UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  October 28, 2015
 
 
BUFFALO WILD WINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
Minnesota
000-24743
31-1455915
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
5500 Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 1600
Minneapolis, Minnesota
 
 
55416
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code          952-593-9943          
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
 
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Item 2.02.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
 
On October 28, 2015, Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. issued a press release announcing its 2015 third quarter financial results. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
 
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)     Exhibits.
 
Exhibit
Description
 
 
99.1
Press Release dated October 28, 2015.





SIGNATURE
 
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 hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
BUFFALO WILD WINGS, INC.  
 
 
 
Date: October 28, 2015
By
/s/ Emily C. Decker     
 
 
Emily C. Decker
 
 
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary





EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit No.
Description
Manner of Filing
99.1
Press Release dated October 28, 2015.
Furnished Electronically





FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



Investor Relations Contact:
Heather Pribyl
952.253.0731
 

Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. Announces
Third Quarter Earnings per Share of $1.00


Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 28, 2015Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. (NASDAQ: BWLD) announced today financial results for the third quarter ended September 27, 2015. Highlights for the third quarter versus the same period a year ago were:
Total revenue increased 22.0% to $455.5 million
Company-owned restaurant sales increased 23.2% to $431.8 million
Same-store sales increased 3.9% at company-owned restaurants and 1.2% at franchised restaurants
Net earnings decreased 11.6% to $19.2 million from $21.8 million, and earnings per diluted share decreased 12.2% to $1.00 from $1.14
Sally Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “During the third quarter we acquired 41 franchised locations in Texas, New Mexico, and Hawaii, which includes two restaurants under development. We sincerely thank the hundreds of Team Members across the country that were part of the successful transition to company ownership. Combined with our ongoing company-owned development and other franchise acquisitions during the last 12 months, we've increased our company-owned Buffalo Wild Wings locations by 24% compared to a year ago.”

Ms. Smith continued, “Our same-store sales in the third quarter increased 3.9% at company-owned restaurants and 1.2% at franchised locations, despite a shift in the sports calendar resulting in one less week of football and fewer pay-per-view events than last year. We estimate this negatively impacted our same-store sales by 80 basis points. Cost of sales and labor as a percentage of restaurant sales were higher compared to the prior year, and, with the additional depreciation, amortization, and other expenses related to the recently completed franchise acquisition, our earnings per diluted share decreased year-over-year to $1.00.”




Total revenue increased 22.0% to $455.5 million in the third quarter, compared to $373.5 million in the third quarter of 2014. Company-owned restaurant sales for the quarter increased 23.2% over the same period in 2014, to $431.8 million, driven by a same-store sales increase at company-owned Buffalo Wild Wings restaurants of 3.9% and 109 additional Buffalo Wild Wings restaurants at the end of the third quarter of 2015. Franchise royalties and fees increased 3.6% to $23.8 million for the quarter versus $22.9 million in the third quarter of 2014. This increase is attributed to increased international franchise fees and increased same-store sales of 1.2% for the franchised Buffalo Wild Wings restaurants in operation at the end of the period compared to the same period in 2014.

Average weekly sales for company-owned Buffalo Wild Wings restaurants were $61,831 for the third quarter of 2015, compared to $59,643 for the same quarter last year, a 3.7% increase. Franchised Buffalo Wild Wings restaurants in the United States averaged $62,819 for the period versus $61,586 in the third quarter a year ago, a 2.0% increase.

For the third quarter, net earnings decreased 11.6% to $19.2 million versus $21.8 million in the third quarter of 2014. Earnings per diluted share were $1.00, compared to third quarter 2014 earnings per diluted share of $1.14.

2015 and 2016 Outlook
 
Ms. Smith remarked, “Same-store sales increased 2.8% at company-owned restaurants and 0.8% at franchised locations for the first four weeks of the fourth quarter of 2015 compared to 5.4% and 5.1%, respectively, for the same period last year. As we approach year end, we know our Guests will be rooting for their favorite NFL teams to reach the Super Bowl and their favorite college teams to reach a bowl game. We're excited to be the title sponsor of the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl again this year."

Ms. Smith continued, "In anticipation of our purchase of the 41 franchised locations, we previously revised our 2015 net earnings growth goal to 13% to account for the incremental expense and transition costs we expected to incur in the third and fourth quarters. Based on our year-to-date results and updated outlook for the fourth quarter, we are now anticipating single-digit net earnings growth for the year."

Ms. Smith concluded, "We remain confident the Buffalo Wild Wings brand is strong and we're continually investing in our Guest Experience to increase sales. We're looking forward to 2016 and plan to open 50 company-owned Buffalo Wild Wings. Buffalo Wild Wings franchisees in the United States anticipate opening 30 restaurants and international franchisees should open approximately 15 locations. R Taco and PizzaRev will continue their growth plans through both company-owned and franchise development next year. As a result of this unit expansion combined with our ongoing sales-driving and operational initiatives, we believe net earnings growth in 2016 should exceed 20%.”

Buffalo Wild Wings will be hosting a conference call today, October 28, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time to discuss these results. There will be a simultaneous webcast conducted at our investor website IR.BuffaloWildWings.com.




A replay of the call will be available until November 4, 2015. To access this replay, please dial 1.858.384.5517 password 391456.

About the Company

Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc., founded in 1982 and headquartered in Minneapolis, is a growing owner, operator and franchisor of Buffalo Wild Wings® restaurants featuring a variety of boldly-flavored, made-to-order menu items including its namesake Buffalo, New York-style chicken wings. The Buffalo Wild Wings menu specializes in 21 mouth-watering signature sauces and seasonings with flavor sensations ranging from Sweet BBQ™ to Blazin’®. Guests enjoy a welcoming neighborhood atmosphere that includes an extensive multi-media system for watching their favorite sporting events. Buffalo Wild Wings is the recipient of hundreds of "Best Wings" and "Best Sports Bar" awards from across the country. There are currently more than 1,140 Buffalo Wild Wings locations around the world. 

To stay up-to-date on all the latest events and offers for sports fans and wing lovers, like Buffalo Wild Wings on Facebook, follow @BWWings on Twitter and visit www.BuffaloWildWings.com.

Forward-looking Statements

Various remarks we make about future expectations, plans, and prospects for the company constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the Safe Harbor provisions under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements relate to our future financial and restaurant performance measures and growth goals, including but not limited to those relating to our fourth quarter sales trends and projected unit and net earnings growth rates for 2015, 2016, and beyond. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements and are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of our management. We have attempted to identify forward-looking statements by terminology, including “anticipates,” “believes,” “can,” “continue,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “goal,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,” “predicts,” “should,” “scheduled,” or “will” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Actual results may vary materially from those contained in forward-looking statements based on a number of factors, including, but not limited to, our ability to achieve and manage our planned expansion, the ability of our franchisees to open and manage new restaurants, market acceptance in the new geographic regions we enter (particularly non-U.S. locations), success of acquired restaurants, success of investments in new or emerging concepts, unforeseen obstacles in developing nontraditional sites or non-U.S. locations, our ability to obtain and maintain licenses and permits necessary to operate our existing and new restaurants, our franchisees’ adherence to our system standards, the cost of commodities such as traditional chicken wings and supply chain consistency, the success of our key initiatives and our advertising and marketing campaigns, our ability to control restaurant labor and other restaurant operating costs, the continued service of key management personnel, our ability to protect our name and logo and other proprietary information, economic conditions (including changes in consumer preferences or consumer discretionary spending), the impact of federal, state or local government regulations relating to our employees, the sale of food and alcoholic beverages, the effect of competition in the restaurant industry, and other factors disclosed from time to time in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including the factors described under “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2014, as



updated in subsequent reports filed with the SEC. Investors should take such risks into account when making investment decisions. Shareholders and other readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.
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BUFFALO WILD WINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
     
(Dollar and share amounts in thousands except per share data)
 
(unaudited)
 

 
Three months ended
 
Nine months ended
 
September 27,
2015
 
September 28,
2014
 
September 27,
2015
 
September 28,
2014
Revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Restaurant sales
$
431,763

 
350,524

 
1,248,595

 
1,038,610

Franchise royalties and fees
23,763

 
22,934

 
73,904

 
68,697

Total revenue
455,526

 
373,458

 
1,322,499

 
1,107,307

Costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Restaurant operating costs:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of sales
126,878

 
101,886

 
370,398

 
296,210

Labor
138,897

 
111,897

 
398,585

 
324,663

Operating
63,343

 
52,364

 
178,716

 
151,419

Occupancy
24,210

 
19,796

 
68,554

 
58,048

Depreciation and amortization
33,610

 
24,776

 
90,887

 
71,354

General and administrative
33,714

 
27,784

 
97,937

 
86,163

Preopening
4,777

 
3,594

 
9,251

 
8,369

Loss on asset disposals and impairment
1,269

 
1,371

 
4,180

 
3,369

Total costs and expenses
426,698

 
343,468

 
1,218,508

 
999,595

Income from operations
28,828

 
29,990

 
103,991

 
107,712

Other expense
(1,400
)
 
(236
)
 
(1,434
)
 
(128
)
Earnings before income taxes
27,428

 
29,754

 
102,557

 
107,584

Income tax expense
8,261

 
8,001

 
32,973

 
33,812

Net earnings including noncontrolling interests
19,167

 
21,753

 
69,584

 
73,772

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
(69
)
 

 
(214
)
 

Net earnings attributable to Buffalo Wild Wings
$
19,236

 
21,753

 
69,798

 
73,772

Earnings per common share – basic
$
1.01

 
1.15

 
3.67

 
3.90

Earnings per common share – diluted
$
1.00

 
1.14

 
3.65

 
3.89

Weighted average shares outstanding – basic
19,022

 
18,923

 
19,006

 
18,900

Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted
19,167

 
19,021

 
19,118

 
18,985








The following table expresses results of operations as a percentage of total revenue for the periods presented, except for restaurant operating costs which are expressed as a percentage of restaurant sales:



 
Three months ended
 
Nine months ended
 
September 27,
2015
 
September 28,
2014
 
September 27,
2015
 
September 28,
2014
Revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Restaurant sales
94.8
 %
 
93.9
 %
 
94.4
 %
 
93.8
 %
Franchise royalties and fees
5.2

 
6.1

 
5.6

 
6.2

Total revenue
100.0

 
100.0

 
100.0

 
100.0

Costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Restaurant operating costs:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of sales
29.4

 
29.1

 
29.7

 
28.5

Labor
32.2

 
31.9

 
31.9

 
31.3

Operating
14.7

 
14.9

 
14.3

 
14.6

Occupancy
5.6

 
5.6

 
5.5

 
5.6

Depreciation and amortization
7.4

 
6.6

 
6.9

 
6.4

General and administrative
7.4

 
7.4

 
7.4

 
7.8

Preopening
1.0

 
1.0

 
0.7

 
0.8

Loss on asset disposals and impairment
0.3

 
0.4

 
0.3

 
0.3

Total costs and expenses
93.7

 
92.0

 
92.1

 
90.3

Income from operations
6.3

 
8.0

 
7.9

 
9.7

Other expense
(0.3
)
 
(0.1
)
 
(0.1
)
 
(0.0
)
Earnings before income taxes
6.0

 
8.0

 
7.8

 
9.7

Income tax expense
1.8

 
2.1

 
2.5

 
3.1

Net earnings including noncontrolling interests
4.2

 
5.8

 
5.3

 
6.7

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
(0.0
)
 

 
(0.0
)
 

Net earnings attributable to Buffalo Wild Wings
4.2
 %
 
5.8
 %
 
5.3
 %
 
6.7
 %



BUFFALO WILD WINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
(unaudited)
 
September 27,
2015
 
December 28,
2014
Assets
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
11,479

 
93,329

Marketable securities
8,721

 
19,547

Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $25
35,168

 
28,322

Inventory
13,378

 
11,893

Prepaid expenses
8,815

 
4,215

Refundable income taxes
10,322

 
9,779

Deferred income taxes
17,419

 
15,807

Restricted assets
48,400

 
81,037

Total current assets
153,702

 
263,929

 
 
 
 
Property and equipment, net
604,300

 
494,401

Reacquired franchise rights, net
132,993

 
37,631

Other assets
28,424

 
19,399

Goodwill
99,678

 
38,106

Total assets
$
1,019,097

 
853,466

 
 
 
 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
Unearned franchise fees
$
2,148

 
2,099

Accounts payable
55,573

 
37,241

Accrued compensation and benefits
40,613

 
59,161

Accrued expenses
19,624

 
16,573

Current portion of long-term debt
1,927

 

Current portion of deferred lease credits

 
743

Due to related party
31,634

 

System-wide payables
48,778

 
79,668

Total current liabilities
200,297

 
195,485

 
 
 
 
Long-term liabilities:
 
 
 
Other liabilities
17,674

 
6,388

Deferred income taxes
27,191

 
39,815

Long-term debt
74,856

 

Deferred lease credits
44,170

 
37,479

Total liabilities
364,188

 
279,167

 
 
 
 
Commitments and contingencies
 
 
 
Stockholders’ equity:
 
 
 
Undesignated stock, 1,000,000 shares authorized

 

Common stock, no par value. Authorized 44,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 19,033,253 and 18,937,131, respectively
160,510

 
148,114

Retained earnings
497,493

 
427,695

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(3,466
)
 
(2,096
)
Total stockholders’ equity
654,537

 
573,713

Noncontrolling interests
372

 
586

Total equity
654,909

 
574,299

Total liabilities and equity
$
1,019,097

 
853,466




BUFFALO WILD WINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
(unaudited)
 
Nine months ended
 
September 27,
2015
 
September 28,
2014
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
Net earnings including noncontrolling interests
$
69,584

 
73,772

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operations:
 
 
 
Depreciation
86,119

 
67,932

Amortization
4,768

 
3,422

Loss on asset disposals and impairment
4,180

 
3,369

Deferred lease credits
4,260

 
4,209

Deferred income taxes
(13,561
)
 
(18,774
)
Stock-based compensation
11,689

 
10,251

Excess tax benefit from stock issuance
(1,088
)
 
217

Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions:
 
 
 
Trading securities
(173
)
 
(657
)
Accounts receivable
(4,982
)
 
(3,323
)
Inventory
(421
)
 
(400
)
Prepaid expenses
(868
)
 
(7,245
)
Other assets
74

 
(160
)
Unearned franchise fees
104

 
333

Accounts payable
6,901

 
4,128

Income taxes
545

 
6,541

Accrued expenses
(248
)
 
99

Net cash provided by operating activities
166,883

 
143,714

Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
Acquisition of property and equipment
(124,233
)
 
(95,347
)
Acquisition of businesses
(209,713
)
 
(7,307
)
Purchase of marketable securities
(12,301
)
 
(17,993
)
Proceeds from marketable securities
23,300

 

Net cash used in investing activities
(322,947
)
 
(120,647
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
Proceeds from line of credit
197,422

 

Repayments of line of credit
(150,467
)
 

Proceeds from related party borrowing
31,634

 

Other financing activities
(580
)
 

Issuance of common stock
2,903

 
1,829

Excess tax benefit from stock issuance
1,088

 
(217
)
Tax payments for restricted stock units
(7,847
)
 
(7,474
)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
74,153

 
(5,862
)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
61

 
(612
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
(81,850
)
 
16,593

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
93,329

 
57,502

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
11,479

 
74,095




BUFFALO WILD WINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Supplemental Information
Restaurant Count
Company-owned Restaurants (includes Buffalo Wild Wings, R Taco, and Buffalo Wild Wings-owned PizzaRev locations):
 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
2015
501
517
573

2014
443
449
463
491
2013
397
407
415
434
2012
327
330
343
381
2011
263
277
288
319

Franchised Restaurants (includes Buffalo Wild Wings and R Taco locations):
 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
2015
593
593
569

2014
569
579
588
591
2013
514
525
534
559
2012
505
505
511
510
2011
488
492
498
498

Restaurant Count Rollforward:
 
Nine months ended
 
September 27, 2015
 
September 28, 2014
 
Corporate
 
Franchise
 
Total
 
Corporate
 
Franchise
 
Total
Buffalo Wild Wings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning of period
487
 
584
 
1,071
 
434
 
559
 
993
Opened
29
 
37
 
66
 
24
 
32
 
56
Acquired
54
 
(54)
 
 
3
 
(3)
 
Closed/Relocated
(2)
 
(4)
 
(6)
 
(2)
 
(7)
 
(9)
End of period
568
 
563
 
1,131
 
459
 
581
 
1,040
R Taco
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning of period
2
 
7
 
9
 
 
 
Opened
 
 
 
 
 
Acquired
1
 
(1)
 
 
2
 
7
 
9
Closed/Relocated
 
 
 
 
 
End of period
3
 
6
 
9
 
2
 
7
 
9
PizzaRev
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning of period
2
 
n/a
 
2
 
 
n/a
 
Opened
 
n/a
 
 
2
 
n/a
 
2
Acquired
 
n/a
 
 
 
n/a
 
Closed/Relocated
 
n/a
 
 
 
n/a
 
End of period
2
 
n/a
 
2
 
2
 
n/a
 
2
Consolidated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
End of the period
573
 
569
 
1,142
 
463
 
588
 
1,051



BUFFALO WILD WINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Supplemental Information

Same-Store Sales at Buffalo Wild Wings locations in United States and Canada
Company-owned Restaurants:
 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Year
2015
7.0%
4.2%
3.9%


2014
6.6%
7.7%
6.0%
5.9%
6.5%
2013
1.4%
3.8%
4.8%
5.2%
3.9%
2012
9.2%
5.3%
6.2%
5.8%
6.6%
2011
3.9%
5.9%
5.7%
8.9%
6.1%

Franchised Restaurants:
 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Year
2015
6.0%
2.5%
1.2%


2014
5.0%
6.5%
5.7%
5.1%
5.6%
2013
2.2%
4.1%
3.9%
3.1%
3.3%
2012
7.3%
5.5%
5.8%
7.4%
6.5%
2011
1.6%
2.7%
4.2%
5.9%
3.6%

Average Weekly Sales Volumes at Buffalo Wild Wings locations in United States and Canada
 
Company-owned Restaurants:
 
 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Year
2015
$
64,851
61,960
61,831


2014
 
60,966
59,403
59,643
62,119
60,470
2013
 
56,953
54,759
55,592
58,204
56,392
2012
 
55,131
51,524
52,561
55,595
53,783
2011
 
48,845
47,970
49,461
51,983
49,627

Franchised Restaurants:
 
 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Year
2015
$
67,075
63,904
62,819


2014
 
63,852
61,845
61,586
63,949
62,595
2013
 
60,050
58,186
58,926
61,167
59,594
2012
 
57,282
54,766
55,608
58,490
56,570
2011
 
52,744
50,995
51,350
53,385
52,081


 


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