Urban Outfitters Inc--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) August 15, 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 August 15, 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 and six months ended July 31, 2011.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

99.1    Sales and Earnings Release dated August 15, 2011 – Sales and Operating results for the three and six months ended July 31, 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: August 16, 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 August 15, 2011 – Sales and Operating results for the three and six months ended July 31, 2011.

 

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Sales and Earnings Release

Exhibit 99.1

URBAN OUTFITTERS, INC.

Second Quarter Results

Philadelphia, PA – August 15, 2011

 

For Immediate Release    Contact:    Oona McCullough
      Director of Investor Relations
      (215) 454-4806

Urban Outfitters Reports Record Q2 Sales

PHILADELPHIA, PA August 15, 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 $57 million and $95 million for the three and six months ended July 31, 2011, respectively. Earnings per diluted share were $0.35 for the quarter and $0.59 for the six months ended July 31, 2011.

Total Company net sales rose by 10% over the same quarter last year to $609 million. Comparable retail segment net sales, which include our direct-to-consumer channels, improved 1% for the quarter while comparable store net sales decreased 2% for the quarter. Comparable retail segment net sales at Free People and Urban Outfitters increased 18%, and 1%, respectively while comparable retail segment net sales at Anthropologie were flat for the quarter. Direct-to-consumer comparable net sales increased 15% and wholesale segment net sales rose 7% for the quarter.

“We remain confident in our strategies and believe we made great executional progress during the quarter” said Chief Executive Officer, Glen T. Senk. “We anticipate gradual improvements in our comparable sales over the balance of the fiscal year and into Spring 2012,” Mr. Senk finished.

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

 

     Three Months Ended
July 31,
     Six Months Ended
July 31,
 
     2011      2010      2011      2010  

Net sales by brand

           

Urban Outfitters

   $ 272,173       $ 243,232       $ 507,501       $ 453,737   

Anthropologie

     272,639         256,353         501,187         481,032   

Free People

     58,707         46,876         110,458         87,444   

Other

     5,662         5,698         14,054         9,907   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Company

   $ 609,181       $ 552,159       $ 1,133,200       $ 1,032,120   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net sales by channel

           

Retail Stores

   $ 464,672       $ 425,655       $ 855,836       $ 794,196   

Direct-to-consumer

     112,610         96,571         214,908         182,838   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Retail Segment

     577,282         522,226         1,070,744         977,034   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Wholesale Segment

     31,899         29,933         62,456         55,086   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Company

   $ 609,181       $ 552,159       $ 1,133,200       $ 1,032,120   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 


For the three months ended July 31, 2011, gross profit margin percentage declined by 459 basis points versus the prior year’s comparable period. This decline was primarily due to increased merchandise markdowns to clear slow moving women’s apparel inventory at both Anthropologie and Urban Outfitters, as well as occupancy deleverage caused by negative comparable store sales. For the six months ended July 31, 2011, gross profit margin percentage declined by 474 basis points versus the prior year’s comparable period. This decline was primarily due to increased merchandise markdowns noted above.

As of July 31, 2011, total comparable retail segment inventories (which includes our direct-to-consumer channel) increased by 12% at cost while total comparable store inventory increased by 9% at cost. Total inventories grew by $60 million or 25%, on a year-over-year basis. Approximately half of the dollar increase was due to non comparable receipts versus the prior year, specifically; early receipts in the final week of July and higher in-transit, fabric and BHLDN inventories. The balance of the increase is driven by the acquisition of inventory to stock new retail stores and to support Direct-to-Consumer growth.

For the three months ended July 31, 2011, selling, general and administrative expenses, expressed as a percentage of net sales, increased by 32 basis points versus the prior year comparable period due primarily to ecommerce and related catalog investments. Investments in both technology and in our distribution and fulfillment facilities in Europe also contributed to the increase. For the six months ended July 31, 2011, selling, general and administrative expenses, expressed as a percentage of net sales, increased by 62 basis points versus the prior year comparable period primarily due to ecommerce and related catalog investments.

On November 16, 2010, our Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program that authorized the repurchase of 10.0 million common shares subject to prevailing market conditions. During the three months ended July 31, 2011, the Company repurchased and retired 2.3 million common shares for approximately $67 million. During the six months ended July 31, 2011, the Company repurchased and retired 7.2 million common shares for approximately $216 million. As of July 31, 2011, 3.3 million common shares were available for repurchase under the stock repurchase program.

During the six months ended July 31, 2011, the Company opened a total of 20 new stores including: 9 Free People stores, 7 Anthropologie stores and 4 Urban Outfitters stores.

Urban Outfitters, Inc. is an innovative specialty retail company which offers a variety of lifestyle merchandise to highly defined customer niches through 180 Urban Outfitters stores in the United States, Canada, and Europe, catalogs and websites; 160 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; 51 Free People stores, catalogs and website, 1 Terrain garden center and website and a BHLDN website as of July 31, 2011.

Management’s second quarter commentary is located on our website at www.urbanoutfittersinc.com. A conference call will be held today to discuss second 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
July 31,
    Six Months Ended
July 31,
 
     2011     2010     2011     2010  

Net sales

   $ 609,181      $ 552,159      $ 1,133,200      $ 1,032,120   

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

     378,091        317,378        708,745        596,553   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     231,090        234,781        424,455        435,567   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     143,095        127,912        277,624        246,487   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from operations

     87,995        106,869        146,831        189,080   

Other income, net

     935        616        2,300        1,039   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     88,930        107,485        149,131        190,119   

Income tax expense

     32,237        35,828        53,814        65,505   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 56,693      $ 71,657      $ 95,317      $ 124,614   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income per common share:

        

Basic

   $ 0.36      $ 0.42      $ 0.59      $ 0.74   

Diluted

   $ 0.35      $ 0.42      $ 0.59      $ 0.72   

Weighted average common shares and common share equivalents outstanding:

        

Basic

     158,581,618        168,908,598        160,436,550        168,880,803   

Diluted

     160,743,743        172,325,996        162,960,745        172,572,985   

AS A PERCENT OF NET SALES

        

Net sales

     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0

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

     62.1     57.5     62.5     57.8
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     37.9     42.5     37.5     42.2

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     23.5     23.1     24.5     23.9
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from operations

     14.4     19.4     13.0     18.3

Other income, net

     0.2     0.1     0.2     0.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     14.6     19.5     13.2     18.4

Income tax expense

     5.3     6.5     4.8     6.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

     9.3     13.0     8.4     12.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


URBAN OUTFITTERS, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except share data)

(unaudited)

 

     July 31,
2011
    January 31,
2011
    July 31,
2010
 
Assets       

Current assets:

      

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 226,381      $ 340,257      $ 244,954   

Marketable securities

     59,347        116,420        346,107   

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $994, $1,015 and $1,360, respectively

     52,560        36,502        42,474   

Inventories

     303,159        229,561        243,203   

Prepaid expenses, deferred taxes and other current assets

     57,121        81,237        85,875   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     698,568        803,977        962,613   

Property and equipment, net

     626,188        586,346        559,945   

Marketable securities

     322,902        351,988        157,607   

Deferred income taxes and other assets

     57,766        52,010        46,902   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 1,705,424      $ 1,794,321      $ 1,727,067   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity       

Current liabilities:

      

Accounts payable

   $ 110,759      $ 82,904      $ 92,151   

Accrued expenses, accrued compensation and other current liabilities

     117,756        128,120        106,260   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     228,515        211,024        198,411   

Deferred rent and other liabilities

     172,589        171,749        155,369   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     401,104        382,773        353,780   

Shareholders’ equity:

      

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

     —          —          —     

Common shares; $.0001 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized, 157,524,395, 164,413,427 and 168,100,495 issued and outstanding respectively

     16        17        17   

Additional paid-in-capital

     —          27,603        138,413   

Retained earnings

     1,309,964        1,394,190        1,245,846   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (5,660     (10,262     (10,989
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Shareholders’ Equity

     1,304,320        1,411,548        1,373,287   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

   $ 1,705,424      $ 1,794,321      $ 1,727,067