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Perkins & Marie Callender's Inc. Reports Results for the Second Quarter Ended July 13, 2008


MEMPHIS, Tenn., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Perkins & Marie Callender's Inc. (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, the "Company" or "we") is reporting today the financial results for its second quarter ended July 13, 2008.

Highlights for the second quarter of 2008 as compared to the second quarter of 2007 were:

    -- Total revenues were up 0.7% to $131.0 million in the second quarter of
       2008, primarily due to the operation of eleven new Company-operated
       Perkins restaurants. Since the second quarter of 2007, the Company has
       opened eight new Perkins restaurants and acquired three Perkins
       restaurants from franchisees.
    -- One Company-operated Perkins restaurant opened during the second
       quarter of 2008; no Company-operated Perkins restaurants were closed.
       One Perkins franchised restaurant and one Company-operated Marie
       Callender's restaurant were closed during the second quarter of 2008.
    -- Perkins restaurants' comparable sales decreased by 1.9% and Marie
       Callender's restaurants' comparable sales decreased by 3.9% in the
       second quarter of 2008 as compared to the second quarter of 2007. These
       declines in comparable sales resulted primarily from a decrease in
       comparable guest counts at both concepts.

J. Trungale, President and Chief Executive Officer of Perkins & Marie Callender's Inc., commented, "During the second quarter of 2008, top line sales for both Perkins & Marie Callender's continued to be impacted by the difficult economic environment and shifts in consumer spending habits. It has been a delicate balancing act taking price increases on both brands while maintaining a strong price/value ratio, managing food costs and continuing to offer a favorable guest experience. Our management team at Foxtail Foods has diligently addressed a broad range of issues including pricing, productivity, increasing efficiencies and standardization of accounting systems and departmental functions. We are focused on doing what we do best, stressing our rich heritage, looking at products and ways to advantageously present them, positioning ourselves competitively and maintaining positive approval ratings."

Second Quarter of 2008 Financial Results

Revenues in the second quarter of 2008 increased 0.7% to $131.0 million from $130.1 million in the second quarter of 2007. The increase was primarily due to a $1.5 million increase in sales in the restaurant segment offset by a $0.2 million decrease in sales in the Foxtail segment and a $0.5 million decrease in the franchise segment.

Food cost for the second quarter of 2008 increased to 30.0% of food sales from 27.5% in the second quarter of 2007. Restaurant segment food cost was up by 0.9% to 27.3% of food sales in the second quarter of 2008 as higher commodity costs were partially offset by menu price increases. In the Foxtail segment, food cost increased to 72.9% of food sales in the second quarter of 2008 from 56.5% in the second quarter of 2007 due primarily to higher commodity costs.

Labor and benefits costs, as a percentage of total revenues, increased by 0.7% to 33.0% in the second quarter of 2008 compared to the second quarter of 2007. In the second quarter of 2008, a 0.7% increase in the restaurant segment resulting from increases in average wage rates was partially offset by decreases resulting from headcount reductions in the Foxtail segment.

Operating expenses for the second quarter of 2008 were $34.2 million, or 26.1% of total revenues, compared to $32.6 million, or 25.0% of total revenues in the second quarter of 2007. Restaurant segment operating expenses increased by 0.7% to 27.8% of restaurant sales in the second quarter of 2008 due primarily to increased advertising, utilities, general liability insurance and rent expense. Operating expenses in the Foxtail segment increased by $0.4 million or 2.9% to 13.9% of segment food sales due primarily to higher repair and maintenance and freight costs.

General and administrative expenses were 7.7% of total revenues, a decrease of 0.5% from the second quarter of 2007. The decrease is due primarily to a reduction in legal costs and vacation expense.

Depreciation and amortization was 4.4% of revenues in the second quarters of both 2008 and 2007.

Interest, net was 6.1% of revenues in the second quarter of 2008 compared to 5.5% in the prior year's second quarter. The 0.6% increase resulted mainly from an increase in the interest rate margins on the Company's Term Loan and Revolver and from an approximate $6.8 million increase in the average debt outstanding during the second quarter of 2008 compared to the second quarter of 2007.

Adjusted EBITDA

The Company defines adjusted EBITDA as net income or loss before income taxes or benefits, interest expense (net), depreciation and amortization, transaction costs, asset impairments and closed store expenses and other income and expense items unrelated to operating performance. The Company considers adjusted EBITDA to be an important measure of performance from core operations because adjusted EBITDA excludes various income and expense items that are not indicative of the Company's operating performance. The Company believes that adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors in evaluating the Company's ability to incur and service debt, make capital expenditures and meet working capital requirements. The Company also believes that adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors in evaluating the Company's operating performance compared to that of other companies in the same industry, as the calculation of adjusted EBITDA eliminates the effects of financing, income taxes and the accounting effects of capital spending, all of which may vary from one company to another for reasons unrelated to overall operating performance. The Company's calculation of adjusted EBITDA is not necessarily comparable to that of other similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Adjusted EBITDA is not a presentation made in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and accordingly should not be considered as an alternative to, or more meaningful than, earnings from operations, cash flows from operations or other traditional indications of a company's operating performance or liquidity. The following table provides a reconciliation of net loss to adjusted EBITDA:


                                         Second    Second  Year-to- Year-to-
                                         Quarter  Quarter    Date     Date
                                          Ended    Ended     Ended   Ended
                                         July 13, July 15, July 13, July 15,
    (unaudited; in thousands)              2008     2007     2008      2007
    Net loss                            $(8,065)   (2,723) (15,653)  (5,472)
    Provision for income taxes              141       -        322      -
    Interest, net                         8,026     7,217   18,303   16,698
    Depreciation and amortization         5,764     5,769   13,370   12,890
    Transaction costs                       -         568      -        752
    Asset impairments and closed store
     expenses                               477      (146)     553        9
    Pre-opening expenses                    164       271      325      434
    Management fees                         825       825    1,926    1,926
    Other items                              17       370      529      351
    Adjusted EBITDA                      $7,349    12,151   19,675   27,588


About the Company

Perkins & Marie Callender's Inc. operates two restaurant concepts: (1) full-service family dining restaurants, which serve a wide variety of high quality, moderately-priced breakfast, lunch and dinner entrees, under the name Perkins Restaurant and Bakery, and (2) mid-priced, casual-dining restaurants specializing in the sale of pie and other bakery items under the name Marie Callender's Restaurant and Bakery. As of July 13, 2008, the Company owned and operated 164 Perkins' restaurants and franchised 318 Perkins' restaurants. The Company also owned and operated 77 Marie Callender's restaurants, one Callender's Grill, the East Side Mario's restaurant and 12 Marie Callender's restaurants under partnership agreements. Franchisees owned and operated 41 Marie Callender's restaurants and one Marie Callender's Grill.

Conference Call

Perkins & Marie Callender's Inc. has scheduled a conference call for Wednesday, September 3, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. (CT) to review the second quarter of 2008 earnings. The dial-in number for the conference call is (866) 207-2203 and the access code number is 59911422. A taped playback of this call will be available two hours following the call on Wednesday, September 3, 2008, through midnight (CT) on Tuesday, September 9, 2008. The taped playback can be accessed by dialing (800) 642-1687 and by using access code number 59911422.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "might," "plan," "potential," "predict," "should," or "will," or the negative thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology.

Perkins & Marie Callender's Inc. has based these forward-looking statements on its current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections. While the Company believes these expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections are reasonable, such forward-looking statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond its control. Some of the key factors that could cause its actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements include the following:

    -- general economic conditions and demographic patterns;
    -- our substantial indebtedness and our ability to comply with the
       covenants in our debt instruments;
    -- competitive pressures and trends in the restaurant industry;
    -- prevailing prices and availability of food, supplies and labor;
    -- relationships with franchisees and financial health of franchisees;
    -- our ability to integrate acquisitions;
    -- our development and expansion plans; and
    -- statements covering our business strategy.


    Given these risks and uncertainties, you are cautioned not to place undue
reliance on such forward-looking statements.  The forward-looking statements
included in this press release are made only as of the date hereof.  Perkins &
Marie Callender's Inc. does not undertake and specifically declines any
obligation to update any such statements or to publicly announce the results
of any revisions to any of such statements to reflect future events or
developments.



                       PERKINS & MARIE CALLENDER'S INC.
                    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                 (Unaudited)
                                (In thousands)

                                           Second   Second   Year-to- Year-to-
                                          Quarter   Quarter   Date     Date
                                           Ended     Ended    Ended    Ended
                                          July 13,  July 15, July 13, July 15,
                                            2008      2007     2008     2007
    REVENUES:
    Food sales                            $123,953  122,702  297,421  291,590
    Franchise and other revenue              7,013    7,408   15,945   16,806
       Total revenues                      130,966  130,110  313,366  308,396
    COSTS AND EXPENSES:
    Cost of sales (excluding
     depreciation shown below):
        Food cost                           37,159   33,685   87,561   81,008
        Labor and benefits                  43,199   42,048  102,688  100,369
        Operating expenses                  34,168   32,590   81,121   76,684
    General and administrative              10,098   10,676   25,115   24,900
    Transaction costs                            -      568        -      752
    Depreciation and amortization            5,764    5,769   13,370   12,890
    Interest, net                            8,026    7,217   18,303   16,698
    Asset impairments and closed store
     expenses                                  477     (146)     553        9
    Other, net                                 (31)     344      (90)     314
       Total costs and expenses            138,860  132,751  328,621  313,624
    Loss before income taxes and
     minority interests                     (7,894)  (2,641) (15,255)  (5,228)
    Provision for income taxes                (141)       -     (322)       -
    Minority interests                         (30)     (82)     (76)    (244)
    NET LOSS                               $(8,065)  (2,723) (15,653)  (5,472)



                       PERKINS & MARIE CALLENDER'S INC.
                         CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                 (In thousands, except par and share amounts)

                                                   July 13,      December 30,
                                                     2008              2007
                   ASSETS                        (Unaudited)

    CURRENT ASSETS:
    Cash and cash equivalents                       $2,846            19,032
    Restricted cash                                  8,757            10,098
    Receivables, less allowances for
     doubtful accounts of $732 and
     $1,542 in 2008 and 2007, respectively          17,550            17,221
    Inventories                                     14,151            13,239
    Prepaid expenses and other current assets        5,887             5,732
         Total current assets                       49,191            65,322

    PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net of accumulated
     depreciation and amortization of $119,427
     and $109,441 in 2008 and 2007, respectively    98,451            99,311
    INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED PARTNERSHIP            43                53
    GOODWILL                                        30,038            30,038
    INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net of accumulated
     amortization of $18,824 and $17,494 in
     2008 and 2007, respectively                   151,986           153,316
    DEFERRED INCOME TAXES                              226               242
    OTHER ASSETS                                    14,107            14,660
    TOTAL ASSETS                                  $344,042           362,942

     LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S INVESTMENT

    CURRENT LIABILITIES:
     Accounts payable                              $25,721            25,559
     Accrued expenses                               50,125            52,621
     Accrued income taxes                              235                -
     Franchise advertising contributions             6,509             5,940
     Current maturities of long-term debt
      and capital lease obligations                  1,386             9,464
         Total current liabilities                  83,976            93,584

    CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS, less
     current maturities                             13,882            11,987
    LONG-TERM DEBT, less current
     maturities                                    301,626           298,009
    DEFERRED RENT                                   14,467            13,467
    OTHER LIABILITIES                               15,710            15,520

    MINORITY INTERESTS IN CONSOLIDATED
     PARTNERSHIPS                                      185               333

    STOCKHOLDER'S INVESTMENT:
    Common stock, $.01 par value; 100,000
     shares authorized;
     10,820 issued and outstanding                       1                 1
    Additional paid-in capital                     137,738           137,923
    Accumulated other comprehensive income              78                86
    Accumulated deficit                           (223,621)         (207,968)
         Total stockholder's investment            (85,804)          (69,958)
    TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S
     INVESTMENT                                   $344,042           362,942



                       PERKINS & MARIE CALLENDER'S INC.
                    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                 (Unaudited)
                                (In thousands)

                                               Year-to-Date      Year-to-Date
                                                  Ended            Ended
                                               July 13, 2008    July 15, 2007
    CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
    Net loss                                     $(15,653)          (5,472)
    Adjustments to reconcile net loss to
     net cash used in operating activities:
      Depreciation and amortization                13,370           12,890
      Asset impairment costs                          517              394
      Amortization of debt discount                   178              173
      Other non-cash income and expense items        (180)             309
      Loss (gain) on disposition of assets             36             (385)
      Minority interests                               76              244
      Equity in net loss of
       unconsolidated partnership                      10               35
      Net changes in operating assets and
       liabilities                                  1,107          (12,055)
      Total adjustments                            15,114            1,605
    Net cash used in operating activities            (539)          (3,867)

    CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
    Purchases of property and equipment           (11,666)         (11,190)
    Proceeds from sale of assets                        -                3
    Net cash used in investing activities         (11,666)         (11,187)

    CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
    Proceeds from (repayment of) revolver, net     (3,800)          10,500
    Repayment of capital lease obligations           (242)            (403)
    Repayment of other long-term debt                (760)            (510)
    Debt amendment costs                           (1,056)               -
    Lessor financing of new restaurants             2,286                -
    Distributions to minority partners               (224)            (200)
    Repurchase of equity ownership units             (185)               -
    Net cash (used in) provided by
     financing activities                          (3,981)           9,387

      NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS   (16,186)          (5,667)

    CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:
      Balance, beginning of period                 19,032            9,069
      Balance, end of period                       $2,846            3,402

SOURCE Perkins & Marie Callender's Inc.

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