Winmark Corporation reported that net income for the quarter ended March 26, 2005 fell 48.5% to $699,900, or 11 cents per diluted share, compared to net income of $1,360,300, 21 cents per diluted share in the first quarter of 2004.
John L. Morgan, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “Earnings for the first quarter were disappointing, but partly expected. While we anticipated increased costs to build infrastructure for our leasing business, we were disappointed that the royalties generated by our franchise business were short of our goals. Growing our leased assets and the performance of our franchise business is vital for our continued success.”
WINMARK CORPORATION CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited) Three Months Ended March 26, 2005 March 27, 2004 REVENUE: Royalties $4,514,400 $4,629,900 Merchandise sales 2,235,600 2,604,000 Franchise fees 190,000 192,600 Other 204,700 137,200 Total revenue 7,144,700 7,563,700 COST OF MERCHANDISE SOLD 1,920,000 2,152,400 SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 4,045,400 3,318,300 Income from operations 1,179,300 2,093,000 LOSS FROM EQUITY INVESTMENTS (94,100) (24,300) GAIN ON SALE OF INVESTMENTS 21,300 189,200 INTEREST AND OTHER INCOME 60,000 76,500 Income before income taxes 1,166,500 2,334,400 PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES (466,600) (974,100) NET INCOME $699,900 $1,360,300 EARNINGS PER SHARE - BASIC $.12 $.24 WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING - BASIC 5,964,547 5,706,471 EARNINGS PER SHARE - DILUTED $.11 $.21