1-800-Flowers.com Value Stock - Dividend - Research Selection

Description of the company

1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) is a leading provider of gourmet food and floral gifts for all occasions. For the past 40 years, 1-800-FLOWERS® (1-800-356-9377 or www.1800flowers.com) has been helping deliver smiles for our customers with gifts for every occasion, including fresh flowers and the finest selection of plants, gift baskets, gourmet foods, confections, candles, balloons and plush stuffed animals. As always, our 100% Smile Guarantee® backs every gift. The Company’s Celebrations suite of services including Celebrations Passport Free Shipping Program, Celebrations Rewards and Celebrations Reminders, are all designed to engage with customers and deepen relationships as a one-stop destination for all celebratory and gifting occasions. In 2017, 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. was named to the Stores® 2017 Hot 100 Retailers list. This prestigious list, compiled annually by the National Retail Federation (NRF), ranks the nation’s fastest-growing retailers by year-over-year domestic sales growth. Earlier in the year, the Company was named as the Gold Winner for The Golden Bridge Awards in the “New Products and Services” category for the company’s groundbreaking implementation of an artificial intelligence-powered online gift concierge, GWYN, and was awarded the Gold Stevie “e-Commerce Customer Service” Award, recognizing the company’s innovative use of online technologies and social media to service the needs of customers. In addition, 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. was recognized as one of Internet Retailer’s Top 300 B2B e-commerce companies in 2015 and was also recently named in Internet Retailer’s 2016 Top Mobile 500 as one of the world’s leading mobile commerce sites. The Company was included in Internet Retailer’s 2015 Top 500 for fast growing e-commerce companies. In 2015, 1-800-Flowers.com was named a winner of the “Best Companies to Work for in New York State” Award by The New York Society for Human Resource Management (NYS-SHRM).

The Company’s BloomNet® international floral wire service (www.mybloomnet.net) provides a broad range of quality products and value-added services designed to help professional florists grow their businesses profitably. The 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. “Gift Shop” also includes gourmet gifts such as premium, gift-quality fruits and other gourmet items from Harry & David® (1-877-322-1200) or www.harryanddavid.com), popcorn and specialty treats from The Popcorn Factory® (1-800-541- 2676 or www.thepopcornfactory.com); cookies and baked gifts from Cheryl’s® (1-800-443-8124 or www.cheryls.com); gift baskets and towers from 1-800- Baskets.com® (www.1800baskets.com); premium English muffins and other breakfast treats from Wolferman’s (1-800-999-1910 or www.wolfermans.com); carved fresh fruit arrangements from FruitBouquets.com (www.fruitbouquets.com); and top quality steaks and chops from Stock Yards® (www.stockyards.com).

On May 30, 2017, the Company completed the sale of the outstanding equity of Fannie May Confections Brands, Inc., including its subsidiaries, Fannie May Confections, Inc. and Harry London Candies, Inc. (“Fannie May”) to Ferrero International S.A., a Luxembourg corporation (“Ferrero”), for a total consideration of $115.0 million in cash, subject to adjustment for seasonal working capital. The working capital adjustment was finalized prior to the issuance of these financial statements and resulted in a reduction in the purchase price by $11.4 million. The Company recorded a gain on the sale of $14.6 million, which is included within “Other (income) expense, net” in the Company’s consolidated statements of income for the fiscal year 2017. The Company and Ferrero also entered into a transition services agreement whereby the Company will provide certain post-closing services to Ferrero and Fannie May related to the business of Fannie May and a commercial agreement with respect to the distribution of certain Ferrero and Fannie May products.

On November 27, 2014, a fire occurred at the Company's Maple Heights, Ohio warehouse and distribution facility. While the fire did not cause any injuries, the building was severely damaged, rendering it inoperable for the key calendar 2014 holiday season, and all Fannie May and Harry London confections in the facility were destroyed. As a result, the Company had limited supplies of its Fannie May Fine Chocolates and Harry London Chocolates products available in its retail stores as well as for its ecommerce and wholesale channels during the fiscal 2015 holiday season. While the Company implemented contingency plans to increase production for Fannie May Fine Chocolates and Harry London Chocolates products at its production facility in Canton, Ohio and to shift warehousing and distribution operations to alternate Company facilities, product availability was severely limited, impacting subsequent revenue and earnings. The Company recovered the retail value of its inventory lost to the fire through its property and business interruption policies, recognizing a gain of $19.6 million upon settlement of the claim in fiscal 2016. As noted above, on May 30, 2017, the Company sold its Fannie May subsidiary to Ferrero.

On September 30, 2014, the Company completed its acquisition of Harry & David Holdings, Inc. (“Harry & David”), a leading multi-channel specialty retailer and producer of branded premium gift-quality fruit, gourmet food products and other gifts marketed under the Harry & David®, Wolferman’s® and Cushman’s® brands. The transaction, at a purchase price of $142.5 million, included the Harry & David’s brands and websites as well as its headquarters, manufacturing and distribution facilities and orchards in Medford, Oregon, a warehouse and distribution facility in Hebron, Ohio and 48 Harry & David retail stores located throughout the country. Harry & David’s revenues were approximately $386 million in fiscal 2014, with Adjusted EBITDA of approximately $28 million. The historical results of Harry & David, as well as applicable pro forma results are included in the Company’s Form 8-K/A filed on December 16, 2014. It should be noted that due to the timing of the acquisition, the revenues and EBITDA for fiscal 2015 do not include the results of Harry & David for the fiscal first quarter of 2015, which is typically the lowest in terms of revenues, but includes significant losses due to the seasonality of its business.

Shares in 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. are traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, ticker symbol: FLWS.