Exhibit 99.1
May 2, 2024
RAVE Restaurant Group, Inc. Reports Third Quarter Results
Dallas, Texas – RAVE
Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: RAVE) today reported financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2024 ended March 24, 2024.
Third Quarter Highlights:
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The Company recorded net income of $0.7 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2024 compared to net income of $0.3 million for the same period of the prior year.
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Income before taxes increased 95.2% to $0.9 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2024 compared to the same period of the prior year.
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Total revenue remained stable at $3.0 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2024 compared to the same period of the prior year.
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Adjusted EBITDA increased by $0.2 million to $0.8 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2024 compared to the same period of the prior year.
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On a fully diluted basis, net income increased by $0.02 to $0.04 per share for the third quarter of fiscal 2024 compared to the same period of the prior year.
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Pizza Inn domestic comparable store retail sales decreased slightly by 1.9% in the third quarter of fiscal 2024 compared to the same period of the prior year. In the prior year third quarter,
comparable store sales were up 15.6% from the third quarter of 2022.
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Pie Five domestic comparable store retail sales decreased 6.4% in the third quarter of fiscal 2024 compared to the same period of the prior year. In the prior year third quarter, comparable store
sales were up 8.4% from the third quarter of 2022.
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Cash and cash equivalents were $6.3 million on March 24, 2024.
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Pizza Inn domestic unit count finished at 104.
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Pizza Inn international unit count finished at 21.
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Pie Five domestic unit count finished at 23.
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“Following a strong first half of the year, we’ve hit our 16th consecutive quarter of profitability with steady same-store sales at both
Pizza Inn and Pie Five in Q3,” said Brandon Solano, Chief Executive Officer of RAVE Restaurant Group, Inc. "This fiscal quarter, we restructured our executive team with some of the industry’s most well-respected and results-driving talent, further
elevating the caliber of our overall team, while at the same time realizing significant savings in employee-related expenses.”
“We are proud of our Q3 performance over the past three years. Over the past two years, same-store sales have increased by 13.7% at Pizza Inn and by
1.7% at Pie Five, and in the last three years, Q3 same-store sales grew 36.5% and 23.1% at Pizza Inn and Pie Five respectively. We are pleased to report growth in RAVE’s total overall Q3 sales, profit and net income as compared to the same period
last year," Solano continued. “Through the first three quarters of the current fiscal year, we have matched the $1.6 million in net income that the company delivered in all four quarters combined in the prior fiscal year. This is a testament to the
dedication of our team and the effectiveness of our financial strategies, positioning us for sustained growth and shareholder value."
On reimaging, Solano noted, “We are steadfast in our commitment to continue expanding our reimaging and marketing programs. As of the end of quarter
three, we have 12 Pizza Inn restaurants set to begin the reimage process, in addition to the five sites that are already in progress or completed. This program embodies our determination to invest in our long-term success, as we expect to see
double-digit same-store sales increases once completed.”
Newly hired Chief Financial Officer, Jay Rooney added, “I am very excited and feel fortunate to join the incredible RAVE team at this time when we are
focused on right-sizing expenses to grow the bottom line. To generate over $1.0 million in operating cash this quarter was truly impressive. Equally exciting is the company’s commitment to revitalizing and growing sales through reimaging existing
restaurants and opening new franchised restaurants. The middle of the P&L is solid and the top line has tremendous growth potential.”
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The Company’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). However, the
Company also presents and discusses certain non-GAAP financial measures that it believes are useful to investors as measures of operating performance. Management may also use such non-GAAP financial measures in evaluating the effectiveness of
business strategies and for planning and budgeting purposes. However, these non-GAAP financial measures should not be viewed as an alternative or substitute for its financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles.
The Company considers EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to be important supplemental measures of operating performance that are commonly used by securities
analysts, investors and other parties interested in our industry. The Company believes that EBITDA is helpful to investors in evaluating its results of operations without the impact of expenses affected by financing methods, accounting methods and
the tax environment. The Company believes that Adjusted EBITDA provides additional useful information to investors by excluding non-operational or non-recurring expenses to provide a measure of operating performance that is more comparable from
period to period. Management also uses these non-GAAP financial measures for evaluating operating performance, assessing the effectiveness of business strategies, projecting future capital needs, budgeting and other planning purposes.
“EBITDA” represents earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. “Adjusted EBITDA” represents earnings before interest, taxes,
depreciation and amortization, stock compensation expense, severance, gain/loss on sale of assets, costs related to impairment and other lease charges, franchise default and closed store revenue/expense, and closed and non-operating store costs. A
reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to net income is included with the accompanying financial statements.
Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release, other than historical information, may be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and are intended to be covered by the safe harbors created thereby. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations that involve numerous risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Assumptions relating
to these forward-looking statements involve judgments with respect to, among other things, the effectiveness of our cost cutting measures, the timing to complete as well as the continued returns on our reimaging initiatives, the strength of our
development pipeline, as well as future economic, competitive and market conditions, regulatory framework and future business decisions, all of which are difficult or impossible to predict accurately and many of which are beyond the control of RAVE
Restaurant Group, Inc. Although the assumptions underlying these forward-looking statements are believed to be reasonable, any of the assumptions could be inaccurate and, therefore, there can be no assurance that any forward-looking statements will
prove to be accurate. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in these forward-looking statements, the inclusion of such information should not be regarded as a representation that the objectives and plans of RAVE Restaurant Group, Inc.
will be achieved.
Dallas-based RAVE Restaurant Group [NASDAQ: RAVE] has inspired restaurant innovation and countless customer smiles with its trailblazing pizza concepts. The Company
franchises, licenses and supplies Pie Five and Pizza Inn restaurants operating domestically and internationally. The Pizza Inn experience is unlike your typical buffet. Since 1958, Pizza Inn's house-made dough, house-shredded 100% whole milk
mozzarella cheese, fresh ingredients and house-made signature sauce combined with friendly service solidified the brand to become America's favorite hometown pizza place. This, in addition to its small-town vibe, are the hallmarks of Pizza Inn
restaurants. In 2011, RAVE introduced Pie Five Pizza, pioneering a fast-casual pizza brand that transformed the classic pizzeria into a concept offering personalization, sophisticated ingredients and speed. Pie Five's craft pizzas are baked fresh
daily and feature house-made ingredients, creative recipes and craveable crust creations. For more information, visit www.raverg.com, and follow on Instagram @pizzainn and @piefivepizza.
Contact:
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RAVE Restaurant Group, Inc.
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RAVE RESTAURANT GROUP, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(In thousands, except share amounts)
(Unaudited)
|
Three Months Ended
|
Nine Months Ended
|
|||||||||||||||
|
March 24, 2024
|
March 26, 2023
|
March 24, 2024
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March 26, 2023
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|
REVENUES
|
$
|
2,962
|
$
|
2,970
|
$
|
8,795
|
$
|
8,841
|
||||||||
|
COSTS AND EXPENSES
|
||||||||||||||||
|
General and administrative expenses
|
1,272
|
1,486
|
3,932
|
4,282
|
||||||||||||
|
Franchise expenses
|
812
|
964
|
2,828
|
3,033
|
||||||||||||
|
Impairment of long-lived assets and other lease charges
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
5
|
||||||||||||
|
Provision for credit losses
|
11
|
28
|
46
|
37
|
||||||||||||
|
Interest (income) expense
|
(45
|
)
|
—
|
(93
|
)
|
1
|
||||||||||
|
Depreciation and amortization expense
|
58
|
54
|
170
|
158
|
||||||||||||
|
Total costs and expenses
|
2,108
|
2,532
|
6,883
|
7,516
|
||||||||||||
|
INCOME BEFORE TAXES
|
854
|
438
|
1,912
|
1,325
|
||||||||||||
|
Income tax expense
|
(200
|
)
|
(115
|
)
|
(319
|
)
|
(347
|
)
|
||||||||
|
NET INCOME
|
$
|
654
|
$
|
323
|
$
|
1,593
|
$
|
978
|
||||||||
|
INCOME PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK - BASIC
|
$
|
0.04
|
$
|
0.02
|
$
|
0.11
|
$
|
0.06
|
||||||||
|
INCOME PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK - DILUTED
|
$
|
0.04
|
$
|
0.02
|
$
|
0.11
|
$
|
0.06
|
||||||||
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Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic
|
14,587
|
14,154
|
14,395
|
15,712
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||||||||||||
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Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted
|
14,737
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14,154
|
14,546
|
15,712
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RAVE RESTAURANT GROUP, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share amounts)
(Unaudited)
|
March 24,
2024
|
June 25,
2023
|
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|
ASSETS
|
||||||||
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CURRENT ASSETS
|
||||||||
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
6,318
|
$
|
5,328
|
||||
|
Accounts receivable, less allowance for credit losses of $33 and $58, respectively
|
1,338
|
1,145
|
||||||
|
Notes receivable, current
|
65
|
105
|
||||||
|
Assets held for sale
|
35
|
19
|
||||||
|
Deferred contract charges, current
|
27
|
33
|
||||||
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
431
|
204
|
||||||
|
Total current assets
|
8,214
|
6,834
|
||||||
|
LONG-TERM ASSETS
|
||||||||
|
Property and equipment, net
|
202
|
258
|
||||||
|
Operating lease right of use assets, net
|
913
|
1,227
|
||||||
|
Intangible assets definite-lived, net
|
273
|
328
|
||||||
|
Notes receivable, net of current portion
|
53
|
28
|
||||||
|
Deferred tax asset, net
|
5,095
|
5,342
|
||||||
|
Deferred contract charges, net of current portion
|
206
|
220
|
||||||
|
Total assets
|
$
|
14,956
|
$
|
14,237
|
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|
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
||||||||
|
CURRENT LIABILITIES
|
||||||||
|
Accounts payable - trade
|
$
|
652
|
$
|
502
|
||||
|
Accrued expenses
|
674
|
891
|
||||||
|
Operating lease liabilities, current
|
421
|
463
|
||||||
|
Deferred revenues, current
|
192
|
342
|
||||||
|
Total current liabilities
|
1,939
|
2,198
|
||||||
|
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
|
||||||||
|
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion
|
644
|
958
|
||||||
|
Deferred revenues, net of current portion
|
573
|
690
|
||||||
|
Total liabilities
|
3,156
|
3,846
|
||||||
|
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (SEE NOTE C)
|
||||||||
|
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
||||||||
|
Common stock, $0.01 par value; authorized 26,000,000 shares; issued 25,522,171 and 25,090,058 shares, respectively;
outstanding 14,586,566 and 14,154,453 shares, respectively
|
255
|
251
|
||||||
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
37,541
|
37,729
|
||||||
|
Retained earnings
|
4,032
|
2,439
|
||||||
|
Treasury stock, at cost
|
||||||||
|
Shares in treasury: 10,935,605 and 10,935,605 respectively
|
(30,028
|
)
|
(30,028
|
)
|
||||
|
Total shareholders' equity
|
11,800
|
10,391
|
||||||
|
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
|
$
|
14,956
|
$
|
14,237
|
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RAVE RESTAURANT GROUP, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
|
Nine Months Ended
|
||||||||
|
March 24,
2024
|
March 26,
2023
|
|||||||
|
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||
|
Net income
|
$
|
1,593
|
$
|
978
|
||||
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
|
||||||||
|
Impairment of long-lived assets and other lease charges
|
—
|
5
|
||||||
|
Stock-based compensation expense
|
127
|
259
|
||||||
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
107
|
105
|
||||||
|
Amortization of operating right of use assets
|
314
|
327
|
||||||
|
Amortization of intangible assets definite-lived
|
63
|
53
|
||||||
|
Provision for credit losses
|
46
|
37
|
||||||
|
Deferred income tax
|
247
|
272
|
||||||
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||
|
Accounts receivable
|
(239
|
)
|
452
|
|||||
|
Notes receivable
|
(30
|
)
|
22
|
|||||
|
Deferred contract charges
|
20
|
12
|
||||||
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
(227
|
)
|
(35
|
)
|
||||
|
Accounts payable - trade
|
150
|
(204
|
)
|
|||||
|
Accrued expenses
|
(217
|
)
|
(415
|
)
|
||||
|
Operating lease liabilities
|
(356
|
)
|
(364
|
)
|
||||
|
Deferred revenues
|
(267
|
)
|
(271
|
)
|
||||
|
Cash provided by operating activities
|
1,331
|
1,233
|
||||||
|
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||
|
Payments received on notes receivable
|
45
|
90
|
||||||
|
Proceeds from sale of assets
|
1
|
5
|
||||||
|
Purchase of intangible assets definite-lived
|
(8
|
)
|
(123
|
)
|
||||
|
Purchase of property and equipment
|
(68
|
)
|
(52
|
)
|
||||
|
Cash used in investing activities
|
(30
|
)
|
(80
|
)
|
||||
|
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||
|
Purchase of treasury stock
|
—
|
(4,979
|
)
|
|||||
|
Taxes paid on issuance of restricted stock units
|
(311
|
)
|
—
|
|||||
|
Payments on short term loan
|
—
|
(30
|
)
|
|||||
|
Cash used in financing activities
|
(311
|
)
|
(5,009
|
)
|
||||
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
990
|
(3,856
|
)
|
|||||
|
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
|
5,328
|
7,723
|
||||||
|
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
|
$
|
6,318
|
$
|
3,867
|
||||
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
|
||||||||
|
CASH (REFUNDED) PAID FOR:
|
||||||||
|
Income taxes
|
$
|
(4
|
)
|
$
|
90
|
|||
RAVE RESTAURANT GROUP, INC.
ADJUSTED EBITDA
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
|
Three Months Ended
|
Nine Months Ended
|
|||||||||||||||
|
March 24, 2024
|
March 26, 2023
|
March 24, 2024
|
March 26, 2023
|
|||||||||||||
|
Net income
|
$
|
654
|
$
|
323
|
$
|
1,593
|
$
|
978
|
||||||||
|
Interest (income) expense
|
(45
|
)
|
—
|
(93
|
)
|
1
|
||||||||||
|
Income taxes
|
200
|
115
|
319
|
347
|
||||||||||||
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
58
|
54
|
170
|
158
|
||||||||||||
|
EBITDA
|
$
|
867
|
$
|
492
|
$
|
1,989
|
$
|
1,484
|
||||||||
|
Stock-based compensation expense
|
45
|
86
|
127
|
259
|
||||||||||||
|
Impairment of long-lived assets and other lease charges
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
5
|
||||||||||||
|
Franchisee default and closed store revenue
|
(70
|
)
|
(10
|
)
|
(152
|
)
|
(23
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Adjusted EBITDA
|
$
|
842
|
$
|
568
|
$
|
1,964
|
$
|
1,725
|
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