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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):
March 2, 2020

 

Inter Parfums, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   0-16469   13-3275609
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  Commission File Number   (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

551 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10176
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

212. 983.2640
(Registrant’s Telephone number, including area code)

 

  

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting Material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 280.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 280.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 280.13e-4(c))

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§280.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $.001 par value per share   IPAR   The Nasdaq Stock Market

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

 

Certain portions of our press release dated March 2, 2020, a copy of which is annexed hereto as Exhibit no. 99.1, are incorporated by reference herein, and are filed pursuant to this Item 2.02. They are as follows:

 

● The 1st through 8th paragraphs relating to results of operations for 2019 , with the 8th paragraph also including balance sheet information

 

● The 12th paragraph relating to the conference call to be held on March 2, 2020

 

● The tables of unaudited consolidated statements of income and consolidated balance sheets

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

 

Certain portions of our press release dated March 2, 2020, a copy of which is annexed hereto as Exhibit no. 99.1, are incorporated by reference herein, and are filed pursuant to this Item 7.01 and Regulation FD. They are as follows:

 

● The 9th paragraph relating to plans for 2020 product launches

 

● The 10th paragraph relating to 2020 guidance

 

● The 14th paragraph relating to forward looking statements

 

● The balance of such press release not otherwise incorporated by reference in Items 2.02 or 8.01

 

Item 8.01 Other Matters

 

The 11th paragraph of our press release dated March 2, 2020 relating to our cash dividend is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

99.1   Our press release dated March 2, 2020

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused and authorized this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned.

 

Dated: March 2, 2020

 

  Inter Parfums, Inc.
   
  By: /s/ Russell Greenberg
    Russell Greenberg,
    Executive Vice President
    and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

INTER PARFUMS, INC. REPORTS 2019 FOURTH QUARTER AND YEAR END RESULTS

 

2019 Net Sales and Diluted EPS Increase by 5.6% and 11.1%, Respectively

 

New York, New York, March 2, 2020: Inter Parfums, Inc. (NASDAQ GS: IPAR) today reported results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2019. Of note, the average dollar/euro exchange rate for the 2019 fourth quarter was 1.11 compared to 1.14 in the fourth quarter of 2018. For the full years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the average dollar/euro exchange rates were 1.12 and 1.18, respectively.

 

Fourth Quarter 2019 Compared to Fourth Quarter 2018:

Net sales were $177.8 million, up 0.3% from $177.2 million; at comparable foreign currency exchange rates, net sales increased 1.5%;
Net sales by European based operations decreased 4.2% to $129.1 million from $134.8 million;
Net sales by U.S. based operations were $48.7 million, up 14.7% compared to $42.4 million;
Gross margin was 64.5% compared to 66.1%;
S,G&A expenses as a percentage of net sales were 57.6% compared to 60.1%;
Operating income rose 16.5% to $12.3 million as compared to $10.6 million;
Operating margin was 6.9% compared to 6.0%;
Net income attributable to Inter Parfums, Inc. increased 1.8% to $8.2 million compared to $8.0 million; and,
Net income attributable to Inter Parfums, Inc. per diluted share was $0.26 for both periods.

 

Thus for the year as a whole, net sales increased 5.6% to $713.5 million from $675.6 million in 2018. At comparable foreign currency exchange rates, net sales increased 7.8%. Net income attributable to Inter Parfums, Inc. increased 12.0% to $60.2 million from 2018’s $53.8 million; and net income attributable to Inter Parfums, Inc. per diluted share rose 11.1% to $1.90 from $1.71 per diluted share in 2018.

 

Jean Madar, Chairman & CEO of Inter Parfums stated, “In nearly every region in which we operate, we achieved top line growth in 2019, with sales in North America, our largest market, up 11.4%. Our second largest market, Western Europe, achieved sales growth of 2.6%, while in Eastern Europe, net sales rose 4.7%. The biggest percentage gainer was the Middle East where sales surged 22.4% over the previous year. Sales in Asia, our third largest market, were down nominally in actual dollars, but ahead in constant dollars, which we consider quite respectable in light of trade tariffs on goods coming in and out of China from the United States. Our smallest market, Central and South America, underperformed in 2019, not surprisingly in light of the region’s political, economic and social turmoil.”

 

He continued, “Regarding our largest brands, Montblanc remains our largest brand, with annual sales up nearly 23%. As we previously reported, the strength of the dollar produced slightly lower sales in actual dollars by Jimmy Choo and Coach, but in constant dollars, sales by these two brands were in fact ahead of 2018. GUESS, whose first full year of fragrance sales under our leadership was 2019, has quickly become the fourth largest brand in our portfolio.”

 

 

 

 

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Russell Greenberg, Executive Vice President and CFO stated, “Our consolidated gross margin was 62.5% and 63.3% in 2019 and 2018, respectively. Gross margin for European operations was 65.7% compared to 66.3% in 2018. As we reported throughout last year, the benefit of a strong dollar on the gross margin was offset by the higher than typical cost of sales for the Montblanc Explorer product line, which launched in the first quarter of 2019. For U.S. operations, gross margin rose to 52.5% from 51.4% in 2018 with the 110 basis point improvement primarily due to the continued growth of higher margin prestige products under licenses.”

 

He continued, “Selling, general and administrative expenses rose 2.5% compared to 2018, and as a percentage of net sales, were 47.8% and 49.3% for 2019 and 2018, respectively. Once again, promotion and advertising, included selling, general and administrative expenses peaked in the fourth quarter, which brought the total for the full year to 20.3% of net sales, down slightly from 20.7% in 2018. While we budgeted 21% of 2019 net sales for promotion and advertising expenditure, minor fluctuations in certain launch schedules altered our planned spending.”

 

Mr. Greenberg also noted, “In 2019, there was a $1.1 million loss on foreign currency while in 2018, the loss was $0.3 million and our effective income tax rate was 27.7% in 2019 and 27.3% in 2018. Cash provided by operating activities aggregated $76.5 million in 2019, and we closed the year with working capital of $389 million, including approximately $253 million in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, a working capital ratio of over 3 to 1 and only $10.7 million of long-term debt.”

 

2020 Plans

For our European operations, Mr. Madar continued, “During the first quarter, we continued the geographic rollouts of products we debuted at the end of last year, including Jimmy Choo Urban Hero and Byzance by Rochas. Our 2020 launch program has begun, most notably with Coach Dreams, an entirely new women’s fragrance family for the brand and L’Homme Rochas. We will have a new women’s scent for Montblanc coming to market later this spring. In addition to initiating distribution of several Kate Spade New York legacy scents in April, come the summer, we will introduce our first new fragrance for the brand. For Jimmy Choo, we have an entirely new women’s scent unveiling in the second half of the year. For U.S. operations, we are gearing for a new blockbuster scent for women under the GUESS banner unveiling this spring in the U.S., followed in the fall by an international rollout. A new fragrance duo for Hollister, Canyon Escape, is also scheduled for a spring launch. We are hopeful that Sky by Anna Sui will bolster brand sales when it debuts in the fall. Our first fragrance collection under the Graff label debuts in Harrod’s for a six-month exclusive starting in the spring, followed by select international luxury distribution.”

 

2020 Guidance

Mr. Greenberg concluded, “The fundamentals of our business remain strong. However, like most companies doing business around the globe, ours is being impacted by the coronavirus. There are many unknowns as to the duration and severity of the situation which we are closely monitoring. As a result of the trends we have seen recently, such as the significant decline in air travel and consumer traffic in key shopping and tourist areas, we delayed certain launches to later in the year, and therefore, our 2020 guidance needs to be revised. The business challenges change daily, as the track of the virus is unknown, making it very difficult to precisely estimate the impact. If the impact is limited to the first few months of this year, we expect 2020 net sales and net income attributable to Inter Parfums, Inc. to be in line with 2019 results. We are assessing developments constantly and will update these measures as needed and will address the issue on tomorrow’s conference call.”

 

Dividend

The Company’s regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.33 per share is payable on April 15, 2020 to shareholders of record on March 31, 2020.

 

 

 

 

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March 2, 2020  

 

Conference Call

Management will conduct a conference call to discuss financial results and business developments at 11:00 AM ET, Tuesday, March 3, 2020. Interested parties may participate by dialing (201) 493-6749; please call in 10 minutes before start time and ask for the Inter Parfums call. To listen to the call over the Internet, go to www.interparfumsinc.com and click on the Investor Relations section.

 

Founded in 1982, Inter Parfums, Inc. develops, manufactures and distributes prestige perfumes and cosmetics as the exclusive worldwide licensee for Abercrombie & Fitch, Anna Sui, Boucheron, Coach, Dunhill, Graff, GUESS, Hollister, Jimmy Choo, Karl Lagerfeld, Kate Spade New York, MCM, Montblanc, Oscar de la Renta, Paul Smith, Repetto, S.T. Dupont and Van Cleef & Arpels. Inter Parfums is also the owner of Lanvin fragrances and the Rochas brand. Through its global distribution network, the Company’s products are sold in over 120 countries.

 

Statements in this release which are not historical in nature are forward-looking statements. Although we believe that our plans, intentions and expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that such plans, intentions or expectations will be achieved. In some cases you can identify forward-looking statements by forward-looking words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “should,” “will,” and “would,” or similar words. You should not rely on forward-looking statements, because actual events or results may differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of a number of important factors. These factors include, but are not limited to, the risks and uncertainties discussed under the headings “Forward Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” in Inter Parfums’ annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 and the reports Inter Parfums files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Inter Parfums does not intend to and undertakes no duty to update the information contained in this press release.

 

Contact at Inter Parfums, Inc. -or- Investor Relations Counsel
Russell Greenberg, Exec. VP & CFO   The Equity Group Inc.
(212) 983-2640 Fred Buonocore (212) 836-9607/fbuonocore@equityny.com
rgreenberg@interparfumsinc.com Linda Latman (212) 836-9609/llatman@equityny.com
www.interparfumsinc.com www.theequitygroup.com

 

See Accompanying Tables

 

 

 

 

Inter Parfums, Inc. News Release Page 4
March 2, 2020  

 

INTER PARFUMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Income

(In thousands except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

   Three Months Ended
December 31,
   Twelve Months Ended
December 31,
 
   2019   2018   2019   2018 
                 
Net sales  $177,803   $177,227   $713,514   $675,574 
                     
Cost of sales   63,119    60,095    267,578    248,012 
                     
Gross margin   114,684    117,132    445,936    427,562 
                     
                     
Selling, general and administrative expenses   102,349    106,545    341,209    332,831 
                     

Income from operations

   12,335    10,587    104,727    94,731 
                     
Other expenses (income):                    
Interest expense   932    1,025    2,146    2,578 
Loss on foreign currency   310    436    1,128    251 
Interest income   (807)   (636)   (3,693)   (3,957)
    435    825    (419)   (1,128)
                     
Income before income taxes   11,900    9,762    105,146    95,859 
                     
Income taxes   3,064    594    29,076    26,144 
                     
Net income   8,834    9,168    76,070    69,715 
                     
Less: Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest   645    1,121    15,821    15,922 
                     
Net income attributable to Inter Parfums, Inc.  $8,189   $8,047   $60,249   $53,793 
                     
Net income attributable to Inter Parfums, Inc. common shareholders:                    
Basic  $0.26   $0.26   $1.92   $1.72 
Diluted  $0.26   $0.26   $1.90   $1.71 
                     
Weighted average number of shares outstanding:                    
Basic   31,473    31,340    31,451    31,308 
Diluted   31,713    31,584    31,689    31,522 
                     
Dividends declared per share  $0.33   $0.28   $1.16     $0. 91 

 

 

 

 

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INTER PARFUMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Balance Sheets

December 31, 2019 and 2018

(In thousands except share and per share data)

 

   2019   2018 
Assets        
Current assets:        
Cash and cash equivalents  $192,417   $193,136 
Short-term investments   60,714    67,870 
Accounts receivable, net   133,010    133,320 
Inventories   167,809    161,778 
Receivables, other   2,054    2,112 
Other current assets   17,123    12,576 
Income taxes receivable   169    810 
Total current assets   573,296    571,602 
Equipment and leasehold improvements, net   11,107    9,839 
Right-of-use assets, net   28,359    -- 
Trademarks, licenses and other intangible assets, net   201,983    204,325 
Deferred tax assets   8,004    5,761 
Other assets   6,083    6,302 
Total assets  $828,832   $797,829 
Liabilities and Equity          
Current liabilities:          
Current portion of long-term debt  $12,326   $23,155 
Current portion of lease liabilities   5,356    -- 
Accounts payable - trade   54,098    58,328 
Accrued expenses   96,421    94,668 
Income taxes payable   5,865    4,396 
Dividends payable   10,399    8,630 
Total current liabilities   184,465    189,177 
Long–term debt, less current portion   10,734    22,906 
Lease liabilities, less current portion   24,635    -- 
Equity:          
Inter Parfums, Inc. shareholders’ equity:          
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value. Authorized 1,000,000 shares; none issued   --    -- 
Common stock, $0.001 par value. Authorized 100,000,000 shares; outstanding, 31,513,018 and 31,382,127 shares at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively   31    31 
Additional paid-in capital   70,664    69,970 
Retained earnings   474,637    448,731 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (39,853)   (33,650)
Treasury stock, at cost, 9,864,805 common shares at December 31, 2019 and 2018   (37,475)   (37,475)
Total Inter Parfums, Inc. shareholders’ equity   468,004    447,607 
Noncontrolling interest   140,994    138,139 
Total equity   608,998    585,746 
Total liabilities and equity  $828,832   $797,829 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

 

 

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