UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period endedAugust 29,November 28, 2013

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

For the transition period from __________ to __________

Commission File Number1-12604

THE MARCUS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Wisconsin 39-1139844
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
Identification No.)
 Identification No.)
 
100 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1900
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
 53202-4125 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin53202-4125
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (414) 905-1000

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (414) 905-1000
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yesx
No¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yesx
No¨

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

Large accelerated filer¨Accelerated filer
x
Non-accelerated filer¨ Smaller reporting company¨
(Do   (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)Smaller reporting company¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes¨
Nox

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

COMMON STOCK OUTSTANDING AT SEPTEMBER 30,DECEMBER 31, 2013 – 18,296,251

18,311,620

CLASS B COMMON STOCK OUTSTANDING AT SEPTEMBER 30,DECEMBER 31, 2013 – 8,757,039

8,753,227
THE MARCUS CORPORATION
INDEX
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THE MARCUS CORPORATION

INDEX

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Page
   
Item 1.Consolidated Financial Statements: 
   
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(August 29,November 28, 2013 and May 30, 2013)
3
   
 
Consolidated Statements of Earnings
(13 and 26 weeks ended August 29,November 28, 2013 and August 30,November 29, 2012)
5
   
 
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(13 and 26 weeks ended August 29,November 28, 2013 and August 30,November 29, 2012)
6
   
 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(1326 weeks ended August 29,November 28, 2013 and August 30,November 29, 2012)
7
   
 Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements8
   
Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations1315
  
Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk2326
   
Item 4.Controls and Procedures2326
  
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
 
   
Item 1A.Risk Factors2427
   
Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds2427
   
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures2427
   
Item 6.Exhibits2528
   
 SignaturesS-1

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements

THE MARCUS CORPORATION

Consolidated Balance Sheets

  August 29,  May 30, 
(in thousands, except share and per share data) 2013  2013 
       
ASSETS      
Current assets:        
Cash and cash equivalents $12,214  $10,158 
Restricted cash  6,891   7,895 
Accounts and notes receivable, net of reserves        
of $1,330 and $1,324, respectively  11,712   8,568 
Refundable income taxes              ─   255 
Deferred income taxes  2,895   2,877 
Other current assets  6,717   6,384 
Total current assets  40,429   36,137 
         
Property and equipment:        
Land and improvements  95,253   95,295 
Buildings and improvements  578,164   575,166 
Leasehold improvements  61,871   61,726 
Furniture, fixtures and equipment  253,581   250,203 
Construction in progress  11,722   11,414 
Total property and equipment  1,000,591   993,804 
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization  377,286   368,047 
Net property and equipment  623,305   625,757 
         
Other assets:        
Investments in joint ventures  3,022   2,713 
Goodwill  43,963   43,997 
Condominium units  3,508   3,508 
Other  35,071   34,584 
Total other assets  85,564   84,802 
         
TOTAL ASSETS $749,298  $746,696 

(in thousands, except share and per share data) November 28, 
2013
 May 30, 
2013
 
        
ASSETS       
Current assets:       
Cash and cash equivalents $12,530 $10,158 
Restricted cash  7,463  7,895 
Accounts and notes receivable, net of reserves of $1,432 and $1,324, respectively  10,311  8,568 
Refundable income taxes    255 
Deferred income taxes  2,912  2,877 
Other current assets  6,594  6,384 
Total current assets  39,810  36,137 
        
Property and equipment:       
Land and improvements  95,059  95,295 
Buildings and improvements  583,916  575,166 
Leasehold improvements  61,847  61,726 
Furniture, fixtures and equipment  254,483  250,203 
Construction in progress  14,379  11,414 
Total property and equipment  1,009,684  993,804 
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization  384,325  368,047 
Net property and equipment  625,359  625,757 
        
Other assets:       
Investments in joint ventures  2,706  2,713 
Goodwill  43,928  43,997 
Condominium units  3,508  3,508 
Other  35,083  34,584 
Total other assets  85,225  84,802 
        
TOTAL ASSETS $750,394 $746,696 
See accompanying condensed notes to consolidated financial statements.

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THE MARCUS CORPORATION

Consolidated Balance Sheets

  August 29,  May 30, 
(in thousands, except share and per share data) 2013  2013 
       
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY      
Current liabilities:        
Accounts payable $19,636  $25,330 
Income taxes  8,223    
Taxes other than income taxes  13,638   14,000 
Accrued compensation  7,839   10,940 
Other accrued liabilities  27,423   25,183 
Current portion of capital lease obligation  4,636   4,562 
Current maturities of long-term debt  32,084   11,193 
Total current liabilities  113,479   91,208 
         
Capital lease obligation  27,076   28,241 
         
Long-term debt  202,801   231,580 
         
Deferred income taxes  43,330   43,516 
         
Deferred compensation and other  36,003   35,455 
         
Equity:        
Shareholders’ equity attributable to The Marcus Corporation        
Preferred Stock, $1 par; authorized 1,000,000 shares;        
none issued      ─ 
Common Stock, $1 par; authorized 50,000,000 shares;        
issued 22,432,474 shares at August 29, 2013 and        
May 30, 2013  22,433   22,433 
Class B Common Stock, $1 par; authorized 33,000,000        
shares; issued and outstanding 8,757,039 shares at        
August 29, 2013 and May 30, 2013  8,757   8,757 
Capital in excess of par  52,256   51,979 
Retained earnings  289,734   278,536 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss  (3,561)  (3,828)
   369,619   357,877 
Less cost of Common Stock in treasury (4,112,386 shares at        
August 29, 2013 and 4,117,217 shares at May 30, 2013)  (51,359)  (51,175)
Total shareholders' equity attributable to The Marcus Corporation  318,260   306,702 
Noncontrolling interests  8,349   9,994 
Total equity  326,609   316,696 
         
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY $749,298  $746,696 

(in thousands, except share and per share data) November 28, 
2013
 May 30, 
2013
 
        
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY       
Current liabilities:       
Accounts payable $21,763 $25,330 
Income taxes  2,680   
Taxes other than income taxes  15,679  14,000 
Accrued compensation  11,075  10,940 
Other accrued liabilities  27,219  25,183 
Current portion of capital lease obligation  4,712  4,562 
Current maturities of long-term debt  32,902  11,193 
Total current liabilities  116,030  91,208 
        
Capital lease obligation  25,860  28,241 
        
Long-term debt  201,714  231,580 
        
Deferred income taxes  42,534  43,516 
        
Deferred compensation and other  35,924  35,455 
        
Equity:       
Shareholders’ equity attributable to The Marcus Corporation       
Preferred Stock, $1 par; authorized 1,000,000 shares; none issued     
Common Stock, $1 par; authorized 50,000,000 shares; issued 22,432,474
    shares at November 28, 2013 and May 30, 2013
  22,433  22,433 
Class B Common Stock, $1 par; authorized 33,000,000 shares; issued and
    outstanding 8,757,039 shares at November 28, 2013 and May 30, 2013
  8,757  8,757 
Capital in excess of par  52,856  51,979 
Retained earnings  290,746  278,536 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss  (3,825)  (3,828) 
   370,967  357,877 
Less cost of Common Stock in treasury (4,118,890 shares at November 28,
    2013 and 4,117,217 shares at May 30, 2013)
  (51,222)  (51,175) 
Total shareholders' equity attributable to The Marcus Corporation  319,745  306,702 
Noncontrolling interests  8,587  9,994 
Total equity  328,332  316,696 
        
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY $750,394 $746,696 
See accompanying condensed notes to consolidated financial statements.

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THE MARCUS CORPORATION

Consolidated Statements of Earnings

(in thousands, except per share data) 13 Weeks Ended 
  August 29,
2013
  August 30,
2012
 
Revenues:      
Theatre admissions $42,109  $38,478 
Rooms  32,570   29,964 
Theatre concessions  23,689   20,979 
Food and beverage  15,530   14,769 
Other revenues  15,134   13,749 
Total revenues  129,032   117,939 
         
Costs and expenses:        
Theatre operations  34,623   32,566 
Rooms  10,692   9,857 
Theatre concessions  6,138   5,557 
Food and beverage  11,546   10,729 
Advertising and marketing  6,884   6,405 
Administrative  12,244   10,762 
Depreciation and amortization  8,327   8,313 
Rent  2,125   2,113 
Property taxes  3,422   3,635 
Other operating expenses  8,684   7,547 
Total costs and expenses  104,685   97,484 
         
Operating income  24,347   20,455 
         
Other income (expense):        
Investment income  3   24 
Interest expense  (2,394)  (2,074)
Gain on disposition of property, equipment and other assets  17   22 
Equity losses from unconsolidated joint ventures, net  (83)  (40)
   (2,457)  (2,068)
         
Earnings before income taxes  21,890   18,387 
Income taxes  9,044   7,708 
Net earnings  12,846   10,679 
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests  (585)  - 
Net earnings attributable to The Marcus Corporation $13,431  $10,679 
         
Net earnings per share – basic:        
Common Stock $0.51  $0.38 
Class B Common Stock $0.47  $0.35 
         
Net earnings per share – diluted:        
Common Stock $0.50  $0.37 
Class B Common Stock $0.46  $0.34 
         
Dividends per share:        
Common Stock $0.085  $0.085 
Class B Common Stock $0.077  $0.077 

(in thousands, except per share data) November 28, 2013 November 29, 2012 
  13 Weeks 26 Weeks 13 Weeks 26 Weeks 
Revenues:             
Theatre admissions $27,973 $70,082 $30,660 $69,138 
Rooms  28,548  61,118  26,580  56,544 
Theatre concessions  15,876  39,565  16,542  37,521 
Food and beverage  15,546  31,076  14,890  29,659 
Other revenues  12,645  27,779  11,961  25,710 
Total revenues  100,588  229,620  100,633  218,572 
              
Costs and expenses:             
Theatre operations  25,461  60,084  25,698  58,264 
Rooms  10,160  20,852  9,290  19,147 
Theatre concessions  4,768  10,906  4,403  9,960 
Food and beverage  11,491  23,037  10,556  21,285 
Advertising and marketing  6,529  13,413  6,102  12,507 
Administrative  11,126  23,370  12,301  23,063 
Depreciation and amortization  8,457  16,784  8,586  16,899 
Rent  2,115  4,240  2,118  4,231 
Property taxes  3,752  7,174  3,520  7,155 
Other operating expenses  7,919  16,603  7,925  15,472 
Impairment charge      417  417 
Total costs and expenses  91,778  196,463  90,916  188,400 
              
Operating income  8,810  33,157  9,717  30,172 
              
Other income (expense):             
Investment income  17  20  19  43 
Interest expense  (2,584)  (4,978)  (2,317)  (4,391) 
Gain (loss) on disposition of property, equipment and other
    assets
  (789)  (772)  4  26 
Equity earnings (losses) from unconsolidated joint ventures,
    net
  54  (29)  17  (23) 
   (3,302)  (5,759)  (2,277)  (4,345) 
              
Earnings before income taxes  5,508  27,398  7,440  25,827 
Income taxes  2,026  11,070  2,653  10,361 
Net earnings  3,482  16,328  4,787  15,466 
Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests  237  (348)  63  63 
Net earnings attributable to The Marcus Corporation $3,245 $16,676 $4,724 $15,403 
              
Net earnings per share – basic:             
Common Stock $0.12 $0.64 $0.17 $0.56 
Class B Common Stock $0.11 $0.58 $0.16 $0.52 
              
Net earnings per share – diluted:             
Common Stock $0.12 $0.62 $0.17 $0.54 
Class B Common Stock $0.11 $0.58 $0.16 $0.52 
              
Dividends per share:             
Common Stock $0.085 $0.170 $0.085 $0.170 
Class B Common Stock $0.077 $0.155 $0.077 $0.155 
See accompanying condensed notes to consolidated financial statements.

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THE MARCUS CORPORATION

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(in thousands except per share data) 13 Weeks Ended 
  August 29,
2013
  August 30,
2012
 
       
Net earnings $12,846  $10,679 
         
Other comprehensive income (loss):        
Change in unrealized loss on available for sale investments, net of tax benefit of $1 and $0, respectively  (1)   
Amortization of loss on swap agreement, net of tax effect of $0 and $11, respectively     17 
Change in fair value of interest rate swap, net of tax effect of $176 and $0, respectively  268    
         
Other comprehensive income  267   17 
         
Comprehensive income  13,113   10,696 
         
Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests  (585)   
         
Comprehensive income attributable to The Marcus  Corporation $13,698  $10,696 

(in thousands) November 28, 2013 November 29, 2012 
  13 Weeks 26 Weeks 13 Weeks 26 Weeks 
              
Net earnings $3,482 $16,328 $4,787 $15,466 
              
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:             
Change in unrealized loss on available for sale investments,
    net of tax benefit of $0, $1, $0 and $0, respectively
    (1)     
Amortization of loss on swap agreement, net of tax effect of
    $0, $0, $11, and $23, respectively
      17  34 
Change in fair value of interest rate swap, net of tax (benefit)
    effect of $(174), $1, $0 and $0, respectively
  (264)  4     
              
Other comprehensive income (loss)  (264)  3  17  34 
              
Comprehensive income  3,218  16,331  4,804  15,500 
              
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling
    interests
  237  (348)  63  63 
              
Comprehensive income attributable to The Marcus
    Corporation
 $2,981 $16,679 $4,741 $15,437 
See accompanying condensed notes to consolidated financial statements.

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THE MARCUS CORPORATION

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

  13 Weeks Ended 
(in thousands) August 29,
2013
  August 30,
2012
 
       
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:      
Net earnings $12,846  $10,679 
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:        
Losses on investments in joint ventures  83   40 
Distribution from joint venture     94 
Gain on disposition of property, equipment and other assets  (17)  (22)
Amortization of loss on swap agreement     28 
Amortization of favorable lease right  83   83 
Depreciation and amortization  8,327   8,313 
Stock compensation expense  386   574 
Deferred income taxes  (345)  (634)
Deferred compensation and other  499   (1,369)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:        
Accounts and notes receivable  (3,140)  (2,076)
Other current assets  (333)  (939)
Accounts payable  (3,914)  (3,013)
Income taxes  8,478   7,280 
Taxes other than income taxes  (362)  (350)
Accrued compensation  (3,101)  (5,208)
Other accrued liabilities  2,240   1,641 
Total adjustments  8,884   4,442 
Net cash provided by operating activities  21,730   15,121 
         
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:        
Capital expenditures  (8,724)  (5,292)
Proceeds from disposals of property, equipment and other assets  115   27 
Decrease (increase) in restricted cash  1,004   (283)
Decrease (increase) in other assets  24   (59)
Contribution to joint venture  (343)   
Net cash used in investing activities  (7,924)  (5,607)
         
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:        
Debt transactions:        
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt  64,500   32,000 
Principal payments on long-term debt  (72,388)  (37,176)
Debt issuance costs  (276)   
Equity transactions:        
Treasury stock transactions, except for stock options  (554)  (1,217)
Exercise of stock options  261   892 
Dividends paid  (2,233)  (2,393)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest  (1,060)   
Net cash used in financing activities  (11,750)  (7,894)
         
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents  2,056   1,620 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  10,158   6,020 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $12,214  $7,640 
         
Supplemental Information:        
Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized $1,119  $845 
Income taxes paid $822  $932 

  26 Weeks Ended 
(in thousands) November 28, 2013 November 29, 2012 
        
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:       
Net earnings $16,328 $15,466 
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating
    activities:
       
Losses on investments in joint ventures  29  23 
Distribution from joint venture    120 
(Gain) loss on disposition of property, equipment and other assets  772  (26) 
Impairment charge    417 
Amortization of loss on swap agreement    57 
Amortization of favorable lease right  167  167 
Depreciation and amortization  16,784  16,899 
Stock compensation expense  1,036  947 
Deferred income taxes  (949)  (2,022) 
Deferred compensation and other  469  (1,190) 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:       
Accounts and notes receivable  (1,734)  (1,314) 
Other current assets  136  (292) 
Accounts payable  (2,064)  3,159 
Income taxes  3,020  4,764 
Taxes other than income taxes  1,679  1,641 
Accrued compensation  135  (2,426) 
Other accrued liabilities  2,036  (1) 
Total adjustments  21,516  20,923 
Net cash provided by operating activities  37,844  36,389 
        
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:       
Capital expenditures  (20,954)  (10,538) 
Proceeds from disposals of property, equipment and other assets  876  57 
Decrease (increase) in restricted cash  432  (1,607) 
Increase in other assets  (640)  (667) 
Purchase of interest in joint venture    (444) 
Contribution to joint venture  (706)   
Cash advanced to joint venture  (231)  (30) 
Net cash used in investing activities  (21,223)  (13,229) 
        
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:       
Debt transactions:       
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt  71,000  74,000 
Principal payments on long-term debt  (79,157)  (70,407) 
Debt issuance costs  (276)   
Equity transactions:       
Treasury stock transactions, except for stock options  (1,035)  (19,248) 
Exercise of stock options  744  892 
Dividends paid  (4,466)  (4,688) 
Distributions to noncontrolling interest  (1,059)   
Net cash used in financing activities  (14,249)  (19,451) 
        
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents  2,372  3,709 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  10,158  6,020 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $12,530 $9,729 
        
Supplemental Information:       
Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized $4,055 $4,172 
Income taxes paid $8,832 $8,123 
See accompanying condensed notes to consolidated financial statements.

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THE MARCUS CORPORATION

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


FOR THE 13 AND 26 WEEKS ENDED AUGUST 29,NOVEMBER 28, 2013



1.            General
General

Accounting Policies – Refer to the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements (including footnotes) for the fiscal year ended May 30, 2013, contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for such year, for a description of the Company’s accounting policies.

Basis of Presentation – The unaudited consolidated financial statements for the 13 and 26 weeks ended AugustNovember 28, 2013 and November 29, 20132012 have been prepared by the Company. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the unaudited interim financial information at August 29,November 28, 2013, and for all periods presented, have been made. The results of operations during the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for the entire year or other interim periods. However, the unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended May 30, 2013.

Depreciation and Amortization – Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment are provided using the straight-line method over the shorter of the estimated useful lives of the assets or any related lease terms. Depreciation expense totaled $8,207,000$8,332,000 and $8,259,000$16,539,000 for the 13 and 26 weeks ended AugustNovember 28, 2013, respectively, and $8,533,000 and $16,792,000 for the 13 and 26 weeks ended November 29, 2012, respectively.
Long-Lived Assets– The Company periodically considers whether indicators of impairment of long-lived assets held for use are present. If such indicators are present, the Company determines whether the sum of the estimated undiscounted future cash flows attributable to such assets is less than their carrying amounts. The Company recognizes any impairment losses based on the excess of the carrying amount of the assets over their fair value. For the purpose of determining fair value, defined as the amount at which an asset or group of assets could be bought or sold in a current transaction between willing parties, the Company utilizes currently available market valuations of similar assets in its respective industries, often expressed as a given multiple of operating cash flow. The Company evaluated the ongoing value of its property and equipment and other long-lived assets as of November 28, 2013 and August 30,November 29, 2012 respectively.

and determined that there was no significant impact on the Company’s results of operations, other than an impairment charge recorded in the fiscal 2013 second quarter related to a theatre that closed in the fiscal 2013 second quarter. The Company determined that the fair value of this theatre, measured using Level 3 pricing inputs, was less than its carrying value, and recorded a $417,000 pre-tax impairment loss.

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss – Accumulated other comprehensive loss presented in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets consists of the following, all presented net of tax:

  Swap Agreements  Available for Sale Investments  Pension Obligation  Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss 
  (in thousands) 
             
Balance at May 30, 2013 $18  $(10) $(3,836) $(3,828)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications  241   (1)  -   240
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss(1)  27   -   -   27 
Net other comprehensive income (loss)  268   (1)  -   267 
Balance at August 29, 2013 $286  $(11) $(3,836) $(3,561)

  Swap Agreements  Available for Sale Investments  Pension Obligation  Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss 
  (in thousands) 
             
Balance at May 31, 2012 $(58) $(8) $(4,073) $(4,139)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications  -   -   -   - 
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss(1)  17   -   -   17 
Net other comprehensive income  17   -   -   17 
Balance at August 30, 2012 $(41) $(8) $(4,073) $(4,122)

(1)Amounts are included in interest expense in the consolidated statements of earnings

  Swap 
Agreements
 Available for 
Sale 
Investments
 Pension 
Obligation
 Accumulated 
Other 
Comprehensive 
Loss
 
  (in thousands) 
Balance at May 30, 2013 $18 $(10) $(3,836) $(3,828) 
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications  (53)  (1)  -  (54) 
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive
    loss (1)
  57  -  -  57 
Net other comprehensive income (loss)  4  (1)  -  3 
Balance at November 28, 2013 $22 $(11) $(3,836) $(3,825) 
  Swap 
Agreements
 Available for 
Sale 
Investments
 Pension 
Obligation
 Accumulated 
Other 
Comprehensive 
Loss
 
  (in thousands) 
Balance at May 31, 2012 $(58) $(8) $(4,073) $(4,139) 
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications  -  -  -  - 
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive
    loss (1)
  34  -  -  34 
Net other comprehensive income  34  -  -  34 
Balance at November 29, 2012 $(24) $(8) $(4,073) $(4,105) 
(1)Amounts are included in interest expense in the consolidated statements of earnings.
Earnings Per Share – Net earnings per share (EPS) of Common Stock and Class B Common Stock is computed using the two class method. Basic net earnings per share is computed by dividing net earnings by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted net earnings per share is computed by dividing net earnings by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, adjusted for the effect of dilutive stock options using the treasury method. Convertible Class B Common Stock is reflected on an if-converted basis. The computation of the diluted net earnings per share of Common Stock assumes the conversion of Class B Common Stock, while the diluted net earnings per share of Class B Common Stock does not assume the conversion of those shares.

Holders of Common Stock are entitled to cash dividends per share equal to 110%110% of all dividends declared and paid on each share of Class B Common Stock. As such, the undistributed earnings for each period are allocated based on the proportionate share of entitled cash dividends. The computation of diluted net earnings per share of Common Stock assumes the conversion of Class B Common Stock and, as such, the undistributed earnings are equal to net earnings for that computation.

The following table illustrates the computation of Common Stock and Class B Common Stock basic and diluted net earnings per share for net earnings and provides a reconciliation of the number of weighted-average basic and diluted shares outstanding:

  13 Weeks Ended August 29, 2013  13 Weeks Ended August 30, 2012 
  (in thousands, except per share data) 
Numerator:      
Net earnings attributable to The Marcus Corporation $13,431  $10,679 
Denominator:        
Denominator for basic EPS  27,071   28,921 
Effect of dilutive employee stock options  23   43 
Denominator for diluted EPS  27,094   28,964 
Net earnings per share – basic:        
Common Stock $0.51  $0.38 
Class B Common Stock $0.47  $0.35 
Net earnings per share – diluted:        
Common Stock $0.50  $0.37 
Class B Common Stock $0.46  $0.34 

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  13 Weeks 
Ended 
November 28, 
2013
 13 Weeks 
Ended 
November 29, 
2012
 26 Weeks 
Ended 
November 28, 
2013
 26 Weeks 
Ended 
November 29, 
2012
 
  (in thousands, except per share data) 
Numerator:             
Net earnings attributable to The Marcus
    Corporation
 $3,245 $4,724 $16,676 $15,403 
Denominator:             
Denominator for basic EPS  27,059  28,139  27,065  28,530 
Effect of dilutive employee stock options  71  9  43  19 
Denominator for diluted EPS  27,130  28,148  27,108  28,549 
Net earnings per share – basic:             
Common Stock $0.12 $0.17 $0.64 $0.56 
Class B Common Stock $0.11 $0.16 $0.58 $0.52 
Net earnings per share – diluted:             
Common Stock $0.12 $0.17 $0.62 $0.54 
Class B Common Stock $0.11 $0.16 $0.58 $0.52 
Equity- Activity impacting total shareholders'shareholders’ equity attributable to The Marcus Corporation and noncontrolling interests for the 1326 weeks ended AugustNovember 28, 2013 and November 29, 20132012 was as follows:

  Total Shareholders’ Equity    
  Attributable to The Marcus  Noncontrolling 
  Corporation  Interests 
  (in thousands) 
Balance at May 30, 2013 $306,702  $9,994 
Net earnings attributable to The Marcus Corporation  13,431   - 
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests  -   (585)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests  -   (1,060)
Cash dividends  (2,233)  - 
Exercise of stock options  261   - 
Treasury stock transactions, except for stock options  (554)  - 
Share-based compensation  386   - 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax  267   - 
Balance at August 29, 2013 $318,260  $8,349 

  Total 
Shareholders’ 
Equity 
Attributable to 
The Marcus 
Corporation
 Noncontrolling 
Interests
 
  (in thousands) 
Balance at May 30, 2013 $306,702 $9,994 
Net earnings attributable to The Marcus Corporation  16,676   
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests    (348) 
Distributions to noncontrolling interests    (1,059) 
Cash dividends  (4,466)   
Exercise of stock options  744   
Treasury stock transactions, except for stock options  (1,035)   
Share-based compensation  1,036   
Other  85   
Other comprehensive income, net of tax  3   
Balance at November 28, 2013 $319,745 $8,587 
  Total Shareholders Equity    
  Attributable to Noncontrolling 
  The Marcus Corporation Interests 
  (in thousands) 
Balance at June 1, 2012 $343,789 $- 
Net earnings attributable to The Marcus Corporation  15,403  - 
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests  -  63 
Cash dividends  (4,688)  - 
Exercise of stock options  892  - 
Purchase of treasury stock  (19,397)  - 
Reissuance of treasury stock  149    
Share-based compensation  947  - 
Other  -  213 
Equity contribution  -  4,000 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax  34  - 
Balance at November 29, 2012 $337,129 $4,276 

Fair Value Measurements – Certain financial assets and liabilities are recorded at fair value in the consolidated financial statements. Financial assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis are those that are adjusted to fair value each time a financial statement is prepared. Financial assets and liabilities measured on a non-recurring basis are those that are adjusted to fair value when a significant event occurs. A fair value measurement assumes that a transaction to sell an asset or transfer a liability occurs in the principal market for the asset or liability or, in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market for the asset or liability.

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The Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value are classified in one of the following categories:

Level 1 – Assets or liabilities for which fair value is based on quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments as of the reporting date. At August 29,November 28, 2013 and May 30, 2013, the Company’s $70,000$70,000 and $71,000,$71,000, respectively, of available for sale securities were valued using Level 1 pricing inputs and were included in other current assets.

Level 2 – Assets or liabilities for which fair value is based on pricing inputs that were either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date. At August 29,November 28, 2013 and May 30, 2013, respectively, the $474,000$35,000 and $30,000$30,000 asset related to the Company’s interest rate swap contract was valued using Level 2 pricing inputs.

At November 28, 2013, the Company’s investment in a hotel joint venture was valued using Level 2 pricing inputs, resulting in a loss on disposition of property, equipment and other assets of $750,000.

Level 3 – Assets or liabilities for which fair value is based on valuation models with significant unobservable pricing inputs and which result in the use of management estimates. At August 29,November 28, 2013 and May 30, 2013, none of the Company’s fair value measurements were valued using Level 3 pricing inputs.

Defined Benefit Plan – The components of the net periodic pension cost of the Company’s unfunded nonqualified, defined-benefit plan are as follows:

  13 Weeks EndedAugust 29, 2013  13 Weeks EndedAugust 30, 2012 
  (in thousands) 
Service cost $176  $178 
Interest cost  293   275 
Net amortization of prior service
cost and actuarial loss
  67   71 
Net periodic pension cost $536  $524 

  13 Weeks 
Ended 
November 28, 
2013
 13 Weeks 
Ended 
November 29, 
2012
 26 Weeks 
Ended 
November 28, 
2013
 26 Weeks 
Ended 
November 29, 
2012
 
  (in thousands) 
Service cost $175 $178 $351 $356 
Interest cost  294  275  587  550 
Net amortization of prior service
    cost and actuarial loss
  67  72  134  143 
Net periodic pension cost $536 $525 $1,072 $1,049 
Reclassifications– Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior year’s financial statements to conform to the current year’s presentation.

2.Long-Term Debt

During the first quarter of fiscal 2014, the Company entered into a note purchase agreement with several purchasers pursuant to which the Company issued and sold $50,000,000$50,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 4.02%4.02% senior notes due August 14, 2025 in a private placement exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Interest on the notes is payable semi-annually in February and August of each year and at maturity, commencing on February 14, 2014. Beginning in August 2021 and each August thereafter, to and including August 2024, the Company will be required to prepay $10,000,000$10,000,000 of the principal amount of the notes. The entire unpaid principal balance of the notes will be due and payable in August 2025.

The Company utilizes derivatives principally to manage market risks and reduce its exposure resulting from fluctuations in interest rates. The Company formally documents all relationships between hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as its risk-management objectives and strategies for undertaking various hedge transactions.

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The Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement on February 28, 2013 covering $25,000,000$25,000,000 of floating rate debt, which expires January 22, 2018, and requires the Company to pay interest at a defined rate of 0.96%0.96% while receiving interest at a defined variable rate of one-month LIBOR (0.19% (0.19% at August 29,November 28, 2013). The Company recognizes derivatives as either assets or liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets at fair value. The accounting for changes in the fair value (i.e., gains or losses) of a derivative instrument depends on whether it has been designated and qualifies as part of a hedging relationship and on the type of hedging relationship. Derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting must be adjusted to fair value through earnings. The Company’s interest rate swap agreement is considered effective and qualifies as a cash flow hedge. For derivatives that are designated and qualify as a cash flow hedge, the effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative is reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss and reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. As of August 29,November 28, 2013, the interest rate swap was considered effective. The increase (decrease) in fair value of the interest rate swap of $444,000$(438,000) ($268,000(264,000) net of tax) and $5,000 ($4,000 net of tax) was included in other comprehensive loss for the 13 and 26 weeks ended August 29, 2013.November 28, 2013, respectively. The notional amount of the swap is $25,000,000$25,000,000 and the fair value of the swap was $474,000$35,000 and $30,000$30,000 as of August 29,November 28, 2013 and May 30, 2013, respectively, and is included in other (long-term assets). The Company does not expect the interest rate swap to have any material effect on earnings within the next 12 months.

On February 29, 2008, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement covering $25,000,000$25,000,000 of floating rate debt, which required the Company to pay interest at a defined rate of 3.49%3.49% while receiving interest at a defined variable rate of three-month LIBOR. The interest rate swap agreement was considered effective and qualified as a cash flow hedge. On March 19, 2008, the Company terminated the swap, at which time cash flow hedge accounting ceased. The fair value of the swap on the date of termination was a liability of $567,000$567,000 ($338,000 net of tax). For the 13 and 26 weeks ended August 30,November 29, 2012, the Company reclassified $28,000$28,000 ($17,000 net of tax) and $57,000 ($34,000 net of tax), respectively, from accumulated other comprehensive loss to interest expense. The liability was fully amortized as of May 30, 2013.


3.    Capital Lease Obligation

During fiscal 2012, the Company entered into a master licensing agreement with CDF2 Holdings, LLC, a subsidiary of Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp (CDF2), whereby CDF2 purchased on the Company’s behalf, and then deployed and licensed back to the Company, digital cinema projection systems (the “systems”) for use by the Company in its theatres. As of August 29,November 28, 2013, 642 of the Company’s screens were utilizing the systems under a 10-year10-year master licensing agreement with CDF2. Included in furniture, fixtures and equipment is $45,510,000$45,510,000 related to the digital systems as of August 29,November 28, 2013 and May 30, 2013. Accumulated amortization of the digital systems was $8,580,000$9,718,000 and $7,441,000$7,441,000 as of August 29,November 28, 2013 and May 30, 2013, respectively.

Under the terms of the master licensing agreement, the Company made an initial one-time payment to CDF2. The Company expects that the balance of CDF2’s costs to deploy the systems will be covered primarily through the payment of virtual print fees (VPF’s) from film distributors to CDF2 each time a digital movie is booked on one of the systems deployed on a Company screen. The Company agreed to make an average number of bookings of eligible digital movies on each screen on which a licensed system has been deployed to provide for a minimum level of VPF’s paid by distributors (standard booking commitment) to CDF2. To the extent the VPF’s paid by distributors are less than the standard booking commitment, the Company must make a shortfall payment to CDF2. Based upon the Company’s historical booking patterns, the Company does not expect to make any shortfall payments during the life of the agreement. ASCAccounting Standards Codification No. 840,Leases, requires that the Company consider the entire amount of the standard booking commitment minimum lease payments for purposes of determining the capital lease obligation. The maximum amount per year that the Company could be required to pay is approximately $6,163,000$6,163,000 until the obligation is fully satisfied.

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The Company’s capital lease obligation is being reduced as VPF’s are paid by the film distributors to CDF2. The Company has recorded the reduction of the obligation associated with the payment of VPF’s as a reduction of the interest related to the obligation and the amortization incurred related to the systems, as the payments represent a specific reimbursement of the cost of the systems by the studios. Based on the Company’s expected minimum number of eligible movies to be booked, the Company expects the obligation to be reduced by at least $4,636,000$4,712,000 within the next 12 months. This reduction will be recognized as an offset to amortization and is expected to offset the majority of the amortization of the systems.


4.    Income Taxes

The Company’s effective income tax rate, adjusted for earnings from noncontrolling interests, for the 13 and 26 weeks ended AugustNovember 28, 2013 was 38.4% and 39.9%, respectively, and was 36.0% and 40.2% for the 13 and 26 weeks ended November 29, 2013 and August 30, 2012, was 40.2% and 41.9%, respectively.respectively. The Company does not include the income tax expense or benefit related to the net earnings or loss attributable to noncontrolling interest in its income tax expense as the entities are considered pass-through entities and, as such, the income tax expense or benefit is attributable to its owners.


5. Contingencies

On July 7, 2005, the Company amended its office lease in order to exit leased office space for the Company’s former limited-service lodging division. To induce the landlord to amend the lease, the Company guaranteed the lease obligations of the new tenant of the relinquished space through November 2013. The maximum amount of future payments the Company could be required to pay if the new tenant defaults on its lease obligations was approximately $119,000 as of August 29, 2013.

6.    Business Segment Information

The Company’s primary operations are reported in the following business segments: Theatres and Hotels/Resorts. Corporate items include amounts not allocable to the business segments. Corporate revenues consist principally of rent and the corporate operating loss includes general corporate expenses. Corporate information technology costs and accounting shared services costs are allocated to the business segments based upon several factors, including actual usage and segment revenues.

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Following is a summary of business segment information for the 13 and 26 weeks ended August 29,November 28, 2013 and August 30,November 29, 2012 (in thousands):

13 Weeks Ended
August 29, 2013
 Theatres  Hotels/
Resorts
  Corporate
Items
  Total 
Revenues $69,112  $59,810  $110  $129,032 
Operating income (loss)  16,913   10,898   (3,464)  24,347 
Depreciation and amortization  3,986   4,181   160   8,327 

13 Weeks Ended
August 30, 2012
 Theatres  Hotels/
Resorts
  Corporate
Items
  Total 
Revenues $62,352  $55,439  $148  $117,939 
Operating income (loss)  13,278   10,233   (3,056)  20,455 
Depreciation and amortization  4,210   3,976   127   8,313 

13 Weeks Ended
November 28, 2013
 Theatres Hotels/
Resorts
 Corporate
Items
 Total 
Revenues $46,772 $53,704 $112 $100,588 
Operating income (loss)  5,307  7,045  (3,542)  8,810 
Depreciation and amortization  4,147  4,169  141  8,457 
13 Weeks Ended
November 29, 2012
 Theatres Hotels/
Resorts
 Corporate
Items
 Total 
Revenues $50,013 $50,447 $173 $100,633 
Operating income (loss)  8,720  4,819  (3,822)  9,717 
Depreciation and amortization  4,278  4,180  128  8,586 
26 Weeks Ended
November 28, 2013
 Theatres Hotels/
Resorts
 Corporate
Items
 Total 
Revenues $115,884 $113,514 $222 $229,620 
Operating income (loss)  22,220  17,943  (7,006)  33,157 
Depreciation and amortization  8,133  8,350  301  16,784 
26 Weeks Ended
November 29, 2012
 Theatres Hotels/
Resorts
 Corporate
Items
 Total 
Revenues $112,365 $105,886 $321 $218,572 
Operating income (loss)  21,998  15,052  (6,878)  30,172 
Depreciation and amortization  8,488  8,156  255  16,899 
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THE MARCUS CORPORATION

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

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

Certain matters discussed in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and elsewhere in this Form 10-Q are “forward-looking statements” intended to qualify for the safe harbors from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements may generally be identified as such because the context of such statements include words such as we “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect” or words of similar import. Similarly, statements that describe our future plans, objectives or goals are also forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties which may cause results to differ materially from those expected, including, but not limited to, the following: (1) the availability, in terms of both quantity and audience appeal, of motion pictures for our theatre division, as well as other industry dynamics such as the maintenance of a suitable window between the date such motion pictures are released in theatres and the date they are released to other distribution channels; (2) the effects of increasing depreciation expenses, reduced operating profits during major property renovations, and preopening and start-up costs due to the capital intensive nature of our businesses; (3) the effects of adverse economic conditions in our markets, particularly with respect to our hotels and resorts division; (4) the effects of adverse weather conditions, particularly during the winter in the Midwest and in our other markets; (5) the effects on our occupancy and room rates of the relative industry supply of available rooms at comparable lodging facilities in our markets; (6) the effects of competitive conditions in our markets; (7) our ability to identify properties to acquire, develop and/or manage and the continuing availability of funds for such development; and (8) the adverse impact on business and consumer spending on travel, leisure and entertainment resulting from terrorist attacks in the United States or incidents such as the tragedy in a movie theatre in Colorado.Colorado in July 2012. Shareholders, potential investors and other readers are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements made herein are made only as of the date of this Form 10-Q and we undertake no obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

General

We report our consolidated and individual segment results of operations on a 52- or 53-week fiscal year ending on the last Thursday in May. Fiscal 2014 is a 52-week year, as was fiscal 2013. We divide our fiscal year into three 13-week quarters and a final quarter consisting of 13 or 14 weeks. Our primary operations are reported in the following two business segments: movie theatres and hotels and resorts.

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The following table sets forth revenues, operating income, other income (expense), net earnings and net earnings per common share for the comparable second quarter and first quartershalf of fiscal 2014 and 2013 (in millions, except for per share and variance percentage data):

  First Quarter 
        Variance 
  F2014  F2013  Amt.  Pct. 
             
Revenues $129.0  $117.9  $11.1   9.4%
Operating income  24.3   20.5   3.8   19.0%
Other income (expense)  (2.5)  (2.1)  (0.4)  -18.8%
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling
interests
  0.6      0.6    N/A 
Net earnings attributable to The Marcus Corp.  13.4   10.7   2.7   25.8%
                 
Net earnings per common share – diluted $0.50  $0.37  $0.13   35.1%

  Second Quarter  First Half 
        Variance        Variance 
  F2014 F2013 Amt. Pct.  F2014 F2013 Amt. Pct. 
Revenues $100.6 $100.6 $  % $229.6 $218.6 $11.0  5.1%
Operating Income  8.8  9.7  (0.9)  9.3%  33.2  30.2  3.0  9.9%
Other income (expense)  (3.3)  (2.3)  (1.0)  -45.0%  (5.8)  (4.3)  (1.5)  -32.5%
Net earnings (loss) attributable
    to noncontrolling interests
  0.2  0.1  0.1  276.2%  (0.3)  0.1  (0.4)  -652.4%
Net earnings attributable to The
    Marcus Corp.
 $3.2 $4.7 $(1.5)  -31.3% $16.7 $15.4 $1.3  8.3%
                           
Net earnings per common share
    – diluted:
 $0.12 $0.17 $(0.05)  -29.4% $0.62 $0.54 $0.08  14.8%
Revenues, operating income (earnings before other income/expense and income taxes) and net earnings attributable to The Marcus Corporation increaseddecreased during the firstsecond quarter of fiscal 2014 compared to the same period last year due to improveddecreased operating results from our theatre division, partially offset by record second quarter operating results from our hotels and resorts division. Improved operating results from both our theatre division and our hotels and resorts division.division contributed to our improved performance during the first half of fiscal 2014 compared to the first half of fiscal 2013. Operating results from our theatre division were positivelynegatively impacted by increaseddecreased attendance due to a strongerweaker slate of movies during the fiscal 2014 firstsecond quarter compared to the same period last year.year, partially offsetting significantly increased operating results in the first quarter of fiscal 2014. Operating results from our hotels and resorts division were favorably impacted by higher occupancy rates and average daily room rates during the fiscal 2014 first quarterperiods compared to the first quartersame periods last year.

We did not have any significant variations An increase in investment income, gains or lossesour interest expense during the fiscal 2014 periods and a loss on the disposition of property, equipment and other assets or net equity losses from unconsolidated joint venturesduring our fiscal 2014 second quarter negatively impacted our operating results during the first quarter of fiscal 2014 compared to the same quarter last year. The timing of periodic sales of our property and equipment varies from quarter to quarter, resulting in variations in our reported gains or losses on disposition of property and equipment.

periods.

Our interest expense totaled $2.4$2.6 million and $5.0 million for the second quarter and first quarterhalf of fiscal 2014, respectively, compared to $2.1$2.3 million and $4.4 million, respectively, during the same periodperiods last year, an increase of approximately $300,000, or 15.4%.11.5%, and $600,000, or 13.4%, respectively. The increase in interest expense during the first quarter of fiscal 2014 periods was primarily the result ofdue in part to increased borrowings during the periodperiods compared to the same quarter last year.periods during fiscal 2013. Our borrowings increased due to an assumption of a mortgage related to our acquisition of The Cornhusker, A Marriott Hotel, in Lincoln, Nebraska during the second quarter last year, as well as new borrowings incurred during our third quarter last year in order to fund the payment of a special dividend. Due to the stronger cash flow from our operating divisions during the summer months, ourOur borrowing levels are typically at their lowest point at the end ofincrease later in our fiscal first quarter. It is likely that our borrowing levels will increase later this fiscal year as we intend to increase our capital spending throughout the year even though our operating cash flows decline and our capital expenditures increase during our slower operating months.

Late

Our interest expense also increased during our fiscal 2014 second quarter compared to the prior year quarter due to the fact that, late in our fiscal 2014 first quarter, we closed on our previously-disclosed issuance of $50 million of unsecured senior notes privately placed with several purchasers. We used the proceeds from the notes, which bear interest at 4.02% and mature in 2025, to reduce borrowings under our revolving credit facility and for general corporate purposes. Assuming no other change in our borrowing levels, we expect that the increase in our average interest rateexpense resulting from the new senior notes, replacing less expensivewhich replace short-term borrowings with a lower interest rate, will be approximately $300,000 in each of our remaining fiscal 2014 quarters compared to the prior year quarters. Changes in our borrowing levels due to variations in our operating results, capital expenditures, share repurchases and asset sale proceeds, among other items, may impact our actual reported interest expense in future periods.

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We reported a loss on disposition of property, equipment and other assets of $789,000 during the second quarter of fiscal 2014. Approximately $750,000 of this loss was related to our recent sale of our 15% joint venture ownership interest in the Columbus Westin hotel in Columbus, Ohio to the majority partner in that venture. Pursuant to the sale arrangement, we also ceased providing management services for this hotel in December 2013. The timing of periodic sales or disposals of our property, equipment and other assets varies from quarter to quarter, resulting in variations in our reported gains or losses on disposition of such assets.
We did not have any significant variations in investment income or net equity earnings or losses from unconsolidated joint ventures during the second quarter and first half of fiscal 2014 compared to the same periods last year.
We reported income tax expense for the second quarter and first quarterhalf of fiscal 2014 of $9.0$2.0 million an increase of $1.3and $11.1 million, or 17.3%,respectively, compared to income tax expense of $7.7$2.7 million and $10.4 million, respectively, during the same periodperiods of fiscal 2013. Our fiscal 2014 first quarterhalf effective income tax rate, after adjusting for a loss from noncontrolling interests that is not tax-effected because the entities involved are tax pass-through entities, was 40.2%39.9%, compared to our fiscal 2013 first quarterhalf effective income tax rate of 41.9%40.2%. As a result of our receipt of a preliminary proposed tax audit adjustment from a state taxing authority during our fiscal 2013 first quarter, we increased our liability for unrecognized tax benefits during fiscal 2013 by over $300,000, unfavorably impacting our fiscal 2013 effective income tax rate. We successfully challenged this particular adjustment during our second quarter of fiscal 2013, so comparisons of our reported results for the upcoming fiscal 2014 second quarter to the second quarter of fiscal 2013 will be negatively impacted by a $300,000 favorable adjustment during the second quarter of fiscal 2013. We currently anticipate that our effective income tax rate for the remaining quarters of fiscal 2014 will remain close to our historical 40% average, excluding any changes in our liability for unrecognized tax benefits or potential changes in federal and state income tax rates. Our actual fiscal 2014 effective income tax rate may be different from our estimated quarterly rates depending upon actual facts and circumstances.

The

We include the operating results of two majority-owned hotels, The Skirvin Hilton and The Cornhusker, A Marriott Hotel, are included in the hotels and resorts division revenue and operating income, and we add or deduct the after-tax net earnings or loss attributable to noncontrolling interests is deductedto or from or added to net earnings on the consolidated statement of earnings. We reported net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests of $237,000 and $63,000, respectively, during the second quarter of fiscal 2014 and 2013. We reported a net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests of $585,000$348,000 during the first half of fiscal 2014 first quarter. This loss isdue primarily due to aan approximately $500,000 true-up of a prior year allocation of earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests.

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Theatres

The following table sets forth revenues, operating income and operating margin for our theatre division for the second quarter and first quartershalf of fiscal 2014 and 2013 (in millions, except for variance percentage and operating margin):

  First Quarter 
        Variance 
  F2014  F2013  Amt.  Pct. 
             
Revenues $69.1  $62.4  $6.7   10.8%
Operating income  16.9   13.3   3.6   27.4%
Operating margin (% of revenues)  24.5%  21.3%        

  Second Quarter  First Half 
          Variance          Variance 
  F2014  F2013  Amt. Pct.  F2014  F2013  Amt. Pct. 
Revenues $46.8  $50.0  $(3.2)  -6.5% $115.9  $112.4  $3.5  3.1%
Operating income  5.3   8.7   (3.4)  -39.1%  22.2   22.0   0.2  1.0%
Operating margin (% of revenues)  11.3%  17.4%         19.2%  19.6%       
Consistent with the seasonal nature of the motion picture exhibition industry, the firstsecond quarter is typically the strongest period of our fiscal year is typically the slowest period for our theatre division. Our theatre division revenues and operating income decreased during the fiscal 2014 second quarter compared to prior year’s same period due primarily to a decrease in attendance. Our theatre division revenues and operating income increased during the fiscal 2014 first half compared to prior year’s same period due primarily to an overall increase in attendance, due to the traditionallyvery strong summer movie season. Fiscalfiscal 2014 first quarter revenues,operating results. Both fiscal 2014 periods benefitted from an increase in our average concession sales per person. Our fiscal 2014 second quarter operating income and operating margin in our theatre division increased comparedwere negatively impacted by the fact that several theatres had auditoriums closed during the period as they were being renovated. We also incurred unusually high advertising and marketing costs during the fiscal 2014 second quarter related to a new “$5 Tuesday” pricing promotion that we introduced during the same period in the prior year due primarily to increased attendance as a result of a stronger film slate during this year’squarter. Our fiscal 2013 second quarter and first quarter. Fiscal 2014 first quarterhalf operating income was a new fiscal first quarter record forand operating margin were negatively impacted by the fact that we recognized an approximately $400,000 impairment charge related to our closing of an eight-screen theatre division.

in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

The following table breaks downsets forth a breakdown of the components of revenues for the theatre division for the second quarter and first quartershalf of fiscal 2014 and 2013 (in millions, except for variance percentage):

  First Quarter 
        Variance 
  F2014  F2013  Amt.  Pct. 
             
Box office receipts $42.1  $38.5  $3.6   9.4%
Concession revenues  23.7   21.0   2.7   12.9%
Other revenues  3.3   2.9   0.4   14.9%
Total revenues $69.1  $62.4  $6.7   10.8%

  Second Quarter  First Half 
        Variance        Variance 
  F2014 F2013 Amt. Pct.  F2014 F2013 Amt. Pct. 
Box office receipts $28.0 $30.6 $(2.6)  -8.7% $70.1 $69.1 $1.0  1.4%
Concession revenues  15.9  16.5  (0.6)  -4.0%  39.6  37.5  2.1  5.4%
Other revenues  2.9  2.9  -  -%  6.2  5.8  0.4  9.3%
Total revenues $46.8 $50.0 $(3.2)  -6.5% $115.9 $112.4 $3.5  3.1%
The decrease in our box office receipts for the second quarter of fiscal 2014 compared to the same period last year was due primarily to a decrease in comparable theatre attendance. Our average ticket price also decreased 1.2% during the fiscal 2014 second quarter compared to the same period last year. The decrease in our average ticket price contributed approximately $340,000, or approximately 14%, of the decrease in our box office receipts during our fiscal 2014 second quarter compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2013 and was attributable primarily to the introduction of a new “$5 Tuesday” pricing promotion for all movies. We rolled out the new promotion, which we coupled with a free 44-oz popcorn for a temporary time period, to our entire circuit in mid-November after a successful test in several markets this fall. The goal of the pricing strategy is to increase overall attendance by reaching mid-week value customers who may have reduced their movie-going frequency or stopped going to the movies because of price. Coupled with an aggressive local marketing campaign, we have seen our Tuesday attendance increase dramatically since the introduction of the new promotion. We believe this promotion has created another “weekend” day for us, without adversely impacting the movie-going habits of our regular weekend customers.
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The increase in our box office receipts for the first quarterhalf of fiscal 2014 compared to the same period last year was due primarily to an increase in comparable theatre attendance. Our average ticket price also increased 2.2%0.8% during the first half of fiscal 2014 first quarter compared to the same period last year. The increase in our average ticket price contributed approximately $900,000,$565,000, or approximately 25%39%, of the increase in our box office receipts during ourthe first half of fiscal 2014 first quarter compared to the first quarterhalf of fiscal 2013 and was attributable primarily to small increases in ticket prices. Although four of our top five films were available in 3D, our overall box office revenues from 3D presentations were actually down slightly during the fiscal 2014 first quarter compared to the prior year quarter, so 3D, with its corresponding premium price, did not have a disproportionate impact on our average admission price during the fiscal 2014 first quarter compared to the prior year quarter.

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Our fiscal 2014 firstsecond quarter concession revenues increaseddecreased compared to the same period last year as a result of increaseddecreased attendance at comparable theatres, andpartially offset by a 5.6%3.9% increase in our average concession revenues per person compared to our fiscal 2013 firstsecond quarter. The increase in our average concession revenues per person at comparable theatres contributed approximately $1.2$604,000 to our concession revenues during our fiscal 2014 second quarter compared to the same period last year. Our fiscal 2014 first half concession revenues increased compared to the same period last year due to an increase in theatre attendance and a 4.8% increase in our average concession revenues per person compared to the prior year same period. The increase in our average concession revenues per person contributed approximately $1.8 million, or 44%approximately 78%, of the increase in our concession revenues during ourthe first half of fiscal 2014 first quarter compared to the same period last year. Selected price increases and a change in concession product mix, including increased sales of higher priced non-traditional food and beverage items, were the primary reasons for our increased average concession sales per person during the fiscal 2014 periods. Other revenues remained the same during our fiscal 2014 firstsecond quarter compared to the same period last year. The fact that our top two filmsyear and increased during the first half of fiscal 2014 first quarter were animated family movies also likely contributed to our increase in concession sales per person, as these types of films typically result in stronger concession sales compared to more adult-oriented films. Other revenues increased during our fiscal 2014 first quarter compared to the same period last year due primarily to an increase in marketing and advertising income.

Comparable theatre attendance increased 7.9%decreased 7.1% during the firstsecond quarter of fiscal 2014 compared to the same period last year. June was our strongest month duringSeptember movies outperformed the summer,prior year, but our results were strong throughout the current-year quarter, as we experienced increaseda weaker slate of movies resulted in seven straight weeks of decreased box office results in 10October and November until the last week of the 13 weeks duringquarter when the latest installment of The Hunger Games films was released. In addition, our fiscal 2014 first2013 second quarter compared toincluded the same weeksweek after Thanksgiving, which includes a traditionally strong holiday weekend, favorably impacting last year’s reported results. This year, the week after Thanksgiving will be included in the prior year.our third quarter. Our highest grossing films during the second quarter of fiscal 2014 first quarter includedDespicable Me 2The Hunger Games: Catching Fire(3D),Monsters UniversityGravity (3D),Man of SteelThor: The Dark World (3D),The Heat andWorld War ZCloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (3D) and Captain Phillips. The film slate during the firstsecond quarter of last year included the outstanding performance of the final installment of theDark KnightTwilight film franchise, butand the overall depth of the film product was notvery strong, contributing to our record second quarter results last year. The quantity of top performing films also decreased during the second quarter of fiscal 2014, as strong. This is evidenced byonly seven movies produced box office receipts of over $1.0 million for our circuit during our fiscal 2014 second quarter, compared to nine films that reached that milestone during the fact that oursame period last year. Notwithstanding the decrease in the number of top fiveperforming films in the second quarter of fiscal 2014, comparable theatre attendance increased 1.3% during the first half of fiscal 2014 compared to the same period last year and 15was primarily attributable to a very strong slate of films during our fiscal 2014 first quarter accounted for 39% and 69%, respectively,quarter.
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Box office performance during the early weeks of our totalfiscal 2014 third quarter, including the important holiday period, have thus far exceeded the box office results compared to 44% and 76%, respectively, forperformance from the top five and 15 films during the first quarter of last year, both expressed as a percentage of the total box office receipts for the period. This is an indication that the next tier of films (nos. 16 and higher) during the fiscal 2014 first quarter performed significantly better than the next tier of films during the same period last year.

September is typically the slowest month of the year for our theatre division. Film product for the second quarter of fiscal 2014 has thus far produced box office results slightly higher than the same periodcomparable weeks last year due to the strong performanceinclusion of the Thanksgiving weekend and a good slate of movies. Top performing holiday films such asthis year include November holdovers Insidious Chapter 2,Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2Frozen (3D) and the GravityHunger Games film, as well as December releases such as The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (3D), Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, American Hustle, Saving Mr. Banks, The Wolf of Wall Street and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. Films scheduled to be released this fall and during the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday periodremainder of our fiscal 2014 third quarter that may also generate substantial box office interest include:include Captain PhillipsJack Ryan: Shadow Recruit,The Counselor,Ender’s Game,Thor: The Dark WorldLego Movie (3D) and, The Wolf of Wall Street. Our fiscal 2014 second quarter concludes with the opening ofThe Hunger Games: Catching FireMonuments Men, the second installment of this popular series. We reported record operating results during our second quarter last year, so we expect that comparisons to last year’s results will be difficult. The highest grossing films released during the second quarter last year includedThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2RoboCop,Skyfall, Wreck-It Ralph(3D),Taken 2Winter’s Tale andHotel TransylvaniaPompeii (3D). Revenues for the theatre business and the motion picture industry in general are heavily dependent on the general audience appeal of available films, together with studio marketing, advertising and support campaigns and the maintenance of the current “windows” between the date a film is released in theatres and the date a motion picture is released to other channels, including video on-demand and DVD. These are factors over which we have no control.

We ended the firstsecond quarter of fiscal 2014 with a total of 674 company-owned screens in 53 theatres and 11 managed screens in two theatres compared to 684676 company-owned screens in 5453 theatres and 11 managed screens in two theatres at the end of the same period last year. We closed one eight screenan eight-screen theatre in Milwaukee, Wisconsin during our fiscal 2013.2013 second quarter. We also closed two individual screens at separate theatres during the second half of fiscal 2013 in conjunction with the construction of a newTake Five Lounge andUltraScreen® at the respective theatres.each such theatre. We opened our fifthTake Five Lounge, which also servesZaffiro’s pizza, at our remodeled Point Cinema in Madison, Wisconsin during our fiscal 2014 first quarter. In addition, we renamed the former 20 Grand Cinema the Majestic Cinema of Omaha following an extensive renovation that included the addition of our sixthTake Five Lounge, aZaffiro’s Express and premiumour spacious DreamLoungerSM electric all-recliner seating in all auditoriums. We opened our 16th premium large-screen UltraScreen auditorium in Gurnee, Illinois late in our fiscal 2014 second quarter. The new auditorium features a 70-foot wide screen and the latest in immersive sound technology.
The initial guest response to these new features has been outstanding. Construction also continues onoutstanding, and as a result, we recently added our 15th premium large-screenUltraScreen auditorium in Gurnee, Illinois. The new auditorium, featuring a 70-foot wide screen and the latest immersive sound technology, is scheduled to open in November 2013. We also expect to add our all-new DreamLounger™DreamLounger premium seating concept to three additional theatres in time for the busy 2013 holiday season. Late inThese three theatres are also the first to debut our fiscal 2013 first quarter, we opened our thirdZaffiro’s Pizzeria and BarUltraat our theatre in New Berlin, Wisconsin.

We recently launched our new Theatre Entertainment Network, offering weekday alternate programming at 29 theatres across our chain. The special programming includes classic movies, live performances, comedy shows and children’s performances. We believe this type of programming is more impactful when presented on the big screen and providesScreen DLX™ concept that combines an opportunity to expand our audience base beyond traditional moviegoers.

During our fiscal 2014 first quarter, Rolando B. Rodriguez joined us asUltraScreen with all-reserved DreamLounger recliner seating. At two of the new president and chief executive officerUltraScreen DLX auditoriums, we have taken the concept even further with the installation of Marcus Theatres and executive vice president of The Marcus Corporation. Rolando comesthe Dolby® Atmos® immersive sound platform. This next-generation technology enables filmmakers to us with extensive experiencecreate lifelike virtual reality sound by placing or moving sounds anywhere in the motion picture industry. Fortheatre auditorium. We plan to install additional Dolby Atmos systems at select screens over the pastnext two years, he served as CEO, presidentyears. We are also currently reviewing plans to install our DreamLounger seating at up to five additional theatres by the end of fiscal 2014. In addition, we have plans for four or five new Take Five Lounges and a board memberthree additional Zaffiro’s Expresses at select theatres during the remainder of Rave Cinemas, which had been the fifth largest theatre circuit in the U.S. until its sale in May 2013. He also served AMC Theatres, the world’s second-largest motion picture exhibitor, for 30 years in various positions and spent five years with Wal-Mart as well. He currently serves on the executive board of the National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) and has won numerous awards in the industry. We believe that Rolando’s proven leadership experience and strong roots in the motion picture exhibition industry make him extremely qualified to build on our theatre division’s long history of success. Rolando succeeds Bruce J. Olson, who retired in September after a 39-year career with us.

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Hotels and Resorts

The following table sets forth revenues, operating income and operating margin for our hotels and resorts division for the second quarter and first quartershalf of fiscal 2014 and 2013 (in millions, except for variance percentage and operating margin):

  First Quarter 
        Variance 
  F2014  F2013  Amt.  Pct. 
             
Revenues $59.8  $55.4  $4.4   7.9%
Operating income  10.9   10.2   0.7   6.5%
Operating margin (% of revenues)  18.2%  18.5%        

  Second Quarter  First Half 
          Variance          Variance 
  F2014  F2013  Amt. Pct.  F2014  F2013  Amt. Pct. 
Revenues $53.7  $50.4  $3.3 6.5% $113.5  $105.9  $7.6 7.2%
Operating income  7.0   4.8   2.2 46.2%  17.9   15.1   2.8 19.2%
Operating margin (% of revenues)  13.1%  9.6%        15.8%  14.2%      
Our firstsecond quarter is historically the second strongest quarter of our fiscal year for our hotels and resorts division due to increasedgenerally strong business and group travel during the summer months at our predominantly Midwestern properties.fall months. Division revenues and operating income increased during our fiscal 2014 first quarterperiods compared to the priorsame periods last year first quarter due primarily to bothan increased occupancy percentage and average daily room rate. Division revenues were also favorably impacted in the current year periods by the addition of a new hotel, The Cornhusker, A Marriott Hotel, during last year’s second quarter. Conversely, division operating income for the first half of fiscal 2014 was negatively impacted by a small operating loss at The Cornhusker, which we believe was attributable to the significant disruption caused by a major renovation currently underway at this hotel.

Our fiscal 2013 second quarter and first half operating income was negatively impacted by costs incurred with then-ongoing litigation related to the Platinum Hotel & Spa in Las Vegas, Nevada, including a settlement of a significant number of claims totaling approximately $750,000 during the fiscal 2013 second quarter. We will benefit from another favorable comparison during our fiscal 2014 third quarter due to the fact that we reported another $1.4 million of legal and settlement costs related to this litigation during the third quarter of fiscal 2013.

The following table sets forth certain operating statistics for the second quarter and first quartershalf of fiscal 2014 and 2013, including our average occupancy percentage (number of occupied rooms as a percentage of available rooms), our average daily room rate, or ADR, and our total revenue per available room, or RevPAR, for company-owned properties:

  First Quarter(1) 
        Variance 
  F2014  F2013  Amt.  Pct. 
             
Occupancy percentage  86.0%  84.9%  1.1 pts   1.3%
ADR $155.39  $150.72  $4.67   3.1%
RevPAR $133.68  $127.95  $5.73   4.5%

(1)These operating statistics represent averages of our eight distinct company-owned hotels and resorts, branded and unbranded, in different geographic markets with a wide range of individual hotel performance. The statistics are not necessarily representative of any particular hotel or resort.

  Second Quarter  First Half 
          Variance          Variance 
  F2014  F2013  Amt.  Pct.  F2014  F2013  Amt.  Pct. 
Occupancy pct.  76.8%  76.8%  0.0pts -%  81.4%  80.8%  0.6pts 0.7%
ADR $148.21  $142.72  $5.49  3.8% $152.01  $146.92  $5.09  3.5%
RevPAR $113.73  $109.56  $4.17  3.8% $123.71  $118.75  $4.96  4.2%
(1)        These operating statistics represent averages of our eight distinct comparable company-owned hotels and resorts, branded and unbranded, in different geographic markets with a wide range of individual hotel performance. The statistics are not necessarily representative of any particular hotel or resort.
RevPAR increased at six of our eight comparable company-owned properties during the second quarter of fiscal 2014 and seven of our eight comparable company-owned properties during the first quarterhalf of fiscal 2014 compared to the same periodperiods last year, with the only decrease resulting fromyear. The RevPAR increases in our important Milwaukee market exceeded our overall average, despite a difficult group room comparison to the prior year quarter at one of our Milwaukee hotels. Anrecent increase in room supply in Milwaukee during the past yearyear. Fiscal year-to-date, however, we believe the new supply may have had a small impact on our results in that important market of ours (three hotels), as our RevPAR increases in this market were less than our overall average. As a result, our RevPAR increase was slightly lower than comparable industry results duringaverage for the first quarterhalf of fiscal 2014. According to data received from Smith Travel Research and compiled by us in order to evaluate our fiscal 2014 second quarter and first quarterhalf results, comparable “upper upscale” hotels throughout the United States experienced an increase in RevPAR of 5.5%5.2% and 5.4% during our fiscal 2014 second quarter and first quarter compared to our fiscal 2013 first quarter, greater than the increase of 4.5% we experienced.

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The lodging industry continued to recover at a steady pace during the second quarter and first half of our fiscal 2014 after several very difficult years. In order to better understand our fiscal 2014 first quarter results compared to pre-recessionarypre-recession levels, the following table compares our fiscal 2014 second quarter and first quarterhalf operating statistics to our fiscal 2008 first quarter operating statistics for the same eight comparable company-owned properties:

  First Quarter 
        Variance 
  F2014  F2008  Amt.  Pct. 
             
Occupancy percentage  86.0%  78.5%  7.5 pts   9.6%
ADR $155.39  $158.45  $(3.06)  -1.9%
RevPAR $133.68  $124.45  $9.23   7.4%

  Second Quarter  First Half 
          Variance          Variance 
  F2014  F2008  Amt. Pct.  F2014  F2008  Amt. Pct. 
Occupancy pct.  76.8%  71.7%  5.1pts7.1%  81.4%  75.1%  6.3pts8.4%
ADR $148.21  $152.77  $(4.56) -3.0% $152.01  $155.74  $(3.73) -2.4%
RevPAR $113.73  $109.48  $4.25 3.9% $123.71  $116.96  $6.75 5.8%
As indicated by the tables above, fiscal 2014 second quarter and first quarterhalf occupancy rates again showed improvement over the same periodperiods during the prior year and in fact, continued to be at record levels for this division, significantly higher than they were prior to the recession-driven downturn in the hotel industry. However, one of the biggest challenges facing our hotels and resorts division, and the industry as a whole, has been the overall decline in ADR compared to pre-recession levels, as highlighted in the above comparisons to fiscal 2008. As the comparisoncomparisons to fiscal 2008 indicates,indicate, our fiscal 2014 second quarter and first quarterhalf RevPAR exceeded pre-recession levels (not adjusted for inflation), but our increase in occupancy percentage was partially offset by the fact that ADR remainsremained below fiscal 2008 levels. However, recent trends in ADR continue to behave been positive, and we were pleased to report our 11th12th straight quarter of year-over-year ADR increases during our fiscal 2014 firstsecond quarter.

Leisure travel remainsremained strong, but that is one of the reasons why there continueswe continued to beexperience rate pressure, as that customer tends to be very loyal to online travel agencies. While we have been selective in choosing the online portals to which we grant access to our inventory, such portals are part of the booking landscape today and our goal is to use them in the most efficient way possible. Non-group business travel was also strong during the second quarter and steady duringfirst half of our fiscal 2014 first quarter.2014. Non-group travelers arehave increasingly lookinglooked for package deals, whether it is with parking, breakfast or access to club rooms like the ones we recently added to our Pfister Hotel and Grand Geneva Resort and Spa. Group business was steady as well, not slowing downshowing no slow-down but also no significant increases either.increase. The challenge with group business continuescontinued to be a tendency towards smaller, shorter meetings, often booked and executed within a window as short as 90 days. Groups have also tended to contract for less food and beverage during their stay compared to what we typically experienced prior to the recent recession.

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The above-described change in our RevPAR mix has had the effect of limiting our ability to rapidly increase our operating margins during the ongoing U.S. economic recovery. Approximately 37%43% of the revenue increases that we experienced during the first quarterhalf of fiscal 2014 flowed through to our operating income (after adjusting for the impact of The Cornhusker described above and certain legal costs incurred during the prior year quarter related to our Las Vegas property), compared to a 50% flow through that we would target during a higher ADR environment. Operating costs traditionally increase as occupancy increases, which usually negatively impacts our operating margins until we also begin to also achieve corresponding improvements in our ADR.

Notwithstanding The fact that dynamic, sevenan increase in our ADR was the entire reason for our overall increased RevPAR during our fiscal 2014 second quarter demonstrates this relationship, as we achieved our targeted 50% flow through during the second quarter and we reported a healthy increase in our operating margin during the period.

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We are encouraged by the fact that six of our eight comparable company-owned properties reported increases in ADR during the second quarter and first half of fiscal 2014 first quarter compared to the same periodperiods last year, and the gap between our current ADR and our pre-recession ADR was the smallest it has been since the recession. We hope that the recent increases we have experienced in our ADR will continue, but in order to realize ADRs at or above pre-recession levels, we believe we will need to continue to regain the ability to increase prices for our business and group travelers and continue a customer mix shift away from lower priced customer segments (such as those using alternate internet booking channels).

Whether the current positive trends continue depends in large part on the economic environment in which we operate, as hotel revenues have historically tracked very closely with traditional macroeconomic statistics such as the Gross Domestic Product. We generally expect our favorable revenue trends to continue in future periods and to generally track the overall industry trends. Group businessBusiness already booked for our upcoming fiscal 2014 second quarterthird and fourth quarters is solid, and with anticipated continued strength from the non-group and leisure segments,travelers, we expect another quarter ofcontinued improved operating results in this division.division during the remainder of fiscal 2014. We also expect that comparisons to last year during the third and fourth quarters of fiscal 2014 will benefit from the fact that last year’s operating results were negatively impacted by the settlement of the Las Vegas legal matters and the start-up operating losses from The Cornhusker.

We continue to monitor our important Milwaukee market very closely, as this market has experienced a recent increase in room supply. Three new hotels have opened in this market within

At the past year, including two duringbeginning of our fiscal 2014 first quarter. It is too early to quantify any specific impact of this new supply, particularly during our busy summer season in Milwaukee, but without additional demand, it is likely that our Milwaukee hotels will be negatively impacted to some degree by the new supply in the coming years. We have initiated aggressive marketing and operating strategies to try to maintain our market share under these challenging conditions. In general, there has been minimal lodging room supply growth on a national basis, a trendsecond quarter, we expect may continue at least in the near-term.

We recently opened our secondMiller Time Pub & Grill restaurant as part of the multi-million dollar renovation currently underway at The Cornhusker. The concept, which was initially developed at the Hilton Milwaukee, has a comfortable, relaxing atmosphere with a focus on pairing great beer with great food. TheWe are pleased with the initial response to the new restaurant has been well received byfrom guests and locals alike. The new restaurant is the first of many new features and amenities that we have planned for The Cornhusker, which is the only full-service hotel in downtown Lincoln, Nebraska. The extensive renovation of this landmark propertyThe Cornhusker is well underway,nearing completion, with the majority of the hotel’s 297 guest rooms now completed.

completed and work now underway to update the lobby, public space and meeting rooms in this landmark property. In addition, the renovation of the Westin Atlanta Perimeter North in Atlanta, Georgia, is currently underway as well. We have an 11% interest in the joint venture that owns this hotel. We have also recently begun a major renovation of the guest rooms in the modern tower addition of The Pfister hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

We have a number of additional potential growth opportunities that we are currently pursuing. The timing and nature of the opportunities may vary and include pure management contracts, management contracts with equity and joint venture investments.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Liquidity

Our movie theatre and hotels and resorts businesses each generate significant and consistent daily amounts of cash, subject to previously noted seasonality, because each segment’s revenue is derived predominantly from consumer cash purchases. We believe that these relatively consistent and predictable cash sources, as well as the availability of approximately $175 million of unused credit lines as of the end of our fiscal 2014 firstsecond quarter, shouldwill be adequate to support the ongoing operational liquidity needs of our businesses during the remainder of fiscal 2014.

On August 14, 2013, we closed on the issuance and sale of $50 million of our 4.02% senior notes due August 14, 2025 in a private placement exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. We used the net proceeds from the notes to reduce existing borrowings under our revolving credit facility and for general corporate purposes. The notes are described in detail in our fiscal 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K and in Note 2 of the Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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Current maturities of long-term debt on our balance sheet as of August 29,November 28, 2013 included a $21.1$21.0 million mortgage related to our downtown Chicago hotel, which matures in June 2014. We currently expect to refinance this debt agreement during the second half of fiscal 2014, at which time these borrowings would be reclassified as long-term debt.

Financial Condition

Net cash provided by operating activities increased by $6.6$1.4 million during the first quarterhalf of fiscal 2014 to $21.7$37.8 million, compared to $15.1$36.4 million during the first quarterhalf of the prior year. The increase was due primarily to increased net earnings and the favorable timing in the payment of accrued compensation and other accrued liabilities, partially offset by the unfavorable timing of the payment of accounts payable and income taxes and deferred compensation and other.

taxes.

Net cash used in investing activities during the first half of fiscal 2014 first quarter totaled $7.9$21.2 million, compared to $5.6$13.2 million during the first half of fiscal 2013 first quarter.2013. The increase in net cash used in investing activities was the result of increased capital expenditures, partially offset by a decrease in restricted cash.cash and the receipt of proceeds from the disposal of property, equipment and other assets related primarily to the sale of a land parcel adjacent to one of our theatres in the current year period. Total cash capital expenditures (including normal continuing capital maintenance and renovation projects) totaled $8.7$21.0 million during the first quarterhalf of fiscal 2014 compared to $5.3$10.5 million during the first quarterhalf of the prior year. We did not incur any acquisition-related capital expenditures or capital expenditures related to developing new theatres or hotels during the fiscal 2014 and 2013 reported periods.

Fiscal

Capital expenditures for the first half of fiscal 2014 first quarter capital expenditures included approximately $4.8$12.6 million incurred in our theatre division, including costs associated with the renovation of a theatre in Omaha, Nebraska, the addition of aTake Five Lounge at theatres in Omaha and Madison, Wisconsin, and the construction of anUltraScreen in Gurnee, Illinois and the addition of DreamLounger recliner seating in theatres in Oakdale, Minnesota, Columbus, Ohio and Addison, Illinois. We also incurred capital expenditures in our hotel division during the first quarterhalf of fiscal 2014 of approximately $3.9$8.3 million, including costs associated with the ongoing renovation of The Cornhusker. FiscalCapital expenditures for the first half of fiscal 2013 first quarter capital expenditures included approximately $3.6$5.9 million incurred in our theatre division, including costs associated with the completion of our newesta Zaffiro’s Pizzeria & Bar andUltraScreen at two theatres, several additional digital cinema installations, as well as another theatre renovation.

The largest expenditure in our hotels and resorts division during the first half of fiscal 2013 was the renovation of the Monarch Lounge at our Hilton Milwaukee property.

Net cash used in financing activities during the first quarterhalf of fiscal 2014 totaled $11.8$14.2 million compared to $7.9$19.5 million during the first quarterhalf of fiscal 2013. The decrease in net cash used in financing activities was due to a significant decrease in share repurchases during the first half of fiscal 2014 compared to the same period last year, partially offset by a net decrease in our debt.
We used excess cash during both periods to reduce our borrowings under our revolving credit facility. As short-term borrowings became due, we replaced them as necessary with new short-term borrowings. As a result, we added $64.5$71.0 million of new debt (including the $50 million senior notes described above) and we made $72.4$79.2 million of principal payments on long-term debt during the first half of our fiscal 2014 first quarter (net reduction in long-term debt of $7.9$8.2 million) compared to $32.0$74.0 million of new debt added and $37.2$70.4 million of principal payments made during the first half of our fiscal 2013 first quarter (net reductionincrease in long-term debt of $5.2 million), accounting for$3.6 million, excluding the majorityassumption of The Cornhusker existing mortgage during the increase in net cash used in financing activities.period). Our debt-to-capitalization ratio was 0.42 at August 29,November 28, 2013 compared to 0.44 at our fiscal 2013 year-end.

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We repurchased approximately 48,00097,000 shares of our common stock for approximately $600,000$1.2 million during the first quarterhalf of fiscal 2014 in conjunction with the exercise of stock options and the purchase of shares in the open market, compared to approximately 97,0001.7 million shares repurchased for approximately $1.26$19.4 million during the first quarterhalf of fiscal 2013. As of August 29,November 28, 2013, approximately 3.63.5 million shares remained available for repurchase under prior Board of Directors repurchase authorizations. We expect that any future repurchases will be executed on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions depending upon a number of factors, including prevailing market conditions. We also resumed our regular quarterly dividend payment during the first quarterand second quarters of fiscal 2014 after accelerating to December 2012 the payment of the quarterly dividends that would have normally been paid during the third and fourth quarters of fiscal 2013. During the first quarterhalf of fiscal 2014, we made distributions to noncontrolling interests of $1.1 million.

We previously indicated that we expected our full-year fiscal 2014 capital expenditures, including potential purchases of interests in joint ventures (but excluding any significant unidentified acquisitions), to be in the $60-$90 million range. We are still finalizing the scope and timingAt this stage of the various projects requested by our two divisions, but at this time, we are not adjusting this estimate. Some of these projects could carry over to the next fiscal year, and ifbarring any growth opportunities that occurred, it would be less likely thatcould arise in the remaining months, we would incurbelieve our actual fiscal 2014 capital expenditures in the current year at the top endmay approximate $60-$70 million, with as much as $50 million of that range.amount scheduled to be expended in our theatre division. The actual timing and extent of the implementation of all of our current expansion plans will depend in large part on industry and general economic conditions, our financial performance and available capital, the competitive environment, evolving customer needs and trends and the availability of attractive opportunities. It is likely that our plans will continue to evolve and change in response to these and other factors.

We also continue to pursue an opportunity to be the developer of a previously-described mixed usemixed-use retail development known as The Corners of Brookfield.Brookfield in Brookfield, Wisconsin. During the firstsecond quarter of fiscal 2014, we continued to make progress on our negotiations with the local government as we seekapproved a development agreement pursuant to which it will provide financial support for certain infrastructure costs related to this project. We also made progress in our continuing negotiations with our potential equity partners andwith respect to a preliminary joint venture structure that would include a minority ownership interest for us is beginning to take form.us. The project also needs a sufficient number of leases to satisfy financing requirements and we believe that we made progress on this matter during the firstsecond quarter of fiscal 2014. The actual timing and extent of any additional expenditures2014, as we announced ten initial tenants for this project may change, depending upon the satisfactory and timely completion of the items noted above. If the project proceeds asin addition to the anchor department store, Von Maur. We are currently planned, we believeworking to meet the necessary milestones in order to begin construction may begin in Springthe spring of 2014, which would allow the entire project to possibly open in Fallthe fall of 2015.

Item 3. Quantitative Our agreements with Von Maur and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

the Town of Brookfield, as well as the majority of our current tenants, allows for a later opening if necessary.

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Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We have not experienced any material changes in our market risk exposures since May 30, 2013.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
a.
Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures

Based on their evaluations and the evaluation of management, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)) are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms.

b.
Changes in internal control over financial reporting

There were no significant changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by Rule 13a-15 of the Exchange Act that occurred during the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1A.       Risk Factors

Risk factors relating to us are contained in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 30, 2013. No material change to such risk factors has occurred during the 1326 weeks ended August 29,November 28, 2013.

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

The following table sets forth information with respect to purchases made by us or on our behalf of our Common Stock during the periods indicated. All of these repurchases were made in conjunction with the exercise of stock options and the purchase of shares in the open market and pursuant to the publicly announced repurchase authorization described below.

Period Total Number of Shares Purchased  Average Price Paid per Share  Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Programs (1)  Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (1) 
May 31 – June 27  18,413  $12.14   18,413   3,586,457 
June 28 – July 25  -   -   -   3,586,457 
July 26 – August 29  29,835   12.51   29,835   3,556,622 
Total  48,248  $12.37   48,248   3,556,622 

(1)Through August 29, 2013, our Board of Directors had authorized the repurchase of up to approximately 11.7 million shares of our outstanding Common Stock. Under these authorizations, we may repurchase shares of our Common Stock from time to time in the open market, pursuant to privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. As of August 29, 2013, we had repurchased approximately 8.1 million shares of our Common Stock under these authorizations. The repurchased shares are held in our treasury pending potential future issuance in connection with employee benefit, option or stock ownership plans or other general corporate purposes. These authorizations do not have an expiration date.
Period Total Number of
Shares
Purchased
 Average Price
Paid per Share
 Total Number of
Shares
Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced
Programs (1)
 Maximum
Number of
Shares that May
Yet be Purchased
Under the Plans
or Programs (1)
 
August 30 – September 26  40,688 $12.46  40,688  3,515,934 
September 27 – October 31  1,521  14.81  1,521  3,514,413 
November 1 – November 28  6,086  14.98  6,086  3,508,327 
Total  48,295 $12.85  48,295  3,508,327 
(1)       Through November 28, 2013, our Board of Directors had authorized the repurchase of up to approximately 11.7 million shares of our outstanding Common Stock. Under these authorizations, we may repurchase shares of our Common Stock from time to time in the open market, pursuant to privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. As of November 28, 2013, we had repurchased approximately 8.2 million shares of our Common Stock under these authorizations. The repurchased shares are held in our treasury pending potential future issuance in connection with employee benefit, option or stock ownership plans or other general corporate purposes. These authorizations do not have an expiration date.

Item 4.  Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.
27Not applicable.

Item 6.          Exhibits

4.110Note Purchase Agreement, dated asForm of June 27, 2013, by and among The Marcus Corporation 2004 Equity and the several purchasers listed in Schedule A attached thereto.  [Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 27, 2013.]
10.1The Marcus Corporation Retirement Income and Supplemental RetirementIncentive Awards Plan as amended and restated.Stock Option Award Agreement for awards granted after January 8, 2013 (Employees).*
  
31.1Certification by the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  
31.2Certification by the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  
32Written Statement of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350.
  
101The following materials from The Marcus Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended August 29,November 28, 2013 are filed herewith, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Earnings, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) the Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

* This Exhibit 10 was previously shown as filed as Exhibit 10.17 to The Marcus Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 30, 2013, but was inadvertently omitted from the EDGAR filing of that report.
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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.

THE MARCUS CORPORATION

DATE: October 8, 2013January 7, 2014By:
/s/ Gregory S. Marcus
  Gregory S. Marcus
  President and Chief Executive Officer
  
  
DATE: October 8, 2013January 7, 2014By:
/s/ Douglas A. Neis
  
Douglas A. Neis
  Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

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