Party City Holdco Inc. - Quarter Report: 2021 September (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q

(Mark One)


☒	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2021


☐	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission file number 001-37344

Party City Holdco Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Delaware		46-0539758
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

80 Grasslands Road Elmsford, NY		10523
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(914) 345-2020

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, Par Value: $0.01/share	PRTY	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company”, and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.


Large accelerated filer	☐	Accelerated filer	☒

Non-accelerated filer	☐	Smaller reporting company	☐

		Emerging Growth Company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

As of October 22, 2021, 112,225,383 shares of the Registrant’s common stock were outstanding.

PARTY CITY HOLDCO INC.

Form 10-Q

September 30, 2021

TABLE OF CONTENTS


		Page

PART I

Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2021, December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020		3

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Three and the Six Months Ended September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020		4

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020		5

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020		6

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020		7

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements		8

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		19

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk		33

Item 4. Controls and Procedures		33

PART II

Item 1. Legal Proceedings		34

Item 1A. Risk Factors		34

Item 6. Exhibits		35

Signature		36

PARTY CITY HOLDCO INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share data)


	September 30, 2021			December 31, 2020			September 30, 2020
	(Unaudited)						(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	60,740		$	119,532		$	170,562
Accounts receivable, net		100,946			90,879			149,825
Inventories, net		520,046			412,285			630,357
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		85,004			45,905			112,038
Income tax receivable		56,361			57,549			—
Assets held for sale, net		—			83,110			—
Total current assets		823,097			809,260			1,062,782
Property, plant and equipment, net		213,959			209,412			206,447
Operating lease asset		700,668			700,087			741,524
Goodwill		662,163			661,251			669,564
Trade names		383,733			384,428			383,666
Other intangible assets, net		25,821			32,134			34,505
Other assets, net		27,385			9,883			9,521
Total assets	$	2,836,826		$	2,806,455		$	3,108,009
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Loans and notes payable	$	187,084		$	175,707		$	303,894
Accounts payable		167,445			118,928			179,938
Accrued expenses		178,155			160,605			202,636
Liabilities held for sale		—			68,492			—
Current portion of operating lease liability		131,653			176,045			194,476
Income taxes payable		—			524			—
Current portion of long-term obligations		1,297			13,576			14,342
Total current liabilities		665,634			713,877			895,286
Long-term obligations, excluding current portion		1,350,886			1,329,808			1,334,338
Long-term portion of operating lease liability		639,560			654,729			677,183
Deferred income tax liabilities, net		43,537			34,705			49,508
Other long-term liabilities		34,718			22,815			15,559
Total liabilities		2,734,335			2,755,934			2,971,874
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock (112,194,330, 110,781,613 and 110,573,555 shares outstanding and 123,816,514, 122,061,711 and 121,848,074 shares issued at September 30, 2021, December 31, 2020, and September 30, 2020, respectively)		1,384			1,373			1,371
Additional paid-in capital		980,399			971,972			970,145
Accumulated deficit		(552,445	)		(565,457	)		(469,040	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		3,128			(29,916	)		(38,907	)
Total Party City Holdco Inc. stockholders’ equity before common stock held in treasury		432,466			377,972			463,569
Less: Common stock held in treasury, at cost (11,622,184, 11,280,098 and 11,274,519 shares at September 30, 2021, December 31, 2020, and June 30, 2020, respectively)		(329,975	)		(327,182	)		(327,170	)
Total Party City Holdco Inc. stockholders’ equity		102,491			50,790			136,399
Noncontrolling interests		—			(269	)		(264	)
Total stockholders’ equity		102,491			50,521			136,135
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	2,836,826		$	2,806,455		$	3,108,009

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

PARTY CITY HOLDCO INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except share and per share data)


	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021			2020			2021			2020
Net sales*	$	510,199		$	533,775		$	1,472,752		$	1,202,509
Cost of sales		326,501			355,923			919,596			890,587
Gross profit		183,698			177,852			553,156			311,922
Wholesale selling expenses		7,503			11,950			23,977			37,115
Retail operating expenses		105,206			97,100			291,281			250,502
General and administrative expenses		45,495			44,986			137,328			174,275
Art and development costs		5,440			4,257			15,415			13,095
Store impairment and restructuring charges		—			1,926			—			20,818
Loss on disposal of assets in international operations		—			—			3,211			—
Goodwill, intangibles and long-lived assets impairment		—			44,732			—			581,380
Income (loss) from operations		20,054			(27,099	)		81,944			(765,263	)
Interest expense, net		23,899			13,422			64,229			63,954
Other (income) expense, net		(1,444	)		(2,873	)		(2,317	)		4,287
(Gain) on debt refinancing		—			(273,149	)		—			(273,149	)
(Loss) income before income taxes		(2,401	)		235,501			20,032			(560,355	)
Income tax (benefit) expense		388			(4,164	)		7,128			(128,293	)
Net (loss) income		(2,789	)		239,665			12,904			(432,062	)
Less: Net (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests		—			(42	)		(54	)		(241	)
Net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders of Party City Holdco Inc.	$	(2,789	)	$	239,707		$	12,958		$	(431,821	)
Net (loss) income per share attributable to common shareholders of Party City Holdco Inc.–Basic	$	(0.02	)	$	2.25		$	0.12		$	(4.41	)
Net (loss) income per share attributable to common shareholders of Party City Holdco Inc.–Diluted	$	(0.02	)	$	2.24		$	0.11		$	(4.41	)
Weighted-average number of common shares-Basic		112,037,224			106,709,307			111,431,623			97,872,174
Weighted-average number of common shares-Diluted		112,037,224			106,875,631			115,822,121			97,872,174
Dividends declared per share	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Comprehensive (loss) income	$	(5,753	)	$	244,607		$	45,989		$	(435,235	)
Less: Comprehensive (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests		(24	)		(42	)		(54	)		(241	)
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to common shareholders of Party City Holdco Inc.	$	(5,729	)	$	244,649		$	46,043		$	(434,994	)

*Includes royalties and franchise fees. Prior year amounts conformed to current year presentation.

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

PARTY CITY HOLDCO INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)


	Common Stock		Additional Paid-in Capital			Accumulated Deficit			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Total Party City Holdco Inc. Stockholders’ Equity Before Common Stock Held In Treasury			Common Stock Held In Treasury			Total Party City Holdco Inc. Stockholders’ Equity			Non- Controlling Interests			Total Stockholders’ Equity
Balance at June 30, 2021	$	1,383	$	978,167		$	(549,693	)	$	6,096		$	435,953		$	(327,394	)	$	108,559		$	(786	)	$	107,773
Net (loss)		—		—			(2,789	)		—			(2,789	)		—			(2,789	)		—			(2,789	)
Stock option expense – time – based		—		93			—			—			93			—			93			—			93
Restricted stock units – time-based		—		876			—			—			876			—			876			—			876
Restricted stock unit expense – performance-based		—		917			—			—			917			—			917			—			917
Director – non-cash compensation		—		57			—			—			57			—			57			—			57
Disposed non-controlling interest		—		—			—			—			—			—			—			810			810
Treasury Stock purchases		—		—			—			—			—			(2,581	)		(2,581	)		—			(2,581	)
Exercise of stock options		1		298			—			—			299			—			299			—			299
Foreign currency adjustments		—		(9	)		37			(2,968	)		(2,940	)		—			(2,940	)		(24	)		(2,964	)
Balance at September 30, 2021	$	1,384	$	980,399		$	(552,445	)	$	3,128		$	432,466		$	(329,975	)	$	102,491		$	—		$	102,491


	Common Stock		Additional Paid-in Capital			Accumulated Deficit			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Total Party City Holdco Inc. Stockholders’ Equity Before Common Stock Held In Treasury			Common Stock Held In Treasury			Total Party City Holdco Inc. Stockholders’ Equity			Non- Controlling Interests			Total Stockholders’ Equity
Balance at June 30, 2020	$	1,211	$	941,745		$	(708,747	)	$	(43,849	)	$	190,360		$	(327,170	)	$	(136,810	)	$	(206	)	$	(137,016	)
Net income (loss)		—		—			239,707			—			239,707			—			239,707			(42	)		239,665
Stock option expense – time – based		—		111			—			—			111			—			111			—			111
Restricted stock units – time-based		—		429			—			—			429			—			429			—			429
Restricted stock unit expense– performance – based		—		481			—			—			481			—			481			—			481
Acquired non-controlling interest		—		(202	)		—			—			(202	)		—			(202	)		(16	)		(218	)
Issuance of Stock for New Debt		160		27,581			—			—			27,741			—			27,741			—			27,741
Foreign currency adjustments		—		—			—			5,076			5,076			—			5,076			—			5,076
Impact of foreign exchange contracts, net		—		—			—			(134	)		(134	)		—			(134	)		—			(134	)
Balance at September 30, 2020	$	1,371	$	970,145		$	(469,040	)	$	(38,907	)	$	463,569		$	(327,170	)	$	136,399		$	(264	)	$	136,135

PARTY CITY HOLDCO INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)


	Common Stock		Additional Paid-in Capital			Accumulated Deficit			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			Total Party City Holdco Inc. Stockholders’ Equity Before Common Stock Held In Treasury			Common Stock Held In Treasury			Total Party City Holdco Inc. Stockholders’ Equity			Non- Controlling Interests			Total Stockholders’ Equity
Balance at December 31, 2020	$	1,373	$	971,972		$	(565,457	)	$	(29,916	)	$	377,972		$	(327,182	)	$	50,790		$	(269	)	$	50,521
Net income (loss)		—		—			12,958			—			12,958			—			12,958			(54	)		12,904
Stock option expense – time – based		—		310			—			—			310			—			310			—			310
Restricted stock units – time – based		—		1,643			—			—			1,643			—			1,643			—			1,643
Restricted stock unit expense – performance-based		—		2,706			—			—			2,706			—			2,706			—			2,706
Director – non-cash compensation		—		171			—			—			171			—			171			—			171
Warrant exercise (see Note 17 – Kazzam, LLC)		4		(4	)		—			—			—			—			—			—			—
Disposed non-controlling interest		—		—			—			—			—			—			—			323			323
Treasury stock purchases		—		—			—			—			—			(2,793	)		(2,793	)		—			(2,793	)
Exercise of stock options		7		3,614			—			—			3,621			—			3,621			—			3,621
Foreign currency adjustments		—		(13	)		54			34,392			34,433			—			34,433			—			34,433
Impact of foreign exchange contracts, net		—		—			—			(1,348	)		(1,348	)		—			(1,348	)		—			(1,348	)
Balance at September 30, 2021	$	1,384	$	980,399		$	(552,445	)	$	3,128		$	432,466		$	(329,975	)	$	102,491		$	—		$	102,491


	Common Stock		Additional Paid-in Capital		Accumulated Deficit			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Total Party City Holdco Inc. Stockholders’ Equity Before Common Stock Held In Treasury			Common Stock Held In Treasury			Total Party City Holdco Inc. Stockholders’ Equity			Non- Controlling Interests			Total Stockholders’ Equity
Balance at December 31, 2019	$	1,211	$	928,573	$	(37,219	)	$	(35,734	)	$	856,831		$	(327,086	)	$	529,745		$	(24	)	$	529,721
Net loss		—		—		(431,821	)		—			(431,821	)		—			(431,821	)		(241	)		(432,062	)
Stock option expense – time – based		—		671		—			—			671			—			671			—			671
Stock option expense – performance – based				7,847		—			—			7,847			—			7,847			—			7,847
Restricted stock units – time – based		—		1,568		—			—			1,568			—			1,568			—			1,568
Restricted stock unit expense – performance-based		—		481		—			—			481			—			481			—			481
Director – non-cash compensation		—		75		—			—			75			—			75			—			75
Warrant expense (see Note 17 – Kazzam, LLC)		—		1,033		—			—			1,033			—			1,033			—			1,033
Acquired non-controlling interest		—		2,316		—			—			2,316			—			2,316			1			2,317
Treasury stock purchases		—		—		—			—			—			(84	)		(84	)		—			(84	)
Issuance of Stock for Debt exchange including costs		160		27,581		—			—			27,741			—			27,741			—			27,741
Foreign currency adjustments		—		—		—			(3,111	)		(3,111	)		—			(3,111	)		—			(3,111	)
Impact of foreign exchange contracts, net		—		—		—			(62	)		(62	)		—			(62	)		—			(62	)
Balance at September 30, 2020	$	1,371	$	970,145	$	(469,040	)	$	(38,907	)	$	463,569		$	(327,170	)	$	136,399		$	(264	)	$	136,135

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

PARTY CITY HOLDCO INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021			2020
Cash flows (used in) operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$	12,904		$	(432,062	)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization expense		50,293			57,796
Amortization of deferred financing costs and original issuance discounts		3,257			3,276
Provision for doubtful accounts		1,610			5,746
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)		9,116			(76,833	)
Change in operating lease liability/asset		(58,875	)		32,121
Undistributed (income) loss in equity method investments		(820	)		356
Loss on disposal of assets		2,796			83
Loss on disposal of assets in international operations		3,211			—
Non-cash adjustment for store impairment and restructuring charges		—			16,595
Goodwill, intangibles and long-lived assets impairment		—			581,380
Non-employee equity-based compensation**		—			1,033
Stock option expense – time – based		310			671
Stock option expense – performance – based		—			7,847
Restricted stock unit expense – time-based		1,643			1,568
Restricted stock unit – performance-based		2,706			510
Directors – non-cash compensation		171			75
Gain on debt refinancing		(1,105	)		(273,149	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
(Increase) in accounts receivable		(17,339	)		(8,562	)
(Increase) decrease in inventories		(109,227	)		27,959
(Increase) in prepaid expenses and other current assets		(49,570	)		(64,715	)
Increase in accounts payable, accrued expenses and income taxes payable		75,368			61,478
Net cash (used in) operating activities		(73,551	)		(56,827	)
Cash flows (used in) investing activities:
Cash paid in connection with acquisitions, net of cash acquired		(4,405	)		(362	)
Capital expenditures		(49,211	)		(32,095	)
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment		3		82
Proceeds from sale of international operations, net of cash disposed		20,556			—
Net cash (used in) investing activities		(33,057	)		(32,375	)
Cash flows provided by financing activities:
Repayment of loans, notes payable and long-term obligations		(844,952	)		(122,373	)
Proceeds from loans, notes payable and long-term obligations		882,500			369,785
Treasury stock purchases		(2,793	)		(85	)
Exercise of stock options		3,621			—
Debt issuance costs		(21,437	)		(19,955	)
Net cash provided by financing activities		16,939			227,372
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		100			(2,659	)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash		(89,569	)		135,511
Change in cash classified within current assets held for sale		31,628			—
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period		119,681			35,176
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period*	$	61,740		$	170,687
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the period for interest expense	$	56,748		$	55,999
Cash paid during the period for income taxes, net of refunds	$	5,303		$	24,421

*Includes $1,000 and $125 of restricted cash for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020. The Company recorded restricted cash in other assets, net as presented in the consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2021 and in prepaid expenses and other current assets as presented in the consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020.

**See Note 17 – Kazzam, LLC.

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands, except per share)

Note 1 – Description of Business

Party City Holdco Inc. (the “Company” or “Party City Holdco”) is the leading party goods company by revenue in North America and, we believe, the largest vertically integrated supplier of decorated party goods globally by revenue. The Company is a popular one-stop shopping destination for party supplies, balloons, and costumes. In addition to being a great retail brand, the Company is a global, world-class organization that combines state-of-the-art manufacturing and sourcing operations, and sophisticated Wholesale operations complemented by a multi-channel retailing strategy and e-commerce retail operations. The Company is a leading player in its category and vertically integrated in its breadth and depth. The Company designs, manufactures, sources and distributes party goods, including paper and plastic tableware, metallic and latex balloons, Halloween and other costumes, accessories, novelties, gifts and stationery throughout the world.

The Company’s retail operations include 830 specialty retail party supply stores (including franchise stores) throughout the United States and Mexico operating under the names Party City and Halloween City, and e-commerce websites, including through the domain name PartyCity.com.

The Company owns 100% of PC Nextco Holdings, LLC (“PC Nextco”), which owns 100% of PC Intermediate Holdings, Inc. (“PC Intermediate”). PC Intermediate owns 100% of Party City Holdings Inc. (“PCHI”), which owns most of the Company’s Operating subsidiaries.

Note 2 – Basis of Presentation and Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company include the accounts of the Company and its majority-owned and controlled entities. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the more detailed financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring items) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

The Company’s retail operations define a fiscal year (“Fiscal Year”) as the 52-week period or 53-week period ended on the Saturday nearest December 31st of each year and define fiscal quarters (“Fiscal Quarter”) as the four interim 13-week periods following the end of the previous Fiscal Year, except in the case of a 53-week Fiscal Year when the fourth Fiscal Quarter is extended to 14 weeks. The condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company combine the Fiscal Quarters of our retail operations with the calendar quarters of our Wholesale operations, as the differences are not significant.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2020-04, which provides guidance providing optional expedients and exceptions for applying U.S. generally accepted accounting principles to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions affected by the discontinuation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or by another reference rate expected to be discontinued. Additionally, in January 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-01, which allows entities to elect certain optional expedients and exceptions when accounting for derivative contracts and certain hedging relationships affected by changes in the interest rates. The Company is currently evaluating this guidance and does not expect an impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Note 3 – Store Impairment and Restructuring Charges

In 2019 and 2020 the Company performed a comprehensive review of its store locations aimed at improving the overall productivity of such locations (“store optimization program”). After careful consideration and evaluation of the store locations, the Company made the decision to accelerate the optimization of its store portfolio with the closure of stores, which were primarily located in close proximity to other Party City stores. In 2019, 55 stores were identified for closure, out of which 35 stores were closed in 2019 and 20 stores were closed in January 2020. In 2020, 21 stores identified for closure in the first quarter of 2020 were closed in the third quarter of 2020. These closings provided the Company with capital flexibility to expand into underserved markets. In addition, the Company evaluated the recoverability of long lived assets at the open stores and recorded an impairment charge associated with the operating lease asset and property, plant and equipment for open stores where sales were affected due to the outbreak of, and local, state and federal governmental responses to, COVID-19. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company recorded the following charges:


	Three Months Ended September 30,		Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020		2020
Inventory reserves	$	1,184	$	12,880
Operating lease asset impairment		137		14,530
Property, plant and equipment impairment		—		2,065
Labor and other costs incurred closing stores		1,789		4,223
Total	$	3,110	$	33,698

The fair values of the operating lease assets and property, plant and equipment were determined based on estimated future discounted cash flows for such assets using market participant assumptions, including data on the ability to sub-lease the stores.

The charge for inventory reserves represented inventory that was disposed of below cost. The charge for inventory reserves was recorded in cost of sales in the Company’s statement of operations and comprehensive loss. The other charges were recorded in store impairment and restructuring charges in the Company’s statement of operations and comprehensive loss.

In conjunction with the store optimization program and store impairment, there were no charges for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021.

Note 4 – Goodwill, Intangibles and Long-Lived Assets Impairment

The Company reviews goodwill and other intangibles that have indefinite lives for impairment annually as of October 1 or when events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value of these assets might exceed their current fair values. Impairment testing is based upon the best information available including estimates of fair value which incorporate assumptions marketplace participants would use in making their estimates of fair value. Significant assumptions and estimates are required, including, but not limited to, projecting future cash flows, determining appropriate discount rates and terminal growth rates, and other assumptions, to estimate the fair value of goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets. Although the Company believes the assumptions and estimates made are reasonable and appropriate, different assumptions and estimates could materially impact its reported financial results.

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company identified intangible assets’ impairment indicators associated with its market capitalization and significantly reduced customer demand for its products due to COVID-19. As a result, the Company performed interim impairment tests on the goodwill at its retail and wholesale reporting units and its other indefinite lived intangible assets as of March 31, 2020. The interim impairment tests were performed using an income approach. The Company recognized non-cash pre-tax goodwill impairment charges at March 31, 2020 of $253,110 and $148,326 against the goodwill associated with its retail and wholesale reporting units, respectively.

In addition, during the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $131,287 and $3,925 on its Party City and Halloween City tradenames, respectively.

During the three months ended September 30, 2020 the Company has determined that the fair value of certain indefinite-lived intangible assets is lower than the related book values. Additionally, for certain long-lived assets it is more likely than not that those long-lived assets will be disposed significantly before the end of their previously estimated useful lives. As a result, impairment charges of $11,032, $2,423 and $31,277 were recorded during the three months ended September 30, 2020 on its business indefinite-lived trade name intangibles, finite-lived intangibles and tangible assets, respectively.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021 there were no impairment charges associated with the Company’s goodwill or other intangible assets balances.

Note 5 – Disposition of Assets

In January 2021, the Company closed the previously disclosed sale of a substantial portion of its international operations. The final consideration for the sale amounted to $54.6 million. During the fourth quarter of 2020, the Company recorded a loss reserve of $73,948 in connection with this sale, and during the first quarter of 2021, the Company recorded an additional loss of $3,211, related to changes in working capital accounts through the transaction close date, which is reported in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).

Note 6 – Inventories, net

Inventories, net consisted of the following:


	September 30, 2021		December 31, 2020		September 30, 2020
Finished goods	$	474,891	$	367,275	$	581,735
Raw materials		26,667		27,111		28,640
Work in process		18,488		17,899		19,982
	$	520,046	$	412,285	$	630,357

Inventories, net are valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value. The Company principally determines the cost of inventory using the weighted average method.

The Company estimates retail inventory shrinkage for the period between physical inventory dates on a store-by-store basis. Inventory shrinkage estimates can be affected by changes in merchandise mix and changes in actual shortage trends. The shrinkage rate from the most recent physical inventory, in combination with historical experience, is the basis for estimating shrinkage.

In the ordinary course of business the Company is involved in transactions with certain of its equity-method investees, primarily for the purchase of finished goods inventory. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company purchased $22.5 million and $48.0 million, respectively. Approximately $21.8 million of these purchases are reflected in finished goods inventory as of September 30, 2021. As of September 30, 2021, the Company had accounts payable of $25.3 million related to such transactions.

Note 7 – Income Taxes

On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (“the CARES Act”) was signed into law. The CARES Act is a $2 trillion legislative package intended to provide economic relief to companies impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and it enacted a number of Internal Revenue Code modifications which are of particular benefit to the Company, including: 5-year net operating loss carryback, temporary relaxation of the limitations on interest deductions, qualified improvement property eligible for bonus depreciation, employee retention tax credits, and deferral of payment of payroll tax.

The effective income tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2021 of (16.2)% is different from the statutory rate of 21.0% primarily due to state taxes, the effect of foreign losses with no associated tax benefit, FIN 48 reserves, and equity compensation.

The effective income tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 of 35.6% is different from the statutory rate of 21.0% primarily due to state taxes, the effect of foreign losses with no associated tax benefit, FIN 48 reserves, and the additional loss related to the sale of a substantial portion of the international operations recorded in the three months ended March 31, 2021.

Note 8 – Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) consisted of the following:


	Three Months Ended September 30, 2021
	Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments			Total, Net of Taxes
Balance at June 30, 2021	$	6,096		$	6,096
Other comprehensive (loss) before reclassifications, net of tax		(2,968	)		(2,968	)
Net current-period other comprehensive (loss)		(2,968	)		(2,968	)
Balance at September 30, 2021	$	3,128		$	3,128


	Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
	Foreign Currency Adjustments			Impact of Foreign Exchange Contracts, Net of Taxes			Total, Net of Taxes
Balance at June 30, 2020	$	(45,621	)	$	1,772		$	(43,849	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications, net of tax		5,076			(321	)		4,755
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income to the condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income (loss), net of income tax		—			187			187
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)		5,076			(134	)		4,942
Balance at September 30, 2020	$	(40,545	)	$	1,638		$	(38,907	)


	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
	Foreign Currency Adjustments			Impact of Foreign Exchange Contracts, Net of Taxes			Total, Net of Taxes
Balance at December 31, 2020	$	(31,264	)	$	1,348		$	(29,916	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications, net of tax		(2,197	)		77			(2,120	)
Release of cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment to net loss as a result of disposition of international operations		36,589			(1,422	)		35,167
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to the condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income (loss), net of income tax		—			(3	)		(3	)
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)		34,392			(1,348	)		33,044
Balance at September 30, 2021	$	3,128		$	—		$	3,128


	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
	Foreign Currency Adjustments			Impact of Foreign Exchange Contracts, Net of Taxes			Total, Net of Taxes
Balance at December 31, 2019	$	(37,434	)	$	1,700		$	(35,734	)
Other comprehensive (loss) before reclassifications, net of income tax		(3,111	)		(251	)		(3,362	)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income to the condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income (loss), net of income tax		—			189			189
Net current-period other comprehensive (loss)		(3,111	)		(62	)		(3,173	)
Balance at September 30, 2020	$	(40,545	)	$	1,638		$	(38,907	)

Note 9 – Capital Stock

At September 30, 2021, the Company’s authorized capital stock consisted of 300,000,000 shares of $0.01 par value common stock and 15,000,000 shares of $0.01 par value preferred stock.

Note 10 – Segment Information

Industry Segments

The Company has two reportable operating segments. The Wholesale segment designs, manufactures, contracts for manufacture and distributes party goods, including paper and plastic tableware, metallic and latex balloons, Halloween and other costumes, accessories, novelties and stationery throughout the world. The Retail segment operates specialty retail party supply stores in the United States, principally under the names Party City and Halloween City, and it operates e-commerce websites, principally through the domain name PartyCity.com. The Company’s reportable operating segment data for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and September 31, 2020 was as follows:


	Wholesale			Retail		Consolidated
Three Months Ended September 30, 2021
Net sales before eliminations*	$	279,634		$	398,873	$	678,507
Eliminations		(168,308	)		—		(168,308	)
Net sales		111,326			398,873		510,199
Gross profit*	$	21,876		$	161,822	$	183,698
(Loss) income from operations	$	(3,873	)	$	23,927	$	20,054
Interest expense, net							23,899
Other (income), net							(1,444	)
Loss before income taxes						$	(2,401	)


	Wholesale			Retail			Consolidated
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
Net sales before eliminations*	$	346,621		$	366,203		$	712,824
Eliminations		(179,049	)		—			(179,049	)
Net sales		167,572			366,203			533,775
Gross profit*	$	42,313		$	135,539		$	177,852
Loss from operations	$	(12,738	)	$	(14,361	)	$	(27,099	)
Interest expense, net								13,422
Other expense, net								(2,873	)
Gain on debt refinancing								(273,149	)
Income before income taxes							$	235,501

The company's reportable operating segment data for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 was as follows:


	Wholesale			Retail		Consolidated
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
Net sales before eliminations*	$	722,732		$	1,175,967	$	1,898,699
Eliminations		(425,947	)		—		(425,947	)
Net sales		296,785			1,175,967		1,472,752
Gross profit*	$	74,591		$	478,565	$	553,156
(Loss) income from operations	$	(7,690	)	$	89,634	$	81,944
Interest expense, net							64,229
Other (income), net							(2,317	)
Income before income taxes						$	20,032


	Wholesale			Retail			Consolidated
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Net sales before eliminations*	$	692,715		$	854,961		$	1,547,676
Eliminations		(345,167	)		—			(345,167	)
Net sales		347,548			854,961			1,202,509
Gross profit*	$	50,538		$	261,384		$	311,922
Loss from operations	$	(232,178	)	$	(533,085	)	$	(765,263	)
Interest expense, net								63,954
Other expense, net								4,287
Gain on debt refinancing								(273,149	)
Loss before income taxes							$	(560,355	)

*Includes royalties and franchise fees. Prior year amounts conformed to current year presentation.

In 2019, the Company initiated a store optimization program under which the Company identified approximately 55 Party City stores to be closed, out of which 35 stores were closed in 2019 and 20 stores were closed in January 2020. In addition, in the first quarter of 2020, 21 stores were identified for closure and were closed throughout 2020. In conjunction with the program, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 the Company’s retail segment recorded $3,110 and $33,698 of store impairment and restructuring charges, respectively. See Note 4 – Goodwill, Intangibles and Long-Lived Assets Impairment for further detail.

In January 2021, the Company closed the previously disclosed sale of a substantial portion of its international operations. See 5 – Disposition of Asset Note 5 – Disposition of Assets for further detail.

Note 11 – Commitments and Contingencies

The Company is a party to certain claims and litigation in the ordinary course of business. The Company does not believe these proceedings will result, individually or in the aggregate, in a material adverse effect on its financial condition or future results of operations.

Note 12 – Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company is directly and indirectly affected by changes in certain market conditions. These changes in market conditions may adversely impact the Company’s financial performance and are referred to as market risks. The Company, when deemed appropriate, uses derivatives as a risk management tool to mitigate the potential impact of certain market risks. The primary market risks managed through the use of derivative financial instruments are interest rate risk and foreign currency exchange rate risk.

Foreign Exchange Risk Management

A portion of the Company’s cash flows is derived from transactions denominated in foreign currencies. In 2020, to reduce the uncertainty of foreign exchange rate movements on transactions denominated in foreign currencies, the Company entered into foreign exchange contracts with major international financial institutions. These forward contracts, typically matured within one year and were designed to hedge anticipated foreign currency transactions, primarily inventory purchases and sales. For contracts that qualified for hedge accounting, the terms of the foreign exchange contracts were such that cash flows from the contracts were highly effective in offsetting the expected cash flows from the underlying forecasted transactions.

The foreign currency exchange contracts were reflected in the condensed consolidated balance sheets at fair value. At December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020, the Company had foreign currency exchange contracts that qualified for hedge accounting. No components of these agreements were excluded in the measurement of hedge effectiveness. As these hedges were 100% effective, there was no current impact on earnings due to hedge ineffectiveness. The Company did not have any foreign currency exchange contracts at September 30, 2021.

Note 13 – Fair Value Measurements

The provisions of ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurement”, define fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. ASC Topic 820 established a three-level fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. This hierarchy requires entities to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The three levels of inputs used to measure fair value are as follows:

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Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

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Level 2 — Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

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Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. This includes certain pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies and similar techniques that use significant unobservable inputs.

During 2017, the Company and Ampology, a subsidiary of Trivergence, reached an agreement to form a new legal entity, Kazzam, LLC (“Kazzam”), for the purpose of designing, developing and launching an online exchange platform for party-related services. As part of Ampology’s compensation for designing, developing and launching the exchange platform, Ampology received an ownership interest in Kazzam. The interest had been recorded as redeemable securities in the mezzanine of the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as Ampology had the right to cause the Company to purchase the interest. The liability was adjusted to the greater of the current fair value or the original fair value at the time at which the ownership interest was issued (adjusted for any subsequent changes in the ownership interest percentage). On March 23, 2020, the Company purchased all of Ampology’s interest in Kazzam. Refer to Note 17 – Kazzam, LLC for further detail.

The majority of the Company’s non-financial instruments, which include goodwill, intangible assets, lease assets, inventories and property, plant and equipment, are not required to be carried at fair value on a recurring basis. However, if certain triggering events occur (or at least annually for goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets), a non-financial instrument is required to be evaluated for impairment. If the Company determines that the non-financial instrument is impaired, the Company would be required to write down the non-financial instrument to its fair value. See Note 3 – Store Impairment and Restructuring Charges and Note 4 – Goodwill, Intangibles and Long-Lived Assets Impairment for further detail.

The carrying amounts for cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and other current assets, accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities approximated fair value at September 30, 2021 because of the short-term maturities of the instruments and/or their variable rates of interest.

The carrying amounts and fair values of borrowings under the Term Loan Credit Agreement and the Company’s senior notes as of September 30, 2021 are as follows:


	September 30, 2021
	Gross Carrying Amount		Fair Value
8.75% Senior Secured First Lien Notes – due 2026	$	750,000	$	780,000
6.125% Senior Notes – due 2023		22,924		20,288
6.625% Senior Notes – due 2026		92,254		75,648
First Lien Party City Notes – due 2025		198,076		186,191
First Lien Anagram Notes – due 2025		150,486		170,049
Second Lien Anagram Notes – due 2026		144,665		141,772

The fair values represent Level 2 fair value measurements as the debt instruments trade in inactive markets. The carrying amounts for other long-term debt approximated fair value at September 30, 2021 based on the discounted future cash flows of each instrument at rates currently offered for similar debt instruments of comparable maturity.

Note 14 – Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share are computed by dividing net income attributable to common shareholders of Party City Holdco Inc. by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per share are calculated based on the weighted average number of outstanding common shares plus the dilutive effect of stock options and warrants, as if they were exercised, and restricted stock units, as if they vested.

Basic and diluted loss per share is as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021			2020		2021		2020
Net (Loss) income attributable to common shareholders of Party City Holdco Inc.	$	(2,789	)	$	239,707	$	12,958	$	(431,821	)
Weighted average shares - Basic		112,037,224			106,709,307		111,431,623		97,872,174
Effect of dilutive securities:
Warrants		—			—		41,414		—
Restricted stock units		—			166,324		4,036,805		—
Stock options		—			—		312,279		—
Weighted average shares - Diluted		112,037,224			106,875,631		115,822,121		97,872,174
Net (loss) income per share attributable to common shareholders of Party City Holdco Inc. - Basic	$	(0.02	)	$	2.25	$	0.12	$	(4.41	)
Net (loss) income per share attributable to common shareholders of Party City Holdco Inc. - Diluted	$	(0.02	)	$	2.24	$	0.11	$	(4.41	)

During the three months ended September 30, 2021, 1,884,619 stock options and 6,984,119 restricted stock units were excluded from the calculation of net loss per share attributable to common shareholders of Party City Holdco Inc. – diluted as they were anti-dilutive. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, 1,048,319 stock options and 168,897 restricted stock units were excluded from the calculation of net income per share attributable to common shareholders of Party City Holdco Inc. – diluted as they were anti-dilutive. During the three months ended September 30, 2020, 3,475,621 stock options, 1,000,000 warrants and 263,727 restricted stock units were excluded from the calculation of net loss per share attributable to common shareholders of Party City Holdco Inc. – diluted as they were anti-dilutive. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, 3,475,621 stock options, 1,000,000 warrants and 584,258 restricted stock units were excluded from the calculation of net loss per share attributable to common shareholders of Party City Holdco Inc. – diluted as they were anti-dilutive.

Note 15 – Current and Long-Term Obligations

Long-term obligations at September 30, 2021, December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020 consisted of the following:


	September 30, 2021												December 31, 2020			September 30, 2020
	Principal Amount			Gross Carrying Amount			Deferred Financing Costs			Net Carrying Amount			Net Carrying Amount			Net Carrying Amount
Senior secured term loan facility (“Term Loan Credit Agreement”)	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	690,165		$	693,906
8.75% Senior Secured First Lien Notes – due 2026		750,000			750,000			(17,876	)		732,124			—			—
6.125% Senior Notes – due 2023		22,924			22,924			(104	)		22,820			22,779			22,765
6.625% Senior Notes – due 2026		92,254			92,254			(699	)		91,555			106,315			106,273
First Lien Party City Notes – due 2025		161,669			198,076			—			198,076			206,775			207,925
First Lien Anagram Notes – due 2025		115,804			150,486			(810	)		149,676			151,335			150,958
Second Lien Anagram Notes – due 2026		89,155			144,665			—			144,665			152,032			152,104
Finance lease obligations		13,267			13,267			—			13,267			13,983			14,749
Total long-term obligations		1,245,073			1,371,672			(19,489	)		1,352,183			1,343,384			1,348,680
Less: current portion		(1,297	)		(1,297	)		—			(1,297	)		(13,576	)		(14,342	)
Long-term obligations, excluding current portion	$	1,243,776		$	1,370,375		$	(19,489	)	$	1,350,886		$	1,329,808		$	1,334,338

borrowing base, and (b) letters of credit, in an aggregate face amount at any time outstanding not to exceed $50,000. During April 2019, the Company amended the ABL Facility. Such amendment removed the seasonal component and made the ABL Facility a $640,000 facility with no seasonal modification component. In connection with the refinancing transactions as follows, PCHI (1) reduced the ABL revolving commitments and prepaid the outstanding ABL revolving loans, in each case, in an aggregate principal amount equal to $44,000 in accordance with the ABL Facility credit agreement, and (2) designated Anagram Holdings and each of its subsidiaries as an unrestricted subsidiary under the ABL Facility and the Term Loan Credit Agreement. Additionally, in February 2021 in conjunction with the transaction discussed below, the Company amended the ABL Facility by reducing the commitments to $475,000 and extending the maturity to February 2026, or earlier as provided for in the agreement.

The Company had approximately $280.3 million, $176.5 million and $178.5 million of availability under the ABL Facility as of September 30, 2021, December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020, respectively. At September 30, 2020, $100.1 million was invested in US Treasury funds with maturities of less than three months. As discussed further below, Anagram had a separate asset-based revolving credit facility and there was approximately $14.6 million of availability under the Anagram ABL Facility as of September 30, 2021.

February 2021 Debt Transaction

During February 2021, PCHI issued $750,000 of senior secured first lien notes at an interest rate of 8.750% (“8.750% Senior Notes”). The 8.750% Senior Notes will mature in February 2026. The Company used the proceeds from the 8.750% Senior Notes to prepay the outstanding balance of $694,220 under its existing Term Loan Credit Agreement. The prepayment of the Term Loan Credit Agreement was in accordance with the terms of such agreement.

In connection with the transaction, the Company wrote-off a portion of the existing capitalized deferred financing costs and original issuance discounts. Additionally, the Company incurred $18,976 of third-party fees, principally banker fees. The amounts expensed were recorded in Other expense, net in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income and included in Gain on debt repayment in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.

In conjunction with the amendment of the ABL Facility, the Company wrote-off a portion of existing deferred financing costs. Such amount was recorded in Other expense, net in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income and included in Gain on debt repayment in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. The remaining capitalized costs, and $2,400 of new third-party costs incurred in conjunction with the amendment, will be amortized over the revised term of the ABL Facility.

Interest on the 8.750% Senior Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on February 15th and August 15th of each year. The 8.750% Senior Notes are guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior secured basis by each of PCHI’s existing and future domestic subsidiaries. The 8.750% Senior Notes and related guarantees are secured by a first priority lien on substantially all assets of PCHI and the guarantors, except for the collateral that secures the senior credit facilities on a first lien basis, with respect to which the 8.750% Senior Notes and related guarantees will be secured by a second priority lien, in each case subject to permitted liens and certain exclusions and release provisions.

The indenture governing the 8.750% Senior Notes contains covenants that, among other things, limit the PCHI’s ability and the ability of its restricted subsidiaries to:

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incur additional indebtedness or issue certain disqualified stock or preferred stock;

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create liens;

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pay dividends or distributions, redeem or repurchase equity;

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prepay junior lien indebtedness, unsecured pari passu indebtedness or subordinated indebtedness or make certain investments;

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transfer or sell assets;

•

engage in consolidation, amalgamation or merger, or sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of their assets; and

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enter into certain transactions with affiliates.

The indenture governing the notes also contains certain customary affirmative covenants and events of default.

On or after August 15, 2023, 2024, and 2025, respectively, PCHI may redeem some or all of the 8.750% Senior Notes at the redemption price of 104.375%, 102.188% and 100.000%, respectively, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any. In addition, PCHI may redeem up to 40% of the aggregate principal amount outstanding on or before August 15, 2023 with the cash proceeds from certain equity offerings at a redemption price of 108.750% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest. PCHI may also redeem some or all of the notes before August 15, 2023 at a redemption price of 100% of the principal amount plus a premium that is defined in the indenture. At any time prior to August 15, 2023, PCHI may also at its option redeem during each 12-month period commencing with the issue date up to 10% of the aggregate principal amount of the 8.750% Senior Notes at a redemption price of 103% of the aggregate principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any. Also, if PCHI experiences certain types of change in control, as defined, it may be required to offer to repurchase the 8.750% Senior Notes at 101% of their principal amount

On May 7, 2021, Anagram Holdings, LLC (“Anagram”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a $15 million asset-based revolving credit facility (“Anagram ABL Facility”), which matures during May 2024. It provides for (a) revolving loans, subject to a

borrowing base described below, and (b) under the Anagram ABL Facility, Borrowers would be entitled to request letters of credit (“Letters of Credit”). The aggregate amount of outstanding Letters of Credit would be reserved against the credit availability and subject to a $3 million cap.

Under the Anagram ABL Facility, the borrowing base at any time equals (a) a percentage of eligible trade receivables, plus (b) a percentage of eligible inventory, plus (c) a percentage of eligible credit card receivables, less (d) certain reserves. The Anagram ABL Facility generally provides for the following pricing options: All revolving loans will bear interest, at the Anagram's election, at a per annum rate equal to either (a) a base rate, which represents for any day a rate equal to the greater of (i) the prime rate on such day subject to a 0% floor, (ii) the federal funds rate plus 5.0% and (iii) one-half of one percent per annum, in each case, plus a margin of 1.5% or (b) the Daily One Month LIBOR subject to a 0.5% floor, plus a margin of 2.5%.

In addition to paying interest on outstanding principal, Anagram is required to pay a commitment fee of 0.5% to 1% per annum in respect of unutilized commitments. Anagram must also pay customary letter of credit fees.

All obligations under the Anagram ABL Facility are jointly and severally guaranteed by Anagram and its subsidiaries. The Anagram ABL facility contains covenants and events of default customary for such credit facilities.

Note 16 – Revenue from Contracts with Customers

The following table summarizes revenue from contracts with customers for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Retail Net Sales:
North American Party City Stores	$	391,698	$	358,246	$	1,163,418	$	829,281
Other*		7,175		7,957		12,549		25,680
Total Retail Net Sales	$	398,873	$	366,203	$	1,175,967	$	854,961
Wholesale Net Sales:
Domestic	$	74,944	$	79,388	$	192,090	$	177,263
International		36,382		88,184		104,695		170,285
Total Wholesale Net Sales	$	111,326	$	167,572	$	296,785	$	347,548
Total Consolidated Sales	$	510,199	$	533,775	$	1,472,752	$	1,202,509

*Includes royalties and franchise fees. Prior year amounts conformed to current year presentation.

The Company maintains allowances for credit losses resulting from the inability of the Company’s customers to make required payments. Judgment is required in assessing the ultimate realization of these receivables, including consideration of the Company’s history of receivable write-offs, the level of past due accounts and the economic status of the Company’s customers. In an effort to identify adverse trends relative to customer economic status, the Company assesses the financial health of the markets it operates in and performs periodic credit evaluations of its customers and ongoing reviews of account balances and aging of receivables. Amounts are considered past due when payment has not been received within the time frame of the credit terms extended. Write-offs are charged directly against the allowance for credit losses and occur only after all collection efforts have been exhausted. The Company will continue to actively monitor the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on expected losses. At September 30, 2021, December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020, the allowance for credit losses was $7,248, $7,232 and $9,590, respectively.

Note 17 – Kazzam, LLC

During the first quarter of 2017, the Company and Ampology, a subsidiary of Trivergence, reached an agreement to form a new legal entity, Kazzam, LLC (“Kazzam”), for the purpose of designing, developing and launching an online exchange platform for party-related services.

At December 31, 2019, although the Company owned 26% of Kazzam’s equity, Kazzam was a variable interest entity and the Company consolidated Kazzam into the Company’s financial statements. Further, the Company was funding all of Kazzam’s start-up activities via a loan to Kazzam and recorded its operating results in “development stage expenses” in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive (loss) income. Ampology’s ownership interest in Kazzam had been recorded in redeemable securities in the mezzanine of the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.

In January 2020, the Company and Ampology terminated certain services agreements and warrants that Ampology had in the Company stock. The parties concurrently entered into an interim transition agreement for which expenses are recorded as development stage expenses.

On March 23, 2020, the Company agreed to purchase Ampology’s interest in Kazzam in exchange for a three-year royalty on net service revenue and a warrant to purchase up to 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. The acquisition of Ampology’s interest in Kazzam is an equity transaction and the difference between the fair value of the consideration transferred and the carrying value of Ampology’s interest in Kazzam was recorded within the consolidated statement of stockholders’ equity.

During the first quarter of 2021, Ampology exercised a warrant in a cashless redemption transaction which is reflected in the consolidated statement of stockholders’ equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

References throughout this document to the “Company” include Party City Holdco Inc. and its subsidiaries. In this document the words “we,” “our,” “ours” and “us” refer only to the Company and its subsidiaries and not to any other person.

Business Overview

Our Company

We are the leading party goods company by revenue in North America and, we believe, the largest vertically integrated supplier of decorated party goods globally by revenue. The Company is a popular one-stop shopping destination for party supplies, balloons, and costumes. In addition to being a great retail brand, the Company is a global, world-class organization that combines state-of-the-art manufacturing and sourcing operations, and sophisticated wholesale operations complemented by a multi-channel retailing strategy and e-commerce retail operations. The Company is a leading player in its category and vertically integrated in its breadth and depth. The Company designs, manufactures, sources and distributes party goods, including paper and plastic tableware, metallic and latex balloons, Halloween and other costumes, accessories, novelties, gifts and stationery throughout the world. The Company’s retail operations include 830 specialty retail party supply stores (including franchise stores) throughout North America operating under the names Party City and Halloween City, and e-commerce websites, principally through the domain name PartyCity.com.

In addition to our retail operations, we are also one of the largest global designers, manufacturers and distributors of decorated consumer party products, with items found in retail outlets worldwide, including independent party supply stores, mass merchants, grocery retailers, e-commerce merchandisers and dollar stores.

How We Assess the Performance of Our Company

In assessing the performance of our company, we consider a variety of performance and financial measures for our two reportable operating segments, Retail and Wholesale. These key measures include revenues and gross profit, comparable retail same-store sales and operating expenses. We also review other metrics such as adjusted net income (loss), adjusted net income (loss) per common share – diluted and adjusted EBITDA. For a discussion of our use of these measures and a reconciliation of adjusted net income (loss) and adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss), please refer to “Financial Measures - Adjusted EBITDA,” “Financial Measures - Adjusted Net Income (Loss)” and “Financial Measures - Adjusted Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share – Diluted” below.

Segments

We have two reportable operating segments: Retail and Wholesale.

Our retail segment generates revenue primarily through the sale of our party supplies, which are sold under the Amscan, Anagram and Costumes USA brand names through Party City, Halloween City and PartyCity.com. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, 80.9% of the product that was sold by our retail segment was supplied by our wholesale segment and 30.3 % of the product that was sold by our retail segment was self-manufactured.

Our wholesale revenues are generated from the sale of decorated party goods for all occasions, including paper and plastic tableware, accessories and novelties, costumes, metallic and latex balloons and stationery. Our products are sold at wholesale to party goods superstores (including our franchise stores), other party goods retailers, mass merchants, independent card and gift stores, dollar stores and e-commerce merchandisers.

Intercompany sales between the wholesale and the retail segments are eliminated, and the wholesale profits on intercompany sales are deferred and realized at the time the merchandise is sold to the retail consumer. For operating segment reporting purposes, certain general and administrative expenses and art and development costs are allocated based on total revenues.

Financial Measures

Revenues. Revenue from retail store operations is recognized at the point of sale as control of the product is transferred to the customer at such time. Retail e-commerce sales are recognized when the consumer receives the product as control transfers upon delivery. We estimate future retail sales returns and record a provision in the period in which the related sales are recorded based on historical information. Retail sales are reported net of taxes collected.

Under the terms of our agreements with our franchisees, we provide both: 1) brand value (via significant advertising spend) and 2) support with respect to planograms, in exchange for a royalty fee that ranges from 4% to 6% of the franchisees’ sales. The Company records the royalty fees at the time that the franchisees’ sales are recorded.

For most of our wholesale sales, control transfers upon the shipment of the product as: 1) legal title transfers on such date and 2) we have a present right to payment at such time. Wholesale sales returns are not significant as we generally only accept the return of goods that were shipped to the customer in error or that were damaged when received by the customer. Additionally, due to our extensive history operating as a leading party goods wholesaler, we have sufficient history with which to estimate future sales returns and we use the expected value method to estimate such activity.

Intercompany sales from our wholesale operations to our retail stores are eliminated in our consolidated total revenues.

Comparable Retail Same-Store Sales. The growth in same-store sales represents the percentage change in same-store sales in the period presented compared to the prior year. Same-store sales exclude the net sales of a store for any period if the store was not open during the same period of the prior year. Acquired stores are excluded from same-store sales until they are converted to the Party City format and included in our sales for the comparable period of the prior year. Comparable sales are calculated based upon stores that were open at least thirteen full months as of the end of the applicable reporting period and do not exclude stores closed due to state regulations regarding COVID-19. When a store is reconfigured or relocated within the same general territory, the store continues to be treated as the same store. If, during the period presented, a store was closed, sales from that store up to and including the closing day are included as same-store sales as long as the store was open during the same period of the prior year. Same-store sales for the Party City brand include North American retail e-commerce sales.

Cost of Sales. Cost of sales at wholesale reflects the production costs (i.e., raw materials, labor and overhead) of manufactured goods and the direct cost of purchased goods, inventory shrinkage, inventory adjustments, inbound freight to our manufacturing and distribution facilities, distribution costs and outbound freight to get goods to our wholesale customers. At Retail, cost of sales reflects the direct cost of goods purchased from third parties and the production or purchase costs of goods acquired from our wholesale segment. Retail cost of sales also includes inventory shrinkage, inventory adjustments, inbound freight, occupancy costs related to store operations (such as rent and common area maintenance, utilities and depreciation on assets) and all logistics costs associated with our retail e-commerce business.

Our cost of sales increases in higher volume periods as the direct costs of manufactured and purchased goods, inventory shrinkage and freight are generally tied to net sales. However, other costs are largely fixed or vary based on other factors and do not necessarily increase as sales volume increases. Changes in the mix of our products may also impact our overall cost of sales. The direct costs of manufactured and purchased goods are influenced by raw material costs (principally paper, petroleum-based resins and cotton), domestic and international labor costs in the countries where our goods are purchased or manufactured and logistics costs associated with transporting our goods. We monitor our inventory levels on an on-going basis in order to identify slow-moving goods.

Cost of sales related to sales from our wholesale segment to our retail segment are eliminated in our consolidated financial statements.

Wholesale Selling Expenses. Wholesale selling expenses include the costs associated with our wholesale sales and marketing efforts, including merchandising and customer service. Costs include the salaries and benefits of the related work force, including sales-based bonuses and commissions. Other costs include catalogues, showroom expenses, travel and other operating costs. Certain selling expenses, such as sales-based bonuses and commissions, vary in proportion to sales, while other costs vary based on other factors, such as our marketing efforts, or are largely fixed and do not necessarily increase as sales volumes increase.

Retail Operating Expenses. Retail operating expenses include all of the costs associated with retail store operations, excluding occupancy-related costs included in cost of sales. Costs include store payroll and benefits, advertising, supplies and credit card costs. Retail expenses are largely variable but do not necessarily vary in proportion to net sales.

General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses include all operating costs and franchise expenses not included elsewhere in the statement of operations and comprehensive income (loss). These expenses include payroll and other expenses related to operations at our corporate offices, including occupancy costs, related depreciation and amortization, legal and professional fees, stock and equity-based compensation and data-processing costs. These expenses generally do not vary proportionally with net sales.

Art and Development Costs. Art and development costs include the costs associated with art production, creative development and product management. Costs include the salaries and benefits of the related work force. These expenses generally do not vary proportionally with net sales.

Adjusted EBITDA. We define EBITDA as net income (loss) before interest expense, net, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. We define Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA, as further adjusted to eliminate the impact of certain items that we do not consider indicative of our core operating performance. We caution investors that amounts presented in accordance with our definition of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similar measures disclosed by other issuers, because not all issuers calculate Adjusted EBITDA in the same manner. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA is an appropriate measure of operating performance in addition to EBITDA because we believe it assists investors in

comparing our performance across reporting periods on a consistent basis by eliminating the impact of items that we do not believe are indicative of our core operating performance. In addition, we use Adjusted EBITDA: (i) as a factor in determining incentive compensation, (ii) to evaluate the effectiveness of our business strategies, and (iii) because the credit facilities use Adjusted EBITDA to measure compliance with certain covenants.

Adjusted Net Income (Loss). Adjusted net income (loss) represents our net income (loss), adjusted for, among other items, intangible asset amortization, non-cash purchase accounting adjustments, amortization of deferred financing costs and original issue discounts, equity-based compensation and impairment charges. We present adjusted net income because we believe it assists investors in comparing our performance across reporting periods on a consistent basis by eliminating the impact of items that we do not believe are indicative of our core operating performance.

Adjusted Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share – Diluted. Adjusted net income (loss) per common share – diluted represents adjusted net income (loss) divided by the Company’s diluted weighted average common shares outstanding. We present the metric because we believe it assists investors in comparing our per share performance across reporting periods on a consistent basis by eliminating the impact of items that we do not believe are indicative of our core operating performance.

Results of Operations

Three Months Ended September 30, 2021 Compared To Three Months Ended September 30, 2020

The following table sets forth the Company’s operating results and operating results as a percentage of total net sales for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020.


	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2021						2020
	(Dollars in thousands)
Net sales	$	510,199		100.0		%	$	533,775		100.0		%
Cost of sales		326,501		64.0				355,923		66.7
Gross profit		183,698		36.0				177,852		33.3
Wholesale selling expenses		7,503		1.5				11,950		2.2
Retail operating expenses		105,206		20.6				97,100		18.2
General and administrative expenses		45,495		8.9				44,986		8.4
Art and development costs		5,440		1.1				4,257		0.8
Store impairment and restructuring charges		—		0.0				1,926		0.4
Goodwill, intangibles and long-lived assets impairment		—		0.0				44,732		8.4
Income (loss) from operations		20,054		3.9				(27,099	)	(5.1	)
Interest expense, net		23,899		4.7				13,422		2.5
Other (income), net		(1,444	)	(0.3	)			(2,873	)	(0.5	)
(Gain) on debt refinancing		—		0.0				(273,149	)	(51.2	)
(Loss) income before income taxes		(2,401	)	(0.5	)			235,501		44.1
Income tax expense (benefit)		388		0.1				(4,164	)	(0.8	)
Net (loss) income		(2,789	)	(0.5	)			239,665		44.9
Less: Net (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests		—		-				(42	)	-
Net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders of Party City Holdco Inc.	$	(2,789	)	(0.5	)	%	$	239,707		44.9		%
Net (loss) income per share attributable to common shareholders of Party City Holdco Inc.–Basic	$	(0.02	)				$	2.25
Net (loss) income per share attributable to common shareholders of Party City Holdco Inc.–Diluted	$	(0.02	)				$	2.24

Sales

Total net sales for the third quarter of 2021 were $510.2 million and were $23.6 million, or 4.4%, lower than the third quarter of 2020. The following table sets forth the Company’s total net sales for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020.


	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2021							2020
	Dollars in Thousands			Percentage of Net sales				Dollars in Thousands			Percentage of Net sales
Net sales:
Wholesale	$	279,634			54.8		%	$	346,621			64.9		%
Eliminations		(168,308	)		(33.0	)			(179,049	)		(33.5	)
Net wholesale		111,326			21.8				167,572			31.4
Retail*		398,873			78.2				366,203			68.6
Total net sales	$	510,199			100.0		%	$	533,775			100.0		%

*Retail net sales include royalties and franchise fees. Prior year amount conformed to current year presentation.

Retail

Retail net sales during the third quarter of 2021 were $ 398.9 million and were $ 32.7 million, or 8.9%, higher than during the third quarter of 2020. The increase was due to strong comparable sales in core and Halloween categories. Retail net sales at our Party City stores totaled $365.8 million and were $35.9 million, or 10.9% higher than in the third quarter of 2020.

Same-store sales for the Party City brand (including North American retail e-commerce sales) increased by 7.5% during the third quarter of 2021 compared to the 13 weeks ended October 3, 2020, principally due to growth in core category sales which include balloon, birthday, entertaining and candy.

Same-store sales percentages were not affected by foreign currency as such percentages are calculated in local currency.

Wholesale

Wholesale net sales during the third quarter of 2021 totaled $111.3 million and were $56.3 million, or 33.6%, lower than the third quarter of 2020. This decrease is principally due to the divestiture of a significant portion of our international operations in the first quarter of 2021. Excluding the impact of the divestiture, sales increased 7.8%.

Intercompany sales to our retail affiliates totaled $168.3 million during the third quarter of 2021 and were $10.7 million lower than during the corresponding quarter of 2020. Intercompany sales represented 60.2% of total wholesale sales during the third quarter of 2021 and were 6.0% lower during the third quarter of 2020, principally due to decreased sales to our Party City Corporate stores with some decrease due to the divestiture of the international operations. The intercompany sales of our wholesale segment are eliminated against the intercompany purchases of our retail segment in the consolidated financial statements.

Gross Profit

The following table sets forth the Company’s gross profit for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020.


	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2021					2020
	Dollars in Thousands		Percentage of Net Sales			Dollars in Thousands		Percentage of Net Sales
Retail gross profit*	$	161,822		40.6	%	$	135,539		37.0	%
Wholesale gross profit		21,876		19.7			42,313		25.3
Total gross profit	$	183,698		36.0	%	$	177,852		33.3	%

*Retail gross profit include royalties and franchise fees. Prior year amount conformed to current year presentation.

The gross profit margin on net sales at Retail during the third quarter of 2021 was 40.6 % or 360 basis points higher than during the corresponding quarter of 2020. The increase was primarily driven by higher sales for the quarter. Our manufacturing share of shelf (i.e., the percentage of our retail product cost of sales manufactured by our wholesale segment) of 28.2 % during the third quarter of 2021 was 1.4% lower as compared to the third quarter of 2020. Our wholesale share of shelf at our Party City stores and our North American retail e-commerce operations (i.e., the percentage of our retail product cost of sales supplied by our wholesale segment) was 80.2% during the third quarter of 2021 or 0.9% lower than during the third quarter of 2020.

The gross profit margin on net sales at Wholesale during the third quarters of 2021 and 2020 was 19.7% and 25.3%, respectively. This decrease is primarily due to higher freight, material and labor costs.

Operating expenses

Operating expenses totaled $163.6 million or $41.4 million lower than the third quarter of 2020 primarily due to impairment of certain indefinite-lived intangible assets recorded in the third quarter of 2020.

Wholesale selling expenses were $7.5 million during the third quarter of 2021 and were $4.5 million lower than during the corresponding quarter of 2020, largely due to the international divestiture. Wholesale selling expenses were 6.7% and 7.1% of net wholesale sales during the third quarters of 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Retail operating expenses during the third quarter of 2021 were $105.2 million and were $8.1 million higher than the corresponding quarter of 2020, primarily driven by higher payroll, advertising spend and bank charges. Retail operating expenses were 26.4% and 26.5% of retail sales during the third quarters of 2021 and 2020, respectively.

General and administrative expenses during the third quarter of 2021 totaled $45.5 million and were $0.5 million, or 1.1%, higher than in the third quarter of 2020 principally due to higher employee-related costs partially offset by the international divestiture. General and administrative expenses as a percentage of total revenues were 8.9% and 8.4% during the third quarters of 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Art and development costs were $5.4 million and $4.3 million during the third quarters of 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase was due mainly to COVID-19 related furloughs in 2020.

Interest expense, net

Interest expense, net, totaled $23.9 million during the third quarter of 2021, compared to $13.4million during the third quarter of 2020. The increase primarily reflects higher cost debt from the refinancing in the first quarter of 2021 offset by the forgiveness of interest as part of the debt refinancing in the third quarter of 2020.

Other (income), net

For the third quarters of 2021 and 2020, other (income), net, totaled $(1.4) million and $(2.9) million, respectively. The change is primarily due to recognition of a currency gain in 2020 versus a loss in 2021, partially offset by higher income from equity method investments in 2021.

Income tax expense

The effective income tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2021 of (16.2)%, is different from the statutory rate of 21.0% primarily due to state taxes, the effect of foreign losses with no associated tax benefit, FIN 48 reserves, and equity compensation.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 Compared To Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020

The following table sets forth the Company’s operating results and operating results as a percentage of total net sales for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020.


	Nine months ended September 30,
	2021						2020
	(Dollars in thousands)
Net sales	$	1,472,752		100.0		%		$	1,202,509		100.0		%
Cost of sales		919,596		62.4					890,587		74.1
Gross profit		553,156		37.6					311,922		25.9
Wholesale selling expenses		23,977		1.6					37,115		3.1
Retail operating expenses		291,281		19.8					250,502		20.8
General and administrative expenses		137,328		9.3					174,275		14.5
Art and development costs		15,415		1.0					13,095		1.1
Store impairment and restructuring charges		—		-					20,818		1.7
Loss on disposal of assets in international operations		3,211		0.2					—		-
Goodwill and intangibles impairment		—		-					581,380		48.3
Income (loss) from operations		81,944		5.6					(765,263	)	(63.6	)
Interest expense, net		64,229		4.4					63,954		5.3
Other (income) expense, net		(2,317	)	(0.2	)				4,287		0.4
(Gain) on debt refinancing		—		-					(273,149	)	(22.7	)
Income (loss) before income taxes		20,032		1.4					(560,355	)	(46.6	)
Income tax expense (benefit)		7,128		0.5					(128,293	)	(10.7	)
Net income (loss)		12,904		0.9					(432,062	)	(35.9	)
Less: Net (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests		(54	)	-					(241	)	-
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders of Party City Holdco Inc.	$	12,958		0.9		%		$	(431,821	)	(35.9	)	%
Net income (loss) per share attributable to common shareholders of Party City Holdco Inc.–Basic	$	0.12						$	(4.41	)
Net income (loss) per share attributable to common shareholders of Party City Holdco Inc.–Diluted	$	0.11						$	(4.41	)

Sales

Total net sales for the first nine months of 2021 were $1,472.8 million and were $270.3 million, or 22.5%, higher than the third nine months of 2020. The following table sets forth the Company’s total net sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020.


	Nine months ended September 30,
	2021							2020
	Dollars in Thousands			Percentage of Net sales					Dollars in Thousands			Percentage of Net sales
Net sales:
Wholesale	$	722,732			49.1		%		$	692,715			57.6		%
Eliminations		(425,947	)		(28.9	)				(345,167	)		(28.7	)
Net wholesale		296,785			20.2					347,548			28.9
Retail*		1,175,967			79.8					854,961			71.1
Total net sales	$	1,472,752			100.0		%		$	1,202,509			100.0		%

*Retail net sales include royalties and franchise fees. Prior year amount conformed to current year presentation.

Retail

Retail net sales during the first nine months of 2021 were $ 1,176.0 million and were $ 321 million, or 37.5%, higher than during the first nine months of 2020. Retail net sales at our Party City stores totaled $1,094.0 million and were $356.5 million, or 48.3% higher than in the first nine months of 2020. Growth in same-store sales for the Party City brand and higher Halloween City store count this year was partially offset by the timing of New Year’s Eve and the divestiture of international retail operations. In addition, store sales were impacted by five new stores opened during the three months ended March 31, 2021, partially offset by two stores closed in the second quarter of 2021.

Same-store sales for the Party City brand (including North American retail e-commerce sales) increased by 43.7% during the first nine months of 2021 compared to the 39 weeks ended October 3, 2020, principally due to growth in core sales particularly in the balloon, birthday, and entertaining categories.

Same-store sales percentages were not affected by foreign currency as such percentages are calculated in local currency.

Wholesale

Wholesale net sales during the first nine months of 2021 totaled $296.8 million and were $50.7 million, or 14.6%, lower than the first nine months of 2020. This decrease in sales is principally due to the divestiture of a significant portion of our international operations offset by post-COVID-19 increased demand. Excluding the impact of the divestiture, sales increased $54.7 million, or 23.9%

Intercompany sales to our retail affiliates totaled $ 425.9 million during the first nine months of 2021 and were $80.8 million higher than during the corresponding months of 2020. Intercompany sales represented 58.9% of total wholesale sales during the first nine months of 2020 and were 23.4% higher than during the first nine months of 2020, principally due to increased sales to our Party City Corporate stores and channel mix changes with the divestiture of the international operations, offset by the volume decrease from the divestiture. The intercompany sales of our wholesale segment are eliminated against the intercompany purchases of our retail segment in the consolidated financial statements.

Gross Profit

The following table sets forth the Company’s gross profit for the first nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020.


	Nine months ended September 30,
	2021					2020
	Dollars in Thousands		Percentage of Net Sales			Dollars in Thousands		Percentage of Net Sales
Retail gross profit*	$	478,565		40.7	%	$	257,035		30.1	%
Wholesale gross profit		74,591		25.1			50,538		14.5
Total gross profit	$	553,156		37.6	%	$	307,573		25.6	%

*Retail Gross Profit include royalties and franchise fees. Prior year amount conformed to current year presentation.

The gross profit margin on net sales at retail during the first nine months of 2021 was 40.7 % or 1,060 basis points higher than during the corresponding period of 2020. The increase was driven higher sales for the third quarter and by leverage on occupancy expense and lower year over year markdowns in conjunction with the Company’s 2020 store optimization program for the first six months of the year. Our manufacturing share of shelf (i.e., the percentage of our retail product cost of sales manufactured by our wholesale segment) of 30.3 % during the first nine months of 2021 was 0.1% higher as compared to the first nine months of 2020. Our wholesale share of shelf at our Party City stores and our North American retail e-commerce operations (i.e., the percentage of our retail product cost of sales supplied by our wholesale segment) was 80.9% during the first nine months or 0.5% lower than during the first nine months of 2020.

The gross profit margin on net sales at Wholesale during the first nine months of 2021 and 2020 was 25.1% and 14.5%, respectively. This improvement is primarily due to the deleverage caused by the COVID-19 shutdowns in the prior periods and the divestiture of lower margin international operations offset by higher freight, material and labor costs in the third quarter.

Operating expenses

Operating expenses totaled $471.2 million during the first nine months of 2021 and were $606.0 million lower than the first nine months of 2021 primarily due to goodwill and intangibles impairment.

Wholesale selling expenses were $24.0 million during the first nine months of 2021 and were $13.1 million lower than during the corresponding quarter of 2020, due to the international divestiture. Wholesale selling expenses were 8.1% and 10.7% of net wholesale sales during the first nine months of 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Retail operating expenses during the first nine month of 2021 were $291.3 million and were $40.8 million higher than the corresponding quarter of 2020, primarily driven by higher payroll, advertising spend and bank charges. Retail operating expenses were 24.8% and 29.3% of retail sales during the first nine months of 2021 and 2020, respectively, with the leverage attributable to higher sales and disciplined expense management.

General and administrative expenses during the first nine months of 2021 totaled $137.3 million and were $37.0 million, or 21.2%, lower than in the first nine months of 2020 due to the international divestiture and lower legal, stock compensation offset by increased payroll costs. General and administrative expenses as a percentage of total revenues were 9.3% and 14.5% during the first nine months of 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Art and development costs were $15.4 million and $13.1 million during the first nine months of 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Interest expense, net

Interest expense, net, totaled $64.2 million during the first nine months of 2021, compared to $64.0 million during the first nine months of 2020.

Other (income) expense, net

For the first nine months of 2021 and 2020, other (income) expense, net, totaled $(2.3) million and $4.3 million, respectively. The change is primarily due to realized foreign currency gains in 2021 versus foreign currency losses in 2020 and increased income from equity method investments.

Income tax expense

The effective income tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, 35.6.%, is different from the statutory rate of 21.0% primarily due to state taxes, the effect of foreign losses with no associated tax benefit, FIN 48 reserves, and the additional loss related to the sale of a substantial portion of the international operations recorded in the three months ended March 31, 2021.

Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Net Income per Common Share – Diluted

The Company presents adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income and adjusted net income per common share - diluted as supplemental measures of its operating performance. The Company defines EBITDA as net income (loss) before interest expense, net, income taxes, depreciation and amortization and defines adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA, as further adjusted to eliminate the impact of certain items that the Company does not consider indicative of our core operating performance. These further adjustments are itemized below. Adjusted net income represents the Company’s net income (loss) adjusted for, among other items, intangible asset amortization, non-cash purchase accounting adjustments, amortization of deferred financing costs and original issue discounts, refinancing charges, equity-based compensation, and impairment charges. Adjusted net income per common share – diluted represents adjusted net income divided by diluted weighted average common shares outstanding. The Company presents these measures as supplemental measures of its operating performance. You are encouraged to evaluate these adjustments and the reasons the Company considers them appropriate for supplemental analysis. In evaluating the measures, you should be aware that in the future the Company may incur expenses that are the same as, or similar to, some of the adjustments in this presentation. The Company’s presentation of adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income and adjusted net income per common share-diluted should not be construed as an inference that the Company’s future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items. The Company presents the measures because the Company believes they assist investors in comparing the Company’s performance across reporting periods on a consistent basis by eliminating items that the Company does not believe are indicative of its core operating performance. In addition, the Company uses adjusted EBITDA: (i) as a factor in determining incentive compensation, (ii) to evaluate the effectiveness of its business strategies and (iii) because its credit facilities use adjusted EBITDA to measure compliance with certain covenants. The Company believes that adjusted net income and adjusted net income per common share - diluted are helpful benchmarks to evaluate its operating performance. The Company also utilized wholesale net sales excluding the impact of the international divestiture.

Adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income, and adjusted net income per common share - diluted wholesale net sales excluding the impact of the divestiture, have limitations as analytical tools. Some of these limitations are:

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they do not reflect the Company’s cash expenditures or future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;

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they do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, the Company’s working capital needs;

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adjusted EBITDA does not reflect the significant interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments, on the Company’s indebtedness;

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although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future, and adjusted EBITDA does not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements;

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non-cash compensation is and will remain a key element of the Company’s overall long-term incentive compensation package, although the Company excludes it as an expense when evaluating its core operating performance for a particular period;

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they do not reflect the impact of certain cash charges resulting from matters the Company considers not to be indicative of its ongoing operations; and

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other companies in the Company’s industry may calculate adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income and adjusted net income per common share differently than the Company does, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.

Because of these limitations, these supplemental measures should not be considered in isolation or as substitutes for performance measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. We compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on our GAAP results. The reconciliations from net income (loss) to adjusted EBITDA and income (loss) before income taxes to adjusted net income (loss) for the periods presented are as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
	2021			2020			2021			2020
(Dollars in thousands)
Net (loss) income	$	(2,789	)	$	239,665		$	12,904		$	(432,062	)
Interest expense, net		23,899			13,422			64,229			63,954
Income tax expense (benefit)		388			(4,164	)		7,128			(128,293	)
Depreciation and amortization		15,433			17,278			50,293			57,796
EBITDA		36,931			266,201			134,554			(438,605	)
Store impairment and restructuring charges (a)		—			6,763			—			36,285
Inventory restructuring and early lease terminations (j)		520			—			7,157			—
Other restructuring, retention and severance (b)		—			2,957			2,082			11,701
Goodwill, intangibles and long-lived assets impairment (c)		—			44,732			—			581,380
Deferred rent (d)		904			254			2,032			(2,618	)
Closed store expense (e)		603			1,247			3,739			2,882
Foreign currency losses/(gains), net		343			(3,312	)		(968	)		955
Stock option expense – time-based		93			111			310			671
Stock option expense – performance – based		—			—			—			7,847
Restricted stock unit and restricted cash awards expense – performance-based		923			510			2,901			510
Restricted stock units – time-based		876			429			1,643			1,568
Non-employee equity-based compensation (f)		—			—			—			1,033
Undistributed loss (income) in equity method investments		(609	)		(59	)		(820	)		356
Corporate development expenses (g)		5			581			5			6,193
Non-recurring legal settlements/costs		—			661			—			7,170
Loss on sale of property, plant and equipment*		2,687			—			2,798			—
COVID - 19 (i)		—			679			1,270			71,059
Loss on sale of business		—			—			3,211			—
(Gain) on debt repayment/refinancing (k)		(1,332	)		(273,149	)		(1,106	)		(273,149	)
Other*		943			546			2,331			3,034
Adjusted EBITDA	$	42,887		$	49,151		$	161,139		$	18,272

* Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform with current period presentation.


	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
	2021			2020			2021		2020
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Loss) income before income taxes	$	(2,401	)	$	235,501		$	20,032	$	(560,355	)
Intangible asset amortization		2,177			2,899			7,008		8,444
Amortization of deferred financing costs and original issuance discounts		1,320			875			3,257		3,276
Store impairment and restructuring charges (a)		—			1,321			—		29,475
Other restructuring charges (b)		—			2,622			1,967		10,139
Goodwill, intangibles and long-lived assets impairment (c)		—			44,732			—		581,380
Non-employee equity-based compensation (f)		—			—			—		1,033
Non-recurring legal settlements/costs		—			605			—		7,026
Stock option expense – time-based		93			110			310		671
Stock option expense – performance – based		—			—			—		7,847
Loss on sale of assets		2,642			—			2,642		—
(Gain) on debt repayment/refinancing (k)		—			(273,149	)		—		(273,149	)
Restricted stock unit and restricted cash awards expense – performance-based		930			—			2,901		—
COVID - 19 (i)		—			733			1,270		71,113
Loss on sale of business		—			—			3,211		—
Inventory disposals		—			—			926		—
Adjusted income (loss) before income taxes		4,761			16,249			43,524		(113,100	)
Adjusted income tax expense (benefit) (h)		1,902			5,234			11,966		(36,416	)
Adjusted net income (loss)	$	2,859		$	11,015		$	31,558	$	(76,684	)
Adjusted net income (loss) per common share – diluted	$	0.02		$	0.10		$	0.27	$	(0.78	)
Weighted-average number of common shares-diluted		116,467,755			106,875,631			115,822,121		97,872,174

(a)

The Company performed a comprehensive review of its store locations aimed at improving the overall productivity of such locations (“store optimization program”). After careful consideration and evaluation of the store locations, the Company made the decision to accelerate the optimization of its store portfolio with the closure of stores, which are primarily located in close proximity to other Party City stores. For further detail, refer to Note 3 – Store Impairment and Restructuring Charges of Item 1, “Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q 2021.

(b)

Amounts expensed principally relate to severance due to organizational changes.

(c)

As a result of a sustained decline in market capitalization and reduced fair value of certain intangibles and long-lived assets, the Company recognized non-cash pre-tax goodwill and intangibles impairment charges.

(d)

The “deferred rent” adjustment reflects the difference between accounting for rent and landlord incentives in accordance with GAAP and the Company’s actual cash outlay.

(e)

Charges incurred related to closing and relocating stores in the ordinary course of business.

(f)

The acquisition of Ampology’s interest in Kazzam, LLC in an equity transaction. See Note 17 – Kazzam, LLC in Item 1 for further discussion.

(g)

Primarily represents costs for Kazzam (see Note 17 – Kazzam, LLC in Item 1 for further discussion).

(h)

Represents income tax expense/benefit after excluding the specific tax impacts for each of the pre-tax adjustments. The tax impacts for each of the adjustments were determined by applying to the pre-tax adjustments the effective income tax rates for the specific legal entities in which the adjustments were recorded.

(i)

Represents COVID-19 expenses for employees on temporary furlough for whom the Company provides health benefits; non-payroll expenses including advertising, occupancy and other store expenses.

(j)

Costs incurred for early lease terminations and a merchandise transformation project to transition and optimize stores to the reduced SKU assortment levels.

(k)

The Company recognized net gain on debt repayment in 2021. The Company recognized a gain on debt refinancing transactions in 2020.

Liquidity

We expect that cash generated from operating activities and availability under our credit agreements will be our principal sources of liquidity. Based on our current level of operations, we believe that these sources will be adequate to meet our liquidity needs for at least the next twelve months. We cannot provide assurance, however, that our business will generate sufficient cash flow from operations or that future borrowings will be available to us under the ABL Facility in amounts sufficient to enable us to repay our indebtedness or to fund our other liquidity needs. The Company had approximately $280.3 million of availability under the ABL Facility and approximately $14.6 million of availability under the Anagram ABL Facility as of September 30, 2021.

Per Note 15, Current and Long-Term Obligations of Item 1, “Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as of September 30, 2021, the Company’s indebtedness principally consisted of: (i) 8.750% Senior Secured First Lien Notes due 2026, (ii) 6.125% Senior Notes, (iii) 6.625% Senior Notes, (iv) First Lien Party City Notes, (v) First Lien Anagram Notes, and (vi) Second Lien Anagram Notes. Additionally, the Company had an asset-based revolving credit facility (“ABL Facility”) that it draws down on as necessary and Anagram had a separate asset-based revolving credit facility.

The indenture governing the 8.750% Senior Notes contains covenants that, among other things, limit the PCHI’s ability and the ability of its restricted subsidiaries to:

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incur additional indebtedness or issue certain disqualified stock or preferred stock;

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create liens;

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pay dividends or distributions, redeem or repurchase equity;

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prepay junior lien indebtedness, unsecured pari passu indebtedness or subordinated indebtedness or make certain investments;

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transfer or sell assets;

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engage in consolidation, amalgamation or merger, or sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of their assets; and

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enter into certain transactions with affiliates.

The indenture governing the notes also contains certain customary affirmative covenants and events of default.

Prior to April 2019, the Company had a $540,000 asset-based revolving credit facility (with a seasonal increase to $640,000 during a certain period of each calendar year) (the “ABL Facility”), which matures during August 2023 (subject to a springing maturity at an earlier date if the maturity date of certain of the Company’s other debt has not been extended or refinanced). It provides for (a) revolving loans, subject to a borrowing base, and (b) letters of credit, in an aggregate face amount at any time outstanding not to exceed $50,000. During April 2019, the Company amended the ABL Facility. Such amendment removed the seasonal component and made the ABL Facility a $640,000 facility with no seasonal modification component. In connection with the refinancing transactions as follows, PCHI (1) reduced the ABL revolving commitments and prepaid the outstanding ABL revolving loans, in each case, in an aggregate principal amount equal to $44,000 in accordance with the ABL Facility credit agreement, and (2) designated Anagram Holdings and each of its subsidiaries as an unrestricted subsidiary under the ABL Facility and the Term Loan Credit Agreement. Additionally, in February 2021 in conjunction with the transaction discussed above, the Company amended the ABL Facility by reducing the commitments to $475,000 and extending the maturity to February 2026, or earlier as provided for in the agreement.

In accordance with the 8.75% Senior Notes, the Company is required to provide quarterly and annual disclosure of certain financial metrics for Anagram Holdings, LLC and its subsidiary (“Anagram”). For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, Anagram reported:

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Revenue of $59,936 and $171,136 including net sales to Party City affiliates of $19,181 and $64,070

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Operating income of $13,455 and $37,972

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Adjusted EBITDA of $14,921 and $42,212

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Total assets of $207,798, including affiliate accounts receivable of $10,530

On May 7, 2021, Anagram, entered into a $15 million asset-based revolving credit facility (“Anagram ABL Facility”), which matures during May 2024. It provides for (a) revolving loans, subject to a borrowing base described below, and (b) under the Anagram ABL Facility, Borrowers would be entitled to request letters of credit (“Letters of Credit”). The aggregate amount of outstanding Letters of Credit would be reserved against the credit availability and subject to a $3 million cap.

In addition to paying interest on outstanding principal, Anagram is required to pay a commitment fee of 0.5% to1% per annum in respect of unutilized commitments. Anagram must also pay customary letter of credit fees.

Cash Flow

Net cash used in operating activities totaled $73.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2021. Net cash used in operating activities totaled $56.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The increase in cash used in operating activities is primarily attributable to an increase in seasonal inventory and the related freight and higher lease payments partially offset by the recognition of net income in the current year as compared with a net loss in the prior year.

Net cash used in investing activities totaled $33.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to $32.4 million used in investing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The decrease in cash used in investing activities is primarily due to higher capital expenditures primarily due to store remodeling, offset by the proceeds from the sale of international operations. Capital expenditures during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 were $49.2 million ($32.7 million for Retail and $16.5 million for Wholesale) and $32.1 million, respectively.

Net cash provided by financing activities was $16.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and $227.4 million was provided during the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The variance was principally due to higher borrowings under the ABL Facility in the prior year and the impact of the debt refinancing transactions as discussed in Note 15, Current and Long-Term Obligations of Item 1, “Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as of September 30, 2021.

Cash interest paid of $56.7 million as disclosed in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows provides the amount of cash paid in relation to GAAP interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. In addition, cash payments made in relation to contractual coupon interest amounts included in the carrying value of the debt accounted for as a troubled debt restructuring were $17.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

Critical Accounting Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires the appropriate application of certain accounting policies, many of which require estimates and assumptions about future events and their impact on amounts reported in the financial statements and related notes. Since future events and their impact cannot be determined with certainty, the actual results will inevitably differ from our estimates. Such differences could be material to the condensed consolidated financial statements included herein.

We believe our application of accounting policies, and the estimates inherently required by these policies, are reasonable. These accounting policies and estimates are constantly re-evaluated and adjustments are made when facts and circumstances dictate a change. Historically, we have

found the application of accounting policies to be reasonable, and actual results generally do not differ materially from those determined using necessary estimates.

Long-Lived and Intangible Assets (including Goodwill)

We review the recoverability of our long-lived assets, including finite-lived intangible assets, whenever facts and circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be fully recoverable. For purposes of recognizing and measuring impairment, we evaluate long-lived assets/asset groups, other than goodwill, based upon the lowest level of independent cash flows ascertainable to evaluate impairment. If an impairment indicator exists, we compare the undiscounted future cash flows of the asset/asset group to the carrying value of the asset/asset group. If the sum of the undiscounted future cash flows is less than the carrying value of the asset/asset group, we would calculate discounted future cash flows based on market participant assumptions. If the sum of discounted cash flows is less than the carrying value of the asset/asset group, we would recognize an impairment loss. The impairment related to long-lived assets is measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset(s) exceeds the fair value of the asset(s). When fair values are not readily available, we estimate fair values using discounted expected future cash flows. Such estimates of fair value require significant judgment, and actual fair value could differ due to changes in the expectations of cash flows or other assumptions, including discount rates.

In the evaluation of the fair value and future benefits of finite long-lived assets attached to retail stores, we perform our cash flow analysis generally on a store-by-store basis. Various factors including future sales growth and profit margins are included in this analysis. To the extent these future projections or strategies change, the conclusion regarding impairment may differ from the current estimates.

Goodwill and other intangibles that have indefinite lives are reviewed for potential impairment on an annual basis or more frequently if circumstances indicate a possible impairment. For purposes of testing for impairment, reporting units are determined by identifying individual reportable operating segments within our organization which constitute a business for which discrete financial information is available and is reviewed by management. Components within a segment are aggregated to the extent that they have similar economic characteristics. Based on this evaluation, we have determined that our reportable operating segments, Wholesale and Retail, represent our reporting units for the purposes of our goodwill impairment test.

If it is concluded that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value, we estimate the fair value of the reporting unit using a combination of a market approach and an income approach. If such carrying value exceeds the fair value, an impairment loss will be recognized in an amount equal to such excess. The fair value of a reporting unit refers to the amount at which the unit as a whole could be sold in a current transaction between willing parties. The determination of such fair value is subjective, and actual fair value could differ due to changes in the expectations of cash flows or other assumptions, including discount rates.

During the first quarter of 2020, the Company identified impairment indicators associated with its market capitalization and significantly reduced customer demand for its products due to COVID-19. As a result, the Company performed interim impairment tests on the goodwill at its retail and wholesale reporting units. As a result, the Company recorded a $536.6 million goodwill, intangibles and long-lived assets impairment charge. See Note 4 – Goodwill, Intangibles and Long-Lived Assets Impairment, of Item 1, “Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further discussion. Should actual results differ from certain key assumptions used in the interim impairment test, including revenue and EBITDA growth, which are both impacted by economic conditions, or should other key assumptions change, including discount rates and market multiples, in subsequent periods the Company could record additional impairment charges for the goodwill of such reporting units.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We had no off-balance sheet arrangements during the three months ended September 30, 2021, the year ended December 31, 2020 and the three months ended September 30, 2020.

Seasonality

Wholesale Operations

Despite a concentration of holidays in the fourth quarter of the year, as a result of our expansive product lines, customer base and increased promotional activities, the impact of seasonality on the quarterly results of our wholesale operations has been limited. However, due to Halloween, and Christmas, the inventory balances of the Company’s wholesale operations are slightly higher during the third quarter than during the remainder of the year. Additionally, the promotional activities of the Company’s wholesale business, including special dating terms, particularly with respect to Halloween products sold to retailers and other distributors, result in slightly higher accounts receivable balances during the third quarter.

Retail Operations

Our retail operations are subject to significant seasonal variations. Historically, this segment has realized a significant portion of its revenues, cash flow and net income in the fourth quarter of the year, principally due to our Halloween sales in October and, to a lesser extent,

year-end holiday sales. To maximize our seasonal opportunity, we operate a chain of temporary Halloween stores, under the Halloween City banner, during the months of September and October of each year.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

From time to time, including in this filing and, in particular, the section captioned “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” we make “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of federal and state securities laws. Disclosures that use words such as the company “believes,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “estimates,” “intends,” “will,” “may” or “plans” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements reflect our current expectations and are based upon data available to us at the time the statements were made. An example of a forward-looking statement is our belief that our cash generated from operating activities and availability under our credit facilities will be adequate to meet our liquidity needs for at least the next 12 months. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. These risks, as well as other risks and uncertainties, are detailed in the section titled “Risk Factors” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 11, 2021 and in the section titled “Risk Factors” including in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time. It is not possible for our management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events and circumstances discussed may not occur and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are qualified by these cautionary statements and are made only as of the date of this filing. Any such forward-looking statements, whether made in this filing or elsewhere, should be considered in context with the various disclosures made by us about our business.

Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements after the date of this filing to conform these statements to actual results or to changes in our expectations.

You should read this filing with the understanding that our actual future results, levels of activity, performance and events and circumstances may be materially different from what we expect.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

There have been no material changes in our market risks since December 31, 2020 as previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

We have carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”)) as of September 30, 2021. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Act is: (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms; and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Act) during the three months ended September 30, 2021 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II-OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

Information in response to this Item is incorporated herein by reference from Note 11 – Commitments and Contingencies, to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

With respect to Risks Related to Our Indebtedness, per Note 15, Current and Long-Term Obligations of Item 1, “Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as of June 30, 2021, during February 2021, PCHI issued $750,000 of senior secured first lien notes at an interest rate of 8.750% (“8.750% Senior Notes”). The 8.750% Senior Notes will mature in February 2026. The Company used the proceeds from the 8.750% Senior Notes to prepay the outstanding balance of $694,220 under its existing Term Loan Credit Agreement. The prepayment of the Term Loan Credit Agreement was in accordance with the terms of such agreement. Our indebtedness has decreased as a result of that transaction.

Under the heading "Item 1A, Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, as filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on March 11, 2021, the Company identified increases in transportation costs as a risk factor that may negatively affect our operating results. During the quarters ended June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2021, the Company experienced contraction in freight capacity from suppliers to our distribution centers at a time of increasing consumer demand, which has resulted in less reliable availability for shipping and increased costs across our supply chain. While mitigation strategies and actions have been taken a negative impact on operating results could still occur.

Otherwise, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed under the heading "Item 1A, Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Item 6. Exhibits


Exhibit Number		Description

3.1		Certificate of Correction to Party City Holdco Inc.’s Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation filed on June 6, 2019, dated December 17, 2019 and corrected Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Party City Holdco Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019)

3.2		Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Party City Holdco Inc.’s Form 8-K dated June 7, 2019)

31.1*		Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2*		Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1*		Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.2*		Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

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* Filed herewith.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


			PARTY CITY HOLDCO INC.

	By:		/s/ Todd Vogensen
			Todd Vogensen
			Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

Date: November 9, 2021