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Nature of Operations and Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 26, 2020

Luby’s, Inc. (the "Company", "we", "our", "us", or "Luby's") is based in Houston, Texas. As of August 26, 2020, we owned and operated 85 restaurants, with 78 in Texas and the remainder in other states. In addition, we have royalty arrangements with 71 Fuddruckers franchises as of August 26, 2020 located primarily throughout the United States. Culinary Contract Services consists of contract arrangements to manage food services for clients operating in primarily four lines of business: healthcare; senior living; business; and venues.

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Luby’s, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Going Concern

Going Concern Basis and Liquidation Accounting

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that we will continue as a going concern.

As further described at Note 2. Subsequent Events, on November 17, 2020 our shareholders approved the Plan of Liquidation ("Plan of Liquidation" or "Plan"). We have determined, as a result, that liquidation is imminent, as defined at ASC 205-30 Financial Statement Presentation, Liquidation Basis of Accounting. Accordingly, we will change our basis of accounting from the going concern basis to the liquidation basis effective November 17, 2020.

The liquidation basis of accounting differs significantly from the going concern basis presented in these consolidated financial statements, as summarized below.

The liquidation basis of accounting requires a statement of net assets in liquidation, a statement of changes in net assets in liquidation and all disclosures necessary to present relevant information about our expected resources in liquidation. The liquidation basis of accounting may only be applied prospectively from the day liquidation becomes imminent and the initial statement of changes in net assets in liquidation may present only changes in net assets that occurred during the period since that date.

Under the liquidation basis of accounting, assets are measured at the amount of their estimated cash proceeds or other consideration from liquidation and may include previously unrecognized assets that we may expect to either sell in the course of our liquidation or use in settling liabilities, such as trademarks or other intangibles.

The liquidation basis of accounting requires us to accrue and present separately, without discounting, the estimated disposal and other costs, including any costs associated with the sale or settlement of our assets and liabilities and the estimated operating income or loss that we reasonably expect to incur, including providing for federal income taxes during the remaining expected duration of the liquidation period. In addition, deferred tax assets, which include net operating losses and other tax credits may be realized partially or in full, subject to IRS limitations, to offset taxable income we expect to generate from the liquidation process.

Under the liquidation basis of accounting, we will recognize liabilities as they would have been under the going concern basis and they will not be reduced to expected settlement values prior to settlement.

Most of the line items on our consolidated balance sheet under the going concern basis of accounting will be adjusted under the liquidation basis of accounting, as described above.

The unaudited consolidated financial statements for the first quarter of fiscal 2021 will contain a summary of the adjustments made to our balance sheet accounts as of November 17, 2020 (under the going concern basis of accounting) to the initial Statement of Net Assets and Liabilities in Liquidation as of that same date.

Accounting Periods

The Company’s fiscal year ends on the last Wednesday in August. Accordingly, each fiscal year normally consists of 13 four-week periods, or accounting periods, accounting for 364 days in the aggregate. However, every fifth or sixth year, we have a fiscal year that consists of 53 weeks, accounting for 371 days in the aggregate. The first fiscal quarter consists of four four-week periods, or 16 weeks, and the remaining three quarters typically include three four-week periods, or 12 weeks, in length. The fourth fiscal quarter includes 13 weeks in certain fiscal years to adjust for our standard 52 week, or 364 day, fiscal year compared to the 365 day calendar year.

Subsequent Events

Events subsequent to the Company’s fiscal year ended August 26, 2020 through the date of issuance of the financial statements are evaluated to determine if the nature and significance of the events warrant inclusion in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. See Note 2. Subsequent Events

Reportable Segments

Reportable SegmentsEach restaurant is an operating segment because operating results and cash flow can be determined for each restaurant. We aggregate our operating segments into reportable segments by restaurant brand due to the nature of the products and services, the production processes, the customers, the methods used to distribute the products and services, similarity of store level profit margins and the nature of the regulatory environment are alike. For the fiscal years ended August 26, 2020 and August 28, 2019 we had five reportable segments: Luby’s cafeterias, Fuddruckers restaurants, Cheeseburger in Paradise restaurants, Fuddruckers franchise operations, and Culinary Contract Services (“CCS”).

Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents include highly liquid investments such as money market funds that have a maturity of three months or less. Our bank account balances are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) up to $250,000 at each institution. Amounts in transit from credit card companies are also considered cash equivalents because they are both short-term and highly liquid in nature and are typically converted to cash within three days of the sales transaction.

Trade Accounts and Other Receivables, net

Receivables consist principally of amounts due from franchises, culinary contract service clients, catering customers and restaurant food sales to corporations. Receivables are recorded at the invoiced amount. The allowance for doubtful accounts is our best estimate of the amount of probable credit losses in our existing accounts receivable. We determine the allowance based on historical loss experience for CCS clients, catering customers and restaurant sales to corporations and, for CCS receivables and franchise royalty and marketing and advertising receivables. We also consider the franchisees’ and CCS clients’ unsecured default status. We periodically review our allowance for doubtful accounts. Account balances are charged off against the allowance after all means of collection have been exhausted and the potential for recovery is considered remote.

Inventories

InventoriesFood and supply inventories are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or net realizable value.

Property Held for Sale

We periodically review long-lived assets against its plans to retain or ultimately dispose of properties. If we decide to dispose of a property, it will be moved to property held for sale and actively marketed. Property held for sale is recorded at amounts not in excess of what management currently expects to receive upon sale, less costs of disposal. Depreciation on assets moved to property held for sale is discontinued and gains are not recognized until the properties are sold.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

Impairment losses are recorded on long-lived assets used in operations when indicators of impairment are present and the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than the carrying amount. We evaluate impairments on a restaurant-by-restaurant basis and use cash flow results and other market conditions as indicators of impairment.

Debt Issuance Costs

Debt Issuance CostsDebt issuance costs include costs incurred in connection with the arrangement of long-term financing agreements. The debt issuance costs associated with our term loans are presented on our consolidated balance sheet as a direct deduction from long-term debt. The debt issuance costs associated with our revolving credit facility are included in other assets on our consolidated balance sheet. These costs are amortized using the effective interest method over the respective term of the debt to which they specifically relate.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, trade accounts and other receivables, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximates fair value based on the short-term nature of these accounts. The carrying value of credit facility debt also approximates fair value based on its recent renewal.

Self-Insurance Accrued Expenses

We self-insure a significant portion of expected losses under its workers’ compensation, employee injury and general liability programs. Accrued liabilities have been recorded based on estimates of the ultimate costs to settle incurred claims, both reported and not yet reported. These recorded estimated liabilities are based on judgments and independent actuarial estimates, which include the use of claim development factors based on loss history; economic conditions; the frequency or severity of claims and claim development patterns; and claim reserve management settlement practices.

We maintain a self-insured health benefit plan which provides medical and prescription drug benefits to certain of our employees electing coverage under the plan. Our exposure is limited by individual and aggregate stop loss limits per third party insurance carriers. We record expenses under the plan based on estimates of the costs of expected claims, administrative costs and stop-loss insurance premiums. Our self-insurance expense is accrued based upon the aggregate of the expected liability for reported claims and the estimated liability for claims incurred but not reported, based on historical claims experience provided by our third party insurance advisors, adjusted as necessary based upon management’s reasoned judgment. Actual employee medical claims expense may differ from estimated loss provisions based on historical experience.

Revenue Recognition

Restaurant Sales

Restaurant sales consist of sales of food and beverage products to restaurant guests at our Luby’s Cafeteria, Fuddruckers and Cheeseburger in Paradise restaurants. Revenue from restaurant sales is recognized at the point of sale and is presented net of discounts, coupons, employee meals and complimentary meals. Sales taxes that we collect and remit to the appropriate taxing authority related to these sales are excluded from revenue.

We sell gift cards to our customers in our venues and through certain third-party distributors. These gift cards do not expire and do not incur a service fee on unused balances. Sales of gift cards to our restaurant customers are initially recorded as a contract liability, included in accrued expenses and other liabilities, at their expected redemption value. When gift cards are redeemed, we recognize revenue and reduce the contract liability. Discounts on gift cards sold by third parties are recorded as a reduction to accrued expenses and other liabilities and are recognized, as a reduction to revenue, over a period that approximates redemption patterns. The portion of gift cards sold to customers that are never redeemed is commonly referred to as gift card breakage. Under ASC 606 we recognize gift card breakage revenue in proportion to the pattern of gift card redemptions exercised by our customers, using an estimated breakage rate based on our historical experience.

Culinary contract services revenue

Our Culinary Contract Services segment provides food, beverage and catering services to our clients at their locations. Depending on the type of client and service, we are either paid directly by our client and/or directly by the customer to whom we have been provided access by our client.

We typically use one of the following types of client contracts:

Fee-Based Contracts. Revenue from fee-based contracts is based on our costs incurred and invoiced to the client along with the agreed management fee, which may be calculated as a fixed dollar amount or a percentage of sales or other variable measure. Some fee-based contracts entitle us to receive incentive fees based upon our performance under the contract, as measured by factors such as sales, operating costs and client satisfaction surveys. This potential incentive revenue is allocated entirely to the management services performance obligation. We recognize revenue from our management fee and payroll cost reimbursement over time as the services are performed. We recognize revenue from our food and third party purchases reimbursement at the point in time when the vendor delivers the goods or performs the services.

Profit and Loss Contracts. Revenue from profit and loss contracts consist primarily of sales made to consumers, typically with little or no subsidy charged to clients. Revenue is recognized at the point of sale to the consumer. Sales taxes that we collect and remit to the appropriate taxing authority related to these sales are excluded from revenue.

As part of client contracts, we sometimes make payments to clients, such as concession rentals, vending commissions and profit share. These payments are accounted for as operating costs when incurred.

Revenue from the sale of frozen foods includes royalty fees based on a percentage of frozen food sales and is recognized at the point in time when product is delivered by our contracted manufacturers to the retail outlet.

Franchise revenues

Franchise revenues consist primarily of royalties, marketing and advertising fund (“MAF”) contributions, initial and renewal franchise fees, and upfront fees from area development agreements related to our Fuddruckers restaurant brand. Our performance obligations under franchise agreements consist of: (1) a franchise license, including a license to use our brand and

MAF management, (2) pre-opening services, such as training and inspections and (3) ongoing services, such as development of training materials and menu items as well as restaurant monitoring and inspections. These performance obligations are highly interrelated, so we do not consider them to be individually distinct. We account for them under ASC 606 as a single performance obligation, which is satisfied over time by providing a right to use our intellectual property over the term of each franchise agreement.

Royalties, including franchisee MAF contributions, are calculated as a percentage of franchise restaurant sales. MAF contributions paid by franchisees are used for the creation and development of brand advertising, marketing and public relations, merchandising research and related programs, activities and materials. The initial franchisee fee is payable upon execution of the franchise agreement and the renewal fee is due and payable at the expiration of the initial term of the franchise agreement. Our franchise agreement royalties, including advertising fund contributions, represent sales-based royalties that are related entirely to our performance obligation under the franchise agreement and are recognized as franchise sales occur.

Initial and renewal franchise fees and area development fees are recognized as revenue over the term of the respective agreement unless the franchise agreement is terminated early, in which case the remaining initial or renewal franchise fee is fully recognized in the period of termination. Area development fees are not distinct from franchise fees, so upfront fees paid by franchisees for exclusive development rights are deferred and apportioned to each franchise restaurant opened by the franchisee. The pro rata amount apportioned to each restaurant is accounted for as an initial franchise fee.

Revenue from vending machine sales is recorded at the point in time when the sale occurs.

Cost of CCS

The cost of CCS includes all food, payroll and related expenses, other operating expenses, and selling, general and administrative expenses related to culinary contract service sales. All depreciation and amortization, property disposal, and asset impairment expenses associated with CCS are reported within those respective lines as applicable.

Cost of Franchise Operations

The cost of franchise operations includes all food, payroll and related expenses, other operating expenses, and selling, general and administrative expenses related to franchise operations sales. All depreciation and amortization, property disposal, and asset impairment expenses associated with franchise operations are reported within those respective lines as applicable.

Marketing and Advertising Expenses

Marketing and advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Total advertising expense included in other operating expenses and selling, general and administrative expense was $3.9 million and $4.0 million in fiscal 2020 and 2019, respectively. We record advertising attributable to local store marketing and local community involvement efforts in other operating expenses and we record advertising attributable to our brand identity, our promotional offers, and our other marketing messages intended to drive guest awareness of our brands, in selling, general, and administrative expenses. We believe this separation of our marketing and advertising costs assists with measurement of the profitability of individual restaurant locations by associating only the local store marketing efforts with the operations of each restaurant.

Depreciation and Amortization

Property and equipment are recorded at cost. We depreciate the cost of equipment over its estimated useful life using the straight-line method. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the lesser of their estimated useful lives or the related lease terms. Depreciation of buildings is provided on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives.

Opening Costs

Opening costs are expenditures related to the opening of new restaurants through its opening periods, other than those for capital assets. Such costs are charged to expense when incurred.

Other Charges

Other charges includes those expenses that we consider related to our restructuring efforts that are not part of our recurring operations.

Other charges were comprised of::


	Fiscal Year Ended
	August 26, 2020		August 28, 2019
	(in thousands)
OTHER CHARGES:
Proxy Communication Related	$	—	$	1,740
Employee Severances	1,332		820
Restructuring Related	2,069		1,204
Total Other Charges	$	3,401	$	3,764

Operating Leases

Lessee

We determine if a contract contains a lease at the inception date of the contract. Our material operating leases consist of restaurant locations and administrative facilities ("Property Leases"). U.S. GAAP requires that our leases be evaluated and classified as operating or finance leases for financial reporting purposes. The classification evaluation begins at the date on which the leased asset is available for our use (the “Commencement Date”) and the lease term used in the evaluation includes the non-cancellable period for which we have the right to use the underlying asset, together with renewal option periods when the exercise of the renewal option is reasonably certain and failure to exercise such option would result in an economic penalty (the "Reasonably Certain Lease Term"). Our lease agreements generally contain a primary term of five to 30 years with one or more options to renew or extend the lease generally from one to five years each. In addition to leases for our restaurant locations and administrative facilities, we also lease vehicles and administrative equipment under operating leases. As of August 26, 2020, we did not have any finance leases.

At the inception of a new lease, we recognize an operating lease liability and a corresponding right of use asset, which are calculated as the present value of the total fixed lease payments over the reasonably certain lease term using discount rates as of the effective date.

Property lease agreements may include rent holidays, rent escalation clauses and contingent rent provisions based on a percentage of sales in excess of specified levels. Contingent rental expenses (“variable lease cost”) are recognized prior to the achievement of a specified target, provided that the achievement of the target is considered probable. Most of our lease agreements include renewal periods at our option. We include the rent holiday periods and scheduled rent increases in our calculation of straight-line rent expense.

Lease cost for operating leases is recognized on a straight-line basis and includes the amortization of the right-of-use asset and interest expense related to the operating lease liability. We use the reasonably certain lease term in our calculation of straight-line rent expense. We expense rent from commencement date through restaurant open date as opening expense. Once a restaurant opens for business, we record straight-line rent expense plus any additional variable contingent rent expense (such as common area maintenance, insurance and property tax costs) to the extent it is due under the lease agreement as occupancy expense for our restaurants and selling, general and administrative expense for our corporate office and support facilities. The interest expense related to the lease liability for abandoned leases is recorded to provision for asset impairments and store

closings. Rental expense for lease properties that are subsequently subleased to franchisees or other third parties is recorded as other income.

We make judgments regarding the reasonably certain lease term for each property lease, which can impact the classification and accounting for a lease as a finance lease or an operating lease, the rent holiday and/or escalations in payments that are taken into consideration when calculating straight-line rent, and the term over which leasehold improvements for each restaurant are amortized. These judgments may produce materially different amounts of depreciation, amortization and rent expense than would be reported if different assumed lease terms were used.

The discount rate used to determine the present value of the lease payments is the Company’s estimated collateralized incremental borrowing rate, based on the yield curve for the respective lease terms, as the Company generally cannot determine the interest rate implicit in the lease.

Income Taxes

The estimated future income tax effects of temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and amounts reported in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, as well as operating loss and tax credit carrybacks and carryforwards are recorded. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities (temporary differences) and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. A valuation allowance is established against deferred tax assets when the Company determines, based on the weight of available evidence, that they are more likely to not be realized than realized. In the event the Company subsequently determines that it would be able to realize deferred income tax assets in excess of their net recorded amount, the Company would reduce the valuation allowance, which would reduce the provision for income taxes. During fiscal 2018, we concluded to increase the valuation allowance to reduce fully the Company’s net deferred tax asset balances, net of deferred tax liabilities, including through the fiscal year ended August 26, 2020. The Plan of Liquidation (see Note 2. Subsequent Events) may or may not impact this determination in future periods.

We make judgments regarding the interpretation of tax laws that might be challenged upon an audit and cause changes to previous estimates of tax liability. In addition, the Company operates within multiple taxing jurisdictions and is subject to audit in these jurisdictions as well as by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”). In management’s opinion, adequate provisions for income taxes have been made for all open tax years. The potential outcomes of examinations are regularly assessed in determining the adequacy of the provision for income taxes and income tax liabilities. We believe that adequate provisions have been made for reasonably possible outcomes related to uncertain tax matters.

Discontinued Operations

Discontinued OperationsWe will report the disposal of a component or a group of components of the Company in discontinued operations if the disposal of the components or group of components represents a strategic shift that has or will have a major effect on the Company’s operations and financial results.

Share-Based Compensation

Share-based compensation expense is estimated for equity awards at fair value at the grant date. The Company determines fair value of restricted stock awards based on the average of the high and low price of its common stock on the date awarded by the Board of Directors. The Company determines the fair value of stock option awards using a Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Black-Scholes option pricing model requires various judgmental assumptions including the expected dividend yield, stock price volatility, and the expected life of the award. If any of the assumptions used in the model change significantly, share-based compensation expense may differ materially in the future, from that recorded in the current period. The fair value of performance share based award liabilities are estimated based on a Monte Carlo simulation model. For further discussion, see Note 18. Share-Based and Other Compensation.

Earnings Per Share

Basic income per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of shares outstanding, including restricted stock units, during each period presented. For the calculation of diluted net income per share, the basic weighted average number of shares is increased by the dilutive effect of stock options, determined using the treasury stock method.

Use of Estimates

In preparing financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements and New Accounting Pronouncements - to be Adopted

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

On August 29, 2019, the first day of fiscal 2020, (the "Effective Date") we adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), along with related clarifications and improvements (“ASC 842”). ASC 842 requires lessees to recognize, on their consolidated balance sheet, a liability for lease obligations, which represents the discounted obligation to make future lease payments, and a corresponding right-of-use asset. The guidance requires lessors to classify leases as sales-type, direct financing or operating. The pronouncement also requires disclosure of key information about leasing arrangements that is intended to give financial statement users the ability to assess the amount, timing, and potential uncertainty of cash flows related to leases. We have implemented a new lease tracking and accounting system in connection with the adoption of ASC 842.

We elected the optional transition method to apply ASC 842 as of the effective date and therefore, we have not applied the standard to the comparative periods presented on our consolidated financial statements. We also elected the package of practical expedients that allowed us not to reassess previous accounting conclusions regarding lease identification, initial direct costs and classification for existing or expired leases as of the effective date. We did not elect the practical expedient that would have permitted us to use hindsight when determining the lease term, including option periods, and impairment of operating lease assets.

We have made an accounting policy election to account for lease components and non-lease components as a single lease component for all underlying classes of assets where (1) the lease component is predominant, (2) the lease component, if accounted for separately, would be classified as an operating lease and (3) the timing and pattern of the lease component and non-lease component are the same. We have also elected the short-term lease recognition exemption for all of our leases that allows us to not recognize right-of-use assets and related liabilities for leases with an initial term of 12 months or less and that do not include an option to purchase the underlying asset that we are reasonably certain to exercise. Our transition to ASC 842 represents a change in accounting principle.

Upon adoption of ASC 842, we recorded operating lease liabilities of approximately $32.4 million based on the present value of the remaining lease payments using discount rates as of the effective date. The current portion of the operating lease liabilities recorded was approximately $8.1 million. In addition, we recorded operating lease right-of-use assets of approximately $27.2 million, calculated as the initial amount of the operating lease liability, adjusted for amounts reclassified from other lease related asset and liability accounts (such as prepaid rent, favorable and unfavorable lease intangibles and straight-line rent timing differences), in accordance with the new guidance, and impairment of certain right-of-use assets recognized as a charge to retained earnings as of the effective date.

On the effective date, we recorded the $1.0 million net cumulative effect of the adoption as an increase to retained earnings. Included in the net cumulative effect was an adjustment of approximately $2.0 million to clear the unamortized balance for deferred gains from sale / leaseback transactions. For most future sale / leaseback transactions, the gain (adjusted for any off-market items) will be recognized immediately in the period that the sale / leaseback transaction occurs.

The impact of adopting ASC 842 on effected lines of our opening consolidated balance sheet was as follows:


	Balance at August 28, 2019		ASC 842 Adjustment		Balance at August 29, 2019
	(In thousands)
ASSETS
Trade accounts and other receivables, net	$	8,852	$	70	$	8,922
Prepaid expenses	2,355		(225)		2,130
Total Current Assets	27,395		(155)		27,240
Intangible assets, net	16,781		(190)		16,591
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	—		27,191		27,191
Total Assets	$	186,000	$	26,846	$	212,846
LIABILITIES
Operating lease liabilities-current	$	—	$	8,061	$	8,061
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	24,475		(1,002)		23,473
Total Current Liabilities	32,954		7,059		40,013
Operating lease liabilities-non-current	—		24,360		24,360
Other liabilities	6,577		(5,600)		977
Total Liabilities	$	84,970	$	25,819	$	110,789
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Retained earnings	$	61,182	$	1,027	$	62,209
Total Shareholders' Equity	101,030		1,027		102,057
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	$	186,000	$	26,846	$	212,846

New Accounting Pronouncements - "to be Adopted"

There are no issued accounting pronouncements that we have yet to adopt that we believe would have a material effect on our financial statements.