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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 July 2, 2006.

 

¨ 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 001-13587

 


CEC ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Kansas   48-0905805

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

4441 West Airport Freeway

Irving, Texas 75062

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(972) 258-8507

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 


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 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  ¨    No  x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.    Large accelerated filer  x    Accelerated filer  ¨    Non-accelerated filer  ¨.

Indicated by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act) .    Yes  ¨    No  x

At April 13, 2007, an aggregate of 32,241,703 shares of the registrant’s Common Stock, par value of $.10 each (being the registrant’s only class of common stock), were outstanding.

 



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CEC ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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Part I – Financial Information:

  

Item 1. Financial Statements (unaudited):

  

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

   3

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income

   4

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity

   6

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

   7

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

   8

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

   14

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

   21

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

   21

Part II – Other Information:

  

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

   23

Item 1A. Risk Factors

   23

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

   23

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

   24

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

   25

Signatures

   26

Certifications

   27

 

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

CEC ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

(Thousands, except share data)

 

     July 2, 2006     January 1, 2006  
           (as restated
and adjusted-
see Notes 2 and 3)
 
ASSETS     

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 13,573     $ 12,184  

Accounts receivable

     13,637       16,251  

Inventories

     15,310       13,659  

Prepaid expenses

     9,439       7,882  

Deferred tax asset

     1,824       1,824  
                

Total current assets

     53,783       51,800  
                

Property and equipment, net

     609,800       597,919  
                

Other assets

     1,792       2,201  
                
   $ 665,375     $ 651,920  
                
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY     

Current liabilities:

    

Current portion of long-term debt

   $ 639     $ 594  

Accounts payable

     30,496       36,210  

Accrued liabilities

     43,943       27,360  
                

Total current liabilities

     75,078       64,164  
                

Long-term debt, less current portion

     174,749       148,974  
                

Deferred rent

     66,224       61,877  
                

Deferred tax liability

     16,282       19,619  
                

Accrued insurance

     6,703       14,103  
                

Commitments and contingencies (Note 5)

    

Shareholders’ equity:

    

Common stock, $.10 par value; authorized 100,000,000 shares; 56,567,433 and 56,115,658 shares issued, respectively

     5,657       5,612  

Capital in excess of par value

     320,815       314,439  

Retained earnings

     502,190       463,178  

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     3,149       2,446  

Less treasury shares of 24,359,450 and 22,499,815, respectively, at cost

     (505,472 )     (442,492 )
                
     326,339       343,183  
                
   $ 665,375     $ 651,920  
                

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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CEC ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS

AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)

(Thousands, except per share data)

 

     Three Months Ended  
     July 2, 2006    July 3, 2005  
          (as restated
and adjusted-
see Notes 2 and 3)
 

Food and beverage revenues

   $ 110,283    $ 109,455  

Games and merchandise revenues

     65,138      58,253  

Franchise fees and royalties

     747      685  

Interest income

     11      8  
               
     176,179      168,401  
               

Costs and expenses:

     

Cost of sales:

     

Food, beverage and related supplies

     20,533      19,837  

Games and merchandise

     7,875      6,707  

Labor

     50,866      48,622  
               
     79,274      75,166  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     25,729      23,583  

Depreciation and amortization

     16,145      15,780  

Interest expense

     2,340      1,056  

Other operating expenses

     36,115      31,659  
               
     159,603      147,244  
               

Income before income taxes

     16,576      21,157  

Income taxes

     6,417      8,191  
               

Net income

     10,159      12,966  

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:

     

Foreign currency translation

     682      (8 )
               

Comprehensive income

   $ 10,841    $ 12,958  
               

Earnings per share:

     

Basic:

     

Net income

   $ .31    $ .37  
               

Weighted average shares outstanding

     32,745      35,255  
               

Diluted:

     

Net income

   $ .30    $ .36  
               

Weighted average shares outstanding

     33,546      36,473  
               

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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CEC ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS

AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)

(Thousands, except per share data)

 

     Six Months Ended  
     July 2, 2006    July 3, 2005  
          (as restated
and adjusted-
see Notes 2 and 3)
 

Food and beverage revenues

   $ 258,883    $ 248,499  

Games and merchandise revenues

     142,644      132,495  

Franchise fees and royalties

     1,631      1,480  

Interest income

     13      13  
               
     403,171      382,487  
               

Costs and expenses:

     

Cost of sales:

     

Food, beverage and related supplies

     47,955      45,560  

Games and merchandise

     17,937      15,031  

Labor

     110,492      102,447  
               
     176,384      163,038  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     54,212      50,407  

Depreciation and amortization

     32,064      30,177  

Interest expense

     4,133      1,804  

Other operating expenses

     72,725      65,214  
               
     339,518      310,640  
               

Income before income taxes

     63,653      71,847  

Income taxes

     24,641      27,626  
               

Net income

     39,012      44,221  

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:

     

Foreign currency translation

     703      (143 )
               

Comprehensive income

   $ 39,715    $ 44,078  
               

Earnings per share:

     

Basic:

     

Net income

   $ 1.18    $ 1.24  
               

Weighted average shares outstanding

     33,182      35,736  
               

Diluted:

     

Net income

   $ 1.15    $ 1.20  
               

Weighted average shares outstanding

     34,038      36,963  
               

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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CEC ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Unaudited)

(Thousands)

 

     Amounts     Shares  

Common stock and capital in excess of par value:

    

Balance, beginning of year (as restated and adjusted – see Notes 2 and 3)

   $ 320,051     56,116  

Stock options exercised

     6,605     292  

Tax benefit from exercise of options

     350    

Stock issued under 401(k) plan

     457     13  

Stock-based compensation expense

     2,805    

Issuance of nonvested stock, net of forfeiture adjustments

     —       246  

Treasury stock retired and reserved for 401(k) plan

     (3,796 )   (100 )
              

Balance, July 2, 2006

     326,472     56,567  
              

Retained earnings (as restated – see Notes 2 and 3):

    

Balance, beginning or year (as previously reported)

     468,398    

Prior period adjustment due to restatement

     (5,220 )  
          

Balance, beginning of year (as restated)

     463,178    

Net income

     39,012    
          

Balance, July 2, 2006

     502,190    
          

Accumulated other comprehensive income:

    

Balance, beginning of year

     2,446    

Foreign currency translation

     703    
          

Balance, July 2, 2006

     3,149    
          

Treasury shares:

    

Balance, beginning of year

     (442,492 )   22,500  

Treasury stock acquired

     (66,776 )   1,960  

Treasury stock retired and reserved for 401(k) plan

     3,796     (100 )
              

Balance, July 2, 2006

     (505,472 )   24,360  
              

Total shareholders’ equity (as restated – see Notes 2 and 3)

   $ 326,339    
          

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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CEC ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(Thousands)

 

     Six Months Ended  
     July 2, 2006     July 3, 2005  
           (as restated
and adjusted-
see Notes 2 and 3)
 

Operating activities:

    

Net income

   $ 39,012     $ 44,221  

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

    

Depreciation and amortization

     32,064       30,177  

Deferred income taxes

     (3,764 )     (907 )

Stock-based compensation expense

     2,717       3,617  

Contributions from landlords

     3,304       3,239  

Deferred lease rentals

     1,043       1,879  

Provision for asset write-offs

     6,390       484  

Changes in assets and liabilities:

    

Accounts receivable

     3,253       (1,504 )

Inventories

     (1,651 )     252  

Prepaid expenses

     (1,557 )     (1,700 )

Accounts payable

     (3,634 )     (1,367 )

Accrued liabilities

     9,183       (4,733 )
                

Cash provided by operating activities

     86,360       73,658  
                

Investing activities:

    

Purchases of property and equipment

     (51,011 )     (34,379 )

Decrease in other assets

     351       993  
                

Cash used in investing activities

     (50,660 )     (33,386 )
                

Financing activities:

    

Proceeds on long-term debt

     57,800       39,000  

Payments on long-term debt

     (32,358 )     (28,276 )

Exercise of stock options

     6,605       8,901  

Excess tax benefit from exercise of stock options

     350       1,479  

Treasury stock acquired

     (66,776 )     (63,987 )

Other

     68       424  
                

Cash used in financing activities

     (34,311 )     (42,459 )
                

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     1,389       (2,187 )

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     12,184       11,798  
                

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 13,573     $ 9,611  
                

Supplemental Cash Flow Information:

    

Interest paid

   $ 3,870     $ 1,677  

Income taxes paid

     21,869       33,057  

Non-cash investing and financing activities:

    

Accrued construction accounts payable

     7,486       7,027  

Stock issued under 401(k) plan

     457       456  

Investment in capital leases

     378       347  

Restricted stock awards issued, net of forfeitures

     6,933    

Treasury stock retired and reserved for 401(k) plan

     3,796    

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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CEC ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

1. Interim financial statements:

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements for the periods ended July 2, 2006 and July 3, 2005 reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flows in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been omitted. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements referred to above should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Form 10-K/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the year ended January 1, 2006. Results of operations for the periods ended July 2, 2006 and July 3, 2005 are not necessarily indicative of the results for the year.

 

2. Stock-based compensation:

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation in accordance with the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 123(R), “Share-Based Payment” (“FAS 123R”) using the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of stock options at the date of grant. The Company adopted FAS 123R at the beginning of fiscal year 2006 using the modified retrospective method of adoption and as a result, retroactively adjusted the results from prior periods.

The Company has stock-based compensation plans that include: a) non-statutory stock option plans for its employees and non-employee directors, b) restricted stock plans for employees and non-employee directors, and c) a retirement savings plan.

Under the terms of the Company’s stock option plans, employees and non-employee directors may be granted options to purchase the Company’s common stock at a price equal to the fair market value on the date of grant. Options may not be exercised until the employee has been continuously employed for at least one year after the date of grant. Shares granted generally vest over a period of one to four years. The Company issues new shares for stock option exercises. Effective May 2006, in conjunction with shareholder approval of an increase in restricted stock the Company agreed to discontinue issuing stock options to its employees and non-employee directors pursuant to the Company’s stock option plans.

In May 2004, the Company adopted an employee nonvested share plan under which 500,000 shares may be granted before December 31, 2014. In May 2006, the Company’s shareholders approved an additional 500,000 shares under the same plan. The price of the shares awarded under the plan shall be equal to the fair market value of such shares on the date of grant. All shares awarded shall provide for a vesting period of at least one year and no more than five years, and the full award may not vest in less than three years. Shares issued under a nonvested share award are nontransferable and subject to the forfeiture restrictions. Shares which expire or terminate may be re-granted under the plan. The Company issues new shares for nonvested share awards.

Stock option transactions are summarized as follows:

 

     Options
Outstanding
    Weighted Avg.
Remaining
Life (Years)
   Weighted
Average
Exercise Price

Options outstanding, Jan. 1, 2006

   5,452,774     3.4    $ 25.69

Granted

   0       

Exercised

   (292,728 )        22.56

Forfeited

   (123,182 )        33.22
           

Options outstanding, July 2, 2006

   5,036,864     2.9      25.69
           

 

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CEC ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

2. Stock-based compensation (continued):

There are 3,735,273 shares exerciseable at July 2, 2006 with a weighted average exercise price of $23.85 and a weighted average remaining life of 2.9 years.

Nonvested share transactions are summarized as follows:

 

     Restricted Share
Awards
   

Weighted Avg.
Fair Value

Per Award

Nonvested shares outstanding, Jan. 1, 2006

   0    

Granted

   256,707     $ 33.39

Forfeited

   (10,882 )     33.29
        

Nonvested shares outstanding, July 2, 2006

   245,825       33.39
        

No nonvested shares were granted in 2005.

Prior to 2006, the Company accounted for stock-based compensation under the intrinsic value method of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” and related interpretations (“APB 25”), and had adopted the disclosure-only provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” (“FAS 123”). In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued a revised and renamed standard regarding stock-based compensation – FAS 123R. The revised standard, which was adopted by the Company in the first quarter of 2006, eliminates the disclosure–only election under FAS 123 and requires the recognition of compensation expense of stock options and all other forms of equity compensation generally based on the fair value of the instruments on the date of grant. In order to enhance comparability among all years presented and to provide the fullest understanding of the impact that expensing stock-based compensation has on the Company, the Company has retrospectively applied the new standard to prior period results. See Note 3 for the effects of the adoption of FAS 123R on prior periods.

The fair value of stock-based compensation is recognized in expense over the vesting period, and is determined on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of options granted. The estimated fair value of options granted was $9.80 in the first six months of 2005. The weighted average assumptions used for grants in 2005 were: risk free interest rate of 4.1%, no dividend yield; expected lives of three years and expected volatility of 30%. There were no stock options granted in the first six months of 2006.

The unaudited condensed consolidated statements of earnings and comprehensive income for the three months ended July 2, 2006 and July 3, 2005 reflect pre-tax stock-based compensation cost of $1.4 million and $2.2 million, respectively and for the six months ended July 2, 2006 and July 3, 2005 reflects pre-tax stock- based compensation cost of $2.7 million and $3.6 million respectively. The impact on net income for the second quarter ended July 2, 2006 and July 3, 2005 was a decrease of $879,000 and $1.3 million respectively. The impact on net income for the six months ended July 2, 2006 and July 3, 2005 was $1.7 million and $2.2 million respectively. Stock-based compensation cost of $88,000 was capitalized as property and equipment in the first six months of 2006. There was no stock-based compensation cost capitalized in the first six months of 2005. The amount expensed in 2006 includes the expense of nonvested shares granted in 2006. Unrecognized pretax stock-based compensation cost as of July 2, 2006 was $4.7 million related to stock options granted and $6.7 million related to nonvested shares issued which will be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.8 years. At July 2, 2006, the weighted average remaining contractual life of options outstanding and exercisable is 2.9 years and 2.6 years, respectively.

Cash proceeds from the exercise of stock options totaled $6.6 million and $8.9 million in the first six months of 2006 and the first six months of 2005, respectively. Stock options exercised in the first six months of 2006 and 2005 had an aggregate intrinsic value (amount by which the market price exceeded the exercise price on the date of exercise) of $3.2 million and $6.6 million, respectively. At July 2, 2006, the aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding and exercisable is $32.6 million and $34.7 million, respectively. The income tax benefit related to the expense of employee stock options was $350,000 and $1.5 million for the first six months of 2006 and 2005, respectively.

 

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CEC ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

3. Restatement of Consolidated Financial Statements:

Following an internal investigation into the Company’s stock option accounting during the period from 1989 through 2005, the Company and its Audit Committee concluded that the Company’s consolidated financial statements for each of the fiscal years during the three year period ended January 1, 2006, as well as the quarter ended April 2, 2006, should be restated to record additional stock-based compensation and related tax effects resulting from stock options granted during fiscal years 1989 through 2005 that were incorrectly accounted for under generally accepted accounting principles. The decision was based on the determination that the actual measurement dates for determining the accounting treatment of certain stock option grants differed from the measurement dates used by the Company in preparing its consolidated financial statements.

For this restatement, the Company determined the actual measurement date by determining the date on which the terms and recipients of the stock option awards were determined with finality and all required granting actions were completed in full. The Company determined the actual measurement date to be the date on which the Board of Directors or a special committee of the Board of Directors would approve a stock option grant with sufficient specificity to determine the option price and the number of options to be allocated to individuals. In some instances approval was made in a meeting but in most instances was made through unanimous written consent (“UWC”). The Company considered the approval date of a UWC to be the date on which the last required approval was received by the Company. For certain stock option grants, the Company was unable to locate definitive and complete documentation evidencing the date on which the last required approval of a UWC was received by the Company. For these instances, the Company formed a conclusion as to the most likely date that approval was received based on the pattern of past stock option grants.

After comparing the actual measurement dates to the measurement dates used by the Company in preparing its consolidated financial statements, the Company determined that certain stock options were granted at an exercise price below the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the actual measurement date. As a result of this determination, the Company has restated the condensed consolidated financial statements for the second quarter and six months ended July 3, 2005 included in this Form 10-Q to correct previously recorded stock-based compensation and other errors.

This restatement of the second quarter ended July 3, 2005 includes a $26,000 reduction in stock-based compensation expense included in selling, general and administrative expenses. Interest expense increased $72,000 for interest payable on the underpayment of income taxes due to the disallowed tax deductions for compensation paid to executive officers under Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m). Additionally, in the second quarter ended July 3, 2005, income tax expense increased $61,000 primarily due to additional income taxes of $88,000 related to the disallowed tax deductions. In the restatement of the six months ended July 3, 2005, food, beverage and related supplies expenses increased $155,000 due to an increase in beverage costs related to a vendor rebate adjustment; and selling, general and administrative expenses decreased $43,000 due to the correction of a pricing error and $52,000 due to reduced stock-based compensation expense. Interest expense increased $97,000 for interest payable on the underpayment of income taxes due to the disallowed tax deductions for compensation paid to executive officers under Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m). Additionally in the first six months ended July 3, 2005, income tax expense increased $85,000 primarily due additional taxes of $176,000 related to the disallowed tax deductions partially offset by an adjustment to reduce state taxes by $67,000 and a $24,000 reduction of income tax expense related to the adjustments described above. For the first six months of 2005, the Company has reported non-cash investing and financing activities for accrued construction accounts payable of $7,027,000, stock issued under its 401(k) plan of $456,000 and investments in capital leases of $347,000.

 

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CEC ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

3. Restatement of Consolidated Financial Statements (continued):

The following tables present the effects of the restatement and retrospective application of FAS 123R on previously issued condensed consolidated balance sheets, statements of earnings and statements of cash flows. (See Note 2 for further discussion):

 

     Fiscal Year Ended January 1, 2006
     As Previously
Reported
   Restatement (1)     FAS 123R
Adj
    As
Restated
And
Adjusted

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet:

         

Accounts receivable

   $ 20,323    $ (4,072 )     $ 16,251

Total current assets

     55,872      (4,072 )       51,800

Property and equipment, net

     592,255      5,664         597,919

Total assets

     650,328      1,592         651,920

Accounts payable

     30,264      5,946         36,210

Accrued liabilities

     27,791      (431 )       27,360

Total current liabilities

     58,649      5,515         64,164

Long-term deferred tax liability

     29,272      80     $ (9,733 )     19,619

Accrued insurance

     17,000      (2,897 )       14,103

Capital in excess of par value

     262,846      8,486       43,107       314,439

Retained earnings

     506,144      (9,592 )     (33,374 )     463,178

Total shareholders’ equity

     334,556      (1,106 )     9,733       343,183

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     650,328      1,592         651,920

(1) Previously reported amounts were subsequently restated on the Company’s amended Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2006.

 

     Quarter Ended July 3, 2005
     As Previously
Reported
   Restatement     FAS 123R
Adj
    As
Restated
And
Adjusted

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings:

         

Selling, general and administrative expenses

   $ 21,416      $ 2,167     $ 23,583

Interest expense

     984    72         1,056

Total costs and expenses

     145,005    72       2,167       147,244

Income before income taxes

     23,396    (72 )     (2,167 )     21,157

Income taxes

     8,960    61       (830 )     8,191

Net income

     14,436    (133 )     (1,337 )     12,966

Comprehensive income

     14,428    (133 )     (1,337 )     12,958

Basic earnings per share

     .41    .00       (.04 )     .37

Diluted earnings per share

     .40    .00       (.04 )     .36

 

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CEC ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

3. Restatement of Consolidated Financial Statements (continued):

 

     Six Months Ended July 3, 2005  
     As Previously
Reported
    Restatement     FAS
123R
Adj
    As
Restated
And
Adjusted
 

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings:

        

Food, beverage and related

   $ 45,405     $ 155       $ 45,560  

Total cost of sales

     162,883       155         163,038  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     46,833       (43 )   $ 3,617       50,407  

Interest expense

     1,707       97         1,804  

Total costs and expenses

     306,814       209       3,617       310,640  

Income before income taxes

     75,673       (209 )     (3,617 )     71,847  

Income taxes

     28,983       28       (1,385 )     27,626  

Net income

     46,690       (237 )     (2,232 )     44,221  

Comprehensive income

     46,547       (237 )     (2,232 )     44,078  

Basic earnings per share

     1.31       (.00 )     (.07 )     1.24  

Diluted earnings per share

     1.26       (.00 )     (.06 )     1.20  

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows:

        

Operating activities:

        

Net Income

   $ 46,690     $ (237 )   $ (2,232 )   $ 44,221  

Stock based compensation expense

         3,617       3,617  

Tax benefit from exercise of stock options

     2,515         (2,515 )     0  

Deferred income taxes

     (2,043 )       1,136       (907 )

Changes in assets and liabilities:

        

Accounts receivable

     (1,659 )     155         (1,504 )

Accrued liabilities

     (3,372 )     125       (1,486 )     (4,733 )

Cash provided by operating activities

     75,094       43       (1,479 )     73,658  

Investing activities:

        

Cash outflows for property and equipment

     (34,336 )     (43 )       (34,379 )

Cash used in investing activities

     (33,343 )     (43 )       (33,386 )

Financing activities:

        

Excess tax benefit from exercise of stock options

         1,479       1,479  

Cash used in financing activities

     (43,938 )       1,479       (42,459 )

Non-cash investing and financing activities:

        

Accrued construction accounts payable

       7,027         7,027  

Stock issued under 401(k) plan

       456         456  

Investment in capital leases

       347         347  

 

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CEC ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

4. Earnings per common share:

Basic earnings per common share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted EPS adjusts for the effect of potential common shares from dilutive stock options and restricted shares using the treasury stock method. Earnings per common and potential common share were computed as follows (thousands, except per share data):

 

     Three Months Ended    Six Months Ended
     July 2,
2006
   July 3,
2005
   July 2,
2006
   July 3,
2005

Net income

   $ 10,159    $ 12,966    $ 39,012    $ 44,221
                           

Basic:

           

Weighted average common shares outstanding

     32,745      35,255      33,182      35,736
                           

Earnings per common share

   $ .31    $ .37    $ 1.18    $ 1.24
                           

Diluted:

           

Weighted average common shares outstanding

     32,745      35,255      33,182      35,736

Potential common shares for stock options

     801      1,218      856      1,227
                           

Weighted average shares outstanding

     33,546      36,473      34,038      36,963
                           

Earnings per common and potential common share

   $ .30    $ .36    $ 1.15    $ 1.20
                           

 

5. Commitments and contingencies:

From time to time, the Company is involved in litigation, which is incidental to its business. In the Company’s opinion, no litigation to which the Company currently is a party is likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.

 

6. New Accounting Pronouncements:

In March 2006, the Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) issued EITF Issue 06-3, “How Sales Taxes Collected From Customers and Remitted to Governmental Authorities Should Be Presented in the Income Statement.” A consensus was reached that entities may adopt a policy of presenting sales taxes in the income statement on either a gross or net basis. If taxes are significant, an entity should disclose its policy of presenting taxes and the amounts of taxes. The guidance is effective for periods beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company presents sales net of sales taxes. This issue will not impact the method for recording sales taxes in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes”, which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in the financial statements in accordance with SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes”. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company is evaluating the impact the adoption of FIN 48 will have on its consolidated financial statements.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157 (“FAS 157”), “Fair Value Measurements.” This statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for using fair value to measure assets and liabilities, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The statement applies whenever other statements require or permit assets or liabilities to be measured at fair value. FAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The impact of this adoption will not be material to our consolidated financial statements.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 158 (“FAS 158”), “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans.” This statement requires companies to recognize a net liability or asset and an offsetting adjustment to accumulated other comprehensive income to report the funded status of defined benefit pension and other

 

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postretirement benefit plans. The statement requires prospective application, and the recognition and disclosure requirements are effective for companies with fiscal years ending after December 15, 2006. Additionally, FAS 158 requires companies to measure plan assets and obligations at their year-end balance sheet date. This requirement is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2008. The impact of this adoption was not be material to our consolidated financial statements.

In September 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108, (“SAB 108”), which addresses how the effects of prior-year uncorrected misstatements should be considered when quantifying misstatements in the current-year financial statements. SAB 108 requires an entity to quantify misstatements using a balance sheet and income-statement approach and to evaluate whether either approach results in quantifying an error that is material in light of relevant quantitative and qualitative factors. Application of the provisions of SAB 108 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159 (“FAS 159”), “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Liabilities.” This statement permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. If the fair value option is elected, unrealized gains and losses will be recognized in earnings at each subsequent reporting date. FAS 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. We are currently evaluating the impact of this adoption on our consolidated financial statements. In September 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108, (“SAB 108”), which addresses how the effects of prior-year uncorrected misstatements should be considered when quantifying misstatements in the current-year financial statements. SAB 108 requires an entity to quantify misstatements using a balance sheet and income-statement approach and to evaluate whether either approach results in quantifying an error that is material in light of relevant quantitative and qualitative factors. Application of the provisions of SAB 108 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

Item 2: Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The accompanying management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations give effect to the restatement discussed in Note 3 of the consolidated financial statements.

Overview

The Company and its subsidiaries develop, operate and franchise restaurants under the name “Chuck E. Cheese’s ®” in 48 states and five foreign countries/territories. The primary sources of the Company’s revenues are from Company restaurant sales (food, beverage, games and merchandise) and franchise royalties and fees.

Certain expenses relate only to Company operated restaurants. These include:

 

   

Food, beverage and related supplies which include, food and beverage costs less rebates from suppliers, paper and birthday supplies, cleaning supplies and kitchen utensils.

 

   

Game and merchandise costs which include costs of merchandise sold to customers, prize costs and hourly game technician labor.

 

   

Labor costs which include all direct restaurant labor costs and benefits, with the exception of game technician labor, are included in game and merchandise cost.

 

   

Other operating expenses which include utilities, repair costs, insurance, property taxes, restaurant rent expense, preopening expenses and gains and losses on property transactions.

Selling, general and administrative costs include both restaurant costs and corporate overhead costs including advertising.

Depreciation and amortization expense includes both restaurant expense and corporate overhead expense.

Comparable store sales (sales of domestic restaurants that were open for a period greater than eighteen consecutive months at the beginning of each respective year or twelve months for acquired restaurants) are a critical factor when evaluating the Company’s business.

Results of Operations

A summary of the results of operations of the Company as a percentage of revenues is shown below.

 

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     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
     Jul. 2, 2006     Jul. 3, 2005     Jul. 2, 2006     Jul. 3, 2005  

Revenues

   100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %

Costs and expenses:

        

Cost of sales:

        

Food, beverage and related supplies

   11.7     11.8     11.9     11.9  

Games and merchandise

   4.5     4.0     4.4     3.9  

Labor

   28.9     28.9     27.4     26.8  
                        
   45.1     44.7     43.7     42.6  

Selling, general and administrative

   14.5     14.0     13.4     13.2  

Depreciation and amortization

   9.2     9.4     8.0     7.9  

Interest expense

   1.3     .6     1.0     .5  

Other operating expenses

   20.4     18.8     18.0     17.0  
                        
   90.5     87.5     84.1     81.2  
                        

Income before income taxes

   9.5     12.5     15.9     18.8  

Income tax expense

   3.7     4.8     6.2     7.2  
                        

Net income

   5.8 %   7.7 %   9.7 %   11.6 %
                        
     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
     Jul. 2, 2006     Jul. 3, 2005     Jul. 2, 2006     Jul. 3, 2005  

Number of Company-operated stores:

        

Beginning of period

   477     453     475     449  

New

     1     3     5  

Company purchased franchise stores

     1       1  

Closed

   (1 )     (2 )  
                        

End of period

   476     455     476     455  
                        

Number of franchise stores:

        

Beginning of period

   45     45     44     46  

New

     1     1     1  

Company purchased franchise stores

     (1 )     (1 )

Closed

         (1 )
                        

End of period

   45     45     45     45  
                        

Second Quarter 2006 Compared to Second Quarter 2005

Revenues

Revenues increased 4.6% to $176.2 million in the second quarter of 2006 from $168.4 million in the second quarter of 2005 due to a weighted average increase of 21 Company-operated restaurants and an increase of 1.2% in comparable store sales between the periods. There was a positive impact associated with a number of school spring breaks shifting from the first quarter of the prior year to the second quarter of this year. There was a 0.3% change in menu prices between the second quarter of 2005 and the second quarter of 2006, however average guest check declined .5% and traffic increased 1.7% resulting in the increase in comparable store sales of 1.2%.

Costs and Expenses

Costs and expenses as a percentage of revenues increased to 90.5% in the second quarter of 2006 from 87.5% in second quarter of 2005.

Cost of sales increased as a percentage of revenues to 45.1% in the second quarter of 2006 from 44.7% in the comparable period of 2005. Cost of food, beverage, and related supplies as a percentage of revenues decreased to 11.7% in the second quarter of 2006 from 11.8% in the second quarter of 2005 primarily due to a $.33 reduction in the average price per pound paid for cheese in the second quarter of 2006 compared to the second quarter of 2005. The benefit of lower cheese prices was partially offset by a .3% beverage credit recorded in the second quarter of 2005. Cost of games and merchandise

 

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as a percentage of revenues increased to 4.5% in the second quarter of 2006 from 4.0% in the second quarter of 2005 due primarily to a 2.4% increase in game revenue mix associated with the Company’s coupon strategy highlighting discounted game play. Labor expense as a percentage of revenues remained consistent at 28.9% for both the second quarters of 2006 and 2005 despite a 4% increase in the average wage rate. This increase was offset by labor efficiencies reflecting a 9% improvement in revenue per labor hour.

Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues increased to 14.5% in the second three months of 2006 from 14.0% in the second three months of 2005. The increase was primarily due to a .3% increase in advertising expenses as a percent of revenue.

Depreciation and amortization expenses as a percentage of revenues increased 2.3% to $16.1 million in the second quarter of 2006 due to capital invested in new and existing restaurants.

Interest expense as a percentage of revenues increased to 1.3% in the second quarter of 2006 from 0.6% in the second quarter of 2005 primarily due to an increase in the average debt balance and an increase in interest rates.

Other operating expenses increased as a percentage of revenues to 20.4% in the second quarter of 2006 from 18.8% in the second quarter of 2005 primarily due to a $5.0 million decrease in insurance expense resulting from improved trends in workers compensation and general liability claims primarily relating to claims originating in the last 24 months. This benefit was partially offset by a .5% increase in utilities expense as a percent of revenues due to a 20% increase in the average electricity expense per store. In addition, the Company recorded a $3.5 million asset impairment loss for four small market restaurants, a $1.1 million loss related to the write-off of used games intended to be used in new stores and the write-off of development costs for abandoned sites where the decision was made to not develop the units.

The Company’s effective income tax rate was 38.7% in both the second quarter of 2006 and the second quarter of 2005.

Net Income

The Company had net income of $10.2 million in the second quarter of 2006 compared to $13.0 million in the second quarter of 2005 due to the changes in revenues and expenses discussed above. The Company’s diluted earnings per share decreased 16.7% to $.30 per share in the second quarter of 2006 from $.36 per share in the second quarter of 2005 due to an 8.0% decrease in the number of weighted average shares outstanding offset by a 21.6% decrease in net income discussed above.

First Six Months of 2006 Compared to First Six Months of 2005

Revenues

Revenues increased 5.4% to $403.2 million in the first six months of 2006 from $382.5 million in the first six months of 2005 primarily due to a weighted average increase of 23 Company-operated restaurants and an increase of 1.2% in comparable store sales between the periods. There was a 0.3% change in menu prices between the first six months of 2005 and the first six months of 2006, however average guest check declined 2.2% and traffic increased 3.3% resulting in the increase in comparable store sales of 1.2%.

Costs and Expenses

Costs and expenses as a percentage of revenues increased to 84.1% in the first six months of 2006 from 81.2% in the first six months of 2005.

Cost of sales increased as a percentage of revenues to 43.7% in the first six months of 2006 from 42.6% in the comparable period of 2005. Cost of food, beverage, and related supplies as a percentage of revenues remained consistent at 11.9% for both respective periods due to higher produce and paper costs which were substantially offset by a reduction in cheese prices and a reduction in the cost of various pizza toppings. Cost of games and merchandise as a percentage of revenues increased to 4.4% in the first six months of 2006 from 3.9% in the first six months of 2005 due to the distribution of free tokens related to a marketing promotion in the first quarter of 2006 and a .7% increase in game revenue mix associated with the Company’s coupon strategy highlighting discounted game play. Labor expense as a percentage of revenues increased to 27.4% in the first six months of 2006 from 26.8% in the comparable period of 2005 primarily due to higher wage rates.

 

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Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues increased to 13.4 % in the first six months of 2006 from 13.2% in the first six months of 2005. The increase was primarily due to a .3% increase in advertising expense as a percent of revenues between the first six months of 2006 and the first six months of 2005.

Depreciation and amortization expenses as a percentage of revenues increased to 8.0% in the first six months of 2006 from 7.9% in the first six months of 2005 due to capital invested in new and existing restaurants.

Interest expense as a percentage of revenues increased to 1.0% in the first six months of 2006 from 0.5% in the first six months of 2005 primarily due to an increase in the average debt balance and an increase in interest rates.

Other operating expenses increased as a percentage of revenues to 18.0% in first six months of 2006 compared to 17.0% in the first six months of 2005. In the first six months of 2006, insurance expense decreased $3.5 million resulting from improved trends in workers compensation and general liability claims primarily relating to claims originating in the last 24 months. This benefit was partially offset by a .4% increase in utilities expense as a percent of revenues due to an 18% increase in the average electricity expense per store. In addition, the Company recorded a $3.5 million asset impairment loss for four small market locations and a $1.2 million loss related to the write-off of used games intended to be used in new stores and the write-off of development costs for abandoned sites where the decision was made to not develop the units.

The Company’s effective income tax rate was 38.7% in the first six months of 2006 compared to 38.5% in the first six months of 2005.

Net Income

The Company had net income of $39.0 million in the first six months of 2006 compared to $44.2 million in the first six months of 2005 due to the changes in revenues and expenses discussed above. The Company’s diluted earnings per share decreased 4.2% to $1.15 per share in the first six months of 2006 from $1.20 per share in the first six months of 2005 due to a 7.9% decrease in the number of weighted average shares outstanding offset by a 11.8% decrease in net income discussed above.

Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash provided by operations was $86.4 million in the first six months of 2006 compared to $73.7 million in the first six months of 2005. Net cash outflows from investing activities for the first six months of 2006 were $50.7 million, primarily related to capital expenditures. Net cash outflows from financing activities for the first six months of 2006 were $34.3 million, primarily related to payments to reduce outstanding debt and the repurchase of the Company’s common stock. The Company’s primary requirements for cash relate to planned capital expenditures, the repurchase of the Company’s common stock and debt service. The Company expects that it will satisfy such requirements from cash provided by operations and, if necessary, funds available under its line of credit.

The Company has initiated several strategies to increase revenues and earnings over the long-term that require capital expenditures. These strategies include: (a) new restaurant development, (b) major remodels, (c) expansions of the square footage of existing restaurants (d) a game enhancement initiative that includes new games and rides and (e) small market remodels.

In 2007, the Company plans to add approximately 10 restaurants, including relocating three restaurants. The Company currently anticipates its cost of opening such new restaurants will vary depending upon many factors including the size of the restaurants and whether the Company acquires land or the restaurant is an in-line or freestanding building. The average square footage of new stores in 2007 should approximate 12,500 square feet with projected average annual sales in excess of $2 million. The average capital cost of all new restaurants expected to open in 2007 will approximate $2.1 to $2.2 million per restaurant.

The major remodel initiative typically includes expansion of the space allocated to the game room, an increase in the number of games and rides and in most cases may include a new exterior and interior identity. A new exterior identity includes a revised Chuck E. Cheese logo and signage, updating the exterior design of the buildings and, in some restaurants,

 

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colorful new awnings. The interior component includes painting, updating décor, a new menu board, enhanced lighting, remodeled restrooms and an upgraded salad bar. The average cost of major remodels in 2007 will approximate $550,000 to $650,000. In addition to expanding the square footage of existing restaurants, expansions typically include all components of a major remodel including an increase in the number of games and rides and range in cost from $800,000 to $900,000 per restaurant. The primary components of the game enhancement initiative are to provide new games and rides and the average capital cost is currently approximately $100,000 to $150,000 per restaurant. Small market remodels primarily include new games and rides and typically the removal of seating. Small market remodels are expected to range in cost from $100,000 to $150,000.

The Company expects the aggregate capital costs in 2007 of completing game enhancements, major remodels and expanding the square footage of existing restaurants to total approximately $56 million and impact approximately 155 restaurants. This plan includes 65 game enhancements, 55 major remodels, 20 small market remodels and 15 store expansions.

During 2006, the Company opened 14 new restaurants and impacted a total of 152 existing restaurants with capital expenditures. The Company currently estimates that total capital expenditures in 2007 will be approximately $78 million, including the $56 million the Company is expecting to invest in existing restaurants. The Company plans to finance its capital expenditures through cash flow from operations and, if necessary, borrowings under the Company’s line of credit

From time to time, the Company repurchases shares of its common stock under a plan authorized by its Board of Directors. The plan authorizes repurchases in the open market or in private transactions. Beginning in 1993, the Company has repurchased approximately 23.6 million shares of the Company’s common stock, retroactively adjusted for all stock splits, at an aggregate purchase price of approximately $505 million. During the first six months of 2006, the Company repurchased 1,959,635 shares at an aggregate purchase price of approximately $66.8 million. At the end of the first six months of 2006, approximately $280.3 million remained available for repurchase under a $400 million repurchase authorization approved by the Company’s Board of Directors in July 2005.

The Company has available borrowings under its line of credit agreement of up to $200 million that is scheduled to mature in December 2010. Interest under the line of credit is dependent on earnings and debt levels of the Company and ranges from prime or, at the Company’s option, LIBOR plus 0.50% to 1.25%. Currently, any borrowings under this line of credit would be at the prime rate or LIBOR plus 0.75%. As of July 2, 2006, there were $162.8 million in borrowings under this line of credit and outstanding letters of credit of $11.8 million. The line of credit agreement contains certain restrictions and conditions as defined in the agreement that require the Company to maintain a fixed charge coverage ratio at a minimum of 1.5 to 1.0 and a maximum total debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization ratio of 3.0 to 1.0. Borrowings under the line of credit agreement are unsecured but the Company has agreed not to pledge any of its existing assets to secure future indebtedness. At July 2, 2006, the Company was in compliance with all of the above debt covenants. The Lenders under the line of credit agreement have agreed to waive any default or event of default resulting from the Company’s failure to deliver certain documents, including its consolidated financial statements, as required by the line of credit agreement during the period beginning August 16, 2006 and ending May 15, 2007.

 

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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The following discussion addresses the Company’s most critical accounting policies, which are those that require significant judgment.

Stock-Based Compensation Expense

Prior to 2006, the Company accounted for stock-based compensation under the intrinsic value method of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” and related interpretations (“APB 25”), and had adopted the disclosure-only provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” (“FAS 123”). In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued a revised and renamed standard regarding stock-based compensation – FAS 123R. The revised standard, which was adopted by the Company in the first quarter of 2006, eliminates the disclosure–only election under FAS 123 and requires the recognition of compensation expense of stock options and all other forms of equity compensation generally based on the fair value of the instruments on the date of grant. In order to enhance comparability among all years presented and to provide the fullest understanding of the impact that expensing stock-based compensation has on the Company, the Company has retrospectively applied the new standard to prior period results.

The fair value of stock-based compensation is recognized in expense over the vesting period, and is determined on the measurement date. The measurement date is determined the first date on which both are known with finality (1) the number of shares an individual employee is entitled to receive and (2) the option or purchase price, if any. The Company uses all available evidence to determine the most likely measurement date.

The Company considers the date of the meeting to be the accounting measurement date if minutes of the meeting were recorded and provided sufficient specificity to determine the award price and the number of awards to be allocated to individuals.

For the instances when approval is obtained through unanimous written consent, the Company considers the measurement date to be the date when the last required signature was received by the Company from the Board of Directors or a special committee of the Board of Directors on the UWC. However, in instances in which the Company was unable to locate definitive and complete documentation evidencing the date on which the last required approval of a UWC was received by the Company, the Company formed a conclusion as to the most likely date that approval was received based on the timing of letters notifying employees of the stock award (if available) and the approval pattern of past stock awards approved through a UWC with evidence of the date on which the last required approval was received by the Company. More specifically, for these instances, the Company estimates the accounting measurement date to be the earlier of the date of the letter notifying the employee of the stock award (if available) or the average number of days lapsing from the stated “as of” date of a UWC to the date on which the last required approval of a UWC was received by the Company for other stock awards. For annual stock awards (in which the largest number of awards were granted to employees) and mid-year grants, the average number of days lapsing from the ‘as of’ date of the UWC to the date on which the last required approval of a UWC was received by the Company averaged 29 and 48 business days, respectively.

Self Insurance

The Company estimates its liability for incurred but unsettled general liability and workers compensation related claims under its self-insured retention programs, including reported losses in the process of settlement and losses incurred but not reported. The estimate is based on loss development factors determined through actuarial methods using the actual claim loss experience of the Company subject to adjustment for current trends. In addition, the Company uses a third-party actuary report obtained semi-annually to determine its required insurance reserves. Revisions to the estimated liability resulting from ongoing periodic reviews are recognized in the period in which a material difference is identified. Significant increases in general liability and workers compensation claims could have a material adverse impact on future operating results.

The Company also estimates its liability for claims related to a medical benefits program it provides to its employees. The estimated liability is based upon historical claims data.

 

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Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

The Company periodically reviews the estimated useful lives and recoverability of its depreciable assets based on factors including historical experience, the expected beneficial service period of the asset, the quality and durability of the asset and the Company’s maintenance policy including periodic upgrades. Changes in useful lives are made on a prospective basis, unless factors indicate the carrying amounts of the assets may not be recoverable from estimated future cash flows and an impairment write-down is necessary.

Lease Accounting

The Company uses a consistent lease period (generally, the initial non-cancelable lease term plus renewal option periods provided for in the lease that can be reasonably assured) when calculating depreciation of leasehold improvements and in determining straight-line rent expense and classification of its leases as either an operating lease or a capital lease. The lease term and straight-line rent expense commences on the date when the Company takes possession and has the right to control use of the leased premises. Funds received from the lessor intended to reimburse the Company for the costs of leasehold improvements is recorded as a deferred credit resulting from a lease incentive and amortized over the lease term as a reduction to rent expense.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2005, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 154 (“FAS 154”), “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections”, a Replacement of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 20, and Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 3. FAS 154 requires retrospective application to prior periods’ financial statements for changes in accounting principles, unless it is not impracticable to determine either the period-specific effects or the cumulative effect of the change. FAS 154 also requires that retrospective application of a change in accounting principle be limited to the direct effects of the change. Indirect effects of a change in accounting principle, such as a change in non-discretionary profit-sharing payments resulting from an accounting change, should be recognized in the period of the accounting change. SFAS 154 also requires that a change in depreciation, amortization, or deletion method for long-lived, non-financial assets be accounted for as a change in accounting estimate effected by a change in accounting principle. FAS 154 is effective for accounting changes and corrections of errors made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005. The adoption of FAS 154 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2006 comply with the provisions of FAS 154.

In March 2006, the Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) issued EITF Issue 06-3, “How Sales Taxes Collected From Customers and Remitted to Governmental Authorities Should Be Presented in the Income Statement.” A consensus was reached that entities may adopt a policy of presenting sales taxes in the income statement on either a gross or net basis. If taxes are significant, an entity should disclose its policy of presenting taxes and the amounts of taxes. The guidance is effective for periods beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company presents sales net of sales taxes. This issue will not impact the method for recording sales taxes in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In June 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109.” FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in a company’s financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in an income tax return. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosures and transition. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting FIN 48.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157 (“FAS 157”), “Fair Value Measurements.” This statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for using fair value to measure assets and liabilities, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The statement applies whenever other statements require or permit assets or liabilities to be measured at fair value. FAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The impact of this adoption will not be material to our consolidated financial statements.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 158 (“FAS 158”), “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans.” This statement requires companies to recognize a net liability or asset and an offsetting

 

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adjustment to accumulated other comprehensive income to report the funded status of defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans. The statement requires prospective application, and the recognition and disclosure requirements are effective for companies with fiscal years ending after December 15, 2006. Additionally, FAS 158 requires companies to measure plan assets and obligations at their year-end balance sheet date. This requirement is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2008. The impact of this adoption was not material to our consolidated financial statements.

In September 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108, (“SAB 108”), which addresses how the effects of prior-year uncorrected misstatements should be considered when quantifying misstatements in the current-year financial statements. SAB 108 requires an entity to quantify misstatements using a balance sheet and income-statement approach and to evaluate whether either approach results in quantifying an error that is material in light of relevant quantitative and qualitative factors. Application of the provisions of SAB 108 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159 (“FAS 159”), “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Liabilities.” This statement permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. If the fair value option is elected, unrealized gains and losses will be recognized in earnings at each subsequent reporting date. FAS 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. We are currently evaluating the impact of this adoption on our consolidated financial statements.

Website Access to Company Reports

Our website address is www.chuckecheese.com. Our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, Forms 3, 4 and 5 filed by our officers, directors and stockholders holding 10% or more of our common stock and all amendments to those reports are available free of charge through our website, as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Forward Looking Statements

Certain statements in this report, other than historical information, may be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and are subject to various risks, uncertainties and assumptions. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “future,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “estimate” and similar expressions (or the negative of such expressions). Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may differ from those anticipated, estimated or expected. Among the key factors that may have a direct bearing on the Company’s operating results, performance or financial condition are its ability to implement its growth strategies, national, regional and local economic conditions affecting the restaurant and entertainment industries, competition within each of the restaurant and entertainment industries, store sales cannibalization, success of its franchise operations, negative publicity, health epidemics or pandemics, acts of God, terrorist acts, litigation, demographic trends, fluctuations in quarterly results of operations, including seasonality, government regulations, weather, school holidays, increased commodity, utility, insurance, advertising and labor costs.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

The Company is subject to market risk in the form of interest risk and foreign currency risk. Both interest risk and foreign currency risk are immaterial to the Company.

 

Item 4: Controls and Procedures

Background of Restatement

Following an internal investigation into the Company’s stock option accounting during the period from 1989 through 2005, the Company and its Audit Committee concluded that the Company’s consolidated financial statements for each of the fiscal years during the three year period ended January 1, 2006, as well as the quarter ended April 2, 2006, should be restated to record additional stock-based compensation and related tax effects resulting from stock options granted during fiscal years

 

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1989 through 2005 that were incorrectly accounted for under generally accepted accounting principles. The decision was based on the determination that the actual measurement dates for determining the accounting treatment of certain stock option grants differed from the measurement dates used by the Company in preparing its consolidated financial statements.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We have established and maintained disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that material information relating to the Company and our subsidiaries required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any control and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only a reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management was necessarily required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures and concluded that, because of the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting discussed below, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of July 2, 2006.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s Auditing Standard No. 2 defines a material weakness as a significant deficiency, or a combination of significant deficiencies, that results in there being a more than remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected. Management identified a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting in connection with this assessment.

Specifically, we did not design and implement controls necessary to provide reasonable assurance that the measurement date for stock option grants was appropriately determined. As a result, the measurement date used for certain option grants was not appropriate and such grants were not accounted for in accordance with GAAP.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There has not been any material change in our internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended July 2, 2006 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.

Subsequent to July 2, 2006, the Company has adopted certain actions concerning corporate governance to enhance the process for equity-based compensation awards in the future and continues to implement additional remedies regarding the material weakness described above. These actions include:

 

   

Engaging a compensation consultant to review existing equity based compensation plans to assist in compliance matters and to assist in development and implementation of a set of best practices with respect to its equity based compensation plans.

 

   

The adoption of a formal written policy concerning equity-based compensation awards to employees, which includes, among other things, the following:

 

   

Equity based compensation awards will be made only at meetings, and not by unanimous written consents in lieu of a meeting;

 

   

The Board of Directors or committee thereof will meet between two and ten business days after each quarterly earnings release, and equity based compensation awards will be made only at these four meetings.

The Company is continuing to evaluate the recommendations of the Audit Committee and may take additional actions at a later date in response to these recommendations.

 

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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

On July 25, 2006, the Company announced a review by its Audit Committee of stock option granting procedures. On July 27, 2006, the Company notified the SEC that the Audit Committee was conducting a review of the Company’s stock option granting practices. The SEC notified the Company on August 1, 2006, that it was conducting an informal inquiry into various accounting matters related to the Company including its stock option practices. The Company is fully cooperating with the SEC in the informal inquiry. Given the preliminary nature of the matter, the Company is not able to predict what impact, if any, this inquiry will have on the Company.

On January 23, 2007, a purported class action lawsuit against the Company, entitled Blanco v. CEC Entertainment, Inc., et. al., Cause No. CV-07-0559 (“Blanco Litigation”), was filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. The Blanco Litigation was filed by an alleged customer of one of the Company’s Chuck E. Cheese’s restaurants purporting to represent all individuals in the United States who, on or after December 4, 2006, were knowingly and intentionally provided at the point of sale or transaction with an electronically-printed receipt by the Company that was in violation of U.S.C. Section 1681c(g) of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (“FACTA”). The Blanco Litigation is not seeking actual damages, but is only seeking statutory damages for each willful violation under FACTA. The Blanco Litigation is still in its preliminary stages and discovery has not yet begun. Thus, its ultimate outcome, and any ultimate effect on the Company, cannot be precisely determined at this time. However, the Company believes that it has meritorious defenses to this lawsuit and intends to vigorously defend against it, including the Blanco plaintiffs’ efforts to certify a nationwide class action.

On February 8, 2007, a purported class action lawsuit against the Company, entitled Price v. CEC Entertainment, Inc., et. al., Cause No. CV-07-00923 (“Price Litigation”), was filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. The Price Litigation was filed by an alleged customer of one of the Company’s Chuck E. Cheese’s restaurants purporting to represent the following two classes of individuals in the United States: (i) all persons to whom, on or after January 1, 2005, the Company provided, through use of a machine that was first put into use by the Company on or after January 1, 2005, an electronically printed receipt which was in violation of U.S.C. Section 1681c(g) of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (“FACTA”); and (ii) all persons to whom, on or after December 4, 2006, the Company provided, through use of a machine that was being used by the Company before January 1, 2005, an electronically printed receipt which was in violation of FACTA. The Price Litigation is not seeking actual damages, but is only seeking statutory damages for each willful violation under FACTA and a permanent injunction enjoining the Company from engaging in unlawful violations of FACTA. The Price Litigation is still in its preliminary stages and discovery has not yet begun. Thus, its ultimate outcome, and any ultimate effect on the Company, cannot be precisely determined at this time. However, the Company believes that it has meritorious defenses to this lawsuit and intends to vigorously defend against it, including the Price plaintiffs’ efforts to certify a nationwide class action.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes in the Company’s risk factors from those disclosed in the Company’s 2005 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A.

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

The following table presents information related to the repurchases of common stock the Company made during the second quarter of 2006 pursuant to a repurchase program authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors in July 2005 to purchase up to $400 million in the Company’s stock:

 

     Total Number of
Shares Purchased
   Average Price
Paid per Share
   Cumulative
Number of Shares
Purchased Under
the Program
   Maximum Dollar
Amount that May
Yet be Purchased
Under the Program

Apr. 3 – Apr. 30, 2006

   66,000    $ 35.36    1,966,147    $ 334,278,446

May 1 – May 28, 2006

   1,255,400    $ 34.93    3,221,547    $ 290,426,588

May 29 – Jul. 2, 2006

   316,635    $ 32.04    3,538,182    $ 280,279,183
             

Total

   1,638,035    $ 34.39      
             

 

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Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On May 18, 2006, at the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders, the Company’s shareholders re-elected Richard M. Frank, Tim T. Morris and Louis P. Neeb to serve the Company as directors. The following votes were cast with respect to the election of these directors:

 

    

For

  

Withheld

Richard M. Frank

   29,439,750    3,493,988

Tim T. Morris

   31,004,543    1,929,195

Louis P. Neeb

   28,145,136    4,788,602

Richard T. Huston, Michael H. Magusiak, Larry T. McDowell, Cynthia I. Pharr Lee, Walter Tyree and Raymond E. Wooldridge’s terms of office as directors of the Company continued after the meeting.

Next, the shareholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit Committee had selected the firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, to be the Company’s auditors, which selection had been approved by the Board of Directors. Deloitte & Touche LLP had served in this capacity for the year 2005. The following votes were cast with respect to the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

32,915,082    14,084    4,572

Next, the shareholders approved the amendment to the Bonus Plan to include the addition of a tenure based element applicable to those employees involved in store operations at the General Manager and District Technician level and all other eligible Company employees who are employed below a Manager position level. Employees entitled to a tenure based bonus must be employed a certain minimum number of years by the Company before they become entitled to a tenure based cash bonus. The minimum years of service required to earn a cash bonus range from 3-5 years. Thereafter, tenure is rewarded at 5 year intervals up to a maximum of 20 years. The dollar amount of annual tenure based bonus’ range from a minimum of $750 up to a maximum of $3,000.

The performance based element of the Bonus Plan is still applicable to eligible employees of the Company in any position ranging from Manager level up to the Chief Executive Officer. The performance criteria in the former Bonus Plan was based upon comparable store sales and net income results. The performance criteria in the amended Bonus Plan is based upon comparable store sales and earnings per share results for the applicable fiscal year of the Bonus Plan. The bonus’ will be in an amount equal to a specified percentage of the eligible employee’s gross base salary. Under the performance based element of the Bonus Plan, the Compensation Committee (which administers the Bonus Plan) will establish a Bonus Potential for each eligible employee no later than March 15 of the fiscal year for which the Bonus Potential is determined. For 2006 and thereafter, the Bonus Potential may range from a high of 200% of gross base salary to a low of 12% of gross base salary, and the maximum possible bonus that would be paid under the Bonus Plan is $2,400,000. Employees will receive a Bonus Payout if the Company’s comparable store sales and earnings per share results reach certain target levels established by the Compensation Committee. The employees Bonus Payout will be equal to their gross base salary, times their Bonus Potential, times a Sales Multiplier, times an Earnings Per Share Multiplier. The Sales Multiplier will be the number one if the targeted comparable store sales results are attained. Likewise, the Earnings Per Share Multiplier will be the number one if the targeted earnings per share results are attained. The Sales Multiplier and the Earning Per Share Multiplier will be lower or higher than the number one if the comparable store sales and the earnings per share results are lower or higher, respectively, than the targeted results. In no event will a bonus be paid under the performance based portion of the Bonus Plan unless certain minimum comparable store sales and earnings per share results established by the Compensation Committee are attained.

The votes cast with respect to this proposal to authorize an incentive bonus program for eligible employees of the Company were as follows:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

29,799,691    3,107,735    26,312

 

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Next, the shareholders approved an amendment to the 2004 Restricted Stock Plan that increased the number of shares of Common Stock which may be issued under the 2004 Restricted Stock Plan from 500,000 to 1,000,000. The votes cast with respect to this proposal to authorize an amendment to the 2004 Restricted Stock Plan were as follows:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

  

Non Votes

17,121,602    12,631,235    17,424    3,163,477

 

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

 

  a) Exhibits

 

31.1    Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a).
31.2    Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a).
32.1    Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2    Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

  b) Reports on Form 8-K

During the second quarter and to present, we filed or furnished the following reports on Form 8-K:

A current report on Form 8-K, dated April 25, 2006, announcing first quarter 2006 financial results ended April 2, 2006.

A current report on Form 8-K, dated May 9, 2006, announcing intentions regarding equity plans for employees and non-employee directors.

A current report on Form 8-K, dated July 25, 2006, announcing financial results for the second quarter ended July 2, 2006.

A current report on Form 8-K, dated August 11, 2006, announcing the filing of a Form 12b-25.

A current report on Form 8-K, dated October 31, 2006, announcing earnings for the third quarter ended October 1, 2006.

A current report on Form 8-K, dated November 14, 2006, announcing non-reliance on previously issued financial statements.

A current report of Form 8-K/A, dated December 20, 2006, amending the Form 8-K filed on November 14, 2006.

A current report on Form 8-K, dated March 6, 2007, announcing preliminary financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2006.

A current report on Form 8-K, dated March 13, 2007, announcing unregistered sales of equity securities.

 

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SIGNATURES

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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

  CEC ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

Dated: April 23, 2007

  By:  

/s/ Richard M. Frank

    Richard M. Frank
   

Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Director

(Principal Executive Officer)

   

/s/ Christopher D. Morris

    Christopher D. Morris
   

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

   

/s/ James Mabry

    James Mabry
   

Vice President, Controller and Treasurer

(Principal Accounting Officer)

 

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