Steiner Leisure Limited Announces Fourth Quarter 2011 Financial Results


NASSAU, The Bahamas, Feb. 29, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Steiner Leisure Limited (Nasdaq:STNR) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2011. During the fourth quarter of 2011, we closed on the acquisitions of Ideal Image Development, Inc. ("Ideal Image") and Cortiva Group, Inc. ("Cortiva"). The net impact of these acquisitions on Steiner Leisure's results for the fourth quarter of 2011 was dilutive by $0.02 per share. This impact included transaction costs and interest expense and related financing fees.

Steiner Leisure's revenues for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2011 increased 14.6% to $185.9 million from $162.3 million during the comparable quarter in 2010. Net income for the fourth quarter of 2011 was $12.3 million compared with $12.9 million for the same quarter in 2010. 

Earnings per share for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2011 was $0.81 per share, compared with $0.86 per share for the comparable quarter in 2010. The earnings per share data are presented on a diluted basis.

Revenues for the year ended December 31, 2011 increased 13.1% to $701.6 million from $620.4 million in 2010. Net income for the year ended December 31, 2011 was $50.9 million compared with $44.3 million in 2010. 

Earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2011 was $3.35 per share, compared with $2.94 per share in 2010.   The above earnings per share data are presented on a diluted basis.

Steiner Leisure Limited is a worldwide provider and innovator in the fields of beauty, wellness and education. We are dedicated to maintaining the highest quality standards and continually evolving to include and anticipate new developments within our industry. We aim to maintain and expand our existing diverse portfolio of services, products and brands, as well as to seek out new opportunities to complement our business.

Our services include traditional and alternative massage, body and skin treatment options, fitness, acupuncture, herbal medicine, medi-spa treatments and laser hair removal. We are committed to providing our customers with a wide-ranging assortment of beauty products, including premium quality options developed by us under our own brands, as well as those purchased from third parties.

Our distribution channels include our shipboard and land-based spas and salons, destination spas, health clubs, department stores and third party retail outlets and distributors. We also sell our products on certain British Airways flights, on QVC, by catalog, and online through our websites, including www.timetospa.com and www.blissworld.com.

Our post secondary schools offer programs in massage therapy and skin care, among others, and, along with our recruiting and training operations, prepare spa professionals for careers in the health and wellness industry, including within the Steiner family of companies.

Our cruise line operations are conducted in spas onboard 152 ships, including Azamara Club Cruises, Carnival Cruise Lines, Celebrity Cruises, Crystal Cruises, Cunard Cruise Line, Holland America Line, Norwegian Cruise Line, P&O Cruises, Princess Cruises, Royal Caribbean Cruises, Seabourn Cruise Lines, Silversea Cruises, Thomson Cruises and Windstar Cruises.

Our land-based spa operations are carried out under our Elemis®, Mandara®, Chavana®, Bliss® and Remède® brands and take place in 71 locations, including resort spas, urban hotel spas and day spas. In addition, a total of 28 resort and hotel spas are operated under our brands by third parties pursuant to license agreements with the company. Our land-based customers include Caesar's Entertainment, Hilton Hotels, InterContinental Hotels and Resorts, Kerzner International, Loews Hotels, Marriott Hotels, Nikko Hotels, Planet Hollywood, Sofitel Luxury Hotels, St. Regis Hotels, W Hotels and Resorts and Westin Hotels and Resorts.

Our Ideal Image customized laser hair removal services are provided by highly trained, experienced practitioners through a nationwide network of 76 treatment centers (17 of which are operated by franchisees) across 23 states. 

We develop and sell a variety of high quality beauty products under our Elemis, La Thérapie™, Bliss, Remède, Laboratoire Remède® and Jou® brands.

Our schools operations consist of 12 post secondary schools (comprised of a total of 30 campuses) located in Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe and Tucson, Arizona; Westminster and Aurora, Colorado; Groton, Newington and Westport, Connecticut; Miami, Orlando, Pompano Beach, Sarasota and Tampa/St. Pete, Florida; Chicago, Crystal Lake and Woodridge, Illinois; Baltimore, Maryland; Boston, Massachusetts; Las Vegas, Nevada; Hoboken and Wall, New Jersey; King of Prussia and York, Pennsylvania; Dallas, Texas; Salt Lake City and Lindon, Utah; Charlottesville, Virginia; and Federal Way and Seattle, Washington.  Offering programs in massage therapy and, in some cases, skin care, these schools train and qualify spa professionals for health and beauty positions within the industry, including our own operations.  

As part of our employee recruitment operations for our shipboard spas, we provide education to our shipboard employees through our rigorous training programs, at our primary training facilities near London, England or one of our satellite training centers in South Africa and the Philippines. These employees are sourced primarily from the British Isles, Australia, South Africa, Southeast Asia, Canada, the Caribbean and continental Europe.  

The Company will be holding a conference call at 11:00 am (EST) on Thursday, March 1, 2012. 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". The call is available for replay from Thursday, March 1st (approximately 3 hours after the call takes place) through Thursday, March  8, 2012 at approximately 5:00 pm (EST). You may reach it by dialing (203) 369-3549 for both domestic and international calls.

SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
($ and shares in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
         
  Fourth Quarter Ended
December 31,
Year Ended
December 31,
  2011 (1) 2010 2011(1) 2010
Revenues:        
Services  $ 125,757  $ 105,884  $ 470,756  $ 410,857
Products 60,128 56,390 230,876 209,528
Total revenues 185,885 162,274 701,632 620,385
         
Cost of Sales:        
Cost of services 101,411 85,900 382,341 335,118
Cost of products 41,878 37,705 160,754 140,956
Total cost of sales 143,289 123,605 543,095 476,074
Gross profit 42,596 38,669 158,537 144,311
         
Operating Expenses:        
Administrative 13,176 9,355 41,776 36,133
Salary and payroll taxes 14,443 13,578 57,048 53,325
Total operating expenses 27,619 22,933 98,824 89,458
Income from operations 14,977 15,736 59,713 54,853
         
Other Income (Expense):        
Interest expense (1,138) (738) (2,716) (3,388)
Other income 405 16 682 151
Total other income (expense) (733) (722) (2,034) (3,237)
         
Income before provision for income taxes 14,244 15,014 57,679 51,616
         
Provision for income taxes 1,934 2,059 6,744 7,293
         
Net income  $ 12,310  $ 12,955  $ 50,935  $ 44,323
         
Income per share:        
Basic  $ 0.82  $ 0.87  $ 3.39  $ 2.99
Diluted  $ 0.81  $ 0.86  $ 3.35  $ 2.94
         
Weighted average shares outstanding:        
Basic 15,103 14,878 15,013 14,832
Diluted 15,237 15,031 15,217 15,069
         
Notes:        
1.  Includes the results of operations of Ideal Image and Cortiva subsequent to their acquisitions in November 2011.
 
STATISTICS
         
  Fourth Quarter Ended
December 31,
Year Ended
December 31,
  2011 2010 2011 2010
         
Average number of ships served1: 149 132 150 128
Spa 115 107 114 104
Non-Spa 34 25 36 24
         
Average total number of staff on ships served: 2,665 2,350 2,608 2,242
Spa 2,386 2,140 2,324 2,046
Non-Spa 279 210 284 196
         
Revenue per staff per day2:  $ 392  $ 408  $ 416  $ 422
Spa  $ 406  $ 420  $ 431  $ 434
Non-Spa  $ 276  $ 292  $ 294  $ 293
         
Average weekly revenues:  $ 49,194  $ 51,013  $ 50,562  $ 51,680
Spa  $ 59,106  $ 58,903  $ 61,287  $ 59,521
Non-Spa  $ 15,800  $ 17,235  $ 16,350  $ 16,986
         
Average number of land-based spas operated3 68 70 68 68
         
Average weekly land-based spas revenues  $ 28,565  $ 27,700  $ 29,395  $ 27,710
         
Total schools revenues  $ 17,976,000  $ 16,888,000  $ 67,526,000  $ 66,630,000
         
Total wholesale and retail product revenues  $ 34,034,000  $ 31,743,000  $ 122,285,000  $ 110,034,000
         
Average number of Ideal Image locations3, 4 58  -- 58 --
         
Average weekly Ideal Image revenues4  $ 23,335  $ --  $ 23,335  $ --
         
Ideal Image revenues  $ 12,104,000  $ --  $ 12,104,000  $ --
         
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 year 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 spas and Ideal Image locations operated reflects the fact that during the period spas and centers were opened or closed and, accordingly, the number of spas and centers served during the period varied.
Excludes 17 centers which are operated by franchisees.        


            

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