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Wilsons Leather announces Q4 & full year 2007 results

05 Mar '08
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Wilsons The Leather Experts Inc announced results for the quarter and full year ended February 2, 2008. Net sales for the fourth quarter ended February 2, 2008 decreased 8.7% to $121.4 million compared to $133.0 million for the same period last year. Comparable store sales for the fourth quarter ended February 2, 2008 decreased 2.4% compared to a decrease of 21.6% in the same period last year.

Wilsons Leather reported a net loss for the 2007 fourth quarter of $8.4 million. The net loss available to the common shareholders for the 2007 fourth quarter was $9.2 million or $0.23 per basic and diluted share.

The basic and diluted loss per share calculation includes a non-cash impairment charge of $19.7 million under FASB 144 related to the mall stores that were liquidated as well as the assets in the go-forward mall stores.

Also included is a $0.8 million Series A preferred stock paid-in-kind dividend payable. Excluding the impairment charge and the Series A preferred dividend, net income and diluted earnings per share for the 2007 fourth quarter were $11.3 million and $0.16, respectively, compared to net income for the 2006 fourth quarter of $12.0 million, or $0.31 per basic and diluted share.

Net sales for the year ended February 2, 2008 decreased 12.7% to $280.4 million compared to $321.3 million last year. Comparable store sales for the 2007 fiscal year decreased 10.4% compared to a decrease of 17.2% for the same period last year.

The 2007 net loss was $77.5 million. The net loss available to the common shareholders for 2007 was $96.8 million or $2.46 per basic and diluted share. The basic and diluted loss per share calculation for 2007 includes $19.3 million of adjustments that increased our net loss available to common shareholders by $0.49 per basic and diluted share as a result of our June 2007 equity financing.

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