UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

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

For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2017September 27, 2020

 

or

 

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

For the transition period from ___ to ___

 

Commission File No. 0-26841

 

1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

​DELAWAREDelaware

11-3117311

(State of incorporation)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

One Old Country Road, Carle Place, New York, 11514

(516) 237-6000

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip (Zip code)

(Registrant’sRegistrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Class A common stock

FLWS

The Nasdaq Stock Market

 

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 such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes  No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes    No ☐

 

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

   

☐ Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

☐ Non-accelerated filer

 

 Large accelerated filer

 Accelerated filer

 Non-accelerated filer (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Smaller reporting company

 

 

Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐ 

 

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

Yes   No

 

The number of shares outstanding of each of the Registrant’sRegistrant’s classes of common stock as of February 2, 2018:October 30, 2020:

 

Class A common stock:

35,969,913

36,285,088

Class B common stock:

28,567,063

28,358,614

 

 


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1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc.

FORM 10-Q

For the quarterly period ended September 27, 2020

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

Page

 

Part I.

Financial Information

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

1

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets – December 31, 2017(Unaudited) and July 2, 2017

 

 

1

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets – September 27, 2020 (Unaudited) and June 28, 2020

1

Condensed Consolidated Statements of IncomeOperations and Comprehensive Loss (Unaudited) – Three and Six Months Ended December 31, 2017September 27, 2020 and January 1, 2017September 29, 2019

 

 

2

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive IncomeStockholder’s Equity (Unaudited) – Three and Six Months Ended December 31, 2017September 27, 2020 and January 1, 2017September 29, 2019

 

 

3

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) – SixThree Months Ended December 31, 2017September 27, 2020 and January 1, 2017September 29, 2019

 

 

4

 

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

5

 

Item 2.

Management’sManagement’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

 

1614

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

 

3121

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

 

 

31

Part II.

Other Information

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

32

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

32

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

33

Item 3.

Defaults upon Senior Securities

33

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

33

Item 5.

Other Information

33

Item 6.

Exhibits

3422

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SignaturesPart II.

Other Information

 

 

35

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

 

22

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

22

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

22

Item 3.

Defaults upon Senior Securities

22

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

22

Item 5.

Other Information

22

Item 6.

Exhibits

23

Signatures

24

 

 


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PART I. – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except for share data)

 

December 31, 2017

  

July 2, 2017

  

September 27, 2020

  

June 28, 2020

 
 

(unaudited)

      

(unaudited)

    

Assets

         

Current assets:

         

Cash and cash equivalents

 $232,589  $149,732  $11,012  $240,506 

Trade receivables, net

  44,424   14,073  31,993  15,178 

Inventories

  60,567   75,862  192,613  97,760 

Prepaid and other

  22,007   17,735   39,316   25,186 

Total current assets

  359,587   257,402  274,934  378,630 
         

Property, plant and equipment, net

  154,606   161,381  198,412  169,075 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 89,993  66,760 

Goodwill

  62,590   62,590  208,048  74,711 

Other intangibles, net

  60,460   61,090  141,587  66,273 

Other assets

  11,520   10,007   21,685   18,986 

Total assets

 $648,763  $552,470  $934,659  $774,435 
         

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

         

Current liabilities:

         

Accounts payable

 $55,252  $27,781  $45,400  $25,306 

Accrued expenses

  123,504   90,206  140,093  141,741 

Current maturities of long-term debt

  8,625   7,188  37,500  5,000 

Current portion of long-term operating lease liabilities

  10,439   8,285 

Total current liabilities

  187,381   125,175  233,432  180,332 
         

Long-term debt

  97,545   101,377  175,522  87,559 

Long-term operating lease liabilities

 83,501  61,964 

Deferred tax liabilities

  21,530   33,868  28,029  28,632 

Other liabilities

  11,565   9,811   22,637   16,174 

Total liabilities

  318,021   270,231  543,121  374,661 
         

Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)

        

Commitments and contingencies (See Note 13 and Note 14)

       
         

Stockholders’ equity:

        

Stockholders’ equity:

 

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, none issued

  -   -  0  0 

Class A common stock, $0.01 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized, 51,879,967 and 51,227,779 shares issued at December 31, 2017 and July 2, 2017, respectively

  519   513 

Class B common stock, $0.01 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized, 33,847,063 and 33,901,603 shares issued at December 31, 2017 and July 2, 2017, respectively

  338   339 

Class A common stock, $0.01 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized, 54,053,730 and 53,704,477 shares issued at September 27, 2020 and June 28, 2020, respectively

 541  537 

Class B common stock, $0.01 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized, 33,638,614 and 33,822,823 shares issued at September 27, 2020 and June 28, 2020

 336  338 

Additional paid-in-capital

  339,805   337,726  360,643  358,031 

Retained earnings

  90,115   32,638  157,761  167,523 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

  (160

)

  (187

)

 (243

)

 (243

)

Treasury stock, at cost, 15,877,054 and 14,709,731 Class A shares at December 31, 2017 and July 2, 2017, respectively, and 5,280,000 Class B shares at December 31, 2017 and July 2, 2017

  (99,875

)

  (88,790

)

Total stockholders’ equity

  330,742   282,239 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 $648,763  $552,470 

Treasury stock, at cost, 17,999,906 and 17,963,551 Class A shares at September 27, 2020 and June 28, 2020, respectively, and 5,280,000 Class B shares at September 27, 2020 and June 28, 2020

  (127,500

 

)

  (126,412

 

)

Total stockholders’ equity

  391,538   399,774 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 $934,659  $774,435 

  

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial StatementsStatements..

 

 

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1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of IncomeOperations and Comprehensive Loss

(in thousands, except for per share data)

(unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended

 
 

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

  

September 27, 2020

  

September 29, 2019

 
 

December 31, 2017

  

January 1, 2017

  

December 31, 2017

  

January 1, 2017

  

Net revenues

 $526,093  $554,553  $683,442  $720,382  $283,772  $187,263 

Cost of revenues

  290,834   297,559   380,905   392,001   168,292   111,117 

Gross profit

  235,259   256,994   302,537   328,381  115,480  76,146 

Operating expenses:

                 

Marketing and sales

  113,771   119,876   163,493   174,954  80,285  56,839 

Technology and development

  9,175   9,849   18,845   19,337  11,603  10,803 

General and administrative

  19,170   21,551   38,575   43,484  28,213  21,522 

Depreciation and amortization

  8,677   9,167   16,761   17,164   8,840   7,635 

Total operating expenses

  150,793   160,443   237,674   254,939   128,941   96,799 

Operating income

  84,466   96,551   64,863   73,442 

Operating loss

 (13,461

)

 (20,653

)

Interest expense, net

  1,226   2,154   2,257   3,605  1,040  595 

Other (income) expense, net

  (86

)

  1   (346

)

  (149

)

Income before income taxes

  83,326   94,396   62,952   69,986 

Income tax expense

  12,627   31,467   5,475   22,828 

Net income

 $70,699  $62,929  $57,477  $47,158 

Other income (expense), net

  999   (84

)

Loss before income taxes

 (13,502

)

 (21,332

)

Income tax benefit

  (3,740

)

  (6,061

)

Net loss and comprehensive loss

 $(9,762

)

 $(15,271

)

                 

Basic net income per common share

 $1.09  $0.97  $0.89  $0.72 

Basic and diluted net loss per common share

 $(0.15

)

 $(0.24

)

                 

Diluted net income per common share

 $1.06  $0.93  $0.86  $0.70 
                

Weighted average shares used in the calculation of net income per common share:

                

Basic

  64,601   65,172   64,778   65,112 

Diluted

  66,782   67,754   67,037   67,778 

Basic and diluted weighted average shares used in the calculation of net loss per common share

  64,320   64,503 

 

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial StatementsStatements..

 

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1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Stockholders' EquityIncome

(in thousands)thousands, except share data)

(unaudited)

  

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
  

December 31, 2017

  

January 1, 2017

  

December 31, 2017

  

January 1, 2017

 

Net income

 $70,699  $62,929  $57,477  $47,158 

Other comprehensive income/(loss) (currency translation & other miscellaneous items)

  26   (14)  27   81 

Comprehensive income

 $70,725  $62,915  $57,504  $47,239 
  

Three Months Ended September 27, 2020 and September 29, 2019  

 
  

Common Stock

  

Additional

  

Retained

  

Accumulated

          

Total

 
  

Class A

  

Class B

  

Paid-in

  

Earnings

  

Other

  

Treasury Stock

   

Stockholders’

 
  

Shares

  

Amount

  

Shares

  

Amount

  

Capital

  

(Deficit)

  

Comprehensive Loss

  

Shares

  

Amount

   

Equity

 
                                          

Balance at June 28, 2020

  53,704,477  $537   33,822,823  $338  $358,031  $167,523  $(243

)

  23,243,551  $(126,412

)

  $399,774 

Net loss

  -   0   -   0   0   (9,762

)

  0   -   0    (9,762

)

Stock-based compensation

  88,666   1   0   0   2,392   0   0   0   0    2,393 

Exercise of stock options

  76,378   1   0   0   220   0   0   0   0    221 

Conversion – Class B into Class A

  184,209   2   (184,209

)

  (2

)

  0   0   0   0   0    0 

Acquisition of Class A treasury stock

  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   36,355   (1,088

)

   (1,088

)

Balance at September 27, 2020

  54,053,730  $541   33,638,614  $336  $360,643  $157,761  $(243

)

  23,279,906  $(127,500

)

  $391,538 
                                          

Balance at June 30, 2019

  53,084,127  $530   33,822,823  $338  $349,319  $108,525  $(269

)

  22,489,093  $(115,732

)

  $342,711 

Net loss

  -   0   -   0   0   (15,271

)

  0   -   0    (15,271

)

Stock-based compensation

  7,167   0   0   0   1,765   0   0   0   0    1,765 

Exercise of stock options

  125,000   2   0   0   220   0   0   0   0    222 

Acquisition of Class A treasury stock

  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2,113   (31

)

   (31

)

Balance at September 29, 2019

  53,216,294  $532   33,822,823  $338  $351,304  $93,254  $(269

)

  22,491,206  $(115,763

)

  $329,396 

 

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial StatementsStatements..

 

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1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

Six months ended

  

Three months ended

 
 

December 31, 2017

  

January 1, 2017

  

September 27, 2020

 

September 29, 2019

 
         

Operating activities:

         

Net income

 $57,477  $47,158 

Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

        

Net loss

 $(9,762

)

 $(15,271

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

 

Depreciation and amortization

  16,761   17,164  8,840  7,635 

Amortization of deferred financing costs

  480   1,050  156  112 

Deferred income taxes

  (12,338

)

  (1,380

)

 (603

)

 (703

)

Bad debt expense

  418   656  (280

)

 503 

Stock-based compensation

  2,069   3,498  2,393  1,765 

Other non-cash items

  (103

)

  (400

)

 261  184 

Changes in operating items:

         

Trade receivables

  (30,769

)

  (39,399

)

 (15,154

)

 (24,191

)

Inventories

  15,295   9,916  (77,854

)

 (79,124

)

Prepaid and other

  (4,272

)

  (3,215

)

 (10,374

)

 (1,190

)

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

  69,269   75,304  7,046  (2,646

)

Other assets

  (97

)

  (35

)

Other liabilities

  (24

)

  (324

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

  114,166   109,993 

Other assets and liabilities

  4,623   148 

Net cash used in operating activities

 (90,708

)

 (112,778

)

         

Investing activities:

         

Working capital adjustment related to sale of business

  (8,500

)

  - 

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

 (250,943

)

 (20,500

)

Capital expenditures, net of non-cash expenditures

  (8,864

)

  (13,253

)

 (6,958

)

 (4,359

)

Purchase of equity investments

  (325

)

  0 

Net cash used in investing activities

  (17,364

)

  (13,253

)

 (258,226

)

 (24,859

)

         

Financing activities:

         

Acquisition of treasury stock

  (11,085

)

  (6,822

)

 (1,088

)

 (31

)

Proceeds from exercise of employee stock options

  15   267  221  222 

Proceeds from bank borrowings

  30,000   181,000  220,000  0 

Repayment of bank borrowings

  (32,875

)

  (183,563

)

Debt issuance costs

  -   (1,456

)

Net cash used in financing activities

  (13,945

)

  (10,574

)

Repayment of notes payable and bank borrowings

 (97,500

)

 (1,250

)

Debt issuance cost

  (2,193

)

  (53

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 119,440  (1,112

)

         

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

  82,857   86,166  (229,494) (138,749

)

Cash and cash equivalents:

         

Beginning of period

  149,732   27,826   240,506   172,923 

End of period

 $232,589  $113,992  $11,012  $34,174 

 

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial StatementsStatements..

 

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1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

 

 

Note 1– Accounting Policies

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. and subsidiariesSubsidiaries (the “Company”) in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. TheyAccordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by generally accepted accounting principlesGAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals)adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and sixmonth periodsperiod ended December 31, 2017September 27, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending July 1, 2018.June 27, 2021. For further information, refer to the consolidatedThese financial statements and footnotes thereto includedshould be read in the Company’s annual reportconjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July June 28, 2 2017.020, which provides a more complete understanding of our accounting policies, financial position, operating results and other matters.

 

The Company’sCompany’s quarterly results may experience seasonal fluctuations. DueSubsequent to the acquisition of Harry & David in fiscal 2015 and through fiscal 2019, due to the seasonal nature of the Company’s business, and its continued expansion into non-floral products, the Thanksgiving through Christmas holiday season, which falls within the Company’s second fiscal quarter, is expected to generatehistorically generated nearly 50% of the Company’s annual revenues, and all of its earnings. Additionally, dueHowever, with the onset of the pandemic of the novel strain of coronavirus (“COVID-19”), the Company experienced a significant increase in its revenues and earnings during its fourth quarter of fiscal 2020. These trends have continued through the firstfour weeks of its fiscal 2021second quarter. Our customers have increasingly turned to our brands and our expanded product offerings to help them connect and express themselves during the recent COVID-19 pandemic and our “everyday” gifting product line has seen increased volume. While the continuing impacts of COVID-19 are difficult to predict, the Company expects that its fiscal second quarter will continue to be its largest in terms of revenues and earnings, although increases in the Company’s “everyday” business have and are expected to continue to lessen the seasonality of our business. Due to the number of major floral gifting occasions, including Mother's Day, Valentine’s Day, Easter and Administrative Professionals Week, revenues also rise during the Company’s fiscal third and fourth quarters in comparison to its fiscal first quarter. In fiscal 2017, Easter was on April 16th, which resulted in the shift of some revenue and EBITDA from the Company’s third quarter of fiscal 2016. In fiscal 2018, Easter falls on April 1st, which will result in the shift of all Easter-related revenue and EBITDA into the Company’s third quarter of fiscal 2018.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

COVID-19

 

In
On
May 2014,March 27, 2020, the FASB issued ASU No.2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers.” This amended guidance will enhance the comparability of revenue recognition practicesCoronavirus Aid, Relief, and will be appliedEconomic Security (“CARES”) Act was signed into law. The CARES Act provides a substantial stimulus and assistance package intended to all contracts with customers. Expanded disclosures related to the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue that is recognized are requirements under the amended guidance. As we continue to evaluateaddress the impact of this ASU, we have determined that the new standard will impact the following areas: the costs of producingCOVID-19, including tax relief and distributing the Company’s catalogs will be expensed upon mailing, instead of being capitalizedgovernment loans, grants and amortized in direct proportion to the actual sales; gift card breakage will be estimated based on the historical pattern of gift card redemption, rather than when redemption is considered remote; the Company will defer revenue at the time the Celebrations Reward loyalty points are earned using a relative fair value approach, rather than accruing a liability equal to the incremental cost of fulfilling its obligations. We have further identified the timing of revenue recognition for e-commerce orders (shipping point versus destination) as a potential issue in our analysis, which is not expected to change the total amount of revenue recognized, but could accelerate the timing of when revenue is recognized. We plan to adopt this guidance beginning with the first quarter in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, on a retrospective basis, with a cumulative adjustment to retained earnings. We are continuing to evaluate the impact that this ASU, and related amendments and interpretive guidance, will have on our consolidated financial statements, including the related disclosures.

In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU No.2015-11, “Inventory (Topic 330).”investments. The pronouncement was issued to simplify the measurement of inventory and changes the measurement from lower of cost or market to lower of cost and net realizable value. The Company adopted this standard effective July 3, 2017. The adoption of ASU 2015-11CARES Act did not have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

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In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No.2016-01, "Financial Instruments – Overall: Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities." The pronouncement requires equity investments (except those accounted for under the equity method of accounting, or those that result in consolidation of the investee) to be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income, requires public business entities to use the exit price notion when measuring the fair value of financial instruments for disclosure purposes, requires separate presentation of financial assets and financial liabilities by measurement category and form of financial asset, and eliminates the requirement for public business entities to disclose the method(s) and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value that is required to be disclosed for financial instruments measured at amortized cost. This guidance will become effective for the Company's fiscal year ending June 30, 2019. The adoption is not expected to have a significantmaterial impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.statements during the three months ended September 27, 2020.

 

In February 2016, The Company is closely monitoring the FASB issued ASU impact of COVID-No.192016-02, “Leases (Topic 842).” Under this guidance, an entity is required to recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities on its balance sheetbusiness, including how it will affect its customers, workforce, suppliers, vendors, franchisees, florists, and disclose key information about leasing arrangements. This guidance offers specific accounting guidance for a lessee, a lessorproduction and saledistribution channels, as well as its financial statements. The extent to which COVID-19 impacts the Company’s business and leaseback transactions. Lesseesfinancial results will depend on numerous evolving factors, including, but not limited to: the magnitude and lessors are requiredduration of COVID-19, the extent to disclose qualitativewhich it will impact macroeconomic conditions, including interest rates, employment rates and quantitative information about leasing arrangements to enable a userconsumer confidence, the speed of the anticipated recovery, and governmental, business and individual consumer reactions to the pandemic. The Company assessed certain accounting matters that generally require consideration of forecasted financial statementsinformation in context with the information reasonably available to assess the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. This guidance is effective for the Company’s fiscal year ending June 28, 2020. We are currently evaluating and the impact unknown future impacts of COVID-19 as of September 27, 2020 and expectthrough the ASU will havedate of this report. The accounting matters assessed included, but were not limited to, the Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts and credit losses, inventory and related reserves and the carrying value of goodwill and other long-lived assets. While there was not a material impact to the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of and for the quarter ended September 27, 2020, the Company’s future assessment of these factors and the evolving factors described above, could result in material impacts to the Company’s consolidated financial statements in future reporting periods.

Revenue Recognition

Net revenue is measured based on the amount of consideration that we expect to receive, reduced by discounts and estimates for credits and returns (calculated based upon previous experience and management’s evaluation). Service and outbound shipping charged to customers are recognized at the time the related merchandise revenues are recognized and are included in net revenues. Inbound and outbound shipping and delivery costs are included in cost of revenues. Net revenues exclude sales and other similar taxes collected from customers.

A description of our principal revenue generating activities is as follows:

E-commerce revenues - consumer products sold through our online and telephonic channels. Revenue is recognized when control of the merchandise is transferred to the customer, which generally occurs upon shipment. Payment is typically due prior to the date of shipment.

Retail revenues - consumer products sold through our retail stores. Revenue is recognized when control of the goods is transferred to the customer, at the point of sale, at which time payment is received.

Wholesale revenues - products sold to our wholesale customers for subsequent resale. Revenue is recognized when control of the goods is transferred to the customer, in accordance with the terms of the applicable agreement. Payment terms are typically 30 days from the date control over the product is transferred to the customer.

BloomNet Services - membership fees as well as other service offerings to florists. Membership and other subscription-based fees are recognized monthly as earned. Services revenues related to orders sent through the floral network are variable, based on either the number of orders or the value of orders, and are recognized in the period in which the orders are delivered. The contracts within BloomNet Services are typically month-to-month and as a result no consideration allocation is necessary across multiple reporting periods. Payment is typically due less than 30 days from the date the services were performed. 

Deferred Revenues

Deferred revenues are recorded when the Company has received consideration (i.e. advance payment) before satisfying its performance obligations. As such, customer orders are recorded as deferred revenue prior to shipment or rendering of product or services. Deferred revenues primarily relate to e-commerce orders placed, but not shipped, prior to the end of the fiscal period, as well as for monthly subscription programs, including our Fruit of the Month Club and Celebrations Passport program.

Our total deferred revenue as of June 28, 2020 was $25.9 million (included in “Accrued expenses” on our consolidated financial statements, primarily tobalance sheets), of which, $15.0 million was recognized as revenue during the consolidatedthree months ended September 27, 2020. The deferred revenue balance sheets and related disclosures.as of September 27, 2020 was $27.1 million. 

 

In

March 2016, the FASB issued ASU
No.52016-09, “Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting.” ASU No.2016-09 affects all entities that issue share-based payment awards to their employees. ASU No.2016-09 simplifies several aspects

Table of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. The Company elected to early adopt the amendments in ASU 2016-09, in fiscal 2017. As a result, stock-based compensation excess tax benefits are reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Income as a component of the provision for income taxes, whereas they were previously recognized in equity. This change resulted in the recognition of excess tax benefits against income tax expenses, rather than additional paid-in capital, of $1.0 million for the year ended July 2, 2017. There was no impact on earnings per share since approximately 700,000 tax benefit shares for the year ended July 2, 2017, previously associated with the APIC pool calculation, are no longer considered in the diluted share computation. Additionally, our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows now present excess tax benefits as an operating activity. This change has been applied prospectively in accordance with the ASU and prior periods have not been adjusted. Further, the Company has elected to account for forfeitures as they occur, rather than estimate expected forfeitures. The cumulative effect of this change, which was recorded as compensation expense in fiscal 2017, was not material to the financial statements. In addition, this ASU allows entities to withhold an amount up to an employees’ maximum individual statutory tax rate in the relevant jurisdiction, up from the minimum statutory requirement, without resulting in liability classification of the award. We adopted this change on a modified retrospective basis, with no impact to our consolidated financial statements. Finally, this ASU clarified that the cash paid by an employer when directly withholding shares for tax withholding purposes should be classified as a financing activity. This change does not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financials as it conforms with its current practice.Contents

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements - Adopted

Financial Instruments – Measurement of Credit Losses. In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, “Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.” ASU 2016-13 introduces a new forward-looking “expected loss” approach, to estimate credit losses on most financial assets and certain other instruments, including trade receivables. The estimate of expected credit losses will require entities to incorporate considerations of historical information, current information and reasonable and supportable forecasts. This ASU also expands the disclosure requirements to enable users of financial statements to understand the entity’sentity’s assumptions, models and methods for estimating expected credit losses. We adopted ASU 2016-13 is effective for the Company’s fiscal year2021 (quarter ending July 4, 2021,September 27, 2020), and the guidance is to be applied using the modified-retrospective approach. The Company is currently evaluating the potentialThere was no material impact of adopting this guidance on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230), a consensus of the FASB’s Emerging Issues Task Force.” ASU 2016-15 is intended to reduce diversity in practice in how certain transactions are classified in the statement of cash flows. The ASU is effective for the Company’s fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, including interim periods within those fiscal years. An entity that elects early adoption must adopt all of the amendments in the same period. The guidance requires application using a retrospective transition method. The adoption is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No.2017-01, "Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business (ASU 2017-01)," which revises the definition of a business and provides new guidance in evaluating when a set of transferred assets and activities is a business. ASU 2017-01 is effective for the Company's fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, with early adoption permitted, and should be applied prospectively. We do not expect the standard to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

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Goodwill – Impairment Test. In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, "Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment," which eliminates step two from the goodwill impairment test. Under ASU 2017-04, an entity should recognize an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value up to the amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. ThisWe adopted this guidance is effective for the Company’s fiscal year ending July 4, 2021, with early adoption permitted, and should be applied prospectively. We do not expect the standard to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In February 2017, the FASB issued ASU No.2017-05, “Other Income - Gains and Losses from the Derecognition of Nonfinancial Assets.” This update clarifies the scope of accounting for the derecognition or partial sale of nonfinancial assets to exclude all businesses and nonprofit activities. ASU 2017-05 also provides a definition for in-substance nonfinancial assets and additional guidance on partial sales of nonfinancial assets. This guidance will be effective for the Company’s fiscal year2021 (quarter ending June 30, 2019September 27, 2020), andon a prospective basis. There was may nobe applied retrospectively. The Company is currently evaluating the potential material impact of adopting this guidance on our consolidated financial statements.

In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU No2017-09, “Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting.” This ASU provides guidance on the types of changes to the terms or conditions of share-based payment awards to which an entity would be required to apply modification accounting. An entity would not apply modification accounting if the fair value, vesting conditions, and classification of the awards are the same immediately before and after the modification. ASU 2017-09 is effective for the Company's fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, with early adoption permitted, and should be applied prospectively to an award modified on or after the adoption date. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of adopting this guidance on our consolidated financial statements.

U.S. Tax Reform

On December 22, 2017, the U.S. government enacted significant changes to the U.S. tax law following the passage and signing of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”). The Tax Act revises the future ongoing U.S. corporate income tax by, among other things, lowering U. S. corporate income tax rates from 35% to 21%. As the Company’s fiscal year ends on July 1, 2018, the lower corporate income tax rate will be phased in, resulting in a U.S. statutory federal rate of approximately 28% for the current fiscal year and 21% for subsequent fiscal years. The Tax Act also eliminates the domestic production activities deduction and introduces limitations on certain business expenses and executive compensation deductions. See Note 11 – Income taxes for the impact of the Tax Act on the Company’s financial statements.

On December 22, 2017, the SEC issued guidance under Staff Accounting Bulletin No.118, Income Tax Accounting Implications of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“SAB 118”) directing taxpayers to consider the impact of the Tax Act as “provisional” when it does not have the necessary information available, prepared or analyzed (including computations) in reasonable detail to complete its accounting for the change in tax law. The changes in the Tax Act are broad and complex. The final impacts of the Tax Act may differ from the Company’s estimates due to, among other things, changes in interpretations of the Tax Act, further legislation related to the Tax Act, changes in accounting standards for income taxes or related interpretations in response to the Tax Act, or any updates to estimates the Company has utilized to calculate the impacts of the Tax Act. The Securities Exchange Commission has issued rules that would allow for a measurement period of up to one year after the enactment date of the Tax Act to finalize the related tax impacts. 

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Note 2 – Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share

 

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and dilutedBasic net incomeloss per common share:share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per common share is computed using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period, and excludes the dilutive potential common shares (consisting of employee stock options and unvested restricted stock awards), as their inclusion would be antidilutive. As a result of the net loss for the three months ended September 27, 2020 and September 29, 2019, there is no dilutive impact to the net loss per share calculation for the respective periods.

  

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
  

December 31, 2017

  

January 1, 2017

  

December 31, 2017

  

January 1, 2017

 
  

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

Numerator:

                

Net income

 $70,699  $62,929  $57,477  $47,158 
                 

Denominator:

                

Weighted average shares outstanding

  64,601   65,172   64,778   65,112 

Effect of dilutive securities:

                

Employee stock options

  1,549   1,526   1,528   1,503 

Employee restricted stock awards

  632   1,056   731   1,163 
   2,181   2,582   2,259   2,666 
                 

Adjusted weighted-average shares and assumed conversions

  66,782   67,754   67,037   67,778 
                 

Net income per common share

                

Basic

 $1.09  $0.97  $0.89  $0.72 

Diluted

 $1.06  $0.93  $0.86  $0.70 

 

 

Note 3 – Stock-Based Compensation

 

The Company has a Long Term Incentive and Share Award Plan, which is more fully described in Note 12 and Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 2, 2017,June 28, 2020, that provides for the grant to eligible employees, consultants and directors of stock options, restricted shares, and other stock-based awards.

 

The amounts of stock-based compensation expense recognized in the periods presented are as follows:

 

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

  

Three Months Ended

 
 

December 31, 2017

  

January 1, 2017

  

December 31, 2017

  

January 1, 2017

  

September 27, 2020

 

September 29, 2019

 
     

(in thousands)

      

(in thousands)

 

Stock options

 $107  $113  $215  $227  $9  $65 

Restricted stock

  861   1,611   1,854   3.271   2,384   1,700 

Total

  968   1,724   2,069   3,498  2,393  1,765 

Deferred income tax (expense) benefit

  206   438   592   1,141 

Deferred income tax benefit

  603   703 

Stock-based compensation expense, net

 $762  $1,286  $1,477  $2,357  $1,790  $1,062 

 

 

Stock-based compensation is recorded within the following line items of operating expenses:

  

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
  

December 31, 2017

  

January 1, 2017

  

December 31, 2017

  

January 1, 2017

 
      

(in thousands)

     

Marketing and sales

 $258  $495  $556  $1,042 

Technology and development

  51   96   111   196 

General and administrative

  659   1,133   1,402   2,260 

Total

 $968  $1,724  $2,069  $3,498 

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Three Months Ended

 
  

September 27, 2020

  

September 29, 2019

 
  

(in thousands)

 

Marketing and sales

 $1,144  $816 

Technology and development

  191   119 

General and administrative

  1,058   830 

Total

 $2,393  $1,765 

 

Stock based compensation expense has not been allocated between business segments, but is reflected as part of Corporate overhead.overhead (see Note 12 - Business Segments).)

 

Stock Options

 

The following table summarizes stock option activity during the sixthree months ended December 31, 2017:September 27, 2020:

 

  

 

 

Options

  

Weighted Average

Exercise Price

  

Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (years)

  

Aggregate Intrinsic Value (000s)

 
                 

Outstanding at July 2, 2017

  2,127,734  $2.42         

Granted

  -  $-         

Exercised

  (4,000) $3.71         

Forfeited

  (17,500

)

 $9.83         

Outstanding at December 31, 2017

  2,106,234  $2.36   3.4  $17,573 
                 

Options vested or expected to vest at December 31, 2017

  2,106,234  $2.36   3.4  $17,573 

Exercisable at December 31, 2017

  1,707,234  $2.27   3.3  $14,389 
  

 

 

Options

  

Weighted Average

Exercise Price

  

Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term

  

Aggregate Intrinsic Value

 
          

(in years)

  

(in thousands)

 

Outstanding at June 28, 2020

  1,230,000  $2.77         

Granted

  0  $0         

Exercised

  (76,378

)

 $2.89         

Forfeited

  0  $0         

Outstanding at September 27, 2020

  1,153,622  $2.76   1.1  $25,663 
                 

Exercisable at September 27, 2020

  1,138,622  $2.53   1.0  $25,599 

 

As of December 31, 2017,September 27, 2020, the total future compensation cost related to non-vested options, not yet recognized in the statement of income, was $0.6$0.1 million and the weighted average period over which these awards are expected to be recognized was 1.54.1 years.

 

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Restricted Stock

 

The Company grants shares of Common Stock to its employees that are subject to restrictions on transfer and risk of forfeiture until fulfillment of applicable service and performance conditions and, in certain cases, holding periods (Restricted Stock). The following table summarizes the activity of non-vested restricted stock awards during the sixthree months ended December 31, 2017:September 27, 2020:

 

 

 

Shares

  

Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value

  

 

Shares

 

Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value

 
        

Non-vested at July 2, 2017

  1,352,873  $7.44 

Non-vested at June 28, 2020

 1,608,468  $12.01 

Granted

  881,473  $9.47  58,507  $32.07 

Vested

  (593,648

)

 $7.76  (88,666

)

 $8.85 

Forfeited

  (628,946

)

 $9.50   (2,750

)

 $13.96 

Non-vested at December 31, 2017

  1,011,752  $7.74 

Non-vested at September 27, 2020

  1,575,559  $12.93 

 

The fair value of non-vested shares is determined based on the closing stock price on the grant date. As of December 31, 2017September 27, 2020, , there was $5.8$9.5 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested restricted stock-based compensation to be recognized over the weighted-average remaining period of 2.21.1 years.

 

 

Note 4DispositionAcquisition

Acquisition of PersonalizationMall

 

On March 15, 2017,February 14, 2020, the Company and Ferrero International S.A.1-800-Flowers.com, Inc. (the “Company”), 800-Flowers, Inc., a Luxembourg corporationwholly-owned subsidiary of 1-800-Flowers.com, Inc. (the “Purchaser”), PersonalizationMall.com, LLC (PersonalizationMall), and Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (“Ferrero”Seller”), entered into a Stockan Equity Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which FerreroSeller agreed to sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser agreed to purchase from the CompanySeller, all of the issued and outstanding equitymembership interests of Fannie May Confections Brands, Inc., including its subsidiaries, Fannie May Confections, Inc. and Harry London Candies, Inc. (“Fannie May”) PersonalizationMall for a total consideration of $115.0$252.0 million in cash subject(subject to adjustment for seasonal working capital. Thecertain working capital adjustment was finalized inand other adjustments). On August 2017,July 20, 2020, resulting inPurchaser, PersonalizationMall, and Seller entered into an $11.4 million reductionamendment (the “Amendment”) to the Purchase Agreement to, among other things, amend the purchase price. The resulting gain on saleprice to $245.0 million (subject to certain working capital and other adjustments). On August 3, 2020, the Company completed its acquisition of $14.6 million, is included within “Other (income) expense, net” in the Company’s consolidated statements of income in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2017.PersonalizationMall, including its newly renovated, leased 360,000 square foot state-of-the-art production and distribution facility, as well as customer database, tradenames and website. After working capital and related adjustments, total consideration paid was approximately $250.9 million.

 

The total purchase price was allocated to the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on our preliminary estimates of their fair values on the acquisition date. The fair values assigned to PersonalizationMall’s tangible and intangible assets and liabilities assumed are considered preliminary and are based on the information that was available as of the date of the acquisition. The Company is in the process of finalizing its allocation and Ferrerothis may result in potential adjustments to the carrying value of the respective recorded assets and liabilities, establishment of certain additional intangible assets, revisions of useful lives of intangible assets, establishment of potential acquisition contingencies, and the determination of any residual amount that will be allocated to goodwill. As additional information becomes available, the preliminary purchase price allocation may be revised during the remainder of the measurement period, which will not exceed 12 months from the acquisition date. Any such revisions or changes may be material.

The following table summarizes the preliminary allocation of the purchase price to the estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the assumed acquisition date of June 28, 2020:

  

PersonalizationMall’s Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation

 
  

(in thousands)

 
     

Assets Acquired:

    

Inventories

 $16,998 

Other assets

  5,216 

Property, plant and equipment

  30,792 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

  21,438 

Goodwill

  133,337 

Other intangibles

  76,000 

Total assets acquired

 $283,781 
     

Liabilities assumed:

    

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 $11,400 

Operating lease liabilities

  21,438 

Total liabilities assumed

  32,838 
     

Net assets acquired

 $250,943 

The determination of the fair values of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities (and the related determination of estimated lives of depreciable tangible and identifiable intangible assets) requires significant judgment. The estimates and assumptions include the projected timing and amount of future cash flows and discount rates reflecting risk inherent in the future cash flows.

Acquired inventory, consisting of raw materials and supplies, was valued at book value, as there have not been any significant price fluctuations or other events that would materially change the cost to replace the raw materials.

Property, plant and equipment was valued at book value (cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization), due to the nature of the assets, which included recently acquired production equipment and leasehold improvements for the PersonalizationMall's production facility, which became operational in September 2019.

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Based on the valuation as of August 3, 2020, of the acquired intangible assets, $11.0 million was assigned to customer lists (4 years life), $65.0 million was assigned to tradenames (indefinite life), and the residual amount of $133.3 million was allocated to Goodwill (indefinite life and deductible for tax purposes). The goodwill recognized in conjunction with the Purchaser’s acquisition of PersonalizationMall is primarily related to synergistic value created in terms of both operating costs and revenue growth opportunities, enhanced financial and operational scale, and other strategic benefits. It also entered intoincludes certain other intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition, such as an assembled workforce.

The estimated fair value of the acquired trade names was determined using the relief from royalty method, which is a transition services agreement wherebyrisk-adjusted discounted cash flow approach. The relief from royalty method values an intangible asset by estimating the royalties saved through ownership of the asset. The relief from royalty method requires identifying the future revenue that would be generated by the trademark, multiplying it by a royalty rate deemed to be avoided through ownership of the asset and discounting the projected royalty savings amounts back to the acquisition date. The royalty rate used in the valuation was based on a consideration of market rates for similar categories of assets. The discount rate used in the valuation was based on the PersonalizationMall's weighted average cost of capital, the riskiness of the earnings stream association with the trademarks and the overall composition of the acquired assets.

The estimated fair value of the acquired customer lists was determined using the excess earnings method under the income approach. This method requires identifying the future revenue that would be generated by existing customers at the time of the acquisition, considering an appropriate attrition rate based on the historical experience of the Company. Appropriate expenses are then deducted from the revenues and economic rents are charged for the return on contributory assets. The after-tax cash flows attributable to the asset are discounted back to their net present value at an appropriate intangible asset rate of return and summed to calculate the value of the customer lists.

As required by ASC 805, “Business Combinations,” the following unaudited pro forma financial information for the three months ended September 27, 2020 and September 29, 2019, give effect to the PersonalizationMall acquisition as if it had been completed on July 1, 2019. The unaudited pro forma financial information is prepared by management for informational purposes only in accordance with ASC 805 and is not necessarily indicative of or intended to represent the results that would have been achieved had the acquisition been consummated as of the dates presented, and should not be taken as representative of future consolidated results of operations. The unaudited pro forma financial information does not reflect any operating efficiencies and/or cost savings that the Company will provide certain post-closing services to Ferrero and Fannie Maymay for a period of approximately 18 months, related to the business of Fannie May, and a commercial agreementachieve with respect to the distributioncombined companies. The pro forma information has been adjusted to give effect to nonrecurring items that are directly attributable to the acquisition.

  

Three months ended September 27, 2020

  

Three months ended September 29, 2019

 
  

(in thousands)

 

Net revenues

 $299,765  $208,701 

Net loss

 $(4,171) $(16,665)

The unaudited pro forma amounts above include the following adjustments:

-  A decrease of operating expenses by $4.9 million during the three months ended September 27, 2020, to eliminate transaction and litigation costs directly related to the transaction that do not have a continuing impact on operating results. 

-

An increase of operating expenses by $0.2 and $0.7 million during the three months ended September 27, 2020 and September 29, 2019, respectively, to reflect the additional amortization expense related to the increase in definite lived intangible assets.

An increase in interest expense of $0.6 and $1.0 million during the three months ended September 27, 2020 and September 29, 2019, respectively, which is comprised of incremental interest and amortization of deferred financing costs associated with the New Term Loan (as defined below). The interest rate used for the purposes of these pro forma statements, of 3.5%, was the rate in effect at loan inception. 
The combined pro forma results were tax effected using the Company's effective tax rate for the respective periods   

Acquisition of Shari’s Berries

On August 14, 2019, the Company completed its acquisition of the Shari’s Berries business ("Shari's Berries"), a leading provider of dipped berries and other specialty treats, through a bankruptcy proceeding of certain Ferreroassets of the gourmet food business of the FTD Companies, Inc. The transaction, for a purchase price of $20.5 million, included the Shari’s Berries domain names, copyrights, trademarks, customer data, phone numbers and Fannieother intellectual property, as well as certain raw material inventory and the assumption of specified liabilities.

During the quarter ended MayJune 28, 2020, products.the Company finalized the allocation of the purchase price to the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on its estimates of their fair values on the acquisition date. Of the acquired intangible assets, $0.6 million was assigned to customer lists, which is being amortized over the estimated remaining life of 2 years, $6.9 million was assigned to tradenames, and $12.1 million was assigned to goodwill, which is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. The goodwill recognized in conjunction with our acquisition of Shari’s Berries is primarily related to synergistic value created in terms of both operating costs and revenue growth opportunities, enhanced financial and operational scale, and other strategic benefits.

The following table summarizes the allocation of the purchase price to the estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of the acquisition:

  

Shari’s Berries Purchase Price Allocation

 
  

(in thousands)

 

Current assets

 $1,029 

Intangible assets

  7,540 

Goodwill

  12,121 

Total assets acquired

  20,690 
     

Current liabilities

  190 

Net assets acquired

 $20,500 

The estimated fair value of the acquired tradenames was determined using the relief from royalty method, which is a risk-adjusted discounted cash flow approach. The relief from royalty method values an intangible asset by estimating the royalties saved through ownership of the asset. The relief from royalty method requires identifying the future revenue that would be generated by the trademark, multiplying it by a royalty rate deemed to be avoided through ownership of the asset and discounting the projected royalty savings amounts back to the acquisition date. The royalty rate used in the valuation was based on a consideration of market rates for similar categories of assets. The discount rate used in the valuation was based on the Company’s weighted average cost of capital, the riskiness of the earnings stream associated with the trademarks and the overall composition of the acquired assets.

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The estimated fair value of the acquired customer lists was determined using the excess earnings method under the income approach. This method requires identifying the future revenue that would be generated by existing customers at the time of the acquisition, considering an appropriate attrition rate based on the historical experience of the Company. Appropriate expenses are then deducted from the revenues and economic rents are charged for the return on contributory assets. The after-tax cash flows attributable to the asset are discounted back to their net present value at an appropriate intangible asset rate of return and summed to calculate the value of the customer lists.

  

Operating results of Fannie May the Shari’s Berries brand are reflected in the Company’sCompany’s consolidated financial statements through May 30, 2017, from the date of its disposition,acquisition, within itsthe Gourmet FoodFoods & Gift Baskets segment. During fiscal 2017, Fannie May contributed net revenuesPro forma results of $85.6 million. Operating and pre-tax income during such period wereoperations have not been presented, as the impact on the Company’s consolidated financial results would not have been material.

 

 

Note 5 – Inventory

 

The Company’sCompany’s inventory, stated at cost, which is not in excess of market, includes purchased and manufactured finished goods for sale, packaging supplies, crops, raw material ingredients for manufactured products and associated manufacturing labor and is classified as follows:

 

 

December 31, 2017

  

July 2, 2017

  

September 27, 2020

 

June 28, 2020

 
 

(in thousands)

  

(in thousands)

 

Finished goods

 $26,853  $34,476  $104,862  $35,779 

Work-in-process

  4,559   11,933  19,125  16,536 

Raw materials

  29,155   29,453   68,626   45,445 

Total inventory

 $60,567  $75,862  $192,613  $97,760 

 

 

Note 6 – Goodwill and Intangible Assets

 

The following table presents goodwill by segment and the related change in the net carrying amount:

 

  

1-800-Flowers.com Consumer Floral

  

BloomNet Wire Service

  

Gourmet Food & Gift Baskets

  

Total

 
  

(in thousands)

 

Balance at December 31, 2017 and July 2, 2017

 $17,441  $-  $45,149  $62,590 

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Consumer Floral & Gifts

  

BloomNet

  

Gourmet Foods &

Gift Baskets

  

Total

 
  

(in thousands)

 

Balance at June 28, 2020

 $17,441  $0  $57,270  $74,711 

Acquisition of PersonalizationMall

  133,337   0   0   133,337 

Balance at September 27, 2020

 $150,778  $0  $57,270  $208,048 

 

The Company’sCompany’s other intangible assets consist of the following:

 

     

December 31, 2017

  

July 2, 2017

      

September 27, 2020

 

June 28, 2020

 
 

Amortization Period

  

Gross Carrying Amount

  

Accumulated Amortization

  

Net

  

Gross Carrying Amount

  

Accumulated Amortization

  

Net

  

Amortization Period

 

Gross Carrying Amount

 

Accumulated Amortization

 

Net

 

Gross Carrying Amount

 

Accumulated Amortization

 

Net

 
 

(in years)

  

(in thousands)

  

(in years)

 

(in thousands)

 

Intangible assets with determinable lives:

                            

Intangible assets with determinable lives

               

Investment in licenses

  14-16  $7,420  $5,990  $1,430  $7,420  $5,937  $1,483  14-16  $7,420  $6,279  $1,141  $7,420  $6,253  $1,167 

Customer lists

  3-10   12,184   8,840   3,344   12,184   8,227   3,957  2-10  23,825  11,109  12,716  12,825  10,474  2,351 

Other

  5-14   2,946   2,102   844   2,946   2,045   901  5-14   2,946   2,407   539   2,946   2,382   564 

Total intangible assets with determinable lives

      22,550   16,932   5,618   22,550   16,209   6,341     34,191  19,795  14,396  23,191  19,109  4,082 
                            

Trademarks with indefinite lives

      54,842   -   54,842   54,749   -   54,749      127,191   -   127,191   62,191   -   62,191 
                            

Total identifiable intangible assets

     $77,392  $16,932  $60,460  $77,299  $16,209  $61,090     $161,382  $19,795  $141,587  $85,382  $19,109  $66,273 

 

Intangible assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset or asset group may not be recoverable. Future estimated amortization expense is as follows: remainderremainder of fiscal 2018 - $0.6 million, fiscal 2019 - $0.7 million, fiscal 2020 - $0.6 million, fiscal 2021 - $0.6$2.7 million, fiscal 2022 - $3.3 million, fiscal $0.52023 - $3.3 million, fiscal 2024 - $3.3 million, fiscal 2025 - $0.8 million and thereafter - $2.6million.$1.0 million.

  

 

Note 7– Investments

 

The Company has certainEquity investments in non-marketable equity instruments of private companies. The Company accounts for these investments using the equity method if they provide the Company the ability to exercise significant influence, but not control, over the investee. Significant influence is generally deemed to exist if the Company has an ownership interest in the voting stock of the investee between 20% and 50%, although other factors, such as representation on the investee’s Board of Directors, are considered in determining whether the equity method is appropriate. The Company records equity method investments initially at cost, and adjusts the carrying amount to reflect the Company’s share of the earnings or losses of the investee.

The Company’s equity method investment is comprised of an interest in Flores Online,without a Sao Paulo, Brazil based internet floral and gift retailer, that the Company originally acquired on May 31, 2012. The Company currently holds 24.9% of the outstanding shares of Flores Online. The book value of this investment was $0.6 million as of December 31, 2017 and $1.0 million as of July 2, 2017, and is included in the “Other assets” line item within the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. The Company’s equity in the net loss of Flores Online for the three and six months ended December 31, 2017 and January 1, 2017 was less than $0.1 million. During the quarter ended December 31, 2017, Flores Online entered into a share exchange agreement with Isabella Flores, whereby among other changes, the Company exchanged 5% of its interest in Flores Online for a 5% interest in Isabella Flores. This new investment of approximately $0.1 million is currently being accounted as a cost method investment and is immaterial to the financial statements. In conjunction with this share exchange, the Company determined that thereadily determinable fair value of its investment in Flores Online was below its carrying value and that this decline was other-than-temporary. As a result, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $0.2 million, which is included within the “Other (income) expense, net” line item in the Company’s consolidated statement of income during the quarter ended December 31, 2017.

Investments in non-marketable equity instruments of private companies, where the Company does not possess the ability to exercise significant influence, are accounted for under the cost method. Cost method investments are originally recorded at cost, andless impairment (assessed qualitatively at each reporting period), adjusted for observable price changes from orderly transactions for identical or similar investments of the same issuer. These investments are included within “Other assets” in the Company’sCompany’s consolidated balance sheets. The aggregate carrying amount of the Company’s cost method investments was $1.8$3.1 million as of December 31, 2017September 27, 2020 and $1.7$2.8 million as of July 2, 2017.June 28, 2020. 

Equity investments with a readily determinable fair value

The Company also holds certain trading securities associated with its Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan (“NQDC Plan”). These investments are measured using quoted market prices at the reporting date and are included within the “Other assets” line item in the consolidated balance sheets (see Note 10 - Fair Value Measurements).

  

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Note 8 –Debt

 

The Company’sCompany’s current and long-term debt consists of the following:

  

September 27, 2020

  

June 28, 2020

 
  

(in thousands)

 

Revolver (1)

 $25,000  $0 

Term Loans (1)

  192,500   95,000 

Deferred financing costs

  (4,478

)

  (2,441

)

Total debt

  213,022   92,559 

Less: current debt

  37,500   5,000 

Long-term debt

 $175,522  $87,559 

 

  

December 31, 2017

  

July 2, 2017

 
  

(in thousands)

 
         

Revolver (1)

 $-  $- 

Term Loan (1)

  109,250   112,125 

Deferred financing costs

  (3,080

)

  (3,560

)

Total debt

  106,170   108,565 

Less: current debt

  8,625   7,188 

Long-term debt

 $97,545  $101,377 

(1) On December 23, 2016, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “2016 Amended Credit Agreement”) with JPMorgan Chase Bank as administrative agent, and a group of lenders. The 2016 Amended Credit Agreement amended and restated the Company’s credit agreement dated as of September 30, 2014 (the “2014 Agreement”) to, among other things, extend the maturity date of its $115.0 million outstanding term loan ("Term Loan") and revolving credit facility (the "Revolver") to December 23, 2021. The Term Loan is payable in 19 quarterly installments of principal and interest beginning on April 2, 2017, with escalating principal payments, at the rate of 5% in year one, 7.5% in year two, 10% in year three, 12.5% in year four, and 15% in year five, with the remaining balance of $61.8 million due upon maturity. The Revolver, in the aggregate amount of $200 million, subject to seasonal reduction to an aggregate amount of $100 million for the period from January 1 through August 1, may be used for working capital and general corporate purposes, subject to certain restrictions.

For each borrowing under the 2016 Amended Credit Agreement, the Company may elect that such borrowing bear interest at an annual rate equal to either (1) a base rate plus an applicable margin varying from0.75% to 1.5%, based on the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio, where the base rate is the highest of (a) the prime rate, (b) the highest of the federal funds rate and the overnight bank funding rate as published by the New York Fed, plus 0.5% and (c) an adjusted LIBO rate, plus 1% or (2) an adjusted LIBO rate plus an applicable margin varying from 1.75% to 2.5%, based on the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio. The 2016 Amended Credit Agreement requires that while any borrowings are outstanding the Company comply with certain financial covenants and affirmative covenants as well as certain negative covenants, that subject to certain exceptions, limit the Company's ability to, among other things, incur additional indebtedness, make certain investments and make certain restricted payments. The Company was in compliance with these covenants as of December 31, 2017. The 2016 Amended Credit Agreement is secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors.

On May 31, 2019, the Company and certain of its U.S. subsidiaries entered into a Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “2019 Credit Agreement”) with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent, and a group of lenders. The 2019 Credit Agreement amended and restated the Company’s existing amended and restated credit agreement dated as of December 23, 2016 (the “2016 Credit Agreement”) to, among other modifications: (i) increase the amount of the outstanding term loan (“Term Loan”) from approximately $97 million to $100 million, (ii) extend the maturity date of the outstanding Term Loan and the revolving credit facility (“Revolver”) by approximately 29 months to May 31, 2024, and (iii) decrease the applicable interest rate margins for LIBOR and base rate loans by 25 basis points. The Term Loan is payable in 19 quarterly installments of principal and interest beginning on September 29, 2019, with escalating principal payments, at the rate of 5.0% per annum for the firsteight payments, and 10.0% per annum for the remaining 11 payments, with the remaining balance of $62.5 million due upon maturity. The Revolver, in the aggregate amount of $200 million, subject to seasonal reduction to an aggregate amount of $100 million for the period from January 1 through August 1, may be used for working capital and general corporate purposes, subject to certain restrictions. For each borrowing under the 2019 Credit Agreement, the Company may elect that such borrowing bear interest at an annual rate equal to either: (1) a base rate plus an applicable margin varying based on the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio, where the base rate is the highest of (a) the prime rate, (b) the New York fed bank rate plus 0.5% and (c) a LIBOR rate plus 1% or (2) an adjusted LIBOR rate plus an applicable margin varying based on the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio.

On August 20, 2020, the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent, and a group of lenders entered into a First Amendment (the “First Amendment”) to the 2019 Credit Agreement. The First Amendment amends the 2019 Credit Agreement (together ‘the 2020 Credit Agreement”) to, among other modifications, (i) increase the aggregate principal amount of the existing Revolver commitments from $200.0 million to $250.0 million, (ii) establish a new tranche of term A-1 loans in an aggregate principal amount of $100.0 million (the “New Term Loan”), (iii) increase the working capital sublimit with respect to the Revolver from $175.0 million to $200.0 million, and (iv) increase the seasonally-reduced Revolver commitments from $100.0 million to $125.0 million for the period from January 1 through August 1 for each fiscal year of the Company. The New Term Loan will mature on May 31, 2024. Proceeds of the borrowing under the New Term Loan may be used for working capital and general corporate purposes of the Company and its subsidiaries, subject to certain restrictions. For each borrowing under the Amended Credit Agreement, the Company may elect that such borrowing bear interest at an annual rate equal to either (1) a base rate plus the applicable margin for the relevant class of borrowing, which such margins vary based on the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio, where the base rate is the highest of (a) the prime rate, (b) the New York fed bank rate plus 0.5% and (c) a LIBOR rate plus 1% or (2) an adjusted LIBOR rate plus an applicable margin varying based on the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio. The New Term Loan is payable in 15 quarterly installments of principal and interest beginning on September 27, 2020, with escalating principal payments, at the rate of 5.0% per annum for the firstfour payments, and 10.0% per annum for the remaining 11 payments, with the remaining balance of $67.5 million due upon maturity.

The 2020 Credit Agreement requires that while any borrowings or commitments are outstanding the Company comply with certain financial covenants and affirmative covenants as well as certain negative covenants that, subject to certain exceptions, limit the Company’s ability to, among other things, incur additional indebtedness, make certain investments and make certain restricted payments. The Company was in compliance with these covenants as of September 27, 2020. The 2020 Credit Agreement is secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company.

  

Future principal payments under the term loanthe Term Loan and New Term Loan are as follows: $4.4 million – remainder of fiscal 2018,$10.1$7.5 million – fiscal 2019,2021, $20.0 million - fiscal $12.92022, $20.0 million – fiscal 2020,$15.8 million - fiscal 2021,2023 and $66.1$145.0 million – fiscal 2022.2024.

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Note 9 - Property, Plant and Equipment

 

The Company’sCompany’s property, plant and equipment consists of the following:

 

 

December 31, 2017

  

July 2, 2017

 
 

(in thousands)

  

September 27, 2020

 

June 28, 2020

 
         

(in thousands)

 

Land

 $30,789  $30,789  $30,789  $30,789 

Orchards in production and land improvements

  10,773   9,703  17,282  17,139 

Building and building improvements

  57,803   56,791  61,670  61,159 

Leasehold improvements

  12,305   11,950  25,525  13,675 

Production equipment and furniture and fixtures

  48,889   47,293 

Production equipment

 74,645  57,904 

Furniture and fixtures

 7,837  7,444 

Computer and telecommunication equipment

  46,890   45,026  56,166  55,381 

Software

  123,001   119,177  157,422  151,264 

Capital projects in progress - orchards

  9,114   9,971   8,556   8,130 

Property, plant and equipment, gross

  339,564   330,700  439,892  402,885 

Accumulated depreciation and amortization

  (184,958

)

  (169,319

)

  (241,480

)

  (233,810

)

Property, plant and equipment, net

 $154,606  $161,381  $198,412  $169,075 

  

 

NoteNote 10 - Fair Value Measurements

 

Cash and cash equivalents, trade and other receivables, prepaids, accounts payable and accrued expenses are reflected in the consolidated balance sheets at carrying value, which approximates fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments. Although no trading market exists, the Company believes that the carrying amount of its debt approximates fair value due to its variable nature. The Company’s investments in non-marketable equity instruments of private companies are carried at cost and are periodically assessed for other-than-temporary impairment, when an event or circumstances indicate that an other-than-temporary decline in value may have occurred. The Company’s remaining financial assets and liabilities are measured and recorded at fair value (see table below). The Company’s non-financial assets, such as definite lived intangible assets and property, plant and equipment, are recorded at cost and are assessed for impairment when an event or circumstance indicates that an other-than-temporary decline in value may have occurred. Goodwill and indefinite lived intangibles are tested for impairment annually, or more frequently, if events occur or circumstances change such that it is more likely than not that an impairment may exist, as required under the accounting standards.

 

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Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability, in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The authoritative guidance for fair value measurements establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under the guidance are described below:

 

Level 1

  

Valuations based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the entity has the ability to access.

Level 2

  

Valuations based on quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

Level 3

  

Level 3

Valuations based on inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are supported by littlesignificant to the fair value of the assets or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

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The following table presents by level, within the fair value hierarchy, financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

 

 

Carrying Value

  

Fair Value Measurements

Assets (Liabilities)

  

 

Carrying Value

 

Fair Value Measurements

Assets (Liabilities)

 
     

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

      

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 
 

(in thousands)

  

(in thousands)

 

Assets (liabilities) as of December 31, 2017:

                

As of September 27, 2020:

                

Trading securities held in a “rabbi trust” (1)

 $8,693  $8,693  $-  $-  $16,311  $16,311  $0  $0 

Total assets (liabilities) at fair value

 $16,311  $16,311  $0  $0 
 $8,693  $8,693  $-  $-  
                

Assets (liabilities) as of July 2, 2017:

                

As of June 28, 2020:

                

Trading securities held in a “rabbi trust” (1)

 $6,916  $6,916  $-  $-  $13,442  $13,442  $0  $0 
 $6,916  $6,916  $-  $- 

Total assets (liabilities) at fair value

 $13,442  $13,442  $0  $0 

 

 

(1)

The Company has established a Non-qualified Deferred Compensationan NQDC Plan for certain members of senior management. Deferred compensation plan assets are invested in mutual funds held in a “rabbi trust”trust,” which is restricted for payment to participants of the NQDC Plan. Trading securities held in a rabbi trust are measured using quoted market prices at the reporting date and are included in the “Other assets” line item, with the corresponding liability included in the “Other assets”liabilities” line item with the corresponding liability included in the “Other liabilities” line item in the consolidated balance sheets. 

 

 

Note 11– Income Taxes

 

At the end of each interim reporting period, the Company estimates its effective income tax rate expected to be applicable for the full year. This estimate is used in providing for income taxes on a year-to-date basis and may change in subsequent interim periods. The Company’sCompany’s effective tax rate from operations for the three and sixmonths ended December 31, 2017September 27, 2020 was 15.2% and 8.7% respectively,27.7% compared to 33.3% and 32.6%28.4% in the same periodsperiod of the prior year. The effective ratesrate for fiscalthe 2018three were impacted by changes associated with the Tax Act (see Note 1 -Accounting Policies above). During the quartermonths ended December 31, 2017,September 27, 2020 the Company recognized a benefit of $15.9 million, or $0.24 per diluted share related to the impact of the Tax Act, consisting of a discrete tax benefit of $12.2 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, reflecting a revaluation of deferred tax liabilities at the lower U.S. federal statutory rate of 21%, and a benefit of $3.7 million, or $0.06 per diluted share, reflecting the Company’s lower transitional federal tax rate in fiscal 2018 of 28.0 percent. In addition, fiscal 2018 effective rates were impacted by state income taxes, which were partially offset by various permanent differences and tax credits. The effective rates for fiscal 2017differed from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21% due to state income taxes and nondeductible expenses for executive compensation and transaction costs, which were more thanpartially offset by various permanent differences and tax credits, including excess tax benefits on stock basedfrom stock-based compensation. The effective rate for the three months ended September 29, 2019 differed from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21%, primarily due to state income taxes and nondeductible expenses for executive compensation, as a result of the Company’s adoption of ASU 2016-09.which were partially offset by various permanent differences and tax credits, including excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation.

 

The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, various state jurisdictions, and various foreign countries. The Company completedis currently undergoing its audit by the Internal Revenue ServiceU.S. federal examination for fiscal year 2014,2017, however, fiscal years 20152018 and 20162019 remain subject to U.S. federal examination. Due to ongoing state examinations and non-conformitynonconformity with the U.S. federal statute of limitations for assessment, certain states remain open from fiscal 2012. The Company commenced operations in foreign jurisdictions in 2012.2016. The Company's foreign income tax filings from fiscal 2015 are open for examination by its respective foreign tax authorities.authorities, mainly Canada, Brazil, and the United Kingdom.

 

The Company���sCompany’s policy is to recognize interest and penalties accrued on any unrecognized tax benefits as a component of income tax expense. At December 31, 2017,September 27, 2020, the Company has an unrecognized tax benefit, including an immaterial amount of accrued interest and penalties, of approximately $0.4$1.3 million. The Company believes that no significant$1.0 million of unrecognized tax positions will be resolved over the next twelve months.

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Note 12 – Business Segments

 

The Company’sCompany’s management reviews the results of the Company’sits operations by the following three business segments:

 

1-800-Flowers.com     Consumer Floral & Gifts,

     BloomNet, Wire Service, and

     Gourmet Food andFoods & Gift Baskets

 

Segment performance is measured based on contribution margin, which includes only the direct controllable revenue and operating expenses of the segments. As such, management’smanagement’s measure of profitability for these segments does not include the effect of corporate overhead (see (a) below), nor does it include depreciation and amortization, other (income) expense, net and income taxes, or stock-based compensation, both of which are included within corporate overhead.compensation. Assets and liabilities are reviewed at the consolidated level by management and not accounted for by segment.

  

Three Months Ended

 

Net Revenues:

 

September 27, 2020

  

September 29, 2019

 

Segment Net Revenues:

 

(in thousands)

 

Consumer Floral & Gifts

 $161,546  $90,768 

BloomNet 

  32,738   25,440 

Gourmet Foods & Gift Baskets

  89,929   71,215 

Corporate

  106   195 

Intercompany eliminations

  (547

)

  (355

)

Total net revenues

 $283,772  $187,263 

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Three Months Ended

 

Operating Income (Loss):

 

September 27, 2020

  

September 29, 2019

 
  

(in thousands)

 

Segment Contribution Margin:

        

Consumer Floral & Gifts

 $19,236  $8,524 

BloomNet

  10,421   8,357 

Gourmet Foods & Gift Baskets

  (2,581

)

  (6,600

)

Segment Contribution Margin Subtotal

  27,076   10,281 

Corporate (a)

  (31,697

)

  (23,299

)

Depreciation and amortization

  (8,840

)

  (7,635

)

Operating loss

 $(13,461

)

 $(20,653

)

(a) Corporate expenses consist of the Company’s enterprise shared service cost centers, and include, among other items, Information Technology, Human Resources, Accounting and Finance, Legal, Executive and Customer Service Center functions, as well as Stock-Based Compensation. In order to leverage the Company’s infrastructure, these functions are operated under a centralized management platform, providing support services throughout the organization. The costs of these functions, other than those of the Customer Service Center, which are allocated directly to the above categories based upon usage, are included within corporate expenses as they are not directly allocable to a specific segment.

 

  

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 

Net Revenues:

 

December 31, 2017

  

January 1, 2017

  

December 31, 2017

  

January 1, 2017

 
      

(in thousands)

     

Segment Net Revenues:

                

1-800-Flowers.com Consumer Floral

 $100,064  $97,808  $176,674  $173,023 

BloomNet Wire Service

  20,375   20,502   40,139   41,466 

Gourmet Food & Gift Baskets

  405,964   436,870   466,950   506,684 

Corporate

  317   316   587   579 

Intercompany eliminations

  (627

)

  (943

)

  (908

)

  (1,370

)

Total net revenues

 $526,093  $554,553  $683,442  $720,382 

The following tables represent a disaggregation of revenue from contracts with customers, by channel: 

 

  

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 

Operating Income:

 

December 31, 2017

  

January 1, 2017

  

December 31, 2017

  

January 1, 2017

 
      

(in thousands)

     

Segment Contribution Margin:

                

1-800-Flowers.com Consumer Floral

 $10,791  $13,128  $17,762  $21,309 

BloomNet Wire Service

  7,692   8,189   14,393   15,468 

Gourmet Food & Gift Baskets

  93,496   104,624   88,509   95,320 

Segment Contribution Margin Subtotal

  111,979   125,941   120,664   132,097 

Corporate (a)

  (18,836

)

  (20,223

)

  (39,040

)

  (41,491

)

Depreciation and amortization

  (8,677

)

  (9,167

)

  (16,761

)

  (17,164

)

Operating income

 $84,466  $96,551  $64,863  $73,442 
  

Three Months Ended

  

Three Months Ended

 
  

September 27, 2020

  

September 29, 2019

 
  

Consumer Floral & Gifts

  

BloomNet 

  

Gourmet Foods & Gift Baskets

  

Consolidated

  

Consumer Floral & Gifts

  

BloomNet 

  

Gourmet Foods & Gift Baskets

  

Consolidated

 
  

(in thousands)

 

Net revenues

                                
E-commerce $159,792  $0  $79,071  $238,863  $89,088  $0  $39,962  $129,050 

Retail

  946   0   1,573   2,519   939   0   7,490   8,429 

Wholesale

  0   11,292   9,285   20,577   0   8,748   23,763   32,511 

BloomNet services

  0   21,446   0   21,446   0   16,692   0   16,692 

Other

  808   0   0   808   741   0   0   741 

Corporate

  0   0   0   106   0   0   0   195 

Eliminations

  0   0   0   (547

)

  0   0   0   (355

)

Net revenues

 $161,546  $32,738  $89,929  $283,772  $90,768  $25,440  $71,215  $187,263 

 

(a) Corporate expenses consist of the Company’s enterprise shared service cost centers, and include, among other items, Information Technology, Human Resources, Accounting and Finance, Legal, Executive and Customer Service Center functions, as well as Stock-Based Compensation. In order to leverage the Company’s infrastructure, these functions are operated under a centralized management platform, providing support services throughout the organization. The costs of these functions, other than those of the Customer Service Center, which are allocated directly to the above categories based upon usage, are included within corporate expenses as they are not directly allocable to a specific segment.

 

Note 13 – Leases

The Company currently leases plants, warehouses, offices, store facilities, and equipment under various leases through fiscal 2034. Most lease agreements are of a long-term nature (over a year), although the Company does also enter into short-term leases, primarily for seasonal needs. Lease agreements may contain renewal options and rent escalation clauses and require the Company to pay real estate taxes, insurance, common area maintenance and operating expenses applicable to the leased properties. The Company accounts for its leases in accordance with ASC 842. At contract inception, we determine whether a contract is, or contains, a lease by determining whether it conveys the right to control the use of the identified asset for a period of time, by assessing whether we have the right to obtain substantially all of the economic benefits from use of the identified asset and the right to direct the use of the identified asset.

At the lease commencement date, we determine if a lease should be classified as an operating or a finance lease (we currently have no finance leases) and recognize a corresponding lease liability and a right-of-use asset on our Balance Sheet. The lease liability is initially and subsequently measured as the present value of the remaining fixed minimum rental payments (including base rent and fixed common area maintenance) using discount rates as of the commencement date. Variable payments (including most utilities, real estate taxes, insurance and variable common area maintenance) are expensed as incurred. The right-of-use asset is initially and subsequently measured at the carrying amount of the lease liability adjusted for any prepaid or accrued lease payments, remaining balance of lease incentives received, unamortized initial direct costs, or impairment charges relating to the right-of-use asset. Right-of-use assets are assessed for impairment using the long-lived assets impairment guidance. The discount rate used to determine the present value of lease payments is our estimated collateralized incremental borrowing rate, based on the yield curve for the respective lease terms, as we generally cannot determine the interest rate implicit in the lease.

We recognize expense for our operating leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. As these leases expire, it can be expected that in the normal course of business they will be renewed or replaced. Renewal option periods are included in the measurement of lease liability, where the exercise is reasonably certain to occur. Key estimates and judgments in accounting for leases include how we determine: (1) lease payments, (2) lease term and (3) the discount rate used in calculating the lease liability.

Additional information related to our leases is as follows:

  

Three Months Ended

 
  

September 27, 2020

 
   (in thousands) 

Lease costs:

    

Operating lease costs

 $3,347 

Variable lease costs

  4,199 

Short-term lease cost

  1,807 

Sublease income

  (205

)

Total lease costs

 $9,148 

Three Months Ended

September 27, 2020

(in thousands)

Cash paid for amounts included in measurement of operating lease liabilities

$3,096

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities

$26,017

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September 27, 2020

(in thousands)

Weighted-average remaining lease term - operating leases

9.3 years

Weighted-discount rate - operating leases

3.8

%

Maturities of lease liabilities in accordance with ASC 842 as of September 27, 2020 are as follows (in thousands):

Remainder of 2021

 $10,560 

2022

  13,697 

2023

  13,369 

2024

  12,819 

2025

  10,529 

Thereafter

  52,026 

Total Future Minimum Lease Payments

  113,000 

Less Imputed Remaining Interest

  19,060 

Total

 $93,940 

Note 14 – Commitments and Contingencies

 

Litigation

 

ThereBed Bath & Beyond

On April 1, 2020, the Seller commenced an action against the Company in the Court of Chancery for the State of Delaware, which is captioned Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. v. 1-800-Flowers.com, et ano., C.A. (the “Complaint”), alleging a breach of the Equity Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated February 14, 2020, between Seller, PersonalizationMall, the Company and the Purchaser, pursuant to which the Seller agreed to sell to Purchaser, and the Purchaser agreed to purchase from Seller, all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of PersonalizationMall. The action was initiated after the Company requested a reasonable delay in the closing under the Purchase Agreement due to the unprecedented circumstances created by COVID-19. The Complaint requested an order of specific performance to consummate the transaction under the Purchase Agreement plus attorney’s fees and costs in connection with the action. The Company filed its answer to the Complaint on April 17, 2020 and an order governing expedited proceedings was approved on April 9, 2020 that set a trial date for late September 2020.  On July 21, 2020, the Company and Seller entered into a settlement agreement, pursuant to which the Company agreed to move forward with its purchase of PersonalizationMall for $245.0 million, subject to certain working capital and other adjustments. The transaction closed on August 3, 2020. In connection with the settlement agreement, the parties executed a Stipulation and Proposed Order of Dismissal, resulting in the voluntary dismissal with prejudice of the litigation relating to the transaction.

In addition, there are various claims, lawsuits, and pending actions against the Company and its subsidiaries incident to the operations of its businesses. It is the opinion of management, after consultation with counsel, that the ultimatefinal resolution of such claims, lawsuits and pending actions will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial position, results of operations or liquidityliquidity.

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

Forward Looking Statements

 

This “Management’s“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” (MD&A) is intended to provide an understanding of our financial condition, change in financial condition, cash flow, liquidity and results of operations. The following MD&A discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes to those statements that appear elsewhere in this Form 10-Q and in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.10-K, for the year ended June 28, 2020. The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect the Company’s plans, estimates and beliefs. The Company’s actual results could differ materially from those discussed or referred to in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to any differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed under the caption “Forward-Looking Information and Factors That May Affect Future Results” andResults,” under Part I, Item 1A, of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the year ended June 28, 2020under the heading “Risk Factors.”Factors” and Part II-Other Information, Item 1A in this Form 10-Q.

Overview

 

1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. and its subsidiariessubsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) is a leading provider of gifts for all celebratory occasions. Fordesigned to help customers express, connect and celebrate. The Company’s business platform features our all-star family of brands, including: 1-800-Flowers.com®, 1-800-Baskets.com®, Cheryl’s Cookies®, Harry & David®, PersonalizationMall.com®, Shari’s Berries®, FruitBouquets.com®, Moose Munch®, The Popcorn Factory®, Wolferman’s Bakery® and Simply Chocolate®. We also offer top-quality steaks and chops from Stock Yards®. Through the past 40 years, 1-800-Flowers.com® has been helping deliver smilesCelebrations Passport® loyalty program, which provides members with free standard shipping and no service charge across our portfolio of brands, 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. strives to customersdeepen relationships with a 100% Smile Guarantee® backing every gift. In addition to the 1-800-Flowers.com brand, which offers fresh flowers, plants, fruit and gift baskets, as well as balloons, plush and keepsake gifts, the Company’scustomers. The Company also operates BloomNet®, an international floral wire service (www.mybloomnet.net) and Napco brands provideprovider offering a broad rangebroad-range of quality products and value-added services designed to help professional florists grow their businesses profitably. The 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. familyprofitably; Napco℠, a resource for floral gifts and seasonal décor; and DesignPac Gifts, LLC, a manufacturer of brands also offers everyday gifting and entertaining products such as premium, gift-quality fruits and other gourmet items from Harry & David® (1-877-322-1200 or www.harryanddavid.com), popcorn and specialty treats from The Popcorn Factory® (1-800-541-2676 or www.thepopcornfactory.com); cookies and baked gifts from Cheryl’s® (1-800-443-8124 or www.cheryls.com); gift baskets and towers from 1-800-Baskets.com® (www.1800baskets.com) and DesignPac; premium English muffins and other breakfast treats from Wolferman’s (1-800-999-1910 or www.wolfermans.com); artisanal and specialty chocolates from Simply ChocolateSM (www.simplychocolate.com), carved fresh fruit arrangements from FruitBouquets.com (www.fruitbouquets.com); top quality steaks and chops from Stock Yards® (www.stockyards.com), and personalized gifts from Personalization Universe�� (www.personalizationuniverse.com).towers.

 

Service offerings such as Celebrations Passport®, Celebrations Rewards® and Celebrations Reminders® are designed to deepen relationships with customers across all brands. 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. was named torecognized as the Stores® 2017 Hot 100 Retailers List2019 Mid-Market Company of the Year by the National Retail Federation and received the Gold award in the “Best Artificial Intelligence” category at the Data & Marketing Association’s 2017 International ECHO Awards for the Company’s groundbreaking implementation of an artificial intelligence-powered online gift concierge, GWYN.CEO Connection.

 

Shares in 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. are traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, ticker symbol: FLWS.

For additional information, see Item 7 of Part II, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Overview” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 28, 2020. 

Acquisition of PersonalizationMall

 

On May 30, 2017,August 3, 2020, the Company completed the saleits acquisition of the outstanding equity of Fannie May Confections Brands, Inc., including its subsidiaries, Fannie May Confections, Inc. and Harry London Candies, Inc. (“Fannie May”PersonalizationMall.com LLC ("PersonalizationMall") to Ferrero International S.A., a Luxembourg corporation (“Ferrero”), forleading ecommerce provider of personalized products. The extensive offerings of PersonalizationMall include a total considerationwide variety of $115.0 million in cash, subject to adjustment for seasonal working capital. The working capital adjustment was finalized in August 2017, resulting inpersonalization processes such as sublimation, embroidery, digital printing, engraving and sandblasting, while providing an $11.4 million reduction to the purchase price. The resulting gainindustry-leading customer experience based on sale of $14.6 million, is included within “Other (income) expense, net” in the Company’s consolidated statements of income in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2017.a fully integrated business platform that includes a highly automated personalization process and rapid order fulfillment.

 

The Company used a combination of cash on its balance sheet and Ferrero alsoits existing credit facility to fund the $245.0 million purchase (subject to certain working capital and other adjustments), which included its newly renovated, leased 360,000 square foot state-of-the-art production and distribution facility, as well as customer database, tradenames and website. PersonalizationMall’s revenues were approximately $171.2 million in its fiscal 2020.

Amended Credit Agreement

Subsequent to, but in contemplation of the acquisition, on August 20, 2020, the Company entered into a transition services agreement wherebyFirst Amendment to its 2019 Credit Agreement to: (i) increase the Company will provide certain post-closing servicesaggregate principal amount of the existing Revolver commitments from $200.0 million to Ferrero and Fannie May for$250.0 million, (ii) establish a periodnew tranche of approximately 18 months, related toterm A-1 loans in an aggregate principal amount of $100.0 million (the “New Term Loan”), (iii) increase the business of Fannie May, and a commercial agreementworking capital sublimit with respect to the distributionRevolver from $175.0 million to $200.0 million, and (iv) increase the seasonally-reduced Revolver commitments from $100.0 million to $125.0 million for the period from January 1 through August 1 for each fiscal year of certain Ferrero and Fannie May products.the Company. The $100.0 million proceeds of the New Term Loan were used to repay the $95.0 million borrowing that had been drawn on its existing Revolver to finance the acquisition, as well as financing fees of approximately $2.0 million (See Note 8 - Debt, in Item 1. for details). 

 

OperatingCOVID-19 Impact

In response to the global pandemic, the Company has taken actions to promote employee safety and business continuity, informed by the guidelines set forth by local, state and federal government and health officials. These initiatives include developing a “Pandemic Preparedness and Response Plan,” establishing an internal “nerve center” to allow for communication and coordination throughout the business, designing workstream teams to promote workforce protection and supply chain management, and dedicating resources to support customers, vendors, franchisees, and our BloomNet member florists.

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected, and will continue to affect, our operations and financial results of Fannie May are reflectedfor the foreseeable future. While there is significant uncertainty in the Company’s consolidated financial statements through May 30, 2017,overall consumer environment due to the dateCOVID-19 crisis, we continue to see strong e-commerce demand for gourmet foods and gift baskets and our floral and personalized products and anticipate that this trend will continue. With that said, there are headwinds (and resulting increased costs) that have been, and will continue to impact our operations during the foreseeable future, including the following:

Retail store closures – on March 20, 2020, in response to government actions, and for the safety of its employees, the Company temporarily closed its Cheryl’s and Harry & David retail stores. Affected employees were provided with Company-paid special COVID leave pay through April 3rd, as the nation and the Company worked to understand the extent and potential length of the crisis. On April 14th, the difficult decision was made to permanently close 38 of our 39 Harry & David retail stores. As a result, the Company incurred a charge of approximately $5.2 million in our fourth quarter for lease obligations, employee costs and other store closure costs. Annual revenues attributable to the closed locations was approximately $33.0 million.

Wholesale volume reductions - we have seen a reduction in our wholesale business as a result of COVID-19, which impacted our first quarter results within our Gourmet Foods and Gift Baskets segment as many of our large wholesale customers are taking a cautious approach to the upcoming holidays due to the uncertainty surrounding the future impact of COVID-19 on their brick and mortar retail stores.

Increased operating costs - we are seeing some increased costs associated with the changes we have made, and continue to make, to our manufacturing, warehouse and distribution facilities to provide for the safety and wellbeing of our associates, including: required social distancing, enhanced facility cleaning and sanitizing schedules, and staggered production shifts.

Fulfillment capacity constraints – the nationwide increase in e-commerce volume is expected to result in third-party carrier capacity constraints in addition to increased delivery costs.

The scale and overall economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis is still very difficult to assess. However, the Company believes that the operating platform it has built over the years, combined with its disposition, withindiversified product line, and ability to engage with its Gourmet Food & Gift Baskets segment. See Segment Information and Resultscustomers will allow it to successfully navigate this challenging environment. We remain focused on three key elements of Operationsour business strategy:

Taking care of the health and safety of our associates, our BloomNet florists, our vendors and our customers,

Maintaining our financial strength and flexibility, and

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Due to the significant uncertainty in the overall economy related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Company is not providing guidance for a comparison ofits full fiscal 2018 results to fiscal 2017, adjusted to exclude the operations of Fannie May.2021 year at this time.

 

 

Regarding the fiscal second quarter:

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Based on the continued strong ecommerce growth momentum that has carried into October, the Company expects to achieve total consolidated revenue growth for its second fiscal quarter in a range of 22-to-26 percent, compared with the prior year period.

 

o

The anticipated strong revenue growth in the quarter reflects expected e-commerce revenue growth of more than 40 percent, including contributions from PersonalizationMall, somewhat offset by lower wholesale orders and reduced retail revenues (reflecting the closing of the Harry & David retail stores in fiscal 2020).

o

The Company anticipates that the aforementioned revenue growth combined with contributions from PersonalizationMall will help offset certain headwinds, including increased costs from third-party shipping vendors, higher labor expenses and higher operating costs due to the COVID-19 pandemic,

o

As a result, the Company anticipates achieving Adjusted EBITDA and EPS growth in a range of 18.0-to-23.0 percent for the quarter, compared with the prior year period.

 

Definitions of non-GAAP Financial Measures:

 

We sometimes use financial measures derived from consolidated financial information, but not presented in our financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Certain of these are considered "non-GAAP financial measures" under the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rules. See below for definitions and the reasons why we use these non-GAAP financial measures. Where applicable, see the Segment Information and Results of Operationssections below for reconciliations of these non-GAAP measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures are referred to as “adjusted" or “on a comparable basis” below, as these terms are used interchangeably.below.

  

Adjusted revenues

Adjusted revenues measure GAAP revenues adjusted for the effects of acquisitions, dispositions, and other items affecting period to period comparability. See Segment Information for details on how adjusted revenues were calculated for each period presented.

We believe that this measure provides management and investors with a more complete understanding of underlying revenue trends of established, ongoing operations by excluding the effect of activities which are subject to volatility and can obscure underlying trends.

Management recognizes that the term "adjusted revenues" may be interpreted differently by other companies and under different circumstances. Although this may influence comparability of absolute percentage growth from company to company, we believe that these measures are useful in assessing trends of the Company and its segments, and may therefore be a useful tool in assessing period-to-period performance trends.

Adjusted gross profit and adjusted gross profit percentage

Adjusted gross profit measures GAAP revenues less cost of revenues, adjusted for the effects of acquisitions, dispositions, and other items affecting period to period comparability. Adjusted gross profit percentage measures adjusted gross profit divided by adjusted revenues. See Segment Information for details on how adjusted gross profit and adjusted gross profit percentage were calculated for each period presented.

We believe that this measure provides management and investors with a more complete understanding of underlying gross profit trends of established, ongoing operations by excluding the effect of activities which are subject to volatility and can obscure underlying trends.

Management recognizes that the term "adjusted gross profit" or “adjusted gross profit percentage” may be interpreted differently by other companies and under different circumstances. Although this interpretation may vary from company to company, we believe that these consistently applied measures are useful in assessing trends of the Company and its segments, and may therefore be a useful tool in assessing period-to-period performance trends.

EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA

We define EBITDA as net income (loss) before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA adjusted for the impact of stock basedstock-based compensation, Non-QualifiedNQDC Plan Investment appreciation/investment appreciation/depreciation, and for certain items affecting period to period comparability. See Segment Information orfor details on how EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA were calculated for each period presented.

 

The Company presents EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA because it considers such information meaningful supplemental measures of its performance and believes such information is frequently used by the investment community in the evaluation of similarly situated companies. The Company uses EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA as factors used to determine the total amount of incentive compensation available to be awarded to executive officers and other employees. The Company's credit agreement uses EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA to measure compliance with covenants such as interest coverage and debt incurrence. EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are also used by the Company to evaluate and price potential acquisition candidates.

 

EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the Company's results as reported under GAAP. Some of the limitations are: (a) EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, the Company's working capital needs; (b) EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA do not reflect the significant interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments, on the Company's debts; and (c) although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized may have to be replaced in the future and EBITDA does not reflect any cash requirements for such capital expenditures. EBITDA should only be used on a supplemental basis combined with GAAP results when evaluating the Company's performance.

 

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Segment contribution margin and adjusted segment contribution margin

We define segment contribution margin as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, before the allocation of corporate overhead expenses. Adjusted segment contribution margin is defined as segment contribution margin adjusted for certain items affecting period to periodperiod-to-period comparability. See Segment Information for details on how segment contribution margin and comparable segment contribution margin werewas calculated for each period presented.

 

When viewed together with our GAAPGAAP results, we believe segment contribution margin and comparableadjusted segment contribution margin provide management and users of the financial statements meaningful information about the performance of our business segments.

 

Segment contribution margin and comparableadjusted segment contribution margin are used in addition to and in conjunction with results presented in accordance with GAAP and should not be relied upon to the exclusion of GAAP financial measures. The material limitation associated with the use of the segment contribution margin and adjusted segment contribution margin is that it isthey are an incomplete measure of profitability as it doesthey do not include all operating expenses or non-operating income and expenses. Management compensates for these limitations when using this measure by looking at other GAAP measures, such as operating income and net income.

 

Adjusted net income (loss) and adjusted or comparable net income (loss) per common share

We define adjusted net income (loss) and adjusted or comparable net income (loss) per common share as net income (loss) and net income (loss) per common share adjusted for certain items affecting period to period comparability. See Segment Information below below for details on how adjusted net income (loss) and adjusted or comparable net income (loss) per common share were calculated for each period presented.

 

We believe that adjusted net income (loss) and adjusted or comparable net income (loss) per common share are meaningful measures because they increase the comparability of period to period results.

 

Since these are not measures of performance calculated in accordance with GAAP, they should not be considered in isolation of, or as a substitute for, GAAP net income (loss) and net income (loss) per common share, as indicators of operating performance and they may not be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies.

 

 

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Segment Information Information

 

The following table presents the net revenues,revenues, gross profit and segment contribution margin from each of the Company’s business segments, as well as consolidated EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net income.EBITDA.

 

  

Three Months Ended

  

December 31, 2017

  

January 1, 2017

  

Exclude Operating Results of

Fannie May

  

Severance

Costs

  

Adjusted

(non-GAAP)

December 31, 2017

  

Adjusted

(non-GAAP)

% Change

  
  (dollars in thousands) 

Net revenues:

                         

1-800-Flowers.com Consumer Floral

 $100,064  $97,808  $-  $-  $97,808   2.3% 

BloomNet Wire Service

  20,375   20,502           20,502   -0.6% 

Gourmet Food & Gift Baskets

  405,964   436,870   (41,199)  -   395,671   2.6% 

Corporate

  317   316           316   0.3% 

Intercompany eliminations

  (627)  (943)  344   -   (599)  -4.7% 

Total net revenues

 $526,093  $554,553  $(40,855) $-  $513,698   2.4% 
                          

Gross profit:

                         

1-800-Flowers.com Consumer Floral

 $38,844  $40,300   -   -  $40,300   -3.6% 
   38.8%  41.2%          41.2%     
           -   -          

BloomNet Wire Service

  11,693   12,310           12,310   -5.0% 
   57.4%  60.0%  -   -   60.0%     
                          

Gourmet Food & Gift Baskets

  184,468   204,185   (15,939)  -   188,246   -2.0% 
   45.4%  46.7%          47.6%     
                          

Corporate (a)

  254   199   -   -   199   27.6% 
   80.1%  63.0%          63.0%     
                          

Total gross profit

 $235,259  $256,994  $(15,939) $-  $241,055   -2.4% 
   44.7%  46.3%          46.9%     
                          

EBITDA (non-GAAP):

                         
                          

Segment Contribution Margin (non-GAAP):

                         

1-800-Flowers.com Consumer Floral

 $10,791  $13,128   $-   $-  $13,128   -17.8% 

BloomNet Wire Service

  7,692   8,189   -   -   8,189   -6.1% 

Gourmet Food & Gift Baskets

  93,496   104,624   (6,219)  79   98,484   -5.1% 

Segment Contribution Margin Subtotal

  111,979   125,941   (6,219)  79   119,801   -6.5% 

Corporate (a)

  (18,836)  (20,223)  356      (19,867)  5.2% 

EBITDA (non-GAAP)

  93,143   105,718   (5,863)  79   99,934   -6.8% 

Add: Stock-based compensation

  968   1,724         1,724   -43.9% 

Add: Comp charge related to NQ Plan Investment Appreciation

  364   20         20   1720.0% 

Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP)

 $94,475  $107,462  $(5,863) $79  $101,678   -7.1% 

  

Three Months Ended

 
  

September 27, 2020

  

PersonalizationMall Litigation and Transaction Costs

  

Harry & David Store Closure Costs

  

As Adjusted (non-GAAP) September 27, 2020

  

September 29, 2019

  

% Change

 
  (dollars in thousands)

Net revenues:

                        

Consumer Floral & Gifts

 $161,546          $161,546  $90,768   78.0%

BloomNet 

  32,738           32,738   25,440   28.7%

Gourmet Foods & Gift Baskets

  89,929           89,929   71,215   26.3%

Corporate

  106           106   195   -45.6%

Intercompany eliminations

  (547)          (547)  (355)  -54.1%

Total net revenues

 $283,772  $-  $-  $283,772  $187,263   51.5%
                         

Gross profit:

                        

Consumer Floral & Gifts

 $65,586          $65,586  $36,050   81.9%
   40.6%          40.6%  39.7%    
                         

BloomNet 

  14,838           14,838   12,958   14.5%
   45.3%          45.3%  50.9%    
                         

Gourmet Foods & Gift Baskets

  35,007           35,007   27,042   29.5%
   38.9%          38.9%  38.0%    
                         

Corporate

  49           49   96   -49.0%
   46.2%          46.2%  49.2%    
                         

Total gross profit

 $115,480  $-  $-  $115,480  $76,146   51.7%
   40.7%  -   -   40.7%  40.7%    
                         

EBITDA (non-GAAP):

                        

Segment Contribution Margin (non-GAAP) (a):

                        

Consumer Floral & Gifts

 $19,236          $19,236  $8,524   125.7%

BloomNet

  10,421           10,421   8,357   24.7%

Gourmet Foods & Gift Baskets

  (2,581)      (405)  (2,986)  (6,600)  54.8%

Segment Contribution Margin Subtotal

  27,076   -   (405)  26,671   10,281   159.4%

Corporate (b)

  (31,697)  4,890       (26,807)  (23,299)  -15.1%

EBITDA (non-GAAP)

  (4,621)  4,890   (405)  (136) $(13,018)  99.0%

Add: Stock-based compensation

  2,393           2,393   1,765   35.6%

Add: Compensation charge related to NQDC Plan 

Investment Appreciation

  980           980   (44)  2327.3%

Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP)

 $(1,248) $4,890  $(405) $3,237  $(11,297)  128.7%

 

 

  

Six Months Ended

 
  

December 31, 2017

  

January 1, 2017

  

Exclude Operating

Results of

Fannie May

  

Severance Costs

  

Adjusted

(non-GAAP)

December 31, 2017

  

Adjusted

(non-GAAP)

% Change

 
  (dollars in thousands)

Net revenues:

                        

1-800-Flowers.com Consumer Floral

 $176,674  $173,023  $-  $-  $173,023   2.1%

BloomNet Wire Service

  40,139   41,466   -   -   41,466   -3.2%

Gourmet Food & Gift Baskets

  466,950   506,684   (52,573)  -   454,111   2.8%

Corporate

  587   579   -   -   579   1.4%

Intercompany eliminations

  (908)  (1,370)  514      (856)  -6.0%

Total net revenues

 $683,442  $720,382  $(52,059) $-  $668,323   2.3%
                         
                         

Gross profit:

                        

1-800-Flowers.com Consumer Floral

 $69,578  $70,799  $-  $-  $70,799   -1.7%
   39.4%  40.9%          40.9%    
                         

BloomNet Wire Service

  22,751   24,104   -   -   24,104   -5.6%
   56.7%  58.1%          58.1%    
                         

Gourmet Food & Gift Baskets

  209,620   232,936   (20,425)  -   212,511   -1.4%
   44.9%  46.0%          46.8%    
                         

Corporate (a)

  588   542   -   -   542   8.5%
   100.2%  93.6%          93.6%    
                         

Total gross profit

 $302,537  $328,381  $(20,425) $-  $307,956   -1.8%
   44.3%  45.6%          46.1%    
                         

EBITDA (non-GAAP):

                        
                         

Segment Contribution Margin (non-GAAP):

                        

1-800-Flowers.com Consumer Floral

 $17,762  $21,309  $-  $-  $21,309   -16.6%

BloomNet Wire Service

  14,393   15,468   -   -   15,468   -6.9%

Gourmet Food & Gift Baskets

  88,509   95,320   (3,018)  103   92,405   -4.2%

Segment Contribution Margin Subtotal

  120,664   132,097   (3,018)  103   129,182   -6.6%

Corporate (a)

  (39,040)  (41,491)  763      (40,728)  4.1%

EBITDA (non-GAAP)

  81,624   90,606   (2,255)  103   88,454   -7.7%

Add: Stock-based compensation

  2,069   3,498   -   -   3,498   -40.9%

Add: Comp charge related to NQ Plan Investment Appreciation

  639   282   -   -   282   -126.6%

Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP)

 $84,332  $94,386  $(2,255) $103  $92,234   -8.6%

Reconciliation of net loss to adjusted net loss (non-GAAP):

 

Three Months Ended

 
  

September 27, 2020

  

September 29, 2019

 
  (in thousands, except per share data)

Net loss

 $(9,762) $(15,271)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to adjusted net loss (non-GAAP)

        

Add: Personalization Mall litigation and transaction costs

  4,890     

Deduct: Harry & David store closure cost adjustment

  (405)    

Deduct: Income tax (benefit) on adjustments

  (1,242)    

Adjusted net loss (non-GAAP)

 $(6,519) $(15,271)
         

Basic and diluted net loss per common share

        

Basic

 $(0.15) $(0.24)

Diluted

 $(0.15) $(0.24)
         
         

Basic and diluted adjusted net loss per common share (non-GAAP)

        

Basic

 $(0.10) $(0.24)

Diluted

 $(0.10) $(0.24)
         

Weighted average shares used in the calculation of net loss and adjusted net loss per common share

        

Basic

  64,320   64,503 

Diluted

  64,320   64,503 

 

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 Reconciliation of net income to adjusted net income (non-GAAP):

  

Three Months Ended

  

Years Ended

 
  

December 31, 2017

  

January 1, 2017

  

December 31, 2017

  

January 1, 2017

 
  (in thousands, except per share data)
                 

Net income

 $70,699  $62,929  $57,477  $47,158 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to adjusted net income (non-GAAP)

                

Deduct: Fannie May operating results

  -   5,047   -   629 

Deduct: U.S. tax reform impact on deferred taxes (b)

  12,158   -   12,158   - 

Add back: Severance costs

  -   79   -   103 

Add back: Income tax expense impact on Fannie May operating results and severance adjustments

  -   1,656   -   171 

Adjusted net income (non-GAAP)

 $58,541  $59,617  $45,319  $46,803 
                 

Basic and diluted net income per common share

                

Basic

 $1.09  $0.97  $0.89  $0.72 

Diluted

 $1.06  $0.93  $0.86  $0.70 
                 

Basic and diluted adjusted net income per common share (non-GAAP)

                

Basic

 $0.91  $0.91  $0.70  $0.72 

Diluted

 $0.88  $0.88  $0.68  $0.69 
                 

Weighted average shares used in the calculation of net income and adjusted net income (non-GAAP) per common share

                

Basic

  64,601   65,172   64,778   65,112 

Diluted

  66,782   67,754   67,037   67,778 

Reconciliation of net income to adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) (c):

  

Three Months Ended

  

Years Ended

 
  

December 31, 2017

  January 1, 2017  

December 31, 2017

  January 1, 2017 
  (in thousands)
                 

Net income

 $70,699  $62,929  $57,477  $47,158 

Add:

                

Interest expense, net

  1,140   2,155   1,911   3,456 

Depreciation and amortization

  8,677   9,167   16,761   17,164 

Income tax expense

  12,627   31,467   5,475   22,828 

EBITDA (non-GAAP)

  93,143   105,718   81,624   90,606 

Add:

                

Severance costs

  -   79   -   103 

Compensation charge related to NQ plan investment appreciation

  364   20   639   282 

Stock-based compensation

  968   1,724   2,069   3,498 

Less:

                

Fannie May EBITDA

  -   5,863   -   2,255 

Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP)

 $94,475  $101,678  $84,332  $92,234 

a)

Corporate expenses consist of the Company’s enterprise shared service cost centers, and include, among other items, Information Technology, Human Resources, Accounting and Finance, Legal, Executive and Customer Service Center functions, as well as Stock-Based Compensation. In order to leverage the Company’s infrastructure, these functions are operated under a centralized management platform, providing support services throughout the organization. The costs of these functions, other than those of the Customer Service Center, which are allocated directly to the above categories based upon usage, are included within corporate expenses as they are not directly allocable to a specific segment.

b)

The adjustment to deduct the impact of U.S. tax reform from Net Income includes the impact of the re-valuation of the Company’s deferred tax liability of $12.2 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, and does not include the ongoing impact of the lower federal corporate tax rate of $3.7 million, or $0.06 per diluted share.

c)

Segment performance is measured based on segment contribution margin or segment adjusted EBITDA, reflecting only the direct controllable revenue and operating expenses of the segments, both of which are non-GAAP measurements. As such, management’s measure of profitability for these segments does not include the effect of corporate overhead, described above, depreciation and amortization, other income (net), and other items that we do not consider indicative of our core operating performance.

Reconciliation of net loss to adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP):

 

Three Months Ended

 
  

September 27, 2020

  

September 29, 2019

 
  (in thousands)

Net loss

 $(9,762) $(15,271)

Add:

        

Interest expense, net

  41   679 

Depreciation and amortization

  8,840   7,635 

Less:

        

Income tax benefit

  3,740   6,061 

EBITDA

  (4,621)  (13,018)

Add: Stock-based compensation

  2,393   1,765 

Add: Compensation charge related to NQDC plan investment appreciation/(depreciation)

  980   (44)

Add: Personalization Mall litigation and transaction costs

  4,890     

Deduct: Harry & David store closure cost adjustment

  (405)    

Adjusted EBITDA

 $3,237  $(11,297)
         
         

(a) Segment performance is measured based on segment contribution margin or segment Adjusted EBITDA, reflecting only the direct controllable revenue and operating expenses of the segments, both of which are non-GAAP measurements. As such, management’s measure of profitability for these segments does not include the effect of corporate overhead, described above, depreciation and amortization, other income (net), and other items that we do not consider indicative of our core operating performance.

 
         

(b) Corporate expenses consist of the Company’s enterprise shared service cost centers, and include, among other items, Information Technology, Human Resources, Accounting and Finance, Legal, Executive and Customer Service Center functions, as well as Stock-Based Compensation. In order to leverage the Company’s infrastructure, these functions are operated under a centralized management platform, providing support services throughout the organization. The costs of these functions, other than those of the Customer Service Center, which are allocated directly to the above categories based upon usage, are included within corporate expenses as they are not directly allocable to a specific segment.

 

 

Results of OperationsOperations

 

Net Revenuesrevenues

 

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

  

Three Months Ended

 
 

December 31, 2017

  

January 1, 2017

  

% Change

  

December 31, 2017

  

January 1, 2017

  

% Change

  

September 27, 2020

 

September 29, 2019

 

% Change

 
 

(dollars in thousands)

      

(dollars in thousands)

 

Net revenues:

                         

E-Commerce

 $424,132  $420,594   0.8

%

 $532,903  $527,678   1.0

%

 $238,863  $129,050  85.1

%

Other

  101,961   133,959   -23.9

%

  150,539   192,704   -21.9

%

  44,909   58,213   -22.9

%

Total net revenues

 $526,093  $554,553   -5.1

%

 $683,442  $720,382   -5.1

%

 $283,772  $187,263   51.5

%

 

Net revenues consist primarily of the selling price of the merchandise, service or outbound shipping charges, less discounts, returns and credits.

 

Net revenues decreased 5.1%increased 51.5% duringboth the three and six months ended December 31, 2017,September 27, 2020, respectively, compared to the same periodsperiod of the prior year, due to higher revenues across our three segments (+40.6% vs prior year on a pro-forma basis, excluding the dispositionimpact of Fannie MayPersonalizationMall, acquired on May 30, 2017. On a comparable basis, adjusting fiscal 2017 net revenues to exclude the revenuesAugust 3, 2020, which is included in our Consumer Floral & Gifts segment, and contributed incremental revenue of Fannie May, net revenues increased 2.4% and 2.3%$20.4 million during the three and six months ended December 31, 2017, respectively, compared to the same periods of the prior year. This increase was due to growth within the Consumer Floral and Gourmet Foods & Gift Baskets segment, attributable to the Harry & David and 1-800-Baskets/DesignPac brands, partially offset by slightly lower revenues in the Company’s BloomNet segment. Comparable revenue growth was negatively impacted by a temporary disruption in operations at our Cheryl’s brand, related to the recent implementation of a new production and warehouse management system, which, in turn, led to the brand’s decision to stop taking orders eight days prior to the Christmas holiday. As a result,quarter),as the Company estimateswas able to leverage its unique business platform, advanced technology stack, and manufacturing, distribution and logistics capabilities, reflecting the strategic marketing and merchandising investments that it had to forego approximately $4.0 millionthe Company has made across its brands. The positive trends we have been seeing in holiday revenueseveryday gifting occasions during non-holiday periods, accelerated by the growth of e-commerce shopping during the threepandemic, has resulted in significant increases in customer demand and six months ended December 31, 2017. In addition, revenues during the six months ended December 31, 2017 were negatively impacted, by approximately $1.1 million, due to hurricanes Harvey and Irma.customer file growth.

 

Disaggregated revenue by channel follows:

  

Three Months Ended

  

Three Months Ended

 
  

September 27, 2020

  

September 29, 2019

 
  

Consumer Floral & Gifts

  

BloomNet 

  

Gourmet Foods & Gift Baskets

  

Consolidated

  

Consumer Floral & Gifts

  

BloomNet 

  

Gourmet Foods & Gift Baskets

  

Consolidated

 
  

(in thousands)

 

Net revenues

                                
E-Commerce $159,792  $-  $79,071  $238,863  $89,088  $-  $39,962  $129,050 

Retail

  946   -   1,573   2,519   939   -   7,490   8,429 

Wholesale

  -   11,292   9,285   20,577   -   8,748   23,763   32,511 

BloomNet services

  -   21,446   -   21,446   -   16,692   -   16,692 

Other

  808   -   -   808   741   -   -   741 

Corporate

  -   -   -   106   -   -   -   195 

Eliminations

  -   -   -   (547

)

  -   -   -   (355

)

Net revenues

 $161,546  $32,738  $89,929  $283,772  $90,768  $25,440  $71,215  $187,263 

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Revenue by sales channel:

E-commerce revenues (combined online and telephonic) increased by 0.8% and 1.0%85.1% during the three and six months ended December 31, 2017, respectively,September 27, 2020, compared to the same periodsperiod of the prior year, as a result of growth within the Consumer Floral and Gourmet Foods & Gift Baskets segments. On a comparable basis, adjusting fiscal 2017 e-commerce revenues to excludesegment of 97.9%, and growth within the revenuesConsumer Floral & Gifts segment of Fannie May, e-commerce revenues increased 3.1% and 2.9% during79.4% (which includes incremental PersonalizationMall revenue of $20.4 million since the three and six months ended December 31, 2017, respectively, compared to the same periodsacquisition date of the prior year.August 3, 2020). During the three months ended December 31, 2017,September 27, 2020, the Company fulfilled approximately 5.205,0003.0 million orders through its e-commerce sales channels (online and telephonic sales), an increase of 67.0% compared to approximately 5,263,000 (5,020,000 adjusted to exclude Fannie May orders in fiscal 2017) during the same period of the prior year, while average order value increased 1.4% to $81.44 during the three months ended December 31, 2017, from $79.92 ($81.92 adjusted to exclude Fannie May average order value in fiscal 2017) during the same period of the prior year. During the six months ended December 31, 2017, the Company fulfilled approximately 6,725,000 orders through its e-commerce sales channels (online and telephonic sales), compared to approximately 6,780,000 (6,526,000 adjusted to exclude Fannie May orders in fiscal 2017) during the same period of the prior year, while average order value increased to $79.20 during the six months ended December 31, 2017, from $77.83 ($79.36 adjusted to exclude Fannie May average order value in fiscal 2017) during the same period of the prior year.$72.19.

 

Other revenues are comprised of the Company’sCompany’s BloomNet Wire Service segment, as well as the wholesale and retail channels of its 1-800-Flowers.com Consumer Floral & Gifts and Gourmet Food andFoods & Gift Baskets segments. Other revenues decreased by 23.9% and 21.9% during the three and six months ended December 31, 2017, respectively, compared to the same periods of the prior year, primarily as a result of the Fannie May disposition during May 2017. On a comparable basis, adjusting fiscal 2017 other revenues to exclude the revenues of Fannie May, other revenues decreased 0.5%22.9% during the three months ended December 31, 2017, and increased 0.1% during the six months ended December 31, 2017,September 27, 2020, compared to the respectivesame period of the prior year, periods.due to a decline within the Gourmet Foods & Gift Baskets segment of 65.3%, primarily due to a decline in wholesale volume as big-box retail store customers have reduced order volumes due to the pandemic, and the closure of the Harry and David retail store operations in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020, partially offset by an increase in BloomNet Wire Service segment revenues of 28.7%.

 

The 1-800-Flowers.com Revenue by segment:

Consumer Floral & Gifts – this segment, includeswhich historically has consisted primarily of the operations of the 1-800-Flowers.com brand, whichbut now includes revenues attributable to PersonalizationMall subsequent to its August 3, 2020 acquisition date, derives revenue from the sale of consumer floral products and gifts through its e-commerce sales channels (telephonic and online sales), retail stores, and royalties from its franchise operations. Net revenues increased 2.3% and 2.1%,78.0% during the three and six months ended December 31, 2017, in comparisonSeptember 27, 2020, compared to the same periodsperiod of the prior year, duereflecting: (i) the marketing and merchandising investments made in our flagship brand, which have driven our growth and market share gains over the past two years, and have positioned the brand to increased demandleverage its operating platform and capture the revenue driven by merchandising and marketing efforts,the accelerated growth of e-commerce shopping during the pandemic, as well as an increase in promotional activity in order to expand market share. Revenues during(ii) the six months ended December 31, 2017 were negatively impacted, by approximately $0.8 million, due to hurricanes Harvey and Irma.incremental revenues of PersonalizationMall. Excluding the revenues derived from PersonalizationMall, segment pro-forma revenue growth was 55.5%.

 

The BloomNet Wire Service- revenues in this segment includes revenuesare derived from membership fees, as well as other product and service offerings to florists. Net revenues decreased 0.6% and 3.2%increased 28.7% during the three and six months ended December 31, 2017, respectively,September 27, 2020, compared to thethe same periodsperiod of the prior year, primarily due to lowerincreased: (i) settlement processing revenues, due to the higher florist-to-florist order volume, (ii) transaction, reciprocity and membership transaction fees, driven primarily by increased order volume sent through the network, and ancillary revenues resulting from a decline in network shop count, partially offset by higher(iii) favorable wholesale product revenues. Duringdemand throughout the six months ended December 31, 2017, these decreases were exacerbated by the impact of hurricanes Harvey and Irma, as BloomNet provided financial aid to florists in the affected areas, and waived approximately $0.2 million of membership fees.quarter.

 

The Gourmet Food Foods & Gift Baskets – this segment includes the operations of Harry & David, Wolferman’s, Stockyards,Wolferman’s, Stock Yards, Cheryl’s Fannie May (through the date of its disposition on May 30, 2017),Cookies, The Popcorn Factory, 1-800-Baskets/DesignPac, and 1-800-Baskets/DesignPac.Shari’s Berries (acquired on August 14, 2019). Revenue is derived from the sale of gourmet fruits, cookies, baked gifts, premium chocolates and confections, gourmet popcorn, gift baskets, dipped berries, and prime steaks and chops through the Company’s e-commerce sales channels (telephonic and online sales) and company-owned and operated retail stores under the Harry & David Cheryl’s and Fannie May (through the date of its disposition)Cheryl’s brand names, as well as wholesale operations. Net revenues decreased 7.1% and 7.8%increased 26.3% during the three and six months ended December 31, 2017, respectively,September 27, 2020, compared to the same periodsperiod of the prior year, primarily due to favorable e-commerce revenues across the dispositionsegment, partially offset by reduced wholesale and retail volumes. The e-commerce demand growth is the result of Fannie May on May 30, 2017. On a comparable basis, adjusting fiscal year 2017 revenues to exclude Fannie May, net revenues increased 2.6% and 2.8% duringpenetration of “everyday” volume within the three and six months ended December 31, 2017, respectively, compared tosegment, accelerated by the same periodsimpacts of the prior year due to growth byCOVID-19 pandemic as product offerings, convenience, and brand sentiment resonated with customers. Wholesale volume within the Harry & David and 1-800-Baskets.com consumer and wholesale channel brands. Comparable segment growth was attributable to several initiatives implemented during the second half of fiscal 2017, including: (i) the Company’s successful efforts to grow the “everyday” volume of its Gourmet Foods & Gift Baskets brands through expanded birthday and sympathy merchandise, (ii) the modernization of the Harry & David brand, which focused on developing merchandising assortments and digital marketing programs that helped to broaden the demographic reach of the brand, and, (ii) the launch of the Simply Chocolates product line, which is managed by 1-800-Baskets. As noted above, Cheryl’s revenue decrease,declined in comparison to the prior year wasas big-box retail store customers have reduced orders due to the Company’s decision to suspend order takinguncertainty surrounding holiday foot-traffic in brick and mortar locations as a result of operational issues experienced during the weeks leading up to the Christmas holiday. Aspandemic, while retail volume is down primarily as a result of the Company estimates that it had to forego approximately $4.0 millionclosure of the Harry and David retail store operations in holiday revenues during the three and six months ended December 31, 2017. In addition, revenues during the six months ended December 31, 2017 were negatively impacted, by approximately $0.2 million, due to hurricanes Harvey and Irma. The operational issues at Cheryl’s have been addressed, and business has returned to its normal pace.

fiscal 2020.

 

Gross Profitprofit

 

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

  

Three Months Ended

 
 

December 31, 2017

  

January 1, 2017

  

% Change

  

December 31, 2017

  

January 1, 2017

  

% Change

  

September 27, 2020

 

September 29, 2019

 

% Change

 
 

(dollars in thousands)

  

(dollars in thousands)

 
                         

Gross profit

 $235,259  $256,994   -8.5

%

 $302,537  $328,381   -7.9

%

 $115,480  $76,146  51.7

%

Gross profit %

  44.7

%

  46.3

%

      44.3

%

  45.6

%

     40.7

%

 40.7

%

   

 

Gross profit consists of net revenues less cost of revenues, which is comprised primarily of florist fulfillment costs (fees paid directly to florists), the cost of floral and non-floral merchandise sold from inventory or through third parties, and associated costs, including inbound and outbound shipping charges. Additionally, cost of revenues includeincludes labor and facility costs related to direct-to-consumer and wholesale production operations.operations, as well as payments made to sending florists related to order volume sent through the Company’s BloomNet network. 

 

Gross profit decreased 8.5% and 7.9%increased 51.7% during the three and six months ended December 31, 2017, respectively, in comparison to the same periods of the prior year, while gross profit percentage decreased 160 and 130 basis points, during the three and six months ended December 31, 2017, respectively, in comparison to the same periods of the prior year. On a comparable basis, adjusting prior year gross profit to exclude Fannie May, which was disposed of on May 30, 2017, gross profit decreased 2.4% and 1.8% during the three and six months ended December 31, 2017, respectively, in comparison to the same periods of the prior year, while gross profit percentage decreased 220 and 180 basis points, during the same periods. The lower comparable gross profit, and gross profit percentage, primarily reflects the impact of the operational issue at the Company’s Cheryl’s Cookies brand, as well as increased transportation costs in the Gourmet Food and Gift Baskets segment, and increased promotional activity within the Consumer Floral segment in order to increase market share.

The 1-800-Flowers.com Consumer Floral segment gross profit decreased by 3.6% and 1.7% during the three and six months ended December 31, 2017, respectively, in comparisonSeptember 27, 2020, compared to the same period of the prior year, dueas a result of the increase in revenues noted above. Gross profit percentage was consistent during the respective three months ended September 27, 2020, compared to the same period of the prior year, as higher margins in the Consumer Floral & Gifts (due to the acquisition of PersonalizationMall, which carries higher margins) and Gourmet Foods & Gift Basket segments were offset by lower margins in the BloomNet segment.

Consumer Floral & Gifts segment - Gross profit increased by 81.9% during the three months ended September 27, 2020, compared to the same period of the prior year, as a decreaseresult of the revenue increase noted above and the increase in gross profitmargin percentage, of 240 and 15090 basis points to 38.8% and 39.4%40.6%, respectively,due to the acquisition of PersonalizationMall which carries higher margins, partially offset by the aforementioned revenue growth. The lower gross profit percentages reflect an increase in promotional activity initiatedmargins on florist fulfilled products due to extend the market share of the 1-800-Flowers brand, as well as an increase in Passport free shipping participation, which has improved customer loyalty and purchase frequency.higher florist fulfillment costs.

 

BloomNet Wire Service segment’s gross - Gross profit decreasedincreased by 5.0% and 5.6%14.5% during the three and six months ended December 31, 2017, respectively, in comparisonSeptember 27, 2020, compared to the same period of the prior year, due to the decreaseincrease in revenuesrevenue noted above, partially offset by a decline in gross margin percentage of 560 basis points to 45.3%, due to higher rebates (higher florist-to-florist volume) and unfavorable wholesale product margins due to the impact of tariffs, and higher shipping and merchandise costs.

Gourmet Foods & Gift Baskets segment - Gross profit increased by 29.5% during the three months ended September 27, 2020, compared to the same period of the prior year, due to the revenue increase noted above, as well as decreasesan increase in gross profit percentage of 260 and 14090 basis points to 57.4% and 56.7%38.9%, respectively, The lower gross profit percentages are due to sales mix, with a decline in higher margin membership and related services, offset by an increase in lower margin wholesale product sales.

The Gourmet Food & Gift Baskets segment gross profit decreased by 9.7% and 10.0% during the three and six months ended December 31, 2017, respectively, in comparison to the same periods of the prior year, while gross profit percentage decreased 130 and 110 basis points to 45.4% and 44.9%, over the same respective periods. On a comparable basis, adjusting prior year gross profit to exclude Fannie May, which was disposed of on May 30, 2017, gross profit decreased 2.0% and 1.4% during the three and six months ended December 31, 2017, respectively, in comparison to the same periods of the prior year, while gross profit percentage decreased 220 and 190 basis points to 45.4% and 44.9%, over the same respective periods. The lower comparable gross profit and gross profit percentage primarily reflects the impact of the operational issue at the Company’s Cheryl’s Cookies brand, which negatively impacted gross profit by approximately $4.0 million as a result of lower promotions, favorable channel mix and overhead overhead absorption, partially offset by increased labor, expedited shipping, expiring product and higher customer credits. In addition, although revenue growth provided for improved gross profit at Harry & David, higher transportation costs at Harry & David and our wholesale baskets brands negatively impacted gross profit percentage.costs.

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Marketing and Sales Expensesales expense

 

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

  

Three Months Ended

 
 

December 31, 2017

  

January 1, 2017

  

% Change

  

December 31, 2017

  

January 1, 2017

  

% Change

  

September 27, 2020

 

September 29, 2019

 

% Change

 
 

(dollars in thousands)

  

(dollars in thousands)

 
                         

Marketing and sales

 $113,771  $119,876   -5.1

%

 $163,493  $174,954   -6.6

%

 $80,285  $56,839  41.2

%

Percentage of net revenues

  21.6

%

  21.6

%

      23.9

%

  24.3

%

     28.3

%

 30.4

%

   

 

Marketing and sales expense consists primarily of advertising and promotional expenditures, catalog costs, online portal and search costs, retail store and fulfillment operations (other than costs included in cost of revenues) and customer service center expenses, as well as the operating expenses of the Company’sCompany’s departments engaged in marketing, selling and merchandising activities.

 

Marketing and sales expense decreased 5.1% and 6.6%increased 41.2% during the three and six months ended December 31, 2017,September 27, 2020, compared to the same periodsperiod of the prior year,, due to the disposition of Fannie May on May 30, 2017. On a comparable basis, adjusting prior year marketing and sales expense to exclude Fannie May’s expenditures, marketing and sales expense increased 1.8% during both the three and six months ended December 31, 2017, in comparison to the same periods of the prior year, primarily due to increased marketingadvertising spend within the Consumer Floral & Gifts and Gourmet Foods & Gift Baskets segments, commensurate withdue to the Company’s incremental marketing efforts designed to accelerate revenue growth including the Company’s efforts to test digital marketing strategies during the holiday season for applications throughout the remainder of the fiscal year. These increases wereand capture market share, partially offset by operational efficiencies and platform leverage attributable to the revenue growth. The investment spend was successful in driving significant enterprise growth, while improving overall operating expense leverage and reducing enterprise reliance on promotional pricing, thereby further reinforcing the premium positioning of the Company’s portfolio of brands. As a reduction in performance based bonuses.result, marketing and sales as a percentage of net revenues were 28.3%, favorable to prior year of 30.4%.

Technology and Development Expensedevelopment expense

 

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

  

Three Months Ended

 
 

December 31, 2017

  

January 1, 2017

  

% Change

  

January 1, 2017

  

January 1, 2017

  

% Change

  

September 27, 2020

 

September 29, 2019

 

% Change

 
 

(dollars in thousands)

  

(dollars in thousands)

 
                         

Technology and development

 $9,175  $9,849   -6.8

%

 $18,845  $19,337   -2.5

%

 $11,603  $10,803  7.4

%

Percentage of net revenues

  1.7

%

  1.8

%

      2.8

%

  2.7

%

     4.1

%

 5.8

%

   

 

Technology and development expense consists primarily of payroll and operating expenses of the Company’sCompany’s information technology group, costs associated with its websites, including hosting, design, content development and maintenance and support costs related to the Company’s order entry, customer service, fulfillment and database systems.

 

Technology and development expenses decreased 6.8% and 2.5%increased 7.4% during the three and six months ended December 31, 2017,September 27, 2020, compared to the same periodperiods of the prior year, primarily due to favorableincreased labor costs, including the incremental labor associated with PersonalizationMall, increased hosting costs due to higher usage of cloud storage applications, and labor expenses resulting from a reduction in performance based bonuses, partially offset by increasedhigher maintenance and license and maintenance costs, related toincluding security and order processing platforms.

platform enhancements.

 

General and Administrative Expenseadministrative expense

 

 

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

  

Three Months Ended

 
 

December 31, 2017

  

January 1, 2017

  

% Change

  

December 31, 2017

  

January 1, 2017

  

% Change

  

September 27, 2020

 

September 29, 2019

 

% Change

 
 

(dollars in thousands)

  

(dollars in thousands)

 
                         

General and administrative

 $19,170  $21,551   -11.0

%

 $38,575  $43,484   -11.3

%

 $28,213  $21,522  31.1

%

Percentage of net revenues

  3.6%  3.9

%

      5.6

%

  6.0

%

     9.9

%

 11.5

%

   

 

General and administrative expense consists of payroll and other expenses in support of the Company’sCompany’s executive, finance and accounting, legal, human resources and other administrative functions, as well as professional fees and other general corporate expenses.

 

General and administrative expense decreased 11.0% and 11.3%increased 31.1% during the three and six months ended December 31, 2017,September 27, 2020, compared to the same period of the prior year, primarily due to the dispositionPersonalizationMall transaction and litigation costs of Fannie May on May 30, 2017. On a comparable basis, adjusting prior year general and administrative expense to exclude Fannie May’s expenditures, general and administrative expense decreased 3.9% and 3.7% during the respective three and six months ended December 31, 2017, in comparison to the same periods of the prior year,$4.9 million, as well as higher labor costs, due to reductions in travel,PersonalizationMall and labor resulting from a reduction in performance based bonuses, partially offset by an increase ininvestment earnings on the value ofCompany’s Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan investments (increase offset in assets (offset within Other (income) expense net line item on the financials statement – seeexpenses noted below), and higher health insurance costs.COVID-19 related expenses.

 

Depreciation and amortization expense and Amortization Expense

 

 

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

  

Three Months Ended

 
 

December 31, 2017

  

January 1, 2017

  

% Change

  

December 31, 2017

  

January 1, 2017

  

% Change

  

September 27, 2020

 

September 29, 2019

 

% Change

 
 

(dollars in thousands)

  

(dollars in thousands)

 
                         

Depreciation and amortization

 $8,677  $9,167   -5.3

%

 $16,761  $17,164   -2.3

%

 $8,840  $7,635  15.8

%

Percentage of net revenues

  1.6

%

  1.7

%

      2.5

%

  2.4

%

     3.1

%

 4.1

%

   

 

Depreciation and amortization expense forduring the three months ended December 31, 2017 decreased 5.3% and 2.3%September 27, 2020 increased 15.8%, in comparisoncompared to the same period of the prior year due to the disposition of Fannie May. On a comparable basis, adjusting prior yearincremental depreciation and customer list amortization expense to exclude Fannie May, depreciation and amortization expense increased 3.9% and 7.9% during the respective three and six months ended December 31, 2017, in comparison to the same periods of the prior year as a result of recent shorter-lived IT capital expenditures.

associated with PersonalizationMall.

 

Interest Expense,(income) expense, net

 

  

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
  

December 31, 2017

  

January 1, 2017

  

% Change

  

December 31, 2017

  

January 1, 2017

  

% Change

 
  

(dollars in thousands)

 
                         

Interest expense, net

 $1,226  $2,154   -43.1

%

 $2,257  $3,605   -37.4

%

  

Three Months Ended

 
  

September 27, 2020

  

September 29, 2019

  

% Change

 
  

(dollars in thousands)

 
             

Interest expense, net

 $1,040  $595   74.8

%

 

Interest expense, net consists primarily of interest expense and amortization of deferred financing costs attributable to the Company’sCompany’s credit facility (See Note 8 - Debt,, in Item 1.1. for details regarding the 2016 Amended Credit Facility)details), net of income earned on the Company’s available cash balances.

 

Interest expense, net decreased 43.1% and 37.4%increased 74.8% during the three and six months ended December 31, 2017 in comparisonSeptember 27, 2020, compared to the same periodsperiod of the prior year, as a result of scheduled repaymentlower interest income on the Company’s outstanding cash balances due to lower interest rates. Interest expense was consistent with the prior year, as the impact of term loan borrowings and funding fiscal 2018 working capital requirements primarily throughlower interest rates on existing debt was offset by the useincremental interest expense associated with the New Term Loan, which was used to partially finance the acquisition of cash on hand from the sale of Fannie May, in comparison to fiscal 2017, when the Company funded working capital requirements through its revolving credit facility.PersonalizationMall.

 

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Other (income) expense, net

 

  

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
  

December 31, 2017

  

January 1, 2017

  

% Change

  

December 31, 2017

  

January 1, 2017

  

% Change

 
  

(dollars in thousands)

 
                         

Other (income) expense, net

 $(86

)

 $1   8,700

%

 $(346

)

 $(149

)

  132.2

%

  

Three Months Ended

 
  

September 27, 2020

  

September 29, 2019

  

% Change

 
  (dollars in thousands)
             

Other income (expense), net

 $999  $(84

)

  1289.3

%

 

Other income,expense, net for the three and six months ended December 31, 2017September 27, 2020 consists primarily of investment earnings ofgain on the Company’s Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan assets, partially offset by a $0.2 million impairment related to the Company’s equity method investment in Flores Online (see Note 7 - Investmentsabove).

Other (income) expense, net for the three and six months ended January 1, 2017 primarily consists of investment earnings of the Company’s Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan assets for both the three and six months ended January 1, 2017, partially offset by a decrease in the Company’s equity interest in Flores Online of $0.1 million for both the three and six months ended January 1, 2017.assets. 

 

Income Taxes

The Company recorded an income tax expensebenefits of $12.6$3.7 million and $5.5$6.1 million respectively, during the three and six months ended December 31, 2017September 27, 2020, and income tax expense of $31.5 million and $22.8 million, respectively, during the three and six months ended January 1, 2017.September 29, 2019, respectively. The Company’s effective tax rate for the three and six months ended December 31, 2017September 27, 2020 was 15.2% and 8.7% respectively,27.7% compared to 33.3% and 32.6%28.4% in the same periodsperiod of the prior year. The effective ratesrate for fiscal 2018 were impacted by changes associated with the Tax Act (see Note 1 -Accounting Policies in Item 1. above). During the quarterthree months ended December 31, 2017, the Company recognized a benefit of $15.9 million, or $0.24 per diluted share related to the impact of the Tax Act, consisting of a discrete tax benefit of $12.2 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, reflecting a revaluation of deferred tax liabilities at the lower U.S. federal statutory rate of 21%, and a benefit of $3.7 million, or $0.06 per diluted share, reflecting the Company’s lower transitional federal tax rate in fiscal 2018 of 28.0 percent. In addition, fiscal 2018 effective rates were impacted by state income taxes, which were partially offset by various permanent differences and tax credits. The effective rates for fiscal 2017September 27, 2020 differed from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21% due to state income taxes and nondeductible expenses for executive compensation and transaction costs, which were more thanpartially offset by various permanent differences and tax credits, including excess tax benefits on stock basedfrom stock-based compensation. The effective rate for the three months ended September 29, 2019 differed from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21%, primarily due to state income taxes and nondeductible expenses for executive compensation, as a result of the Company’s adoption of ASU 2016-09.which were partially offset by various permanent differences and tax credits, including excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation. At December 31, 2017,September 27, 2020, the Company has an unrecognized tax benefit, including an immaterial amount of accrued interest and penalties, of approximately $0.4$1.3 million. The Company believes that no significant$1.0 million of unrecognized tax positions will be resolved over the next twelve months.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity and borrowings

 

The Company's principal sources of liquidity are cash on hand, cash flows generated from operations and the borrowings available under the 20162020 Credit FacilityAgreement (see Note 8 - Debt in Item 1 for details). At December 31, 2017,September 27, 2020, the Company had working capital of $172.2$41.5 million, including cash and cash equivalents of $232.6$11.0 million, compared to working capital of $132.2$198.3 million, including cash and cash equivalents of $149.7$240.5 million, at July 2, 2017. Borrowings under the Revolver (working capital needs), which were significantly lower than prior year as a result of cash generated from the sale of Fannie May, peaked in November, when cash generated from operations during the Christmas holiday shopping season enabled the Company to repay the Revolver prior to the end of December 2017. June 28, 2020. 

Due to the seasonal nature of the Company’s business, and its continued expansion into non-floral products, the Thanksgiving through Christmas holiday season, which falls within the Company’s second fiscal quarter, is expected to generatehistorically generated nearly 50% of the Company’s annual revenues, and all of its earnings. As a result,However, with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company generatedexperienced a significant cash from operationsincrease in its revenues and earnings during its second quarter, which, after re-paying all borrowings outstanding under its Revolver, is expected to be sufficient to provide for operating needs until the secondfourth quarter of fiscal 2019, when2020, and these trends have continued through the Company’s fiscal 2021 first quarter. Our customers have increasingly turned to our brands and our expanded product offerings to help them connect and express themselves during the recent COVID-19 pandemic and our “everyday” gifting product line has seen increased volume. While the continuing impacts of COVID-19 are difficult to predict, the Company expects that its fiscal second quarter will continue to borrow againstbe its Revolverlargest in terms of revenues and earnings, although increases in the Company’s “everyday” business have and are expected to continue to lessen the seasonality of our business. During the first quarter of fiscal 2021, the Company borrowed $25.0 million under its revolving credit agreement in order to fund pre-holiday manufacturing and inventory purchases.procurement requirements. Working capital borrowings typically peak in November, after which time cash generated from operations during the Christmas holiday shopping season are expected to enable the Company to repay such borrowings.

 

WeWhile we believe that our sources of funding will be sufficient to meet our anticipated operating cash needs for at leastleast the next 12 months. However,twelve months, any projections of future cash needs and cash flows are subject to substantial uncertainty. We continually evaluate, opportunities to repurchase common stock and we will, from time to time, consider the acquisition of, or investment in, complementary businesses, products, services, capital infrastructure, and technologies, which might affect our liquidity requirements or cause us to require additional financing. 

 

and Part I. Item 2. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” for further information.

 

Cash Flows

 

Net cash provided byused in operating activities of $114.2$90.7 million, for the sixthree months ended December 31, 2017,September 27, 2020, was primarily attributable to the Company’s net incomeloss during the period, adjusted by non-cash charges for depreciation/amortization, deferred income taxes (including the impact of the Tax Act – see Note 1 -Accounting Policies and Note 11 – Income taxes in Item 1 above) and stock based compensation, as well ascombined with seasonal changes in working capital, including holiday related increases in accounts payableinventory, trade receivables and accrued expenses,prepaid and reductions in inventory,other, partially offset by increases in receivables related to holiday season sales.non-cash charges for depreciation and amortization and stock-based compensation.

 

Net cash used in investing activities of $17.4$258.2 million, for the sixthree months ended December 31, 2017,September 27, 2020, was primarily attributable to the workingacquisition of PersonalizationMall for $250.9 million, capital adjustment related to the saleexpenditures of Fannie May, of which $8.5$7.0 million was still due to Ferrero at July 2, 2017 and to capital expenditures related to the Company's technology initiatives, and Gourmet Foods & Gift Basket segmentas well as manufacturing production and orchard plantingwarehousing equipment.

 

Net cash used inprovided by financing activities of $13.9$119.4 million, for the sixthree months ended December 31, 2017September 27, 2020, was primarily due tofrom proceeds of bank borrowings of $220.0 million, including the Company’s New Term Loan repaymentsin the amount of $2.9$100.0 million, and the acquisition of $11.1 million of treasury stock. All borrowingswhich was used to repay borrowing then outstanding under the Company's revolving credit facility were repaid byCompany’s Revolver in the endamount of the fiscal second quarter. $97.5 million.

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Stock Repurchase Program

 

The Company has a stock repurchase plan through which purchases can be made from time to timeSee Item 2 in the open market and through privately negotiated transactions, subject to general market conditions. The repurchase program is financed utilizing available cash. On August 30, 2017, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized an increase to its stock repurchase plan of up to $30.0 million. As of December 31, 2017, $21.1 million remained authorized under the plan.Part II below for details.

Contractual Obligations

 

There have been no material changes outsideAt September 27, 2020, the ordinary course of business related to the Company’sCompany’s contractual obligations as discussed in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July 2, 2017.consist of:

 

Long-term debt obligations - payments due under the Company's 2020 Credit Agreement (see Note 8 - Debt in Item 1 for details).

Operating lease obligations – payments due under the Company’s long-term operating leases (see Note 13 - Leases in Item 1 for details).

Purchase commitments - consisting primarily of inventory and IT related equipment purchase orders and license agreements made in the ordinary course of business – see below for the contractual payments due by period.

 

  

Payments due by period

 
  

(in thousands)

 
  

Remaining Fiscal 2021

  

Fiscal 2022

  

Fiscal 2023

  

Fiscal 2024

  

Fiscal 2025

  

Thereafter

  

Total

 

Purchase commitments

 $90,897  $4,104  $3,595  $1,170  $-  $-  $99,766 

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

As disclosed in the Company’s Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 2, 2017,June 28, 2020, the discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations are based upon the consolidated financial statements of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc., which have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Management bases its estimates and assumptions on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, and management evaluates its estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. The Company’s most critical accounting policies relate to revenue recognition, accounts receivable, inventory, goodwill, other intangible assets and long-lived assets and income taxes. There have been no significant changes to the assumptions and estimates related to the Company’s critical accounting policies, since July 2, 2017, except for the enactment of the Tax Act (seeJune 28, 2020.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements 

See Note 1 -Accounting Policies and Note 11 – Income taxes in Item 1 above for details).

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers.” This amended guidance will enhance the comparability of revenue recognition practices and will be applied to all contracts with customers. Expanded disclosures related to the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue that is recognized are requirements under the amended guidance. As we continue to evaluatedetails regarding the impact of this ASU, we have determinedaccounting standards that the new standard will impact the following areas: the costs of producing and distributing the Company’s catalogs will be expensed upon shipment, instead of being capitalized and amortized in direct proportion to the actual sales; gift card breakage will be estimated based on the historical pattern of gift card redemption, rather than when redemption is considered remote; the Company will defer revenue at the time the Celebrations Reward loyalty points are earned using a relative fair value approach, rather than accruing a liability equal to the incremental cost of fulfilling its obligations. We have further identified the timing of revenue recognition for e-commerce orders (shipping point versus destination) as a potential issue in our analysis, which is not expected to change the total amount of revenue recognized, but could accelerate the timing of when revenue is recognized. We plan to adopt this guidance beginning with the first quarter in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019 on a retrospective basis with a cumulative adjustment to retained earnings. We are continuing to evaluate the impact that this ASU, and related amendments and interpretive guidance, will have on our consolidated financial statements, including the related disclosures.

In July 2015, the FASBwere recently issued ASU No. 2015-11, “Inventory (Topic 330).” The pronouncement was issued to simplify the measurement of inventory and changes the measurement from lower of cost or market to lower of cost and net realizable value. The Company adopted this standard effective July 3, 2017. The adoption of ASU 2015-11 did not have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01, "Financial Instruments – Overall: Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities." The pronouncement requires equity investments (except those accounted for under the equity method of accounting, or those that result in consolidation of the investee) to be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income, requires public business entities to use the exit price notion when measuring the fair value of financial instruments for disclosure purposes, requires separate presentation of financial assets and financial liabilities by measurement category and form of financial asset, and eliminates the requirement for public business entities to disclose the method(s) and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value that is required to be disclosed for financial instruments measured at amortized cost. This guidance will become effective for the Company's fiscal year ending June 30, 2019. The adoption is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842).” Under this guidance, an entity is required to recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities on its balance sheet and disclose key information about leasing arrangements. This guidance offers specific accounting guidance for a lessee, a lessor and sale and leaseback transactions. Lessees and lessors are required to disclose qualitative and quantitative information about leasing arrangements to enable a user of the financial statements to assess the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. This guidance is effective for the Company’s fiscal year ending June 28, 2020. We are currently evaluating the impact and expect the ASU will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements, primarily to the consolidated balance sheets and related disclosures.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, “Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting.” ASU No. 2016-09 affects all entities that issue share-based payment awards to their employees. ASU No. 2016-09 simplifies several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. The Company elected to early adopt the amendments in ASU 2016-09, in fiscal 2017. As a result, stock-based compensation excess tax benefits are reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Income as a component of the provision for income taxes, whereas they were previously recognized in equity. This change resulted in the recognition of excess tax benefits against income tax expenses, rather than additional paid-in capital, of $1.0 million for the year ended July 2, 2017. There was no impact on earnings per share since approximately 700,000 tax benefit shares for the year ended July 2, 2017, previously associated with the APIC pool calculation, are no longer considered in the diluted share computation. Additionally, our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows now present excess tax benefits as an operating activity. This change has been applied prospectively in accordance with the ASU and prior periods have not been adjusted. Further, the Company has elected to account for forfeitures as they occur, rather than estimate expected forfeitures. The cumulative effect of this change, which was recorded as compensation expense in fiscal 2017, was not material to the financial statements. In addition, this ASU allows entities to withhold an amount up to an employees’ maximum individual statutory tax rate in the relevant jurisdiction, up from the minimum statutory requirement, without resulting in liability classification of the award. We adopted this change on a modified retrospective basis, with no impact to our consolidated financial statements. Finally, this ASU clarified that the cash paid by an employer when directly withholding shares for tax withholding purposes should be classified as a financing activity. This change does not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financials as it conforms with its current practice.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, “Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.” ASU 2016-13 introduces a new forward-looking “expected loss” approach, to estimate credit losses on most financial assets and certain other instruments, including trade receivables. The estimate of expected credit losses will require entities to incorporate considerations of historical information, current information and reasonable and supportable forecasts. This ASU also expands the disclosure requirements to enable users of financial statements to understand the entity’s assumptions, models and methods for estimating expected credit losses. ASU 2016-13 is effective for the Company’s fiscal year ending July 4, 2021, and the guidance is to be applied using the modified-retrospective approach. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of adopting this guidance on our consolidated financial statements.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230), a consensus of the FASB’s Emerging Issues Task Force.” ASU 2016-15 is intended to reduce diversity in practice in how certain transactions are classified in the statement of cash flows. The ASU is effective for the Company’s fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, including interim periods within those fiscal years. An entity that elects early adoption must adopt all of the amendments in the same period. The guidance requires application using a retrospective transition method. The adoption is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-01, "Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business (ASU 2017-01)," which revises the definition of a business and provides new guidance in evaluating when a set of transferred assets and activities is a business. ASU 2017-01 is effective for the Company's fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, with early adoption permitted, and should be applied prospectively. We do not expect the standard to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, "Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment," which eliminates step two from the goodwill impairment test. Under ASU 2017-04, an entity should recognize an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value up to the amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. This guidance is effective for the Company’s fiscal year ending July 4, 2021, with early adoption permitted, and should be applied prospectively. We do not expect the standard to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In February 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-05, “Other Income - Gains and Losses from the Derecognition of Nonfinancial Assets.” This update clarifies the scope of accounting for the derecognition or partial sale of nonfinancial assets to exclude all businesses and nonprofit activities. ASU 2017-05 also provides a definition for in-substance nonfinancial assets and additional guidance on partial sales of nonfinancial assets. This guidance will be effective for the Company’s fiscal year ending June 30, 2019 and may be applied retrospectively. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of adopting this guidance on our consolidated financial statements.

In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU No 2017-09, “Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting.” This ASU provides guidance on the types of changes to the terms or conditions of share-based payment awards to which an entity would be required to apply modification accounting. An entity would not apply modification accounting if the fair value, vesting conditions, and classification of the awards are the same immediately before and after the modification. ASU 2017-09 is effective for the Company's fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, with early adoption permitted, and should be applied prospectively to an award modified on or after the adoption date. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of adopting this guidance on our consolidated financial statements.

 

Forward Looking Information and Factors that May Affect Future Results

 

Our disclosure and analysis in this report contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements represent the Company’sCompany’s current expectations or beliefs concerning future events and can generally be identified by the use of statements that include words such as “estimate,” “project,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “foresee,” “likely,” “will,” “goal,” “target” or similar words or phrases. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside of the Company’s control that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements, including:

 

the Company’sCompany’s ability:

 

o

to achieve revenue and profitability;

 

o

to leverage its operating platform and reduce operating expenses;

 

o

to manage the increased seasonality of its business;

 

o

to cost effectively acquire and retain customers;

 

o

to effectively integrate and grow acquired companies;

 

o

to reduce working capital requirements and capital expenditures;

 

o

to compete against existing and new competitors;

 

o

to manage expenses associated with sales and marketing and necessary general and administrative and technology investments; and

 

o

to cost efficientlyeffectively manage inventories;

the outcome of contingencies, including legal proceedings in the normal course of business; andbusiness

general consumer sentiment and economic conditions that may affect levels of discretionary customer purchases of the Company’s products.Company’s products; and

the impact of COVID-19 on our business and financial statements. 

 

We cannot guarantee that any forward-looking statement will be realized, although we believe we have been prudent in our plans and assumptions. Achievement of future results is subject to risks, uncertainties and inaccurate assumptions. Should known or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove inaccurate, actual results could vary materially from past results and those anticipated, estimated or projected. Investors should bear this in mind as they consider forward-looking statements.

 

We undertake no obligation to publicly update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You are advised, however, to consult any further disclosures we make on related subjects in our Forms 10-Q, 8-K and 10-K reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Our Annual Report on Form 10-K filing for the fiscal year ended July 2, 2017June 28, 2020 listed various important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected and historic results. We note these factors for investors as permitted by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readers can find them in Part I, Item 1A, of that filing under the heading “Cautionary Statements Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995”. We incorporate that section of that Form 10-K in this filing and investors should refer to it.

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in this Form 10-Q.

 

ITEM 3.3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

The Company is exposed to market risk from the effect of interest rate changes.

 

Interest Rate Risk

 

The Company’sCompany’s exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to the Company’s investment of available cash balances and its long-term debt. The Company generally invests its cash and cash equivalents in investment grade corporate and U.S. government securities. Due to the currently low rates of return the Company is receiving on its cash equivalents, the potential for a significant decrease in short-term interest rates is low and, therefore, a further decrease would not have a material impact on the Company’s interest income. Borrowings under the Company’s credit facility2020 Credit Agreement bear interest at a variable rate, plus an applicable margin, and therefore expose the Company to market risk for changes in interest rates. The effect of a 50 basis point increase in current interest rates on the Company’s interest expense would be approximately $0.2 and $0.3$0.1 million during the three and six months ended December 31, 2017, respectively.September 27, 2020.

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ITEM 4.4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

The Company’sCompany’s management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as of December 31, 2017.September 27, 2020. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2017.September 27, 2020.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the Company’sCompany’s evaluation required by Rules 13a-15(d) or 15d-15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the quarter ended December 31, 2017,September 27, 2020, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

the financial statements in accordance with GAAP.

 

PART II. II. – OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

Litigation

 

ThereBed Bath & Beyond

On April 1, 2020, the Seller commenced an action against the Company in the Court of Chancery for the State of Delaware, which is captioned Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. v. 1-800-Flowers.com, et ano., C.A. (the “Complaint”), alleging a breach of the Equity Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated February 14, 2020, between Seller, PersonalizationMall, the Company and the Purchaser, pursuant to which the Seller agreed to sell to Purchaser, and the Purchaser agreed to purchase from Seller, all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of PersonalizationMall. The action was initiated after the Company requested a reasonable delay in the closing under the Purchase Agreement due to the unprecedented circumstances created by COVID-19. The Complaint requested an order of specific performance to consummate the transaction under the Purchase Agreement plus attorney’s fees and costs in connection with the action. The Company filed its answer to the Complaint on April 17, 2020 and an order governing expedited proceedings was approved on April 9, 2020 that set a trial date for late September 2020.  On July 21, 2020, the Company and Seller entered into a settlement agreement, pursuant to which the Company agreed to move forward with its purchase of PersonalizationMall for $245.0 million, subject to certain working capital and other adjustments. The transaction closed on August 3, 2020. In connection with the settlement agreement, the parties executed a Stipulation and Proposed Order of Dismissal, resulting in the voluntary dismissal with prejudice of the litigation relating to the transaction.

In addition, there are various claims, lawsuits, and pending actions against the Company and its subsidiaries incident to the operations of its businesses. It is the opinion of management, after consultation with counsel, that the ultimatefinal resolution of such claims, lawsuits and pending actions will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

 

ITEM 1A.1A. RISK FACTORS.

 

There were no material changes to the Company’sCompany’s risk factors as discussed in Part 1, Item 1A-Risk Factors in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July 2, 2017.

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ITEM 2.2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

The Company has a stock repurchase plan through which purchases can be made from time to time in the open market and through privately negotiated transactions, subject to general market conditions. The repurchase program is financed utilizing available cash. On August 30, 2017,June 27, 2019, the Company’sCompany’s Board of Directors authorized an increase to its stock repurchase plan of up to $30.0 million. As of December 31, 2017, $21.1September 27, 2020, $18.2 million remained authorized under the plan.

 

The following table sets forth, for the months indicated, the Company’sCompany’s purchase of common stock during the first sixthree months of fiscal 2018,2021, which includes the period July 3, 20171, 2020 through December 31, 2017:September 27, 2020:

 

Period

 

Total Number of

Shares Purchased

  

Average Price

Paid Per Share (1)

  

Total Number of Shares

Purchased as Part of

Publicly Announced

Plans or Programs

  

Dollar Value of Shares

that May Yet Be Purchased

Under the Plans or Programs

 
  

(in thousands, except average price paid per share)

     
                 

07/03/17 - 07/30/17

  89.3  $9.66   89.3  $16,363 

07/31/16 - 08/27/17

  99.6  $9.08   99.6  $15,456 

08/28/17 - 10/01/17

  268.7  $9.43   268.7  $27,859 

10/02/17 - 10/29/17

  233.5  $9.62   233.5  $25,606 

10/30/17 - 12/03/17

  414.3  $9.36   414.3  $21,719 

12/04/17 - 12/31/17

  61.9  $10.16   61.9  $21,089 
                 

Total

  1,167.3  $9.47   1,167.3     

Period

 

Total Number of

Shares Purchased

  

Average Price

Paid Per Share (1)

  

Total Number of Shares

Purchased as Part of

Publicly Announced

Plans or Programs

  

Dollar Value of Shares

that May Yet Be Purchased

Under the Plans or Programs

 
  

(in thousands, except average price paid per share)

     
                 

06/29/20 - 07/26/20

  -  $-   -  $19,320 

07/27/20 - 08/23/20

  -  $-   -  $19,320 

08/24/20 - 09/27/20

  36,355  $29.94   36,355  $18,231 

Total

  36,355  $29.94   36,355     

(1) Average price per share excludes commissions and other transaction fees.

 

ITEM 3.3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

Not applicable. 

 

ITEM 5.5. OTHER INFORMATION

 

None.

  

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

31.1

 

31.1

Certification of the principal executive officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. *

31.2

Certification of the principal financial officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. *

32.1

Certifications pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. *

101.INS

Inline XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH

Inline  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL

Inline  XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document

101.DEF

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

101.LAB

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Document

101.PRE

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Definition Presentation Document

104Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

* Filed herewith.

 

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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.

 

 

1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. 

(Registrant)


 

Date:      February 9, 2017       November 6, 2020

/s/ Christopher G. McCann      

Christopher G. McCann

Chief Executive Officer, 

Director and President

(Principal Executive Officer)  

 

 

Date:           February 9, 2017 November 6, 2020

/s/ William E. Shea      

William E. Shea

Senior Vice President, Treasurer and

Chief Financial Officer (Principal

Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

 

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