SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For Quarter Ended July 31, 2004
Commission file number 001-13143
BJ’S WHOLESALE CLUB, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| DELAWARE | 04-3360747 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| One Mercer Road Natick, Massachusetts |
01760 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(508) 651-7400
(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 in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes x No ¨.
The number of shares of the Registrant’s common stock outstanding as of August 16, 2004: 69,644,203
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
| Item 1. | Financial Statements |
BJ’S WHOLESALE CLUB, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
| Thirteen Weeks Ended |
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| July 31, 2004 |
August 2, 2003 |
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| (Dollars in Thousands except Per Share Amounts) |
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| Net sales |
$ | 1,839,988 | $ | 1,635,017 | ||||
| Membership fees and other |
38,281 | 34,455 | ||||||
| Total revenues |
1,878,269 | 1,669,472 | ||||||
| Cost of sales, including buying and occupancy costs |
1,692,759 | 1,505,914 | ||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses |
137,242 | 126,257 | ||||||
| Provision for credit card claims |
6,000 | — | ||||||
| Preopening expenses |
1,720 | 1,659 | ||||||
| Operating income |
40,548 | 35,642 | ||||||
| Interest income (expense), net |
130 | (22 | ) | |||||
| Gain on contingent lease obligations |
4,407 | 422 | ||||||
| Income from continuing operations before income tax |
45,085 | 36,042 | ||||||
| Provision for income taxes |
16,956 | 13,932 | ||||||
| Income from continuing operations |
28,129 | 22,110 | ||||||
| Loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax benefit of $86 and $96 |
(130 | ) | (144 | ) | ||||
| Net income |
$ | 27,999 | $ | 21,966 | ||||
| Basic and diluted earnings per share: |
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| Income from continuing operations |
$ | 0.40 | $ | 0.32 | ||||
| Loss from discontinued operations |
— | — | ||||||
| Net income |
$ | 0.40 | $ | 0.32 | ||||
| Number of common shares for earnings per share computations: |
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| Basic |
69,533,945 | 69,322,159 | ||||||
| Diluted |
69,957,458 | 69,541,598 | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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BJ’S WHOLESALE CLUB, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
| Twenty-Six Weeks Ended |
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| July 31, 2004 |
August 2, 2003 |
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| (Dollars in Thousands except Per Share Amounts) |
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| Net sales |
$ | 3,450,946 | $ | 3,072,566 | ||||
| Membership fees and other |
74,947 | 68,027 | ||||||
| Total revenues |
3,525,893 | 3,140,593 | ||||||
| Cost of sales, including buying and occupancy costs |
3,190,359 | 2,839,337 | ||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses |
260,442 | 240,173 | ||||||
| Provision for credit card claims |
6,000 | — | ||||||
| Preopening expenses |
1,939 | 5,648 | ||||||
| Operating income |
67,153 | 55,435 | ||||||
| Interest income (expense), net |
19 | (90 | ) | |||||
| Gain on contingent lease obligations |
4,334 | 1,236 | ||||||
| Income from continuing operations before income taxes and cumulative effect of accounting principle changes |
71,506 | 56,581 | ||||||
| Provision for income taxes |
27,127 | 21,802 | ||||||
| Income from continuing operations before cumulative effect of accounting principle changes |
44,379 | 34,779 | ||||||
| Loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax benefit of $174 and $195 |
(262 | ) | (293 | ) | ||||
| Income before cumulative effect of accounting principle changes |
44,117 | 34,486 | ||||||
| Cumulative effect of accounting principle changes |
— | (1,253 | ) | |||||
| Net income |
$ | 44,117 | $ | 33,233 | ||||
| Basic earnings per common share: |
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| Income from continuing operations before cumulative effect of accounting principle changes |
$ | 0.64 | $ | 0.50 | ||||
| Loss from discontinued operations |
(0.01 | ) | — | |||||
| Cumulative effect of accounting principle changes |
— | (0.02 | ) | |||||
| Net income |
$ | 0.63 | $ | 0.48 | ||||
| Diluted earnings per common share: |
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| Income from continuing operations before cumulative effect of accounting principle changes |
$ | 0.63 | $ | 0.50 | ||||
| Loss from discontinued operations |
— | — | ||||||
| Cumulative effect of accounting principle changes |
— | (0.02 | ) | |||||
| Net income |
$ | 0.63 | $ | 0.48 | ||||
| Number of common shares for earnings per share computations: |
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| Basic |
69,671,623 | 69,305,399 | ||||||
| Diluted |
70,161,263 | 69,444,819 | ||||||
| Pro forma amounts assuming accounting principle changes are applied retroactively: |
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| Net income |
$ | 44,117 | $ | 34,486 | ||||
| Basic and diluted earnings per common share |
$ | 0.63 | $ | 0.50 | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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BJ’S WHOLESALE CLUB, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
| July 31, 2004 |
January 31, 2004 |
August 2, 2003 |
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| (Dollars in Thousands) | ||||||||||||
| ASSETS |
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| Current assets: |
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| Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 146,302 | $ | 78,720 | $ | 44,919 | ||||||
| Accounts receivable |
72,055 | 78,672 | 60,956 | |||||||||
| Merchandise inventories |
700,128 | 709,362 | 652,406 | |||||||||
| Current deferred income taxes |
17,707 | 19,326 | 18,195 | |||||||||
| Prepaid expenses |
17,241 | 22,640 | 16,640 | |||||||||
| Total current assets |
953,433 | 908,720 | 793,116 | |||||||||
| Property at cost: |
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| Land and buildings |
541,613 | 539,885 | 508,342 | |||||||||
| Leasehold costs and improvements |
124,022 | 121,128 | 110,465 | |||||||||
| Furniture, fixtures and equipment |
496,052 | 479,444 | 454,759 | |||||||||
| 1,161,687 | 1,140,457 | 1,073,566 | ||||||||||
| Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization |
389,270 | 351,153 | 337,138 | |||||||||
| 772,417 | 789,304 | 736,428 | ||||||||||
| Other assets |
22,969 | 23,085 | 23,744 | |||||||||
| Total assets |
$ | 1,748,819 | $ | 1,721,109 | $ | 1,553,288 | ||||||
| LIABILITIES |
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| Current liabilities: |
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| Current installments of long-term debt |
$ | 414 | $ | 400 | $ | — | ||||||
| Accounts payable |
522,683 | 506,988 | 477,620 | |||||||||
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
188,036 | 205,669 | 163,744 | |||||||||
| Accrued federal and state income taxes |
25,976 | 37,928 | 27,778 | |||||||||
| Closed store lease obligations due within one year |
8,471 | 10,448 | 17,300 | |||||||||
| Total current liabilities |
745,580 | 761,433 | 686,442 | |||||||||
| Long-term debt, less portion due within one year |
3,415 | 3,625 | — | |||||||||
| Noncurrent closed store lease obligations |
10,627 | 11,463 | 17,728 | |||||||||
| Other noncurrent liabilities |
62,868 | 58,199 | 53,728 | |||||||||
| Deferred income taxes |
39,974 | 34,168 | 20,679 | |||||||||
| Commitments and contingencies |
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| STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
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| Preferred stock, par value $.01, authorized 20,000,000 shares, no shares issued |
— | — | — | |||||||||
| Common stock, par value $.01, authorized 180,000,000 shares, issued 74,410,190 shares |
744 | 744 | 744 | |||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital |
43,810 | 52,683 | 60,956 | |||||||||
| Retained earnings |
1,008,650 | 964,533 | 894,925 | |||||||||
| Treasury stock, at cost, 4,869,831, 4,620,587 and 5,071,513 shares |
(166,849 | ) | (165,739 | ) | (181,914 | ) | ||||||
| Total stockholders’ equity |
886,355 | 852,221 | 774,711 | |||||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
$ | 1,748,819 | $ | 1,721,109 | $ | 1,553,288 | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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BJ’S WHOLESALE CLUB, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
| Twenty-Six Weeks Ended |
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| July 31, 2004 |
August 2, 2003 |
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| (Dollars in Thousands) | ||||||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
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| Net income |
$ | 44,117 | $ | 33,233 | ||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |
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| Provision for credit card claims |
6,000 | — | ||||||
| (Gain) loss on contingent lease obligations |
132 | (1,236 | ||||||