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Exhibit 99.1
(STATER BROS NEWS RELEASE IMAGE)
STATER BROS. ANNOUNCES FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR 2010
SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA — December 15, 2010: Today, Jack H. Brown, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Stater Bros. Holdings Inc. announced sales and earnings for the fifty-two week fiscal year ended September 26, 2010.
Sales for the 2010 fiscal year were $3.61 billion, a decrease of 4.23% when compared to sales of $3.77 billion for the 2009 fiscal year. Excluding the effect of the Dairy Transaction, sales decreased $66.0 million or 1.75%. Sales for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010 were $897.4 million compared to $947.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2009. Sales for the quarter decreased $29.1 million or 3.15% after taking into account the effect of the Dairy Transaction. Like store sales for the fiscal year and the fourth quarter of 2010 decreased 2.45% and 3.29%, respectively.
The Company reported net income of $24.6 million for the 2010 fiscal year compared to $34.8 million in the 2009 fiscal year. The results for the fourth quarters of fiscal 2010 and fiscal 2009 were net income of $5.9 million and $5.0 million, respectively.
Brown said, “We continue to face some of the toughest economic and competitive pressures in our Company’s history. We continue to focus on the values we can pass on to our “Valued Customers” so they get the most out of their shopping dollars and assisting them and their families during these difficult times. We still provide a friendly and satisfying experience on each and every one of their visits to our Supermarkets. We remain committed to controlling costs as we weather the effect of these economic times.”
Stater Bros. Holdings Inc. is the largest privately held Supermarket Chain in Southern California and operates 167 supermarkets through its wholly owned subsidiary, Stater Bros. Markets.
For information contact: Phillip J. Smith, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at (909) 733-5287.
STATER BROS. MARKETS...SERVING SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FOR 74 GOLDEN YEARS
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STATER BROS. HOLDINGS INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(In thousands)
Unaudited
                                 
    13 Weeks     13 Weeks     52 Weeks     52 Weeks  
    Ended     Ended     Ended     Ended  
    09/27/09     09/26/10     09/27/09     09/26/10  
Sales
  $ 947,150     $ 897,394     $ 3,766,040     $ 3,606,839  
 
                               
Gross profit
    245,132       249,696       1,002,036       969,948  
 
                               
Operating expenses:
                               
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    206,599       210,828       827,192       819,698  
Gain on sale of dairy assets
                            (9,396 )
Depreciation and amortization
    13,478       12,749       53,536       50,822  
 
                       
Total operating expenses
    220,077       223,577       880,728       861,124  
 
                       
 
                               
Operating profit
    25,055       26,119       121,308       108,824  
 
                               
Interest income
    55       254       471       366  
Interest expense
    (16,881 )     (16,970 )     (68,252 )     (68,516 )
Other income, net
    16       475       723       497  
 
                       
 
                               
Income before income taxes
    8,245       9,878       54,250       41,171  
 
                               
Income taxes
    3,280       3,954       19,481       16,587  
 
                       
 
                               
Net income
  $ 4,965     $ 5,924     $ 34,769     $ 24,584  
 
                       

 


 

STATER BROS. HOLDINGS INC.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands)
Unaudited
                 
    09/27/09     09/26/10  
Assets
               
Current assets
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 196,914     $ 325,005  
Restricted cash
    3,121       3,121  
Receivables, net
    40,720       35,614  
Inventories
    212,856       203,702  
Assets held for sale
    83,617        
Other
    30,109       56,107  
 
           
 
               
Total current assets
    567,337       623,549  
 
               
Property and equipment, net
    671,493       644,064  
 
               
Deferred debt issuance costs, net
    11,276       8,074  
Other
    64,629       47,100  
 
           
 
               
Total assets
  $ 1,314,735     $ 1,322,787  
 
           
 
               
Liabilities and stockholder’s equity
               
Current liabilities
               
Accounts payable
  $ 153,083     $ 135,642  
Liabilities held for sale
    5,634        
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
    132,931       147,972  
Current portion of capital lease obligations
    1,336       1,562  
Current portion of long-term debt
          132,250  
 
           
 
               
Total current liabilities
    292,984       417,426  
 
               
Long-term debt, less current portion
    810,000       677,750  
Capital lease obligations, less current portion
    3,768       2,206  
Other long-term liabilities
    144,228       152,272  
 
               
Total stockholder’s equity
    63,755       73,133  
 
           
 
               
Total liabilities and stockholder’s equity
  $ 1,314,735     $ 1,322,787