RCI Reports 3Q25 Results, Hosts X Spaces Call at 4:30 PM ET Today

RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:RICK) today reported results for the fiscal 2025 third quarter ended June 30, 2025. The Company also filed its Form 10-Q today.

¹ See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below.

3Q25 Summary (Comparisons are to the year-ago period unless indicated otherwise)

Eric Langan, President and CEO, said: "We continued to make solid progress with our Back to Basics 5-Year Capital Allocation Plan. Nightclubs revenues were nearly level despite tariff and tax bill related economic uncertainty. Bombshells revenues reflected the previously announced sale/divestiture of five underperformers, but increased sequentially from 2Q25. Consolidated profitability benefited from the absence of impairment charges, partially offset by other factors."

Back to Basics 5-Year Capital Allocation Plan (FY25-29)

• 3Q25: Early April 2025 acquired Platinum West in West Columbia, SC, for $6.25 million for the club and $1.75 million for the real estate.

• 3Q25: Mid-June 2025 acquired Platinum Plus in Allentown, PA, for $2.0 million.

• 3Q25: Late June 2025 opened Rick's Cabaret and Steakhouse in Central City, CO.

• 3Q25: Repurchased 75,325 common shares for $3.0 million ($40.41 average per share), with 8,756,800 shares outstanding at June 30, 2025.

• 4Q25: Early July 2025 opened a Bombshells in Lubbock, TX.

X Spaces Conference Call at 4:30 PM ET Today

• Hosted by RCI President and CEO Eric Langan, CFO Bradley Chhay, and Mark Moran of Equity Animal.
• Call link: https://x.com/i/spaces/1OdJrDOQobXKX (X log in required).
• Presentation link: https://www.rcihospitality.com/investor-relations/.
• To ask questions: Participants must join the X Space using a mobile device.
• To listen only: Participants can access the X Space from a computer.
• There will be no other types of telephone or webcast access.

3Q25 Results (Comparisons are to the year-ago period unless indicated otherwise)

Nightclubs segment: Revenues of $62.3 million declined by 0.8%. Sales reflected a 3.7% decline in same-store sales and the absence of Baby Dolls Fort Worth due to fire in July 2024, mostly offset by $2.6 million from four new clubs acquired or opened in 2Q25 and 3Q25 and four rebranded/reformatted Texas clubs not in SSS.²

By revenue type, food, merchandise and other increased 5.1%, service increased 0.3%, and alcoholic beverages declined 3.9%. Other net charges totaled $2.3 million, primarily reflecting lawsuit settlement expense and gain on insurance, compared to $7.7 million, primarily reflecting 3Q24 impairments.

Operating income was $17.8 million (28.5% of segment revenues) compared to $13.6 million (21.7%). Results reflected the decline in other net charges and SSS, acquisitions not yet fully optimized, and Rick's Cabaret Central City pre-opening costs.

Non-GAAP operating income, which excludes other net charges, was $20.7 million (33.2% of segment revenues) compared to $21.9 million (34.9%).

Bombshells segment: Revenues of $8.6 million declined 34.5%. Sales reflected the sale/divestiture of five underperforming locations and a 13.5% decline in SSS, partially offset by two new locations not in SSS (Stafford, TX, and Denver, CO).²

Operating income was $87,000 (1.0% of segment revenues) compared to a loss of $8.9 million (-67.8%), which included impairments of $10.3 million. Results reflected the decline in impairments, sales from open locations and Bombshells Lubbock pre-opening costs.

Non-GAAP operating income, which excludes impairments, was $100,000 (1.2% of segment revenues) compared to $1.4 million (10.8%).

Corporate segment: Expenses totaled $8.7 million (12.2% of total revenues) compared to $7.2 million (9.4%). Non-GAAP expenses totaled $8.3 million (11.7% of total revenues) compared to $6.4 million (8.4%). GAAP and non-GAAP expenses reflected the net addition of $1.7 million in estimated non-cash self-insurance actuarial reserves.

Impairments and other charges, net within consolidated operations totaled $2.3 million compared to $18.3 million. 3Q25 primarily reflected $3.3 million lawsuit settlement expense, partially offset by a $1.1 million gain from an insurance payment related to the Baby Dolls Fort Worth fire. 3Q24 primarily reflected $17.9 million in impairments.

Income tax was a $0.7 million expense compared to a $1.4 million benefit.

Weighted average shares outstanding of 8.79 million declined 5.2% due to share buybacks.

Debt was $241.3 million at June 30, 2025 compared to $241.5 million at March 31, 2025. Debt reflected scheduled pay downs, new acquisition related debt and construction financing for Bombshells Rowlett and Lubbock.

² See our July 10, 2025 news release on 3Q25 sales for more details.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to our financial information presented in accordance with GAAP, management uses certain non-GAAP financial measures, within the meaning of the SEC Regulation G, to clarify and enhance understanding of past performance and prospects for the future. Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company's operating performance, financial position or cash flows that excludes or includes amounts that are included in or excluded from the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. We monitor non-GAAP financial measures because it describes the operating performance of the Company and helps management and investors gauge our ability to generate cash flow, excluding (or including) some items that management believes are not representative of the ongoing business operations of the Company, but are included in (or excluded from) the most directly comparable measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. Relative to each of the non-GAAP financial measures, we further set forth our rationale as follows:

Non-GAAP Operating Income and Non-GAAP Operating Margin. We calculate non-GAAP operating income and non-GAAP operating margin by excluding the following items from income from operations and operating margin: (a) amortization of intangibles, (b) impairment of assets, (c) settlement of lawsuits, (d) gains or losses on sale of businesses and assets, (e) gains or losses on insurance, and (f) stock-based compensation. We believe that excluding these items assists investors in evaluating period-over-period changes in our operating income and operating margin without the impact of items that are not a result of our day-to-day business and operations.

Non-GAAP Net Income and Non-GAAP Net Income per Diluted Share. We calculate non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income per diluted share by excluding or including certain items to net income or loss attributable to RCIHH common stockholders and diluted earnings per share. Adjustment items are: (a) amortization of intangibles, (b) impairment of assets, (c) settlement of lawsuits, (d) gains or losses on sale of businesses and assets, (e) gains or losses on insurance, (f) stock-based compensation, (g) gains or losses on lease termination, and (h) the income tax effect of the above-described adjustments. Included in the income tax effect of the above adjustments is the net effect of the non-GAAP provision for income taxes, calculated at 17.4% and 11.7% effective tax rate of the pre-tax non-GAAP income before taxes for the nine months ended June 30, 2025, and 2024, respectively, and the GAAP income tax expense (benefit). We believe that excluding and including such items help management and investors better understand our operating activities.

Adjusted EBITDA. We calculate adjusted EBITDA by excluding the following items from net income or loss attributable to RCIHH common stockholders: (a) depreciation and amortization, (b) impairment of assets, (c) income tax expense, (d) net interest expense, (e) settlement of lawsuits, (f) gains or losses on sale of businesses and assets, (g) gains or losses on insurance, (h) stock-based compensation, and (i) gains or losses on lease termination. We believe that adjusting for such items helps management and investors better understand our operating activities. Adjusted EBITDA provides a core operational performance measurement that compares results without the need to adjust for federal, state and local taxes which have considerable variation between domestic jurisdictions. The results are, therefore, without consideration of financing alternatives of capital employed. We use adjusted EBITDA as one guideline to assess our unleveraged performance return on our investments. Adjusted EBITDA is also the target benchmark for our acquisitions of nightclubs.

We also use certain non-GAAP cash flow measures such as free cash flow. Free cash flow is derived from net cash provided by operating activities less maintenance capital expenditures. We use free cash flow as the baseline for the implementation of our capital allocation strategy.

About RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:RICK) (X: @RCIHHinc)

With more than 60 locations, RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is the country's leading company in adult nightclubs and sports bars-restaurants. See all our brands at www.rcihospitality.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those indicated, including, but not limited to, the risks and uncertainties associated with (i) operating and managing an adult entertainment or restaurant business, (ii) the business climates in cities where it operates, (iii) the success or lack thereof in launching and building the Company's businesses, (iv) cyber security, (v) conditions relevant to real estate transactions, and (vi) numerous other factors such as laws governing the operation of adult entertainment or restaurant businesses, competition and dependence on key personnel. For more detailed discussion of such factors and certain risks and uncertainties, see RCI's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2024, as well as its other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company has no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of future events or circumstances.