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URBN Reports Q4 Results
Due to the material impact of COVID-19 on our business operations in fiscal 2021, including mandated store closures, this release includes a comparison of fiscal 2022 results to fiscal 2020. Management views the comparison of fiscal 2022 results to fiscal 2020 as a meaningful measurement of the Company’s business performance. In addition, adjusted results for the three months ended
For the year ended January 31, 2022, total Company net sales increased 14.2% compared to the year ended January 31, 2020. Comparable Retail segment net sales increased 16%, driven by strong double-digit growth in digital channel sales, partially offset by low double-digit negative retail store sales due to reduced store traffic. Wholesale segment net sales decreased 23% primarily from reducing the Free People Group’s sales to promotional wholesale customers. Nuuly segment net sales increased by
“Record fourth quarter sales were driven by positive ‘comps’ at all brands,” said
Net sales by brand and segment for the three and twelve-month periods were as follows:
Three Months Ended | |||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||
Net sales by brand | |||||||||||
$ | 558,699 | $ | 431,380 | $ | 491,146 | ||||||
474,385 | 428,102 | 449,939 | |||||||||
276,190 | 219,279 | 215,765 | |||||||||
Menus & Venues | 5,648 | 2,980 | 6,759 | ||||||||
Nuuly (1) | 17,277 | 6,652 | 5,969 | ||||||||
$ | 1,332,199 | $ | 1,088,393 | $ | 1,169,578 |
Three Months Ended | |||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||
Net sales by segment | |||||||||||
Retail Segment | $ | 1,258,268 | $ | 1,013,889 | $ | 1,090,552 | |||||
Wholesale Segment | 56,654 | 67,852 | 73,057 | ||||||||
Nuuly Segment (1) | 17,277 | 6,652 | 5,969 | ||||||||
$ | 1,332,199 | $ | 1,088,393 | $ | 1,169,578 |
Twelve Months Ended | |||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||
Net sales by brand | |||||||||||
$ | 1,794,266 | $ | 1,319,063 | $ | 1,639,123 | ||||||
1,681,559 | 1,383,361 | 1,496,249 | |||||||||
1,003,644 | 711,631 | 813,371 | |||||||||
Menus & Venues | 21,570 | 11,358 | 27,045 | ||||||||
Nuuly (1) | 47,724 | 24,336 | 8,001 | ||||||||
$ | 4,548,763 | $ | 3,449,749 | $ | 3,983,789 |
Twelve Months Ended | |||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||
Net sales by segment | |||||||||||
Retail Segment | $ | 4,248,681 | $ | 3,228,200 | $ | 3,648,938 | |||||
Wholesale Segment | 252,358 | 197,213 | 326,850 | ||||||||
Nuuly Segment (1) | 47,724 | 24,336 | 8,001 | ||||||||
$ | 4,548,763 | $ | 3,449,749 | $ | 3,983,789 |
(1) The Nuuly segment (formerly known as the Subscription segment) is comprised of the Nuuly Rent and Nuuly Thrift brands. Nuuly Rent began operations on
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During the year ended January 31, 2022, the Company opened a total of 56 new retail locations including: 29 Free People Group stores (including 18 FP Movement stores), 17 Urban Outfitters stores, 9 Anthropologie Group stores and 1 Menus & Venues restaurant; and closed 18 retail locations including: 8 Anthropologie Group stores, 5 Free People Group stores, 3 Urban Outfitters stores and 2 Menus & Venues restaurants. During the year ended January 31, 2022, 1 Urban Outfitters franchisee-owned store and 1 Anthropologie Group franchisee-owned store were opened.
A conference call will be held today to discuss fourth quarter results and will be webcast at
This news release is being made pursuant to the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Certain matters contained in this release may contain forward-looking statements. When used in this release, the words “project,” “believe,” “plan,” “will,” “anticipate,” “expect” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Any one, or all, of the following factors could cause actual financial results to differ materially from those financial results mentioned in the forward-looking statements: the impacts of public health crises such as the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, overall economic and market conditions and worldwide political events and the resultant impact on consumer spending patterns, the difficulty in predicting and responding to shifts in fashion trends, changes in the level of competitive pricing and promotional activity and other industry factors, the effects of the implementation of the
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (amounts in thousands, except share and per share data) (unaudited) |
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Three Months Ended | |||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||
Net sales | $ | 1,332,199 | $ | 1,088,393 | $ | 1,169,578 | |||||
Cost of sales (excluding store impairment) | 964,903 | 798,341 | 821,174 | ||||||||
Store impairment | — | 968 | 14,611 | ||||||||
Gross profit | 367,296 | 289,084 | 333,793 | ||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 313,988 | 254,304 | 281,307 | ||||||||
— | — | 13,911 | |||||||||
Income from operations | 53,308 | 34,780 | 38,575 | ||||||||
Other (loss) income, net | (1,432 | ) | 802 | 1,041 | |||||||
Income before income taxes | 51,876 | 35,582 | 39,616 | ||||||||
Income tax expense | 10,924 | 7,008 | 20,077 | ||||||||
Net income | $ | 40,952 | $ | 28,574 | $ | 19,539 | |||||
Net income per common share: | |||||||||||
Basic | $ | 0.42 | $ | 0.29 | $ | 0.20 | |||||
Diluted | $ | 0.41 | $ | 0.29 | $ | 0.20 | |||||
Weighted-average common shares outstanding: | |||||||||||
Basic | 97,467,049 | 97,798,872 | 97,976,236 | ||||||||
Diluted | 98,738,272 | 99,085,513 | 98,934,004 | ||||||||
AS A PERCENTAGE OF |
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Net sales | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | |||||
Cost of sales (excluding store impairment) | 72.4 | % | 73.3 | % | 70.2 | % | |||||
Store impairment | — | 0.1 | % | 1.3 | % | ||||||
Gross profit | 27.6 | % | 26.6 | % | 28.5 | % | |||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 23.6 | % | 23.4 | % | 24.1 | % | |||||
— | — | 1.1 | % | ||||||||
Income from operations | 4.0 | % | 3.2 | % | 3.3 | % | |||||
Other (loss) income, net | (0.1 | %) | 0.1 | % | 0.1 | % | |||||
Income before income taxes | 3.9 | % | 3.3 | % | 3.4 | % | |||||
Income tax expense | 0.8 | % | 0.7 | % | 1.7 | % | |||||
Net income | 3.1 | % | 2.6 | % | 1.7 | % | |||||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (amounts in thousands, except share and per share data) (unaudited) |
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Twelve Months Ended | |||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||
Net sales | $ | 4,548,763 | $ | 3,449,749 | $ | 3,983,789 | |||||
Cost of sales (excluding store impairment) | 3,054,813 | 2,572,347 | 2,729,352 | ||||||||
Store impairment | — | 15,496 | 14,611 | ||||||||
Gross profit | 1,493,950 | 861,906 | 1,239,826 | ||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 1,085,384 | 857,934 | 993,990 | ||||||||
— | — | 13,911 | |||||||||
Income from operations | 408,566 | 3,972 | 231,925 | ||||||||
Other (loss) income, net | (3,935 | ) | (459 | ) | 7,795 | ||||||
Income before income taxes | 404,631 | 3,513 | 239,720 | ||||||||
Income tax expense | 94,015 | 2,277 | 71,624 | ||||||||
Net income | $ | 310,616 | $ | 1,236 | $ | 168,096 | |||||
Net income per common share: | |||||||||||
Basic | $ | 3.17 | $ | 0.01 | $ | 1.68 | |||||
Diluted | $ | 3.13 | $ | 0.01 | $ | 1.67 | |||||
Weighted-average common shares outstanding: | |||||||||||
Basic | 98,022,583 | 97,817,651 | 99,833,011 | ||||||||
Diluted | 99,268,705 | 98,522,776 | 100,588,677 | ||||||||
AS A PERCENTAGE OF |
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Net sales | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | |||||
Cost of sales (excluding store impairment) | 67.2 | % | 74.6 | % | 68.5 | % | |||||
Store impairment | — | 0.4 | % | 0.4 | % | ||||||
Gross profit | 32.8 | % | 25.0 | % | 31.1 | % | |||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 23.8 | % | 24.9 | % | 25.0 | % | |||||
— | — | 0.3 | % | ||||||||
Income from operations | 9.0 | % | 0.1 | % | 5.8 | % | |||||
Other (loss) income, net | (0.1 | %) | (0.0 | %) | 0.2 | % | |||||
Income before income taxes | 8.9 | % | 0.1 | % | 6.0 | % | |||||
Income tax expense | 2.1 | % | 0.1 | % | 1.8 | % | |||||
Net income | 6.8 | % | 0.0 | % | 4.2 | % | |||||
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (amounts in thousands, except share data) (unaudited) |
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2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||
ASSETS | |||||||||||
Current assets: | |||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 206,575 | $ | 395,635 | $ | 221,839 | |||||
Marketable securities | 239,420 | 174,695 | 211,453 | ||||||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of |
63,760 | 89,952 | 88,288 | ||||||||
Inventory | 569,699 | 389,618 | 409,534 | ||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 206,293 | 173,432 | 122,282 | ||||||||
Total current assets | 1,285,747 | 1,223,332 | 1,053,396 | ||||||||
Property and equipment, net | 1,145,085 | 967,422 | 890,032 | ||||||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets | 1,000,255 | 1,114,762 | 1,170,531 | ||||||||
Marketable securities | 223,557 | 123,662 | 97,096 | ||||||||
Deferred income taxes and other assets | 136,703 | 117,167 | 104,578 | ||||||||
Total Assets | $ | 3,791,347 | $ | 3,546,345 | $ | 3,315,633 | |||||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | |||||||||||
Current liabilities: | |||||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 304,246 | $ | 237,386 | $ | 167,871 | |||||
Current portion of operating lease liabilities | 236,315 | 254,703 | 221,593 | ||||||||
Accrued expenses, accrued compensation and other current liabilities | 440,912 | 414,043 | 249,306 | ||||||||
Total current liabilities | 981,473 | 906,132 | 638,770 | ||||||||
Non-current portion of operating lease liabilities | 951,080 | 1,074,009 | 1,137,495 | ||||||||
Long-term debt | — | — | — | ||||||||
Deferred rent and other liabilities | 113,054 | 88,846 | 84,013 | ||||||||
Total Liabilities | 2,045,607 | 2,068,987 | 1,860,278 | ||||||||
Shareholders’ equity: | |||||||||||
Preferred shares; |
— | — | — | ||||||||
Common shares; |
10 | 10 | 10 | ||||||||
Additional paid-in-capital | — | 19,360 | 9,477 | ||||||||
Retained earnings | 1,770,560 | 1,475,108 | 1,473,872 | ||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (24,830 | ) | (17,120 | ) | (28,004 | ) | |||||
Total Shareholders’ Equity | 1,745,740 | 1,477,358 | 1,455,355 | ||||||||
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity | $ | 3,791,347 | $ | 3,546,345 | $ | 3,315,633 | |||||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (amounts in thousands) (unaudited) |
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Twelve Months Ended | ||||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 310,616 | $ | 1,236 | $ | 168,096 | ||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 105,672 | 103,771 | 112,256 | |||||||||
Non-cash lease expense | 193,032 | 197,088 | 190,652 | |||||||||
(Benefit) provision for deferred income taxes | (2,695 | ) | (14,270 | ) | 1,451 | |||||||
Share-based compensation expense | 25,741 | 20,300 | 21,109 | |||||||||
— | — | 13,911 | ||||||||||
Store impairment | — | 15,496 | 14,611 | |||||||||
Loss on disposition of property and equipment, net | 1 | 779 | 1,643 | |||||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities: | ||||||||||||
Receivables | 26,029 | (1,223 | ) | (7,825 | ) | |||||||
Inventory | (181,898 | ) | 22,381 | (39,101 | ) | |||||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets | (10,209 | ) | (25,239 | ) | (16,308 | ) | ||||||
Payables, accrued expenses and other liabilities | 124,840 | 152,905 | 22,661 | |||||||||
Operating lease liabilities | (231,810 | ) | (187,410 | ) | (209,263 | ) | ||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 359,319 | 285,814 | 273,893 | |||||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||||||
Cash paid for property and equipment | (262,429 | ) | (159,242 | ) | (217,433 | ) | ||||||
Cash paid for marketable securities | (505,936 | ) | (338,918 | ) | (397,220 | ) | ||||||
Sales and maturities of marketable securities | 280,701 | 396,260 | 428,508 | |||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (487,664 | ) | (101,900 | ) | (186,145 | ) | ||||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||||||
Borrowings under debt | — | 220,000 | — | |||||||||
Repayments of debt | — | (220,000 | ) | — | ||||||||
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options | 3,290 | 495 | 974 | |||||||||
Share repurchases related to share repurchase program | (55,765 | ) | (7,036 | ) | (217,421 | ) | ||||||
Share repurchases related to taxes for share-based awards | (7,790 | ) | (3,876 | ) | (5,600 | ) | ||||||
Net cash used in financing activities | (60,265 | ) | (10,417 | ) | (222,047 | ) | ||||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | (450 | ) | 299 | (2,122 | ) | |||||||
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | (189,060 | ) | 173,796 | (136,421 | ) | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 395,635 | 221,839 | 358,260 | |||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 206,575 | $ | 395,635 | $ | 221,839 | ||||||
Important Information Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to evaluating the financial condition and results of our operations in accordance with
We believe these adjusted financial measures are important indicators of our recurring results of operations because they exclude items that may not be indicative of, or are unrelated to, our underlying results of operations and provide a useful baseline for analyzing trends in our underlying business. Management uses adjusted financial measures for planning, forecasting and evaluating business and financial performance.
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. These adjusted financial measures are not consistent with GAAP and may not be calculated the same as similarly titled measures used by other companies.
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (amounts in thousands, except per share data) (unaudited) |
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Reconciliation of Adjusted Gross Profit: | ||||||||||
Three Months Ended | ||||||||||
2022 | 2020 | |||||||||
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$'s | % of |
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Gross profit (GAAP) | $ | 367,296 | 27.6 | % | $ | 333,793 | 28.5 | % | ||
Adjustments: | ||||||||||
Store impairment charges (a) | — | 14,611 | ||||||||
Adjusted gross profit (Non-GAAP) | $ | 367,296 | 27.6 | % | $ | 348,404 | 29.8 | % | ||
Reconciliation of Adjusted Income from Operations: | ||||||||||
Three Months Ended | ||||||||||
2022 | 2020 | |||||||||
$'s | % of |
$'s | % of |
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Income from operations (GAAP) | $ | 53,308 | 4.0 | % | $ | 38,575 | 3.3 | % | ||
Adjustments: | ||||||||||
Store impairment charges (a) | — | 14,611 | ||||||||
— | 13,911 | |||||||||
Adjusted income from operations (Non-GAAP) | $ | 53,308 | 4.0 | % | $ | 67,097 | 5.7 | % | ||
Reconciliation of Adjusted Income Tax Expense and Adjusted Effective Tax Rate: | ||||||||||
Three Months Ended | ||||||||||
2022 | 2020 | |||||||||
$'s | $'s | |||||||||
Income before income taxes (GAAP) | $ | 51,876 | $ | 39,616 | ||||||
Adjustments: | ||||||||||
Store impairment charges (a) | — | 14,611 | ||||||||
— | 13,911 | |||||||||
Adjusted income before income taxes (Non-GAAP) | $ | 51,876 | $ | 68,138 | ||||||
Income tax expense (GAAP) | $ | 10,924 | $ | 20,077 | ||||||
Adjustments: | ||||||||||
Provision for income taxes on adjustments (c) | — | 6,799 | ||||||||
Impact of income tax valuation allowances (d) | — | (7,809 | ) | |||||||
Adjusted income tax expense (Non-GAAP) | $ | 10,924 | $ | 19,067 | ||||||
Effective income tax rate (GAAP) | 21.1 | % | 50.7 | % | ||||||
Adjustments | — | (22.7 | ) | |||||||
Adjusted effective income tax rate (Non-GAAP) | 21.1 | % | 28.0 | % | ||||||
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (amounts in thousands, except per share data) (unaudited) |
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Reconciliation of Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Diluted EPS: | ||||||||||
Three Months Ended | ||||||||||
2022 | 2020 | |||||||||
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$'s | % of |
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Net income (GAAP) | $ | 40,952 | 3.1 | % | $ | 19,539 | 1.7 | % | ||
Adjustments: | ||||||||||
Store impairment charges (a) | — | 14,611 | ||||||||
— | 13,911 | |||||||||
Provision for income taxes on adjustments (c) | — | (6,799 | ) | |||||||
Impact of income tax valuation allowances (d) | — | 7,809 | ||||||||
Adjusted net income (Non-GAAP) | $ | 40,952 | 3.1 | % | $ | 49,071 | 4.2 | % | ||
Diluted EPS (GAAP) | $ | 0.41 | $ | 0.20 | ||||||
Adjustments, net of tax | — | 0.30 | ||||||||
Adjusted diluted EPS (Non-GAAP) | $ | 0.41 | $ | 0.50 | ||||||
(a) Store impairment charges relate to eight retail locations during the three months ended |
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(b) The Company evaluated the fair value of the Menus & Venues division as compared to the carrying value and determined that the goodwill assigned to the reporting unit is impaired in full. | ||||||||||
(c) The income tax impact of non-GAAP adjustments is calculated using the estimated tax rate in effect for the respective non-GAAP adjustments. | ||||||||||
(d) During the three months ended |
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Contact: | ||
Executive Director of Investor Relations | ||
(215) 454-4806 |
Source: Urban Outfitters, Inc.