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Exhibit 99.1

CONFIDENTIAL DRAFT RELEASE

ICONIX BRAND GROUP REPORTS REVENUE AND EARNINGS FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR 2012

 

   

Q4 and FY 2012 revenue of $85.1 million and $353.8 million, respectively

 

   

Q4 and FY 2012 non-GAAP diluted EPS of $0.41 and $1.70, respectively

 

   

2012 free cash flow of $180.5 million

 

   

Acquires Lee Cooper, iconic global lifestyle brand with over 100-year heritage

 

   

Announces new $300 million share repurchase program

NEW YORK, New York—February 20, 2013 – Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ICON) (“Iconix” or the “Company”), today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2012.

Q4 2012 results for Iconix Brand Group, Inc.:

Total revenue for the fourth quarter of 2012 was approximately $85.1 million, as compared to approximately $95.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2011. EBITDA attributable to Iconix for the fourth quarter was approximately $50.0 million, as compared to approximately $57.3 million in the prior year quarter. Free cash flow attributable to Iconix for the fourth quarter was approximately $37.9 million, as compared to approximately $41.9 million in the prior year quarter. On a non-GAAP basis, as defined in the tables below, net income attributable to Iconix for the fourth quarter was approximately $28.9 million, as compared to approximately $31.3 million in the prior year quarter. Non-GAAP diluted EPS for the fourth quarter was $0.41 compared to $0.41 in the prior year quarter. GAAP net income attributable to Iconix for the fourth quarter was approximately $26.1 million, as compared to approximately $27.2 million in the prior year quarter and GAAP diluted EPS was $0.37 compared to $0.36 in the prior year quarter.

Full Year 2012 results for Iconix Brand Group, Inc.:

Total revenue for the full year 2012 was approximately $353.8 million, as compared to approximately $369.8 million for the prior year. EBITDA attributable to Iconix for 2012 was approximately $217.0 million as compared to approximately $229.6 million in the prior year. Free cash flow attributable to Iconix for 2012 was approximately $180.5 million as compared to $179.2 million for the prior year. On a non-GAAP basis, as defined in the tables below, net income attributable to Iconix for 2012 was approximately $122.0 million as compared to approximately $127.4 million in the prior year and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share for 2012 was approximately $1.70 versus $1.69 for the prior year. On a GAAP basis, net income attributable to Iconix for 2012 was approximately $109.4 million as compared to $126.1 million in the prior year and GAAP diluted earnings per share was $1.52 versus $1.67 for the prior year.

EBITDA, free cash flow, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP EPS are all non-GAAP metrics and reconciliation tables to the respective GAAP measures are attached to this press release.

Neil Cole, Chairman and CEO of Iconix Brand Group, Inc. commented, “Over the past year we have executed on several exciting initiatives that position our company for significant growth. We acquired three iconic brands, continued to expand our global footprint, signed a Peanuts movie deal and launched a new $1.1 billion securitization facility. Looking to 2013 and beyond, with our powerful portfolio of over 30 brands that are well diversified across numerous industries and geographies along with our strong balance sheet and financial flexibility, we look forward to delivering continued growth and value to our shareholders.”

2013 Guidance for Iconix Brand Group, Inc.:

To reflect the Company’s acquisition of Lee Cooper, the Company is raising its 2013 guidance as follows;

 

   

The Company is raising its revenue guidance to $425-$435 million from $415-$425 million

 

   

The Company is raising its non-GAAP diluted EPS guidance to $2.05-$2.15 from $2.00-$2.10

 

   

The Company is raising its 2013 GAAP diluted EPS guidance to $1.95-$2.05 from $1.90-$2.00

 

   

The Company is raising its 2013 free cash flow guidance to $203-$210 million from $196-$203 million.

This guidance relates to the Company’s existing portfolio of brands and does not include any additional acquisitions.

Other Company News:

The Company announced today that it acquired the Lee Cooper brand. Lee Cooper is an iconic global lifestyle brand with over a 100-year heritage. See separate press release for additional details.

The Company also announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized a program to repurchase up to $300 million of its common stock. See separate press release for additional details.


See reconciliation tables below for non-GAAP metrics. These non-GAAP metrics may be inconsistent with similar measures presented by other companies and should only be used in conjunction with our results reported according to U.S. GAAP. Any financial measure other than those prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

About Iconix Brand Group, Inc.

Iconix Brand Group, Inc. owns, licenses and markets a growing portfolio of consumer brands including: CANDIE’S (R), BONGO (R), BADGLEY MISCHKA (R), JOE BOXER (R), RAMPAGE (R), MUDD (R), MOSSIMO (R), LONDON FOG (R), OCEAN PACIFIC (R), DANSKIN (R), ROCAWEAR (R), CANNON (R), ROYAL VELVET (R), FIELDCREST (R), CHARISMA (R), STARTER (R), WAVERLY (R), ZOO YORK (R), ED HARDY (R), SHARPER IMAGE (R), UMBRO (R) and LEE COOPER (R). In addition, Iconix owns interests in the ARTFUL DODGER (R), ECKO (R), MARC ECKO (R), MATERIAL GIRL (R), PEANUTS (R), TRUTH OR DARE (R), BILLIONAIRE BOYS CLUB (R), ICE CREAM (R), MODERN AMUSEMENT (R), and BUFFALO (R) brands. The Company licenses its brands to a network of leading retailers and manufacturers that touch every major segment of retail distribution from the luxury market to the mass market in both the U.S. and worldwide. Through its in-house business development, merchandising, advertising and public relations departments Iconix manages its brands to drive greater consumer awareness and equity.

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The statements that are not historical facts contained in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, all of which are difficult or impossible to predict and many of which are beyond the control of the Company, which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to, uncertainty regarding the results of the Company’s acquisition of additional licenses, continued market acceptance of current products and the ability to successfully develop and market new products particularly in light of rapidly changing fashion and market trends, the impact of supply and manufacturing constraints or difficulties relating to the Company’s licensees’ dependence on foreign manufacturers and suppliers, uncertainties relating to customer plans and commitments, the ability of licensees to successfully market and sell branded products, competition, uncertainties relating to economic conditions in the markets in which the Company operates, the ability to hire and retain key personnel, the ability to obtain capital if required, the risks of litigation and regulatory proceedings, the risks of uncertainty of trademark protection, the uncertainty of marketing and licensing acquired trademarks and other risks detailed in the Company’s SEC filings. The words “believe”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “expect”, “confident”, “continue”, “will”, “project”, “provides”, “guidance” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward looking statements, which speak only as of the date the statement was made. All forward-looking statements are qualified by these cautionary statements and apply only as of the date they are made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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Contact Information:

Jaime Sheinheit

Investor Relations

Iconix Brand Group

212.730.0030


Condensed Consolidated Income Statements

(in thousands, except earnings per share data)

 

     (Unaudited)              
     Three Months Ended Dec. 31,     Year Ended Dec. 31,  
     2012     2011     2012     2011  

Licensing and other revenue

   $ 85,131      $ 95,513      $ 353,818      $ 369,845   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     39,802        43,589        138,368        140,985   

Expenses related to specific litigation

     —           2        —           94   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     45,329        51,922        215,450        228,766   

Interest and other expense, net

     11,118        12,824        43,865        26,592   

Equity earnings on joint ventures

     (6,678     (7,117     (10,887     (10,353
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other expenses – net

     4,440        5,707        32,978        16,239   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     40,889        46,215        182,472        212,527   

Provision for income taxes

     11,869        15,973        58,963        71,286   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 29,020      $ 30,242      $ 123,509      $ 141,241   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interest

     2,927        3,080        14,101        15,136   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income attributable to Iconix Brand Group, Inc.

   $ 26,093      $ 27,162      $ 109,408      $ 126,105   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings per share:

      

Basic

   $ 0.38      $ 0.37      $ 1.57      $ 1.72   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

   $ 0.37      $ 0.36      $ 1.52      $ 1.67   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:

      

Basic

     67,894        73,888        69,689        73,111   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

     70,258        75,414        71,957        75,495   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Selected Balance Sheet Items:

(in thousands)

   12/31/2012      12/31/2011  

Total Assets

   $ 2,481,738       $ 2,161,303   

Total Liabilities

   $ 1,181,898       $ 867,727   

Total Stockholders’ Equity

   $ 1,299,840       $ 1,293,576   

The following tables detail unaudited reconciliations from non-GAAP amounts to U.S. GAAP and include reconciliations related to the adoption of ASC Topic 470 as it relates to accounting for convertible debt.


Note: All items in the following reconciliation tables are attributable to Iconix Brand Group, Inc. and exclude results related to non-controlling interests.

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

    

(Unaudited)

Three months ended

   

(Unaudited)

Year ended

 

Net income reconciliation

   Dec. 31,
2012
    Dec. 31,
2011
    Dec. 31,
2012
    Dec. 31,
2011
 

Non-GAAP net income (1)

   $ 28,884      $ 31,260      $ 121,990      $ 127,431   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

GAAP net income

   $ 26,093      $ 27,162      $ 109,408      $ 126,105   

Adjustments:

        

Non-cash interest related to ASC Topic 470

     2,627        6,397        17,952        20,890   

Non-cash gain related to investment in Ed Hardy

     —          —          —          (21,465

Write-off of deferred financing fees (including original issue discount)

     1,411        —          1,411        2,651   

Taxes related to above items

     (1,247     (2,299     (6,781     (750
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net

     2,791        4,098        12,582        1,326   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP net income

   $ 28,884      $ 31,260      $ 121,990      $ 127,431   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    

(Unaudited)

Three months ended

   

(Unaudited)

Year ended

 

Diluted EPS reconciliation

   Dec. 31,
2012
    Dec. 31,
2011
    Dec. 31,
2012
    Dec. 31,
2011
 

Non-GAAP diluted EPS (1)

   $ 0.41      $ 0.41      $ 1.70   $ 1.69   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

GAAP diluted EPS

   $ 0.37      $ 0.36      $ 1.52      $ 1.67   

Adjustments for non-cash interest related ASC 470, non-cash gain related to investment in Ed Hardy, and write-off of deferred financing fees and original issue discount, net of tax

   $ 0.04      $ 0.05      $ 0.17      $ 0.02   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP diluted EPS

   $ 0.41      $ 0.41      $ 1.70   $ 1.69   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* May not add due to rounding.

 

Forecasted Diluted EPS

   Year Ending
Dec. 31, 2013
 
     High      Low  

Non-GAAP diluted EPS (1)

   $ 2.15       $ 2.05   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

GAAP diluted EPS

   $ 2.05       $ 1.95   

Adjustments for non-cash interest related ASC 470, and non-cash non-recurring gains and charges, net of tax

   $ 0.10       $ 0.10   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-GAAP Diluted EPS

   $ 2.15       $ 2.05   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted EPS, are non-GAAP financial measures, which represent net income excluding any non-cash interest related to the adoption of ASC Topic 470 and non-cash non-recurring gains and charges, net of tax. The Company believes these are useful financial measures in evaluating its financial condition because they are representative of only actual cash results.
* May not add due to rounding


(in thousands)    (Unaudited)      (Unaudited)  
     Three months ended      Year ended  
     Dec. 31,      Dec. 31,      Dec. 31,      Dec. 31,  
     2012      2011      2012      2011  

EBITDA (2)

   $ 49,970       $ 57,313       $ 216,963       $ 229,558   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Reconciliation of EBITDA:

           

Net Income

     26,093         27,162         109,408         126,105   

Add: Income taxes

     11,869         15,973         58,963         71,286   

Add: Net interest expense and Ed Hardy gain

     10,260         12,265         41,826         24,194   

Add: Depreciation and amortization of certain intangibles

     1,748         1,913         6,766         7,973   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

EBITDA

   $ 49,970       $ 57,313       $ 216,963       $ 229,558   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(2) EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, represents net income before income taxes, interest, non-cash gain/loss from sale of trademarks and re-measurement of investments, depreciation and amortization expenses. The Company believes EBITDA provides additional information for determining its ability to meet future debt service requirements, investing and capital expenditures.

 

(in thousands)    (unaudited)     (unaudited)  
     Three months ended     Year ended  
     Dec. 31, 2012     Dec. 31, 2011     Dec. 31, 2012     Dec. 31, 2011  

Free Cash Flow (3)

   $ 37,869      $ 41,915      $ 180,485      $ 179,212   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reconciliation of Free Cash Flow:

        

Net Income

     26,093        27,162        109,408        126,105   

Add: Non-cash income taxes, non-cash interest related to convertible debt, depreciation, amortization of certain intangibles and finance fees, non-cash compensation expense, bad debt expense, net equity earnings from certain joint ventures, non-cash gain/loss from sale of trademarks and re-measurement of investments. (4)

     12,276        15,274        72,675        56,349   

Less: Capital expenditures

     (500     (521     (1,598     (3,242
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Free Cash Flow

   $ 37,869      $ 41,915      $ 180,485      $ 179,212   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


(in thousands)    Year Ending
Dec. 31, 2013
 
     High     Low  

Forecasted Free Cash Flow (3)

   $ 210,000      $ 203,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reconciliation of Forecasted Free

    

Cash Flow:

    

Net Income

   $ 137,000      $ 130,000   

Add: Non-cash income taxes, non-cash interest related to convertible debt, depreciation, amortization of certain intangibles and finance fees, non-cash compensation expense, bad debt expense, net equity earnings from certain joint ventures and non-cash non-recurring gains and charges

     76,000        76,000   

Less: Capital expenditures

     (3,000     (3,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Forecasted Free Cash Flow

   $ 210,000      $ 203,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(3) Free Cash Flow, a non-GAAP financial measure, represents net income before depreciation, amortization, non-cash compensation expense, bad debt expense, net equity earnings from certain joint ventures, non-cash income taxes, non-cash interest related to convertible debt, non-cash non-recurring gains and charges, less capital expenditures. The Free Cash Flow also excludes any changes in Balance Sheet items. The Company believes Free Cash Flow is useful in evaluating its financial condition because it is representative of cash flow from operations that is available for repaying debt, investing and capital expenditures.
(4) Reflects adjustment to previously reported amounts for quarterly flow of non-cash taxes for 2011 and has no impact on a full year basis.