TJX Companies - 10-Q quarterly report FY2011 Q1

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Basis of Presentation — The consolidated interim financial statements are unaudited and, in the opinion of management, reflect all normal recurring adjustments, the use of retail statistics, and accruals and deferrals among periods required to match costs properly with the related revenue or activity, considered necessary by The TJX Companies, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, “TJX”) for a fair presentation of its financial statements for the periods reported, all in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) consistently applied. The consolidated interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements, including the related notes, contained in TJX’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 30, 2010 (“fiscal 2010”).

These interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for the full fiscal year, because TJX’s business, in common with the businesses of retailers generally, is subject to seasonal influences, with higher levels of sales and income generally realized in the second half of the year.

Share-Based Compensation — Total share-based compensation expense was $13.3 million for the quarter ended May 1, 2010 and $12.4 million for the quarter ended May 2, 2009. These amounts include stock option expense as well as restricted and deferred stock amortization. There were options to purchase 3.8 million shares of common stock exercised during the first quarter ended May 1, 2010. There were options to purchase 24.0 million shares of common stock outstanding as of May 1, 2010.

Cash and Cash Equivalents — TJX generally considers highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less at the date of purchase to be cash equivalents. Investments with maturities greater than three months but less than a year at the date of purchase are included in short-term investments. TJX’s investments are primarily high-grade commercial paper, government and corporate bonds, institutional money market funds and time deposits with major banks.

Merchandise Inventories — TJX accrues for inventory purchase obligations at the time of shipment by the vendor. As a result, merchandise inventories on TJX’s balance sheet include an accrual for in-transit inventory of $354.5 million at May 1, 2010, $396.8 million at January 30, 2010 and $317.3 million at May 2, 2009. A liability for a comparable amount is included in accounts payable for the respective periods.

New Accounting Standards — There were no new accounting standards issued during the first quarter ended May 1, 2010 that are expected to have a material impact on TJX’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Provision for Computer Intrusion related costs — TJX has a reserve for its estimate of the total probable losses arising from an unauthorized intrusion or intrusions (the intrusion or intrusions, collectively, the “Computer Intrusion”) into portions of its computer system, which was discovered late in fiscal 2007 and in which TJX believes customer data were stolen. The reserve balance was $22.5 million at May 1, 2010. As an estimate, the reserve is subject to uncertainty, actual costs may vary from the current estimate and such variations may be material. TJX may decrease or increase the amount of the reserve to adjust for matters such as developments in litigation, claims and related expenses, insurance proceeds and changes in the estimate.

Reserve for Discontinued Operations — TJX has a reserve for future obligations of discontinued operations that relates primarily to real estate leases associated with 34 discontinued A.J. Wright stores that were closed in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007, three leases related to the sale of Bob’s Stores and leases of other TJX businesses. The balance in the reserve and the activity for respective periods are presented below:

TJX may also be contingently liable on up to 15 leases of BJ’s Wholesale Club, a former TJX business, and up to seven additional Bob’s Stores leases. The reserve for discontinued operations does not reflect these leases because TJX does not believe that the likelihood of future liability to TJX is probable.

TJX’s comprehensive income information, net of related tax effects, is presented below:

Capital Stock — During the quarter ended May 1, 2010, TJX repurchased and retired 5.5 million shares of its common stock at a cost of $234.1 million. TJX reflects stock repurchases in its financial statements on a “settlement” basis. TJX’s expenditures for its repurchase programs were $230.2 million for the three months ended May 1, 2010 and $32.4 million for the three months ended May 2, 2009, funded primarily by cash generated from operations. As of May 1, 2010, on a “trade date” basis, TJX had repurchased 11.0 million shares of common stock at a cost of $439.1 million under a $1 billion stock repurchase program authorized in September 2009. All shares repurchased under the Company’s stock repurchase programs during the first quarters of fiscal 2011 and fiscal 2010 were retired.

In February 2010, TJX’s Board of Directors approved a new stock repurchase program that authorizes the repurchase of up to an additional $1 billion of TJX common stock from time to time.

TJX has five million shares of authorized but unissued preferred stock, $1 par value.

Earnings per share — The following schedule presents the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) for net income:

In April 2009, TJX called for the redemption of its zero coupon convertible subordinated notes. There were 462,057 of such notes with a carrying value of $365.1 million that were converted into 15.1 million shares of TJX common stock at a conversion rate of 32.667 shares per note, most during the second quarter of fiscal 2010. TJX paid $2.3 million to redeem the remaining 2,886 notes outstanding that were not converted.

The weighted average common shares for the diluted earnings per share calculation excludes the impact of outstanding stock options if the assumed proceeds per share of the option is in excess of the related fiscal period’s average price of TJX’s common stock. Such options are excluded because they would have an antidilutive effect. No such options were excluded for the thirteen weeks ended May 1, 2010. There were 14.3 million options excluded for the thirteen weeks ended May 2, 2009.

TJX enters into financial instruments to manage its cost of borrowing and to manage its exposure to changes in fuel costs and foreign currency exchange rates. TJX recognizes all derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities in the statements of financial position and measures those instruments at fair value. Changes to the fair value of derivative contracts that do not qualify for hedge accounting are reported in earnings in the period of the change. For derivatives that qualify for hedge accounting, changes in the fair value of the derivatives are either recorded in shareholders’ equity as a component of other comprehensive income or are recognized currently in earnings, along with an offsetting adjustment against the basis of the item being hedged. The fair values of the derivatives are classified as assets or liabilities, current or non-current, based upon valuation results and settlement dates of the individual contracts.

Interest Rate Contracts — During fiscal 2004, TJX entered into interest rate swaps with respect to $100 million of the $200 million ten-year notes outstanding at that time. Under these interest rate swaps, which settled in December 2009, TJX paid a specific variable interest rate indexed to the six-month LIBOR rate and received a fixed rate applicable to the underlying debt, effectively converting the interest on a portion of the notes from fixed to a floating rate of interest. The interest income/expense on the swaps was accrued as earned and recorded as an adjustment to the interest expense accrued on the fixed-rate debt. The interest rate swaps were designated as fair value hedges on the underlying debt.

Diesel Fuel Contracts — During fiscal 2010, TJX entered into agreements to hedge a portion of its notional diesel requirements for fiscal 2011 based on the diesel fuel consumed by independent freight carriers transporting the Company’s inventory. These economic hedges relate to 10% of TJX’s notional diesel requirements in the second quarter of fiscal 2011 and 20% of its notional diesel requirements in the third and fourth quarters of fiscal 2011. These diesel fuel hedge agreements will settle during the last three quarters of fiscal 2011 and expire in February 2011. During fiscal 2009, TJX entered into agreements to hedge approximately 30% of its notional diesel fuel requirements for fiscal 2010, which settled throughout the year and terminated in February 2010. Independent freight carriers transporting the Company’s inventory charge TJX a mileage surcharge for diesel fuel price increases as incurred by the carrier. The hedge agreements are designed to mitigate the volatility of diesel fuel pricing (and the resulting per mile surcharges payable by TJX) by setting a fixed price per gallon for the year. TJX elected not to apply hedge accounting rules to these contracts.

Foreign Currency Contracts — TJX enters into forward foreign currency exchange contracts to obtain economic hedges on portions of firm U.S. dollar and Euro denominated merchandise purchase commitments made by T.K. Maxx (United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany and Poland), Winners (Canada) and Marmaxx. These commitments are typically twelve months or less in duration. The contracts outstanding at May 1, 2010 cover certain commitments for the three remaining quarters of fiscal 2011. TJX elected not to apply hedge accounting rules to these contracts.

TJX also enters into derivative contracts, generally designated as fair value hedges, to hedge intercompany debt and intercompany interest payable. The changes in fair value of these contracts are recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses and are offset by marking the underlying item to fair value in the same period. Upon settlement, the realized gains and losses on these contracts are offset by the realized gains and losses of the underlying item in selling, general and administrative expenses. There were no such contracts outstanding as of May 1, 2010.

Following is a summary of TJX’s derivative financial instruments, related fair value and balance sheet classification at May 1, 2010:

Following is a summary of TJX’s derivative financial instruments, related fair value and balance sheet classification at May 2, 2009:

The impact of derivative financial instruments on the statements of income during the first three months of fiscal 2011 and fiscal 2010 are as follows:

The counterparties to the forward exchange contracts and swap agreements are major international financial institutions and the contracts contain rights of offset which minimize TJX’s exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by one of the counterparties. TJX is not required by counterparties to maintain, and TJX does not require that counterparties maintain, collateral for these contracts. TJX periodically monitors its position and the credit ratings of the counterparties and does not anticipate losses resulting from potential nonperformance of these institutions.

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (exit price). U.S. GAAP classifies the inputs used to measure fair value into the following hierarchy:

TJX endeavors to utilize the best available information in measuring fair value and classifies financial assets and liabilities in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. TJX has determined that its financial assets and liabilities are classified within level 1 or level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The following table sets forth TJX’s financial assets and liabilities that are accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis:

The fair value of TJX’s general corporate debt, including current installments, was estimated by obtaining market quotes given the trading levels of other bonds of the same general issuer type and market perceived credit quality. The fair value of the zero coupon convertible subordinated notes was estimated by obtaining market quotes. The fair value of long-term debt at May 1, 2010 was $868.1 million versus a carrying value of $774.3 million. The fair value of the current installments of long-term debt at May 2, 2009 was $800.5 million versus a carrying value of $742.2 million. The fair value of long-term debt as of May 2, 2009 was $386.6 million versus a carrying value of $374.3 million. These estimates do not necessarily reflect provisions or restrictions in the various debt agreements that might affect TJX’s ability to settle these obligations.

TJX’s cash equivalents are stated at cost, which approximates fair value, due to the short maturities of these instruments.

Investments designed to meet obligations under the executive savings plan are invested in securities traded in active markets and are recorded at unadjusted quoted prices.

As a result of its international operating and financing activities, TJX is exposed to market risks from changes in interest and foreign currency exchange rates, which may adversely affect its operating results and financial position. When deemed appropriate, TJX seeks to minimize risk from interest and foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations through the use of derivative financial instruments. Derivative financial instruments are not used for trading or other speculative purposes. TJX does not use leveraged derivative financial instruments. The forward foreign currency exchange contracts and interest rate swaps are valued using broker quotations which include observable market information. TJX makes no adjustments to quotes or prices obtained from brokers or pricing services but does assess the credit risk of counterparties and will adjust final valuations when appropriate. Where independent pricing services provide fair values, TJX obtains an understanding of the methods used in pricing. As such, these derivative instruments are classified within level 2.

TJX operates five business segments, three in the United States and one each in Canada and Europe. Each of TJX’s segments has its own administrative, buying and merchandising organization and distribution network. Of the U.S. based store chains, T.J. Maxx and Marshalls, referred to as Marmaxx, are managed together and reported as a single segment and A.J. Wright and HomeGoods each is reported as a separate segment. Outside the U.S., store chains in Canada (Winners and HomeSense) are under common management and reported as the TJX Canada segment, and store chains in Europe (T.K. Maxx and HomeSense) are also under common management and reported as the TJX Europe segment.

TJX evaluates the performance of its segments based on “segment profit or loss,” which it defines as pre-tax income before general corporate expense and interest. “Segment profit or loss,” as defined by TJX, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other entities. In addition, this measure of performance should not be considered an alternative to net income or cash flows from operating activities as an indicator of our performance or as a measure of liquidity.

Presented below is financial information on TJX’s business segments:

Presented below is financial information related to TJX’s funded defined benefit retirement plan (funded plan) and its unfunded supplemental pension plan (unfunded plan) for the periods shown.

In fiscal 2009 the Pension Protection Act (PPA) became effective in the U.S., and TJX’s policy is to fund, at a minimum, the amount required to maintain a funded status of 75% to 80% of the pension liability as defined by the PPA. As a result of funding in fiscal 2010, TJX does not anticipate any required funding in fiscal 2011 for the defined benefit retirement plan. TJX anticipates making contributions of $3.8 million to fund current benefit and expense payments under the unfunded plan in fiscal 2011.

On April 7, 2009, TJX issued $375 million aggregate principal amount of 6.95% ten-year notes and used the proceeds from the 6.95% notes offering to repurchase additional common stock under its stock repurchase program in fiscal 2010. Also in April 2009, prior to the issuance of the 6.95% notes, TJX entered into a rate-lock agreement to hedge the underlying treasury rate of those notes. The cost of this agreement is being amortized to interest expense over the term of the 6.95% notes and results in an effective fixed rate of 7.00% on those notes.

On July 23, 2009, TJX issued $400 million aggregate principal amount of 4.20% six-year notes. TJX used a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the notes to refinance its C$235 million term credit facility on August 10, 2009, prior to its scheduled maturity, and used the remainder, together with funds from operations, to repay its $200 million 7.45% notes due December 15, 2009, at maturity. Also in July 2009, prior to the issuance of the 4.20% notes, TJX entered into a rate-lock agreement to hedge the underlying treasury rate on $250 million of those notes. The cost of this agreement is being amortized to interest expense over the term of the 4.20% notes and results in an effective fixed rate of 4.19% on the notes.

In February 2001, TJX issued $517.5 million zero coupon convertible subordinated notes due in February 2021 and raised gross proceeds of $347.6 million. The issue price of the notes represented a yield to maturity of 2% per year. During fiscal 2010, TJX called for the redemption of these notes at the original issue price plus accrued original issue discount, and 462,057 of such notes with a carrying value of $365.1 million were converted into 15.1 million shares of TJX common stock at a rate of 32.667 shares per note. TJX paid $2.3 million to redeem the remaining 2,886 notes outstanding that were not converted. Prior to fiscal 2010, a total of 52,557 notes were either converted into common shares of TJX or put back to TJX.

As of May 1, 2010, TJX had a $500 million revolving credit facility maturing May 2010 and a $500 million revolving credit facility maturing May 2011. These agreements require the payment of six basis points annually on the committed amounts, have no compensating balance requirements, have various covenants including a requirement of a specified ratio of debt to earnings, and serve as back up to TJX’s commercial paper program. There were no outstanding amounts under these credit facilities as of May 1, 2010 or May 2, 2009. The $500

million facility maturing in May 2010 was replaced at that time with a new $500 million, three-year revolving credit facility with similar terms and provisions but updated for market pricing.

As of May 1, 2010 and May 2, 2009, TJX’s foreign subsidiaries had uncommitted credit facilities. TJX Canada had two credit lines, a C$10 million facility for operating expenses and a C$10 million letter of credit facility. As of May 1, 2010 and May 2, 2009, there were no amounts outstanding on the Canadian credit line for operating expenses. As of May 1, 2010, TJX Europe had a credit line of £20 million. There were no outstanding borrowings on this U.K. credit line as of May 1, 2010 or May 2, 2009.

TJX had unrecognized tax benefits of $125.0 million as of May 1, 2010 and $134.2 million as of May 2, 2009. The effective income tax rate was 38.2% for the fiscal 2011 first quarter and 38.3% for last year’s first quarter.

TJX is subject to U.S. federal income tax as well as income tax in multiple state, local and foreign jurisdictions. In nearly all jurisdictions, the tax years through fiscal 2001 are no longer subject to examination.

TJX’s accounting policy classifies interest and penalties related to income tax matters as part of income tax expense. The accrued amounts for interest and penalties were $53.1 million as of May 1, 2010 and $56.0 million as of May 2, 2009.

Based on the outcome of tax examinations or judicial or administrative proceedings, or as a result of the expiration of statute of limitations in specific jurisdictions, it is reasonably possible that unrecognized tax benefits for certain tax positions taken on previously filed tax returns may change materially from those presented in the financial statements. During the next 12 months, it is reasonably possible that tax examinations of prior years’ tax returns or judicial or administrative proceedings, that reflect such positions taken by TJX, may be finalized. As a result, the total net amount of unrecognized tax benefits may decrease, which would reduce the provision for taxes on earnings by a range of $1.0 million to $49.0 million.

We are the leading off-price apparel and home fashions retailer in the United States and worldwide. Our more than 2,700 stores offer a rapidly changing assortment of quality, brand-name and designer merchandise at prices generally 20% to 60% below department and specialty store regular prices every day.

We operate eight off-price retail chains in the U.S., Canada and Europe and are known for our treasure hunt shopping experience and excellent values on brand-name merchandise. We turn our inventories rapidly relative to traditional retailers to create a sense of urgency and excitement for our customers, to encourage frequent customer visits and to drive merchandise margins. Our flexible “no walls” business model allows us to expand and contract merchandise categories quickly in response to consumers’ changing tastes. The values we offer appeal to a broad range of customers across demographic groups and income levels. The operating platforms and strategies of all of our retail concepts are synergistic. As a result, we capitalize on our off-price expertise and systems throughout our business, leveraging best practices, initiatives and new ideas and developing talent across our concepts. We also leverage the substantial buying power of our businesses and the geographic scope and depth of our merchant organization to develop our global relationships with vendors.

Highlights of our financial performance for the first quarter of fiscal 2011 include the following:

The following is a discussion of our consolidated operating results, followed by a discussion of our segment operating results.

Net sales: Consolidated net sales for the first quarter ended May 1, 2010 totaled $5.0 billion, a 15% increase over net sales of $4.4 billion in the fiscal 2010 first quarter. The increase reflected a 9% increase in same store sales, a 3% increase from new stores and a 3% increase from the benefit of foreign currency exchange rates. This compares to sales growth of 1% in last year’s first quarter, which consisted of a 5% increase from new stores, a 2% increase in same store sales, offset by a 6% decline from the negative impact of foreign currency exchange rates.

New stores are a major source of sales growth. Both our consolidated store count and selling square footage as of May 1, 2010 increased 3% as compared to first quarter of fiscal 2010.

The 9% same store sales increase in fiscal 2011 was driven by significant increases in customer traffic at all of our businesses. Juniors, mens, jewelry and home fashions performed particularly well in the first quarter of fiscal 2011. Geographically, same store sales increases in Canada and Europe trailed the consolidated average. In the U.S., sales were strong throughout the country with the Midwest, Southeast and Southwest above the consolidated average, and New England and Florida below the average.

We define same store sales to be sales of those stores that have been in operation for all or a portion of two consecutive fiscal years, or in other words, stores that are starting their third fiscal year of operation. We classify a store as a new store until it meets the same store sales criteria. We determine which stores are included in the same store sales calculation at the beginning of a fiscal year and the classification remains constant throughout that year, unless a store is closed. We calculate same store sales results by comparing the current and prior year weekly periods that are most closely aligned. Relocated stores and stores that have increased in size are generally classified in the same way as the original store, and we believe that the impact of these stores on the consolidated same store percentage is immaterial. Same store sales of our foreign divisions are calculated on a constant currency basis, meaning we translate the current year’s same store sales of our foreign divisions at the same exchange rates used in the prior year. This removes the effect of changes in currency exchange rates, which we believe is a more accurate measure of divisional operating performance.

The following table sets forth our consolidated operating results expressed as a percentage of net sales:

Impact of foreign currency exchange rates: Our operating results can be affected by foreign currency exchange rates as a result of changes in the value of the U.S. dollar in relation to other currencies. Two ways in which foreign currency affects our reported results are as follows:

Translation of foreign operating results into U.S. dollars: In our financial statements, we translate the operations of our segments in Canada and Europe from local currencies into U.S. dollars using currency rates in effect at different points in time. Significant changes in foreign exchange rates between comparable prior periods can result in meaningful variations in consolidated net sales, net income and earnings per share growth as well as the net sales and operating results of our Canadian and European segments. Currency translation generally does not affect operating margins, as sales and expenses of the foreign operations are translated at essentially the same rates in a given period.

Inventory hedges: We routinely enter into inventory-related hedging instruments to mitigate the impact of foreign currency exchange rates on merchandise margins when our international divisions purchase goods in currencies other than their local currencies (primarily U.S. dollar purchases). As we have not elected “hedge accounting” as defined by U.S. GAAP, we record a mark-to-market gain or loss on the hedging instruments in our results of operations at the end of each reporting period. In subsequent periods, the income statement impact of these adjustments is effectively offset when the inventory being hedged is sold. While these effects occur every reporting period, they are of much greater magnitude when there are sudden and significant changes in currency exchange rates during a short period of time. The mark-to-market adjustment on these hedges does not affect net sales, but it does affect cost of sales, operating margins and reported earnings.

Cost of sales, including buying and occupancy costs: Cost of sales, including buying and occupancy costs, as a percentage of net sales, decreased 2.5 percentage points to 72.7% for the first quarter ended May 1, 2010 as compared to the same period last year. The improvement in fiscal 2011 was primarily due to improved consolidated merchandise margin, which increased 1.7 percentage points, along with expense leverage on the 9% same store sales increase, particularly in occupancy costs, which improved by 0.5 percentage points. Merchandise margin improvement was driven by our strategy of operating with leaner inventories and buying closer to need, which resulted in an increase in markon and a reduction in markdowns compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2010.

Selling, general and administrative expenses: Selling, general and administrative expenses, as a percentage of net sales, decreased 0.5 percentage points to 16.4% for the quarter ended May 1, 2010 as compared to the same period last year. The improvement in fiscal 2011 compared to fiscal 2010 was due to levering of expenses and savings from our expense reduction initiatives.

Interest expense, net: Interest expense, net amounted to expense of $10.2 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2011 compared to expense of $6.6 million for the same period last year. The components of interest expense, net are summarized below:

Gross interest expense for the first quarter of fiscal 2011 increased over the same period of fiscal 2010 as a result of the incremental interest cost of the $375 million 6.95% notes issued in April 2009 over the interest cost of the zero coupon convertible debentures which were redeemed as a result of this debt issuance. This increase was partially offset by the lower interest cost of the $400 million 4.2% notes issued in July 2009, as compared to the interest cost of the long-term debt retired in fiscal 2010 subsequent to the first quarter.

Income taxes: The effective income tax rate was 38.2% for the first quarter this year, essentially flat to the 38.3% effective income tax rate for last year’s first quarter.

Net income and net income per share: Net income for the first quarter ended May 1, 2010 was $331.4 million, or $0.80 per diluted share, versus $209.2 million, or $0.49 per diluted share, in last year’s first quarter. Changes in foreign currency rates affected the comparability of our results. Foreign currency exchange rates benefited first quarter fiscal 2011 earnings per share by $0.01, compared with a $0.02 per share negative impact in the first quarter of fiscal 2010.

In addition, our weighted average diluted shares outstanding affect the comparability of earnings per share. Our stock repurchase programs benefit our earnings per share. We repurchased 5.5 million shares of our stock at a cost of $234 million in fiscal 2011, and we repurchased 1.6 million shares at a cost of $43 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2010. Last year’s first quarter reflected the dilutive effect of 15.2 million shares issuable upon conversion of the zero coupon convertible subordinated notes. Most of these notes were converted to common stock in the second quarter of fiscal 2010, and we applied the proceeds of our $375 million notes offering to our stock repurchase programs.

Segment information: The following is a discussion of the operating results of our business segments. In the United States, our T.J. Maxx and Marshalls stores are aggregated as the Marmaxx segment, and each of HomeGoods and A.J. Wright is reported as a separate segment. TJX’s stores operated in Canada (Winners and HomeSense) are reported as the TJX Canada segment, and TJX’s stores operated in Europe (T.K. Maxx and HomeSense) are reported as the TJX Europe segment. We evaluate the performance of our segments based on “segment profit or loss,” which we define as pre-tax income before general corporate expense and interest. “Segment profit or loss,” as we define the term, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other entities. In addition, this measure of performance should not be considered an alternative to net income or cash flows from operating activities as an indicator of our performance or as a measure of liquidity. Presented below is selected financial information related to our business segments:

Net sales for Marmaxx increased 12% for the first quarter of fiscal 2011 as compared to the same period last year. Same store sales for Marmaxx increased 10% in the first quarter compared to the prior year. We executed the fundamentals of our off-price business model during the first quarter by maintaining a highly liquid inventory position and buying close to need.

Sales at Marmaxx for the first quarter reflected increased customer traffic. Categories that posted particularly strong same store sales increases included juniors, mens, jewelry and home fashions. Geographically, same store sales in the Mid-West and Southwest regions were above the chain average, while same store sales in the New England and the Mid-Atlantic regions were slightly below the chain average. We have embarked on an effort to renovate existing Marmaxx stores, and will have approximately 700 stores in our new prototype by the Fall of fiscal 2011. We have seen a lift in sales in stores renovated to date and believe that the additional renovations planned this year should benefit us in the second half of the year.

Segment profit for the first quarter ended May 1, 2010 was $468.5 million, a 42% increase compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2010. Segment profit as a percentage of net sales (“segment profit margin” or “segment margin”) for the first quarter of fiscal 2011 increased to 14.3% from 11.3% for the same period last year, driven by strong merchandise margins (1.8 percentage points), leverage on the 10% same store sales increase (mainly improvement in occupancy costs as a percentage of net sales (0.6 percentage points)) and operating efficiencies.

As of May 1, 2010, Marmaxx’s per store inventories, including inventory on hand at its distribution centers, were down 15% as compared to those inventory levels at the same time last year. Per store inventories at May 2, 2009 were up 4% compared to those of the prior year period. As of May 1, 2010, inventory commitments (inventory on hand and merchandise on order) were up slightly on a per store basis compared to the end of the first quarter ended May 2, 2009.

HomeGoods continued to post strong results, with net sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2011 increasing 17% compared to the same period last year. Same store sales increased 15% for the first quarter of fiscal 2011, driven by significantly increased customer traffic, compared to a decrease of 1% in the first quarter of fiscal 2010. Segment margin for this year’s first quarter was up significantly from the same period last year, reaching 8.9%. The increase in segment margin was driven by increased merchandise margin resulting from increased markon and decreased markdowns, levering of expenses on the 15% same store sales increase and operational efficiencies.

A.J. Wright continued to post strong results, driven by increases in customer traffic. A.J. Wright’s net sales increased 18% for the first quarter ending May 1, 2010 as compared to the same period last year, and segment profit more than doubled to $9.8 million compared to the prior year. Same store sales increased 7% on top of a strong 12% increase in the prior year. Segment margin increased 2.1 percentage points, primarily due to improved merchandise margin and expense leverage on the 7% same store sales increase.

Net sales for TJX Canada (which includes Winners and HomeSense) increased 31% for the first quarter ended May 1, 2010 compared to the same period last year. Currency exchange translation benefited first quarter sales growth by approximately 23 percentage points, as compared to the same period last year. Same store sales were up 6% for the first quarter of fiscal 2011 compared to being flat in the prior year.

Segment profit for the first quarter ended May 1, 2010 increased to $54.4 million compared to $19.7 million for the same period last year. The impact of foreign currency translation increased segment profit by approximately $11 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2011 compared to the prior year. The mark-to-market adjustment on inventory

hedges decreased segment profit by $6 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2011 compared to a decrease of $14 million in segment profit for the fiscal 2010 first quarter. Segment margin for the fiscal 2011 first quarter increased 5.1 percentage points to 9.8% over last year’s first quarter. Of this 5.1 percentage point improvement, 2.4 percentage points were due to the favorable change in the mark-to-market adjustment of our inventory hedges, with the remainder primarily due to improved merchandise margins.

As of the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2011, we operated three StyleSense stores which are included in the Winners totals in the above table.

Net sales for TJX Europe increased 23% for the first quarter of fiscal 2011 compared to the same period last year. Currency exchange rate translation benefited sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2011 by approximately 7 percentage points as compared to the same period last year. Same store sales increased 1% for the first quarter of fiscal 2011 compared to a 6% increase for the same period last year. Segment profit for the first quarter of fiscal 2011 decreased to $5.8 million, and segment profit margin decreased to 1.1%. We believe that unseasonable weather and certain execution issues in the U.K. and Ireland were the primary reasons for below-plan sales. Despite this shortfall in sales, fiscal 2011 first quarter segment profit for T.K. Maxx in the U.K. and Ireland was flat to last year’s first quarter. Segment profit and margin were also impacted by the expansion of T.K. Maxx in Germany and Poland and HomeSense in the U.K. We continue to be encouraged by the performance of these stores, but as newer operations, they reduce segment margin generated by the more established T.K. Maxx in the U.K. and Ireland. We also invested in strengthening the shared services infrastructure for our planned European expansion, which impacted segment profit. The impact of currency exchange rates was immaterial to segment profit in the first quarters of fiscal 2011 and fiscal 2010.

General corporate expense for segment reporting purposes represents those costs not specifically related to the operations of our business segments and is included in selling, general and administrative expenses. General corporate expense for this year’s first quarter was down slightly compared to the same period in fiscal 2010 due to the inclusion of approximately $2 million in restructuring costs in last year’s first quarter.

Net cash provided by operating activities was $527 million for the quarter ended May 1, 2010, an increase of $166 million over the $361 million provided in the quarter ended May 2, 2009. Net income provided cash of $331 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2011, an increase of $122 million over net income of $209 million in last year’s first quarter. The change in merchandise inventory, net of the related change in accounts payable, resulted in a source of cash of $96 million in fiscal 2011 compared to a source of cash of $84 million in fiscal 2010. The reduction in inventory was the result of the ongoing implementation of our strategy of operating with leaner inventories and buying closer to need, which, in turn, increased inventory turnover. Changes in current income taxes payable/recoverable increased cash by $126 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2011 compared to an increase of $88 million in fiscal 2010.

Investing activities related primarily to property additions for new stores, store improvements and renovations, and investment in our distribution network. Cash outlays for property additions amounted to $149 million in the quarter ended May 1, 2010, compared to $66 million in the same period last year. We anticipate that capital spending for fiscal 2011 will be approximately $750 million, which includes our planned increase in new store openings and store renovations. We also purchased short-term investments that had a maturity, when purchased, in excess of 90 days and which, per our policy, were not classified as cash on the balance sheet. In the first quarter of fiscal 2011, we purchased $29 million in short-term investments, compared to $57 million in the same period in fiscal 2010. Additionally, $40 million of short-term investments were sold or matured during the first quarter of fiscal 2011.

Cash flows from financing activities resulted in cash outflow of $176 million in the fiscal 2011 first quarter, compared to cash inflow of $303 million in the fiscal 2010 first quarter. Last year’s first quarter cash flows from financing activities included the net proceeds received on the issuance of $375 million 6.95% notes due 2019. Related to this transaction, TJX also called for the redemption of its zero coupon convertible subordinated notes, carried at $343 million in current installments of long-term debt on the balance sheet as of May 1, 2009. Virtually all of the zero coupon notes were converted into 15.1 million shares of TJX common stock during the second quarter of fiscal 2010. We used the proceeds from the notes offering to repurchase TJX common stock under our stock repurchase program.

We spent $234 million to repurchase and retire 5.5 million shares in the first quarter of fiscal 2011 and $43 million to repurchase and retire 1.6 million shares in the first quarter of fiscal 2010 under our stock repurchase programs. We record the purchase of our stock on a cash basis, and the amounts reflected in the financial statements may vary from the above due to the timing of the settlement of our repurchases. The fiscal 2011 stock repurchases were made under the $1 billion stock repurchase plan announced in September 2009. As of May 1, 2010, $561 million remained available for purchase under that program, as well as an additional $1 billion under another stock repurchase program approved in February 2010. We determine the timing and amount of repurchases directly and under Rule 10b5-1 plans from time to time based on our assessment of various factors including excess cash flow, liquidity, market conditions, the economic environment and prospects for the business, and other factors, and the timing and amount of these purchases may change. Lastly, financing activities included $88 million of proceeds from the exercise of stock options in the first quarter of fiscal 2011 versus $10 million in last year’s first quarter, and dividends paid on common stock in the first quarter of fiscal 2011 of $49 million versus $45 million in last year’s first quarter.

We traditionally have funded our seasonal merchandise requirements through cash generated from operations, short-term bank borrowings and the issuance of short-term commercial paper. In the first quarters of fiscal 2011 and fiscal 2010, we had a $500 million revolving credit facility maturing May 2010 and a $500 million revolving credit facility maturing May 2011. These agreements have no compensating balance requirements and have various covenants including a requirement of a specified ratio of debt to earnings. These agreements serve as backup to our commercial paper program. The availability under our revolving credit facilities was $1 billion at May 1, 2010 and May 2, 2009, and we had no borrowings outstanding at those dates under these agreements. The $500 million facility maturing in May 2010 was replaced at that time with a new $500 million, three-year revolving credit facility with similar terms and provisions but updated for market pricing. We believe existing cash balances, internally generated funds and our revolving credit facilities are more than adequate to meet our operating needs.

Provision for Computer Intrusion related costs: We have a reserve for our estimate of the remaining probable losses arising from the Computer Intrusion. The reserve balance was $22.5 million at May 1, 2010. As an estimate, the reserve is subject to uncertainty, actual costs may vary from the current estimate and such variations may be material. We may decrease or increase the amount of the reserve to adjust for matters such as developments in litigation, claims and related expenses, insurance proceeds and changes in the estimate.

See Note A to our unaudited consolidated financial statements included in this quarterly report for recently issued accounting standards, including the expected dates of adoption and estimated effects on our consolidated financial statements.

Various statements made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are forward-looking and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. All statements that address activities, events or developments that we intend, expect or believe may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. The following are some of the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements: global economies and credit and financial markets; foreign currency exchange rates; buying and inventory management; customer trends and preferences; market, geographic and category expansion; quarterly operating results; marketing, advertising and promotional programs; data security; seasonal influences; large size and scale; unseasonable weather; serious disruptions and catastrophic events; competition; personnel recruitment and retention; acquisitions and divestitures; information systems and technology; cash flows; consumer spending; merchandise quality and safety; merchandise importing; international operations; oil prices; compliance with laws, regulations and orders; changes in laws and regulations; outcomes of litigation and proceedings; real estate leasing; market expectations; tax matters and other factors that may be described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We do not undertake to publicly update or revise our forward-looking statements even if experience or future changes make it clear that any projected results expressed or implied in such statements will not be realized.

We do not enter into derivatives for speculative or trading purposes.

     We are exposed to foreign currency exchange rate risk on our investment in our Canadian and European operations on the translation of these foreign operations into the U.S. dollar and on purchases by our operations of goods in currencies that are not their local currencies. As more fully described in Note E to our consolidated financial statements to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 30, 2010, we hedge a portion of our intercompany transactions with foreign operations and certain merchandise purchase commitments incurred by these operations with derivative financial instruments. We enter into derivative contracts only when there is an underlying economic exposure. We utilize currency forward and swap contracts, designed to offset the gains or losses in the underlying exposures. The contracts are executed with banks we believe are creditworthy and are denominated in currencies of major industrial countries. We have performed a sensitivity analysis assuming a hypothetical 10% adverse movement in foreign currency exchange rates applied to the hedging contracts and the underlying exposures described above as well as the translation of our foreign operations into our reporting currency. As of May 1, 2010, the analysis indicated that such an adverse movement would not have a material effect on our consolidated financial position but could have reduced our pre-tax income for the first quarter of fiscal 2011 by approximately $6 million.

     Our cash equivalents, short-term investments and certain lines of credit bear variable interest rates. Changes in interest rates affect interest earned and paid by us. In addition, changes in the gross amount of our borrowings and future changes in interest rates will affect our future interest expense. We periodically enter into financial instruments to manage our cost of borrowing; however, we believe that the use of primarily fixed-rate debt minimizes our exposure to market conditions. We have performed a sensitivity analysis assuming a hypothetical 10% adverse movement in interest rates applied to the maximum variable rate debt outstanding, cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments. As of May 1, 2010, the analysis indicated that such an adverse movement would not have a material effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

     The assets of our qualified pension plan, a large portion of which is invested in equity securities, are subject to the risks and uncertainties of the financial markets. We allocate the pension assets in a manner that attempts to minimize and control our exposure to market uncertainties. Investments, in general, are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, credit, and overall market volatility risks. The significant decline in the financial markets over the last several years has impacted the value of our pension plan assets and the funded status of our pension plan, resulting in increased contributions to the plan.

We have carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of May 1, 2010 pursuant to Rules 13a-15(b) and 15d-15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”). Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms; and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting, (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Act) during the fiscal quarter ended May 1, 2010 identified in connection with the evaluation by our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Not applicable

     There have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in the “Risk Factors” section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 30, 2010, as filed with the SEC on March 30, 2010.

     The number of shares of common stock repurchased by TJX during the first quarter of fiscal 2011 and the average price paid per share are as follows:

     The Registrant is filing Exhibits 10.1-10.9 to this Report in order to include certain schedules and exhibits to those Exhibits that were not previously filed with the Exhibits.

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.