Planet Fitness, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2020 Results
Posted: August 5, 2020 in Chains
Planet Fitness
HAMPTON, N.H. – Planet Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: PLNT) reported financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2020.
“I am proud of how the entire Planet Fitness system is managing through this challenging time, especially the passion and commitment to take care of our members demonstrated by our store team members, headquarters employees and franchisees,” said Chris Rondeau, Chief Executive Officer. “Following the temporary closure of all Planet Fitness stores in mid-March in response to the pandemic, 1,477 of our stores are reopened and operating to-date. This has been achieved through the execution of our expansive COVID-19 re-opening playbook designed to provide a safe and healthy in-store environment and strictly adhering to the guidelines laid out by state and local governments and health authorities. It continues to be a very fluid situation, with a number of states experiencing a spike in new cases as the third quarter got underway, which has resulted in certain stores re-closing pursuant to local mandates. We recently took additional steps to protect our members and staff by requiring everyone to wear a mask inside our stores except while actively working out, and we’ll continue to proceed cautiously until there is greater certainty on when conditions will return to normal. While the near-term operating environment is likely to remain volatile and negatively affect our near-term revenue and profitability, I am confident that Planet Fitness is well positioned to capitalize on the industry consolidation that we believe will emerge over the next several years and increased focus on health & wellness.”
Second Quarter Fiscal 2020 Results
- Total revenue decreased from the prior year period by 77.9% to $40.2 million.
- Net (loss) income attributable to Planet Fitness, Inc. was a loss of $29.2 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, compared to income of $34.8 million, or $0.41 per diluted share in the prior year period.
- Net (loss) income decreased 180.3% to a net loss of $32.0 million, compared to net income of $39.8 million in the prior year period.
- Adjusted net (loss) income(1) decreased 166.5% to an adjusted net loss of $27.9 million, or $0.32 per diluted share, compared to adjusted net income of $42.0 million, or $0.45 per diluted share in the prior year period.
- Adjusted EBITDA(1) decreased 112.1% to a loss of $9.3 million from earnings of $76.5 million in the prior year period.
- 21 new Planet Fitness stores were opened during the period, bringing system-wide total stores to 2,059 as of June 30, 2020.
- Cash and cash equivalents as of June 30, 2020 was $423.6 million.
(1) Adjusted net (loss) income and Adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP measures. For reconciliations of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted net (loss) income to U.S. GAAP (“GAAP”) net (loss) income see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” accompanying this press release.
Operating Results for the Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2020
For the second quarter 2020, total revenue decreased $141.4 million or 77.9% to $40.2 million from $181.7 million in the prior year period. By segment:
- Franchise segment revenue decreased $50.8 million or 70.8% to $21.0 million from $71.8 million in the prior year period. The decrease in franchise segment revenue for the second quarter 2020 is a result of temporary store closures related to COVID-19;
- Corporate-owned stores segment revenue decreased $30.3 million or 76.3% to $9.4 million from $39.7 million in the prior year period. The $30.3 million decrease was a result of temporary store closures related to COVID-19; and
- Equipment segment revenue decreased $60.3 million or 86.0% to $9.8 million from $70.2 million in the prior year period, due to lower equipment sales to new and existing franchisee-owned stores in the three months ended June 30, 2020 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2019 as a result of temporary store closures due to COVID-19.
For the second quarter of 2020, net loss attributable to Planet Fitness, Inc. was $29.2 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, compared to net income attributable to Planet Fitness, Inc. of $34.8 million, or $0.41 per diluted share in the prior year period. Net loss was $32.0 million in the second quarter of 2020 compared to net income of $39.8 million in the prior year period. Adjusted net income decreased 166.5% to a loss of $27.9 million, or $0.32 per diluted share, from income of $42.0 million, or $0.45 per diluted share in the prior year period. Adjusted net (loss) income has been adjusted to reflect a normalized federal income tax rate of 26.8% for the current year period and 26.6% for the comparable prior year period and excludes certain non-cash and other items that we do not consider in the evaluation of ongoing operational performance (see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures”).
Adjusted EBITDA, which is defined as net (loss) income before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, adjusted for the impact of certain non-cash and other items that we do not consider in the evaluation of ongoing operational performance (see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures”), decreased 112.1% to a loss of $9.3 million from earnings of $76.5 million in the prior year period.
Segment EBITDA represents our Total Segment EBITDA broken down by the Company’s reportable segments. Total Segment EBITDA is equal to EBITDA, which is defined as net (loss) income before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures”):
- Franchise segment EBITDA decreased $46.3 million or 92.9% to $3.5 million. The decrease in franchise segment EBITDA for the second quarter 2020 is as a result of temporary store closures related to COVID-19.
- Corporate-owned stores segment EBITDA decreased $24.5 million or 135.0% to a loss of $6.3 million. The decrease in corporate-owned stores segment EBITDA for the second quarter 2020 is as a result of temporary store closures related to COVID-19; and
- Equipment segment EBITDA decreased by $15.5 million or 92.2% to $1.3 million driven by lower equipment sales to new and existing franchisee-owned stores in the three months ended June 30, 2020 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2019 as a result of temporary store closures due to COVID-19.
2020 Outlook
For the year ending December 31, 2020, the Company previously withdrew guidance as a result of uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Company is not providing an update at this time.
Presentation of Financial Measures
Planet Fitness, Inc. (the “Company”) was formed in March 2015 for the purpose of facilitating the initial public offering (the “IPO”) and related recapitalization transactions that occurred in August 2015, and in order to carry on the business of Pla-Fit Holdings, LLC (“Pla-Fit Holdings”) and its subsidiaries. As the sole managing member of Pla-Fit Holdings, the Company operates and controls all of the business and affairs of Pla-Fit Holdings, and through Pla-Fit Holdings, conducts its business. As a result, the Company consolidates Pla-Fit Holdings’ financial results and reports a non-controlling interest related to the portion of Pla-Fit Holdings not owned by the Company.
The financial information presented in this press release includes non-GAAP financial measures such as EBITDA, Segment EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted net (loss) income and Adjusted net (loss) income per share, diluted, to provide measures that we believe are useful to investors in evaluating the Company’s performance. These non-GAAP financial measures are supplemental measures of the Company’s performance that are neither required by, nor presented in accordance with GAAP. These financial measures should not be considered in isolation or as substitutes for GAAP financial measures such as net (loss) income or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP. In addition, in the future, the Company may incur expenses or charges such as those added back to calculate Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted net (loss) income and Adjusted net (loss) income per share, diluted. The Company’s presentation of Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted net (loss) income and Adjusted net (loss) income per share, diluted, should not be construed as an inference that the Company’s future results will be unaffected by similar amounts or other unusual or nonrecurring items. See the tables at the end of this press release for a reconciliation of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Total Segment EBITDA, Adjusted net (loss) income, and Adjusted net (loss) income per share, diluted, to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.
Same store sales refers to year-over-year sales comparisons for the same store sales base of both corporate-owned and franchisee-owned stores, which is calculated for a given period by including only sales from stores that had sales in the comparable months of both years. We define the same store sales base to include those stores that have been open and for which monthly membership dues have been billed for longer than 12 months. We measure same store sales based solely upon monthly dues billed to members of our corporate-owned and franchisee-owned stores. As a result of the closure of all of our stores due to COVID-19 in March 2020, a majority of stores remained closed for a portion of the three and six months ended June 30, 2020. Because less than 50% of our stores in the same store sales base had membership billings in all of the months included in the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, we are not providing same store sales comparisons for these periods.
The non-GAAP financial measures used in our full-year outlook will differ from net (loss) income and net (loss) income per share, diluted, determined in accordance with GAAP in ways similar to those described in the reconciliations at the end of this press release. We do not provide guidance for net (loss) income or net (loss) income per share, diluted, determined in accordance with GAAP or a reconciliation of guidance for Adjusted net (loss) income and Adjusted net (loss) income per share, diluted, to the most directly comparable GAAP measure because we are not able to predict with reasonable certainty the amount or nature of all items that will be included in our net (loss) income and net (loss) income per share, diluted, for the year ending December 31, 2020. These items are uncertain, depend on many factors and could have a material impact on our net (loss) income and net (loss) income per share, diluted, for the year ending December 31, 2020.
