Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. Announces Date For 2020 Fourth Quarter And Full Year Earnings Release And Conference Call

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SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCO)(the “Company”) will release 2020 fourth quarter and full year results before the market opens on Thursday, February 25, 2021 by 7:00 a.m. and will host a conference call to discuss the results at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time.

The conference call number is 877-665-6356 (U.S. callers) and 270-215-9897 (International callers) and the access code for both is 6592053.  A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available on the events section of the Company’s website (www.investor.clearchannel.com).  The related earnings materials, including reconciliations of any non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP financial measures and any other applicable disclosures, will be available on the financial section of the Company’s website after 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

Approximately, two hours after the live conference call, a replay of the webcast will be available for a period of thirty days on the recent events section of the Company’s website. 

About Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCO) is one of the world’s largest outdoor advertising companies with a diverse portfolio of approximately 500,000 print and digital displays in 31 countries across North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia, reaching millions of people monthly. A growing digital platform includes more than 16,000 digital displays in international markets and more than  2,000 digital displays (excluding airports), including more than 1,400 digital billboards, in the U.S.

Comprised of two business divisions – Clear Channel Outdoor Americas (CCOA), the U.S. and Caribbean business division, and Clear Channel International (CCI), covering markets in Europe, Latin America and Asia – CCO employs approximately 5,100 people globally. More information is available at investor.clearchannel.com, clearchanneloutdoor.com and clearchannelinternational.com.

 

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GFL Environmental Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend

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VAUGHAN, ON, Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ – The Board of Directors of GFL Environmental Inc. (NYSE: GFL) (TSX: GFL) (“GFL” or the “Company”) today announced that it has declared a cash dividend of US$0.01 for each outstanding subordinate voting share and multiple voting share of the Company for the fourth quarter of 2020.

The cash dividend will be paid on January 29, 2021 to shareholders of record at the close of business on January 19, 2021. The Company has designated this dividend as an eligible dividend within the meaning of the Income TaxAct (Canada).

About GFL

GFL, headquartered in Vaughan, Ontario, is the fourth largest diversified environmental services company in North America, providing a comprehensive line of non-hazardous solid waste management, infrastructure & soil remediation and liquid waste management services through its platform of facilities throughout Canada and in 27 states in the United States. Across its organization, GFL has a workforce of more than 15,000 employees and provides its broad range of environmental services to more than 135,000 commercial and industrial customers and its solid waste collection services to more than 4 million households.

Forward Looking Statements

This release includes certain “forward-looking statements”, which are not guarantees or assurances of future performance. Because forward-looking statements are related to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. GFL undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, except as required by applicable securities laws. The declaration, timing, amount and payment of any future dividends remains at the discretion of GFL’s Board of Directors.

For further information: Patrick Dovigi, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, +1 905-326-0101, [email protected]

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Apellis Announces Agreements to Exchange Approximately $107.5 Million in Principal Amount of Its 3.500% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2026 for Common Stock

WALTHAM, Mass., Jan. 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:APLS), a global biopharmaceutical company and leader in targeted C3 therapies, today announced that it has entered into separate, privately negotiated exchange agreements with certain holders of its 3.500% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026 issued in September 2019 (the “Notes”). Under the terms of these exchange agreements, the holders have agreed to exchange with Apellis approximately $107.5 million in aggregate principal amount of Notes held by them for (i) 2,232,808 shares of Apellis’ common stock, which is equal to 20.7792 shares per $1,000 principal amount of Notes exchanged plus (ii) an additional number of shares of Apellis’ common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes exchanged equal to the quotient of (a) $544.07 divided by (b) the average of the daily volume-weighted average prices of Apellis’ common stock over the ten consecutive trading days commencing on January 7, 2021. The exchange transactions are expected to close on January 25, 2021, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

The shares of Apellis’ common stock issuable in the exchanges have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and such other jurisdictions.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy any of the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

About Apellis

Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a global biopharmaceutical company that is committed to leveraging courageous science, creativity, and compassion to deliver life-changing therapies. Leaders in targeted C3 therapies, we aim to develop transformative therapies for a broad range of debilitating diseases that are driven by excessive activation of the complement cascade, including those within hematology, ophthalmology, nephrology, and neurology.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release about future expectations, plans and prospects, as well as any other statements regarding matters that are not historical facts, may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements in respect of the expected closing of the exchanges. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including whether the conditions for the closing of the exchanges will be satisfied and other factors discussed in the “Risk Factors” section of Apellis’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 2, 2020 and the risks described in other filings that Apellis may make with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date hereof, and Apellis specifically disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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Proteomic data derived from Immunovia’s IMMray™-platform allows differential diagnosis of difficult to distinguish autoimmune diseases

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LUND, Sweden, Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Immunovia AB, (“Immunovia”) a diagnostic company that develops highly accurate blood tests for the early detection of cancer and autoimmune diseases, today announced results from a study in their development pipeline, published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Proteome Research. These are the first proteomic data allowing a differential analysis of four different inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IRDs).

Early and correct diagnosis of inflammatory rheumatic diseases is presently a clinical challenge due to the variety of symptoms. The aim of the study was to achieve protein expression profiles distinguishing four systemic IRDs, that if left untreated, can lead to severe and sometimes permanent disability, increased morbidity, and premature mortality. A total of 316 serum samples collected from patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), ANCA associated systemic vasculitis (SV), Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and Sjögren’s Syndrome (SS), and healthy controls were analysed, using Immunovia’s recombinant antibody microarray (IMMray™). Differential protein expression profiling was examined using Wilcoxon signed rank test and condensed biomarker panels could be identified reflecting each disease, using advanced bioinformatics and state-of-the art classification algorithms.

Lead author, Mattias Ohlsson, Professor Computational Biology and Biological Physics at Lund University comments: “In this study we were able to classify the included individual IRDs with high accuracy, as demonstrated by ROC Area Under the Curve (ROC AUC) values ranging between 0.96 and 0.80. The groups of IRDs could be separated from healthy controls at a ROC AUC value of 0.94. We believe this supports the rationale of using IMMray™ to reflect the biological complexity of autoimmune diseases.”


Patrik Dahlen, CEO, Immunovia
added: “Autoimmune diseases today pose a global health issue, affecting millions of people around the globe and there is an urgent need for refined clinical tools for early and differential diagnosis. These results suggest that the use of a multiplexed approach such as IMMray™ is highly suitable for decoding multifactorial diseases like autoimmune diseases. Early diagnosis in turn will help to prevent severe organ and tissue related damages. We will incorporate these signatures and further evaluate them in our discovery program for autoimmune diseases.”

About Immunovia

Immunovia AB is a diagnostic company that is developing and commercializing highly accurate blood tests for the early detection of cancer and autoimmune diseases based on Immunovia’s proprietary test platform called IMMray™. Tests are based on antibody biomarker microarray analysis using advanced machine-learning and bioinformatics to single-out a set of relevant biomarkers that indicate a certain disease. Thus, forming a unique “disease biomarker signature”.

The company was founded in 2007, based on cancer studies and ground-breaking research in the Department of Immuntechnology at Lund University and CREATE Health Cancer Center, Sweden.

The first product, IMMray™ PanCan-d, is undergoing clinical evaluation in some of the world’s largest clinical studies for pancreatic cancer, PanFAM-1, PanSYM-1 and PanDIA-1 and is currently in the final validation phase. The company aims for a sales start at the end of Q1 2021 with subsequent commercial testing in Q2.

When validated, IMMray™ PanCan-d will be the first blood-based test for early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer on the market, with a potential to significantly improve patient survival and outcome.

Immunovia Dx Laboratories located in Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA and Lund, Sweden will provide laboratory testing services in two accredited reference laboratories.

Immunovia’s shares (IMMNOV) are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. For more information, please visit www.immunovia.com.

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CEO, Immunovia
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The Buckle, Inc. Reports December 2020 Net Sales

The Buckle, Inc. Reports December 2020 Net Sales

 

KEARNEY, Neb.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
The Buckle, Inc. (NYSE: BKE) announced today that comparable store net sales, for stores open at least one year, for the 5-week period ended January 2, 2021 increased 17.9 percent from comparable store net sales for the 5-week period ended January 4, 2020. Net sales for the 5-week fiscal month ended January 2, 2021 increased 17.7 percent to $169.4 million from net sales of $143.9 million for the prior year 5-week fiscal month ended January 4, 2020.

Comparable store net sales year-to-date for the 48-week period ended January 2, 2021 decreased 1.5 percent from comparable store net sales for the 48-week period ended January 4, 2020. Net sales for the 48-week fiscal period ended January 2, 2021 decreased 1.7 percent to $838.2 million from net sales of $853.0 million for the prior year 48-week fiscal period ended January 4, 2020.

About Buckle

Offering a unique mix of high-quality, on-trend apparel, accessories, and footwear, Buckle caters to fashion-conscious young men and women. Known as a denim destination, each store carries a wide selection of fits, styles, and finishes from leading denim brands, including the Company’s exclusive brand, BKE. Headquartered in Kearney, Nebraska, Buckle currently operates 445 retail stores in 42 states which includes the closing of one store during fiscal December. The Company operated 448 stores in 42 states as of January 7, 2020. To listen to the Company’s recorded monthly sales commentary, please call (308) 238-2500.

SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995: All forward-looking statements made by the Company involve material risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based on factors which may be beyond the Company’s control. Accordingly, the Company’s future performance and financial results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in any such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to, those described in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company does not undertake to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements even if experience or future changes make it clear that any projected results expressed or implied therein will not be realized.

News releases and other information about The Buckle, Inc., can be found on the Internet at www.buckle.com

Thomas B. Heacock, Chief Financial Officer

The Buckle, Inc.

(308) 236-8491

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INDUSTRY KEYWORDS: Fashion Retail Other Consumer Consumer Other Retail Teens Specialty

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Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. Delivers Second Consecutive Quarter Of Comparable Sales And Profit Growth

For Fiscal 2020 Third Quarter (September-October-November)

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UNION, N.J., Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ —

 



Executing on Strategy; Delivering Consistent Sales and EBITDA Growth

  • 2nd consecutive quarter of comparable sales growth, fueled by digital sales growth
  • +5% comparable sales growth on core Bed Bath & Beyond banner1; +2% comparable sales growth on total enterprise
  • +94% digital comparable sales growth on core Bed Bath & Beyond banner; +77% digital comparable sales growth on total enterprise
  • +11% comparable sales growth in Top 5 destination categories combined (as referred below), representing 2/3 of core Bed Bath & Beyond banner sales; Market share gains in destination Bed category, with improving trends in Bath and Kitchen categories
  • +2.2 million approximate new online customers gained by core Bed Bath & Beyond banner during the fiscal 2020 third quarter; +7 million approximate new online customers year-to-date
  • +340bps expansion in Gross Margin; +310bps expansion in Adjusted Gross Margin2 
  • Net Loss per Diluted Share of $(0.61); Excluding special items, adjusted Net Earnings per Diluted Share of $0.08
  • +168% increase in Adjusted EBITDA2; 4.6% Adjusted EBITDA Margin2
  • Demand was strong during the November/December holiday period; In December 2020, the first month of the fiscal fourth quarter, monthly sales show positive total enterprise comparable sales growth, including continued strength across key destination categories6

 



Strengthening Balance Sheet through Positive Cash Flow & Significant Gross Debt Reduction

  • $244 million of positive cash flow generation3
  • $0.5 billion of Gross Debt Reduction4 
  • $1.5 billion of Cash & Investments and $2.2 billion of Total Liquidity5

 



Unlocking Shareholder Value Creation; Enhancing Outlook for FY 2021 EBITDA; Reiterating a Larger & Accelerated Share Repurchase Program (ASR)

  • Fiscal 2021 Adjusted EBITDA2 outlook enhanced to a range of between $500 million to $525 million from $500 million+
  • Total share repurchase program increases to up to $825 million from up to $675 million; $375 million in total ASR expected to be completed by end of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020, on or before Feb. 27, 2021

 



Portfolio Transformation of Non-Core Banners Complete

  • +$600 million from the monetization of 5 non-core banners during the current fiscal year
  • 4 core banners in focused portfolio: Bed Bath & Beyond, buybuy BABY, Harmon Face Values and Decorist

 

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (Nasdaq: BBBY) today reported financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2020 ended November 28, 2020.


Reported (GAAP)


Adjusted2 (Including Non-GAAP)


(in millions, except per share data,
gross debt reduction, & total liquidity)


Three months ended


Three months ended


November
30, 2019


November
28, 2020


Diff


November
30, 2019


November
28, 2020


Diff


Total enterprise comp sales growth


2%


     Core BBB banner1comp sales growth


5%


Net Sales

$2,759


$2,618

-5%

$2,759


$2,618


-5%


Gross Margin2

33.1%


36.5%

+340bps

32.3%


35.4%


+310bps


SG&A

$932


$891

($41)

$932


$891


($41)


Adjusted EBITDA2

$45


$121


168%


EPS – Diluted1

($0.31)


($0.61)

($0.30)

($0.38)


$0.08


$0.46


Cash flow generation3


$244


Gross Debt reduction4


$0.5 billion


Total Liquidity5


$2.2 billion


(1)

Bed Bath & Beyond is among the Company’s four core banners which also include buybuy BABY, Harmon Face Values and Decorist.


(2)

Adjusted items refer to comparable sales as well as to financial measures that are derived from measures calculated in accordance with GAAP, but which have been adjusted to exclude certain items. All these latter financial measures are non-GAAP financial measures.


(3)

Cash flow generation includes cash flow from operations ($44mn) and cash flow from investing driven by proceeds from non-core banners and real estate monetization, net of capital expenditures ($200mn).


(4)

Gross Debt includes bonds, revolver/ABL credit facility borrowings and operating and finance lease liabilities.


(5)

Total Liquidity includes cash & investments and availability from asset-backed lending credit facility.


(6)

Based on preliminary unaudited results.

 

Mark Tritton, Bed Bath & Beyond’s President and CEO said, “The consistent execution of our growth strategy is unlocking improved financial performance and we delivered a second consecutive quarter of comparable sales and profit growth. Additionally, we drove strong cash flow generation and balance sheet improvements in the third quarter and have re-initiated capital return to shareholders.”

Tritton added, “We knew this holiday season would be like no other and we took several steps in advance to help our customers shop safely and with ease, including over 100 meaningful improvements to our digital-first, omni-always customer experience and enhancements to our contactless new Store and Curbside Pickup and Same Day Delivery service offerings.  We are delighted by the strong customer response to these efforts.  We are seeing a deepening level of recognition and engagement from our customers, including the more than 2 million new online customers in the third quarter.  We are also seeing favorable market share trends in several of our key destination categories, including positive share gains over the past two months within the Bed category.

“I am proud of what our teams have achieved, and I thank them for their continued dedication and commitment to the long-term success of our Company.  Our results this quarter set a firm base from which we will continue to drive our bold transformation and seek to deliver on our three-year strategic and financial plans shared in October at our 2020 Investor Day.”

 

Fiscal 2020 Third Quarter Highlights (September-October-November)

  • Comparable sales increased for the second consecutive quarter, led by 5% growth in the core Bed Bath & Beyond banner.  Total enterprise comparable sales increased 2%.  Comparable sales benefited from significantly strong growth in digital channels, including approximately 94% growth in the Bed Bath & Beyond banner and total enterprise growth of approximately 77%.  Bed Bath & Beyond banner sales were driven by key destination categories including Home Organization, Kitchen Food Prep, Bedding, Bath, and Indoor Décor.  These top 5 categories had strong comp sales growth of 11% (combined) and represented two-thirds of total Bed Bath & Beyond banner sales in the third quarter.  The Company has been prioritizing merchandising and marketing investments in these key categories to strengthen its authority in the Home space.  The Bed Bath & Beyond banner has achieved market share gains in the destination Bed category, with improving trends in Bath and Kitchen categories. (Source: NPD Data October/November 2020)
  • Net sales were $2.6 billion, a decrease of 5% compared to the prior year period, primarily due to the significant portfolio transformation, including the planned divestitures of non-core banners and store closing activity as part of the Company’s network optimization initiative.  Total enterprise reported store net sales declined 17% and reported digital net sales increased 75%. Total enterprise comparable store sales declined 15% and comparable digital sales increased 77%.
  • Gross margin increased 340 basis points to 36.5% compared to the prior year period.  Excluding special items from both periods, adjusted gross margin increased 310 basis points to 35.4% and was driven primarily by optimization of promotion and markdowns; favorable product mix; and leverage of distribution and fulfillment costs; partially offset by higher digital channel mix, including higher net-direct-to-customer shipping expense.
  • SG&A expenses decreased $41 million compared to the prior year period, driven primarily by lower payroll and related expenses and lower advertising expenses.
  • Net loss per diluted share of $(0.61) includes approximately $86 million from unfavorable impacts from special items including the net loss on the sale of businesses, charges recorded in connection with the restructuring and transformation initiatives, and non-cash impairment charges related to assets held for sale, tradename and certain long-lived assets, partially offset by a benefit from the reduction of non-recurring inventory reserves.
  • Excluding special items, the Company’s adjusted net earnings per diluted share was $0.08 for the fiscal 2020 third quarter. 
  • Positive cash flow generation3 of $244 million driven by proceeds from non-core banners and real estate monetization, as well as operational earnings improvements. 
  • Gross debt4 reduction of approximately $0.5 billion compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2020 driven by lower lease liabilities associated with portfolio optimization. 
  • Total Liquidity5 of approximately $2.2 billion, even after financing the $225 million ASR program in October 2020.  

 

Outlook

Fiscal 2020 Fourth Quarter
Given the significant COVID-related headwinds including heavy store traffic declines, major shipping constraints and higher freight costs, the Company is not providing specific sales and earnings guidance for the fiscal 2020 fourth quarter.  The Company is assuming that its stores will remain open and not be required to close due to government restrictions.

Directionally, the Company expects to continue driving significant sales growth from its digital channels, while sales from stores are anticipated to be unfavorably impacted by declines in store traffic trends.  On a comparable sales basis, total enterprise comparable sales in the fiscal 2020 fourth quarter are expected to be approximately in line with the prior year period, with expectations for consistent strength in digital and growth in destination categories to be tempered by COVID-related headwinds impacting stores.  Additionally, based on preliminary unaudited results, in December, the first month of the fourth quarter, the Company expects total enterprise comparable sales growth to be positive, including continued strength across key destination categories.  Net sales in the fiscal 2020 fourth quarter are estimated to be lower by a double-digit percentage range, as a direct result of adjustments from transforming the Company’s overall portfolio, including non-core banner divestitures and store closing activity related to its network optimization initiative.  

The Company expects adjusted EBITDA Margin to be higher on a year-over-year basis in the fiscal 2020 fourth quarter.  Additionally, Gross Margin and adjusted EBITDA are expected to be approximately in line with the prior year period, as the Company plans to offset significantly higher freight costs through optimization of promotion and markdowns, favorable product mix, and leverage of distribution and fulfillment costs. 

 

Fiscal 2021
During the Company’s Investor Day meeting on October 28, 2020, it outlined its long-term financial goals to strengthen and accelerate growth and drive and unlock sustainable total shareholder return.  With its core portfolio banner work now complete (the final transaction is set to close in the fiscal 2020 fourth quarter), fiscal 2021 EBITDA is being enhanced to a range of $500 to $525 million.  Healthy revenue growth trends continue in the Company’s digital business and in its top destination categories.  Further, the Company remains focused on the key drivers of gross margin expansion and on optimizing costs. With this, it feels confident in continuing to deal with the COVID-related headwinds resulting from lower store traffic and increases in shipping costs.  The Company is assuming that its stores will remain open and not be required to close due to government restrictions. 

Additional details on the Company’s fiscal 2021 outlook will be provided during its third quarter conference call with analysts and investors as well in its investor presentation available on the investor relations section of the Company’s website. 

 

Fiscal 2020 Third Quarter Conference Call and Investor Presentation

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.’s fiscal 2020 third quarter conference call with analysts and investors will be held today at 8:00am EDT and may be accessed by dialing 1-888-424-8151, or if international, 1-847-585-4422, using conference ID number 8516932#.  A live audio webcast of the conference call, along with the earnings press release, investor presentation and supplemental financial disclosures, will also be available on the investor relations section of the Company’s website at http://bedbathandbeyond.gcs-web.com/investor-relations. The webcast will be available for replay after the call for a period of at least one year.

The Company has also made available an Investor Presentation on the investor relations section of the Company’s website at http://bedbathandbeyond.gcs-web.com/events-and-presentations.

 

About the Company

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) is an omnichannel retailer that makes it easy for our customers to feel at home.  The Company sells a wide assortment of merchandise in the Home, Baby, Beauty and Wellness markets.  Additionally, the Company is a partner in a joint venture which operates retail stores in Mexico under the name Bed Bath & Beyond.

The Company operates websites at bedbathandbeyond.com, bedbathandbeyond.ca, worldmarket.com, buybuybaby.com, buybuybaby.ca, harmondiscount.com, facevalues.com, and decorist.com.  As of November 28, 2020, the Company had a total of 1,391 stores, including 951 Bed Bath & Beyond stores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Canada, 258 stores under the names of World Market, Cost Plus World Market or Cost Plus, 129 buybuy BABY stores, and 53 stores under the names Harmon, Harmon Face Values or Face Values.  During the fiscal 2020 third quarter, the Company opened 1 buybuy BABY store and closed 4 Bed Bath & Beyond stores and 1 Cost Plus World Market store.  The joint venture to which the Company is a partner operates 10 stores in Mexico under the name Bed Bath & Beyond.

 

Non-GAAP Information

This press release contains certain non-GAAP information, including adjusted earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”), adjusted gross margin, adjusted net earnings per diluted share, and cash flow generation, which is intended to provide visibility into the Company’s core operations by excluding the effects of the loss on sale of businesses, charges recorded in connection with the restructuring and transformation initiatives, and non-cash impairment charges related to assets held for sale, tradename and certain store-level assets.  The Company’s definition and calculation of non-GAAP measures may differ from that of other companies. Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative for, the Company’s reported GAAP financial results.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the Company’s progress and anticipated progress towards its long-term objectives, the status of its future liquidity and financial condition, and its outlook for the Company’s fiscal 2020 fourth quarter and for its 2021 fiscal year. Many of these forward-looking statements can be identified by use of words such as may, will, expect, anticipate, approximate, estimate, assume, continue, model, project, plan, goal, preliminary and similar words and phrases, although the absence of those words does not necessarily mean that statements are not forward-looking. The Company’s actual results and future financial condition may differ materially from those expressed in any such forward-looking statements as a result of many factors. Such factors include, without limitation: general economic conditions including the housing market, a challenging overall macroeconomic environment and related changes in the retailing environment; risks associated with COVID-19 and the governmental responses to it, including its impacts across the Company’s businesses on demand and operations, as well as on the operations of the Company’s suppliers and other business partners, and the effectiveness of the Company’s actions taken in response to these risks; consumer preferences, spending habits and adoption of new technologies; demographics and other macroeconomic factors that may impact the level of spending for the types of merchandise sold by the Company; civil disturbances and terrorist acts; unusual weather patterns and natural disasters; competition from existing and potential competitors across all channels; pricing pressures; liquidity; the ability to achieve anticipated cost savings, and to not exceed anticipated costs, associated with organizational changes and investments, including the Company’s strategic restructuring program and store network optimization strategies; the ability to attract and retain qualified employees in all areas of the organization; the cost of labor, merchandise and other costs and expenses; potential supply chain disruption due to trade restrictions, and other factors such as natural disasters, pandemics, including the COVID-19 pandemic, political instability, labor disturbances, product recalls, financial or operational instability of suppliers or carriers, and other items; the ability to find suitable locations at acceptable occupancy costs and other terms to support the Company’s plans for new stores; the ability to establish and profitably maintain the appropriate mix of digital and physical presence in the markets it serves; the ability to assess and implement technologies in support of the Company’s development of its omnichannel capabilities; the ability to effectively and timely adjust the Company’s plans in the face of the rapidly changing retail and economic environment, including in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; uncertainty in financial markets; volatility in the price of the Company’s common stock and its effect, and the effect of other factors, including the COVID-19 pandemic, on the Company’s capital allocation strategy; risks associated with the ability to achieve a successful outcome for its business concepts and to otherwise achieve its business strategies; the impact of intangible asset and other impairments; disruptions to the Company’s information technology systems including but not limited to security breaches of systems protecting consumer and employee information or other types of cybercrimes or cybersecurity attacks; reputational risk arising from challenges to the Company’s or a third party product or service supplier’s compliance with various laws, regulations or standards, including those related to labor, health, safety, privacy or the environment; reputational risk arising from third-party merchandise or service vendor performance in direct home delivery or assembly of product for customers; changes to statutory, regulatory and legal requirements, including without limitation proposed changes affecting international trade; changes to, or new, tax laws or interpretation of existing tax laws; new, or developments in existing, litigation, claims or assessments; changes to, or new, accounting standards; foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. Except as required by law, the Company does not undertake any obligation to update its forward-looking statements.

 

 


BED BATH & BEYOND INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES



Consolidated Statements of Operations



(in thousands, except per share data)



(unaudited)


Three Months Ended


November 28,
2020


November 30,
2019

Net sales


$


2,618,472

$

2,759,322

Cost of sales


1,661,905

1,845,485

    Gross profit


956,567

913,837

Selling, general and administrative expenses


890,740

931,814

Impairments, including on assets held for sale


57,997

11,781

Restructuring and transformation initiative expenses


16,770

Loss on sale of businesses


113,909

    Operating loss


(122,849)

(29,758)

Interest expense, net


17,805

17,179

    Loss before benefit for income taxes


(140,654)

(46,937)

Benefit for income taxes


(65,213)

(8,385)

    Net loss


$


(75,441)

$

(38,552)

Net loss per share – Basic


$


(0.61)

$

(0.31)

Net loss per share – Diluted


$


(0.61)

$

(0.31)

Weighted average shares outstanding – Basic


122,885

123,099

Weighted average shares outstanding – Diluted


122,885

123,099

Dividends declared per share


$



$

0.17

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The following table reconciles non-GAAP financial measures presented in this press release or that may be presented on the Company’s third quarter conference call with analysts and investors. The Company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide management, analysts, investors and other users of the Company’s financial information with meaningful supplemental information regarding the performance of the Company’s business. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered superior to, but in addition to other financial measures prepared by the Company in accordance with GAAP, including the year-to-year results. The Company’s method of determining these non-GAAP financial measures may be different from other companies’ methods and, therefore, may not be comparable to those used by other companies and the Company does not recommend the sole use of this non-GAAP measure to assess its financial and earnings performance. For reasons noted above, the Company is presenting certain non-GAAP financial measures for its fiscal 2020 third quarter.  In order for investors to be able to more easily compare the Company’s performance across periods, the Company has included comparable reconciliations for the 2019 period in the reconciliation tables below. The Company is not providing a reconciliation of its guidance with respect to Adjusted EBITDA because the Company is unable to provide this reconciliation without unreasonable effort due to the uncertainty and inherent difficulty of predicting the occurrence, the financial impact, and the periods in which the adjustments may be recognized. For the same reasons, the Company is unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information, which could be material to future results.


Three Months Ended November 28, 2020


Excluding


Reported


Loss on sale
of businesses


Impairment
on assets held
for sale


Restructuring
and
transformation
expenses


Impairment
charges


Benefit from
reduction of
incremental
markdown
reserves


Total income
tax impact


Total impact


Adjusted

  Gross profit


$


956,567

$

$

$

13,929

$

$

(44,319)

$

$

(30,390)


$


926,177


Gross margin



36.5 %

%

%

0.6 %

%

(1.7)

%

%

(1.2)

%



35.4 %

Restructuring and transformation initiative expenses


16,770

(16,770)

(16,770)



(Loss) earnings before provision for income taxes


(140,654)

113,909

53,976

30,699

4,021

(44,319)

158,286


17,632

Tax (benefit) provision


(65,213)

72,415

72,415


7,202


Effective tax rate



46.4 %



(5.6)



%



(5.6)



%



40.8 %

Net (loss) income


$


(75,441)


$


113,909


$


53,976


$


30,699


$


4,021


$


(44,319)


$


(72,415)


$


85,871


$


10,430

Net earnings (loss) per share – Diluted


$


(0.61)


$


0.08

Weighted average shares outstanding- Basic


122,885


122,885

Weighted average shares outstanding- Diluted


122,885


(1)


124,642

Net (loss) income


$


(75,441)

$

113,909

$

53,976

$

30,699

$

4,021

$

(44,319)

$

(72,415)

$

85,871


$


10,430

Depreciation and amortization


93,706

(8,000)

(8,000)


85,706

Interest expense


17,805


17,805

Tax (benefit) provision


(65,213)

72,415

72,415


7,202


EBITDA


$


(29,143)

$

113,909

$

53,976

$

22,699

$

4,021

$

(44,319)

$

$

150,286


$


121,143


   EBITDA as % of net sales



4.6 %


(1) If a company is in a net loss position, then for earnings per share purposes, diluted weighted average shares outstanding are equivalent to basic weighted average shares outstanding.

 



Non-GAAP Reconciliation



(in thousands, except per share data)



(unaudited)


Three Months Ended November 30, 2019


Excluding


Reported


Loss on sale
of businesses


Impairment
on assets held
for sale


Restructuring
and
transformation
expenses


Impairment
charges


Benefit from
reduction of
incremental
markdown
reserves


Total income
tax impact


Total impact


Adjusted

Gross profit


$


913,837

$

$

$

$

$

(23,915)

$

$

(23,915)


$


889,922


Gross margin



33.1 %

%

%

%

%

(0.8)

%

%

(0.9)

%



32.3 %

(Loss) earnings before provision for income taxes


(46,937)

11,781

(23,915)

(12,134)


(59,071)

Tax benefit


(8,385)

(3,786)

(3,786)


(12,171)


Effective tax rate



17.9 %



2.7



%



2.7



%



20.6 %

Net (loss) income


$


(38,552)


$




$




$




$


11,781


$


(23,915)


$


3,786


$


(8,348)


$


(46,900)

Net earnings (loss) per share – Diluted


$


(0.31)


$


(0.38)

Weighted average shares outstanding- Basic


123,099


123,099

Weighted average shares outstanding- Diluted


123,099


(1)


123,099




Reconciliation of Net (Loss) Income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA


Net (loss) income


$


(38,552)

$

$

$

$

11,781

$

(23,915)

$

3,786

$

(8,348)


$


(46,900)

Depreciation and amortization


87,149


87,149

Interest expense


17,179


17,179

Tax benefit


(8,385)

(3,786)


(12,171)


EBITDA


$


57,391

$

$

$

$

11,781

$

(23,915)

$

3,786

$

(12,134)


$


45,257


EBITDA as % of net sales



1.6 %


(1) If a company is in a net loss position, then for earnings per share purposes, diluted weighted average shares outstanding are equivalent to basic weighted average shares outstanding.

 


BED BATH & BEYOND INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES



Consolidated Balance Sheets



(in thousands, except per share data)



(unaudited)


November 28,
2020


August 29,
2020


February 29,
2020


Assets

Current assets:

    Cash and cash equivalents

$

1,462,612

1,441,845

1,000,340

    Short term investment securities

385,642

    Merchandise inventories

1,780,891

2,052,041

2,093,869

    Prepaid expenses and other current assets

196,487

249,672

248,342

    Assets held-for-sale

524,551

98,092

        Total current assets

3,964,541

3,743,558

3,826,285

Long term investment securities

19,847

19,893

20,380

Property and equipment, net

905,251

1,295,967

1,430,604

Operating lease assets

1,615,969

1,913,719

2,006,966

Other assets

486,002

465,963

506,280

Total assets

$

6,991,610

$

7,439,100

$

7,790,515


Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

Current liabilities:

    Accounts payable

$

865,418

$

1,028,730

944,194

    Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

698,827

686,004

675,776

    Merchandise credit and gift card liabilities

304,530

322,859

340,407

    Current operating lease liabilities

390,875

464,946

463,005

    Liabilities related to assets held-for-sale

448,805

43,144

        Total current liabilities

2,708,455

2,502,539

2,466,526

Other liabilities

123,067

206,221

204,926

Operating lease liabilities

1,531,830

1,799,504

1,818,783

Income taxes payable

38,034

43,660

46,945

Long term debt

1,190,265

1,190,168

1,488,400

        Total liabilities

5,591,651

5,742,092

6,025,580

Shareholders’ equity:

Preferred stock – $0.01 par value; authorized – 1,000 shares; no shares issued or outstanding

Common stock – $0.01 par value; authorized – 900,000 shares; issued 343,484, 343,676 and 343,683, respectively; outstanding 121,215, 126,008 and 126,528 shares, respectively

3,434

3,436

3,436

Additional paid-in capital

2,058,358

2,183,564

2,167,337

Retained earnings

10,215,743

10,290,896

10,374,826

Treasury stock, at cost; 222,269, 217,668 and 217,155 shares, respectively

(10,812,841)

(10,718,789)

(10,715,755)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(64,735)

(62,099)

(64,909)

        Total shareholders’ equity

1,399,959

1,697,008

1,764,935

        Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$

6,991,610

$

7,439,100

$

7,790,515

 


BED BATH & BEYOND INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES



Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows



(in thousands, unaudited)


Three Months Ended


November 28,
2020


November 30,
2019

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

  Net loss


(75,441)

(38,552)

  Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:

    Depreciation and amortization


93,706

87,149

    Impairments, including on assets held for sale


57,997

11,781

    Stock-based compensation


7,184

4,702

    Deferred income taxes


(66,086)

1,575

    Loss on sale of businesses


113,909

    Other


226

(536)

    (Increase) decrease in assets:

        Merchandise inventories


(137,257)

(208,097)

        Other current assets


(2,293)

(59,230)

        Other assets


46

(2,767)

    Increase (decrease) in liabilities:

        Accounts payable


(15,657)

133,738

        Accrued expenses and other current liabilities


72,146

73,289

        Merchandise credit and gift card liabilities


(6,323)

(3,646)

        Income taxes payable


(5,563)

184

        Operating lease assets and liabilities, net


1,757

(2,849)

        Other liabilities


5,193

4,483

  Net cash provided by operating activities


43,544

1,224

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:

    Net proceeds from sale of businesses


237,927

    Capital expenditures


(37,995)

(63,142)

  Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities


199,932

(63,142)

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

    Payment of dividends


(93)

(20,967)

    Repurchase of common stock, including fees


(94,052)

(1,165)

    Prepayment under share repurchase agreement


(132,615)

  Net cash used in financing activities


(226,760)

(22,132)

  Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash


1,404

280

Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash


$


18,120

$

(83,770)

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash:

  Beginning of period


$


1,476,087

$

1,007,157

  End of period


$


1,494,207

$

923,387

 

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PREIT Enhances Appeal of Dartmouth Mall with the Addition of Aldi

New-to-Portfolio Grocer fortifies retail hub

PR Newswire

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — PREIT (NYSE: PEI), a leading operator of distinctive real estate in high barrier-to-entry markets, today announced that the Company Has executed a lease with Aldi for a 21,000 square foot grocery store, further delivering on its promise to solidify the region’s retail node and diversify the mall’s retail offering.  This new-to-portfolio grocer will open in fourth quarter of 2021, joining Burlington who opened in the first quarter of 2020 in the space formerly occupied by Sears that had been proactively recaptured by the Company.

Dartmouth Mall is the dominant enclosed retail destination within a 30-mile radius in Southeast Massachusetts – well-located near popular vacation destinations of Cape Code, MA and Newport, RI.

Aldi joins a dynamic roster of tenants including Burlington, Old Navy, Hollister, H&M, Five Below, Carter’s and Francesca’s.

PREIT is focused on reinventing its platform by creating a distinctive multi-use destinations, marked by a healthy mix of multifamily housing, hotels, entertainment, dining, health/wellness, green space, working space, and local small business retail, capitalizing on bullseye locations to produce a broader consumer base, create stronger business models and provide greater market flexibility.

Over the course of the past decade, as an initial step in this transformation, PREIT has reinvented its properties through the introduction of a variety of uses including entertainment venues, extensive dining programs, off-price and value purveyors, fitness centers and others.  The addition of Aldi marks the third grocer addition to PREITs portfolio.

“The addition of Aldi to Dartmouth epitomizes PREIT’s go-forward strategy to redefine our assets to serve a multitude of purposes,” said Joseph F. Coradino, CEO of PREIT.  “As part of this strategic approach to strengthen its region-leading asset pool, PREIT intends to complement Dartmouth Mall’s strong tenant performance with the addition of best in class tenants to satisfy our customers from day to night.”

About PREIT

PREIT (NYSE:PEI) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust that owns and manages innovative properties at the forefront of shaping consumer experiences through the built environment. PREIT’s robust portfolio of carefully curated retail and lifestyle offerings mixed with destination dining and entertainment experiences are located primarily in densely-populated, high barrier-to-entry markets with tremendous opportunity to create vibrant multi-use destinations. Additional information is available at www.preit.com or on Twitter or LinkedIn.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements that can be identified by the use of words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “may” or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements relate to expectations, beliefs, projections, future plans, strategies, anticipated events, trends and other matters that are not historical facts. These forward-looking statements reflect our current expectations and assumptions regarding our business, the economy and other future events and conditions and are based on currently available financial, economic and competitive data and our current business plans. Actual results could vary materially depending on risks, uncertainties and changes in circumstances that may affect our operations, markets, services, prices and other factors as discussed in the Risk Factors section of our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. While we believe our assumptions are reasonable, we caution you against relying on any forward-looking statements as it is very difficult to predict the impact of known factors, and it is impossible for us to anticipate all factors that could affect our actual results. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, our ability to achieve our forecasted revenue and pro forma leverage ratio and generate free cash flow to further reduce our indebtedness; our ability to manage our business through the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, a weakening of global economic and financial conditions, changes in governmental regulations and related compliance and litigation costs and the other factors listed in our SEC filings. Additionally, our business might be materially and adversely affected by changes in the retail and real estate industries, including consolidation and store closings, particularly among anchor tenants; current economic conditions, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the steps taken by governmental authorities and other third parties to reduce its spread, and the corresponding effects on tenant business performance, prospects, solvency and leasing decisions; our inability to collect rent due to the bankruptcy or insolvency of tenants or otherwise; our ability to maintain and increase property occupancy, sales and rental rates; increases in operating costs that cannot be passed on to tenants; the effects of online shopping and other uses of technology on our retail tenants; risks related to our development and redevelopment activities, including delays, cost overruns and our inability to reach projected occupancy or rental rates; acts of violence at malls, including our properties, or at other similar spaces, and the potential effect on traffic and sales; our ability to sell properties that we seek to dispose of or our ability to obtain prices we seek; our substantial debt and the liquidation preference of our preferred shares and our high leverage ratio and our ability to remain in compliance with our financial covenants under our debt facilities; our ability to refinance our existing indebtedness when it matures, on favorable terms or at all; our ability to raise capital, including through sales of properties or interests in properties and through the issuance of equity or equity-related securities if market conditions are favorable; and potential dilution from any capital raising transactions or other equity issuances.

Additional factors that might cause future events, achievements or results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements include those discussed herein, and in the sections entitled “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 and in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2020. We do not intend to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, future events or otherwise.

PREIT Contact:

Heather Crowell

EVP, Strategy and Communications
(215) 316-6271
[email protected] 

 

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Endeavour Silver Reports Highest Quarterly Production in Two Years; Produces 1,117,289 oz Silver and 12,586 oz Gold (2.1 Million oz Silver Equivalents) in Fourth Quarter, 2020

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Endeavour Silver Corp.
(TSX: EDR, NYSE: EXK) reports its highest quarterly production in the last two years from its three high grade, underground, silver-gold mines in Mexico; Guanacevi in Durango state, Bolañitos in Guanajuato state and El Compas in Zacatecas state.  Fourth Quarter, 2020 production was 1,117,289 silver ounces (oz) and 12,568 gold oz for 2.1 million oz silver equivalent (“AgEq”) at an 80:1 silver:gold ratio.

The Company’s 2020 full year production met its original guidance notwithstanding the government mandated two-month suspension of operations due to the pandemic.  In fiscal 2020, silver production totaled 3,513,767 oz and gold production totaled 37,139 oz for 6.5 million oz AgEq. The Company withdrew its 2020 production guidance in early April due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the temporary shutdown mandated by the Mexican government and chose not to issue revised guidance when production was resumed at the end of May due to continued uncertainty caused by the ongoing pandemic.

Bradford Cooke, Endeavour CEO, commented, “Endeavour enjoyed its strongest operational performance in two years thanks to the measures we initiated in 2019 to return the Guanacevi and Bolañitos mines to profitability. I would like to commend our operations team for their hard work, commitment and resilience during the global pandemic to meet our safety and production goals last year.”

“So long as the pandemic is still with us, we will remain diligent with our heightened health and safety protocols, and we continue to make safety our first priority. Our entire workforce was flexible, innovative and responsible during 2020 which allowed us to deliver exceptional results given the circumstances.”

“Subject to our pending feasibility study, appropriate financing and board approval, we plan to turn our attention this year to developing our next core asset, the Terronera project in Jalisco state.  This year should prove to be very rewarding for our staff, communities and stakeholders.”

Silver and gold production were higher in Q4, 2020 compared to Q4, 2019 due to the continued operational improvements at the Guanacevi and Bolañitos mines.  At Guanacevi, Q4, 2020 throughput increased 15%, with a 31% increase in silver equivalent grades processed compared to Q4, 2019. At Bolañitos, Q4 2020, throughput increased 31%, with an 8% increase in silver equivalent grades compared to Q4, 2019.

Despite the temporary shutdown in Q2, 2020, annual silver production exceeded the high range of original guidance by 1%, gold production missed the low range by 2% and silver equivalent production achieved the mid-point of the original 2020 production guidance.

2020 Fourth Quarter Highlights

  • Consolidated Production Continued to Improve Q-o-Q: Silver equivalent production was up 21% compared to Q3, 2020, primarily due to higher throughput.
     
  • Guanacevi Continued to Outperform: Silver and gold grades continued to deliver well above plan and plant throughput approached plant capacity.
     
  • Bolañitos Continued to Improve: Throughput exceeded plan, approached plant capacity and was the highest since 2018, gold grades aligned with plan and silver grades remained lower than plan.
     
  • El Compas Remained Steady: Throughput remained steady at close to plant capacity, gold grades were on plan, silver grades remained lower than plan, and with a short mine life, management is reviewing alternative mine plans to ensure positive free cash flow in 2021. 
     
  • Metal Sales and Inventories: Sold 1,419,037 oz silver and 13,850 oz gold, held 105,925 oz silver and 388 oz gold of bullion inventory and 10,559 oz silver and 1,071 oz gold in concentrate inventory.
     
  • Delivered Positive Brownfields Exploration Results from the Three Mines: Drilling continued to intersect high-grade gold-silver mineralization in the Santa Cruz vein at Guanacevi, the Melladito and San Bernabe veins at Bolañitos, and the Misie and Calicanto veins at El Compas.
     
  • Expanded Land Position and Resumed Greenfields Exploration at Terronera: Acquired two adjacent groups of mineral concessions spanning 4,959 hectares and covering multiple mineralized vein structures.
     
  • Agreed to Sell the El Cubo Assets: Signed a binding letter agreement to sell the El Cubo Mine and related assets to VanGold Mining Corp. for US$15 million in cash and share payments plus additional contingent payments, deal anticipated to close in Q1, 2021.
     
  • Filed At-The- Market Prospectus Supplement for $60 million: ATM not active in Q4, 2020, future proceeds to be used for funding growth initiatives including advancing Terronera, Parral, Chile, prospective mergers and acquisitions and working capital.

2020 Fourth Quarter Mining Operations

Consolidated silver, gold and silver equivalent production were all higher in Q4, 2020 compared to Q4, 2019 due mainly to higher silver and gold grades, higher gold recoveries and lower silver recoveries.  Throughputs were higher at each of the three mines but comparable Y-o-Y due to the November 2019 suspension of the El Cubo operation.

Guanacevi throughput, silver and gold grades were each significantly higher than Q4, 2019 and well above plan, partly offset by lower silver recoveries. Mining the new, higher grade El Curso, Milache and SCS orebodies has led to significantly improved ore grades and plant throughputs, which at 1,157 tonnes per day approached plant capacity in Q4, 2020, the highest throughput since 2015.

Bolañitos throughput, gold grades and silver and gold recoveries were higher than Q4, 2019, partly offset by lower silver grades.  Mine output approached plan and plant throughput exceeded plan in Q4, 2020 and both are expected to be sustainable going forward. Silver grades remain lower than plan due to lower mine output from the San Miguel vein which has higher silver and gold grades than other working areas.

El Compas throughput and gold recoveries were above plan, partly offset by lower silver grades, however dilution remains a continuing focus of the mine.  The current resource is sufficient to support mining until mid-2021, and brownfields exploration has returned encouraging results on the Calicanto property.  Management is reviewing alternative plans to ensure positive free cash flow in 2021.

Production Highlights for Three Months and Year Ended December 31, 2020.

Three Months Ended December 31 Q4 2020 Highlights Year Ended December 31
2020 2019 % Change 2020 2019 % Change
237,389 236,531 0% Throughput (tonnes) 757,160 954,886 (21%)
1,117,289 939,511 19% Silver ounces produced  3,513,767 4,018,735 (13%)
12,586 9,578 31% Gold ounces produced 37,139 38,907 (5%)
1,108,848 923,540 20% Payable silver ounces produced 3,482,094 3,951,923 (12%)
12,314 9,397 31% Payable gold ounces produced 36,392 38,003 (4%)
2,124,169 1,705,751 25% Silver equivalent ounces produced(1) 6,484,887 7,131,295 (9%)
1,419,037 1,050,157 35% Silver ounces sold 3,460,638 4,054,652 (15%)
13,850 10,803 28% Gold ounces sold 35,519 39,151 (9%)


(1)   

Silver equivalent ounces calculated using 80:1 ratio
.

Production Tables
for Fourth Quarter, 2020 by Mine

(2)
Production  Tonnes  Tonnes Grade Grade Recovery Recovery Silver Gold
by mine Produced per day Ag gpt

(1)
Au gpt

(1)
Ag  % Au  % Oz Oz
Guanaceví 106,425 1,157 331 1.01 87.6% 92.5% 991,697 3,198
Bolañitos 107,332 1,167 34 2.22 84.7% 88.2% 99,417 6,754
El Compas 23,632 257 50 4.41 68.9% 78.6% 26,175 2,634
Consolidated 237,389 2,580 169 1.90 86.8% 87.0% 1,117,289 12,586


(1)   

gpt = grams per tonne

Production Tables
for Year Ended December 31, 2020 by Mine

(2)
Production  Tonnes  Tonnes Grade Grade Recovery Recovery Silver Gold
by mine Produced per day

(2)
Ag gpt

(1)
Au gpt

(1)
Ag  % Au  % Oz Oz
Guanaceví 346,679 947 314 0.96 87.7% 91.7% 3,071,075 9,814
Bolañitos 331,174 905 40 2.02 83.0% 88.2% 353,318 18,963
El Compas 79,307 217 53 4.32 66.1% 75.9% 89,374 8,362
Consolidated 757,160 2,069 167 1.78 86.5% 85.9% 3,513,767 37,139


(1)   

gpt = grams per tonne


(2)   

results for the year to date represent a partial period of production, as operations were suspended for more than half the second quarter, as mandated by the Mexican Government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic




Sustainability Highlights for 2020

  • All offices, mines, and projects promptly and proactively applied COVID-19 health and safety protocols to contain the pandemic, which successfully limited its impact on our operations.
  • Significant new community donations focused on health and education:
    • COVID-19 resources were quickly deployed to support community health programs with materials such as masks, cleaning supplies, rapid tests, doctors, and medical equipment.
    • Endeavour increased its investment into its annual scholarship program to benefit over 140 students and donated over 450 tablets to students of all ages to continue online education.
  • Guanacevi, Bolañitos and El Compas received the annual “Socially Responsible Company” distinction from CEMEFI (Mexican Philanthropy Center).
  • Successfully launched the ICARE ethical values program to improve visibility of the Company’s ethics and communication with employees.
  • Initiated the “Te Cuido” safety culture program to develop an operating philosophy based on Risk Awareness and Competency. Safety KPI’s have significantly improved.
  • Implemented a Community Engagement System to improve engagement with communities.
  • The Company planted over 46,000 trees to reclaim disturbed ground at all our mines and projects.
  • The 2020 Sustainability Report will be published in May 2021.

Release of 2020 Financial Results and Conference Call

The 2020 Financial Results will be released before market on Monday, March 1, 2021 and a telephone conference call will be held the same day at 10:00am PT (1:00pm ET). To participate in the conference call, please dial the numbers below. No pass code is necessary.

Toll-free in Canada and the US: 1-800-319-4610
Local Vancouver: 604-638-5340
Outside of Canada and the US: +604-638-5340

A replay of the conference call will be available by dialing 1-800-319-6413 in Canada and the US (toll-free) or +604-638-9010 outside of Canada and the US. The required pass code is 5891#. The audio replay and a written transcript will be available on the Company’s website at www.edrsilver.com under the Investor Relations, Events section.

About Endeavour Silver – Endeavour Silver Corp. is a mid-tier precious metals mining company that owns and operates three high-grade, underground, silver-gold mines in Mexico. Endeavour is currently advancing the Terronera mine project towards a development decision and exploring its portfolio of exploration and development projects in Mexico and Chile to facilitate its goal to become a premier senior silver producer.  Our philosophy of corporate social integrity creates value for all stakeholders.

SOURCE Endeavour Silver Corp. 

Contact Information:
Galina Meleger, Director, Investor Relations
Toll free: (877) 685-9775
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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the United States private securities litigation reform act of 1995 and “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Such forward‑looking statements and information herein include but are not limited to statements regarding the impact of suspension of mining operations, Endeavour’s anticipated performance in 2021, including production forecasts, cost estimates and metal price estimates, and the timing and results of mine expansion and development and receipt of various permits. The Company does not intend to and does not assume any obligation to update such forward-looking statements or information, other than as required by applicable law.

Forward-looking statements or information involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of Endeavour and its operations to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such statements. Such factors include, among others, uncertainty of the ultimate impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on operations, changes in national and local governments, legislation, taxation, controls, regulations and political or economic developments in Canada and Mexico; operating or technical difficulties in mineral exploration, development and mining activities; risks and hazards of mineral exploration, development and mining; metal prices; the speculative nature of mineral exploration and development, risks in obtaining necessary licenses and permits, and challenges to the Company’s title to properties; as well as those factors described in the section “risk factors” contained in the Company’s most recent form 40F/Annual Information Form filed with the S.E.C. and Canadian securities regulatory authorities.

Forward-looking statements are based on assumptions management believes to be reasonable, including but not limited to: the continued operation of the Company’s mining operations ,the impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on mining operations in Mexico generally, and the Company’s operations specifically, no material adverse change in the market price of commodities, mining operations will operate and the mining products will be completed in accordance with management’s expectations and achieve their stated production outcomes, resource and reserve estimates, metal prices, and such other assumptions and factors as set out herein. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements or information, there may be other factors that cause results to be materially different from those anticipated, described, estimated, assessed or intended. There can be no assurance that any forward-looking statements or information will prove to be accurate as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements or information. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements or information.



Playtika Announces Launch of Initial Public Offering

HERZLIYA, Israel, Jan. 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Playtika Holding Corp. (“Playtika”) today announced the launch of its initial public offering of 69,500,000 shares of its common stock. The offering consists of 21,700,000 shares of common stock offered by Playtika and 47,800,000 shares of common stock to be sold by an existing stockholder (the “Selling Stockholder”). Playtika will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares by the Selling Stockholder. The underwriters will have a 30-day option to buy an additional 10,425,000 shares of common stock from the Selling Stockholder at the initial public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions. The initial public offering price is currently expected to be between $22.00 and $24.00 per share. Playtika intends to list its common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “PLTK.”

Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse will act as lead bookrunners for the proposed offering. Citigroup, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, UBS Investment Bank, and BofA Securities will act as additional bookrunners for the proposed offering. Baird, Cowen, Stifel, and Wedbush Securities will act as co-managers for the proposed offering.

The proposed offering will be made only by means of a prospectus. Copies of the preliminary prospectus, when available, may be obtained from: Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor, New York, New York 10014, Attn: Prospectus Department or Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, 6933 Louis Stephens Drive, Morrisville, NC 27560, by telephone at (800) 221-1037 or by email at [email protected].

A registration statement relating to the proposed sale of these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About Playtika

Playtika Holding Corp. is a leading mobile gaming company and monetization platform with over 35 million monthly active users across a portfolio of games titles. Founded in 2010, Playtika was among the first to offer free-to-play social games on social networks and, shortly after, on mobile platforms. Headquartered in Herzliya, Israel, and guided by a mission to entertain the world through infinite ways to play, Playtika has over 3,700 employees in 19 offices worldwide including Tel-Aviv, London, Berlin, Vienna, Helsinki, Montreal, Chicago, Las Vegas, Santa Monica, Newport Beach, Sydney, Kiev, Bucharest, Minsk, Dnepr, and Vinnytsia.

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Playtika
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STORE Capital to Participate in the Capital One Securities REIT Conference

STORE Capital to Participate in the Capital One Securities REIT Conference

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–STORE Capital Corporation (NYSE: STOR), an internally managed net-lease real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests in Single Tenant Operational Real Estate, today announced that its management will participate in the Capital One Securities Inaugural REIT Conference being held virtually January 11-12, 2021. Management will be meeting with investors throughout the conference.

About STORE Capital

STORE Capital Corporation is an internally managed net-lease real estate investment trust, or REIT, that is the leader in the acquisition, investment and management of Single Tenant Operational Real Estate, which is its target market and the inspiration for its name. STORE Capital is one of the largest and fastest growing net-lease REITs and owns a large, well-diversified portfolio that consists of investments in more than 2,500 property locations across the United States, substantially all of which are profit centers. Additional information about STORE Capital can be found on its website at www.storecapital.com.

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