Dear Shareholders of Biglari Holdings Inc.:
Biglari Holdings is a story of entrepreneurship. My journey began with a standing start of nearly
zero ($15,000 to be precise), morphing into a creation that now has about 22,000 employees and over
$1 billion in cash and investments. I believe we have the ideal vehicle to continue building an enterprise
shaped by opportunity. Our structure affords us enormous flexibility in allocating capital, enabling us to
enter into any industry, any company, any place. Our entrepreneurial odyssey has been grounded on a
sound premise: maximizing long-term value by exploiting rich possibilities. The sophistication of our
system lies in its simplicity.
Our style of operating is idiosyncratic. Much like a bespoke suit that a tailor creates from scratch
to fit the person, your corporation has been designed to fit the skill set of the person behind it. As the
architect of the corporate structure, my aim has been to build the enterprise in accordance with my own
abilities as an entrepreneur and investor. Our model is not suitable for everyone (cid:178) and conversely the
methods of others may be unsuitable for us.
Although about 22,000 people are employed by Biglari Holdings, only 5 reside at headquarters.
We centralize control of capital allocation but prefer to decentralize management at the business unit
level. As the sole capital allocator, the decisions I make shape the company. In determining capital
deployment decisions, I employ no staff in evaluating acquisitions or investments. We circumvent
suffocating bureaucracy and thereby accelerate speed in decision-making. Our entrepreneurial flexibility
is a competitive advantage in a corporate world awash with bureaucratic inflexibility.
Biglari Holdings grew from the amalgamation of two troubled restaurant chains: Western
Sizzlin and Steak n Shake, both of which were failing in varying degrees at the time Phil Cooley, Vice
Chairman of Biglari Holdings, and I took control of them. How were they going bankrupt? In Ernest
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Sizzlin in 2006 and Steak n Shake in 2008 (cid:178) we turned lemons into lemonade.
The shareholders we inherited at Western Sizzlin and Steak n Shake were at serious risk,
particularly at Steak n Shake, which necessitated a transformation in all facets of the business. At the
time of our takeover in August 2008, Steak n Shake was at the very edge of bankruptcy with $1.6
million of cash, $27 million in debt, and was losing about $100,000 per day in cash. Turning setbacks
into successes, both companies became prodigious cash generators, thus forming the base for the
development of the parent company. By extracting a great deal of capital out of Steak n Shake (cid:178) to the
tune of $344 million (cid:178) we have transformed into a dynamic corporation, comprised of a growing
collection of businesses and investments. In effect, we took a near-bankrupt company and used it to
build a billion dollar enterprise. Here is the resultant effect on cash and investments, beginning with our
assuming control:
2016* 2015* 2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
(In Millions)
Cash and Cash-Equivalents ... $ 75.8 $ 56.5 $ 124.3 $ 94.6 $ 60.4 $ 99.0 $ 47.6 $ 51.4 $
21.5
Marketable Securities ............
The Lion Fund** ................... 972.7 734.7 620.8
38.6
Total Investments .................. $1,075.3 $ 815.0 $ 766.6 $ 635.4 $ 378.6 $ 252.8 $ 118.7 $
85.5 269.9 115.3
23.8
26.8
54.4 $
455.3
38.5
48.3
32.5
3.0
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1.6
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(cid:177)
1.6
* Data are for calendar years. The years 2009 through 2014 were fiscal years ending on the last Wednesday nearest September 30. The 2008 data is for the fiscal
quarter ending on July 2, 2008, the nearest fiscal quarter prior to present management assuming control.
** These sums are Bi(cid:74)(cid:79)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:3)(cid:43)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:71)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:86)(cid:182)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:55)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:47)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:41)(cid:88)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:47)(cid:17)(cid:51)(cid:17)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:55)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:47)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:41)(cid:88)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:44)(cid:44)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:47)(cid:17)(cid:51)(cid:17)(cid:3)(cid:55)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:79)(cid:76)(cid:80)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:87)(cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:72) not included. Both
partnerships throughout this letter will be referenced as The Lion Fund.
1
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(cid:72)(cid:76)(cid:74)(cid:75)(cid:87)(cid:3) (cid:92)(cid:72)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:3) (cid:37)(cid:76)(cid:74)(cid:79)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:3) (cid:43)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:71)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:86)(cid:182)(cid:3) (cid:70)(cid:88)(cid:80)(cid:88)(cid:79)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:83)(cid:85)(cid:72)-tax earnings (including investment profits) have totaled
approximately $630 million.
Biglari Holdings is a constellation of disparate businesses fused together by a common purpose.
Think of Biglari Holdings as a museum of businesses. Our preference is to collect masterpieces, such as
First Guard Insurance Company, an entrepreneurial success story. We are able to provide a permanent
home whereby the business, its headquarters, and its personnel remain in place. In other words, we seek
the absence of change. With prototypical acquisitions, managerial autonomy is not only what we offer,
but what we seek. For instance, (cid:41)(cid:76)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:42)(cid:88)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:71)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:73)(cid:82)(cid:88)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:40)(cid:71)(cid:80)(cid:88)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:37)(cid:17)(cid:3)(cid:38)(cid:68)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:69)(cid:72)(cid:79)(cid:79)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:44)(cid:44)(cid:44)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:75)(cid:68)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:85)(cid:88)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:88)(cid:85)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:70)(cid:72)(cid:3)
company after the transaction as he did before.
Undoubtedly, the blueprint for an ideal acquisition is First Guard: an exceptionally well-
managed business with uncommonly strong economics and purchased at an appropriate price. In such an
acquisition, we are gaining a successful company along with successful management. With the purchase
of First Guard we have been building a reputational advantage. The commercial advantage inherent in
that reputation is critical to potential acquisitions. The primary way for a seller to assess how we will
function in the future is to review our dealings with First Guard.
We offer what most business buyers (cid:178) strategic or financial (cid:178) do not or cannot offer family-
owned and -managed businesses: continuity and permanency. We will not resell a business even if we
receive an offer in excess of what we think it is worth. Because we immobilize capital, we must discern
the kind of businesses we would like to be(cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:3)(cid:37)(cid:76)(cid:74)(cid:79)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:3)(cid:43)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:71)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:86)(cid:182)(cid:3)(cid:73)(cid:68)(cid:80)(cid:76)(cid:79)(cid:92)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:76)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:17)(cid:3)(cid:44)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:15)(cid:3)
we are drawn to associating only with honorable people. Our philosophy may be old-fashioned, but it
resonates with like-minded entrepreneurs. It may appear ill-advised and ill-conceived to maintain a
holding period in perpetuity, but not to us. Any ill-effects are more than offset by the benefits of
associating with high-quality businesses and first-class managers.
Along with pursuing our favorite type of purchase (cid:178) exceptional businesses combined with
exceptional owner-managers (cid:178) we are also interested in buying inefficiently managed businesses with
the potential for value creation. We may even acquire, on rare occasion, a business hemorrhaging cash,
but one in which we think we could engineer a successful turnaround. In both of these situations (cid:178)
unlike our preferred arrangement (cid:178) we would assume direct management responsibility.
But our options for effective capital utilization do not end there. Whereas our preference is to
acquire businesses in their entirety, the stock market frequently offers us better value through
purchasing fractional business ownership. To maximize the efficacy of capital allocation, we survey a
broad range of investment opportunities.
The overarching economic objective of Biglari Holdings is to maximize per-share intrinsic
value.1 Our operating and capital deployment decisions are driven by their long-term economic
consequences. The combination of cash generated by operating subsidiaries along with my capital
allocation work will stoke our corporate performance, which according to our criterion must outdo our
benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. Over the last eight years, namely, since present management has been
(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:85)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:90)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:69)(cid:72)(cid:79)(cid:76)(cid:72)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:37)(cid:76)(cid:74)(cid:79)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:3)(cid:43)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:71)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:86)(cid:182)(cid:3)(cid:74)(cid:68)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:83)(cid:72)(cid:85)-share intrinsic value has far outstripped the S&P.
1 Intrinsic value is measured by taking all future cash flows into and out of the business and discounting the net
figures at an appropriate interest rate.
2
Two components (cid:178) investments and operating businesses (cid:178) are critical in assessing the
(cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:92)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)progress. We now present the dual segments.
Investments
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investments in The Lion Fund) amounted to about $1.1 billion, of which over half were derived from
investment gains. Our investment activities are largely conducted through The Lion Fund, whose origin
dates back to the turn of the century when I started it.
Here is a breakdown of how Biglari Holdings started with $1.6 million and entered the Three
Comma Club:
2008-2016
Cash & Investments as of July 2, 2008 ............................. $ 1,621,000
Investment Gains (net of losses) .................................
574,623,000
Operating Businesses ..................................................
Acquisitions of Businesses .........................................
Net Increase in Subsidiary Debt..................................
233,500,000
(68,111,000)
172,174,000
Equity Offerings .........................................................
161,468,000
Cash & Investments as of December 31, 2016 ................ $ 1,075,275,000
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(cid:90)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:3) (cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:70)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:182)(cid:87)(cid:3) (cid:68)(cid:73)(cid:73)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:71)(cid:3) (cid:76)(cid:87), (cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:3) (cid:90)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:3) (cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:70)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:17)(cid:180)(cid:3) (cid:58)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:82)(cid:90)(cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:3) (cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:3) (cid:69)(cid:88)(cid:86)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:15)(cid:3) (cid:81)(cid:82)(cid:87)(cid:3) (cid:86)(cid:83)(cid:72)(cid:70)(cid:88)(cid:79)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:3) (cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:3) (cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:70)(cid:78)(cid:86)(cid:17)(cid:3)
When we purchase common stock, we view ourselves as part owners in a business. Moreover, Phil and I
believe long-term investing is a competitive advantage in an age of short-termism. The world tends to
overrate the one-year prospect and underrate the ten-year potential. When we can evaluate the long-term
prospects of a business and buy it below intrinsic value, then we will achieve long-term prosperity.
Our approach (cid:178) contrary to that of typical professional investors (cid:178) is to make relatively few
investments and concentrate holdings for the very long-term. Of course, with fewer transactions,
knowledge per transaction must be exceptional. Over the last several years we have generated
considerable investment profits from portfolio inaction. Activity is not correlated with achievement.
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Country Store, Inc., a 19.7% equity interest. We purchased stock in Cracker Barrel for $241 million
from May 2011 through December 2012, with a dollar-weighted purchase date of December 2011. Over
five years of ownership, we have never sold a single share. At the end of the year, the market value of
our stake was $791 million. Along the way we have also collected $106 million in dividends, or 44% of
our cost.
At year-end 2016, Biglari Holdings had a $973 million investment in The Lion Fund
partnerships, with net unrealized appreciation from the securities in the partnerships of $552 million. As
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3
partnerships liquidated their holdings at year-(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:89)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:88)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:17)(cid:3)(cid:55)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:73)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:37)(cid:76)(cid:74)(cid:79)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:3)(cid:43)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:71)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:86)(cid:182)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)
partnerships excludes accounting for the deferred income taxes on unrealized gains. The tax liability, we
regard, is tantamount to an interest-(cid:73)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:79)(cid:82)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:73)(cid:85)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:74)(cid:82)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:81)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:73)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:92)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:69)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:73)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:17)(cid:3)
Operating Businesses
We have four major controlled businesses, each 100%-owned: Steak n Shake, Western Sizzlin,
First Guard, and Maxim. Biglari Holdings is a compounding cash machine, and its array of businesses
generates considerable excess cash. Because cash production exceeds cash consumption, we redeploy
surplus cash to diversify Biglari Holdings into a range of unrelated businesses. Our devotion to sensible
acquisitions will fuel long-term cash flows.
Because we are driven by intrinsic value, not by an income statement, in our view our reported
earnings do not properly represent a meaningful measure of our economic progress. Nevertheless, as a
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breakdown of our earnings in a form that Phil and I find more useful than the conventional one in our
consolidated statements.
Operating Earnings:
Steak n Shake .......................................................
Western Sizzlin ....................................................
First Guard............................................................
Maxim ..................................................................
Corporate and Other .............................................
Operating Earnings Before Interest and Taxes .........
Interest Expense .......................................................
Income Taxes ...........................................................
Net Operating Earnings ............................................
The Lion Fund (net of taxes) ....................................
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2016
2015
$ 34,717
2,506
5,135
(10,078)
(10,147)
22,133
11,450
2,564
8,119
91,332
$ 39,749
1,849
3,529
(18,105)
(13,167)
13,855
11,930
(400)
2,325
(18,168)
Total Earnings ..........................................................
$ 99,451
$
(15,843)
Our reported earnings are materially affected by the volatility in the carrying value of The Lion
Fund. We are indifferent about the variability in reported earnings triggered by the accounting of the
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holdings within The Lion Fund based on their underlying operating results, not on their short-term
changes in market price.
The net operating earnings of $8.1 million in 2016 versus $2.3 million in 2015 provide an
incomplete evaluation of our performance. W(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:68)(cid:86)(cid:88)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:69)(cid:88)(cid:86)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:83)(cid:85)(cid:82)(cid:74)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:81)(cid:82)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:76)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:92)(cid:72)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:83)(cid:85)(cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:178) or
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businesses in which net income appears robust but cash flows are illusory. Our view on earnings is that
they are not real until they end up as cash. One cannot spend net income. Besides, companies do not go
broke because they run out of earnings but because they run out of cash.
Restaurant Operations
Our restaurant operations consist of Steak n Shake and Western Sizzlin. The business models of
each differ, with Steak n Shake primarily operating restaurants, totaling 590 locations, of which 417 are
company operated. Western Sizzlin, on the other hand, is primarily engaged in franchising restaurants,
with 67 units (cid:178) all but 3 are franchisee run. Both chains generate substantial excess cash, which are
dispatched to the parent company for higher and better use. Our owning and operating two cash-creating
restaurant chains provides a solid foundation for Biglari Holdings.
My enthusiasm for our restaurant companies does not extend to the industry. The restaurant
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inadvertently taking up permanent residence. The restaurant business is brutal, having had its share of
distress, destruction, and disastrous bankruptcies. Any business with high operating risk and high
leverage is certainly a risky enterprise, one wrong turn from the road to ruination.
Our introduction to the restaurant business was Western Sizzlin, a small, publicly-owned
company with a market valuation of about $10 million when The Lion Fund began purchasing shares in
the summer of 2005. By March 2006, Phil and I took control of Western, our first publicly-owned
company. We reallocated its capital into other unrelated but profitable investments: initially, with the
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Western about an 80% return, with the proceeds invested into the shares in then publicly-owned Steak n
Shake, which were later distributed to Western shareholders. In March 2010 Biglari Holdings purchased
Western for a net purchase price of $21.7 million. Tracing the Western stock since Phil and I entered the
scene, its shareholders have been richly rewarded.
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totaled $18.8 million, which we have gainfully redeployed into other opportunities. Western is a
dependable money-earner.
* * *
When we took control of Steak n Shake in August 2008, we completely overhauled the company
with a new vision. No one decision resuscitated this dying restaurant chain from its agony of losses into
an enterprise cascading cash, an accomplishment initiated in the midst of the Great Recession. While the
details of the turnaround are too lengthy to be enumerated here, I will share a worthy example.
For several years, prior management pursued a strategy (naturally, with the assistance of
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shakes, and an assortment of salads, which culminated into an eight-page menu. We abolished that lethal
strategy by replacing an eight-page menu with a bi-fold. We completely stripped down the menu to its
essentials. In doing so, we placed 80% of the emphasis on products that were generating 80% of the
revenue: burgers, fries, soda, and shakes. But we made certain that what we did serve (cid:178) delicious
Steakburgers and hand-dipped milkshakes (cid:178) were absolutely the best of the best. Exceptional products
and prices along with exceptional customer experience were necessary to inject verve into the chain and
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begin to attract more customers on a same-store basis. In 2016, each company-operated unit had 70,000
more customer visits than in 2008. Such a success is a tribute to the efforts and dedication of our
approximately 22,000 associates.
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Net Revenue
Operating
Earnings
Number of
Customers
Same-Store
Sales
Number of
Company
Stores at
Year-End
2008 ..................... $ 610,061
$ (30,754)
85,000,000
(7.1%)
2009 (53 weeks) ...
628,726
11,473
91,000,000
2010 .....................
662,891
38,316
101,000,000
2011 .....................
689,325
41,247
105,000,000
2012 .....................
718,010
45,622
110,000,000
2013 .....................
737,090
28,376
112,000,000
2014 .....................
765,600
26,494
114,000,000
4.1%
7.5%
4.2%
3.8%
2.2%
2.9%
2015 .....................
2016 .....................
805,771
804,423
39,749
34,717
118,000,000
116,000,000
3.6%
(0.4%)
423
412
412
413
414
415
416
417
417
Operating
Earnings
Per Store
$ (72.7)
27.8
93.0
99.9
110.2
68.4
63.7
95.3
83.3
Notes: Customer count is only for company-operated units.
The 2016 and 2015 data are presented for calendar years. The years 2008 through 2014 were fiscal years ending on the last Wednesday nearest September 30.
2016 represents a year in which overall sales and profits declined even though we had expected
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$39.7 million in the preceding year. In 2016, same-store sales declined by 0.4%. Our performance was
not the result of poor economic or weather conditions (cid:178) two industry favorites and frequently cited
alibis (cid:178) but the result of our own lack of execution. On the positive side, the franchise business
progressed to our expectations. Despite the overall operating shortfall in 2016, Phil and I believe Steak n
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Our formula is exceedingly simple: Provide the highest quality burgers and shakes at the lowest
possible profit per customer from an ever-increasing number of customers. What worked for Henry Ford
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We are an industrious organization steadfast on efficiency. By tightly controlling expenses, we
pass most of the savings on to the customer. We thus build loyalty one customer at a time. Because of
our customer-focused culture, we have achieved one of the most exceptional eight-year customer traffic
gains in the industry, with a cumulative increase of 40%, notwithstanding the 1.2% decline in 2016.
To improve our operating performance henceforth we must outthink, outwork, and outexecute
the competition. We have the drive and the determination to improve performance through the
combination of our pricing philosophy, unwavering devotion to quality, plus expense control policies (cid:178)
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all necessary to provide excellent value to customers and thereby gain more of them on a same-store
basis. We are guided by a straightforward credo: The more relevant we are to customers, the less
relevant the competition becomes.
To become a very profitable enterprise, we are leveraging the Steak n Shake brand to capitalize
on a franchise-based model, a noncapital-intensive strategy that generates high-return, annuity-like cash
flows. Franchising is not only a business that can produce cash instead of consuming it, but can
concomitantly reduce operating risk.
The first franchised unit opened in 1939, five years after Steak n Shake was founded. From 1939
to 2010, Steak n Shake grew (cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:81)(cid:68)(cid:76)(cid:79)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:70)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:178) by an average of one franchised unit per year (cid:178) the
byproduct of an almost nonexistent franchise system. To fulfill our dream of becoming a global brand,
we began developing a franchise system from scratch in 2010, allocating significant sums to build the
infrastructure necessary to support franchise growth. For the period 2011 through 2015, the franchising
business operated at a loss under accounting convention, but intrinsic value advanced. In 2016, we eked
out a profit. We continue to allocate capital on the expectation of creating greater dollar value for each
dollar spent. The impact of our investments is displayed below in the number of franchise units and the
revenues derived from them:
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Number of
Franchise Units
Franchise
Revenue
2010 ..................................
2016 ..................................
Overall Gain
71
173
102
$ 4,205
16,057
$11,852
Over the last six years we have added 102 franchised units. System-wide sales, which include
both company-operated and franchise-operated sales, now exceed $1 billion, an increase of 50% over
2008.
Our prospects for domestic and international franchising remain bright. In 2016 we added 29 net
units over the prior year and expect an even higher gain in 2017. As we continue to expand, franchise
performance becomes paramount. After all, their success is our success.
Internationally, we have a counter-service model that has proven to be effective. After opening
units in several countries, we concentrated our resources in France, a country in which no other
competitor comes close to matching the combination of our quality, price, and productivity. We are
teaming up with terrific franchisees who, like us, are dedicated to perfection. We are off to a solid start
to seize the opportunity in France, to share the pleasure of the authentic Steakburger and milkshake.
Thus far, we have locations in Cannes, Marseille, Toulon, Paris, Caen, Calais, Toulouse, and Bordeaux.
Vive la France! Vive le Steakburger!
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First Guard Insurance Company
Three years ago next month, on March 19, 2014, we entered the insurance business by
purchasing First Guard Insurance Company and its affiliated agency. We could not have chosen a better
entry into the industry than by acquiring one of its finest. Phil and I had high expectations when we
purchased First Guard (cid:178) and they all have been exceeded.
As a direct underwriter of commercial trucking insurance (cid:178) no agent between the insurer and
the insured (cid:178) First Guard is positioned as a low-cost operator, engendering a substantial, sustainable
competitive advantage. Because of its highly efficient operation, First Guard produces unusually high
profitability. The creator of this marvelous system is Ed Campbell, III, who along with his outstanding
team has unfailingly achieved underwriting profitability for 20 consecutive years, which places them in
a league of their own.
Shown below are the results for the last three years. Do note 2014 is presented as a full year, that
is, as if we had owned the company throughout the year rather than from the date of acquisition:
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Net Written
Premium
Underwriting
Profit
Combined
Ratio*
2014 ..............................
10,757
2015 ..............................
16,719
2016 ..............................
22,397
2,293
3,357
4,913
78.7
80.0
78.1
* The combined ratio represents losses incurred plus expenses as compared to revenue from premiums. A combined ratio beneath
100 percent denotes an underwriting profit whereas a ratio above 100 percent presents a loss.
In 2016 First Guard achieved both a new volume and a new profit record. The company earned
$5.1 million pre-tax, an increase of 45.5% over the prior year. The two-year profit growth of 96.9% is
the highest ever attained during any other two-(cid:92)(cid:72)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:83)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:41)(cid:76)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:42)(cid:88)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:71)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:19)-year history. First Guard
is achieving superior results because it is a superior company. Ed has an A+ team that is highly
seasoned, profit-minded, and destined in our view to continue producing A+ underwriting results.
(cid:44)(cid:3) (cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:74)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:71)(cid:3) (cid:40)(cid:71)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3) (cid:79)(cid:68)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:85)-like focus as central to creating his business masterpiece. He has shown
mastery in the insurance business by designing a superior system, by occupying a special niche, and by
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performance but also the honorable manner in which he conducts his business.
Without question First Guard would have remained a first-class company had it remained
independent, but, to be sure, it has become a far more valuable and substantial enterprise as a constituent
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have the capacity to write more business, we are sufficiently disciplined to maintain high profitability.
But, indeed, we do not mind bumps in annual performance if we expect long-term performance to be
superior.
8
Maxim Inc.
When we purchased Maxim, it was a dying magazine, operating at a significant loss, but we
viewed the opportunity with realistic optimism. We pinpointed Maxim as an underexploited brand that
we could transform into a cash-generating business, notably through licensing related to consumer
products, services, and events.
To attain our goals, we addressed both the traditional side of the business, publishing, as well as
the emerging side of the business, licensing. When we assumed control of Maxim nearly three years
ago, we began to implement our plan: focus on the reader, assume a long-term perspective, and invest
decisively to emerge as a radically different company. Unlike many of our competitors that are
advertiser-focused, we are reader-focused. A fixation on the former, we believe, after a while will
inevitably attract fewer of either. Resultantly, we repositioned the brand to become aspirational and
inspirational, thereby projecting style and sophistication. Today, we publish a luxury lifestyle magazine
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operating with just one-seventh of the staff we inherited. We have significantly reduced the high
operating costs seemingly inherent in the media business (cid:178) both print and digital (cid:178) yet amplified the
quality of the paper, photography, and content.
Because of the tireless efforts of the Maxim team, we attained our previously set goal of
becoming profitable during 2016, albeit at the very end of the year. We are now working to achieve a
level of profit that in relation to our total investment of $43.9 million (purchase price plus aggregate
after-tax losses) will generate a satisfactory return. But do not expect smooth results. The nature of the
licensing business is predicated on projects that materialize with irregularity, but whose eventual
outcome we expect to be favorable.
Shareholder Communications
My communications with shareholders are generally limited to the annual report and the annual
meeting. We do not provide earnings guidance, nor do we hold quarterly conference calls because
neither activity would be consistent with our ethos and style of managing the business. Because I am the
controlling shareholder, we are under no pressure to conform to prevailing conventions. Moreover, we
wish to provide all shareholders simultaneously with the same information. One-on-one meetings are
neither productive nor practicable.
My intention in this report is to impart as much about our company as is reasonable. We readily
acknowledge that we have many investors who have taken a simple approach by entrusting us with their
capital because Phil and I have a track record of long-term wealth creation. Others are highly
sophisticated investors who understand our approach but require highly detailed analysis, and we
endeavor to provide the information they seek. Note that only like-minded shareholders in sync with our
operating philosophy shoul(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:90)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:37)(cid:76)(cid:74)(cid:79)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:3)(cid:43)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:71)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:86)(cid:182)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:70)(cid:78)(cid:17)(cid:3)
(cid:51)(cid:68)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:3) (cid:38)(cid:75)(cid:68)(cid:76)(cid:85)(cid:80)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3) (cid:47)(cid:72)(cid:87)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:3) (cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:86)(cid:82)(cid:3) (cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:3) (cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:3) (cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:79)(cid:83)(cid:3) (cid:92)(cid:82)(cid:88)(cid:3) (cid:74)(cid:68)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:3) (cid:80)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:78)nowledge of our business.
These letters can be easily accessed on our website, biglariholdings.com.
To keep you abreast of the company, we will issue press releases concerning 2017 quarterly
results after the market closes on May 5, August 4, and November 3. The 2017 annual report will be
posted on our website on Saturday, February 24, 2018.
9
Our annual meeting will be held at 1:00 pm on Thursday, April 27, 2017 in New York City at
the St. Regis Hotel. The meeting is just for our owners; to attend, you must own shares and show proof
thereof. As an owner, you may bring up to two pre-registered guests with you. The bulk of the gathering
is a question-and-answer session that usually lasts about five hours, covering myriad topics on
(cid:86)(cid:75)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:75)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:182)(cid:3)(cid:80)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:86). Phil and I look forward to spending that time answering your questions. We find
the annual meeting to be an effective channel to communicate with you.
* * *
Biglari Holdings is a wealth-creating company. Phil and I derive immeasurable satisfaction from
building and managing this multi-unit business. As owners and operators, we have the imagination and
initiative to continue building a constructive, entrepreneurial enterprise.
We aim to make your journey with us a prosperous one.
Sardar Biglari
Chairman of the Board
February 23, 2017
10
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016
or
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ____ to ____
Commission file number 0-8445
BIGLARI HOLDINGS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
INDIANA
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
37-0684070
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
17802 IH 10 West, Suite 400
San Antonio, Texas
(Address of principal executive offices)
78257
(Zip Code)
(210) 344-3400
(cid:53)(cid:72)(cid:74)(cid:76)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:85)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:79)(cid:72)(cid:83)(cid:75)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:81)(cid:88)(cid:80)(cid:69)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:70)(cid:79)(cid:88)(cid:71)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:68)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:71)(cid:72)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Common Stock, stated value $.50 per share
Name of each exchange on which registered
New York Stock Exchange
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
NONE
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes
No (cid:95)(cid:3)
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.
(cid:95)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for
the past 90 days. Yes (cid:95)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be
submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (Section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that
the registrant was required to submit and post such files).Yes (cid:95)
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of
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K. (cid:95)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the
(cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:73)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:3)(cid:179)(cid:79)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:74)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:70)(cid:70)(cid:72)(cid:79)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:73)(cid:76)(cid:79)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:15)(cid:180)(cid:3)(cid:179)(cid:68)(cid:70)(cid:70)(cid:72)(cid:79)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:73)(cid:76)(cid:79)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:15)(cid:180)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:179)(cid:86)(cid:80)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:79)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:83)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:92)(cid:180)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:53)(cid:88)(cid:79)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:69)-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer (cid:134)
Accelerated filer (cid:95)
Non-accelerated filer (cid:134)
Smaller reporting company (cid:134)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).Yes (cid:134) No (cid:95)
The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of June 30, 2016 was approximately
$405,919,763.
As of February 20, 2017, 2,067,574 shares of (cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:74)(cid:76)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:85)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:38)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:80)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:54)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:70)(cid:78)(cid:3)(cid:90)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:88)(cid:87)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74).
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the (cid:53)(cid:72)(cid:74)(cid:76)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:85)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:73)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:51)(cid:85)(cid:82)(cid:91)(cid:92)(cid:3)(cid:54)(cid:87)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:3)(cid:69)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:73)(cid:76)(cid:79)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:73)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:20)7 Annual Meeting of Shareholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this
Form 10-K.
Table of Contents
Part I
Page No.
Item 1. Business ...........................................................................................................................................................
Item 1A. Risk Factors ....................................................................................................................................................
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments ..........................................................................................................................
Properties ........................................................................................................................................................
Item 2.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings ...........................................................................................................................................
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures ..................................................................................................................................
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Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk ....................................................................
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data ...........................................................................................
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Consolidated Balance Sheets ............................................................................................................................
Consolidated Statements of Earnings ...............................................................................................................
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income .......................................................................................
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows ..........................................................................................................
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Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance .........................................................................
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Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder
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Item 1.
Business
Part I
Biglari Holdings Inc. is a holding company owning subsidiaries engaged in a number of diverse business activities, including
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franchising and operating of restaurants. Biglari Holdings is founded and led by Sardar Biglari, Chairman and Chief Executive
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intrinsic value. All major operating, investment, and capital allocation decisions are made for the Company and its subsidiaries
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approximately 51.3%.
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fiscal year ending on the last Wednesday in September to a calendar year ending on December 31 of each year. This form 10-K
includes an audited statement of earnings, statement of comprehensive income, statement of cash flows and statement of changes
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31, 2016 and 2015. Fiscal year 2014 contained 52 weeks. For comparative purposes, an unaudited statement of earnings,
statement of comprehensive income and statement of cash flows have been included for September 26, 2013 to December 31,
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records of the Company. In the opinion of management, the comparative transition period reflects all adjustments necessary to
present the financial position and results of operations of the Company in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles.
Restaurant Operations
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417 company-operated restaurants and 173 franchised units. Western operated 3 company-operated restaurants and 64 franchised
units.
Steak n Shake is engaged in the ownership, operation, and franchising of Steak n Shake restaurants. Founded in 1934 in Normal,
Illinois, Steak n Shake is a classic American brand serving premium burgers and milkshakes. Steak n Shake is headquartered in
Indianapolis, Indiana.
Western is engaged primarily in the franchising of restaurants. Founded in 1962 in Augusta, Georgia, Western offers signature
steak dishes as well as other classic American menu items. Western also operates other concepts, Great American Steak &
Buffet, and Wood Grill Buffet consisting of hot and cold food buffet style dining. Western is headquartered in Roanoke,
Virginia.
Operations
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day-to-day operations of his or her unit. Restaurant operations obtain food products and supplies from independent national
distributors. Purchases are centrally negotiated to ensure uniformity in product quality.
Franchising
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Company stores. The expansion plans include seeking qualified new franchisees and expanding relationships with current
franchisees.
Restaurant operations typically seek franchisees with both the financial resources necessary to fund successful development and
significant experience in the restaurant/retail business. Both restaurant chains assist franchisees with the development and
ongoing operation of their restaurants. In addition, personnel assist franchisees with site selection, approve restaurant sites, and
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instruction to franchised restaurant management and associates. Moreover, Steak n Shake franchised restaurants are required to
serve only approved menu items.
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International
We have a corporate office in Monaco to support expansion of Steak n Shake primarily in Europe. We have developed an
international organization with personnel in various functions to support international efforts. As of December 31, 2016 we have
two company-operated locations in Europe to promote the Steak n Shake brand to prospective franchisees. Similar to our
domestic franchise agreements, a typical international franchise development agreement provides the vehicle for payment of
development fees and franchise fees in addition to subsequent royalty fees based on the gross sales of each restaurant. As of
December 31, 2016, there were a total of 20 franchised units in Europe and the Middle East.
Competition
The restaurant business is one of the most intensely competitive industries. As there are virtually no barriers to entry into the
restaurant business, competitors may include national, regional and local establishments. There may be established competitors
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compete on the basis of price, menu, food quality, location, and customer service. The restaurant business is often affected by
changes in consumer tastes and by national, regional, and local economic conditions. The performance of individual restaurants
may be impacted by factors such as traffic patterns, demographic trends, weather conditions, and competing restaurants.
Government regulations
The Company is subject to various global, federal, state and local laws affecting its restaurant operations. Each of the restaurants
must comply with licensing and regulation by a number of governmental authorities, which include health, sanitation, safety and
fire agencies in the jurisdiction in which the restaurant is located. In addition, each restaurant must comply with various laws
that regulate the franchisor/franchisee relationship, employment and pay practices and child labor laws. To date, none of the
Company(cid:182)(cid:86) restaurant operations have been materially adversely affected by such laws or been affected by any difficulty, delay
or failure to obtain required licenses or approvals.
Trademark and licenses
The name and reputation of Steak n Shake is a material asset and management protects it and other service marks through
appropriate registrations.
Insurance Business
Our insurance business is composed of First Guard Insurance Company and its agency, 1st Guard Corporation (collectively
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selling physical damage and nontrucking liability insurance to truckers. First Guard is headquartered in Venice, Florida.
First Guard competes for truck insurance with other companies. The trucking insurance business is highly competitive in the
areas of price and service. Vigorous competition is provided by large, well-capitalized companies and by small regional insurers.
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weather conditions or other factors may have a significant effect upon the frequency or severity of claims.
The insurance business is stringently regulated by state insurance departments. First Guard operates under licenses issued by
various insurance authorities. Such supervision and regulation include matters relating to authorized lines of business, capital and
surplus requirements, licensing of insurers, investments, the filing of annual and other financial reports prepared on the basis of
Statutory Accounting Principles, the filing and form of actuarial reports, dividends, and a variety of other financial and non-
financial matters.
Media Business
Our media business is composed of Maxim. We acquired certain assets and liabilities of Maxim (cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:41)(cid:72)(cid:69)(cid:85)(cid:88)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:92)(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:26)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:20)(cid:23)(cid:17)(cid:3)(cid:48)(cid:68)(cid:91)(cid:76)(cid:80)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)
business lies principally in media and licensing. Maxim is headquartered in New York City, New York.
Maxim competes for licensing business with other companies. The nature of the licensing business is predicated on projects that
materialize with irregularity. In addition, publishing is a highly competitive business. The Company's magazines and related
publishing products and services compete with other mass media, including the Internet and many other leisure-time activities.
Competition for advertising dollars is based primarily on advertising rates, circulation levels, reader demographics, advertiser
results, and sales team effectiveness.
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Investments
The Company and its subsidiaries have invested in The Lion Fund, L.P. and The Lion Fund II, L.P. (cid:11)(cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:79)(cid:72)(cid:70)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:79)(cid:92)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:179)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:3)
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investments was $972.7 million. These investments are subject to a rolling five-year lock-up period under the terms of the
respective partnership agreements.
Employees
The Company employs 21,519 persons.
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Information related to our reportable segments may be found in Part II, Item 8 of this form 10-K.
Biglari Holdings maintains a website (www.biglariholdings.com) where its annual reports, press releases, interim shareholder
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by the public free of charge from the SEC and through Biglari Holdings(cid:182)(cid:3)(cid:90)(cid:72)(cid:69)(cid:86)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:72). In addition, corporate governance documents
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report on form 10-K.
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
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and uncertainties in our business operations which are described below. The risks and uncertainties described below are not the
only risks we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known or that are currently deemed immaterial may also
impair our business operations.
Risks relating to Biglari Holdings
We are dependent on our Chairman and CEO.
Our success depends on the services of Sardar Biglari, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. All major operating, investment,
and capital allocation decisions are made for the Company and its subsidiaries by Mr. Biglari. If for any reason the services of
Mr. Biglari were to become unavailable, a material adverse effect on our business could occur.
Sardar Biglari, our Chairman and CEO, beneficially owns over 50% of our outstanding shares of common stock, enabling
Mr. Biglari to exert control over matters requiring shareholder approval.
Mr. Biglari has the ability to control the outcome of matters submitted to our shareholders for approval, including the election or
removal of directors, the amendment of our certificate of incorporation or bylaws, along with other significant transactions. In
addition, Mr. Biglari has the ability to control the management and affairs of the Company. This control position may conflict
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We are a (cid:179)controlled company(cid:180) within the meaning of the New York Stock Exchange rules and thus can rely on exemptions
from certain corporate governance requirements.
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director independence and board committee requirements.
Our historical growth rate is not indicative of our future growth.
When evaluating our historical growth and prospects for future growth, it is important to consider that while our business
philosophy has remained constant our mix of business has changed and will continue to change. Our dynamic business model
makes it difficult to assess our prospects for future growth. Restrictions on our access to capital described further below may
also adversely affect our ability to execute our plans for future growth.
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or implement its growth strategy.
We are a holding company and are largely dependent upon dividends and other sources of funds from our subsidiaries in order to
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addition, the ability of our insurance subsidiaries to pay dividends to Biglari Holdings is regulated by state insurance laws, which
limit the amount of, and in certain circumstances may prohibit the payment of, cash dividends. Furthermore, as a result of our
substantial investments in The Lion Fund, L.P. and The Lion Fund II, L.P., investment partnerships controlled by Mr. Biglari,
our access to capital is restricted by the terms of their respective partnership agreements, as described more fully below. There is
also a high likelihood that we will make additional investments in these investment partnerships. Taken together, these
restrictions may result in our having insufficient funds to satisfy our cash requirements. As a result, we may need to look to other
sources of capital which may be more expensive or may not be available.
Competition.
Each of our operating businesses faces intense competitive pressure within the markets in which they operate. Competition may
arise domestically as well as internationally. While we manage our businesses with the objective of achieving long-term
sustainable growth by developing and strengthening competitive advantages, many factors, including market changes, may erode
or prevent the strengthening of competitive advantages. Accordingly, future operating results will depend to some degree on
whether our operating units are successful in protecting or enhancing their competitive advantages. If our operating businesses
are unsuccessful in these efforts, our periodic operating results may decline from current levels in the future. We also highlight
certain competitive risks in the sections below.
Unfavorable domestic and international economic, societal and political conditions could hurt our operating businesses.
To the extent that the recovery from the economic recession continues to be slow or the economy worsens for a prolonged period
of time, one or more of our significant operations could be materially harmed. In addition, our restaurant operations depend on
having access to borrowed funds through the capital markets at reasonable rates. To the extent that access to credit is restricted or
the cost of funding increases, our business could be adversely affected.
Our operating businesses face a variety of risks associated with doing business in foreign markets.
There is no assurance that our international operations will be profitable. Our international operations are subject to all of the
risks associated with our domestic operations, as well as a number of additional risks, varying substantially country by country.
These include, inter alia, international economic and political conditions, corruption, terrorism, social and ethnic unrest, foreign
currency fluctuations, differing cultures and consumer preferences. Our expansion into international markets could also create
risks to our brands.
In addition, we may become subject to foreign governmental regulations that impact the way we do business with our
international franchisees and vendors. These include antitrust and tax requirements, anti-boycott regulations, international trade
regulations, the USA Patriot Act, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and applicable local law. Failure to comply with any such
legal requirements could subject us to monetary liabilities and other sanctions, which could harm our business and our financial
condition.
We may not be able to adequately protect our intellectual property, which could decrease the value of our brand and products.
The success of our business depends on the continued ability to use the existing trademarks, service marks, and other
components of our brand to increase brand awareness and further develop branded products. While we take steps to protect our
intellectual property, our rights to our trademarks could be challenged by third parties or our use of these trademarks may result
in liability for trademark infringement, trademark dilution, or unfair competition, adversely affecting our profitability. We may
also become subject to these risks in the international markets in which we operate and in which we plan to expand. Any
impairment of our intellectual property or brands, including due to changes in U.S. or foreign intellectual property laws or the
absence of effective legal protections or enforcement measures, could adversely impact our business, financial condition and
results of operations.
Litigation could have a material adverse effect on our financial position, cash flows and results of operations.
We are or may be from time to time a party to various legal actions, investigations and other proceedings brought by employees,
consumers, policyholders, suppliers, shareholders, government agencies or other third parties in connection with matters
pertaining to our business, including related to our investment activities. The outcome of such matters is often difficult to assess
or quantify and the cost to defend future proceedings may be significant. Even if a claim is unsuccessful or is not fully pursued,
the negative publicity surrounding any negative allegation regarding our Company, our business or our products could adversely
affect our reputation. While we believe that the ultimate outcome of routine legal proceedings individually and in the aggregate
will not have a material impact on our financial position, we cannot assure that an adverse outcome on, or reputational damage
from, any of these matters would not, in fact, materially impact our business and results of operations for the period when these
matters are completed or otherwise resolved.
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Certain agreements with our Chairman and CEO may have an adverse effect on our financial position.
We have entered into a license agreement with Sardar Biglari, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, under which Mr. Biglari
has granted the Company an exclusive license to use his name when connected to the provision of certain products and services,
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following specified occurrences, including (1) his removal as Chairman of the Board or Chief Executive Officer or (2) his no
longer maintaining sole capital allocation authority, Mr. Biglari would be entitled to receive revenue-based royalty payments
related to the usage of his name under the terms of the license agreement for a defined period of no less than five years. In
addition, we have an incentive agreement with Mr. Biglari, in which he is entitled to receive performance-based annual incentive
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Risks Relating to Our Restaurant Operations
Our restaurant operations face intense competition from a wide range of industry participants.
The restaurant business is one of the most competitive industries. As there are virtually no barriers to entry into the restaurant
business, competitors may include national, regional and local establishments. There may be established competitors with
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compete on the basis of price, menu, food quality, location, and customer service. The restaurant business is often affected by
changes in consumer tastes and by national, regional, and local economic conditions. The performance of individual restaurants
may be impacted by factors such as traffic patterns, demographic trends, weather conditions, and competing restaurants.
Additional factors that may adversely affect the restaurant industry include, but are not limited to, food and wage inflation,
safety, and food-borne illness.
Changes in economic conditions may have an adverse impact on our restaurant operations.
Our restaurant operations are subject to normal economic cycles affecting the economy in general or the restaurant industry in
particular. The restaurant industry has been affected by economic factors, including the deterioration of global, national, regional
and local economic conditions, declines in employment levels, and shifts in consumer spending patterns. The disruptions
experienced in the global economy and volatility in the financial markets have reduced, and may continue to reduce, consumer
confidence in the economy, negatively affecting consumer restaurant spending, which could be harmful to our financial position
and results of operations. As a result, decreased cash flow generated from our business may adversely affect our financial
position and our ability to fund our operations. In addition, macroeconomic disruptions could adversely impact the availability of
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Our cash flows and financial position could be negatively impacted if we are unable to comply with the restrictions and
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agreements impose operating and financial restrictions, including requiring operating subsidiaries to maintain certain financial
ratios and thereby restricting, among other things, their ability to incur additional indebtedness and make distributions to the
Company. Their failure to comply with these covenants and restrictions could constitute an event of default that, if not cured or
waived, could result, among other things, in the acceleration of their indebtedness, which could negatively impact our operations
and business and may also significantly affect our ability to obtain additional or alternative financing. In such event, our cash
flows may not be sufficient to fully repay this indebtedness and we cannot assure you that we would be able to refinance or
restructure this debt. In addition, the restrictions contained in these debt instruments could adversely affect our ability to finance
our operations, acquisitions or investments.
(cid:54)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:68)(cid:78)(cid:3) (cid:81)(cid:3) (cid:54)(cid:75)(cid:68)(cid:78)(cid:72)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:69)(cid:76)(cid:79)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:92)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:3) (cid:80)(cid:68)(cid:78)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:92)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3) its credit facility and to fund operations depends on its ability to generate cash,
which is subject to general economic, financial, competitive, regulatory and other factors that are beyond our control. Steak n
Shake may not generate sufficient cash flow from operations to service this debt or to fund its other liquidity needs.
Fluctuations in commodity and energy prices and the availability of commodities, including beef, fried products, poultry, and
dairy, could affect our restaurant business.
The cost, availability and quality of ingredients restaurant operations use to prepare their food is subject to a range of factors,
many of which are beyon(cid:71)(cid:3) (cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:76)(cid:85)(cid:3) (cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:85)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:17)(cid:3) (cid:36)(cid:3) (cid:86)(cid:76)(cid:74)(cid:81)(cid:76)(cid:73)(cid:76)(cid:70)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:3) (cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:3) (cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:3) (cid:82)(cid:88)(cid:85)(cid:3) (cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:68)(cid:88)(cid:85)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:3) (cid:69)(cid:88)(cid:86)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:86)(cid:182)(cid:3) (cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:86)(cid:3) (cid:76)(cid:86)(cid:3) (cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:79)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3) (cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:3) (cid:73)(cid:82)(cid:82)(cid:71)(cid:3)
commodities, including beef, fried products, poultry, and dairy products, which can be subject to significant price fluctuations
due to seasonal shifts, climate conditions, industry demand, changes in international commodity markets, and other factors. If
there is a substantial increase in prices for these food commodities, our results of operations may be negatively affected. In
addition, our restaurants are dependent upon frequent deliveries of perishable food products that meet certain specifications.
Shortages or interruptions in the supply of perishable food products caused by unanticipated demand, problems in production or
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distribution, disease or food-borne illnesses, inclement weather, or other conditions could adversely affect the availability,
quality, and cost of ingredients, which would likely lower revenues, damage our reputation, or otherwise harm our business.
Adverse weather conditions or losses due to casualties could negatively impact our operating performance.
Property damage caused by casualties and natural disasters, instances of inclement weather, flooding, hurricanes, fire, and other
acts of nature can adversely impact sales in several ways. Ma(cid:81)(cid:92)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:3)(cid:54)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:68)(cid:78)(cid:3)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:54)(cid:75)(cid:68)(cid:78)(cid:72)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:58)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:81)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:68)(cid:88)(cid:85)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:79)(cid:82)(cid:70)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)
Midwest and Southeast portions of the United States. During the first and fourth quarters, restaurants in the Midwest may face
harsh winter weather conditions. During the third and fourth quarters, restaurants in the Southeast may experience hurricanes or
tropical storms. Our sales and operating results may be negatively affected by these harsh weather conditions, which could make
it more difficult for guests to visit our restaurants, necessitate the closure of restaurants for a period of time or costly repairs due
to physical damage, or lead to a shortage of employees resulting from unsafe road conditions or an evacuation of the general
population.
We are subject to health, employment, environmental, and other government regulations, and failure to comply with existing
or future government regulations could expose us to litigation or penalties, damage our reputation, and lower profits.
We are subject to various global, federal, state, and local laws and regulations affecting our restaurant operations. Changes in
existing laws, rules and regulations applicable to us, or increased enforcement by governmental authorities, may require us to
incur additional costs and expenses necessary for compliance. If we fail to comply with any of these laws, we may be subject to
governmental action or litigation, and our reputation could be accordingly harmed. Injury to our reputation would, in turn, likely
reduce revenues and profits.
The development and construction of restaurants is subject to compliance with applicable zoning, land use, and environmental
regulations. Difficulties in obtaining, or failure to obtain, the required licenses or approvals could delay or prevent the
development of a new restaurant in a particular area.
In recent years, there has been an increased legislative, regulatory, and consumer focus on nutrition and advertising practices in
the food industry. As a result, restaurant operations may become subject to regulatory initiatives in the area of nutrition
disclosure or advertising, such as requirements to provide information about the nutritional content of our food products, which
could increase expenses. The operation of the Steak n Shake and Western franchise system is also subject to franchise laws and
regulations enacted by a number of states, and to rules promulgated by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. Any future
legislation regulating franchise relationships may negatively affect our operations, particularly our relationship with franchisees.
Failure to comply with new or existing franchise laws and regulations in any jurisdiction or to obtain required government
approvals could result in a ban or temporary suspension on future franchise sales. Further national, state and local government
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could adversely affect our business.
Risks Relating to Our Investment Activities
Our investment activities are conducted primarily through outside investment partnerships, The Lion Fund, L.P. and The
Lion Fund II, L.P. (cid:11)(cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:79)(cid:72)(cid:70)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:79)(cid:92)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:179)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:87)(cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:75)(cid:76)(cid:83)(cid:86)(cid:180)(cid:12)(cid:15) which are controlled by Mr. Biglari.
Our investment activities are conducted mainly through these outside investment partnerships. Under the terms of their
partnership agreements, each contribution made by the Company to the investment partnerships is subject to a five-year lock-up
period, and any distribution upon our withdrawal of funds will be paid out over a two-year period (and may be paid in-kind
rather than in cash, thus increasing the difficulty of liquidating these investments). As a result of these provisions and our
consequent inability to access this capital for a defined period, our capital invested in the investment partnerships may be subject
to an increased risk of loss of all or a significant portion of value, and we may become unable to meet our capital requirements.
There is a high likelihood that we will make additional investments in these investment partnerships in the future.
We also have a Shared Services Agreement with Biglari Capital (cid:38)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:83)(cid:17)(cid:3) (cid:11)(cid:179)(cid:37)(cid:76)(cid:74)(cid:79)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:3) (cid:38)(cid:68)(cid:83)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:180)(cid:12), general partner of the investment
partnerships, pursuant to which we agreed to provide certain services to Biglari Capital (e.g., use of space at our corporate
headquarters). There can be no assurance that we may realize any benefit from the Shared Services Agreement.
The incentive allocation to which Mr. Biglari, as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Biglari Capital, general partner of the
investment partnerships, is entitled under the terms of the respective partnership agreements is equal to 25% of the net profits
allocated to the limited partners in excess of their applicable hurdle rate over the previous high-water mark.
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Our investments are unusually concentrated and fair values are subject to a loss in value.
Our investments are predominantly held through the investment partnerships, which generally invest in common stocks. These
investments are largely concentrated in the common stock of one investee, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. A significant
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have a material adverse effect on our consolidated book value per share and earnings.
We are subject to the risk of possibly becoming an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
We run the risk of inadvertently becoming an investment company, which would require us to register under the Investment
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restrictive and potentially adverse regulations relating to, among other things, operating methods, management, capital structure,
dividends and transactions with affiliates. Registered investment companies are not permitted to operate their business in the
manner in which we operate our business, nor are registered investment companies permitted to have many of the relationships
that we have with our affiliated companies.
To avoid becoming and registering as an investment company under the Investment Company Act, we operate as an ongoing
enterprise, operating with an asset base from which to pursue acquisitions. Furthermore, Section 3(c)(3) of the Investment
Company Act excludes insurance companies from (cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:73)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:3)(cid:179)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:92)(cid:180)(cid:17) Nonetheless, we monitor the value of
our investments and structure transactions accordingly. As a result, we may structure transactions in a less advantageous manner
than if we did not have Investment Company Act concerns, or we may avoid otherwise economically desirable transactions due
to those concerns. In addition, events beyond our control, including significant appreciation or depreciation in the market value
of certain of our publicly traded holdings or adverse developments with respect to our ownership of certain of our subsidiaries,
could result in our inadvertently becoming an investment company. If it were established that we were an investment company,
there would be a risk, among other material adverse consequences, that we could become subject to monetary penalties or
in(cid:77)(cid:88)(cid:81)(cid:70)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:79)(cid:76)(cid:72)(cid:73)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:69)(cid:82)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:70)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:69)(cid:85)(cid:82)(cid:88)(cid:74)(cid:75)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:69)(cid:92)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:54)(cid:72)(cid:70)(cid:88)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:40)(cid:91)(cid:70)(cid:75)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:38)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:80)(cid:76)(cid:86)(cid:86)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:11)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:179)(cid:54)(cid:40)(cid:38)(cid:180)(cid:12)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:90)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:90)(cid:82)(cid:88)(cid:79)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:69)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:88)(cid:81)(cid:68)(cid:69)(cid:79)(cid:72)
to enforce contracts with third parties or that third parties could seek to obtain rescission of transactions with us undertaken
during the period it was established that we were an unregistered investment company.
Risks Relating to Our Insurance Business
Our success depends on our ability to underwrite risks accurately and to charge adequate rates to policyholders.
Our results of operations depend on our ability to underwrite and set rates accurately for risks assumed. A primary role of the
pricing function is to ensure that rates are adequate to generate sufficient premiums to pay losses, loss adjustment expenses, and
underwriting expenses, and earning a profit.
Our insurance business is vulnerable to significant catastrophic property loss, which could have an adverse effect on its
financial condition and results of operations.
Our insurance business faces a significant risk of loss in the ordinary course of its business for property damage resulting from
natural disasters, man-made catastrophes and other catastrophic events. These events typically increase the frequency and
severity of commercial property claims. Because catastrophic loss events are by their nature unpredictable, historical results of
operations may not be indicative of future results of operations, and the occurrence of claims from catastrophic events may result
in significant volatility in our insurance busines(cid:86)(cid:182)(cid:3)(cid:73)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:70)(cid:76)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:88)(cid:79)(cid:87)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:83)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:73)(cid:85)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:3)(cid:83)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:3)(cid:83)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:71)(cid:17)(cid:3)(cid:58)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:87)(cid:3)
to manage our exposure to these events through reinsurance programs, although there is no assurance we will be successful in
doing so.
Inability to obtain reinsurance or to collect ceded losses and loss adjustment expenses could adversely affect our insurance
(cid:69)(cid:88)(cid:86)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:86)(cid:182)s ability to write new policies.
Our insurance business purchases reinsurance to help manage its exposure to risk. Under these ceded reinsurance arrangements,
another insurer assumes a specified portion of our exposure in exchange for a specified portion of policy premiums. The
availability, amount and cost of reinsurance depend on market conditions and may vary significantly. Thus, any decrease in the
amount of this reinsurance will increase the risk of loss. If our insurance business is unable to obtain sufficient reinsurance at a
cost it deems acceptable, it may be unwilling to bear the increased risk and may reduce the level of its underwriting
commitments.
Ceded reinsurance does not di(cid:86)(cid:70)(cid:75)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:74)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:82)(cid:88)(cid:85)(cid:3) (cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:88)(cid:85)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:70)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:69)(cid:88)(cid:86)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:86)(cid:182) direct obligations under the policies it writes. Our insurance
business remains liable to policyholders even if it is unable to obtain recoveries under which it believes it is entitled to receive
under the reinsurance contracts. Losses may not be recovered from the reinsurers until claims are paid.
7
Our insurance business is subject to extensive existing state, local and foreign governmental regulations that restrict its
ability to do business and generate revenues.
Our insurance business is subject to regulation in the jurisdictions in which it operates. These regulations may relate to, among
other things, the types of business that can be written, the rates that can be charged for coverage, the level of capital and reserves
that must be maintained, and restrictions on the types and size of investments that can be placed. Regulations may also restrict
the timing and amount of dividend payments. Accordingly, existing or new regulations related to these or other matters or
regulatory actions imposing restrictions on our insurance business may adversely impact its results of operations.
Risks Relating to Our Media Business
Our media business faces significant competition from other magazine publishers and new forms of media, including digital
media, and as a result our media business may not be able to improve its operating results.
Our media business competes principally with other magazine publishers. The proliferation of choices available to consumers for
information and entertainment has resulted in audience fragmentation and has negatively impacted overall consumer demand for
print magazines and intensified competition with other magazine publishers for share of print magazine readership. Our media
business also competes with digital publishers and other forms of media. This competition has intensified as a result of the
growing popularity of mobile devices and the shift in preference of some consumers from print media to digital media for the
delivery and consumption of content.
Our media business derives a significant percentage of its revenues from advertising. Competition among print magazine and
digital publishers for advertising is primarily based on the circulation and readership of magazines and the number of visitors to
websites, respectively, and the demographics of customers, advertising rates, plus the effectiveness of advertising sales teams.
The proliferation of new platforms available to advertisers, combined with continuing competition from print platforms, has
impacted both the amount of advertising our media business is able to sell as well as the rates advertisers are willing to pay. Our
(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:76)(cid:68)(cid:3)(cid:69)(cid:88)(cid:86)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:86)(cid:182) ability to compete successfully for advertising also depends on its ability to prove the value of its advertising.
Our pursuit of licensing opportunities for the Maxim brand may prove to be unsuccessful.
(cid:48)(cid:68)(cid:91)(cid:76)(cid:80)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3) (cid:86)(cid:88)(cid:70)(cid:70)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:86) depends to a significant degree upon its ability to develop new licensing agreements to expand its brand.
However, these licensing efforts may be unsuccessful. We may be unable to secure favorable terms for future licensing
arrangements, which could lead to, among other things, disputes with licensing partners that hinder our ability to grow the
Maxim brand. Future licensing partners may also fail to honor their contractual obligations or take other actions that can
diminish the value of the Maxim brand. Disputes could also arise that prevent or delay our ability to collect licensing revenues
under these arrangements. If any of these developments occur or our licensing efforts are otherwise not successful, the value and
recognition of the Maxim brand, as well as the prospects of our media business, could be materially, adversely affected.
Our media business is exposed to risks associated with weak economic conditions.
Because magazines are generally discretionary purchases for consumers, circulation revenues are sensitive to general economic
conditions and economic cycles. Certain economic conditions such as general economic downturns, including periods of
increased inflation, unemployment levels, interest rates, gasoline and other energy prices, or declining consumer confidence, may
negatively impact consumer spending. Reduced consumer spending or a shift in consumer spending patterns away from
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revenues.
Item 1B.
Unresolved Staff Comments
None.
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Item 2.
Properties
Restaurant Properties
As of December 31, 2016, restaurant operations included 657 company-operated and franchised locations. Restaurant operations
own the land and building for 154 restaurants. The following table lists the locations of the restaurants, as of December 31, 2016.
S teak n S hake
Western S izzlin
Company
Operated
Franchised
Company
Operated
Franchised
Total
Domestic:
Alabama ...................................................
Arizona ....................................................
Arkansas ..................................................
California .................................................
Colorado ..................................................
Florida .....................................................
Georgia ....................................................
Illinois ......................................................
Indiana .....................................................
Iowa .........................................................
Kansas .....................................................
Kentucky .................................................
Louisiana .................................................
M aryland .................................................
M ichigan ..................................................
M ississippi .............................................
M issouri ..................................................
Nevada .....................................................
New Jersey ..............................................
New York ................................................
North Carolina .........................................
Ohio .........................................................
Oklahoma ................................................
Pennsylvania ...........................................
South Carolina .........................................
Tennessee ................................................
Texas .......................................................
Utah .........................................................
Virginia ....................................................
Washington ..............................................
West Virginia ...........................................
International:
England ....................................................
France ......................................................
Kuwait .....................................................
Italy .........................................................
Portugal ...................................................
Saudi Arabia ............................................
Spain ........................................................
Total ........................................................
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69
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64
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1
20
65
14
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9
26
28
1
13
1
3
1
8
3
4
2
1
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657
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7
3
5
2
3
17
7
4
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5
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25
2
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7
1
5
4
5
13
13
1
7
1
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1
7
3
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2
1
2
173
2
1
-
1
2
80
23
62
68
3
14
-
-
-
19
39
1
6
63
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7
1
9
14
-
-
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1
1
417
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Item 3.
Legal Proceedings
We are involved in various legal proceedings and have certain unresolved claims pending. We believe, based on examination of
these matters and experiences to date, that the ultimate liability, if any, in excess of amounts already provided in our consolidated
financial statements is not likely to have a material effect on our results of operations, financial position or cash flows.
Item 4.
Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
Part II
Item 5.
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Securities
Market Information
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following table sets forth the high and low sales prices per share, as reported on the NYSE List:
First Quarter .................................................................................
Second Quarter ..............................................................................
Third Quarter ................................................................................
Fourth Quarter ..............................................................................
$
389.30
425.69
455.80
485.62
$
323.70
359.46
397.11
415.60
$
440.00
425.79
448.00
385.96
$
394.87
344.99
364.94
325.82
2016
2015
High
Low
High
Low
Shareholders
Biglari Holdings had 5,888 beneficial shareholders of its common stock at February 14, 2017.
Dividends
Biglari Holdings has never declared a dividend.
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Performance Graph
The graph below matches Biglari Holdings Inc.'s cumulative 5-year total shareholder return on its common stock with the
cumulative total returns of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P Restaurants Index. The graph tracks the performance of a $100
investment in our common stock and in each index (with the reinvestment of all dividends) from September 30, 2011 to
December 31, 2016.
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with the SEC, nor shall such information be incorporated by reference into any future filings under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except to the extent that we specifically incorporate it by
reference into such filings.
Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
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Proxy Statement for the 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, to be filed on or before April 30, 2017, and such information is
incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 6.
Selected Financial Data
(dollars in thousands except per share data)
Re v e n u e :
To ta l re ve n u e s ............................................................................
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Ye a r- e n d d a ta :
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Earnings per share of common stock is based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period.
For financial reporting purposes and for purposes of computing the weighted average common shares outstanding for periods after
fiscal 2012, the shares of Company stock attributable to the unrelated limited partners of the investment partnerships - based on
their proportional ownership during the period - are considered outstanding shares.
For financial reporting purposes all common shares of the Company held by the former consolidated affiliated partnerships during
fiscal 2012 are recorded in treasury stock on the consolidated balance sheet. For purposes of computing the weighted average
common shares outstanding during fiscal 2012, the shares of treasury stock attributable to the unrelated limited partners of the
consolidated affiliated partnerships - based on their proportional ownership during the period - are considered outstanding shares.
In fiscal year 2014 and 2013 the Company completed rights offerings in which 344,261 and 286,767 new shares of common stock
were issued, respectively. The theoretical earnings per share have been retroactively restated for all periods prior to fiscal 2014 to
give effect to the rights offerings.
For total assets, periods prior to 2016 were adjusted for the reclassifications of debt issuance costs related to the adoption of ASU
2015-03 and deferred taxes related to the adoption of ASU 2015-17. For long-term notes payable and other borrowings, periods
prior to 2016 were adjusted for the reclassification of debt issuance costs related to the adoption of ASU 2015-03. See note 1 to the
consolidated financial statements for additional information.
2014, 2013, and 2012 were fiscal years ending on the last Wednesday nearest September 30.
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Item 7.
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(dollars in thousands except per share data)
Biglari Holdings Inc. is a holding company owning subsidiaries engaged in a number of diverse business activities, including
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franchising and operating of restaurants. Biglari Holdings is founded and led by Sardar Biglari, Chairman and Chief Executive
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intrinsic value. All major operating, investment, and capital allocation decisions are made for the Company and its subsidiaries
by Mr. Biglari.
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Wednesday in September to December 31 of each year. We are comparing the year ended December 31, 2016 to the year ended
December 31, 2015 and to the fiscal year ended September 24, 2014, and we are comparing the 2014 transition period to the
2013 transition period. The 2013 transition period is unaudited.
Net earnings attributable to Biglari Holdings shareholders are disaggregated in the table that follows. Amounts are recorded
after deducting income taxes.
2016
2015
2014
2013
2014
T ransition Period
Fiscal Year
Operating businesses:
Restaurant ................................................................................
Insurance ..................................................................................
Media .......................................................................................
Other ........................................................................................
T otal operating businesses ...........................................................
Corporate ....................................................................................
Investment gains (losses) .............................................................
Investment partnership gains (losses) ..........................................
Interest expense on notes payable ...............................................
$
$
$
$
$
24,834
3,313
(6,385)
(157)
21,605
(6,387)
(193)
91,525
(7,099)
99,451
26,985
2,313
(11,459)
197
18,036
(8,315)
-
(18,168)
(7,396)
(15,843)
6,857
595
(3,455)
(58)
3,939
(2,051)
-
91,191
(2,029)
91,050
6,537
-
-
(27)
6,510
(2,060)
-
15,516
(1,017)
18,949
17,965
964
(9,949)
1,099
10,079
(5,511)
18,305
12,316
(6,385)
28,804
$
$
$
$
$
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with Item 1, Business and our Consolidated Financial Statements and the
notes thereto included in this form 10-(cid:46)(cid:17)(cid:3)(cid:55)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:73)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:79)(cid:82)(cid:90)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:3)(cid:71)(cid:76)(cid:86)(cid:70)(cid:88)(cid:86)(cid:86)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:75)(cid:82)(cid:88)(cid:79)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:86)(cid:82)(cid:3)(cid:69)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:68)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:77)(cid:88)(cid:81)(cid:70)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:90)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:179)(cid:38)(cid:68)(cid:88)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:92)(cid:3)(cid:49)(cid:82)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:3)
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Restaurants
Our restaurant businesses, which include Steak n Shake and Western, comprise 657 company-operated and franchised
restaurants as of December 31, 2016.
Total stores as of September 25, 2013 ....................
Net restaurants opened (closed) ..............................
Total stores as of September 24, 2014 ....................
Net restaurants opened (closed) ..............................
Total stores as of December 31, 2014 .....................
Net restaurants opened (closed) ..............................
Total stores as of December 31, 2015 .....................
Net restaurants opened (closed) ..............................
Total stores as of December 31, 2016 ..................
S teak n S hake
Western S izzlin
Company-
operated
415
1
416
1
417
-
417
-
417
Franchised
104
20
124
4
128
16
144
29
173
Company-
operated
4
-
-
-
4
4
4
(1)
3
Franchised
Total
82
(11)
71
(3)
68
(2)
66
(2)
64
605
10
615
2
617
14
631
26
657
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period and have remained open through the end of the period. Same-store traffic measures the number of patrons who walk
through the same units.
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Restaurant operations 2016 compared to 2015 and fiscal year 2014
Restaurant operations for 2016, 2015 and fiscal year 2014 are summarized below.
2016
2015
Revenue
Net sales .........................................................
Franchise royalties and fees ............................
Other revenue .................................................
Total revenue .....................................................
$
795,322
18,794
3,798
817,914
$
799,660
16,428
3,650
819,738
Fiscal Year
2014
$
759,889
15,032
3,234
778,155
Restaurant cost of sales
Cost of food ....................................................
Restaurant operating costs .............................
Rent ................................................................
Total cost of sales ..............................................
Selling, general and administrative
General and administrative .............................
M arketing .......................................................
Other expenses ...............................................
Total selling, general and administrative
221,657
395,262
18,047
634,966
27.9%
49.7%
2.3%
59,446
51,324
3,907
114,677
7.3%
6.3%
0.5%
14.0%
232,271
379,632
17,384
629,287
62,055
46,050
7,590
115,695
29.0%
47.5%
2.2%
7.6%
5.6%
0.9%
14.1%
226,436
358,998
17,073
602,507
64,872
43,324
5,409
113,605
29.8%
47.2%
2.2%
8.3%
5.6%
0.7%
14.6%
Depreciation and amortization ..........................
21,573
2.6%
23,736
2.9%
24,064
3.1%
Interest on obligations under leases ...................
Earnings before income taxes .............................
Income tax expense ............................................
9,475
37,223
12,389
9,422
41,598
14,613
9,720
28,259
10,294
Net earnings .......................................................
$
24,834
$
26,985
$
17,965
Cost of food, restaurant operating costs and rent expense are expressed as a percentage of net sales.
General and adm inistrative, m arketing, other expenses and depreciation and am ortization are expressed as a percentage of total revenue.
Net sales during 2016 were $795,322 representing a decrease of $4,338 when compared to 2015. The decreased performance of
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traffic decreased by 1.2%. Net sales during 2015 were $799,660 representing an increase of $39,771 when compared to fiscal
2014. The increased performance of our restaurant operations was largely driven by Ste(cid:68)(cid:78)(cid:3)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:54)(cid:75)(cid:68)(cid:78)(cid:72)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:68)(cid:80)(cid:72)-store sales. In 2015,
(cid:54)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:68)(cid:78)(cid:3) (cid:81)(cid:3) (cid:54)(cid:75)(cid:68)(cid:78)(cid:72)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3) (cid:86)(cid:68)(cid:80)(cid:72)-store sales increased by 4.0% compared to fiscal 2014. Comparable periods of calendar year 2015 and
fiscal year 2014 were used to approximate the same-store sales comparisons.
In 2016 franchise royalties and fees increased 14.4%. During 2016, Steak n Shake opened 34 franchised units and closed five.
One Western franchise unit closed during 2016. The increase in franchise fees and royalties are primarily attributable to the
opening of new Steak n Shake franchised units in 2016 and 2015. Franchise royalties and fees during 2015 increased 9.3%
compared to fiscal 2014. During the period from September 24, 2014 through December 31, 2015, Steak n Shake opened 29
franchised units and closed nine. During the same period, five Western franchised units closed. The increase in franchise fees
and royalties during 2015 are primarily attributable to new Steak n Shake franchised units, which opened in 2015 and fiscal
2014. The percentage increase over fiscal 2014 was partially offset by forfeited area development fees realized in fiscal 2014.
Cost of food in 2016 was $221,657 or 27.9% of net sales, compared with $232,271 or 29.0% of net sales in 2015 and $226,436
or 29.8% of net sales in fiscal 2014. The decrease as a percent of sales during 2016 was primarily attributable to lower beef costs.
The decrease as a percent of sales during 2015 compared to fiscal 2014 was primarily attributable to reduction in prices of beef
and a change in menu mix.
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Restaurant operating costs during 2016 were $395,262 or 49.7% of net sales, compared to $379,632 or 47.5% of net sales in
2015 and $358,998 or 47.2% of net sales in fiscal 2014. Total costs, and as a percent of sales, during 2016, increased compared
to 2015 principally due to higher wages and benefits. The increased costs during 2015 compared to fiscal 2014 were mainly
based on higher sales. Costs as a percent of sales during 2015 remained relatively constant compared to fiscal 2014.
Selling, general and administrative expenses during 2016 were $114,677 or 14.0% of total revenues. General and administrative
expenses decreased by $2,609 during 2016 compared to 2015 primarily due to decreased personnel expenses. Marketing expense
increased by $5,274 in 2016 compared to 2015 primarily due to an increase in promotional advertising. Selling, general and
administrative expenses during 2015 were $115,695 or 14.1% of total revenues. General and administrative expenses decreased
by $2,817 during 2015 compared to fiscal 2014. The decreased expenses were primarily attributable to decreased personnel
expenses. Marketing expense increased by $2,726 in 2015 compared to fiscal 2014 primarily related to commissions paid for
third party gift card sales.
Interest on obligations under leases was $9,475 during 2016, versus $9,422 during 2015 and $9,720 during fiscal 2014. The total
obligations under leases outstanding at December 31, 2016 were $89,498, compared to $95,965 at December 31, 2015 and
$106,189 at September 24, 2014.
Restaurant operations 2014 transition period compared to 2013 transition period
Earnings of our restaurant operations for the transition periods are summarized below.
Transition Period
2014
2013
Revenue
Net sales ............................................................................................
Franchise royalties and fees .................................................................
Other revenue .....................................................................................
Total revenue .........................................................................................
$
210,256
4,076
1,316
215,648
$
200,407
3,177
858
204,442
Restaurant cost of sales
Cost of food ........................................................................................
Restaurant operating costs ...................................................................
Rent ...................................................................................................
Total cost of sales ..................................................................................
Selling, general and administrative
General and administrative ...................................................................
Marketing ...........................................................................................
Other expenses ...................................................................................
Total selling, general and administrative
64,614
98,939
4,554
168,107
30.7%
47.1%
2.2%
16,570
9,844
1,523
27,937
7.7%
4.6%
0.7%
13.0%
58,826
94,268
4,579
157,673
29.4%
47.0%
2.3%
16,420
10,807
706
27,933
8.0%
5.3%
0.3%
13.7%
Depreciation and amortization .................................................................
6,461
3.0%
6,434
3.1%
Interest on obligations under leases ..........................................................
Earnings before income taxes ..................................................................
Income tax expense ................................................................................
2,577
10,566
3,709
2,612
9,790
3,253
Net earnings ..........................................................................................
$
6,857
$
6,537
Cost of food, restaurant operating costs and rent expense are expressed as a percentage of net sales.
General and administrative, marketing, other expenses and depreciation and amortization are expressed as a percentage of total revenue.
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Net sales during the 2014 transition period were $210,256, an increase of $9,849 over the 2013 transition period. The increased
(cid:83)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:73)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:80)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:70)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:88)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:68)(cid:88)(cid:85)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:83)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:90)(cid:68)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:79)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:74)(cid:72)(cid:79)(cid:92)(cid:3)(cid:71)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:69)(cid:92)(cid:3)(cid:54)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:68)(cid:78)(cid:3)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:54)(cid:75)(cid:68)(cid:78)(cid:72)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:68)(cid:80)(cid:72)-(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:17)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:54)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:68)(cid:78)(cid:3)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:54)(cid:75)(cid:68)(cid:78)(cid:72)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:68)(cid:80)(cid:72)-store
sales increased 4.8% during the 2014 transition period, whereas customer traffic increased by 2.7%.
Franchise royalties and fees increased 28.3% during the 2014 transition period. The franchised units numbered 196 at December
31, 2014, compared to 188 at December 31, 2013. The increase in franchise fees is primarily attributable to newly franchised
Steak n Shake stores that opened in the 2014 transition period and 2014 fiscal year.
Cost of food in the 2014 transition period was $64,614 or 30.7% of net sales, compared to $58,826 or 29.4% of net sales in the
2013 transition period. The increase in costs as a percentage of net sales was primarily attributable to higher beef costs during
the 2014 transition period.
Restaurant operating costs were $98,939 or 47.1% of net sales compared to $94,268 or 47.0% in the 2013 transition period. The
increased costs were mainly based on higher sales.
Selling, general and administrative expense of $27,937 or 13.0% of total revenues in the 2014 transition period remained
relatively flat compared to $27,933 or 13.7% of total revenues in the 2013 transition period.
Interest on obligations under leases was $2,577 during the 2014 transition period, versus $2,612 during the 2013 transition
period. The total obligations under leases outstanding at December 31, 2014 were $104,561.
Insurance
First Guard is a direct underwriter of commercial trucking insurance, selling physical damage and nontrucking liability insurance
to truckers. Earnings of our insurance business are summarized below.
2016
2015
2014
Premiums written ..................................................................................
$
22,397
$
16,719
$
8,719
Insurance losses .....................................................................................
Underwriting expenses ..........................................................................
Pre-tax underwriting gain........................................................................
Other income and expenses
Investment income and commissions .................................................
Other income ......................................................................................
Total other income .............................................................................
Earnings before income taxes .................................................................
Income tax expense ................................................................................
12,641
4,843
4,913
600
(378)
222
5,135
1,822
10,454
2,908
3,357
513
(341)
172
3,529
1,216
4,709
2,213
1,797
570
-
570
2,367
808
Contribution to net earnings ..................................................................
$
3,313
$
2,313
$
1,559
On March 19, 2014, First Guard became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Biglari Holdings. The results of operations for First
Guard (cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:70)(cid:79)(cid:88)(cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:37)(cid:76)(cid:74)(cid:79)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:3)(cid:43)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:71)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:86)(cid:182)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:76)(cid:71)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:88)(cid:79)(cid:87)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:73)(cid:85)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:72)(cid:73)(cid:73)(cid:72)(cid:70)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:71)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:70)(cid:84)(cid:88)(cid:76)(cid:86)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:17)
(cid:41)(cid:76)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:42)(cid:88)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:71)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:86)(cid:87)-efficient direct response marketing methods enable it to be a low-cost trucking insurer.
Pre-tax underwriting gain was $4,913 in 2016 compared to $3,357 in 2015 and $1,797 in 2014. The increase in pre-tax
underwriting gain was mainly based on higher net premiums written.
Insurance premiums and other on the statement of earnings includes premiums written, investment income and commissions,
which are included in other income in the above table.
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Media
Maxim(cid:182)(cid:86) business lies principally in media and licensing. Earnings of our media operations are summarized below.
2016
2015
2014
Revenue .................................................................................................
$
9,165
$
24,482
$
15,169
M edia cost of sales ................................................................................
Selling, general and administrative expenses ..........................................
Depreciation and amortization ..............................................................
Loss before income taxes .......................................................................
Income tax benefit ..................................................................................
15,834
3,000
409
(10,078)
(3,693)
35,614
6,677
296
(18,105)
(6,646)
28,660
7,626
362
(21,479)
(8,075)
Contribution to net earnings ..................................................................
$
(6,385)
$
(11,459)
$
(13,404)
On February 27, 2014, we acquired the assets of Maxim. (cid:55)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:88)(cid:79)(cid:87)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:83)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:73)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:48)(cid:68)(cid:91)(cid:76)(cid:80)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:70)(cid:79)(cid:88)(cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:37)(cid:76)(cid:74)(cid:79)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:3)(cid:43)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:71)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:86)(cid:182)(cid:3)
consolidated results from the effective date of acquisition.
We (cid:75)(cid:68)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:85)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:73)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:48)(cid:68)(cid:91)(cid:76)(cid:80)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:69)(cid:88)(cid:86)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:80)(cid:82)(cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:79). We have significantly reduced the high operating costs in the media business,
both in print and in digital. The magazine developed the Maxim brand, a franchise we are utilizing to build cash-generating
businesses, namely licensing related to consumer products, services, and events. As a result, the net loss for 2016 declined
significantly. In addition, Maxim generated a profit at the end of the fourth quarter, 2016.
We have taken the risk on the belief that the probability for gain in value more than justifies the risk of loss.
Investment Gains
Investment gains/losses in any given period will vary; therefore, for analytical purposes, management measures operating
performance by analyzing earnings before realized and unrealized investment gains/losses.
The Company recognized a pre-tax loss of $306 ($193 net of tax) on a contribution of $5,682 in securities to investment
partnerships during 2016. The Company recognized a pre-tax gain of $29,524 ($18,305 net of tax) on a contribution of $74,418
in securities to investment partnerships during fiscal year 2014.
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accounting principles, as meaningful. The gains and losses recognized for financial reporting purposes are deferred for income
tax purp(cid:82)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:17)(cid:3)(cid:55)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:85)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:68)(cid:70)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:79)(cid:92)(cid:3)(cid:75)(cid:68)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:81)(cid:82)(cid:3)(cid:72)(cid:73)(cid:73)(cid:72)(cid:70)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:88)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:76)(cid:71)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:75)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:75)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:182)(cid:3)(cid:72)(cid:84)(cid:88)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:92)(cid:3)(cid:69)(cid:72)(cid:70)(cid:68)(cid:88)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:74)(cid:68)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:86) and losses
included in earnings were accompanied by a corresponding reduction of unrealized investment gains and losses included in
accumulated other comprehensive income.
Investment Partnership Gains (Losses)
Earnings from our investments in partnerships are summarized below.
Investment partnership gains (losses) ...........................................
Tax expense (benefit) .....................................................................
Contribution to net earnings ..........................................................
$
2016
135,886
44,361
91,525
$
2015
(39,356)
(21,188)
(18,168)
$
$
Transition Period
2014
2013
23,493
144,702
7,977
53,511
15,516
91,191
$
$
$
$
Fiscal Year
2014
14,055
1,739
12,316
$
$
The investment partnerships concentrate investments, which expose them to more market price fluctuations than might be the
case were investments more diversified.
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(cid:55)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:87)(cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:75)(cid:76)(cid:83)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:75)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:38)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:92)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:80)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:70)(cid:78)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:86)(cid:17)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:55)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:38)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:92)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:83)(cid:85)(cid:82)-rata share of its common
stock held by the investment partnerships is recorded as treasury stock even though these shares are legally outstanding. Gains
and losses on Company common stock included in the earnings of the partnerships are eliminated.
Interest Expense
(cid:55)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:38)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:92)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:72)(cid:91)(cid:83)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:88)(cid:80)(cid:80)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:93)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:69)(cid:72)(cid:79)(cid:82)(cid:90)(cid:17)
Interest expense on notes payable .................................................
Loss on debt extinguishment...........................................................
Total interest expense.....................................................................
Tax benefit .....................................................................................
Contribution to net earnings ..........................................................
$
2016
(11,450)
-
(11,450)
(4,351)
(7,099)
$
$
2015
(11,930)
-
(11,930)
(4,534)
(7,396)
$
$
Transition Period
2014
2013
(1,641)
(3,272)
-
-
(1,641)
(3,272)
$
Fiscal Year
2014
(9,166)
(1,133)
(10,299)
$
(1,243)
(2,029)
$
(624)
(1,017)
$
(3,914)
(6,385)
$
Interest expense during 2016 was $11,450 compared to $11,930 during 2015. (cid:55)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:88)(cid:87)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:3)(cid:69)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:70)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:54)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:68)(cid:78)(cid:3)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:54)(cid:75)(cid:68)(cid:78)(cid:72)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:3)
facility on December 31, 2016 was $203,098 compared to $212,375 on December 31, 2015. The decrease in the outstanding
balance was due to debt payments of $9,277 during 2016. Steak n Shake entered into a new credit facility on March 19, 2014,
which increased the outstanding balance by $107,850. The Company recorded loss on extinguishment of debt during 2014 of
$1,133 due to the write-off of deferred loan costs associated with the former credit facility. The interest rate has remained
constant at 4.75% since March 19, 2014.
Interest expense increased from $1,641 in the 2013 transition period to $3,272 in the 2014 transition period due to higher debt
balances during the 2014 transition period.
Corporate
Corporate expenses exclude the activities in the restaurant, insurance, media and other companies. Corporate net losses during
2016 were $6,387 versus net losses of $8,315 during 2015 and net losses of $5,511 during fiscal 2014. The higher net losses
during 2015 were primarily attributable to proxy costs and legal expenses.
Corporate net losses during the 2014 transition period were $2,051 versus net losses of $2,060 during the 2013 transition period.
Income Tax Expense
Consolidated income tax was an expense of $46,812 or 32.0% of pretax income in 2016 versus a benefit of $21,588 or 57.7% of
pretax income in 2015 and an expense of $10,212 or 26.2% of pretax income in fiscal 2014. The changes in the tax expense and
benefits during the three years are primarily due to deferred tax expenses and benefits associated with non-cash, pretax gains and
losses from investment partnerships. The tax expense recorded during 2016 included a deferred tax expense of $38,485,
primarily due to non-cash, pretax gains from investment partnerships. The tax benefit recorded during 2015 included a deferred
tax benefit of $26,476, primarily due to non-cash, pretax losses from investment partnerships. The tax expense recorded during
2014 included a deferred tax expense of $9,164, primarily due to non-cash, pretax gains from investment partnerships and non-
cash, pretax gains on contributions to investment partnerships.
Consolidated income tax expense was 37.5% of pretax income in the 2014 transition period, versus 33.3% in the 2013 transition
period. (cid:55)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:70)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:68)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:3) (cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:38)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:92)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3) (cid:87)(cid:68)(cid:91)(cid:3) (cid:85)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:3) (cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:20)(cid:23)(cid:3) (cid:87)(cid:85)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3) (cid:83)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:71)(cid:3) (cid:68)(cid:86)(cid:3) (cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3) (cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:3) (cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:20)(cid:22)(cid:3) (cid:87)(cid:85)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3) (cid:83)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:71)(cid:3) (cid:90)(cid:68)(cid:86)(cid:3)
primarily attributable to increased income from investment partnerships.
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Financial Condition
(cid:50)(cid:88)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:76)(cid:71)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:75)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:75)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:182)(cid:3)(cid:72)(cid:84)(cid:88)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:92)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:39)(cid:72)(cid:70)(cid:72)(cid:80)(cid:69)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:22)(cid:20)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:3)was $531,940, an increase of $80,568 compared to the December
31, 2015 balance. The increase during 2016 was primarily attributable to net earnings of $99,451 partially offset by an increase
in treasury stock of $9,031 and a decrease in additional paid-in capital of $9,947. The increase in treasury stock was primarily a
result of recording our proportionate interest in 37,925 shares of t(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:38)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:92)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:70)(cid:78)(cid:3)(cid:83)(cid:88)(cid:85)(cid:70)(cid:75)(cid:68)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:71)(cid:88)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:3)(cid:69)(cid:92)(cid:3)(cid:55)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:47)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:41)(cid:88)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:3)
II, L.P. under Rule 10b5-1 trading plans. The shares purchased by the investment partnership are legally outstanding but under
accounting (cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3) (cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:38)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:92)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3) (cid:83)(cid:85)(cid:82)(cid:83)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:3) (cid:82)(cid:90)(cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:75)(cid:76)(cid:83)(cid:3) (cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:3) (cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:86)(cid:75)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:72)s is reflected as treasury shares in the consolidated
financial statements. The incentive reallocation at December 31, 2016 reduced our proportional ownership interest of the
(cid:38)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:92)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3) (cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:70)(cid:78)(cid:3) (cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:3) (cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:3) (cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:87)(cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:75)(cid:76)(cid:83)(cid:86) and correspondingly resulted in a decrease to the additional paid-in capital
account.
Consolidated cash and investments are summarized below.
December 31,
2016
2015
Cash and cash equivalents ......................................................................................................
$
75,808
$
56,523
Investments ............................................................................................................................
Fair value of interest in investment partnerships ..................................................................
Total cash and investments.....................................................................................................
Less: portion of Company stock held by investment partnerships ......................................
26,760
972,707
1,075,275
(395,070)
23,750
734,668
814,941
(262,979)
Carrying value of cash and investments on balance sheet ......................................................
$
680,205
$
551,962
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consolidated financial results.
Liquidity
Our balance sheet continues to maintain significant liquidity. Consolidated cash flow activities are summarized below.
Net cash provided by operating activities .............................................
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities ...............................
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities ...............................
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash ..............................................
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents ...................................
2016
63,349
$
(28,795)
(15,231)
(38)
19,285
$
2015
52,497
$
(113,300)
(12,307)
(36)
(73,146)
$
T ransition Period
2014
2013
$
5,643
2,484
(2,745)
(3)
5,379
$
$
5,346
(4,764)
(10,020)
289
(9,149)
$
Fiscal Year
2014
27,575
$
(170,760)
172,865
(16)
29,664
$
Cash provided by operating activities increased by $10,852 during 2016 compared to 2015. The increase during 2016 was
primarily due to an increase in distributions from investment partnerships of $6,490 and an increase in the net earnings adjusted
for non-cash items of $3,318. Cash provided by operating activities increased by $24,922 during 2015 compared to fiscal 2014.
The increase during 2015 was primarily due to an increase in distributions from investment partnerships of $9,435 and an
increase in working capital of $13,495. The increase in working capital during 2015 compared to fiscal 2014 was primarily due
to the collection of gift card sales from third parties. Cash provided by operating activities during the 2014 transition period was
$5,643 compared to $5,346 during the 2013 transition period.
Net cash used in investing activities during 2016 of $28,795 was primarily due to $14,150 of contributions to investment
partnerships and capital expenditures of $12,030. Net cash used in investing activities during 2015 of $113,300 was primarily
due to $88,500 of contributions to investment partnerships and capital expenditures of $11,083. Net cash used in investing
activities during fiscal 2014 was primarily because of contributions to investment partnerships of $100,000, acquisitions of
businesses of $40,143 and capital expenditures of $35,812. Net cash provided by investing activities during the 2014 transition
period of $2,484 was primarily because of maturities of bonds of $11,748 offset by capital expenditures of $8,816. Net cash
used in investing activities of $4,764 during the 2013 transition period primarily consisted of capital expenditures of $5,283.
During 2016 and 2015 we incurred debt payments of $15,295 and $12,529, respectively. The increase in the debt payments
during 2016 compared to 2015 was primarily due to additional principal payments on long-term debt. During fiscal 2014 we
generated cash from financing activities which primarily resulted from an increase in Steak n Shake borrowings of $101,411 and
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to Biglari Holdings and the remaining loan proceeds are being used by Steak n Shake for working capital and general corporate
purposes. During the 2014 transition period we incurred debt payments of $2,748. During the 2013 transition period we incurred
debt payments of $17,020 and received $7,000 from a revolving credit facility. The higher debt payments during the 2013
transition period as compared to the 2014 transition period were primarily due to additional principal payments on long-term
debt.
We intend to meet the working capital needs of our operating subsidiaries principally through anticipated cash flows generated
from operations, cash on hand, existing credit facilities, and the sale of excess properties and investments. We continually review
available financing alternatives.
Steak n Shake Credit Facility
On March 19, 2014, Steak n Shake and its subsidiaries entered into a new credit agreement. This credit agreement provides for a
senior secured term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $220,000 and a senior secured revolving credit facility in an
aggregate principal amount of up to $30,000.
The term loan is scheduled to mature on March 19, 2021. It amortizes at an annual rate of 1.0% in equal quarterly installments,
beginning June 30, 2014, at 0.25% of the original principal amount of the term loan, subject to mandatory prepayments from
excess cash flow, asset sales and other events described in the credit agreement. The balance will be due at maturity. The
revolver will be available on a revolving basis until March 19, 2019.
Steak n Shake has the right to request an incremental term loan facility from participating lenders and/or eligible assignees at any
time, up to an aggregate total principal amount not to exceed $70,000 if certain customary conditions within the credit agreement
are met.
Borrowings bear interest at a rate per annum equal to a base rate or a Eurodollar rate (minimum of 1%) plus an applicable
margin. Interest on the term loan is based on a Eurodollar rate plus an applicable margin of 3.75% or on the prime rate plus an
applicable margin of 2.75%. Interest on loans under the revolver is based on a Eurodollar rate plus an applicable margin ranging
from 2.75% to 4.25% or on the prime rate plus an applicable margin ranging from 1.75% to 3.25%. The applicable margins on
revolver loans are co(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:54)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:68)(cid:78)(cid:3)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:54)(cid:75)(cid:68)(cid:78)(cid:72)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:87)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:3)(cid:79)(cid:72)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:68)(cid:74)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:85)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:17)(cid:3)(cid:55)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:89)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:86)(cid:82)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:80)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:73)(cid:72)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:85)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:3)(cid:73)(cid:85)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:3)
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As of December 31, 2016, the interest rate on the term loan was 4.75%.
The credit agreement includes customary affirmative and negative covenants and events of default, as well as a financial
maintenance covenant, solely with respect to the revolver, relating to the maximum total leverage ratio. As of December 31,
2016, we were in compliance with all covenants. (cid:54)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:68)(cid:78)(cid:3) (cid:81)(cid:3) (cid:54)(cid:75)(cid:68)(cid:78)(cid:72)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3) (cid:70)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:3) (cid:73)(cid:68)(cid:70)(cid:76)(cid:79)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:92)(cid:3) (cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:68)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:3) (cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:70)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:3) (cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3) (cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:86)(cid:3) (cid:68)(cid:69)(cid:76)(cid:79)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:92)(cid:3) (cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:3) (cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:92)(cid:3)
dividends to Biglari Holdings.
Both the term loan and the revolver have been secured by first priority security interests in substantially all the assets of Steak n
Shake. Biglari Holdings is not a guarantor under the credit facility. Approximately $118,589 of the proceeds of the term loan
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$50,000 of such proceeds were used to pay a cash dividend to Biglari Holdings, and the remaining term loan proceeds of
approximately $51,411 are being used by Steak n Shake for working capital and general corporate purposes. As of December 31,
2016, $203,098 was outstanding under the term loan, and no amount was outstanding under the revolver.
We had $10,893 and $10,188 in standby letters of credit outstanding as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
Western Revolver
As of December 31, 2016, Western has $377 due June 13, 2017.
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Critical Accounting Policies
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statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Certain
accounting policies require management to make estimates and judgments concerning transactions that will be settled several
years in the future. Amounts recognized in our consolidated financial statements from such estimates are necessarily based on
numerous assumptions involving varying and potentially significant degrees of judgment and uncertainty. Accordingly, the
amounts currently reflected in our consolidated financial statements will likely increase or decrease in the future as additional
information becomes available.
We believe the following critical accounting policies represent our more significant judgments and estimates used in preparation
of our consolidated financial statements. Given the current composition of our business, we do not believe that any accounting
policies related to our insurance or media businesses were critical to the preparation of our consolidated financial statements as
of and for the year ended December 31, 2016.
Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of (i) Biglari Holdings Inc., and (ii) the wholly owned subsidiaries of
Biglari Holdings Inc. in which control can be exercised. In evaluating whether we have a controlling interest in entities in which
we would consolidate, we consider the following: (1) for voting interest entities, we consolidate those entities in which we own a
majority of the voting interests; and (2) for limited partnership entities, we consolidate those entities if we are the general partner
of such entities and for which no substantive removal rights exist. The analysis as to whether to consolidate an entity is subject
to a significant amount of judgment. Some of the criteria considered include the determination as to the degree of control over an
entity by its various equity holders and the design of the entity. All intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated in
consolidation.
Our interests in the investment partnerships are accounted for as equity method investments because of our retained limited
partner interest in the investment partnerships. The Company records gains from investment partnerships (inclusive of the
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proportional ownership interest in the investment partnerships.
Impairment of Long-lived Assets
We review company-operated restaurants for impairment on a restaurant-by-restaurant basis when events or circumstances
indicate a possible impairment. We test for impairment by comparing the carrying value of the asset to the undiscounted future
cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the total estimated future cash flows are less than the carrying amount of the
asset, the carrying value is written down to the estimated fair value, and a loss is recognized in earnings. The future cash flows
expected to be generated by an asset requires significant judgment regarding future performance of the asset, fair market value if
the asset were to be sold, and other financial and economic assumptions.
Insurance Reserves
We currently self-insure a significant portion of expected losses under ou(cid:85)(cid:3) (cid:90)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:78)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:182)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:15)(cid:3) (cid:74)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:3)(cid:79)(cid:76)(cid:68)(cid:69)(cid:76)(cid:79)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:92)(cid:15)(cid:3) (cid:71)(cid:76)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:70)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:182)(cid:3)
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aggregate claims that exceed predetermined limits. We record a liability for all unresolved claims and our estimates of incurred
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history, and settlement practices. Significant judgment is required to estimate IBNR claims as parties have yet to assert a claim,
and therefore the degree to which injuries have been incurred and the related costs have not yet been determined. Additionally,
estimates about future costs involve significant judgment regarding legislation, case jurisdictions, and other matters.
We self-insure our group health insurance risk. We record a liability for our group health insurance for all applied claims and our
estimate of claims incurred but not yet reported. Our estimate is based on information received from our insurance company and
claims processing practices.
Our reserves for self-insured liabilities at December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were $10,024 and $8,485, respectively.
Income Taxes
We record deferred tax assets or liabilities based on differences between financial reporting and tax basis of assets and liabilities
using currently enacted rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. We record deferred tax
assets to the extent we believe there will be sufficient future taxable income to utilize those assets prior to their expiration. To the
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extent deferred tax assets would be unable to be utilized, we would record a valuation allowance against the unrealizable amount
and record that amount as a charge against earnings. Due to changing tax laws and state income tax rates, significant judgment is
required to estimate the effective tax rate expected to apply to tax differences that are expected to reverse in the future. We must
also make estimates about the sufficiency of taxable income in future periods to offset any deductions related to deferred tax
assets currently recorded. As of December 31, 2016, a change of one percentage point in an enacted tax rate would have an
impact of approximately $4,000 on net earnings.
We recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be
sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in
the financial statements from such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of
being realized upon ultimate resolution.
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
We are required to assess goodwill and any indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment annually, or more frequently if
circumstances indicate impairment may have occurred. When evaluating goodwill for impairment, we may first perform a
qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that a reporting unit is impaired. If we do not perform a
qualitative assessment, or if we determine that it is not more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its
carrying amount, we test for potential impairment using a two-step approach. The first step is the estimation of fair value of each
reporting unit. If step one indicates that impairment potentially exists, the second step is performed to measure the amount of
impairment, if any. Goodwill impairment exists when the estimated fair value of goodwill is less than its carrying value. The
valuation methodology and underlying financial information included in our determination of fair value require significant
management judgments. We use both market and income approaches to derive fair value. The judgments in these two approaches
include, but are not limited to, comparable market multiples, long-term projections of future financial performance, and the
selection of appropriate discount rates used to determine the present value of future cash flows. Changes in such estimates or the
application of alternative assumptions could produce significantly different results.
Leases
Restaurant operations lease certain properties under operating leases. Many of these lease agreements contain rent holidays, rent
escalation clauses and/or contingent rent provisions. Rent expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the expected lease
term, including cancelable option periods when failure to exercise such options would result in an economic penalty. We use a
time period for straight-line rent expense calculation that equals or exceeds the time period used for depreciation. In addition, the
rent commencement date of the lease term is the earlier of the date when they become legally obligated for the rent payments or
the date when they take access to the grounds for build out. Accounting for leases involves significant management judgment.
Effects of Governmental Regulations and Inflation
Most restaurant operations employees are paid hourly rates related to minimum wage laws. Any increase in the legal minimum
wage would directly increase our operating costs. We are also subject to various laws related to zoning, land use, health and
safety standards, working conditions, and accessibility standards. Any changes in these laws that require improvements to our
restaurants would increase our operating costs.
Inflation in food, labor, fringe benefits, energy costs, transportation costs and other operating costs directly affect our operations.
The federal healthcare reform legislation that became law in March 2010 (known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care
(cid:36)(cid:70)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:62)(cid:179)(cid:51)(cid:51)(cid:36)(cid:38)(cid:36)(cid:180)(cid:64)) mandates menu labeling of certain nutritional aspects of restaurant menu items such as caloric, sugar, sodium,
and fat content. Altering our recipes in response to such legislation could increase our costs and/or change the flavor profile of
our menu offerings which could have an adverse impact on our results of operations. Additionally, if our customers perceive our
menu items to contain unhealthy caloric, sugar, sodium, or fat content, our results of operations could be further adversely
affected.
Additionally, minimum employee health care coverage mandated by state or federal legislation, such as the PPACA, could
significantly increase our employee health benefit costs or require us to alter the benefits we provide to our employees. While we
are assessing the potential impact the PPACA will have on our business, certain of the mandates in the legislation are not yet
effective. If our employee health benefit costs increase, we cannot provide assurance that we will be able to offset these costs
through increased revenue or reductions in other costs, which could have an adverse effect on our results of operations and
financial condition.
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Contractual Obligations
Our significant contractual obligations and commitments as of December 31, 2016 are shown in the following table.
Payments due by period
Contractual Obligations
Long-term debt (1) (2) .................................................................... $ 13,162 $ 25,361 $ 209,464 $
Capital leases and finance obligations (1) .....................................
10,103
Operating leases (3) ...................................................................... 16,438 30,660
26,749
Purchase commitments (4) ............................................................
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Total ............................................................................................. $ 50,207 $ 78,589 $ 246,316 $
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Includes outstanding borrowings under (cid:54)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:68)(cid:78)(cid:3)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:54)(cid:75)(cid:68)(cid:78)(cid:72)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:58)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:81)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)credit facilities.
(2)
(3) Excludes amounts to be paid for contingent rents. Includes amounts to be paid for subleased properties.
(4)
Includes agreements to purchase goods or services that are enforceable and legally binding on us and that specify all
significant terms. Excludes agreements that are cancelable without penalty.
Includes liabilities for Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan. Excludes our unrecognized tax benefits of $396 as of
December 31, 2016 because we cannot make a reliable estimate of the timing of cash payments.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no off-balance sheet arrangements other than operating leases entered into in the normal course of business.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
For detailed information regarding recently issued accounting pronouncements and the expected impact on our consolidated
financial statements, see Note (cid:20)(cid:15)(cid:3) (cid:179)(cid:54)(cid:88)(cid:80)(cid:80)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:92)(cid:3) (cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:3) (cid:54)(cid:76)(cid:74)(cid:81)(cid:76)(cid:73)(cid:76)(cid:70)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:3) (cid:36)(cid:70)(cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:88)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74) (cid:51)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:76)(cid:70)(cid:76)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:180)(cid:3) (cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:3) (cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:68)(cid:70)(cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:92)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:3) (cid:81)(cid:82)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:3) (cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:3) (cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:76)(cid:71)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:71)
financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this report on form 10-K.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This report includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In
general, forward-looking statements include estimates of future revenues, cash flows, capital expenditures, or other financial
items, and assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Forward-(cid:79)(cid:82)(cid:82)(cid:78)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:73)(cid:79)(cid:72)(cid:70)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:80)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:68)(cid:74)(cid:72)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:88)(cid:85)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:72)(cid:91)(cid:83)(cid:72)(cid:70)(cid:87)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:3)
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forward-looking statement is neither a prediction nor a guarantee of future events or circumstances, and those future events or
circumstances may not occur. Investors should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements, which speak only as
of the date of this report. These forward-looking statements are all based on currently available operating, financial, and
competitive information and are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Our actual future results and trends may differ
materially depending on a variety of factors, many beyond our control, including, but not limited to, the risks and uncertainties
described in Item 1A, Risk Factors set forth above. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise them, except as may
be required by law.
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Item 7A.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
The majority of our investments are conducted through investment partnerships which generally hold common stocks. We also
hold marketable securities directly. Through investments in the investment partnerships we hold a concentrated position in the
common stock of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. A significant decline in the general stock market or in the prices of
major investments may produce a large net loss and decrease in (cid:82)(cid:88)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:76)(cid:71)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:75)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:75)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:182)(cid:3)(cid:72)(cid:84)(cid:88)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:92)(cid:17)(cid:3)(cid:39)(cid:72)(cid:70)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:68)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:89)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:88)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:3)
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We prefer to hold equity investments for very long periods of time so we are not troubled by short-term price volatility with
respect to our investments. Our interests in the investment partnerships are committed on a rolling 5-year basis, and any
distributions upon our withdrawal of funds will be paid out over two years (and may be paid in kind rather than in cash). Market
prices for equity securities are subject to fluctuation. Consequently the amount realized in the subsequent sale of an investment
may significantly differ from the reported market value. A hypothetical 10% increase or decrease in the market price of our
investments would result in a respective increase or decrease in the fair market value of our investments of $60,440, along with a
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of 1%) plus an applicable margin. Interest on the term loan is based on a Eurodollar rate plus an applicable margin of 3.75% or
on the prime rate plus an applicable margin of 2.75%. Interest on loans under the revolver is based on a Eurodollar rate plus an
applicable margin ranging from 2.75% to 4.25% or on the prime rate plus an applicable margin ranging from 1.75% to 3.25%. At
December 31, 2016, a hypothetical 100 basis point increase in short-term interest rates would have an impact of approximately
$1,250 on our net earnings.
We have had minimal exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations in 2016, 2015, in the 2014 transition period and in
fiscal year 2014.
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Item 8.
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of
Biglari Holdings Inc.
San Antonio, Texas
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Biglari Holdings Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of
December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the related consolidated statements of earnings, comprehensive income, changes in
shareholders' equity, and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, for the period from
September 25, 2014 to December 31, 2014 and year ended September 24, 2014. These financial statements are the responsibility
of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).
Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements
are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures
in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable
basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Biglari
Holdings Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the
years ended December 31, 2016, December 31, 2015, for the period from September 25, 2014 to December 31, 2014 and year
ended September 24, 2014, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
As discussed in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements, during the years ended December 31, 2016, December 31, 2015
and September 24, 2014, the Company contributed cash and securities with an aggregate value of $19.8 million, $88.5 million
and $174.4 million, respectively to investment partnerships. The Company and its subsidiaries have invested in the investment
partnerships in the form of limited partner interests. These investments are subject to a rolling five-year lock up period under the
terms of the respective partnership agreements for the investment partnerships.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the
Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2016, based on Internal Control (cid:177) Integrated Framework
(2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated February 25,
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/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Indianapolis, Indiana
February 25, 2017
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of
Biglari Holdings Inc.
San Antonio, Texas
We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of Biglari Holdings Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of
December 31, 2016, based on criteria established in Internal Control (cid:178) Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee
of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. The Company's management is responsible for maintaining effective
internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting,
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express an opinion on the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).
Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal
control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal
control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and
operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered
necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the company's
principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, and effected by the company's board
of directors, management, and other personnel to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and
the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A
company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of
records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2)
provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made
only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance
regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company's assets that could have a
material effect on the financial statements.
Because of the inherent limitations of internal control over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper
management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may not be prevented or detected on a timely
basis. Also, projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting to future periods are
subject to the risk that the controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance
with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of
December 31, 2016, based on the criteria established in Internal Control (cid:178) Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the
consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2016 of the Company and our report dated February
25, 2017 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and included an emphasis of matter paragraph relating
to the contribution of cash and securities to investment partnerships.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Indianapolis, Indiana
February 25, 2017
26
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The management of Biglari Holdings Inc. is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial
reporting as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission, internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or under the supervision
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other personnel, to provide assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements
for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and includes
those policies and procedures that:
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Pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions
and dispositions of assets of the Company;
Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of the
financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with
authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and
Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or
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Because of inherent limitations, a system of internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements.
Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate
because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Management has evaluated the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2016 based on the
criteria set forth in a report entitled Internal Control (cid:178) Integrated Framework (2013), issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Based on this evaluation, we have concluded that, as of December 31,
2016, our internal control over financial reporting is effective based on those criteria.
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Biglari Holdings Inc.
February 25, 2017
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BIGLARI HOLDINGS INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(dollars in thousands)
December 31,
2016
2015
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents ................................................................................................
Investments ......................................................................................................................
Receivables .......................................................................................................................
Inventories .......................................................................................................................
Other current assets .........................................................................................................
Total current assets .............................................................................................................
Property and equipment .....................................................................................................
Goodwill .............................................................................................................................
Other intangible assets ........................................................................................................
Investment partnerships .....................................................................................................
Other assets ........................................................................................................................
Total assets ........................................................................................................................
$ 75,808
22,297
14,195
6,773
8,716
127,789
312,264
40,003
26,051
577,637
13,223
$ 1,096,967
$ 56,523
23,750
17,716
7,593
7,255
112,837
332,324
40,022
21,673
471,689
8,534
$ 987,079
(cid:47)(cid:76)(cid:68)(cid:69)(cid:76)(cid:79)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:75)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:75)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:182)(cid:3)(cid:72)(cid:84)(cid:88)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:92)
Liabilities
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses .........................................................................
Current portion of notes payable and other borrowings .................................................
Total current liabilities ........................................................................................................
Long-term notes payable and other borrowings .................................................................
Deferred taxes .....................................................................................................................
Other liabilities ....................................................................................................................
Total liabilities .................................................................................................................
$ 112,882
7,129
120,011
281,555
152,315
11,146
565,027
$ 109,078
7,789
116,867
296,062
111,867
10,911
535,707
(cid:54) (cid:75)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:75)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:182)(cid:3)(cid:72)(cid:84)(cid:88)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:92)
Common stock - 2,067,193 and 2,066,691 shares outstanding ..........................................
Additional paid-in capital ...................................................................................................
Retained earnings ................................................................................................................
Accumulated other comprehensive loss ..............................................................................
Treasury stock, at cost .......................................................................................................
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(cid:55)(cid:82)(cid:87)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:3)(cid:79)(cid:76)(cid:68)(cid:69)(cid:76)(cid:79)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:75)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:75)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:182)(cid:3)(cid:72)(cid:84)(cid:88)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:92)(cid:3)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)
1,071
381,906
515,433
(3,584)
(362,886)
531,940
$ 1,096,967
1,071
391,853
415,982
(3,679)
(353,855)
451,372
$ 987,079
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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BIGLARI HOLDINGS INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
(dollars in thousands except per-share amounts)
Year Ended
December 31,
T ransition Period Ended
December 31,
Year Ended
September 24,
2016
2015
2014
2013
(unaudited)
2014
Re ve nue s
Restaurant operations ...............................................
$
817,914
$
819,738
$
215,648
$
204,442
$
778,155
Insurance premiums and other ...................................
Media advertising and other ......................................
22,997
9,165
17,232
24,482
3,574
5,228
-
-
5,715
9,941
850,076
861,452
224,450
204,442
793,811
Cost and e xpe nse s
Restaurant cost of sales .............................................
634,966
629,287
168,107
157,673
Insurance losses and underwriting expenses ................
Media cost of sales ....................................................
Selling, general and administrative .............................
Depreciation and amortization ..................................
17,484
15,834
127,259
22,925
818,468
O the r income (e xpe nse s)
Interest and dividends ................................................
-
Interest expense ........................................................
(11,450)
Interest on obligations under leases ...........................
Investment gains (losses) on contributions ................
Investment partnership gains (losses) ........................
T otal other income (expenses) ..............................
Earnings (loss) be fore income taxe s .......................
Income tax expense (benefit) ....................................
(9,475)
(306)
135,886
114,655
146,263
46,812
13,362
35,614
135,132
24,780
838,175
-
(11,930)
(9,422)
-
(39,356)
(60,708)
(37,431)
(21,588)
2,668
9,261
30,847
6,828
-
-
31,630
6,566
217,711
195,869
8
(3,272)
(2,577)
-
144,702
138,861
145,600
54,550
586
(1,641)
(2,612)
-
23,493
19,826
28,399
9,450
602,507
4,254
19,399
128,472
24,905
779,537
1,182
(10,299)
(9,720)
29,524
14,055
24,742
39,016
10,212
Ne t e arnings (loss) ...................................................
$
99,451
$
(15,843)
$
91,050
$
18,949
$
28,804
Earnings pe r share
Basic earnings (loss) per common share .......................
$
81.37
$
(10.18)
$
48.49
$
11.05
$
16.85
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share ....................
$
81.28
$
(10.18)
$
48.45
$
11.03
$
16.82
We ighte d ave rage share s and e quivale nts
Basic ............................................................................
1,222,261
1,556,039
1,877,723
1,714,727
Diluted .........................................................................
1,223,616
1,556,039
1,879,414
1,718,261
1,709,621
1,712,775
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(dollars in thousands)
Ne t e arnings (loss) .....................................................................
Other comprehensive income:
Reclassification of investment appreciation in net earnings .....
Applicable income taxes ..........................................................
Net change in unrealized gains and losses on investments .........
Applicable income taxes ..........................................................
Foreign currency translation ....................................................
Other comprehensive income (loss), net ........................................
Year Ended
December 31,
T ransition Period Ended
December 31,
2016
2015
2014
2013
(unaudited)
Year Ended
September 24,
2014
$
99,451
$
(15,843)
$
91,050
$
18,949
$
28,804
306
(113)
568
(211)
(455)
95
62
(21)
(892)
327
(2,372)
(2,896)
-
-
(341)
126
(46)
(261)
-
-
6,540
(2,478)
289
4,351
(29,578)
11,237
(4,930)
1,874
(582)
(21,979)
T otal comprehensive income (loss) ...............................................
$
99,546
$
(18,739)
$
90,789
$
23,300
$
6,825
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(dollars in thousands)
O pe rating activitie s
Net earnings (loss) .......................................................................
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to operating cash flows:
Depreciation and amortization ..............................................
Provision for deferred income taxes ......................................
Asset impairments and other non-cash expenses ...................
Loss on disposal of assets ......................................................
Investment (gains) losses (including contributions) ................
Investment partnership (gains) losses ....................................
Distributions from investment partnerships ...........................
Changes in receivables and inventories ..................................
Changes in other assets ..........................................................
Changes in accounts payable and accrued expenses ................
Ne t cash provide d by ope rating activitie s ..............................
Inve sting activitie s
Capital expenditures ..............................................................
Proceeds from property and equipment disposals ...................
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired ......................
Purchases of investments ......................................................
Redemptions of fixed maturity securities ...............................
Changes in restricted assets ....................................................
Ne t cash (use d in) provide d by inve sting activitie s ..............
Financing activitie s
Proceeds from revolving credit facility ..................................
Payments on revolving credit facility ....................................
Borrowings on long-term debt ...............................................
Principal payments on long-term debt ...................................
Deferred financing charges ....................................................
Principal payments on direct financing lease obligations .......
Proceeds from stock rights offering .......................................
Proceeds for exercise of stock options .................................
Ne t cash (use d in) provide d by financing activitie s .............
Effe ct of e xchange rate change s on cash ...............................
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents ...........................
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period .........................
C ash and cash e quivale nts at e nd of pe riod .........................
Year Ended
December 31,
T ransition Period Ended
December 31,
Year Ended
September 24,
2016
2015
2014
2013
2014
(unaudited)
$
99,451
$
(15,843)
$
91,050
$
18,949
$
28,804
22,925
38,485
1,693
1,806
306
(135,886)
26,265
4,280
116
3,908
63,349
(12,030)
1,084
-
(49,934)
32,085
-
(28,795)
-
(409)
-
(9,277)
-
(5,609)
-
64
(15,231)
(38)
19,285
56,523
75,808
$
24,780
(26,476)
2,232
1,351
62
39,356
19,775
686
2,299
4,275
52,497
(11,083)
135
-
(114,759)
12,407
-
(113,300)
-
(194)
-
(5,975)
-
(6,360)
-
222
(12,307)
(36)
(73,146)
129,669
56,523
$
6,828
52,909
84
707
-
(144,702)
-
(3,404)
(855)
3,026
5,643
(8,816)
924
-
(1,372)
11,748
-
2,484
-
(20)
-
(1,100)
-
(1,628)
-
3
(2,745)
(3)
5,379
124,290
129,669
$
6,566
6,623
162
162
-
(23,493)
1,469
(709)
(793)
(3,590)
5,346
(5,283)
519
-
-
-
-
(4,764)
24,905
9,164
3,253
977
(29,578)
(14,055)
10,340
(5,926)
(2,599)
2,290
27,575
(35,812)
2,641
(40,143)
(112,530)
11,986
3,098
(170,760)
7,000
-
-
(15,438)
-
(1,582)
-
-
(10,020)
289
(9,149)
94,626
85,477
$
11,700
(10,700)
217,800
(120,800)
(4,754)
(6,278)
85,873
24
172,865
(16)
29,664
94,626
124,290
$
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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(dollars in thousands)
Balance at September 25, 2013 ..................
Net earnings ...............................................
Other comprehensive loss, net ...................
Adjustment to treasury stock for
holdings in investment partnerships ........
Issuance of stock for rights offering ...........
Exercise of stock options ...........................
Balance at September 24, 2014 ..................
Net earnings ...............................................
Other comprehensive loss, net ...................
Adjustment to treasury stock for
holdings in investment partnerships ........
Exercise of stock options ...........................
Balance at December 31, 2014 ...................
Net loss ......................................................
Other comprehensive loss, net ...................
Adjustment to treasury stock for
holdings in investment partnerships ........
Exercise of stock options ...........................
Balance at December 31, 2015 ...................
Ne t e arnings ............................................
O the r compre he nsive income , ne t .......
Adjustme nt to tre asury stock for
holdings in inve stme nt partne rships
Exe rcise of stock options ........................
Balance at De ce mbe r 31, 2016 ..............
C ommon
Stock
Additional
Paid-In
C apital
$
899
$
269,810
Re taine d
Earnings
$
348,339
28,804
Accumulate d
O the r
C ompre he nsive
Income (Loss)
Tre asury
Stock
$
21,457
$
(75,916)
(21,979)
172
$
1,071
122,069
(1)
391,878
$
(36,368)
$
340,775
91,050
$
(522)
(261)
$
1,071
(1)
391,877
$
$
431,825
(15,843)
$
(783)
(2,896)
$
1,071
(24)
391,853
$
$
415,982
99,451
$
(3,679)
95
(18,594)
25
(94,485)
$
(3,958)
4
(98,439)
$
(255,662)
246
(353,855)
$
Total
$
564,589
28,804
(21,979)
(18,594)
85,873
24
638,717
91,050
(261)
$
$
(3,958)
3
725,551
(15,843)
(2,896)
$
(255,662)
222
451,372
99,451
95
(9,939)
(8)
381,906
$
$
1,071
$
515,433
$
(3,584)
(9,103)
72
(362,886)
$
(19,042)
64
531,940
$
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Years Ended December 31, 2016 and 2015)
(Transition Periods Ended December 31, 2014 and 2013)
(Fiscal Year Ended September 24, 2014)
(dollars in thousands, except share and per-share data)
Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Description of Business
Biglari Holdings Inc. is a holding company owning subsidiaries engaged in a number of diverse business activities, including
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franchising and operating of restaurants. Biglari Holdings is founded and led by Sardar Biglari, Chairman and Chief Executive
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intrinsic value. All major operating, investment, and capital allocation decisions are made for the Company and its subsidiaries
by Mr. Biglari. (cid:36)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:3)(cid:39)(cid:72)(cid:70)(cid:72)(cid:80)(cid:69)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:22)(cid:20)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:48)(cid:85)(cid:17)(cid:3)(cid:37)(cid:76)(cid:74)(cid:79)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:69)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:73)(cid:76)(cid:70)(cid:76)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:90)(cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:75)(cid:76)(cid:83)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:38)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:92)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:88)(cid:87)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:80)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:70)(cid:78)(cid:3)(cid:90)(cid:68)(cid:86)(cid:3)
approximately 51.3%.
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries including Steak n
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eliminated in consolidation.
Fiscal Year
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Wednesday in September to December 31 of each year. This form 10-K includes an audited statement of earnings, statement of
comprehensive income, statement of cash flows (cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:75)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:75)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:182)(cid:3)(cid:72)(cid:84)(cid:88)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:92) for the years ended December 31, 2016
and 2015, transition period for September 25, 2014 to December 31, 2014 ((cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:179)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:20)(cid:23)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:85)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:83)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:71)(cid:180)(cid:12)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:73)(cid:76)(cid:86)(cid:70)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:3)(cid:92)(cid:72)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3)
September 24, 2014, and an audited balance sheet as of December 31, 2016 and 2015. Fiscal year 2014 contained 52 weeks. For
comparative purposes, an unaudited statement of earnings, statement of comprehensive income and statement of cash flows have
(cid:69)(cid:72)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:70)(cid:79)(cid:88)(cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:73)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:54)(cid:72)(cid:83)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:80)(cid:69)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:25)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:20)(cid:22)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:3)(cid:39)(cid:72)(cid:70)(cid:72)(cid:80)(cid:69)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:22)(cid:20)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:20)(cid:22)(cid:3)(cid:11)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:179)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:20)(cid:22)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:85)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:83)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:71)(cid:180)(cid:12)(cid:17)(cid:3)(cid:55)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:85)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:83)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:71)(cid:3)
has not been audited and is derived from the books and records of the Company. In the opinion of management, the comparative
transition period reflects all adjustments necessary to present the financial position and results of operations in accordance with
accounting principles (cid:74)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:79)(cid:92)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:70)(cid:70)(cid:72)(cid:83)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:56)(cid:81)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:54)(cid:87)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:11)(cid:179)(cid:42)(cid:36)(cid:36)(cid:51)(cid:180)(cid:12).
Business Acquisitions
On March 19, 2014, the Company acquired the stock of First Guard, a direct underwriter of commercial trucking insurance,
selling physical damage and nontrucking liability insurance to truckers. On February 27, 2014 the Company acquired certain
assets and liabilities of Maxim. (cid:48)(cid:68)(cid:91)(cid:76)(cid:80)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:69)(cid:88)(cid:86)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:79)(cid:76)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:83)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:70)(cid:76)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:79)(cid:92)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:76)(cid:68)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:79)(cid:76)(cid:70)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:17)(cid:3)These acquisitions were not material,
individually or in aggregate, to the Company. The fair value of the assets and liabilities acquired (cid:178) other than investments,
goodwill and intangibles (cid:178) was not material.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash equivalents primarily consist of U.S. Government securities and money market accounts, all of which have original
maturities of three months or less. Cash equivalents are carried at fair value.
Investments
Our investments consist of available-for-sale securities. Available-for-sale securities are carried at fair value with net unrealized
gains or losses reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income in (cid:86)(cid:75)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:75)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:182)(cid:3)(cid:72)(cid:84)(cid:88)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:92)(cid:17) Realized gains and
losses on disposals of investments are determined by specific identification of cost of investments sold and are included in
investment gains/losses, a component of other income.
Investment Partnerships
The Company (cid:75)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:71)(cid:86)(cid:3) (cid:68)(cid:3) (cid:79)(cid:76)(cid:80)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3) (cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:3) (cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:3) (cid:55)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:47)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3) (cid:41)(cid:88)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:15)(cid:3) (cid:47)(cid:17)(cid:51)(cid:17)(cid:3) (cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:3) (cid:55)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:47)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3) (cid:41)(cid:88)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:3) (cid:44)(cid:44)(cid:15)(cid:3) (cid:47)(cid:17)(cid:51)(cid:17)(cid:3) (cid:11)(cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:79)(cid:72)(cid:70)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:79)(cid:92)(cid:3) (cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:179)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:3)
(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:87)(cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:75)(cid:76)(cid:83)(cid:86)(cid:180)(cid:12)(cid:17)(cid:3) (cid:37)(cid:76)(cid:74)(cid:79)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:3) (cid:38)(cid:68)(cid:83)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:3) (cid:38)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:83)(cid:17) (cid:11)(cid:179)(cid:37)(cid:76)(cid:74)(cid:79)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:3) (cid:38)(cid:68)(cid:83)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:180)(cid:12), an entity solely owned by Mr. Biglari, is the general partner of the
investment partnerships. Our interests in the investment partnerships are accounted as equity method investments because of our
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
retained limited partner interests. The Company records investment partn(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:75)(cid:76)(cid:83)(cid:3)(cid:74)(cid:68)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:11)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:70)(cid:79)(cid:88)(cid:86)(cid:76)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:87)(cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:75)(cid:76)(cid:83)(cid:86)(cid:182)(cid:3)
unrealized gains and losses on their securities) as a component of other income based on our proportional ownership interest in
the partnerships. The investment partnerships are for purposes of GAAP, investment companies under the AICPA Audit and
Accounting Guide Investment Companies.
Concentration of Equity Price Risk
The majority of our investments are conducted through investment partnerships which generally hold common stocks. We also
hold marketable securities directly. Through the investment partnerships we hold a concentrated position in the common stock of
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. A significant decline in the general stock market or in the prices of major investments
may ha(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:3)(cid:80)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:79)(cid:92)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:71)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:72)(cid:73)(cid:73)(cid:72)(cid:70)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:88)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:72)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:81)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:76)(cid:71)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:75)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:75)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:182)(cid:3)(cid:72)(cid:84)(cid:88)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:92)(cid:17)
Receivables
Our accounts receivable balance consists primarily of franchisee, customer, and other receivables. We carry our accounts
receivable at cost less an allowance for doubtful accounts, which is based on a history of past write-offs and collections and
current credit conditions. Allowance for doubtful accounts was $1,734 at December 31, 2016 and $2,378 at December 31, 2015.
Amounts charged to expense and deductions from the allowance in 2016 and 2015, in the 2014 and 2013 transition periods and
in fiscal year 2014 were insignificant.
Inventories
Inventories are valued at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out method) or market, and consist primarily of restaurant food items
and supply inventory.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization are
recognized on the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets (10 to 30 years for buildings and land
improvements, and 3 to 10 years for equipment). Leasehold improvements are amortized on the straight-line method over the
shorter of the estimated useful lives of the improvements or the term of the related leases. Interest costs associated with the
construction of new restaurants are capitalized. Major improvements are also capitalized while repairs and maintenance are
expensed as incurred. We review our long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying
amounts may not be recoverable. For purposes of this assessment, assets are evaluated at the lowest level for which there are
identifiable cash flows. If the future undiscounted cash flows of an asset are less than the recorded value, an impairment is
recorded for the difference between the carrying value and the estimated fair value of the asset.
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
Goodwill and indefinite life intangibles are not amortized, but are tested for potential impairment on an annual basis, or more
often if events or circumstances change that could cause goodwill or indefinite life intangibles to become impaired. Other
purchased intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives, generally on a straight-line basis. We perform
reviews for impairment of intangible assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an
asset may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognized when estimated future cash flows expected to result from the use
of the asset and its eventual disposition are less than its carrying value. When an impairment is identified, we reduce the carrying
value of the asset to its estimated fair value. No impairments were recorded on goodwill or intangibles during 2016, 2015, the
2014 and 2013 transition periods, or during fiscal year 2014. Refer to Note 6 for information regarding our goodwill and other
intangible assets.
Operating Leases
The Company leases certain property under operating leases. Many of these lease agreements contain rent holidays, rent
escalation clauses and/or contingent rent provisions. Rent expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the expected lease
term, including cancellable option periods when failure to exercise such options would result in an economic penalty. In
addition, the rent commencement date of the lease term is the earlier due date when we become legally obligated for the rent
payments, the date when we take access to the property, or the grounds for build out.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Common Stock and Treasury Stock
The (cid:38)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:92)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:80)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:70)(cid:78)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:7)(cid:19)(cid:17)(cid:24)(cid:19)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:89)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:88)(cid:72)(cid:17)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:55)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:73)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:79)(cid:82)(cid:90)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:68)(cid:69)(cid:79)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:83)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:75)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:88)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:93)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:76)ssued and outstanding.
December 31,
2016
December 31,
2015
December 31,
2014
September 24,
2014
Common stock authorized .................................................
2,500,000
2,500,000
2,500,000
2,500,000
Common stock issued ........................................................
Treasury stock held by the Company ...............................
Outstanding shares .............................................................
Proportional ownership of the Company's
common stock in the investment partnerships .............
Net outstanding shares for financial reporting purposes ...
2,142,202
(75,009)
2,067,193
(834,889)
1,232,304
2,142,202
(75,511)
2,066,691
(807,069)
1,259,622
2,142,202
(76,616)
2,065,586
(197,533)
1,868,053
2,142,202
(76,636)
2,065,566
(187,109)
1,878,457
Purchases of Equity Securities
(cid:54)(cid:75)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:38)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:92)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:80)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:70)(cid:78)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:70)(cid:84)(cid:88)(cid:76)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:69)(cid:92)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87) partnerships are presented below.
The Lion Fund, L.P. .............................................................
The Lion Fund II, L.P. ..........................................................
Transition Period
Fiscal Year
2016
2015
2014
-
37,925
37,925
45,305
616,312
661,617
16,695
-
16,695
2014
53,539
-
53,539
Revenue Recognition
Restaurant operations
We record revenue from restaurant sales at the time of sale, net of discounts. Revenue from the sale of gift cards is deferred at
the time of sale and recognized either upon redemption by the customer or at expiration of the gift cards. Sales revenues are
presented net of sales taxes. Unit franchise fees and area development fees are recorded as revenue when said-related restaurant
begins operations. Royalty fees and administrative services fees based on franchise sales are recognized as revenue as earned.
License revenue and rental revenues are recognized as revenue when earned.
Restaurant operations revenues were as follows.
Net sales ...................................................................
Franchise royalties and fees .....................................
Other ........................................................................
2016
2015
2014
2013
(unaudited)
Transition Period
Fiscal Year
2014
$
$
$
$
$
795,322
18,794
3,798
817,914
799,660
16,428
3,650
819,738
210,256
4,076
1,316
215,648
200,407
3,177
858
204,442
759,889
15,032
3,234
778,155
$
$
$
$
$
Insurance premiums and commissions
Insurance premiums are earned over the terms of the related policies. Expenses incurred in connection with acquiring new
insurance business, including acquisition costs, are charged to operations as incurred. Premiums earned are stated net of amounts
ceded to reinsurer.
Media advertising and other
Magazine subscription and advertising revenues are recognized at the magazine cover date. The unearned portion of magazine
subscriptions is deferred until the magazine(cid:182)(cid:86) cover date, at which time a proportionate share of the gross subscription price is
recognized as revenues, net of any commissions paid to subscription agents. Also included in subscription revenues are revenues
generated from single-copy sales of magazines through retail outlets such as newsstands, supermarkets, convenience stores and
drugstores and on certain digital devices, which may or may not result in future subscription sales. Revenues from retail outlet
sales are recognized based on gross sales less a provision for estimated returns. License revenue is recognized when earned. We
derive value and revenues from intellectual property assets through a range of licensing and business activities, including
licensing and syndication of our trademarks and copyrights in the United States and internationally.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Restaurant Cost of Sales
Cost of sales includes the cost of food, restaurant operating costs and restaurant rent expense. Cost of sales excludes
depreciation and amortization, which is presented as a separate line item on the consolidated statement of earnings.
Insurance Losses and Underwriting Expenses
Liabilities for estimated unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses with respect to claims occurring on or before the balance
sheet date are established under insurance contracts issued by our insurance subsidiaries. Such estimates include provisions for
reported claims or case estimates, provisions for incurred-but-not-reported claims and legal and administrative costs to settle
claims. The estimates of unpaid losses and amounts recoverable under reinsurance are established and continually reviewed by
using a variety of actuarial, statistical and analytical techniques. Reinsurance contracts do not relieve the ceding company of its
obligations to indemnify policyholders with respect to the underlying insurance contracts. Liabilities for insurance losses of
$1,937 and $2,796 are included in accrued expenses in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2016 and 2015,
respectively.
Earnings Per Share
Earnings per share of common stock is based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the year. In fiscal
year 2014, Biglari Holdings completed an offering of transferable subscription rights. The offering was oversubscribed and
344,261 new shares of common stock were issued. The Company received net proceeds of $85,873 from the offering.
The shares of Company stock attributable to our limited partner interest in the investment partnerships (cid:178) based on our
proportional ownership during this period (cid:178) are considered treasury stock on the consolidated balance sheet and thereby deemed
not to be included in the calculation of weighted average common shares outstanding. However, these shares are legally
outstanding.
The following table presents a reconciliation of basic and diluted weighted average common shares.
Basic earnings per share:
Weighted average common shares .......................................
Diluted earnings per share:
2016
2015
2014
2013
(unaudited)
2014
T ransition Period
Fiscal Year
1,222,261
1,556,039
1,877,723
1,714,727
1,709,621
Weighted average common shares .......................................
1,222,261
1,556,039
1,877,723
1,714,727
1,709,621
Dilutive effect of stock awards ............................................
Weighted average common and incremental shares .............
1,355
1,223,616
-
1,556,039
1,691
1,879,414
3,534
1,718,261
3,154
1,712,775
Anti-dilutive stock awards excluded from the calculation of
earning per share ...............................................................
-
5,218
2,637
-
-
Marketing Expense
Advertising costs are charged to expense at the later of the date the expenditure is incurred or the date the promotional item is
first communicated. Marketing expense is included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statement
of earnings.
Insurance Reserves
We self-insure a significant (cid:83)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:3)(cid:72)(cid:91)(cid:83)(cid:72)(cid:70)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:79)(cid:82)(cid:86)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:88)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:88)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:90)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:78)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:182)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:74)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:3)(cid:79)(cid:76)(cid:68)(cid:69)(cid:76)(cid:79)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:92)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:88)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:71)(cid:76)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:70)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:182)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:3)
(cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:73)(cid:76)(cid:70)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:182)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:76)(cid:70)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:3)(cid:79)(cid:76)(cid:68)(cid:69)(cid:76)(cid:79)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:92)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:88)(cid:85)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:70)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:83)(cid:85)(cid:82)(cid:74)(cid:85)(cid:68)(cid:80)(cid:86)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:3)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:73)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:88)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:80)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:79)(cid:82)(cid:86)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:79)(cid:3)(cid:88)(cid:81)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:83)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:79)(cid:68)(cid:76)ms
and our estimated incurred but not reported claims at the anticipated cost to us. Insurance reserves are recorded in accrued
expenses in the consolidated balance sheet.
Savings Plans
Several of our subsidiaries also sponsor deferred compensation and defined contribution retirement plans, such as 401(k) or
profit sharing plans. Employee contributions to the plans are subject to regulatory limitations and the specific plan provisions.
Some of the plans allow for discretionary contributions as determined by management. Employer contributions expensed with
respect to these plans were not material.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Foreign Currency Translation
The Company has certain subsidiaries located in foreign jurisdictions. For subsidiaries whose functional currency is other than
the U.S. dollar, the translation of functional currency statements to U.S. dollar statements uses end-of-period exchange rates for
assets and liabilities, weighted average exchange rates for revenue and expenses, and historical rates for equity. The resulting
currency translation adjustment is recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income, as a component of equity.
Use of Estimates
Preparation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results
could differ from the estimates.
New Accounting Standards
In January 2017, the Financial Accountin(cid:74)(cid:3)(cid:54)(cid:87)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:71)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:37)(cid:82)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:11)(cid:179)(cid:41)(cid:36)(cid:54)(cid:37)(cid:180)(cid:12)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:86)(cid:86)(cid:88)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3) (cid:36)(cid:70)(cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:88)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:3)(cid:54)(cid:87)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:71)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:56)(cid:83)(cid:71)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:11)(cid:179)ASU(cid:180)(cid:12) 2017-04,
Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. ASU 2017-04 provides for the
elimination of Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. If impairment charges are recognized, the amount recorded will be the
(cid:68)(cid:80)(cid:82)(cid:88)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:69)(cid:92)(cid:3)(cid:90)(cid:75)(cid:76)(cid:70)(cid:75)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:85)(cid:92)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:80)(cid:82)(cid:88)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:72)(cid:91)(cid:70)(cid:72)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:83)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:3)(cid:88)(cid:81)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:73)(cid:68)(cid:76)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:89)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:88)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:90)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:87)(cid:68)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:79)(cid:76)(cid:80)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)s. The ASU is effective for
public companies for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2020. The
Company does not currently anticipate ASU 2017-04 to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.
In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-17, Interests Held through Related Parties That Are under Common Control. ASU
2016-17 amends the consolidation guidance in ASU 2015-02 regarding the treatment of indirect interests held through related
parties that are under common control. We are currently assessing the impact of ASU 2016-17, but do not expect the adoption to
have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements. The amendments in this update are effective for annual reporting
periods beginning after December 15, 2016 and interim periods within those years.
In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts
and Cash Payments. The objective of the update is to reduce diversity in how certain transactions are classified in the statement
of cash flows. The amendments in this update are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption
of ASU 2016-15 will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments(cid:178)Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses
on Financial Instruments. Topic 326 amends guidance on reporting credit losses for assets held at amortized cost basis and
available for sale debt securities. For available for sale debt securities, credit losses should be measured in a manner similar to
current GAAP; however, Topic 326 will require that credit losses be presented as an allowance rather than as a write-down. The
amendments in this update are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and
interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of ASU 2016-13 will
have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02 Leases. ASU 2016-02 requires a lessee to recognize lease assets and lease
liabilities on the balance sheet, along with additional qualitative and quantitative disclosures. ASU 2016-02 is effective for
annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the
effect this amended guidance will have on our results of operations. We anticipate the ASU will have a material impact on our
balance sheet, but the ASU is non-cash in nature and will not affect our cash position.
In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-17, Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes. The new guidance requires
that all deferred tax assets and liabilities, along with any related valuation allowance, be classified as noncurrent deferred tax
asset or liability. The amendments in this update are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early application is permitted. The Company adopted ASU
2015-17 on January 1, 2016. As of December 31, 2015, the Company reclassified $13,263 from current deferred tax asset to
noncurrent deferred tax liability to conform to the current year classification.
37
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, Interest(cid:178)Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30): Simplifying the Presentation
of Debt Issuance Costs. The update requires debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability to be presented in the
balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. The
recognition and measurement guidance for debt issuance costs are not affected by the amendments in this update. The
amendments are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods
within those fiscal years. The Company adopted ASU 2015-03 on January 1, 2016. As of December 31, 2015, the Company
reclassified $688 from other current assets to current portion of notes payable and other borrowings. The Company also
reclassified $2,888 from other assets to other borrowings and long-term notes payable to conform to the current year
classification.
In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-02, Amendments to the Consolidations Analysis. The amendments in this update
provide guidance under GAAP about limited partnerships, which will be variable interest entities, unless the limited partners
have either substantive kick-out rights or participation rights. The amendments in this update are effective for annual periods,
and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2015. The Company adopted the provisions of
ASU 2015-02 on January 1, 2016. (cid:55)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:71)(cid:82)(cid:83)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:76)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:88)(cid:83)(cid:71)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:75)(cid:68)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:81)(cid:82)(cid:3)(cid:80)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:3)(cid:72)(cid:73)(cid:73)(cid:72)(cid:70)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:38)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:92)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:73)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:70)(cid:76)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:86)(cid:17)
In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements-Going Concern. The amendments in this
update provide guidance in GAAP about management's responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about an
entity's ability to continue as a going concern and to provide related footnote disclosures. In doing so, the amendments should
reduce diversity in the timing and content of footnote disclosures. The amendments in this update are effective for annual periods
ending after December 15, 2016, and for annual periods and interim periods thereafter. The Company adopted the provisions of
ASU 2014-15 on December 31, 2016. The adoption of this update had (cid:81)(cid:82)(cid:3)(cid:80)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:3)(cid:72)(cid:73)(cid:73)(cid:72)(cid:70)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:38)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:92)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:73)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:70)(cid:76)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:86)(cid:17)
In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). This update provides a
comprehensive new revenue recognition model that requires a company to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or
services to a customer at an amount that reflects the consideration it expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services.
The guidance also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows
arising from customer contracts. In July 2015, the FASB voted to defer the effective date of this ASU by one year, which would
make the guidance effective for our first quarter fiscal year 2018 financial statements using either of two acceptable adoption
methods: (i) retrospective adoption to each prior reporting period presented with the option to elect certain practical expedients;
or (ii) adoption with the cumulative effect of initially applying the guidance recognized at the date of initial application and
providing certain additional disclosures. We currently expect to adopt ASU 2014-09 as of January 1, 2018 under the modified
retrospective method where the cumulative effect is recognized at the date of initial application. Our evaluation of ASU 2014-09
is ongoing and not complete. The FASB has issued, and may issue in the future, interpretative guidance that may cause our
evaluation to change. While we anticipate some changes to revenue recognition for certain transactions, we do not currently
believe ASU 2014-09 will have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.
Reclassifications
Reclassifications were made to our 2015 consolidated financial statements to conform with current period presentation. Such
changes included the retrospective impact upon adoption of ASU 2015-03, Interest(cid:178)Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30):
Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs, and ASU 2015-17, Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes as
discussed in New Accounting Standards within note 1. Additionally, the Company consolidated accounts payable and accrued
expenses into a single line item on the balance sheet at December 31, 2016 and changed the December 31, 2015 presentation to
conform.
Note 2. Investments
Investments consisted of the following.
Cost .........................................................................................................................................................
Gross unrealized gains .............................................................................................................................
Gross unrealized losses ...........................................................................................................................
Fair value .................................................................................................................................................
38
December 31,
2016
2015
$
$
22,508
24
(235)
22,297
24,842
10
(1,102)
23,750
$
$
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Note 2. Investments (continued)
Investment gains/losses are recognized when investments are sold (as determined on a specific identification basis) or as
otherwise required by GAAP. The timing of realized gains and losses from sales can have a material effect on periodic earnings.
(cid:43)(cid:82)(cid:90)(cid:72)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:88)(cid:70)(cid:75)(cid:3)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:76)(cid:93)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:74)(cid:68)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:79)(cid:82)(cid:86)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:88)(cid:86)(cid:88)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:79)(cid:92)(cid:3)(cid:75)(cid:68)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:79)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:87)(cid:79)(cid:72)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:73)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:92)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:70)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:87)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:75)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:75)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:182)(cid:3)(cid:72)(cid:84)(cid:88)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:92)(cid:3)(cid:69)(cid:72)(cid:70)(cid:68)(cid:88)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:80)(cid:72)nts
are carried at fair value with any unrealized gains/losses included as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income in
(cid:86)(cid:75)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:75)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:182)(cid:3)(cid:72)(cid:84)(cid:88)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:92)(cid:17) We believe that realized investment gains/losses are often meaningless in terms of understanding reported
results. Short-term investment gains/losses have caused and may continue to cause significant volatility in our results.
In connection with the acquisition of First Guard during fiscal year 2014, we acquired $15,043 of investments.
Note 3. Investment Partnerships
The Company reports on the limited partnership interests in investment partnerships under the equity method of accounting. We
record our proportional share of equity in the investment partnerships but exclude Company common stock held by said
partnerships. (cid:55)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:38)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:92)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3) (cid:83)(cid:85)(cid:82)-rata share of its common stock held by the investment partnerships is recorded as treasury
stock even though they are legally outstanding. The Company records gains/losses from investment partnerships (inclusive of the
(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:87)(cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:75)(cid:76)(cid:83)(cid:86)(cid:182)(cid:3)(cid:88)(cid:81)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:76)(cid:93)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:74)(cid:68)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:79)(cid:82)(cid:86)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:76)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:70)(cid:88)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:12)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81) the consolidated statements of earnings based on our
carrying value of these partnerships. (cid:55)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:73)(cid:68)(cid:76)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:89)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:88)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:70)(cid:88)(cid:79)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:74)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:3)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:87)(cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:70)(cid:70)(cid:85)(cid:88)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:70)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:73)(cid:72)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:17)(cid:3)(cid:42)(cid:68)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:3)
losses on Company common stock included in the earnings of these partnerships are eliminated because they are recorded as
treasury stock.
The fair value and adjustment for Company common stock held by the investment partnerships to determine carrying value of
our partnership interest is presented below.
Partnership interest at September 25, 2013 .......................................................
Investment partnership gains .............................................................................
Contributions (net of distributions of $10,340) ................................................
Increase in proportionate share of Company stock held ...................................
Partnership interest at September 24, 2014 .......................................................
Investment partnership gains .............................................................................
Increase in proportionate share of Company stock held ...................................
Partnership interest at December 31, 2014 ........................................................
Investment partnership losses ...........................................................................
Contributions (net of distributions of $19,775) ................................................
Increase in proportionate share of Company stock held ...................................
Partnership interest at December 31, 2015 ........................................................
Investment partnership gains ........................................................................
Distributions (net of contributions of $19,832).............................................
Increase in proportionate share of Company stock held ............................
Partnership interest at December 31, 2016 ..................................................
Fair Value
$
455,297
1,436
164,078
-
$
620,811
156,088
-
$
776,899
(110,956)
68,725
-
$
734,668
248,935
(10,896)
-
$
972,707
Company
Common Stock
57,598
$
(12,619)
-
18,594
63,573
11,386
3,958
78,917
(71,600)
-
$
$
$
255,662
262,979
113,049
-
19,042
395,070
$
Carrying
Value
$
397,699
14,055
164,078
(18,594)
557,238
144,702
(3,958)
697,982
(39,356)
68,725
(255,662)
471,689
135,886
(10,896)
(19,042)
577,637
$
$
$
$
The Company recognized a pre-tax loss of $306 ($193 net of tax) on a contribution of $5,682 in securities to investment
partnerships during 2016. The Company recognized a pre-tax gain of $29,524 ($18,305 net of tax) on a contribution of $74,418
in securities to investment partnerships during fiscal year 2014. The gain had a material accounting effect on the Compan(cid:92)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)
fiscal year 2014 earnings. (cid:43)(cid:82)(cid:90)(cid:72)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:74)(cid:68)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:75)(cid:68)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:81)(cid:82)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:70)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:87)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:75)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:75)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:182)(cid:3)(cid:72)(cid:84)(cid:88)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:92)(cid:3)(cid:69)(cid:72)(cid:70)(cid:68)(cid:88)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:90)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:3)
fair value prior to the contribution, with the unrealized gains included as a component of accumulated other comprehensive
income.
39
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Note 3. Investment Partnerships (continued)
The carrying value of the investment partnerships net of deferred taxes is presented below.
December 31,
Carrying value of investment partnerships .............................................................................................
Deferred tax liability related to investment partnerships ........................................................................
Carrying value of investment partnerships net of deferred taxes ............................................................
2016
577,637
(155,553)
422,084
$
$
2015
471,689
(115,952)
355,737
$
$
(cid:55)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:38)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:92)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3) (cid:83)(cid:85)(cid:82)(cid:83)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:86)(cid:75)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:3) (cid:38)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:92)(cid:3) (cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:70)(cid:78)(cid:3) (cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:79)(cid:71)(cid:3) (cid:69)(cid:92)(cid:3) (cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:3) (cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:87)(cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:75)(cid:76)(cid:83)(cid:86)(cid:3) (cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:3) (cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:3) is $341,930 and $332,827 at
December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and is recorded as treasury stock.
The carrying value of the partnership interest approximates fair value adjusted by the value of held Company stock. Fair value is
according to our proportional ownership interest of the fair value of investments held by the investment partnerships. The fair
value measurement is classified as level 3 within the fair value hierarchy.
(cid:42)(cid:68)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:18)(cid:79)(cid:82)(cid:86)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:73)(cid:85)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:87)(cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:75)(cid:76)(cid:83)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:38)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:92)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:76)(cid:71)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:86)(cid:3)of earnings are presented below.
Investment partnership gains (losses) ......................................
Tax expense (benefit) ................................................................
Contribution to net earnings (loss) ...........................................
$
135,886
44,361
91,525
$
$
$
(39,356)
(21,188)
(18,168)
$
144,702
53,511
91,191
$
2016
2015
Transition Period
2014
2013
(una udite d)
23,493
$
7,977
15,516
$
Fiscal Year
2014
$
$
14,055
1,739
12,316
On December 31 of each year, the general partner of the investment partnerships, Biglari Capital, will earn an incentive
(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:79)(cid:82)(cid:70)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3) (cid:73)(cid:72)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:73)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:3) (cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:38)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:92)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3) (cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:86)(cid:3) (cid:72)(cid:84)(cid:88)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:3) (cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:3) (cid:21)(cid:24)(cid:8)(cid:3) (cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:3) (cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:87)(cid:3) (cid:83)(cid:85)(cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:86)(cid:3) (cid:68)(cid:69)(cid:82)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:3) (cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:88)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:3) (cid:75)(cid:88)(cid:85)(cid:71)(cid:79)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:85)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:3) (cid:25)(cid:8) over the
previous high-water mark. Our policy is to accrue an estimated incentive fee throughout the year. The total incentive reallocation
from Biglari Holdings to Biglari Capital (cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:70)(cid:79)(cid:88)(cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:74)(cid:68)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:38)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:92)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:80)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:70)(cid:78)(cid:17)(cid:3)(cid:42)(cid:68)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:79)(cid:82)(cid:86)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:38)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:92)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)
common stock and the related incentive reallocations are eliminated in our financial statements. Our investments in these
partnerships are committed on a rolling 5-year basis.
The incentive reallocations from Biglari Holdings to Biglari Capital on December 31 are presented below.
2016
20,114
11,514
31,628
$
$
2015
-
$
23
23
$
2014
34,406
-
34,406
$
$
Incentive reallocation for gains on investments other than Company common stock ...........
Incentive reallocation for gains on Company common stock ................................................
Total incentive reallocation from Biglari Holdings to Biglari Capital ....................................
40
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Note 3. Investment Partnerships (continued)
Summarized financial information for The Lion Fund, L.P. and The Lion Fund II, L.P. is presented below.
Total assets as of December 31, 2016 ................................................................................
Total liabilities as of December 31, 2016 ..........................................................................
Revenue for the year ended December 31, 2016 ..............................................................
Earnings for the year ended December 31, 2016 ..............................................................
(cid:37)(cid:76)(cid:74)(cid:79)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:3)(cid:43)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:71)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:86)(cid:182)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:90)(cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:75)(cid:76)(cid:83)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)
Equity in Investment Partnerships
Lion Fund II
Lion Fund
$
$
$
$
221,676
2,694
37,098
36,933
63.6%
$
$
$
$
1,109,465
201,460
282,242
273,736
91.8%
Total assets as of December 31, 2015 ....................................................................................
Total liabilities as of December 31, 2015 ...............................................................................
Revenue for the year ended December 31, 2015 ....................................................................
Earnings for the year ended December 31, 2015 ....................................................................
(cid:37)(cid:76)(cid:74)(cid:79)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:3)(cid:43)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:71)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:86)(cid:182)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:90)(cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:75)(cid:76)(cid:83)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)
$
$
$
$
165,996
409
(24,101)
(24,247)
60.9%
$
$
$
$
819,323
141,274
(100,357)
(103,096)
93.5%
Revenue for the three month period ended December 31, 2014 ............................................
Earnings for the three month period ended December 31, 2014 ............................................
(cid:37)(cid:76)(cid:74)(cid:79)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:3)(cid:43)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:71)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:86)(cid:182)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:90)(cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:75)(cid:76)(cid:83)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)
$
$
24,082
24,037
61.6%
$
$
182,923
182,902
92.7%
Revenue for the year ended September 30, 2014 ...................................................................
Earnings for the year ended September 30, 2014 ...................................................................
(cid:37)(cid:76)(cid:74)(cid:79)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:3)(cid:43)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:71)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:86)(cid:182)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:90)(cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:75)(cid:76)(cid:83)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)
$
$
(12,860)
(12,950)
61.6%
$
$
19,832
19,789
95.8%
Revenue in the above summarized financial information of the investment partnerships includes investment income and
unrealized gains and losses on investments.
Note 4. Other Current Assets
Other current assets include the following.
Prepaid contractual obligations ..............................................................................................
Deferred commissions on gift cards sold by third parties .....................................................
Assets held for sale ................................................................................................................
Other current assets ...............................................................................................................
Note 5. Property and Equipment
Property and equipment is composed of the following.
Land ......................................................................................................................................
Buildings ...............................................................................................................................
Land and leasehold improvements ........................................................................................
Equipment .............................................................................................................................
Construction in progress .......................................................................................................
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization ..................................................................
Property and equipment, net ................................................................................................
December 31,
2016
2015
$
$
4,342
3,374
1,000
8,716
4,131
3,124
-
7,255
$
$
December 31,
2016
2015
$
$
160,328
156,723
163,817
200,214
1,539
682,621
(370,357)
312,264
160,697
156,909
165,042
199,934
3,478
686,060
(353,736)
332,324
$
$
Depreciation and amortization expense for property and equipment for 2016 and 2015 was $21,635 and $24,113, respectively.
Depreciation and amortization expense for property and equipment for the 2014 and 2013 transition periods was $6,380 and
$6,105, respectively. Depreciation and amortization expense for property and equipment for fiscal year 2014 was $23,112.
41
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Note 6. Goodwill and Other Intangibles
Goodwill
Goodwill consists of the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net assets acquired in connection with business
acquisitions.
A reconciliation of the change in the carrying value of goodwill is as follows.
Goodwill at September 25, 2013 .............................................................................
Acquisitions during fiscal year 2014 .......................................................................
Goodwill at September 24, 2014 .............................................................................
Acquisitions during 2014 transition period .............................................................
Goodwill at December 31, 2014 ..............................................................................
Change in foreign exchange rates during 2015 .........................................................
Goodwill at December 31, 2015 ..............................................................................
Change in foreign exchange rates during 2016 ................................................
Goodwill at December 31, 2016 ...........................................................................
Restaurants
28,251
$
-
28,251
-
28,251
(142)
28,109
(19)
28,090
$
Other
-
$
11,913
11,913
-
11,913
-
11,913
-
11,913
$
Total
$
28,251
11,913
40,164
-
40,164
(142)
40,022
(19)
40,003
$
We are required to assess goodwill and any indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment annually, or more frequently if
circumstances indicate impairment may have occurred. When evaluating goodwill for impairment, we may first perform a
qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that a reporting unit is impaired. If we do not perform a
qualitative assessment, or if we determine that it is not more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its
carrying amount, we test for potential impairment using a two-step approach. The first is the estimation of fair value of each
reporting unit. If step one indicates that impairment potentially exists, the second step is performed to measure the amount of
impairment, if any. Goodwill impairment occurs when the estimated fair value of goodwill is less than its carrying value.
The valuation methodology and underlying financial information included in our determination of fair value require significant
management judgments. We use both market and income approaches to derive fair value. The judgments in these two approaches
include, but are not limited to, comparable market multiples, long-term projections of future financial performance, and the
selection of appropriate discount rates used to determine the present value of future cash flows. Changes in such estimates or the
application of alternative assumptions could produce significantly different results. No impairment charges for goodwill were
recorded in 2016, 2015, the 2014 or 2013 transition periods, or in fiscal year 2014.
Other Intangibles
Other intangibles are composed of the following.
December 31,
Gross
carrying
amount
5,310
$
810
6,120
15,876
8,347
30,343
$
2016
Accumulated
amortization
(3,585)
$
(707)
(4,292)
-
-
(4,292)
$
Total
$
1,725
103
1,828
15,876
8,347
26,051
$
Gross
carrying
amount
$
5,310
810
6,120
15,876
3,398
25,394
$
2015
Accumulated
amortization
(3,054)
$
(667)
(3,721)
-
-
(3,721)
$
Total
$
2,256
143
2,399
15,876
3,398
21,673
$
Franchise agreement ............................
Other ...................................................
Total ....................................................
Intangible assets with indefinite lives:
Trade names ........................................
Other assets with indefinite lives.........
Total intangible assets ........................
Intangible assets subject to amortization consist of franchise agreements connected with the purchase of Western as well as rights
to favorable leases related to prior acquisitions. These intangible assets are being amortized over their estimated weighted
average of useful lives ranging from eight to twelve years.
42
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Note 6. Goodwill and Other Intangibles (continued)
Amortization expense for 2016 and 2015 was $571 and $574, respectively. Amortization expense for the 2014 and 2013
transition periods was $151 and $169, respectively. Amortization expense for fiscal year 2014 was $690. (cid:55)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:38)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:92)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)
intangible assets with definite lives will fully amortize in 2020. Total annual amortization expense for each of the next four years
will approximate $500.
The Company purchased perpetual lease rights during 2016 totaling $3,367 and recorded an additional $1,657 indefinite life
asset associated with the tax effect of the asset acquisition. The Company acquired Maxim and First Guard during fiscal year
2014. As a result of the acquisitions during fiscal year 2014, $15,876 of the purchase prices were allocated to intangible assets
with indefinite lives. Intangible assets with indefinite lives consist of trade names, franchise rights as well as lease rights.
December 31,
2016
2015
$
$
33,961
25,321
15,618
12,254
9,960
7,407
8,361
112,882
34,649
22,358
13,584
12,413
8,485
8,514
9,075
109,078
$
$
December 31,
2016
2015
$
6,632
4,514
11,146
$
$
6,658
4,253
10,911
$
Note 7. Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
Accounts payable and accrued expenses include the following.
Accounts payable ..................................................................................................................................
Gift card liability ...................................................................................................................................
Salaries, wages, and vacation .................................................................................................................
Taxes payable ........................................................................................................................................
Workers' compensation and other self-insurance accruals ....................................................................
Deferred revenue ...................................................................................................................................
Other .....................................................................................................................................................
Accrued expenses ..................................................................................................................................
Note 8. Other Liabilities
Other liabilities include the following.
Deferred rent expense ............................................................................................................................
Other .....................................................................................................................................................
Other liabilities ......................................................................................................................................
43
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Note 9. Income Taxes
The components of the provision for income taxes consist of the following.
2016
2015
2014
2013
(unaudited)
Transition Period
Fiscal Year
2014
Current:
Federal ......................................................
State ..........................................................
Deferred ....................................................
Total income taxes .......................................
Reconciliation of effective income tax:
Tax at U.S. statutory rates (35%) ............
State income taxes, net of federal benefit .
Federal income tax credits ........................
Dividends received deduction ...................
Valuation allowance ..................................
Foreign tax rate differences .......................
Other ........................................................
Total income taxes .......................................
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
6,329
1,998
38,485
46,812
51,227
3,332
(4,692)
(5,851)
905
2,249
(358)
46,812
2,866
2,022
(26,476)
(21,588)
(13,100)
(1,973)
(4,837)
(6,142)
919
3,180
365
(21,588)
752
889
52,909
54,550
50,960
4,186
(995)
(341)
499
606
(365)
54,550
2,352
475
6,623
9,450
9,940
840
(960)
(880)
180
371
(41)
9,450
571
477
9,164
10,212
13,656
1,369
(4,298)
(3,650)
985
1,993
157
10,212
$
$
$
$
$
Income taxes paid during 2016 and 2015 was $6,961 and $2,063, respectively. Income taxes paid for the 2014 transition period
was $22. Income taxes paid totaled $4,829 in fiscal year 2014. Income tax refunds totaled $233 in 2016, $16 in 2015 and $17 in
fiscal year 2014.
As of December 31, 2016, we had approximately $396 of unrecognized tax benefits, including approximately $20 of interest and
penalties, which are included in other long-term liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet. As of December 31, 2015, we had
approximately $413 of unrecognized tax benefits, including approximately $35 of interest and penalties, which are included in
other long-term liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet. We recognized approximately $20 and $6 in potential interest and
penalties associated with uncertain tax positions during 2015 and the 2014 transition period, respectively. Our continuing
practice is to recognize interest expense and penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense. The unrecognized tax
benefits of $396 would impact the effective income tax rate if recognized.
(cid:36)(cid:71)(cid:77)(cid:88)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:38)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:92)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:88)(cid:81)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:74)(cid:81)(cid:76)(cid:93)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:68)(cid:91)(cid:3)(cid:69)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:73)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:73)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:74)(cid:85)(cid:82)(cid:86)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:70)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:68)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:73)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:88)(cid:85)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:83)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:68)(cid:91)(cid:3)(cid:83)(cid:82)(cid:86)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:74)(cid:85)(cid:82)(cid:86)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:70)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:68)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:73)(cid:82)r
prior period tax positions and the lapse of statute of limitations during 2016, 2015, the 2014 transition period and fiscal 2014
were not significant.
We file income tax returns which are periodically audited by various foreign, federal, state, and local jurisdictions. With few
exceptions, we are no longer subject to federal, state, and local tax examinations for fiscal years prior to 2013. We believe we
have certain state income tax exposures related to fiscal years 2012 through 2015. Because of the expiration of the various state
statutes of limitations for these fiscal years, it is possible that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will decrease by
approximately $47 within 12 months.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between financial reporting and tax basis of assets and
liabilities and are measured using the currently enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected
to reverse.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Note 9. Income Taxes (continued)
Our deferred tax assets and liabilities consist of the following.
December 31,
2016
2015
Deferred tax assets:
Insurance reserves ........................................................................................................................
Compensation accruals .................................................................................................................
Gift card accruals ..........................................................................................................................
Net operating loss credit carryforward ........................................................................................
Valuation allowance on net operating losses ................................................................................
Income tax credit carryforward ....................................................................................................
Other ............................................................................................................................................
Total deferred tax assets ...............................................................................................................
$
3,440
2,349
3,946
4,292
(4,289)
-
947
10,685
$
2,878
1,610
2,981
3,444
(3,384)
4,344
1,642
13,515
Deferred tax liabilities:
Investments ..................................................................................................................................
Fixed asset basis difference ..........................................................................................................
Goodwill and intangibles ..............................................................................................................
Total deferred tax liabilities ..........................................................................................................
155,476
1,965
5,559
163,000
115,545
6,311
3,526
125,382
Net deferred tax liability ..................................................................................................................
$
(152,315)
$
(111,867)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses on the consolidated balance sheet include income taxes payable of $1,060 as of
December 31, 2016. Receivables on the consolidated balance sheet include income tax receivables of $559 as of December 31,
2015.
Note 10. Notes Payable and Other Borrowings
Notes payable and other borrowings include the following.
Current portion of notes payable and other borrowings
Notes payable .....................................................................................................................
Unamortized original issue discount ...................................................................................
Unamortized debt issuance costs ........................................................................................
Obligations under leases ......................................................................................................
Western revolver .................................................................................................................
Total current portion of notes payable and other borrowings ............................................
Long-term notes payable and other borrowings
Notes payable .....................................................................................................................
Unamortized original issue discount ...................................................................................
Unamortized debt issuance costs ........................................................................................
Obligations under leases ......................................................................................................
Total long-term notes payable and other borrowings..........................................................
December 31,
2016
2015
$
$
2,200
(308)
(711)
5,571
377
7,129
200,898
(1,093)
(2,177)
83,927
281,555
$
$
$
$
$
$
2,200
(296)
(688)
5,787
786
7,789
210,175
(1,403)
(2,888)
90,178
296,062
Steak n Shake Credit Facility
On March 19, 2014, Steak n Shake and its subsidiaries entered into a new credit agreement. This credit agreement provides for a
senior secured term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $220,000 and a senior secured revolving credit facility in an
aggregate principal amount of up to $30,000.
The term loan is scheduled to mature on March 19, 2021. It amortizes at an annual rate of 1.0% in equal quarterly installments,
beginning June 30, 2014, at 0.25% of the original principal amount of the term loan, subject to mandatory prepayments from
excess cash flow, asset sales and other events described in the credit agreement. The balance will be due at maturity. The
revolver will be available on a revolving basis until March 19, 2019.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Note 10. Notes Payable and Other Borrowings (continued)
Steak n Shake has the right to request an incremental term loan facility from participating lenders and/or eligible assignees at any
time, up to an aggregate total principal amount not to exceed $70,000 if certain customary conditions within the credit agreement
are met.
Borrowings bear interest at a rate per annum equal to a base rate or a Eurodollar rate (minimum of 1%) plus an applicable
margin. Interest on the term loan is based on a Eurodollar rate plus an applicable margin of 3.75% or on the prime rate plus an
applicable margin of 2.75%. Interest on loans under the revolver is based on a Eurodollar rate plus an applicable margin ranging
from 2.75% to 4.25% or on the prime rate plus an applicable margin ranging from 1.75% to 3.25%. The applicable margins on
(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:89)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:79)(cid:82)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:54)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:68)(cid:78)(cid:3)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:54)(cid:75)(cid:68)(cid:78)(cid:72)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:87)(cid:68)l leverage ratio. The revolver also carries a commitment fee ranging from
(cid:19)(cid:17)(cid:23)(cid:19)(cid:8)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:3)(cid:19)(cid:17)(cid:24)(cid:19)(cid:8)(cid:3)(cid:83)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:88)(cid:80)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:70)(cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:71)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:3)(cid:54)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:68)(cid:78)(cid:3)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:54)(cid:75)(cid:68)(cid:78)(cid:72)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:87)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:3)(cid:79)(cid:72)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:68)(cid:74)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:85)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:88)(cid:81)(cid:88)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:83)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:89)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:17)
The interest rate on the term loan was 4.75% on December 31, 2016.
The credit agreement includes customary affirmative and negative covenants and events of default, as well as a financial
maintenance covenant, solely with respect to the revolver, relating to the maximum total leverage ratio. (cid:54)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:68)(cid:78)(cid:3)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:54)(cid:75)(cid:68)(cid:78)(cid:72)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:3)
facility contains restrictions on its ability to pay dividends to Biglari Holdings.
Both the term loan and the revolver have been secured by first priority security interests in substantially all the assets of Steak n
Shake. Biglari Holdings is not a guarantor under the credit facility. Approximately $118,589 of the proceeds of the term loan
(cid:90)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:88)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:3)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:92)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:79)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:88)(cid:87)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:80)(cid:82)(cid:88)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:88)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:54)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:68)(cid:78)(cid:3)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:54)(cid:75)(cid:68)(cid:78)(cid:72)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:73)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:73)(cid:68)(cid:70)(cid:76)(cid:79)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:92)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:3)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:92)(cid:3)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:79)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:73)(cid:72)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:72)(cid:91)(cid:83)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:15)
$50,000 of such proceeds were used to pay a cash dividend to Biglari Holdings, and the remaining term loan proceeds of
approximately $51,411 are being used by Steak n Shake for working capital and general corporate purposes. As of December 31,
2016, $203,098 was outstanding under the term loan, and no amount was outstanding under the revolver.
We recorded losses of $1,133 in interest expense for the extinguishment of debt for fiscal year 2014 related to the write-off of
deferred loan costs associated with former credit facilities. We capitalized $4,754 in debt issuance costs in fiscal year 2014.
We had $10,893 and $10,188 in standby letters of credit outstanding as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
Western Revolver
As of December 31, 2016, Western has $377 due June 13, 2017.
Expected principal payments for (cid:81)(cid:82)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:92)(cid:68)(cid:69)(cid:79)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:58)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:81)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:89)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:85) as of December 31, 2016, are as follows.
2017 ..................... $
2018 .....................
2019 .....................
2020 .....................
2021 .....................
Total ..................... $
2,577
2,200
2,200
2,200
194,298
203,475
The carrying amounts for debt reported in the consolidated balance sheet did not differ materially from the fair values at
December 31, 2016 and 2015. The fair value was determined to be a Level 3 fair value measurement.
Interest
Interest paid on debt and obligations under leases are as follows.
Interest paid on debt ......................................................................
$
10,508
$
10,186
$
2,841
$
1,956
$
8,158
Interest paid on obligations under leases .........................................
$
9,475
$
9,422
$
2,577
$
2,612
$
9,720
Year Ended December 31,
2016
2015
T ransition Periods
Ended December 31,
2014
2013
(unaudited)
Year Ended
September 24,
2014
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Note 11. Leased Assets and Lease Commitments
We lease certain physical facilities under non-cancelable lease agreements. These leases require the payment of real estate taxes,
insurance and maintenance costs. Certain leased facilities, which are no longer operated but are subleased to third parties or
franchisees, are classified below as non-operating properties. Minimum future rental payments for non-operating properties have
not been reduced by minimum sublease rentals of $9,518 related to operating leases receivable under non-cancelable subleases.
The property and equipment cost related to finance obligations and capital leases as of December 31, 2016 is as follows: $69,947
buildings, $59,039 land, $27,705 land and leasehold improvements, $1,246 equipment and $74,705 accumulated depreciation.
On December 31, 2016, obligations under non-cancelable finance obligations, capital leases, and operating leases (excluding real
estate taxes, insurance and maintenance costs) require the following minimum future rental payments.
Operating Leases
Total
Operating
Property
Non-
Operating
Property
$
$
$
15,553
15,170
14,076
12,568
12,611
46,133
116,111
708
714
700
771
799
5,150
8,842
$
$
Finance
Obligations
$
14,052
12,043
9,387
6,054
3,939
3,220
48,695
29,059
19,636
5,246
14,390
69,336
83,726
Capital
Leases
$
376
121
55
55
55
5
667
141
526
325
201
-
$
201
$
$
14,428
12,164
9,442
6,109
3,994
3,225
49,362
29,200
20,162
5,571
14,591
69,336
83,927
Year
2017 .........................................................................
2018 .........................................................................
2019 .........................................................................
2020 .........................................................................
2021 .........................................................................
After 2021 ...............................................................
Total minimum future rental payments ..................
Less amount representing interest ...........................
Total principal obligations under leases ..................
Less current portion ................................................
Non-current principal obligations under leases .......
Residual value at end of lease term ..........................
Obligations under leases ..........................................
Rent expense is presented below.
Minimum rent ................................................
Contingent rent .............................................
Rent expense .................................................
$
$
17,906
1,841
19,747
18,476
2,022
20,498
$
$
$
$
5,069
356
5,425
4,706
295
5,001
18,322
1,549
19,871
2016
2015
2014
2013
(unaudited)
T ransition Period
Fiscal Year
2014
$
$
$
$
Non-cancellable finance obligations were created when the Company, under prior management, entered into certain build-to-suit
or sale leaseback arrangements. As a result of continuing involvement in the underlying leases (generally due to right of
substitution or purchase option provisions of the leases), the Company accounts for the leases as financings.
Note 12. Related Party Transactions
Shared Services Agreement
During fiscal 2013, Biglari Holdings and Biglari Capital entered into the Shared Services Agreement pursuant to which Biglari
Holdings provides certain services to Biglari Capital. Biglari Capital is solely owned by Mr. Biglari. The Shared Services
Agreement runs for an initial five-year term, and automatically renews for successive five-year periods, unless terminated by
either party effective at the end of the initial or the renewed term, as applicable. The term of the Shared Services Agreement
coincides with the lock-(cid:88)(cid:83)(cid:3)(cid:83)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:73)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:38)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:92)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:55)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:47)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:41)(cid:88)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:47)(cid:17)(cid:51)(cid:17)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:55)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:47)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81) Fund II, L.P. under their
respective partnership agreements. During 2016, 2015, 2014 transition period, and fiscal year 2014, the Company provided
services for Biglari Capital under the Shared Services Agreement costing an aggregate of $1,372, $4,425, $44, and $1,590,
respectively.
47
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Note 12. Related Party Transactions (continued)
Investments in The Lion Fund, L.P. and The Lion Fund II, L.P.
As of December 31, 2016(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:38)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:92)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:55)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:47)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:41)(cid:88)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:47)(cid:17)(cid:51)(cid:17)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:55)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:47)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:41)(cid:88)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:44)(cid:44)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:47)(cid:17)(cid:51)(cid:17)(cid:3)(cid:75)(cid:68)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:3)(cid:73)(cid:68)(cid:76)(cid:85)(cid:3) value of
$972,707.
Contributions to and distributions from The Lion Fund, L.P. and The Lion Fund II, L.P. were as follows.
2016
2015
2014
2014
Transition Period Fiscal Year
Contributions of cash .......................................................................
Contributions of securities................................................................
Distributions of cash.........................................................................
Distributions of securities.................................................................
$
$
14,150
5,682
(26,265)
(4,463)
(10,896)
88,500
-
(19,775)
-
68,725
-
$
-
-
-
$
-
$
100,000
74,418
(10,340)
-
$
164,078
$
$
As the general partner of the investment partnerships, Biglari Capital on December 31 of each year will earn an incentive
(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:79)(cid:82)(cid:70)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:73)(cid:72)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:73)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:38)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:92)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:72)(cid:84)(cid:88)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:24)(cid:8)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:83)(cid:85)(cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:69)(cid:82)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:88)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:3)(cid:75)(cid:88)(cid:85)(cid:71)(cid:79)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:85)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:3)(cid:25)(cid:8)(cid:17) Our policy is
to accrue an estimated incentive fee throughout the year. (cid:42)(cid:68)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:38)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:92)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:80)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:70)(cid:78)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:70)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:76)ve reallocations on
gains on Company common stock are eliminated in our financial statements. (cid:37)(cid:68)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:37)(cid:76)(cid:74)(cid:79)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:3)(cid:43)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:71)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:86)(cid:182)(cid:3)(cid:7)280,563 of earnings
from the investment partnerships for 2016, the total incentive reallocation from Biglari Holdings to Biglari Capital was $31,628,
(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:70)(cid:79)(cid:88)(cid:71)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:3) (cid:7)(cid:20)(cid:20)(cid:15)(cid:24)(cid:20)(cid:23)(cid:3) (cid:68)(cid:86)(cid:86)(cid:82)(cid:70)(cid:76)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3) (cid:90)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:3) (cid:74)(cid:68)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:3) (cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3) (cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:38)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:92)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3) (cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:80)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3) (cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:70)(cid:78). For 2015, the incentive reallocation from Biglari
(cid:43)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:71)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:3)(cid:37)(cid:76)(cid:74)(cid:79)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:3)(cid:38)(cid:68)(cid:83)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:3)(cid:90)(cid:68)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:7)(cid:21)(cid:22)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:79)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:3)(cid:90)(cid:75)(cid:76)(cid:70)(cid:75)(cid:3)(cid:90)(cid:68)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:86)(cid:86)(cid:82)(cid:70)(cid:76)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:90)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:3)(cid:74)(cid:68)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:38)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:92)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:80)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:70)(cid:78)(cid:17)(cid:3)(cid:37)(cid:68)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:37)(cid:76)(cid:74)lari
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Biglari Holdings to Biglari Capital was $34,406.
Incentive Agreement Amendment
During 2013, Biglari Holdings and Mr. Biglari entered into an amendment to the Incentive Agreement to exclude earnings by the
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2014 transition period or fiscal year 2014. Under the Amended and Restated Incentive Agreement Mr. Biglari would receive a
payment of approximately $14,700 if an event occurred entitling him to a severance payment.
License Agreement
On January 11, 20(cid:20)(cid:22)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:38)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:92)(cid:3)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:3)(cid:55)(cid:85)(cid:68)(cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:80)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:78)(cid:3)(cid:47)(cid:76)(cid:70)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:36)(cid:74)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:72)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:11)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:179)(cid:47)(cid:76)(cid:70)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:36)(cid:74)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:72)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:180)(cid:12)(cid:3)(cid:90)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:3)(cid:48)(cid:85)(cid:17)(cid:3)(cid:37)(cid:76)(cid:74)(cid:79)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:17)(cid:3)
The License Agreement was unanimously approved by the Governance, Nominating and Compensation Committee. In addition,
the license under the License Agreement is provided on a royalty-free basis in the absence of specified extraordinary events
described below. Accordingly, the Company and its subsidiaries have paid no royalties to Mr. Biglari under the License
Agreement since its inception.
Under the License Agreement, Mr. Biglari granted to the Company an exclusive license to use the Biglari and Biglari Holdings
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(a) the expiration of twenty years from the date of the License Agreement (subject to extension as provided in the License
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Termination Event (as defined in the License Agreement), the Licensed Marks for the Products and Services will transfer from
Mr. Biglari to the Company, without any compensation, if the Company is continuing to use the Licensed Marks in the ordinary
course of its business. Otherwise, the rights will revert to Mr. Biglari.
If (i) a Change of Control (as defined in the (cid:47)(cid:76)(cid:70)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:36)(cid:74)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:72)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:12)(cid:3) (cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:3) (cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:38)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:92)(cid:30)(cid:3) (cid:11)(cid:76)(cid:76)(cid:12)(cid:3) (cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:80)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3) (cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:3) (cid:48)(cid:85)(cid:17)(cid:3) (cid:37)(cid:76)(cid:74)(cid:79)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)
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received by Biglari Holdings and its subsidiaries nor would it apply retrospectively (i.e., to revenues received with respect to the
period prior to the Triggering Event). The royalty would apply to revenues recorded by the Company on an accrual basis under
GAAP, solely with respect to the defined period of time after the Triggering Event equal to the Royalty Period, from a covered
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Note 12. Related Party Transactions (continued)
Product, Service or business that (1) has used the Biglari Holdings or Biglari name at any time during the term of the License
Agreement, whether prior to or after a Triggering Event, or (2) the Company has specifically identified, prior to a Triggering
Event, will use the name Biglari or Biglari Holdings.
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the following: (1) all Products and Services covered by the License Agreement bearing or associated with the names Biglari and
Biglari Holdings at any time (whether prior to or after a Triggering Event). This category would include, without limitation, the
use of Biglari or Biglari Holdings in the public name of a business providing any covered Product or Service; and (2) all covered
Products, Services and businesses that the Company has specifically identified, prior to a Triggering Event, will bear, use or be
associated with the name Biglari or Biglari Holdings.
The Governance, Nominating and Compensation Committee unanimously approved the association of the Biglari name and
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May 14, 2013, the Company, Steak n Shake, LLC and Steak n Shake Enterprises, Inc. entered into a Trademark Sublicense
Agreement in connection therewith. Accordingly, revenues received by the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates from Steak n
(cid:54)(cid:75)(cid:68)(cid:78)(cid:72)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:68)(cid:88)(cid:85)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:86)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:83)(cid:85)(cid:82)(cid:71)(cid:88)(cid:70)(cid:87)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:69)(cid:85)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:90)(cid:82)(cid:88)(cid:79)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:90)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:73)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:3)(cid:53)(cid:72)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:88)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:73)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:83)(cid:88)(cid:85)(cid:83)(cid:82)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:47)(cid:76)(cid:70)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:36)(cid:74)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:72)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:17)
(cid:55)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:179)(cid:53)(cid:82)(cid:92)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:87)(cid:92)(cid:3)(cid:51)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:71)(cid:180)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:3)(cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:73)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:83)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:73)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)Triggering Event, calculated as follows: (i) if, following three months
after a Triggering Event, the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates continues to use the Biglari or Biglari Holdings
name in connection with any covered product or service, or continues to use Biglari as part of its corporate or public company
(cid:81)(cid:68)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:15)(cid:3) (cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:3) (cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:179)(cid:53)(cid:82)(cid:92)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:87)(cid:92)(cid:3) (cid:51)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:71)(cid:180)(cid:3) (cid:90)(cid:76)(cid:79)(cid:79)(cid:3) (cid:72)(cid:84)(cid:88)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:3) (cid:11)(cid:68)(cid:12)(cid:3) (cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:83)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:71)(cid:3) (cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:3) (cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:71)(cid:88)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:3) (cid:90)(cid:75)(cid:76)(cid:70)(cid:75)(cid:3) (cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:38)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:92)(cid:3) (cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:3) (cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:92)(cid:3) (cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:3) (cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:86)(cid:3) (cid:86)(cid:88)(cid:69)(cid:86)(cid:76)(cid:71)(cid:76)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:3) (cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:3)
affiliates continues any such use, plus (b) a period of time after the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates have ceased all uses
of the names Biglari and Biglari Holdings equal to the length of the term of the License Agreement prior to the Triggering Event,
plus three years. As an example, if a Triggering Event occurs five years after the date of the License Agreement, and the
Company ceases all uses of the Biglari and Biglari Holdings names two years after the Triggering Event, the Royalty Period will
equal a total of ten years (the sum of two years after the Triggering Event during which the Biglari and Biglari Holdings names
are being used, plus a period of time equal to the five years prior to the Triggering Event, plus three years); or (ii) if the
Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates cease all uses of the Biglari and Biglari Holdings names within three months after a
(cid:55)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:74)(cid:74)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:3)(cid:40)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:179)(cid:53)(cid:82)(cid:92)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:87)(cid:92)(cid:3)(cid:51)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:71)(cid:180)(cid:3)(cid:90)(cid:76)(cid:79)(cid:79)(cid:3)(cid:72)(cid:84)(cid:88)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:79)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:80)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:47)(cid:76)(cid:70)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:36)(cid:74)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:72)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:83)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:55)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:74)(cid:74)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:81)g
Event, plus three years. As an example, if a Triggering Event occurs five years after the date of the License Agreement, and the
Company ceases all uses of the Biglari and Biglari Holdings names two months after the Triggering Event, the Royalty Period
will equal a total of eight years (the sum of the period of time equal to the five years prior to the Triggering Event, plus three
years). Notwithstanding the above methods of determining the Royalty Period, the minimum Royalty Period is five years after a
Triggering Event.
The Company and its subsidiaries have paid no royalties to Mr. Biglari under the License Agreement since its execution.
The actual amount of royalties paid to Mr. Biglari following the occurrence of a Triggering Event (as defined in the License
(cid:36)(cid:74)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:72)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:12)(cid:3) (cid:90)(cid:82)(cid:88)(cid:79)(cid:71)(cid:3) (cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:83)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:3) (cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3) (cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:38)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:92)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3) (cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:88)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:3) (cid:71)(cid:88)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:3) (cid:87)(cid:75)e applicable period following the Triggering Event, and,
therefore, depends on material assumptions and estimates regarding future operations and revenues. Assuming for purposes of
illustration a Triggering Event occurred on December 31, 2016, using revenue from 2016 as an estimate of future revenue and
calculated according to terms of the License Agreement, Mr. Biglari would receive approximately $20,300 in royalty payments
annually. At a minimum, the royalties would be earned on revenue generated from January 1, 2017 through December 21, 2023.
Royalty payments beyond the minimum period would be subject to the licensee's continued use of the licensed marks.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Note 13. Common Stock Plans
On March 7, 2008, our shareholders approved the 2008 Equity Incentive Plan. During fiscal 2010, we resolved to suspend,
indefinitely, the future issuance of stock-based awards under the 2008 plan. No shares have been granted under the 2008 plan
since 2010.
The following table summarizes the options activity for 2016.
Outstanding at December 31, 2015 .........................................
Exercised ..................................................................................
Canceled or forfeited ...............................................................
Outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2016 ................
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
$ 271.58
$ 325.75
$ 315.58
$ 225.59
Options
5,218
(1,995)
(446)
2,777
Weighted Average
Remaining
Contractual Life
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
0.84
$ 688
There was no unrecognized stock option compensation cost at December 31, 2016 or 2015. No amounts were charged to
expense during 2016, 2015, the 2014 or 2013 transition periods, or during fiscal year 2014.
Note 14. Commitments and Contingencies
We are involved in various legal proceedings and have certain unresolved claims pending. We believe, based on examination of
these matters and experiences to date, that the ultimate liability, if any, in excess of amounts already provided in our consolidated
financial statements is not likely to have a material effect on our results of operations, financial position or cash flows.
Note 15. Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities
The fair values of substantially all of our financial instruments were measured using market or income approaches. Considerable
judgment may be required in interpreting market data used to develop the estimates of fair value. Accordingly, the fair values
presented are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that could be realized in an actual current market exchange. The use of
alternative market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the estimated fair value.
The hierarchy for measuring fair value consists of Levels 1 through 3, which are described below.
(cid:120) Level 1 (cid:177) Inputs represent unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities exchanged in active markets.
(cid:120) Level 2 (cid:177) Inputs include directly or indirectly observable inputs (other than Level 1 inputs) such as quoted prices for
similar assets or liabilities exchanged in active or inactive markets; quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities
exchanged in inactive markets; other inputs that may be considered in fair value determinations of the assets or
liabilities, such as interest rates and yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default
rates; and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other
means. Pricing evaluations generally reflect discounted expected future cash flows, which incorporate yield curves for
instruments with similar characteristics, such as credit ratings, estimated durations and yields for other instruments of
the issuer or entities in the same industry sector.
(cid:120) Level 3 (cid:177) Inputs include unobservable inputs used in the measurement of assets and liabilities. Management is required
to use its own assumptions regarding unobservable inputs because there is little, if any, market activity in the assets or
liabilities and we may be unable to corroborate the related observable inputs. Unobservable inputs require management
to make certain projections and assumptions about the information that would be used by market participants in pricing
assets or liabilities.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Note 15. Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities (continued)
The following methods and assumptions were used to determine the fair value of each class of the following assets and liabilities
recorded at fair value in the consolidated balance sheet:
Cash equivalents: Cash equivalents primarily consist of money market funds which are classified within Level 1 of the fair value
hierarchy.
Equity securities: The (cid:38)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:92)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:72)(cid:84)(cid:88)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:92)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:70)(cid:88)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:79)(cid:68)(cid:86)(cid:86)(cid:76)(cid:73)(cid:76)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:90)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:47)(cid:72)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:79)(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:73)(cid:68)(cid:76)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:89)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:88)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:75)(cid:76)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:70)(cid:75)(cid:92)(cid:17)
Bonds: (cid:55)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:38)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:92)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:69)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:79)(cid:68)(cid:86)(cid:86)(cid:76)(cid:73)(cid:76)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:90)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:47)(cid:72)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:79)(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:73)(cid:68)(cid:76)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:89)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:88)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:75)(cid:76)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:70)(cid:75)(cid:92)(cid:17)
Non-qualified deferred compensation plan investments: The assets of the non-qualified plan are set up in a rabbi trust. They
represent mutual funds and are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
Derivative instruments: Options related to equity securities are marked to market each reporting period and are classified within
Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
As of December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 the fair values of financial assets and liabilities were as follows.
De ce mbe r 31,
2016
2015
Le ve l 1
Le ve l 2
Le ve l 3
Total
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
T otal
Asse ts
Cash equivalents ...........................
$
471
$
-
$
-
$
471
$
700
$
-
$
-
$
700
Equity securities:
Insurance ...................................
-
Consumer goods .........................
2,018
Bonds ...........................................
Options on equity securities ..........
Non-qualified deferred
-
-
-
-
24,904
2,445
compensation plan investments .
2,872
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5,046
2,018
24,904
2,445
-
-
-
2,872
2,203
-
-
21,304
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5,046
-
21,304
-
2,203
T otal assets at fair value ...............
$
5,361
$
27,349
$
-
$
32,710
$
7,949
$
21,304
$
-
$
29,253
There were no changes in our valuation techniques used to measure fair values on a recurring basis.
The Company recorded an impairment to long-lived assets of $695 and $51 during 2016 and 2015, respectively. The Company
did not record any impairment during the 2014 transition period. The Company recorded an impairment of $41 during the 2013
transition period. During fiscal year 2014, the Company recorded an impairment to long-lived assets of $1,433. The fair value of
the long-lived assets was determined based on Level 2 inputs using quoted prices for similar properties and quoted prices for the
properties from brokers. The fair value of the assets impaired was not material for any of the applicable periods.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Note 16. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Changes in the balances of each component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, were as follows.
2016
2015
Fore ign
C urre ncy
Translation
Adjustme nts
Inve stme nt
Gain
Accumulate d
O the r
C ompre he nsive
Loss
Foreign
Currency
T ranslation
Adjustments
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
Investment
Gain
Beginning Balance ..........................
$
(2,992)
$
(687)
$
(3,679)
$
(620)
$
(163)
$
(783)
Other comprehensive income (loss)
before reclassifications ................
(455)
357
(98)
(2,372)
(565)
(2,937)
Reclassification to (earnings) loss ...
Ending Balance ..............................
-
(3,447)
$
193
(137)
$
$
193
(3,584)
-
(2,992)
$
41
(687)
$
41
(3,679)
$
T ransition Period 2014
Fiscal Year 2014
Foreign
Currency
T ranslation
Adjustments
Investment
Gain
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
Foreign
Currency
T ranslation
Adjustments
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Investment
Gain
Beginning Balance ..........................
$
(574)
$
52
$
(522)
$
8
$
21,449
$
21,457
Other comprehensive income (loss)
before reclassifications ................
Reclassification to (earnings) loss ...
(46)
-
(215)
-
(261)
-
(582)
(3,056)
-
(18,341)
(3,638)
(18,341)
Ending Balance ..............................
$
(620)
$
(163)
$
(783)
$
(574)
$
52
$
(522)
The following reclassifications were made from accumulated other comprehensive income to the consolidated statement of
earnings.
Reclassifications from
Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Income
Investment (loss)
Reclassifications from
Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Income
Investment gain
$
$
Transition
Period
2014
-
$
-
-
$
-
2016
2015
Affected Line Item in the
Consolidated Statement of Earnings
(306)
-
(113)
(193)
-
$
(62)
(21)
(41)
$
Investment (loss) on contribution
Insurance premiums and other
Income tax expense (benefit)
Net of tax
Fiscal
Year
2014
$
$
29,524
54
11,237
18,341
Affected Line Item in the
Consolidated Statement of Earnings
Investment gain on contribution
Insurance premiums and other
Income tax expense (benefit)
Net of tax
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Note 17. Business Segment Reporting
Our reportable business segments are organized in a manner that reflects how management views those business activities.
Our restaurant operations includes Steak n Shake and Western. As a result of the acquisitions of First Guard and Maxim, the
Company reports segment information for these businesses. Other business activities not specifically identified with reportable
business segments are (cid:83)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3) (cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:3) (cid:179)(cid:82)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:180)(cid:3) (cid:90)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:3) (cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:87)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:3) (cid:82)(cid:83)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:3) (cid:69)(cid:88)(cid:86)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:17)(cid:3) (cid:58)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:83)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:87)(cid:3) (cid:82)(cid:88)(cid:85)(cid:3) (cid:72)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:81)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:86)(cid:3) (cid:73)(cid:85)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:3) (cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:3)
partnerships separate from our corporate expenses.
We assess and measure segment operating results based on segment earnings as disclosed below. Segment earnings from
operations are neither necessarily indicative of cash available to fund cash requirements, nor synonymous with cash flow from
operations.
The tabular information that follows shows data of our reportable segments reconciled to amounts reflected in the consolidated
financial statements.
Revenue and earnings (loss) before income taxes for 2016, 2015, transition periods 2014 and 2013, and fiscal year 2014 were as
follows.
Operating Businesses:
Restaurant Operations:
Steak n Shake ...............................................
Western ........................................................
Total Restaurant Operations ..........................
First Guard .....................................................
M axim .............................................................
2016
2015
2014
Revenue
Transition Period
$
$
$
$
804,423
13,491
817,914
22,997
9,165
850,076
805,771
13,967
819,738
17,232
24,482
861,452
212,369
3,279
215,648
3,574
5,228
224,450
$
$
$
$
2013
(unaudited)
$
201,483
2,959
204,442
-
-
$
204,442
Fiscal Year
2014
765,600
12,555
778,155
5,715
9,941
793,811
Operating Businesses:
Restaurant Operations:
Steak n Shake ..................................................
Western ...........................................................
Total Restaurant Operations .............................
First Guard ........................................................
M axim ................................................................
Other...................................................................
Total Operating Businesses ..................................
Corporate and investments:
Corporate ...........................................................
Gains (losses) on contibutions to partnerships .
Investment partnership gains (loss) ..................
Total corporate .....................................................
Interest expense on notes
Earnings (Loss) Before Income Taxes
Transition Period
2016
2015
2014
2013
(unaudited)
Fiscal Year
2014
$
34,717
2,506
37,223
5,135
(10,078)
94
32,374
$
39,749
1,849
41,598
3,529
(18,105)
564
27,586
$
10,172
394
10,566
906
(5,498)
3
5,977
$
9,461
329
9,790
-
-
21
9,811
$
26,494
1,765
28,259
1,461
(15,981)
500
14,239
(10,241)
(306)
135,886
125,339
(13,731)
-
(39,356)
(53,087)
(1,807)
-
144,702
142,895
(3,264)
-
23,493
20,229
(8,503)
29,524
14,055
35,076
payable and other borrowings ...........................
(11,450)
(11,930)
(3,272)
(1,641)
(10,299)
$
146,263
$
(37,431)
$
145,600
$
28,399
$
39,016
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Note 17. Business Segment Reporting (continued)
A disaggregation of our consolidated capital expenditure and depreciation and amortization captions for 2016, 2015, transition
periods 2014 and 2013, and fiscal year 2014 is presented in the tables that follow.
Capital Expenditures
Transition Period
2016
2015
2014
2013
(unaudited)
Fiscal Year
2014
Operating Businesses:
Restaurant Operations:
Steak n Shake ...............................................
Western .......................................................
Total Restaurant Operations ..........................
First Guard .....................................................
M axim ............................................................
Other ..............................................................
Total Operating Businesses ..............................
Corporate .......................................................
Consolidated results ..........................................
Operating Businesses:
Restaurant Operations:
Steak n Shake ...............................................
Western .......................................................
Total Restaurant Operations ..........................
First Guard .....................................................
M axim ............................................................
Other ..............................................................
Total Operating Businesses ..............................
Corporate .......................................................
Consolidated results ..........................................
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Depreciation and Amortization
Transition Period
2016
2015
2014
2013
(unaudited)
Fiscal Year
2014
$
$
$
$
$
8,733
-
8,733
10
57
7
8,807
9
8,816
6,289
172
6,461
30
151
116
6,758
70
6,828
4,997
11
5,008
-
-
275
5,283
-
5,283
6,274
160
6,434
-
-
34
6,468
98
6,566
25,398
1,113
26,511
-
312
6,840
33,663
2,149
35,812
23,402
662
24,064
38
211
279
24,592
313
24,905
11,624
306
11,930
7
42
51
12,030
-
12,030
20,968
605
21,573
64
409
431
22,477
448
22,925
8,434
43
8,477
102
16
2,486
11,081
2
11,083
23,045
691
23,736
36
296
412
24,480
300
24,780
$
$
$
$
$
A disaggregation of our consolidated asset captions is presented in the table that follows.
Reportable segments:
Restaurant Operations:
Steak n Shake ......................................................................................................................
Western ...............................................................................................................................
Total Restaurant Operations .................................................................................................
First Guard .............................................................................................................................
M axim ....................................................................................................................................
Other ......................................................................................................................................
Corporate ...............................................................................................................................
Investment partnerships ........................................................................................................
Total assets ...........................................................................................................................
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Identifiable Assets
December 31,
2016
2015
$
$
395,809
17,040
412,849
42,746
19,100
21,116
23,519
577,637
1,096,967
393,853
17,412
411,265
41,159
23,545
23,587
15,834
471,689
987,079
$
$
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Note 18. Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)
For the year ended December 31, 2016
Total revenues ................................................................................
Gross profit ....................................................................................
Costs and expenses ........................................................................
Earnings (loss) before income taxes .............................................
Net earnings (loss) .........................................................................
Basic earnings (loss) per common share ......................................
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share ...................................
For the year ended December 31, 2015
Total revenues .................................................................................
Gross profit .....................................................................................
Costs and expenses .........................................................................
Earnings (loss) before income taxes ................................................
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Biglari Holdings Inc. .................
Basic earnings (loss) per common share .........................................
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share ......................................
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
208,242
43,328
201,271
80,741
51,163
41.20
41.16
205,828
38,686
206,144
17,173
9,983
5.36
5.36
219,113
49,645
207,655
57,079
37,517
30.60
30.57
221,956
51,208
213,172
(2,177)
26
0.01
0.01
216,732
46,718
207,135
(104,258)
(60,129)
(49.48)
(49.48)
218,443
46,791
209,493
9,050
9,298
7.36
7.35
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
205,989
42,101
202,407
112,701
70,900
58.78
58.70
215,225
46,199
209,366
(61,477)
(35,150)
(27.88)
(27.88)
We define gross profit as net revenue less restaurant cost of sales, media cost of sales, and insurance losses and underwriting expenses,
which excludes depreciation and amortization.
Note 19. Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information
Capital expenditures in accounts payable at December 31, 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2013 were $480, $537, $981 and $409,
respectively. Capital expenditures in accounts payable at September 24, 2014 was $2,269.
During 2016, we had new capital lease obligations of $258 and lease retirements of $1,006. We did not have any new capital
lease obligations or lease retirements during 2015, the 2014 transition period or fiscal year 2014.
During 2016, the Company made a non-cash contribution of securities of $5,682 to the investment partnerships and received a
non-cash distribution of securities of $4,463 from the investment partnerships. During fiscal 2014, the company made a non-cash
contribution of securities of $74,418.
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Item 9.
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
Not applicable.
Item 9A.
Controls and Procedures
Based on an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)),
our Chief Executive Officer and Controller have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of
December 31, 2016.
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended December 31,
2016 that have materially affected, or that are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Item 9B.
Other Information
None.
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Part III
Item 10.
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
The information required by this Item will be contained in (cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:38)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:92)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3) (cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:73)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:83)(cid:85)(cid:82)(cid:91)(cid:92)(cid:3) (cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:3) (cid:73)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:3) (cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:86)(cid:3) (cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:20)7 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders, to be filed on or before April 30, 2017, and such information is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 11.
Executive Compensation
The information required by this Item will be contained in (cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:38)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:92)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3) (cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:73)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:83)(cid:85)(cid:82)(cid:91)(cid:92)(cid:3) (cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:3) (cid:73)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:3) (cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:86)(cid:3) (cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:20)7 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders, to be filed on or before April 30, 2017, and such information is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 12.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder
Matters
The information required by this Item will be contained in (cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:38)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:92)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3) (cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:73)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:76)(cid:87)ive proxy statement for its 2017 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders, to be filed on or before April 30, 2017, and such information is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 13.
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
The information required by this Item will be contained in (cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:38)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:92)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3) (cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:73)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:83)(cid:85)(cid:82)(cid:91)(cid:92)(cid:3) (cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:3) (cid:73)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:3) (cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:86)(cid:3) (cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:20)7 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders, to be filed on or before April 30, 2017, and such information is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 14.
Principal Accountant Fees and Services
The information required by this Item will be contained in (cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:38)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:92)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3) (cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:73)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:83)(cid:85)(cid:82)(cid:91)(cid:92)(cid:3) (cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:3) (cid:73)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:3) (cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:86)(cid:3) (cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:20)7 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders, to be filed on or before April 30, 2017, and such information is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 15.
Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
Part IV
(a) 1. Financial Statements
The following Consolidated Financial Statements, as well as the Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are
included in Part II, Item 8 of this report:
Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm ............................................................................................
(cid:48)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:68)(cid:74)(cid:72)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:182)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:53)(cid:72)(cid:83)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:44)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:81)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:3)(cid:38)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:85)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:41)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:70)(cid:76)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:3)(cid:53)(cid:72)(cid:83)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74) ...............................................................................
Consolidated Balance Sheets ............................................................................................................................................
Consolidated Statements of Earnings ................................................................................................................................
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income ........................................................................................................
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows ...........................................................................................................................
Consolidated Statements of Changes in (cid:54)(cid:75)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:75)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:182)(cid:3)(cid:40)(cid:84)(cid:88)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:92)(cid:3)..........................................................................................
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements .....................................................................................................................
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27
28
29
30
31
32
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2. Financial Statement Schedule
Schedules have been omitted for the reason that they are not required, are not applicable, or the required information is set forth
in the financial statements or notes thereto.
Item 16.
Form 10-K Summary
Not applicable.
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this
report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on February 25, 2017.
SIGNATURES
BIGLARI HOLDINGS INC.
By:
/s/ BRUCE LEWIS
Bruce Lewis
Controller
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons
on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities indicated, on February 25, 2017.
Signature
/s/ SARDAR BIGLARI
Sardar Biglari
/s/ BRUCE LEWIS
Bruce Lewis
/s/ PHILIP COOLEY
Philip Cooley
/s/ DR. RUTH J. PERSON
Dr. Ruth J. Person
/s/ KENNETH R. COOPER
Kenneth R. Cooper
/s/ JAMES P. MASTRIAN
James P. Mastrian
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
Title
Controller (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
Director
Director
Director
Director
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