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"During the first quarter, we focused on a wide range of initiatives to further enhance the foundation of long-term growth for our Healthy Way of Life company"
CHANHASSEN, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Life Time Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: LTM), The Healthy Way of Life Company, today reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2014.
First quarter 2014 revenue grew 7.3% to $312.0 million from $290.7 million during the same period last year. Net income for the quarter was $28.3 million, or $0.69 per diluted share, compared to net income of $28.1 million, or $0.67 per diluted share, for 1Q 2013.
“During the first quarter, we focused on a wide range of initiatives to further enhance the foundation of long-term growth for our Healthy Way of Life company,” said Bahram Akradi, Life Time chairman, president and chief executive officer. “We opened the first of our six planned new centers for the year, while continuing to expand and improve our portfolio of unique programs and services that help members achieve their health, fitness, recreation and entertainment goals and objectives. Moving forward, we remain focused on continuing to deliver innovative consumer and corporate health and wellness solutions, and expanding the awareness and recognition of Life Time as a nationally recognized, best-in-class brand. We believe these efforts and activities will continue to fuel our growth in 2014 and beyond.”
During the quarter, the Company opened its second center in New York, located in Westchester County. On April 10, the Company opened its second center in Florida, located in Tampa. Plans call for four additional new center openings in existing and new markets, including Laguna Niguel, California, the Company’s first California location, which is opening today. The remaining planned new center openings will be in the Des Moines, Iowa; Detroit, Michigan; and Las Vegas, Nevada markets.
Three Months Ended March 31, 2014, Financial Highlights:
Total revenue for the first quarter grew 7.3% to $312.0 million from $290.7 million in 1Q 2013.
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1Q 2014 vs. 1Q 2013 |
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| Membership dues | $196.8 vs. $186.4 (up 5.6%) | |
| In-center revenue | $98.4 vs. $92.0 (up 7.0%) | |
| Other revenue | $13.6 vs. $9.0 (up 51.1%) | |
| Average center revenue per Access membership | $429 vs. $404 (up 6.2%) | |
| Average in-center revenue per Access membership | $144 vs. $134 (up 7.7%) | |
| Same-center revenue (open 13 months or longer) | Up 1.5% | |
| Same-center revenue (open 37 months or longer) | Up 1.1% |
Total memberships grew to 812,011 at March 31, 2014, from 809,813 at March 31, 2013.
- Access memberships were down 0.9% to 702,011 at March 31, 2014, from 708,563 at March 31, 2013.
- Non-Access memberships grew 8.6% to 110,000 at March 31, 2014, from 101,250 at March 31, 2013.
- Attrition in 1Q 2014 was 8.2%, the same as the prior-year period. Attrition for the trailing 12-month period ended March 31, 2014, was 35.7% compared to trailing 12-month attrition of 33.9% at March 31, 2013.
Total operating expenses during 1Q 2014 were $257.9 million compared to $238.4 million for 1Q 2013. Income from operations margin was 17.3% for 1Q 2014 compared to 18.0% in the prior-year period. This margin decline was due to incremental center pre-opening costs in Q1 2014 compared to Q1 2013.
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1Q 2014 vs. 1Q 2013 |
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| Center operations | 58.7% vs. 58.5% | |
| Advertising and marketing | 4.0% vs. 3.8% | |
| General and administrative | 5.1% vs. 5.2% | |
| Other operating | 4.6% vs. 4.4% | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 10.3% vs. 10.1% |
Net income for 1Q 2014 was $28.3 million, or $0.69 per diluted share, compared to net income of $28.1 million, or $0.67 per diluted share, for 1Q 2013.
EBITDA for 1Q 2014 was $86.5 million compared to $82.0 million in 1Q 2013. As a percentage of total revenue, EBITDA in 1Q 2014 was 27.7%, compared to 28.2% in the prior year period.
Cash flows from operating activities for 1Q 2014 totaled $77.7 million compared to $76.2 million in the prior-year period.
Weighted average fully diluted shares for 1Q 2014 totaled 40.9 million compared to 41.6 million in 1Q 2013.
Reaffirmed 2014 Business Outlook:
The following statements are based on the Company’s current expectations for fiscal year 2014. These 2014 expectations are subject to the risks and uncertainties further described in the Company’s forward-looking statements:
- Revenue is expected to be up 8-9.5%, or $1.300-1.320 billion, driven primarily by price and mix optimization, square foot expansion, and growth in in-center and ancillary business revenue.
- Net income is expected to be up 3-7%, or $125.0-130.0 million, driven by revenue growth, partially offset by increased costs associated with the acceleration of new center growth.
- Diluted earnings per common share is expected to be $3.05-3.15.
As announced on April 17, 2014, the Company will hold a conference call today at 10:00 a.m. ET to discuss its first quarter 2014 results. Bahram Akradi, chairman, president and chief executive officer, Eric Buss, executive vice president and interim chief financial officer, and John Heller, vice president of finance and investor relations, will host the conference call. The conference call will be webcast and may be accessed via the Company’s Investor Relations section of its website at lifetimefitness.com. A replay of the call will be available the same day via the Company’s website beginning at approximately 2:00 p.m. ET.
Additionally, the Company will hold its Annual Meeting of Shareholders today at noon ET at its headquarters, located at 2902 Corporate Place in Chanhassen, Minnesota. The meeting also will be webcast and may be accessed live via the Company’s Investor Relations section of its website at lifetimefitness.com. A replay of the meeting will be available the same day via the Company’s website beginning at approximately 5:00 p.m. ET.
About Life Time Fitness, Inc.
As The Healthy Way of Life Company, Life Time Fitness (NYSE: LTM) helps organizations, communities and individuals achieve their total health objectives, athletic aspirations and fitness goals by engaging in their areas of interest — or discovering new passions — both inside and outside of Life Time’s distinctive and large sports, professional fitness, family recreation and spa destinations, most of which operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Company’s Healthy Way of Life approach enables customers to achieve this by providing the best programs, people and places of uncompromising quality and value. As of April 24, 2014, the Company operated 110 centers under the LIFE TIME FITNESS® and LIFE TIME ATHLETIC® brands in the United States and Canada. Additional information about Life Time centers, programs and services is available at lifetimefitness.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can usually be identified by the use of terminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “evolve,” “expect,” “forecast,” “intend,” “looking ahead,” “may,” “opinion,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “project,” “should,” “will” and similar words or expressions. Forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company’s actual results in the future to differ materially from its historical results and those presently anticipated or projected. Among these factors are attracting and retaining members, risks related to our debt levels and debt covenants, the ability to access our existing credit facility and obtain additional financing, strains on our business from continued and future growth, including potential acquisitions and other strategic initiatives, risks related to maintenance and security of our data, potential recognition of compensation expense related to performance-based stock grants, potential impairment of long-lived assets, goodwill and intangible assets, competition from other health and fitness centers, identifying and acquiring suitable sites for new centers, delays in opening new centers and other factors set forth in the risk factor section of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company cautions investors not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which such statements were made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update such statements to reflect events or circumstances arising after such date. All remarks made during the Company’s preliminary financial results webcast will be current at the time of the webcast and the Company is under no obligation to update the recording.
| LIFE TIME FITNESS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||||||||
| CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | ||||||||
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| (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| March 31, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2014 | 2013 | |||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 12,540 | $ | 8,334 | ||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 12,114 | 8,298 | ||||||
| Center operating supplies and inventories | 33,495 | 32,778 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 32,330 | 25,802 | ||||||
| Deferred membership origination costs | 9,549 | 9,945 | ||||||
| Deferred income taxes | 3,644 | 6,881 | ||||||
| Income tax receivable | - | 6,698 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 103,672 | 98,736 | ||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 2,147,753 | 2,105,077 | ||||||
| Restricted cash | 1,137 | 850 | ||||||
| Deferred membership origination costs | 4,980 | 5,210 | ||||||
| Goodwill | 59,195 | 49,195 | ||||||
| Intangible assets, net | 34,783 | 29,299 | ||||||
| Other assets | 42,370 | 42,684 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 2,393,890 | $ | 2,331,051 | ||||
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Current maturities of long-term debt | $ | 27,095 | $ | 24,505 | ||||
| Accounts payable | 29,082 | 28,645 | ||||||
| Construction accounts payable | 39,116 | 47,342 | ||||||
| Accrued expenses | 73,117 | 67,435 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue | 45,198 | 35,032 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 213,608 | 202,959 | ||||||
| Long-term debt, net of current portion | 902,023 | 824,093 | ||||||
| Deferred rent liability | 33,070 | 28,933 | ||||||
| Deferred income taxes | 97,423 | 100,504 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue | 5,013 | 5,246 | ||||||
| Other liabilities | 21,278 | 21,287 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 1,272,415 | 1,183,022 | ||||||
| Shareholders' equity: | ||||||||
| Common stock | 826 | 843 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 347,964 | 402,147 | ||||||
| Retained earnings | 778,969 | 750,654 | ||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (6,284 | ) | (5,615 | ) | ||||
| Total shareholders' equity | 1,121,475 | 1,148,029 | ||||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | $ | 2,393,890 | $ | 2,331,051 | ||||
| LIFE TIME FITNESS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||||||||
| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | ||||||||
| (In thousands except per share data) | ||||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| For the Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| March 31, | ||||||||
| 2014 | 2013 | |||||||
| Revenue: | ||||||||
| Membership dues | $ | 196,815 | $ | 186,374 | ||||
| Enrollment fees | 3,123 | 3,396 | ||||||
| In-center revenue | 98,405 | 91,971 | ||||||
| Total center revenue | 298,343 | 281,741 | ||||||
| Other revenue | 13,612 | 9,006 | ||||||
| Total revenue | 311,955 | 290,747 | ||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||
| Center operations | 183,118 | 169,962 | ||||||
| Advertising and marketing | 12,339 | 10,959 | ||||||
| General and administrative | 15,864 | 15,356 | ||||||
| Other operating | 14,422 | 12,834 | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 32,138 | 29,262 | ||||||
| Total operating expenses | 257,881 | 238,373 | ||||||
| Income from operations | 54,074 | 52,374 | ||||||
| Other income (expense): | ||||||||
| Interest expense, net | (7,851 | ) | (6,129 | ) | ||||
| Equity in earnings of affiliate | 297 | 346 | ||||||
| Total other expense | (7,554 | ) | (5,783 | ) | ||||
| Income before income taxes | 46,520 | 46,591 | ||||||
| Provision for income taxes | 18,205 | 18,490 | ||||||
| Net income | $ | 28,315 | $ | 28,101 | ||||
| Basic earnings per common share | $ | 0.70 | $ | 0.68 | ||||
| Diluted earnings per common share | $ | 0.69 | $ | 0.67 | ||||
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic | 40,603 | 41,295 | ||||||
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - diluted | 40,870 | 41,646 | ||||||
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| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS | ||||||||
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| (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| For the Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| March 31, | ||||||||
| 2014 | 2013 | |||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||
| Net income | $ | 28,315 | $ | 28,101 | ||||
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Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |
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| Depreciation and amortization | 32,138 | 29,262 | ||||||
| Deferred income taxes | (77 | ) | 4,582 | |||||
| Gain on disposal of property and equipment, net | (416 | ) | (228 | ) | ||||
| Amortization of deferred financing costs | 577 | 505 | ||||||
| Share-based compensation | 3,286 | 2,830 | ||||||
| Excess tax benefit related to share-based compensation | (846 | ) | (4,657 | ) | ||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities | 14,889 | 16,645 | ||||||
| Other | (206 | ) | (809 | ) | ||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 77,660 | 76,231 | ||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||
| Purchases of property and equipment | (82,826 | ) | (59,145 | ) | ||||
| Acquisitions, net of cash acquired | (12,400 | ) | - | |||||
| Proceeds from sale of property and equipment | 447 | 555 | ||||||
| Proceeds from property insurance settlements | - | 121 | ||||||
| Increase in other assets | (33 | ) | (730 | ) | ||||
| Increase in restricted cash | (287 | ) | (275 | ) | ||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (95,099 | ) | (59,474 | ) | ||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||
| Proceeds from long-term borrowings | 80,000 | 75,000 | ||||||
| Repayments of long-term borrowings | (4,909 | ) | (1,696 | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from (repayments of) credit facility, net | 5,300 | (78,400 | ) | |||||
| Increase in deferred financing costs | (947 | ) | (465 | ) | ||||
| Excess tax benefit related to share-based compensation | 846 | 4,657 | ||||||
| Proceeds from stock option exercises | 2,139 | 872 | ||||||
| Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan | 483 | 414 | ||||||
| Stock purchased for employee stock purchase plan | (701 | ) | (569 | ) | ||||
| Repurchases of common stock | (60,498 | ) | (19,349 | ) | ||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 21,713 | (19,536 | ) | |||||
| Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents | (68 | ) | (26 | ) | ||||
| Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 4,206 | (2,805 | ) | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period | 8,334 | 16,499 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents - end of period | $ | 12,540 | $ | 13,694 | ||||
Non-GAAP Financial Measure
This release and the related conference call disclose the following non-GAAP financial measure.
EBITDA. Earnings Before Interest, Income Taxes and Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) is a non-GAAP financial measure consisting of net income plus interest expense, net, provision for income taxes and depreciation and amortization. This term, as the Company defines it, may not be comparable to a similarly titled measure used by other companies and is not a measure of performance presented in accordance with GAAP. The Company uses EBITDA as a measure of operating performance. The funds depicted by EBITDA are not necessarily available for discretionary use if they are reserved for particular capital purposes, to maintain compliance with debt covenants, to service debt or to pay taxes. EBITDA should not be considered as a substitute for net income, net cash provided by operating activities or other income or cash flow data prepared in accordance with GAAP. Additional details related to EBITDA are provided in the Form 8-K that the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date of this press release. The following table provides a reconciliation of net income, the most directly comparable GAAP measure, to EBITDA:
| RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO EBITDA | ||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||
| For the Three Months Ended | ||||||
| March 31, | ||||||
| 2014 | 2013 | |||||
| Net income | $ | 28,315 | $ | 28,101 | ||
| Interest expense, net | 7,851 | 6,129 | ||||
| Provision for income taxes | 18,205 | 18,490 | ||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 32,138 | 29,262 | ||||
| EBITDA | $ | 86,509 | $ | 81,982 | ||