Provides Outlook for Fiscal 2019
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Comparable club sales excluding gasoline sales increased 2.9% for the
quarter and 2.2% for the full year
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Income from continuing operations of $63.7 million for the quarter and
$127.1 million for the full year
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Record fourth quarter Adjusted EBITDA of $165.4 million and $578.4
million for the full year
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Net income of $64.3 million, or $0.46 per diluted share, and Adjusted
net income of $62.1 million, or $0.44 per diluted share, for the
quarter
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Net income of $127.3 million, or $1.05 per diluted share, and Adjusted
net income of $186.2 million, or $1.33 per diluted share, for the full
year
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Provides outlook for fiscal 2019
WESTBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BJ) today announced its
financial results for the thirteen and fifty-two weeks ended February 2,
2019.
“We’re pleased with our fourth quarter and full year performance, which
exceeded our expectations for sales and earnings,” said Christopher J.
Baldwin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, BJ’s Wholesale Club. “We
ended the year with all-time high renewal rates and membership fee
income. We delivered strong fourth quarter merchandise comp sales,
supported by a successful holiday season and continued momentum through
January. Looking ahead, we intend to continue to invest in our strategic
priorities and look forward to driving further improvement in our
business in 2019 and beyond.”
Key Measures for the Thirteen Weeks (Q4 FY 2018) and Fifty-two Weeks
(FY 2018) Ended February 2, 2019:
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BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS, INC.
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(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)
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13 Weeks Ended
February 2, 2019
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14 Weeks Ended
February 3, 2018
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%
Growth
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52 Weeks Ended
February 2, 2019
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53 Weeks Ended
February 3, 2018
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%
Growth
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Net sales
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$
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3,343,814
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$
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3,489,973
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(4.2
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)%
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$
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12,724,454
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$
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12,495,995
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1.8
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%
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Membership fee income
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73,068
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66,016
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10.7
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%
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282,893
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258,594
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9.4
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%
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Total revenues
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3,416,882
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3,555,989
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(3.9
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)%
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13,007,347
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12,754,589
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2.0
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%
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Operating income
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109,882
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92,735
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18.5
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%
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303,453
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220,272
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37.8
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%
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Income from continuing operations
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63,713
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68,074
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(6.4
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)%
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127,092
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51,975
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144.5
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%
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Adjusted EBITDA (a)
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165,369
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157,998
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4.7
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%
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578,426
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533,507
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8.4
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%
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Net income
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64,307
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66,708
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(3.6
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)%
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127,261
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50,301
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153.0
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%
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EPS (b)
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0.46
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0.71
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(35.2
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)%
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1.05
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0.54
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94.4
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%
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Adjusted net income (a)
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62,106
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50,633
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22.7
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%
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186,153
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123,092
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51.2
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%
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Adjusted EPS (a)
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0.44
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0.36
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22.2
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%
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1.33
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0.88
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51.1
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%
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Basic weighted average shares
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135,910
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88,454
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53.7
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%
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116,599
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88,386
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31.9
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%
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Diluted weighted average shares
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139,708
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93,514
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49.4
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%
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121,135
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92,264
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31.3
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%
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a)
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See “Note Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Information” beginning on
Page 8
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b)
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EPS represents earnings per diluted share
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53rd Week:
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The fourth quarter and full year of fiscal 2017 included one
additional week ("53rd week") compared to the fourth quarter and full
year of fiscal 2018. Net sales and Net income for the 53rd week were
approximately $240 million and $7 million, respectively.
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Comparable club sales are calculated using the National Retail
Federation's restated calendar comparing similar weeks and exclude the
53rd week in fiscal 2017.
Additional Highlights:
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Comparable club sales for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018 increased
2.8% compared to the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017. Excluding the
impact of gasoline sales, merchandise comparable sales increased 2.9%,
representing the sixth consecutive quarter of positive merchandise
comparable sales. For fiscal 2018, comparable sales increased 3.7%
compared to fiscal 2017. Excluding the impact of gasoline sales,
merchandise comparable sales for fiscal 2018 increased 2.2% compared
to fiscal 2017.
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Gross profit increased to $628.9 million in the fourth quarter of
fiscal 2018 from $621.3 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017.
For the full year gross profit increased to $2.36 billion from $2.24
billion in fiscal 2017. Excluding the impact of gasoline sales and
membership fee income, merchandise gross margin rate increased by
approximately 10 basis points over the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017
and by approximately 60 basis points over the full year of fiscal
2017. The improvement was primarily driven by continued progress in
our category profitability improvement program.
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Selling, general and administrative expenses ("SG&A") were $517.0
million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018 compared to $527.7
million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017 and were $2.05 billion in
fiscal 2018 compared to $2.02 billion in fiscal 2017. SG&A, excluding
charges associated with stock-based compensation related to our
initial public offering (“IPO”), costs related to our IPO and the
registered offering by selling stockholders (the "offering costs"),
club asset impairment charges, voluntary retirement severance costs,
management fees and compensatory payments related to stock options,
was $516.3 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018 compared to
$516.7 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017 and was $2.0
billion in fiscal 2018 compared to $1.9 billion in fiscal 2017. The
increase in SG&A reflects continued investments to drive the Company’s
strategic priorities.
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Operating income increased to $109.9 million, or 3.2% of total revenue
in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018 compared to $92.7 million, or
2.6% of total revenue in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017. Excluding
the voluntary retirement severance costs and management fees,
operating income was $103.8 million, or 2.9% of total revenues, in the
fourth quarter of fiscal 2017. In fiscal 2018, operating income
increased to $303.5 million from $220.3 million in the prior year.
Excluding charges associated with stock-based compensation related to
our IPO, costs related to our IPO and the secondary offering, club
asset impairment charges, voluntary retirement severance costs,
management fees and compensatory payments related to stock options,
operating income increased to $363.5 million in fiscal 2018 from
$336.4 million in the prior year.
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Interest expense, net, decreased to $26.7 million in the fourth
quarter of fiscal 2018 compared to $46.5 million in the fourth quarter
of fiscal 2017. Excluding interest expense incurred on our second lien
term loan prior to the paydown, interest expense, net, would have been
$31.1 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017. Interest expense,
net, decreased to $164.5 million in fiscal 2018 from $196.7 million in
fiscal 2017. Excluding expenses associated with the 2018 repricing of
our outstanding borrowings, expenses associated with the paydown of
our second lien term loan in the second quarter of 2018 and interest
expense incurred on our second lien term loan prior to this paydown,
interest expense, net, would have been $114.8 million in fiscal 2018
compared to $139.5 million in fiscal 2017. The decline in interest
expense reflects the pay down of debt and the benefit of repricing our
first lien term loan and ABL facilities in the third quarter of fiscal
2018.
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Income tax expense was $19.4 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal
2018 compared to an income tax benefit of $21.9 million in the fourth
quarter of fiscal 2017. The fourth quarter of fiscal 2018 included a
benefit of $2.7 million from windfall tax benefits related to
exercised stock options. The fourth quarter of fiscal 2017 included a
benefit of approximately $32.1 million, associated with re-measurement
of net deferred tax liabilities resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs
Act of 2017. For fiscal 2018, income tax expense was $11.8 million
compared to a benefit of $28.4 million in fiscal 2017.
Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Outlook
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Outlook
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FY Ending February 1, 2020
(a)
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Outlook
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Amounts in millions, except for per share amounts.
Net
sales is in billions.
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FY 2019
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Net sales
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$12.9 - $13.2
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Merchandise Comparable Store Sales (b) |
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1.5% - 2.5%
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Income from Continuing Operations
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$200 - $212
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Adjusted EBITDA
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$590 - $600
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Interest expense
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$105 - $110
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Tax Rate(c) |
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Approx. 25%
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Net income
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$200 - $212
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EPS (d) |
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$1.42 - $1.50
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Capital Expenditures
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Approx. $200
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a)
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Reflects the estimated impact of adopting the lease accounting
standard. The new standard is not expected to have a material impact
on earnings.
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b)
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Merchandise comparable store sales excludes gasoline.
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c)
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Tax rate reflects statutory rate of 28.1% offset by estimated future
windfall stock benefits.
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d)
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Based on estimated diluted weighted average shares outstanding of
approximately 141 million.
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Conference Call Details
A conference call to discuss the fourth quarter fiscal 2018 financial
results is scheduled for today, March 6, 2019, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern
Time. Investors and analysts interested in participating in the call are
invited to dial 877-274-0290 (international callers please dial
647-689-5405) approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. A
live audio webcast of the conference call will be available online at https://investors.bjs.com.
A recorded replay of the conference call will be available within two
hours of the conclusion of the call and can be accessed both online at https://investors.bjs.com
and by dialing 416-621-4642 and entering the access code 7493058. The
recorded replay will be available until March 13, 2019 and an online
archive of the webcast will be available for one year.
About BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.
Headquartered in Westborough, Massachusetts, BJ's Wholesale Club
Holdings, Inc. is a leading operator of membership warehouse clubs in
the Eastern United States. The company currently operates 216 clubs and
138 BJ's Gas® locations in 16 states.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All
statements contained in this press release that do not relate to matters
of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements,
including, without limitation, statements regarding our strategic
priorities; our anticipated fiscal 2019 outlook; and our future
progress, as well as statements that include the words “expect,”
“intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “project,” “forecast,” “estimate,” “may,”
“should,” “anticipate” and similar statements of a future or
forward-looking nature. These forward-looking statements are based on
management’s current expectations. These statements are neither promises
nor guarantees, but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and
other important factors that may cause actual results, performance or
achievements to be materially different from any future results,
performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking
statements, including, but not limited to: uncertainties in the
financial markets, consumer and small business spending patterns and
debt levels; our dependence on having a large and loyal membership;
domestic and international economic conditions, including exchange
rates; our ability to procure the merchandise we sell at the best
possible prices; the effects of competition and regulation; our
dependence on vendors to supply us with quality merchandise at the right
time and at the right price; breaches of security or privacy of member
or business information; conditions affecting the acquisition,
development, ownership or use of real estate; our capital spending;
actions of vendors; our ability to attract and retain a qualified
management team and other team members; costs associated with employees
(generally including health care costs), energy and certain commodities,
geopolitical conditions (including tariffs); changes in our product mix
or in our revenues from gasoline sales; our failure to successfully
maintain a relevant omnichannel experience for our members; risks
related to our growth strategy to open new clubs; risks related to
our e-commerce business; and other important factors discussed under the
caption “Risk Factors” in our final prospectus under Rule 424(b) filed
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 21,
2019, as such factors may be updated from time to time in our other
filings with the SEC, which are accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
These and other important factors could cause actual results to differ
materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements made
in this press release. Any such forward-looking statements represent
management’s estimates as of the date of this press release. While we
may elect to update such forward-looking statements at some point in the
future, unless required by law, we disclaim any obligation to do so,
even if subsequent events cause our views to change. Thus, one should
not assume that our silence over time means that actual events are
bearing out as expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as
representing our views as of any date subsequent to the date of this
press release.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We refer to certain financial measures that are not recognized under
U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Please see “Note
Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Information and “Reconciliation of GAAP to
Non-GAAP Financial Information” below for additional information and a
reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable
GAAP financial measures.
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BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS, INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Amounts in
thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
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13 Weeks Ended
February 2, 2019
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14 Weeks Ended
February 3, 2018
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52 Weeks Ended
February 2, 2019
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53 Weeks Ended
February 3, 2018
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Net sales
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$
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3,343,814
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$
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3,489,973
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$
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12,724,454
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$
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12,495,995
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Membership fee income
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73,068
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66,016
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282,893
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258,594
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Total revenues
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3,416,882
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3,555,989
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13,007,347
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12,754,589
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Cost of sales
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2,787,937
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2,934,702
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10,646,452
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10,513,492
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Selling, general and administrative expenses
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517,010
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527,704
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2,051,324
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2,017,821
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Preopening expense
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2,053
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848
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6,118
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3,004
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Operating income
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109,882
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92,735
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303,453
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220,272
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Interest expense, net
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26,748
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46,513
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164,535
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196,724
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Income from continuing operations before income taxes
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83,134
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46,222
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138,918
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23,548
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Provision (benefit) for income taxes
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19,421
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(21,852
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)
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11,826
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(28,427
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)
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Income from continuing operations
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63,713
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68,074
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127,092
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51,975
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Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
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594
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(1,366
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169
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(1,674
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)
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Net income
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$
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64,307
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$
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66,708
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$
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127,261
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$
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50,301
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Income per share attributable to common stockholders - basic:
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Income from continuing operations
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$
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0.47
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$
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0.77
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$
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1.09
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$
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0.59
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Loss from discontinued operations
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—
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(0.02
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)
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—
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(0.02
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)
|
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Net income
|
|
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$
|
0.47
|
|
|
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$
|
0.75
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$
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1.09
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|
|
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$
|
0.57
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|
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Income per share attributable to common stockholders - diluted:
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Income from continuing operations
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$
|
0.46
|
|
|
|
$
|
0.73
|
|
|
|
$
|
1.05
|
|
|
|
$
|
0.56
|
|
|
Loss from discontinued operations
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(0.02
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)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(0.02
|
)
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
$
|
0.46
|
|
|
|
$
|
0.71
|
|
|
|
$
|
1.05
|
|
|
|
$
|
0.54
|
|
|
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
135,910
|
|
|
|
88,454
|
|
|
|
116,599
|
|
|
|
88,386
|
|
|
Diluted
|
|
|
139,708
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|
|
|
93,514
|
|
|
|
121,135
|
|
|
|
92,264
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS, INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
February 2, 2019
|
|
|
February 3, 2018
|
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ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
27,146
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|
|
|
$
|
34,954
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|
|
Accounts receivable, net
|
|
|
|
|
194,300
|
|
|
|
190,756
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|
|
Merchandise inventories
|
|
|
|
|
1,052,306
|
|
|
|
1,019,138
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|
|
Prepaid expense and other current assets
|
|
|
|
|
63,454
|
|
|
|
81,972
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|
|
Prepaid federal and state income taxes
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
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9,784
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|
Total current assets
|
|
|
|
|
1,337,206
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|
|
|
1,336,604
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Property and equipment, net
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748,778
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|
|
758,750
|
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
|
|
924,134
|
|
|
|
924,134
|
|
|
Intangibles, net
|
|
|
|
|
200,870
|
|
|
|
224,876
|
|
|
Other assets
|
|
|
|
|
28,297
|
|
|
|
29,492
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
3,239,285
|
|
|
|
$
|
3,273,856
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current portion of long-term debt
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
254,377
|
|
|
|
$
|
219,750
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
|
|
|
816,880
|
|
|
|
751,948
|
|
|
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
504,834
|
|
|
|
495,767
|
|
|
Accrued federal and state income taxes
|
|
|
|
|
858
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Closed store obligations due within one year
|
|
|
|
|
739
|
|
|
|
2,122
|
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
1,577,688
|
|
|
|
1,469,587
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt
|
|
|
|
|
1,546,471
|
|
|
|
2,492,660
|
|
|
Noncurrent closed store obligations
|
|
|
|
|
2,450
|
|
|
|
6,561
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes
|
|
|
|
|
36,937
|
|
|
|
57,074
|
|
|
Other noncurrent liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
277,823
|
|
|
|
267,393
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
|
|
|
|
|
(202,084
|
)
|
|
|
(1,019,419
|
)
|
|
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
3,239,285
|
|
|
|
$
|
3,273,856
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS, INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Amounts in
thousands)
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
52 Weeks Ended
February 2, 2019
|
|
|
53 Weeks Ended
February 3, 2018
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$
|
127,261
|
|
|
|
$
|
50,301
|
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Charges for discontinued operations
|
|
(235
|
)
|
|
|
2,766
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
162,223
|
|
|
|
164,061
|
|
|
Amortization of debt issuance costs and accretion of original issues
discount
|
|
6,556
|
|
|
|
8,463
|
|
|
Debt extinguishment and refinancing charges
|
|
23,602
|
|
|
|
9,788
|
|
|
Impairment charges for assets held for sale
|
|
3,962
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Other non-cash items, net
|
|
2,362
|
|
|
|
3,892
|
|
|
Stock-based compensation expense
|
|
57,677
|
|
|
|
9,102
|
|
|
Deferred income tax provision
|
|
(12,242
|
)
|
|
|
(35,623
|
)
|
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
(3,976
|
)
|
|
|
(24,507
|
)
|
|
Merchandise inventories
|
|
(33,168
|
)
|
|
|
12,706
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
49,114
|
|
|
|
43,604
|
|
|
Accrued expenses
|
|
21,485
|
|
|
|
23,241
|
|
|
Accrued income taxes
|
|
10,642
|
|
|
|
(12,651
|
)
|
|
Other operating assets and liabilities, net
|
|
11,840
|
|
|
|
(45,058
|
)
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
|
$
|
427,103
|
|
|
|
$
|
210,085
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additions to property and equipment, net of disposals
|
|
(145,913
|
)
|
|
|
(137,466
|
)
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
|
$
|
(145,913
|
)
|
|
|
$
|
(137,466
|
)
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from long term debt
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
$
|
547,544
|
|
|
Principal payments on long term debt
|
|
(36,167
|
)
|
|
|
(14,437
|
)
|
|
Paydown of First Lien Term Loan and extinguishment of Second Lien
Term Loan
|
|
(975,633
|
)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Net proceeds from ABL facility
|
|
72,000
|
|
|
|
162,000
|
|
|
Debt issuance costs paid
|
|
(982
|
)
|
|
|
(24,635
|
)
|
|
Dividends paid
|
|
(25
|
)
|
|
|
(735,518
|
)
|
|
Net cash received (paid) from stock option exercises
|
|
(14,240
|
)
|
|
|
858
|
|
|
Cash paid for share repurchases
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(1,969
|
)
|
|
Acquisition of treasury stock
|
|
(19,109
|
)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Proceeds from Initial Public Offering, net of underwriters discount
and commission
|
|
690,970
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Payment of Initial Public Offering costs
|
|
(5,081
|
)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Other financing activities
|
|
(731
|
)
|
|
|
(3,472
|
)
|
|
Net cash used in financing activities
|
|
$
|
(288,998
|
)
|
|
|
$
|
(69,629
|
)
|
|
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
(7,808
|
)
|
|
|
2,990
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
|
34,954
|
|
|
|
31,964
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
|
|
$
|
27,146
|
|
|
|
$
|
34,954
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Information
This press release includes financial measures that are not calculated
in accordance with GAAP, including adjusted net income, adjusted net
income per diluted share, and adjusted EBITDA.
We define adjusted net income as net income attributable to common
stockholders adjusted for: stock-based compensation related to the IPO;
offering costs; management fees; charges incurred in the 2017 dividend
recapitalization; compensatory payments related to options; club asset
impairment; charges related to extinguishing the second lien term loan;
interest and amortization on the second lien term loan; charges and
write-off fees related to the 2018 debt refinancings; the windfall tax
benefit from stock exercises; voluntary retirement severance costs, net
tax benefit related to the re-measurement of net deferred tax
liabilities as a result of the U.S. tax reform enacted in December 2017
and the tax impact of the foregoing adjustments on net income.
We define adjusted net income per diluted share as adjusted net income
divided by the diluted shares outstanding on the last day of the latest
period presented.
We define adjusted EBITDA as income from continuing operations before
interest expense, net, provision (benefit) for income taxes and
depreciation and amortization, adjusted for the impact of certain other
items, including: compensatory payments related to options; stock-based
compensation expense; preopening expenses; management fees; non-cash
rent; strategic consulting; severance; offering costs; and other
adjustments.
We present adjusted net income, adjusted net income per diluted share
and adjusted EBITDA, which are not recognized financial measures under
GAAP, because we believe it assists investors and analysts in comparing
our operating performance across reporting periods on a consistent basis
by excluding items that we do not believe are indicative of our core
operating performance.
Management believes that adjusted net income, adjusted net income per
diluted share and adjusted EBITDA are helpful in highlighting trends in
our 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. We use adjusted net income, adjusted
net income per diluted share and adjusted EBITDA to supplement GAAP
measures of performance in the evaluation of the effectiveness of our
business strategies; to make budgeting decisions; and to compare our
performance against that of other peer companies using similar measures.
We also use adjusted EBITDA in connection with establishing
discretionary annual incentive compensation.
You are encouraged to evaluate these adjustments and the reasons we
consider them appropriate for supplemental analysis. In evaluating
adjusted net income, adjusted net income per diluted share and adjusted
EBITDA, you should be aware that in the future we may incur expenses
that are the same as or like some of the adjustments in our presentation
of these metrics. Our presentation of adjusted net income, adjusted net
income per diluted share and adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as
alternatives to any other performance measure derived in accordance with
GAAP and they should not be construed as an inference that the Company’s
future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items.
There can be no assurance that we will not modify the presentation of
adjusted net income, adjusted net income per diluted share, or adjusted
EBITDA in the future, and any such modification may be material. In
addition, adjusted net income, adjusted net income per diluted share, or
adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used
by other companies in our industry or across different industries.
Additionally, adjusted net income, adjusted net income per diluted share
and adjusted EBITDA have limitations as analytical tools, and you should
not consider them in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our
results as reported under GAAP.
|
|
|
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Information
|
|
|
BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS, INC.
Reconciliation of
net income to adjusted net income and adjusted net income per
diluted share
(Amounts in thousands, except per share
amounts)
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13 Weeks Ended
February 2, 2019
|
|
|
14 Weeks Ended
February 3, 2018
|
|
|
52 Weeks Ended
February 2, 2019
|
|
|
53 Weeks Ended
February 3, 2018
|
|
Net income as reported
|
|
|
$
|
64,307
|
|
|
|
$
|
66,708
|
|
|
|
$
|
127,261
|
|
|
|
$
|
50,301
|
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock-based compensation related to IPO (a)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
48,927
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Offering costs (b)
|
|
|
660
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
3,803
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Management fees (c)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
1,965
|
|
|
|
3,333
|
|
|
|
8,038
|
|
|
Charges incurred in the 2017 dividend recapitalization (d)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
21,061
|
|
|
Compensatory payments related to options (e)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
77,953
|
|
|
Club asset impairment (f)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
3,962
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Charges related to extinguishing Second Lien Term Loan (g)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
19,159
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Interest and amortization on Second Lien Term Loan (h)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
15,427
|
|
|
|
24,341
|
|
|
|
57,225
|
|
|
Charges and write-offs related to 2018 debt refinancings (i)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
6,240
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Windfall tax benefit from stock exercises (j)
|
|
|
(2,676
|
)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(20,029
|
)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Voluntary retirement severance (k)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
9,065
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
9,065
|
|
|
Net tax benefit related to U.S. Tax Reform (l)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(32,081
|
)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(32,081
|
)
|
|
Tax impact of adjustments to net income (m)
|
|
|
(185
|
)
|
|
|
(10,451
|
)
|
|
|
(30,844
|
)
|
|
|
(68,470
|
)
|
|
Adjusted net income
|
|
|
$
|
62,106
|
|
|
|
$
|
50,633
|
|
|
|
$
|
186,153
|
|
|
|
$
|
123,092
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average fully diluted shares outstanding
|
|
|
139,708
|
|
|
|
93,514
|
|
|
|
121,135
|
|
|
|
92,264
|
|
|
Fully diluted shares outstanding at February 2, 2019
|
|
|
139,708
|
|
|
|
139,708
|
|
|
|
139,708
|
|
|
|
139,708
|
|
|
Adjusted net income per diluted share (n)
|
|
|
$
|
0.44
|
|
|
|
$
|
0.36
|
|
|
|
$
|
1.33
|
|
|
|
$
|
0.88
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
|
Represents one-time stock-based compensation expense for certain
restricted stock and stock option awards issued in connection with
our IPO.
|
|
(b)
|
|
Represents one-time costs related to our IPO, secondary offering
and other shareholder related filings.
|
|
(c)
|
|
Represents management fees paid to our sponsors (or advisory
affiliates thereof) in accordance with our management services
agreement, which terminated upon closing of the IPO.
|
|
(d)
|
|
Represents the write-off of certain deferred financing charges and
other amounts in connection with the 2017 dividend recapitalization.
|
|
(e)
|
|
Represents payments to holders of our stock options made pursuant to
antidilutive provisions in connection with dividends paid to our
shareholders.
|
|
(f)
|
|
Represents the impairment charges related to a club relocated in
2018.
|
|
(g)
|
|
Represents the write-off of certain deferred financing charges and a
prepayment penalty associated with the payoff of our second lien
term loan.
|
|
(h)
|
|
Represents the historical interest expense associated with the
second lien term loan that was paid in full with proceeds from our
IPO.
|
|
(i)
|
|
Represents fees and the write-off of deferred fees associated with
the repricing of the Company’s first lien term loan and ABL facility.
|
|
(j)
|
|
Represents the windfall tax benefit to the Company due to the
exercise of stock options in connection with the secondary offering
and of certain stock options by former employees of the Company.
|
|
(k)
|
|
Represents termination costs associated with our voluntary
retirement packages issued in January 2018.
|
|
(l)
|
|
Represents the impact of the estimated benefit related to the
remeasurement of net deferred tax liabilities as a result of U.S.
tax reform enacted in December 2017.
|
|
(m)
|
|
Represents the tax effect of the above adjustments at an effective
tax rate of approximately 28%, as applicable.
|
|
(n)
|
|
Adjusted net income per diluted share is measured using the fully
diluted shares outstanding at February 2, 2019 of 139.7 million
shares for all periods presented.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF
ADJUSTED EBITDA
(Amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
13 Weeks Ended
February 2, 2019
|
|
|
14 Weeks Ended
February 3, 2018
|
|
|
52 Weeks Ended
February 2, 2019
|
|
|
53 Weeks Ended
February 3, 2018
|
|
Income from continuing operations
|
|
|
$
|
63,713
|
|
|
|
$
|
68,074
|
|
|
|
$
|
127,092
|
|
|
|
$
|
51,975
|
|
|
Interest expense, net
|
|
|
26,748
|
|
|
|
46,513
|
|
|
|
164,535
|
|
|
|
196,724
|
|
|
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
|
|
|
19,421
|
|
|
|
(21,852
|
)
|
|
|
11,826
|
|
|
|
(28,427
|
)
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
39,789
|
|
|
|
40,657
|
|
|
|
162,223
|
|
|
|
164,061
|
|
|
Compensatory payments related to options (a)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
77,953
|
|
|
Stock-based compensation expense (b)
|
|
|
2,932
|
|
|
|
1,453
|
|
|
|
58,917
|
|
|
|
9,102
|
|
|
Preopening expenses (c)
|
|
|
2,053
|
|
|
|
848
|
|
|
|
6,118
|
|
|
|
3,004
|
|
|
Management fees (d)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
1,965
|
|
|
|
3,333
|
|
|
|
8,038
|
|
|
non-cash rent (e )
|
|
|
1,273
|
|
|
|
1,010
|
|
|
|
4,864
|
|
|
|
5,391
|
|
|
Strategic consulting (f)
|
|
|
10,917
|
|
|
|
5,914
|
|
|
|
33,486
|
|
|
|
30,316
|
|
|
Severance (g)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
9,065
|
|
|
|
960
|
|
|
|
9,065
|
|
|
Offering costs (h)
|
|
|
660
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
3,803
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Other adjustments (i)
|
|
|
(2,137
|
)
|
|
|
4,351
|
|
|
|
1,269
|
|
|
|
6,305
|
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA
|
|
|
$
|
165,369
|
|
|
|
$
|
157,998
|
|
|
|
$
|
578,426
|
|
|
|
$
|
533,507
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
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Represents payments to holders of our stock options made pursuant to
antidilutive provisions in connection with dividends paid to our
shareholders.
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(b)
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Represents total stock-based compensation expense and includes
one-time expense related to certain restricted stock and stock
option awards issued in connection with our IPO.
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(c)
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Represents direct incremental costs of opening or relocating a
facility that are charged to operations as incurred.
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(d)
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Represents management fees paid to our sponsors (or advisory
affiliates thereof) in accordance with our management services
agreement, which terminated upon closing of the IPO.
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(e)
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Consists of an adjustment to remove the non-cash portion of rent
expense, which has been recorded on a straight-line basis in
accordance with GAAP.
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(f)
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Represents fees paid to external consultants for strategic
initiatives of limited duration.
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(g)
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Represents termination costs to a former executive and termination
costs associated with our voluntary retirement packages issued in
January 2018.
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(h)
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Represents one-time costs related to our IPO, secondary offering
and other shareholder related filings.
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(i)
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Other non-cash items, including amortization of a deferred gain from
sale lease back transactions in 2013, non-cash accretion on asset
retirement obligations, obligations associated with our
post-retirement medical plan, impairment charges related to a club
that was relocated in 2018 and a gain from a third party settlement.
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BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS, INC.
Reconciliation of
GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Fiscal Year 2019
Outlook for Adjusted EBITDA
(Amounts in millions)
(Unaudited)
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Fiscal Year 2019 Outlook
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Low End
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High End
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Income from continuing operations
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$
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200
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|
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$
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212
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|
Interest expense, net
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|
|
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110
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|
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105
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|
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
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|
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67
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|
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70
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|
Depreciation and amortization
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|
|
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165
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|
|
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165
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Stock Based Compensation
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|
|
|
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20
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|
|
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20
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|
Preopening expenses (a)
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|
|
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12
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|
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12
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non-cash rent (b)
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4
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4
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Strategic consulting (c)
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12
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|
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12
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Adjusted EBITDA
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$
|
590
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|
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$
|
600
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(a)
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Represents direct incremental costs of opening or relocating a
facility that are charged to operations as incurred.
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(b)
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Consists of an adjustment to remove the non-cash portion of rent
expense.
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(c)
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Represents fees paid to external consultants for strategic
initiatives of limited duration.
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View source version on businesswire.com:
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Investor Contact:
Faten Freiha, BJ's Wholesale Club
(774)
512-6320
ffreiha@bjs.com
Media
Contact:
Kirk Saville, BJ’s Wholesale Club
(774) 512-7425
ksaville@bjs.com
Source: BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.