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- Company net sales growth of +16%, driven by Abercrombie brands +26% and Hollister brands +8%
- Operating margin of 9.6%, a significant expansion from approximately break even last year
- Inventory levels down 30% year-over-year with brands leveraging chase capabilities
- Company increases full year outlook ranges on sales and operating margin
While the macro environment remains dynamic, our first half results give us confidence to stay on offense for the second half. Consistent with our Always Forward Plan, we are continuing to open stores and make critical long-term investments in digital and technology that will keep our brands in position to exceed our customers’ expectations.”
Details related to reported net income (loss) per diluted share and adjusted net income (loss) per diluted share for the second quarter are as follows:
2023 | 2022 | ||||||
GAAP | $ | 1.10 | $ | (0.33 | ) | ||
Excluded items, net of tax effect (1) | — | (0.03 | ) | ||||
Adjusted non-GAAP | $ | 1.10 | $ | (0.30 | ) | ||
Impact from changes in foreign currency exchange rates (2) | — | (0.02 | ) | ||||
Adjusted non-GAAP constant currency | $ | 1.10 | $ | (0.32 | ) |
(1) Excluded items consist of pre-tax store asset impairment charges in the prior year.
(2) The estimated impact from foreign currency is calculated by applying current period exchange rates to prior year results using a 26% tax rate.
A summary of results for the second quarter ended
- Net sales of
$935 million , up 16% as compared to last year on a reported basis and up 16% on a constant currency basis. - Positive total company comparable sales of 13%.
- Gross profit rate of 62.5%, up approximately 460 basis points as compared to last year. The year-over-year improvement was primarily driven by a benefit of 400 basis points from year-over-year AUR growth and 340 basis points from lower freight costs partially offset by 180 basis points from higher cotton and raw material costs and 60 basis points from the adverse impact from foreign currency.
- Operating expense, excluding other operating income, net, up $30 million or 6% compared to last year, driven by increases in incentive compensation, store occupancy and technology expenses. Operating expense as a percentage of sales decreased to 53.2% from 58.0% last year.
- Operating income of
$90 million on a reported basis as compared to operating loss of$2 million and$0 million last year, on a reported and adjusted non-GAAP basis, respectively.
- Net income per diluted share of
$1.10 on a reported basis as compared to net loss per diluted share last year of$0.33 and$0.30 on a reported and adjusted non-GAAP basis, respectively.
Segment reorganization on geographic basis |
During the second quarter of 2023, to drive ongoing brand growth and leverage the knowledge and experience of its regional teams, the company reorganized its structure and now manages its business on a geographic basis, consisting of three reportable segments:
Net sales by segment and brand for the second quarter are as follows:
Net sales by segment: (1) | 2023 | 2022 | 1 YR % Change | Comparable sales (2) | |||||||
$ | 731,427 | $ | 613,244 | 19 | % | 14 | % | ||||
EMEA | 171,962 | 164,827 | 4 | % | 6 | % | |||||
APAC | 31,956 | 27,020 | 18 | % | 26 | % | |||||
Total company | $ | 935,345 | $ | 805,091 | 16 | % | 13 | % | |||
(in thousands) | 2023 | 2022 | 1 YR % Change | Comparable sales (2) | |||||||
Net sales by brand: | |||||||||||
462,711 | 368,157 | 26 | % | 23 | % | ||||||
Hollister (4) | $ | 472,634 | $ | 436,934 | 8 | % | 5 | % | |||
Total company | $ | 935,345 | $ | 805,091 | 16 | % | 13 | % |
(1) Net sales by segment are presented by attributing revenues to an individual country on the basis of the country in which the merchandise was sold for in-store purchases and on the basis of the shipping location provided by customers for digital orders.
(2) Comparable sales are calculated on a constant currency basis. Refer to "REPORTING AND USE OF GAAP AND NON-GAAP MEASURES," for further discussion.
(3) For purposes of the above table,
(4) For purposes of the above table, Hollister includes the Hollister,
Financial Position and Liquidity |
As of
- Cash and equivalents of
$617 million . This compares to cash and equivalents of$518 million and$370 million as ofJanuary 28, 2023 andJuly 30, 2022 , respectively. - Inventories of
$493 million , a decrease of 30% compared toJuly 30, 2022 . - Long-term gross borrowings under the company’s senior secured notes of
$300 million (the “Senior Secured Notes”) which mature inJuly 2025 and bear interest at a rate of 8.75% per annum. - Borrowing available under the senior-secured asset-based revolving credit facility (the “ABL Facility”) of
$357 million . - Liquidity, comprised of cash and equivalents and borrowing available under the ABL Facility, of approximately
$974 million . This compares to liquidity of$866 million and$729 million as ofJanuary 28, 2023 andJuly 30, 2022 , respectively.
Cash Flow and Capital Allocation |
Details related to the company’s cash flows for the year-to-date period ended
- Net cash provided by operating activities of
$216 million . - Net cash used for investing activities of
$90 million . - Net cash used for financing activities of
$23 million .
Depreciation and amortization was
Fiscal 2023 Full Year Outlook |
The following outlook replaces all previous full year guidance. For fiscal 2023, the company now expects:
- Net sales growth of around 10% from
$3.7 billion in 2022. This is an increase to the previous outlook of up 2% to 4%. The current outlook assumes that Abercrombie brands will continue to outperform Hollister brands. Also, fiscal 2023 includes a 53rd week for reporting purposes, along with net store expansion. The 53rd week is estimated to add approximately $45 million to total net sales in the fourth quarter and full year of 2023. - Operating margin to be in the range of 8% to 9%. This range improves from the previous outlook of 5% to 6%. The current outlook includes a benefit of around 250 basis points from full year 2022 levels on expected net improvement in freight and raw material costs, and modest operating expense leverage with sales growth expected to more than offset higher expenses from the combination of inflation and increased investments for the 2025 Always Forward Plan initiatives, including an upgrade of our retail merchandising ERP system.
- Effective tax rate to be in the low-to-mid 30s. This replaces the previous outlook of high-30s. The current outlook assumes the continued inability to realize benefits on certain expected tax losses incurred outside of the
U.S. , although to a lesser extent than the prior outlook provided. - Capital expenditures of approximately
$160 million .
Fiscal 2023 Third Quarter Outlook |
For the third quarter of fiscal 2023, the company expects:
- Net sales growth to be up low double-digits compared to fiscal third quarter 2022 level of
$880 million . Included in this outlook is the expected benefit of approximately 140 basis points from foreign currency. - Operating margin to be in the range of 8% to 10% compared to an adjusted operating margin of 2.4% in Q3 2022. We expect the year-over-year improvement to be driven by a higher gross profit rate on lower freight costs and higher AURs and modest operating expense leverage on higher sales.
- Effective tax rate to be in the mid-30s. This outlook assumes the continued inability to realize benefits on certain expected tax losses incurred outside of the
U.S.
Conference Call |
Today at
A presentation of second quarter results will be available in the “Investors” section at corporate.abercrombie.com at approximately
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Other Information |
This document includes certain adjusted non-GAAP financial measures where management believes it to be helpful in understanding the company's results of operations or financial position. Additional details about non-GAAP financial measures and a reconciliation of GAAP financial measures to non-GAAP financial measures can be found in the "Reporting and Use of GAAP and Non-GAAP Measures" section. Sub-totals and totals may not foot due to rounding. Net income (loss) and net income (loss) per share financial measures included herein are attributable to
Unless otherwise noted, as used in this document, unless otherwise defined "
About |
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations | |||||||||||||
(in thousands, except per share data) | |||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | |||||||||||||
Thirteen Weeks Ended | Thirteen Weeks Ended | ||||||||||||
% of |
% of |
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Net sales | $ | 935,345 | 100.0 | % | $ | 805,091 | 100.0 | % | |||||
Cost of sales, exclusive of depreciation and amortization | 350,965 | 37.5 | % | 339,200 | 42.1 | % | |||||||
Gross profit | 584,380 | 62.5 | % | 465,891 | 57.9 | % | |||||||
Stores and distribution expense | 352,730 | 37.7 | % | 340,791 | 42.3 | % | |||||||
Marketing, general and administrative expense | 144,502 | 15.4 | % | 124,168 | 15.4 | % | |||||||
Asset impairment | — | — | % | 2,170 | 0.3 | % | |||||||
Other operating (income) expense, net | (2,694 | ) | (0.3)% | 953 | 0.1 | % | |||||||
Operating income (loss) | 89,842 | 9.6 | % | (2,191 | ) | (0.3)% | |||||||
Interest expense, net | 1,097 | 0.1 | % | 6,917 | 0.9 | % | |||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes | 88,745 | 9.5 | % | (9,108 | ) | (1.1)% | |||||||
Income tax expense | 30,014 | 3.2 | % | 5,634 | 0.7 | % | |||||||
Net income (loss) | 58,731 | 6.3 | % | (14,742 | ) | (1.8)% | |||||||
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | 1,837 | 0.2 | % | 2,092 | 0.3 | % | |||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to A&F | $ | 56,894 | 6.1 | % | $ | (16,834 | ) | (2.1)% | |||||
Net income (loss) per share attributable to A&F | |||||||||||||
Basic | $ | 1.13 | $ | (0.33 | ) | ||||||||
Diluted | $ | 1.10 | $ | (0.33 | ) | ||||||||
Weighted-average shares outstanding: | |||||||||||||
Basic | 50,322 | 50,441 | |||||||||||
Diluted | 51,548 | 50,441 |
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations | |||||||||||||
(in thousands, except per share data) | |||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | |||||||||||||
Twenty-Six Weeks Ended | Twenty-Six Weeks Ended | ||||||||||||
% of |
% of |
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Net sales | $ | 1,771,339 | 100.0 | % | $ | 1,617,853 | 100.0 | % | |||||
Cost of sales, exclusive of depreciation and amortization | 677,165 | 38.2 | % | 702,416 | 43.4 | % | |||||||
Gross profit | 1,094,174 | 61.8 | % | 915,437 | 56.6 | % | |||||||
Stores and distribution expense | 684,343 | 38.6 | % | 678,334 | 41.9 | % | |||||||
Marketing, general and administrative expense | 287,133 | 16.2 | % | 246,317 | 15.2 | % | |||||||
Asset impairment | 4,436 | 0.3 | % | 5,592 | 0.3 | % | |||||||
Other operating income, net | (5,588 | ) | (0.3) % | (2,889 | ) | (0.2) % | |||||||
Operating income (loss) | 123,850 | 7.0 | % | (11,917 | ) | (0.7) % | |||||||
Interest expense, net | 4,540 | 0.3 | % | 14,224 | 0.9 | % | |||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes | 119,310 | 6.7 | % | (26,141 | ) | (1.6) % | |||||||
Income tax expense | 42,732 | 2.4 | % | 3,447 | 0.2 | % | |||||||
Net income (loss) | 76,578 | 4.3 | % | (29,588 | ) | (1.8) % | |||||||
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | 3,113 | 0.2 | % | 3,715 | 0.2 | % | |||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to A&F. | $ | 73,465 | 4.1 | % | $ | (33,303 | ) | (2.1) % | |||||
Net income (loss) per share attributable to A&F | |||||||||||||
Basic | $ | 1.47 | $ | (0.65 | ) | ||||||||
Diluted | $ | 1.43 | $ | (0.65 | ) | ||||||||
Weighted-average shares outstanding: | |||||||||||||
Basic | 49,952 | 51,262 | |||||||||||
Diluted | 51,535 | 51,262 |
Reporting and Use of GAAP and Non-GAAP Measures
The company believes that each of the non-GAAP financial measures presented are useful to investors as they provide a measure of the company’s operating performance excluding the effect of certain items which the company believes do not reflect its future operating outlook, such as asset impairment charges, therefore supplementing investors’ understanding of comparability of operations across periods. Management used these non-GAAP financial measures during the periods presented to assess the company’s performance and to develop expectations for future operating performance. Non-GAAP financial measures should be used supplemental to, and not as an alternative to, the company’s GAAP financial results, and may not be calculated in the same manner as similar measures presented by other companies.
In addition, at times the company provides comparable sales, defined as the percentage year-over-year change in the aggregate of: (1) sales for stores that have been open as the same brand at least one year and whose square footage has not been expanded or reduced by more than 20% within the past year, with prior year’s net sales converted at the current year’s foreign currency exchange rate to remove the impact of foreign currency rate fluctuation, and (2) digital net sales with prior year’s net sales converted at the current year’s foreign currency exchange rate to remove the impact of foreign currency rate fluctuation.
The company also provides certain financial information on a constant currency basis to enhance investors’ understanding of underlying business trends and operating performance, by removing the impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. The effect from foreign currency, calculated on a constant currency basis, is determined by applying current year average exchange rates to prior year results and is net of the year-over-year impact from hedging. The per diluted share effect from foreign currency is calculated using a 26% tax rate.
Schedule of Non-GAAP Financial Measures | |||||||||
Twenty-Six Weeks Ended |
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(in thousands, except per share data) | |||||||||
(Unaudited) | |||||||||
GAAP (1) | Excluded items | Adjusted non-GAAP |
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Asset impairment (2) | $ | 4,436 | $ | 4,436 | $ | — | |||
Operating income | 123,850 | (4,436 | ) | 128,286 | |||||
Income before income taxes | 119,310 | (4,436 | ) | 123,746 | |||||
Income tax expense (3) | 42,732 | (1,207 | ) | 43,939 | |||||
Net income attributable to A&F | $ | 73,465 | $ | (3,229 | ) | $ | 76,694 | ||
Net income per diluted share attributable to A&F | $ | 1.43 | $ | (0.06 | ) | $ | 1.49 | ||
Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding: | 51,535 | 51,535 |
(1) “GAAP” refers to accounting principles generally accepted in
(2) Excluded items consist of pre-tax store impairment charges of
(3) The tax effect of excluded items is the difference between the tax provision calculated on a GAAP basis and an adjusted non-GAAP basis.
Schedule of Non-GAAP Financial Measures | |||||||||||
Twenty-Six Weeks Ended |
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(in thousands, except per share data) | |||||||||||
(Unaudited) | |||||||||||
GAAP (1) | Excluded items | Adjusted non-GAAP |
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Asset impairment (2) | $ | 5,592 | $ | 5,592 | $ | — | |||||
Operating loss | (11,917 | ) | (5,592 | ) | (6,325 | ) | |||||
Loss before income taxes | (26,141 | ) | (5,592 | ) | (20,549 | ) | |||||
Income tax expense (3) | 3,447 | (1,529 | ) | 4,976 | |||||||
Net loss attributable to A&F | $ | (33,303 | ) | $ | (4,063 | ) | $ | (29,240 | ) | ||
Net loss per diluted share attributable to A&F | $ | (0.65 | ) | $ | (0.08 | ) | $ | (0.57 | ) | ||
Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding: | 51,262 | 51,262 |
(1) “GAAP” refers to accounting principles generally accepted in
(2) Excluded items consist of pre-tax store asset impairment charges of
(3) The tax effect of excluded items is the difference between the tax provision calculated on a GAAP basis and an adjusted non-GAAP basis.
Reconciliation of Constant Currency Financial Measures | ||||||||||
Thirteen Weeks Ended |
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(in thousands, except percentage and basis point changes and per share data) | ||||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | % Change | ||||||||
Net sales | ||||||||||
GAAP (1) | $ | 935,345 | $ | 805,091 | 16 | % | ||||
Impact from changes in foreign currency exchange rates (2) | — | 2,873 | — | % | ||||||
Net sales on a constant currency basis | $ | 935,345 | $ | 807,964 | 16 | % | ||||
Gross profit | 2023 | 2022 | BPS Change (3) | |||||||
GAAP (1) | $ | 584,380 | $ | 465,891 | 460 | |||||
Impact from changes in foreign currency exchange rates (2) | — | (2,977 | ) | 60 | ||||||
Gross profit on a constant currency basis | $ | 584,380 | $ | 462,914 | 520 | |||||
Operating income (loss) | 2023 | 2022 | BPS Change (3) | |||||||
GAAP (1) | $ | 89,842 | $ | (2,191 | ) | 990 | ||||
Excluded items (4) | — | (2,170 | ) | 30 | ||||||
Adjusted non-GAAP | $ | 89,842 | $ | (21 | ) | 960 | ||||
Impact from changes in foreign currency exchange rates (2) | — | (971 | ) | 10 | ||||||
Adjusted non-GAAP constant currency basis | $ | 89,842 | $ | (992 | ) | 970 | ||||
Net income (loss) attributable to A&F | 2023 | 2022 | $ Change | |||||||
GAAP (1) | $ | 1.10 | $ | (0.33 | ) | $ | 1.43 | |||
Excluded items, net of tax (4) | — | (0.03 | ) | 0.03 | ||||||
Adjusted non-GAAP | $ | 1.10 | $ | (0.30 | ) | $ | 1.40 | |||
Impact from changes in foreign currency exchange rates (2) | — | (0.02 | ) | 0.02 | ||||||
Adjusted non-GAAP constant currency basis | $ | 1.10 | $ | (0.32 | ) | $ | 1.42 |
(1) “GAAP” refers to accounting principles generally accepted in
(2) The estimated impact from foreign currency is determined by applying current period exchange rates to prior year results and is net of the year-over-year impact from hedging. The per diluted share estimated impact from foreign currency is calculated using a 26% tax rate.
(3) The estimated basis point change has been rounded based on the percentage change.
(4) Excluded items consist of
Reconciliation of Constant Currency |
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Thirteen Weeks Ended |
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(in thousands, except percentage changes) | |||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | GAAP % Change |
Non-GAAP Constant Currency Basis % Change |
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GAAP | GAAP | Impact From Changes In Foreign Currency Exchanges Rates (1) |
Non-GAAP Constant Currency Basis |
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Net sales by segment: (2) | |||||||||||||||
$ | 731,427 | $ | 613,244 | $ | (1,174 | ) | $ | 612,070 | 19 | % | 19 | % | |||
EMEA | 171,962 | 164,827 | 5,306 | 170,133 | 4 | % | 1 | % | |||||||
APAC | 31,956 | 27,020 | (1,259 | ) | 25,761 | 18 | % | 24 | % | ||||||
Total company | $ | 935,345 | $ | 805,091 | $ | 2,873 | $ | 807,964 | 16 | % | 16 | % | |||
2023 | 2022 | GAAP % Change |
Non-GAAP Constant Currency Basis % Change |
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GAAP | GAAP | Impact From Changes In Foreign Currency Exchanges Rates (1) |
Non-GAAP Constant Currency Basis |
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Net sales by brand: | |||||||||||||||
462,711 | 368,157 | (71 | ) | 368,086 | 26 | % | 26 | % | |||||||
Hollister (4) | $ | 472,634 | $ | 436,934 | $ | 2,944 | $ | 439,878 | 8 | % | 7 | % | |||
Total company | $ | 935,345 | $ | 805,091 | $ | 2,873 | $ | 807,964 | 16 | % | 16 | % |
(1) The estimated impact from foreign currency is determined by applying current period exchange rates to prior year results and is net of the year-over-year impact from hedging. The per diluted share estimated impact from foreign currency is calculated using a 26% tax rate.
(2) Net sales by segment are presented by attributing revenues to an individual country on the basis of the country in which the merchandise was sold for in-store purchases and on the basis of the shipping location provided by customers for digital orders.
(3) For purposes of the above table,
(4) For purposes of the above table, Hollister includes the Hollister,
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets | ||||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
Assets | ||||||||
Current assets: | ||||||||
Cash and equivalents | $ | 617,339 | $ | 517,602 | $ | 369,957 | ||
Receivables | 112,597 | 104,506 | 79,820 | |||||
Inventories | 493,479 | 505,621 | 708,024 | |||||
Other current assets | 87,850 | 100,289 | 104,887 | |||||
Total current assets | 1,311,265 | 1,228,018 | 1,262,688 | |||||
Property and equipment, net | 553,680 | 551,585 | 511,181 | |||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets | 714,977 | 723,550 | 740,627 | |||||
Other assets | 216,792 | 209,947 | 219,598 | |||||
Total assets | $ | 2,796,714 | $ | 2,713,100 | $ | 2,734,094 | ||
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity | ||||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 323,197 | $ | 258,895 | $ | 408,297 | ||
Accrued expenses | 375,544 | 413,303 | 342,690 | |||||
Short-term portion of operating lease liabilities | 191,700 | 213,979 | 202,699 | |||||
Income taxes payable | 46,039 | 16,023 | 5,582 | |||||
Total current liabilities | 936,480 | 902,200 | 959,268 | |||||
Long-term liabilities: | ||||||||
Long-term portion of operating lease liabilities | $ | 692,046 | $ | 713,361 | $ | 714,265 | ||
Long-term borrowings, net | 297,385 | 296,852 | 304,219 | |||||
Other liabilities | 92,019 | 94,118 | 83,415 | |||||
Total long-term liabilities | 1,081,450 | 1,104,331 | 1,101,899 | |||||
Total |
768,306 | 694,841 | 661,788 | |||||
Noncontrolling interests | 10,478 | 11,728 | 11,139 | |||||
Total stockholders’ equity | 778,784 | 706,569 | 672,927 | |||||
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 2,796,714 | $ | 2,713,100 | $ | 2,734,094 |
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | |||||||
(in thousands, except per share data) | |||||||
(Unaudited) | |||||||
Twenty-Six Weeks Ended | |||||||
Operating activities | |||||||
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities | $ | 216,328 | $ | (259,733 | ) | ||
Investing activities | |||||||
Purchases of property and equipment | $ | (89,780 | ) | $ | (59,582 | ) | |
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment | — | 7,972 | |||||
Net cash used for investing activities | $ | (89,780 | ) | $ | (51,610 | ) | |
Financing activities | |||||||
Payment of debt modification costs and fees | (17 | ) | — | ||||
Purchases of common stock | — | (117,775 | ) | ||||
Other financing activities | (23,325 | ) | (17,649 | ) | |||
Net cash used for financing activities | $ | (23,342 | ) | $ | (135,424 | ) | |
Effect of foreign currency exchange rates on cash | $ | (3,672 | ) | $ | (7,567 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents, and restricted cash and equivalents | $ | 99,534 | $ | (454,334 | ) | ||
Cash and equivalents, and restricted cash and equivalents, beginning of period | $ | 527,569 | $ | 834,368 | |||
Cash and equivalents, and restricted cash and equivalents, end of period | $ | 627,103 | $ | 380,034 |

Source: Abercrombie & Fitch Management Co.