JOANN Inc. (NASDAQ: JOAN) (“JOANN”), the nation’s category leader
in fabric and sewing with one of the largest assortments of arts
and crafts products, today reported results for its first quarter
of fiscal year 2024 which ended April 29, 2023.
Chris DiTullio, JOANN’s Chief Customer Officer and co-lead of
the Interim Office of the CEO commented, “Our focus in fiscal year
2024 is to deliver significant cash flow improvement and emphasize
the fundamentals that have made JOANN the nation’s leading fabric
and sewing retailer and a strong competitor in the arts and crafts
space. This includes leaning in on our strategic priorities of
winning in our core sewing and craft categories, creating a
high-quality in-store and online customer experience, and operating
with high efficiency to help us reinvest to drive long-term
growth.”
DiTullio added, “In the first quarter of fiscal year 2024, we
saw progress in this strategic focus with healthy customer
engagement in our core sewing and craft businesses. While the
discretionary portion of the economy remains under pressure, these
category enthusiasts are returning to creative activities for
themselves, their families, and to sell as part of their household
income. We believe our first quarter performance combined with the
continuing progress of our Focus, Simplify and Grow cost reduction
initiative leaves us well positioned to deliver strong results in
fiscal year 2024.”
“We remain focused on cash generation in fiscal year 2024,” said
Scott Sekella, JOANN’s Chief Financial Officer and co-lead of the
Interim Office of the CEO. “In fiscal year 2023, we launched Focus,
Simplify and Grow with an eye toward reducing annual costs by
approximately $200 million by early fiscal year 2025. We have
identified the full amount of our targeted cost savings and will
continue to implement these initiatives. With these strategic cost
reductions identified and the proactive steps we took to strengthen
our balance sheet, we are already seeing a significant increase of
$89 million in our free cash flow on a year over year basis.”
“From a full year outlook perspective, we are projecting topline
sales to be down 1% to 4% in fiscal year 2024 inclusive of a 53rd
fiscal week.” Sekella continued. “Based on our first quarter
performance, we believe we have a clear line of sight to delivering
on our outlook for the full fiscal year.”
First Quarter Highlights:
- Net sales declined by 4.0% compared
to the same period last year to $478.1 million with total
comparable sales also decreasing 4.0%. E-Commerce sales declined at
a more moderate rate of 1.0% compared to last year and accounted
for 11.8% of revenue in the first quarter, a 30-basis point
increase in the penetration rate over last year.
- Gross profit of $249.0 million on a
GAAP basis increased 3.4% compared to the first quarter of last
year.
- Gross margin was 52.1% on a GAAP
basis, an increase of 380 basis points compared to the first
quarter last year.
- Selling, general and administrative
expenses increased by 1.5% from the same quarter last year.
- Net loss of $54.2 million compared
to net loss of $35.1 million in the same quarter last year.
- Adjusted EBITDA of $3.5 million
compared to $18.6 million the same quarter last year.
- Diluted loss per share was $1.31
compared to a loss of $0.86 in the same quarter last year.
- Adjusted diluted loss per share was
$0.93 compared to a loss of $0.22 in the same quarter last
year.
Balance Sheet Highlights:
- Long-term debt, net was $1,031.9
million as of April 29, 2023, with cash and cash equivalents of
$19.7 million.
- Strategic inventory receipt
reductions and lower ocean freight costs resulted in total
inventory down 13% compared to the first quarter last year.
Full Year Fiscal 2024 Outlook
Metric* |
Full Year FY24 Outlook |
Net Sales |
Down 1% to 4% inclusive of a 53rd week worth approximately 2% |
Adjusted EBITDA |
Between $85 million and $95 million |
Capital Expenditures, Net of Landlord Contributions |
Between $40 million and $45 million |
Free Cash Flow |
Year over year improvement between $150 million and $170
million |
*The inability to predict the amount and timing of items that
impact comparability makes a detailed reconciliation of
forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures impracticable. Please
see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures – Forward-Looking Non-GAAP
Financial Measures” below for more information.
Webcast and Conference Call Information: JOANN
management will host a conference call and webcast to discuss the
results today, Monday, June 5, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. ET. The toll-free
number to call for the live interactive teleconference is 1 (844)
481-2750 and the international dial-in number is 1 (412) 317-0666.
The live broadcast of JOANN’s conference call will be available
online at the Company's website, www.joann.com, under the Investor
Relations section, on June 5, 2023, beginning at 5:00 p.m. ET. The
online replay will follow shortly after the call and will be
available for one year.
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Table 1.JOANN Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Income
(Loss)(Unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
Thirteen Weeks Ended |
|
|
April 29,2023 |
|
|
April 30,2022 |
|
|
(In millions except per share data) |
|
Net sales |
$ |
478.1 |
|
|
$ |
498.0 |
|
Cost of
sales |
|
229.1 |
|
|
|
257.3 |
|
Gross
profit |
|
249.0 |
|
|
|
240.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selling,
general and administrative expenses |
|
262.9 |
|
|
|
259.1 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
20.3 |
|
|
|
20.1 |
|
Operating (loss) |
|
(34.2 |
) |
|
|
(38.5 |
) |
Interest
expense, net |
|
25.3 |
|
|
|
11.2 |
|
Investment remeasurement |
|
— |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
(Loss) before income taxes |
|
(59.5 |
) |
|
|
(50.7 |
) |
Income
tax (benefit) |
|
(7.8 |
) |
|
|
(15.6 |
) |
Loss
from equity method investments |
|
2.5 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Net
(loss) |
$ |
(54.2 |
) |
|
$ |
(35.1 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Loss)
per common share: |
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
$ |
(1.31 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.86 |
) |
Diluted |
$ |
(1.31 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.86 |
) |
Weighted-average common shares outstanding: |
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
|
41.3 |
|
|
|
40.6 |
|
Diluted |
|
41.3 |
|
|
|
40.6 |
|
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Table 2.JOANN Inc.
Consolidated Balance
Sheets(Unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
April 29,2023 |
|
|
April 30,2022 |
|
|
(In millions) |
|
Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
Current
assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
19.7 |
|
|
$ |
22.3 |
|
Inventories |
|
589.0 |
|
|
|
674.5 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
51.2 |
|
|
|
58.2 |
|
Total
current assets |
|
659.9 |
|
|
|
755.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property, equipment and leasehold improvements, net |
|
288.0 |
|
|
|
263.1 |
|
Operating lease assets |
|
764.1 |
|
|
|
803.2 |
|
Goodwill, net |
|
162.0 |
|
|
|
162.0 |
|
Intangible assets, net |
|
270.0 |
|
|
|
373.6 |
|
Other
assets |
|
33.8 |
|
|
|
35.4 |
|
Total
assets |
$ |
2,177.8 |
|
|
$ |
2,392.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit) |
|
|
|
|
|
Current
liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable |
$ |
209.4 |
|
|
$ |
194.0 |
|
Accrued expenses |
|
109.6 |
|
|
|
127.4 |
|
Current portion of operating lease liabilities |
|
177.2 |
|
|
|
169.5 |
|
Current portion of long-term debt |
|
6.8 |
|
|
|
6.8 |
|
Total
current liabilities |
|
503.0 |
|
|
|
497.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt, net |
|
1,031.9 |
|
|
|
931.0 |
|
Long-term operating lease liabilities |
|
695.1 |
|
|
|
725.5 |
|
Long-term deferred income taxes |
|
17.5 |
|
|
|
88.8 |
|
Other
long-term liabilities |
|
27.6 |
|
|
|
34.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholders’ equity (deficit): |
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock, stated value $0.01 per share |
|
0.4 |
|
|
|
0.4 |
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
212.0 |
|
|
|
203.7 |
|
Retained (deficit) |
|
(293.4 |
) |
|
|
(64.5 |
) |
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
|
9.1 |
|
|
|
5.3 |
|
Treasury stock at cost |
|
(25.4 |
) |
|
|
(29.9 |
) |
Total
shareholders’ equity (deficit) |
|
(97.3 |
) |
|
|
115.0 |
|
Total
liabilities and shareholders’ equity (deficit) |
$ |
2,177.8 |
|
|
$ |
2,392.3 |
|
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Table 3.JOANN Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash
Flows(Unaudited) |
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|
|
|
Thirteen Weeks Ended |
|
|
April 29,2023 |
|
|
April 30,2022 |
|
|
(In millions) |
|
Net cash
provided by (used for) operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
Net (loss) |
$ |
(54.2 |
) |
|
$ |
(35.1 |
) |
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) to net cash (used for)
operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
Non-cash operating lease expense |
|
43.7 |
|
|
|
41.4 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
20.3 |
|
|
|
20.1 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
0.4 |
|
|
|
(0.1 |
) |
Stock-based compensation expense |
|
5.3 |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
Amortization of deferred financing costs and original issue
discount |
|
0.7 |
|
|
|
0.5 |
|
Investment remeasurement |
|
— |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
Loss on disposal and impairment of fixed assets |
|
0.1 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Loss on equity method investment |
|
2.5 |
|
|
— |
|
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
(Increase) in inventories |
|
(4.9 |
) |
|
|
(15.9 |
) |
(Increase) in prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
(10.4 |
) |
|
|
(18.9 |
) |
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable |
|
11.9 |
|
|
|
(59.8 |
) |
(Decrease) in accrued expenses |
|
(7.4 |
) |
|
|
(16.3 |
) |
(Decrease) in operating lease liabilities |
|
(41.9 |
) |
|
|
(38.5 |
) |
(Decrease) in other long-term liabilities |
|
(1.2 |
) |
|
|
(3.7 |
) |
Other, net |
|
1.3 |
|
|
|
2.1 |
|
Net cash
(used for) operating activities |
|
(33.8 |
) |
|
|
(122.2 |
) |
Net cash
(used for) investing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures |
|
(18.5 |
) |
|
|
(19.3 |
) |
Other investing activities |
|
(1.5 |
) |
|
|
(4.3 |
) |
Net cash
(used for) investing activities |
|
(20.0 |
) |
|
|
(23.6 |
) |
Net cash
provided by (used for) financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
Term loan payments |
|
(3.4 |
) |
|
|
(3.4 |
) |
FILO proceeds |
|
97.0 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Borrowings on revolving credit facility |
|
151.9 |
|
|
|
221.7 |
|
Payments on revolving credit facility |
|
(185.9 |
) |
|
|
(66.2 |
) |
Principal payments on finance lease obligations |
|
(2.1 |
) |
|
|
(2.3 |
) |
Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan and exercise of stock
options |
|
0.1 |
|
|
|
0.4 |
|
Payments of taxes related to the net issuance of team member stock
awards |
|
(0.1 |
) |
|
|
(0.1 |
) |
Dividends paid |
|
— |
|
|
|
(4.5 |
) |
Financing fees paid |
|
(4.2 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Net cash
provided by financing activities |
|
53.3 |
|
|
|
145.6 |
|
Net
(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
|
(0.5 |
) |
|
|
(0.2 |
) |
Cash and
cash equivalents at beginning of period |
|
20.2 |
|
|
|
22.5 |
|
Cash and
cash equivalents at end of period |
$ |
19.7 |
|
|
$ |
22.3 |
|
Cash paid (received) during the period for: |
|
|
|
|
|
Interest |
$ |
21.9 |
|
|
$ |
10.4 |
|
Income taxes, net of (refunds) |
|
(1.7 |
) |
|
|
(0.4 |
) |
|
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Table 4.JOANN Inc.
Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted
EBITDA(Unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
Thirteen Weeks Ended |
|
|
April 29,2023 |
|
|
April 30,2022 |
|
|
(In millions) |
|
Net (loss) |
$ |
(54.2 |
) |
|
$ |
(35.1 |
) |
Income tax (benefit) |
|
(7.8 |
) |
|
|
(15.6 |
) |
Interest expense, net |
|
25.3 |
|
|
|
11.2 |
|
Depreciation and
amortization |
|
20.3 |
|
|
|
20.1 |
|
Other amortization (1) |
|
0.7 |
|
|
|
0.5 |
|
Investment remeasurement
(2) |
|
— |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
Strategic initiatives (3) |
|
3.6 |
|
|
|
2.1 |
|
Excess import freight costs
(4) |
|
3.9 |
|
|
|
28.9 |
|
Technology development expense
(5) |
|
1.7 |
|
|
|
2.1 |
|
Stock-based compensation
expense |
|
5.3 |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
Loss on disposal and
impairment of fixed and operating lease assets |
|
0.6 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Loss from equity method
investments |
|
2.5 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Other (6) |
|
1.6 |
|
|
|
2.4 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
3.5 |
|
|
$ |
18.6 |
|
_____________________ |
(1) |
“Other amortization” represents amortization of content and
capitalized cloud-based system implementation costs. |
(2) |
"Investment remeasurement" represents net gains and losses
associated with our equity investments without readily determinable
fair values. |
(3) |
“Strategic initiatives” represents non-recurring costs, such as
third-party consulting costs and one-time start-up costs, that are
not part of our ongoing operations and are incurred to execute
differentiated, project-based strategic initiatives. |
(4) |
As discussed in greater detail below, "Excess import freight costs"
represents excess inbound freight costs (compared to our standard
costs based on recently negotiated carrier rates) due to increased
freight rates, in particular the significant transitory impact of
constrained ocean freight capacity and incremental domestic
transportation costs incurred due to unprecedented congestion in
U.S. ports arising from surging market demand for shipping capacity
as economies recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic. |
(5) |
“Technology development expense” represents one-time IT project
management and implementation expenses, such as temporary labor
costs, third-party consulting fees and user fees incurred during
the development period of a new software application, that are not
part of our ongoing operations and are typically redundant during
the initial implementation of software applications or other
technology systems across different functional operations of our
business before they are in productive use. |
(6) |
“Other” represents the one-time impact of severance, certain legal
matters, employee recruitment, employee transition and business
transition activities. |
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Table 5.JOANN Inc.
Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted Net Income
(Loss)(Unaudited) |
|
|
Thirteen Weeks Ended |
|
April 29,2023 |
|
April 30,2022 |
|
(In millions except per share data) |
Net (loss) |
$ |
(54.2 |
) |
|
$ |
(35.1 |
) |
Investment remeasurement |
|
— |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
Strategic initiatives |
|
3.6 |
|
|
|
2.1 |
|
Excess import freight
costs |
|
3.9 |
|
|
|
28.9 |
|
Technology development
expense |
|
1.7 |
|
|
|
2.1 |
|
Stock-based compensation
expense |
|
5.3 |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
Loss on disposal and
impairment of fixed and operating lease assets |
|
0.6 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Loss from equity method
investments |
|
2.5 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Other |
|
1.6 |
|
|
|
2.4 |
|
Tax impact of adjustments
(7) |
(3.5 |
) |
|
(11.5 |
) |
Adjusted net (loss) |
$ |
(38.5 |
) |
|
$ |
(9.1 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Diluted (loss) per share |
$ |
(1.31 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.86 |
) |
Adjusted diluted (loss) per
share |
$ |
(0.93 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.22 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Weighted-average shares
outstanding - basic |
|
41.3 |
|
|
|
40.6 |
|
Weighted-average shares
outstanding - diluted |
|
41.3 |
|
|
|
40.6 |
|
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(7) |
“Tax impact of adjustments” represents the tax effect of the total
adjustments based on our annual effective tax rate before discrete
adjustments. |
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Table 6.JOANN Inc.
Reconciliation of Gross Profit to Adjusted Gross
Profit(Unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
Thirteen Weeks Ended |
|
|
April 29,2023 |
|
|
April 30,2022 |
|
|
(In millions) |
|
Net sales |
$ |
478.1 |
|
|
$ |
498.0 |
|
Cost of sales |
|
229.1 |
|
|
|
257.3 |
|
Gross profit |
|
249.0 |
|
|
|
240.7 |
|
Excess import freight
costs |
|
3.9 |
|
|
|
28.9 |
|
Adjusted gross profit |
$ |
252.9 |
|
|
$ |
269.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted gross margin |
|
52.9 |
% |
|
|
54.1 |
% |
|
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Table 7.JOANN Inc. Free
Cash Flow(Unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
Thirteen Weeks Ended |
|
|
April 29,2023 |
|
|
April 30,2022 |
|
|
(In millions) |
|
Cash (used for) operating activities |
$ |
(33.8 |
) |
|
$ |
(122.2 |
) |
Less:
capital expenditures |
|
(18.5 |
) |
|
|
(19.3 |
) |
Free
cash flow |
$ |
(52.3 |
) |
|
$ |
(141.5 |
) |
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Adjusted EBITDA
JOANN presents Adjusted EBITDA, which is not a
recognized financial measure under accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). JOANN presents
Adjusted EBITDA because it believes it assists investors and
analysts in comparing JOANN’s performance across reporting periods
on a consistent basis by excluding items that management does not
believe are indicative of JOANN’s core operating performance.
Management believes Adjusted EBITDA is helpful in highlighting
trends in JOANN’s core operating performance compared to other
measures, which can differ significantly depending on long-term
strategic decisions regarding capital structure, the tax
jurisdictions in which companies operate and capital investments.
JOANN also uses Adjusted EBITDA in connection with establishing
discretionary annual incentive compensation; supplementing GAAP
measures of performance in the evaluation of the effectiveness of
its business strategies; making budgeting decisions; and comparing
its performance against that of other peer companies using similar
measures.
JOANN defines Adjusted EBITDA as net income
(loss) plus income tax provision (benefit), interest expense, net
and depreciation and amortization, further adjusted to eliminate
the impact of certain non-cash items and other items that
management does not consider indicative of JOANN's ongoing
operating performance, including other amortization, investment
remeasurements, costs related to strategic initiatives, excess
import freight costs, technology development expenses, stock-based
compensation expense, gains and losses on disposal and impairment
of fixed and operating lease assets, income and losses from equity
method investments and other one-time costs. JOANN's adjustments
include, as a separate line item, excess import freight costs. The
excess import freight costs are directly attributable to surging
market demand for shipping capacity as economies recovered from the
COVID-19 pandemic, as well as actions taken by government and
industry leaders designed to protect against further spread of the
virus, which disrupted the efficient operation of domestic and
international supply chains. These COVID-19 related conditions
produced an imbalance of ocean freight capacity and related demand,
as well as port congestion and other supply chain disruptions that
added significant cost to JOANN's procurement of imported
merchandise. These excess import freight costs included
significantly higher rates paid per container to ocean carriers, as
well as fees paid due to congested ports that JOANN did not
normally incur. In a normative operating environment, JOANN would
procure 70% to 80% of its needs for ocean freight under negotiated
contract rates, with the balance procured in a brokered market,
typically at no more than a 10% to 15% premium to JOANN's contract
rates. Accordingly, JOANN established a baseline cost (“standard
cost”) assuming those contract capacities, established rates and
typical premium in the brokered market for peak volume needs not
covered under our contracts. The amount of excess import freight
costs included as an adjustment to arrive at Adjusted EBITDA is
calculated by subtracting, from JOANN's actual import freight
costs, JOANN's standard cost for the applicable period. Negotiation
of JOANN's current contract rates was finalized in the second
quarter of fiscal 2023. JOANN has started to see a decline in
overall ocean freight rates and a reduction in other fees
associated with port congestion, which has positively impacted
JOANN's cash payments. JOANN is identifying these COVID-19 related
excess import freight costs as a separate line item in the table
above due to their magnitude and to distinguish them from other
COVID-19 related costs JOANN has previously excluded in calculating
Adjusted EBITDA.
Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical
tool, and you should not consider it in isolation or as a
substitute for analysis of JOANN’s results as reported under GAAP.
Some of these limitations include:
- Adjusted EBITDA
does not reflect JOANN's cash expenditures or future requirements
for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
- Adjusted EBITDA
does not reflect changes in JOANN's cash requirements for its
working capital needs;
- Adjusted EBITDA
does not reflect the interest expense and the cash requirements
necessary to service interest and principal payments on JOANN's
debt;
- Adjusted EBITDA
does not reflect cash requirements for replacement of assets that
are being depreciated and amortized;
- Adjusted EBITDA
does not reflect non-cash compensation, which is a key element of
JOANN’s overall long-term incentive compensation;
- Adjusted EBITDA
does not reflect the impact of certain cash charges or cash
receipts resulting from matters JOANN does not find indicative of
its ongoing operations; and
- other companies in
JOANN’s industry may calculate Adjusted EBITDA differently than it
does, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.
JOANN compensates for these limitations by
relying primarily on JOANN’s GAAP results and using Adjusted EBITDA
only as supplemental information.
Adjusted Net Income (Loss) and Adjusted
Diluted Earnings (Loss) per Share
JOANN presents adjusted net income (loss) and
adjusted diluted earnings (loss) per share, which are not
recognized financial measures under GAAP, because it believes these
additional key measures assist investors and analysts in comparing
JOANN’s performance across reporting periods on a consistent basis
by excluding items that management does not believe are indicative
of JOANN’s core operating performance. Management believes that
adjusted net income (loss) and adjusted diluted earnings (loss) per
share are helpful in highlighting trends in JOANN’s core operating
performance compared to other measures, which can differ
significantly depending on long-term strategic decisions regarding
capital structure and capital investments. JOANN also uses adjusted
net income (loss) and adjusted diluted earnings (loss) per share to
supplement GAAP measures of performance in the evaluation of the
effectiveness of its business strategies; to make budgeting
decisions; and to compare its performance against that of other
peer companies using similar measures.
JOANN defines adjusted net income (loss) as net
income (loss) adjusted to eliminate the impact of certain non-cash
items and other items that management does not consider indicative
of its ongoing operating performance, including investment
remeasurements, costs related to strategic initiatives, excess
import freight costs, technology development expenses, stock-based
compensation expenses, gains and losses on disposal and impairment
of fixed and operating lease assets, income and losses from equity
method investments and other one-time costs. The adjustments are
itemized in the table above. Adjusted diluted earnings (loss) per
share is defined as adjusted net income (loss) divided by the
weighted-average number of common shares outstanding assuming
dilution in periods in which there is an adjusted net income.
Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross
Margin
JOANN presents adjusted gross profit and
adjusted gross margin, which are not recognized financial measures
under GAAP, because it believes they assist investors and analysts
in comparing JOANN’s performance across reporting periods on a
consistent basis by excluding items that management does not
believe are indicative of JOANN’s core operating performance.
JOANN defines adjusted gross profit as gross
profit excluding excess import freight costs and adjusted gross
margin as adjusted gross profit divided by net sales.
Free Cash Flow
JOANN presents free cash flow, which is not a
recognized financial measure under GAAP, because it believes it
assists investors and analysts in comparing JOANN’s cash flow
performance across reporting periods on a consistent basis.
JOANN defines free cash flow as cash provided by
(used for) operating activities less capital expenditures.
Forward-Looking Non-GAAP Financial
Measures
Our fiscal 2024 guidance includes certain
non-GAAP financial measures (Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow)
that are presented on a forward-looking basis. Historically, JOANN
has calculated these non-GAAP financial measures excluding the
impact of certain items such as, but not limited to, income tax
provision (benefit), interest expense, net, depreciation and
amortization, other amortization, investment remeasurements, costs
related to strategic initiatives, excess import freight costs,
technology development expenses, stock-based compensation expenses,
gains and losses on disposal and impairment of fixed and operating
lease assets, income and losses from equity method investments and
other one-time costs. Reconciliations of these forward-looking
non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP
financial measures are not provided because JOANN is unable to
provide such reconciliations without unreasonable effort, due to
the uncertainty and inherent difficulty of predicting the timing
and financial impact of such items. For the same reasons, JOANN is
unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable
information, which could be material to future results.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This document contains forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. JOANN intends such forward-looking statements
to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking
statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Readers can
generally identify forward-looking statements by the use of
forward-looking terminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,”
“continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,”
“might,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “seek,” “vision,”
“should,” or the negative thereof or other variations thereon or
comparable terminology. Many factors could affect JOANN’s actual
financial results and cause them to vary materially from the
expectations contained in forward-looking statements, including
those set forth in this document. These risks, uncertainties, and
factors include, among other things: the impact of inflationary
pressures and general economic conditions, including the impacts of
public health epidemics or pandemics, on JOANN’s ability to control
costs and on its customers level of discretionary income to spend
on sewing, arts and crafts and select home décor products; JOANN’s
ability to anticipate and effectively respond to disruptions or
inefficiencies in its distribution network, e-commerce fulfillment
function and transportation system, including availability and cost
of import and domestic freight; the effects of potential changes to
U.S. trade regulations and policies, including tariffs, on JOANN’s
business; developments involving JOANN’s competitors and its
industry; JOANN’s ability to maintain adequate liquidity, its level
of indebtedness, the impact of lease obligations and the
availability of capital, including its ability to raise additional
capital, could limit JOANN's financial flexibility and cash flow
necessary to fund working capital, planned capital expenditures,
and other general corporate purposes or ongoing needs of its
business; JOANN’s ability to timely identify or effectively respond
to consumer trends, and the potential effects of that ability on
its relationship with its customers, the demand for JOANN’s
products and its market share; JOANN’s expectations regarding the
seasonality of its business; JOANN’s ability to manage the distinct
risks facing its e-commerce business and maintain a relevant
omni-channel experience for its customers; JOANN’s ability to
maintain or negotiate favorable lease terms for its store
locations; JOANN’s ability to execute on its strategy to renovate
and improve the performance of its existing store locations;
JOANN’s ability to attract and retain a qualified management team
and other team members while controlling its labor costs; JOANN’s
reliance on and relationships with third party service providers;
JOANN’s reliance on and relationships with foreign suppliers and
their ability to supply it with adequate, timely and cost-effective
products for resale; JOANN’s ability, and its third party service
providers’ ability, to maintain security and prevent unauthorized
access to electronic and other confidential information; the
impacts of potential disruptions to JOANN’s information systems,
including its websites and mobile applications; JOANN’s ability to
respond to risks associated with existing and future payment
options; JOANN’s ability to maintain and enhance a strong brand
image; JOANN’s ability to maintain adequate insurance coverage;
JOANN’s status as a “controlled company” and control of JOANN as a
public company by affiliates of Leonard Green & Partners, L.P.;
the impact of evolving governmental laws and regulations and the
outcomes of legal proceedings; and the amount and timing of
repurchases of JOANN’s common stock, if any.
The preceding list is not intended to be an
exhaustive list of all of JOANN’s forward-looking statements. JOANN
has based these forward-looking statements on its current
expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections. While JOANN
believes these expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections
are reasonable, such forward-looking statements are only
predictions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties,
many of which are beyond JOANN’s control. Given these risks and
uncertainties, Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on
such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements
included elsewhere in this document are not guarantees of future
performance and JOANN’s actual results of operations, financial
condition and liquidity and the development of the industry in
which it operates may differ materially from the forward-looking
statements included elsewhere in this document. In addition, even
if JOANN’s results of operations, financial condition and liquidity
and events in the industry in which it operates are consistent with
the forward-looking statements included elsewhere in this document,
they may not be predictive of results or developments in future
periods. Any forward-looking statement that JOANN makes in this
document speaks only as of the date of such statement. Except as
required by law, JOANN does not undertake any obligation to update
or revise, or to publicly announce any update or revision to, any
of the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise after the date of this
document.
About JOANN
For 80 years, JOANN has inspired creativity in
the hearts, hands and minds of its customers. From a single
storefront in Cleveland, Ohio, the nation’s category leader in
sewing and fabrics and one of the fastest growing competitors in
the arts and crafts industry has grown to include 831 store
locations across 49 states and a robust e-commerce business. With
the goal of helping every customer find their creative Happy Place,
JOANN serves as a convenient single source for all of the supplies,
guidance and inspiration needed to achieve any project or
passion.
Investor Relations Contact:
Tom Filandro
tom.filandro@icrinc.com
646-277-1235
Corporate Communications:
Amanda Hayes
amanda.hayes@joann.com
216-296-5887
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