Q4 2024 Regis Corp Earnings Call Transcript
Key Points
- Regis Corp (RGS) successfully refinanced its debt, reducing indebtedness by over $80 million and saving approximately $7 million in annual cash interest.
- The company achieved adjusted EBITDA of $25.9 million for fiscal year 2024, up from $21 million in fiscal year 2023.
- Operating income improved significantly, reaching $20.9 million in fiscal year 2024 compared to $8.8 million in the prior year.
- The company reported a net gain of $94.6 million due to the extinguishment of debt, utilizing U.S. federal and state NOLs to offset the entire tax liability.
- Regis Corp (RGS) completed the migration to a single point-of-sale system, Zenoti, which is expected to drive sales growth through better data utilization and personalized marketing.
- Total fourth quarter revenues declined by $6.3 million compared to the prior year, primarily due to a reduction in franchise rental income and advertising fund revenue.
- System-wide same-store sales declined by 1.3% in the fourth quarter.
- The company continues to see significant net store closures, with a net 149 locations closed in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024.
- Customer retention remains a major challenge, and stylist availability is down by around one full-time employee per salon compared to 4.5 years ago.
- Despite improvements, the company still faces a softer sales environment due to macroeconomic factors and ongoing business challenges.
Good morning, and thank you for joining the Regis Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Earnings Conference Call. I am your host, Kersten Zupfer, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. I am joined today by our President and Chief Executive Officer, Matthew Doctor. (Operator Instructions) This conference is being recorded.
I would like to remind everyone that the language on forward-looking statements included in our earnings release and 8-K filing also apply to our comments made on the call today. These documents can be found on our website, www.regiscorp.com/investor-relations, along with the reconciliation of any non-GAAP financial measures mentioned on today's call with the corresponding GAAP measures.
With that, I will now turn the call over to Matt Doctor.
Thank you, and good morning, everyone. I'm thrilled to be talking to you all today and
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