   Liabilities and equity Current liabilities: Accounts payable $ 73,890 $ 65,203 Accrued expenses and other liabilities 30,650 31,597 Accrued interest payable 3,744 4,482 Unearned revenues   4,438   6,002 Total current liabilities   112,722   107,284     Long term liabilities: Senior subordinated notes payable 105,221 129,870 Senior credit facility 97,342 - Real estate mortgages 25,793 13,712 Deferred pension obligation 13,120 17,237 Unearned revenues and other long-term liabilities   28,592   23,097 Total long-term liabilities   270,068   183,916   Total liabilities   382,790   291,200   Equity: Total stockholders' equity   302,940   270,116   Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 685,730 $ 561,316           PERRY ELLIS INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES Table 1

Reconciliation of fiscal 2011 and 2010 and fourth quarter of fiscal 2011 and 2010 earnings per shareto adjusted earnings per share.

(UNAUDITED) (amounts in 000's)   Three Months Ended Years Ended January 29, 2011 January 30, 2010 January 29, 2011 January 30, 2010 Net income attributed to Perry Ellis International, Inc. $ 7,711 $ 8,488 $ 24,112 $ 13,167 Plus: Impairment on long-lived assets 392 254 392 254 Acquisition costs 2,227 - 2,227 - Less: Tax benefit (504 ) (97 ) (504 ) (97 ) Net income attributed to Perry Ellis International, Inc., as adjusted         $ 9,826   $ 8,645   $ 26,227   $ 13,324       Three Months Ended Years Ended January 29, 2011 January 30, 2010 January 29, 2011 January 30, 2010 Net income attributed to Perry Ellis International, Inc. per share, diluted $ 0.54 $ 0.64 $ 1.70 $ 1.01 Plus: Net per share impairment on long-lived assets $ 0.02 $ 0.01 $ 0.02 $ 0.01 Net per share acquisition costs $ 0.13 $ - $ 0.13 $ - Net income attributed to Perry Ellis International, Inc., as adjusted, per share, diluted         $ 0.69   $ 0.65   $ 1.85   $ 1.02         "Adjusted net income attributed to Perry Ellis International Inc. per share, diluted" consists of "net income attributed to Perry Ellis International Inc. per share, diluted" adjusted for the impact of the acquisition cost associated with the recent acquisition of certain assets of Rafaella and the impairment on long-lived assets associated with certain retail store leaseholds. These costs and impairment are not indicative of our ongoing operations and thus to get a more comparable result with the operating performance of the apparel industry, they have been removed, net of taxes, from the calculation.         PERRY ELLIS INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES Table 2 RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO ADJUSTED EBITDA(1) (UNAUDITED) (amounts in 000's)   Three Months Ended Years Ended January 29, 2011 January 30, 2010 January 29, 2011 January 30, 2010     Net income attributed to Perry Ellis International, Inc. $ 7,711 $ 8,488 $ 24,112 $ 13,167 Plus: Depreciation and amortization 3,101 3,320 12,211 13,625 Interest expense 2,914 4,076 13,203 17,371 Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest - 88 400 353 Cost on early extinguishment of debt - 357 730 357 Income tax (benefit) provision   3,427     3,508     11,393     3,615   EBITDA $ 17,153   $ 19,837   $ 62,049   $ 48,488   Acquisition costs 2,227 - 2,227 - Impairment on long-lived assets   392     254     392     254   EBITDA, as adjusted $ 19,772   $ 20,091   $ 64,668   $ 48,742     Gross profit $ 73,975 $ 69,669 $ 282,459 $ 249,098 Less: Selling, general and administrative expenses, less Rafaella acquisition costs   (54,203 )   (49,578 )   (217,791 )   (200,356 ) EBITDA, as adjusted $ 19,772   $ 20,091   $ 64,668   $ 48,742       Total revenues $ 206,908 $ 196,438 $ 790,288 $ 754,202   EBITDA, as adjusted, margin percentage of revenues 9.6 % 10.2 % 8.2 % 6.5 %  

(1) "EBITDA" consists of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, cost on early extinguishment of debt and noncontrolling interest. EBITDA is not a measurement of financial performance under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and does not represent cash flow from operations. EBITDA is presented solely as a supplemental disclosure because management believes that it is a common measure of operating performance in the apparel industry.

  "EBITDA as adjusted" consists of EBITDA adjusted for the impact of the non-cash impairment on long-lived assets and the acquisition costs associated with the Rafaella transaction These charges are not indicative of our ongoing operations and thus to get a more comparable result with the operating performance of the apparel industry, they have been removed from the calculation.