Business & Finance
Fri, September 28, 2012 
PARAMUS, N.J.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE:VNO) announced today that it will record its 32.5% share of Toys aRa Usa second quarter financial results in its third quarter ending September 30, 2012. Vornadoas results will include a net loss of $8,585,000, or $0.04 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $9,304,000, or $0.05 per diluted share recorded in the quarter ended September 30, 2011.
"Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization."
Vornadoas share of negative Funds From Operations (aFFOa) before income taxes for the quarter ending September 30, 2012 will be $2,799,000, or $0.01 per diluted share, compared to negative FFO before income taxes of $6,492,000, or $0.03 per diluted share in the prior yearas quarter. Vornadoas share of FFO after income taxes for the quarter ending September 30, 2012 will be $2,403,000, or $0.01 per diluted share, compared to FFO after income taxes of $2,363,000, or $0.01 per diluted share in the prior yearas quarter.
The business of Toys is highly seasonal; historically, Toysa fourth quarter net income accounts for more than 80% of its fiscal year net income.
Attached is a summary of Toysa financial results and Vornadoas 32.5% share of its equity in Toysa net loss, as well as reconciliations of net loss to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (aEBITDAa) and FFO.
Vornado Realty Trust is a fully-integrated equity real estate investment trust.
Certain statements contained herein may constitute aforward-looking statementsa within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, risks associated with the timing of and costs associated with property improvements, financing commitments and general competitive factors.
| Toys "R" Us, Inc. | ||||||||||||||
| Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations a" Unaudited | ||||||||||||||
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| For the Quarter Ended | ||||||||||||||
| July 28, 2012 | July 30, 2011 | |||||||||||||
| (Amounts in thousands) | Results on a Historical Basis | Results on Vornadoas Purchase Price Accounting Basis | Results on Vornadoas Purchase Price Accounting Basis | |||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 2,552,000 | $ | 2,552,000 | $ | 2,648,000 | ||||||||
| Cost of sales | 1,534,000 | 1,534,000 | 1,623,000 | |||||||||||
| Gross margin | 1,018,000 | 1,018,000 | 1,025,000 | |||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 887,000 | 892,900 | 891,700 | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 100,000 | 102,900 | 104,900 | |||||||||||
| Other income, net | (12,000 | ) | (12,100 | ) | (4,000 | ) | ||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 975,000 | 983,700 | 992,600 | |||||||||||
| Operating earnings | 43,000 | 34,300 | 32,400 | |||||||||||
| Interest expense | (103,000 | ) | (106,200 | ) | (116,300 | ) | ||||||||
| Interest income | 4,000 | 4,000 | 2,000 | |||||||||||
| Loss before income taxes | (56,000 | ) | (67,900 | ) | (81,900 | ) | ||||||||
| Income tax benefit | 20,000 | 34,200 | 46,300 | |||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (36,000 | ) | $ | (33,700 | ) | $ | (35,600 | ) | |||||
| Vornadoas share of equity in Toysa net loss | $ | (10,956 | ) | $ | (11,638 | ) | ||||||||
| Management fee from Toys | 2,371 | 2,334 | ||||||||||||
| Total Vornado net loss from its investment in Toys | $ | (8,585 | ) | $ | (9,304 | ) | ||||||||
| See page 3 for a reconciliation of net loss to FFO. | ||||||||||||||
| Reconciliation of Vornadoas net loss from its investment in Toys to EBITDA (1): | ||||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (8,585 | ) | $ | (9,304 | ) | ||||||||
| Interest and debt expense | 34,526 | 38,018 | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 33,160 | 34,293 | ||||||||||||
| Income tax benefit | (11,118 | ) | (15,135 | ) | ||||||||||
| Vornadoas share of Toysa EBITDA (1) | $ | 47,983 | $ | 47,872 | ||||||||||
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(1) EBITDA represents aEarnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization.a Management considers EBITDA a supplemental measure for making decisions and assessing the unlevered performance of its segments as it relates to the total return on assets as opposed to the levered return on equity. EBITDA should not be considered a substitute for net income. EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies.
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| Funds From Operations - Unaudited | |||||||||
| (Amounts in thousands) | For the Quarter Ended | ||||||||
| July 28, 2012 | July 30, 2011 | ||||||||
| Reconciliation of Vornado's net loss from its investment in Toys to FFO: | |||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (8,585 | ) | $ | (9,304 | ) | |||
| Depreciation and amortization of real property | 16,905 | 17,947 | |||||||
| Income tax effect of above adjustment | (5,917 | ) | (6,280 | ) | |||||
| Vornado's share of Toysa FFO (1) | $ | 2,403 | $ | 2,363 | |||||
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(1) FFO is computed in accordance with the definition adopted by the Board of Governors of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (aNAREITa). NAREIT defines FFO as GAAP net income or loss adjusted to exclude net gains from sales of depreciated real estate assets, real estate impairment losses, depreciation and amortization expense from real estate assets, extraordinary items and other specified non-cash items, including the pro rata share of such adjustments of unconsolidated subsidiaries. FFO and FFO per diluted share are used by management, investors and analysts to facilitate meaningful comparisons of operating performance between periods and among our peers because it excludes the effect of real estate depreciation and amortization and net gains on sales, which are based on historical costs and implicitly assume that the value of real estate diminishes predictably over time, rather than fluctuating based on existing market conditions. FFO does not represent cash generated from operating activities and is not necessarily indicative of cash available to fund cash requirements and should not be considered as an alternative to net income as a performance measure or cash flows as a liquidity measure. FFO may not be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies.
