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UNITED STATESSECURITIES 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 26, 2021

 

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

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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 11514Two Jericho Plaza, Suite 200, Jericho, NY 11753

(516) 237-6000

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

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

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

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

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

 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 29, 2021:

 

Class A common stock:

35,969,913

36,935,994

Class B common stock:

28,567,063

28,153,614

 

 

 

 

1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc.

FORM 10-Q

For the quarterly period ended September 26, 2021

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Page

Part I.

Financial Information

Item 1.

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

1

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets – December 31, 2017September 26, 2021 (Unaudited) and July 2, 2017June 27, 2021

1

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Unaudited) – Three and Six Months Ended December 31, 2017September 26, 2021 and January 1, 2017September 27, 2020

2

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive IncomeStockholders' Equity (Unaudited) – Three and Six Months Ended December 31, 2017September 26, 2021 and January 1, 2017September 27, 2020

3

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) – SixThree Months Ended December 31, 2017September 26, 2021 and January 1, 2017September 27, 2020

4

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

5

Item 2.

Management’ss Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

17

Item 3.

16

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

29

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

31

29

Item 4.Part II.

Controls and ProceduresOther Information

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

31

30

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

30

Part II.Item 2.

Other Information

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

32

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

32

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

30

Item 3.

33

Item 3.

Defaults upon Senior Securities

30

33

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

33

Item 5.

Other Information

33

Item 6.

Exhibits

34

SignaturesItem 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

30

Item 5.

Other Information

30

Item 6.

35Exhibits

31

Signatures

32

 

 

 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

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)

  

September 26, 2021

  

June 27, 2021

 
  

(unaudited)

     

Assets

        

Current assets:

        

Cash and cash equivalents

 $3,785  $173,573 

Trade receivables, net

  30,635   20,831 

Inventories, net

  282,439   153,863 

Prepaid and other

  68,644   51,792 

Total current assets

  385,503   400,059 
         

Property, plant and equipment, net

  216,083   215,287 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

  114,345   86,230 

Goodwill

  208,150   208,150 

Other intangibles, net

  138,144   139,048 

Other assets

  27,661   27,905 

Total assets

 $1,089,886  $1,076,679 
         

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

        

Current liabilities:

        

Accounts payable

 $65,363  $57,434 

Accrued expenses

  172,998   178,512 

Current maturities of long-term debt

  25,000   20,000 

Current portion of long-term operating lease liabilities

  11,453   9,992 

Total current liabilities

  274,814   265,938 
         

Long-term debt, net

  156,811   161,512 

Long-term operating lease liabilities

  107,532   79,375 

Deferred tax liabilities

  33,421   34,162 

Other liabilities

  26,934   26,622 

Total liabilities

  599,512   567,609 
         

Commitments and contingencies (See Note 13 and Note 14)

          
         

Stockholders' equity:

        

Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, none issued

  0   0 

Class A common stock, $.01 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized, 56,098,061 and 55,675,661 shares issued at September 26, 2021 and June 27, 2021, respectively

  561   557 

Class B common stock, $.01 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized, 33,433,614 shares issued at September 26, 2021 and June 27, 2021, respectively

  334   334 

Additional paid-in capital

  374,667   371,103 

Retained earnings

  272,976   286,175 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

  (318)  (318)

Treasury stock, at cost, 19,113,867 and 18,825,841 Class A shares at September 26, 2021 and June 27, 2021, respectively, and 5,280,000 Class B shares at September 26, 2021 and June 27, 2021

  (157,846)  (148,781)

Total stockholders’ equity

  490,374   509,070 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 $1,089,886  $1,076,679 

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except share data)

  

December 31, 2017

  

July 2, 2017

 
  

(unaudited)

     

Assets

        

Current assets:

        

Cash and cash equivalents

 $232,589  $149,732 

Trade receivables, net

  44,424   14,073 

Inventories

  60,567   75,862 

Prepaid and other

  22,007   17,735 

Total current assets

  359,587   257,402 
         

Property, plant and equipment, net

  154,606   161,381 

Goodwill

  62,590   62,590 

Other intangibles, net

  60,460   61,090 

Other assets

  11,520   10,007 

Total assets

 $648,763  $552,470 
         

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

        

Current liabilities:

        

Accounts payable

 $55,252  $27,781 

Accrued expenses

  123,504   90,206 

Current maturities of long-term debt

  8,625   7,188 

Total current liabilities

  187,381   125,175 
         

Long-term debt

  97,545   101,377 

Deferred tax liabilities

  21,530   33,868 

Other liabilities

  11,565   9,811 

Total liabilities

  318,021   270,231 
         

Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)

        
         

Stockholders’ equity:

        

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

  -   - 

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 

Additional paid-in-capital

  339,805   337,726 

Retained earnings

  90,115   32,638 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

  (160

)

  (187

)

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 

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)Income

(in thousands, except for per share data)

(unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended

 
 

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

  

September 26, 2021

  

September 27, 2020

 
 

December 31, 2017

  

January 1, 2017

  

December 31, 2017

  

January 1, 2017

  

Net revenues

 $526,093  $554,553  $683,442  $720,382  $309,373  $283,772 

Cost of revenues

  290,834   297,559   380,905   392,001   183,859   168,292 

Gross profit

  235,259   256,994   302,537   328,381  125,514  115,480 

Operating expenses:

                 

Marketing and sales

  113,771   119,876   163,493   174,954  94,379  80,285 

Technology and development

  9,175   9,849   18,845   19,337  13,423  11,603 

General and administrative

  19,170   21,551   38,575   43,484  27,066  28,213 

Depreciation and amortization

  8,677   9,167   16,761   17,164   10,970   8,840 

Total operating expenses

  150,793   160,443   237,674   254,939   145,838   128,941 

Operating income

  84,466   96,551   64,863   73,442 

Operating loss

 (20,324) (13,461)

Interest expense, net

  1,226   2,154   2,257   3,605  1,528  1,040 

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, net

  596   999 

Loss before income taxes

 (21,256) (13,502)

Income tax benefit

  (8,057)  (3,740)

Net loss and comprehensive net loss

 $(13,199) $(9,762)
                 

Basic net income per common share

 $1.09  $0.97  $0.89  $0.72 

Basic and diluted net loss per common share

 $(0.20) $(0.15)
                 

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

  65,062   64,320 

 

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 26, 2021 and September 27, 2020

 
  

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 27, 2021

  55,675,661  $557   33,433,614  $334  $371,103  $286,175  $(318

)

  24,105,841  $(148,781

)

 $509,070 

Net loss

  -   0   -   0   0   (13,199

)

  0   -   0   (13,199

)

Stock-based compensation

  172,500   2   0   0   3,003   0   0   0   0   3,005 

Exercise of stock options

  249,900   2   0   0   561   0   0   0   0   563 

Acquisition of Class A treasury stock

  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   288,026   (9,065)  (9,065

)

Balance at September 26, 2021

  56,098,061  $561   33,433,614  $334  $374,667  $272,976  $(318

)

  24,393,867  $(157,846) $490,374 
                                         

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

)

  -   -   -   -   -   - 

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 

 

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 26, 2021

  

September 27, 2020

 
         

Operating activities:

         

Net income

 $57,477  $47,158 

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

        

Net loss

 $(13,199) $(9,762)

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

 

Depreciation and amortization

  16,761   17,164  10,970  8,840 

Amortization of deferred financing costs

  480   1,050  299  156 

Deferred income taxes

  (12,338

)

  (1,380

)

 (741) (603)

Bad debt expense

  418   656  (96) (280)

Stock-based compensation

  2,069   3,498  3,005  2,393 

Other non-cash items

  (103

)

  (400

)

 260  261 

Changes in operating items:

         

Trade receivables

  (30,769

)

  (39,399

)

 (9,708) (15,154)

Inventories

  15,295   9,916  (128,577) (77,854)

Prepaid and other

  (4,272

)

  (3,215

)

 (16,852) (10,374)

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

  69,269   75,304  2,415  7,046 

Other assets

  (97

)

  (35

)

Other liabilities

  (24

)

  (324

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

  114,166   109,993 

Other assets and liabilities

  2,060   4,623 

Net cash used in operating activities

 (150,164) (90,708)
         

Investing activities:

         

Working capital adjustment related to sale of business

  (8,500

)

  - 

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

 0  (250,943)

Capital expenditures, net of non-cash expenditures

  (8,864

)

  (13,253

)

 (11,122) (6,958)

Purchase of equity investments

  0   (325)

Net cash used in investing activities

  (17,364

)

  (13,253

)

 (11,122) (258,226)
         

Financing activities:

         

Acquisition of treasury stock

  (11,085

)

  (6,822

)

 (9,065) (1,088)

Proceeds from exercise of employee stock options

  15   267  563  221 

Proceeds from bank borrowings

  30,000   181,000  0  220,000 

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

 0  (97,500)

Debt issuance cost

  0   (2,193)

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

 (8,502) 119,440 
             

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

  82,857   86,166  (169,788) (229,494)

Cash and cash equivalents:

         

Beginning of period

  149,732   27,826   173,573   240,506 

End of period

 $232,589  $113,992  $3,785  $11,012 

 

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial StatementsStatements..

 

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

Notes toCondensed 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 26, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending July 1, 2018.3, 2022. 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 2, 2017.June 27, 2021, 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. 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”), our customers have increasingly turned to our brands and our expanded product offerings to help them connect and express themselves, 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 the aforementioned increase in the Company’s “everyday” business has and is 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 PronouncementsCOVID-19

 

InOn 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 quarters ended September 26, 2021 and September 27, 2020.

 

In The Company is closely monitoring the impact of COVID-February 2016,19 on its business, including how it will affect its customers, workforce, suppliers, vendors, franchisees, florists, and production and distribution channels, as well as its financial statements. The extent to which COVID-19 impacts the Company’s business and financial results will depend on numerous evolving factors, including, but not limited to: the magnitude and duration of COVID-19, the extent to which it will impact macroeconomic conditions, including interest rates, employment rates and consumer confidence, product and delivery supply chain capacity, 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 information in context with the information reasonably available to the Company and the unknown future impacts of COVID-19 as of September 26, 2021 and through the date 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 quarters ended September 26, 2021 and September 27, 2020, the FASB issued ASU 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.

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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 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842).” Under this guidance, an entity is requiredshipped, prior 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 userthe end of the financial statements to assessfiscal period, as well as for monthly subscription programs, including our Fruit of the amount, timingMonth Club and uncertaintyCelebrations Passport program.

Our total deferred revenue as of cash flows arising from leases. This guidance is effective forJune 27, 2021 was $33.4 million (included in “Accrued expenses” on our consolidated balance sheets), of which, $18.2 million was recognized as revenue during the three months ended September 26, 2021. The deferred revenue balance as of September 26, 2021 was $34.5 million.  

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

The Company’s fiscal year ending does June 28, 2020. notWe are currently evaluating the impact and expect the ASUthat any recently issued accounting pronouncements will have a material impacteffect 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 ourits 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 doesAny recently adopted accounting pronouncements did 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 significantmaterial impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Note 2 Net Income(loss) Per Common Share

 

In January 2017, Basic net loss per common share is computed using the FASB issued ASU No.2017-01, "Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifyingweighted average number of common shares outstanding during the Definitionperiod. 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 Business (ASU 2017-01)," which revisesresult of 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 effectivenet loss for the Company's fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, threewith early adoption permitted, months ended September 26, 2021 and should be applied prospectively. We do notSeptember 27, 2020, expectthere is 0 dilutive impact to the standard to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

net loss per share calculation for the respective periods.

 

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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 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. 

 

 

Note 2– Net Income Per Common Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income per common share:

  

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’sCompanys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 2, 2017, June 27, 2021, 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 26,

2021

  

September 27,

2020

 
     

(in thousands)

      

(in thousands)

 

Stock options

 $107  $113  $215  $227  $0  $9 

Restricted stock

  861   1,611   1,854   3.271   3,005   2,384 

Total

  968   1,724   2,069   3,498  3,005  2,393 

Deferred income tax (expense) benefit

  206   438   592   1,141 

Deferred income tax benefit

  741   603 

Stock-based compensation expense, net

 $762  $1,286  $1,477  $2,357  $2,264  $1,790 

 

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 26,

2021

  

September 27,

2020

 
  

(in thousands)

 

Marketing and sales

 $1,327  $1,144 

Technology and development

  120   191 

General and administrative

  1,558   1,058 

Total

 $3,005  $2,393 

 

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 26, 2021:

 

  

 

 

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 27, 2021

  336,700  $3.44         

Granted

  0  $0         

Exercised

  (249,900) $2.63         

Forfeited

  0   0         

Outstanding at September 26, 2021

  86,800  $5.76   1.6  $2,446 
                 

Exercisable at September 26, 2021

  71,800  $2.63   0.1  $2,248 

 

As of December 31, 2017,September 26, 2021, 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 1.53.2 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 sixnine months ended December 31, 2017:September 26, 2021:

 

 

 

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 27, 2021

 1,638,806  $18.12 

Granted

  881,473  $9.47  7,500  $31.76 

Vested

  (593,648

)

 $7.76  (172,500) $11.90 

Forfeited

  (628,946

)

 $9.50   (6,604) $21.89 

Non-vested at December 31, 2017

  1,011,752  $7.74 

Non-vested at September 26, 2021

  1,467,202  $18.90 

 

The fair value of non-vested shares is determined based on the closing stock price on the grant date. As of December 31, 2017September 26, 2021, , there was $5.8$14.4 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested, restricted, stock-based compensation to be recognized over the weighted-average remaining period of 2.21.8 years.

 

 

Note 4 Disposition Acquisitions

Acquisition of PersonalizationMall

 

On March 15, 2017,February 14, 2020, the Company and Ferrero International S.A.1-800-Flowers.com, Inc., 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. price to $245.0 million (subject to certain working capital and other adjustments). On August 3, 2020, the Company completed its acquisition of 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 resulting gaintotal purchase price was allocated to the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on saleour preliminary estimates of their fair values on the acquisition date. The fair values assigned to PersonalizationMall’s tangible and intangible assets and liabilities assumed were considered preliminary and were based on the information that was available as of the date of the acquisition. As of $14.6June 27, 2021, the Company had finalized its allocation and this resulted in immaterial adjustments to the carrying value of the respective recorded assets and the determination of the residual amount that was allocated to goodwill. 

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

  

PersonalizationMalls

Preliminary

Purchase Price

Allocation

  

Measurement

Period
Adjustments
(1)

  

PersonalizationMalls

Final Purchase Price

Allocation

 
  

August 3, 2020

      

June 27, 2021

 
  

(in thousands)

 
             

Assets Acquired:

            

Inventories

 $16,998  $-  $16,998 

Other assets

  5,216   -1   5,215 

Property, plant and equipment, net

  30,792   -   30,792 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

  21,438   -   21,438 

Goodwill

  133,337   102   133,439 

Other intangibles, net

  76,000   -   76,000 

Total assets acquired

 $283,781  $101  $283,882 
             

Liabilities assumed:

            

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 $11,400  $102  $11,502 

Operating lease liabilities

  21,438   -   21,438 

Total liabilities assumed

 $32,838  $102  $32,940 
             

Net assets acquired

 $250,943  $-  $250,942 

(1) The measurement period adjustments did not million, is included within “Other (income) expense, net” inhave a significant impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of income infor the fourth quarter of fiscal year ended 2017.June 27, 2021.

 

The Companydetermination of the fair values of the acquired assets and Ferreroassumed 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 PersonalizationMall's production facility, which became operational in September 2019.

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 $133.4 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 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.

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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.

As required by ASC 805, “Business Combinations,” the following unaudited pro forma financial information for the three months ended September 27, 2020, gives effect to the PersonalizationMall acquisition as if it had been completed on June 28, 2020. 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 distribution of certain Ferrero and Fannie May products.combined 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

 
  

(in thousands)

 

Net revenues

 $299,765 

Net loss

 $(4,171)

Operating results of Fannie May are reflected in

The unaudited pro forma amounts above include the Company’s consolidated financial statements through May 30, 2017, the date of its disposition, within its Gourmet Food & Gift Baskets segment. During fiscal 2017, Fannie May contributed net revenues of $85.6 million. Operating and pre-tax income during such period were not material.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 million, during the three months ending September 27, 2020, to reflect the additional amortization expense related to the increase in definite lived intangible assets.

-

An increase in interest expense of $0.6 million, during the three months ending September 27, 2020, which is comprised of incremental interest and amortization of deferred financing costs associated with the New Term Loan. 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

 

 

Note 5 Inventory, Net

 

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 26,

2021

  

June 27,

2021

 
 

(in thousands)

  

(in thousands)

 

Finished goods

 $26,853  $34,476  $163,834  $72,267 

Work-in-process

  4,559   11,933  25,981  19,058 

Raw materials

  29,155   29,453   92,624   62,538 

Total inventory

 $60,567  $75,862  $282,439  $153,863 

 

 

Note 6 Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net

 

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 
  

Consumer

Floral &

Gifts

  

BloomNet

  

Gourmet

Foods &

Gift Baskets

  

Total

 
  

(in thousands)

 

Balance at June 27, 2021

 $150,880  $0  $57,270  $208,150 

Balance at September 26, 2021

 $150,880  $0  $57,270  $208,150 

 

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

 

     

December 31, 2017

  

July 2, 2017

      

September 26, 2021

  

June 27, 2021

 
 

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  $6,385  $1,035  $7,420  $6,359  $1,061 

Customer lists

  3-10   12,184   8,840   3,344   12,184   8,227   3,957  3-10  23,825  14,560  9,265  23,825  13,697  10,128 

Other

  5-14   2,946   2,102   844   2,946   2,045   901  5-14   2,946   2,498   448   2,946   2,483   463 

Total intangible assets with determinable lives

      22,550   16,932   5,618   22,550   16,209   6,341     34,191  23,443  10,748  34,191  22,539  11,652 
                            

Trademarks with indefinite lives

      54,842   -   54,842   54,749   -   54,749      127,396   -   127,396   127,396   -   127,396 
                            

Total identifiable intangible assets

     $77,392  $16,932  $60,460  $77,299  $16,209  $61,090     $161,587  $23,443  $138,144  $161,587  $22,539  $139,048 

 

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 million, fiscal 2022 - $2.4 million, fiscal $0.52023 - $3.3 million, fiscal 2024 - $3.3 million, fiscal 2025 - $0.8 million, fiscal2026 - $0.3 million and thereafter - $2.6million.$0.6 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$4.6 million as of December 31, 2017September 26, 2021 and $1.7June 27, 2021.  million as of July 2, 2017.

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 10Fair Value Measurements).

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Note 8 –DebtDebt, Net

 

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

 

 

December 31, 2017

  

July 2, 2017

 
 

(in thousands)

  

September 26,

2021

  

June 27,

2021

 
         

(in thousands)

 

Revolver (1)

 $-  $-  $0  $0 

Term Loan (1)

  109,250   112,125 

Term Loans (1)

 185,000  185,000 

Deferred financing costs

  (3,080

)

  (3,560

)

  (3,189)  (3,488

)

Total debt

  106,170   108,565  181,811  181,512 

Less: current debt

  8,625   7,188   25,000   20,000 

Long-term debt

 $97,545  $101,377  $156,811  $161,512 

 

(1)

On May 31, 2019, the Company and certain of its U.S. subsidiaries entered into a Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “2019) On December 23, 2016, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “2016 Amended 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 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.

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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 2020 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 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 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.

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 26, 2021. 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$20.0 million – remainder of fiscal 2018,2022, $10.1$20.0 million – fiscal 2019,2023 $12.9and $145.0 million – fiscal 2020,2024.$15.8 million - fiscal 2021, and $66.1 – fiscal 2022.

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Note 9 - Property, Plant and Equipment

 

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

 

  

September 26, 2021

  

June 27, 2021

 
  

(in thousands)

 

Land

 $30,284  $30,284 

Orchards in production and land improvements

  18,829   18,829 

Building and building improvements

  62,254   62,232 

Leasehold improvements

  24,712   26,451 

Production equipment

  83,373   82,526 

Furniture and fixtures

  8,277   8,860 

Computer and telecommunication equipment

  55,330   55,841 

Software

  184,072   177,844 

Capital projects in progress - orchards

  20,400   18,090 

Property, plant and equipment, gross

  487,531   480,957 

Accumulated depreciation and amortization

  (271,448)  (265,670

)

Property, plant and equipment, net

 $216,083  $215,287 

  

December 31, 2017

  

July 2, 2017

 
  

(in thousands)

 
         

Land

 $30,789  $30,789 

Orchards in production and land improvements

  10,773   9,703 

Building and building improvements

  57,803   56,791 

Leasehold improvements

  12,305   11,950 

Production equipment and furniture and fixtures

  48,889   47,293 

Computer and telecommunication equipment

  46,890   45,026 

Software

  123,001   119,177 

Capital projects in progress - orchards

  9,114   9,971 

Property, plant and equipment, gross

  339,564   330,700 

Accumulated depreciation and amortization

  (184,958

)

  (169,319

)

Property, plant and equipment, net

 $154,606  $161,381 
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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.

 

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

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 26, 2021:

        

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

 $8,693  $8,693  $-  $-  $21,957  $21,957  $0  $0 

Total assets (liabilities) at fair value

 $21,957  $21,957  $0  $0 
 $8,693  $8,693  $-  $-  
                

Assets (liabilities) as of July 2, 2017:

                

As of June 27, 2021:

        

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

 $6,916  $6,916  $-  $-  $21,651  $21,651  $0  $0 
 $6,916  $6,916  $-  $- 

Total assets (liabilities) at fair value

 $21,651  $21,651  $0  $0 

 

(1)

The Company has established a Non-qualified Deferred CompensationNQDC 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 26, 2021 was 15.2% and 8.7% respectively,37.9% compared to 33.3% and 32.6%27.7% 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 26, 2021 the Company recognized a benefit ofand $15.9September 27, 2020 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 due toof 21% primarily from excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation during the respective interim tax periods, as well as state income taxes which were more than offset by various permanent differences and tax credits, including excess tax benefits on stock based compensation as a result of the Company’s adoption of ASU 2016-09.nondeductible expenses for executive compensation.

 

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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 2014,2018, however, fiscal years 20152019 and 20162020 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 2016 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 26, 2021, the Company has an unrecognized tax benefit, including an immaterial amount of accrued interest and penalties, of approximately $0.4$1.1 million. The Company believes that no significant$0.1 million of unrecognized tax positions will be resolved over the next twelve months.

 

 

Note 12 Business Segments

 

The Company’sCompany’s management reviews the results of the Company’sits operations by the following three3 business segments:

 

1-800-Flowers.com Consumer Floral,

     BloomNet Wire Service, and

     Gourmet Food and Gift Baskets

Consumer Floral & Gifts,

BloomNet, and

Gourmet Foods & 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 26, 2021

  

September 27, 2020

 

Segment Net Revenues:

 

(in thousands)

 

Consumer Floral & Gifts

 $181,229  $161,546 

BloomNet

  30,834   32,738 

Gourmet Food & Gift Baskets

  97,482   89,929 

Corporate

  45   106 

Intercompany eliminations

  (217)  (547

)

Total net revenues

 $309,373  $283,772 

  

Three Months Ended

 

Operating Income (Loss):

 

September 26, 2021

  

September 27, 2020

 
  

(in thousands)

 

Segment Contribution Margin:

        

Consumer Floral & Gifts

 $19,190  $19,236 

BloomNet

  10,860   10,421 

Gourmet Food & Gift Baskets

  (7,673)  (2,581

)

Segment Contribution Margin Subtotal

  22,377   27,076 

Corporate (a)

  (31,731)  (31,697

)

Depreciation and amortization

  (10,970)  (8,840

)

Operating loss

 $(20,324) $(13,461

)

(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.

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

  

Three Months Ended

  

Three Months Ended

 
  

September 26, 2021

  

September 27, 2020

 
  

Consumer

Floral &

Gifts

  

BloomNet

  

Gourmet

Foods &

Gift

Baskets

  

Consolidated

  

Consumer

Floral &

Gifts

  

BloomNet

  

Gourmet

Foods &

Gift

Baskets

  

Consolidated

 

Net revenues

 

(in thousands)

 

E-commerce

 $179,286   0   84,085   263,371  $159,792  $0  $79,071  $238,863 

Retail

  1,110   0   1,837   2,947   946   0   1,573   2,519 

Wholesale

  0   9,984   11,560   21,544   0   11,292   9,285   20,577 

BloomNet services

  0   20,850   0   20,850   0   21,446   0   21,446 

Other

  833   0   0   833   808   0   0   808 

Corporate

  0   0   0   45   0   0   0   106 

Eliminations

  0   0   0   (217)  0   0   0   (547

)

Net revenues

 $181,229   30,834   97,482   309,373  $161,546  $32,738  $89,929  $283,772 

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.

  

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 

 

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. Further, we elected a short-term lease exception policy, permitting us to not apply the recognition requirements of this standard to short-term leases (i.e. leases with terms of 12 months or less) and an accounting policy to account for lease and non-lease components as a single component for certain classes of assets. 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.

 

  

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 
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Additional information related to our leases is as follows:

  

Three Months

Ended

 
  

September 26, 2021

 
  

(in thousands)

 

Lease costs:

    

Operating lease costs

 $3,963 

Variable lease costs

  5,130 

Short-term lease cost

  1,581 

Sublease income

  (182

)

Total lease costs

 $10,492 

  

Three Months

Ended

 
  

September 26, 2021

 
  

(in thousands)

 

Cash paid for amounts included in measurement of operating lease liabilities

 $3,618 

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

 $31,135 

 

September 26, 2021

(in thousands)

(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.Weighted-average remaining lease term - operating leases (in years)

9.2

Weighted-discount rate - operating leases

3.9

%

 

Maturities of lease liabilities in accordance with ASC 842 as of September 26, 2021 are as follows (in thousands):

Remainder of 2022

 $10,972 

2023

  16,469 

2024

  17,758 

2025

  15,459 

2026

  14,284 

Thereafter

  68,870 

Total Future Minimum Lease Payments

  143,812 

Less Imputed Remaining Interest

  24,827 

Total

 $118,985 

 

Note 1314 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 “Purchase 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.

 

Note 15 Subsequent Event

Acquisition of Vital Choice

On October 27, 2021, the Company completed its acquisition of Vital Choice Seafood LLC, a provider of wild-caught seafood and sustainably farmed shellfish, pastured proteins, organic foods, and marine-sourced nutritional supplements. The Company utilized its existing credit facility to fund the $20.0 million purchase (subject to certain working capital and other adjustments), which included tradenames, customer lists, websites and operations. Vital Choice revenues were approximately $27.8 million during its most recent year ended December 31, 2020.

1516

 

 

ITEM 2.2. MANAGEMENT’SS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

Forward Looking Statements

 

This “Management’sManagements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” (MD&A)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 Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K.10-K, for the year ended June 27, 2021. The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect the Company’sCompanys plans, estimates and beliefs. The Company’sCompanys 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-LookingForward-Looking Information and Factors That May Affect Future Results” andResults, under Part I, Item 1A, of the Company’s Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the year ended June 27, 2021under the heading “Risk Factors.Risk Factors and Part II-Other Information, Item 1A in this Form 10-Q.

 

Business 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®, Stock Yards® and Simply Chocolate®. 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, fruitcustomers. The Company also operates BloomNet®, an international floral and gift baskets, as well as balloons, plush and keepsake gifts, the Company’s BloomNet® international floral wireindustry service (www.mybloomnet.net) and Napco brands provideprovider offering a broad rangebroad-range of quality products and value-added services designed to help professional floristsmembers 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®For additional information, see Item 7 of Part II, “Management’s Discussion and Celebrations Reminders® are designed to deepen relationships with customers across all brands. 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. was named to the Stores® 2017 Hot 100 Retailers List by the National Retail FederationAnalysis of Financial Condition and received the Gold award in the “Best Artificial Intelligence” category at the Data & Marketing Association’s 2017 International ECHO AwardsResults of Operations — Overview” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Company’s groundbreaking implementation of an artificial intelligence-powered online gift concierge, GWYN.year ended June 27, 2021. 

 

Shares in 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. are traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, ticker symbol: FLWS.  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 during its fiscal year ended February 29, 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). 

 

Operating results of Fannie May are reflected in the Company’s consolidated financial statements through May 30, 2017, the date of its disposition, within its Gourmet Food & Gift Baskets segment. See Segment Information and Results of Operations below for a comparison of fiscal 2018 results to fiscal 2017, adjusted to exclude the operations of Fannie May.COVID-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 for the foreseeable future. While there is significant uncertainty in the overall consumer environment due to the COVID-19 crisis, we continue to see strong e-commerce demand for gourmet foods and gift baskets and our floral and personalized products. 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:

Increased operating costs - we are seeing 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, as well as overall wage rate increases and labor supply shortages.

Supply chain constraints – the nationwide increase in e-commerce volume has also resulted in third-party carrier capacity constraints, and higher delivery costs, while ocean transport capacity shortages, caused by the ongoing global recovery from the pandemic, have contributed to supply chain shortages and increased costs.

The scale and overall economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis is still very difficult to assess as the Company began to annualize the impact that COVID-19 has had on consumer behavior in its fiscal fourth quarter of 2021. However, the Company believes that the operating platform it has built over the years, combined with its diversified product line, and ability to engage with its customers will allow it to successfully navigate this challenging environment and continue to grow revenues at a double-digit pace through fiscal 2022. The Company’s 9.0 percent revenue growth for the quarter, followed 51.5 percent growth achieved in last year’s first quarter, when ecommerce demand spiked during the early stages of the pandemic. As we had anticipated, the first quarter of fiscal 2022 started out somewhat slowly, with demand gradually ramping up, before reaching double-digit growth in the month of September. Continuing recognition and relevance of the Company’s products for everyday gifting and connective occasions, as well as an expanded product offering, including PersonalizationMall, were the primary drivers of growth.

In order to mitigate the impact of the aforementioned headwinds, the Company has implemented a number of initiatives designed to take advantage of the strong ecommerce demand we anticipate during the key holiday season. These initiatives include strategic pricing programs across our brands, as wells as the significant investments we have made in our operating platform, including pre-building inventory, which leverages our expanded cold-storage facilities, and deploying automation in our warehouse and distribution facilities to increase throughput and reduces reliance on seasonal labor. As a result, we are well positioned to help our customers connect and express themselves with the important people in their lives for both everyday occasions and the key holiday season.

Company Guidance

The Company is reaffirming its guidance for its fiscal 2022 year, which includes:

Total revenue growth of 10.0 percent-to-12.0 percent compared with the prior year;

Adjusted EBITDA growth of 5.0 percent-to-8.0 percent compared with the prior year;

EPS in line with fiscal 2021 as improved EBITDA is offset by higher depreciation and a higher effective tax rate; and

Free Cash Flow to exceed $100 million.

The Company’s guidance for the year is based on several factors, including:

The significant increase in consumers shopping online where the Company’s broad product offering and brand portfolio makes it a leading destination for customers looking for solutions to help them connect, express themselves and celebrate - sentiments that have become more important than ever;

Significant expansion of the Company’s product offering, both organically and through strategic acquisitions like Shari’s Berries and PersonalizationMall;

The expanded size of the Company’s customer file along with continued positive customer behavior trends; and

Continued strong growth in the Company’s Celebrations Passport® loyalty program, which is helping drive increased frequency, retention, and cross-category/cross-brand purchases.

 

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. We do not provide a reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA guidance to net income guidance or a reconciliation of free cash flow guidance to net cash provided by operating activities because doing so would require unreasonable efforts at this time, because of the uncertainty and variability of the nature and amount of certain components of various necessary GAAP components, including for example those related to compensation, tax items, amortization or others that may arise during the year, and the Company's management believes such reconciliations would imply a degree of precision that would be confusing or misleading to investors. 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

 

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 periodperiod-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.

 

Segment contribution margincontribution 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 periodperiod-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 periodperiod-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.

 

Free Cash Flow

We define free cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures. The Company considers free cash flow to be a liquidity measure that provides useful information to management and investors about the amount of cash generated by the business after the purchases of fixed assets, which can then be used to, among other things, invest in the Company’s business, make strategic acquisitions, strengthen the balance sheet, and repurchase stock or retire debt. Free cash flow is a liquidity measure that is frequently used by the investment community in the evaluation of similarly situated companies.

Since free cash flow is not a measure of performance calculated in accordance with GAAP, it should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the Company's results as reported under GAAP. A limitation of the utility of free cash flow as a measure of financial performance is that it does not represent the total increase or decrease in the company's cash balance for the period.

 

 

SegmentInformation

 

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 26,

2021

  

Transaction

Costs

  

As Adjusted

(non-GAAP)

September 26,

2021

  

September

27, 2020

  

PersonalizationMall Litigation &

Transaction Costs

  

Harry &

David Store

Closure Costs

  

As Adjusted

(non-GAAP)

September 27, 2020

  

%

Change

 

Net revenues:

                                

Consumer Floral & Gifts

 $181,229  $-  $181,229  $161,546  $-  $-  $161,546   12.2%

BloomNet

  30,834       30,834   32,738           32,738   -5.8%

Gourmet Foods & Gift Baskets

  97,482       97,482   89,929           89,929   8.4%

Corporate

  45       45   106           106   -57.5%

Intercompany eliminations

  (217)      (217)  (547)          (547)  60.3%

Total net revenues

 $309,373  $-  $309,373  $283,772  $-  $-  $283,772   9.0%
                                 

Gross profit:

                                

Consumer Floral & Gifts

 $76,003      $76,003  $65,586          $65,586   15.9%
   41.9%      41.9%  40.6%          40.6%    
                                 

BloomNet

  15,409       15,409   14,838           14,838   3.8%
   50.0%      50.0%  45.3%          45.3%    
                                 

Gourmet Foods & Gift Baskets

  34,163       34,163   35,007           35,007   -2.4%
   35.0%      35.0%  38.9%          38.9%    
                                 

Corporate

  (61)      (61)  49           49   -224.5%
   -135.6%      -135.6%  46.2%          46.2%    
                                 

Total gross profit

 $125,514  $-  $125,514  $115,480  $-  $-  $115,480   8.7%
   40.6%  -   40.6%  40.7%  -   -   40.7%    
                                 

EBITDA (non-GAAP):

                                

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

                                

Consumer Floral & Gifts

 $19,190  $-  $19,190  $19,236  $-  $-  $19,236   -0.2%

BloomNet

  10,860       10,860   10,421           10,421   4.2%

Gourmet Foods & Gift Baskets

  (7,673)      (7,673)  (2,581)      (405)  (2,986)  -157.0%

Segment Contribution Margin Subtotal

  22,377   -   22,377   27,076   -   (405)  26,671   -16.1%

Corporate (b)

  (31,731)  456   (31,275)  (31,697)  4,890       (26,807)  -16.7%

EBITDA (non-GAAP)

  (9,354)  456   (8,898)  (4,621)  4,890   (405)  (136)  -6442.6%

Add: Stock-based compensation

  3,005       3,005   2,393           2,393   25.6%

Add: Compensation charge related to NQ Plan Investment Appreciation

  567       567   980           980   -42.1%

Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP)

 $(5,782) $456  $(5,326) $(1,248) $4,890  $(405) $3,237   -264.5%

 

 

 

  

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 26, 2021

  

September 27, 2020

 
         

Net loss

 $(13,199) $(9,762)

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

        

Add: Transaction costs

  456   4,890 

Deduct: Harry & David store closure cost adjustment

  -   (405)

Deduct: Income tax effect on adjustments

  (173)  (1,242)

Adjusted net loss (non-GAAP)

 $(12,916) $(6,519)
         

Basic and diluted net loss per common share

 $(0.20) $(0.15)
         

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

 $(0.20) $(0.10)
         

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

  65,062   64,320 

 

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

 

Three Months Ended

 
  

September 26, 2021

  

September 27, 2020

 
         

Net loss

 $(13,199) $(9,762)

Add: Interest expense and other, net

  932   41 

Add: Depreciation and amortization

  10,970   8,840 

Deduct: Income tax benefit

  8,057   3,740 

EBITDA

  (9,354)  (4,621)

Add: Stock-based compensation

  3,005   2,393 

Add: Compensation charge related to NQ plan investment appreciation

  567   980 

Add: Transaction costs

  456   4,890 

Deduct: Harry & David store closure cost adjustment

  -   (405)

Adjusted EBITDA

 $(5,326) $3,237 

(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 Operations

 

 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.

Results of OperationsNet revenues

 

Net Revenues

 

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

  

Three Months Ended

 
 

December 31, 2017

  

January 1, 2017

  

% Change

  

December 31, 2017

  

January 1, 2017

  

% Change

  

September 26, 2021

  

September 27, 2020

  

% Change

 
 

(dollars in thousands)

      

(dollars in thousands)

 

Net revenues:

                         
 

E-Commerce

 $424,132  $420,594   0.8

%

 $532,903  $527,678   1.0

%

 $263,371  $238,863  10.3

%

Other

  101,961   133,959   -23.9

%

  150,539   192,704   -21.9

%

  46,002   44,909  2.4

%

Total net revenues

 $526,093  $554,553   -5.1

%

 $683,442  $720,382   -5.1

%

 $309,373  $283,772  9.0

%

 

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 9.0% duringboth the three and six months ended December 31, 2017,September 26, 2021, 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 fiscal 2017 nethigher revenues to exclude the revenues of Fannie May, net revenues increased 2.4% and 2.3% 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 & Gifts and Gourmet Foods & Gift Baskets segment, attributable to the Harry & David and 1-800-Baskets/DesignPac brands,segments, partially offset by slightly lower revenues ina decline within the Company’s BloomNet segment. ComparableAdjusted for the impact of the non-comparative period of PersonalizationMall, which was acquired on August 3, 2020, and is included in our Consumer Floral & Gifts segment, consolidated revenues grew 4.3% in comparison to the prior year. This revenue growth was negatively impactedduring one of our most challenging year-over-year comparisons, as it followed the 51.5% revenue growth we reported in the first quarter last year, which was accelerated by a temporary disruption in operations at our Cheryl’s brand, related to the recent implementationgrowth 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, the Company estimates that it had to forego approximately $4.0 million in holiday revenuese-commerce shopping during the threepandemic, and six months ended December 31, 2017. In addition, revenues duringas we faced significant headwinds affecting revenue growth, including increased digital marketing costs, and wide-spread delays in obtaining certain product components. This illustrates the six months ended December 31, 2017 were negatively impacted, by approximately $1.1 million, due to hurricanes Harvey and Irma.

E-commerce revenues (combined online and telephonic) increased by 0.8% and 1.0% duringstrong growth momentum that we have been building over the three and six months ended December 31, 2017, respectively, compared to the same periods of the prior year,past several years, as a result of increased recognition and relevance for our family of brands for everyday gifting and connective occasions, which was complemented by an expanded product assortment, including PersonalizationMall products. We also continued to see growth within the Consumer Floralin our Celebrations Passport loyalty program, which helps drive increased cross-brand purchasing, purchase frequency, retention, and Gourmet Foods & Gift Baskets segments. On a comparable basis, adjusting fiscal 2017 e-commerce revenues to exclude the revenues of Fannie May, e-commerce revenues increased 3.1% and 2.9%customer life-time value.

Disaggregated revenue by channel follows:

  

Three Months Ended

  

Three Months Ended

 
  

September 26, 2021

  

September 27, 2020

 
  

Consumer Floral & Gifts

  

BloomNet

  

Gourmet Foods & Gift Baskets

  

Consolidated

  

Consumer Floral & Gifts

  

BloomNet

  

Gourmet Foods & Gift Baskets

  

Consolidated

 

Net revenues

 

(in thousands)

 

E-commerce

 $179,286  $-  $84,085  $263,371  $159,792  $-  $79,071  $238,863 

Retail

  1,110   -   1,837   2,947   946   -   1,573   2,519 

Wholesale

  -   9,984   11,560   21,544   -   11,292   9,285   20,577 

BloomNet services

  -   20,850   -   20,850   -   21,446   -   21,446 

Other

  833   -   -   833   808   -   -   808 

Corporate

  -   -   -   45   -   -   -   106 

Eliminations

  -   -   -   (217)  -   -   -   (547

)

Net revenues

 $181,229  $30,834  $97,482  $309,373  $161,546  $32,738  $89,929  $283,772 

Revenue by sales channel:

E-commerce revenues (combined online and telephonic) increased by 10.3% during the three and six months ended December 31, 2017, respectively, compared to the same periods of the prior year. During the three months ended December 31, 2017, the three months ended September 26, 2021, comprised of 6.3% growth within the Gourmet Foods & Gift Baskets segment, and 12.2% within the Consumer Floral & Gifts segment, which includes the revenues of PersonalizationMall, since its date of acquisition on August 3, 2020.

The Company fulfilled approximately 5.205,0003.7 million orders through its e-commerce sales channels (online and telephonic sales), during the three months ended September 26, 2021, an increase of 5.9% 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 4.1% 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)$70.95 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.period.

 

Other revenues are comprised

Other revenues are comprised of the Company’s BloomNet segment, as well as the wholesale and retail channels of its Consumer Floral & Gifts and Gourmet Foods & Gift Baskets segments. Other revenues increased by 2.4% during the three months ended September 26, 2021, compared to the same period of the prior year, due to increased volume by Gourmet Food & Gift Basket wholesale customers as COVID-19 restrictions eased, partially offset by lower wholesale revenues within the BloomNet segment, primarily as a result of supply chain delays.

Revenue by segment:

Consumer Floral and Gourmet Food and 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& Gifts – this segment, which historically has consisted primarily 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% during the three months ended December 31, 2017, and increased 0.1% during the six months ended December 31, 2017, compared to the respective prior year periods.

The 1-800-Flowers.com Consumer Floral segment includes 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 within this segment increased 2.3%12.2% during the three months ended September 26, 2021, compared to the same period of the prior year, reflecting the contributions of PersonalizationMall and 2.1%the marketing and merchandising investments made in our flagship brand, which are continuing to drive growth and market share gains. This growth came during a period when consumers were distracted by summer activities that re-opened as COVID-19 restrictions were being lifted, validating the strength of the brand and its customer base. Pro-forma segment revenue growth was 3.9%, during the three and six months ended December 31, 2017, in comparison toSeptember 26, 2021, adjusting for the same periodsAugust 3, 2020 acquisition of the prior year, due to increased demand driven by merchandising and marketing efforts, as well as an increase in promotional activity in order to expand market share. Revenues during the six months ended December 31, 2017 were negatively impacted, by approximately $0.8 million, due to hurricanes Harvey and Irma.PersonalizationMall.

 

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%5.8% during the three and six months ended December 31, 2017, respectively,September 26, 2021, compared to thethe same periodsperiod of the prior year, primarilyreflecting delays in wholesale hard-goods shipments due to lower membership, transaction feessupply chain constraints which have delayed receipt of product, and ancillary revenues resulting from a decline in network shop count,reduced florist-to-florist order volume, partially offset by higher wholesale product revenues. During 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 offavorable membership fees.related services.

 

The Gourmet FoodFoods & 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. 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%within this segment increased 8.4% during the three and six months ended December 31, 2017, respectively,September 26, 2021, compared to the same periodsperiod of the prior year, due to the dispositionto: (i) favorable e-commerce revenues of Fannie May on May 30, 2017. On a comparable basis, adjusting fiscal year 2017 revenues to exclude Fannie May, net revenues6.3% resulting from increased 2.6% and 2.8% during the three and six months ended December 31, 2017, respectively, compared to the same periodspenetration of the prior year due to growth“everyday” volume driven by the Harry & David, Cheryl’s Cookies, and 1-800-Baskets.com consumerShari’s Berries initiatives, as well as (ii) wholesale and wholesale channel brands. Comparable segmentretail revenue 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, in comparison to the prior year, was23.4%, due to the Company’s decisionimproving demand as COVID-19 restrictions were lifted and foot-traffic in customer locations continued to suspend order taking as a result of operational issues experienced during the weeks leading upreturn to the Christmas holiday. As a result, the Company estimates that it had to forego approximately $4.0 million 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.more normalized levels.

 

Gross profit

 

Gross Profit

 

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

  

Three Months Ended

 
 

December 31, 2017

  

January 1, 2017

  

% Change

  

December 31, 2017

  

January 1, 2017

  

% Change

  

September 26, 2021

  

September 27, 2020

  

% Change

 
 

(dollars in thousands)

  

(dollars in thousands)

 
                         

Gross profit

 $235,259  $256,994   -8.5

%

 $302,537  $328,381   -7.9

%

 $125,514  $115,480  8.7

%

Gross profit %

  44.7

%

  46.3

%

      44.3

%

  45.6

%

     40.6

%

 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 8.7% during the three and six months ended December 31, 2017, respectively, in comparisonSeptember 26, 2021, compared to the same periodsperiod of the prior year, whileas a result of the increase in revenues noted above, partially offset by slightly lower gross margin percentage. Gross profit percentage decreased 160 and 13010 basis points, during the three and six months ended December 31, 2017, respectively, in comparisonSeptember 26, 2021, compared 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 periodsperiod of the prior year, whileprimarily due to lower margins within the Gourmet Foods & Gift Baskets segment, partially offset by higher margins within the Consumer Floral & Gifts and Bloomnet segments. On a pro-forma basis, adjusting for the impact of PersonalizationMall, gross margin percentage was 40.0% during the three months ended September 26, 2021. The lower margins reflect macro-economic headwinds including limited availability and increased costs for labor, as well as widespread delays and rising costs of inbound and outbound transportation. The Company has implemented a number of initiatives designed to mitigate the impact of these issues, including strategic pricing initiatives across our brands, as well as the investments we have made in our operating platform, consisting of pre-building inventory, deploying automation to increase throughput and reduce reliance on seasonal labor. Gross profit by segment follows:

Consumer Floral & Gifts segment - Gross profit increased by 15.9% during the three months ended September 26, 2021, compared to the same period of the prior year, as a result of the revenue increase noted above, as well as higher gross margin percentage, decreased 220 and 180which increased 130 basis points, during the same periods. The lower comparable gross profit, and gross profit percentage, primarily reflectsto 41.9%, due to the impact of the operational issue at the Company’s Cheryl’s Cookies brand,acquisition of PersonalizationMall, which carries higher margins, as well as increasedpricing initiatives, partially offset by higher component and transportation costs incosts. On a pro-forma basis, adjusting for 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 segmentimpact of PersonalizationMall, gross profit decreased by 3.6% and 1.7%margin percentage was 41.1% during the three and six months ended December 31, 2017, respectively, in comparisonSeptember 26, 2021.

BloomNetsegment - Gross profit increased by 3.8% during the three months ended September 26, 2021, compared to the same period of the prior year, due to a decreasean increase in gross profitmargin percentage of 240 and 150470 basis points to 38.8% and 39.4%50.0%, respectively, partially offset by the aforementioneddecrease in revenue growth.noted above. The lower gross profit percentages reflect an increase in promotional activity initiatedgross margin percentage was due to extend the market share of the 1-800-Flowers brand, as well as an increaserevenue mix resulting from growth in Passport free shipping participation, which has improved customer loyaltyhigh margin services revenue streams, and purchase frequency.decreases in lower margin wholesale revenues and florist-to-florist volumes.

 

BloomNet Wire ServiceGourmet Foods & Gift Baskets segment’s gross - Gross profit decreased by 5.0% and 5.6%2.4% during the three and six months ended December 31, 2017, respectively, in comparisonSeptember 26, 2021, compared to the same period of the prior year, due to the decrease in revenues noted above, as well as decreases in gross profit percentage of 260 and 140390 basis points, to 57.4% and 56.7%35.0%, respectively,partially offset by the revenue increase noted above. The lower gross profit percentages are due to sales mix, with a decline in gross margin percentage was primarily reflecting increased costs for labor and transportation, as well as higher margin membership and related services, offset by an increase in lower margin wholesale product sales.discounts.

 

The Gourmet Food & Gift Baskets segment gross profit decreased by 9.7%Marketing 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 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.

sales expense

 

Marketing and Sales 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 26, 2021

  

September 27, 2020

  

% Change

 
 

(dollars in thousands)

  

(dollars in thousands)

 
                         

Marketing and sales

 $113,771  $119,876   -5.1

%

 $163,493  $174,954   -6.6

%

 $94,379  $80,285  17.6

%

Percentage of net revenues

  21.6

%

  21.6

%

      23.9

%

  24.3

%

     30.5

%

 28.3

%

   

 

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 17.6% during the three and six months ended December 31, 2017,September 26, 2021, compared to the same periods 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 periodsperiod of the prior year, due to increased marketing spend withinto: (i) the Consumer Floral and Gourmet Foods & Gift Baskets segments, commensurate withvariable components of revenue growth, including(ii) the Company’s efforts to testannualization of the impact of the acquisition of PersonalizationMall, which carries both higher product gross margins, as well as higher advertising ratios, and (iii) increased digital marketing strategies duringand labor costs, reflecting the holiday season for applications throughoutcompetitive post COVID-19 environment.

During the remainderthree months ended September 26, 2021, the Company added approximately 0.9 million new e-commerce customers, a decrease of 5.3% compared to the same period of the fiscal year. These increases were partially offset by a reduction in performance based bonuses.prior year, while purchase activity from existing customers increased 13.1%.

 

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 26, 2021

  

September 27, 2020

  

% Change

 
 

(dollars in thousands)

  

(dollars in thousands)

 
                         

Technology and development

 $9,175  $9,849   -6.8

%

 $18,845  $19,337   -2.5

%

 $13,423  $11,603  15.7

%

Percentage of net revenues

  1.7

%

  1.8

%

      2.8

%

  2.7

%

     4.3

%

 4.1

%

   

 

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%expense increased 15.7% during the three and six months ended December 31, 2017,September 26, 2021, compared to the same period of the prior year, primarily due to favorable hosting costsincreased consulting and labor expenses resulting from a reduction in performance based bonuses, partially offset bycosts, increased licensehosting and maintenance costs relatedincurred to security and order processing platforms.support the Company’s technology platform, in addition to the incremental costs associated with PersonalizationMall, which was acquired on August 3, 2020.

 

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 26, 2021

  

September 27, 2020

  

% Change

 
 

(dollars in thousands)

  

(dollars in thousands)

 
                         

General and administrative

 $19,170  $21,551   -11.0

%

 $38,575  $43,484   -11.3

%

 $27,066  $28,213  -4.1

%

Percentage of net revenues

  3.6%  3.9

%

      5.6

%

  6.0

%

     8.7

%

 9.9

%

   

 

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 expenseexpenses decreased 11.0% and 11.3%4.1% during the three and six months ended December 31, 2017, compared to the same period of the prior year, primarily due to the disposition 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, due to reductions in travel, and labor resulting from a reduction in performance based bonuses, partially offset by an increase in the value of Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan investments (increase offset in Other (income) expense net line item on the financials statement – see below), and higher health insurance costs.

Depreciation and Amortization Expense

  

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
  

December 31, 2017

  

January 1, 2017

  

% Change

  

December 31, 2017

  

January 1, 2017

  

% Change

 
  

(dollars in thousands)

 
                         

Depreciation and amortization

 $8,677  $9,167   -5.3

%

 $16,761  $17,164   -2.3

%

Percentage of net revenues

  1.6

%

  1.7

%

      2.5

%

  2.4

%

    

Depreciation and amortization expense for the three months ended December 31, 2017 decreased 5.3% and 2.3%, in comparisonSeptember 26, 2021, compared to the same period of the prior year, due to lower transaction and litigation costs, and lower labor costs caused by a smaller increase in the dispositionvalue of Fannie May. On a comparable basis, adjustingthe Company’s NQDC Plan assets (offset within Other (income) expenses noted below), combined with the impact of severance paid to terminated PersonalizationMall employees in the prior year depreciationyear. These decreases were partially offset by higher health insurance and facility costs.

Depreciation and amortization expense to exclude Fannie May, depreciation

  

Three Months Ended

 
  

September 26, 2021

  

September 27, 2020

  

% Change

 
  

(dollars in thousands)

 
             

Depreciation and amortization

 $10,970  $8,840   24.1

%

Percentage of net revenues

  3.5

%

  3.1

%

    

Depreciation and amortization expense increased 3.9% and 7.9%24.1% during the respective three and six months ended December 31, 2017, in comparisonSeptember 26, 2021, compared to the same periodsperiod of the prior year, as a result ofdue to incremental depreciation and customer list amortization associated with PersonalizationMall, and recent shorter-livedshort-lived IT capital expenditures.related e-commerce/platform enhancements.

 

Interest (income) expense, net

Interest 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 26, 2021

  

September 27, 2020

  

% Change

 
  

(dollars in thousands)

         
             

Interest expense, net

 $1,528  $1,040   46.9

%

 

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 46.9% during the three and six months ended December 31, 2017 in comparisonSeptember 26, 2021, compared to the same periodsperiod of the prior year, as a result due to the incremental interest expense associated with the New Term Loan, which was used to partially finance the acquisition of scheduled repayment of term loan borrowingsPersonalizationMall, and funding fiscal 2018 working capital requirements primarily throughlower interest income on the use ofCompany’s outstanding cash on hand from the sale of Fannie May, in comparisonbalances due to fiscal 2017, when the Company funded working capital requirements through its revolving credit facility.lower interest rates.

 

 

Other (income) expense,income, 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 26, 2021

  

September 27, 2020

  

% Change

 
             
             

Other income, net

 $596  $999   -40.3

%

 

Other income, net for the three and six months ended December 31, 2017September 26, 2021, consists primarily of investment earnings ofgains on the Company’s Non-Qualified Deferred CompensationNQDC 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).assets. 

 

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.

Income Taxes

 

The Company recorded an income tax expensebenefit of $12.6$8.1 million and $5.5$3.7 million, respectively, during the three and six months ended December 31, 2017September 26, 2021 and income tax expense of $31.5 million and $22.8 million, respectively, during the three and six months ended January 1, 2017.September 27, 2020, respectively. The Company’s effective tax rate for the three and six months ended December 31, 2017September 26, 2021 was 15.2% and 8.7% respectively,37.9%, compared to 33.3% and 32.6%27.7% 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%,September 26, 2021 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 due toof 21% primarily from excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation during the respective interim tax periods, as well as state income taxes which were more than offset by various permanent differences and tax credits, including excess tax benefits on stock based compensation as a result of the Company’s adoption of ASU 2016-09. At December 31, 2017, the Company has an unrecognized tax benefit, including an immaterial amount of accrued interest and penalties, of approximately $0.4 million. The Company believes that no significant unrecognized tax positions will be resolved over the next twelve months.nondeductible expenses for executive compensation.

 

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 26, 2021, the Company had working capital of $172.2$110.7 million, including cash and cash equivalents of $232.6$3.8 million, compared to working capital of $132.2$134.1 million, including cash and cash equivalents of $149.7$173.6 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 27, 2021. 

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 pandemic of COVID-19, our customers have increasingly turned to our brands and our expanded product offerings to help them connect and express themselves, 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 the aforementioned increase in the Company’s “everyday” business has and is expected to continue to lessen the seasonality of our business.

During the first quarter of fiscal 2022, the Company did not borrow under its revolving credit agreement. Working capital borrowings typically peak in November, after which time cash generated significant cash from operations during its second quarter, which, after re-paying all borrowings outstanding under its Revolver, isthe Christmas holiday shopping season are expected to be sufficient to provide for operating needs until the second quarter of fiscal 2019, whenenable the Company expects to borrow againstrepay such borrowings. In addition, on October 27, 2021, the Company completed its Revolveracquisition of Vital Choice, a provider of premium wild-caught seafood and sustainably farmed shellfish, pastured proteins, organic foods, and marine-sourced nutritional supplements. The Company utilized its existing credit facility to fund pre-holiday manufacturingthe $20.0 million purchase (subject to certain working capital and inventory purchases.other adjustments).

 

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. 

To date, we have not identified any material liquidity deficiencies as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on the information currently available to us, we do not expect the impact of COVID-19 to have a negative impact on our liquidity. We will continue to monitor and assess the impact COVID-19 may have on our business and financial results. See Part II. Item 1A.Risk Factors” and Part I. Item 2. Managements 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$150.2 million, for the six months ended December 31, 2017,first quarter of fiscal 2022, 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$11.1 million, for the six months ended December 31, 2017,first quarter of fiscal 2022, was primarily attributable to the working capital adjustment related to the sale of Fannie May, of which $8.5 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 in financing activities of $13.9$8.5 million, for the six months ended December 31, 2017first quarter of fiscal 2022, was primarily due to Term Loan repayments of $2.9 million and the acquisition of $11.1 million of treasury stock. All borrowings under the Company's revolving credit facility were repaid by the end of the fiscal second quarter. 

Stock Repurchase Program

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, 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.

Contractual Obligations

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

 

 

Stock Repurchase Program

See Item 2 in Part II below for details.

Contractual Obligations

At September 26, 2021, the Company’s contractual obligations consist of:

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

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

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

2022

  

Fiscal

2023

  

Fiscal

2024

  

Fiscal

2025

  

Fiscal

2026

  

Thereafter

  

Total

 

Purchase commitments

 $175,121  $8,158  $5,941  $3,750  $2,000  $-  $194,970 

 

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 27, 2021, 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 27, 2021.

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 27, 2021, 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 addition, please refer to additional risk factors in Table of ContentsPart II, Item 1A

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 million during the three and six months ended December 31, 2017,September 26, 2021, respectively.

 

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 26, 2021. 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 26, 2021.

 

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 26, 2021, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 To the extent our normal procedures and controls related to our financial close or other reporting processes were adversely impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak, we took appropriate actions and safeguards to reasonably ensure the fair presentation of 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 “Purchase 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,April 22, 2021, the Company’sCompany’s Board of Directors authorized an increase to its stock repurchase plan of up to $30.0$40.0 million. As of December 31, 2017, $21.1September 26, 2021, $23.4 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 2018,2022, which includes the period July 3, 2017June 28, 2021 through December 31, 2017:September 26, 2021:

 

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)

     
                 

06/28/21 - 07/25/21

  34,835  $30.03   34,835  $31,409 

07/26/21 - 08/22/21

  99,602  $31.07   99,602  $28,312 

08/23/21 - 09/26/21

  153,589  $32.01   153,589  $23,393 
                 

Total

  288,026  $31.44   288,026     

 

(1)

(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.

 

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

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

104

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

* Filed herewith.

 

 

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 5, 2021     

/s/ Christopher G. McCann

Christopher G. McCann

Chief Executive Officer, 

Director and President

(Principal Executive Officer)  

Date:      February 9, 2017 November 5, 2021

/s/ William E. Shea
     
William E. Shea

Senior Vice President, Treasurer and

Chief Financial Officer (Principal

Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

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