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Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. Delivers Second Consecutive Quarter Of Comparable Sales And Profit Growth


UNION, N.J., Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --

 

Executing on Strategy; Delivering Consistent Sales and EBITDA Growth

 

Strengthening Balance Sheet through Positive Cash Flow & Significant Gross Debt Reduction

 

Unlocking Shareholder Value Creation; Enhancing Outlook for FY 2021 EBITDA; Reiterating a Larger & Accelerated Share Repurchase Program (ASR)

 

Portfolio Transformation of Non-Core Banners Complete

 

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (Nasdaq: BBBY) today reported financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2020 ended November 28, 2020.


Reported (GAAP)




Adjusted2 (Including Non-GAAP)

(in millions, except per share data,
gross debt reduction, & total liquidity)

Three months ended




Three months ended


November
30, 2019

November
28, 2020

Diff




November
30, 2019

November
28, 2020

Diff

Total enterprise comp sales growth









2%

     Core BBB banner1comp sales growth








5%

Net Sales

$2,759

$2,618

-5%




$2,759

$2,618

-5%











Gross Margin2

33.1%

36.5%

+340bps




32.3%

35.4%

+310bps

SG&A

$932

$891

($41)




$932

$891

($41)











Adjusted EBITDA2







$45

$121

168%

EPS - Diluted1

($0.31)

($0.61)

($0.30)




($0.38)

$0.08

$0.46











Cash flow generation3








$244


Gross Debt reduction4








$0.5 billion


Total Liquidity5








$2.2 billion



(1)

Bed Bath & Beyond is among the Company's four core banners which also include buybuy BABY, Harmon Face Values and Decorist.

(2)

Adjusted items refer to comparable sales as well as to financial measures that are derived from measures calculated in accordance with GAAP, but which have been adjusted to exclude certain items. All these latter financial measures are non-GAAP financial measures.

(3)

Cash flow generation includes cash flow from operations ($44mn) and cash flow from investing driven by proceeds from non-core banners and real estate monetization, net of capital expenditures ($200mn).

(4)

Gross Debt includes bonds, revolver/ABL credit facility borrowings and operating and finance lease liabilities.

(5)

Total Liquidity includes cash & investments and availability from asset-backed lending credit facility.

(6)

Based on preliminary unaudited results.

 

Mark Tritton, Bed Bath & Beyond's President and CEO said, "The consistent execution of our growth strategy is unlocking improved financial performance and we delivered a second consecutive quarter of comparable sales and profit growth. Additionally, we drove strong cash flow generation and balance sheet improvements in the third quarter and have re-initiated capital return to shareholders."

Tritton added, "We knew this holiday season would be like no other and we took several steps in advance to help our customers shop safely and with ease, including over 100 meaningful improvements to our digital-first, omni-always customer experience and enhancements to our contactless new Store and Curbside Pickup and Same Day Delivery service offerings.  We are delighted by the strong customer response to these efforts.  We are seeing a deepening level of recognition and engagement from our customers, including the more than 2 million new online customers in the third quarter.  We are also seeing favorable market share trends in several of our key destination categories, including positive share gains over the past two months within the Bed category.

"I am proud of what our teams have achieved, and I thank them for their continued dedication and commitment to the long-term success of our Company.  Our results this quarter set a firm base from which we will continue to drive our bold transformation and seek to deliver on our three-year strategic and financial plans shared in October at our 2020 Investor Day."

 

Fiscal 2020 Third Quarter Highlights (September-October-November)

 

Outlook

Fiscal 2020 Fourth Quarter
Given the significant COVID-related headwinds including heavy store traffic declines, major shipping constraints and higher freight costs, the Company is not providing specific sales and earnings guidance for the fiscal 2020 fourth quarter.  The Company is assuming that its stores will remain open and not be required to close due to government restrictions.

Directionally, the Company expects to continue driving significant sales growth from its digital channels, while sales from stores are anticipated to be unfavorably impacted by declines in store traffic trends.  On a comparable sales basis, total enterprise comparable sales in the fiscal 2020 fourth quarter are expected to be approximately in line with the prior year period, with expectations for consistent strength in digital and growth in destination categories to be tempered by COVID-related headwinds impacting stores.  Additionally, based on preliminary unaudited results, in December, the first month of the fourth quarter, the Company expects total enterprise comparable sales growth to be positive, including continued strength across key destination categories.  Net sales in the fiscal 2020 fourth quarter are estimated to be lower by a double-digit percentage range, as a direct result of adjustments from transforming the Company's overall portfolio, including non-core banner divestitures and store closing activity related to its network optimization initiative.  

The Company expects adjusted EBITDA Margin to be higher on a year-over-year basis in the fiscal 2020 fourth quarter.  Additionally, Gross Margin and adjusted EBITDA are expected to be approximately in line with the prior year period, as the Company plans to offset significantly higher freight costs through optimization of promotion and markdowns, favorable product mix, and leverage of distribution and fulfillment costs. 

 

Fiscal 2021
During the Company's Investor Day meeting on October 28, 2020, it outlined its long-term financial goals to strengthen and accelerate growth and drive and unlock sustainable total shareholder return.  With its core portfolio banner work now complete (the final transaction is set to close in the fiscal 2020 fourth quarter), fiscal 2021 EBITDA is being enhanced to a range of $500 to $525 million.  Healthy revenue growth trends continue in the Company's digital business and in its top destination categories.  Further, the Company remains focused on the key drivers of gross margin expansion and on optimizing costs. With this, it feels confident in continuing to deal with the COVID-related headwinds resulting from lower store traffic and increases in shipping costs.  The Company is assuming that its stores will remain open and not be required to close due to government restrictions. 

Additional details on the Company's fiscal 2021 outlook will be provided during its third quarter conference call with analysts and investors as well in its investor presentation available on the investor relations section of the Company's website. 

 

Fiscal 2020 Third Quarter Conference Call and Investor Presentation

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.'s fiscal 2020 third quarter conference call with analysts and investors will be held today at 8:00am EDT and may be accessed by dialing 1-888-424-8151, or if international, 1-847-585-4422, using conference ID number 8516932#.  A live audio webcast of the conference call, along with the earnings press release, investor presentation and supplemental financial disclosures, will also be available on the investor relations section of the Company's website at http://bedbathandbeyond.gcs-web.com/investor-relations. The webcast will be available for replay after the call for a period of at least one year.

The Company has also made available an Investor Presentation on the investor relations section of the Company's website at http://bedbathandbeyond.gcs-web.com/events-and-presentations.

 

About the Company

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") is an omnichannel retailer that makes it easy for our customers to feel at home.  The Company sells a wide assortment of merchandise in the Home, Baby, Beauty and Wellness markets.  Additionally, the Company is a partner in a joint venture which operates retail stores in Mexico under the name Bed Bath & Beyond.

The Company operates websites at bedbathandbeyond.com, bedbathandbeyond.ca, worldmarket.com, buybuybaby.com, buybuybaby.ca, harmondiscount.com, facevalues.com, and decorist.com.  As of November 28, 2020, the Company had a total of 1,391 stores, including 951 Bed Bath & Beyond stores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Canada, 258 stores under the names of World Market, Cost Plus World Market or Cost Plus, 129 buybuy BABY stores, and 53 stores under the names Harmon, Harmon Face Values or Face Values.  During the fiscal 2020 third quarter, the Company opened 1 buybuy BABY store and closed 4 Bed Bath & Beyond stores and 1 Cost Plus World Market store.  The joint venture to which the Company is a partner operates 10 stores in Mexico under the name Bed Bath & Beyond.

 

Non-GAAP Information

This press release contains certain non-GAAP information, including adjusted earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA"), adjusted gross margin, adjusted net earnings per diluted share, and cash flow generation, which is intended to provide visibility into the Company's core operations by excluding the effects of the loss on sale of businesses, charges recorded in connection with the restructuring and transformation initiatives, and non-cash impairment charges related to assets held for sale, tradename and certain store-level assets.  The Company's definition and calculation of non-GAAP measures may differ from that of other companies. Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative for, the Company's reported GAAP financial results.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the Company's progress and anticipated progress towards its long-term objectives, the status of its future liquidity and financial condition, and its outlook for the Company's fiscal 2020 fourth quarter and for its 2021 fiscal year. Many of these forward-looking statements can be identified by use of words such as may, will, expect, anticipate, approximate, estimate, assume, continue, model, project, plan, goal, preliminary and similar words and phrases, although the absence of those words does not necessarily mean that statements are not forward-looking. The Company's actual results and future financial condition may differ materially from those expressed in any such forward-looking statements as a result of many factors. Such factors include, without limitation: general economic conditions including the housing market, a challenging overall macroeconomic environment and related changes in the retailing environment; risks associated with COVID-19 and the governmental responses to it, including its impacts across the Company's businesses on demand and operations, as well as on the operations of the Company's suppliers and other business partners, and the effectiveness of the Company's actions taken in response to these risks; consumer preferences, spending habits and adoption of new technologies; demographics and other macroeconomic factors that may impact the level of spending for the types of merchandise sold by the Company; civil disturbances and terrorist acts; unusual weather patterns and natural disasters; competition from existing and potential competitors across all channels; pricing pressures; liquidity; the ability to achieve anticipated cost savings, and to not exceed anticipated costs, associated with organizational changes and investments, including the Company's strategic restructuring program and store network optimization strategies; the ability to attract and retain qualified employees in all areas of the organization; the cost of labor, merchandise and other costs and expenses; potential supply chain disruption due to trade restrictions, and other factors such as natural disasters, pandemics, including the COVID-19 pandemic, political instability, labor disturbances, product recalls, financial or operational instability of suppliers or carriers, and other items; the ability to find suitable locations at acceptable occupancy costs and other terms to support the Company's plans for new stores; the ability to establish and profitably maintain the appropriate mix of digital and physical presence in the markets it serves; the ability to assess and implement technologies in support of the Company's development of its omnichannel capabilities; the ability to effectively and timely adjust the Company's plans in the face of the rapidly changing retail and economic environment, including in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; uncertainty in financial markets; volatility in the price of the Company's common stock and its effect, and the effect of other factors, including the COVID-19 pandemic, on the Company's capital allocation strategy; risks associated with the ability to achieve a successful outcome for its business concepts and to otherwise achieve its business strategies; the impact of intangible asset and other impairments; disruptions to the Company's information technology systems including but not limited to security breaches of systems protecting consumer and employee information or other types of cybercrimes or cybersecurity attacks; reputational risk arising from challenges to the Company's or a third party product or service supplier's compliance with various laws, regulations or standards, including those related to labor, health, safety, privacy or the environment; reputational risk arising from third-party merchandise or service vendor performance in direct home delivery or assembly of product for customers; changes to statutory, regulatory and legal requirements, including without limitation proposed changes affecting international trade; changes to, or new, tax laws or interpretation of existing tax laws; new, or developments in existing, litigation, claims or assessments; changes to, or new, accounting standards; foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. Except as required by law, the Company does not undertake any obligation to update its forward-looking statements.

 

 

BED BATH & BEYOND INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)



Three Months Ended


November 28,
2020


November 30,
2019





Net sales

$

2,618,472



$

2,759,322






Cost of sales

1,661,905



1,845,485






    Gross profit

956,567



913,837






Selling, general and administrative expenses

890,740



931,814






Impairments, including on assets held for sale

57,997



11,781






Restructuring and transformation initiative expenses

16,770



?






Loss on sale of businesses

113,909



?






    Operating loss

(122,849)



(29,758)






Interest expense, net

17,805



17,179






    Loss before benefit for income taxes

(140,654)



(46,937)






Benefit for income taxes

(65,213)



(8,385)






    Net loss

$

(75,441)



$

(38,552)






Net loss per share - Basic

$

(0.61)



$

(0.31)


Net loss per share - Diluted

$

(0.61)



$

(0.31)






Weighted average shares outstanding - Basic

122,885



123,099


Weighted average shares outstanding - Diluted

122,885



123,099






Dividends declared per share

$

?



$

0.17


Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The following table reconciles non-GAAP financial measures presented in this press release or that may be presented on the Company's third quarter conference call with analysts and investors. The Company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide management, analysts, investors and other users of the Company's financial information with meaningful supplemental information regarding the performance of the Company's business. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered superior to, but in addition to other financial measures prepared by the Company in accordance with GAAP, including the year-to-year results. The Company's method of determining these non-GAAP financial measures may be different from other companies' methods and, therefore, may not be comparable to those used by other companies and the Company does not recommend the sole use of this non-GAAP measure to assess its financial and earnings performance. For reasons noted above, the Company is presenting certain non-GAAP financial measures for its fiscal 2020 third quarter.  In order for investors to be able to more easily compare the Company's performance across periods, the Company has included comparable reconciliations for the 2019 period in the reconciliation tables below. The Company is not providing a reconciliation of its guidance with respect to Adjusted EBITDA because the Company is unable to provide this reconciliation without unreasonable effort due to the uncertainty and inherent difficulty of predicting the occurrence, the financial impact, and the periods in which the adjustments may be recognized. For the same reasons, the Company is unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information, which could be material to future results.






Three Months Ended November 28, 2020




Excluding




Reported


Loss on sale
of businesses


Impairment
on assets held
for sale


Restructuring
and
transformation
expenses


Impairment
charges


Benefit from
reduction of
incremental
markdown
reserves


Total income
tax impact


Total impact


Adjusted



















  Gross profit

$

956,567


$

?



$

?



$

13,929


$

?



$

(44,319)



$

?



$

(30,390)



$

926,177

Gross margin

36.5 %


?

%


?

%


0.6 %


?

%


(1.7)

%


?

%


(1.2)

%


35.4 %



















Restructuring and transformation initiative expenses

16,770


?



?



(16,770)


?



?



?



(16,770)



?



















(Loss) earnings before provision for income taxes

(140,654)


113,909


53,976


30,699


4,021


(44,319)



?



158,286



17,632

Tax (benefit) provision

(65,213)


?



?



?



?



?



72,415



72,415



7,202

Effective tax rate

46.4 %












(5.6)

%


(5.6)

%


40.8 %



















Net (loss) income

$

(75,441)


$

113,909


$

53,976


$

30,699


$

4,021


$

(44,319)



$

(72,415)



$

85,871



$

10,430



















Net earnings (loss) per share - Diluted

$

(0.61)
















$

0.08

Weighted average shares outstanding- Basic

122,885
















122,885

Weighted average shares outstanding- Diluted

122,885

(1)















124,642














































Net (loss) income

$

(75,441)


$

113,909


$

53,976


$

30,699


$

4,021


$

(44,319)



$

(72,415)



$

85,871



$

10,430

Depreciation and amortization

93,706


?



?



(8,000)


?



?



?



(8,000)



85,706

Interest expense

17,805


?



?



?



?



?



?



?



17,805

Tax (benefit) provision


(65,213)


?



?



?



?



?



72,415



72,415



7,202

EBITDA

$

(29,143)


$

113,909


$

53,976


$

22,699


$

4,021


$

(44,319)



$

?



$

150,286



$

121,143

   EBITDA as % of net sales

















4.6 %


(1) If a company is in a net loss position, then for earnings per share purposes, diluted weighted average shares outstanding are equivalent to basic weighted average shares outstanding.

 

Non-GAAP Reconciliation

(in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)



Three Months Ended November 30, 2019




Excluding




Reported


Loss on sale
of businesses


Impairment
on assets held
for sale


Restructuring
and
transformation
expenses


Impairment
charges


Benefit from
reduction of
incremental
markdown
reserves


Total income
tax impact


Total impact


Adjusted



















Gross profit

$

913,837


$

?



$

?



$

?



$

?



$

(23,915)



$

?



$

(23,915)



$

889,922

Gross margin

33.1 %


?

%


?

%


?

%


?

%


(0.8)

%


?

%


(0.9)

%



32.3 %



















(Loss) earnings before provision for income taxes

(46,937)


?



?



?



11,781



(23,915)



?



(12,134)



(59,071)



















Tax benefit

(8,385)


?



?



?



?



?



(3,786)



(3,786)



(12,171)

Effective tax rate

17.9 %












2.7

%


2.7

%



20.6 %



















Net (loss) income

$

(38,552)


$

?



$

?



$

?



$

11,781



$

(23,915)



$

3,786



$

(8,348)



$

(46,900)



















Net earnings (loss) per share - Diluted

$

(0.31)
















$

(0.38)

Weighted average shares outstanding- Basic

123,099
















123,099

Weighted average shares outstanding- Diluted

123,099

(1)















123,099



















Reconciliation of Net (Loss) Income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA



























Net (loss) income

$

(38,552)


$

?



$

?



$

?



$

11,781



$

(23,915)



$

3,786



$

(8,348)



$

(46,900)

Depreciation and amortization

87,149


?



?



?



?



?



?



?



87,149

Interest expense

17,179


?



?



?



?



?



?



?



17,179

Tax benefit

(8,385)


?



?



?



?



?



?



(3,786)



(12,171)

EBITDA

$

57,391


$

?



$

?



$

?



$

11,781



$

(23,915)



$

3,786



$

(12,134)



$

45,257

EBITDA as % of net sales


















1.6 %


(1) If a company is in a net loss position, then for earnings per share purposes, diluted weighted average shares outstanding are equivalent to basic weighted average shares outstanding.

 

BED BATH & BEYOND INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)



November 28,
2020


August 29,
2020


February 29,
2020

Assets






Current assets:






    Cash and cash equivalents

$

1,462,612



1,441,845



1,000,340


    Short term investment securities

?



?



385,642


    Merchandise inventories

1,780,891



2,052,041



2,093,869


    Prepaid expenses and other current assets

196,487



249,672



248,342


    Assets held-for-sale

524,551



?



98,092


        Total current assets

3,964,541



3,743,558



3,826,285


Long term investment securities

19,847



19,893



20,380


Property and equipment, net

905,251



1,295,967



1,430,604


Operating lease assets

1,615,969



1,913,719



2,006,966


Other assets

486,002



465,963



506,280


Total assets

$

6,991,610



$

7,439,100



$

7,790,515








Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity






Current liabilities:






    Accounts payable

$

865,418



$

1,028,730



944,194


    Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

698,827



686,004



675,776


    Merchandise credit and gift card liabilities

304,530



322,859



340,407


    Current operating lease liabilities

390,875



464,946



463,005


    Liabilities related to assets held-for-sale

448,805



?



43,144


        Total current liabilities

2,708,455



2,502,539



2,466,526


Other liabilities

123,067



206,221



204,926


Operating lease liabilities

1,531,830



1,799,504



1,818,783


Income taxes payable

38,034



43,660



46,945


Long term debt

1,190,265



1,190,168



1,488,400


        Total liabilities

5,591,651



5,742,092



6,025,580








Shareholders' equity:






Preferred stock - $0.01 par value; authorized - 1,000 shares; no shares issued or outstanding

?



?



?


Common stock - $0.01 par value; authorized - 900,000 shares; issued 343,484, 343,676 and 343,683, respectively; outstanding 121,215, 126,008 and 126,528 shares, respectively

3,434



3,436



3,436


Additional paid-in capital

2,058,358



2,183,564



2,167,337


Retained earnings

10,215,743



10,290,896



10,374,826


Treasury stock, at cost; 222,269, 217,668 and 217,155 shares, respectively

(10,812,841)



(10,718,789)



(10,715,755)


Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(64,735)



(62,099)



(64,909)








        Total shareholders' equity

1,399,959



1,697,008



1,764,935








        Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$

6,991,610



$

7,439,100



$

7,790,515


 

BED BATH & BEYOND INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands, unaudited)



Three Months Ended


November 28,
2020


November 30,
2019

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:




  Net loss

(75,441)



(38,552)


  Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:




    Depreciation and amortization

93,706



87,149


    Impairments, including on assets held for sale

57,997



11,781


    Stock-based compensation

7,184



4,702


    Deferred income taxes

(66,086)



1,575


    Loss on sale of businesses

113,909



?


    Other

226



(536)


    (Increase) decrease in assets:




        Merchandise inventories

(137,257)



(208,097)


        Other current assets

(2,293)



(59,230)


        Other assets

46



(2,767)


    Increase (decrease) in liabilities:




        Accounts payable

(15,657)



133,738


        Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

72,146



73,289


        Merchandise credit and gift card liabilities

(6,323)



(3,646)


        Income taxes payable

(5,563)



184


        Operating lease assets and liabilities, net

1,757



(2,849)


        Other liabilities

5,193



4,483


  Net cash provided by operating activities

43,544



1,224






Cash Flows from Investing Activities:




    Net proceeds from sale of businesses

237,927



?


    Capital expenditures

(37,995)



(63,142)


  Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

199,932



(63,142)






Cash Flows from Financing Activities:




    Payment of dividends

(93)



(20,967)


    Repurchase of common stock, including fees

(94,052)



(1,165)


    Prepayment under share repurchase agreement

(132,615)



?


  Net cash used in financing activities

(226,760)



(22,132)






  Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

1,404



280






Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

$

18,120



$

(83,770)






Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash:




  Beginning of period

$

1,476,087



$

1,007,157


  End of period

$

1,494,207



$

923,387


 

SOURCE Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.


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