Highlights:
* Quarterly net sales and earnings exceeded expectations
* Comparable sales down 1.5% on an owned basis and down 1.6% on an owned-plus-licensed basis
* Diluted EPS of
* Lowers full-year sales and EPS guidance to incorporate risks related to increased macroeconomic pressures
'During the second quarter, we delivered solid results, despite the challenging environment,' said
'Over the past two years, our Polaris strategy has made us faster and more agile, which has been essential to navigate rapidly changing consumer trends and macro conditions. We expect to come out of this uncertain period in a strong position with a healthy balance sheet, new capabilities and a talented team ready to capture renewed demand,' Gennette continued.
Second Quarter Highlights
Comparisons are to second quarter 2021 unless noted otherwise. Comparisons to 2019 are provided, where appropriate, to benchmark performance given the impact of the pandemic.
Diluted earnings per share of
This compares to diluted earnings per share of
This compares to diluted earnings per share and Adjusted diluted earnings per share of
Comparable sales down 1.5% on an owned basis and down 1.6% on an owned-plus-licensed basis; up 4.3% and 4.4%, respectively, versus the second quarter of 2019.
Digital sales decreased 5% year-over-year while increasing 37% versus the second quarter of 2019.
Digital penetration was 30% of net sales, a 2-percentage point decline from the second quarter of 2021, but 8-percentage points higher than the second quarter of 2019.
Highlights of the company's nameplates include:
43.9 million active customers shopped the
Star Rewards program members made up approximately 70% of the total
The company continued to see strength in occasion-based categories, including career and tailored sportswear, fragrances, shoes, dresses and luggage.
4.0 million active customers shopped the Bloomingdale's brand, on a trailing twelve-month basis, a 14% increase over the prior year.
Results were driven by strength across women's, men's and kid's contemporary and dressy apparel as well as luggage.
Approximately 700,000 active customers shopped the Bluemercury brand, on a trailing twelve-month basis, a 9% increase over the prior year.
Inventory turnover, on a trailing twelve-month basis, was relatively flat to 2021 and improved 15% over 2019.
Inventory was up 7% year-over-year and down 8% versus 2019, reflecting disciplined inventory management in an environment of continued supply chain volatility. Where it had flexibility, the company cut receipts to manage inventory levels in line with consumer demand. However, in certain categories inventory levels remain elevated due to reduced year-over-year sell-throughs since
The company is targeting appropriate inventory levels by the end of the year and will continue to flow fresh product in those categories in which customers are signaling demand. Simultaneously, the company is taking the required markdowns to clear aged inventory, in seasonal goods, private brand merchandise and pandemic-related categories, such as active, casual sportswear, sleepwear, and soft home.
Gross margin for the quarter was 38.9%, down from 40.6% in the second quarter of 2021.
Merchandise margin degradation was driven by a year-over-year increase in permanent markdowns within the
Delivery expense as a percent of net sales increased 10 basis points, driven largely by higher fuel costs.
Selling, general and administrative ('SG&A') expense of
SG&A expense as a percent of sales was 35.4%, a deterioration of 180 basis points compared to the second quarter of 2021 and an improvement of 390 basis points compared to the second quarter of 2019. The improvement versus 2019 is a result of the cost savings achieved through the 2020 Polaris restructurings.
The prior year quarter benefited from a significant number of open positions due to the tight labor market. The positions have since largely been filled.
As of
Net credit card revenue of
Represented 3.6% of sales, 10 basis points higher than the prior year period.
Performance driven by better-than-expected bad debt levels, larger balances within the portfolio as well as higher than expected spend on co-brand credit cards.
Financial Highlights
All amounts in millions except percentages and per share figures
Second Quarter 2022 2021
Net sales$5,600 $5,647
Comparable Sales
Owned (1.5%)
Owned plus licensed (1.6%)
Net Income$275 $345
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)
$614 $753
Diluted earnings per share (EPS)$0.99 $1.08
Adjusted Net income$277 $411
Adjusted EBITDA$616 $836
Adjusted Diluted EPS$1.00 $1.29
2022 Guidance
The company's lower outlook for the remainder of the year incorporates the risk it sees in the continued deterioration of consumer discretionary spending in some of its categories and the level of inventory within the industry, as well as risks associated with a more pronounced macro downturn. This outlook reflects a careful view of the impacts of the pressures faced by the consumer and those placed on the business given the weakening macroenvironment. Additionally, the company's outlook incorporates the markdowns and promotions it anticipates needing to liquidate aged inventory and further reduce the merchandise category stock to sales imbalances by the end of the year. The full update to guidance can be found in the presentation posted to macysinc.com/investors.
Guidance as ofAugust 23, 2022
Guidance as ofMay 26, 2022
Net sales$24,340 million to$24,580 million
Adjusted EBITDA as a percent of sales
Approximately 10.5% 11.2% - 11.7%
Adjusted diluted earnings per share*$4.00 -$4.20 $4.53 -$4.95
Adjusted diluted EPS does not consider the impact of any potential future share repurchases associated with the company's current share repurchase authorization.
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Notes:
(1)
As a result of the seasonal nature of the retail business, the results of operations for the 13 and 26 weeks ended
(2)
The income tax expense of
(3)
Gross margin is defined as net sales less cost of sales.
(4)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets as of
(5)
Restricted cash of
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The company does not provide reconciliations of the forward-looking non-GAAP measures of adjusted EBITDA, diluted earnings per share and comparable sales on an owned plus licensed basis to the most directly comparable forward-looking GAAP measures because the timing and amount of excluded items are unreasonably difficult to fully and accurately estimate. For the same reasons, the company is unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information, which could be material to future results.
Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed as supplementing, and not as an alternative or substitute for, the company's financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP. Certain of the items that may be excluded or included in non-GAAP financial measures may be significant items that could impact the company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows and should therefore be considered in assessing the company's actual and future financial condition and performance. Additionally, the amounts received by the company on account of sales of departments licensed to third parties are limited to commissions received on such sales. The methods used by the company to calculate its non-GAAP financial measures may differ significantly from methods used by other companies to compute similar measures. As a result, any non-GAAP financial measures presented herein may not be comparable to similar measures provided by other companies.
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