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Guess?, Inc. Reports Fiscal Year 2023 Second Quarter Results

Q2 Fiscal 2023 Revenues Reached $643 Million, Up 2% in U.S. Dollars and 12% in Constant Currency Compared to Q2 Fiscal 2022

Delivered Q2 Operating Margin of 8.3%; Adjusted Operating Margin of 8.7%

Q2 EPS of $0.35 and Adjusted EPS of $0.39

Expects Fiscal 2023 Revenue Growth of About 1.5% in U.S. Dollars, 9.5% in Constant Currency, and GAAP and Adjusted Operating Margins of 9.7% and 10.0%, Respectively

Expects Fiscal 2023 GAAP EPS of $2.11 and Adjusted EPS of $2.65

Completed $175 Million Accelerated Share Repurchase Arrangement

Guess?, Inc. (NYSE: GES) today reported financial results for its second quarter ended July 30, 2022.

Carlos Alberini, Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We are pleased with our second quarter results that exceeded our revenue and operating earnings expectations in a challenging retail environment. Our Company’s revenues increased 2% in U.S. dollars and 12% in constant currency. These results reflected a strong performance of our Wholesale business in Europe, partially offset by softer sales in our America’s Retail business. Our adjusted operating earnings decreased from last year but exceeded our expectations, as a result of effective expense management partially offset by a margin decline across our businesses. Regarding our goal to return value to our shareholders, during the quarter we successfully completed our previously announced $175 million accelerated share repurchase program, resulting in the repurchase of 8.5 million shares.”

Paul Marciano, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer, commented, “We continue to focus on executing our very important brand elevation strategy, which impacts most parts of our business, starting with the product. I am proud of how our teams have worked together to align the design of the product, marketing campaigns, visual presentations in our stores and websites and the product buys to service our customers effectively and optimize sales. Our customers are responding well to the assortments we offer across the Guess and Marciano collections and I believe our brands are well positioned to continue to gain market share.”

Mr. Alberini concluded, “For the second half of the year, we have adjusted our outlook to reflect our current trends and the impact of existing macro-economic headwinds, including currency. We have a strong team and we continue to manage our business with discipline, focusing on what we can control. We remain confident in our long term opportunities to grow and leverage the power of our highly diversified business model and our strong brand momentum.”

Non-GAAP Information

This press release contains non-GAAP financial measures, including certain adjusted results of operations and outlook measures, constant currency information and free cash flow measures. See the heading “Presentation of Non-GAAP Information” for further information and the accompanying tables for a reconciliation to the comparable GAAP financial measure.

Second Quarter Fiscal 2023 Results

For the second quarter of fiscal 2023, the Company recorded GAAP net earnings of $24.0 million, a 60.8% decrease from $61.1 million for the same prior-year quarter. GAAP diluted net earnings per share (“EPS”) decreased 61.5% to $0.35 for the second quarter of fiscal 2023, compared to $0.91 for the same prior-year quarter. The Company estimates a net positive impact from its adoption of the accounting guidance related to the Company’s convertible notes and share buybacks of $0.06 and a negative impact from currency of $0.17 on GAAP diluted EPS in the second quarter of fiscal 2023 when compared to the same prior-year quarter.

For the second quarter of fiscal 2023, the Company’s adjusted net earnings were $22.9 million, a 64.3% decrease from $64.1 million for the same prior-year quarter. Adjusted diluted EPS decreased 59.4% to $0.39, compared to $0.96 for the same prior-year quarter. The Company estimates a net positive impact from its share buybacks of $0.05 and a negative impact from currency of $0.19 on adjusted diluted EPS in the second quarter of fiscal 2023 when compared to the same prior-year quarter.

Net Revenue. Total net revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2023 increased 2% to $642.7 million from $628.6 million in the same prior-year quarter. In constant currency, net revenue increased by 12%.

  • Americas Retail revenues decreased 2% in U.S. dollars and constant currency. Retail comp sales, including e-commerce, decreased 6% in U.S. dollars and 5% in constant currency.
  • Americas Wholesale revenues increased 1% in U.S. dollars and 2% in constant currency.
  • Europe revenues increased 4% in U.S. dollars and 21% in constant currency. Retail comp sales, including e-commerce, decreased 4% in U.S. dollars and increased 10% in constant currency.
  • Asia revenues increased 3% in U.S. dollars and 15% in constant currency. Retail comp sales, including e-commerce, decreased 2% in U.S. dollars and increased 10% in constant currency.
  • Licensing revenues increased 13% in U.S. dollars and constant currency.

Earnings from Operations. GAAP earnings from operations for the second quarter of fiscal 2023 decreased 39% to $53.4 million (including $1.9 million in non-cash impairment charges taken on certain long-lived store related assets, $0.9 million net gains on lease modifications and a $7.8 million unfavorable currency translation impact), from $87.4 million (including $1.5 million in non-cash impairment charges taken on certain long-lived store related assets and $0.4 million net gains on lease modifications) in the same prior-year quarter. GAAP operating margin in the second quarter of fiscal 2023 decreased 5.6% to 8.3%, from 13.9% for the same prior-year quarter, driven primarily by higher markdowns, lower rent relief and government subsidies, unfavorable currency impact and higher store labor costs. The negative impact of currency on operating margin for the quarter was approximately 110 basis points.

For the second quarter of fiscal 2023, adjusted earnings from operations decreased 37% to $55.7 million, from $88.6 million in the same prior-year quarter. Adjusted operating margin decreased 5.4% to 8.7%, from 14.1% for the same prior-year quarter, driven primarily by higher markdowns, lower rent relief and government subsidies, unfavorable currency impact and higher store labor costs.

  • Operating margin for the Company’s Americas Retail segment decreased 7.2% to 13.2% in the second quarter of fiscal 2023, from 20.4% in the same prior-year quarter, driven primarily by the unfavorable impact from higher markdowns, negative comparable sales, higher store labor costs and lower government subsidies compared to last year, partially offset by higher initial markups.
  • Operating margin for the Company’s Americas Wholesale segment decreased 3.2% to 22.8% in the second quarter of fiscal 2023, from 26.0% in the same prior-year quarter, due primarily to higher markdowns.
  • Operating margin for the Company’s Europe segment decreased 5.6% to 10.3% in the second quarter of fiscal 2023, from 15.9% in the same prior-year quarter, driven primarily by the unfavorable impact of currency, lower initial markups, higher markdowns and lower rent relief and government subsidies, partially offset by leveraging of expenses.
  • Operating margin for the Company’s Asia segment increased 3.4% to negative 6.7% in the second quarter of fiscal 2023, from negative 10.1% in the same prior-year quarter, driven primarily by leveraging of expenses.
  • Operating margin for the Company’s Licensing segment decreased 6.3% to 85.6% in the second quarter of fiscal 2023, from 91.9% in the same prior-year quarter, mainly due to higher expenses.

Other expense, net. Other expense, net for the second quarter of fiscal 2023 was $9.1 million compared to $1.0 million for the same prior-year quarter. The change was primarily due to higher net unrealized and realized losses from foreign currency exposures compared to the same prior-year quarter.

Six-Month Period Results

For the six months ended July 30, 2022, the Company recorded GAAP net earnings of $31.9 million, a 56.3% decrease from $73.1 million for the same prior-year period. GAAP diluted EPS decreased 58.2% to $0.46 for the six months ended July 30, 2022, compared to $1.10 during the same prior-year period. The Company estimates a net positive impact from its adoption of the accounting guidance related to the Company’s convertible notes and share buybacks of $0.09 and a negative impact from currency of $0.31 on GAAP diluted EPS for the six months ended July 30, 2022 when compared to same prior-year period.

For the six months ended July 30, 2022, the Company recorded adjusted net earnings of $38.1 million, a 51.1% decrease from $78.0 million for the same prior-year period. Adjusted diluted EPS decreased 47.0% to $0.62, compared to $1.17 for the same prior-year period. The Company estimates its share buybacks had a net positive impact of $0.06, and currency had a negative impact of $0.33 on adjusted diluted EPS during the six months ended July 30, 2022 when compared to same prior-year period.

Net Revenue. Total net revenue for the six months ended July 30, 2022 increased 8% to $1.24 billion, from $1.15 billion in the same prior-year period. In constant currency, net revenue increased by 16%.

  • Americas Retail revenues increased 2% in U.S. dollars and constant currency. Retail comp sales, including e-commerce, decreased 2% in both U.S. dollars and constant currency.
  • Americas Wholesale revenues increased 24% in U.S. dollars and 25% constant currency.
  • Europe revenues increased 9% in U.S. dollars and 23% in constant currency. Retail comp sales, including e-commerce, decreased 5% in U.S. dollars and increased 8% in constant currency.
  • Asia revenues increased 2% in U.S. dollars and 11% in constant currency. Retail comp sales, including e-commerce, decreased 6% in U.S. dollars and increased 2% in constant currency.
  • Licensing revenues increased 18% in U.S. dollars and constant currency.

Earnings from Operations. GAAP earnings from operations for the six months ended July 30, 2022 decreased 21% to $89.8 million (including $3.5 million in non-cash impairment charges taken on certain long-lived store related assets, $1.5 million net gains on lease modifications and a $14.2 million unfavorable currency translation impact), from $114.0 million (including $1.9 million in non-cash impairment charges taken on certain long-lived store related assets and $2.6 million net gains on lease modifications) in the same prior-year period. GAAP operating margin in the six months ended July 30, 2022 decreased 2.6% to 7.3%, from 9.9% in the same prior-year period, driven primarily by the unfavorable currency impact, higher markdowns, higher store labor costs and lower rent relief, partially offset by overall leveraging of expenses. The negative impact of currency on operating margin for the six months ended July 30, 2022 was approximately 110 basis points.

For the six months ended July 30, 2022, adjusted earnings from operations decreased 15% to $97.5 million, from $114.5 million for the six months ended July 31, 2021. Adjusted operating margin decreased 2.1% to 7.9% for the six months ended July 30, 2022, from 10.0% in the same prior-year period, driven primarily by the unfavorable currency impact, higher markdowns, higher store labor costs and lower rent relief, partially offset by overall leveraging of expenses.

  • Operating margin for the Company’s Americas Retail segment decreased 6.0% to 11.0% in the six months ended July 30, 2022, from 17.0% in the same prior-year period, driven primarily by the unfavorable impact from higher store labor costs, higher markdowns, negative comparable sales and lower government subsidies compared to last year, partially offset by higher initial markups.
  • Operating margin for the Company’s Americas Wholesale segment decreased 1.4% to 24.3% in the six months ended July 30, 2022, from 25.7% in the same prior-year period, due primarily to higher markdowns, partially offset by leveraging of expenses.
  • Operating margin for the Company’s Europe segment decreased 1.3% to 8.6% in the six months ended July 30, 2022, from 9.9% in the same prior-year period, driven primarily by lower initial markups, unfavorable currency impact and lower rent relief, partially offset by leveraging of expenses.
  • Operating margin for the Company’s Asia segment in the six months ended July 30, 2022 remained the same as in the prior-year period at negative 6.4%.
  • Operating margin for the Company’s Licensing segment decreased 1.9% to 89.2% in the six months ended July 30, 2022, from 91.1% in the same prior-year period, mainly due to higher expenses.

Other expense, net. Other expense, net for the six months ended July 30, 2022 was $25.5 million compared to $3.7 million in the same prior-year period. The change was primarily due to higher net unrealized and realized losses from foreign currency exposures and, to a lesser extent, net unrealized losses on our SERP-related assets compared to net unrealized gains in the same prior-year period.

Outlook

For the third quarter of fiscal 2023, we expect revenues to be down around 4.5% in U.S. dollars (up 4.5% in constant currency) versus the third quarter of fiscal 2022. For the full fiscal year 2023, we expect revenues to be up around 1.5% in U.S. dollars (9.5% in constant currency) versus fiscal 2022.

A reconciliation of the Company’s outlook for GAAP operating margin to adjusted operating margin and GAAP diluted EPS to adjusted diluted EPS for the third quarter and fiscal year ending January 28, 2023 is as follows:

 

Reconciliation of GAAP Outlook to Adjusted Outlook

 

 

 

 

Third Quarter of

Fiscal 2023

Fiscal Year 2023

 

 

 

GAAP operating margin

 

8.1

%

 

9.7

%

Certain professional service and legal fees and related (credits) costs1

 

%

 

0.2

%

Asset impairment charges1

 

%

 

0.1

%

Net gains on lease modifications1

 

%

 

(0.0

%)

Adjusted operating margin

 

8.1

%

 

10.0

%

 

 

 

GAAP diluted EPS

$

0.45

 

$

2.11

 

Certain professional service and legal fees and related (credits) costs1

 

 

 

0.06

 

Asset impairment charges1

 

 

 

0.04

 

Net gains on lease modifications1

 

 

 

(0.02

)

Discrete income tax adjustments1

 

0.01

 

Impact of convertible share dilution2

 

0.10

 

 

0.45

 

Adjusted diluted EPS

$

0.55

 

$

2.65

 

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See end of release for footnotes.
 

Dividend

The Company’s Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.225 per share on the Company’s common stock. The dividend will be payable on September 23, 2022 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on September 7, 2022.

Share Repurchases

In March 2022, the Company entered into an accelerated share repurchase agreement (“ASR”), pursuant to which it received up-front approximately 3.3 million shares of common stock (representing approximately $70.0 million, or 40%) of the $175.0 million notional amount of the ASR. The Company received a final delivery of an additional 5.2 million shares under the ASR on June 24, 2022. During the six months ended July 30, 2022, the Company also repurchased approximately 0.5 million shares of its common stock in open market transactions totaling $11.7 million. Combined, these transactions resulted in the repurchase of approximately 9.0 million shares for $186.7 million during the six months ended July 30, 2022.

Presentation of Non-GAAP Information

The financial information presented in this release includes non-GAAP financial measures, such as adjusted results and outlook, constant currency financial information and free cash flows. The adjusted measures exclude the impact of certain professional service and legal fees and related (credits) costs, asset impairment charges, net gains on lease modifications, non-cash amortization of debt discount on the Company’s convertible senior notes, the related income tax effects of the foregoing items, the impact from changes in the income tax law on deferred income taxes in certain tax jurisdictions, net income tax settlements and adjustments to specific uncertain income tax positions, as well as certain discrete income tax adjustments related primarily to an intra-entity transfer of intellectual property rights to a wholly-owned Swiss subsidiary, in each case where applicable. These non-GAAP measures are provided in addition to, and not as alternatives for, the Company’s reported GAAP results and outlook.

The Company has excluded these items from its adjusted financial measures primarily because it believes these items are not indicative of the underlying performance of its business and the adjusted financial information provided is useful for investors to evaluate the comparability of the Company’s operating results and its future outlook (when reviewed in conjunction with the Company’s GAAP financial statements). A reconciliation of reported GAAP results to comparable non-GAAP results is provided in the accompanying tables.

This release includes certain constant currency financial information. Foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations affect the amount reported from translating the Company’s foreign revenue, expenses and balance sheet amounts into U.S. dollars. These rate fluctuations can have a significant effect on reported operating results under GAAP. The Company provides constant currency information to enhance the visibility of underlying business trends, excluding the effects of changes in foreign currency translation rates. To calculate net revenue and earnings (loss) from operations on a constant currency basis, actual or forecasted results for the current-year period are translated into U.S. dollars at the average exchange rates in effect during the comparable period of the prior year. The constant currency calculations do not adjust for the impact of revaluing specific transactions denominated in a currency different from the functional currency of that entity when exchange rates fluctuate. However, in calculating the estimated impact of currency on our earnings (loss) per share for our actual or forecasted results, the Company estimates gross margin (including the impact of merchandise-related hedges) and expenses using the appropriate prior-year rates, translates the estimated foreign earnings at the comparable prior-year rates, and excludes the year-over-year earnings impact of gains or losses arising from balance sheet remeasurement and foreign currency contracts not designated as merchandise hedges. The constant currency information presented may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

The Company includes information regarding its free cash flows in this release. The Company calculates free cash flows as cash flows from operating activities less (i) purchases of property and equipment and (ii) payments for property and equipment under finance leases. Free cash flows are not intended to be an alternative to cash flows from operating activities as a measure of liquidity, but rather to provide additional visibility to investors regarding how much cash is generated for discretionary and non-discretionary items after deducting purchases of property and equipment and payments for property and equipment under finance leases. Free cash flow information presented may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. A reconciliation of reported GAAP cash flows from operating activities to the comparable non-GAAP free cash flow measure is provided in the accompanying tables.

Investor Conference Call

The Company will hold a conference call at 4:45 pm (ET) on August 24, 2022 to discuss the news announced in this press release. A live webcast of the conference call will be accessible at www.guess.com via the “Investor Relations” link. The webcast will be archived on the website for 30 days.

About Guess?

Guess?, Inc. designs, markets, distributes and licenses a lifestyle collection of contemporary apparel, denim, handbags, watches, eyewear, footwear and other related consumer products. Guess? products are distributed through branded Guess? stores as well as better department and specialty stores around the world. As of July 30, 2022, the Company directly operated 1,064 retail stores in the Americas, Europe and Asia. The Company’s partners and distributors operated 567 additional retail stores worldwide. As of July 30, 2022, the Company and its partners and distributors operated in approximately 100 countries worldwide. For more information about the Company, please visit www.guess.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Except for historical information contained herein, certain matters discussed in this press release or the related conference call and webcast, including statements concerning the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the conflict in Ukraine and other events impacting the markets in which we operate; statements concerning the Company’s future outlook, including with respect to the third quarter and full year of fiscal 2023; statements concerning the Company’s expectations, goals, future prospects, and current business strategies and strategic initiatives; and statements expressing optimism or pessimism about future operating results and growth opportunities are forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements, which are frequently indicated by terms such as “expect,” “could,” “will,” “should,” “goal,” “strategy,” “believe,” “estimate,” “continue,” “outlook,” “plan,” “create,” “see,” and similar terms, are only expectations, and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause actual results in future periods to differ materially from what is currently anticipated.

Factors which may cause actual results in future periods to differ materially from current expectations include, among others: our ability to maintain our brand image and reputation; domestic and international economic or political conditions, including economic (inflation) and other events that could negatively impact consumer confidence and discretionary consumer spending; sanctions and export controls targeting Russia and other impacts related to the war in Ukraine; impacts related to the COVID-19 pandemic or other public health crises; risks relating to our indebtedness; changes to estimates related to impairments, inventory and other reserves, which were made using the best information available at the time; changes in the competitive marketplace and in our commercial relationships; our ability to anticipate and adapt to changing consumer preferences and trends; our ability to manage our inventory commensurate with customer demand; the high concentration of our Americas Wholesale business; risks related to the costs and timely delivery of merchandise to our distribution facilities, stores and wholesale customers; unexpected or unseasonable weather conditions; our ability to effectively operate our various retail concepts, including securing, renewing, modifying or terminating leases for store locations; our ability to successfully and/or timely implement our growth strategies and other strategic initiatives; our ability to successfully enhance our global omni-channel capabilities; our ability to expand internationally and operate in regions where we have less experience, including through joint ventures; risks relating to our $300 million, 2.0% convertible senior notes due 2024, including our ability to settle the liability in cash; disruptions at our distribution facilities; our ability to attract and retain management and other key personnel; obligations or changes in estimates arising from new or existing litigation, income tax and other regulatory proceedings; risks related to the income tax treatment of our third quarter fiscal 2022 intra-entity transfer of intellectual property rights from certain U.S. entities to a wholly-owned Swiss subsidiary; catastrophic events or natural disasters; changes in U.S. or foreign income tax or tariff policy, including changes to tariffs on imports into the U.S.; accounting adjustments to our unaudited financial statements identified during the completion of our annual independent audit of financial statements and financial controls or from subsequent events arising after issuance of this release; risk of future non-cash asset impairments, including goodwill, right-of-use lease assets and/or other store asset impairments; violations of, or changes to, domestic or international laws and regulations; risks associated with the acts or omissions of our licensees and third party vendors, including a failure to comply with our vendor code of conduct or other policies; risks associated with cyber-attacks and other cyber security risks; risks associated with our ability to properly collect, use, manage and secure consumer and employee data; risks associated with our vendors’ ability to maintain the strength and security of information technology systems; changes in economic, political, social and other conditions affecting our foreign operations and sourcing, including the impact of currency fluctuations, global income tax rates and economic and market conditions in the various countries in which we operate; impacts of inflation and further inflationary pressures; fluctuations in quarterly performance; slowing in-person customer traffic; increases in labor costs; increases in wages; risks relating to activist investor activity; and the significant voting power of our family founders.

In addition to these factors, the economic, technological, managerial, and other risks identified in the Company’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to the risk factors discussed therein, could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations. The current global economic climate, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and uncertainty surrounding potential changes in U.S. policies and regulations may amplify many of these risks. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

Guess?, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

(amounts in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

July 30,

2022

 

July 31,

2021

 

July 30,

2022

 

July 31,

2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product sales

$

617,922

 

96.1

%

$

606,691

 

96.5

%

$

1,184,995

 

95.9

%

$

1,105,168

 

96.2

%

Net royalties

 

24,768

 

3.9

%

 

21,933

 

3.5

%

 

51,168

 

4.1

%

 

43,458

 

3.8

%

Net revenue

 

642,690

 

100.0

%

 

628,624

 

100.0

%

 

1,236,163

 

100.0

%

 

1,148,626

 

100.0

%

Cost of product sales

 

372,189

 

57.9

%

 

334,538

 

53.2

%

 

718,513

 

58.1

%

 

642,982

 

56.0

%

Gross profit

 

270,501

 

42.1

%

 

294,086

 

46.8

%

 

517,650

 

41.9

%

 

505,644

 

44.0

%

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

216,043

 

33.6

%

 

205,617

 

32.8

%

 

425,874

 

34.4

%

 

392,301

 

34.1

%

Asset impairment charges

 

1,919

 

0.3

%

 

1,501

 

0.2

%

 

3,463

 

0.3

%

 

1,942

 

0.2

%

Net gains on lease modifications

 

(907

)

(0.1

%)

 

(420

)

(0.1

%)

 

(1,508

)

(0.1

%)

 

(2,565

)

(0.2

%)

Earnings from operations

 

53,446

 

8.3

%

 

87,388

 

13.9

%

 

89,821

 

7.3

%

 

113,966

 

9.9

%

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

(3,195

)

(0.5

%)

 

(6,009

)

(1.0

%)

 

(6,288

)

(0.5

%)

 

(11,935

)

(1.0

%)

Interest income

 

419

 

0.1

%

 

461

 

0.1

%

 

993

 

0.1

%

 

835

 

0.1

%

Other, net

 

(9,053

)

(1.4

%)

 

(1,001

)

(0.1

%)

 

(25,505

)

(2.1

%)

 

(3,702

)

(0.4

%)

Earnings before income tax expense

 

41,617

 

6.5

%

 

80,839

 

12.9

%

 

59,021

 

4.8

%

 

99,164

 

8.6

%

Income tax expense

 

14,177

 

2.2

%

 

17,692

 

2.9

%

 

21,127

 

1.7

%

 

23,147

 

2.0

%

Net earnings

 

27,440

 

4.3

%

 

63,147

 

10.0

%

 

37,894

 

3.1

%

 

76,017

 

6.6

%

Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

3,478

 

0.6

%

 

2,085

 

0.3

%

 

5,962

 

0.5

%

 

2,949

 

0.2

%

Net earnings attributable to Guess?, Inc.

$

23,962

 

3.7

%

$

61,062

 

9.7

%

$

31,932

 

2.6

%

$

73,068

 

6.4

%

Net earnings per common share attributable to common stockholders:

Basic

$

0.42

 

 

$

0.94

 

 

$

0.54

 

 

$

1.13

 

 

Diluted3

$

0.35

 

 

$

0.91

 

 

$

0.46

 

 

$

1.10

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding attributable to common stockholders:

Basic

 

56,954

 

 

 

64,336

 

 

 

59,003

 

 

 

64,185

 

 

Diluted3

 

70,299

 

 

 

66,074

 

 

 

72,443

 

 

 

65,933

 

 

Effective income tax rate

 

34.1

%

 

 

21.9

%

 

 

35.8

%

 

 

23.3

%

 

Adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses4:

$

214,783

 

33.4

%

$

205,508

 

32.7

%

$

420,197

 

34.0

%

$

391,114

 

34.0

%

Adjusted earnings from operations4:

$

55,718

 

8.7

%

$

88,578

 

14.1

%

$

97,453

 

7.9

%

$

114,530

 

10.0

%

Adjusted net earnings attributable to Guess?, Inc.4:

$

22,873

 

3.6

%

$

64,078

 

10.2

%

$

38,110

 

3.1

%

$

77,951

 

6.8

%

Adjusted weighted average common shares outstanding attributable to common stockholders:

Adjusted Diluted3,4

 

58,482

 

 

 

66,074

 

 

 

60,626

 

 

 

65,933

 

 

Adjusted net earnings per common share attributable to common stockholders:

Adjusted Diluted3,4

$

0.39

 

 

$

0.96

 

 

$

0.62

 

 

$

1.17

 

 

Adjusted effective income tax rate4:

 

40.0

%

 

 

22.0

%

 

 

33.9

%

 

 

23.2

%

 

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See end of release for footnotes.

Guess?, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Reconciliation of GAAP Results to Adjusted Results

(dollars in thousands)

The reconciliations of reported GAAP selling, general and administrative expenses to adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses, reported GAAP earnings from operations to adjusted earnings from operations, reported GAAP net earnings attributable to Guess?, Inc. to adjusted net earnings attributable to Guess?, Inc. and reported GAAP income tax expense to adjusted income tax expense follows:

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

July 30,

2022

 

July 31,

2021

 

July 30,

2022

 

July 31,

2021

 

 

 

 

 

Reported GAAP selling, general and administrative expenses

$

216,043

 

$

205,617

 

$

425,874

 

$

392,301

 

Certain professional service and legal fees and related credits (costs)5

 

(1,260

)

 

(109

)

 

(5,677

)

 

(1,187

)

Adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses4

$

214,783

 

$

205,508

 

$

420,197

 

$

391,114

 

Reported GAAP earnings from operations

$

53,446

 

$

87,388

 

$

89,821

 

$

113,966

 

Certain professional service and legal fees and related (credits) costs5

 

1,260

 

 

109

 

 

5,677

 

 

1,187

 

Asset impairment charges6

 

1,919

 

 

1,501

 

 

3,463

 

 

1,942

 

Net gains on lease modifications7

 

(907

)

 

(420

)

 

(1,508

)

 

(2,565

)

Adjusted earnings from operations4

$

55,718

 

$

88,578

 

$

97,453

 

$

114,530

 

Reported GAAP net earnings attributable to Guess?, Inc.

$

23,962

 

$

61,062

 

$

31,932

 

$

73,068

 

Certain professional service and legal fees and related (credits) costs5

 

1,260

 

 

109

 

 

5,677

 

 

1,187

 

Asset impairment charges6

 

1,919

 

 

1,501

 

 

3,463

 

 

1,942

 

Net gains on lease modifications7

 

(907

)

 

(420

)

 

(1,508

)

 

(2,565

)

Amortization of debt discount8

 

 

 

2,781

 

 

 

 

5,562

 

Discrete income tax adjustments9

 

(2,772

)

 

81

 

 

416

 

 

228

 

Income tax impact from adjustments10

 

(589

)

 

(1,036

)

 

(1,870

)

 

(1,471

)

Total adjustments affecting net earnings attributable to Guess?, Inc.

 

(1,089

)

 

3,016

 

 

6,178

 

 

4,883

 

Adjusted net earnings attributable to Guess?, Inc.4

$

22,873

 

$

64,078

 

$

38,110

 

$

77,951

 

Reported GAAP income tax expense

$

14,177

 

$

17,692

 

$

21,127

 

$

23,147

 

Discrete income tax adjustments9

 

2,772

 

 

(81

)

 

(416

)

 

(228

)

Income tax impact from adjustments10

 

589

 

 

1,036

 

 

1,870

 

 

1,471

 

Adjusted income tax expense4

$

17,538

 

$

18,647

 

$

22,581

 

$

24,390

 

Adjusted effective income tax rate4

 

40.0

%

 

22.0

%

 

33.9

%

 

23.2

%

____________________

See end of release for footnotes.

Guess?, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Segment Data

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

July 30,

2022

 

July 31,

2021

 

%

change

 

July 30,

2022

 

July 31,

2021

 

%

change

Net revenue:

 

 

 

 

Americas Retail

$

181,655

 

$

186,297

 

(2

%)

$

348,140

 

$

341,832

 

2

%

Americas Wholesale

 

50,195

 

 

49,858

 

1

%

 

118,552

 

 

95,288

 

24

%

Europe

 

336,707

 

 

322,723

 

4

%

 

612,716

 

 

564,575

 

9

%

Asia

 

49,365

 

 

47,813

 

3

%

 

105,587

 

 

103,473

 

2

%

Licensing

 

24,768

 

 

21,933

 

13

%

 

51,168

 

 

43,458

 

18

%

Total net revenue

$

642,690

 

$

628,624

 

2

%

$

1,236,163

 

$

1,148,626

 

8

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) from operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Americas Retail

$

23,921

 

$

37,916

 

(37

%)

$

38,187

 

$

58,190

 

(34

%)

Americas Wholesale

 

11,442

 

 

12,944

 

(12

%)

 

28,839

 

 

24,499

 

18

%

Europe

 

34,538

 

 

51,417

 

(33

%)

 

52,428

 

 

55,615

 

(6

%)

Asia

 

(3,300

)

 

(4,847

)

(32

%)

 

(6,787

)

 

(6,655

)

2

%

Licensing

 

21,206

 

 

20,154

 

5

%

 

45,650

 

 

39,585

 

15

%

Total segment earnings from operations

 

87,807

 

 

117,584

 

(25

%)

 

158,317

 

 

171,234

 

(8

%)

Corporate overhead

 

(33,349

)

 

(29,115

)

15

%

 

(66,541

)

 

(57,891

)

15

%

Asset impairment charges

 

(1,919

)

 

(1,501

)

28

%

 

(3,463

)

 

(1,942

)

78

%

Net gains on lease modifications

 

907

 

 

420

 

116

%

 

1,508

 

 

2,565

 

(41

%)

Total earnings from operations

$

53,446

 

$

87,388

 

(39

%)

$

89,821

 

$

113,966

 

(21

%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating margins:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Americas Retail

 

13.2

%

 

20.4

%

 

 

11.0

%

 

17.0

%

 

Americas Wholesale

 

22.8

%

 

26.0

%

 

 

24.3

%

 

25.7

%

 

Europe

 

10.3

%

 

15.9

%

 

 

8.6

%

 

9.9

%

 

Asia

 

(6.7

%)

 

(10.1

%)

 

 

(6.4

%)

 

(6.4

%)

 

Licensing

 

85.6

%

 

91.9

%

 

 

89.2

%

 

91.1

%

 

 

GAAP operating margin for total Company

 

8.3

%

 

13.9

%

 

 

7.3

%

 

9.9

%

 

Certain professional service and legal fees and related (credits) costs4,5

 

0.2

%

 

0.1

%

 

 

0.4

%

 

0.1

%

 

Asset impairment charges4,6

 

0.3

%

 

0.2

%

 

 

0.3

%

 

0.2

%

 

Net gains on lease modifications4,7

 

(0.1

%)

 

(0.1

%)

 

 

(0.1

%)

 

(0.2

%)

 

Adjusted operating margin for total Company4

 

8.7

%

 

14.1

%

 

 

7.9

%

 

10.0

%

 

____________________

See end of release for footnotes.

Guess?, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Constant Currency Financial Measures

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As Reported

 

Foreign

Currency

Impact

 

Constant

Currency

 

As Reported

 

As Reported

 

Constant

Currency

 

 

July 30, 2022

 

July 31, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

% change

Net revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Americas Retail

$

181,655

$

1,792

$

183,447

$

186,297

(2

%)

(2

%)

Americas Wholesale

 

50,195

 

591

 

50,786

 

49,858

1

%

2

%

Europe

 

336,707

 

52,183

 

388,890

 

322,723

4

%

21

%

Asia

 

49,365

 

5,631

 

54,996

 

47,813

3

%

15

%

Licensing

 

24,768

 

 

24,768

 

21,933

13

%

13

%

Total net revenue

$

642,690

$

60,197

$

702,887

$

628,624

2

%

12

%

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

Net revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Americas Retail

$

348,140

$

1,839

$

349,979

$

341,832

2

%

2

%

Americas Wholesale

 

118,552

 

548

 

119,100

 

95,288

24

%

25

%

Europe

 

612,716

 

81,916

 

694,632

 

564,575

9

%

23

%

Asia

 

105,587

 

9,353

 

114,940

 

103,473

2

%

11

%

Licensing

 

51,168

 

 

51,168

 

43,458

18

%

18

%

Total net revenue

$

1,236,163

$

93,656

$

1,329,819

$

1,148,626

8

%

16

%

 

Guess?, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Selected Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet Data

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 30,

2022

 

January 29,

2022

 

July 31,

2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

174,372

$

415,565

$

458,914

Receivables, net

 

301,659

 

328,856

 

299,915

Inventories

 

535,530

 

462,295

 

430,289

Other current assets

 

87,434

 

77,378

 

74,771

Property and equipment, net

 

230,376

 

228,765

 

210,515

Restricted cash

 

 

 

230

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

651,925

 

685,799

 

727,636

Other assets

 

335,375

 

356,970

 

254,631

Total assets

$

2,316,671

$

2,555,628

$

2,456,901

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

Current portion of borrowings and finance lease obligations

$

37,996

$

43,379

$

21,193

Current operating lease liabilities

 

170,133

 

195,516

 

214,392

Other current liabilities

 

552,190

 

578,979

 

479,567

Long-term debt and finance lease obligations

 

99,287

 

60,970

 

79,924

Convertible senior notes, net8

 

298,521

 

270,595

 

264,604

Long-term operating lease liabilities

 

552,190

 

582,757

 

623,040

Other long-term liabilities

 

153,904

 

160,289

 

138,084

Redeemable and nonredeemable noncontrolling interests

 

41,607

 

40,485

 

25,779

Guess?, Inc. stockholders’ equity

 

410,843

 

622,658

 

610,318

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

2,316,671

$

2,555,628

$

2,456,901

____________________

See end of release for footnotes.

Guess?, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Cash Flow Data

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

July 30,

2022

 

July 31,

2021

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

$

1,502

 

$

42,976

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(51,236

)

 

(20,806

)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(181,149

)

 

(26,639

)

Effect of exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

(10,310

)

 

(5,732

)

Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

(241,193

)

 

(10,201

)

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the beginning of the year

 

415,565

 

 

469,345

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of the period

$

174,372

 

$

459,144

 

 

 

 

Supplemental information:

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

$

30,533

 

$

27,918

 

Total lease costs (excluding finance lease cost)

$

146,775

 

$

138,364

 

 

 

 

Guess?, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Reconciliation of Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities to Free Cash Flow

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

July 30,

2022

July 31,

2021

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

$

1,502

 

$

42,976

 

Less: Purchases of property and equipment

 

(51,221

)

 

(21,601

)

Less: Payments for property and equipment under finance leases

 

(3,874

)

 

(2,911

)

Free cash flow

$

(53,593

)

$

18,464

 

 

Guess?, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Retail Store Data

Global Store and Concession Count

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stores

 

Concessions

Region

Total

 

Directly

Operated

 

Partner

Operated

 

Total

 

Directly

Operated

 

Partner

Operated

 

As of July 30, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

243

243

Canada

73

73

Central and South America

102

68

34

29

29

Total Americas

418

384

34

29

29

Europe and the Middle East

795

560

235

51

51

Asia and the Pacific

418

120

298

254

113

141

Total

1,631

1,064

567

334

193

141

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of July 31, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

245

244

1

1

1

Canada

74

74

Central and South America

106

71

35

29

29

Total Americas

425

389

36

30

29

1

Europe and the Middle East

745

524

221

44

44

Asia and the Pacific

427

133

294

263

91

172

Total

1,597

1,046

551

337

164

173

 

Guess?, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Footnotes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Data

Footnotes:

 

1

Amounts for the full fiscal year include (i) certain professional service and legal fees and related (credits) costs which the Company otherwise would not have incurred as part of its business operations, (ii) asset impairment charges related primarily to impairment of property and equipment and operating lease right-of-use assets related to certain retail locations resulting from lower revenue and future cash flow projections from under-performance and expected store closures, (iii) net gains on lease modifications related primarily to the early termination of certain lease agreements, and (iv) discrete income tax adjustments related primarily to the impacts from cumulative valuation allowances and the income tax benefits from an income tax rate change due to net operating loss carrybacks, in each case as recognized during the six months ended July 30, 2022. See the heading “Presentation of Non-GAAP Information” for further information. The Company is unable to predict future amounts with respect to these items, as such amounts are inconsistent in magnitude and frequency and certain elements used to estimate such items have not yet occurred or are out of the Company’s control. As such, the Company has not considered any future charges or credits with respect to these items in the accompanying GAAP outlook.

 

2

Amounts for the third quarter and full fiscal year represent the exclusion of the dilutive impact of the Company’s convertible notes for adjusted diluted shares and corresponding interest expenses at stock prices below $46.88, based on the bond hedge contracts in place that will deliver shares to offset dilution. The Company excludes the dilutive impact anticipated to be recorded in those periods as such amounts are known. The Company has not assumed any potential share dilution related to the related warrants.

 

3

Prior to adoption of ASU 2020-06, Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging - Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40), for GAAP purposes, the Company incurred dilution above the initial strike price of the Company’s convertible senior notes of $25.78. At July 31, 2021, there was no dilution related to the convertible notes for the period.

 

 

The Company adopted ASU 2020-06 under the modified retrospective method as of January 30, 2022. Upon adoption, the Company prospectively utilizes the if-converted method to calculate GAAP diluted EPS. For GAAP purposes, the Company incurs dilution of the Company’s convertible senior notes based on the initial conversion rate associated with the senior notes. For the three and six months ended July 30, 2022, shares used in computing diluted EPS increased by 11.8 million shares due to the change from the treasury stock method to the if-converted method. Diluted net income per share for the three and six months ended July 30, 2022 is calculated based on GAAP net income and diluted weighted-average shares of 70.3 million and 72.4 million, respectively, which also includes the potentially dilutive effect of the Company’s stock options, restricted stock units and convertible senior notes.

 

 

For adjusted diluted shares, the Company excludes the dilutive impact of the convertible notes at stock prices below $46.88, based on the bond hedge contracts in place that will deliver shares to offset dilution. At stock prices in excess of $46.88, the Company would have an obligation to deliver additional shares in excess of the dilution protection provided by the bond hedges.

 

4

The adjusted results reflect the exclusion of certain professional service and legal fees and related (credits) costs, asset impairment charges, net gains on lease modifications, non-cash amortization of debt discount on the Company’s convertible senior notes, the related income tax impacts of these adjustments, as well as certain discrete income tax adjustments, where applicable. A reconciliation of actual results to adjusted results is presented in the “Reconciliation of GAAP Results to Adjusted Results.”

 

5

Amounts recorded represent certain professional service and legal fees and related (credits) costs which the Company otherwise would not have incurred as part of its business operations.

 

6

Amounts represent asset impairment charges related primarily to impairment of property and equipment and operating lease right-of-use assets related to certain retail locations resulting from under-performance and expected store closures.

 

7

Amounts recorded represent net gains on lease modifications related primarily to the early termination of certain lease agreements.

 

8

In April 2019, the Company issued $300 million principal amount of 2.00% convertible senior notes due 2024 (the “Notes”) in a private offering. Prior to adoption of ASU 2020-06, the Company separated the Notes into liability (debt) and equity (conversion option) components. The debt discount, which represented an amount equal to the fair value of the equity component, was amortized as non-cash interest expense over the term of the Notes. The Company adopted ASU 2020-06 under the modified retrospective method as of January 30, 2022. Upon adoption, the equity component was eliminated in the current period and recorded as an adjustment to retained earnings. Prior periods are not affected.

 

9

Amounts represent discrete income taxes related primarily to the adjustments from an intra-entity transfer of intellectual property rights to a wholly-owned Swiss subsidiary, impacts from cumulative valuation allowances and the income tax benefits from an income tax rate change due to net operating loss carrybacks.

 

10

The income tax effect of certain professional service and legal fees and related (credits) costs, asset impairment charges, net gains on lease modifications and the amortization of debt discount was based on the Company’s assessment of deductibility using the statutory income tax rate (inclusive of the impact of valuation allowances) of the tax jurisdiction in which the charges were incurred.

 

Contacts

Guess?, Inc.

Fabrice Benarouche

VP, Finance and Investor Relations

(213) 765-5578

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