Noble Roman's Announces 1st Quarter 2023 Financial Data
INDIANAPOLIS, IN / ACCESSWIRE / May 10, 2023 / Noble Roman's, Inc. (OTCQB:NROM), the Indianapolis based franchisor and licensor of Noble Roman's Pizza and Noble Roman's Craft Pizza & Pub ("CPP"), today announced financial results for the first quarter 2023 and other operational highlights.
Financial highlights from the first quarter 2023 include:
- Revenues of
$3.3 million compared to revenues of$3.5 million in the corresponding period in 2022 - Net income of
$868,000 , or $.04 per share, compared to a net loss of$137,000 , or $(.01) per share, in the corresponding period in 2022 - The company recorded an Employee Retention Tax Credit of
$1.7 million , less an expense of$258,000 for claiming the tax credit, as reimbursement for certain expenses and lost revenue directly resulting from shutdown orders related to the Coronavirus pandemic - Company-owned Craft Pizza & Pub revenues of
$2.1 million compared to$2.3 million in the corresponding period in 2022 - Company franchising revenue nearly level at about
$1 million compared to$1 million in the corresponding period in 2022
The Employee Retention Tax Credit ("ERTC") is a refundable tax credit that businesses can claim on qualified wages paid to employees. The program was introduced on March 27, 2020 in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the "CARES Act") to incentivize employers to keep their employees on their payroll during the pandemic and economic shutdown. The credit applies to all qualified wages, including certain health plan expenses, paid during the period in which the operations were fully or partially suspended due to a government shutdown order or where there was significant decline in gross receipts.
During the first quarter of 2023 the company determined that it was entitled to an ERTC of
The following table sets forth the revenue, expense and margin contribution of the company's Craft Pizza & Pub venue and the percent relationship to its revenue:
| Three Months ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||
Revenue | $ | 2,283,596 | 100.0 | $ | 2,090,342 | 100.0 | ||||||||||
Cost of sales | 470,273 | 20.6 | 451,359 | 21.6 | ||||||||||||
Salaries and wages | 722,958 | 31.7 | 617,463 | 29.5 | ||||||||||||
Facility cost including rent, common area and utilities | 393,697 | 17.2 | 404,824 | 19.4 | ||||||||||||
Packaging | 80,738 | 3.5 | 72,028 | 3.4 | ||||||||||||
Delivery fees | 36,924 | 1.6 | 31,122 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||
All other operating expenses | 353,939 | 15.5 | 338,025 | 16.2 | ||||||||||||
Total expenses | 2,058,529 | 90.1 | 1,914,821 | 91.6 | ||||||||||||
Margin contribution | $ | 225,067 | 9.9 | % | $ | 175,521 | 8.4 | % | ||||||||
The revenue from this venue was
Cost of sales increased to
Salaries and wages decreased to
Gross margin contribution decreased to
The following table sets forth the revenue, expense and margin contribution of the company's franchising venue and the percent relationship to its revenue:
| Three Months ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||
Royalties and fees from franchising | $ | 1,034,244 | 100.0 | % | $ | 987,343 | 100 | % | ||||||||
Salaries and wages | 193,596 | 18.7 | 222,458 | 22.5 | ||||||||||||
Trade show expense | 90,000 | 8.7 | 90,200 | 9.1 | ||||||||||||
Insurance | 95,851 | 9.3 | 91,175 | 9.2 | ||||||||||||
Travel and auto | 18,808 | 1.8 | 32,130 | 3.3 | ||||||||||||
All other operating expenses | 63,100 | 6.1 | (1,304,909 | ) | (132.1 | ) | ||||||||||
Total expenses | 461,355 | 44.6 | (868,946 | ) | (88.0 | ) | ||||||||||
Margin contribution | $ | 572,889 | 55.4 | % | $ | 1,856,289 | 188.0 | % | ||||||||
Note: The credit to all other expenses is the result of recording the ERTC in quarter one although the extra expenses which this program was designed to reimburse the Company for occurred in 2020 and 2021.
The revenue from this venue decreased slightly from
Salaries and wages increased to
As a result of recording a reduction of expenses by recording an ERTC of approximately
The following table sets forth the revenue, expense and margin contribution of the company-owned non-traditional venue and the percent relationship to its revenue:
| Three Months ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||
Revenue | $ | 133,129 | 100.0 | % | $ | 223,381 | 100 | % | ||||||||
Total expenses | 132,877 | 99.8 | 121,830 | 54.5 | ||||||||||||
Margin contribution | $ | 252 | .2 | % | $ | 101,551 | 45.5 | % | ||||||||
Note: The significant increase in revenue was primarily the result of the hospital releasing most of its pandemic restrictions by allowing employees and guests to travel throughout the hospital.
Total expenses were reduced by
Gross revenue from this venue increased to
As a result of reducing expenses by recording ERTC in this venue by
Corporate Expenses
Depreciation and amortization decreased to
General and administrative expenses decreased to
Interest expense increased to
Net income before taxes increased to
Net income increased to
The company's current ratio was 1.7-to-1 as of March 31, 2023 compared to 1.3-to-1 as of December 31, 2022.
Concluding Observations
According to Scott Mobley, President and CEO, "We are excited to see our focus on growing the non-traditional venue start to pay off after the severe disruptions it experienced during the Coronavirus pandemic. Most of our franchises located in recreational and entertainment centers were closed for an extended period and many of those franchisees did not have the capital to survive and were unable to reopen. As a result, we have pivoted for the time being to an exclusive focus on the convenience store segment, which has paid off with about 26 new franchises sold and 14 opened since the first of January. Included in the new franchises sold are six to a very large, multi-unit operator who is now in discussions with the company for a development agreement for a substantial number of additional locations.
"We are also making headway currently on cost improvements in our Craft Pizza & Pub venue, both in labor and in cost of sales, largely as a result of a more stable employment environment but also through some creative control procedures and tough negotiations with manufacturers. In this environment, that is certainly counter to the norm, but we are expecting some progress. We are also working on several projects with Craft Pizza & Pub to enhance results in this consumer-sensitive economic climate by increasing ordering options and creating value opportunities, especially in those more economically sensitive trade areas."
The statements contained above concerning the company's future revenues, profitability, financial resources, market demand and product development are forward-looking statements (as such term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) relating to the company that are based on the beliefs of the management of the company, as well as assumptions and estimates made by and information currently available to the company's management. The company's actual results in the future may differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements due to risks and uncertainties that exist in the company's operations and business environment, including, but not limited to the continuing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath, competitive factors and pricing and cost pressures, non-renewal of franchise agreements, shifts in market demand, the success of franchise programs, including the Noble Roman's Craft Pizza & Pub format, the company's ability to successfully operate an increased number of company-owned restaurants, the outcome of the election of directors at the company's 2023 annual meeting of shareholders (as discussed under "Part II-Other Information" in Form 10-Q filed with SEC on May 10, 2023), general economic conditions, changes in demand for the company's products or franchises, the company's ability to service its loans and refinance its debt under suitable terms, the acceptance of the amended federal Form 941 returns relating to the ERTC, the impact of franchise regulation, the success or failure of individual franchisees and inflation and other changes in prices or supplies of food ingredients and labor as well as the factors discussed under "Risk Factors" contained in this company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions or estimates prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein as anticipated, believed, estimated, expected or intended.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT:
For Media Information:
Scott Mobley, President & CEO (smobley@nobleromans.com)
For Investor Relations:
Paul Mobley, Executive Chairman (pmobley@nobleromans.com)
Mike Cole, Investor Relations: 949-444-1341 (mike.cole@mzgroup.us)
Noble Roman's, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
Assets | December 31, 2022 | March 31, 2023 | ||||||
Current assets: | ||||||||
Cash | $ | 785,522 | $ | 463,283 | ||||
Employee Retention Tax Credit Receivable | - | 1,460,444 | ||||||
Accounts receivable - net | 824,091 | 851,225 | ||||||
Inventories | 997,868 | 1,006,689 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses | 424,822 | 401,369 | ||||||
Total current assets | 3,032,303 | 4,183,010 | ||||||
Property and equipment: | ||||||||
Equipment | 4,351,558 | 4,358,367 | ||||||
Leasehold improvements | 3,116,030 | 3,127,880 | ||||||
Construction and equipment in progress | 63,097 | 57,774 | ||||||
| 7,530,685 | 7,544,021 | |||||||
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization | 2,817,477 | 2,912,993 | ||||||
Net property and equipment | 4,713,208 | 4,631,028 | ||||||
Deferred tax asset | 3,374,841 | 3,100,651 | ||||||
Deferred contract cost | 934,036 | 943,109 | ||||||
Goodwill | 278,466 | 278,466 | ||||||
Operating lease right of use assets | 5,660,155 | 5,484,455 | ||||||
Other assets including long-term portion of receivables-net | 350,189 | 377,611 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 18,343,198 | $ | 18,998,330 | ||||
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | ||||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 650,582 | $ | 598,748 | ||||
Current portion of operating lease liability | 799,164 | 799,164 | ||||||
Current portion of Corbel loan payable | 866,667 | 1,000,000 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 2,316,413 | 2,397,912 | ||||||
Long-term obligations: | ||||||||
Term loan payable to Corbel | 7,470,900 | 7,330,892 | ||||||
Corbel warrant value | 29,037 | 29,037 | ||||||
Convertible notes payable | 622,864 | 625,000 | ||||||
Operating lease liabilities - net of short-term portion | 5,103,286 | 4,931,053 | ||||||
Deferred contract income | 934,036 | 943,109 | ||||||
Total long-term liabilities | 14,160,123 | 13,859,091 | ||||||
Stockholders' equity: | ||||||||
Common stock - no par value (40,000,000 shares authorized, 22,215,512 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2022 and as of March 31, 2023) | 24,819,736 | 24,826,130 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit | (22,953,074 | ) | (22,084,803 | ) | ||||
Total stockholders' equity | 1,866,662 | 2,741,327 | ||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 18,343,198 | $ | 18,998,330 | ||||
Noble Roman's, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
Three-Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2022 | 2023 | |||||||
Revenue: | ||||||||
Restaurant revenue - company-owned Craft Pizza & Pub | $ | 2,283,598 | $ | 2,090,342 | ||||
Restaurant revenue - company-owned non-traditional | 133,129 | 223,381 | ||||||
Franchising revenue | 1,034,244 | 987,342 | ||||||
Administrative fees and other | 14,215 | 6,738 | ||||||
Total revenue | 3,465,186 | 3,307,803 | ||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||
Restaurant expenses - company-owned Craft Pizza & Pub | 2,058,529 | 1,914,821 | ||||||
Restaurant expenses - company-owned non-traditional | 132,877 | 121,830 | ||||||
Franchising expenses (benefit) | 461,355 | (868,946 | ) | |||||
Total operating expenses | 2,652,761 | 1,167,705 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 112,753 | 95,517 | ||||||
General and administrative expenses | 540,530 | 518,832 | ||||||
Total expenses | 3,306,044 | 1,782,054 | ||||||
Operating income | 159,142 | 1,525,749 | ||||||
Interest expense | 341,879 | 383,289 | ||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes | (182,737 | ) | 1,142,460 | |||||
Income tax expense (benefit) | (46,041 | ) | 274,190 | |||||
Net income (loss) | $ | (136,696 | ) | $ | 868,270 | |||
Earnings (loss) per share - basic | ||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | (.01 | ) | $ | .04 | |||
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding | 22,215,512 | 22,215,512 | ||||||
Diluted earnings (loss) per share: | ||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | (.01 | ) | $ | .04 | |||
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding | 23,465,512 | 23,628,012 | ||||||
SOURCE: Noble Romans, Inc.
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