FOOT LOCKER, INC. REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER 2022 RESULTS; COMPANY TO OUTLINE NEW LONG-TERM GROWTH STRATEGY AT INVESTOR DAY
- Total sales decreased by 0.3%; Comparable-store sales increased 4.2%
- Fourth quarter EPS of
$0.20 and Non-GAAP EPS of$0.97 - Launching new "Lace Up" strategy with updated financial targets
- Reset year in 2023 expected to result in Non-GAAP EPS of
$3.35-$3.65 - Beyond 2023, new strategies to drive low- to mid-twenties adjusted EPS growth
"Our team delivered a great finish to the year with strong fourth quarter results that capitalized on resilient Holiday demand and a compelling assortment and inventory position from our brand partners," said
Fourth Quarter Results
- Comparable-store sales grew by 4.2%, driven by increased traffic and improved access to high-quality inventory, resulting in broad-based strength across brands and regions.
- Total sales decreased by 0.3%, to
$2,334 million , compared with sales of$2,341 million in the fourth quarter of 2021. Excluding the effect of foreign exchange rate fluctuations, total sales for the fourth quarter increased by 3.6%.
Please refer to the Sales by Banner table below for detailed sales performance by banner and region
- Gross margin declined by 290 basis points compared with the prior-year period, driven mainly by higher markdowns on increased promotional activity across the industry.
- SG&A decreased by 10 basis points as a percentage of sales compared with the prior year, with savings from the cost optimization program, offset by inflation.
- Net income decreased to
$19 million as compared with$103 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021. Non-GAAP net income decreased to$92 million from$148 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021.
- EPS decreased to
$0.20 per share, versus$1.02 in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021. Non-GAAP EPS decreased to$0.97 per share compared with EPS of$1.46 in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021.
Balance Sheet
At quarter-end, the Company's cash and cash equivalents totaled $536 million, while debt on its balance sheet was $452 million. The Company's total cash position, net of debt, was
As of January 28, 2023, the Company's merchandise inventories were $1.6 billion, 29.8% higher than at the end of the fourth quarter last year.
Dividend and Share Repurchases
During the fourth quarter of 2022, the Company paid a quarterly dividend of $0.40 per share. For full-year 2022, the Company repurchased 4.1 million shares for a total of
The Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend on the Company's common stock of
Store Base Update
During the fourth quarter, the Company opened 21 new stores, remodeled or relocated 45 stores, and closed 101 stores.
As of
Asia Business Model
As part of its efforts to simplify its business model and focus on core banners and regions, the Company announced today that it is transforming its business model in
- Closing its stores and ecommerce in
Hong Kong andMacau ; - Converting its current owned and operated stores and ecommerce in
Singapore andMalaysia to a license model; - Continuing to operate stores in
South Korea ; and - Continuing to pursue growth in the region through license partners.
MAP Active,
2023 Financial Outlook
Fiscal year 2023 represents the 53 weeks ending
Sales Change |
Down 3.5% to 5.5% including ~1% from the extra week |
Comparable Sales Change |
Down 3.5% to 5.5% |
Square Footage Change |
Down ~4% |
Licensing Revenue |
|
Gross Margin |
30.8% to 31.0% |
SG&A Rate |
22.6% to 22.8% |
D&A |
|
Interest |
|
Tax Rate |
31.5% to 31.7% |
Non-GAAP EPS |
|
Adj. Capital Expenditures* |
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* Adjusted Capex includes capitalized Technology expense |
The Company provides earnings guidance only on a non-GAAP basis and does not provide a reconciliation of the Company's forward-looking capital expenditures and diluted earnings per share guidance to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures because of the inherent difficulty in forecasting and quantifying certain amounts that are necessary for such reconciliations.
Investor Day
At today's Investor Day, senior management will outline the Company's new "Lace Up" plan, designed to drive the next phase of
The "Lace Up" plan will be guided by the following set of new strategic imperatives:
- Expand Sneaker Culture. Serve more sneaker occasions, provide more choice, and drive greater distinction.
- Power Up the Portfolio. Create more distinction among banners, including re-launching the Foot Locker brand, and transforming the Company's real estate footprint by opening new formats, shifting off-mall, and closing underperforming stores.
- Deepen Our Relationship with Customers. Reset the Company's loyalty program and elevate the customer relationship through enhanced analytical capabilities.
- Be Best-in-Class Omni. Improve the customer experience online through the full shopping journey.
In connection with its new strategic direction, the Company has set the following long-term financial targets for fiscal years 2024 through 2026.
Financial Metric |
Target* |
Total Sales Growth |
5% to 6% |
Comparable Sales Growth |
3% to 4% |
Square Footage Growth |
Approximately 5% |
Adj. EBIT Margin Rate |
8.5% to 9% by 2026 |
Adj. EPS Growth |
Low- to mid-twenties |
* Growth rates are annual growth rates from 2023 on a 52-week basis |
Webcast
The Company will host an Investor Day starting at
Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Other than statements of historical facts, all statements which address activities, events, or developments that the Company anticipates will or may occur in the future, including, but not limited to, such things as future capital expenditures, expansion, strategic plans, financial objectives, dividend payments, stock repurchases, growth of the Company's business and operations, including future cash flows, revenues, and earnings, and other such matters, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on many assumptions and factors which are detailed in the Company's filings with the
These forward-looking statements are based largely on our expectations and judgments and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are unforeseeable and beyond our control. For additional discussion regarding risks and uncertainties that may affect forward-looking statements, see "Risk Factors" disclosed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
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Periods ended |
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Fourth Quarter |
Year-to-Date |
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2022 |
2021 |
2022 |
2021 |
|||||||||
Sales |
$ |
2,334 |
$ |
2,341 |
$ |
8,747 |
$ |
8,958 |
||||
Licensing revenue (1) |
3 |
3 |
12 |
10 |
||||||||
Total revenue |
2,337 |
2,344 |
8,759 |
8,968 |
||||||||
Cost of sales |
1,632 |
1,568 |
5,955 |
5,878 |
||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
521 |
525 |
1,903 |
1,851 |
||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
51 |
55 |
208 |
197 |
||||||||
Impairment and other |
74 |
75 |
112 |
172 |
||||||||
Income from operations |
59 |
121 |
581 |
870 |
||||||||
Interest expense, net |
(2) |
(6) |
(15) |
(14) |
||||||||
Other income / (expense), net (1) |
(9) |
32 |
(42) |
384 |
||||||||
Income from continuing operations before income taxes |
48 |
147 |
524 |
1,240 |
||||||||
Income tax expense |
26 |
45 |
180 |
348 |
||||||||
Net income from continuing operations |
22 |
102 |
$ |
344 |
$ |
892 |
||||||
Net loss from discontinued operations, net of tax |
(3) |
— |
(3) |
|||||||||
Net income |
19 |
102 |
341 |
892 |
||||||||
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests |
— |
1 |
1 |
1 |
||||||||
Net income attributable to |
$ |
19 |
$ |
103 |
$ |
342 |
$ |
893 |
||||
Diluted earnings per share |
||||||||||||
Earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to |
$ |
0.24 |
$ |
1.02 |
$ |
3.62 |
$ |
8.61 |
||||
Net loss per share from discontinued operations, net of tax |
(0.04) |
— |
(0.04) |
— |
||||||||
Net earnings per share attributable to |
$ |
0.20 |
$ |
1.02 |
$ |
3.58 |
$ |
8.61 |
||||
Weighted-average shares outstanding, assuming dilution |
94.9 |
100.6 |
95.5 |
103.8 |
(1) |
During the fourth quarter of 2022, the Company has changed how it classifies licensing revenue received from partners operating |
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to reporting the Company's financial results in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), the Company reports certain financial results that differ from what is reported under GAAP. Effective with the first quarter of 2022, the Company excludes all gains or losses associated with the minority investments to arrive at non-GAAP earnings; previously only certain amounts were adjusted. Those amounts not previously excluded from non-GAAP earnings during 2021, represented
Certain financial measures are identified as non-GAAP, such as sales changes excluding foreign currency fluctuations, adjusted income before income taxes, adjusted net income, and adjusted diluted earnings per share. We present certain amounts as excluding the effects of foreign currency fluctuations, which are also considered non-GAAP measures. Where amounts are expressed as excluding the effects of foreign currency fluctuations, such changes are determined by translating all amounts in both years using the prior-year average foreign exchange rates. Presenting amounts on a constant currency basis is useful to investors because it enables them to better understand the changes in our business that are not related to currency movements.
These non-GAAP measures are presented because we believe they assist investors in comparing our performance across reporting periods on a consistent basis by excluding items that we do not believe are indicative of our core business or affect comparability. In addition, these non-GAAP measures are useful in assessing our progress in achieving our long-term financial objectives and are consistent with how executive compensation is determined.
We estimate the tax effect of all non-GAAP adjustments by applying a marginal tax rate to each respective item. The income tax items represent the discrete amount that affected the period. The non-GAAP financial information is provided in addition, and not as an alternative, to our reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP. The various non-GAAP adjustments are summarized in the tables below.
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Periods ended |
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Reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP results: |
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Fourth Quarter |
Year-to-Date |
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2022 |
2021 (1) |
2022 |
2021 (1) |
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Pre-tax income: |
||||||||||||
Income from continuing operations before income taxes |
$ |
48 |
$ |
147 |
$ |
524 |
$ |
1,240 |
||||
Pre-tax adjustments excluded from GAAP: |
||||||||||||
Impairment and other (2) |
74 |
75 |
112 |
172 |
||||||||
Other income / (expense), net (3) |
9 |
(30) |
41 |
(377) |
||||||||
Adjusted income from continuing operations before income taxes |
$ |
131 |
$ |
192 |
$ |
677 |
$ |
1,035 |
||||
After-tax income: |
||||||||||||
Net income attributable to |
$ |
19 |
$ |
103 |
$ |
342 |
$ |
893 |
||||
After-tax adjustments excluded from GAAP: |
||||||||||||
Impairment and other, net of income tax benefit of |
63 |
57 |
91 |
130 |
||||||||
Other income / (expense), net of income tax benefit/(expense) of |
7 |
(22) |
32 |
(278) |
||||||||
Net loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax benefit |
3 |
— |
3 |
— |
||||||||
Tax reserves charge (5) |
— |
— |
5 |
— |
||||||||
Tax benefits related to tax law rate changes (6) |
— |
(1) |
— |
(1) |
||||||||
Tax charge related to revaluation of certain intellectual property rights (7) |
— |
11 |
— |
11 |
||||||||
Adjusted net income (non-GAAP) |
$ |
92 |
$ |
148 |
$ |
473 |
$ |
755 |
||||
Fourth Quarter |
Year-to-Date |
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2022 |
2021 (1) |
2022 |
2021 (1) |
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Earnings per share: |
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Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations attributable |
$ |
0.24 |
$ |
1.02 |
$ |
3.62 |
$ |
8.61 |
||||
Diluted EPS amounts excluded from GAAP: |
||||||||||||
Impairment and other (2) |
0.66 |
0.57 |
0.95 |
1.24 |
||||||||
Other income / (expense), net (3) |
0.07 |
(0.23) |
0.33 |
(2.68) |
||||||||
Tax reserves charge (5) |
— |
— |
0.05 |
— |
||||||||
Tax benefits related to tax law rate changes (6) |
— |
(0.01) |
— |
(0.01) |
||||||||
Tax charge related to revaluation of certain intellectual property rights (7) |
— |
0.11 |
— |
0.11 |
||||||||
Adjusted diluted earnings per share (non-GAAP) |
$ |
0.97 |
$ |
1.46 |
$ |
4.95 |
$ |
7.27 |
Notes on Non-GAAP Adjustments: |
|
(1) |
Non-GAAP results in the fourth quarter and full year periods of 2021 were affected by the change in presentation of minority investments discussed above, which excluded |
(2) |
For the fourth quarter of 2022, impairment and other charges included |
For the fourth quarter and full year periods of 2021, impairment and other charges included |
|
(3) |
Other income / expense for the fourth quarter of 2022 consisted of a |
Other income/ expense for the fourth quarter of 2021 consisted of |
|
Other income for the thirteen weeks and fifty-two weeks ended |
|
(4) |
In the fourth quarter of 2022, the Company recorded a charge to discontinued operations of |
(5) |
In the second quarter of 2022, the Company recorded a |
(6) |
In the fourth quarter of 2021, the Company recorded a tax benefit of |
(7) |
In the fourth quarter of 2021, the Company recorded tax charges related to the revaluation of certain intellectual property rights, pursuant to a non- |
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Periods ended |
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Fourth Quarter |
Full Year |
||||||||||||||||
2022 |
2021 |
Constant |
Comparable |
2022 |
2021 |
Constant |
Comparable |
||||||||||
|
$ |
893 |
$ |
799 |
12.6 |
% |
13.2 |
% |
$ |
3,304 |
$ |
3,295 |
0.7 |
% |
0.9 |
% |
|
|
415 |
472 |
(11.6) |
(10.4) |
1,681 |
1,939 |
(13.1) |
(13.1) |
|||||||||
Kids |
192 |
181 |
6.1 |
4.1 |
708 |
724 |
(2.2) |
(5.4) |
|||||||||
WSS |
166 |
139 |
19.4 |
10.6 |
(1) |
604 |
195 |
209.7 |
n.m. |
||||||||
Other |
15 |
135 |
n.m. |
n.m. |
126 |
742 |
n.m. |
n.m. |
|||||||||
|
1,681 |
1,726 |
(2.1) |
1.2 |
6,423 |
6,895 |
(6.6) |
(7.2) |
|||||||||
|
455 |
426 |
15.7 |
12.7 |
1,628 |
1,565 |
16.5 |
14.1 |
|||||||||
Sidestep |
25 |
19 |
50.6 |
40.0 |
94 |
76 |
38.4 |
23.0 |
|||||||||
EMEA |
480 |
445 |
17.1 |
13.8 |
1,722 |
1,641 |
17.5 |
14.5 |
|||||||||
|
122 |
121 |
6.9 |
5.7 |
414 |
373 |
19.5 |
16.0 |
|||||||||
atmos |
51 |
49 |
71.7 |
n.m. |
188 |
49 |
351.5 |
n.m. |
|||||||||
|
173 |
170 |
25.7 |
5.7 |
602 |
422 |
58.1 |
16.0 |
|||||||||
Total |
$ |
2,334 |
$ |
2,341 |
3.6 |
% |
4.2 |
% |
$ |
8,747 |
$ |
8,958 |
0.9 |
% |
(1.9) |
% |
(1) WSS' comp represents the month of |
|
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Consolidated Balance Sheets |
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2023 |
2022 |
|||||
ASSETS |
||||||
Current assets: |
||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
536 |
$ |
804 |
||
Merchandise inventories |
1,643 |
1,266 |
||||
Other current assets |
342 |
293 |
||||
2,521 |
2,363 |
|||||
Property and equipment, net |
920 |
917 |
||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets |
2,443 |
2,616 |
||||
Deferred taxes |
90 |
86 |
||||
|
785 |
797 |
||||
Other intangible assets, net |
426 |
454 |
||||
Minority investments |
630 |
781 |
||||
Other assets |
92 |
121 |
||||
$ |
7,907 |
$ |
8,135 |
|||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY |
||||||
Current liabilities: |
||||||
Accounts payable |
$ |
492 |
$ |
596 |
||
Accrued and other liabilities |
568 |
561 |
||||
Current portion of long-term debt and obligations under finance leases |
6 |
6 |
||||
Current portion of lease obligations |
544 |
572 |
||||
1,610 |
1,735 |
|||||
Long-term debt and obligations under finance leases |
446 |
451 |
||||
Long-term lease obligations |
2,230 |
2,363 |
||||
Other liabilities |
328 |
343 |
||||
Total liabilities |
4,614 |
4,892 |
||||
Total shareholders' equity |
3,293 |
3,243 |
||||
$ |
7,907 |
$ |
8,135 |
|
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Store Count and Square Footage |
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Store activity is as follows: |
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|
|
Relocations/ |
||||||||||
2022 |
Opened |
Closed |
2023 |
Remodels |
||||||||
Foot Locker |
816 |
31 |
100 |
747 |
37 |
|||||||
|
95 |
1 |
10 |
86 |
4 |
|||||||
|
525 |
3 |
42 |
486 |
6 |
|||||||
Kids |
410 |
22 |
22 |
410 |
22 |
|||||||
WSS |
98 |
17 |
— |
115 |
4 |
|||||||
Footaction |
41 |
— |
39 |
2 |
— |
|||||||
|
1,985 |
74 |
213 |
1,846 |
73 |
|||||||
Foot Locker Europe |
626 |
20 |
18 |
628 |
24 |
|||||||
Sidestep |
86 |
1 |
9 |
78 |
— |
|||||||
EMEA |
712 |
21 |
27 |
706 |
24 |
|||||||
Foot Locker Pacific |
94 |
1 |
1 |
94 |
15 |
|||||||
Foot Locker Asia |
30 |
3 |
— |
33 |
— |
|||||||
atmos |
37 |
4 |
6 |
35 |
3 |
|||||||
|
161 |
8 |
7 |
162 |
18 |
|||||||
Total |
2,858 |
103 |
247 |
2,714 |
115 |
|||||||
Selling and gross square footage are as follows: |
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(in thousands) |
Selling |
Gross |
Selling |
Gross |
||||||||
Foot Locker |
2,417 |
4,193 |
2,362 |
4,044 |
||||||||
|
253 |
416 |
249 |
412 |
||||||||
|
1,905 |
2,985 |
1,792 |
2,809 |
||||||||
Kids |
748 |
1,274 |
772 |
1,306 |
||||||||
WSS |
958 |
1,217 |
1,138 |
1,435 |
||||||||
Footaction |
113 |
190 |
6 |
11 |
||||||||
|
6,394 |
10,275 |
6,319 |
10,017 |
||||||||
Foot Locker Europe |
1,074 |
2,249 |
1,131 |
2,329 |
||||||||
Sidestep |
104 |
196 |
97 |
186 |
||||||||
EMEA |
1,178 |
2,445 |
1,228 |
2,515 |
||||||||
Foot Locker Pacific |
188 |
294 |
213 |
325 |
||||||||
Foot Locker Asia |
114 |
199 |
126 |
233 |
||||||||
atmos |
36 |
63 |
37 |
63 |
||||||||
|
338 |
556 |
376 |
621 |
||||||||
Total |
7,910 |
13,276 |
7,923 |
13,153 |
(1) |
Included in Foot Locker |
Contact:
Interim Chief Financial Officer
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations and Financial Planning & Analysis
robert.higginbotham@footlocker.com
(212) 720-4600
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