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Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

NEW YORK, Jul 29, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. ("TSI" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: CLUB), a leading owner and operator of health clubs located primarily in major cities from Washington, DC north through New England, operating under the brand names "New York Sports Clubs," "Boston Sports Clubs," "Washington Sports Clubs" and "Philadelphia Sports Clubs," announced its results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009.

2^nd Quarter Overview:

• Revenue decreased 4.2% to $123.9 million compared to Q2 2008.
• Comparable club revenue decreased 6.3% compared to Q2 2008.
• Total member count was 503,000, a decrease of 14,000 or 2.7% compared to Q2 2008.
• Membership attrition averaged 3.7% per month compared to 3.2% in Q2 2008 and 3.6% in Q1 2009.
• Earnings per diluted share were $0.11.
• Results, net of taxes, included $271,000 of early lease termination costs, $461,000 of rent expense related to an anticipated judgment in connection with a lease dispute and $147,000 of severance and related costs. These amounts, calculated using the 2009 effective tax rate of 34.1%, reduced earnings per diluted share by $0.04.

Alex Alimanestianu, Chief Executive Officer of TSI, commented: "We have made excellent progress during the first half of the year on key club operating initiatives that are meaningfully improving our customer experience and helping us to retain members during this recession. The challenge remains in recruiting new members and in maintaining historical levels of personal training revenue while consumer spending remains soft. As we confront these challenges, we will also maintain our focus on controlling expenses and capital spending as well as on preserving our liquidity position, and we are pleased that the recent amendment to our credit agreement gives us more flexibility to operate and invest as planned."

Quarter and Year to Date June 30, 2009 Financial Results:

Revenue (in $000's) was comprised of the following:

Period over period revenue variances:

Total revenue for Q2 2009 decreased 4.2% compared to Q2 2008. For Q2 2009, revenues increased $6.6 million at the 24 clubs opened or acquired subsequent to June 30, 2007, offset by decreases in revenue of 8.6% or $10.2 million at our clubs opened or acquired prior to June 30, 2007 and $1.9 million related to the ten clubs that were closed subsequent to June 30, 2007.

Total revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2009 decreased 2.0% compared to the six months ended June 30, 2008. Revenue increased $14.5 million at the 24 clubs opened or acquired subsequent to June 30, 2007, offset by decreases in revenue of 6.8% or $16.0 million at our clubs opened or acquired prior to June 30, 2007 and $3.5 million related to the 10 clubs that were closed subsequent to June 30, 2007.

Revenue at clubs operated for over 12 months ("comparable club revenue") decreased 6.3% in Q2 2009 compared to Q2 2008 and 4.2% in the six months ended June 30, 2009 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2008.

Operating expenses:

Total operating expenses increased 2.0% for Q2 2009 compared to Q2 2008 and operating margin was 7.1% for Q2 2009 compared to 12.7% for Q2 2008. Total operating expenses increased 4.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2009 compared to the same period last year and operating margin was 5.7% for the six months ended June 30, 2009 compared to 11.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2008. The increases were due to a 2.5% increase and a 3.5% increase in the total months of club operation for Q2 2009 and the six months ended June 30, 2009, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2008 as well as the following:

Payroll and related. The variances were primarily due to decreases in management incentive bonuses, decreases in personal training payroll directly related to the decline in personal training revenue and decreases in club commissions and bonuses related to decreases in the number of memberships sold.

Payroll and related experienced increases from the discounting of our new member initiation fees, the change in estimated membership life over which deferred payroll costs are amortized, from 30 months to 28 months, effective April 1, 2009 and severance charges principally related to a reduction in force in January 2009.

Club operating. These increases were principally attributable to the 11 clubs added after April 1, 2008 and the new laundry facility and corporate office in Elmsford, NY. Contributing to this increase was rent penalties paid on clubs closed prior to the stated lease expiration dates. In addition, $700,000 of rent expense was recorded related to an anticipated judgment in connection with a lease dispute with a former landlord.

General and administrative. These decreases were principally attributable to decreases in insurance expense primarily due to a reduction in claims activity and therefore a reduction of claims reserves.

Depreciation and amortization. These increases were principally attributable to the 11 clubs added after April 1, 2008 and the new laundry facility and corporate office in Elmsford, NY.

Impairment of fixed assets. In the six months ended June 30, 2009, impairment losses of $1.1 million were recorded representing the write-offs of fixed assets at four underperforming clubs. In Q2 2008, impairment losses of $1.1 million were recorded on fixed assets of an underperforming club and on fixed assets of a club closed prior to the lease expiration.

Net Income for Q2 2009 was $2.5 million compared to a net income of $6.8 million for Q2 2008. For the six months ended June 30, 2009, net income was $3.2 million compared to $11.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008.

Cash flow from operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2009 totaled $51.0 million, a decrease of $6.3 million, from the same period last year. This decrease is primarily related to the decrease in earnings. Cash paid for interest decreased $2.5 million and cash paid for taxes decreased $9.9 million.

Share Repurchases: The Company did not repurchase shares during Q2 2009. The Company repurchased 2.1 million shares at a total cost of $5.4 million in Q1 2009 resulting in a decrease in the number of total common shares outstanding from approximately 24.6 million as of December 31, 2008 to approximately 22.6 million as of June 30, 2009.

Third Quarter 2009 Business Outlook:

The Company is limiting its guidance to the third quarter of 2009. Based on the current business environment, recent performance, and the current trends in the marketplace, and subject to the risks and uncertainties in its forward-looking statements, the Company's outlook for the third quarter includes the following:

• Revenue for Q3 2009 is expected to be between $117.0 million and $119.0 million versus $128.1 million for Q3 2008. The Company expects payroll, club operating and depreciation and amortization expenses in dollars to be similar to Q2 2009, although they are expected to increase as a percentage of revenue. General and administrative expenses in dollars are expected to approximate Q1 2009 levels.
• The Company expects a net loss for Q3 2009 of between $1.5 million and $2.5 million, and loss per share to be in the range of $0.07 per share to $0.11 per share, assuming a 34.1% effective tax rate and 22.6 million weighted average fully diluted shares outstanding.

Investing Activities Outlook:

For the year ending December 31, 2009, we estimate we will invest between $50.0 million and $53.0 million in capital expenditures. This amount includes approximately $23.5 million to continue to upgrade existing clubs, $8.6 million to support and enhance our management information systems and $4.4 million for the completion of a new regional laundry facility and corporate office in our New York Sports Clubs market. The remainder of our capital expenditures principally relates to 2008 and 2009 new club openings. In the six months ended June 30, 2009, we have invested $28.5 million in capital expenditures and we opened four clubs and closed four clubs. We plan to close two additional clubs in 2009.

Dan Gallagher, Chief Financial Officer of TSI, commented: "We continue to focus on preserving our liquidity and have taken a number of steps in this regard. We have reduced our growth plans and related capital expenditure needs, and the recent amendment to our Credit Facility has provided us with ample room on our total leverage ratio covenant. Our total leverage ratio at the end of the quarter is 2.05:1.00 which is well below the required ratio of 4.25:1.00 or less, and we expect to end 2009 with less debt than we started the year despite the impact of the recession and our repurchase of shares in the first quarter."

Forward-Looking Statements:

Statements in this release that do not constitute historical facts, including, without limitation, statements under the captions "2009 Business Outlook" and "Investing Activities Outlook", other statements regarding future financial results and performance and potential sales revenue and other statements that are predictive in nature or depend upon or refer to events or conditions, or that include words such as "expects," "anticipated," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates" or "could", are "forward-looking" statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside the Company's control, including, among others, the level of market demand for the Company's services, economic conditions affecting the Company's business, the geographic concentration of the Company's clubs, competitive pressures, the ability to achieve reductions in operating costs and to continue to integrate acquisitions, environmental matters, any security and privacy breaches involving customer data, the levels and terms of the Company's indebtedness, and other specific factors discussed herein and in other releases and public filings made by the Company (including the Company's reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission). The Company believes that all forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions when made; however, the Company cautions that it is impossible to predict actual results or outcomes or the effects of risks, uncertainties or other factors on anticipated results or outcomes and that, accordingly, one should not place undue reliance on these statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they were made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements in light of subsequent events or developments. Actual results may differ materially from anticipated results or outcomes discussed in any forward-looking statement.

About Town Sports International Holdings, Inc.:

New York-based Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. is a leading owner and operator of fitness clubs in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic regions of the United States and, through its subsidiaries, operated 166 fitness clubs as of June 30, 2009, comprising 111 New York Sports Clubs, 26 Boston Sports Clubs, 19 Washington Sports Clubs (two of which are partly-owned), seven Philadelphia Sports Clubs, and three clubs located in Switzerland. These clubs collectively served approximately 503,000 members, excluding pre-sold, short-term and seasonal memberships. For more information on TSI, visit http://www.mysportsclubs.com.

The Company will hold a conference call on Wednesday, July 29, 2009 at 4:30 PM (Eastern) to discuss the second quarter 2009 results. Alex Alimanestianu, Chief Executive Officer, and Dan Gallagher, Chief Financial Officer, will host the conference call. The conference call will be Web cast and may be accessed via the Company's Investor Relations section of its Website at www.mysportsclubs.com. A replay and transcript of the call will be available via the Company's Website beginning July 30, 2009.

SOURCE: Town Sports International Holdings, Inc.

Town Sports International Holdings, Inc., New York
Investors, 212-246-6700 extension 1650
Investor.relations@town-sports.com
or
Integrated Corporate Relations
Joseph Teklits, 203-682-8258
joseph.teklits@icrinc.com

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