FORM 10-Q
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
(Mark One)
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended October 30, 2010
OR
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 1-11084
KOHL’S CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation
or organization)
N56 W17000 Ridgewood Drive,
Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (262) 703-7000
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
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 Regulation 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
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 the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Indicate by a check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes No X
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: December 7, 2010 Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 per Share, 292,388,137 shares outstanding.
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Item 2
Item 3
Item 4
Item 1A
Item 6
Signatures
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In Millions)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
Merchandise inventories
Income taxes receivable
Deferred income taxes
Other
Total current assets
Property and equipment, net
Long-term investments
Favorable lease rights, net
Other assets
Total assets
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
Accrued liabilities
Income taxes payable
Current portion of long-termdebt and capital leases
Total current liabilities
Long-term debt and capital leases
Other long-term liabilities
Shareholders’ equity:
Common stock
Paid-in capital
Treasury stock, at cost, 46 shares
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Retained earnings
Total shareholders’ equity
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
(In Millions, Except per Share Data)
Net sales
Cost of merchandise sold (exclusive ofdepreciation shown separately below)
Gross margin
Operating expenses:
Selling, general, and administrative
Depreciation and amortization
Operating income
Interest expense, net
Income before income taxes
Provision for income taxes
Net income
Net income per share:
Basic:
Basic
Average number of shares
Diluted:
Diluted
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT
OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Balance at January 30, 2010
Other comprehensive loss:
Unrealized loss on investments
Total comprehensive income
Stock options and awards
Treasury stock purchases
Balance at October 30, 2010
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Operating activities
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cashprovided by operating activities:
Share-based compensation
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation
Other non-cash revenues and expenses
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Other current and long-term assets
Accrued and other long-term liabilities
Income taxes
Net cash provided by operating activities
Investing activities
Acquisition of propertyand equipment and favorable lease rights
Sales of investments in auction rate securities
Net cash used in investing activities
Financing activities
Capital lease payments
Proceeds from stock option exercises
Net cash provided by financing activities
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
Supplemental information:
Interest paid, net of capitalized interest
Income taxes paid
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for fiscal year end financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals, except as described in Note 2, Accounting Corrections) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. For further information, refer to the financial statements and related footnotes included in our Form 10-K (Commission File No. 1-11084) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Due to the seasonality of our business, results for any quarter are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be achieved for a full fiscal year. In addition, quarterly results of operations depend significantly upon the timing and amount of sales and costs associated with the opening of new stores.
We operate as a single business unit.
Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior period financial statements to conform to the 2010 presentation.
Accounting Corrections
During the quarter ended October 30, 2010, we identified various errors in our accounting for leased properties and completed a detailed review of each of our leases. The errors occurred over a number of years and primarily resulted from the following:
In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, we recognize rent expense on a straight-line basis over the expected term of the lease, including cancelable option periods where failure to exercise such options would result in an economic penalty. The lease term begins on the earlier of the date we become legally obligated for the rent payments and the date we take possession of the property. Historically, we had used an estimated possession date in determining the commencement of the lease term. As a result of our review, we have determined that in many cases the lease term began prior to the previously estimated possession date.
For various leases, certain assets were being depreciated over a period which was not consistent with the straight-line rent period (for operating leases) or the capital lease obligation period (for capital leases).
Pursuant to our lease agreements, our landlords often reimburse us for construction-related costs. These reimbursements typically are less than the total costs we incur, but may also exceed such costs. Historically, we had incorrectly recorded the net of the costs and the reimbursements in Property and Equipment in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. These activities should have been classified as prepaid rent within Other Long-Term Assets (when cost exceeds reimbursement) or as rent incentives within Other Long-Term Liabilities (when reimbursement exceeds cost) in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
These corrections were not material to our previously reported financial statements, so they have been recorded as a correction of an error during the current quarter. The impacts of the required corrections to the various line items of our financial statements as of and for the periods ended October 30, 2010 are detailed in the table below.
(In Millions,Except perShare Data)
Balance Sheet
Other assets (current and long-term)
Capital lease obligations (current and long-term)
Deferred income tax liability
Other liabilities (current and long-term)
Statements of Income
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Statement of Cash Flows
Acquisition of property and equipment/Net cash used in investing activities
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Debt
Long-term debt consists of the following:
Maturing
Non-callable and unsecured senior debt:
March 2011
October 2011
2017
2029
2033
2037
Total senior debt
Capital lease obligations
Unamortized debt discount
Less current portion
Based on quoted market prices (Level 1 per ASC No. 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”), the estimated fair value of our senior debt was approximately $2.2 billion at October 30, 2010.
Share-Based Compensation
We grant share-based compensation, including options to purchase shares of our common stock and nonvested stock, pursuant to various plans. Annual grants of stock options and nonvested stock are generally made to eligible employees in the first quarter of the fiscal year. Grants to newly-hired and promoted employees and other discretionary grants are made periodically throughout the remainder of the year.
In conjunction with the March 2010 annual grant, we implemented various changes to our share-based compensation practices. Share-based compensation is no longer granted to employees below our management board. All employees who remain eligible for share-based compensation may now elect to receive their annual equity awards in the form of stock options, nonvested stock awards, or a combination of stock options and nonvested stock awards. Finally, annual grants are now based on a fixed dollar value tied to the employee’s performance rating, which is intended to eliminate the expense volatility caused by changes in our stock price.
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The Black-Scholes option valuation model was used to estimate the fair value of each option award during the first nine months of the respective fiscal year based on the following assumptions:
Volatility
Risk-free interest rate
Expected life in years
Dividend yield
Weighted-average fair value at grant date
The following table summarizes our stock option activity for the first nine months of 2010 and 2009:
Balance at beginning of year
Granted
Exercised
Forfeited/expired
Balance at end of quarter
The following table summarizes our nonvested stock activity for the first nine months of 2010 and 2009:
Vested
Forfeited
Total share-based compensation expense was $16 million for the three months ended October 30, 2010 and $18 million for the three months ended October 31, 2009. Total share-based compensation expense was $47 million for the nine months ended October 30, 2010 and $45 million for the nine months ended October 31, 2009.
Total unrecognized share-based compensation expense for all share-based payment plans was $104 million at October 30, 2010, of which approximately $15 million is expected to be recognized in the remainder of 2010, $37 million in 2011, $23 million in 2012, $19 million in 2013, $9 million in 2014 and $1 million in 2015. Future compensation expense may be impacted by future grants, changes in forfeiture estimates and/or actual forfeitures which differ from estimated forfeitures.
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Long-Term Investments
As of October 30, 2010, the par value of our long-term investments was $340 million and the estimated fair value was $275 million. Our long-term investments consist primarily of investments in auction rate securities (“ARS”), which are long-term debt instruments with interest rates which originally reset through periodic short-term auctions. Since February 2008, these auctions have been unsuccessful and, therefore, the interest rate is determined by the terms of the debt security and current short-term market interest rates. Our ARS portfolio consists entirely of insured student loan backed securities. Substantially all of the principal and interest is insured by the federal government and the remainder is insured by highly-rated insurance companies. As of October 30, 2010, $144 million of our ARS (at fair value) were rated “AAA” by Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s and/or Fitch Ratings.
We intend to hold our ARS until their fair value once again equals their par value and believe we have the ability to do so based on other sources of liquidity. Therefore, impairment charges are considered temporary and have been included in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss within our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. In certain cases, holding the investments until recovery may mean until maturity, which ranges from 2015 to 2056. The weighted-average maturity date is 2035.
The fair value for our ARS is based on third-party pricing models and is classified as a Level 3 pricing category. The Level 3 pricing category includes financial instruments that are not actively traded on a market exchange and includes situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the financial instrument. Level 3 prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs or valuation techniques.
We utilized a discounted cash flow model to estimate the current fair market value for each of the securities we owned as there was no recent activity in the secondary markets in these types of securities. This model used unique inputs for each security including discount rate, interest rate currently being paid and maturity. The discount rate was calculated using the closest match available for other insured asset backed securities. A market failure scenario was employed as recent successful auctions of these securities were very limited.
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The following table presents a rollforward of our ARS, all of which are measured at fair value on a recurring basis using unobservable inputs (Level 3 per ASC No. 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”):
Sales
Unrealized gains/(losses)
Contingencies
We are involved in various legal matters arising in the normal course of business. In the opinion of management, the outcome of such proceedings and litigation will not have a material adverse impact on our consolidated financial statements.
Net Income Per Share
The calculations of the numerator and denominator for basic and diluted net income per share are summarized as follows:
Numerator - Net income
Denominator - Weighted average shares:
Impact of dilutive employee stock options (a)
Excludes 13 million options for the three months ended October 30, 2010, 12 million options for the nine months ended October 30, 2010, 10 million options for the three months ended October 31, 2009 and 18 million options for the nine months ended October 31, 2009 as the impact of such options was antidilutive.
Subsequent Events
On November 17, 2010, we entered into an accelerated share repurchase transaction with Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated (“Morgan Stanley”) to repurchase $1.0 billion of Kohl’s common stock on an accelerated basis. This accelerated share repurchase is part of the $2.5 billion share repurchase program authorized by our board of directors in September 2007.
Under the terms of the accelerated share repurchase agreement (“ASR Contract”), on November 18, 2010, we paid $1.0 billion to Morgan Stanley from cash on hand and received an initial delivery of 12.6 million shares of Kohl’s common stock. We received an additional 3.8 million shares on December 7, 2010 and expect to receive additional shares at the end of the term of the ASR Contract. The exact number of shares to be repurchased generally will be determined by the discounted average of the daily volume weighted average price of shares traded during the relevant pricing periods.
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This number of shares will be recalculated at the end of the term of the ASR Contract. If the number of shares to be repurchased exceeds the number of shares previously delivered under the ASR Contract, we will receive from Morgan Stanley a number of additional shares equal to such excess at that time. If the actual number of shares to be repurchased is less than the number of shares previously delivered, we will be required, at our election, to either (1) deliver to Morgan Stanley a number of shares approximately equal to the difference or (2) make a cash payment to Morgan Stanley equal to the value of such shares. The ASR Contract is scheduled to end in February 2011, but it may conclude earlier at Morgan Stanley’s option.
The ASR Contract is subject to terms customary for similar agreements, including adjustments upon the occurrence of certain events and setting forth certain circumstances under which the ASR Contract may be extended, terminated or unwound.
For purposes of the following discussion, all references to “the quarter” are for the 13-week fiscal periods ended October 30, 2010 and October 31, 2009 and all references to “year to date” are for the 39-week fiscal periods ended October 30, 2010 and October 31, 2009.
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this report, as well as the financial and other information included in our 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates and beliefs. Our actual results could materially differ from those discussed in these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to those differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed elsewhere in this report and in our 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K (particularly in “Risk Factors”).
Executive Summary
We believe that consumers remain focused on value and ways to make their dollars go farther. We intend to continue to be flexible in our sales and inventory planning and in our expense management in order to react to changes in consumer demand.
Total sales increased 4.1% for the quarter and 7.4% for the nine months ended October 30, 2010. Comparable store sales increased 1.8% for the quarter and 4.4% year to date. An increase in the number of transactions was the primary driver of the increase in comparable store sales in both periods. E-Commerce sales increased approximately 42% for the quarter and 47% for the year and contributed approximately 100 basis points to our comparable store sales in both periods.
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Gross margin as a percent of net sales increased 48 basis points in the quarter and 42 basis points year to date. Strong inventory management, as well as successful private and exclusive brand strategies, contributed to the margin strength.
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $88 million, or 8%, compared to the prior year quarter and $218 million, or 7%, compared to the prior year-to-date period. Included in these increases are $16 million of lease accounting corrections. Investments in technology and infrastructure in our E-Commerce business also contributed to the increase.
Net income was $163 million for the quarter compared to $193 million in the prior year quarter. Diluted earnings per share were $0.53 in the third quarter of 2010 and $0.63 in the third quarter of 2009. Year to date, net income increased 11% to $622 million and $2.02 per diluted share, compared to net income of $560 million and diluted earnings per share of $1.83 last year. Included in the 2010 quarterly and year-to-date totals are lease accounting corrections which decreased net income by $31 million and diluted earnings per share by $0.10.
Our strategic committees continue to focus on opportunities to drive our overall profitability. The mission of the Regional Assortment Committee is to accelerate sales growth by varying merchandise assortment, marketing and store presentation by region to reflect the lifestyle preferences and climate needs of our customers. Our focus on regional relevance resulted in year-to-date increases in both transactions per store and comparable store sales in our hot and mild markets in the Southeast and West, where we have the strongest opportunity to gain market share. The mission of the In-Store Experience Committee is to consistently deliver an improved store experience that generates loyalty and grows market share. Our overall internal customer service scores continue to increase year over year and were up three percent for the first nine months of 2010.
As of October 30, 2010, we operated 1,089 stores in 49 states, compared to 1,059 stores as of October 31, 2009. Selling square footage totaled 80 million square feet at October 30, 2010 and 78 million square feet at October 31, 2009. We currently expect to open 40 stores in fiscal 2011; 10 in the Spring and 30 in the Fall. This is a slight increase over our previous plans as we were able to secure more attractive sites with favorable real estate costs than we anticipated earlier in the year.
As discussed in more detail in Financial Condition and Liquidity, on November 17, 2010, we entered into an accelerated share repurchase transaction to repurchase $1.0 billion of Kohl’s common stock on an accelerated basis. We received 12.6 million shares on November 18, 2010 and 3.8 million shares on December 7, 2010. We expect to receive additional shares at the end of the term of the contract.
As previously announced, on August 11, 2010 we entered into a private label credit card program agreement with Capital One, National Association (“Capital One”). Pursuant to this agreement, Capital One will offer private label credit cards to new and existing customers of Kohl’s (the “Program”). We will continue to handle all customer service functions and will continue to be responsible for all advertising and marketing related to our credit card customers. The Program will operate in the same manner as it currently operates under our existing program agreement with Chase Bank USA, National Association (“Chase”). Kohl’s and Capital One will share in the net risk-adjusted revenue of the portfolio as defined by the sum of finance charges, late fees and other revenue less write-offs of uncollectible accounts. Changes in funding costs related to interest rate fluctuations will be shared similar to the revenue. The initial seven-year term of the Capital One agreement commences upon Capital One’s acquisition from Chase of all right, title and interest in approximately 20 million proprietary Kohl’s credit card accounts and the outstanding balances associated with these accounts. Negotiations to transfer these assets from Chase to Capital One are ongoing.
We completed 85 remodels this year; approximately two-thirds more than last year’s remodel total of 51. Remodels remain a critical part of our long-term strategy and we believe it is extremely important to maintain our existing store base, even in this difficult environment.
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During 2010, we are making significant capital investments to support our growth:
In the second quarter, we opened a second E-fulfillment center in southern California to support the significant growth in our E-Commerce business. This center is fully operational for the 2010 Holiday season.
We also opened a third call center in July 2010. This center, which is located in Texas, will serve Kohl’s charge and Kohls.com customers.
In-store kiosks were effectively rolled-out to all stores in August. The kiosks allow customers to order items which were not available in the store and have them delivered to their home with no shipping costs.
We installed electronic signs in 50 stores at the end of October and plan to continue the pilot in another 50 stores by the end of January. We expect to make a decision on a full-chain rollout by the end of first quarter of 2011.
Our current expectations for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010 compared to the comparable prior year quarter are as follows:
Total sales
Comparable store sales
Gross margin as a percent of sales
SG&A
Earnings per diluted share
Based on these assumptions, we expect diluted earnings per share of $3.57 to $3.65 for fiscal 2010. The fourth quarter and fiscal 2010 guidance includes the 16.4 million shares acquired in November 2010 and December 2010 as part of our accelerated share repurchase transaction with Morgan Stanley. The fiscal 2010 guidance includes the $0.10 per diluted share lease accounting correction recorded in the third quarter.
Results of Operations
Net Sales
Quarter
Year to date
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The increases in net sales were due to the following:
Comparable store sales:
Stores
E-commerce
Total
Sales from new stores
Total net sales increase
Drivers of the changes in comparable stores sales, which are sales from stores (including E-Commerce sales and relocated or expanded stores) open throughout the full current and prior fiscal year periods, were as follows:
Selling price per unit
Units per transaction
Average transaction value
Number of transactions
From a line of business perspective, Footwear reported the strongest comparable store sales for both the quarter and year-to-date periods, on strong sales in athletic and adult shoes. Men’s also outperformed the company average in both periods with strength in basics, dress clothing and active wear. Home and Women’s reported low single-digit comparable store sales increases for the quarter and mid single-digit comparable store sales increases for the year-to-date period. The Home business was driven by small electrics, seasonal, tabletop and luggage. Women’s strength was in Sonoma, active, intimate and updated sportswear.
The Accessories and Children’s businesses underperformed the company, posting slightly negative comparable store sales for the quarter and low-single digit comparable stores sales increases for the year-to-date period. Watches, sterling silver jewelry and fashion jewelry were the best performers in Accessories and toys and infant/toddlers performed well in Children’s.
The Southeast region reported the strongest comparable store sales for the quarter and year-to-date period. The Mid-Atlantic and West regions posted positive comparable store sales for the quarter, while the remaining regions had slight decreases in comparable store sales. Unseasonably warm weather, especially in the Midwest, had a negative impact on sales during the current quarter. All regions reported positive comparable store sales for the year.
Private and exclusive brands as a percentage of total sales increased almost 300 basis points to 48% of sales for both the quarter and year to date. Our efforts to extend our key brands more forcefully across the store have resulted in significant increases to some of our most important exclusive brands. Simply Vera Vera Wang, Elle, Mudd, Fila Sport, and Food Network all had sales increases of 15% or more in the quarter.
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E-Commerce sales increased approximately 42% for the quarter to $153 million and approximately 47% to $407 million year to date. The sales growth is primarily the result of increased customer traffic to the web site, increased style and size selections offered on-line compared with our in-store selection, and the expansion of product categories not available in our stores.
Gross Margin
Gross margin includes the total cost of products sold, including product development costs, net of vendor payments other than reimbursement of specific, incremental and identifiable costs; inventory shrink; markdowns; freight expenses associated with moving merchandise from our vendors to our distribution centers; shipping and handling expenses of E-Commerce sales; and terms cash discount. Our gross margin may not be comparable with that of other retailers because we include distribution center costs in selling, general and administrative expenses while other retailers may include these expenses in cost of merchandise sold.
Gross margin as a percent of net sales was 38.5% for the third quarter of 2010, an increase of 48 basis points over 38.0% for the third quarter of 2009. For the year-to-date period, gross margin as a percent of sales was 38.9% in 2010 compared to 38.5% in 2009. Strong inventory management, increased penetration of private and exclusive brands, and our ongoing markdown and size optimization initiatives contributed to the margin strength. Total inventory increased six percent compared to the prior year and inventory per store increased three percent. Clearance inventory per store was approximately 10 percent lower than the third quarter of last year and comprises approximately three percent of our total units on hand.
Operating Expenses
As discussed in Note 2 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, during the current quarter, we recorded various accounting corrections related to our leased properties. Since the corrections were not material to any prior period, they were recorded in the quarter ended October 30, 2010 as a correction of an error. The following sections include discussion of our results of operations and liquidity and capital resources both with and without these accounting corrections. Excluding accounting corrections is a non-GAAP presentation which should not be considered as an alternative to presentation in accordance with U.S. GAAP. We believe excluding these accounting corrections permits readers of this information to compare our ongoing operations for the current year periods to our historical financial results.
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SG&A as a percentage of sales
Selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) include compensation and benefit costs (including stores, headquarters, buying and merchandising and distribution centers); occupancy and operating costs of our retail, distribution and corporate facilities; freight expenses associated with moving merchandise from our distribution centers to our retail stores and among distribution and retail facilities; advertising expenses, offset by vendor payments for reimbursement of specific, incremental and identifiable costs; net revenues from our Kohl’s credit card operations; and other administrative costs. SG&A also includes the costs incurred prior to new store openings, such as advertising, hiring and training costs for new employees, processing and transporting initial merchandise, and rent expense. We do not include depreciation and amortization in SG&A. The classification of these expenses varies across the retail industry.
SG&A increased 8 percent over the prior year quarter and 7 percent over the prior year-to-date period. Excluding the accounting corrections, SG&A increased 7 percent in both the quarter and year-to-date periods. SG&A, excluding the accounting corrections, as a percentage of net sales increased, or “deleveraged,” in the quarter but decreased, or “leveraged,” in the year-to-date period. Investments in technology and infrastructure related to our E-Commerce business had a negative impact on SG&A as a percentage of net sales in both periods. Store payroll leveraged in both the quarter and year-to-date periods. Credit expenses did not leverage in either period primarily due to reductions in late fee revenue as a result of legislative changes. Advertising leveraged for the year-to-date period, but deleveraged in the quarter due to incremental marketing costs incurred in advance of the Holiday season.
Excluding the accounting corrections, preopening expenses, which are now included in SG&A, decreased $14 million to $9 million for the quarter and decreased $34 million to $15 million year to date. The decreases reflect fewer new store openings - 30 in 2010 compared to 56 in 2009. Additionally, most of the stores opened in September 2009 were ground leased stores which had higher rental expenses.
Depreciation & Amortization
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Depreciation and amortization increased $40 million over the prior-year quarter and $60 million over the prior year-to-date period. The accounting corrections increased depreciation and amortization by $25 million for both periods. The remaining increases are primarily attributable to the addition of new stores and remodels.
Operating Income
(Dollars in Millions)
Operating income as a percentage of sales
Operating income decreased 13% from the prior-year quarter and increased 10% over the prior year-to-date period. Excluding the accounting corrections, operating income as a percent of net sales decreased 42 basis points to 7.9% of net sales for the three months ended October 30, 2010. For the year-to-date period, operating income, excluding accounting corrections, as a percent of net sales increased 57 basis points to 9.2% of net sales for 2010.
Interest Expense, Net
All of the $7 million increase in net interest expense in both periods is attributable to the accounting corrections.
Provision for Income Taxes
Our effective tax rate was 36.3% for the quarter ended October 30, 2010 and 37.4% for the year-to-date period, compared to 37.5% for both the three and nine months ended October 31, 2009. The decrease in the current period rate is due to resolution of state tax audits during the current period.
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Net Income and Diluted Earnings Per Share
(Dollars in Millions, except per share amounts)
Diluted Earnings Per Share
Seasonality & Inflation
Our business, like that of most retailers, is subject to seasonal influences, with the major portion of sales and income typically realized during the second half of each fiscal year, which includes the back-to-school and holiday seasons. Approximately 15% of annual sales typically occur during the back-to-school season and 30% during the holiday season. Because of the seasonality of our business, results for any quarter are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be achieved for a full fiscal year. In addition, quarterly results of operations depend significantly upon the timing and amount of sales and costs associated with the opening of new stores.
Although we expect that our operations will be influenced by general economic conditions, including rising food, fuel and energy prices, we do not believe that inflation has had a material effect on our results of operations. However, there can be no assurance that our business will not be affected by such factors in the future.
We are, however, beginning to experience inflation in our merchandise and transportation costs. We do not expect such cost increases to be significant in the fourth quarter of 2010, but we do expect to see low to mid single-digit increases in the first six months of 2011. In our private and exclusive brands, where we have more control over the production and manufacture of the merchandise, we have historically been able to minimize inflationary pressures through measures such as committing earlier for fabric and certain other raw materials and shifting production to lower cost markets. Our third-party brand vendors are also facing the same inflationary pressures. We will continue to work with these vendors, as possible, to minimize the impact of inflation on our merchandise costs and our selling prices.
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Financial Condition and Liquidity
Our primary ongoing cash requirements are for capital expenditures in connection with our expansion and remodeling programs and seasonal and new store inventory purchases. Our primary source of funds for our business activities are cash flow from operations, short-term trade credit and our lines of credit.
As of October 30, 2010, we had cash and cash equivalents of $2.4 billion.
We expect to review our long-term capital structure plans in early fiscal 2011. These plans may include additional share repurchases, the initiation of a dividend, or both.
Net cash provided by (used in):
Operating Activities. Operating activities generated $733 million of cash in 2010, compared to $1.4 billion in 2009.
Merchandise inventories per store were $3.7 million at October 30, 2010 and $3.6 million at October 31, 2009. This three percent increase over last year’s level reflects higher sales volume and continued inventory management, including conservative sales and receipts planning.
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Accounts payable as a percent of inventory was 52.7% at October 30, 2010, compared to 54.4% at October 31, 2009. It has been more than a year since we implemented our vendor finance initiatives, so we no longer expect to see the significant improvement in this metric that we have seen in the past.
Higher incentive compensation and tax payments in 2010 also contributed to the decrease in cash provided by operating activities.
Investing Activities. Net cash used in investing activities increased $61 million, primarily due to higher capital spending as a result of increased remodels and the opening of a second fulfillment center and a new call center to support our E-Commerce and credit businesses. These increases were partially offset by reductions in capital spending for new stores.
As of October 30, 2010, we had investments in auction rate securities (“ARS”) with a par value of $339 million and an estimated fair value of $274 million. To date, substantially all ARS sales and calls have been at par and we have collected all interest payable on outstanding ARS when due and expect to continue to do so in the future. At this time, we have no reason to believe that any of the underlying issuers of our ARS or their insurers are presently at risk or that the underlying credit quality of the assets backing our ARS has been impacted by the reduced liquidity of these investments. While the auction failures, which began in February 2008, limit our ability to liquidate these investments, we do not believe that these failures will have any significant impact on our ability to fund ongoing operations and growth initiatives.
Financing Activities. Financing activities generated cash of $33 million in 2010, an increase of $5 million over 2009.
We have various facilities upon which we may draw funds, including a $900 million senior unsecured revolving facility and two demand notes with aggregate availability of $50 million. The $900 million revolving facility expires in October 2011. The co-leads of this facility, The Bank of New York Mellon and Bank of America, have each committed $100 million. The remaining 12 lenders have each committed between $30 and $130 million. There were no draws on these facilities during 2010 or 2009.
We have no debt maturing until 2011. We expect to use cash and cash equivalents on hand and funds from operations to repay both the $300 million of long-term debt which is due in March 2011 and the $100 million of long-term debt which is due in October 2011. Alternatively, if economic conditions and financing terms are favorable, we may choose to refinance the $400 million in 2011.
Key Financial Ratios. Key financial ratios that provide certain measures of our liquidity are as follows:
Working capital (In Millions)
Current ratio
Debt/capitalization
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The increase in working capital and the current ratio as of October 30, 2010 compared to October 31, 2009 was primarily due to higher cash and cash equivalents, partially offset by the reclassification of $400 million of long-term debt due in 2011 to current liabilities. The decrease in the debt/capitalization ratio reflects higher capitalization, primarily due to earnings.
The $1 billion accelerated share repurchase program discussed above is expected to reduce our working capital and current ratio and increase our debt/capitalization in future reporting periods.
Debt Covenant Compliance. As of October 30, 2010, we were in compliance with all debt covenants and expect to remain in compliance during fiscal 2010.
Total Debt per Balance Sheet
Other Debt
Subtotal
Rent x 8
A Included Indebtedness
Net Worth
Investments (accounted for under equity method)
Included Indebtedness
B Capitalization
Leverage Ratio (A/B)
Maximum permitted Leverage Ratio
Free Cash Flow. We generated free cash flow of $97 million in 2010 compared to $813 million in 2009. The decrease in free cash flow is primarily a result of lower cash provided by operating activities, as discussed above.
Free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure which we define as net cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures. Free cash flow should be evaluated in addition to, and not considered a substitute for, other financial measures such as net income and cash flow provided by operations. We believe that free cash flow represents our ability to generate additional cash flow from our business operations.
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The following table reconciles net cash provided by operating activities, a GAAP measure, to free cash flow, a non-GAAP measure.
Acquisition of property and equipment and favorable lease rights
Free cash flow
Contractual Obligations
There have been no significant changes in the contractual obligations disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 30, 2010.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have not provided any financial guarantees as of October 30, 2010. We have not created, and are not party to, any special-purpose or off-balance sheet entities for the purpose of raising capital, incurring debt or operating our business. We do not have any arrangements or relationships with entities that are not consolidated into our financial statements that are reasonably likely to materially affect our liquidity or the availability of capital resources.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts. Management has discussed the development, selection and disclosure of its estimates and assumptions with the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors. There have been no significant changes in the critical accounting policies and estimates discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 30, 2010.
There have been no significant changes in the market risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 30, 2010.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (the “Evaluation”) at a reasonable assurance level as of the last day of the period covered by this Report.
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Based upon the Evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective at the reasonable assurance level. Disclosure controls and procedures are defined by Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) as controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified by the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
It should be noted that the design of any system of controls is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving our stated goals under all potential future conditions, regardless of how remote.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
During the last fiscal quarter, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect such controls, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1A. Risk Factors
In March 2010, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 were signed into law in the U.S. This legislation expands health care coverage to many uninsured individuals and expands coverage to those already insured. The changes required by this legislation could cause us to incur additional health care and other costs, but we do not expect any material short-term impact on our financial results as a result of the legislation and are currently assessing the extent of any long-term impact.
There have been no other significant changes in our risk factors from those described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 30, 2010.
Forward-looking Statements
This report contains statements that may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Those statements relate to developments, results, conditions or other events we expect or anticipate will occur in the future. Words such as “believes,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “expects” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Without limiting the foregoing, these statements may relate to future outlook, revenues, earnings, store openings, planned capital expenditures, market conditions, new strategies and the competitive environment. Forward-looking statements are based on our management’s then current views and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Any such forward-looking statements are qualified by the important risk factors, described in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 19, 2010, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those predicted by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements relate to the date initially made, and we undertake no obligation to update them. An investment in our common stock or other securities carries certain risks. Investors should carefully consider the risks as stated in our Form 10-K and other risks which may be disclosed from time to time in our filings with the SEC before investing in our securities.
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We did not sell any securities during the quarter ended October 30, 2010, which were not registered under the Securities Act.
In September 2007, our board of Directors authorized a $2.5 billion share repurchase program which is intended to return excess capital to our shareholders. The program does not have a specified termination date.
As discussed in Financial Condition and Liquidity, on November 17, 2010, we entered into an accelerated share repurchase transaction with Morgan Stanley to repurchase $1.0 billion of Kohl’s common stock on an accelerated basis. Under the terms of the accelerated share repurchase agreement, on November 18, 2010, we paid $1.0 billion to Morgan Stanley from cash on hand and received an initial delivery of 12.6 million shares of Kohl’s common stock. We received an additional 3.8 million shares on December 7, 2010 and expect to receive additional shares at the end of the term of the ASR Contract.
The following table contains information for shares acquired from employees in lieu of amounts required to satisfy minimum tax withholding requirements upon the vesting of the employees’ restricted stock during the three fiscal months ended October 30, 2010:
TotalNumber
of Shares
Purchased
During
Period
Average
Price
Paid Per
Share
Total Number
Purchased as
Part of
Publicly
Announced
Plans or
Programs
Maximum
Approximate
Dollar Value of
Shares that May
Yet BePurchased
Under the Plans
or Programs
August 1 – August 28, 2010
August 29 – October 2, 2010
October 3 – October 30, 2010
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Kohl’s Corporation
(Registrant)
/s/ Wesley S. McDonald
Wesley S. McDonald
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Chief Accounting Officer)
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