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BROWN SHOE REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR 2010 RESULTS

·  
2010 consolidated net sales increased 11.7 percent to record $2.5 billion
·  
Record year at Famous Footwear driven by same-store sales increase of 10.5 percent
·  
2010 GAAP net earnings per diluted share of $0.85 versus $0.22 in 2009
·  
2010 adjusted net earnings per diluted share of $0.97 versus $0.40 in 2009
·  
Expects 2011 net sales to increase low double-digits, including sales from recently acquired American Sporting Goods brands
·  
Expects 2011 GAAP net earnings per diluted share in the range of $1.25 to $1.32
·  
Expects 2011 adjusted net earnings per diluted share in the range of $1.37 to $1.47

ST. LOUIS, March 15, 2011 – Brown Shoe Company, Inc. (NYSE:BWS, www.brownshoe.com) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended January 29, 2011.
 
Net sales for the full year 2010 increased 11.7 percent versus the prior year, to a record $2.5 billion.  For the full year 2010, net earnings attributable to Brown Shoe Company, Inc. (hereafter “net earnings”) were $37.2 million, or $0.85 per diluted share, compared to net earnings of $9.5 million, or $0.22 per diluted share, in 2009.  On an adjusted basis, net earnings were $42.5 million, or $0.97 per diluted share, compared to net earnings of $17.0 million, or $0.40 per diluted share in 2009.
 
Net sales for the fourth quarter increased 6.8 percent from the fourth quarter of 2009 to $604.5 million.  Gross profit rate in the fourth quarter 2010 was 38.9 percent versus 41.1 percent in the year-ago period.  Increases in gross profit rate at the Company’s Famous Footwear and Specialty Retail divisions were offset by a greater-than-expected decline in gross profit rate at its Wholesale division, primarily resulting from sourcing and supply chain pressures as well as interruption associated with the implementation of its new information technology systems, which went live in December 2010.  Fourth quarter net earnings were $3.4 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, compared to net earnings of $5.0 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2009.  On an adjusted basis, net earnings were $5.0 million, or $0.11 per diluted share, compared to net earnings of $8.1 million, or $0.19 per diluted share in the fourth quarter of 2009.  See Schedule 4 attached for a reconciliation to net earnings on a GAAP basis and the discussion of “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
 
Diane Sullivan, Brown Shoe’s President and Chief Operating Officer, stated, “2010 represented a very solid year of growth for our Company.  We generated double-digit sales gains and more than doubled our earnings from last year while setting several records in the process. The year included a terrific performance at Famous Footwear and our Wholesale brands delivered nearly a 20 percent sales improvement from the prior year.  We were pleased to deliver this improvement even as we faced challenges in the second half related to sourcing and supply chain inefficiencies as well as the systems migration within our Wholesale business in the fourth quarter.  As a result of these pressures, Wholesale gross margins declined 320 basis points for the full year.  We are intently focused on correcting the systems and supply chain issues that we faced and are well on our way to identifying and implementing solutions to reach these objectives.”
 
Sullivan continued, “Looking forward, we are confident in the core strength of our business and our strategic direction as well as the long-term opportunities for value creation afforded by our systems enhancements.  Our brands continue to improve their connection with consumers through innovative marketing, enhanced product styling and assortments, and we continue to achieve greater productivity in our retail portfolio.  We are excited to add American Sporting Goods’ athletic and outdoor brands to our portfolio and believe these brands represent a great strategic fit and will bolster our position in the healthy living market.  We expect our momentum to continue into 2011, despite planning our legacy Wholesale business more cautiously in the near-term as we work through our systems conversion, with consolidated net sales growth expected in the low double digits and adjusted EPS growth of approximately 22 percent, excluding anomalous costs of $0.19 per share in 2010.”
 
Full Year and Fourth Quarter Highlights:
·  
Record consolidated net sales results for the full year;
·  
Record fourth quarter and full year net sales for Famous Footwear driven by a full year same-store sales increase of 10.5 percent, including its best ever Back-to-School and Black Friday performances;
·  
Famous Footwear more than doubled its operating profit performance in 2010 from the prior year to a record $90.4 million;
·  
Ecommerce full year net sales exceeded $120 million, increasing by 21 percent for both the year and the fourth quarter, with double-digit percentage increases across all of its businesses for the year and the fourth quarter, including a 14.4 percent increase at Shoes.com;
·  
Naturalizer net sales increased 14.4 percent and 11.9 percent for the full year and fourth quarter, respectively, across its multi-channel business, including a 7.2 percent same-store sales increase for the full year;
·  
Wholesale net sales increased 19.4 percent and 15.1 percent for the full year and fourth quarter, respectively;
·  
Acquired the remaining interest in Edelman Shoe, Inc. in June;
·  
Acquired American Sporting Goods Corporation (ASG) in February 2011, further strengthening the Company’s healthy living platform.

Fourth Quarter 2010 Results:
Net Sales
In the fourth quarter of 2010, consolidated net sales rose 6.8 percent to $604.5 million from $566.0 million in the year-ago period.
·  
Famous Footwear net sales were up 3.7 percent to $355.5 million, driven by a 4.9 percent same-store sales increase, which follows a 9.0 percent same-store sales gain in the fourth quarter of 2009, with positive performances across all genders, channels, and geographies.  Store productivity continued to improve during the quarter, with sales per square foot increasing to $187 on a trailing four quarter basis, versus $167 in the year-ago period.  During the quarter, Famous Footwear opened 10 stores and closed 18, ending the year with 1,110 stores;
·  
Net sales in the Wholesale division rose 15.1 percent to $173.9 million, with increases across the majority of its brands and channels of distribution;
·  
Net sales in the Specialty Retail division were $75.1 million, reflecting a 3.2 percent same-store sales increase; and
·  
The increase in retail sales in the fourth quarter was supported by a 21.1 percent increase in Company-wide ecommerce net sales, including record results for Thanksgiving Day, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday.

Gross Profit
Gross profit increased by $2.9 million versus the year-ago period to $235.3 million.  As a percent of net sales, gross profit was 38.9 percent versus 41.1 percent last year reflecting several factors:
·  
Famous Footwear’s gross profit rate increased by 50 basis points to 44.6 percent of net sales and Specialty Retail’s gross profit rate increased by 30 basis points to 40.6 percent of net sales.  The higher gross profit rate at Famous Footwear reflects the strong performance of higher-margin categories, such as boots, and 33 percent fewer store BOGO days than in the year-ago period.
·  
Offsetting the strong retail performance was a decrease in Wholesale gross profit rate to 26.6 percent of net sales in the quarter from 34.6 percent in the year-ago period.  This was driven by several factors, including:
o  
A continuation of industry-wide sourcing and supply chain issues that led to increased delivery costs and disruption in the timing of deliveries, leading to lower initial margins and greater markdowns and allowances; and
o  
Order fulfillment was further aggravated by the business process changes, data conversion, and learning curves associated with the Company’s systems transition that went live in December.
·  
Additionally, the Wholesale division, which carries a lower gross margin rate than the retail division, represented approximately 29 percent of consolidated net sales in the quarter versus approximately 27 percent in the previous year;

Selling and Administrative Expenses
Selling and administrative expenses increased to $226.9 million from $218.0 million in the year-ago period, attributable primarily to a 16 percent increase in marketing expense as well as increased selling and merchandising expenses to support investments in increased hours at Famous Footwear stores during the holiday season.  As a percent of net sales, selling and administrative expenses were 37.5 percent, a decrease of 110 basis points.  For the full year, selling and administrative expenses were impacted by an increase of approximately $29 million in marketing and incentive compensation costs.
 
Net Restructuring and Other Special Charges
Net restructuring and other special charges in the fourth quarter of 2010 were $2.5 million, or $0.03 per diluted share on an after-tax basis, related to the Company’s information technology initiatives and transaction costs associated with the Company’s recently announced acquisition of ASG.  The fourth quarter of 2009 included net restructuring and other special charges of $5.1 million, or $0.07 per diluted share on an after-tax basis, related to information technology initiatives and organizational changes, partially offset by a reduction of reserves for headquarters consolidation.
 
Operating Earnings
Operating earnings were $5.9 million, or 1.0 percent of net sales, compared to $9.3 million, or 1.6 percent of net sales, in the fourth quarter of 2009.

Net Interest and Tax
Net interest expense was $5.3 million and the Company recognized a $2.6 million tax benefit in the quarter.
 
Net Earnings
Net earnings were $3.4 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, versus net earnings of $5.0 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter.
 
Balance Sheet
In January 2011, the Company amended and restated its $380 million credit agreement that extended its senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility to January 2016.  At quarter-end, the Company had $171.6 million in availability under its revolving credit facility and had $126.5 million in cash and cash equivalents.  In February 2011, the Company acquired ASG for $145 million in cash plus assumed net debt.  The acquisition was funded through its revolving credit facility that has been upsized by $150 million to $530 million, by exercising the designated event accordion, while still providing access to an additional $150 million accordion.
 
Inventory at quarter-end was $524.3 million versus $456.7 million in the year-ago period, increasing 14.8 percent, including a 7.8 percent increase in inventory at Famous Footwear.  Inventory at Wholesale increased 51.6 percent, reflecting a shift forward in deliveries to mitigate cost inflation and sourcing constraints, shipping challenges from systems conversion, and investments in growing brands.

Full Year 2011 Guidance
The Company is updating previously issued guidance to reflect its recent acquisition of ASG and ongoing challenges associated with its fourth quarter systems conversion.  The Company now expects to generate earnings per diluted share of $1.25 to $1.32 for the full year 2011.  This estimate includes $0.10 to $0.12 in accretion from the ASG brands, and also includes the impact of inventory purchase accounting on 2011 cost of goods sold as well as transaction and integration costs that are expected to be in the range of $0.12 to $0.15.  The flow of earnings in 2011 will be more weighted to the back-half than normal as the Company both anniversaries a strong first half in 2010 and incurs integration costs related to ASG and systems start-up issues in its legacy wholesale business.
 
Consolidated net sales for 2011 are expected to increase in the low double-digit range, which assumes an increase in same-store sales at Famous Footwear in the low- to mid-single digit range, an increase in legacy Wholesale net sales in the low- to mid-single digit range, and sales from ASG brands of more than $200 million.  Famous Footwear is expected to open five net new stores in 2011 (45 openings and 40 closings).  In the first quarter of 2011, consolidated net sales are expected to increase in the high-single digit range, which includes an increase in same-store sales at Famous Footwear in the low-single digit range and an increase in Wholesale net sales in the high teens range, which includes sales from ASG brands.
 
Depreciation and amortization of capitalized software and intangible assets are expected to total $62 million to $64 million and net interest expense is expected to approximate $27 million to $29 million for the full year of 2011.  The Company expects an effective tax rate of 33.5 to 34.0 percent for the full year of 2011 and purchases of property and equipment and capitalized software are targeted in the range of $58 million to $60 million for the full year of 2011.

Definitions
All references in this press release, outside of the condensed consolidated financial statements that follow, unless otherwise noted, related to net earnings attributable to Brown Shoe Company, Inc. and diluted earnings per common share attributable to Brown Shoe Company, Inc. shareholders, are presented as net earnings and earnings per diluted share, respectively.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In this press release, the Company’s financial results are provided both in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and using certain non-GAAP financial measures. In particular, the Company provides historic and estimated future net earnings and earnings per diluted share adjusted to exclude certain charges and recoveries, which are non-GAAP financial measures. These results are included as a complement to results provided in accordance with GAAP because management believes these non-GAAP financial measures help identify underlying trends in the Company’s business and provide useful information to both management and investors by excluding certain items that may not be indicative of the Company’s core operating results. These measures should not be considered a substitute for or superior to GAAP results.
 
Conference Call
 
A conference call to discuss fourth quarter and full year 2010 results will be held today at 9:00 a.m. ET.  While participation in the question-and-answer session of the call will be limited to institutional analysts and investors, retail brokers and individual investors are invited to attend via a live web-cast at www.brownshoe.com/investor or  www.earnings.com (at the website, type in the BWS ticker symbol to locate the broadcast).

Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995:
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements and expectations regarding the Company's future performance and the future performance of its brands. Such statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. These risks include (i) changing consumer demands, which may be influenced by consumers' disposable income, which in turn can be influenced by general economic conditions; (ii) potential disruption to Brown Shoe’s business and operations as it integrates ASG into its business; (iii) potential disruption to Brown Shoe’s business and operations as it implements its information technology initiatives; (iv) Brown Shoe’s ability to utilize its new information technology system to successfully execute its strategies, including integrating ASG’s business; (v) intense competition within the footwear industry; (vi) rapidly changing fashion trends and purchasing patterns; (vii) customer concentration and increased consolidation in the retail industry; (viii) political and economic conditions or other threats to the continued and uninterrupted flow of inventory from China, where ASG has manufacturing facilities and both ASG and Brown Shoe rely heavily on third-party manufacturing facilities for a significant amount of their inventory; (ix) the ability to recruit and retain senior management and other key associates; (x) the ability to attract and retain licensors and protect intellectual property rights; (xi) the ability to secure/exit leases on favorable terms; (xii) the ability to maintain relationships with current suppliers; (xiii) compliance with applicable laws and standards with respect to lead content in paint and other product safety issues; (xiv) the ability to source product at a pace consistent with increased demand for footwear; and (xv) the impact of rising prices in a potentially inflationary global environment.  The Company's reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission contain detailed information relating to such factors, including, without limitation, the information under the caption “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 30, 2010, which information is incorporated by reference herein and updated by the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. The Company does not undertake any obligation or plan to update these forward-looking statements, even though its situation may change.
 
About Brown Shoe Company, Inc.
Brown Shoe is a $2.5 billion global footwear company.  Brown Shoe’s Retail division operates Famous Footwear, a leading family branded footwear destination with over 1,100 stores nationwide and e-commerce site FamousFootwear.com, approximately 260 specialty retail stores in the U.S., Canada, and China primarily under the Naturalizer brand name, and footwear e-tailer shoes.com. Through its wholesale divisions, Brown Shoe designs and markets leading fashion and athletic footwear brands including Naturalizer, Dr. Scholl's, LifeStride, Sam Edelman, Franco Sarto, Via Spiga, Etienne Aigner, Vera Wang Lavender, Avia, ryka, And 1, and Buster Brown.  Brown Shoe press releases are available on the Company's website at www.brownshoe.com.

 
Contacts:    
For investors:   For media:
Allison Malkin   Erin Conroy
ICR, Inc.   Brown Shoe
Allison.malkin@icrinc.com   econroy@brownshoe.com
203-682-8225    212-324-4515
 

 
 

 

SCHEDULE 1
BROWN SHOE COMPANY, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
(Unaudited)

 
Thirteen Weeks Ended
 
Fifty-two Weeks Ended
 
         
(Thousands, except per share data)
January 29,
 2011
 
January 30,
2010
 
January 29,
2011
 
January 30,
2010
 
                         
Net sales
$
604,524
 
$
565,972
 
$
2,504,091
 
$
2,241,968
 
Cost of goods sold
 
369,219
   
333,580
   
1,500,537
   
1,338,829
 
                         
Gross profit
 
235,305
   
232,392
   
1,003,554
   
903,139
 
                         
Selling and administrative expenses
 
226,924
   
217,972
   
922,976
   
859,693
 
Restructuring and other special charges, net
 
2,454
   
5,089
   
7,914
   
11,923
 
                         
Operating earnings
 
5,927
   
9,331
   
72,664
   
31,523
 
                         
Interest expense
 
(5,409
)
 
(5,003
)
 
(19,647
)
 
(20,195
)
Interest income
 
90
   
34
   
203
   
374
 
                         
Earnings before income taxes
 
608
   
4,362
   
53,220
   
11,702
 
                         
Income tax benefit (provision)
 
2,639
   
364
   
(16,160
)
 
(1,259
)
                         
Net earnings
$
3,247
 
$
4,726
 
$
37,060
 
$
10,443
 
                         
Less: Net (loss) earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests
 
(106
)
 
(322
)
 
(173
)
 
943
 
                         
Net earnings attributable to Brown Shoe Company, Inc.
$
3,353
 
$
5,048
 
$
37,233
 
$
9,500
 
                         
Basic earnings per common share attributable to Brown Shoe Company, Inc. shareholders
$
0.08
 
$
0.12
 
$
0.85
 
$
0.22
 
                         
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Brown Shoe Company, Inc. shareholders
$
0.08
 
$
0.12
 
$
0.85
 
$
0.22
 
                 
Basic number of shares
42,372
 
41,602
 
42,156
 
41,585
 
Diluted number of shares
42,838
 
41,777
 
42,487
 
41,649
 

 
 

 
SCHEDULE 2
 

BROWN SHOE COMPANY, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)


(Thousands)
January 29, 2011
 
January 30, 2010
   
ASSETS
             
               
Cash and cash equivalents
$
126,548
 
$
125,833
   
Receivables
 
113,937
   
84,297
   
Inventories
 
524,250
   
456,682
   
Deferred income taxes
 
4,503
   
17,894
   
Income taxes
 
10,195
   
4,163
   
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
 
28,848
   
19,380
   
Total current assets
 
808,281
   
708,249
   
               
Other assets
 
133,538
   
110,810
   
Deferred income taxes
 
   
2,304
   
Intangible assets, net
 
70,592
   
77,226
   
Property and equipment, net
 
135,632
   
141,561
   
    Total assets
$
1,148,043
 
$
1,040,150
   
               
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
             
               
Borrowings under revolving credit agreement
$
198,000
 
$
94,500
   
Trade accounts payable
 
167,190
   
177,700
   
Other accrued expenses
 
146,715
   
141,863
   
   Total current liabilities
 
511,905
   
414,063
   
               
Long-term debt
 
150,000
   
150,000
   
Deferred rent
 
34,678
   
38,869
   
Deferred income taxes
 
11,534
   
   
Other liabilities
 
24,017
   
25,991
   
   Total other liabilities
 
220,229
   
214,860
   
               
Total Brown Shoe Company, Inc. shareholders’ equity
 
415,080
   
402,171
   
Noncontrolling interests
 
829
   
9,056
   
Total equity
 
415,909
   
411,227
   
    Total liabilities and equity
$
1,148,043
 
$
1,040,150
   

 
 

 
SCHEDULE 3
 
BROWN SHOE COMPANY, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
 
Fifty-two Weeks Ended
   
 (Thousands)
January 29, 2011
 
January 30, 2010
   
           
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
             
Net earnings
$
37,060
 
$
10,443
   
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash (used for) provided by operating activities:
             
   Depreciation
 
33,149
   
36,459
   
   Amortization of capitalized software
 
10,506
   
7,867
   
   Amortization of intangibles
 
6,667
   
6,774
   
   Amortization of debt issuance costs
 
2,195
   
2,195
   
   Share-based compensation expense
 
6,144
   
4,673
   
   Tax deficiency related to share-based plans
 
87
   
58
   
   Loss on disposal of facilities and equipment
 
1,089
   
1,180
   
   Impairment charges for facilities and equipment
 
2,762
   
3,928
   
   Deferred rent
 
(4,191
)
 
(2,845
)
 
   Deferred income taxes
 
27,229
   
15,414
   
   Provision for doubtful accounts
 
516
   
727
   
   Foreign currency transaction gains
 
(18
)
 
(106
)
 
   Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
             
      Receivables
 
(30,088
)
 
(714
)
 
      Inventories
 
(66,568
)
 
11,166
   
      Prepaid expenses and other current and noncurrent assets
 
(9,440
)
 
(1,601
)
 
      Trade accounts payable
 
(10,754
)
 
24,987
   
      Accrued expenses and other liabilities
 
2,668
   
285
   
      Income taxes
 
(5,993
)
 
2,742
   
   Other, net
 
(5,332
)
 
(5,554
)
 
Net cash (used for) provided by operating activities
 
(2,312
)
 
118,078
   
               
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
             
   Purchases of property and equipment
 
(30,781
)
 
(24,880
)
 
   Capitalized software
 
(24,046
)
 
(25,098
)
 
Net cash used for investing activities
 
(54,827
)
 
(49,978
)
 
               
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
             
   Borrowings under revolving credit agreement
 
1,051,500
   
848,900
   
   Repayments under revolving credit agreement
 
(948,000
)
 
(866,900
)
 
   Acquisition of noncontrolling interests (Edelman Shoe, Inc.)
 
(32,692
)
 
   
   Dividends paid
 
(12,254
)
 
(12,009
)
 
   Debt issuance costs
 
(2,636
)
 
   
   Proceeds from stock options exercised
 
926
   
107
   
   Contributions by noncontrolling interests
 
527
   
   
   Tax deficiency related to share-based plans
 
(87
)
 
(58
)
 
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities
 
57,284
   
(29,960
)
 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
 
570
   
793
   
Increase in cash and cash equivalents
 
715
   
38,933
   
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
 
125,833
   
86,900
   
               
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
$
126,548
 
$
125,833
   

 
 

 
SCHEDULE 4
 
BROWN SHOE COMPANY, INC.
Reconciliation of Operating Earnings, Net Earnings and Diluted Earnings Per Share (GAAP Basis) to Adjusted Operating Earnings, Net Earnings and Diluted Earnings Per Share (Non-GAAP Basis)


   
4th Quarter 2010
 
4th Quarter 2009
 
(Thousands, except per share data)
 
Operating
Earnings
 
Net
Earnings
Attributable to
Brown Shoe
Company, Inc.
 
Diluted
Earnings
Per Share
 
Operating
Earnings
 
Net
Earnings
Attributable to
Brown Shoe
Company, Inc.
 
Diluted
Earnings
Per Share
 
                           
GAAP earnings
 
$ 5,927
 
$ 3,353
 
$0.08
 
$ 9,331
 
$ 5,048
 
$ 0.12
 
                           
Charges / Other Items:
                         
IT initiatives
 
1,335
 
893
 
0.02
 
2,329
 
1,371
 
0.03
 
                           
Acquisition-related costs
 
1,119
 
724
 
0.01
 
 
 
 
                           
Headquarters consolidation
 
 
 
 
(1,864
)
(1,139
)
(0.03
)
                           
Organizational changes
 
 
 
 
4,624
 
2,825
 
0.07
 
                           
   Total charges / other items
 
2,454
 
1,617
 
0.03
 
5,089
 
3,057
 
0.07
 
                           
Adjusted earnings
 
$ 8,381
 
$ 4,970
 
$ 0.11
 
$ 14,420
 
$ 8,105
 
$ 0.19
 


   
2010
 
2009
   
(Thousands, except per share data)
 
Operating
Earnings
 
Net
Earnings
Attributable to
Brown Shoe
Company, Inc.
 
Diluted
Earnings
Per Share
 
Operating
Earnings
 
Net
Earnings
Attributable to
Brown Shoe
Company, Inc.
 
Diluted
Earnings
Per Share
   
                             
GAAP earnings
 
$ 72,664
 
$ 37,233
 
$ 0.85
 
$ 31,523
 
$ 9,500
 
$ 0.22
   
                             
Charges / Other Items:
                           
IT initiatives
 
6,795
 
4,536
 
0.10
 
9,163
 
5,772
 
0.14
   
                             
Acquisition-related costs
 
1,119
 
724
 
0.02
 
 
 
   
                             
Headquarters consolidation
 
 
 
 
(1,864
)
(1,139
)
(0.03
)
 
                             
Organizational changes  
           4,624    2,825    0.07    
                             
    Total charges / other items   7,914    5,260     0.12   11,923    7,458    0.18     
                             
Adjusted earnings   $ 80,578    $ 42,493    $0.97    $ 43,446    $ 16,958    $0.40     


 
 

 
SCHEDULE 5
 
BROWN SHOE COMPANY, INC.
OPERATING RESULTS BY MAJOR SEGMENT

 
   
Famous Footwear
 
Wholesale Operations
 
Specialty Retail
($ millions)
 
4th Quarter
2010
 
4th Quarter
2009
 
4th Quarter
2010
 
4th Quarter
2009
 
4th Quarter
2010
 
4th Quarter
2009
                         
Net Sales
 
$355.5
 
$342.7
 
$173.9
 
$151.1
 
$75.1
 
$72.2
                         
Gross Profit
 
$158.5
 
$151.1
 
$46.3
 
$52.2
 
$30.5
 
$29.1
                         
Gross Profit Rate
 
44.6%
 
44.1%
 
26.6%
 
34.6%
 
40.6%
 
40.3%
                         
Operating Earnings (Loss)
 
$14.3
 
$13.9
 
$0.8
 
$10.7
 
$(1.0)
 
$(2.4)
                         
Operating Earnings (Loss) %
 
4.0%
 
4.0%
 
0.5%
 
7.1%
 
(1.3)%
 
(3.3)%
                         
Same-store Sales %
 
4.9%
 
9.0%
 
-
 
-
 
3.2%
 
7.6%
                         
Number of Stores
 
1,110
 
1,129
 
-
 
-
 
259
 
282
                         
             
             
   
Famous Footwear
 
Wholesale Operations
 
Specialty Retail
($ millions)
 
2010
 
2009
 
2010
 
2009
 
2010
 
2009
                         
Net Sales
 
$1,486.5
 
$1,363.6
 
$754.4
 
$631.8
 
$263.2
 
$246.6
                         
Gross Profit
 
$669.0
 
$592.9
 
$222.0
 
$205.8
 
$112.5
 
$104.4
                         
Gross Profit Rate
 
45.0%
 
43.5%
 
29.4%
 
32.6%
 
42.8%
 
42.4%
                         
Operating Earnings (Loss)
 
$90.4
 
$44.6
 
$32.2
 
$41.1
 
$(6.0)
 
$(14.2)
                         
Operating Earnings (Loss) %
 
6.1%
 
3.3%
 
4.3%
 
6.5%
 
(2.3)%
 
(5.8)%
                         
Same-store Sales %
 
10.5%
 
0.5%
 
-
 
-
 
6.6%
 
0.8%