Q4 Fiscal 2023 Total Company Net Sales of $75.3
Million
Q4 Fiscal 2023 Total Company Gross Margin
Increased 580 basis points vs. Q4 Fiscal 2022
Q4 Fiscal 2023 Total Company Operating Margin
Improved 390 basis points vs. Q4 Fiscal 2022
Vince Holding Corp. (NYSE: VNCE) ("VNCE" or the "Company"), a
global contemporary retailer, today reported its financial results
for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended February 3, 2024, both
of which contained one additional week ("53rd week") versus the
comparable periods.
David Stefko, Interim Chief Executive Officer of VNCE said,
"Fiscal 2023 was a transformative year for Vince as we completed
the wind down of the Rebecca Taylor business, entered into a
strategic partnership with Authentic Brands Group, successfully
refinanced our credit facilities, and launched a cost savings plan
to improve our gross margin profile and align our expense structure
with our go-forward operating model. In addition, we enhanced our
focus on driving improved profitability through disciplined
inventory management, lower promotional activity and a pullback in
the off-price channel. While these actions impact topline results,
as reflected in our fourth quarter performance and expectations for
fiscal 2024, they help to support strong margin expansion, and we
believe they are the right steps to take to further strengthen our
foundation and enable long-term profitable growth."
In this press release, the Company is presenting its financial
results in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles ("GAAP") as well as on an "adjusted" basis. Adjusted
results presented in this press release are non-GAAP financial
measures. See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below for more
information about the Company's use of non-GAAP financial measures
and Exhibit 3 to this press release for a reconciliation of GAAP
measures to such non-GAAP measures.
For the fourth quarter ended February 3, 2024:
- Total Company net sales decreased 17.5% to $75.3 million
compared to $91.3 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022. The
year-over-year decline was driven by a 100.0% decrease in Rebecca
Taylor and Parker segment sales, combined, due to the previously
announced wind down of the Rebecca Taylor business, and to a lesser
extent a 6.3% decrease in Vince brand sales.
- Gross profit was $34.2 million, or 45.4% of net sales, compared
to gross profit of $36.2 million, or 39.6% of net sales, in the
fourth quarter of fiscal 2022. The increase in gross margin rate
was driven by approximately 790 basis points related to lower
promotional activity and 190 basis points related to the wind down
of the Rebecca Taylor business, which historically operated at a
lower overall gross margin. These factors were partially offset by
approximately 430 basis points of royalty expenses associated with
the Licensing Agreement (as defined below).
- Selling, general, and administrative expenses were $35.8
million, or 47.6% of sales, compared to $42.3 million, or 46.3% of
sales, in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022. The decrease in
SG&A dollars was primarily driven by the wind down of the
Rebecca Taylor business resulting in a $5.6 million net expense
favorability in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023 as well as lower
expenses in the Vince business related to product development,
staffing and marketing. These lower costs were partially offset by
an increase in rent and occupancy costs as well as
transformation-related consulting costs.
- Loss from operations was $1.7 million compared to a loss from
operations of $5.5 million in the same period last year.
- Income tax provision was $1.9 million primarily driven by a
portion of the non-cash deferred tax liability related to the
Company's equity method investment, which cannot be used as a
source of income to support the realization of certain deferred tax
assets related to the Company's net operating losses ("Equity
Method Investment Naked Credit"). The tax expense in the fourth
quarter of fiscal 2023 compares to an income tax expense of $1.7
million in the same period last year.
- Net loss was $4.7 million or $(0.37) per share compared to a
net loss of $11.0 million or $(0.89) per share in the same period
last year.
- The Company ended the quarter with 63 company-operated Vince
stores, a net decrease of 4 stores since the fourth quarter of
fiscal 2023.
For the fiscal year ended February 3, 2024:
- Total Company net sales decreased 18.1% to $292.9 million
compared to $357.4 million in fiscal 2022. The year-over-year
decline was driven by a 99.5% decrease in Rebecca Taylor and Parker
segment sales, combined, due to the previously announced wind down
of the Rebecca Taylor business, and to a lesser extent a 8.3%
decrease in Vince brand sales.
- Gross profit was $133.3 million, or 45.5% of net sales,
compared to gross profit of $138.0 million, or 38.6% of net sales,
in fiscal 2022. The increase in gross margin rate was driven by
approximately 310 basis points related to the wind down of the
Rebecca Taylor business, which historically operated at a lower
overall gross margin, lower freight costs, favorable year-over-year
adjustments to inventory reserves, and lower promotional activity.
These factors were partially offset by approximately 320 basis
points of royalty expenses associated with the Licensing Agreement
(as defined below).
- Selling, general, and administrative expenses were $134.5
million, or 45.9% of sales, compared to $161.4 million, or 45.2% of
sales, in fiscal 2022 . The decrease in SG&A dollars was
primarily driven by the wind down of the Rebecca Taylor business
resulting in a $26.8 million net expense favorability in fiscal
2023 as well as lower compensation and benefits, a decline in
expenses due to production efficiencies and lower marketing and
advertising costs. These lower costs were partially offset by $5.0
million in transaction related expenses (the "Transaction
Expenses") relating to the Authentic Transaction (as defined
below), and an increase in rent and occupancy costs primarily
attributable to lease modifications effective in late fiscal
2022.
- Income from operations was $31.6 million compared to a loss
from operations of $25.4 million in the same period last year.
Adjusted income from operations* in fiscal 2023 was $4.0
million.
- Income tax benefit was $3.5 million primarily driven by a tax
benefit of $5.5 million associated with the Authentic Transaction
offset by the Equity Method Investment Naked Credit. The tax
benefit in fiscal 2023 compares to an income tax expense of $3.0
million in the same period last year.
- Net income was $25.4 million or $2.04 per diluted share
compared to a net loss of $38.3 million or $(3.14) per share in the
same period last year. Adjusted net loss* for fiscal 2023 was
$(7.7) million or $(0.62) per share.
The Company follows the retail 5-4-4 reporting calendar, which
included an extra week in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023 (the
53rd week). The 53rd week contributed approximately $2.2 million to
net sales and $0.4 million to loss from operations for the fourth
quarter and full year fiscal 2023.
Vince Fourth Quarter Review
- Net sales decreased 6.3% to $75.3 million as compared to the
fourth quarter of fiscal 2022.
- Wholesale segment sales decreased 9.7% to $30.9 million
compared to the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022.
- Direct-to-consumer segment sales decreased 3.7% to $44.4
million compared to the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022.
- Income from operations excluding unallocated corporate expenses
was $11.9 million compared to income from operations of $9.4
million in the same period last year.
Rebecca Taylor and Parker Fourth Quarter Review
- On September 12, 2022, the Company announced the strategic
decision to wind down its Rebecca Taylor business to focus its
resources on the Vince brand. The wind down of the Rebecca Taylor
business was completed in Q2 Fiscal 2023.
- Given the timing of the completion of the wind down, the
Rebecca Taylor and Parker segment did not generate net sales or
income from operations in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023
compared to net sales of $11.0 million and loss from operations of
$1.1 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022.
Net Sales and Operating Results by Segment:
Three Months Ended
Twelve Months Ended
February 3,
January 28,
February 3,
January 28,
(in thousands)
2024
2023
2023
2022
Net Sales:
Vince Wholesale
$
30,889
$
34,196
$
149,603
$
169,375
Vince Direct-to-consumer
44,422
46,137
143,096
149,770
Rebecca Taylor and Parker
—
10,975
191
38,297
Total net sales
$
75,311
$
91,308
$
292,890
$
357,442
Income (loss) from operations:
Vince Wholesale
$
8,318
$
6,280
$
43,416
$
43,592
Vince Direct-to-consumer
3,623
3,120
5,774
2,397
Rebecca Taylor and Parker
-
(1,131
)
2,443
(21,255
)
Subtotal
11,941
8,269
51,633
24,734
Unallocated corporate (1)
(13,620
)
(13,807
)
(20,009
)
(50,156
)
Total (loss) income from operations
$
(1,679
)
$
(5,538
)
$
31,624
$
(25,422
)
(1) Unallocated corporate expenses are related to the Vince
brand and are comprised of selling, general and administrative
expenses attributable to corporate and administrative activities
(such as marketing, design, finance, information technology, legal
and human resource departments), and other charges that are not
directly attributable to the Company's Vince Wholesale and Vince
Direct-to-consumer reportable segments. In addition, for the year
ended February 3, 2024 unallocated corporate expenses includes the
$32 million gain associated with the Authentic Transaction and
approximately $5 million of transaction related expenses associated
with the Authentic Transaction.
Balance Sheet
At the end of fiscal 2023, total borrowings under the Company's
debt agreements totaled $44.2 million and the Company had $35.5
million of excess availability under its revolving credit
facility.
Net inventory at the end of fiscal 2023 was $58.8 million
compared to $90.0 million at the end of fiscal 2022. The
year-over-year decrease in inventory was driven by the wind down of
the Rebecca Taylor business as well as a decline in Vince as the
Company sold through higher levels of inventory from the prior year
and rebalanced its inventory purchases for the current season.
During the year ended February 3, 2024, the Company did not
issue shares of common stock under the ATM program. The Company
continues to have shares available under the program to exercise
with proceeds to be used as sources, along with cash from
operations, to fund future growth.
Transformation Program & Fiscal
2024 Outlook
On October 31, 2023, the Company announced its Transformation
Program focused on driving enhanced profitability through an
improved gross margin profile and an optimized expense structure.
The Transformation Program is expected to result in over $30
million in savings over the next three years, including
approximately $10 million of savings in fiscal 2024.
As noted, the Company remains focused on driving improved
profitability in fiscal 2024 and expects actions including lower
promotions and pull-back in the off-price channel to impact topline
results in Q1 fiscal 2024 similar to Q4 2023. In addition, given
the timing of the completion of the Authentic Transaction in May
2023, the year-over-year comparison in the first half of fiscal
2024 is negatively impacted by the royalty fees now incurred in the
business that were not incurred through May 2023.
For the first quarter of fiscal 2024 the Company expects total
company net sales to decline in the high-single-digit range
compared to $64.1 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2023. The
Company expects first quarter fiscal 2024 total company operating
margin, inclusive of approximately 400 basis point negative impact
from royalty fees expected to be incurred in the period, to decline
400 to 375 basis points compared to total company adjusted
operating margin of (0.4)% in the first quarter of fiscal 2023.
For full year fiscal 2024 the Company expects total company net
sales to increase in the low-single-digit range compared to $292.9
million in fiscal 2023. The Company expects full year fiscal 2024
total company operating margin, inclusive of approximately 150
basis point negative impact from expected royalty fees through May,
referenced above, to be flat to up 25 basis points compared to
total company adjusted operating margin of 1.4% in fiscal 2023.
Strategic Partnership with Authentic
Brands Group
On May 25, 2023, the Company announced that it completed the
previously announced transaction (the "Authentic Transaction") with
Authentic Brands Group ("Authentic").
In connection with the Authentic Transaction, VNCE entered into
an exclusive, long-term license agreement (the "License Agreement")
with Authentic for usage of the contributed intellectual property
for VNCE's existing business in a manner consistent with the
Company's current wholesale, retail and e-commerce operations. The
License Agreement contains an initial ten-year term and eight
ten-year renewal options allowing VNCE to renew the agreement.
*Non-GAAP Financial
Measures
In addition to reporting financial results in accordance with
GAAP, the Company has provided, with respect to the financial
results relating to the twelve months ended February 3, 2024,
adjusted income (loss) from operations, adjusted income (loss)
before income taxes and equity in net income of equity method
investment, adjusted (benefit) provision for income taxes, adjusted
income (loss) before equity in net income of equity method
investment, adjusted net income (loss), and adjusted earnings
(loss) per share, which are non-GAAP measures, in order to
eliminate the effect of the gain on sale of Vince intangible
assets, Transaction Expenses, the gain on sale of Parker intangible
assets, and the associated income tax impacts. The Company believes
that the presentation of these non-GAAP measures facilitates an
understanding of the Company's continuing operations without the
impact associated with the aforementioned items. While these types
of events can and do recur periodically, they are excluded from the
indicated financial information due to their impact on the
comparability of earnings across periods. Non-GAAP financial
measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a
substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with
GAAP. A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP results has been
provided in Exhibit 3 to this press release.
Conference Call
A conference call to discuss the fourth quarter results will be
held today, April 30, 2024, at 8:30 a.m. ET, hosted by Vince
Holding Corp. Interim Chief Executive Officer, Dave Stefko, and
Chief Financial Officer, John Szczepanski. During the conference
call, the Company may make comments concerning business and
financial developments, trends and other business or financial
matters. The Company's comments, as well as other matters discussed
during the conference call, may contain or constitute information
that has not been previously disclosed.
Those who wish to participate in the call may do so by dialing
(833) 470-1428, conference ID 375096. Any interested party will
also have the opportunity to access the call via the Internet at
http://investors.vince.com/. To listen to the live call, please go
to the website at least 15 minutes early to register and download
any necessary audio software. For those who cannot listen to the
live broadcast, a recording will be available for 12 months after
the date of the event. Recordings may be accessed at
http://investors.vince.com.
ABOUT VINCE HOLDING CORP.
Vince Holding Corp. is a global retail company that operates the
Vince brand women's and men's ready to wear business. Vince,
established in 2002, is a leading global luxury apparel and
accessories brand best known for creating elevated yet understated
pieces for every day effortless style. Vince Holding Corp. operates
48 full-price retail stores, 15 outlet stores, and its e-commerce
site, vince.com and through its subscription service Vince Unfold,
www.vinceunfold.com, as well as through premium wholesale channels
globally. Please visit www.vince.com for more information.
Forward-Looking Statements: This document, and any statements
incorporated by reference herein contain forward-looking statements
under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-looking statements include the statements under
“Transformation Program & Fiscal 2024 Outlook” above as well as
statements regarding, among other things, our current expectations
about possible or assumed future results of operations of the
Company and are indicated by words or phrases such as "may,"
"will," "should," "believe," "expect," "seek," "anticipate,"
"intend," "estimate," "plan," "target," "project," "forecast,"
"envision" and other similar phrases. Although we believe the
assumptions and expectations reflected in these forward-looking
statements are reasonable, these assumptions and expectations may
not prove to be correct and we may not achieve the results or
benefits anticipated. These forward-looking statements are not
guarantees of actual results, and our actual results may differ
materially from those suggested in the forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and
uncertainties, some of which are beyond our control, including,
without limitation: our ability to maintain the license agreement
with ABG Vince, a subsidiary of Authentic Brands Group; ABG Vince's
expansion of the Vince brand into other categories and territories;
ABG Vince's approval rights and other actions; our ability to
maintain adequate cash flow from operations or availability under
our revolving credit facility to meet our liquidity needs;
restrictions on our operations under our credit facilities, our
ability to realize the benefits of our strategic initiatives; our
ability to improve our profitability; the execution of our customer
strategy; our operating experience and brand recognition in
international markets; the execution and management of our
direct-to-consumer business growth plans; our ability to make lease
payments when due; our ability to maintain our larger wholesale
partners; our ability to anticipate and/or react to changes in
customer demand and attract new customers, including in connection
with making inventory commitments; general economic conditions; our
ability to remediate the identified material weakness in our
internal control over financial reporting; our ability to comply
with domestic and international laws, regulations and orders;
increased scrutiny regarding our approach to sustainability matters
and environmental, social and governance practices; our ability to
remain competitive in the areas of merchandise quality, price,
breadth of selection and customer service; the transition
associated with the appointment of an interim chief executive
officer; our ability to attract and retain key personnel; seasonal
and quarterly variations in our revenue and income; further
impairment of our goodwill; the protection and enforcement of
intellectual property rights relating to the Vince brand; our
ability to complete the wind down of the Rebecca Taylor business;
our ability to mitigate system security risk issues, such as cyber
or malware attacks, as well as other major system failures; our
ability to optimize our systems, processes and functions; our
ability to comply with privacy-related obligations; our ability to
ensure the proper operation of the distribution facilities by
third-party logistics providers; fluctuations in the price,
availability and quality of raw materials; the extent of our
foreign sourcing; our reliance on independent manufacturers; the
ethical business and compliance practices of our independent
manufacturers; our status as a “controlled company”; our status as
a “smaller reporting company”; and other factors as set forth from
time to time in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings,
including those described under "Item 1A—Risk Factors" in our
Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. We
intend these forward-looking statements to speak only as of the
time of this release and do not undertake to update or revise them
as more information becomes available, except as required by
law.
Vince Holding Corp. and
Subsidiaries
Exhibit (1)
Condensed Consolidated
Statements of Operations
(Unaudited, amounts in
thousands except percentages, share and per share data)
Three Months Ended
Fiscal Year
February 3,
January 28,
February 3,
January 28,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Net sales
$
75,311
$
91,308
$
292,890
$
357,442
Cost of products sold
41,144
55,148
159,598
219,472
Gross profit
34,167
36,160
133,292
137,970
as a % of net sales
45.4
%
39.6
%
45.5
%
38.6
%
Impairment of intangible assets
—
—
—
1,700
Impairment of long-lived assets
—
1,014
—
1,880
Gain on sale of intangible assets
—
(1,620
)
(32,808
)
(1,620
)
Selling, general and administrative
expenses
35,846
42,304
134,476
161,432
as a % of net sales
47.6
%
46.3
%
45.9
%
45.2
%
(Loss) income from operations
(1,679
)
(5,538
)
31,624
(25,422
)
as a % of net sales
(2.2
)%
(6.1
)%
10.8
%
(7.1
)%
Interest expense, net
1,698
3,665
11,118
9,887
(Loss) income before income taxes and
equity in net income of equity method investment
(3,377
)
(9,203
)
20,506
(35,309
)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
1,890
1,749
(3,478
)
3,037
(Loss) income before equity in net income
of equity method investment
(5,267
)
(10,952
)
23,984
(38,346
)
Equity in net income of equity method
investment
599
—
1,462
—
Net (loss) income
$
(4,668
)
$
(10,952
)
$
25,446
$
(38,346
)
Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic (loss) earnings per share
$
(0.37
)
$
(0.89
)
$
2.05
$
(3.14
)
Diluted (loss) earnings per share
$
(0.37
)
$
(0.89
)
$
2.04
$
(3.14
)
Weighted average shares
outstanding:
Basic
12,503,472
12,332,547
12,442,781
12,223,004
Diluted
12,510,853
12,332,547
12,478,215
12,223,004
Vince Holding Corp. and
Subsidiaries
Exhibit (2)
Condensed Consolidated Balance
Sheets
(Unaudited, amounts in
thousands)
February 3,
January 28,
2024
2023
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
357
$
1,079
Trade receivables, net
20,671
20,733
Inventories, net
58,777
90,008
Prepaid expenses and other current
assets
4,997
3,515
Total current assets
84,802
115,335
Property and equipment, net
6,972
10,479
Operating lease right-of-use assets
73,003
72,616
Intangible assets, net
—
70,106
Goodwill
31,973
31,973
Assets held for sale
—
260
Equity method investment
26,147
—
Other assets
2,252
2,576
Total assets
$
225,149
$
303,345
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
$
31,678
$
49,396
Accrued salaries and employee benefits
3,967
4,301
Other accrued expenses
8,980
15,020
Short-term lease liabilities
16,803
20,892
Current portion of long-term debt
—
3,500
Total current liabilities
61,428
93,109
Long-term debt
43,950
108,078
Long-term lease liabilities
67,705
72,098
Deferred income tax liability and other
liabilities
4,913
9,803
Stockholders' equity
47,153
20,257
Total liabilities and stockholders'
equity
$
225,149
$
303,345
Vince Holding Corp. and
Subsidiaries
Exhibit (3)
Reconciliation of GAAP to
Non-GAAP measures
(Unaudited, amounts in
thousands except share and per share amounts)
For the Year ended February 3,
2024
As
Reported
(GAAP)
Gain on
Sale of
Vince
Intangible
Assets
Transaction
Related
Expenses Associated
with the
Authentic
Transaction
Gain on
Sale of
Parker
Intangible
Assets
Transaction
Related
Expenses
Associated
with the
sale of
Parker
Intangible
Assets
Income
Tax Effect (2)
As Adjusted
(Non-
GAAP)
Income (loss) from operations
$
31,624
$
32,043
$
(5,030
)
$
765
$
(150
)
$
—
$
3,996
Interest expense, net
11,118
—
—
—
—
—
11,118
Income (loss) before income taxes and
equity in net income of equity method investment
20,506
32,043
(5,030
)
765
(150
)
—
(7,122
)
(Benefit) provision for income taxes
(3,478
)
—
—
—
—
(5,523
)
2,045
Income (loss) before equity in net income
of equity method investment
23,984
32,043
(5,030
)
765
(150
)
5,523
(9,167
)
Equity in net income of equity method
investment
1,462
—
—
—
—
—
1,462
Net income (loss)
$
25,446
$
32,043
$
(5,030
)
$
765
$
(150
)
$
5,523
$
(7,705
)
Earnings (loss) per share - diluted
(1)
$
2.04
$
2.57
$
(0.40
)
$
0.06
$
(0.01
)
$
0.44
$
(0.62
)
(1) As reported is based on diluted weighted-average shares
outstanding of 12,478,215 and as adjusted is based on basic
weighted average shares outstanding of 12,442,781 for the twelve
months ended February 3, 2024. Accordingly, the sum of the as
reported earnings (loss) per share and the reconciling items may
not equal the as adjusted earnings (loss) per share.
(2) Income tax effect is due primarily to the tax impact
associated with the Authentic Transaction related items and for the
year ended February 3, 2024 is inclusive of a $6.0 million tax
benefit. This tax benefit is due to the change in classification of
the Company's Vince tradename indefinite-lived intangibles to
Assets Held for Sale made during the first quarter as a result of
the Authentic Transaction.
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