AAP_10Q_10.08.2011
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
(Mark One)
x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended October 8, 2011
OR
o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ________ to ________.
Commission file number 001-16797
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ADVANCE AUTO PARTS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 54-2049910 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
5008 Airport Road, Roanoke, Virginia 24012
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
(540) 362-4911
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report).
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Registration S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Large accelerated filer x | Accelerated filer o |
Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company o |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No x
As of November 14, 2011, the registrant had outstanding 72,445,870 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the only class of common stock of the registrant outstanding).
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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ITEM 1. | CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF |
ADVANCE AUTO PARTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
October 8, 2011, January 1, 2011 and October 9, 2010
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
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| October 8, 2011 | | January 1, 2011 | | October 9, 2010 |
Assets | | |
Current assets: | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 65,929 |
| | $ | 59,209 |
| | $ | 194,502 |
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Receivables, net | 131,409 |
| | 124,227 |
| | 115,731 |
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Inventories, net | 2,109,721 |
| | 1,863,870 |
| | 1,839,498 |
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Other current assets | 67,063 |
| | 76,965 |
| | 51,931 |
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Total current assets | 2,374,122 |
| | 2,124,271 |
| | 2,201,662 |
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Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $963,845, $927,564 and $906,296 | 1,191,453 |
| | 1,143,170 |
| | 1,104,380 |
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Assets held for sale | 707 |
| | 1,472 |
| | 1,472 |
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Goodwill | 51,378 |
| | 34,387 |
| | 34,387 |
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Intangible assets, net | 29,122 |
| | 25,360 |
| | 25,583 |
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Other assets, net | 31,286 |
| | 25,557 |
| | 26,841 |
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| $ | 3,678,068 |
| | $ | 3,354,217 |
| | $ | 3,394,325 |
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Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | |
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Current liabilities: | |
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Current portion of long-term debt | $ | 949 |
| | $ | 973 |
| | $ | 1,176 |
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Financed vendor accounts payable | — |
| | 31,648 |
| | 50,310 |
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Accounts payable | 1,586,058 |
| | 1,292,113 |
| | 1,255,608 |
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Accrued expenses | 390,283 |
| | 404,086 |
| | 429,262 |
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Other current liabilities | 128,338 |
| | 119,229 |
| | 91,508 |
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Total current liabilities | 2,105,628 |
| | 1,848,049 |
| | 1,827,864 |
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Long-term debt | 599,438 |
| | 300,851 |
| | 301,043 |
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Other long-term liabilities | 195,376 |
| | 165,943 |
| | 123,380 |
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Commitments and contingencies | |
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Stockholders' equity: | |
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Preferred stock, nonvoting, $0.0001 par value | — |
| | — |
| | — |
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Common stock, voting, $0.0001 par value | 11 |
| | 11 |
| | 11 |
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Additional paid-in capital | 485,242 |
| | 456,645 |
| | 443,595 |
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Treasury stock, at cost | (1,642,807 | ) | | (1,028,612 | ) | | (869,256 | ) |
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | 7,621 |
| | (1,597 | ) | | (2,080 | ) |
Retained earnings | 1,927,559 |
| | 1,612,927 |
| | 1,569,768 |
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Total stockholders' equity | 777,626 |
| | 1,039,374 |
| | 1,142,038 |
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| $ | 3,678,068 |
| | $ | 3,354,217 |
| | $ | 3,394,325 |
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The accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements
are an integral part of these statements.
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
For the Twelve and Forty Week Periods Ended
October 8, 2011 and October 9, 2010
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
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| Twelve Week Periods Ended | | Forty Week Periods Ended |
| October 8, 2011 | | October 9, 2010 | | October 8, 2011 | | October 9, 2010 |
Net sales | $ | 1,464,988 |
| | $ | 1,406,511 |
| | $ | 4,842,890 |
| | $ | 4,655,073 |
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Cost of sales, including purchasing and warehousing costs | 740,485 |
| | 698,726 |
| | 2,424,338 |
| | 2,321,243 |
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Gross profit | 724,503 |
| | 707,785 |
| | 2,418,552 |
| | 2,333,830 |
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Selling, general and administrative expenses | 546,683 |
| | 560,563 |
| | 1,865,828 |
| | 1,832,834 |
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Operating income | 177,820 |
| | 147,222 |
| | 552,724 |
| | 500,996 |
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Other, net: | |
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Interest expense | (8,150 | ) | | (7,002 | ) | | (25,876 | ) | | (20,134 | ) |
Other expense, net | (614 | ) | | (293 | ) | | (771 | ) | | (1,471 | ) |
Total other, net | (8,764 | ) | | (7,295 | ) | | (26,647 | ) | | (21,605 | ) |
Income before provision for income taxes | 169,056 |
| | 139,927 |
| | 526,077 |
| | 479,391 |
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Provision for income taxes | 63,503 |
| | 52,329 |
| | 197,834 |
| | 181,451 |
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Net income | $ | 105,553 |
| | $ | 87,598 |
| | $ | 328,243 |
| | $ | 297,940 |
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Basic earnings per share | $ | 1.43 |
| | $ | 1.04 |
| | $ | 4.27 |
| | $ | 3.41 |
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Diluted earnings per share | $ | 1.41 |
| | $ | 1.03 |
| | $ | 4.19 |
| | $ | 3.37 |
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Average common shares outstanding | 73,381 |
| | 83,695 |
| | 76,595 |
| | 87,011 |
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Average common shares outstanding - assuming dilution | 74,730 |
| | 84,802 |
| | 78,058 |
| | 87,953 |
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The accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements
are an integral part of these statements.
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Advance Auto Parts, Inc. and Subsidiaries Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity For the Forty Week Periods Ended October 8, 2011 and October 9, 2010 (in thousands, except per share data) (unaudited) |
| Preferred Stock | | Common Stock | | Additional Paid-in Capital | | Treasury Stock, at cost | | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | | Retained Earnings | | Total Stockholders' Equity |
| Shares | | Amount | | Shares | | Amount | | | Shares | | Amount | | | |
Balance, January 1, 2011 | — |
| | $ | — |
| | 105,682 |
| | $ | 11 |
| | $ | 456,645 |
| | 23,726 |
| | $ | (1,028,612 | ) | | $ | (1,597 | ) | | $ | 1,612,927 |
| | $ | 1,039,374 |
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Net income | |
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| | 328,243 |
| | 328,243 |
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Changes in net unrecognized other postretirement benefit costs, net of $224 tax | |
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| | (350 | ) | | |
| | (350 | ) |
Unrealized gain on hedge arrangement, net of $3,056 tax | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4,759 |
| | | | 4,759 |
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Amortization of unrecognized losses on interest rate swaps, net of $3,644 tax | |
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| | 4,809 |
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| | 4,809 |
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Comprehensive income | |
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| | 337,461 |
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Issuance of shares upon the exercise of stock options | |
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| | 438 |
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| | 7,475 |
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| | 7,475 |
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Tax benefit from share-based compensation | |
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| | 5,064 |
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| | 5,064 |
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Issuance of restricted stock, net of forfeitures | |
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| | 3 |
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| | — |
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Amortization of restricted stock balance | |
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| | 5,452 |
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| | 5,452 |
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Share-based compensation | |
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| | 8,780 |
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| | 8,780 |
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Stock issued under employee stock purchase plan | |
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| | 29 |
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| | 1,745 |
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| | 1,745 |
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Treasury stock purchased | |
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| | 9,983 |
| | (614,195 | ) | | |
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| | (614,195 | ) |
Cash dividends | |
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| | (13,611 | ) | | (13,611 | ) |
Other | |
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| | 81 |
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| | 81 |
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Balance, October 8, 2011 | — |
| | $ | — |
| | 106,152 |
| | $ | 11 |
| | $ | 485,242 |
| | 33,709 |
| | $ | (1,642,807 | ) | | $ | 7,621 |
| | $ | 1,927,559 |
| | $ | 777,626 |
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Balance, January 2, 2010 | — |
| | $ | — |
| | 104,251 |
| | $ | 10 |
| | $ | 392,962 |
| | 10,628 |
| | $ | (391,176 | ) | | $ | (6,699 | ) | | $ | 1,287,268 |
| | $ | 1,282,365 |
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Net income | |
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| | 297,940 |
| | 297,940 |
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Changes in net unrecognized other postretirement benefit costs, net of $205 tax | |
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| | (320 | ) | | |
| | (320 | ) |
Unrealized gain on hedge arrangement, net of $1,257 tax | |
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| | 4,939 |
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| | 4,939 |
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Comprehensive income | |
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| | 302,559 |
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Issuance of shares upon the exercise of stock options | |
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| | 1,078 |
| | 1 |
| | 31,565 |
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| | 31,566 |
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Tax benefit from share-based compensation | |
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| | 1,732 |
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| | 1,732 |
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Issuance of restricted stock, net of forfeitures | | | | | (10 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — |
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Amortization of restricted stock balance | |
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| | 6,890 |
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| | 6,890 |
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Share-based compensation | |
| | |
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| | 8,851 |
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| | |
| | |
| | 8,851 |
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Stock issued under employee stock purchase plan | |
| | |
| | 32 |
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| | 1,520 |
| | |
| | |
| | |
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| | 1,520 |
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Treasury stock purchased | |
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| | 10,707 |
| | (478,080 | ) | | |
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| | (478,080 | ) |
Cash dividends | |
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| | (15,440 | ) | | (15,440 | ) |
Other | |
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| | 75 |
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| | 75 |
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Balance, October 9, 2010 | — |
| | $ | — |
| | 105,351 |
| | $ | 11 |
| | $ | 443,595 |
| | 21,335 |
| | $ | (869,256 | ) | | $ | (2,080 | ) | | $ | 1,569,768 |
| | $ | 1,142,038 |
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The accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements
are an integral part of these statements.
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Advance Auto Parts, Inc. and Subsidiaries Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows For the Forty Week Periods Ended October 8, 2011 and October 9, 2010 (in thousands) (unaudited) |
| Forty Week Periods Ended |
| October 8, 2011 | | October 9, 2010 |
Cash flows from operating activities: | | | |
Net income | $ | 328,243 |
| | $ | 297,940 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | | | |
Depreciation and amortization | 134,480 |
| | 125,441 |
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Share-based compensation | 14,232 |
| | 15,741 |
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Loss on property and equipment, net | 3,357 |
| | 4,782 |
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Other | 796 |
| | 938 |
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Provision for deferred income taxes | 45,374 |
| | 25,526 |
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Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation | (5,099 | ) | | (3,965 | ) |
Net (increase) decrease in: | | | |
Receivables, net | (6,854 | ) | | (23,171 | ) |
Inventories, net | (245,851 | ) | | (207,631 | ) |
Other assets | 17,715 |
| | 10,790 |
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Net increase in: | | | |
Accounts payable | 293,609 |
| | 289,334 |
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Accrued expenses | 14,720 |
| | 58,164 |
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Other liabilities | 16,260 |
| | 2,605 |
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Net cash provided by operating activities | 610,982 |
| | 596,494 |
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Cash flows from investing activities: | |
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Purchases of property and equipment | (207,505 | ) | | (147,158 | ) |
Business acquisition, net of cash acquired | (18,170 | ) | | — |
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Proceeds from sales of property and equipment | 1,114 |
| | 197 |
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Net cash used in investing activities | (224,561 | ) | | (146,961 | ) |
Cash flows from financing activities: | |
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Decrease in bank overdrafts | (9,555 | ) | | (4,620 | ) |
(Decrease) increase in financed vendor accounts payable | (31,648 | ) | | 18,218 |
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Issuance of senior unsecured notes | — |
| | 298,761 |
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Payment of debt related costs | (3,656 | ) | | (4,572 | ) |
Early extinguishment of debt | — |
| | (200,000 | ) |
Borrowings under credit facilities | 1,363,200 |
| | 75,000 |
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Payments on credit facilities | (1,064,000 | ) | | (75,000 | ) |
Dividends paid | (18,541 | ) | | (21,027 | ) |
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock, primarily exercise of stock options | 9,301 |
| | 33,160 |
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Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation | 5,099 |
| | 3,965 |
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Repurchase of common stock | (629,189 | ) | | (478,080 | ) |
Other | (712 | ) | | (854 | ) |
Net cash used in financing activities | (379,701 | ) | | (355,049 | ) |
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 6,720 |
| | 94,484 |
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Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | 59,209 |
| | 100,018 |
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ | 65,929 |
| | $ | 194,502 |
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Advance Auto Parts, Inc. and Subsidiaries Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows For the Forty Week Periods Ended October 8, 2011 and October 9, 2010 (in thousands) (unaudited) |
| Forty Week Periods Ended |
| October 8, 2011 | | October 9, 2010 |
Supplemental cash flow information: | | | |
Interest paid | $ | 24,901 |
| | $ | 15,090 |
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Income tax payments, net | 114,277 |
| | 136,379 |
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Non-cash transactions: | | | |
Accrued purchases of property and equipment | 22,213 |
| | 12,343 |
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Contingent consideration accrued on acquisition | 6,156 |
| | — |
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Changes in other comprehensive income | 9,218 |
| | 4,619 |
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The accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements
are an integral part of these statements
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Twelve and Forty Week Periods Ended October 8, 2011 and October 9, 2010
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Advance Auto Parts, Inc., its wholly owned subsidiary, Advance Stores Company, Incorporated ("Stores"), and its subsidiaries (collectively, the "Company"). All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
The condensed consolidated balance sheets as of October 8, 2011, January 1, 2011 and October 9, 2010, the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the twelve and forty week periods ended October 8, 2011 and October 9, 2010, the condensed consolidated statements of changes in stockholders’ equity for the forty week periods ended October 8, 2011 and October 9, 2010 and the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the forty week periods ended October 8, 2011 and October 9, 2010, have been prepared by the Company. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position of the Company, the results of its operations and cash flows have been made.
Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or GAAP, have been condensed or omitted. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2011, or Fiscal 2010.
The accounting policies followed in the presentation of interim financial results are consistent with those followed on an annual basis. These policies are presented in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for Fiscal 2010 (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, on March 1, 2011).
The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the operating results to be expected for the full fiscal year.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.
New Accounting Pronouncements
In September 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued ASU No. 2011-08 “Intangible-Goodwill and Other – Testing Goodwill for Impairment”. ASU 2011-08 modifies the impairment test for goodwill and indefinite lived intangibles so that the fair value of a reporting unit is no longer required to be calculated unless the Company believes, based on qualitative factors, that it is more likely than not that the reporting unit's or indefinite lived intangible asset's fair value is less than the carrying value. ASU 2011-8 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011. The adoption of ASU 2011-08 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.
In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued ASU No. 2011-05 “Comprehensive Income – Presentation of Comprehensive Income”. ASU 2011-05 requires comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. In both choices, an entity is required to present each component of net income along with total net income, each component of other comprehensive income along with a total for other comprehensive income, and a total amount for comprehensive income. This update eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders' equity. The amendments in this update do not change the items that must be reported in other comprehensive income or when an item of other comprehensive income must be reclassified to net income. The amendments in this update should be applied retrospectively and is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The adoption of ASU 2011-05 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Twelve and Forty Week Periods Ended October 8, 2011 and October 9, 2010
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
In January 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued ASU No. 2010-06 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures – Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements”. ASU 2010-06 requires new disclosures for significant transfers in and out of Level 1 and 2 of the fair value hierarchy and the activity within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. The updated guidance also clarifies existing disclosures regarding the level of disaggregation of assets or liabilities and the valuation techniques and inputs used to measure fair value. The updated guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, with the exception of the new Level 3 activity disclosures, which are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2010. The adoption of ASU 2010-06 had no impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. The Company used the LIFO method of accounting for approximately 95% of inventories at October 8, 2011, January 1, 2011 and October 9, 2010. Under LIFO, the Company’s cost of sales reflects the costs of the most recently purchased inventories, while the inventory carrying balance represents the costs for inventories purchased in Fiscal 2011 and prior years. As a result of utilizing LIFO, the Company recorded an increase to cost of sales of $16,741 for the forty weeks ended October 8, 2011 due to an increase in supply chain costs and inflationary pressures affecting certain product categories. The Company recorded a reduction to cost of sales of $33,408 for the forty weeks ended October 9, 2010. Prior to Fiscal 2011, the Company’s overall costs to acquire inventory for the same or similar products generally decreased historically as the Company has been able to leverage its continued growth, execution of merchandise strategies and realization of supply chain efficiencies.
An actual valuation of inventory under the LIFO method is performed by the Company at the end of each fiscal year based on the inventory levels and costs at that time. Accordingly, interim LIFO calculations are based on management’s estimates of expected fiscal year-end inventory levels and costs.
Inventory balances at October 8, 2011, January 1, 2011 and October 9, 2010 were as follows:
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| October 8, 2011 | | January 1, 2011 | | October 9, 2010 |
Inventories at FIFO, net | $ | 1,999,651 |
| | $ | 1,737,059 |
| | $ | 1,708,833 |
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Adjustments to state inventories at LIFO | 110,070 |
| | 126,811 |
| | 130,665 |
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Inventories at LIFO, net | $ | 2,109,721 |
| | $ | 1,863,870 |
| | $ | 1,839,498 |
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3. | Goodwill and Intangible Assets: |
Goodwill
The Company has goodwill recorded in both the Advance Auto Parts ("AAP") and Autopart International ("AI") segments. The following table reflects the carrying amount of goodwill pertaining to the Company's two segments and the changes in goodwill carrying amounts.
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| | AAP Segment | | AI Segment | | Total |
Balance at January 1, 2011 | | $ | 16,093 |
| | $ | 18,294 |
| | $ | 34,387 |
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Fiscal 2011 activity | | 16,991 |
| | — |
| | 16,991 |
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Balance at October 8, 2011 | | $ | 33,084 |
| | $ | 18,294 |
| | $ | 51,378 |
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| | | | | | |
Balance at January 2, 2010 | | $ | 16,093 |
| | $ | 18,294 |
| | $ | 34,387 |
|
Fiscal 2010 activity | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
|
Balance at October 8, 2010 | | $ | 16,093 |
| | $ | 18,294 |
| | $ | 34,387 |
|
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Twelve and Forty Week Periods Ended October 8, 2011 and October 9, 2010
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
The Company's increase to its goodwill balance for the twelve and forty weeks ended October 8, 2011 was related to the acquisition of a technology company in support of the Company's e-commerce strategy.
Intangible Assets Other Than Goodwill
The gross and net carrying amounts of acquired intangible assets as of October 8, 2011, January 1, 2011 and October 9, 2010 are comprised of the following:
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Acquired intangible assets | | |
| Subject to Amortization | | Not Subject to Amortization | | |
| Customer Relationships | | Acquired Technology | | Other | | Trademark and Tradenames | | Intangible Assets (excluding goodwill) |
Gross: | | | | | | | | | |
Gross carrying amount at January 1, 2011 | $ | 9,800 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 885 |
| | $ | 20,550 |
| | $ | 31,235 |
|
Additions | — |
| | 4,750 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 4,750 |
|
Gross carrying amount at October 8, 2011 | $ | 9,800 |
| | $ | 4,750 |
| | $ | 885 |
| | $ | 20,550 |
| | $ | 35,985 |
|
| | | | | | | | | |
Gross carrying amount at January 2, 2010 | $ | 9,800 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 885 |
| | $ | 20,550 |
| | $ | 31,235 |
|
Additions | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
|
Gross carrying amount at October 9, 2010 | $ | 9,800 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 885 |
| | $ | 20,550 |
| | $ | 31,235 |
|
| | | | | | | | | |
Net: | |
| | | | |
| | |
| | |
|
Net carrying amount at January 1, 2011 | $ | 4,578 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 232 |
| | $ | 20,550 |
| | $ | 25,360 |
|
Additions | — |
| | 4,750 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 4,750 |
|
2011 amortization | 738 |
| | 244 |
| | 6 |
| | — |
| | 988 |
|
Net book value at October 8, 2011 | $ | 3,840 |
| | $ | 4,506 |
| | $ | 226 |
| | $ | 20,550 |
| | $ | 29,122 |
|
| | | | | | | | | |
Net carrying amount at January 2, 2010 | $ | 5,543 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 326 |
| | $ | 20,550 |
| | $ | 26,419 |
|
Additions | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
|
2010 amortization | 738 |
| | — |
| | 98 |
| | — |
| | 836 |
|
Net book value at October 9, 2010 | $ | 4,805 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 228 |
| | $ | 20,550 |
| | $ | 25,583 |
|
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Twelve and Forty Week Periods Ended October 8, 2011 and October 9, 2010
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
Future Amortization Expense
The table below shows expected amortization expense for the next five years for acquired intangible assets recorded as of October 8, 2011:
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| | | | |
Fiscal Year | | Amount |
Remainder of 2011 | | $ | 588 |
|
2012 | | 2,550 |
|
2013 | | 2,550 |
|
2014 | | 1,942 |
|
2015 | | 751 |
|
Long-term debt consists of the following:
|
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| October 8, 2011 | | January 1, 2011 | | October 9, 2010 |
Revolving Credit Facility at variable interest rates (1.81% at October 8, 2011) due May 27, 2016 | $ | 299,200 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
|
5.75% Senior Unsecured Notes (net of unamortized discount of $1,101, $1,176 and $1,198 at October 8, 2011, January 1, 2011 and October 9, 2010, respectively) due May 1, 2020 | 298,899 |
| | 298,824 |
| | 298,802 |
|
Other | 2,288 |
| | 3,000 |
| | 3,417 |
|
| 600,387 |
| | 301,824 |
| | 302,219 |
|
Less: Current portion of long-term debt | (949 | ) | | (973 | ) | | (1,176 | ) |
Long-term debt, excluding current portion | $ | 599,438 |
| | $ | 300,851 |
| | $ | 301,043 |
|
Bank Debt
On May 27, 2011, the Company entered into a new $750,000 unsecured five-year revolving credit facility with Stores serving as the borrower. This new facility replaced the Company’s previous revolving credit facility. Proceeds from the new revolving credit facility were used to repay $165,000 of principal outstanding on the Company’s previous revolving credit facility. In conjunction with this refinancing, the Company incurred $3,561 of financing costs which it will amortize over the term of the new revolving credit facility. The revolving credit facility also provides for the issuance of letters of credit with a sub-limit of $300,000, and swingline loans in an amount not to exceed $50,000. The Company may request, subject to agreement by one or more lenders, that the total revolving commitment be increased by an amount not exceeding $250,000 (up to a total commitment of $1,000,000) during the term of the credit agreement. Voluntary prepayments and voluntary reductions of the revolving balance are permitted in whole or in part, at the Company’s option, in minimum principal amounts as specified in the revolving credit facility. The revolving credit facility matures on May 27, 2016.
As of October 8, 2011, the Company had $299,200 outstanding under its revolving credit facility, and had letters of credit outstanding of $96,154, which reduced the availability under the revolving credit facility to $354,646. (The letters of credit generally have a term of one year or less.)
The interest rate on borrowings under the revolving credit facility is based, at the Company’s option, on an adjusted LIBOR rate, plus a margin, or an alternate base rate, plus a margin. The current margin is 1.5% and 0.5% per annum for the adjusted LIBOR and alternate base rate borrowings, respectively. A facility fee is charged on the total amount of the revolving credit facility, payable in arrears. The current facility fee rate is 0.25% per annum. Under the terms of the revolving credit facility, the interest rate and facility fee are based on the Company’s credit rating.
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Twelve and Forty Week Periods Ended October 8, 2011 and October 9, 2010
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
The Company’s revolving credit facility contains covenants restricting its ability to, among other things: (1) create, incur or assume additional debt, (2) incur liens or engage in sale-leaseback transactions, (3) make loans and investments (including acquisitions), (4) guarantee obligations, (5) engage in certain mergers and liquidations, (6) change the nature of the Company’s business and the business conducted by its subsidiaries, (7) enter into certain hedging transactions, and (8) change Advance’s status as a holding company. The Company is also required to comply with financial covenants with respect to a maximum leverage ratio and a minimum consolidated coverage ratio. The Company was in compliance with its covenants in place at October 8, 2011 and January 1, 2011, respectively. The Company’s revolving credit facility also provides for customary events of default, covenant defaults and cross-defaults to its other material indebtedness.
Senior Unsecured Notes
The Company’s 5.75% senior unsecured notes, the Notes, were issued in April 2010 at 99.587% of the principal amount of $300,000 and are due May 1, 2020. The parent company, or Advance, served as the issuer of the Notes with each of Advance’s domestic subsidiaries currently serving as a subsidiary guarantor. The terms of the Notes are governed by an indenture and supplemental indenture (collectively the “Indenture”) among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee.
The Notes bear interest at a rate of 5.75% per year payable semi-annually in arrears on May 1 and November 1 of each year. The Company may redeem some or all of the Notes at any time or from time to time, at the redemption price described in the Indenture. In addition, in the event of a Change of Control Triggering Event (as defined in the Indenture), the Company will be required to offer to repurchase the notes at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the repurchase date. The Notes are currently fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on an unsubordinated and unsecured basis by each of the subsidiary guarantors. The Company will be permitted to release guarantees without the consent of holders of the Notes under the circumstances described in the Indenture.
The Indenture contains customary provisions for events of default including for (i) failure to pay principal or interest when due and payable, (ii) failure to comply with covenants or agreements in the Indenture or the Notes and failure to cure or obtain a waiver of such default upon notice, (iii) a default under any debt for money borrowed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries that results in acceleration of the maturity of such debt, or failure to pay any such debt within any applicable grace period after final stated maturity, in an aggregate amount greater than $25,000 without such debt having been discharged or acceleration having been rescinded or annulled within 10 days after receipt by the Company of notice of the default by the Trustee or holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, and (iv) events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization affecting the Company and certain of its subsidiaries. In the case of an event of default, the principal amount of the Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest may be accelerated. The Indenture also contains covenants limiting the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to incur debt secured by liens and to enter into sale and lease-back transactions.
Debt Guarantees
Certain domestic subsidiaries of Stores, including its Material Subsidiaries (as defined in the revolving credit facility and Indenture, respectively) serve as guarantors of the Notes and revolving credit facility with Advance also serving as a guarantor of the revolving credit facility. The subsidiary guarantees related to the Company’s Notes and revolving credit facility are full and unconditional and joint and several, and there are no restrictions on the ability of Advance to obtain funds from its subsidiaries. Also, Advance has no independent assets or operations, and the subsidiaries not guaranteeing the Notes and revolving credit facility are minor as defined by SEC regulations.
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Twelve and Forty Week Periods Ended October 8, 2011 and October 9, 2010
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
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5. | Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities: |
The Company had previously entered into interest rate swap agreements as a hedge to the variable rate interest payments on its bank debt. Effective April 24, 2010, the Company’s outstanding interest rate swaps no longer qualified for hedge accounting as a result of the Company’s intent to pay off its bank debt with the proceeds from the offering of the Notes. Accordingly, the Company has recorded all subsequent changes in the fair value of the interest rate swaps through earnings and amortized to interest expense the remaining balance of previously recorded unrecognized loss in accumulated other comprehensive loss over the remaining life of the swaps which matured on October 5, 2011.
On September 22, 2011, the Company executed two forward treasury rate locks that mature on December 7, 2011 for a notional amount totaling $300,000. The average rate under the treasury locks was 1.85%. These agreements, which are derivative instruments, have been designated as cash flow hedges to offset the Company's exposure to increases in the underlying U.S. Treasury benchmark rate. This rate is expected to be used to establish the fixed interest rate for debt that the Company anticipates issuing. The actual coupon rate of the debt will be comprised of the underlying U.S. Treasury benchmark rate, plus a credit spread premium at the date of issuance.
The table below presents the fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instruments as well as their classification on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of October 8, 2011, January 1, 2011 and October 9, 2010:
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Balance Sheet Location | | Fair Value as of October 8, 2011 | | Fair Value as of January 1, 2011 | | Fair Value as of October 9, 2010 |
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: | | | | | | | |
Treasury rate locks | Other current assets | | $ | 7,815 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
|
Interest rate swaps | Accrued expenses | | — |
| | 9,321 |
| | 12,281 |
|
Interest rate swaps | Other long-term liabilities | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
|
| | | $ | 7,815 |
| | $ | 9,321 |
| | $ | 12,281 |
|
The table below presents the effect of the Company’s derivative financial instruments on the statement of operations for the twelve and forty weeks ended October 8, 2011 and October 9, 2010, respectively:
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest rate swaps | | Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative, net of tax (Effective Portion) | | Location of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion) | | Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, net of tax (Effective Portion) | | Location of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing) | | Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative, net of tax (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing) |
For the Twelve Weeks Ended October 8, 2011: | | $ | 4,759 |
| | Interest expense | | $ | (1,353 | ) | | Other (expense) income, net | | $ | 68 |
|
For the Twelve Weeks Ended October 9, 2010: | | $ | — |
| | Interest expense | | $ | (2,481 | ) | | Other (expense) income, net | | $ | (552 | ) |
For the Forty Weeks Ended October 8, 2011 | | $ | 4,759 |
| | Interest expense | | $ | (4,809 | ) | | Other (expense) income, net | | $ | (132 | ) |
For the Forty Weeks Ended October 9, 2010 | | $ | 597 |
| | Interest expense | | $ | (6,577 | ) | | Other (expense) income, net | | $ | (1,216 | ) |
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Twelve and Forty Week Periods Ended October 8, 2011 and October 9, 2010
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
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6. | Fair Value Measurements: |
The Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value are grouped in three levels. The levels prioritize the inputs used to measure the fair value of these assets or liabilities. These levels are:
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• | Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices that are available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date. |
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• | Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for assets and liabilities at the measurement date, either directly or indirectly. These inputs include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are less active, and inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability or corroborated by other observable market data. |
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• | Level 3 – Unobservable inputs for assets or liabilities that are not able to be corroborated by observable market data and reflect the use of a reporting entity’s own assumptions. These values are generally determined using pricing models for which the assumptions utilize management’s estimates of market participant assumptions. |
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
The fair value hierarchy requires the use of observable market data when available. In instances where inputs used to measure fair value fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the fair value measurement has been determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Our assessment of the significance of a particular item to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, including the consideration of inputs specific to the asset or liability.
The following table sets forth the Company’s financial liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of October 8, 2011, January 1, 2011 and October 9, 2010:
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using |
| | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 |
| Fair Value | | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets | | Significant Other Observable Inputs | | Significant Unobservable Inputs |
As of October 8, 2011 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Treasury rate locks | $ | 7,815 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 7,815 |
| | $ | — |
|
Contingent consideration related to business acquisition | 6,156 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 6,156 |
|
| | | | | | | |
As of January 1, 2011 | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
|
| | | | | | | |
Interest rate swaps | $ | 9,321 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 9,321 |
| | $ | — |
|
| | | | | | | |
As of October 9, 2010 | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
|
| | | | | | | |
Interest rate swaps | $ | 12,281 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 12,281 |
| | $ | — |
|
The fair values of the Company’s treasury rate locks and interest rate swaps represent the estimated amounts that the Company would receive or pay to terminate the agreements taking into consideration the difference between the contract rate of interest and rates currently quoted for agreements of similar terms and maturities (based on the forward yield curve). The fair value of the contingent consideration, which is recorded in Accrued expenses, was based on various estimates including the Company's estimate of the probability of achieving the targets and the time value of money. There were no changes in the fair value of the contingent consideration during the period.
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Twelve and Forty Week Periods Ended October 8, 2011 and October 9, 2010
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
The carrying amount of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, bank overdrafts, financed vendor accounts payable, accounts payable, accrued expenses and current portion of long term debt approximate their fair values due to the relatively short term nature of these instruments. As of October 8, 2011, January 1, 2011 and October 9, 2010, the fair value of the Company’s long-term debt with a carrying value of $599,438, $300,851 and $301,043, respectively, was approximately $618,539, $316,000 and $337,221, respectively. The fair value of the Company’s senior unsecured notes was determined based on quoted market prices. The Company believes that the carrying value of its other long-term debt and certain long-term liabilities approximate fair value.
Non-Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis
Certain assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis; that is, the assets and liabilities are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis but are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances (e.g., when there is evidence of impairment). At October 8, 2011, the Company had no significant non-financial assets or liabilities that had been adjusted to fair value subsequent to initial recognition.
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7. | Stock Repurchase Program: |
The Company’s stock repurchase program allows it to repurchase its common stock on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions from time to time in accordance with the requirements of the SEC. During the twelve weeks ended October 8, 2011, the Company repurchased 1,700 shares of its common stock at an aggregate cost of $99,968, or an average price of $58.81 per share under its $300,000 stock repurchase program authorized by its Board of Directors on August 9, 2011. During the forty weeks ended October 8, 2011, the Company repurchased 9,912 shares of its common stock at an aggregate cost of $609,650, or an average price of $61.51 per share. At October 8, 2011, the Company had $200,032 remaining under the $300,000 stock repurchase program.
Additionally, the Company repurchased 1 share of its common stock at an aggregate cost of $44, or an average price of $55.41 per share, in connection with the net settlement of shares issued as a result of the vesting of restricted stock during the twelve weeks ended October 8, 2011. During the forty weeks ended October 8, 2011, the Company repurchased 73 shares of its common stock at an aggregate cost of $4,500, or an average price of $61.99 per share, in connection with the net settlement of shares issued as a result of the vesting of restricted stock.
During the twelve weeks ended October 9, 2010, the Company repurchased 381 shares of its common stock at an aggregate cost of $20,664, or an average price of $54.18 per share, under its $300,000 stock repurchase program, authorized by its Board of Directors on August 10, 2010. During the forty weeks ended October 9, 2010, the Company repurchased 10,660 shares of its common stock at an aggregate cost of $476,140, or an average price of $44.66 per share.
Additionally, the Company repurchased 1 share of its common stock at an aggregate cost of $44, or an average price of $56.56 per share, in connection with the net settlement of shares issued as a result of the vesting of restricted stock during the twelve weeks ended October 9, 2010. During the forty weeks ended October 9, 2010, the Company repurchased 47 shares of its common stock at an aggregate cost of $1,940, or an average price of $40.91 per share, in connection with the net settlement of shares issued as a result of the vesting of restricted stock.
Certain of the Company’s shares granted to employees in the form of restricted stock are considered participating securities which require the use of the two-class method for the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share. For the twelve week periods ended October 8, 2011 and October 9, 2010, earnings of $276 and $386, respectively, were allocated to the participating securities. For the forty week periods ended October 8, 2011 and October 9, 2010, earnings of $924 and $1,369, respectively, were allocated to the participating securities.
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Twelve and Forty Week Periods Ended October 8, 2011 and October 9, 2010
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
Diluted earnings per share are calculated by including the effect of dilutive securities. Share-based awards to purchase approximately 52 and 7 shares of common stock that had an exercise price in excess of the average market price of the common stock during the twelve week periods ended October 8, 2011 and October 9, 2010, respectively, were not included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share because they were anti-dilutive. Share-based awards to purchase approximately 51 and 48 shares of common stock that had an exercise price in excess of the average market price of the common stock during the forty week periods ended October 8, 2011 and October 9, 2010, respectively, were not included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share because they are anti-dilutive.
The following table illustrates the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the twelve and forty week periods ended October 8, 2011 and October 9, 2010, respectively:
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Twelve Weeks Ended | | Forty Weeks Ended |
| October 8, 2011 | | October 9, 2010 | | October 8, 2011 | | October 9, 2010 |
Numerator | | | | | | | |
Net income applicable to common shares | $ | 105,553 |
| | $ | 87,598 |
| | $ | 328,243 |
| | $ | 297,940 |
|
Participating securities' share in earnings | (276 | ) | | (386 | ) | | (924 | ) | | (1,369 | ) |
Net income applicable to common shares | $ | 105,277 |
| | $ | 87,212 |
| | $ | 327,319 |
| | $ | 296,571 |
|
Denominator | |
| | |
| | | | |
Basic weighted average common shares | 73,381 |
| | 83,695 |
| | 76,595 |
| | 87,011 |
|
Dilutive impact of share-based awards | 1,349 |
| | 1,107 |
| | 1,463 |
| | 942 |
|
Diluted weighted average common shares | 74,730 |
| | 84,802 |
| | 78,058 |
| | 87,953 |
|
| | | | | | | |
Basic earnings per common share | |
| | |
| | | | |
Net income applicable to common stockholders | $ | 1.43 |
| | $ | 1.04 |
| | $ | 4.27 |
| | $ | 3.41 |
|
Diluted earnings per common share | |
| | |
| | | | |
Net income applicable to common stockholders | $ | 1.41 |
| | $ | 1.03 |
| | $ | 4.19 |
| | $ | 3.37 |
|
The following table presents changes in the Company’s warranty reserves:
|
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| October 8, 2011 | | January 1, 2011 | | October 9, 2010 |
| (40 weeks ended) | | (52 weeks ended) | | (40 weeks ended) |
Warranty reserve, beginning of period | $ | 36,352 |
| | $ | 30,387 |
| | $ | 30,387 |
|
Additions to warranty reserves | 31,384 |
| | 45,741 |
| | 31,533 |
|
Reserves utilized | (29,609 | ) | | (39,776 | ) | | (28,260 | ) |
| | | | | |
Warranty reserve, end of period | $ | 38,127 |
| | $ | 36,352 |
| | $ | 33,660 |
|
The Company’s warranty liabilities are included in Accrued expenses in its condensed consolidated financial balance sheets.
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Twelve and Forty Week Periods Ended October 8, 2011 and October 9, 2010
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
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10. | Segment and Related Information: |
The Company has the following two reportable segments: AAP and AI. The AAP segment is comprised of 3,442 stores as of October 8, 2011, which operated in the United States, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands under the trade names “Advance Auto Parts,” “Advance Discount Auto Parts” and “Western Auto.” These stores offer a broad selection of brand name and proprietary automotive replacement parts, accessories and maintenance items for domestic and imported cars and light trucks. The AAP segment also includes the Company's e-commerce operations.
The AI segment consists solely of the operations of Autopart International, and operates stores under the “Autopart International” trade name. AI mainly serves the Commercial market from its 203 stores as of October 8, 2011 located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States and Florida. In addition, its North American Sales Division services warehouse distributors and jobbers throughout North America.
The Company evaluates each of its segment’s financial performance based on net sales and operating profit for purposes of allocating resources and assessing performance. The accounting policies of the reportable segments are generally the same as those used by the Company.
The following table summarizes financial information for each of the Company's business segments for the twelve and forty weeks ended October 8, 2011 and October 9, 2010, respectively.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Twelve Week Periods Ended | | Forty Week Periods Ended |
| October 8, 2011 | | October 9, 2010 | | October 8, 2011 | | October 9, 2010 |
Net sales | | | | | | | |
AAP | $ | 1,394,916 |
| | $ | 1,346,581 |
| | $ | 4,618,556 |
| | $ | 4,474,637 |
|
AI | 73,604 |
| | 63,517 |
| | 236,459 |
| | 191,628 |
|
Eliminations (1) | (3,532 | ) | | (3,587 | ) | | (12,125 | ) | | (11,192 | ) |
Total net sales | $ | 1,464,988 |
| | $ | 1,406,511 |
| | $ | 4,842,890 |
| | $ | 4,655,073 |
|
| | | | | | | |
Income before provision for income taxes | |
| | |
| | | | |
AAP | $ | 164,586 |
| | $ | 137,574 |
| | $ | 515,029 |
| | $ | 473,848 |
|
AI | 4,470 |
| | 2,353 |
| | 11,048 |
| | 5,543 |
|
Total income before provision for income taxes | $ | 169,056 |
| | $ | 139,927 |
| | $ | 526,077 |
| | $ | 479,391 |
|
| | | | | | | |
Provision for income taxes | |
| | |
| | | | |
AAP | $ | 61,684 |
| | $ | 51,386 |
| | $ | 193,319 |
| | $ | 179,396 |
|
AI | 1,819 |
| | 943 |
| | 4,515 |
| | 2,055 |
|
Total provision for income taxes | $ | 63,503 |
| | $ | 52,329 |
| | $ | 197,834 |
| | $ | 181,451 |
|
| | | | | | | |
Segment assets | |
| | |
| | | | |
AAP | $ | 3,414,516 |
| | $ | 3,184,812 |
| | $ | 3,414,516 |
| | $ | 3,184,812 |
|
AI | 263,552 |
| | 209,513 |
| | 263,552 |
| | 209,513 |
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Total segment assets | $ | 3,678,068 |
| | $ | 3,394,325 |
| | $ | 3,678,068 |
| | $ | 3,394,325 |
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(1) | For the twelve weeks ended October 8, 2011, eliminations represented net sales of $1,867 from AAP to AI and $1,665 from AI to AAP. For the twelve weeks ended October 9, 2010, eliminations represented net sales of $1,703 from AAP to AI and $1,884 from AI to AAP. For the forty weeks ended October 8, 2011, eliminations represented net sales of $6,574 from AAP to AI and $5,551 from AI to AAP. For the forty weeks ended October 9, 2010, eliminations represented net sales of $5,153 from AAP to AI and $6,039 from AI to AAP. |
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ITEM 2. | MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS |
The following discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes to those statements that appear elsewhere in this report. Our first quarter consists of 16 weeks divided into four equal periods. Our remaining three quarters consist of 12 weeks with each quarter divided into three equal periods.
Certain statements in this report are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements are usually identified by the use of words such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "intend," "likely," "may," "plan," "position," "possible," "potential," "probable," "project," "projection," "should," "strategy," "will," or similar expressions. We intend for any forward-looking statements to be covered by, and we claim the protection under, the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
These forward-looking statements are based upon assessments and assumptions of management in light of historical results and trends, current conditions and potential future developments that often involve judgment, estimates, assumptions and projections. Forward-looking statements reflect current views about our plans, strategies and prospects, which are based on information currently available.
Although we believe that our plans, intentions and expectations as reflected in or suggested by any forward-looking statements are reasonable, we do not guarantee or give assurance that such plans, intentions or expectations will be achieved. Actual results may differ materially from our anticipated results described or implied in our forward-looking statements, and such differences may be due to a variety of factors. Our business could also be affected by additional factors that are presently unknown to us or that we currently believe to be immaterial to our business.
Listed below and discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 1, 2011 (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, on March 1, 2011), which we refer to as our 2010 Form 10-K, are some important risks, uncertainties and contingencies which could cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any forward-looking statements made or implied in this report. These include, but are not limited to, the following:
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• | a decrease in demand for our products; |
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• | competitive pricing and other competitive pressures; |
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• | our ability to implement our business strategy; |
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• | our ability to expand our business, including the location of available and suitable real estate for new store locations, the integration of any acquired businesses and the continued increase in supply chain capacity and efficiency; |
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• | our ability to attract and retain qualified employees, or Team Members; |
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• | deterioration in general macro-economic conditions, including unemployment, inflation or deflation, consumer debt levels, high fuel and energy costs, uncertain credit markets or other recessionary type conditions which could have a negative impact on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows; |
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• | regulatory and legal risks, such as environmental or OSHA risks, including being named as a defendant in administrative investigations or litigation, and the incurrence of legal fees and costs, the payment of fines or the payment of sums to settle litigation cases or administrative investigations or proceedings; |
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• | business interruptions due to the occurrence of natural disasters, extended periods of unfavorable weather, computer system malfunction, wars or acts of terrorism; and |
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• | the impact of global climate change or legal and regulatory responses to such change. |
We assume no obligations to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. In evaluating forward-looking statements, you should consider these risks and uncertainties, together with the other risks described from time to time in our other reports and documents filed with the SEC and you should not place undue reliance on those statements.
Introduction
We are a leading specialty retailer of automotive aftermarket parts, accessories, batteries and maintenance items primarily operating within the United States. Our stores carry an extensive product line for cars, vans, sport utility vehicles and light trucks. We serve both "do-it-yourself," or DIY, and “do-it-for-me,” or Commercial, customers. Our Commercial customers consist primarily of delivery customers for whom we deliver product from our store locations to our Commercial customers’ places of business, including independent garages, service stations and auto dealers. At October 8, 2011, we operated a total of 3,645 stores.
We operate in two reportable segments: Advance Auto Parts, or AAP, and Autopart International, Inc., or AI. The AAP segment is comprised of our store operations within the Northeastern, Southeastern and Midwestern regions of the United States, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands which operate under the trade names “Advance Auto Parts,” “Advance Discount Auto Parts” and “Western Auto.” At October 8, 2011, we operated 3,442 stores in the AAP segment. Our AAP stores offer a broad selection of brand name and proprietary automotive replacement parts, accessories and maintenance items for domestic and imported cars and light trucks. The AAP segment also includes our e-commerce operations.
At October 8, 2011, we operated 203 stores in the AI segment under the “Autopart International” trade name. AI’s business primarily serves the Commercial market from its store locations in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States and Florida. In addition, its North American Sales Division services warehouse distributors and jobbers throughout North America. For additional information regarding our segments, see Note 10, Segments and Related Information, of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Management Overview
We generated earnings per diluted share, or diluted EPS, of $1.41 during our twelve weeks ended October 8, 2011 (“third quarter of Fiscal 2011”) compared to $1.03 for the comparable period of Fiscal 2010. The increase in our diluted EPS was driven by an increase in our operating income and the repurchase of shares of our common stock. Our overall financial results have steadily improved throughout Fiscal 2011 with the largest increase in profitability occurring during the third quarter primarily due to the significant decrease, or leverage, of our selling, general and administrative expense, or SG&A, rate. We believe our strong financial results have been driven by favorable industry dynamics, adjustments we made earlier in the year to slow the pace and breadth of change from the implementation of our strategic initiatives and the benefits from the investments we have made over the last several years to support our Service Leadership and Superior Availability strategies.
Contributing to our favorable operating income results during the third quarter was less SG&A expense partially offset by a decrease in our gross profit rate compared to the comparable period of Fiscal 2010. Our SG&A rate decreased as a result of less incentive compensation, productivity improvements from our new variable store labor model, which enables us to better staff our stores to customer demand, and a focused reduction in support and discretionary expenses partially offset by increased costs associated with initiatives under our two key strategies. The decrease in our gross profit rate during the third quarter compared to the comparable period in Fiscal 2010 was due to a number of internal and external factors, including higher shrink expense, additional supply chain costs associated with our supply chain investments and higher fuel prices and commodity price inflation combined with the timing of retail price changes.
Although our operating cash flow through the third quarter of Fiscal 2011 was less than the comparable period last year, we used available cash and borrowings to repurchase shares of our common stock and invest in capital improvements and initiatives to support our strategies. As discussed in the Business Update below, we remain committed to investing in our two key strategies. However, we have adapted the pace of change in response to our year-to-date performance in Fiscal 2011 and overall economic uncertainties.
Summary of Third Quarter Financial Results
A high-level summary of our financial results for the third quarter of Fiscal 2011 is included below:
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• | Net sales during the third quarter of Fiscal 2011 increased 4.2% to $1,465.0 million as compared to the third quarter of Fiscal 2010, driven by the addition of 105 net new stores over the past 12 months and a 2.2% increase in comparable store sales. |
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• | Our operating income increased $30.6 million for the third quarter of Fiscal 2011 over the comparable period of Fiscal 2010 and increased as a percentage of total sales by 167 basis points due to the leverage of our SG&A rate partially offset by a lower gross profit rate. |
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• | Our inventory balance as of October 8, 2011 increased $270.2 million, or 14.7%, over the comparable period last year primarily driven by our Superior Availability initiatives and new store growth. |
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• | We generated operating cash flow of $611.0 million during the the forty weeks ended October 8, 2011, an increase of 2.4% over the comparable period in Fiscal 2010 primarily due to the increase in our net income and provision for deferred income taxes partially offset by an increase in our inventory and other working capital balances. |
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• | We used available cash and borrowings to repurchase 1.7 million shares of our common stock under our stock repurchase program at a cost of $100.0 million during the third quarter of Fiscal 2011. |
Refer to the Results of Operations and Liquidity sections for further details of our income statement and cash flow results, respectively.
Business Update
In Fiscal 2011, we have increased our focus on differentiating Advance from our competition through our commitment to exceptional service which is reflected in our new customer promise – service is our best part – and the simplification of our previous four key strategies into two strategies – Service Leadership and Superior Availability. Through these two key strategies, we believe we can continue to build on the initiatives discussed below and produce favorable financial results over the long-term.
Our Commercial sales, as a percentage of total sales, increased to 37% for the third quarter of 2011 as compared to 34% for the same period in Fiscal 2010. Since 2008 we have completed incremental investments in additional parts professionals, delivery trucks and drivers in approximately 50% of our AAP stores with Commercial programs. We have decelerated the pace of these investments during Fiscal 2011 as we have increased our focus on Service Leadership and specifically in those areas we believe have a direct impact on customer satisfaction for both our Commercial and DIY customers such as labor scheduling, training, commercial delivery execution and increased advertising. On an ongoing basis, we closely monitor independent customer satisfaction scores for both Commercial and DIY customers as a measure of customer service and product availability. Our e-commerce operations continue to supplement our store sales growth through an increase in DIY sales from our AdvanceAutoParts.com website and more recently through the added capability for our Commercial customers to order product on-line.
Our Commercial and DIY sales have benefited from our added parts availability and merchandising initiatives. We continue to expand our supply chain network to increase our ability to get the right product to our customers. We upgraded the inventory levels in 116 of our stores during the third quarter and have added 79 stores to our HUB store network since the third quarter of last year bringing the total number of HUBs to 252. Our HUB stores stock a wider selection and greater supply of inventory and provide same-day delivery to our other stores in their respective areas. We plan to open our tenth distribution center in Remington, Indiana during the second quarter of fiscal 2012. This new facility will provide productivity improvements resulting from the added capacity and a more advanced distribution system. We continue to increase the amount of product we source globally, which we believe will improve our gross profit across numerous product categories and allow us to more quickly source the products our customers need.
We anticipate the pace of our growth in Commercial to continue to exceed the pace of our DIY growth. The continued growth in our Commercial sales emphasizes our focus on an integrated service model and our goal of achieving a 50/50 mix of Commercial and DIY sales. While we expect our gross profit rate for Fiscal 2011 to be lower than Fiscal 2010 due to higher fuel costs, increased shrink, inflationary pressures in the market place and investments we are making in our supply chain network, we believe our current initiatives are key for our long-term sales growth and improvement in our gross profit rate. Combined with our focus on balancing support and discretionary expenses with the additional cost of investments in our key strategies, we are committed to achieving our longer-term growth and profitability goals.
Automotive Aftermarket Industry
The automotive aftermarket industry remains strong despite volatility in the overall economic environment. Favorable industry dynamics include:
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• | increase in number and average age of vehicles; |
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• | lower new car sales versus the five-year average; |
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• | long-term expectation that miles driven will increase based on historical trends; and |
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• | fragmented commercial market. |
Conversely, there are a number of factors which are negatively affecting the automotive aftermarket industry and include:
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• | near-term downward trend in miles driven; and |
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• | overall reduction in discretionary spending on elective maintenance and other accessories. |
Given the uncertainty in the economic environment, we have adjusted our operations and financial plans without compromising our core strategic investments over the long-term. We believe that the execution of the various initiatives under our key strategies will allow us to continue to increase our share of the total automotive aftermarket with a higher growth potential driven by the more fragmented Commercial market.
Consolidated Operating Results and Key Statistics and Metrics
The following table highlights certain consolidated operating results and key statistics and metrics for the twelve and forty weeks ended October 8, 2011 and October 9, 2010, respectively, and fiscal years ended January 1, 2011 and January 2, 2010. We use these key statistics and metrics to measure the financial progress of our key strategies.
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| Twelve Weeks Ended | | Forty Weeks Ended | | | | |
| October 8, 2011 | | October 9, 2010 | | October 8, 2011 | | October 9, 2010 | | FY 2010 | | FY 2009 |
Operating Results: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total net sales (in 000s) | $ | 1,464,988 |
| | $ | 1,406,511 |
| | $ | 4,842,890 |
| | $ | 4,655,073 |
| | $ | 5,925,203 |
| | $ | 5,412,623 |
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Comparable store sales growth (1) | 2.2 | % | | 9.9 | % | | 2.0 | % | | 7.8 | % | | 8.0 | % | | 5.3 | % |
Gross profit | 49.5 | % | | 50.3 | % | | 49.9 | % | | 50.1 | % | | 50.0 | % | | 48.9 | % |
SG&A | 37.3 | % | | 39.9 | % | | 38.5 | % | | 39.4 | % | | 40.1 | % | | 40.5 | % |
Operating profit | 12.1 | % | | 10.5 | % | | 11.4 | % | | 10.8 | % | | 9.9 | % | | 8.4 | % |
Diluted earnings per share | $ | 1.41 |
| | $ | 1.03 |
| | $ | 4.19 |
| | $ | 3.37 |
| | $ | 3.95 |
| | $ | 2.83 |
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Key Statistics and Metrics: | |
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Number of stores, end of period | 3,645 |
| | 3,540 |
| | 3,645 |
| | 3,540 |
| | 3,563 |
| | 3,420 |
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Total store square footage, end of period (in 000s) | 26,533 |
| | 25,809 |
| | 26,533 |
| | 25,809 |
| | 25,950 |
| | 24,973 |
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Total Team Members, end of period | 52,386 |
| | 50,605 |
| | 52,386 |
| | 50,605 |
| | 51,017 |
| | 48,771 |
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Average net sales per store (in 000s)(2)(3) | $ | 1,702 |
| | $ | 1,667 |
| | $ | 1,702 |
| | $ | 1,667 |
| | $ | 1,697 |
| | $ | 1,595 |
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Operating income per store (in 000s)(2)(4) | $ | 177 |
| | $ | 160 |
| | $ | 177 |
| | $ | 160 |
| | $ | 168 |
| | $ | 134 |
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Gross margin return on inventory (2)(5) | $ | 5.76 |
| | $ | 4.89 |
| | $ | 5.76 |
| | $ | 4.89 |
| | $ | 5.05 |
| | $ | 3.98 |
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(1) | Comparable store sales include net sales from our stores and e-commerce website. The change in store sales is calculated based on the change in net sales starting once a store has been open for 13 complete accounting periods (each period represents four weeks). Relocations are included in comparable store sales from the original date of opening. |
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(2) | These financial metrics presented for each quarter are calculated on an annual basis and accordingly reflect the last four fiscal quarters completed. |
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(3) | Average net sales per store is calculated as net sales divided by the average of the beginning and ending store count for the respective period. |
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(4) | Operating income per store is calculated as operating income divided by the average of beginning and ending total store count for the respective period. Excluding the impact of store divestitures in Fiscal 2009, operating income per store in the third quarter of Fiscal 2010 was $162. Operating income per store for Fiscal 2009 was $142 excluding the $26,100 impact of store divestitures from operating income. |
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(5) | Gross margin return on inventory is calculated as gross profit divided by an average of beginning and ending inventory, net of accounts payable and financed vendor accounts payable. |
Store Development by Segment
The following table sets forth the total number of new, closed and relocated stores and stores with Commercial delivery programs during the twelve and forty weeks ended October 8, 2011 and October 9, 2010 by segment. We lease approximately 79% of our AAP stores. We lease 100% of our AI stores. All of our AI stores have Commercial delivery programs.
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AAP | | | | |
| Twelve Weeks Ended | | Forty Weeks Ended |
| October 8, 2011 | | October 9, 2010 | | October 8, 2011 | | October 9, 2010 |
Number of stores at beginning of period | 3,424 |
| | 3,316 |
| | 3,369 |
| | 3,264 |
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New stores | 20 |
| | 33 |
| | 76 |
| | 87 |
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Closed stores | (2 | ) | | — |
| | (3 | ) | | (2 | ) |
Number of stores, end of period | 3,442 |
| | 3,349 |
| | 3,442 |
| | 3,349 |
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Relocated stores | — |
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| | 4 |
| | 4 |
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Stores with commercial delivery programs | 3,099 |
| | 2,991 |
| | 3,099 |
| | 2,991 |
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| Twelve Weeks Ended | | Forty Weeks Ended |
| October 8, 2011 | | October 9, 2010 | | October 8, 2011 | | October 9, 2010 |
Number of stores at beginning of period | 203 |
| | 181 |
| | 194 |
| | 156 |
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New stores | — |
| | 10 |
| | 9 |
| | 35 |
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Closed stores | — |
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Number of stores, end of period | 203 |
| | 191 |
| | 203 |
| | 191 |
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Relocated stores | — |
| | — |
| | 2 |
| | 3 |
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Stores |