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Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. Reports Fiscal 2022 Second Quarter Results

Net Sales of $1.44B; Comparable Sales of (26)%,  In Line with Expectations Announced on August 31st

GAAP and Adjusted Gross Margin of 27.7% Reflecting 260bps of Accelerated Inventory Clearance Activity vs. Q2’21

Double-Digit Improvement in Inventory to Net Sales Gap vs. Q1’22

Current Liquidity of Approximately $0.85 Billion

Recently Launched At-The-Market Offering Program to Provide Incremental Flexibility

UNION, NJ — Bed Bath & Beyond reported financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2022 ended August 27, 2022.

Reported (GAAP) Adjusted2
($ in millions, except per share data) Three months ended Three months ended
August 27,
2022
August 28,
2021
Diff August 27,
2022
August 28,
2021
Diff
Net Sales $1,437 $1,985 (28) % $1,437 $1,985 (28) %
Comparable1 Sales (26) %
Gross Margin 27.7 % 30.3 % -260bps 27.7 % 34.0 % -630bps
SG&A Margin 44.2 % 32.9 % 1,130bps 44.2 % 33.0 % 1,120bps
Net (Loss) Income ($366) ($73) ($293) ($256) $4 ($260)
Adjusted2 EBITDA ($168) $85 ($253)
Adjusted2 EBITDA Margin (11.7) % 4.3 % -1,600bps
EPS – Diluted ($4.59) ($0.72) ($3.87) ($3.22) $0.04 ($3.26)

Sue Gove, Director & Interim CEO of Bed Bath & Beyond said, “Our results for the second quarter came in as previously expected and announced. While our sales and profit results do not yet reflect the strategic and financial actions we have initiated to change our performance, they do demonstrate sequential progress in several key areas. In the first quarter, we experienced a significant dislocation between sales and inventory that we began to address immediately during the second quarter. Aggressive inventory optimization actions, including accelerated markdowns and strategic promotions, led to double digit improvement in this gap. Working with our supplier partners has also been an important focus area and our payables are considerably healthier than in the prior quarter as evident on our balance sheet.

Ms. Gove continued, “Although still very early, we are seeing signs of continued progress as merchandising and inventory changes begin. For example, we have seen positive sales trends where in-stock positions and visual merchandising have improved. Our Welcome Rewards loyalty program also continues to gain momentum with membership expanding by more than 1.3 million since the end of August, for a total of 6.4 million members since launching this summer. Enrolled members represent more frequent purchases and higher transaction values across all three banners. Our buybuy BABY business continues to hold market share relative to other mass market retailers in today’s highly competitive environment. We are enhancing our capabilities while leveraging Welcome Rewards, such as the relaunch of our Baby registry business later this fiscal year, increasing the effectiveness of marketing investments, and realizing the strategic shift of our merchandise assortment which had minimal impact in this quarter, all targeted to drive customers and top-line growth.”

“We have worked quickly to deploy strategic and financial changes swiftly to increase cash through business growth and lowering our cost structure by approximately $250 million in the second half of fiscal 2022, or an expected $500 million on an annualized basis. We are confident that our current liquidity will enable the necessary changes we are implementing. I want to thank our teams for their proven dedication and resilience during this extraordinary and important time for our organization. We are more focused than ever on demonstrating improvement in the coming quarters.  Regaining market share and enhancing liquidity are our top priorities.”

Q2 Highlights

• Net Sales of $1,437M declined (28)%, reflecting a Comparable1 Sales decline of (26)% and (2)% related to the impact from fleet optimization activity
° Bed Bath & Beyond banner Comparable1 Sales decline of (28)%; reflecting legacy merchandise assortment, out of stocks, and continued trends in customer traffic
° buybuy BABY maintaining market share while Comparable1 Sales decreased by high-teens percentage compared to growth of high-teens percentage in the year ago period
• Launch of Welcome Rewards during the quarter with membership of 6.3 million, reflecting approximately 30% increase in new members
• GAAP Gross Margin of 27.7%; Adjusted2 Gross Margin of 27.7%
° Adjusted2 Gross Margin reflects 260bps of negative impact from accelerated inventory clearance activity at the Bed Bath & Beyond banner, leading to double-digit improvement in Inventory to Net Sales versus last quarter
° Adjusted2 Gross Margin also includes 100bps of transient supply chain-related port fees which the Company expects to recede by fiscal year-end
° Excluding the aforementioned 360bps of accelerated and transient costs, Q2 Adjusted2 Gross Margin would have been 31.3%
• Cash Flow from Operations of approximately $(198.9) million and Capital Expenditures of approximately $(121.6) million resulting in Free Cash Flow of approximately $(320.5) million.
• Liquidity of approximately $0.85 billion as of fiscal September, reflecting recently expanded $1.13 billion ABL facility and new $375.0 million “first-in-last-out” loan (“FILO loan”)
• At-the-Market (“ATM”) Offering Program recently launched with approximately three million shares of twelve million authorized shares sold for proceeds of approximately $30 million

Fiscal 2022 Second Quarter Results (ending August 27, 2022)

Net sales of $1,437M declined (28)%, reflecting a Comparable1 Sales decline of (26)% and (2)% related to the impact from fleet optimization activity.

• By channel, Comparable1 Sales declined (28)% in Stores and (22)% in Digital versus the fiscal 2021 second quarter.
• Bed Bath & Beyond banner Comparable1 Sales decreased (28)% compared to the prior year period. Results exclude the impact from the Company’s previously announced store fleet optimization program, which began in the second half of fiscal 2020.
• buybuy BABY banner Comparable1 Sales decreased in the high-teens compared to growth of high-teens percentage during the fiscal 2021 second quarter.

GAAP and Adjusted Gross Margin was 27.7% for the quarter. Adjusted2 Gross Margin of 27.7% included a 260 basis point negative impact compared to last year from accelerated clearance activity as the Company works aggressively to right-size inventory levels commensurate with sales. Port-related transient supply chain costs also impacted Adjusted2 Gross Margin by 100 basis points versus the year ago period. Excluding the aforementioned 360 basis points of accelerated and transient costs, Q2 Adjusted2 Gross Margin would have been 31.3%.

SG&A expense on both a GAAP and Adjusted2 basis remain at lower levels compared to the prior year period, primarily due to cost reductions and lower rent and occupancy expenses on a lower store base following the Company’s fleet optimization program. SG&A Margin for the quarter increased on a GAAP and Adjusted2 basis versus last year due to lower Net Sales. These results do not reflect significant cost optimization plans that began following the Company’s Business & Strategic Update on August 31, 2022. Significant SG&A actions include a 20% reduction in force across corporate and supply chain, in addition to decreases in indirect spending throughout the organization.

Adjusted2 EBITDA for the period was ($168) million reflecting lower Net Sales and lower Adjusted2 Gross Margin.

Net Loss per diluted share of $(4.59) for the quarter reflected approximately $1.38 of special items for the quarter. Excluding special items, Adjusted2 Net Loss per diluted share was $(3.22). Special items during the second quarter included restructuring costs driven by severance charges related to the departure of certain executive officers and the aforementioned reduction in force.

For the fiscal 2022 second quarter, the Company reported operating cash flow of approximately $(198.9) million. Investing cash flow of $(121.6) million was primarily driven by planned capital expenditures in connection with store remodels, new openings (related to buybuy BABY), maintenance and investments in technology. The Company has paused its new store and remodel programs for the remainder of fiscal 2022 which is expected to reduce its fiscal 2022 planned capital expenditures by approximately $150 million from a prior expectation of approximately $400 million.

Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and investments totaled approximately $0.2 billion and Total Liquidity3 was approximately $0.5 billion as of the fiscal 2022 second quarter, including the Company’s prior $1.0 billion asset-backed revolving credit facility less borrowings of $550 million and approximately $136.4 million in letters of credit.

As announced on August 31, 2022, the Company secured more than $500.0 million of new financing, including a newly expanded $1.130 billion asset-backed revolving credit facility and a new $375.0 million FILO facility. Current liquidity is $0.85 billion, after repayments and borrowings that have occurred subsequent to the fiscal 2022 second quarter. Additionally, the Company’s 12 million share ATM program has launched. Program-to-date, the Company has sold approximately three million shares for approximately $30 million. Proceeds from the Company’s ATM are expected to be used to advance strategic financial objectives.

The Company is considering liability management transactions with particular focus on the 2024 bonds. Transactions could be launched in the third quarter and could include offers to exchange our current debt for new longer tenured debt or equity at exchange ratios related to the then-current value of the current debt. However, the transactions could take other forms or might not be launched at all.

Fiscal 2022 Outlook Commentary

As previously announced with the Company’s Business and Strategic Update on August 31, 2022, the Company is maintaining the following outlook parameters for fiscal 2022:

• Comparable1 Sales decline in the 20% range driven by improvements in the second half of fiscal 2022 versus the first half of fiscal 2022
• Adjusted2 SG&A expense approximately $250 million below last year, reflecting cost optimization actions occurring in the second half of fiscal 2022
• Capital Expenditures of approximately $250 million versus the Company’s original plans of approximately $400 million previously planned for fiscal 2022

Based on these guidance parameters, as well as ongoing working capital management and the timing of SG&A savings, planned reductions in capital expenditures and future store closures, the Company anticipates breakeven operating cash flow by the end of fiscal 2022.

The Company will provide further commentary and context for its fiscal 2022 outlook during its conference call as well as in its investor presentation available on the investor relations section of the Company’s website at http://bedbathandbeyond.gcs-web.com/investor-relations.

Fiscal 2022 Second Quarter Conference Call and Investor Presentation

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.’s fiscal 2022 second quarter conference call with analysts and investors will be held today at 8:15am EDT and may be accessed by dialing 1-404-400-0571, or if international, 1-866-374-5140, using conference ID number 63266542#. A live audio webcast of the conference call, along with the earnings press release, investor presentation and supplemental financial disclosures, will also be available on the investor relations section of the Company’s website at http://bedbathandbeyond.gcs-web.com/investor-relations. The webcast will be available for replay after the call.

The Company has also made available an Investor Presentation on the investor relations section of the Company’s website at http://bedbathandbeyond.gcs-web.com/events-and-presentations.

(1) Comparable Sales reflects the year-over-year change in sales from the Company’s retail channels, including stores and digital, that have been operating for twelve full months following the opening period (typically six to eight weeks). Comparable Sales excludes the impact of the Company’s store network optimization program.
(2) Adjusted items refer to comparable sales as well as financial measures that are derived from measures calculated in accordance with GAAP, which have been adjusted to exclude certain items. Adjusted Gross Margin, Adjusted SG&A, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, and Adjusted EPS – Diluted are non-GAAP financial measures.  For more information about non-GAAP financial measures, see “Non-GAAP Information” below.
(3) Total Liquidity includes cash & investments and availability under the Company’s asset-based revolving credit facility.
About the Company

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) is an omnichannel retailer that makes it easy for our customers to feel at home. The Company sells a wide assortment of merchandise in the Home, Baby, Beauty and Wellness markets.  Additionally, the Company is a partner in a joint venture which operates retail stores in Mexico under the name Bed Bath & Beyond.

The Company operates websites at bedbathandbeyond.com, bedbathandbeyond.ca, buybuybaby.com, buybuybaby.ca, harmondiscount.com, and facevalues.com. As of August 27, 2022, the Company had a total of 955 stores, including 768 Bed Bath & Beyond stores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Canada, 137 buybuy BABY stores and 50 stores under the names Harmon, Harmon Face Values or Face Values. During the fiscal 2022 second quarter, the Company opened 2 buybuy BABY stores. Additionally during the fiscal 2022 second quarter, the Company closed 2 stores including 1 Bed Bath & Beyond stores and 1 Harmon store. The joint venture to which the Company is a partner operates 12 stores in Mexico under the name Bed Bath & Beyond.

 

BED BATH & BEYOND INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
August 27,
2022
August 28,
2021
August 27,
2022
August 28,
2021
Net sales $      1,437,018 $      1,984,696 $      2,900,436 $      3,938,508
Cost of sales 1,038,756 1,383,627 2,152,862 2,703,745
    Gross profit 398,262 601,069 747,574 1,234,763
Selling, general and administrative expenses 634,877 652,972 1,272,385 1,311,734
Impairments 55,518 7,584 82,217 16,713
Restructuring and transformation initiative expenses 54,069 24,495 78,332 58,181
Loss on sale of businesses 132 4,121
    Operating loss (346,202) (84,114) (685,360) (155,986)
Interest expense, net 18,603 16,121 35,051 32,121
Loss on extinguishment of debt 111 376
    Loss before provision (benefit) for income taxes (364,805) (100,346) (720,411) (188,483)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes 1,354 (27,131) 3,414 (64,394)
Net loss $        (366,159) $          (73,215) $        (723,825) $        (124,089)
Net loss per share – Basic $              (4.59) $              (0.72) $              (9.09) $              (1.19)
Net loss per share – Diluted $              (4.59) $              (0.72) $              (9.09) $              (1.19)
Weighted average shares outstanding – Basic 79,706 101,951 79,659 104,361
Weighted average shares outstanding – Diluted 79,706 101,951 79,659 104,361

 

Non-GAAP Reconciliation
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended August 27, 2022
Excluding
Reported Loss on Sale of Businesses Loss on extinguishment of debt Restructuring and Transformation Expenses Impairments charges Total income tax impact Total Impact Adjusted
Gross Profit $     398,262 $               — $                — $                 — $               — $               — $               — $       398,262
Gross margin 27.7 % — % — % — % — % — % — % 27.7 %
Restructuring and transformation initiative expenses 54,069 (54,069) (54,069)
(Loss) earnings before provision (benefit) for income taxes (364,805) 54,229 55,518 109,747 (255,058)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes 1,354 1,354
Effective tax rate (0.4) % (0.1) % (0.1) % (0.5) %
Net (loss) income $   (366,159) $                 — $                  — $            54,229 $         55,518 $                 — $       109,747 $    (256,412)
Net loss per share – Diluted $          (4.59) $              1.38 $           (3.22)
Weighted average shares outstanding- Basic 79,706 79,706 79,706
Weighted average shares outstanding- Diluted 79,706 (1) 79,706 79,706
Reconciliation of Net Income (loss) to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
Net (loss) income $    (366,159) $                 — $                  — $            54,229 $         55,518 $                 — $       109,747 $    (256,412)
Depreciation and amortization 70,991 (2,057) (2,057) 68,934
Interest expense 18,603 18,603
Provision (benefit) for income taxes 1,354 1,354
EBITDA $    (275,211) $                 — $                  — $            52,172 $         55,518 $                 — $       107,690 $    (167,521)
EBITDA as % of net sales (11.7) %
(1) If a company is in a net loss position, then for earnings per share purposes, diluted weighted average shares outstanding are equivalent to basic weighted average shares outstanding.

 

Three Months Ended August 28, 2021
Excluding
Reported Loss on Sale of Businesses Loss on extinguishment of debt Restructuring and Transformation Expenses Impairment charges (Gain) loss on sale of property Total income tax impact Total Impact Adjusted
Gross Profit $     601,069 $               — $                — $          73,679 $               — $              — $               — $       73,679 $      674,748
Gross margin 30.3 % — % — % 3.7 % — % — % — % 3.7 % 34.0 %
Restructuring and transformation initiative expenses 24,495 (24,495) (24,495)
(Loss) earnings before (benefit) provision for income taxes (100,346) 132 111 98,174 7,584 (1,339) 104,662 4,316
(Benefit) provision for income taxes (27,131) 27,751 27,751 620
Effective tax rate 27.0 % (12.6) % (12.6) % 14.4 %
Net (loss) income $     (73,215) $               132 $                111 $            98,174 $            7,584 $       (1,339) $      (27,751) $         76,911 $           3,696
Net (loss) earnings per share – Diluted $          (0.72) $           0.76 $             0.04
Weighted average shares outstanding- Basic 101,951 101,951 101,951
Weighted average shares outstanding- Diluted 101,951 (1) 101,951 104,037
Reconciliation of Net (Loss) Income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
Net (loss) income $      (73,215) $               132 $                111 $            98,174 $            7,584 $       (1,339) $      (27,751) $         76,911 $           3,696
Depreciation and amortization 70,112 (5,924) (5,924) 64,188
Loss on extinguishment of debt 111 (111) (111)
Interest expense 16,121 16,121
(Benefit) provision for income taxes (27,131) 27,751 27,751 620
EBITDA $      (14,002) $               132 $                  — $            92,250 $            7,584 $       (1,339) $                 — $         98,627 $        84,625
EBITDA as % of net sales 4.3 %
(1) If a company is in a net loss position, then for earnings per share purposes, diluted weighted average shares outstanding are equivalent to basic weighted average shares outstanding.

 

BED BATH & BEYOND INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except per share data)
August 27, 2022 February 26, 2022 August 28, 2021
(unaudited) (unaudited)
Assets
Current assets:
    Cash and cash equivalents $            135,270 $            439,496 $            970,592
    Short term investment securities 29,999
    Merchandise inventories 1,576,270 1,725,410 1,590,669
    Prepaid expenses and other current assets 192,615 198,248 510,109
        Total current assets 1,904,155 2,363,154 3,101,369
Long-term investment securities 20,228 19,212 19,459
Property and equipment, net 1,121,203 1,027,387 918,462
Operating lease assets 1,469,076 1,562,857 1,668,621
Other assets 151,977 157,962 359,612
Total assets $        4,666,639 $        5,130,572 $        6,067,523
Liabilities and Shareholders’ (Deficit) Equity
Current liabilities:
    Accounts payable $            783,681 $            872,445 $            991,502
    Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 394,268 529,371 514,404
    Merchandise credit and gift card liabilities 328,089 326,465 311,013
    Current operating lease liabilities 322,430 346,506 349,847
    Current income taxes payable
        Total current liabilities 1,828,468 2,074,787 2,166,766
Other liabilities 114,259 102,438 74,831
Operating lease liabilities 1,479,456 1,508,002 1,609,912
Income taxes payable 92,146 91,424 102,192
Long-term debt 1,729,964 1,179,776 1,179,588
        Total liabilities 5,244,293 4,956,427 5,133,289
Shareholders’ (deficit) equity:
Preferred stock – $0.01 par value; authorized – 1,000 shares; no shares issued or outstanding
Common stock – $0.01 par value; authorized – 900,000 shares; issued 345,053, 344,146 and 343,596, respectively; outstanding 80,363, 81,979 and 101,060 shares, respectively 3,450 3,441 3,436
Additional paid-in capital 2,253,039 2,235,894 2,218,400
Retained earnings 8,942,368 9,666,091 10,101,522
Treasury stock, at cost; 264,691, 262,167 and 242,536 shares, respectively (11,728,514) (11,685,267) (11,335,845)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (47,997) (46,014) (53,279)
        Total shareholders’ (deficit) equity (577,654) 174,145 934,234
        Total liabilities and shareholders’ (deficit) equity $        4,666,639 $        5,130,572 $        6,067,523

 

BED BATH & BEYOND INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands, unaudited)
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
August 27, 2022 August 28, 2021 August 27, 2022 August 28, 2021
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
  Net loss $          (366,159) $           (73,215) $         (723,825) $          (124,089)
  Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
    Depreciation and amortization 70,991 70,112 142,094 138,390
    Impairments 55,518 7,584 82,217 16,713
    Stock-based compensation 9,311 10,075 16,434 17,993
    Deferred income taxes 2,299 (26,803) (48,938)
    Loss on sale of businesses 132 4,121
    Loss on debt extinguishment 111 376
    Other 377 (3,176) 967 (5,373)
    Decrease (increase) in assets:
        Merchandise inventories 181,486 (31,070) 146,729 82,296
        Other current assets (7,560) 3,659 411 82,203
        Other assets 24 (293) (82) (225)
    (Decrease) increase in liabilities:
        Accounts payable (33,804) 111,691 (81,401) 9,490
        Accrued expenses and other current liabilities (98,854) 12,667 (136,892) (116,660)
        Merchandise credit and gift card liabilities 3,103 1,878 1,927 (1,543)
        Income taxes payable 2,097 (767) 793 (490)
        Operating lease assets and liabilities, net (14,663) (4,869) (27,759) (1,744)
        Other liabilities (3,040) (2,937) (4,038) (6,482)
  Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities (198,874) 74,779 (582,425) 46,038
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
    Purchases of held-to-maturity investment securities (29,997)
    Net proceeds from sale of property 5,000 5,000
    Capital expenditures (121,648) (75,954) (226,500) (149,475)
  Net cash used in investing activities (121,648) (70,954) (226,500) (174,472)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
    Borrowing of long-term debt 350,000 550,000
    Repayments of long-term debt (3,182) (11,355)
    Repayments of finance leases (809) (809)
    Repurchase of common stock, including fees (219) (101,316) (43,247) (240,011)
    Payment of dividends (45) (80) (316) (640)
    Payment of deferred financing fees (3,443) (3,443)
  Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 348,927 (108,021) 505,628 (255,449)
  Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (620) (4,628) (871) 1,489
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 27,785 (108,824) (304,168) (382,394)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash:
  Beginning of period 138,931 1,133,654 470,884 1,407,224
  End of period $           166,716 $        1,024,830 $          166,716 $        1,024,830

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