Neiman Marcus Inc. reported financial results for both the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended July 28, 2012. For the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2012, the Company reported total revenues of $1.00 billion compared to $919.7 million in the prior year. Comparable revenues increased 7.9 percent. The Company reported operating earnings for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2012 of $25.5 million compared to $17.5 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2011.
The Company reported a net loss of $11.1 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2012 compared to a net loss of $61.4 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2011. Excluding the $42.7 million after-tax loss on debt, the Company’s adjusted net loss for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2011 was $18.7 million.
For fiscal year 2012, the Company reported total revenues of $4.35 billion compared to $4.00 billion in the prior year. Comparable revenues increased 7.9 percent. The Company recorded operating earnings for fiscal year 2012 of $403.6 million compared to $329.7 million for the comparable period a year ago, an increase of 22 percent.
The Company reported net income of $140.1 million for fiscal year 2012 compared to $31.6 million for fiscal year 2011. Excluding the $42.7 million after-tax loss on debt, the Company’s adjusted net income for fiscal year 2011 was $74.3 million.
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In the third quarter of fiscal year 2012, the Company made a $29.4 million strategic investment in Glamour Sales Holding Limited (Glamour Sales), a privately held e-commerce company based in Hong Kong with leading flash sales websites in Asia. Through the Company’s investment in Glamour Sales, it intends to launch a full-price e-commerce website in China by the end of fiscal year 2013.
The Company’s 37% non-controlling investment in the entity is accounted for under the equity method. The investment is included in other long-term assets within the Consolidated Balance Sheets. During fiscal year 2012, the Company’s investment was reduced by $1.5 million for its equity in losses of Glamour Sales.
In fiscal year 2011, the Company incurred a pre-tax loss on debt extinguishment of $70.4 million (or $42.7 million after-tax) costs of $37.9 million related to the tender and redemption of its senior notes the write-off of $32.5 million of debt issuance costs related to the extinguished debt facilities including its senior secured term loan facility and senior notes. The total loss on debt extinguishment was recorded in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2011 as a component of interest expense.
The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. operations include the Specialty Retail Stores segment and the Direct Marketing Segment. The Specialty Retail Stores segment consists primarily of Neiman Marcus, Last Call and Bergdorf Goodman stores.