Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 16, 2011

 

 

URBAN OUTFITTERS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Pennsylvania   000-22754   23-2003332

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

5000 South Broad St, Philadelphia PA   19112
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (215) 454-5500

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On May 16, 2011, the Company issued a sales and earnings release, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. The sales and earnings release disclosed material non-public information regarding the Company’s sales and earnings for the three months ended April 30, 2011.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

99.1    Sales and Earnings Release dated May 16, 2011 – Sales and Operating results for the three months ended April 30, 2011.

 

 

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  URBAN OUTFITTERS, INC.
Date: May 17, 2011   By:  

/s/ Eric Artz

    Eric Artz
    Chief Financial Officer

 

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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

EX-99.1    Sales and Earnings Release dated May 16, 2011 – Sales and Operating results for the three months ended April 30, 2011.

 

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Sales and Earnings Release

Exhibit 99.1

URBAN OUTFITTERS, INC.

First Quarter Results

Philadelphia, PA – May 16, 2011

 

For Immediate Release    Contact:    Oona McCullough
      Director of Investor Relations
      (215) 454-4806
   Conference call:    5 p.m. EDT
      Monday, May 16, 2011
      (866) 802-4324

Urban Outfitters Reports Q1 Results

PHILADELPHIA, PA May 16, 2011 (GLOBENEWSWIRE) — Urban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ:URBN), a leading lifestyle specialty retail company operating under the Anthropologie, Free People, BHLDN, Terrain and Urban Outfitters brands today announced net income of $39 million or earnings per diluted share of $0.23 for the three months ended April 30, 2011.

Total Company net sales rose by 9% over the same quarter last year to $524 million. Comparable retail segment net sales, which include our direct-to-consumer channels, decreased 1% for the quarter while comparable store net sales decreased 5% for the quarter. Comparable retail segment net sales at Free People and Urban Outfitters increased 30%, and 1%, respectively while comparable retail segment net sales at Anthropologie decreased 6% for the quarter. Direct-to-consumer comparable net sales increased 15% and wholesale segment net sales rose 22% for the quarter.

“I am confident that we are on the right course to bring our business back to its high standards,” said Chief Executive Officer, Glen T. Senk. “I am encouraged by the progress each of the brands have made and anticipate improvements to occur gradually during the balance of this fiscal year,” finished Senk.

Net sales by brand and channel for the three month periods were as follows:

 

    

Three Months Ended

April 30,

 
     (in thousands)  
     2011      2010  

Net sales by brand

     

Urban Outfitters

   $ 235,328       $ 210,503   

Anthropologie

     228,548         224,677   

Free People

     51,751         40,569   

Other

     8,392         4,212   
                 

Total Company

   $ 524,019       $ 479,961   
                 

Net sales by channel

     

Retail Stores

   $ 391,164       $ 368,541   

Direct-to-consumer

     102,298         86,267   
                 

Retail Segment

     493,462         454,808   
                 

Wholesale Segment

     30,557         25,153   
                 

Total Company

   $ 524,019       $ 479,961   
                 


For the first quarter ended April 30, 2011, gross profit margin percentage declined by 493 basis points versus the prior year’s comparable period. This decline was primarily due to increased merchandise markdowns to clear slow moving inventory primarily associated with women’s apparel at both Anthropologie and Urban Outfitters and a non-recurring loss associated with the sell-off of Leifsdottir wholesale inventories during the current quarter.

As of April 30, 2011, total comparable retail segment inventories (which includes our direct-to-consumer channel) increased by 6% at cost while total comparable store inventory increased by 1% at cost. Total inventories grew by $42 million or 19%, on a year-over-year basis, primarily due to the acquisition of inventory to stock new retail stores, as well as, inventory to support growth in the direct-to-consumer channel.

For the first quarter ended April 30, 2011, selling, general and administrative expenses, expressed as a percentage of net sales, increased by 96 basis points. This increase was primarily due to the deleveraging of store operating costs as a result of the negative comparable store net sales for the three months ended April 30, 2011. Additionally contributing to the deleverage in the quarter were investments in new technology, non-recurring transition costs associated with Leifsdottir and planned transition costs for our new distribution and fulfillment facilities in Europe.

On November 16, 2010, our Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program that authorized the repurchase of 10 million common shares subject to prevailing market conditions. During the quarter ended April 30, 2011, the Company repurchased and retired 4.8 million common shares for approximately $149 million. These repurchases completed the Company’s 2006 share repurchase program leaving 5.7 million shares available for repurchase under the 2010 share repurchase program.

During the three months ended April 30, 2011, the Company opened a total of 10 new stores including: 5 Free People stores, 2 Urban Outfitters stores and 3 Anthropologie stores.

Urban Outfitters, Inc. is an innovative specialty retail company which offers a variety of lifestyle merchandise to highly defined customer niches through 178 Urban Outfitters stores in the United States, Canada, and Europe, catalogs and websites; 156 Anthropologie stores in the United States, Canada and Europe, catalogs and websites; Free People wholesale, which sells its product to approximately 1,400 specialty stores and select department stores; 47 Free People stores, catalogs and website, 1 Terrain garden center and website and a BHLDN website as of April 30, 2011.

Management’s first quarter commentary is located on our website at www.urbanoutfittersinc.com. A conference call will be held today to discuss first quarter results and will be web cast at 5:00 pm. EDT at: http://investor.urbn.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=115825&p=irol-irhome

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 constitute forward-looking statements. When used in this release, the words “project,” “believe,” “plan,” “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 difficulty in predicting and responding to shifts in fashion trends, changes in the level of competitive pricing and promotional activity and other industry factors, overall economic and market conditions and the resultant impact on consumer spending patterns, lowered levels of consumer confidence and higher levels of unemployment, and continuation of lowered levels of consumer spending resulting from the continuing worldwide economic downturn, any effects of terrorist acts or war, availability of suitable retail space for expansion, timing of store openings, seasonal fluctuations in gross sales, the departure of one or more key senior managers, import risks, including potential disruptions and changes in duties, tariffs and quotas, the closing of any of our distribution centers, our ability to protect our intellectual property rights, risks associated with internet sales, response to new store concepts, potential difficulty liquidating certain marketable security investments and other risks identified in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update forward-looking statements even if experience or future changes make it clear that actual results may differ materially from any projected results expressed or implied therein.

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URBAN OUTFITTERS, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
April 30,
 
     2011     2010  

Net sales

   $ 524,019      $ 479,961   

Cost of sales, including certain buying, distribution and occupancy costs

     330,654        279,175   
                

Gross profit

     193,365        200,786   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     134,529        118,575   
                

Income from operations

     58,836        82,211   

Other income, net

     1,365        423   
                

Income before income taxes

     60,201        82,634   

Income tax expense

     21,577        29,677   
                

Net income

   $ 38,624      $ 52,957   
                

Net income per common share:

    

Basic

   $ 0.24      $ 0.31   
                

Diluted

   $ 0.23      $ 0.31   
                

Weighted average common shares and common share equivalents outstanding:

    

Basic

     162,407,330        168,852,072   
                

Diluted

     165,293,594        172,819,037   
                

AS A PERCENT OF NET SALES

    

Net sales

     100.0     100.0

Cost of sales, including certain buying, distribution and occupancy costs

     63.1        58.2   
                

Gross profit

     36.9        41.8   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     25.7        24.7   
                

Income from operations

     11.2        17.1   

Other income, net

     0.3        0.1   
                

Income before income taxes

     11.5        17.2   

Income tax expense

     4.1        6.2   
                

Net income

     7.4     11.0
                


URBAN OUTFITTERS, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

(unaudited)

 

     April 30,
2011
    January 31,
2011
    April 30,
2010
 

Assets

      

Current assets:

      

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 242,087      $ 340,257      $ 259,348   

Marketable securities

     68,688        116,420        323,910   

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,078, $1,015 and $1,220, respectively

     46,539        36,502        35,448   

Inventories

     264,278        229,561        221,984   

Prepaid expenses, deferred taxes and other current assets

     77,826        81,237        79,840   
                        

Total current assets

     699,418        803,977        920,530   

Property and equipment, net

     601,249        586,346        548,575   

Marketable securities

     333,946        351,988        189,467   

Deferred income taxes and other assets

     57,774        52,010        49,606   
                        

Total Assets

   $ 1,692,387      $ 1,794,321      $ 1,708,178   
                        

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

      

Current liabilities:

      

Accounts payable

   $ 109,444      $ 82,904      $ 100,439   

Accrued expenses, accrued compensation and other current liabilities

     100,690        128,120        96,738   
                        

Total current liabilities

     210,134        211,024        197,177   

Deferred rent and other liabilities

     169,773        171,749        150,855   
                        

Total Liabilities

     379,907        382,773        348,032   
                        

Shareholders’ equity:

      

Preferred shares; $.0001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, none issued

     —          —          —     

Common shares; $.0001 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized, 159,667,925, 164,413,427 and 169,376,345 issued and outstanding respectively

     16        17        17   

Additional paid-in-capital

     —          27,603        198,702   

Retained earnings

     1,317,037        1,394,190        1,174,189   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (4,573     (10,262     (12,762
                        

Total Shareholders’ Equity

     1,312,480        1,411,548        1,360,146   
                        

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

   $ 1,692,387      $ 1,794,321      $ 1,708,178