Carter’s, Inc. |
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) |
Delaware |
001-31829 |
13-3912933 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) | ||
The Proscenium,
1170 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 900
Atlanta, Georgia 30309 | ||||
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) | ||||
(404) 745-2700 | ||||
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) | ||||
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Exhibits – The following exhibit is furnished as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
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Exhibit
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Description | ||
99.1 |
Press Release of Carter’s, Inc., dated February 25, 2010 |
February 25, 2010 |
CARTER’S, INC.
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By: |
/s/ BRENDAN M. GIBBONS | |
Name: |
Brendan M. Gibbons | |
Title: |
Senior Vice President of Legal & Corporate Affairs, General Counsel,
and Secretary | |
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Contact: | |
Richard F. Westenberger | |
Executive Vice President &
Chief Financial Officer | |
(404) 745-2889 |
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Three-month periods ended |
Twelve-month periods ended |
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January 2,
2010 |
January 3,
2009 |
January 2,
2010 |
January 3,
2009 |
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Net sales: |
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Carter’s: |
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Wholesale |
$ | 125,757 | $ | 126,139 | $ | 521,307 | $ | 488,594 | ||||||||
Retail |
139,975 | 130,870 | 489,740 | 422,436 | ||||||||||||
Mass Channel |
59,129 | 63,399 | 240,819 | 254,291 | ||||||||||||
Carter’s net sales |
324,861 | 320,408 | 1,251,866 | 1,165,321 | ||||||||||||
OshKosh: |
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Retail |
79,198 | 82,314 | 257,289 | 249,130 | ||||||||||||
Wholesale |
20,621 | 19,395 | 80,522 | 80,069 | ||||||||||||
OshKosh net sales |
99,819 | 101,709 | 337,811 | 329,199 | ||||||||||||
Total net sales |
424,680 | 422,117 | 1,589,677 | 1,494,520 | ||||||||||||
Cost of goods sold |
258,322 | 267,096 | 985,323 | 975,999 | ||||||||||||
Gross profit |
166,358 | 155,021 | 604,354 | 518,521 | ||||||||||||
Selling, general, and administrative expenses |
114,476 | 115,255 | 428,674 | 404,274 | ||||||||||||
Investigation expenses |
5,717 | -- | 5,717 | -- | ||||||||||||
Executive retirement charges |
-- | -- | -- | 5,325 | ||||||||||||
Workforce reduction and facility write-down and closure costs |
(629 | ) | -- | 10,771 | 2,609 | |||||||||||
Royalty income |
(9,550 | ) | (8,992 | ) | (36,421 | ) | (33,685 | ) | ||||||||
Operating income |
56,344 | 48,758 | 195,613 | 139,998 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense, net |
3,214 | 4,730 | 11,785 | 18,087 | ||||||||||||
Income before income taxes |
53,130 | 44,028 | 183,828 | 121,911 | ||||||||||||
Provision for income taxes |
20,134 | 16,577 | 68,188 | 44,007 | ||||||||||||
Net income |
$ | 32,996 | $ | 27,451 | $ | 115,640 | $ | 77,904 | ||||||||
Basic net income per common share |
$ | 0.57 | $ | 0.49 | $ | 2.03 | $ | 1.37 | ||||||||
Diluted net income per common share |
$ | 0.56 | $ | 0.47 | $ | 1.97 | $ | 1.33 | ||||||||
For the three-month periods ended |
For the twelve-month periods ended |
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(dollars in thousands) |
January 2,
2010 |
% of
Total |
January 3,
2009 |
% of
Total |
January 2,
2010 |
% of
Total |
January 3,
2009 |
% of
Total |
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Net sales: |
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Carter’s: |
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Wholesale |
$ | 125,757 | 29.6 | % | $ | 126,139 | 29.9 | % | $ | 521,307 | 32.8 | % | $ | 488,594 | 32.7 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Retail |
139,975 | 33.0 | % | 130,870 | 31.0 | % | 489,740 | 30.8 | % | 422,436 | 28.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mass Channel |
59,129 | 13.9 | % | 63,399 | 15.0 | % | 240,819 | 15.1 | % | 254,291 | 17.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Carter’s net sales |
324,861 | 76.5 | % | 320,408 | 75.9 | % | 1,251,866 | 78.7 | % | 1,165,321 | 78.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
OshKosh: |
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Retail |
79,198 | 18.6 | % | 82,314 | 19.5 | % | 257,289 | 16.2 | % | 249,130 | 16.7 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wholesale |
20,621 | 4.9 | % | 19,395 | 4.6 | % | 80,522 | 5.1 | % | 80,069 | 5.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
OshKosh net sales |
99,819 | 23.5 | % | 101,709 | 24.1 | % | 337,811 | 21.3 | % | 329,199 | 22.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total net sales |
$ | 424,680 | 100.0 | % | $ | 422,117 | 100.0 | % | $ | 1,589,677 | 100.0 | % | $ | 1,494,520 | 100.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Operating income (loss): |
% of
segment
net sales |
% of
segment
net sales |
% of
segment
net sales |
% of
segment
net sales |
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Carter’s: |
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Wholesale |
$ | 22,608 | 18.0 | % | $ | 18,590 | 14.7 | % | $ | 103,730 | 19.9 | % | $ | 80,785 | 16.5 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Retail |
32,805 | 23.4 | % | 24,846 | 19.0 | % | 97,349 | 19.9 | % | 67,013 | 15.9 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mass Channel |
9,637 | 16.3 | % | 9,139 | 14.4 | % | 40,194 | 16.7 | % | 33,279 | 13.1 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Carter’s operating income |
65,050 | 20.0 | % | 52,575 | 16.4 | % | 241,273 | 19.3 | % | 181,077 | 15.5 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
OshKosh: |
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Retail |
10,312 | 13.0 | % | 8,680 | 10.5 | % | 21,532 | 8.4 | % | 9,111 | 3.7 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wholesale |
3,418 | 16.6 | % | 1,005 | 5.2 | % | 7,025 | 8.7 | % | 1,379 | 1.7 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mass Channel (a) |
986 | -- | 1,264 | -- | 2,839 | -- | 3,187 | -- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
OshKosh operating income |
14,716 | 14.7 | % | 10,949 | 10.8 | % | 31,396 | 9.3 | % | 13,677 | 4.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Segment operating income |
79,766 | 18.8 | % | 63,524 | 15.0 | % | 272,669 | 17.2 | % | 194,754 | 13.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Corporate expenses (b) |
(18,334 | ) | (4.3 | %) | (14,766 | ) | (3.5 | %) | (59,603 | ) | (3.7 | %) | (46,822 | ) | (3.1 | %) | ||||||||||||||||
Workforce reduction and facility
write-down and closure costs (c) |
629 | 0.1 | % | -- | -- | (11,736 | ) | (0.7 | %) | (2,609 | ) | (0.2 | %) | |||||||||||||||||||
Investigation expenses (d) |
(5,717 | ) | (1.3 | %) | -- | -- | (5,717 | ) | (0.4 | %) | -- | -- | ||||||||||||||||||||
Executive retirement charges |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | (5,325 | ) | (0.4 | %) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net corporate expenses |
(23,422 | ) | (5.5 | %) | (14,766 | ) | (3.5 | %) | (77,056 | ) | (4.8 | %) | (54,756 | ) | (3.7 | %) | ||||||||||||||||
Total operating income |
$ | 56,344 | 13.3 | % | $ | 48,758 | 11.6 | % | $ | 195,613 | 12.3 | % | $ | 139,998 | 9.4 | % |
(a) |
OshKosh mass channel consists of a licensing agreement with Target Stores. Operating income consists of royalty income, net of related expenses. |
(b) |
Corporate expenses generally include expenses related to incentive compensation, stock-based compensation, executive management, severance and relocation, finance, building occupancy, information technology, certain legal fees, consulting, audit fees, and investments in eCommerce. |
(c) |
Includes closure costs associated with our Barnesville, Georgia distribution facility including severance, asset impairment charges, other closure costs, and accelerated depreciation, asset impairment charges and gain on the sale of our Oshkosh, Wisconsin facility, write-down of our White House, Tennessee facility, and severance and other benefits related
to the corporate workforce reduction. |
(d) |
Professional service fees related to the investigation of customer accommodations. |
January 2,
2010 |
January 3, 2009 |
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ASSETS |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 335,041 | $ | 162,349 | ||||
Accounts receivable, net |
82,094 | 85,452 | ||||||
Finished goods inventories, net |
214,000 | 203,486 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
11,114 | 13,214 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes |
33,419 | 35,545 | ||||||
Total current assets |
675,668 | 500,046 | ||||||
Property, plant, and equipment, net |
86,077 | 86,229 | ||||||
Tradenames |
305,733 | 305,733 | ||||||
Cost in excess of fair value of net assets acquired |
136,570 | 136,570 | ||||||
Deferred debt issuance costs, net |
2,469 | 3,598 | ||||||
Licensing agreements, net |
1,777 | 5,260 | ||||||
Other assets |
305 | 576 | ||||||
Total assets |
$ | 1,208,599 | $ | 1,038,012 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
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Current liabilities: |
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Current maturities of long-term debt |
$ | 3,503 | $ | 3,503 | ||||
Accounts payable |
97,546 | 79,011 | ||||||
Other current liabilities |
69,568 | 57,613 | ||||||
Total current liabilities |
170,617 | 140,127 | ||||||
Long-term debt |
331,020 | 334,523 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes |
110,676 | 108,989 | ||||||
Other long-term liabilities |
40,262 | 40,822 | ||||||
Total liabilities |
652,575 | 624,461 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies |
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Stockholders’ equity: |
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Preferred stock; par value $.01 per share; 100,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding at January 2, 2010 and January 3, 2009 |
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Common stock, voting; par value $.01 per share; 150,000,000 shares authorized, 58,081,822 and 56,352,111 shares issued and outstanding at January 2, 2010 and January 3, 2009, respectively |
581 | 563 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital |
235,330 | 211,767 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
(4,066 | ) | (7,318 | ) | ||||
Retained earnings |
324,179 | 208,539 | ||||||
Total stockholders’ equity |
556,024 | 413,551 | ||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
$ | 1,208,599 | $ | 1,038,012 |
For the fiscal years ended |
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January 2,
2010 |
January 3,
2009 |
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Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Net income |
$ | 115,640 | $ | 77,904 | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
32,274 | 30,158 | ||||||
Amortization of debt issuance costs |
1,129 | 1,145 | ||||||
Non-cash stock-based compensation expense |
6,775 | 8,652 | ||||||
Non-cash facility write-down and closure costs |
4,669 | 2,609 | ||||||
(Gain) loss on disposal/sale of property, plant, and equipment |
(962 | ) | 323 | |||||
Income tax benefit from exercised stock options |
(11,750 | ) | (3,531 | ) | ||||
Deferred income taxes |
2,270 | (321 | ) | |||||
Effect of changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Accounts receivable |
3,358 | 9,143 | ||||||
Inventories |
(10,514 | ) | 22,008 | |||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
(1,363 | ) | (2,043 | ) | ||||
Accounts payable |
18,535 | 22,422 | ||||||
Other liabilities |
28,178 | 15,154 | ||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
188,239 | 183,623 | ||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: |
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Capital expenditures |
(32,980 | ) | (37,529 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from sale of property, plant, and equipment |
4,084 | -- | ||||||
Net cash used in investing activities |
(28,896 | ) | (37,529 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from financing activities: |
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Payments on term loan |
(3,503 | ) | (3,503 | ) | ||||
Share repurchase |
-- | (33,637 | ) | |||||
Income tax benefit from exercised stock options |
11,750 | 3,531 | ||||||
Retirement of treasury shares |
(151 | ) | -- | |||||
Proceeds from exercise of stock options |
5,253 | 852 | ||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
13,349 | (32,757 | ) | |||||
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents |
172,692 | 113,337 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
162,349 | 49,012 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
$ | 335,041 | $ | 162,349 |
CARTER’S, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO ADJUSTED RESULTS |
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Three-month period ended
January 2, 2010 |
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(dollars in millions, except earnings per share) |
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Operating |
Net |
Diluted |
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Income |
Income |
EPS |
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Income, as reported (GAAP) |
$ | 56.3 | $ | 33.0 | $ | 0.56 | ||||||
Investigation expenses (a) |
5.7 | 3.6 | 0.06 | |||||||||
Facility sale (b) |
(0.6 | ) | (0.4 | ) | (0.01 | ) | ||||||
Income, as adjusted (c) |
$ | 61.4 | $ | 36.2 | $ | 0.61 |
(a) |
Professional service fees related to the investigation of customer accommodations. |
(b) |
Gain associated with the sale of the Oshkosh, Wisconsin building. |
(c) |
In addition to the results provided in this earnings release in accordance with GAAP, the Company has provided adjusted, non-GAAP financial measurements that present operating income, net income, and net income on a diluted share basis excluding the adjustments discussed above. These adjustments, which the Company does not believe to be indicative
of on-going business trends, are excluded from these calculations. The Company believes these adjustments provide a meaningful comparison of the Company’s results. The adjusted, non-GAAP financial measurements included in this earnings release should not be considered as an alternative to net income or as any other measurement of performance derived in accordance with GAAP. The adjusted, non-GAAP financial measurements are presented for informational purposes only and are
not necessarily indicative of the Company’s future condition or results of operations. |
CARTER’S, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO ADJUSTED RESULTS |
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Twelve-month period ended
January 2, 2010 |
Twelve-month period ended
January 3, 2009 |
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(dollars in millions, except earnings per share) |
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Operating |
Net |
Diluted |
Operating |
Net |
Diluted |
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Income |
Income |
EPS |
Income |
Income |
EPS |
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Income, as reported (GAAP) |
$ | 195.6 | $ | 115.6 | $ | 1.97 | $ | 140.0 | $ | 77.9 | $ | 1.33 | ||||||||||||
Workforce reduction (a) |
5.5 | 3.5 | 0.06 | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||||||||||||
Distribution facility closure costs (b) |
3.3 | 2.1 | 0.04 | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||||||||||||
Net asset impairment (c) |
1.2 | 0.8 | 0.01 | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||||||||||||
Accelerated depreciation (d) |
1.0 | 0.6 | 0.01 | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||||||||||||
Investigation expenses (e) |
5.7 | 3.6 | 0.06 | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||||||||||||
Executive retirement charges |
-- | -- | -- | 5.3 | 3.4 | 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Facility write-down (f) |
0.7 | 0.4 | -- | 2.6 | 1.6 | 0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Income, as adjusted (g) |
$ | 213.0 | $ | 126.6 | $ | 2.15 | $ | 147.9 | $ | 82.9 | $ | 1.41 |
(a) |
Severance charges and other benefits associated with the reduction in the Company’s corporate workforce. |
(b) |
Costs associated with the closure of the Company’s Barnesville, Georgia distribution facility, including $1.7 million in severance and other benefits, $1.1 million in asset impairment charges, and $0.5 million in other closure costs. |
(c) |
Asset impairment charges of $1.8 million net of a $0.6 million gain associated with the closure and sale of the Company’s Oshkosh, Wisconsin facility. |
(d) |
Accelerated depreciation charges (included in selling, general, and administrative expenses) related to the closure of the Company’s Barnesville, Georgia distribution facility. |
(e) |
Professional service fees related to the investigation of customer accommodations. |
(f) |
Charges related to the write-down of the carrying value of the White House, Tennessee distribution facility. |
(g) |
In addition to the results provided in this earnings release in accordance with GAAP, the Company has provided adjusted, non-GAAP financial measurements that present operating income, net income, and net income on a diluted share basis excluding the adjustments discussed above. These adjustments, which the Company does not believe to be indicative
of on-going business trends, are excluded from these calculations. The Company believes these adjustments provide a meaningful comparison of the Company’s results. The adjusted, non-GAAP financial measurements included in this earnings release should not be considered as an alternative to net income or as any other measurement of performance derived in accordance with GAAP. The adjusted, non-GAAP financial measurements are presented for informational purposes only and are
not necessarily indicative of the Company’s future condition or results of operations.
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