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FORM 10-Q

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

/X/ Quarterly Report under Section 13 and 15(d)
Of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Or
/  / Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)
Of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For Quarter Ended April 26, 2003
Commission file number 1-4908

The TJX Companies, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(508) 390-1000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes  X .  No      .

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Act).

                YES  [X]     NO  [    ]

The number of shares of Registrant’s common stock outstanding as of May 24, 2003: 510,504,660

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PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
THE TJX COMPANIES, INC. AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(UNAUDITED)
DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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THE TJX COMPANIES, INC. AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
BALANCE SHEETS
(UNAUDITED)
IN THOUSANDS

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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THE TJX COMPANIES, INC. AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
IN THOUSANDS

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.		The results for the first three months are not necessarily indicative of results for the full fiscal year, because TJX’s business, in common with the businesses of retailers generally, is subject to seasonal influences, with higher levels of sales and income generally realized in the second half of the year.
2.		The preceding data are unaudited and in the opinion of management reflect all normal recurring adjustments, the use of retail statistics, and accruals and deferrals among periods required to match costs properly with the related revenue or activity, considered necessary by TJX for a fair presentation of its financial statements for the periods reported, all in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and practices consistently applied.
3.		On April 10, 2002, the Board of Directors approved a two-for-one stock split in the form of a 100% stock dividend. The split shares were distributed on May 8, 2002 to shareholders of record on April 25, 2002 and resulted in the issuance of 269.4 million shares of common stock. The stock split was recorded in the second quarter of fiscal 2003, the period in which it was distributed.
4.		TJX’s cash payments for interest and income taxes are as follows:

5.		We have a reserve for potential future obligations of discontinued operations that relates primarily to real estate leases for stores for which TJX is an original lessee or guarantor. When such leases were assigned to third parties, TJX generally remained secondarily liable with respect to the lease obligations if the assignee fails to perform, unless there are circumstances that may effect a termination or reduction of TJX’s potential liability. Such circumstances include noncompliance with the terms of the guarantee or material changes to the lease terms or leased property. The reserve reflects our estimation of the cost to TJX of claims that have been or are likely to be made against TJX based on our potential secondary liability with respect to our discontinued operations after mitigation of the number and cost of lease obligations as a result of various factors. These factors include assignments to third parties, lease terminations, expirations, subleases, buyouts, modifications and other actions, legal defenses, use by TJX for our own store opening program, and indemnification by BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. in the case of the House2Home leases discussed below.
		TJX’s reserve primarily relates to real estate leases of House2Home and Zayre Stores, two businesses that TJX disposed of in the late 1980’s. In 2001, the companies that then owned these businesses filed for relief under Chapter 11 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code and are in liquidation. The reserve in prior years also included activity with respect to leases of Hit or Miss, another discontinued operation that was sold to a third party that filed for bankruptcy and liquidated. Our contingent obligations with respect to Hit or Miss have been substantially resolved. The reserve was established at various times subsequent to TJX’s disposition of these businesses, when the companies then owning them suffered significant financial distress.
		House2Home, Inc. (formerly known as Waban, Inc., HomeClub, Inc. and HomeBase, Inc.) was spun off by TJX in 1989, along with BJ’s Wholesale Club. In 1997, House2Home spun off BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc., and BJ’s Wholesale Club agreed to indemnify TJX for all liabilities relating to the

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		House2Home leases with respect to the period through January 31, 2003, and 50% of such liabilities thereafter. In November 2001, House2Home filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code and is liquidating its business. At the time of House2Home’s bankruptcy announcement, we believed there were up to 41 leases for which we could be liable. As of April 26, 2003, as a result of negotiated buyouts, assignments to third parties and lease expirations, up to 10 leases remain for which we may be liable. As of April 26, 2003, the total present value of the after-tax cost to TJX of the amounts that have or will come due under these remaining leases during the period from the House2Home bankruptcy filing through the remainder of the term of the leases is approximately $20 million, without reflecting any mitigating factors other than indemnification by BJ’s Wholesale Club.
		In 1988, TJX completed the sale of its Zayre Stores division to Ames Department Stores, Inc. In the years following the sale, Ames twice filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code, most recently in August 2001, and is currently liquidating its business. Based on information received from Ames, we believe that at the time of its most recent bankruptcy filing, there were 60 to 70 leases of former Zayre stores operated by Ames for which we may have contingent obligations. As of April 26, 2003, Ames had rejected 38 store leases for which we may be liable. Many of these rejections occurred in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003. Through the end of April 2003, we had bought out one of these leases. We are actively negotiating with landlords of many of the other rejected leases. The properties that reverted back to TJX from Ames’ first bankruptcy were largely settled through buyouts and other lease terminations. The ongoing net cost of 10 properties from this first bankruptcy is charged to the reserve.
		The reserve for discontinued operations as of April 26, 2003 and April 27, 2002 is summarized below:

		We believe our reserve for discontinued operations is adequate to meet the costs we may incur with respect to House2Home and former Zayre Stores leases and that the future liability to TJX with respect to these leases will not have a material effect on our financial condition, operating results or cash flows. Changes in the underlying assumptions, such as additional expenses for lease settlements or future Zayre Stores lease rejections, could require us to increase this reserve, although we do not expect that any increase would be material to our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. In addition, we may receive a creditor recovery in the House2Home bankruptcy.
		We may also be contingently liable on up to 20 leases of BJ’s Wholesale Club for which BJ’s Wholesale Club is primarily liable. Our reserve for discontinued operations does not reflect these leases, because we believe that the likelihood of any future liability to TJX with respect to these leases is remote due to the current financial condition of BJ’s Wholesale Club.

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6.

TJX’s comprehensive income for the periods ended April 26, 2003 and April 27, 2002 is presented below:

7.

The computation of basic and diluted earnings per share is as follows:

		The weighted average common shares for the diluted earnings per share calculation excludes the incremental effect related to outstanding stock options when the exercise price of the option is in excess of the related period’s average price of TJX’s common stock. There were 11.1 million such options excluded as of April 26, 2003 and no such options excluded as of April 27, 2002. The 16.9 million shares attributable to the zero coupon convertible debt were excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation in all periods presented because criteria for conversion had not been met.
8.		During the period ended April 26, 2003, TJX repurchased 8.2 million shares of its common stock for a cost of $139.3 million. Since the inception of the second $1 billion stock repurchase program in July 2002, TJX has repurchased 24.3 million shares at a cost of $442.6 million through April 26, 2003.
9.		In December 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation — Transition and Disclosure.” This Statement amends SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” and provides alternative methods of transition for entities that voluntarily convert to

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		the fair value based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation and requires amended disclosure presentation for the fiscal year ended January 25, 2003 and all subsequent interim periods (See Note 11). The FASB has undertaken a comprehensive rulemaking in this area. Until the FASB adopts new rules, we are continuing to account for stock-based compensation in accordance with Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 25.
10.		TJX evaluates the performance of its segments based on “segment profit or loss” which is defined as pre-tax income before general corporate expense and interest. “Segment profit or loss,” as defined by TJX, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other entities. In addition, this measure of performance should not be considered an alternative to net income or cash flows from operating activities as an indicator of our performance or as a measure of liquidity. Presented below is financial information on TJX’s business segments (In thousands):