-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, A9YyY4BCYG3i92ijAq5SEgCZF1PrlCyqImYKBXANTOsfraBcdp8h44FG3aS8pIZe vzZI4ubGC7BiiHW9cdS7dQ== 0000950144-04-005545.txt : 20040517 0000950144-04-005545.hdr.sgml : 20040517 20040514214437 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950144-04-005545 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20040514 ITEM INFORMATION: ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure FILED AS OF DATE: 20040517 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ALEXANDERS J CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000103884 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-EATING PLACES [5812] IRS NUMBER: 620854056 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 0103 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-08766 FILM NUMBER: 04809669 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3401 WEST END AVE STREET 2: P O BOX 24300 CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37203 BUSINESS PHONE: 6152691900 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3401 WEST END AVE STREET 2: SUITE 260 CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37203 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: VOLUNTEER CAPITAL CORP / TN / DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: WINNERS CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19890910 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: VOLUNTEER CAPITAL CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19820520 8-K 1 g89072e8vk.htm J. ALEXANDER'S CORPORATION - FORM 8-K J. Alexander's Corporation - Form 8-K
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 14, 2004 (May 14, 2004)

J. ALEXANDER’S CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Tennessee   1-08766   62-0854056
  		 
  		 
 
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

3401 West End Avenue, Suite 260, P.O. Box 24300, Nashville, Tennessee 37202

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(615) 269-1900

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.
Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
SIGNATURE
EXHIBIT INDEX
Ex-99.1 Press Release

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Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.

     On May 14, 2004, J. Alexander’s Corporation announced that it extended its shareholder rights plan to May 16, 2009 and that it has reviewed the appropriate accounting treatment for an outstanding stock option. The text of the press release is set forth in Exhibit 99.1.

Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     This press release also announces financial results for the first quarter ended March 28, 2004.

 

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SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
         
Date: May 14, 2004  J. ALEXANDER’S CORPORATION
 		  
  By:   /s/ R. Gregory Lewis 
    R. Gregory Lewis   
    Chief Financial Officer, Vice President of Finance and Secretary   

 

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Exhibit No.
   Description
99.1
  Press Release issued by J. Alexander’s Corporation dated May 14, 2004

 

EX-99.1 2 g89072exv99w1.txt EX-99.1 PRESS RELEASE EXHIBIT 99.1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: R. GREGORY LEWIS 615-269-1900 J. ALEXANDER'S CORP. REPORTS 50% INCREASE IN FIRST QUARTER NET INCOME; RESULTS IN LINE WITH PREVIOUS ESTIMATES SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN EXTENDED FOR FIVE YEARS; COMPANY REVIEWS ACCOUNTING TREATMENT FOR STOCK OPTION NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 14, 2004 - J. Alexander's Corporation (AMEX: JAX), owner and operator of 27 J. Alexander's full-service, contemporary upscale American restaurants in 12 states, today reported increased net income on higher net sales for the first quarter of 2004. At the same time, the Company's board of directors said it has extended the expiration date of the Company's Shareholder Rights Plan for five years from May 16, 2004, to May 16, 2009. Lonnie J. Stout II, chairman, president and chief executive officer, announced first quarter results and said income before income taxes for the period ended March 28, 2004, rose to $1,407,000. This compares to income before income taxes of $942,000 achieved in the same quarter of 2003. Last year's first quarter results included pre-opening expense of $271,000 while no pre-opening expense was included in the most recent quarter. Income before income taxes for the first quarter of 2004 also included the effect of $77,000 of non-cash compensation expense relating to the stock option described below. Net income for the first quarter of 2004 reached $948,000, or $.14 per diluted share, up 50% from net income of $631,000, or $.09 per diluted share, recorded in the comparable period of 2003. "Net income for the first quarter of 2004 exceeded last year's performance despite the impact of higher food input costs," Stout said in making the announcement. "The continued momentum of strong sales, reflected in a same store sales gain of 8.3%, more than offset the effect of higher input costs in the most recent period." For the first quarter of 2004, J. Alexander's Corporation had net sales of $30,789,000, an increase of 16.4% from $26,450,000 reported in the corresponding period of 2003. The Company's same store weekly sales per restaurant, based on 24 restaurants open for more than 18 months, climbed to $90,500 in the first quarter of 2004 from $83,600 in the corresponding period of 2003. For the most recent quarter, the average weekly sales per restaurant increased 4.7% to $87,400 from $83,500 in the first period a year ago. Stout said that guest count increases, along with moderate menu price increases, were primary catalysts driving the same store sales gain. The J. Alexander's Corporation CEO also said that the influence of rising food input costs continues to place significant pressure on restaurant profit margins. During the first quarter of 2004, higher food input costs increased the Company's cost of sales as a percentage of sales to 33.1% in the most recent quarter, up from 31.8% in the same period of 2003. Stout added that the negative impact of soft sales from the two newest J. Alexander's restaurants opened in the fourth quarter of 2003 is creating additional pressure on restaurant margins, noting that total restaurant operating expenses as a percentage of sales increased to 86.5% in the first quarter of 2004 from 86.2% in the comparable period a year earlier. "Our sales trends through the first half of the second quarter are very encouraging, continuing well ahead of those experienced at this point a year ago," Stout commented. "At the same time, we remain very concerned with the challenges posed by rising input costs and their influence on restaurant margins. "We are carefully evaluating appropriate counter measures such as additional menu price increases. We are also closely monitoring guest count trends, and will make every effort to avoid any action that would jeopardize the momentum of these trends," he added. In another announcement, J. Alexander's Corporation said that it has reconsidered the accounting treatment for a stock option awarded to its CEO in 1999. As a result, the option will be accounted for as a variable award, thereby requiring that the Company recognize non-cash compensation expense of approximately $550,000 in its previously issued fiscal 2003 financial statements. This expense will lower previously reported fiscal 2003 net income from $3.8 million to $3.3 million. The Company intends to amend its Form 10-K for 2003 to reflect the accounting change, which will not affect the Company's reported cash flows in any period. The Company noted that the option has been disclosed in previous annual proxy statements. Provisions of the option called for the exercise price, which was equal to the fair market value of the Company's common stock on the date of the award, to increase by a stated amount on each anniversary date of the award if the option had not yet been exercised. The Company believed at the date of the grant, and had continued to believe since that time, that the option grant would be accorded treatment as a fixed plan award (meaning that no compensation expense would be recognized with respect to that award) because both the number of shares and exercise prices at which the option could be exercised throughout its life were known. Furthermore, the escalating exercise price of this award was less favorable to the CEO than options typically granted to other members of management which require no compensation expense to be recognized. J. Alexander's Corporation decided to review the accounting for the option after the issue was raised by the Company's new independent auditors, KPMG LLP, in connection with its review of the Company's 2004 first quarter financial statements. Following the 2004 first quarter review, both KPMG LLP and the Company's former auditors indicated that the option should be accounted for as a variable award. The Company and its board of directors are considering various courses of action with respect to the option grant, some of which would have the effect of eliminating future compensation charges with respect to the option. J. Alexander's Corporation presently owns and operates 27 J. Alexander's restaurants in Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee and Texas. J. Alexander's is a contemporary American restaurant placing a special emphasis on food quality and professional service. The Company is based in Nashville, Tennessee. This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results, performance or developments could differ materially from those expressed or implied by those forward-looking statements as a result of known or unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including those described from time-to-time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, press releases and other communications. J. ALEXANDER'S CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
Quarters Ended ---------------------- MARCH 28 March 30 2004 2003 -------- -------- Net sales ........................................................... $ 30,789 $ 26,450 Costs and expenses: Cost of sales .................................................... 10,201 8,415 Restaurant labor and related costs ............................... 9,668 8,571 Depreciation and amortization of restaurant property and equipment 1,145 1,059 Other operating expenses ......................................... 5,631 4,751 -------- -------- Total restaurant operating expenses ............................ 26,645 22,796 General and administrative expenses ................................. 2,189 1,867 Pre-opening expense ................................................. -- 271 -------- -------- Operating income .................................................... 1,955 1,516 Other income (expense): Interest expense, net ............................................ (529) (555) Other, net ....................................................... (19) (19) -------- -------- Total other expense ............................................ (548) (574) -------- -------- Income before income taxes .......................................... 1,407 942 Income tax provision ................................................ (459) (311) -------- -------- Net income .......................................................... $ 948 $ 631 ======== ======== Earnings per share: Basic earnings per share ......................................... $ .15 $ .10 ======== ======== Diluted earnings per share ....................................... $ .14 $ .09 ======== ======== Weighted average number of shares: Basic earnings per share ......................................... 6,438 6,616 Diluted earnings per share ....................................... 6,803 6,702
J. ALEXANDER'S CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME PERCENTAGES OF SALES
Quarters Ended -------------------------- MARCH 28 March 30 2004 2003 --------- --------- Net sales ........................................................... 100.0% 100.0% Costs and expenses: Cost of sales .................................................... 33.1 31.8 Restaurant labor and related costs ............................... 31.4 32.4 Depreciation and amortization of restaurant property and equipment 3.7 4.0 Other operating expenses ......................................... 18.3 18.0 --------- --------- Total restaurant operating expenses ............................ 86.5 86.2 General and administrative expenses ................................. 7.1 7.1 Pre-opening expense ................................................. -- 1.0 --------- --------- Operating income .................................................... 6.3 5.7 Other income (expense): Interest expense, net ............................................ (1.7) (2.1) Other, net ....................................................... (0.1) (0.1) --------- --------- Total other expense ............................................ (1.8) (2.2) --------- --------- Income before income taxes .......................................... 4.6 3.6 Income tax provision ................................................ (1.5) (1.2) --------- --------- Net income .......................................................... 3.1% 2.4% ========= ========= Note: Certain percentage totals do not sum due to rounding. AVERAGE WEEKLY SALES INFORMATION: Average weekly sales per restaurant ................................. $ 87,400 $ 83,500 Percent increase .................................................... 4.7% Same store weekly sales per restaurant (1) .......................... $ 90,500 $ 83,600 Percent increase .................................................... 8.3%
(1) Includes the twenty-four restaurants open for more than eighteen months. J. ALEXANDER'S CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED IN THOUSANDS)
MARCH 28 December 28 2004 2003 ------- ----------- ASSETS Current Assets Cash and cash equivalents ............. $ 2,501 $ 1,635 Deferred income taxes ................. 791 791 Other current assets .................. 2,041 2,707 ------- ------- Total current assets ............... 5,333 5,133 Other assets ................................ 1,082 1,009 Property and equipment, net ................. 73,037 73,613 Deferred income taxes ....................... 1,884 1,884 Deferred charges, net ....................... 861 898 ------- ------- $82,197 $82,537 ======= ======= LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities ......................... $ 9,346 $10,891 Long-term obligations ....................... 24,588 24,642 Other long-term liabilities ................. 2,762 2,572 Stockholders' equity ........................ 45,501 44,432 ------- ------- $82,197 $82,537 ======= =======
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