RAVE RESTAURANT GROUP, INC. - Quarter Report: 2008 March (Form 10-Q)
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D. C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark
One)
þ Quarterly
report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
For the quarterly period ended March 23,
2008
o Transition
report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
Commission
File Number: 0-12919
PIZZA
INN, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Missouri
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47-0654575
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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Incorporation
or organization)
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Identification
No.)
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3551
Plano Parkway
The
Colony, Texas 75056
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(469)
384-5000
(Registrant's
telephone number,
including
area code)
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 þ No o
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 definition of “large
accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check One)
Large accelerated filer o Accelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer
o Smaller
reporting company þ
Indicate by check mark whether the
registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act). Yes o
No þ
As of May 7, 2008, 9,499,417 shares
of the issuer’s common stock were outstanding.
PIZZA
INN, INC.
PART
I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item
1.
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Page
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Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months and
nine
months
ended March 23, 2008 and March 25, 2007 (unaudited)
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1
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Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for
the
three months and nine months ended March 23, 2008 and
March
25, 2007 (unaudited)
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2
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Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 23, 2008 (unaudited)
and
June 24, 2007
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3
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Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months
ended
March 23, 2008 and March 25, 2007 (unaudited)
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4,
5
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Notes
to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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6-9
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Item
2.
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10-15
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Item
3.
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15
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Item
4T.
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15
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PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item
1.
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15
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Item
1A.
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15
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Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 15-16 |
Item
3.
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16
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Item
4.
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16
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Item
5.
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16
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Item
6.
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18
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PART
I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
PIZZA
INN, INC.
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CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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(In
thousands, except per share amounts)
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(Unaudited)
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Three
Months Ended
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Nine
Months Ended
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March
23,
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March
25,
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March
23,
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March
25,
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REVENUES:
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2008
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2007
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2008
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2007
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Food
and supply sales
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$ | 10,316 | $ | 10,202 | $ | 32,269 | $ | 30,822 | ||||||||
Franchise
revenue
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1,181 | 1,195 | 3,643 | 3,502 | ||||||||||||
Restaurant
sales
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171 | 186 | 529 | 574 | ||||||||||||
11,668 | 11,583 | 36,441 | 34,898 | |||||||||||||
COSTS
AND EXPENSES:
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Cost
of sales
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9,554 | 9,568 | 30,156 | 29,472 | ||||||||||||
Franchise
expenses
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623 | 619 | 1,949 | 2,037 | ||||||||||||
General
and administrative expenses
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661 | 857 | 2,017 | 3,531 | ||||||||||||
Severance
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4 | - | 383 | - | ||||||||||||
Provision
for bad debts
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100 | 20 | 158 | 20 | ||||||||||||
Loss
(gain) on sale of assets
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2 | (6 | ) | 9 | (570 | ) | ||||||||||
Other
income
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- | - | - | (179 | ) | |||||||||||
(Recovery)
provision for litigation costs
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- | - | (284 | ) | 302 | |||||||||||
Interest
expense
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- | 2 | - | 475 | ||||||||||||
10,944 | 11,060 | 34,388 | 35,088 | |||||||||||||
INCOME
(LOSS) FROM CONTINUING
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OPERATIONS
BEFORE TAXES
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724 | 523 | 2,053 | (190 | ) | |||||||||||
Income
taxes
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(216 | ) | - | (216 | ) | - | ||||||||||
INCOME
(LOSS) FROM
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CONTINUING
OPERATIONS
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940 | 523 | 2,269 | (190 | ) | |||||||||||
Loss
from discontinued
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operations,
net of income tax benefit
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(42 | ) | (66 | ) | (173 | ) | (262 | ) | ||||||||
NET
INCOME (LOSS)
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$ | 898 | $ | 457 | $ | 2,096 | $ | (452 | ) | |||||||
EARNINGS
PER SHARE OF COMMON
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STOCK
- BASIC:
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Income
(loss) from continuing operations
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$ | 0.10 | $ | 0.06 | $ | 0.23 | $ | (0.02 | ) | |||||||
Loss
from discontinued operations
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$ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | ||||
Net
income (loss)
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$ | 0.09 | $ | 0.05 | $ | 0.21 | $ | (0.04 | ) | |||||||
EARNINGS
PER SHARE OF COMMON
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STOCK
- DILUTED:
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Income
(loss) from continuing operations
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$ | 0.10 | $ | 0.06 | $ | 0.23 | $ | (0.02 | ) | |||||||
Loss
from discontinued operations
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$ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | ||||
Net
income (loss)
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$ | 0.09 | $ | 0.05 | $ | 0.21 | $ | (0.04 | ) | |||||||
Weighted
average common shares
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outstanding
- basic
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9,634 | 10,138 | 9,955 | 10,139 | ||||||||||||
Weighted
average common
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shares
outstanding - diluted
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9,670 | 10,139 | 9,987 | 10,139 | ||||||||||||
See
accompanying Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements.
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PIZZA
INN, INC.
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CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
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(In
thousands)
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(Unaudited)
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Three
Months Ended
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Nine
Months Ended
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March
23,
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March
25,
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March
23,
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March
25,
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2008
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2007
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2008
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2007
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Net
income (loss)
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$ | 898 | $ | 457 | $ | 2,096 | $ | (452 | ) | |||||||
Interest
rate swap gain - (net of tax expense
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of
$0) for all periods
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- | - | - | 14 | ||||||||||||
Comprehensive
income (loss)
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$ | 898 | $ | 457 | $ | 2,096 | $ | (438 | ) | |||||||
See
accompanying Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements.
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PIZZA
INN, INC.
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CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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(In
thousands, except share amounts)
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March
23,
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June
24,
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ASSETS
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2008
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2007
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(Unaudited)
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CURRENT
ASSETS
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$ | 1,013 | $ | 1,879 | ||||
Accounts
receivable, less allowance for bad debts
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of
$589 and $451, respectively
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3,067 | 2,716 | ||||||
Notes
receivable, current portion
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6 | 8 | ||||||
Inventories
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1,385 | 1,518 | ||||||
Property
held for sale
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313 | 336 | ||||||
Deferred
income tax assets, net
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1,105 | 458 | ||||||
Prepaid
expenses and other assets
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273 | 165 | ||||||
Total
current assets
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7,162 | 7,080 | ||||||
LONG-TERM
ASSETS
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Property,
plant and equipment, net
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600 | 778 | ||||||
Notes
receivable
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9 | 12 | ||||||
Re-acquired
development territory, net
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78 | 239 | ||||||
Deposits
and other assets
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104 | 85 | ||||||
$ | 7,953 | $ | 8,194 | |||||
LIABILITIES
AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
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CURRENT
LIABILITIES
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Accounts
payable - trade
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$ | 1,677 | $ | 2,082 | ||||
Accrued
expenses
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1,817 | 1,805 | ||||||
Total
current liabilities
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3,494 | 3,887 | ||||||
LONG-TERM
LIABILITIES
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Deferred
gain on sale of property
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190 | 209 | ||||||
Deferred
revenues
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295 | 314 | ||||||
Other
long-term liabilities
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23 | 7 | ||||||
Total
liabilities
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4,002 | 4,417 | ||||||
COMMITMENTS
AND CONTINGENCIES
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SHAREHOLDERS'
EQUITY
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Common
stock, $.01 par value; authorized 26,000,000
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shares;
issued 15,123,909 and 15,120,319 shares, respectively;
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outstanding
9,499,417 and 10,168,494 shares, respectively
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151 | 151 | ||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
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8,485 | 8,471 | ||||||
Retained
earnings
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16,894 | 14,799 | ||||||
Treasury
stock at cost
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Shares
in treasury: 5,624,492 and 4,951,825, respectively
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(21,579 | ) | (19,644 | ) | ||||
Total
shareholders' equity
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3,951 | 3,777 | ||||||
$ | 7,953 | $ | 8,194 | |||||
See
accompanying Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements.
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PIZZA
INN, INC.
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CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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(In
thousands)
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(Unaudited)
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Nine
Months Ended
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March
23,
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March
25,
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2008
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2007
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CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
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Net
income (loss)
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$ | 2,096 | $ | (452 | ) | |||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income (loss) to
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cash
provided (used) by operating activities:
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Depreciation
and amortization
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275 | 561 | ||||||
Deferred
tax
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(647 | ) | (9 | ) | ||||
Stock
compensation expense
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14 | 145 | ||||||
Provision
for litigation costs
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- | 302 | ||||||
Loss
(gain) on sale of assets
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9 | (570 | ) | |||||
Provision
for bad debts
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158 | 20 | ||||||
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
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Notes
and accounts receivable
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(504 | ) | 269 | |||||
Inventories
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133 | 192 | ||||||
Accounts
payable - trade
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(405 | ) | 205 | |||||
Accrued
expenses
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12 | (3,476 | ) | |||||
Prepaid
expenses and other
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(84 | ) | 735 | |||||
Cash
provided (used) by operating activities
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1,057 | (2,078 | ) | |||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
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Proceeds
from sale of assets
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108 | 11,325 | ||||||
Capital
expenditures
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(96 | ) | (246 | ) | ||||
Cash
provided by investing activities
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12 | 11,079 | ||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
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Deferred
financing costs
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- | (26 | ) | |||||
Repayments
of long-term bank debt
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- | (8,044 | ) | |||||
Repurchase
of common stock
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(1,935 | ) | - | |||||
Cash
used for financing activities
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(1,935 | ) | (8,070 | ) | ||||
Net
(decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
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(866 | ) | 931 | |||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of period
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1,879 | 184 | ||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of period
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$ | 1,013 | $ | 1,115 | ||||
See
accompanying Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements.
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PIZZA
INN, INC.
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SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
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(In
thousands)
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(Unaudited)
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Nine
Months Ended
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March
23,
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March
25,
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2008
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2007
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CASH
PAYMENTS FOR:
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Interest
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$ | - | $ | 495 | ||||
Income
taxes paid (refunded)
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195 | (680 | ) | |||||
NON
CASH FINANCING AND INVESTING
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ACTIVITIES:
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Gain
on interest rate swap
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$ | - | $ | 22 | |||||
See
accompanying Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements.
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PIZZA
INN, INC.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The
accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements of Pizza Inn, Inc. (the
"Company") have been prepared without audit pursuant to the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain
information and footnote disclosures normally included in the financial
statements have been omitted pursuant to such rules and
regulations. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited consolidated
financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended June 24, 2007.
In the
opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements contain all adjustments necessary to fairly present the
Company's financial position and results of operations for the interim
periods. All adjustments contained herein are of a normal recurring
nature. Results of operations for the fiscal periods presented herein
are not necessarily indicative of fiscal year-end results. Certain
prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform with current period
presentation.
(1)
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Summary of Significant
Accounting Policies
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Principles
of Consolidation
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The
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its
subsidiaries, all of which are wholly owned. All appropriate
intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.
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Cash
and Cash Equivalents
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The
Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original
maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. At June 24,
2007 approximately $230,000 on deposit with reinsurers to secure loss reserves
was included in cash and cash equivalents.
Fiscal
Year
Fiscal
third quarters ended March 23, 2008 and March 25, 2007, both contained 13 weeks
and the fiscal nine months ended March 23, 2008 and March 25, 2007, both
contained 39 weeks.
Revenue
Recognition
The
Company recognizes revenue when products are delivered and the customer takes
ownership and assumes risk of loss, collection of the relevant receivable is
probable, persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists and the sales price is
fixed or determinable. The Company's Norco division sells food and
supplies to franchisees on trade accounts under terms common in the
industry. Food and supply revenue are recognized upon delivery of the
product. Equipment that is sold requires acceptance prior to
installation. Recognition of revenue for equipment sales occurs upon
acceptance of such equipment. Other than for large remodel projects,
delivery date and acceptance date are the same. Norco sales are
reflected under the caption "food and supply sales." Shipping and
handling costs billed to customers are recognized as revenue.
Franchise
revenue consists of income from license fees, royalties, and area development
and foreign master license fees. License fees are recognized as income when
there has been substantial performance of the agreement by both the franchisee
and the Company. Domestic license fees are generally recognized at
the time the restaurant is opened. Foreign master license fees are
generally recognized upon execution of the agreement as all material services
relating to the sale have been substantially performed by the Company and the
fee has been collected. Royalties are recognized as income when
earned.
Use
of Management Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America requires the Company’s
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect its reported amounts of
assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and related disclosure of contingent
liabilities. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience
and other various assumptions that it believes are reasonable under the
circumstances. Estimates and assumptions are reviewed periodically
and actual results could differ materially from estimates.
New
Accounting Pronouncements
In July
2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Interpretation No.
48, Accounting for Uncertainty
in Income Taxes (FIN 48). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for
income taxes by prescribing the minimum requirements a tax position must meet
before being recognized in the financial statements. In addition, FIN
48 prohibits the use of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No.
5, Accounting for
Contingencies, in evaluating the recognition and measurement of uncertain
tax positions. We adopted FIN 48 at the beginning of our fiscal year
on June 25, 2007 and recognized no adjustment in the liability for unrecognized
tax benefits upon adoption. Although the Company believes it has
adequately provided for all tax positions, taxing authorities could assess
amounts greater or less than the Company’s accrued position. The
Company does not anticipate a significant change to the total amount of
unrecognized tax benefits.
In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements. SFAS
No. 157 establishes a framework for measuring fair value within generally
accepted accounting principles, clarifies the definition of fair value within
that framework and expands disclosures about the use of fair value
measurements. SFAS No. 157 does not require any new fair value
measurements in generally accepted accounting principles. However,
the definition of fair value in SFAS No. 157 may affect assumptions used by
companies in determining fair value. The Company will be required to
adopt SFAS No. 157 on June 30, 2008. The Company has not completed
its evaluation of the impact of adoption of SFAS No. 157 on the Company’s
financial statements, but currently believes the impact of the adoption of SFAS
No. 157 will not require material modification of the Company’s fair value
measurements and will primarily require expanded disclosures in the notes to the
Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, Fair Value Option for Financial
Assets and Financial Liabilities. SFAS
No. 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments,
including employee stock option plans and operating leases accounted for in
accordance with SFAS No. 13, Accounting for Leases, at
their fair value. This Statement is effective as of the beginning of
an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after November 15,
2007. The Company has not completed its evaluation of the impact of
adoption of SFAS No. 159 on the Company’s financial statements but currently
believes the impact of the adoption of SFAS No. 159 will not require material
modification of the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (Revised), Business
Combinations. SFAS No. 141(R) improves the relevance,
representational faithfulness, and comparability of the information that a
reporting entity provides in its financial reports about a business combination
and requires an acquirer to recognize the assets acquired, the liabilities
assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree at the acquisition
date, measured at their fair values as of that date. This Statement
applies prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is
on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or
after December 15, 2008. The adoption of this Statement is not
expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or
results of operations.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements. SFAS
No. 160 amends ARB 51 to establish accounting and reporting standards for the
noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a
subsidiary and clarifies that a noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary is an
ownership interest in the consolidated entity that should be reported as equity
in the consolidated financial statements. This Statement is effective
for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2008. The
adoption of this Statement is not expected to have a material impact on the
Company’s financial position or results of operations.
In March
2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities, an Amendment of
FASB Statement No. 133. SFAS No. 161 amends SFAS No. 133 and requires
entities to enhance their disclosures about (a) how and why an entity uses
derivative instruments, (b) how derivative instruments and related hedged items
are accounted for under SFAS No. 133 and its related interpretations, and (c)
how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial
position, financial performance, and cash flows. SFAS No. 161 is
effective for fiscal years beginning on or after November 15,
2008. The adoption of SFAS No. 161 is not expected to have a material
impact on the Company’s financial position or results of
operations.
(2)
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Long-Term
Debt
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On
January 23, 2007, the Company and The CIT Group / Commercial Services, Inc.
(“CIT”) entered into an agreement for a revolving credit facility of up to $3.5
million (the “CIT Credit Facility”). The actual availability on the
CIT Credit Facility is determined by advance rates on eligible inventory and
accounts receivable. Interest on borrowings outstanding on the CIT
Credit Facility is at a rate equal to the prime rate plus an interest rate
margin of 0.0% to 0.5% or, at the Company’s option, at the LIBOR rate plus an
interest rate margin of 2.0% to 3.0%. The specific interest rate
margin is based on the Company’s performance under certain financial ratio
tests. An annual commitment fee is payable on any unused portion of
the CIT Credit Facility at a rate of 0.375%. All of the Company’s
(and its subsidiaries’) personal property assets (including, but not limited to,
accounts receivable, inventory, equipment, and intellectual property) have been
pledged to secure payment and performance of the CIT Credit Facility, which is
subject to customary covenants for asset-based loans.
On June
27, 2007, the Company and CIT entered into an agreement to amend the CIT Credit
Facility to (i) allow the Company to repurchase Company stock in an amount up to
$3,000,000, (ii) allow the Company to make permitted cash distributions or cash
dividend payments to the Company’s shareholders in the ordinary course of
business and (iii) increase the aggregate capital expenditure limit from
$750,000 to $3,000,000 per fiscal year. As of March 23, 2008, there
were no borrowings outstanding on the CIT Credit Facility and one letter of
credit for approximately $230,000 was outstanding to reinsurers to secure loss
reserves.
(3)
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Commitments and
Contingencies
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On
May 23, 2007, the Company announced that its Board of Directors had
authorized a stock repurchase plan whereby the Company may repurchase up to
1,016,000 shares of its currently outstanding common stock. As of
March 23, 2008, 672,667 shares had been repurchased under the plan at an average
price of $2.85 per share.
On
October 5, 2004, the Company filed a lawsuit against the law firm Akin, Gump,
Strauss, Hauer & Feld, and J. Kenneth Menges, one of the firm’s partners.
Akin Gump served as the Company’s principal outside lawyers from 1997 through
May 2004, when the Company terminated the relationship. The petition alleged
that during the course of representation of the Company, the firm and Mr.
Menges, as the partner in charge of the firm’s services for the Company,
breached certain fiduciary responsibilities to the Company by giving advice and
taking action to further the personal interests of certain of the Company’s
executive officers to the detriment of the Company and its shareholders.
Specifically, the petition alleged that the firm and Mr. Menges assisted in the
creation and implementation of so-called “golden parachute” agreements which
provided for potential severance payments to those executives in amounts greatly
disproportionate to the Company’s ability to pay and that, if paid, could expose
the Company to significant financial liability which could have a material
adverse effect on the Company’s financial position.
On
October 10, 2007, the parties entered into a general release and settlement
agreement relating to the lawsuit filed by the Company. Pursuant to
the settlement agreement, each of the Company, Akin Gump and J. Kenneth Menges
(i) denied wrongdoing and liability, (ii) agreed to mutual releases of
liability, and (iii) agreed to dismiss all pending claims with
prejudice. Akin Gump and Mr. Menges agreed to pay the Company
$600,000 upon their counsel’s receipt of the executed settlement
agreement. On October 23, 2007, the Company received $284,000 of net
proceeds after deduction of all contingent fees and expenses. This
amount was reported as income in the second quarter ended December 23, 2007 and
presented in the caption “(Recovery) provision for litigation costs” in the
consolidated statement of operations.
On August
31, 2006, the Company was served with notice of a lawsuit filed against it in
federal count by a former franchisee and its guarantors who operated one
restaurant in the Harlingen, Texas market in 2003. The former franchisee
and guarantor alleged generally that the Company intentionally and negligently
misrepresented costs associated with development and operation of the Company’s
franchise, and that as a result they sustained business losses that ultimately
led to the closing of the restaurant. They seek damages of approximately
$768,000, representing amounts the former franchisees claim to have lost in
connection with their development and operation of the restaurant. In
addition, they seek unspecified punitive damages, and recovery of attorneys’
fees and court costs. Pursuant to an Agreed Stipulation of Dismissal and
Order, where the plaintiff has dismissed the claim in federal court, with
prejudice and has re-filed the case in the state district courts of Dallas
County, Texas. Pizza Inn has filed a counter-claim. The Company
is waiting on a trial date to be set. Although the outcome of the legal
proceeding cannot be projected with certainty, the Company believes that the
plaintiff’s allegations are without merit. The Company intends to
vigorously defend against such allegations and to pursue all relief to which it
may be entitled, including pursuing its counterclaim for recovery of past due
amounts, future lost royalties and attorneys’ fees and costs. An adverse
outcome to the proceeding could materially affect the Company’s financial
position and results of operation. The Company had not made any accrual
for any such amounts as of March 23, 2008.
The
Company is also subject to other various claims and contingencies related to
employment agreements, lawsuits, taxes, food product purchase contracts and
other matters arising out of the normal course of business. With the
possible exception of the matters set forth above, management believes that any
such claims and actions currently pending are either covered by insurance or
would not have a material adverse effect on the Company's results of operations,
cash flows, or financial condition if decided in a manner that is unfavorable to
us.
(4)
|
Earnings (loss) per Share
(EPS)
|
|
The
following table shows the reconciliation of the numerator and denominator
of the basic EPS calculation to the numerator and denominator of the
diluted EPS calculation (in thousands, except per share
amounts).
|
Three
Months Ended
|
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March
23, 2008
|
March
25, 2007
|
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Diluted
|
Basic
|
Diluted
|
Basic
|
|||||||||||||
Income
from continuing operations for
|
||||||||||||||||
per
share calculation
|
$ | 940 | $ | 940 | $ | 523 | $ | 523 | ||||||||
(Loss)
from discontinued operations for
|
||||||||||||||||
per
share calculation
|
(42 | ) | (42 | ) | (66 | ) | (66 | ) | ||||||||
Net
income available for common shareholders
|
$ | 898 | $ | 898 | $ | 457 | $ | 457 | ||||||||
Weighted
average equivalent shares
|
||||||||||||||||
Shares
of Pizza Inn, Inc. common stock outstanding
|
9,634 | 9,634 | 10,138 | 10,138 | ||||||||||||
Dilutive
effect of employee stock options
|
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and
awards
|
36 | - | 1 | - | ||||||||||||
Total
weighted average equivalent shares
|
9,670 | 9,634 | 10,139 | 10,138 | ||||||||||||
Per-share
amounts
|
||||||||||||||||
Income
from continuing operations
|
$ | 0.10 | $ | 0.10 | $ | 0.06 | $ | 0.06 | ||||||||
(Loss)
from discontinued operations
|
$ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | ||||
Net
income
|
$ | 0.09 | $ | 0.09 | $ | 0.05 | $ | 0.05 | ||||||||
Nine
Months Ended
|
||||||||||||||||
March
23, 2008
|
March
25, 2007
|
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Diluted
|
Basic
|
Diluted
|
Basic
|
|||||||||||||
Income
(loss) from continuing operations for
|
||||||||||||||||
per
share calculation
|
$ | 2,269 | $ | 2,269 | $ | (190 | ) | $ | (190 | ) | ||||||
(Loss)
from discontinued operations for
|
||||||||||||||||
per
share calculation
|
(173 | ) | (173 | ) | (262 | ) | (262 | ) | ||||||||
Net
income (loss) available for common shareholders
|
$ | 2,096 | $ | 2,096 | $ | (452 | ) | $ | (452 | ) | ||||||
Weighted
average equivalent shares
|
||||||||||||||||
Shares
of Pizza Inn, Inc. common stock outstanding
|
9,955 | 9,955 | 10,139 | 10,139 | ||||||||||||
Dilutive
effect of employee stock options
|
||||||||||||||||
and
awards
|
32 | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Total
weighted average equivalent shares
|
9,987 | 9,955 | 10,139 | 10,139 | ||||||||||||
Per-share
amounts
|
||||||||||||||||
Income
(loss) from continuing operations
|
$ | 0.23 | $ | 0.23 | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | ||||||
(Loss)
from discontinued operations
|
$ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | ||||
Net
income (loss)
|
$ | 0.21 | $ | 0.21 | $ | (0.04 | ) | $ | (0.04 | ) |
Options
to purchase 176,410 shares of common stock at exercise prices ranging from $2.00
to $2.31 per share were outstanding and included in the computation of diluted
EPS for the three and nine month periods ended March 23, 2008, using the
Treasury Stock Method, because the options’ exercise price was less than the
average market price of the common shares during the quarter. Options
to purchase 115,000 shares of common stock at exercise prices ranging from $2.85
to $3.17 were not included in the computation of diluted EPS for both the
quarter and the nine month period ended March 23, 2008, because the options’
exercise prices were greater than the average market price of the common shares
for the respective periods.
No
options to purchase shares of common stock were included in the computation of
diluted EPS for the nine month period ended March 25, 2007.
(5) Closed restaurants and discontinued
operations
SFAS No.
144, Accounting for the
Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, requires that discontinued
operations that meet certain criteria be reflected in the statement of
operations after results of continuing operations as a net amount. SFAS No. 144
also requires that the operations of the closed restaurants, including any
impairment charges, be reclassified to discontinued operations for all periods
presented.
SFAS No.
146, Accounting for Costs
Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities, requires that a liability
for a cost associated with an exit or disposal activity be recognized when the
liability is incurred. This Statement also establishes that fair
value is the objective for initial measurement of the liability.
The
Company closed two of its restaurants in Houston, Texas during the quarter ended
September 23, 2007. No provision for impairment was required to be
taken at that time because the impairment taken in the fiscal year ended June
24, 2007, reduced the carrying value of the properties to their estimated net
realizable value. That net realizable value remains
unchanged. The two properties are on the market for sub-lease and
have received a number of site visits. Because we believe that the
properties will sub-lease at or above the current lease rates, we have not
reserved any additional costs related to our obligations under these
non-cancelable leases.
A summary
of discontinued operations is as follows in (thousands):
Three
Months Ended
|
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March
23,
|
March
25,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Sales
|
$ | - | $ | 180 | ||||
Cost
of Sales
|
- | 34 | ||||||
General
and Administrative
|
42 | 212 | ||||||
Total
loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax
benefit
|
$ | (42 | ) | $ | (66 | ) | ||
Nine
Months Ended
|
||||||||
March
23,
|
March
25,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Sales
|
$ | 62 | $ | 537 | ||||
Cost
of Sales
|
24 | 199 | ||||||
General
and Administrative
|
211 | 600 | ||||||
Total
loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax
benefit
|
$ | (173 | ) | $ | (262 | ) |
(6) Provision for Income
Tax
Management
re-evaluates the deferred tax asset each quarter and believes that it is more
likely than not that the deferred tax asset of $1,105,000 will be fully realized
based on the Company’s recent history of pre-tax profits and the expectation of
future taxable income as well as the future reversal of temporary
differences. The $216,000 net tax benefit recorded during the quarter
ended March 23, 2008 was comprised of (i) the $1,148,000 deferred tax benefit in
connection with the release of the valuation allowance, (ii) a $498,000 current
provision for 2008 federal and state income tax obligations and (iii) a $434,000
reduction of the deferred tax asset related to the utilization of the Company’s
net operating loss.
In
prior years and until the third quarter of fiscal 2008, we had recorded a
valuation allowance based on our assessment that the realization of a portion of
our net deferred tax assets did not meet the “more likely than not” criterion
under SFAS No. 109, Accounting
for Income Taxes.” As of March 23, 2008, we determined that
based upon a number of factors, including our cumulative taxable income in
recent quarters and our expected profitability in future years, substantially
all of our net deferred tax assets are “more likely than not” realizable through
future earnings. Beginning in the quarter ended March 23, 2008, we
recorded an income tax provision on current earnings at an effective tax rate of
approximately 35% prior to the effect of releasing the valuation
allowance.
(7)
|
Property Held for
Sale
|
The
Company had $313,000 and $336,000 of assets classified as held for sale as of
March 23, 2008 and June 24, 2007, consisting of the carrying value of certain
real estate and equipment located in Little Elm, Texas and $25,000 of
miscellaneous transportation equipment. All assets held for sale are
currently listed with brokers for sale to third parties.
(8)
|
Segment
Reporting
|
|
Summarized
in the following tables are net sales and operating revenues, operating
income (loss) and geographic information (revenues) for the Company’s
reportable segments for the three month and nine month periods ended March
23, 2008 and March 25, 2007 (in thousands). Operating income
and loss excludes interest expense, income tax provision and discontinued
operations.
|
Three
Months Ended
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
||||||||||||||||
March
23,
|
March
25,
|
March
23,
|
March
25,
|
||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||||||||||
Net
sales and operating revenues:
|
|||||||||||||||||
Food
and equipment distribution
|
$ | 10,316 | $ | 10,202 | $ | 32,269 | $ | 30,822 | |||||||||
Franchise
and other (1)
|
1,352 | 1,381 | 4,172 | 4,076 | |||||||||||||
Intersegment
revenues
|
70 | 128 | 230 | 407 | |||||||||||||
Combined
|
11,738 | 11,711 | 36,671 | 35,305 | |||||||||||||
Less
intersegment revenues
|
(70 | ) | (128 | ) | (230 | ) | (407 | ) | |||||||||
Consolidated
revenues
|
$ | 11,668 | $ | 11,583 | $ | 36,441 | $ | 34,898 | |||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization:
|
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Food
and equipment distribution
|
$ | - | $ | 18 | $ | 2 | $ | 174 | |||||||||
Franchise
and other (1)
|
87 | 79 | 226 | 255 | |||||||||||||
Combined
|
87 | 97 | 228 | 429 | |||||||||||||
Corporate
administration and other
|
16 | 16 | 47 | 132 | |||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
$ | 103 | $ | 113 | $ | 275 | $ | 561 | |||||||||
Interest
expense:
|
|||||||||||||||||
Food
and equipment distribution
|
$ | - | $ | 1 | $ | - | $ | 266 | |||||||||
Franchise
and other (1)
|
- | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
Combined
|
- | 1 | - | 266 | |||||||||||||
Corporate
administration and other
|
1 | - | 209 | ||||||||||||||
Interest
expense
|
$ | - | $ | 2 | $ | - | $ | 475 | |||||||||
Operating
income (loss):
|
|||||||||||||||||
Food
and equipment distribution (2)
|
$ | 623 | $ | 351 | $ | 1,820 | $ | (365 | ) | ||||||||
Franchise
and other (1), (2)
|
529 | 585 | 1,574 | 987 | |||||||||||||
Intersegment
profit
|
14 | 30 | 52 | 96 | |||||||||||||
Combined
|
1,166 | 966 | 3,446 | 718 | |||||||||||||
Less
intersegment profit
|
(14 | ) | (30 | ) | (52 | ) | (96 | ) | |||||||||
Corporate
administration and other
|
(428 | ) | (413 | ) | (1,341 | ) | (812 | ) | |||||||||
Operating
income (loss)
|
$ | 724 | $ | 523 | $ | 2,053 | $ | (190 | ) | ||||||||
Geographic
information (revenues):
|
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United
States
|
$ | 11,442 | $ | 11,199 | $ | 35,137 | $ | 33,786 | |||||||||
Foreign
countries
|
226 | 384 | 1,304 | 1,112 | |||||||||||||
Consolidated
total
|
$ | 11,668 | $ | 11,583 | $ | 36,441 | $ | 34,898 | |||||||||
(1)
|
Company
stores that were closed are included in discontinued
operations.
|
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(2)
|
Does
not include full allocation of corporate administration.
|
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion should be read
in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements, accompanying notes
and selected financial data appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 24, 2007 and
may contain certain forward-looking statements that are based on current
management expectations. Generally, verbs in the future tense and the
words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intends,” “opinion,”
“potential” and similar expressions identify forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements in this report include,
without limitation, statements relating to our business objectives, our
customers and our franchisees, our liquidity and capital resources, the impact
of our historical and potential business strategies on our business, financial
condition, and operating results and the expected effects of potentially adverse
litigation outcomes. Our actual results could differ materially from
our expectations. Further information concerning our business,
including additional risk factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in this
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, are set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended June 24, 2007. These risks and uncertainties
should be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements and undue reliance
should not be placed on such statements. The forward-looking
statements contained herein speak only as of the date of this Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q and, except as may be required by applicable law, we do not
undertake, and specifically disclaim any obligation to, publicly update or
revise such statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such
statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated
events.
Results
of Operations
Overview
The Company is a franchisor and food
and supply distributor to a system of restaurants operating under the trade name
"Pizza Inn." Our distribution division is Norco Restaurant Services
Company (“Norco”). At March 23, 2008, there were 334 domestic and
international Pizza Inn restaurants, consisting of one Company-owned domestic
restaurant, 259 franchised domestic restaurants, and 74 franchised international
restaurants. The 260 domestic restaurants consisted of: (i) 161
restaurants that offer dine-in, carry-out, and in many cases, delivery services
(“Buffet Units”); (ii) 41 restaurants that offer delivery and carry-out services
only (“Delco Units”); and (iii) 58 restaurants that are typically located within
a convenience store, college campus building, airport terminal, or other
commercial facility and offer quick carry-out service from a limited menu
(“Express Units”). The 260 domestic restaurants were located in 18
states predominately situated in the southern half of the United
States. The 74 international restaurants were located in nine foreign
countries.
Basic and diluted income per common
share increased to $0.09 for the three month period ended March
23, 2008 compared to $0.05 for the comparable period ended March 25, 2007.
Net income for the three month period ended March 23, 2008 increased $441,000 to
$898,000 from $457,000 for the comparable period in the prior fiscal year,
on revenues of $11,668,000 for the three month period ended March 23,
2008 and $11,583,000 for the comparable period in the prior fiscal year.
Basic and diluted income per common share increased to $0.21 for the nine month
period ended March 23, 2008 compared to a $0.04 loss for the comparable period
ended March 25, 2007. Net income for the nine month period ended March 23,
2008 increased $2,548,000 to $2,096,000 from a $452,000 loss for the comparable
period in the prior fiscal year, on revenues of $36,441,000 for the nine month
period ended March 23, 2008 and $34,898,000 for the comparable period in the
prior fiscal year.
The increase in net
income during the three and nine month periods ended March 23, 2008, was
primarily due to increased operating income driven by increased food and supply
sales compared to the comparable period for the prior fiscal year and from lower
legal expenses and other operating expense reductions which were the result of
management’s restructuring efforts, including outsourcing certain administrative
functions which lowered headcount, implemented during the nine month period
ended March 23, 2008. Additionally, the Company received income of
$284,000 from the settlement in October 2007 of a lawsuit with its previous
outside counsel and recognized an income tax benefit of $216,000 as a result of
the release of a $1,148,000 deferred income tax valuation allowance in the
quarter ended March 23, 2008. The
income and savings were partially offset by severance expenses of
$383,000 of which $300,000 was recognized in August, 2007 due to the departure
of the Company’s President and CEO. The remaining severance expense
was recognized in the second fiscal quarter ended December 23, 2007 and third
fiscal quarter ended March 23, 2008.
Management believes that key
performance indicators in evaluating financial results include domestic chain
-wide retail sales and the number and type of operating
restaurants. The following table summarizes these key performance
indicators.
Three
Months Ended
|
||||||||
March
23,
|
March
25,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Domestic
retail sales Buffet Units (in thousands)
|
$ | 28,982 | $ | 28,520 | ||||
Domestic
retail sales Delco Units (in thousands)
|
$ | 2,839 | $ | 3,091 | ||||
Domestic
retail sales Express Units (in thousands)
|
$ | 1,320 | $ | 1,781 | ||||
Average
number of domestic Buffet Units
|
162 | 168 | ||||||
Average
number of domestic Delco Units
|
42 | 46 | ||||||
Average
number of domestic Express Units
|
58 | 67 | ||||||
Nine
Months Ended
|
||||||||
March
23,
|
March
25,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Domestic
retail sales Buffet Units (in thousands)
|
$ | 85,654 | $ | 84,882 | ||||
Domestic
retail sales Delco Units (in thousands)
|
$ | 8,705 | $ | 9,535 | ||||
Domestic
retail sales Express Units (in thousands)
|
$ | 4,443 | $ | 5,472 | ||||
Average
number of domestic Buffet Units
|
162 | 173 | ||||||
Average
number of domestic Delco Units
|
42 | 47 | ||||||
Average
number of domestic Express Units
|
60 | 68 |
Revenues
Our revenues are primarily derived from
sales of food, paper products, and equipment and supplies by Norco to
franchisees, franchise royalties and franchise fees. Our financial
results are dependent in large part upon the pricing and cost of these products
and supplies to franchisees, and the level of chain-wide retail sales, which are
driven by changes in same store sales and restaurant count.
Food and Supply
Sales
Food and
supply sales by Norco include food and paper products, equipment and other
distribution revenues. Food and supply sales for the three month period
ended March 23, 2008 increased 1%, or $114,000, to $10,316,000 from $10,202,000
in the comparable period for the prior fiscal year. During the three month
period ended March 23, 2008, a 41% increase in cheese prices contributed to
increased food and supply sales by $825,000, compared to the comparable period
for the prior fiscal year while international sales and equipment sales
decreased by $615,000. For the three month period ended March 23,
2008, total domestic chain-wide retail sales decreased 1%, or $251,000, over the
comparable period for the prior fiscal year due to a lower store
count. Food and supply sales for the nine month period ended March
23, 2008 increased 5%, or $1,447,000, to $32,269,000 from $30,822,000 in the
comparable period for the prior fiscal year. During the nine month period
ended March 23, 2008, a 48% increase in cheese prices contributed to increased
food and supply sales. Year-to-date total domestic chain-wide retail
sales were down over the prior year by 1% or $1,087,000. Comparable
domestic store sales were 1% greater for the three month period and 2% greater
for the nine month period ended March 23, 2008 compared to the comparable period
in the prior fiscal year.
Franchise
Revenue
Franchise revenue, which includes
income from royalties, license fees and area development and foreign master
license sales, decreased 1%, or $14,000 to $1,181,000 from $1,195,000 for the
three month period ended March 23, 2008 compared to the comparable period for
the prior fiscal year. This decrease is primarily attributable to lower domestic
royalties and franchise fees due to lower retail sales and fewer store openings
compared to the comparable period in the prior fiscal year. For the
nine month period ended March 23, 2008, compared to the comparable period for
the prior year, franchise revenue increased 4%, or $141,000 to $3,643,000 from
$3,502,000. This increase is primarily attributable to a $150,000
master license fee earned in November 2007 for the development of new Pizza Inn
restaurants in Kuwait which was partially offset by lower domestic royalties
compared to comparable period in the prior year. The following chart
summarizes the major components of franchise revenue (in
thousands):
Three
Months Ended
|
||||||||
March
23,
|
March
25,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Domestic
royalties
|
$ | 981 | $ | 987 | ||||
International
royalties
|
145 | 101 | ||||||
Domestic
franchise fees
|
55 | 96 | ||||||
International
franchise fees
|
- | 11 | ||||||
Franchise
revenue
|
$ | 1,181 | $ | 1,195 | ||||
Nine
Months Ended
|
||||||||
March
23,
|
March
25,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Domestic
royalties
|
$ | 2,926 | $ | 2,964 | ||||
International
royalties
|
360 | 309 | ||||||
Domestic
franchise fees
|
191 | 184 | ||||||
International
franchise fees
|
166 | 45 | ||||||
Franchise
revenue
|
$ | 3,643 | $ | 3,502 |
Restaurant
Sales
Restaurant
sales, which consist of revenue generated by the Company-owned restaurant,
decreased 8%, or $15,000 to $171,000 from $186,000 for the three month period
ended March 23, 2008 compared to the comparable period for the prior fiscal
year. For the nine month period ended March 23, 2008, restaurant
sales decreased 8%, or $45,000, to $529,000 from $574,000 compared to the
comparable period for the prior fiscal year. The sales decreases for the three
and nine month periods ended March 23, 2008, were primarily due to a reduction
in marketing expenditures as more effort was put into using the Company-owned
restaurant as a training facility.
Costs
and Expenses
Cost of
Sales
Cost of
sales decreased 1%, or $14,000 for the three month period ended March 23, 2008
compared to the comparable period for the prior fiscal year. This
decrease is primarily the result of decreased payroll which was slightly offset
by higher cheese prices. For the nine month period ended March 23,
2008 compared to the comparable period for the prior fiscal year, cost of sales
increased 2% or $684,000 to $30,156,000 from $29,472,000 primarily due to
increased prices for cheese and other commodities. Cost of sales as a
percentage of revenues decreased 1% for the three months and 2% for the nine
months ended March 23, 2008 compared to the comparable period for the prior
fiscal year as a result of savings relating to outsourcing the distribution
center and the related sale of property and equipment, which reduced
depreciation expense.
Franchise
Expenses
Franchise
expenses include selling, general and administrative expenses directly related
to the sale and continuing service of domestic and international
franchises. These expenses increased 1%, or $4,000 for the three
month period ended March 23, 2008 compared to the comparable period for the
prior fiscal year. For the nine month period ended March 23, 2008
compared to the comparable period for the prior fiscal year, franchise expenses
decreased 4%, or $88,000, to $1,949,000 from $2,037,000. The nine
month decrease was primarily the result of lower administrative expenses of
$136,000 related to the restructuring of franchise operations which resulted in
lower expenses for certain outside services. These savings were partially offset
by higher payroll and travel expenses for business development related to
bringing the sales and development function in house which had been outsourced
during the comparable period in the prior fiscal year. The following
chart summarizes the major components of franchise expenses (in
thousands):
Three
Months Ended
|
||||||||
March
23,
|
March
25,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Payroll
|
$ | 446 | $ | 486 | ||||
Travel
|
72 | 54 | ||||||
Other
|
105 | 79 | ||||||
Franchise
expenses
|
$ | 623 | $ | 619 | ||||
Nine
Months Ended
|
||||||||
March
23,
|
March
25,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Payroll
|
$ | 1,359 | $ | 1,384 | ||||
Travel
|
242 | 192 | ||||||
Other
|
348 | 461 | ||||||
Franchise
expenses
|
$ | 1,949 | $ | 2,037 |
General and Administrative Expenses
General
and administrative expenses decreased 23%, or $196,000, to $661,000 from
$857,000 for the three month period ended March 23, 2008 compared to the
comparable period for the prior fiscal year. For the nine month
period ended March 23, 2008 compared to the comparable period for the prior
fiscal year, general and administrative expenses decreased 43%, or $1,514,000,
to $2,017,000 from $3,531,000. The following chart summarizes the
major components of general and administrative expenses (in
thousands):
Three
Months Ended
|
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March
23,
|
March
25,
|
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2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Payroll
|
$ | 366 | $ | 513 | ||||
Legal
fees
|
69 | 155 | ||||||
Other
professional fees
|
115 | 164 | ||||||
Insurance
and taxes
|
69 | 48 | ||||||
Other
|
30 | (72 | ) | |||||
Stock
compensation expense
|
12 | 49 | ||||||
General
and administrative expenses
|
$ | 661 | $ | 857 | ||||
Nine
Months Ended
|
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March
23,
|
March
25,
|
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2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Payroll
|
$ | 1,183 | $ | 1,534 | ||||
Legal
fees
|
279 | 1,070 | ||||||
Other
professional fees
|
383 | 519 | ||||||
Insurance
and taxes
|
187 | 280 | ||||||
Other
|
(29 | ) | (17 | ) | ||||
Stock
compensation expense
|
14 | 145 | ||||||
General
and administrative expenses
|
$ | 2,017 | $ | 3,531 |
The
decrease in general and administrative expenses during the three month period
ended March 23, 2008 was primarily due to lower payroll, legal fees, other
professional fees and stock compensation expense. These savings were
offset slightly by higher insurance and taxes, as well as allocated expenses and
credit facility fees. The decrease in general and
administrative expenses during the nine month period ended March 23, 2008 was
due primarily due to lower payroll driven by reduced headcount and the
outsourcing of certain general and administrative functions, lower legal
expenses due to the settlement of certain legal actions in the prior year and
lower stock compensation expense.
Provision for Bad
Debts
Provision
for bad debt expense increased to $100,000 for the three month period ended
March 23, 2008 compared to $20,000 for the comparable period for the prior
fiscal year. This increase was due to recording an additional
allowance for a receivable balance that was previously secured by a default
judgment. During the quarter ended March 23, 2008 management
determined this judgment was unrealizable and recorded the additional provision
for bad debt expense to fully reserve the balance.
Interest
Expense
Interest
expense decreased to $0 from $2,000 for the three month period ended March 23,
2008 compared to the comparable period for the prior fiscal year. For
the nine month period ended March 23, 2008 compared to the comparable period for
the prior fiscal year interest expense decreased to $0 from
$475,000. The decreased interest expenses are attributable to the
Company paying off all of its outstanding debt on December 19,
2006. The Company has no outstanding debt as of March 23,
2008. Interest expense could increase in future periods if the
Company chooses to draw on its CIT Credit Facility.
Provision for Income
Tax
Management re-evaluates the deferred
tax asset each quarter and believes that it is more likely than not that the
deferred tax asset of $1,105,000 will be fully realized based on the Company’s
recent history of pre-tax profits and the expectation of future taxable income
as well as the future reversal of temporary differences. The $216,000
net tax benefit recorded during the quarter ended March 23, 2008 was comprised
of (i) the $1,148,000 deferred tax benefit in connection with the release of the
valuation allowance, (ii) a $498,000 current provision for 2008 federal and
state income tax obligations and (iii) a $434,000 reduction of the deferred tax
asset related to the utilization of the Company’s net operating
loss.
In prior
years and until the third quarter of fiscal 2008, we had recorded a valuation
allowance based on our assessment that the realization of a portion of
our deferred tax assets did not meet the “more likely than not” criterion
under SFAS No. 109, Accounting
for Income Taxes.” As of March 23, 2008, we determined that
based upon a number of factors, including our cumulative taxable income in
recent quarters and our expected profitability in future years, substantially
all of our net deferred tax assets are “more likely than not” realizable through
future earnings. Beginning in the quarter ended March 23, 2008, we
recorded an income tax provision on current earnings at an effective tax rate of
approximately 35% prior to the effect of releasing the valuation
allowance.
Discontinued
Operations
Discontinued operations includes losses
from the two Company-owned stores closed in Houston, Texas during the quarter
ended September 23, 2007. Below is a summary of discontinued
operations (in thousands):
Three
Months Ended
|
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March
23,
|
March
25,
|
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2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Sales
|
$ | - | $ | 180 | ||||
Cost
of Sales
|
- | 34 | ||||||
General
and Administrative
|
42 | 212 | ||||||
Total
loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax
benefit
|
$ | (42 | ) | $ | (66 | ) | ||
Nine
Months Ended
|
||||||||
March
23,
|
March
25,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Sales
|
$ | 62 | $ | 537 | ||||
Cost
of Sales
|
24 | 199 | ||||||
General
and Administrative
|
211 | 600 | ||||||
Total
loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax
benefit
|
$ | (173 | ) | $ | (262 | ) |
Restaurant
Openings and Closings
During the three month period ended
March 23, 2008, two new Pizza Inn franchise restaurants opened, including one
domestic Buffet Unit and one domestic Express Unit. Eight domestic
restaurants and one international restaurant were closed by franchisees (five
Buffet Units, two Delco Units, two Express Units), typically because of
unsatisfactory standards of operation or poor performance. During the
nine month period ended March 23, 2008, a total of ten new Pizza Inn franchise
restaurants opened, including seven domestic and three
international. Domestically, 23 restaurants were closed by
franchisees or the Company, typically because of unsatisfactory standards of
operation or poor performance and six international restaurants were closed by
franchisees. We do not believe that these closings had any material
impact on the collectibility of our outstanding receivables and royalties due to
us because (i) these amounts have been reserved for and (ii) these closed
restaurants were generally lower volume restaurants whose financial impact on
our business as a whole was not significant. For those restaurants
that are anticipated to close or are exhibiting signs of financial distress,
credit terms are typically restricted, weekly food orders are required to be
paid for on delivery and/or with certified funds and royalty and advertising
fees are collected as add-ons to the delivered price of weekly food
orders.
The
following charts summarize restaurant activity for the three nine month periods
ended March 23, 2008 and March 25, 2007:
Three
months ended March 23, 2008
|
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Beginning
|
Concept
|
End
of
|
||||||||||||||||||
Domestic
|
of
Period
|
Opened
|
Closed
|
Change
|
Period
|
|||||||||||||||
Buffet
Units
|
165 | 1 | 5 | - | 161 | |||||||||||||||
Delco
Units
|
42 | - | 1 | - | 41 | |||||||||||||||
Express
Units
|
59 | 1 | 2 | - | 58 | |||||||||||||||
International
Units
|
75 | - | 1 | - | 74 | |||||||||||||||
Total
|
341 | 2 | 9 | - | 334 | |||||||||||||||
Three
months ended March 25, 2007
|
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Beginning
|
Concept
|
End
of
|
||||||||||||||||||
Domestic
|
of
Period
|
Opened
|
Closed
|
Change
|
Period
|
|||||||||||||||
Buffet
Units
|
170 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 170 | |||||||||||||||
Delco
Units
|
48 | - | 3 | (1 | ) | 44 | ||||||||||||||
Express
Units
|
69 | 1 | 1 | - | 69 | |||||||||||||||
International
Units
|
77 | 1 | - | - | 78 | |||||||||||||||
Total
|
364 | 4 | 7 | - | 361 | |||||||||||||||
Nine
months ended March 23, 2008
|
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Beginning
|
Concept
|
End
of
|
||||||||||||||||||
Domestic
|
of
Period
|
Opened
|
Closed
|
Change
|
Period
|
|||||||||||||||
Buffet
Units
|
166 | 6 | 11 | - | 161 | |||||||||||||||
Delco
Units
|
42 | - | 1 | - | 41 | |||||||||||||||
Express
Units
|
68 | 1 | 11 | - | 58 | |||||||||||||||
International
Units
|
77 | 3 | 6 | - | 74 | |||||||||||||||
Total
|
353 | 10 | 29 | - | 334 | |||||||||||||||
Nine
months ended March 25, 2007
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning
|
Concept
|
End
of
|
||||||||||||||||||
Domestic
|
of
Period
|
Opened
|
Closed
|
Change
|
Period
|
|||||||||||||||
Buffet
Units
|
182 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 170 | |||||||||||||||
Delco
Units
|
49 | 1 | 6 | - | 44 | |||||||||||||||
Express
Units
|
70 | 4 | 4 | (1 | ) | 69 | ||||||||||||||
International
Units
|
74 | 6 | 2 | - | 78 | |||||||||||||||
Total
|
375 | 14 | 28 | - | 361 |
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our primary sources of liquidity are
cash flows from operating activities, investing activities, and use of our
credit facilities from time to time.
Cash flows from operating activities
generally reflect net income or loss adjusted for depreciation and amortization,
changes in working capital, accrued expenses, gains on asset sales, and
provision for litigation costs. In the nine month period ended March
23, 2008 the Company generated cash flows from operating activities of
$1,057,000 as compared to cash used by operating activities of $2,078,000 in the
comparable period for the prior year. This increase in cash flow from
operating activities was primarily due to increased net income during the nine
month period ended March 23, 2008 and a significant reduction of accrued
expenses during the nine month period ended March 25, 2007 largely attributable
to the payment of $2,800,000 of litigation settlement expenses. This
was partially offset by increases in notes and accounts receivable and prepaid
expenses and decreases in accounts payable and accrued expenses.
Cash
flows from investing activities generally reflect capital expenditures or
proceeds from the purchase and sale of Company assets. The Company
generated cash flows of $12,000 from investing activities for the nine month
period ended March 23, 2008 from the sale of used equipment offset by
expenditures primarily for computer related hardware and
software. This compares to cash provided by investing activities of
$11,079,000 primarily attributable to the sale of the Company’s corporate office
building and distribution facility in the comparable period in the prior fiscal
year.
Cash
flows from financing activities generally reflect changes in the Company's
borrowings during the period, repurchases of outstanding shares of our common
stock and the exercise of stock options. Net cash used for financing
activities was $1,935,000 for the repurchase of common stock in the nine month
period ended March 23, 2008 compared to cash used of $8,070,000 to pay off all
of the Company’s long term debt and to pay deferred financing costs for the CIT
Credit Facility for the comparable period in the prior fiscal year. This
decrease in the use of cash from financing activities was due to the repayment
of all outstanding debt in the prior year.
Management
re-evaluates the deferred tax asset each quarter and believes that it is more
likely than not that the deferred tax asset of $1,105,000 will be fully realized
based on the Company’s recent history of pre-tax profits and the expectation of
future taxable income as well as the future reversal of temporary
differences. The $216,000 net tax benefit recorded during the quarter
ended March 23, 2008 was comprised of (i) the $1,148,000 deferred tax benefit in
connection with the release of the valuation allowance, (ii) a $498,000 current
provision for 2008 federal and state income tax obligations and (iii) a $434,000
reduction of the deferred tax asset related to the utilization of the Company’s
net operating loss.
In prior
years and until the third quarter of fiscal 2008, we had recorded a valuation
allowance based on our assessment that the realization of a portion of our net
deferred tax assets did not meet the “more likely than not” criterion under SFAS
No. 109, Accounting for Income
Taxes.” As of March 23, 2008, we determined that based upon a
number of factors, including our cumulative taxable income in recent quarters
and our expected profitability in future years, substantially all of our net
deferred tax assets are “more likely than not” realizable through future
earnings. Beginning in the quarter ended March 23, 2008, we recorded
an income tax provision on current earnings at an effective tax rate of
approximately 35% prior to the effect of releasing the valuation
allowance.
On January 23, 2007, the Company
and The CIT Group / Commercial Services, Inc. (“CIT”) entered into an agreement
for a revolving credit facility of up to $3.5 million (the “CIT Credit
Facility”). The actual availability on the CIT Credit Facility is
determined by advance rates on eligible inventory and accounts
receivable. Interest on borrowings outstanding on the CIT Credit
Facility is at a rate equal to the prime rate plus an interest rate margin of
0.0% to 0.5% or, at the Company’s option, at the LIBOR rate plus an interest
rate margin of 2.0% to 3.0%. The specific interest rate margin is
based on the Company’s performance under certain financial ratio
tests. An annual commitment fee is payable on any unused portion of
the CIT Credit Facility at a rate of 0.375%. All of the Company’s
(and its subsidiaries’) personal property assets (including, but not limited to,
accounts receivable, inventory, equipment, and intellectual property) have been
pledged to secure payment and performance of the CIT Credit Facility, which is
subject to customary covenants for asset-based loans.
On June
27, 2007, the Company and CIT entered into an agreement to amend the CIT Credit
Facility to (i) allow the Company to repurchase Company stock in an amount up to
$3,000,000, (ii) allow the Company to make permitted cash distributions or cash
dividend payments to the Company’s shareholders in the ordinary course of
business and (iii) increase the aggregate capital expenditure limit from
$750,000 to $3,000,000 per fiscal year. As of March 23, 2008, there
were no borrowings outstanding on the CIT Credit Facility and one letter of
credit for approximately $230,000 was outstanding to reinsurers to secure loss
reserves.
On October 5, 2004, the Company
filed a lawsuit against the law firm Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer, Feld and J.
Kenneth Menges. On October 10, 2007, the parties entered into a
general release and settlement agreement relating to the
lawsuit. Pursuant to the settlement agreement, each of the
Company, Akin Gump and J. Kenneth Menges (i) denied wrongdoing and liability,
(ii) agreed to mutual releases of liability, and (iii) agreed to dismiss all
pending claims with prejudice. Akin Gump and Mr. Menges agreed to pay
the Company $600,000 upon their counsel’s receipt of the executed settlement
agreement. On October 23, 2007, the Company received $284,000 of net
proceeds after all contingent fees and expenses.
Contractual
Obligations and Commitments
On
August 15, 2007, the Company’s then President and CEO, Tim Taft, submitted
to the Company’s Board of Directors, his written notice of resignation as a
director and officer of the Company, effective immediately. In connection with
Mr. Taft’s separation from the Company, the Company agreed to pay severance
of $300,000 (representing one year of salary), payable in twelve equal monthly
installments. This amount was recorded as severance expense in
the quarter ended September 23, 2007.
Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America requires the Company’s
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect our reported amounts of
assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and related disclosure of contingent
liabilities. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience
and various other assumptions that it believes are reasonable under the
circumstances. Estimates and assumptions are reviewed
periodically. Actual results could differ materially from
estimates.
The Company believes the following
critical accounting policies require estimates about the effect of matters that
are inherently uncertain, are susceptible to change, and therefore require
subjective judgments. Changes in the estimates and judgments could
significantly impact the Company’s results of operations and financial condition
in future periods.
Accounts receivable consist primarily
of receivables generated from food and supply sales to franchisees and franchise
royalties. The Company records an allowance for doubtful receivables
to allow for any amounts which may be uncollectible and based upon an analysis
of the Company’s prior collection experience, general customer creditworthiness
and the franchisee’s ability to pay, as reflected by the franchisee’s sales and
operating results and other general and local economic trends. Actual
realization of amounts receivable could differ materially from the Company’s
estimates.
Inventory, which consists primarily of
food, paper products, supplies and equipment primarily warehoused by the
Company’s two third-party distributors, The SYGMA Network and The Institutional
Jobbers Company, are stated at lower of cost or market, with cost determined
according to the weighted average cost method. The valuation of
inventory requires us to estimate the amount of obsolete and excess
inventory. The determination of obsolete and excess inventory
requires us to estimate the future demand for the Company’s products within
specific time horizons, generally six months or less. If the
Company’s demand forecast for specific products is greater than actual demand
and the Company fails to reduce purchasing accordingly, the Company could be
required to write down additional inventory, which would have a negative impact
on the Company’s gross margin.
Re-acquired
development franchise rights are initially recorded at cost. When
circumstances warrant, the Company assesses the recoverability of these assets,
based on estimated undiscounted future cash flows, to determine if impairment in
the value has occurred and an adjustment is necessary. If an
adjustment is required, fair value is determined based on a discounted cash flow
analysis and an impairment loss would be recorded.
The
Company has recorded a valuation allowance to reflect the estimated amount of
deferred tax assets that may not be realized based upon the Company’s analysis
of existing net operating loss carryforward tax credits by jurisdiction and
expectations of the Company’s ability to utilize these tax attributes through a
review of estimated future taxable income and establishment of tax
strategies. These estimates could be materially impacted by changes
in future taxable income and the results of tax strategies.
The
Company assesses its exposures to loss contingencies, including legal matters,
based upon factors such as the current status of the cases and consultations
with external counsel and accrues a reserve if a mitigated loss is judged to be
probable and can be reasonably estimated. If the actual loss from a contingency
differs from management’s estimate, operating results could be
impacted.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
In July
2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Interpretation No.
48, Accounting for Uncertainty
in Income Taxes (FIN 48). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for
income taxes by prescribing the minimum requirements a tax position must meet
before being recognized in the financial statements. In addition, FIN
48 prohibits the use of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No.
5, Accounting for Contingencies, in evaluating
the recognition and measurement of uncertain tax positions. We
adopted FIN 48 at the beginning of our fiscal year on June 25, 2007 and
recognized no adjustment in the liability for unrecognized tax benefits upon
adoption. Although the Company believes it has adequately provided
for all tax positions, taxing authorities could assess amounts greater or less
than the Company’s accrued position. The Company does not anticipate
a significant change to the total amount of unrecognized tax
benefits.
In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements. SFAS
No. 157 establishes a framework for measuring fair value within generally
accepted accounting principles clarifies the definition of fair value within
that framework and expands disclosures about the use of fair value
measurements. SFAS No. 157 does not require any new fair value
measurements in generally accepted accounting principles. However,
the definition of fair value in SFAS No. 157 may affect assumptions used by
companies in determining fair value. The Company will be required to
adopt SFAS No. 157 on June 30, 2008. The Company has not completed
its evaluation of the impact of adoption of SFAS No. 157 on the Company’s
financial statements, but currently believes the impact of the adoption of SFAS
No. 157 will not require material modification of the Company’s fair value
measurements and will primarily require expanded disclosures in the notes to the
Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, Fair Value Option for Financial
Assets and Financial Liabilities. SFAS
No. 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments,
including employee stock option plans and operating leases accounted for in
accordance with SFAS No. 13, Accounting for Leases, at
their fair value. This Statement is effective as of the beginning of
an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after November 15,
2007. The Company has not completed its evaluation of the impact of
adoption of SFAS No. 159 on the Company’s financial statements but currently
believes the impact of the adoption of SFAS No. 159 will not require material
modification of the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (Revised), Business
Combinations. SFAS No. 141(R) improves the relevance,
representational faithfulness, and comparability of the information that a
reporting entity provides in its financial reports about a business combination
and requires an acquirer to recognize the assets acquired, the liabilities
assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree at the acquisition
date, measured at their fair values as of that date. This Statement
applies prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is
on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or
after December 15, 2008. The adoption of this Statement is not
expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or
results of operations.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements. SFAS
No. 160 amends ARB 51 to establish accounting and reporting standards for the
noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a
subsidiary and clarifies that a noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary is an
ownership interest in the consolidated entity that should be reported as equity
in the consolidated financial statements. This statement is effective
for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2008. The
adoption of this Statement is not expected to have a material impact on the
Company’s financial position or results of operations.
In March
2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities, an Amendment of
FASB Statement No. 133. SFAS No. 161 amends SFAS No. 133 and requires
entities to enhance their disclosures about (a) how and why an entity uses
derivative instruments, (b) how derivative instruments and related hedged items
are accounted for under Statement 133 and its related interpretations, and (c)
how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial
position, financial performance, and cash flows. SFAS No. 161 is
effective for fiscal years beginning on or after November 15,
2008. The adoption of this Statement is not expected to have a
material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of
operations.
The
Company may have market risk exposure arising from changes in interest
rates. The Company’s earnings may be affected by changes in
short-term interest rates as a result of borrowings under a credit facility,
which typically bear interest based on floating rates. There is no
current known impact since there is no outstanding indebtedness at March 23,
2008.
The
Company is exposed to market risks from changes in commodity
prices. During the normal course of business, the Company purchases
cheese and certain other food products that are affected by changes in commodity
prices and, as a result, the Company is subject to volatility in its food sales
and cost of sales as the pricing schedule is based on the CME block price per
pound of cheese. For example, based on an average block price (per
the CME) per pound of cheese of $1.9538 for the nine month period ended March
23, 2008, the estimated decrease in annual sales from a hypothetical $0.20
decrease in the average cheese block price per pound would be approximately
$773,000. The block price per pound of cheese was $1.765 on March 23,
2008 and $1.992 on June 24, 2007. Although management actively
monitors this exposure, the Company has not entered into any hedging
arrangements with respect to cheese or any other commodity prices.
The
Company does not believe inflation has materially affected earnings during the
past three years however, substantial increases in costs, particularly
commodities, labor, benefits, insurance, utilities and fuel, could have a
significant impact on the Company.
The
Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that
information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files
or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed,
summarized, and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities
and Exchange Commission's rules and forms. The Company’s disclosure controls and
procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to
ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports
that it files and submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated
to the Company’s management, including its principal executive and principal
financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to
allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
The
Company’s management, including the Company’s principal executive officer and
principal financial officer, or persons performing similar functions, have
evaluated the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the
period covered by this report. Based on such evaluation, the
Company’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons
performing similar functions, have concluded that the Company’s disclosure
controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by
this report.
There was
no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the
Company’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is
reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over
financial reporting.
PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
On
October 5, 2004, the Company filed a lawsuit against the law firm Akin, Gump,
Strauss, Hauer & Feld, and J. Kenneth Menges, one of the firm’s partners.
Akin Gump served as the Company’s principal outside lawyers from 1997 through
May 2004, when the Company terminated the relationship. The petition alleged
that during the course of representation of the Company, the firm and Mr.
Menges, as the partner in charge of the firm’s services for the Company,
breached certain fiduciary responsibilities to the Company by giving advice and
taking action to further the personal interests of certain of the Company’s
executive officers to the detriment of the Company and its shareholders.
Specifically, the petition alleged that the firm and Mr. Menges assisted in the
creation and implementation of so-called “golden parachute” agreements which,
provided for potential severance payments to those executives in amounts greatly
disproportionate to the Company’s ability to pay, and that, if paid, could
expose the Company to significant financial liability which could have a
material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position.
On
October 10, 2007, the parties entered into a general release and settlement
agreement relating to the lawsuit filed by the Company. Pursuant to
the settlement agreement, each of the Company, Akin Gump and J. Kenneth Menges
(i) denied wrongdoing and liability, (ii) agreed to mutual releases of
liability, and (iii) agreed to dismiss all pending claims with
prejudice. Akin Gump and Mr. Menges agreed to pay the Company
$600,000 upon their counsel’s receipt of the executed settlement
agreement. On October 23, 2007, the Company received $284,000 of net
proceeds after deduction of all contingent fees and expenses. This
amount was reported as income in the second quarter ended December 23,
2007.
On August
31, 2006, the Company was served with notice of a lawsuit filed against it in
federal count by a former franchisee and its guarantors who operated one
restaurant in the Harlingen, Texas market in 2003. The former franchisee
and guarantor alleged generally that the Company intentionally and negligently
misrepresented costs associated with development and operation of the Company’s
franchise, and that as a result they sustained business losses that ultimately
led to the closing of the restaurant. They seek damages of approximately
$768,000, representing amounts the former franchisees claim to have lost in
connection with their development and operation of the restaurant. In
addition, they seek unspecified punitive damages, and recovery of attorneys’
fees and court costs. Pursuant to an Agreed Stipulation of Dismissal and
Order where the plaintiff has dismissed the claim, in federal court, with
prejudice and has re-filed the case in the state district courts of Dallas
County, Texas. Pizza Inn has filed a counter-claim with the March 11,
2008 answer. The Company is waiting on a trial date to be set.
Although the outcome of the legal proceeding cannot be projected with certainty,
the Company believes that the plaintiff’s allegations are without merit.
The Company intends to vigorously defend against such allegations and to pursue
all relief to which it may be entitled, including pursuing its counterclaim for
recovery of past due amounts, future lost royalties and attorneys’ fees and
costs. An adverse outcome to the proceeding could materially affect the
Company’s financial position and results of operation. The Company had not
made any accrual for any such amounts as of March 23, 2008.
Except as
reported herein, there have been no material developments in the three month
period ended March 23, 2008 in any material pending legal proceedings to which
the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or of which any of their
property is subject. During the nine months ended March 23, 2008 the
Company received $284,000 of net proceeds after deduction of all contingent fees
and expenses in connection with the settlement of litigation.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
There have been no material changes
from the risk factors previously disclosed in the Company’s most recent Form
10-K in response to Item 1A to Part I of Form 10-K.
The
Company is also subject to other various claims and contingencies related to
employment agreements, lawsuits, taxes, food product purchase contracts and
other matters arising out of the normal course of business. With the
possible exception of the matters set forth above, management believes that any
such claims and actions currently pending are either covered by insurance or
would not have a material adverse effect on the Company's results of operations,
cash flows, or financial condition if decided in a manner that is unfavorable to
us.
On May 23, 2007, our Board of Directors
approved a stock purchase plan (the “2007 Stock Purchase Plan”) authorizing the
purchase, on our behalf, of up to 1,016,000 shares of our common stock in the
open market or in privately negotiated transactions. As of March 23,
2008, 672,667 shares had been repurchased under the plan at an average price of
$2.85 per share. The 2007 Stock Purchase Plan does not have any
expiration date. The following table furnishes information concerning
purchases made for the three month period ended March 23, 2008:
ISSUER
PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Total
Number
|
Maximum
|
|||||||||||||||
Of
Shares
|
Number
Of
|
|||||||||||||||
Purchased
As Part
|
Shares
That May
|
|||||||||||||||
Average
|
Of
Publicly
|
Yet
Be Purchased
|
||||||||||||||
Total
Number Of
|
Price
Paid
|
Announced
Plans
|
Under
The Plans
|
|||||||||||||
Period
|
Shares
Purchased
|
Per
Share
|
Or
Programs
|
Or
Programs
|
||||||||||||
702,893 | ||||||||||||||||
Month
#1
|
||||||||||||||||
(December
24, 2007 –
|
||||||||||||||||
January
28, 2008)
|
291,344 | $ | 2.94 | 291,344 | 411,549 | |||||||||||
Month
#2
|
||||||||||||||||
(January
29, 2008 –
|
||||||||||||||||
February
24, 2008)
|
- | $ | - | - | 411,549 | |||||||||||
Month
#3
|
||||||||||||||||
(February
25, 2008 –
|
||||||||||||||||
March
23, 2008)
|
68,216 | $ | 2.79 | 68,216 | 343,333 | |||||||||||
Total
|
359,560 | $ | 2.92 | 359,560 | 343,333 |
Our
ability to purchase shares of our common stock is subject to various laws,
regulations and policies as well as the rules and regulations of the Securities
and Exchange Commission. We intend to make further purchases under
the 2007 Stock Purchase Plan. We may also purchase shares of our
common stock other than pursuant to any publicly announced plan or
program.
Not applicable.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information
Not applicable.
3.1
|
Restated
Articles of Incorporation (filed as Item 3.2 to Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended June 25, 2006 filed on November 30, 2006 and
incorporated herein by reference)
|
||
3.2
|
Amended
and Restated Bylaws (filed as Item 3.1 to Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended June 25, 2006 and incorporated herein by
reference)
|
||
|
31.1
|
Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive
Officer.
|
31.2
|
Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial
Officer.
|
32.1
|
Section
1350 Certification of Principal Executive
Officer.
|
32.2
|
Section
1350 Certification of Principal Financial
Officer.
|
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly
authorized.
PIZZA INN, INC.
(Registrant)
By: /s/ Charles
R. Morrison
Charles R. Morrison
President and Chief
Executive Officer
(Principal Executive
Officer)
By: /s/ J. Kevin
Bland
J. Kevin Bland
Vice President and
Controller
(Principal Financial
Officer)
Dated: May
7, 2008
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