VILLAGE SUPER MARKET INC - Quarter Report: 2007 April (Form 10-Q)
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D. C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark
One)
[x]
|
QUARTERLY
REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF
1934.
|
For
the quarterly period ended: April 28, 2007
OR
[
]
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934.
|
Commission
File No. 0-33360
VILLAGE
SUPER MARKET, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
NEW
JERSEY
|
22-1576170
|
(State
of other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
|
(I.
R. S. Employer Identification No.)
|
733
MOUNTAIN AVENUE, SPRINGFIELD, NEW JERSEY
|
07081
|
(Address
of principal executive offices)
|
(Zip
Code)
|
(973)
467-2200
(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 X
No
__
Indicate
by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated
filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12-b2 of the Exchange Act. (Check
one):
Large
accelerated filer ____ Accelerated filer
_____ Non-accelerated filer
_X_
Indicate
by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes __ No X
Indicate
the number of shares outstanding of the issuer's classes of
common stock as of the latest practicable date:
June 5, 2007
|
|
Class A Common Stock, No Par Value |
3,313,886
Shares
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Class
B Common Stock, No Par Value
|
3,188,152
Shares
|
VILLAGE
SUPER MARKET, INC.
INDEX
PART
I
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PAGE
NO.
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|
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
|
||
Item
1.
|
Financial
Statements (Unaudited)
|
|
Consolidated
Condensed Balance Sheets
|
3
|
|
Consolidated
Condensed Statements of Operations
|
4
|
|
Consolidated
Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
|
5
|
|
Notes
to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements
|
6-10
|
|
Item
2.
|
Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
|
10-15
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Item
3.
|
Quantitative
& Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
|
16
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Item
4.
|
Controls
and Procedures
|
16-17
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PART
II
|
||
OTHER
INFORMATION
|
||
Item
6.
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Exhibits
|
17
|
Signatures
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17
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2
PART
I
- FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item
1. Financial Statements
VILLAGE
SUPER MARKET, INC.
CONSOLIDATED
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
(in
Thousands)(Unaudited)
April
28,
|
July
29,
|
||||||
2007
|
2006
|
||||||
ASSETS
|
|||||||
Current
assets
|
|||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$
|
51,424
|
$
|
74,711
|
|||
Merchandise
inventories
|
30,573
|
29,523
|
|||||
Patronage
dividend receivable
|
4,319
|
5,740
|
|||||
Other
current assets
|
8,461
|
9,809
|
|||||
Total
current assets
|
94,777
|
119,783
|
|||||
Notes
receivable from Wakefern
|
28,739
|
---
|
|||||
Property,
equipment and fixtures, net
|
123,082
|
122,539
|
|||||
Investment
in Wakefern, at cost
|
16,391
|
15,670
|
|||||
Goodwill
|
10,605
|
10,605
|
|||||
Other
assets
|
2,922
|
2,878
|
|||||
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
$
|
276,516
|
$
|
271,475
|
|||
LIABILITIES
AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
|||||||
Current
liabilities
|
|||||||
Current
portion of long-term debt
|
$
|
5,617
|
$
|
5,845
|
|||
Current
portion of notes payable to Wakefern
|
256
|
580
|
|||||
Accounts
payable to Wakefern
|
40,085
|
43,791
|
|||||
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
26,820
|
25,471
|
|||||
Total
current liabilities
|
72,778
|
75,687
|
|||||
Long-term
debt
|
21,675
|
26,892
|
|||||
Notes
payable to Wakefern
|
246
|
218
|
|||||
Other
liabilities
|
18,216
|
18,173
|
|||||
Shareholders'
equity
|
|||||||
Class
A common stock - no par value, issued 3,636 shares
|
22,227
|
20,909
|
|||||
Class
B common stock - no par value, 3,188 shares issued and
outstanding
|
1,035
|
1,035
|
|||||
Retained
earnings
|
145,399
|
133,818
|
|||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
|
(2,801
|
)
|
(2,801
|
)
|
|||
Less
cost of Class A treasury shares (322 at April 28, 2007 and 350
at July 29,
2006)
|
(2,259
|
)
|
(2,456 | ) | |||
Total
shareholders’ equity
|
163,601
|
150,505
|
|||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
$
|
276,516
|
$
|
271,475
|
See
accompanying Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements
3
VILLAGE
SUPER MARKET, INC.
CONSOLIDATED
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in
Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)(Unaudited)
13
Wks. Ended
|
13
Wks. Ended
|
39
Wks. Ended
|
39
Wks. Ended
|
||||||||||
Apr.
28, 2007
|
Apr.
29, 2006
|
Apr.
28, 2007
|
Apr.
29, 2006
|
||||||||||
Sales
|
$
|
255,314
|
$
|
244,873
|
$
|
777,179
|
$
|
754,356
|
|||||
Cost
of sales
|
185,635
|
178,090
|
568,550
|
555,232
|
|||||||||
Gross
profit
|
69,679
|
66,783
|
208,629
|
199,124
|
|||||||||
Operating
and administrative expense
|
58,487
|
56,716
|
175,603
|
169,897
|
|||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization expense
|
3,137
|
2,957
|
9,211
|
8,622
|
|||||||||
Operating
income
|
8,055
|
7,110
|
23,815
|
20,605
|
|||||||||
Interest
expense
|
655
|
776
|
2,036
|
2,370
|
|||||||||
Interest
income
|
(1,013
|
)
|
(612
|
)
|
(2,612
|
)
|
(1,428
|
)
|
|||||
Income
before income taxes
|
8,413
|
6,946
|
24,391
|
19,663
|
|||||||||
Income
taxes
|
3,525
|
2,897
|
10,220
|
8,200
|
|||||||||
Net
income
|
$
|
4,888
|
$
|
4,049
|
$
|
14,171
|
$
|
11,463
|
|||||
Net
income per share:
|
|||||||||||||
|
Revised
|
Revised
|
|||||||||||
Class
A common stock:
|
|||||||||||||
Basic
|
$
|
.93
|
$
|
.77
|
$
|
2.70
|
$
|
2.18
|
|||||
Diluted
|
$
|
.75
|
$
|
.63
|
$
|
2.17
|
$
|
1.77
|
|||||
Class
B common stock:
|
|||||||||||||
Basic
|
$
|
.60
|
$
|
.50
|
$
|
1.75
|
$
|
1.42
|
|||||
Diluted
|
$
|
.59
|
$
|
.49
|
$
|
1.71
|
$
|
1.40
|
See
accompanying Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.
4
VILLAGE
SUPER MARKET, INC.
CONSOLIDATED
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in
Thousands) (Unaudited)
39
Weeks Ended
|
39
Weeks Ended
|
||||||
April
28, 2007
|
April
29, 2006
|
||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
|
|||||||
Net
income
|
$
|
14,171
|
$
|
11,463
|
|||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating
activities:
|
|||||||
Gain
on sale of assets
|
---
|
(
459
|
)
|
||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
9,211
|
8,622
|
|||||
Deferred
taxes
|
(
675
|
)
|
900
|
||||
Provision
to value inventories at LIFO
|
700
|
600
|
|||||
Non-cash
share-based compensation
|
833
|
814
|
|||||
Changes
in assets and liabilities:
|
|||||||
Merchandise
inventories
|
(
1,750
|
)
|
(
256
|
)
|
|||
Patronage
dividend receivable
|
1,421
|
1,502
|
|||||
Accounts
payable to Wakefern
|
(
3,706
|
)
|
(
4,342
|
)
|
|||
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
1,349
|
1,922
|
|||||
Other
assets and liabilities
|
2,022
|
1,009
|
|||||
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
23,576
|
21,775
|
|||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
|
|||||||
Investment
in notes receivable from Wakefern
|
(
28,739
|
)
|
---
|
||||
Capital
expenditures
|
(9,754
|
)
|
(10,380
|
)
|
|||
Proceeds
from sale of assets
|
---
|
480
|
|||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
(
38,493
|
)
|
(
9,900
|
)
|
|||
CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
|||||||
Proceeds
from exercise of stock options
|
216
|
----
|
|||||
Tax
benefit related to share-based compensation
|
452
|
----
|
|||||
Principal
payments of long-term debt and notes payable
|
(
6,462
|
)
|
(
6,309
|
)
|
|||
Dividends
|
(
2,576
|
)
|
(
2,342
|
)
|
|||
Net
cash used in financing activities
|
(8,370
|
)
|
(
8,651
|
)
|
|||
NET
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
(
23,287
|
)
|
3,224
|
||||
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD
|
74,711
|
62,842
|
|||||
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD
|
$
|
51,424
|
$
|
66,066
|
|||
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURE OF CASH PAYMENTS FOR:
|
|||||||
Interest
|
$
|
2,445
|
$
|
2,837
|
|||
Income
taxes
|
$
|
10,452
|
$
|
7,226
|
|||
NON-CASH
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE:
|
|||||||
Investment
in Wakefern
|
$
|
721
|
$
|
---
|
See
accompanying Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.
5
VILLAGE
SUPER MARKET, INC.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in
Thousands) (Unaudited)
1.
In
the
opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated condensed
financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of normal and recurring
accruals) necessary to present fairly the consolidated financial position
as of
April 28, 2007 and the consolidated results of operations for the thirteen
and
thirty-nine week periods ended April 28, 2007 and April 29, 2006 and cash
flows
for the thirty-nine weeks ended April 28, 2007 and April 29, 2006.
The
significant accounting policies followed by Village Super Market, Inc. (the
“Company”) are set forth in Note 1 to the Company's consolidated financial
statements in the July 29, 2006 Village Super Market, Inc. Annual Report
on Form
10-K, which should be read in conjunction with these financial
statements.
2. The
results of operations for the periods ended April 28, 2007 are not necessarily
indicative of the expected results for the full year.
3. At
both
April 28, 2007 and July 29, 2006, approximately 70% of merchandise inventories
are valued by the LIFO method while the balance is valued by FIFO. If the
FIFO
method had been used for the entire inventory, inventories would have been
$12,495 and $11,795 higher than reported at April 28, 2007 and July 29, 2006,
respectively.
4. On
March
21, 2007 the Company’s Board of Directors declared a two-for-one stock split of
the Class A and Class B common stock. Shares were distributed on April 26,
2007.
All share and per share amounts have been adjusted for all periods to reflect
the stock split.
The
Company has two classes of common stock. Class A common stock is entitled
to one
vote per share and to cash dividends as declared 54% greater than those paid
on
Class B common stock. Class B common stock is entitled to 10 votes per share.
Class A and Class B common stock share equally on a per share basis in any
distributions in liquidation. Shares of Class B common stock are convertible
on
a share for share basis for Class A common stock at any time. Class B common
stock
is
not transferable except to another holder of Class B common stock or by will
or
under the laws of intestacy or pursuant to a resolution of the Board of
Directors
of the Company approving the transfer. As a result of this voting structure,
the
holders of the Class B common stock control greater than 50% of the total
voting
power of the stockholders of the Company and control the election of the
Board
of Directors.
6
During
2007, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the SEC reviewed
the
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 29, 2006.
The Company considered this review and determined that the two-class method
of
computing and presenting net income per share was appropriate in accordance
with
FASB Statement No. 128, “Earnings Per Share,” and EITF Issue No. 03-6,
“Participating Securities and the Two-Class Method under FASB Statement No.
128”. Net income per share for prior periods has been revised to reflect this
change. The two-class method is an earnings allocation formula that calculates
basic and diluted net income per share for each class of common stock separately
based on dividends declared and participation rights in undistributed earnings.
Under the two-class method, our Class A common stock is assumed to receive
a 54%
greater participation in undistributed earnings than our Class B common stock,
in accordance with the classes respective dividend rights.
Diluted
net income per share for Class A common stock is calculated utilizing the
if-converted method, which assumes the conversion of all shares of Class
B
common stock to shares of Class A common stock on a share-for-share basis,
as
this method is more dilutive than the two-class method. Diluted net income
per
share for Class B common stock does not assume conversion of Class B common
stock to shares of Class A common stock.
7
The
tables below reconcile the numerators and denominators of basic and diluted
net
income per share for all periods presented.
13
Weeks Ended
|
39
Weeks Ended
|
||||||||||||
April
28,
2007
|
|||||||||||||
Class
A
|
Class
B
|
Class
A
|
Class
B
|
||||||||||
Numerator:
|
|||||||||||||
Net
income allocated, basic
|
$
|
2,966
|
$
|
1,922
|
$
|
8,591
|
$
|
5,580
|
|||||
Conversion
of Class B to Class A shares
|
1,922
|
----
|
5,580
|
----
|
|||||||||
Effect
of share-based compensation on allocated net income
|
----
|
(47
|
)
|
$
|
----
|
$
|
(122
|
)
|
|||||
Net
income allocated, diluted
|
$
|
4,888
|
$
|
1,875
|
$
|
14,171
|
$
|
5,458
|
|||||
Denominator:
|
|||||||||||||
Weighted
average shares outstanding, basic
|
3,194
|
3,188
|
3,187
|
3,188
|
|||||||||
Conversion
of Class B to Class A shares
|
3,188
|
----
|
3,188
|
----
|
|||||||||
Dilutive
effect of share-based compensation
|
165
|
----
|
144
|
----
|
|||||||||
Weighted
average shares outstanding, diluted
|
6,547
|
3,188
|
6,519
|
3,188
|
13
Weeks Ended
|
39
Weeks Ended
|
||||||||||||
April
29, 2006 (Revised)
|
|||||||||||||
Class
A
|
Class
B
|
Class
A
|
Class
B
|
||||||||||
Numerator:
|
|||||||||||||
Net
income allocated, basic
|
$
|
2,452
|
$
|
1,597
|
$
|
6,942
|
$
|
4,521
|
|||||
Conversion
of Class B to Class A shares
|
1,597
|
----
|
4,521
|
----
|
|||||||||
Effect
of share-based compensation on allocated net income
|
----
|
(25
|
)
|
----
|
(
72
|
)
|
|||||||
Net
income allocated, diluted
|
$
|
4,049
|
$
|
1,572
|
$
|
11,463
|
$
|
4,449
|
|||||
Denominator:
|
|||||||||||||
Weighted
average shares outstanding, basic
|
3,181
|
3,188
|
3,181
|
3,188
|
|||||||||
Conversion
of Class B to Class A shares
|
3,188
|
----
|
3,188
|
----
|
|||||||||
Dilutive
effect of share-based compensation
|
98
|
----
|
97
|
----
|
|||||||||
Weighted
average shares outstanding, diluted
|
6,467
|
3,188
|
6,466
|
3,188
|
Net
income per share for the prior year periods on a revised basis is as
follows:
13
Weeks Ended
|
39
Weeks Ended
|
||||||||||||
April
29, 2006
|
|||||||||||||
Class
A
|
Class
B
|
Class
A
|
Class
B
|
||||||||||
Net
income per share - as revised:
|
|||||||||||||
Basic
|
$
|
.77
|
$
|
.50
|
$
|
2.18
|
$
|
1.42
|
|||||
Diluted
|
$
|
.63
|
$
|
.49
|
$
|
1.77
|
$
|
1.40
|
8
In
previous periods, the Company utilized the if-converted method of calculating
both basic and diluted net income per share, as that method resulted in greater
dilution than the two-class method. Net income per share for the prior year
periods as previously reported was as follows:
13
Weeks Ended
|
39
Weeks Ended
|
||||||
April
29, 2006
|
|||||||
Net
income per share - as previously reported:
|
|||||||
Basic
|
$
|
.64
|
$
|
1.80
|
|||
Diluted
|
$
|
.63
|
$
|
1.77
|
Options
to purchase 6 and 10 Class A shares were excluded from the calculation of
diluted net income per share at April 28, 2007 and April 29, 2006, respectively,
as a result of their anti-dilutive effect.
5. Comprehensive
income was $4,888 and $14,171 for the quarter and nine-month periods ended
April
28, 2007, and $4,049 and $11,463 for the quarter and nine-month periods ended
April 29, 2006.
6. The
Company sponsors four defined benefit pension plans. Net periodic pension
costs
for the four plans include the following components:
13
Weeks
|
13
Weeks
|
39
Weeks
|
39
Weeks
|
||||||||||
Ended
4/28/07
|
Ended
4/29/06
|
Ended
4/28/07
|
Ended
4/29/06
|
||||||||||
Service
cost
|
$
|
480
|
$
|
524
|
$
|
1,440
|
$
|
1,572
|
|||||
Interest
cost on projected benefit obligations
|
408
|
363
|
1,224
|
1,089
|
|||||||||
Expected
return on plan
assets
|
(310
|
)
|
(263
|
)
|
(930
|
)
|
(789
|
)
|
|||||
Amortization
of gains and losses
|
181
|
265
|
543
|
795
|
|||||||||
Amortization
of prior service costs
|
4
|
4
|
12
|
12
|
|||||||||
Net
periodic pension cost
|
$
|
763
|
$
|
893
|
$
|
2,289
|
$
|
2,679
|
As
of
April 28, 2007, the Company has contributed $674 to its pension plans in
fiscal
2007. The Company expects to contribute an additional $1,326 in the fourth
quarter of fiscal 2007 to fund its pension plans.
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7. On
September 19, 2006 the Company invested $27,698 in notes receivable from
Wakefern. As of April 28, 2007 the balance of this investment, including
reinvested interest, was $28,739. These funds were previously invested in
demand
deposits at Wakefern. The initial fifteen-month term of these notes is
automatically extended for additional, recurring 90-day periods unless, not
later than one year prior to the due date, the Company notifies Wakefern
requesting payment on the due date. As of April 28, 2007, the Company had
not
provided this notification. Therefore, these notes now mature on June 17,
2008.
Approximately half of these notes earn interest at the prime rate less 1.25%
and
approximately half of the notes earn a fixed rate of 7%. In September 2006,
the
Company increased its investment in Wakefern common stock by $721.
ITEM
2.
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(Dollars
in Thousands)
OVERVIEW
The
Company operates a chain of 23 Shop Rite supermarkets in New Jersey and eastern
Pennsylvania. The Company is the second largest member of Wakefern Food
Corporation (“Wakefern”), the nation’s largest retailer-owned food cooperative.
As further described in the Company’s Form 10-K, this ownership interest in
Wakefern provides the Company many of the economies of scale in purchasing,
distribution, advanced retail technology and advertising associated with
larger
chains.
The
Company’s stores, five of which are owned, average 55,000 total square feet.
Larger store sizes enable the Company to offer the specialty departments
that
customers desire for one-stop shopping, including pharmacies, natural and
organic departments, ethnic and international foods, and home meal replacement.
We
consider a variety of indicators to evaluate our performance, such as same
store
sales; sales per store; percentage of total sales by department (mix); shrink;
departmental gross profit percentage; sales per labor hour; and hourly labor
rates. In recent years, the Company, as well as many of our competitors,
has
faced increases in employee health and pension costs, and in rates charged
by
utilities for electric and gas. These trends continue in fiscal 2007.
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RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
The
following table sets forth the major components of the Consolidated Condensed
Statements of Operations as a percentage of sales:
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Weeks Ended
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39
Weeks Ended
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4/28/07
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4/29/06
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4/28/07
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4/29/06
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Sales
|
100.00%
|
100.00%
|
100.00%
|
100.00%
|
|||
Cost
of sales
|
72.71
|
72.73
|
73.16
|
73.60
|
|||
Gross
profit
|
27.29
|
27.27
|
26.84
|
26.40
|
|||
Operating
and administrative expense
|
22.91
|
23.16
|
22.59
|
22.52
|
|||
Depreciation
and amortization expense
|
1.23
|
1.21
|
1.19
|
1.15
|
|||
Operating
income
|
3.15
|
2.90
|
3.06
|
2.73
|
|||
Interest
expense
|
0.26
|
0.32
|
0.26
|
0.31
|
|||
Interest
income
|
(0.40)
|
(0.25)
|
(0.34)
|
(0.19)
|
|||
Income
before taxes
|
3.29
|
2.83
|
3.14
|
2.61
|
|||
Income
taxes
|
1.38
|
1.18
|
1.32
|
1.09
|
|||
Net
income
|
1.91%
|
1.65%
|
1.82%
|
1.52%
|
Sales.
Sales
were $255,314 in the third quarter of fiscal 2007, an increase of 4.3% from
the
third quarter of the prior year. Same store sales also increased 4.3%. Improved
sales in the recently remodeled Springfield and Bernardsville stores and
the
replacement store in Somers Point contributed to the sales increase. In
addition, the third quarter of fiscal 2007 same store sales increase benefited
from comparison to a year ago period that was soft due to the nature and
timing
of the customer loyalty program offered in the prior year. These improvements
were partially offset by reduced sales in two stores due to two competitive
store openings. An additional competitive store opening occurred in early
May
and is expected to impact the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007. New stores and
replacement stores are included in same store sales in the quarter after
the
store has been in operation for four full quarters. Store renovations are
included in same store sales immediately.
Sales
were $777,179 in the nine-month period of fiscal 2007, an increase of 3.0%
from
the prior year. Same store sales also increased 3.0%. Improved sales in the
recently remodeled Springfield and Bernardsville stores and the replacement
store in Somers Point contributed to the sales increase for the nine-month
period. These improvements were partially offset by reduced sales in two
stores
due to competitive store openings.
Gross
Profit.
Gross
profit as a percentage of sales increased .02% in the third quarter of fiscal
2007 compared to the third quarter of the prior year primarily due to higher
gross margins in the meat, grocery and produce departments (.18%) and improved
product
mix (.05%). These improvements were offset by increased promotional spending
(.21%) and increased LIFO charges in the current year (.08%).
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Gross
profit
as a percentage of sales increased .44% in the nine-month period of fiscal
2007
compared to the corresponding period of the prior year primarily due to higher
gross margins in the grocery and meat departments (.28%), patronage dividends
received from Wakefern in excess of amounts accrued (.08%) and improved product
mix (.06%).
Operating
and Administrative Expense.
Operating and administrative expense decreased .25% as a percentage of sales
in
the third quarter of fiscal 2007 compared to the third quarter of the prior
year
primarily due to lower payroll (.11%) and fringe benefit (.11%) costs, and
amounts received from the national debit/credit card fee litigation (.08%).
These decreases were partially offset by increased utility costs (.09%).
Operating
and
administrative expense increased .07% as a percentage of sales in the nine-month
period of fiscal 2007 compared to the corresponding period of the prior year
primarily due to increased repair and maintenance (.08%) and utility (.06%)
costs, and the prior year including a reversal of an accrual for future lease
obligations of a closed drug store (.06%). These increases were partially
offset
by lower payroll costs (.05%) and amounts received from the national
debit/credit card fee settlement (.03%).
Depreciation
and
Amortization.
Depreciation and amortization expense increased in the third quarter and
nine-month periods of fiscal 2007 compared to the corresponding periods of
the
prior year due to depreciation on fixed asset additions.
Interest
Expense.
Interest expense decreased in the third quarter and nine-month periods of
fiscal
2007 compared to the corresponding periods of the prior year primarily due
to
reductions in debt outstanding.
Interest
Income.
Interest income increased in the third quarter and nine-month periods of
fiscal
2007 compared to the corresponding periods of the prior year primarily due
to
higher rates received on excess cash invested at Wakefern and higher amounts
invested.
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Income
Taxes.
The
effective income tax rate was 41.9% in both the third quarter and nine-month
periods of fiscal 2007 compared to 41.7% in the corresponding periods of
the
prior year.
CRITICAL
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Critical
accounting policies are those accounting policies that management believes
are
important to the portrayal of the Company’s financial condition and results of
operations. These policies require management’s most difficult, subjective or
complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about
the
effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. The Company’s critical
accounting policies relating to the impairment of long-lived assets and
goodwill, accounting for patronage dividends earned as a stockholder of
Wakefern, and accounting for pension plans are described in the Company’s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July 29, 2006. As of April 28, 2007,
there have been no changes to any of the critical accounting policies contained
therein.
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions
that
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements
and
the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.
Actual results could differ from those estimates.
LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Net
cash
provided by operating activities was $23,576 in the nine-month period ended
April 28, 2007 compared with $21,775 in the corresponding period of the prior
year. This increase is primarily attributable to higher net income in the
current fiscal year.
During
the
first nine months of fiscal 2007, the Company used cash on hand and operating
cash flow of $23,576 to fund capital expenditures of $9,754, debt payments
of
$6,462 and dividends of $2,576. Debt payments made include the fourth
installment of $4,286 on the Company’s unsecured Senior Notes. During fiscal
2007, the Company invested $27,698 in notes receivable from Wakefern. As
of
April 28, 2007 the balance of this investment, including reinvested interest,
was $28,739. These funds were previously invested
in demand deposits at Wakefern. The initial 15-month term of these notes
began
September 19, 2006 and is automatically extended for additional, recurring
90-day periods unless, not later than one year prior to the due date, the
Company notifies Wakefern requesting payment on the due date. As of April
28,
2007, the Company had not provided
this notification. Therefore, these notes now mature on June 17, 2008.
Approximately half of these notes earn interest at the prime rate less 1.25%
and
approximately half of the notes earn a fixed rate of 7%.
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Working
capital was $21,999 at April 28, 2007 compared to $44,096 at July 29, 2006.
The
working capital ratio was 1.30 to 1 at April 28, 2007 compared to 1.58 to
1 at
July 29, 2006. Working capital declined due to the investment in notes
receivable from Wakefern. The Company’s working capital needs are reduced, since
inventory is generally sold by the time payments to Wakefern and other suppliers
are due.
The
Company
has budgeted $19,000 for capital expenditures in fiscal 2007. The Rio Grande
remodel was completed in the first quarter. The construction of a new, leased
store in Franklin, New Jersey began during the second quarter of fiscal 2007.
The Company is loaning the developer of the Franklin store a portion of the
funds necessary to prepare the site and construct the store. The maximum
amount
of this loan, which is secured by a mortgage on the property, is approximately
$6,700 ($1,513 outstanding at April 28, 2007). The Company expects the amount
of
this loan to increase each month through November 2007. This loan is due
to be
repaid upon the opening of the store, which is planned for November 2007.
This
loan to the developer is presented as capital expenditures in the financial
statements in accordance with EITF Issue No. 97-10, “The Effect of Lessee
Involvement in Asset Construction”. The Company’s primary sources of liquidity
in fiscal 2007 are expected to be cash and cash equivalents on hand and
operating cash flow generated in fiscal 2007.
The
Company
has contributed $674 to Company-sponsored defined benefit pension plans as
of
April 28, 2007. The Company expects to contribute $1,326 in the remainder
of
fiscal 2007 to fund these plans. Funding beyond fiscal 2007 is uncertain
as
required minimum future contributions will be determined by, among other
factors, actual investment performance of plan assets, the interest rates
required to be used to calculate pension obligations, and changes in
legislation. There have been no other substantial changes as of April 28,
2007
to the contractual obligations and commitments discussed on page 7 of the
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July 29,
2006.
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RELATED
PARTY TRANSACTIONS
A
description
of the Company’s transactions with Wakefern, its principal supplier, and with
other related parties is included on pages 7, 8, 16 and 20 of the Company’s
Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July 29, 2006. There have been no
significant changes in the Company’s relationship or nature of the transactions
with related parties during the nine months of fiscal 2007, except for the
investment in notes receivable from Wakefern and an additional required
investment in Wakefern stock of $721 described previously herein.
FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS:
All
statements, other than statements of historical fact, included in this Form
10-Q
are or may be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of
federal securities law. The Company cautions the reader that there is no
assurance that actual results or business conditions will not differ materially
from future results, whether expressed, suggested or implied by such
forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update
forward-looking statements to reflect developments or information obtained
after
the date hereof. The following are among the principal factors that could
cause
actual results to differ from the forward-looking statements: local economic
conditions; competitive pressures from the Company’s operating environment; the
ability of the Company to maintain and improve its sales and margins; the
ability to attract and retain qualified associates; the availability of new
store locations; the availability of capital; the liquidity of the Company;
the
success of operating initiatives; consumer spending patterns; the impact
of
higher energy prices; increased cost of goods sold, including increased costs
from the Company’s principal supplier, Wakefern; the results of union contract
negotiations; competitive store openings; the rate of return on pension assets;
and other factors detailed herein and in other public filings of the
Company.
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ITEM
3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
The
Company
is exposed to market risks arising from adverse changes in interest rates.
As of
April 28, 2007, the Company’s only variable rate borrowings relate to an
interest rate swap agreement. On October 18, 2001, the Company entered into
an
interest rate swap agreement with a major financial institution pursuant
to
which the Company pays a variable rate of six-month LIBOR plus 3.36% (8.72%
at
April 28, 2007) on an initial notional amount of $10,000 expiring in September
2009 in exchange for a fixed rate of 8.12%.
The swap agreement notional amount decreases in amounts and on dates
corresponding to the fixed rate obligation it hedges. At April 28, 2007 the
remaining notional amount of the swap agreement was $4,286. A 1% increase
in
interest rates, applied to the Company’s borrowings at April 28, 2007, would
result in an annual increase in interest expense and a corresponding reduction
in cash flow of approximately $43. The fair value of the Company’s fixed rate
debt is also affected by changes in interest rates.
At
April 28,
2007, the Company had demand deposits of $38,035 at Wakefern earning interest
at
overnight money market rates, which are exposed to the impact of interest
rate
changes. At April 28, 2007, the Company had $28,739 of 15-month notes receivable
due from Wakefern. Approximately half of these notes earn a fixed rate of
7% and
approximately half earn prime less 1.25%.
ITEM
4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
As
required
by Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act, the Company carried out an evaluation
of
the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure
controls and procedures at the end of the period. This evaluation was carried
out under the supervision, and with the participation, of the Company’s
management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer along with the
Company’s Chief Financial Officer. Based upon that evaluation, the Company’s
Chief Executive Officer, along with the Company’s Chief Financial Officer,
concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective.
Disclosure
controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed
to
ensure that information required to be disclosed in Company reports filed
or
submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and
reported, within
the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and
forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls
and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed
in
Company reports filed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated
to
management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure.
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There
have
been no significant changes in internal controls over financial reporting
during
the third quarter of fiscal 2007.
PART
II -
OTHER INFORMATION
Item
6.
Exhibits
Exhibit
31.1-
|
Certification
|
Exhibit
31.2-
|
Certification
|
Exhibit
32.1-
|
Certification
(furnished, not filed)
|
Exhibit
32.2-
|
Certification
(furnished, not filed)
|
Exhibits
99.1-
|
Press
Release dated June 6, 2007
|
Exhibit
99.2-
|
Second
Quarter Report to Shareholders dated March 21,
2007
|
SIGNATURES
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.
Village
Super Market, Inc.___________
|
|
Registrant
|
|
Date:
June 6, 2007
|
/s/
James Sumas________
|
James
Sumas
|
|
(Chief
Executive Officer)
|
|
Date:
June 6, 2007
|
/s/
Kevin R. Begley_____
|
Kevin
R. Begley
|
|
(Chief
Financial Officer)
|
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