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Exhibit 99.1

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011 Results

NEW YORK, March 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. (NYSE: MSO) today announced its results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2011. The Company reported revenue for the fourth quarter and full year 2011 of $61.7 million and $221.4 million, respectively.

Lisa Gersh, President and Chief Operating Officer, said, “Our fourth quarter results were in line with our expectations and underscore the importance of our work to return Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia to growth and profitability. We have assembled an energized team that is focused on delivering on our strategic priorities, and we anticipate beginning to show the benefits of our actions in the second half of 2012, with a strong emphasis on improved execution in our print advertising sales. We also anticipate revenue and margins in our merchandising business to show continued improvement this year, and see the longer-term outlook for this business as bullish in light of our new alliance with J.C. Penney and, as announced earlier this week, the extension of our relationship with The Home Depot through 2016.”

Fourth Quarter 2011 Summary

Revenues were $61.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2011, compared to $72.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2010, primarily due to lower advertising revenue that impacted both our publishing and broadcasting segments, as anticipated, partially offset by higher merchandising revenue.

Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter of 2011 was $3.3 million, compared to $5.6 million in the prior year period.

Operating loss for the fourth quarter of 2011 was $(0.04) million compared with $3.4 million in the prior-year period. Included in the fourth quarter of 2011 was a $1.3 million restructuring charge related to severance costs and staffing adjustments.

Fourth quarter 2011 net income benefitted from approximately $5.0 million of other income, primarily reflecting a gain on the sale of the Company’s equity interest in WeddingWire.

Basic and diluted net income per share was $0.07 for the fourth quarter of 2011, compared to $0.08 and $0.07, respectively for the fourth quarter of 2010.

In December, the Company declared and paid a special one-time dividend of $0.25 per share aggregating $16.7 million, and paid off the remaining $6 million debt originating from the purchase of the assets related to Emeril Lagasse’s media and merchandising business. MSLO ended 2011 with $49.5 million in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments.

Full-Year 2011 Summary

Revenues were $221.4 million in 2011, compared to $230.8 million in 2010.

Adjusted EBITDA for the full-year 2011 was a loss of $(4.0) million, compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $1.4 million in the prior year.

Operating loss for the full-year 2011 was $(18.6) million, compared to an operating loss of $(8.7) million in 2010. Included in the 2011 results were restructuring charges of $5.1 million.


Net loss per share was $(0.28) for the full-year 2011, compared to a net loss per share of $(0.18) in 2010, inclusive of the impacts of the restructuring charges which were partially offset by higher other income as noted above.

Fourth Quarter 2011 Results by Segment

 

September 30, September 30,
       Three Months Ended, December  31
(unaudited, in thousands)
 
       2011      2010  

REVENUES

       

Publishing

     $ 38,798       $ 44,627   

Broadcasting

       9,766         16,358   

Merchandising

       13,130         11,606   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Revenues

     $ 61,694       $ 72,591   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

ADJUSTED EBITDA

    

Publishing

     $ 1,676       $ 4,714   

Broadcasting

       (763      920   

Merchandising

       8,809         7,024   

Corporate

       (6,455      (7,071
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Adjusted EBITDA

     $ 3,267       $ 5,587   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

OPERATING INCOME/ (LOSS)

       

Publishing(1)

     $ 886       $ 4,440   

Broadcasting(1)

       (1,126      777   

Merchandising(1)

       8,776         6,848   

Corporate(1)

       (8,574      (8,647
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Operating Income(1)

     $ (38    $ 3,418   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) The Company recorded restructuring charges in the fourth quarter of 2011 totaling (in thousands) $1,324, allocated as follows: Publishing: $478; Broadcasting: $246; Merchandising: $13; and Corporate: $587.

Publishing

Revenues in the fourth quarter of 2011 were $38.8 million, compared to $44.6 million in the prior year’s fourth quarter, primarily due to lower print and digital advertising revenues.

Adjusted EBITDA was $1.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2011, compared to $4.7 million in the prior year’s quarter, primarily due to a decline in print and digital advertising sales. During January 2012, as part of a strategic move to align the Company’s sales and marketing team around its magazine brands, MSLO began to build out the ad sales team with the goal of capturing more ad dollars and expects to see the benefits of this investment in the second half of 2012.

Operating income was $0.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2011, compared to $4.4 million in the prior year’s quarter.

Highlights for the Quarter

 

   

According to comScore Unified data, unique visitors across MSLO’s websites increased 7% in the quarter compared to the prior-year period.

 

   

Subscriptions were up across all titles and each magazine delivered readers in excess of its rate base in the quarter.

 

   

Martha’s 75th book, Martha’s Entertaining, was published in October, followed by Everyday Food: Light in December.

 

   

Martha Stewart Living’s Egg Dyeing 101 app was named “Best Single-Purpose Educational App” at Advertising Age’s annual Media Vanguard Awards in November.


Broadcasting

Revenues in the fourth quarter of 2011 were $9.8 million, compared to $16.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2010, a decline that was anticipated in light of lower programming and advertising revenue.

Adjusted EBITDA was a loss of $(0.8) million for the fourth quarter of 2011 compared to adjusted EBITDA of $0.9 million in the prior year’s fourth quarter as cost reductions helped offset the decline in revenue.

Operating loss for the fourth quarter 2011 was $(1.1) million compared to operating income of $0.8 million in 2010.

Highlights for the Quarter

 

   

MSLO delivered 26 new episodes of Petkeeping with Marc Morrone, which began airing in January.

 

   

The primetime special Martha’s Halloween premiered on Hallmark Channel.

 

   

The Company extended its agreement to provide programming 24 hours a day, seven days a week on the Martha Stewart Living Radio channel on SiriusXM channel 110.

 

   

Martha will be hosting the 45th Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest with a series of segments leading up to the finals, and concluding with the announcement of the grand-prize winner via live broadcast on “The Martha Stewart Show” on Hallmark Channel on March 27.

Merchandising

Revenues were up 13% to $13.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2011, as compared to $11.6 million in the prior year’s fourth quarter, primarily due to strong sales of the Martha Stewart Living line at The Home Depot.

Adjusted EBITDA was $8.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2011, up from $7.0 million in the prior year’s fourth quarter.

Operating income was $8.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2011, up from $6.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2010.

Highlights for the Quarter

 

   

The Company announced a strategic alliance with J.C. Penney Company, Inc., joining forces to build distinct Martha Stewart stores in jcpenney department stores and to jointly develop an e-commerce site, featuring Martha Stewart products, know-how and advice. The stores and website are expected to launch in 2013. The alliance includes a 10-year commercial agreement and a $38.5 million strategic investment by J.C. Penney in MSLO which was completed in December 2011.

 

   

Under the Company’s new partnership with Avery, initial shipments of the new Martha Stewart Home Office™ product line were delivered to Staples® stores nationwide.

 

   

The Martha Stewart Living line at The Home Depot continued to perform well, with particularly strong sales in the specialty paint program, which was introduced in 2011, and in Holiday merchandise.

 

   

Performance in the quarter for the Martha Stewart Collection at Macy’s was driven by textiles.


   

Martha Stewart Pets marked its first anniversary at PetSmart registering strong growth across the entire product line, particularly in apparel, bedding and toys.

 

   

Emeril’s business benefited from two appearances on HSN in the quarter, as well as his first appearance on The Shopping Channel in Canada.

Corporate

Adjusted EBITDA reflects charges of $(6.5) million in the fourth quarter of 2011 compared to charges of $(7.1) million in the prior year’s quarter. Total Corporate expenses were $(8.6) million, including $(0.6) million of the total $(1.3) million restructuring charge, in the fourth quarter of 2011 compared to total Corporate expenses of $(8.6) million in the prior year’s quarter.

The Company will host a conference call with analysts and investors on March 1, 2012 at 8:30am EST that will be broadcast live over the Internet at www.marthastewart.com/ir, and an archived version will be available through March 15, 2012.

About Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc.

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. (MSLO) is a leading provider of original “how-to” information, inspiring and engaging consumers with unique lifestyle content and high-quality products. MSLO is organized into the following business segments: Publishing, Broadcasting, and Merchandising. MSLO is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol MSO.

Forward-Looking Statements

We have included in this press release certain “forward-looking statements,” as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts but instead represent only our current beliefs regarding future events, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside of our control. These statements include estimates of future financial performance, potential opportunities, expected product line expansions and additions, future acceptability of our content and our businesses, anticipated growth, including particularly statements with respect to margins, the success of our alliance with J.C. Penney and benefits from aligning our sales and marketing team, and other statements that can be identified by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “position,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “thinks,” “believes,” “estimates,” “potential,” “seem,” “counting” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. The Company’s actual results may differ materially from those projected in these statements, and factors that could cause such differences include: adverse reactions to publicity relating to Martha Stewart or Emeril Lagasse by consumers, advertisers and business partners; the failure of national and/or local economies to improve or renewed deterioration of such economies; shifts in our business strategies; a loss of the services of Ms. Stewart or Mr. Lagasse; a loss of the services of other key personnel; a renewed softening of the domestic advertising market; changes in consumer reading, purchasing and/or television viewing patterns to which our offerings are unable to respond; unanticipated increases in paper, postage or printing costs; operational or financial problems at any of our contractual business partners; the receptivity of consumers to our new product introductions; the inability to add to our partnerships or capitalize on existing partnerships; legal actions taken against us; and changes in government regulations affecting the Company’s industries.

Certain of these and other factors are discussed in more detail in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, especially under the heading “Risk Factors,” which may be accessed through the SEC’s World Wide Web site at http://www.sec.gov/. The Company is under no obligation to update any forward-looking statements after the date of this release.


Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

Three Months Ended December 31,

(unaudited, in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

September 30, September 30,
       2011      2010  

REVENUES

       

Publishing

     $ 38,798       $ 44,627   

Broadcasting

       9,766         16,358   

Merchandising

       13,130         11,606   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total revenues

       61,694         72,591   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES

       

Production, distribution and editorial

       33,138         39,454   

Selling and promotion

       14,814         17,399   

General and administrative

       11,425         11,377   

Depreciation and amortization

       1,031         943   

Restructuring charges

       1,324         —     
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total operating costs and expenses

       61,732         69,173   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

OPERATING (LOSS) / INCOME

       (38      3,418   

OTHER INCOME /(EXPENSE)

       

Interest expense, net

       (218      (4

Gain on sale of short-term investments

       —           1,109   

Gain on equity securities

       —           8   

Net gain on sale of cost-based investment

       7,647         —     

Other-than-temporary loss on cost-based investments

       (2,724      —     
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other income

       4,705         1,113   

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

       4,667         4,531   

Income tax provision

       (470      (427

NET INCOME

     $ 4,197       $ 4,104   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

INCOME PER SHARE – BASIC AND DILUTED

    

Net income — Basic

     $ 0.07       $ 0.08   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income — Diluted

     $ 0.07       $ 0.07   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING

       

Basic

       59,014,889         54,512,490   

Diluted

       59,605,829         55,789,142   

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

Twelve Months Ended December 31,

(unaudited, in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

September 30, September 30,
       2011      2010  

REVENUES

       

Publishing

     $ 140,857       $ 145,573   

Broadcasting

       31,962         42,434   

Merchandising

       48,614         42,806   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total revenues

       221,433         230,813   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES

       

Production, distribution and editorial

       127,084         128,194   

Selling and promotion

       57,208         60,288   

General and administrative

       46,641         46,362   

Depreciation and amortization

       3,978         4,632   

Restructuring charges

       5,116         —     
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total operating costs and expenses

       240,027         239,476   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

OPERATING LOSS

       (18,594      (8,663

OTHER INCOME /(EXPENSE)

       


September 30, September 30,
       2011      2010  

Interest expense, net

       (283      (66

Loss on sale of fixed asset

       —           (647

Gain on sale of short-term investments

       —           1,512   

Gain / (loss) on equity securities

       15         (15

Net gain on sale of cost-based investment

       7,647         —     

Other-than-temporary loss on cost-based investments

       (2,724      —     
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other income

       4,655         784   

LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES

       (13,939      (7,879

Income tax provision

       (1,580      (1,717

NET LOSS

     $ (15,519    $ (9,596
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LOSS PER SHARE — BASIC AND DILUTED

       

Net Loss

     $ (0.28    $ (0.18
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING

       

Basic and diluted

       55,880,896         54,440,490   

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

September 30, September 30,
       December 31,
2011
     December 31,
2010
 
       (unaudited)         

ASSETS

  

CURRENT ASSETS

  

Cash and cash equivalents

     $ 38,453       $ 23,204   

Short-term investments

       11,051         10,091   

Accounts receivable, net

       48,237         59,250   

Inventory

       7,225         5,309   

Deferred television production costs

       —           2,413   

Other current assets

       4,858         4,772   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current assets

       109,824         105,039   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, net

       13,396         14,507   

GOODWILL, net

       45,107         45,107   

OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net

       45,215         46,547   

OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS, net

       2,578         11,114   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     $ 216,120       $ 222,314   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

       

CURRENT LIABILITIES

       

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     $ 23,728       $ 30,062   

Accrued payroll and related costs

       7,008         6,541   

Current portion of deferred subscription revenue

       16,018         18,734   

Current portion of other deferred revenue

       5,147         4,732   

Current portion loan payable

       —           1,500   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

       51,901         61,569   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

DEFERRED SUBSCRIPTION REVENUE

       3,975         4,529   

OTHER DEFERRED REVENUE

       2,333         1,413   

LOAN PAYABLE

       —           7,500   

DEFERRED INCOME TAX LIABILITY

       5,874         4,527   

OTHER NONCURRENT LIABILITIES

       4,090         3,743   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

       68,173         83,281   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

       

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

       

Class A common stock, $0.01 par value, 350,000,000 shares authorized: 40,893,964 and 28,753,212 shares issued and outstanding in 2011 and 2010, respectively

       409         288   

Class B common stock, $0.01 par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized: 25,984,625 and 26,317,960 shares issued and outstanding in 2011 and 2010, respectively

       260         263   

Series A Preferred Stock, one share issued and outstanding in 2011

       —           —     

Capital in excess of par value

       336,661         295,576   

Accumulated deficit

       (188,442      (156,201

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

       (166      (118
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       148,722         139,808   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Less: class A treasury stock — 59,400 shares at cost

       (775      (775
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

       147,947         139,033   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     $ 216,120       $ 222,314   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 


Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc.

Supplemental Disclosures Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Information

Three Months Ended December 31,

(unaudited, in thousands)

The following table presents segment and consolidated financial information, including a reconciliation of net income/(loss), a GAAP measure, and adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure. In order to reconcile adjusted EBITDA to net income, non-cash equity compensation, depreciation and amortization, restructuring charges, other income/(expense) and income taxes are added back to net income.

 

September 30, September 30,
       2011      2010  

ADJUSTED EBITDA

       

Publishing

     $ 1,676       $ 4,714   

Broadcasting

       (763      920   

Merchandising

       8,809         7,024   

Corporate

       (6,455      (7,071
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

       3,267         5,587   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NON-CASH EQUITY COMPENSATION

       

Publishing

       82         69   

Broadcasting

       6         13   

Merchandising

       12         168   

Corporate

       850         976   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Non-Cash Equity Compensation

       950         1,226   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION

       

Publishing

       230         205   

Broadcasting

       111         130   

Merchandising

       8         8   

Corporate

       682         600   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Depreciation and Amortization

       1,031         943   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

RESTRUCTURING CHARGES

       

Publishing

       478         —     

Broadcasting

       246         —     

Merchandising

       13         —     

Corporate

       587         —     
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Restructuring Charges

       1,324         —     
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

OPERATING INCOME / (LOSS)

       

Publishing

       886         4,440   

Broadcasting

       (1,126      777   

Merchandising

       8,776         6,848   

Corporate

       (8,574      (8,647
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Operating (loss) / income

       (38      3,418   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

OTHER INCOME / (EXPENSE)

       

Interest expense, net

       (218      (4

Gain on sale of short-term investments

       —           1,109   

Gain on equity securities

       —           8   

Net gain on sale of cost-based investment

       7,647         —     

Other-than-temporary loss on cost-based investments

       (2,724      —     
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other income

       4,705         1,113   

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

       4,667         4,531   

Income tax provision

       (470      (427
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET INCOME

     $ 4,197       $ 4,104   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 


Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc.

Supplemental Disclosures Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Information

Twelve Months Ended December 31,

(unaudited, in thousands)

The following table presents segment and consolidated financial information, including a reconciliation of net income/(loss), a GAAP measure, and adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure. In order to reconcile adjusted EBITDA to net loss, non-cash equity compensation, depreciation and amortization, restructuring charges, other income/(expense) and income taxes are added back to net loss.

 

September 30, September 30,
       2011      2010  

ADJUSTED EBITDA

       

Publishing

     $ (4,180    $ 4,329   

Broadcasting

       (3,603      (470

Merchandising

       30,241         25,847   

Corporate

       (26,462      (28,336
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

       (4,004      1,370   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NON-CASH EQUITY COMPENSATION

       

Publishing

       682         552   

Broadcasting

       67         230   

Merchandising

       224         803   

Corporate

       4,523         3,816   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Non-Cash Equity Compensation

       5,496         5,401   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION

       

Publishing

       774         1,127   

Broadcasting

       470         878   

Merchandising

       32         43   

Corporate

       2,702         2,584   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Depreciation and Amortization

       3,978         4,632   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

RESTRUCTURING CHARGES

       

Publishing

       828         —     

Broadcasting

       600         —     

Merchandising

       13         —     

Corporate

       3,675         —     
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Restructuring Charges

       5,116         —     
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

OPERATING (LOSS) / INCOME

       

Publishing

       (6,464      2,650   

Broadcasting

       (4,740      (1,578

Merchandising

       29,972         25,001   

Corporate

       (37,362      (34,736
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Operating Loss

       (18,594      (8,663
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

OTHER INCOME / (EXPENSE)

       

Interest expense, net

       (283      (66

Loss on sale of fixed asset

       —           (647

Gain on sale of short-term investments

       —           1,512   

Gain / (loss) on equity securities

       15         (15

Net gain on sale of cost-based investment

       7,647         —     

Other-than-temporary loss on cost-based investments

       (2,724      —     
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other income

       4,655         784   

LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES

       (13,939      (7,879

Income tax provision

       (1,580      (1,717
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET LOSS

     $ (15,519    $ (9,596
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

CONTACT: Katherine Nash, Corporate Communications and Investor Relations, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc.,

+1-212-827-8722, knash@marthastewart.com