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Burlington Stores, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2023 Earnings

  • On a GAAP basis, total sales increased 9%
  • Net income was $31 million, and diluted EPS was $0.47
  • Comparable store sales increased 4%
  • On a non-GAAP basis, Adjusted EBIT was $68 million and Adjusted EPS was $0.60, which included $0.03 per share of expense related to recently acquired Bed Bath & Beyond leases

BURLINGTON, N.J., Aug. 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —  Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE: BURL), a nationally recognized off-price retailer of high-quality, branded apparel, footwear, accessories, and merchandise for the home at everyday low prices, today announced its results for the second quarter ended July 29, 2023.

Michael O’Sullivan, CEO, stated, “Our comparable store sales growth for the second quarter was 4%, which was at the high end of our guidance range, while margin and earnings performance were significantly ahead of our guidance. Our strategies to deliver great value to our customers are working, and we have been helped in the execution of these strategies by very strong availability of great off-price merchandise.”

He continued, “Looking at the spring season as a whole, it is clear that the lower-income shopper, our core customer, is still under significant economic pressure. Based on the underlying year-to-date comp trend we are narrowing our full-year comparable store sales guidance to a range of 3% to 4% versus 2022. It is possible that the trend will strengthen in the back half of the year, and if it does, then we are confident that we can chase it.”

Mr. O’Sullivan continued, “Compared to our peers, we have a huge opportunity to expand our store count. We also have potential to improve our sales productivity and individual store economics with our smaller store prototype. Over the past several months there has been an opening up in the supply of great real estate locations, driven by retail bankruptcies. We are very pleased that we have recently been able to acquire the leases to 62 former Bed Bath & Beyond stores. These locations together with the broader loosening of real estate supply should significantly strengthen our new store and relocation pipeline for 2024 and potentially beyond.”

Fiscal 2023 Second Quarter Operating Results (for the 13-week period ended July 29, 2023, compared with the 13-week period ended July 30, 2022) 

  • Total sales increased 9% compared to the second quarter of Fiscal 2022 to $2,170 million, while comparable store sales increased 4% compared to the second quarter of Fiscal 2022. 
  • Gross margin rate as a percentage of net sales was 41.7% vs. 38.9% for the second quarter of Fiscal 2022, an increase of 280 basis points. Merchandise margin improved by 150 basis points and freight expense improved 130 basis points.
  • Product sourcing costs, which are included in selling, general and administrative expenses (SG&A), were $183 million vs. $157 million in the second quarter of Fiscal 2022. Product sourcing costs include the costs of processing goods through our supply chain and buying costs.  
  • SG&A was 35.7% as a percentage of net sales vs. 34.6% in the second quarter of Fiscal 2022, higher by 110 basis points. Adjusted SG&A was 27.0% as a percentage of net sales vs. 26.1% in the second quarter of Fiscal 2022, an increase of 90 basis points.  
  • The effective tax rate was 26.4% vs. 25.0% in the second quarter of Fiscal 2022. The Adjusted Effective Tax Rate was 25.6% vs. 25.1% in the second quarter of Fiscal 2022.  
  • Net income was $31 million, or $0.47 per share vs. $12 million, or $0.18 per share for the second quarter of Fiscal 2022. Adjusted Net Income was $39 million, or $0.60 per share, vs. $23 million, or $0.35 per share for the second quarter of Fiscal 2022; this Adjusted Net Income included $1.8 million, or $0.03 per share, of expense related to recently acquired leases from Bed Bath & Beyond.
  • Diluted weighted average shares outstanding amounted to 65.0 million during the quarter compared with 66.0 million during the second quarter of Fiscal 2022.  
  • Adjusted EBITDA was $141 million vs. $111 million in the second quarter of Fiscal 2022, an increase of 90 basis points as a percentage of sales. Adjusted EBIT was $68 million vs. $43 million in the second quarter of Fiscal 2022, an increase of 100 basis points as a percentage of sales.  

First Six Months of Fiscal 2023 Results

  • Total sales increased 10% compared to the first six months of Fiscal 2022. Net income increased 126% compared to the same period in Fiscal 2022 to $64 million, or $0.98 per share vs. $0.42 per share in the prior period. Adjusted EBIT increased by $53 million compared to the first six months of Fiscal 2022, to $154 million, an increase of 100 basis points as a percentage of sales. Adjusted Net Income of $94 million increased 59% vs. the prior period, while Adjusted EPS was $1.44 vs. $0.89 in the prior period, an increase of 62%.

Inventory

  • Merchandise inventories were $1,162 million vs. $1,267 million at the end of the second quarter of Fiscal 2022, an 8% decrease, while comparable store inventories increased 1% compared to the second quarter of Fiscal 2022. Reserve inventory was 45% of total inventory at the end of the second quarter of Fiscal 2023 compared to 52% at the end of the second quarter of Fiscal 2022. Reserve inventory is largely composed of merchandise that is purchased opportunistically and that will be sent to stores in future months or next season.   

Liquidity and Debt

  • The Company ended the second quarter of Fiscal 2023 with $1,340 million in liquidity, comprised of $521 million in unrestricted cash and $819 million in availability on its ABL facility.
  • The Company ended the second quarter with $1,362 million in outstanding total debt, including $942 million on its Term Loan facility, $397 million in Convertible Notes, and no borrowings on its ABL facility.  

Common Stock Repurchases

  • During the second quarter of Fiscal 2023 the Company repurchased 154,358 shares of its common stock under its share repurchase program for $26 million. As of the end of the second quarter of Fiscal 2023, the Company had $270 million remaining on its current share repurchase program authorization, which may be executed through February 2024. On August 15, 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to an additional $500 million of common stock, which is authorized to be executed through August 2025.

Outlook
For the full Fiscal Year 2023 (the 53-weeks ending February 3, 2024), the Company now expects:  

  • Total sales to increase approximately 11% to 12%, which includes approximately 2% from the 53rd week, on top of a 7% decrease in Fiscal 2022; this assumes comparable store sales will increase in the range of 3% to 4%, on top of the 13% decrease during Fiscal 2022;
  • Capital expenditures, net of landlord allowances, to be approximately $560 million; 
  • To open 70-80 net new stores;
  • Depreciation and amortization, exclusive of favorable lease costs, to be approximately $310 million; 
  • Adjusted EBIT margin to increase 60 to 80 basis points versus last year; this adjusted EBIT margin increase includes approximately $21 million of expected incremental expenses associated with the recently acquired Bed Bath & Beyond leases. Excluding these incremental expenses, adjusted EBIT margin is expected to increase 80 to 100 basis points versus last year;
  • Net interest expense to be approximately $60 million; 
  • An effective tax rate of approximately 26%; and
  • Adjusted EPS to be in the range of $5.37 to $5.67, which includes $0.23 of expected incremental expenses associated with the recently acquired Bed Bath & Beyond leases and an expected benefit from the 53rd week of approximately $0.05. Excluding the incremental expenses, adjusted EPS is expected to be in the range of $5.60 to $5.90. This compares to Fiscal 2022 diluted EPS of $3.49 and Adjusted EPS of $4.26.

For the third quarter of Fiscal 2023 (the 13 weeks ending October 28, 2023), the Company expects: 

  • Total sales to increase in the range of 13% to 15%; this assumes comparable store sales will increase in the range of 5% to 7% versus the third quarter of Fiscal 2022;
  • Adjusted EBIT margin to increase 130 to 180 basis points versus the third quarter of Fiscal 2022; this EBIT margin increase includes approximately $10 million of expected incremental expenses associated with the recently acquired Bed Bath & Beyond leases. Excluding these expenses, adjusted EBIT margin is expected to increase 170 to 220 basis points;
  • An effective tax rate of approximately 26%; and
  • Adjusted EPS in the range of $0.86 to $1.01, as compared to $0.26 in diluted EPS and $0.43 in Adjusted EPS last year. This includes $0.11 per share of expected incremental expenses associated with the recently acquired Bed Bath & Beyond leases. Excluding these expenses, adjusted EPS is expected to be in the range of $0.97 to $1.12.

The Company has not presented a quantitative reconciliation of the forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures set out above to their most comparable GAAP financial measures because it would require the Company to create estimated ranges on a GAAP basis, which would entail unreasonable effort. Adjustments required to reconcile forward-looking non-GAAP measures cannot be predicted with reasonable certainty but may include, among others, costs related to debt amendments, loss on extinguishment of debt, and impairment charges, as well as the tax effect of such items. Some or all of those adjustments could be significant.

Note Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The foregoing discussion of the Company’s operating results includes references to Adjusted SG&A, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Earnings per Share (or Adjusted EPS), Adjusted EBIT (or Operating Margin), and Adjusted Effective Tax Rate. The Company believes these supplemental measures are useful in evaluating the performance of our business and provide greater transparency into our results of operations. In particular, we believe that excluding certain items that may vary substantially in frequency and magnitude from what we consider to be our core operating results are useful supplemental measures that assist investors and management in evaluating our ability to generate earnings and leverage sales, and to more readily compare core operating results between past and future periods.  These non-GAAP financial measures are defined and reconciled to the most comparable GAAP measures later in this document.  

From time to time when discussing its comparable store sales trends, the Company references its geometric stack, which is defined as a stacked comparable sales growth rate that accounts for the compounding of comparable store sales from Fiscal 2019 to Fiscal 2023.

Second Quarter 2023 Conference Call

The Company will hold a conference call on August 24, 2023 at 8:30 a.m. ET to discuss the Company’s second quarter results. The U.S. toll free dial-in for the conference call is 1-800-715-9871 (passcode: 6156875) and the international dial-in number is 1-646-307-1963. A live webcast of the conference call will also be available on the investor relations page of the company’s website at www.burlingtoninvestors.com.

For those unable to participate in the conference call, a replay will be available after the conclusion of the call on August 24, 2023 beginning at 11:30 a.m. ET through August 31, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. ET. The U.S. toll-free replay dial-in number is 1-800-700-2030 and the international replay dial-in number is 1-609-800-9909. The replay passcode is 6156875.

About Burlington Stores, Inc.

Burlington Stores, Inc., headquartered in New Jersey, is a nationally recognized off-price retailer with Fiscal 2022 net sales of $8.7 billion. The Company is a Fortune 500 company and its common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “BURL.” The Company operated 939 stores as of the end of the second quarter of Fiscal 2023, in 46 states and Puerto Rico, principally under the name Burlington Stores. The Company’s stores offer an extensive selection of in-season, fashion-focused merchandise at up to 60% off other retailers’ prices, including women’s ready-to-wear apparel, menswear, youth apparel, baby, beauty, footwear, accessories, home, toys, gifts and coats. 

For more information about the Company, visit www.burlington.com.

Investor Relations Contacts:
David J. Glick
Daniel Delrosario
855-973-8445
Info@BurlingtonInvestors.com 

Allison Malkin
ICR, Inc.
203-682-8225

Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this release, including those about our long-term prospects, the effects of our Burlington 2.0 initiatives, the economic environment, expected sales trend and market share and supply chain plans, as well as statements describing our outlook for future periods, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements discuss our current expectations and projections relating to our financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business. You can identify forward-looking statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. We do not undertake to publicly update or revise our forward-looking statements, except as required by law, even if experience or future changes make it clear that any projected results expressed or implied in such statements will not be realized. If we do update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be made that we will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual events or results to differ materially from those we expected, including general economic conditions, such as inflation, and the domestic and international political situation and the related impact on consumer confidence and spending; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and actions taken to slow its spread and the related impacts on economic activity, financial markets, labor markets and the global supply chain; competitive factors, including pricing and promotional activities of major competitors and an increase in competition within the markets in which we compete; seasonal fluctuations in our net sales, operating income and inventory levels; the reduction in traffic to, or the closing of, the other destination retailers in the shopping areas where our stores are located; our ability to identify changing consumer preferences and demand; unseasonable weather conditions caused by climate change or otherwise adversely impacting demand; natural and man-made disasters, including fire, snow and ice storms, flood, hail, hurricanes and earthquakes; our ability to successfully implement one or more of our strategic initiatives and growth plans; our ability to execute our opportunistic buying and inventory management process; the availability of desirable store locations on suitable terms; the availability, selection and purchasing of attractive merchandise on favorable terms; our ability to attract, train and retain quality employees and temporary personnel in appropriate numbers; labor costs and our ability to manage a large workforce; the solvency of parties with whom we do business and their willingness to perform their obligations to us; import risks, including tax and trade policies, tariffs and government regulations; domestic and international events affecting the delivery of merchandise to our stores; unforeseen cyber-related problems or attacks; payment-related risks; our ability to effectively generate sufficient levels of customer awareness and traffic through our advertising and marketing programs; damage to our corporate reputation or brand; issues with merchandise safety and shrinkage; lack of or insufficient insurance coverage; the impact of current and future laws and the interpretation of such laws; the impact of increasingly rigorous privacy and data security regulations; any unforeseen material loss or casualty or the existence of adverse litigation; use of social media in violation of applicable laws and regulations; our substantial level of indebtedness and related debt-service obligations; consequences of the failure to comply with covenants in our debt agreements; possible conversion of our 2.25% Convertible Notes due 2025; the availability of adequate financing; and each of the factors that may be described from time to time in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. For each of these factors, the Company claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended.

BURLINGTON STORES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(unaudited)
(All amounts in thousands, except per share data)
 
  
  Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended 
  July 29,  July 30,  July 29,  July 30, 
  2023  2022  2023  2022 
REVENUES:            
Net sales $2,170,445  $1,983,889  $4,303,239  $3,909,532 
Other revenue  4,362   4,052   8,524   8,101 
Total revenue  2,174,807   1,987,941   4,311,763   3,917,633 
COSTS AND EXPENSES:            
Cost of sales  1,266,210   1,211,268   2,497,856   2,348,214 
Selling, general and administrative expenses  775,285   685,504   1,530,913   1,365,831 
Costs related to debt amendments  97      97    
Depreciation and amortization  73,133   67,970   143,662   134,274 
Impairment charges – long-lived assets  4,709   4,415   5,552   6,958 
Other income – net  (6,165)  (12,608)  (15,163)  (16,005)
Loss on extinguishment of debt        24,644   14,657 
Interest expense  19,545   15,435   38,890   30,041 
Total costs and expenses  2,132,814   1,971,984   4,226,451   3,883,970 
Income before income tax expense  41,993   15,957   85,312   33,663 
Income tax expense  11,101   3,991   21,672   5,524 
Net income $30,892  $11,966  $63,640  $28,139 
             
Diluted net income per common share $0.47  $0.18  $0.98  $0.42 
             
Weighted average common shares – diluted  65,039   65,962   65,141   66,304 

BURLINGTON STORES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(unaudited)
(All amounts in thousands)
 
  
  July 29,  January 28,  July 30, 
  2023  2023  2022 
ASSETS         
Current assets:         
Cash and cash equivalents $520,974  $872,623  $454,985 
Restricted cash and cash equivalents     6,582   6,582 
Accounts receivable—net  80,742   71,091   70,858 
Merchandise inventories  1,161,523   1,181,982   1,266,696 
Assets held for disposal  5,120   19,823   1,933 
Prepaid and other current assets  148,711   131,691   135,049 
Total current assets  1,917,070   2,283,792   1,936,103 
Property and equipment—net  1,699,469   1,668,005   1,609,302 
Operating lease assets  2,925,595   2,945,932   2,831,932 
Goodwill and intangible assets—net  285,064   285,064   285,064 
Deferred tax assets  2,925   3,205   3,689 
Other assets  85,415   83,599   67,271 
Total assets $6,915,538  $7,269,597  $6,733,361 
          
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY         
Current liabilities:         
Accounts payable $773,494  $955,793  $800,742 
Current operating lease liabilities  400,266   401,111   375,294 
Other current liabilities  456,075   541,413   418,427 
Current maturities of long term debt  13,867   13,634   14,587 
Total current liabilities  1,643,702   1,911,951   1,609,050 
Long term debt  1,347,727   1,462,072   1,472,197 
Long term operating lease liabilities  2,801,058   2,825,292   2,724,053 
Other liabilities  70,771   69,386   69,563 
Deferred tax liabilities  226,421   205,991   224,621 
Stockholders’ equity  825,859   794,905   633,877 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $6,915,538  $7,269,597  $6,733,361 

BURLINGTON STORES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
(All amounts in thousands)
 
  
  Six Months Ended 
  July 29,  July 30, 
  2023  2022 
OPERATING ACTIVITIES      
Net income $63,640  $28,139 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities          
Depreciation and amortization  143,662   134,274 
Deferred income taxes  18,001   (1,804)
Loss on extinguishment of debt  24,644   14,657 
Non-cash stock compensation expense  36,147   33,878 
Non-cash lease expense  (2,993)  (343)
Cash received from landlord allowances  4,540   9,116 
Changes in assets and liabilities:      
Accounts receivable  (9,774)  (16,908)
Merchandise inventories  20,460   (245,687)
Accounts payable  (183,775)  (283,861)
Other current assets and liabilities  (89,853)  164,063 
Long term assets and liabilities  1,368   (287)
Other operating activities  3,759   11,901 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities  29,826   (152,862)
INVESTING ACTIVITIES      
Cash paid for property and equipment  (184,752)  (208,776)
Lease acquisition costs  (6,737)  (943)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment and assets held for sale  13,831   23,324 
Net cash used in investing activities  (177,658)  (186,395)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES      
Principal payment on long term debt—Convertible Notes  (133,724)  (78,236)
Purchase of treasury shares  (88,056)  (212,721)
Other financing activities  11,381   (5,892)
Net cash used in financing activities  (210,399)  (296,849)
(Decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents  (358,231)  (636,106)
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents at beginning of period  879,205   1,097,673 
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents at end of period $520,974  $461,567 
         

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(Unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

The following tables calculate the Company’s Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted EPS, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBIT, Adjusted SG&A and Adjusted Effective Tax Rate, all of which are considered non-GAAP financial measures. Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company’s performance, financial position or cash flows that either excludes or includes amounts that are not normally excluded or included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP.

Adjusted Net Income is defined as net income, exclusive of the following items, if applicable: (i) net favorable lease costs; (ii) loss on extinguishment of debt; (iii) costs related to debt amendments; (iv) impairment charges; (v) amounts related to certain litigation matters; and (vi) other unusual, non-recurring or extraordinary expenses, losses, charges or gains, all of which are tax effected to arrive at Adjusted Net Income.

Adjusted EPS is defined as Adjusted Net Income divided by the diluted weighted average shares outstanding, as defined in the table below.

Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income, exclusive of the following items, if applicable: (i) interest expense; (ii) interest income; (iii) loss on extinguishment of debt; (iv) costs related to debt amendments; (v) income tax expense; (vi) depreciation and amortization; (vii) net favorable lease costs; (viii) impairment charges; (ix) amounts related to certain litigation matters; and (x) other unusual, non-recurring or extraordinary expenses, losses, charges or gains.

Adjusted EBIT (or Adjusted Operating Margin) is defined as net income, exclusive of the following items, if applicable: (i) interest expense; (ii) interest income; (iii) loss on extinguishment of debt; (iv) costs related to debt amendments; (v) income tax expense; (vi) impairment charges; (vii) net favorable lease costs; (viii) amounts related to certain litigation matters; and (ix) other unusual, non-recurring or extraordinary expenses, losses, charges or gains.

Adjusted SG&A is defined as SG&A less product sourcing costs, favorable lease costs and amounts related to certain litigation matters.

Adjusted Effective Tax Rate is defined as the GAAP effective tax rate less the tax effect of the reconciling items to arrive at Adjusted Net Income (footnote (g) in the table below).

The Company presents Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted EPS, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBIT, Adjusted SG&A and Adjusted Effective Tax Rate, because it believes they are useful supplemental measures in evaluating the performance of the Company’s business and provide greater transparency into the results of operations. In particular, the Company believes that excluding certain items that may vary substantially in frequency and magnitude from what the Company considers to be its core operating results are useful supplemental measures that assist investors and management in evaluating the Company’s ability to generate earnings and leverage sales, and to more readily compare core operating results between past and future periods.

The Company believes that these non-GAAP measures provide investors helpful information with respect to the Company’s operations and financial condition. Other companies in the retail industry may calculate these non-GAAP measures differently such that the Company’s calculation may not be directly comparable.

The following table shows the Company’s reconciliation of net income to Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS for the periods indicated:

  (unaudited) 
  (in thousands, except per share data) 
  Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended 
  July 29,  July 30,  July 29,  July 30, 
  2023  2022  2023  2022 
Reconciliation of net income to Adjusted Net Income:            
Net income $30,892  $11,966  $63,640  $28,139 
Net favorable lease costs (a)  3,979   4,769   8,042   9,471 
Loss on extinguishment of debt (b)        24,644   14,657 
Costs related to debt amendments (c)  97      97    
Impairment charges – long-lived assets  4,709   4,415   5,552   6,958 
Litigation matters (d)  1,500   5,500   1,500   10,500 
Tax effect (e)  (2,305)  (3,702)  (9,605)  (10,719)
Adjusted Net Income $38,872  $22,948  $93,870  $59,006 
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding (f)  65,039   65,962   65,141   66,304 
Adjusted Earnings per Share $0.60  $0.35  $1.44  $0.89 
                 

The following table shows the Company’s reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBITDA for the periods indicated:

  (unaudited) 
  (in thousands) 
  Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended 
  July 29,  July 30,  July 29,  July 30, 
  2023  2022  2023  2022 
Reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBITDA:            
Net income $30,892  $11,966  $63,640  $28,139 
Interest expense  19,545   15,435   38,890   30,041 
Interest income  (4,115)  (3,463)  (9,573)  (3,582)
Net favorable lease costs (a)  3,979   4,769   8,042   9,471 
Loss on extinguishment of debt (b)        24,644   14,657 
Costs related to debt amendments (c)  97      97    
Impairment charges – long-lived assets  4,709   4,415   5,552   6,958 
Litigation matters (d)  1,500   5,500   1,500   10,500 
Depreciation and amortization  73,133   67,970   143,662   134,274 
Income tax expense  11,101   3,991   21,672   5,524 
Adjusted EBITDA $140,841  $110,583  $298,126  $235,982 
                 

The following table shows the Company’s reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBIT for the periods indicated:

  (unaudited) 
  (in thousands) 
  Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended 
  July 29,  July 30,  July 29,  July 30, 
  2023  2022  2023  2022 
Reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBIT:            
Net income $30,892  $11,966  $63,640  $28,139 
Interest expense  19,545   15,435   38,890   30,041 
Interest income  (4,115)  (3,463)  (9,573)  (3,582)
Net favorable lease costs (a)  3,979   4,769   8,042   9,471 
Loss on extinguishment of debt (b)        24,644   14,657 
Costs related to debt amendments (c)  97      97    
Impairment charges – long-lived assets  4,709   4,415   5,552   6,958 
Litigation matters (d)  1,500   5,500   1,500   10,500 
Income tax expense  11,101   3,991   21,672   5,524 
Adjusted EBIT $67,708  $42,613  $154,464  $101,708 
                 

The following table shows the Company’s reconciliation of SG&A to Adjusted SG&A for the periods indicated:

  (unaudited) 
  (in thousands) 
  Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended 
  July 29,  July 30,  July 29,  July 30, 
Reconciliation of SG&A to Adjusted SG&A: 2023  2022  2023  2022 
SG&A $775,285  $685,504  $1,530,913  $1,365,831 
Net favorable lease costs (a)  (3,979)  (4,769)  (8,042)  (9,471)
Product sourcing costs  (182,867)  (156,751)  (369,793)  (313,554)
Litigation matters (d)  (1,500)  (5,500)  (1,500)  (10,500)
Adjusted SG&A $586,939  $518,484  $1,151,578  $1,032,306 
                 

The following table shows the reconciliation of the Company’s effective tax rates on a GAAP basis to the Adjusted Effective Tax Rates for the periods indicated:

  (unaudited) 
  Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended 
  July 29,  July 30,  July 29,  July 30, 
  2023  2022  2023  2022 
Effective tax rate on a GAAP basis  26.4%  25.0%  25.4%  16.4%
Adjustments to arrive at Adjusted Effective Tax Rate (g)  (0.8)  0.1   (0.4)  5.2 
Adjusted Effective Tax Rate  25.6%  25.1%  25.0%  21.6%
                 

The following table shows the Company’s reconciliation of net income to Adjusted Net Income for the prior period Adjusted EPS amounts used in this press release for the periods indicated:

  (unaudited) 
  (in thousands, except per share data) 
  Three Months Ended  Twelve Months Ended 
  October 29, 2022  January 28, 2023 
Reconciliation of net income to Adjusted Net Income:      
Net income $16,783  $230,123 
Net favorable lease costs (a)  4,791   18,591 
Loss on extinguishment of debt (b)     14,657 
Impairment charges  10,599   21,402 
Litigation matters (d)     10,500 
Tax effect (e)  (4,148)  (14,503)
Adjusted Net Income $28,025  $280,770 
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding (f)  65,504   65,901 
Adjusted Earnings per Share $0.43  $4.26 
         

(a) Net favorable lease costs represents the non-cash expense associated with favorable and unfavorable leases that were recorded as a result of purchase accounting related to the April 13, 2006 Bain Capital acquisition of Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation. These expenses are recorded in the line item “Selling, general and administrative expenses” in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.
(b) Amounts relate to the partial repurchases of the Convertible Notes in the first quarter of Fiscal 2023 and the first quarter of Fiscal 2022.
(c) Amounts relate to the Term Loan Credit Agreement amendment in the second quarter of Fiscal 2023 changing from Adjusted LIBOR Rate to the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate.
(d) Represents amounts charged for certain litigation matters.
(e) Tax effect is calculated based on the effective tax rates (before discrete items) for the respective periods, adjusted for the tax effect for the impact of items (a) through (d).
(f) Diluted weighted average shares outstanding starts with basic shares outstanding and adds back any potentially dilutive securities outstanding during the period.
(g) Adjustments for items excluded from Adjusted Net Income. These items have been described in the table above reconciling GAAP net income to Adjusted Net Income.

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