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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

x      QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended August 31, 2012

OR

o         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:  0-18926

JOE’S JEANS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(323) 837-3700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

NO CHANGE

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

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. x Yes  o No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). x Yes  o No

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 definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes o  No x

The number of shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding as of October 15, 2012 was 66,965,373.

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JOE’S JEANS INC.

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.                    Financial Statements.

JOE’S JEANS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except per share data)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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JOE’S JEANS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share data)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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JOE’S JEANS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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JOE’S JEANS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(in thousands)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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JOE’S JEANS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Joe’s Jeans Inc., or Joe’s, we or us, which include the accounts of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2012 and 2011 and the related footnote information have been prepared on a basis consistent with our audited consolidated financial statements as of November 30, 2011 contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, or the Annual Report.  Our fiscal year end is November 30.

Our principal business activity involves the design, development and worldwide marketing of apparel products.  Our primary current operating subsidiary is Joe’s Jeans Subsidiary Inc., or Joe’s Jeans Subsidiary.  Our primary assets include all rights, title and interest in the intellectual property, including the trademarks, related to the Joe’s®, Joe’s Jeans™ and JD® brand and marks, or the Joe’s Brand.  All significant inter-company transactions have been eliminated.  We operate in two primary business segments:  Wholesale and Retail.  Our Wholesale segment is comprised of sales to retailers, specialty stores and distributors and includes expenses from marketing, sales, distribution and customer service departments.  Also, some international sales are made directly to wholesale customers who operate retail stores.  Our Retail segment is comprised of sales directly to consumers through full-price retail stores, outlet stores and through the www.joesjeans.com/shop internet site.  We opened our first full price retail store in October 2008 in Chicago, Illinois and currently operate six full price retail stores and 17 outlet stores in outlet centers around the country.  Our Corporate and other is comprised of expenses from corporate operations, which include the executive, finance, legal, and human resources departments, as well as design, production and general advertising expense to support the Joe’s® brand.

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 8-03 of Regulation S-X.  Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.  These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto contained in our Annual Report.  In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments), which management considers necessary to present fairly our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented.  The results for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2012 and 2011 are not necessarily indicative of the results anticipated for the entire year ending November 30, 2012.  The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements.  Actual results may differ from those estimates.

NOTE 2 —ADOPTION OF ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES

There were no Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued standards that we adopted in the relevant periods.

NOTE 3 — ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, INVENTORY ADVANCES AND DUE TO FACTOR

Our primary method to obtain the cash necessary for operating needs has been through the sale of accounts receivable pursuant to factoring agreements and advances under inventory security agreements with our factor, CIT Commercial Services, a unit of CIT Group Inc., or CIT.

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As a result of these agreements, amounts due to factor consist of the following (in thousands):

Of the total amount of receivables sold by us as of August 31, 2012 and November 30, 2011, we hold the risk of payment of $51,000 and $108,000, respectively, in the event of non-payment by the customers.

CIT Commercial Services

Our Joe’s Jeans Subsidiary is party to an accounts receivable factoring agreement and an inventory security agreement with CIT.  The accounts receivable agreement gives us the ability to obtain cash by selling to CIT certain of our accounts receivable and the inventory security agreement gives us the ability to obtain advances for up to 50 percent of the value of certain eligible inventory.  The accounts receivables are sold for up to 85 percent of the face amount on either a recourse or non-recourse basis depending on the creditworthiness of the customer.  CIT currently permits us to sell our accounts receivables at the maximum level of 85 percent and allows advances of up to $6,000,000 for eligible inventory.  CIT has the ability, in its discretion at any time or from time to time, to adjust or revise any limits on the amount of loans or advances made to us pursuant to both of these agreements and to impose surcharges on our rates for certain of our customers.  In addition, cross guarantees were executed by and among us and all of our parent and subsidiaries to guarantee each entity’s obligations.  In connection with the agreements with CIT, certain assets are pledged to CIT, including all of the inventory, merchandise and/or goods, including raw materials through finished goods and receivables.  However, our trademarks are not encumbered.

In May 2010, the parties amended the accounts receivable agreement to provide for a change in the factoring fees, an extension of the agreement and additional termination rights.  The accounts receivable agreement may be terminated by CIT upon 60 days’ written notice or immediately upon the occurrence of an event of default as defined in the agreement.  The accounts receivable agreement may be terminated by us upon 60 days’ written notice prior to June 30, 2013, or earlier provided that the minimum factoring fees have been paid for the respective period, or if CIT fails to fund us for five consecutive days.  In the event the agreement is not terminated, it automatically extends for an additional year.  The inventory agreement may be terminated once all obligations are paid under both agreements or if an event of default occurs as defined in the agreement.

Beginning July 1, 2010, we paid to CIT a factoring rate of 0.55 percent for accounts which CIT bears the credit risk, subject to discretionary surcharges, up to $40,000,000 of invoices factored, 0.50 percent over $40,000,000 of invoices factored and 0.35 percent for accounts which we bear the credit risk.  The interest rate associated with borrowings under the inventory lines and factoring facility is 0.25 percent plus the Chase prime rate.  As of August 31, 2012, the Chase prime rate was 3.25 percent.

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In the event we need additional funds, we have also established a letter of credit facility with CIT to allow us to open letters of credit for a fee of 0.25 percent of the letter of credit face value with international and domestic suppliers, subject to availability.  At August 31, 2012, we did not have any letters of credit outstanding.

NOTE 4 — INVENTORIES

Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market with cost determined by the first-in, first-out method.  Inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):

We did not record any charges to our inventory reserve allowance for the three and nine month period ended August 31, 2012.  For the three and nine months ended August 31, 2011, we record charges to our inventory reserve allowance of $128,000.  During the third quarter of fiscal 2011, we wrote down certain finished goods inventory by $1,620,000, representing the lower of cost or market adjustment.

NOTE 5 — PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment consisted of the following (in thousands):

Depreciation and amortization expense related to property and equipment is recorded in operating expenses.  For the three months ended August 31, 2012 and 2011, depreciation and amortization was $363,000 and $323,000, respectively, and for the nine months ended August 31, 2012 and 2011, was $979,000 and $887,000, respectively.

We review for indicators of impairment present at our retail stores (all located in the U.S) whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable.  These indicators of impairment are specifically related to under-performance or operating losses relative to expected historical or projected future operating results.  We perform a recoverability test and an impairment test on these stores.  The key assumptions used in estimates of projected cash flows were sales, gross margins and payroll costs.  These forecasts are based on historical trends and take into account recent developments, as well as our future plans and intentions.  Based upon the results of the discounted cash flow analysis, which included the operating performance of certain of our stores, we

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recorded an impairment charge related to property and equipment at two of our full price retail stores of $1,144,000 for both the three and nine months ended August 31, 2011 because we do not believe we can recover the carrying value of the property and equipment.  There has been no impairment in the three and nine months ended August 31, 2012.

NOTE 6 —RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

As of August 31, 2012 and November 30, 2011, our related party balance consisted of amounts due to and due from certain related parties, as further described below, as follows (in thousands):

Joe Dahan

Mr. Dahan is entitled to a certain percentage of our gross profit on our Joe’s® brand in any applicable fiscal year until October 2017.  See “Note 10 - Contingent Consideration Payments” for a further discussion on the contingent consideration.

For the three and nine months ended August 31, 2012 and 2011, expenses of $462,000 and $439,000 and $1,394,000 and $1,342,000, respectively, were recorded in the statement of operations related to the contingent consideration payments made to Mr. Dahan under this agreement.

Albert Dahan

In April 2009, we entered into a commission-based sales agreement with Albert Dahan, brother of Joe Dahan, for the sale of our products into the off-price channels of distribution.  Under the agreement, Mr. Albert Dahan is entitled to a commission for purchase orders entered into by us where he acts as a sales person.  The agreement may be terminated at any time for any reason or no reason with or without notice.  For the three months ended August 31, 2012 and 2011, payments of $137,000, and $165,000, respectively, and for the nine months ended August 31, 2012 and 2011, payments of $396,000 and $546,000, respectively, were made to Mr. Albert Dahan under this arrangement.

Effective as of June 1, 2009, we entered into a license agreement for the license of the children’s product line with Kids Jeans LLC, or Kids LLC, an entity in which Mr. Albert Dahan holds an interest and has voting control.  Under the terms of the license, Kids LLC had an exclusive right to produce, distribute and sell children’s products bearing the Joe’s® brand on a worldwide basis, subject to certain limitations on the channels of distribution.  In exchange for the license, Kids LLC paid us a royalty payment of 20 percent on the first $5,000,000 in net sales, or $1,000,000.  In April 2011, we terminated the license agreement and in June 2011, we entered into a settlement agreement with Kids LLC.  Pursuant to the terms of the settlement agreement, Kids LLC agreed to pay to us approximately $450,000 in exchange for Kids LLC’s right to continue to sell children’s apparel products until September 30, 2011 or December 31, 2011, depending on the product to be sold and customer to whom it would be sold.   In exchange, the parties entered into mutual releases with respect to all claims related to the subject matter.  In October 2011, we entered into a new agreement, or New Agreement, similar to the foregoing license agreement with Kids LLC, with Ever Blue LLC, or Ever Blue, an entity

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which Albert Dahan is the sole member, for the continued sale of children’s products.  In exchange for the license, Ever Blue pays to us a royalty on net sales with certain guaranteed minimum sales for each term.  For the nine months ended August 31, 2012, we have recognized $80,000 in royalty income under the New Agreement.  In connection with the New Agreement, we provided initial funding to Ever Blue for inventory purchases.  As of August 31, 2012, no amount was outstanding under this arrangement.

NOTE 7— EARNINGS PER SHARE

Earnings per share are computed using weighted average common shares and dilutive common equivalent shares outstanding. Potentially dilutive securities consist of outstanding options, restricted stock and unvested RSUs. A reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of basic earnings per share and diluted earnings per share is as follows:

For the three months ended August 31, 2012 and 2011, currently exercisable options of 728,290 and 868,290, respectively, have been excluded from the calculation of diluted income per share because the exercise prices of such options were out-of-the-money or their effect would have been anti-dilutive.  For the nine months ended August 31, 2012 and 2011, currently exercisable options of 828,290 and 868,290, respectively, have been excluded from the calculation of diluted income per share because the exercise prices of such options were out-of-the-money or their effect would have been anti-dilutive.

For the three months ended August 31, 2012 and 2011, unvested restricted shares and unvested RSUs in the aggregate of 157,102 and 3,547,553, respectively, have been excluded from the calculation of the diluted loss per share as their effect would have been anti-dilutive.  For the nine months ended August 31, 2012 and 2011, unvested restricted shares and unvested RSUs in the aggregate of 1,178,852 and 3,547,553, respectively, have been excluded from the calculation of the diluted loss per share as their effect would have been anti-dilutive.

Shares Reserved for Future Issuance

As of August 31, 2012, shares reserved for future issuance include (i) 828,290 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options granted under the incentive plans; (ii) 2,576,030 shares of common stock issuable upon the vesting of RSUs; and (iii) an aggregate of 4,653,515 shares of common stock available for future issuance under the Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Incentive Plan.

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NOTE 8 —INCOME TAXES

We utilize the liability method of accounting for income taxes in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification, or ASC, 740.  Under the liability method, deferred taxes are determined based on the temporary differences between the financial statements and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates.

Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. The likelihood of a material change in our expected realization of these assets depends on our ability to generate sufficient future taxable income. Our ability to generate enough taxable income to utilize our deferred tax assets depends on many factors, among which is our ability to deduct tax loss carry-forwards against future taxable income, the effectiveness of tax planning strategies and reversing deferred tax liabilities.

We are subject to U.S. federal income tax as well as income tax in multiple state jurisdictions.  To the extent allowed by law, the tax authorities may have the right to examine prior periods where net operating losses were generated and carried forward, and make adjustments up to the amount of the net operating loss carryforward amount.  We are no longer subject to U.S. federal and California income tax examinations by tax authorities for years prior to 2008.  There are currently no examinations pending with any jurisdiction.

We had net operating loss carryforwards of $38,956,000 at the end of fiscal 2011 for federal tax purposes that will expire from fiscal 2018 through 2027. We also had $25,489,000 of net operating loss carryforwards available for California which begin to expire from fiscal 2017 through fiscal 2020.

Certain limitations may be placed on net operating loss carryforwards as a result of “changes in control” as defined in Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code.  In the event a change in control occurs, it will have the effect of limiting the annual usage of the carryforwards in future years.  Additional changes in control in future periods could result in further limitations of our ability to offset taxable income.  A change in control occurred in June 2007 and any resulting reductions in the net operating loss carryforwards were adjusted at that time.

NOTE 9 — STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Stock Incentive Plans

In September 2000, we adopted the 2000 Director Stock Incentive Plan, or the 2000 Director Plan, under which nonqualified stock options were granted to members of our Board of Directors in lieu of cash director fees.  After the adoption of the 2004 Stock Incentive Plan in June 2004, we no longer granted options pursuant to the 2000 Director Plan; however, the plan remains in effect for awards outstanding as of the adoption of the 2004 Stock Incentive Plan.  As of August 31, 2012, options to purchase up to 53,290 shares of common stock remained outstanding under the 2000 Director Plan.

On June 3, 2004, we adopted the 2004 Stock Incentive Plan, or the 2004 Incentive Plan, and in October 2011, we adopted the Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Incentive Plan, or the Restated Plan, to update it with respect to certain provisions and changes in the tax code since its original adoption.   Under the Restated Plan, the number of shares authorized for issuance is 6,825,000 shares of common stock.  Since the adoption of the Restated Plan in October 2011, we no longer grant awards pursuant to the 2004 Incentive Plan; however, the 2004 Incentive Plan remains in effect for awards outstanding as of the adoption of the Restated Plan.  Under the Restated Plan, grants may be made to employees, officers, directors and consultants under a variety of awards based upon underlying equity, including, but not limited to, stock options, restricted common stock, restricted stock units or performance shares.  The Restated Plan limits the number of shares that can be awarded to any employee in one year to 1,250,000.  The exercise price for incentive options may not be less than the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant and the exercise period may not exceed ten years.  Vesting periods, terms and types of awards are determined by the Board of Directors and/or our Compensation and Stock Option Committee, or Compensation Committee.  The Restated Plan includes a provision for the acceleration of vesting of all awards upon a change of control as well as a provision that allows forfeited or unexercised awards that have expired to be available again for future issuance. Since fiscal 2008, we have issued both restricted common stock and

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restricted common stock units, or RSUs, to our officers, directors and employees pursuant to our various plans.  The RSUs represent the right to receive one share of common stock for each unit on the vesting date provided that the employee continues to be employed by us.   On the vesting date of the RSUs, we expect to issue the shares of common stock to each participant upon vesting and expect to withhold an equivalent number of shares at fair market value on the vesting date to fulfill tax withholding obligations.  Any RSUs withheld or forfeited will be shares available for issuance in accordance with the terms of the Restated Plan.

The shares of common stock issued upon exercise of a previously granted stock option or a grant of restricted common stock or RSUs are considered new issuances from shares reserved for issuance in connection with the adoption of the various plans. We require that the option holder provide a written notice of exercise in accordance with the option agreement and plan to the stock plan administrator and full payment for the shares be made prior to issuance.  All issuances are made under the terms and conditions set forth in the applicable plan.  As of August 31, 2012, 4,653,515 shares remained available for issuance under the Restated Plan.

For all stock compensation awards that contain graded vesting with time-based service conditions, we have elected to apply a straight-line recognition method to account for all of these awards.  For existing grants that were not fully vested at November 30, 2011, there was a total of $533,000 and $487,000 and $1,398,000 and $1,340,000 of stock based compensation expense recognized during the three and nine months ended August 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

The following summarizes option grants, restricted common stock and RSUs issued to members of the Board of Directors for the fiscal years 2002 through the third quarter of fiscal 2012 (in actual amounts) for service as a member:

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Exercise prices for options outstanding as of August 31, 2012 are as follows:

The following table summarizes the stock option activity by plan for the respective periods (in actual amounts):

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Stock activity in the aggregate for the periods indicated are as follows (in actual amounts):

As of August 31, 2012, there was $2,603,000 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the 2004 Incentive Plan and the Restated Plan.  That unrecognized compensation cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.1 years.

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A summary of the status of restricted common stock and RSUs as of November 30, 2010 and November 30, 2011, and changes during the three months and nine months ended August 31, 2011 and 2012, respectively, are presented and discussed below:

In the three months ended August 31, 2012 and 2011, no shares of restricted stock or RSUs, were granted.  In the three months ended August 31, 2012 and 2011, we issued 557,056 and 414,131 shares of common stock to holders of RSUs and 316,013 and 240,080 RSUs, respectively, were withheld, cancelled or forfeited.  In the nine months ended August 31, 2012 and 2011 we granted 2,272,176 and 1,219,513 shares of restricted stock or RSUs, respectively.  In the nine months ended August 31, 2012 and 2011, we issued 1,101,883 and 767,943 shares of common stock to holders of RSUs and 552,937 and 439,841 RSUs, respectively, were withheld, cancelled or forfeited.

NOTE 10 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Contingent Consideration Payments

Mr. Dahan is entitled to a certain percentage of the gross profit earned by us on our Joe’s® brand in any applicable fiscal year until October 2017.  Mr. Dahan is entitled to the following: (i) 11.33 percent of the gross profit from $11,251,000 to $22,500,000; (ii) three percent of the gross profit from $22,501,000 to $31,500,000; (iii) two percent of the gross profit from $31,501,000 to $40,500,000; (iv) one percent of the gross profit above $40,501,000.  The payments may be paid in advance on a monthly basis based upon estimates of gross profits after the assumption has been reached that the payments are likely to be paid.  At the end of each quarter, any overpayments are offset against future payments and any significant underpayments are made.  No payments are made if the gross profit is less than $11,250,000.  “Gross Profit” is defined as net sales of the Joe’s® brand less cost of goods sold.  See “Note 6 — Related Party Transactions” for payments made to Mr. Dahan.

Retail Leases

We lease retail store locations under operating lease agreements expiring on various dates through 2023 or three to 10 years from the rent commencement date.  Some of these leases require us to make periodic payments for property taxes, utilities and common area operating expenses. Certain retail store leases provide for rents based upon the minimum annual rental amount and a percentage of annual sales volume, generally ranging from 6% to 8%, when specific sales volumes are exceeded.  Some leases include lease incentives, rent abatements and fixed rent escalations, which are amortized and recorded over the initial lease term on a straight-line basis.

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As of August 31, 2012, the future minimum rental payments under non-cancelable retail operating leases with lease terms in excess of one year were as follows (in thousands):