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Exhibit 99.1

Planet Fitness, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2016 Results

Total Revenue Increased 26.4% to $87.0 Million

Third Quarter System-Wide Same Stores Sales Increased 10.0%

Company Raises Full Year 2016 Outlook

Newington, NH, October 26, 2016 – Planet Fitness, Inc. (NYSE:PLNT) today reported financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2016 and announced it is pursuing an increase in the size of its credit facilities and considering paying a one-time dividend.

Third Quarter Fiscal 2016 Highlights

 

 

 

Total revenue increased from the prior year period by 26.4% to $87.0 million.

 

 

System-wide same store sales increased 10.0% compared to the prior year period

 

 

Net income was $14.9 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, compared to net income of $0.7 million, or $0.04 per diluted share in the prior year period.

 

 

Adjusted net income(1) increased 51.7% to $15.9 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, compared to $10.5 million in the prior year period.

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA(1) increased 33.5% to $35.4 million from $26.5 million in the prior year period.

 

 

37 new Planet Fitness franchise stores were opened during the period, bringing system-wide total stores to 1,242 at September 30, 2016.

(1) Adjusted net income and adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP measures. For reconciliations of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted net income to U.S. GAAP (“GAAP”) net income see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” accompanying this release.

“Our business continues to get stronger,” commented Christopher Rondeau, Chief Executive Officer. “Third quarter system-wide same store sales increased 10% as a growing number of casual and first time gym users are joining Planet Fitness. The combination of our affordable, non-intimidating fitness offering and increased national and local advertising spend, which continues to increase with each incremental new join, is fueling greater brand awareness in all markets and membership growth across the store base. Our formula for expanding Planet Fitness’ market share, enriching members’ lives and delivering strong returns to our franchisees has been working. At the same time, our business model has consistently generated double digit earnings growth and strong free cash flow, providing the company a great foundation for driving significant long-term shareholder value.” Mr. Rondeau continued, “based on our performance and more importantly, the long runway for growth ahead of us, we are also announcing that we are seeking to amend our credit facilities to, among other things, increase the size of our term loan.  Proceeds from the incremental borrowings, plus cash on our balance sheet, will enable us to consider a special cash dividend to holders of our Class A common stock and other equivalent payments, including payments to unit holders of Pla-Fit Holdings, LLC, of up to approximately $280 million.”

Operating Results for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2016

For the third quarter of 2016, total revenue increased $18.2 million or 26.4% to $87.0 million from $68.8 million in the prior year period. By segment:

 

 

 

Franchise segment revenue, which includes commission income, increased $7.4 million or 37.5% to $27.2 million from $19.8 million in the prior year period;

 

 

Corporate-owned stores segment revenue increased $1.5 million or 6.1% to $26.7 million from $25.2 million in the prior year period; and

 

 

Equipment segment revenue increased $9.2 million or 38.7% to $33.1 million from $23.9 million in the prior year period. This increase was driven by equipment sales to new franchisee-owned stores related to more new equipment sales compared to the prior year period and an increase in replacement equipment sales to existing franchisee-owned stores.

System-wide same store sales increased 10.0% compared to the prior year period. By segment, franchisee-owned same store sales increased 10.3% and corporate-owned same store sales increased 5.4%.


For the third quarter of 2016, net income was $14.9 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, compared to net income of $0.7 million, or $0.04 per diluted share in the prior year period. Adjusted net income increased 51.7% to $15.9 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, from $10.5 million, in the prior year period. Adjusted net income has been adjusted to reflect a normalized federal income tax rate of 39.5% for the current year period and 39.4% for the comparable prior year period and excludes certain non-cash and other items that we do not consider in the evaluation of ongoing operational performance (see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures”).

Adjusted EBITDA, which is defined as net income before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, adjusted for the impact of certain non-cash and other items that we do not consider in the evaluation of ongoing operational performance (see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures”), increased 33.5% to $35.4 million from $26.5 million in the prior year period.

Segment EBITDA represents our Total Segment EBITDA broken down by the Company’s reportable segments. Total Segment EBITDA is equal to EBITDA, which is defined as net income before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures”).

 

 

 

Franchise segment EBITDA increased $7.3 million or 47.2% to $22.8 million compared to the prior year period, driven by royalties from new franchised stores opened since September 30, 2015 as well as higher same store sales;

 

 

Corporate-owned stores segment EBITDA increased $1.3 million or 14.0% to $10.6 million compared to the prior year period, driven primarily by higher revenue related to the increase in same store sales; and

 

 

Equipment segment EBITDA increased by $2.2 million or 45.7% to $7.2 million compared to the prior year period, driven by higher equipment sales to new franchisee-owned stores related to more new equipment sales compared to the prior year period and an increase in replacement equipment sales to existing franchisee-owned stores.

 

Amendment to existing credit facilities

The Company is seeking to amend its senior secured credit facilities to allow for, among other things, incremental term loan borrowings of approximately $230 million. In connection with this potential amendment, the Company is considering paying a special cash dividend to holders of our Class A common stock and other equivalent payments, including payments to unit holders of Pla-Fit Holdings, LLC, of up to approximately $280 million in the aggregate with the proceeds from the additional borrowings and available cash. The specific timing and amount of any such amendment or dividend and equivalent payments, if any, has not been determined and there can be no assurance that such amendment will be consummated on the terms anticipated or at all or that, even if the amendment is consummated, any dividend or equivalent payments will be declared and paid.  The payment of a dividend and any equivalent payments is subject to consideration of various factors by the Company's board of directors, including, among other things, the Company's financial position, alternative uses of cash, and other business and legal requirements.

2016 Outlook

For the year ending December 31, 2016, the Company now expects:

 

 

 

Total revenue between $373 million and $378 million;

 

 

System-wide same store sales growth in the high-single digit range;

 

 

Adjusted net income of $65 million to $66 million, or $0.66 to $0.67 per diluted share.


Presentation of Financial Measures

Planet Fitness, Inc. (the “Company”) was formed in March 2015 for the purpose of facilitating the initial public offering (the “IPO”) and related transactions that occurred in August 2015, and in order to carry on the business of Pla-Fit Holdings, LLC (“Pla-Fit Holdings”) and its subsidiaries. As the sole managing member of Pla-Fit Holdings, the Company operates and controls all of the business and affairs of Pla-Fit Holdings, and through Pla-Fit Holdings, conducts its business. As a result, the Company consolidates Pla-Fit Holdings’ financial results and reports a non-controlling interest related to the portion of Pla-Fit Holdings not owned by the Company. The financial results in periods prior to the IPO and recapitalization transactions are of Pla-Fit Holdings, as the predecessor to the Company for accounting and reporting purposes. Accordingly, these historical results do not purport to reflect what the results of operations of the Company or Pla-Fit Holdings would have been had the IPO and related recapitalization transactions occurred prior to August 2015.

The financial information presented in this release includes non-GAAP financial measures such as EBITDA, Total Segment EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted net income and Adjusted net income per share, diluted to provide measures that we believe are useful to investors in evaluating the Company’s performance. These non-GAAP financial measures presented in this release are supplemental measures of the Company’s performance that are neither required by, nor presented in accordance with GAAP. These financial measures should not be considered as substitutes for GAAP financial measures such as net income or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP. In addition, in the future, the Company may incur expenses or charges such as those added back to calculate Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted net income and Adjusted net income per share, diluted. The Company’s presentation of Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted net income and Adjusted net income per share, diluted should not be construed as an inference that the Company’s future results will be unaffected by similar amounts or other unusual or nonrecurring items. See the tables at the end of this press release for a reconciliation of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Total Segment EBITDA, Adjusted net income, and Adjusted net income per share, diluted, to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.

The non-GAAP financial measures used in our full-year outlook will differ from net income and net income per share, diluted, determined in accordance with GAAP in ways similar to those described in the reconciliations at the end of this press release. We do not provide guidance for net income or net income per share, diluted, determined in accordance with GAAP or a reconciliation of guidance for Adjusted net income and Adjusted net income per share, diluted, to the most directly comparable GAAP measure because we are not able to predict with reasonable certainty the amount or nature of all items that will be included in our net income and net income per share, diluted, for the remainder of 2016. These items are uncertain, depend on many factors and could have a material impact on our net income and net income per share, diluted, for fiscal 2016.

Investor Conference Call

The Company will hold a conference call at 4:30 pm (ET) on October 26, 2016 to discuss the news announced in this press release. A live webcast of the conference call will be accessible at www.planetfitness.com via the “Investor Relations” link. The webcast will be archived on the website for one year.



About Planet Fitness

Founded in 1992 in Dover, N.H., Planet Fitness is one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers in the United States by number of members and locations. As of September 30, 2016, Planet Fitness had more than 8.7 million members and more than 1,200 stores in 47 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Canada and the Dominican Republic. The Company's mission is to enhance people's lives by providing a high-quality fitness experience in a welcoming, non-intimidating environment, which we call the Judgement Free Zone®. More than 90% of Planet Fitness stores are owned and operated by independent business men and women.

Investor Contact:

 

Brendon Frey, ICR

brendon.frey@icrinc.com

203-682-8200

Media Contacts:

McCall Gosselin, Planet Fitness

mccall.gosselin@pfhq.com

603-957-4650

 

Julia Young, ICR

julia.young@icrinc.com

646-277-1280

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains certain statements, approximations, estimates and projections with respect to our anticipated future performance, especially those under the heading “2016 Outlook,” and statements relating to the proposed amendment of the Company’s senior secured indebtedness and potential use of proceeds to fund a special dividend and other equivalent payments (“forward-looking statements”). Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance. Instead, they are based only on the Company’s current beliefs, expectations and assumptions regarding the future of the business, future plans and strategies, projections, anticipated events and trends, the economy and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of the Company’s control. Actual results and financial condition may differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements include, among others, the following: the Company may be unable to negotiate  the terms of the potential amendment with its lenders, including the right to pay a special cash dividend to its stockholders and other equivalent payments on the terms contemplated or at all; the Company may not be able to fund dividends, including a special cash dividend, with cash on hand, borrowings under its credit agreement or at all; the Company’s board of directors may not approve and declare any dividend and other equivalent payments, even if funds are available to the Company under its credit agreement or otherwise, or may determine to declare a dividend and other equivalent payments in an amount that differs materially from the amount described in this press release in management’s remarks or otherwise. Other important factors include risks and uncertainties associated with competition in the fitness industry, the Company’s and franchisees’ ability to attract and retain new members, changes in consumer demand, changes in equipment costs, the Company’s ability to expand into new markets, operating costs for the Company and franchisees generally, availability and cost of capital for franchisees, acquisition activity, developments and changes in laws and regulations, our substantial indebtedness, our corporate structure and tax receivable agreements, general economic conditions and the other factors described in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, and the Company’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as required by law, neither the Company nor any of its affiliates or representatives undertake any obligation to provide additional information or to correct or update any information set forth in this release, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.



Planet Fitness, Inc. and subsidiaries

Condensed consolidated statements of operations

(Unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

For the three months ended September 30,

 

 

For the nine months ended September 30,

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Franchise

$

23,046

 

 

$

16,148

 

 

$

70,042

 

 

$

51,806

 

Commission income

 

4,179

 

 

 

3,646

 

 

 

14,338

 

 

 

11,624

 

Corporate-owned stores

 

26,675

 

 

 

25,153

 

 

 

78,756

 

 

 

73,674

 

Equipment

 

33,107

 

 

 

23,870

 

 

 

98,686

 

 

 

87,588

 

Total revenue

 

87,007

 

 

 

68,817

 

 

 

261,822

 

 

 

224,692

 

Operating costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenue

 

25,925

 

 

 

18,858

 

 

 

77,365

 

 

 

70,104

 

Store operations

 

15,181

 

 

 

14,305

 

 

 

45,673

 

 

 

43,354

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

12,244

 

 

 

17,348

 

 

 

36,470

 

 

 

43,840

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

7,745

 

 

 

7,976

 

 

 

23,127

 

 

 

24,160

 

Other (gain) loss

 

(241

)

 

 

(9

)

 

 

(406

)

 

 

(76

)

Total operating costs and expenses

 

60,854

 

 

 

58,478

 

 

 

182,229

 

 

 

181,382

 

Income from operations

 

26,153

 

 

 

10,339

 

 

 

79,593

 

 

 

43,310

 

Other expense, net:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense, net

 

(6,291

)

 

 

(6,556

)

 

 

(18,819

)

 

 

(17,872

)

Other expense

 

(204

)

 

 

(1,815

)

 

 

30

 

 

 

(2,627

)

Total other expense, net

 

(6,495

)

 

 

(8,371

)

 

 

(18,789

)

 

 

(20,499

)

Income before income taxes

 

19,658

 

 

 

1,968

 

 

 

60,804

 

 

 

22,811

 

Provision for income taxes

 

4,795

 

 

 

1,230

 

 

 

11,504

 

 

 

1,921

 

Net income

 

14,863

 

 

 

738

 

 

 

49,300

 

 

 

20,890

 

Less net income attributable to non-controlling interests

 

11,438

 

 

 

4,631

 

 

 

38,374

 

 

 

4,857

 

Net income attributable to Planet Fitness, Inc.

 

3,425

 

 

 

(3,893

)

 

 

10,926

 

 

 

16,033

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income per share of Class A common stock(1):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

$

0.08

 

 

$

0.05

 

 

$

0.28

 

 

$

0.05

 

Diluted

$

0.08

 

 

$

0.04

 

 

$

0.28

 

 

$

0.04

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding(1):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

44,669

 

 

 

35,661

 

 

 

39,394

 

 

 

35,661

 

Diluted

 

44,686

 

 

 

98,710

 

 

 

39,397

 

 

 

98,710

 

 

(1)

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, represents earnings per share of Class A common stock and weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding for the period from August 6, 2015 through September 30, 2015, the period following the recapitalization transactions and IPO.

 

 

 



Planet Fitness, Inc. and subsidiaries

Condensed consolidated balance sheets

(Unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

65,954

 

 

$

31,430

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for bad debts of $673 and $629 at

   September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively

 

 

14,435

 

 

 

19,079

 

Due from related parties

 

 

97

 

 

 

4,940

 

Inventory

 

 

759

 

 

 

4,557

 

Restricted assets – national advertising fund

 

 

2,455

 

 

 

1,962

 

Other current assets

 

 

19,420

 

 

 

10,977

 

Total current assets

 

 

103,120

 

 

 

72,945

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

56,577

 

 

 

56,139

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

258,799

 

 

 

273,619

 

Goodwill

 

 

176,981

 

 

 

176,981

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

255,729

 

 

 

117,358

 

Other assets, net

 

 

1,132

 

 

 

2,135

 

Total assets

 

$

852,338

 

 

$

699,177

 

Liabilities and equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

$

5,100

 

 

$

5,100

 

Accounts payable

 

 

14,415

 

 

 

23,950

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

10,207

 

 

 

13,667

 

Due to related parties

 

 

3,966

 

 

 

 

Equipment deposits

 

 

3,978

 

 

 

5,587

 

Restricted liabilities - national advertising fund

 

 

2,455

 

 

 

 

Deferred revenue, current

 

 

17,084

 

 

 

14,717

 

Payable to related parties pursuant to tax benefit arrangements, current

 

 

8,916

 

 

 

3,019

 

Other current liabilities

 

 

222

 

 

 

212

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

66,343

 

 

 

66,252

 

Long-term debt, net of current maturities

 

 

477,067

 

 

 

479,779

 

Deferred rent, net of current portion

 

 

4,878

 

 

 

4,554

 

Deferred revenue, net of current portion

 

 

8,472

 

 

 

12,016

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

 

1,275

 

 

 

 

Payable to related parties pursuant to tax benefit arrangements, net of current portion

 

 

265,156

 

 

 

137,172

 

Other liabilities

 

 

489

 

 

 

484

 

Total noncurrent liabilities

 

 

757,337

 

 

 

634,005

 

Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A common stock, $.0001 par value - 300,000 shares authorized, 49,914

   shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2016 and 36,598 shares issued

   and outstanding as of December 31, 2015

 

 

5

 

 

 

4

 

Class B common stock, $.0001 par value - 100,000 shares authorized, 48,665

   shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2016, and 62,112 shares issued

   and outstanding as of December 31, 2015

 

 

5

 

 

 

6

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(1,123

)

 

 

(1,710

)

Additional paid in capital

 

 

14,825

 

 

 

352

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(4,248

)

 

 

(14,032

)

Total stockholders' deficit attributable to Planet Fitness Inc.

 

 

9,464

 

 

 

(15,380

)

Non-controlling interests

 

 

19,194

 

 

 

14,300

 

Total stockholders' equity (deficit)

 

 

28,658

 

 

 

(1,080

)

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficit)

 

$

852,338

 

 

$

699,177

 

 


Planet Fitness, Inc. and subsidiaries

Condensed consolidated statements of cash flows

(Unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands)

 

 

For the three months ended September 30,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

49,300

 

 

$

20,890

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

23,127

 

 

 

24,160

 

Amortization of deferred financing costs

 

 

1,114

 

 

 

1,070

 

Amortization of favorable leases and asset retirement obligations

 

 

297

 

 

 

380

 

Amortization of interest rate caps

 

 

459

 

 

 

-

 

Deferred tax expense (benefit)

 

 

11,062

 

 

 

(141

)

Provision for bad debts

 

 

44

 

 

 

547

 

Gain on disposal of property and equipment

 

 

(347

)

 

 

(76

)

Equity-based compensation

 

 

1,373

 

 

 

4,647

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

4,898

 

 

 

8,830

 

Due to and due from related parties

 

 

8,494

 

 

 

4,532

 

Inventory

 

 

3,798

 

 

 

237

 

Other assets and other current assets

 

 

(1,635

)

 

 

(563

)

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

 

(10,172

)

 

 

(11,745

)

Other liabilities and other current liabilities

 

 

(30

)

 

 

57

 

Income taxes

 

 

(7,543

)

 

 

969

 

Payable to related parties pursuant to tax benefit arrangements

 

 

(6,007

)

 

 

-

 

Equipment deposits

 

 

(1,609

)

 

 

823

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

(1,264

)

 

 

626

 

Deferred rent

 

 

379

 

 

 

1,330

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

75,738

 

 

 

56,573

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions to property and equipment

 

 

(9,266

)

 

 

(13,830

)

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

 

 

402

 

 

 

76

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(8,864

)

 

 

(13,754

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of Class A common stock sold in initial public offering, net of

   underwriting discounts and commissions

 

 

-

 

 

 

156,946

 

Use of proceeds from issuance of Class A common stock to purchase Holdings Units

 

 

-

 

 

 

(156,946

)

Exercise of common stock options

 

 

79

 

 

 

-

 

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

 

 

-

 

 

 

120,000

 

Principal payments on capital lease obligations

 

 

(37

)

 

 

(343

)

Repayment of long-term debt

 

 

(3,825

)

 

 

(3,525

)

Payment of deferred financing and other debt-related costs

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,698

)

Premiums paid for interest rate caps

 

 

-

 

 

 

(880

)

Repurchase and retirement of Class B common stock

 

 

(1,583

)

 

 

-

 

Distributions to Continuing LLC Members

 

 

(27,071

)

 

 

(171,101

)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

 

(32,437

)

 

 

(57,547

)

Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

 

87

 

 

 

(102

)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

34,524

 

 

 

(14,830

)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

 

31,430

 

 

 

43,291

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

65,954

 

 

$

28,461

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash paid for income taxes

 

$

8,121

 

 

$

1,105

 

Cash paid for interest

 

$

17,261

 

 

$

17,063

 

Non-cash investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-cash additions to property and equipment

 

$

127

 

 

$

709

 

 


 

 

Planet Fitness, Inc. and subsidiaries

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

(Unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

To supplement its consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, the Company uses the following non-GAAP financial measures: EBITDA, Total Segment EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted net income and Adjusted net income per share, diluted (collectively, the “non-GAAP financial measures”). The Company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures, when used in conjunction with GAAP financial measures, are useful to investors in evaluating our operating performance. These non-GAAP financial measures presented in this release are supplemental measures of the Company’s performance that are neither required by, nor presented in accordance with GAAP. These financial measures should not be considered as substitutes for GAAP financial measures such as net income or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP. In addition, in the future, the Company may incur expenses or charges such as those added back to calculate Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted net income and Adjusted net income per share, diluted. The Company’s presentation of Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted net income, and Adjusted net income per share, diluted, should not be construed as an inference that the Company’s future results will be unaffected by unusual or nonrecurring items.

EBITDA, Segment EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

We refer to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as we use these measures to evaluate our operating performance and we believe these measures provide useful information to investors in evaluating our performance. We have also disclosed Segment EBITDA as an important financial metric utilized by the Company to evaluate performance and allocate resources to segments in accordance with ASC 280, Segment Reporting. We define EBITDA as net income before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Segment EBITDA sums to Total Segment EBITDA which is equal to the Non-GAAP financial metric EBITDA. We believe that EBITDA, which eliminates the impact of certain expenses that we do not believe reflect our underlying business performance, provides useful information to investors to assess the performance of our segments as well as the business as a whole. Our Board of Directors also uses EBITDA as a key metric to assess the performance of management. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, adjusted for the impact of certain additional non-cash and other items that we do not consider in our evaluation of ongoing performance of the Company’s core operations. These items include certain purchase accounting adjustments, management fees, certain IT system upgrade costs, acquisition transaction fees, public offering-related costs, IPO-related compensation expense, pre-opening costs and certain other charges and gains. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA is an appropriate measure of operating performance in addition to EBITDA because it eliminates the impact of other items that we believe reduce the comparability of our underlying core business performance from period to period and is therefore useful to our investors in comparing the core performance of our business from period to period.


A reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income, the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure, is set forth below.

 

 

For the three months ended September 30,

 

 

For the nine months ended September 30,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Net income attributable to Planet Fitness, Inc.

 

$

3,425

 

 

$

(3,893

)

 

$

10,926

 

 

$

16,033

 

Net income attributable to non-controlling interests

 

 

11,438

 

 

 

4,631

 

 

 

38,374

 

 

 

4,857

 

Net income

 

$

14,863

 

 

$

738

 

 

$

49,300

 

 

$

20,890

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

6,291

 

 

 

6,556

 

 

 

18,819

 

 

 

17,872

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

4,795

 

 

 

1,230

 

 

 

11,504

 

 

 

1,921

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

7,745

 

 

 

7,976

 

 

 

23,127

 

 

 

24,160

 

EBITDA

 

$

33,694

 

 

$

16,500

 

 

$

102,750

 

 

$

64,843

 

Purchase accounting adjustments-revenue(1)

 

 

450

 

 

 

195

 

 

 

458

 

 

 

465

 

Purchase accounting adjustments-rent(2)

 

 

202

 

 

 

248

 

 

 

664

 

 

 

692

 

Management fees (3)

 

 

 

 

 

1,384

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,899

 

IT system upgrade costs (4)

 

 

 

 

 

(116

)

 

 

 

 

 

3,901

 

Stock offering-related costs (5)

 

 

1,078

 

 

 

2,167

 

 

 

2,105

 

 

 

7,239

 

IPO-related compensation expense(6)

 

 

 

 

 

6,155

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,155

 

Severance costs(7)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

423

 

 

 

 

Pre-opening costs (8)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

793

 

Other(9)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

72

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

35,424

 

 

$

26,533

 

 

$

106,472

 

 

$

85,987

 

 

(1)

Represents the impact of revenue-related purchase accounting adjustments associated with the 2012 acquisition of Pla-Fit Holdings on November 8, 2012 by TSG (the “2012 Acquisition”). At the time of the 2012 Acquisition, which consisted of the purchase of interests in Pla-Fit Holdings by investment funds affiliated with TSG Consumer Partners, LLC, the Company maintained a deferred revenue account, which consisted of deferred area development agreement fees, deferred franchise fees, and deferred enrollment fees that the Company billed and collected up front but recognizes for U.S. GAAP purposes at a later date. In connection with the 2012 Acquisition, it was determined that the carrying amount of deferred revenue was greater than the fair value assessed in accordance with ASC 805—Business Combinations, which resulted in a write-down of the carrying value of the deferred revenue balance upon application of acquisition push-down accounting under ASC 805. These amounts represent the additional revenue that would have been recognized in these periods if the write-down to deferred revenue had not occurred in connection with the application of acquisition pushdown accounting.

(2)

Represents the impact of rent related purchase accounting adjustments. In accordance with guidance in ASC 805–Business Combinations, in connection with the 2012 Acquisition, the Company’s deferred rent liability was required to be written off as of the acquisition date and rent was recorded on a straight-line basis from the acquisition date through the end of the lease term. This resulted in higher overall recorded rent expense each period than would have otherwise been recorded had the deferred rent liability not been written off as a result of the acquisition push down accounting applied in accordance with ASC 805. Adjustments of $105, $104, $372 and $310 in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, reflect the difference between the higher rent expense recorded in accordance with U.S. GAAP since the acquisition and the rent expense that would have been recorded had the 2012 Acquisition not occurred. Adjustments of $97, $144, $292 and $382 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, are due to the amortization of favorable and unfavorable lease intangible assets which were recorded in connection with the 2012 Acquisition and the acquisition of eight franchisee-owned stores on March 31, 2014. All of the rent related purchase accounting adjustments are adjustments to rent expense which is included in store operations on our consolidated statements of operations.

(3)

Represents management fees and expenses paid to a management company affiliated with TSG pursuant to a management services agreement that terminated in connection with the IPO.

(4)

Represents costs associated with certain IT system upgrades, primarily related to our POS system.

(5)

Represents legal, accounting and other costs incurred in connection with offerings of the Company’s Class A common stock.

(6)

Represents cash-based and equity-based compensation expense recorded in connection with the IPO.

(7)

Represents severance expense recorded in connection with an equity award modification.


(8)

Represents costs associated with new corporate-owned stores incurred prior to the store opening, including payroll-related costs, rent and occupancy expenses, marketing and other store operating supply expenses.

(9)

Represents certain other charges and gains that we do not believe reflect our underlying business performance. In 2016, this included the expense related to the adjustment of our tax benefit arrangements primarily due to changes in our effective tax rate.

A reconciliation of Segment EBITDA to Total Segment EBITDA is set forth below.

 

 

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Segment EBITDA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Franchise

 

$

22,814

 

 

$

15,496

 

 

$

71,308

 

 

$

46,778

 

Corporate-owned stores

 

 

10,550

 

 

 

9,256

 

 

 

30,259

 

 

 

26,342

 

Equipment

 

 

7,153

 

 

 

4,910

 

 

 

21,330

 

 

 

18,914

 

Corporate and other

 

 

(6,823

)

 

 

(13,162

)

 

 

(20,147

)

 

 

(27,191

)

Total Segment EBITDA(1)

 

$

33,694

 

 

$

16,500

 

 

$

102,750

 

 

$

64,843

 

 

(1)

Total Segment EBITDA is equal to EBITDA.


Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Net Income per Diluted Share

As a result of the recapitalization transactions that occurred prior to our IPO, the New LLC Agreement designated Planet Fitness, Inc. as the sole managing member of Pla-Fit Holdings. As sole managing member, Planet Fitness, Inc. exclusively operates and controls the business and affairs of Pla-Fit Holdings, LLC. As a result of the recapitalization transactions and the New LLC Agreement, Planet Fitness, Inc. now consolidates Pla-Fit Holdings, and Pla-Fit Holdings is considered the predecessor to Planet Fitness, Inc. for accounting purposes. Our presentation of Adjusted net income and Adjusted net income per share, diluted, gives effect to the consolidation of Pla-Fit Holdings with Planet Fitness, Inc. resulting from the recapitalization transactions and the New LLC Agreement as if they had occurred on January 1, 2015. In addition, Adjusted net income assumes that all net income is attributable to Planet Fitness, Inc., which assumes the full exchange of all outstanding Holdings Units for shares of Class A common stock of Planet Fitness, Inc., adjusted for certain non-recurring items that we do not believe directly reflect our core operations. Adjusted net income per share, diluted, is calculated by dividing Adjusted net income by the total shares of Class A common stock outstanding plus any dilutive options and restricted stock units as calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP and assuming the full exchange of all outstanding Holdings Units and corresponding Class B common stock as of the beginning of each period presented. Adjusted net income and Adjusted net income per share, diluted, are supplemental measures of operating performance that do not represent, and should not be considered, alternatives to net income and earnings per share, as calculated in accordance with GAAP. We believe Adjusted net income and Adjusted net income per share, diluted, supplement GAAP measures and enable us to more effectively evaluate our performance period-over-period. A reconciliation of Adjusted net income to net income, the most directly comparable GAAP measure, and the computation of Adjusted net income per share, diluted, are set forth below.

 

 

 

For the three months ended September 30,

 

 

For the nine months ended September 30,

 

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

Net income attributable to Planet Fitness, Inc.

 

$

3,425

 

 

$

(3,893

)

 

$

10,926

 

 

$

16,033

 

 

Net income attributable to non-controlling interests

 

 

11,438

 

 

 

4,631

 

 

 

38,374

 

 

 

4,857

 

 

Net income

 

$

14,863

 

 

$

738

 

 

$

49,300

 

 

$

20,890

 

 

Provision for income taxes, as reported

 

 

4,795

 

 

 

1,230

 

 

 

11,504

 

 

 

1,921

 

 

Purchase accounting adjustments-revenue(1)

 

 

450

 

 

 

195

 

 

 

458

 

 

 

465

 

 

Purchase accounting adjustments-rent(2)

 

 

202

 

 

 

248

 

 

 

664

 

 

 

692

 

 

Management fees(3)

 

 

 

 

 

1,384

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,899

 

 

IT system upgrade costs(4)

 

 

 

 

 

(116

)

 

 

 

 

 

3,901

 

 

Stock offering-related costs(5)

 

 

1,078

 

 

 

2,167

 

 

 

2,105

 

 

 

7,239

 

 

IPO-related compensation expense(6)

 

 

 

 

 

6,155

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,155

 

 

Severance costs(7)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

423

 

 

 

 

 

Pre-openings costs(8)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

793

 

 

Other(9)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

72

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase accounting amortization(10)

 

 

4,843

 

 

 

5,257

 

 

 

14,528

 

 

 

15,797

 

 

Adjusted income before income taxes

 

$

26,231

 

 

$

17,258

 

 

$

79,054

 

 

$

59,752

 

 

Adjusted income taxes(11)

 

 

10,361

 

 

 

6,800

 

 

 

31,226

 

 

 

23,542

 

 

Adjusted net income

 

$

15,870

 

 

$

10,458

 

 

$

47,828

 

 

$

36,210

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted net income per share, diluted

 

$

0.16

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.48

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted weighted-average shares outstanding(12)

 

 

98,572

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

98,615

 

 

 

 

 


(1)

Represents the impact of revenue-related purchase accounting adjustments associated with the 2012 Acquisition. At the time of the 2012 Acquisition, which consisted of the purchase of interests in Pla-Fit Holdings by investment funds affiliated with TSG Consumer Partners, LLC, the Company maintained a deferred revenue account, which consisted of deferred area development agreement fees, deferred franchise fees, and deferred enrollment fees that the Company billed and collected up front but recognizes for U.S. GAAP purposes at a later date. In connection with the 2012 Acquisition, it was determined that the carrying amount of deferred revenue was greater than the fair value assessed in accordance with ASC 805—Business Combinations, which resulted in a write-down of the carrying value of the deferred revenue balance upon application of acquisition push-down accounting under ASC 805. These amounts represent the additional revenue that would have been recognized in these periods if the write-down to deferred revenue had not occurred in connection with the application of acquisition pushdown accounting.

(2)

Represents the impact of rent related purchase accounting adjustments. In accordance with guidance in ASC 805–Business Combinations, in connection with the 2012 Acquisition, the Company’s deferred rent liability was required to be written off as of the acquisition date and rent was recorded on a straight-line basis from the acquisition date through the end of the lease term. This resulted in higher overall recorded rent expense each period than would have otherwise been recorded had the deferred rent liability not been written off as a result of the acquisition push down accounting applied in accordance with ASC 805. Adjustments of $105, $104, $372 and $310 in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, reflect the difference between the higher rent expense recorded in accordance with U.S. GAAP since the acquisition and the rent expense that would have been recorded had the 2012 Acquisition not occurred. Adjustments of $97, $144, $292 and $382 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, are due to the amortization of favorable and unfavorable lease intangible assets which were recorded in connection with the 2012 Acquisition and the acquisition of eight franchisee-owned stores on March 31, 2014. All of the rent related purchase accounting adjustments are adjustments to rent expense which is included in store operations on our consolidated statements of operations.

(3)

Represents management fees and expenses paid to a management company affiliated with TSG pursuant to a management services agreement that terminated in connection with the IPO.

(4)

Represents costs associated with certain IT system upgrades, primarily related to our POS system.

(5)

Represents legal, accounting and other costs incurred in connection with offerings of the Company’s Class A common stock.

(6)

Represents cash-based and equity-based compensation expense recorded in connection with the IPO.

(7)

Represents severance expense recorded in connection with an equity award modification.

(8)

Represents costs associated with new corporate-owned stores incurred prior to the store opening, including payroll-related costs, rent and occupancy expenses, marketing and other store operating supply expenses.

(9)

Represents certain other charges and gains that we do not believe reflect our underlying business performance. In 2016, the included the expense related to the adjustment of our tax benefit arrangements primarily due to changes in our effective tax rate.

(10)

Includes $4,219, $4,484, $12,655 and $13,452 of amortization of intangible assets, other than favorable leases, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, recorded in connection with the 2012 Acquisition, which consisted of the purchase of interests in Pla-Fit Holdings by investment funds affiliated with TSG Consumer Partners, LLC and $624, $773, $1,873 and $2,345 of amortization of intangible assets for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, recorded in connection with the acquisition of eight franchisee-owned stores on March 31, 2014. The adjustment represents the amount of actual non-cash amortization expense recorded, in accordance with U.S. GAAP, in each period.

(11)

Represents corporate income taxes at an assumed effective tax rate of 39.5% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, and 39.4% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, applied to adjusted income before income taxes.

(12)

Assumes the full exchange of all outstanding Holdings Units and corresponding shares of Class B common stock for shares of Class A common stock of Planet Fitness, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A reconciliation of net income per share, diluted, to Adjusted net income per share, diluted is set forth below for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016:

 

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2016

 

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2016

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

Weighted Average Shares

 

 

Net income per share, diluted

 

 

Net income

 

 

Weighted Average Shares

 

 

Net income per share, diluted

 

Net income attributable to Planet Fitness Inc.(1)

 

$

3,425

 

 

 

44,669

 

 

$

0.08

 

 

$

10,926

 

 

 

39,394

 

 

$

0.28

 

Assumed exchange of shares(2)

 

 

11,438

 

 

 

53,903

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

38,374

 

 

 

59,221

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

 

 

14,863

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

49,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments to arrive at adjusted

   income before income taxes(3)

 

 

11,368

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29,754

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted income before income taxes

 

 

26,231

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

79,054

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted income taxes(4)

 

 

10,361

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31,226

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted Net Income

 

$

15,870

 

 

 

98,572

 

 

$

0.16

 

 

$

47,828

 

 

 

98,615

 

 

$

0.48

 

(1)

Represents net income attributable to Planet Fitness, Inc. and the associated weighted average shares, diluted of Class A common stock outstanding.

(2)

Assumes the full exchange of all outstanding Holdings Units and corresponding shares of Class B common stock for shares of Class A common stock of Planet Fitness, Inc. Also assumes the addition of net income attributable to non-controlling interests corresponding with the assumed exchange of Holdings Units and Class B common shares for shares of Class A common stock.

(3)

Represents the total impact of all adjustments identified in the adjusted net income table above to arrive at adjusted income before income taxes.

(4)

Represents corporate income taxes at an assumed effective tax rate of 39.5% applied to adjusted income before income taxes.