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) November 19, 2012

 

 

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)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On November 19, 2012, the Company issued an earnings release, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. The earnings release disclosed material non-public information regarding the Company’s earnings for the three and nine months ended October 31, 2012.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

99.1    Earnings Release dated November 19, 2012 – Operating results for the three and nine months ended October 31, 2012.

 

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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: November 20, 2012     By:  

/s/ Francis J. Conforti

      Francis J. Conforti
      Chief Financial Officer

 

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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

EX-99.1    Earnings Release dated November 19, 2012 – Operating results for the three and nine months ended October 31, 2012.

 

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Earnings Release

Exhibit 99.1

URBAN OUTFITTERS, INC.

Third Quarter Results

Philadelphia, PA – November 19, 2012

 

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

Urban Outfitters Reports Record Sales

PHILADELPHIA, PA November 19, 2012 - Urban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ:URBN), a leading lifestyle specialty retail company operating under the Anthropologie, BHLDN, Free People, Terrain and Urban Outfitters brands, today announced net income of $60 million and $155 million for the three and nine months ended October 31, 2012, respectively. Earnings per diluted share were $0.40 and $1.06 for the three and nine months ended October 31, 2012, respectively.

Total Company net sales rose by 14% over the same quarter last year to $693 million. Comparable retail segment net sales, which include our comparable direct-to-consumer channel, increased by 8% for the quarter, while comparable store net sales decreased by 1%. Comparable retail segment net sales at Free People, Urban Outfitters and Anthropologie increased by 24%, 7% and 6%, respectively, for the quarter. Direct-to-consumer net sales increased by 36% and wholesale segment net sales rose by 7% for the quarter.

“Favorable customer response to our product offerings and better marketing resulted in record third quarter sales and significant margin improvement,” said Chief Executive Officer, Richard A. Hayne. “We see this trend continuing into the fourth quarter which bodes well for our Holiday season,” finished Mr. Hayne.

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

 

     Three Months Ended
October 31,
     Nine Months Ended
October 31,
 
     2012      2011      2012      2011  

Net sales by brand

           

Urban Outfitters

   $ 331,845       $ 291,023       $ 908,898       $ 798,524   

Anthropologie

     266,890         244,140         783,817         745,327   

Free People

     87,486         70,090         222,947         180,548   

Other

     6,673         4,700         22,431         18,754   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Company

   $ 692,894       $ 609,953       $ 1,938,093       $ 1,743,153   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net sales by channel

           

Retail Stores

   $ 483,426       $ 447,952       $ 1,405,386       $ 1,303,788   

Direct-to-consumer

     167,982         123,120         422,799         338,028   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Retail Segment

     651,408         571,072         1,828,185         1,641,816   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Wholesale Segment

     41,486         38,881         109,908         101,337   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Company

   $ 692,894       $ 609,953       $ 1,938,093       $ 1,743,153   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 


For the three months ended October 31, 2012, the gross profit rate improved by 222 basis points versus the prior year’s comparable period. The increase in gross profit rate was primarily due to a reduction in merchandise markdowns. For the nine months ended October 31, 2012, the gross profit rate improved by 29 basis points versus the prior year’s comparable period. The increase in the rate was primarily due to a reduction in merchandise markdowns partially offset by the deleverage of store occupancy costs related to the negative comparable store net sales.

As of October 31, 2012, total inventories increased by $28 million or 8%, on a year-over-year basis. The growth in total inventories is primarily related to the acquisition of inventory to stock new and non-comparable stores and to support the significant growth in the direct-to-consumer channel. Comparable retail segment inventories were flat and comparable store inventories decreased by 6% as of October 31, 2012.

For the three months ended October 31, 2012, selling, general and administrative expenses, expressed as a percentage of net sales, increased by 75 basis points. The increase was primarily due to higher incentive-based compensation in the current quarter. For the nine months ended October 31, 2012, selling, general and administrative expenses, expressed as a percentage of net sales, increased by 41 basis points. This increase was primarily due to the deleveraging of direct store controllable expenses driven by the negative comparable store net sales.

During the nine months ended October 31, 2012, the Company opened a total of 39 new stores including: 15 Free People stores, 12 Urban Outfitters stores, 10 Anthropologie stores, 1 BHLDN store and 1 Terrain garden center, and closed 1 Anthropologie store.

Urban Outfitters, Inc. is an innovative specialty retail company which offers a variety of lifestyle merchandise to highly defined customer niches through 209 Urban Outfitters stores in the United States, Canada, and Europe, catalogs and websites; 177 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, 77 Free People stores in the United States and Canada, catalogs and websites; 2 BHLDN stores and a website and 2 Terrain garden centers and a website, as of October 31, 2012.

Management’s third quarter commentary is located on our website at www.urbanoutfittersinc.com. A conference call will be held today to discuss third quarter results and will be webcast at 5:00 pm. EST at: http://edge.media-server.com/m/p/nw6i7t93/lan/en

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, continuation of lowered levels of consumer spending resulting from the continuing worldwide economic downturn and related debt crisis, any effects of terrorist acts or war, availability of suitable retail space for expansion, timing of store openings, risks associated with international expansion, 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, changes in accounting standards and subjective assumptions, regulatory changes and legal matters 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
October 31,
    Nine Months Ended
October 31,
 
     2012     2011     2012     2011  

Net sales

   $ 692,894      $ 609,953      $ 1,938,093      $ 1,743,153   

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

     432,043        393,850        1,220,258        1,102,595   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     260,851        216,103        717,835        640,558   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     167,341        142,742        475,472        420,366   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from operations

     93,510        73,361        242,363        220,192   

Other income, net

     128        2,018        571        4,318   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     93,638        75,379        242,934        224,510   

Income tax expense

     34,120        24,700        88,168        78,514   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 59,518      $ 50,679      $ 154,766      $ 145,996   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income per common share:

        

Basic

   $ 0.41      $ 0.34      $ 1.07      $ 0.93   

Diluted

   $ 0.40      $ 0.33      $ 1.06      $ 0.91   

Weighted average common shares and common share equivalents outstanding:

        

Basic

     145,539,816        151,170,175        145,024,545        157,313,818   

Diluted

     147,086,982        153,434,811        146,092,442        159,751,493   

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

     62.4     64.6     63.0     63.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     37.6     35.4     37.0     36.8

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     24.1     23.4     24.5     24.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from operations

     13.5     12.0     12.5     12.6

Other income, net

     0.0     0.4     0.0     0.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     13.5     12.4     12.5     12.9

Income tax expense

     4.9     4.1     4.5     4.5
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

     8.6     8.3     8.0     8.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


URBAN OUTFITTERS, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

(unaudited)

 

     October 31,
2012
    January 31,
2012
    October 31,
2011
 
ASSETS       

Current assets:

      

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 216,648      $ 145,273      $ 83,370   

Marketable securities

     146,065        89,854        46,649   

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,326, $1,614 and $1,046, respectively

     43,913        36,673        46,830   

Inventories

     395,406        250,073        367,407   

Prepaid expenses, deferred taxes and other current assets

     64,233        75,119        64,074   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     866,265        596,992        608,330   

Property and equipment, net

     734,793        684,979        670,752   

Marketable securities

     93,767        126,913        129,146   

Deferred income taxes and other assets

     60,770        74,824        69,877   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 1,755,595      $ 1,483,708      $ 1,478,105   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY       

Current liabilities:

      

Accounts payable

   $ 162,542      $ 95,754      $ 134,480   

Accrued expenses, accrued compensation and other current liabilities

     132,547        137,712        130,590   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     295,089        233,466        265,070   

Deferred rent and other liabilities

     190,648        183,974        179,229   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     485,737        417,440        444,299   

Shareholders’ equity:

      

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

     —          —          —     

Common shares; $.0001 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized, 145,869,067, 144,633,007 and 144,201,664 issued and outstanding respectively

     15        15        15   

Additional paid-in-capital

     44,168        —          —     

Retained earnings

     1,232,531        1,077,765        1,041,847   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (6,856     (11,512     (8,056
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Shareholders’ Equity

     1,269,858        1,066,268        1,033,806   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

   $ 1,755,595      $ 1,483,708      $ 1,478,105