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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

 

x       QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended May 30, 2009

 

or

 

o          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 001-31390

 

CHRISTOPHER & BANKS CORPORATION

( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

06 - 1195422

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

 

Identification No.)

 

 

 

2400 Xenium Lane North, Plymouth, Minnesota

 

55441

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(763) 551-5000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

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  x   NO  o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  YES  o   NO  o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer o

 

Accelerated filer x

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer o

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 

Smaller reporting company o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES o NO x

 

As of June 26, 2009, 35,942,156 shares of the registrant’s common stock were outstanding.

 

 

 



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CHRISTOPHER & BANKS CORPORATION

 

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

 

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PART I

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements:

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet (Unaudited)
As of May 30, 2009, February 28, 2009 and May 31, 2008

3

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations (Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended May 30, 2009 and May 31, 2008

4

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended May 30, 2009 and May 31, 2008

5

 

 

 

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

6

 

 

 

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

16

 

 

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

24

 

 

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

25

 

 

 

PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

25

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

25

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

25

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

25

Item 4.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

26

Item 5.

Other Information

26

Item 6.

Exhibits

26

 

Signatures

27

 

Index to Exhibits

28

 

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CHRISTOPHER & BANKS CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

May 30,

 

February 28,

 

May 31,

 

 

 

2009

 

2009

 

2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

88,306

 

$

78,814

 

$

88,033

 

Short-term investments

 

 

 

5,000

 

Accounts receivable

 

4,371

 

3,921

 

6,699

 

Merchandise inventories

 

32,570

 

38,828

 

42,103

 

Prepaid expenses

 

2,608

 

1,938

 

11,901

 

Income taxes receivable

 

16,597

 

18,747

 

 

Current deferred tax asset

 

4,114

 

3,795

 

4,324

 

Total current assets

 

148,566

 

146,043

 

158,060

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, equipment and improvements, net

 

114,759

 

120,347

 

135,225

 

Long-term investments

 

16,400

 

16,400

 

18,536

 

Deferred tax asset

 

5,206

 

4,328

 

5,784

 

Other assets

 

3,026

 

3,024

 

412

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

287,957

 

$

290,142

 

$

318,017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

22,570

 

$

19,806

 

$

10,347

 

Accrued salaries, wages and related expenses

 

7,485

 

9,588

 

7,662

 

Other accrued liabilities

 

20,362

 

22,103

 

30,186

 

Other current liabilities

 

487

 

487

 

 

Total current liabilities

 

50,904

 

51,984

 

48,195

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred lease incentives

 

22,471

 

23,506

 

25,258

 

Deferred rent obligations

 

10,153

 

10,318

 

11,646

 

Other

 

4,162

 

4,110

 

4,260

 

Total non-current liabilities

 

36,786

 

37,934

 

41,164

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock — $0.01 par value, 1,000 shares authorized, none outstanding

 

 

 

 

Common stock — $0.01 par value, 74,000 shares authorized, 45,658, 45,258 and 45,219  shares issued and 35,867, 35,467 and 35,415 shares outstanding at May 30, 2009, February 28, 2009 and May 31, 2008, respectively

 

457

 

453

 

452

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

112,233

 

111,763

 

110,987

 

Retained earnings

 

200,289

 

200,720

 

231,092

 

Common stock held in treasury, 9,791 shares at cost at May 30, 2009 and February 28, 2009, and 9,804 shares at cost at May 31, 2008

 

(112,712

)

(112,712

)

(112,859

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

 

(1,014

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

200,267

 

200,224

 

228,658

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

287,957

 

$

290,142

 

$

318,017

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements .

 

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CHRISTOPHER & BANKS CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

May 30,

 

May 31,

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

 

$

120,367

 

$

155,395

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Merchandise, buying and occupancy

 

75,458

 

86,734

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

36,144

 

43,565

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

6,311

 

6,408

 

Total costs and expenses

 

117,913

 

136,707

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income

 

2,454

 

18,688

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

115

 

827

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

 

2,569

 

19,515

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax provision

 

884

 

7,767

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

 

1,685

 

11,748

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax

 

 

(475

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

1,685

 

$

11,273

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings (loss) per share:

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

 

$

0.05

 

$

0.33

 

Discontinued operations

 

 

(0.01

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per basic share

 

$

0.05

 

$

0.32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic shares outstanding

 

35,132

 

35,071

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings (loss) per share:

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

 

$

0.05

 

$

0.33

 

Discontinued operations

 

 

(0.01

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per diluted share

 

$

0.05

 

$

0.32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted shares outstanding

 

35,137

 

35,138

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends per share

 

$

0.06

 

$

0.06

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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CHRISTOPHER & BANKS CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

May 30,

 

May 31,

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

1,685

 

$

11,273

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

6,311

 

6,458

 

Deferred income taxes

 

(1,197

)

128

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

474

 

629

 

Loss on disposal of furniture, fixtures and equipment

 

77

 

170

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Increase in accounts receivable

 

(450

)

(1,475

)

Decrease in merchandise inventories

 

6,258

 

1,738

 

Increase in prepaid expenses

 

(670

)

(304

)

Decrease in prepaid income taxes

 

2,150

 

5,032

 

(Increase) decrease in other assets

 

(2

)

7

 

Increase (decrease) in accounts payable

 

3,813

 

(5,034

)

Increase (decrease) in accrued liabilities

 

(3,844

)

414

 

Increase (decrease) in deferred lease incentives

 

(1,035

)

403

 

Decrease in deferred rent obligations

 

(165

)

(75

)

Increase in other liabilities

 

52

 

538

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

13,457

 

19,902

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property, equipment and improvements

 

(1,849

)

(8,252

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(1,849

)

(8,252

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends paid

 

(2,116

)

(2,109

)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(2,116

)

(2,109

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

9,492

 

9,541

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

78,814

 

78,492

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

88,306

 

$

88,033

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

Income taxes paid, net of refunds received

 

$

87

 

$

353

 

Purchases of equipment and improvements, accrued, not paid

 

$

240

 

$

131

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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CHRISTOPHER & BANKS CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE 1 — BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-Q have been prepared by Christopher & Banks Corporation and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) pursuant to the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.  Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed, or omitted, pursuant to such rules and regulations.  These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and related notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009.

 

The results of operations for the interim periods shown in this report are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full fiscal year.  In the opinion of management, the information contained herein reflects all adjustments, consisting of only normal adjustments except as otherwise stated in these notes, necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position as of May 30, 2009 and May 31, 2008, and its results of operations and cash flows for the three month periods ended May 30, 2009 and May 31, 2008.

 

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

 

In June 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) No. 03-6-1, “Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions Are Participating Securities (“FSP-EITF No. 03-6-1”).  Under FSP-EITF 03-6-1, unvested share-based payment awards that contain rights to receive nonforfeitable dividends (whether paid or unpaid) are considered participating securities and should be included in the two-class method of computing earnings per share.  FSP-EITF 03-6-1 was adopted by the Company effective March 1, 2009 and impacted the Company’s calculation of earnings per share beginning in the first quarter of the fiscal year ending February 27, 2010 (“Fiscal 2010”).  See Note 10 - Earnings per Share for further disclosure regarding the impact of the adoption of FSP-EITF 03-6-1.

 

In December 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 141(R), “Business Combinations” (“SFAS No. 141(R)”), which is a revision of SFAS No. 141, “Business Combinations”.  SFAS No. 141(R) retains the fundamental requirements in SFAS No. 141 that the acquisition method of accounting be used for all business combinations and for an acquirer to be identified for each business combination.  This statement includes changes in the measurement of fair value of the assets acquired, the liabilities assumed and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree as of the acquisition date, with limited exceptions.  This statement requires in general that transaction costs and costs to restructure the acquired company be expensed and contractual contingencies be recorded at their acquisition-date fair values.  The Company adopted SFAS No. 141(R) prospectively effective March 1, 2009.  The adoption had no impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows as the Company did not execute any acquisitions or business combinations in the first quarter of fiscal 2010.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP FAS 157-4, “Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly” (“FSP FAS 157-4”).  FSP FAS 157-4 amends SFAS 157 and provides additional guidance for estimating fair value in accordance with SFAS No. 157 when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability have significantly decreased and also includes guidance on identifying circumstances that indicate a transaction is not orderly for fair value measurements.  This FSP shall be applied prospectively with retrospective application not permitted.  This FSP shall be effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009, with early adoption permitted for periods ending after March 15, 2009.  The Company is currently in the process of evaluating this new FSP but does not believe it will have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

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In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP FAS 107-1 and APB 28-1, “Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments”.  This FSP amends SFAS No. 107, “Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments”, to require disclosures about fair value of financial instruments not measured on the balance sheet at fair value in interim financial statements as well as in annual financial statements.  Prior to this FSP, fair values for these assets and liabilities were only disclosed annually. This FSP applies to all financial instruments within the scope of SFAS No. 107 and requires all entities to disclose the method(s) and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value of financial instruments.  This FSP shall be effective for interim periods ending after June 15, 2009, with early adoption permitted for periods ending after March 15, 2009.  This FSP does not require disclosures for earlier periods presented for comparative purposes at initial adoption.  In periods after initial adoption, this FSP requires comparative disclosures only for periods ending after initial adoption.  The Company is currently in the process of evaluating this new FSP but does not believe it will have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

In May 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 165, Subsequent Events (“SFAS No. 165”).  SFAS No. 165 establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosures of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before the date through which an entity has evaluated subsequent events.   SFAS No. 165 is effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009.  The Company does not anticipate the adoption of the provisions of SFAS No. 165 will have a material impact on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

NOTE 2 — DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

 

In July 2008, the Company announced its decision to exit its Acorn business when the Company concluded, after a comprehensive review and evaluation, that the concept had not demonstrated the potential to deliver an acceptable long-term return on the Company’s investment.  The Company closed all of its Acorn stores by December 31, 2008, allowing the Company to focus its resources on its two core brands, Christopher & Banks and C.J. Banks.

 

The operating results of all Acorn stores have been presented as discontinued operations, in accordance with SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets” (“SFAS No. 144”), in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three month period ended May 31, 2008.  There was no activity relating to the Company’s discontinued Acorn operations during the three months ended May 30, 2009.

 

The operating results of the discontinued operations for the three months ended May 31, 2008 are summarized below (in thousands).

 

Net sales

 

$

4,247

 

 

 

 

 

Loss before income tax benefit

 

$

(789

)

Income tax benefit

 

(314

)

 

 

 

 

Loss from discontinued operations

 

$

(475

)

 

Income taxes have been allocated to continuing and discontinued operations based on the methodology required by Financial Accounting Interpretation No. 18, “Accounting for Income Taxes in Interim Periods” (“FIN No. 18”).  Income taxes allocated to the results of discontinued operations are determined on the basis of a computation of taxes with and without the impact of results from discontinued operations with the difference in taxes between these computations allocated to discontinued operations.

 

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NOTE 3 — MERCHANDISE INVENTORIES AND SOURCES OF SUPPLY

 

Merchandise inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

May 30,

 

February 28,

 

May 31,

 

Description

 

2009

 

2009

 

2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merchandise - in store

 

$

31,140

 

$

35,280

 

$

36,684

 

Merchandise - in transit

 

1,430

 

3,548

 

5,419

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

32,570

 

$

38,828

 

$

42,103

 

 

The Company does not have long-term purchase commitments or arrangements with any of its suppliers or agents.  During the quarter ended May 30, 2009, one of the Company’s vendors supplied approximately 25% of the Company’s merchandise purchases and a second vendor supplied approximately 14% of the Company’s merchandise purchases.  The Company did not purchase significant amounts of goods from these two vendors during the three months ended May 31, 2008.  In addition, the Company purchased approximately 5% and 11% of its merchandise from another supplier during the three months ended May 30, 2009 and May 31, 2008, respectively.

 

Although the Company has strong partnerships with these vendors, there can be no assurance that these relationships can be maintained in the future or that the vendors will continue to supply merchandise to the Company.  If there should be any significant disruption in the supply of merchandise from these vendors, management believes that it will be able to shift production to other suppliers so as to continue to secure the required volume of product.  Nevertheless, it is possible that any significant disruption in supply could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

 

In the first quarter of fiscal 2009, the Company purchased approximately 53% of its merchandise through one buying agent (the “Agent”).  The Company and the Agent terminated their sourcing arrangement effective as of the end of December 2008.  As a result, the Company did not purchase any merchandise through the Agent in the first quarter of fiscal 2010.

 

NOTE 4 — PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT AND IMPROVEMENTS, NET

 

Property, equipment and improvements, net consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

Estimated

 

May 30,

 

February 28,

 

May 31,

 

Description

 

Useful Life

 

2009

 

2009

 

2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land

 

 

$

1,597

 

$

1,597

 

$

1,597

 

Corporate office, distribution center and related building improvements

 

25 years

 

12,005

 

12,020

 

12,015

 

Store leasehold improvements

 

Term of related lease,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

typically 10 years

 

94,994

 

95,251

 

98,952

 

Store furniture and fixtures

 

Three to 10 years

 

113,497

 

113,697

 

115,465

 

Point of sale hardware and software

 

Five years

 

15,162

 

15,173

 

10,924

 

Computer hardware and software

 

Three to five years

 

21,328

 

21,123

 

12,159

 

Corporate office and distribution center furniture, fixtures and equipment

 

Seven years

 

3,587

 

3,634

 

3,089

 

Construction in progress

 

 

1,940

 

1,432

 

12,301

 

 

 

 

 

264,110

 

263,927

 

266,502

 

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

 

 

149,351

 

143,580

 

131,277

 

Net property, equipment and improvements

 

 

 

$

114,759

 

$

120,347

 

$

135,225

 

 

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As of May 30, 2009 and February 28, 2009, construction in progress consisted primarily of store-related information technology system projects in progress.  As of May 31, 2008, construction in progress consisted primarily of capital expenditures related to new stores which opened in the second and third quarters of fiscal 2009.

 

The Company reviews long-lived assets with definite lives at least annually or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the asset may not be recoverable in accordance with SFAS No. 144.  The Company recorded no impairments of long-lived assets in the three month period ended May 30, 2009, however, the general economic uncertainty affecting the retail industry makes it reasonably possible that long-lived asset impairments may be identified and recorded in future periods.

 

NOTE 5 — LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS

 

As of May 30, 2009, the Company had approximately $16.4 million of long-term investments, which consisted solely of $19.5 million of auction rate securities (“ARS”) at cost, less a fair value adjustment of approximately $3.1 million.  The fair value of the ARS was determined utilizing a discounted cash flow method based on market rates and an estimated period of time the ARS are expected to be held.

 

Substantially all of the Company’s ARS are collateralized by student loans and a majority have AAA (S&P), Aaa (Moody’s), or Fitch (AAA) credit ratings as of May 30, 2009.  As of May 30, 2009, the repayment of approximately 80% of the student loans, which serve as collateral for the ARS held by the Company, was substantially backed by the United States Government.  Until February 2008, the ARS market was liquid and auctions for ARS held by the Company did not fail. However, beginning in February 2008, auctions for the ARS held by the Company began to fail and have continued to fail up to and as of the date of this report.

 

Based on current market conditions, management believes that it is likely that auctions related to the Company’s ARS will continue to be unsuccessful for the near term.  Unsuccessful auctions have limited the Company’s ability to access these funds.  Management anticipates the liquidity of the ARS will continue to be restricted until there is a successful auction, until such time as another market for the ARS develops, until the ARS are called by the issuer or until they are redeemed as described below.

 

All of the ARS owned by the Company were purchased through UBS Financial Services, Inc., a subsidiary of UBS AG (“UBS”) and are held, for the benefit of the Company, by UBS.  In November 2008, the Company accepted a settlement offer from UBS to restore liquidity to its clients who hold ARS.  The settlement offer grants the Company certain ARS rights.  These ARS rights provide the Company the ability to redeem its ARS at par during a two-year time period beginning June 30, 2010.  During this time, the Company may choose to continue to hold some or all of its ARS and earn interest or sell some or all of them to UBS at par plus accrued interest.  The ARS rights are not transferable, tradable, or marginable and will not be listed or quoted on any securities or exchange or any electronic communications network.

 

Upon acceptance of the settlement offer, the Company classified the ARS as trading securities and elected, pursuant to SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” (“SFAS No. 159”), to record the ARS rights at fair value on a recurring basis utilizing significant unobservable inputs in accordance with SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS No. 157”).

 

The fair value of the ARS rights was estimated utilizing the Black-Scholes option pricing model and the forward contract method.  As of May 30, 2009, the fair value of the ARS rights was determined to be approximately $2.7 million.  The ARS rights are recorded as a non-current asset on the consolidated financial statements.

 

Prior to acceptance of the UBS settlement offer, the Company classified its ARS as available-for-sale securities.  As of May 31, 2008, the Company had approximately $18.5 million of long-term investments consisting solely of $19.5 million of ARS, less a valuation allowance of $1.0 million, which reflected management’s estimate of fair value given the current lack of liquidity of these investments while taking into account the current credit quality of the underlying securities.  Additionally, the Company had $5.0 million in ARS which were classified as short-term investments as of May 31, 2008 as they were called by the issuers and redeemed for par value in July 2008.

 

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NOTE 6 — ACCRUED LIABILITIES

 

Other accrued liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

May 30,

 

February 28,

 

May 31,

 

Description

 

2009

 

2009

 

2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gift card, certificate and store credit liabilities

 

$

8,991

 

$

11,434

 

$

10,094

 

Accrued un-invoiced merchandise inventory receipts

 

3,781

 

3,008

 

7,541

 

Accrued income, sales and other taxes payable

 

2,357

 

1,877

 

4,440

 

Accrued workers compensation self-insurance liability

 

1,184

 

1,601

 

2,378

 

Accrued occupancy-related expenses

 

841

 

693

 

1,946

 

Other

 

3,208

 

3,490

 

3,787

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

20,362

 

$

22,103

 

$

30,186

 

 

NOTE 7 — CREDIT FACILITY

 

The Company maintains an Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Facility (the “Credit Facility”) with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”) which expires on June 30, 2011.  The Credit Facility provides the Company with revolving credit loans and letters of credit of up to $50 million, in the aggregate, subject to a borrowing base formula based on inventory levels.

 

Loans under the Credit Facility bear interest at the prime rate minus 0.25%.  As of May 30, 2009 the prime rate was 3.25%.  The Credit Facility also provides the Company with the ability to borrow under the Credit Facility at an interest rate tied to the London Interbank Market Offered Rate (“LIBOR”).  Advances under the LIBOR option would be tied to the one, three, or six month LIBOR rate based on the length of time the corresponding advance is outstanding.

 

Interest under the Credit Facility is payable monthly in arrears.  The Credit Facility carries a facility fee of 0.25%, based on the unused portion as defined in the agreement, and a collateral monitoring fee.  For the three months ended May 30, 2009, fees related to the Credit Facility totaled $12,933.  Borrowings under the Credit Facility are collateralized by the Company’s equipment, intangible assets, inventory, inventory letters of credit and letter of credit rights.  The Company had no revolving credit loan borrowings under the Credit Facility during the first three months of fiscal 2010.  Historically, the Credit Facility has been utilized by the Company only to open letters of credit to facilitate the import of merchandise.  The borrowing base at May 30, 2009 was $20.6 million.  As of May 30, 2009, the Company had outstanding letters of credit in the amount of $0.2 million.  Accordingly, the availability of revolving credit loans under the Credit Facility was $20.4 million at May 30, 2009.

 

The Credit Facility contains certain restrictive covenants, including restrictions on incurring additional indebtedness and limitations on certain types of investments, as well as requiring the maintenance of certain financial covenants.  As of May 30, 2009, the most recent measurement date, the Company was in compliance with all of the restrictive covenants under the Credit Facility.

 

NOTE 8 — STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

 

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123R, “Share-Based Payment” (“SFAS 123R”).  Under this method, stock-based compensation expense recognized for share-based awards includes: (a) compensation expense for all stock-based compensation awards granted prior to, but not yet vested as of, February 25, 2006, based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the original provisions of SFAS 123, and (b) compensation expense for all stock-based compensation awards granted subsequent to February 25, 2006, based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 123R.

 

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Total pre-tax compensation expense related to stock-based awards for the three months ended May 30, 2009 and May 31, 2008 was approximately $474,000 and $629,000, respectively.  Stock-based compensation expense was included in merchandise, buying and occupancy expenses for the Company’s buying and distribution employees and in selling, general and administrative expenses for all other employees.

 

Methodology Assumptions

The Company uses the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to value the Company’s stock options for grants to its employees and non-employee directors.  Using this option-pricing model, the fair value of each stock option award is estimated on the date of grant.  The fair value of the Company’s stock option awards, which are generally subject to pro-rata vesting, is expensed on a straight-line basis over the vesting period of the stock options.  The expected volatility assumption is based on the historical volatility of the Company’s stock over a term equal to the expected term of the option granted.  The expected term of stock option awards granted is derived from historical exercise experience.  The expected term assumption incorporates the contractual term of an option grant, as well as the vesting period of an award.  The risk-free interest rate is based on the implied yield on a U.S. Treasury constant maturity with a remaining term equal to the expected term of the option granted.

 

The weighted average assumptions relating to the valuation of the Company’s stock option grants for the three month periods ended May 30, 2009 and May 31, 2008 were as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

May 30,

 

May 31,

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

Expected dividend yield

 

5.5

%

2.3

%

Expected volatility

 

66.2

%

48.3

%

Risk-free interest rate

 

1.8

%

2.6

%

Expected term in years

 

5.0

 

4.7

 

 

Stock-Based Compensation Activity

The following table presents a summary of the Company’s stock option activity for the three months ended May 30, 2009:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

Aggregate

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 

Number

 

Average

 

Intrinsic

 

Weighted

 

Remaining

 

 

 

of

 

Exercise

 

Value

 

Average

 

Contractual

 

 

 

Shares

 

Price

 

(in thousands)

 

Fair Value

 

Life

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding, beginning of period

 

1,587,345

 

$

16.31

 

$

3

 

$

5.90

 

 

 

Vested

 

1,145,968

 

17.84

 

 

6.36

 

 

 

Unvested

 

441,377

 

12.32

 

3

 

4.70

 

 

 

Granted

 

312,500

 

4.18

 

313

 

1.58

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canceled - Vested

 

(31,985

)

21.30

 

 

8.50

 

 

 

Canceled - Unvested (Forfeited)

 

(27,267

)

15.85

 

 

6.50

 

 

 

Outstanding, end of period

 

1,840,593

 

14.21

 

321

 

5.13

 

6.32

 

Vested

 

1,205,750

 

17.42

 

 

6.21

 

4.78

 

Unvested

 

634,843

 

8.12

 

321

 

3.09

 

9.23

 

Exercisable, end of period

 

1,205,750

 

17.42

 

 

6.21

 

4.78

 

 

The Company may also grant shares of restricted stock to its employees and non-employee directors.  Restricted stock awards are independent of option grants and are generally subject to forfeiture if employment or service terminates prior to the lapse of the restrictions.  In addition, certain of the Company’s restricted stock awards have performance-based vesting provisions and are subject to forfeiture if these performance conditions are not achieved.

 

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The Company assesses, on an ongoing basis, the probability of whether the performance criteria are projected to be achieved and, if it is deemed probable, recognizes compensation expense over the relevant performance period.  For those awards not subject to performance criteria, the Company expenses the cost of the restricted stock awards, which is determined to be the fair market value of the shares at the date of grant, on a straight-line basis over the vesting period.  The fair market value of the Company’s restricted stock is determined based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date.

 

The following table presents a summary of the Company’s restricted stock activity for the three months ended May 30, 2009: