Steiner Leisure Limited Announces Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results


NASSAU, The Bahamas, July 29, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Steiner Leisure Limited (Nasdaq:STNR) today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009.

Steiner Leisure's revenues for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009 decreased 13.3% to $117.6 million from $135.7 million during the comparable quarter in 2008. Net income for the second quarter, was $8.3 million compared with $10.6 million for the same quarter in 2008. In the second quarter, Cost of products was negatively impacted by a $4.1 million foreign exchange loss resulting from the weakening of the U.S. Dollar against the U.K. Pound Sterling relating to intercompany inventory purchases which was partially offset by a $1.9 million foreign exchange gain in Administrative expenses resulting from the weakening of the U.S. Dollar against the U.K. Pound Sterling and Euro currencies we were holding.

Earnings per share for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009 was $0.56 per share, compared with $0.68 per share for the comparable quarter in 2008. The earnings per share data are presented on a diluted basis.

Revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2009 decreased 13.8% to $234.8 million from $272.4 million during the comparable six months in 2008. Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2009 was $16.3 million compared with $20.3 million for the same six months in 2008.

Earnings per share for the six months ended June 30, 2009 was $1.10 per share compared with $1.29 per share for the comparable six months in 2008. The above earnings per share data are presented on a diluted basis.

Steiner Leisure Limited is a worldwide provider of spa services. The Company's operations include spas and salons on 127 cruise ships and in 50 resort spas and two luxury day spas. Our cruise line and land-based resort customers include Carnival Cruise Lines, Celebrity Cruises, Crystal Cruises, Harrah's Entertainment, Hilton Hotels, Holland America Line, InterContinental Hotels and Resorts, Kerzner International, Loews Hotels, Marriott Hotels, Nikko Hotels, Norwegian Cruise Line, Planet Hollywood, Princess Cruises, Ritz-Carlton, Royal Caribbean Cruises, Seabourn Cruise Lines, Sofitel Luxury Hotels, Starwood Hotels and Resorts and Westin Hotels and Resorts. Our Elemis Limited subsidiary manufactures its Elemis(r) brand products for use in our cruise ship and land-based spas. This top quality European line of beauty products is also distributed worldwide to exclusive hotels, salons, health clubs, department stores and destination spas. Elemis, as well as other Steiner products, including La Therapie(r), Ionithermie, and Steiner Hair Care, are available at www.timetospa.com.

Steiner Leisure also owns and operates five post secondary schools (comprised of a total of 17 campuses) located in Miami, Orlando, Pompano Beach and Sarasota, Florida; Baltimore, Maryland; Charlottesville, Virginia; York, Pennsylvania; Salt Lake City and Lindon, Utah; Las Vegas, Nevada; Tempe and Phoenix, Arizona; Westminster and Aurora, Colorado; and Groton, Newington and Westport, Connecticut. Offering degree and non-degree programs in massage therapy and, in some cases, skin care, these schools train and qualify spa professionals for health and beauty positions within the Steiner family of companies or other industry entities.

The Company will be holding a conference call at 11:00 am (ET) on Thursday, July 30, 2009. Clive E. Warshaw, Chairman of the Board, and Leonard I. Fluxman, President and Chief Executive Officer, will discuss the contents of this press release.

If you wish to participate in this conference call, please call (517) 308-9020 for domestic and international calls approximately ten minutes before the scheduled time. The password is "Steiner". This call is available for replay from Thursday, July 30, 2009 (approximately 3 hours after the call takes place) until Thursday, August 6, 2009 at approximately 5:00 pm. You may reach it by dialing (203) 369-1835 for both domestic and international calls.



                       SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
          ($ and shares in thousands, except per share data)
                              (Unaudited)

                            Second Quarter Ended   Six Months Ended
                                  June 30,              June 30,
                            -------------------   -------------------
                              2009       2008       2009       2008
                            --------   --------   --------   --------
 Revenues:
   Services                 $ 82,769   $ 89,280   $166,107   $180,443
   Products                   34,857     46,393     68,666     91,946
                            --------   --------   --------   --------
     Total revenues          117,626    135,673    234,773    272,389
                            --------   --------   --------   --------

 Cost of Sales:
   Cost of services           67,191     73,551    134,674    147,435
   Cost of products           28,754     32,566     53,783     65,959
                            --------   --------   --------   --------
     Total cost of sales      95,945    106,117    188,457    213,394
                            --------   --------   --------   --------
     Gross profit             21,681     29,556     46,316     58,995
                            --------   --------   --------   --------

 Operating Expenses:
   Administrative              3,770      7,696     10,081     15,818
   Salary and payroll taxes    8,719     10,266     18,335     21,021
                            --------   --------   --------   --------
     Total operating
      expenses                12,489     17,962     28,416     36,839
                            --------   --------   --------   --------
     Income from operations    9,192     11,594     17,900     22,156
                            --------   --------   --------   --------

 Other Income (Expense):
   Interest expense              (30)      (115)       (68)      (215)
   Other income                   43        113        157        251
                            --------   --------   --------   --------
     Total other income
      (expense)                   13         (2)        89         36
                            --------   --------   --------   --------

 Income before provision
  for income taxes             9,205     11,592     17,989     22,192

 Provision for income taxes      876      1,021      1,717      1,918
                            --------   --------   --------   --------

 Net income                 $  8,329   $ 10,571   $ 16,272   $ 20,274
                            ========   ========   ========   ========

 Income per share:
   Basic                    $   0.57   $   0.69   $   1.12   $   1.30
                            ========   ========   ========   ========
   Diluted(1)               $   0.56   $   0.68   $   1.10   $   1.29
                            ========   ========   ========   ========

 Weighted average shares
  outstanding:
   Basic                      14,566     15,409     14,541     15,572
   Diluted                    14,727     15,581     14,659     15,748

Notes:
 (1) Considers the impact of stock options outstanding of a
     subsidiary's common stock of $94,000 and $199,000 for the three
     and six months ended June 30, 2009, respectively. The impact of
     these stock options were anti-dilutive for the three and six
     months ended June 30, 2008, respectively.


                              STATISTICS

                   Second Quarter Ended          Six Months Ended
                        June 30,                     June 30,
                 -------------------------   -------------------------
                    2009          2008          2009          2008
                 -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------

 Average number
  of ships
  served(1):             122           125           124           126
 Spa                      97            95            97            95
 Non-Spa                  25            30            27            31

 Average total
  number of
  staff on
  ships served:        2,054         2,031         2,070         2,020
 Spa                   1,860         1,802         1,866         1,788
 Non-Spa                 194           229           204           232

 Revenue per
  staff per
  day(2):        $       404   $       468   $       398   $       469
 Spa             $       420   $       488   $       414   $       491
 Non-Spa         $       258   $       306   $       247   $       304

 Average weekly
  revenues:      $    47,443   $    53,177   $    46,433   $    52,530
 Spa             $    56,140   $    65,158   $    55,781   $    64,613
 Non-Spa         $    13,933   $    16,057   $    13,020   $    15,820

 Average number
  of land-based
  spas served(3)          50            51            50            53

 Average weekly
  land-based
  spas revenues  $    21,886   $    28,213   $    22,797   $    28,859

 Total schools
  revenues       $14,216,000   $11,090,000   $28,921,000   $22,822,000

 Total wholesale
  and retail
  product
  revenues       $13,592,000   $19,264,000   $27,360,000   $37,344,000

 (1) Average number of ships served reflects the fact that during the
     period ships were in and out of service and, accordingly, the
     number of ships served during the period varied.
 (2) Revenue includes all sales of services and products on ships.
     Staff includes all shipboard employees. Per day refers to each
     day that a cruise ship is in service.
 (3) Average number of land-based day spas operated reflects the fact
     that during the period spas were opened or closed and,
     accordingly, the number of spas served during the period varied.


            

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