-- Third quarter Reported EPS of
-- Third quarter Adjusted EPS of
-- Comparable sales increased 0.3%, delivering a two-year comparable sales increase of 7.6%.
-- Repurchased 1.0 million shares in the third quarter of fiscal 2019 and 7.1 million shares year to date; returned
-- Board of Directors declared quarterly dividend of
-- Updates outlook for fiscal 2019.
The near-record warm weather during our largest and most profitable quarter affected every segment of our business. And, while we are extremely proud of the results we've achieved, substantially mitigating the very material footwear tariffs that were recently enacted, the mitigation effort itself has had repercussions which have weighed heavy on our results."
"We are continuously seeking ways to increase our market share,"
Third Quarter Operating Results
- Total revenue increased by 12.4%, including
$137.5 million in revenue from the Brand Portfolio segment, which includes$25.6 million in intersegment revenue that is eliminated in consolidation. - Comparable sales increased 0.3% for third quarter of fiscal 2019 compared to a 7.3% increase in the third quarter of fiscal 2018.
- Reported gross profit, as a percent of net sales, decreased by 370 bps primarily driven by lower margins in the
U.S. Retail segment due to being more promotional and higher shipping costs in the current year associated with higher digital penetration, partially offset by higher margins in the Canada Retail segment due to lower clearance activity and improved leverage in occupancy costs. - Reported operating expenses, as a percent of revenue, decreased by 400 bps, driven by lower incentive compensation, the impact of lease exit charges, acquisition-related costs and restructuring charges in the prior year, and lower marketing investments, partially offset by the impact of including
Camuto Group in the consolidated results. - Reported net income was
$43.5 million , or$0.60 per diluted share, including pre-tax charges totaling$6.9 million , or$0.07 per diluted share, primarily from impairment charges and integration and restructuring expenses. - Adjusted net income was
$48.6 million , or$0.67 per diluted share.
Nine Months Operating Results
- Total revenue increased by 14.3%, including
$345.0 million in revenue from the Brand Portfolio segment, which includes$53.8 million in intersegment revenue that is eliminated in consolidation. - Comparable sales increased 0.8% compared to last year's 6.3% increase.
- Reported gross profit, as a percent of net sales, decreased by 190 bps.
- Reported operating expenses, as a percent of revenue, decreased by 30 bps.
- Reported net income was
$102.1 million , or$1.36 per diluted share, including pre-tax charges totaling$19.3 million , or$0.21 per diluted share, primarily from impairment charges and integration and restructuring expenses. - Adjusted net income was
$117.9 million , or$1.57 per diluted share.
Balance Sheet Highlights
- Cash and investments totaled
$113.8 million compared to$294.3 million at the end of the third quarter last year, and debt totaled$235.0 million compared to no debt outstanding at the end of the third quarter last year, reflecting the funding of the two acquisitions in fiscal 2018 and share repurchase activity. - The Company ended the quarter with inventories of
$677.7 million compared to$624.2 million last year. Excluding inventories from the acquisitions, inventories per square foot decreased 5.6% to last year. - During fiscal 2019, the Company repurchased 7.1 million shares for a total of
$141.6 million with$334.9 million remaining under its share repurchase program.
Regular Dividend
The Company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of
Fiscal 2019 Annual Outlook
The Company lowered its full year outlook for Adjusted EPS in the range of
Comparison of Current to Previous Outlook
Current Outlook | Previous Outlook | ||
Revenue outlook | Low double-digit growth | Low double-digit growth | |
Comparable sales growth | Flat | Low single-digit growth | |
Tax rate | 24% | 27% | |
Shares outstanding | 75 million | 77 million |
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SEGMENT RESULTS | |||||||||||||
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Revenue | |||||||||||||
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| Amount | % | Comparable Sales % | ||||||||
Segment net sales: | |||||||||||||
$ | 716,775 | $ | 721,746 | $ | (4,971) | (0.7) | % | —% | |||||
Canada Retail | 76,299 | 80,072 | (3,773) | (4.7) | % | 4.4% | |||||||
Brand Portfolio | 130,582 | — | 130,582 | NM | NA | ||||||||
Other | 28,848 | 29,851 | (1,003) | (3.4) | % | (2.4)% | |||||||
Total segment net sales | 952,504 | 831,669 | 120,835 | 14.5 | % | 0.3% | |||||||
Commission, franchise and other revenue | 9,352 | 1,334 | 8,018 | 601.0 | % | ||||||||
961,856 | 833,003 | 128,853 | 15.5 | % | |||||||||
Elimination of intersegment revenue | (25,592) | — | (25,592) | NM | |||||||||
Consolidated total revenue | $ | 936,264 | $ | 833,003 | $ | 103,261 | 12.4 | % |
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| Amount | % | Comparable Sales % | ||||||||
Segment net sales: | |||||||||||||
$ | 2,086,535 | $ | 2,083,287 | $ | 3,248 | 0.2 | % | 0.5% | |||||
Canada Retail | 191,421 | 152,604 | 38,817 | 25.4 | % | 6.1% | |||||||
Brand Portfolio | 326,871 | — | 326,871 | NM | NA | ||||||||
Other | 93,935 | 99,950 | (6,015) | (6.0) | % | 0.9% | |||||||
Total segment net sales | 2,698,762 | 2,335,841 | 362,921 | 15.5 | % | 0.8% | |||||||
Commission, franchise and other revenue | 30,028 | 4,532 | 25,496 | 562.6 | % | ||||||||
2,728,790 | 2,340,373 | 388,417 | 16.6 | % | |||||||||
Elimination of intersegment revenue | (53,813) | — | (53,813) | NM | |||||||||
Consolidated total revenue | $ | 2,674,977 | $ | 2,340,373 | $ | 334,604 | 14.3 | % | |||||
NM - Not meaningful | |||||||||||||
NA - Not applicable |
Store Data | |||||||
(square footage in thousands) | Number of | Square | Number of | Square | |||
521 | 10,579 | 519 | 10,582 | ||||
Canada Retail segment: | |||||||
119 | 638 | 111 | 613 | ||||
— | — | 34 | — | ||||
27 | 535 | 27 | 535 | ||||
146 | 1,173 | 172 | 1,148 | ||||
Total operating stores | 667 | 11,752 | 691 | 11,730 | |||
ABG stores serviced | 283 | 287 |
Gross Profit(1) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Segment gross profit: | |||||||||||||||||||
$ | 201,409 | 28.1 | % | $ | 239,650 | 33.2 | % | $ | (38,241) | (16.0) | % | (510) | |||||||
Canada Retail | 27,485 | 36.0 | % | 25,364 | 31.7 | % | $ | 2,121 | 8.4 | % | 430 | ||||||||
Brand Portfolio | 33,936 | 26.0 | % | — | — | % | $ | 33,936 | NM | NM | |||||||||
Other | 6,291 | 21.8 | % | 6,069 | 20.3 | % | $ | 222 | 3.7 | % | 150 | ||||||||
269,121 | 271,083 | ||||||||||||||||||
Intercompany eliminations | (1,031) | — | |||||||||||||||||
Consolidated gross profit | $ | 268,090 | 28.9 | % | $ | 271,083 | 32.6 | % | $ | (2,993) | (1.1) | % | (370) |
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(dollars in thousands) | Amount | % of | Amount | % of | Amount | % | Basis | ||||||||||||
Segment gross profit: | |||||||||||||||||||
$ | 619,356 | 29.7 | % | $ | 667,595 | 32.0 | % | $ | (48,239) | (7.2) | % | (230) | |||||||
Canada Retail | 65,171 | 34.0 | % | 43,582 | 28.6 | % | $ | 21,589 | 49.5 | % | 540 | ||||||||
Brand Portfolio | 75,191 | 23.0 | % | — | — | % | $ | 75,191 | NM | NM | |||||||||
Other | 21,643 | 23.0 | % | 19,626 | 19.6 | % | $ | 2,017 | 10.3 | % | 340 | ||||||||
781,361 | 730,803 | ||||||||||||||||||
Intercompany eliminations | (2,374) | — | |||||||||||||||||
Consolidated gross profit | $ | 778,987 | 29.4 | % | $ | 730,803 | 31.3 | % | $ | 48,184 | 6.6 | % | (190) |
(1) | Gross profit is defined as net sales, which excludes commission, franchise and other revenue, less cost of sales. |
Intersegment Eliminations | |||||
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Elimination of intersegment activity: | |||||
Net sales recognized by Brand Portfolio segment | $ | (23,896) | $ | — | |
Cost of sales: | |||||
Cost of sales recognized by Brand Portfolio segment | 17,363 | — | |||
Recognition of intersegment gross profit for inventory previously purchased | 5,502 | — | |||
Gross profit | (1,031) | — | |||
Commission income | (1,696) | — | |||
Total eliminations of intersegment activity | $ | (2,727) | $ | — |
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Elimination of intersegment activity: | |||||
Net sales recognized by Brand Portfolio segment | $ | (50,522) | $ | — | |
Cost of sales: | |||||
Cost of sales recognized by Brand Portfolio segment | 39,281 | — | |||
Recognition of intersegment gross profit for inventory previously purchased | 8,867 | — | |||
Gross profit | (2,374) | — | |||
Commission income | (3,291) | — | |||
Total eliminations of intersegment activity | $ | (5,665) | $ | — |
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | ||||||||
(unaudited and in thousands) | ||||||||
Assets | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 87,838 | $ | 99,369 | $ | 222,419 | ||
Investments | 25,939 | 69,718 | 71,848 | |||||
Accounts receivable, net | 87,313 | 68,870 | 14,902 | |||||
Inventories | 677,696 | 645,317 | 624,167 | |||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 48,077 | 71,945 | 49,924 | |||||
Total current assets | 926,863 | 955,219 | 983,260 | |||||
Property and equipment, net | 394,695 | 409,576 | 383,110 | |||||
Operating lease assets | 950,514 | — | — | |||||
113,644 | 89,513 | 25,899 | ||||||
Intangible assets | 23,297 | 46,129 | 20,000 | |||||
Deferred tax assets | 39,452 | 30,283 | 42,966 | |||||
Equity investment in ABG-Camuto | 54,964 | 58,125 | — | |||||
Other assets | 33,549 | 31,739 | 19,394 | |||||
Total assets | $ | 2,536,978 | $ | 1,620,584 | $ | 1,474,629 | ||
Liabilities and shareholders' equity | ||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 266,335 | $ | 261,625 | $ | 198,499 | ||
Accrued expenses | 190,897 | 201,535 | 182,964 | |||||
Current operating lease liabilities | 184,598 | — | — | |||||
Total current liabilities | 641,830 | 463,160 | 381,463 | |||||
Debt | 235,000 | 160,000 | — | |||||
Non-current operating lease liabilities | 880,883 | — | — | |||||
Other non-current liabilities | 36,084 | 165,047 | 150,730 | |||||
Total liabilities | 1,793,797 | 788,207 | 532,193 | |||||
Total shareholders' equity | 743,181 | 832,377 | 942,436 | |||||
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $ | 2,536,978 | $ | 1,620,584 | $ | 1,474,629 |
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | |||||||||||
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Revenue: | |||||||||||
Net sales | $ | 928,608 | $ | 831,669 | $ | 2,648,240 | $ | 2,335,841 | |||
Commission, franchise and other revenue | 7,656 | 1,334 | 26,737 | 4,532 | |||||||
Total revenue | 936,264 | 833,003 | 2,674,977 | 2,340,373 | |||||||
Cost of sales | (660,518) | (560,586) | (1,869,253) | (1,605,038) | |||||||
Operating expenses | (217,476) | (226,491) | (666,898) | (590,230) | |||||||
Income from equity investment in ABG- | 2,662 | — | 7,354 | — | |||||||
Impairment adjustments (charges) | (4,824) | 7,163 | (4,824) | (29,077) | |||||||
Operating profit | 56,108 | 53,089 | 141,356 | 116,028 | |||||||
Interest income (expense), net | (2,174) | 870 | (5,947) | 2,339 | |||||||
Non-operating income (expenses), net | 15 | (108) | (128) | (49,594) | |||||||
Income before income taxes and loss from | 53,949 | 53,851 | 135,281 | 68,773 | |||||||
Income tax provision | (10,489) | (14,532) | (33,220) | (42,203) | |||||||
Loss from equity investment in TSL | — | — | — | (1,310) | |||||||
Net income | $ | 43,460 | $ | 39,319 | $ | 102,061 | $ | 25,260 | |||
Diluted earnings per share | $ | 0.60 | $ | 0.48 | $ | 1.36 | $ | 0.31 | |||
Weighted average diluted shares | 72,947 | 82,287 | 75,149 | 81,686 |
NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION | |||||||||||
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Reported net income | $ | 43,460 | $ | 39,319 | $ | 102,061 | $ | 25,260 | |||
Pre-tax adjustments: | |||||||||||
Included in operating expenses: | |||||||||||
Lease exit and other termination costs | — | 16,301 | — | 20,704 | |||||||
Acquisition-related costs and target acquisition costs | — | 12,982 | — | 18,594 | |||||||
Integration and restructuring expenses | 1,465 | 563 | 13,574 | 3,271 | |||||||
Amortization of intangible assets | 617 | 115 | 664 | 229 | |||||||
Impairment charges (adjustments) | 4,824 | (7,163) | 4,824 | 29,077 | |||||||
Included in non-operating income (expenses), net: | |||||||||||
Fair value adjustments of TSL's previously held assets | — | — | — | 33,988 | |||||||
Foreign currency transaction losses | 9 | 94 | 216 | 15,390 | |||||||
Total pre-tax adjustments | 6,915 | 22,892 | 19,278 | 121,253 | |||||||
Tax effect of adjustments | (1,789) | (4,302) | (3,394) | (8,475) | |||||||
Tax expense impact as a result of | — | — | — | 2,265 | |||||||
Total adjustments, after tax | 5,126 | 18,590 | 15,884 | 115,043 | |||||||
Adjusted net income | $ | 48,586 | $ | 57,909 | $ | 117,945 | $ | 140,303 | |||
Reported diluted earnings per share | $ | 0.60 | $ | 0.48 | $ | 1.36 | $ | 0.31 | |||
Adjusted diluted earnings per share | $ | 0.67 | $ | 0.70 | $ | 1.57 | $ | 1.72 |
Non-GAAP Measures
In addition to diluted earnings per share and net income determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in
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