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NEW YORK, March 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE: FL), the New York-based specialty athletic retailer, today reported financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended January 28, 2023. The Company will host an Investor Day starting at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time where it will review these results and outline a new long-term growth strategy.
"Our team delivered a great finish to the year with strong fourth quarter results that capitalized on resilient Holiday demand and a compelling assortment and inventory position from our brand partners," said Mary Dillon, President and Chief Executive Officer. "We are entering 2023 with a focus on resetting the business – simplifying our operations and investing in our core banners and capabilities to position the Company for growth in 2024 and beyond."
Fourth Quarter Results
Please refer to the Sales by Banner table below for detailed sales performance by banner and region
Balance Sheet
At quarter-end, the Company's cash and cash equivalents totaled $536 million, while debt on its balance sheet was $452 million. The Company's total cash position, net of debt, was $84 million, as compared with $347 million last year.
As of January 28, 2023, the Company's merchandise inventories were $1.6 billion, 29.8% higher than at the end of the fourth quarter last year.
Dividend and Share Repurchases
During the fourth quarter of 2022, the Company paid a quarterly dividend of $0.40 per share. For full-year 2022, the Company repurchased 4.1 million shares for a total of $129 million and paid a total of $150 million in dividends.
The Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend on the Company's common stock of $0.40 per share, which will be payable on April 28, 2023, to shareholders of record on April 14, 2023.
Store Base Update
During the fourth quarter, the Company opened 21 new stores, remodeled or relocated 45 stores, and closed 101 stores.
As of January 28, 2023, the Company operated 2,714 stores in 29 countries in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. In addition, 159 franchised stores were operating in the Middle East and Asia.
Asia Business Model
As part of its efforts to simplify its business model and focus on core banners and regions, the Company announced today that it is transforming its business model in Asia through the following actions:
MAP Active, Indonesia's leading lifestyle retailer, who already partners with the Company in Indonesia and the Philippines, will take over the Company's store and ecommerce operations in Singapore and Malaysia, and seek to grow in those markets and new markets in the region over time.
2023 Financial Outlook
Fiscal year 2023 represents the 53 weeks ending February 3rd, 2024. The Company's full year 2023 outlook, which includes the 53rd week, is summarized in the table below.
Sales Change | Down 3.5% to 5.5% including ~1% from the extra week |
Comparable Sales Change | Down 3.5% to 5.5% |
Square Footage Change | Down ~4% |
Licensing Revenue | ~$20 million |
Gross Margin | 30.8% to 31.0% |
SG&A Rate | 22.6% to 22.8% |
D&A | ~$205 million |
Interest | ~$12 million |
Tax Rate | 31.5% to 31.7% |
Non-GAAP EPS | $3.35-$3.65 including $0.15 from the extra week |
Adj. Capital Expenditures* | ~$305 million |
* Adjusted Capex includes capitalized Technology expense |
The Company provides earnings guidance only on a non-GAAP basis and does not provide a reconciliation of the Company's forward-looking capital expenditures and diluted earnings per share guidance to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures because of the inherent difficulty in forecasting and quantifying certain amounts that are necessary for such reconciliations.
Investor Day
At today's Investor Day, senior management will outline the Company's new "Lace Up" plan, designed to drive the next phase of Foot Locker, Inc.'s growth and create value for all of the Company's stakeholders, including team members, communities, and investors.
The "Lace Up" plan will be guided by the following set of new strategic imperatives:
In connection with its new strategic direction, the Company has set the following long-term financial targets for fiscal years 2024 through 2026.
Financial Metric | Target* |
Total Sales Growth | 5% to 6% |
Comparable Sales Growth | 3% to 4% |
Square Footage Growth | Approximately 5% |
Adj. EBIT Margin Rate | 8.5% to 9% by 2026 |
Adj. EPS Growth | Low- to mid-twenties |
* Growth rates are annual growth rates from 2023 on a 52-week basis |
Webcast
The Company will host an Investor Day starting at 8:30 a.m. ET today, March 20, 2023 to review these results and outline a new long-term growth strategy. This meeting may be accessed live by registering for the virtual webcast at foot-locker-2023-investor-day-virtual or via the Investor Relations section of footlocker-inc.com. Please log on to the website 15 minutes prior to the meeting to register. A replay of the meeting will be available approximately twenty four hours following the end of the meeting via webcast at footlocker-inc.com.
Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Other than statements of historical facts, all statements which address activities, events, or developments that the Company anticipates will or may occur in the future, including, but not limited to, such things as future capital expenditures, expansion, strategic plans, financial objectives, dividend payments, stock repurchases, growth of the Company's business and operations, including future cash flows, revenues, and earnings, and other such matters, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on many assumptions and factors which are detailed in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
These forward-looking statements are based largely on our expectations and judgments and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are unforeseeable and beyond our control. For additional discussion regarding risks and uncertainties that may affect forward-looking statements, see "Risk Factors" disclosed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 29, 2022 filed on March 24, 2022. Any changes in such assumptions or factors could produce significantly different results. The Company undertakes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
FOOT LOCKER, INC. | ||||||||||||
Periods ended January 28, 2023 and January 29, 2022 | ||||||||||||
Fourth Quarter | Year-to-Date | |||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | |||||||||
Sales | $ | 2,334 | $ | 2,341 | $ | 8,747 | $ | 8,958 | ||||
Licensing revenue (1) | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | ||||||||
Total revenue | 2,337 | 2,344 | 8,759 | 8,968 | ||||||||
Cost of sales | 1,632 | 1,568 | 5,955 | 5,878 | ||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 521 | 525 | 1,903 | 1,851 | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 51 | 55 | 208 | 197 | ||||||||
Impairment and other | 74 | 75 | 112 | 172 | ||||||||
Income from operations | 59 | 121 | 581 | 870 | ||||||||
Interest expense, net | (2) | (6) | (15) | (14) | ||||||||
Other income / (expense), net (1) | (9) | 32 | (42) | 384 | ||||||||
Income from continuing operations before income taxes | 48 | 147 | 524 | 1,240 | ||||||||
Income tax expense | 26 | 45 | 180 | 348 | ||||||||
Net income from continuing operations | 22 | 102 | $ | 344 | $ | 892 | ||||||
Net loss from discontinued operations, net of tax | (3) | — | (3) | |||||||||
Net income | 19 | 102 | 341 | 892 | ||||||||
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
Net income attributable to Foot Locker, Inc. | $ | 19 | $ | 103 | $ | 342 | $ | 893 | ||||
Diluted earnings per share | ||||||||||||
Earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to Foot Locker, Inc. | $ | 0.24 | $ | 1.02 | $ | 3.62 | $ | 8.61 | ||||
Net loss per share from discontinued operations, net of tax | (0.04) | — | (0.04) | — | ||||||||
Net earnings per share attributable to Foot Locker, Inc. | $ | 0.20 | $ | 1.02 | $ | 3.58 | $ | 8.61 | ||||
Weighted-average shares outstanding, assuming dilution | 94.9 | 100.6 | 95.5 | 103.8 |
(1) | During the fourth quarter of 2022, the Company has changed how it classifies licensing revenue received from partners operating |
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to reporting the Company's financial results in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), the Company reports certain financial results that differ from what is reported under GAAP. Effective with the first quarter of 2022, the Company excludes all gains or losses associated with the minority investments to arrive at non-GAAP earnings; previously only certain amounts were adjusted. Those amounts not previously excluded from non-GAAP earnings during 2021, represented $17 million ($12 million, after tax or $0.12 per share), $27 million ($20 million after tax or $0.19 per share), and $27 million ($20 million or $0.21 per share) for the second, third, and fourth quarters of 2021, respectively. For the full year, this represented income of $71 million ($52 million after tax or $0.50 per share) and was primarily related to our investment in Retailors, Ltd. Amounts recorded prior to 2021 were not significant. Non-GAAP financial measures that will be presented will exclude (i) minority investments, (ii) impairments and other charges, and (iii) certain tax matters that we believe are nonrecurring or unusual in nature.
Certain financial measures are identified as non-GAAP, such as sales changes excluding foreign currency fluctuations, adjusted income before income taxes, adjusted net income, and adjusted diluted earnings per share. We present certain amounts as excluding the effects of foreign currency fluctuations, which are also considered non-GAAP measures. Where amounts are expressed as excluding the effects of foreign currency fluctuations, such changes are determined by translating all amounts in both years using the prior-year average foreign exchange rates. Presenting amounts on a constant currency basis is useful to investors because it enables them to better understand the changes in our business that are not related to currency movements.
These non-GAAP measures are presented because we believe they assist investors in comparing our performance across reporting periods on a consistent basis by excluding items that we do not believe are indicative of our core business or affect comparability. In addition, these non-GAAP measures are useful in assessing our progress in achieving our long-term financial objectives and are consistent with how executive compensation is determined.
We estimate the tax effect of all non-GAAP adjustments by applying a marginal tax rate to each respective item. The income tax items represent the discrete amount that affected the period. The non-GAAP financial information is provided in addition, and not as an alternative, to our reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP. The various non-GAAP adjustments are summarized in the tables below.
FOOT LOCKER, INC. | ||||||||||||
Periods ended January 28, 2023 and January 29, 2022 | ||||||||||||
Reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP results: | ||||||||||||
Fourth Quarter | Year-to-Date | |||||||||||
2022 | 2021 (1) | 2022 | 2021 (1) | |||||||||
Pre-tax income: | ||||||||||||
Income from continuing operations before income taxes | $ | 48 | $ | 147 | $ | 524 | $ | 1,240 | ||||
Pre-tax adjustments excluded from GAAP: | ||||||||||||
Impairment and other (2) | 74 | 75 | 112 | 172 | ||||||||
Other income / (expense), net (3) | 9 | (30) | 41 | (377) | ||||||||
Adjusted income from continuing operations before income taxes | $ | 131 | $ | 192 | $ | 677 | $ | 1,035 | ||||
After-tax income: | ||||||||||||
Net income attributable to Foot Locker, Inc. | $ | 19 | $ | 103 | $ | 342 | $ | 893 | ||||
After-tax adjustments excluded from GAAP: | ||||||||||||
Impairment and other, net of income tax benefit of $11, $18, $21, | 63 | 57 | 91 | 130 | ||||||||
Other income / (expense), net of income tax benefit/(expense) of | 7 | (22) | 32 | (278) | ||||||||
Net loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax benefit | 3 | — | 3 | — | ||||||||
Tax reserves charge (5) | — | — | 5 | — | ||||||||
Tax benefits related to tax law rate changes (6) | — | (1) | — | (1) | ||||||||
Tax charge related to revaluation of certain intellectual property rights (7) | — | 11 | — | 11 | ||||||||
Adjusted net income (non-GAAP) | $ | 92 | $ | 148 | $ | 473 | $ | 755 | ||||
Fourth Quarter | Year-to-Date | |||||||||||
2022 | 2021 (1) | 2022 | 2021 (1) | |||||||||
Earnings per share: | ||||||||||||
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations attributable | $ | 0.24 | $ | 1.02 | $ | 3.62 | $ | 8.61 | ||||
Diluted EPS amounts excluded from GAAP: | ||||||||||||
Impairment and other (2) | 0.66 | 0.57 | 0.95 | 1.24 | ||||||||
Other income / (expense), net (3) | 0.07 | (0.23) | 0.33 | (2.68) | ||||||||
Tax reserves charge (5) | — | — | 0.05 | — | ||||||||
Tax benefits related to tax law rate changes (6) | — | (0.01) | — | (0.01) | ||||||||
Tax charge related to revaluation of certain intellectual property rights (7) | — | 0.11 | — | 0.11 | ||||||||
Adjusted diluted earnings per share (non-GAAP) | $ | 0.97 | $ | 1.46 | $ | 4.95 | $ | 7.27 |
Notes on Non-GAAP Adjustments: | |
(1) | Non-GAAP results in the fourth quarter and full year periods of 2021 were affected by the change in presentation of minority investments discussed above, which excluded $27 million of income ($20 million after tax or $0.21 per share) in the fourth quarter and $71 million of income ($52 million after tax or $0.50 per share) year-to-date. |
(2) | For the fourth quarter of 2022, impairment and other charges included $53 million of impairment of long-lived assets and right-of-use assets and accelerated tenancy charges. These were incurred as a result of the Company's planned wind down of the Sidestep banner, a review of underperforming stores, and the continued wind down of the remaining Footaction stores. Additionally, the Company recorded $20 million of primarily severance costs related to the Company's reorganization, $15 million of transformation consulting, $9 million of litigation costs related to an employment matter, and $8 million of Sidestep tradename asset impairment, partially offset by a $31 million benefit from the change in fair value of the atmos contingent consideration liability. For full year 2022, impairment and other charges included $58 million of impairment of long-lived assets and right-of-use assets and accelerated tenancy charges, $42 million of transformation consulting, $22 million of primarily severance costs related to the reorganization, $9 million of litigation costs, and $8 million of Sidestep tradename asset impairment, and $4 million of acquisition integration costs, partially offset by a $31 million benefit from the fair value adjustment of the atmos contingent consideration liability. |
For the fourth quarter and full year periods of 2021, impairment and other charges included $40 million and $92 million, respectively, of impairment of long-lived assets and right-of-use assets and accelerated tenancy charges associated with the decision to exit Footaction stores and underperforming stores, $10 million and $42 million, respectively, of impairment of investments, and acquisition and integration costs of $10 million and $24 million, respectively. Additionally, the fourth quarter and full year periods of 2021 included $11 million and $15 million, respectively, of lease-related termination costs for several locations, $2 million and $4 million of support function reorganization costs, primarily severance, and a $2 million charge related to a tradename impairment recorded in the fourth quarter of 2021. Partially offsetting these losses and charges was $7 million of additional insurance recovery recorded in impairment and other charges that related to the book value of property losses recorded in 2020. | |
(3) | Other income / expense for the fourth quarter of 2022 consisted of a $9 million loss on the sale of our minority investment in Retailors, Ltd., a publicly-listed entity. The full year of 2022 also included $52 million of loss on the changes in fair value of the investment in Retailors, Ltd., partially offset by $1 million of dividend income from this investment, and our share of income related to our other equity method investments of $1 million. Additionally, we had a $19 million gain on the divestiture of the Team Sales business that occurred in the second quarter. |
Other income/ expense for the fourth quarter of 2021 consisted of $27 million of fair value changes and our share of income related to our equity investments. For the full year, one of our minority investments, GOAT, which is measured using the fair value measurement alternative, received additional funding at a higher valuation resulting in a $290 million fair value adjustment in the second quarter. Additionally, our Retailors, Ltd. investment generated a gain of $77 million for the full year, which included an initial discount of $9 million. Other minority investments generated income of $3 million for the full year of 2021. | |
Other income for the thirteen weeks and fifty-two weeks ended January 29, 2022 also included $3 million and $7 million, respectively related to our insurance recovery from the 2020 social unrest, which is the amount by which the recovery exceeded the book value losses previously recorded. | |
(4) | In the fourth quarter of 2022, the Company recorded a charge to discontinued operations of $4 million ($3 million after tax) related to the resolution of a legal matter of a business we formerly operated. |
(5) | In the second quarter of 2022, the Company recorded a $5 million charge related to the Company's income tax reserves due to the resolution of a foreign tax settlement. |
(6) | In the fourth quarter of 2021, the Company recorded a tax benefit of $1 million in connection with a tax law change in the Netherlands. |
(7) | In the fourth quarter of 2021, the Company recorded tax charges related to the revaluation of certain intellectual property rights, pursuant to a non-U.S. advance pricing agreement of $11 million. |
FOOT LOCKER, INC. | |||||||||||||||||
Periods ended January 28, 2023 and January 29, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
Fourth Quarter | Full Year | ||||||||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | Constant | Comparable | 2022 | 2021 | Constant | Comparable | ||||||||||
Foot Locker | $ | 893 | $ | 799 | 12.6 | % | 13.2 | % | $ | 3,304 | $ | 3,295 | 0.7 | % | 0.9 | % | |
Champs Sports | 415 | 472 | (11.6) | (10.4) | 1,681 | 1,939 | (13.1) | (13.1) | |||||||||
Kids Foot Locker | 192 | 181 | 6.1 | 4.1 | 708 | 724 | (2.2) | (5.4) | |||||||||
WSS | 166 | 139 | 19.4 | 10.6 | (1) | 604 | 195 | 209.7 | n.m. | ||||||||
Other | 15 | 135 | n.m. | n.m. | 126 | 742 | n.m. | n.m. | |||||||||
North America | 1,681 | 1,726 | (2.1) | 1.2 | 6,423 | 6,895 | (6.6) | (7.2) | |||||||||
Foot Locker | 455 | 426 | 15.7 | 12.7 | 1,628 | 1,565 | 16.5 | 14.1 | |||||||||
Sidestep | 25 | 19 | 50.6 | 40.0 | 94 | 76 | 38.4 | 23.0 | |||||||||
EMEA | 480 | 445 | 17.1 | 13.8 | 1,722 | 1,641 | 17.5 | 14.5 | |||||||||
Foot Locker | 122 | 121 | 6.9 | 5.7 | 414 | 373 | 19.5 | 16.0 | |||||||||
atmos | 51 | 49 | 71.7 | n.m. | 188 | 49 | 351.5 | n.m. | |||||||||
Asia Pacific | 173 | 170 | 25.7 | 5.7 | 602 | 422 | 58.1 | 16.0 | |||||||||
Total | $ | 2,334 | $ | 2,341 | 3.6 | % | 4.2 | % | $ | 8,747 | $ | 8,958 | 0.9 | % | (1.9) | % |
(1) WSS' comp represents the month of January 2023. |
FOOT LOCKER, INC. | ||||||
Consolidated Balance Sheets | ||||||
January 28, | January 29, | |||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||
ASSETS | ||||||
Current assets: | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 536 | $ | 804 | ||
Merchandise inventories | 1,643 | 1,266 | ||||
Other current assets | 342 | 293 | ||||
2,521 | 2,363 | |||||
Property and equipment, net | 920 | 917 | ||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets | 2,443 | 2,616 | ||||
Deferred taxes | 90 | 86 | ||||
Goodwill | 785 | 797 | ||||
Other intangible assets, net | 426 | 454 | ||||
Minority investments | 630 | 781 | ||||
Other assets | 92 | 121 | ||||
$ | 7,907 | $ | 8,135 | |||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 492 | $ | 596 | ||
Accrued and other liabilities | 568 | 561 | ||||
Current portion of long-term debt and obligations under finance leases | 6 | 6 | ||||
Current portion of lease obligations | 544 | 572 | ||||
1,610 | 1,735 | |||||
Long-term debt and obligations under finance leases | 446 | 451 | ||||
Long-term lease obligations | 2,230 | 2,363 | ||||
Other liabilities | 328 | 343 | ||||
Total liabilities | 4,614 | 4,892 | ||||
Total shareholders' equity | 3,293 | 3,243 | ||||
$ | 7,907 | $ | 8,135 |
FOOT LOCKER, INC. | ||||||||||
Store Count and Square Footage | ||||||||||
Store activity is as follows: | ||||||||||
January 29, | January 28, | Relocations/ | ||||||||
2022 | Opened | Closed | 2023 | Remodels | ||||||
Foot Locker U.S. (1) | 816 | 31 | 100 | 747 | 37 | |||||
Foot Locker Canada | 95 | 1 | 10 | 86 | 4 | |||||
Champs Sports | 525 | 3 | 42 | 486 | 6 | |||||
Kids Foot Locker | 410 | 22 | 22 | 410 | 22 | |||||
WSS | 98 | 17 | — | 115 | 4 | |||||
Footaction | 41 | — | 39 | 2 | — | |||||
North America | 1,985 | 74 | 213 | 1,846 | 73 | |||||
Foot Locker Europe | 626 | 20 | 18 | 628 | 24 | |||||
Sidestep | 86 | 1 | 9 | 78 | — | |||||
EMEA | 712 | 21 | 27 | 706 | 24 | |||||
Foot Locker Pacific | 94 | 1 | 1 | 94 | 15 | |||||
Foot Locker Asia | 30 | 3 | — | 33 | — | |||||
atmos | 37 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 3 | |||||
Asia Pacific | 161 | 8 | 7 | 162 | 18 | |||||
Total | 2,858 | 103 | 247 | 2,714 | 115 | |||||
Selling and gross square footage are as follows: | ||||||||||
January 29, 2022 | January 28, 2023 | |||||||||
(in thousands) | Selling | Gross | Selling | Gross | ||||||
Foot Locker U.S. (1) | 2,417 | 4,193 | 2,362 | 4,044 | ||||||
Foot Locker Canada | 253 | 416 | 249 | 412 | ||||||
Champs Sports | 1,905 | 2,985 | 1,792 | 2,809 | ||||||
Kids Foot Locker | 748 | 1,274 | 772 | 1,306 | ||||||
WSS | 958 | 1,217 | 1,138 | 1,435 | ||||||
Footaction | 113 | 190 | 6 | 11 | ||||||
North America | 6,394 | 10,275 | 6,319 | 10,017 | ||||||
Foot Locker Europe | 1,074 | 2,249 | 1,131 | 2,329 | ||||||
Sidestep | 104 | 196 | 97 | 186 | ||||||
EMEA | 1,178 | 2,445 | 1,228 | 2,515 | ||||||
Foot Locker Pacific | 188 | 294 | 213 | 325 | ||||||
Foot Locker Asia | 114 | 199 | 126 | 233 | ||||||
atmos | 36 | 63 | 37 | 63 | ||||||
Asia Pacific | 338 | 556 | 376 | 621 | ||||||
Total | 7,910 | 13,276 | 7,923 | 13,153 |
(1) | Included in Foot Locker U.S. are 14 and 6 Lady Foot Locker stores as January 29, 2022 and January 28, 2023, respectively. |
Contact:
Robert Higginbotham
Interim Chief Financial Officer
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations and Financial Planning & Analysis
Foot Locker, Inc.
robert.higginbotham@footlocker.com
(212) 720-4600
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