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Exhibit 99.1

 

BED BATH & BEYOND INC. REPORTS RESULTS

FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED FEBRUARY 26, 2011

 

·                  Net Earnings per Diluted Share of $1.12 for Q4; $3.07 for Full Year

·                  Quarterly Net Sales Increase by Approximately 11.6%

·                  Quarterly Comparable Store Sales Increase by Approximately 8.5%

·                  Modeling Fiscal First Quarter 2011 Net Earnings per Diluted Share of Approximately $.58 to $.61

·                  Modeling Fiscal 2011 Net Earnings per Diluted Share to Increase by Approximately 10% to 15%

 

UNION, New Jersey, April 6, 2011 --- Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. today reported net earnings of $1.12 per diluted share ($283.5 million) in the fiscal fourth quarter ended February 26, 2011, an increase of approximately 30% versus net earnings of $.86 per diluted share ($226.0 million) in the same quarter a year ago.  Net sales for the fiscal fourth quarter of 2010 were approximately $2.505 billion, an increase of approximately 11.6% from net sales of approximately $2.244 billion reported in the fiscal fourth quarter of 2009.  Comparable store sales in the fiscal fourth quarter of 2010 increased by approximately 8.5%, compared with an increase of approximately 11.5% in last year’s fiscal fourth quarter.

 

During the fiscal fourth quarter of 2010, the Company repurchased approximately $199 million of its common stock representing approximately 4.1 million shares.

 

For the fiscal year ended February 26, 2011, the Company reported net earnings of $3.07 per diluted share ($791.3 million), an increase of approximately 33% over net earnings of $2.30 per diluted share ($600.0 million) a year ago.  Net sales for fiscal 2010 were approximately $8.759 billion, an increase of approximately 11.9% from net sales of approximately $7.829 billion in the prior fiscal year.  Comparable store sales for fiscal 2010 increased by approximately 7.8%, compared with an increase of approximately 4.4% last year.

 

For fiscal 2011, the Company is modeling net earnings per diluted share to be approximately $.58 to $.61 for the fiscal first quarter and to increase by approximately 10% to 15% for the full year.

 

As of February 26, 2011, the Company had a total of 1,139 stores, including 982 Bed Bath & Beyond stores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Canada, 66 Christmas Tree Shops stores, 45 buybuy BABY stores and 46 stores under the names of Harmon or Harmon Face Values.  During the fiscal fourth quarter, the Company opened six Bed Bath & Beyond stores, five buybuy BABY stores and one Harmon Face Values store.  Consolidated store space as of February 26, 2011 was approximately 35.1 million square feet.  Since the beginning of the first quarter of fiscal 2011 on February 27, 2011, two additional Bed Bath & Beyond stores have been opened.  In addition, the Company is a partner in a joint venture which operates two stores in the Mexico City market under the name “Home & More.”

 

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Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) is a chain of retail stores, operating under the names of Bed Bath & Beyond, Christmas Tree Shops, Harmon, Harmon Face Values and buybuy BABY.  In addition, the Company is a partner in a joint venture which operates retail stores in Mexico under the name “Home & More.”  The Company sells a wide assortment of domestics merchandise and home furnishings.  Domestics merchandise includes categories such as bed linens and related items, bath items and kitchen textiles.  Home furnishings include categories such as kitchen and tabletop items, fine tabletop, basic housewares, general home furnishings, consumables and certain juvenile products.  Shares of Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. are traded on NASDAQ under the symbol “BBBY” and are included in the Standard and Poor’s 500 and Global 1200 Indices and the NASDAQ-100 Index.  The Company is counted among the Fortune 500 and the Forbes 2000.

 

This press release may contain forward-looking statements.  Many of these forward-looking statements can be identified by use of words such as may, will, expect, anticipate, approximate, estimate, assume, continue, model, project, plan, and similar words and phrases.  The Company’s actual results and future financial condition may differ materially from those expressed in any such forward-looking statements as a result of many factors that may be outside the Company’s control.  Such factors include, without limitation: general economic conditions including the housing market, a challenging overall macroeconomic environment and related changes in the retailing environment, consumer preferences and spending habits; demographics and other macroeconomic factors that may impact the level of spending for the types of merchandise sold by the Company; unusual weather patterns; competition from existing and potential competitors; competition from other channels of distribution; pricing pressures; the cost of labor, merchandise and other costs and expenses; the ability to find suitable locations at acceptable occupancy costs to support the Company’s expansion program; the impact of failed auctions for auction rate securities held by the Company; changes to, or new, accounting standards including, without limitation, changes to lease accounting standards; and matters arising out of or related to the Company’s stock option grants and procedures and related matters, including any tax implications relating to the Company’s stock option grants.  The Company does not undertake any obligation to update its forward-looking statements.

 

INVESTOR CONTACTS:

 

Kenneth C. Frankel

 

(908) 855-4554

Eugene A. Castagna

 

(908) 855-4110

 



 

BED BATH & BEYOND INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Earnings

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Twelve Months Ended

 

 

 

February 26,

 

February 27,

 

February 26,

 

February 27,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

(unaudited)

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

 

$

2,504,967

 

$

2,244,079

 

$

8,758,503

 

$

7,828,793

 

Cost of sales

 

1,428,500

 

1,288,583

 

5,135,574

 

4,620,674

 

Gross profit

 

1,076,467

 

955,496

 

3,622,929

 

3,208,119

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

615,415

 

584,755

 

2,334,471

 

2,227,432

 

Operating profit

 

461,052

 

370,741

 

1,288,458

 

980,687

 

Interest income

 

1,681

 

588

 

4,520

 

4,568

 

Earnings before provision for income taxes

 

462,733

 

371,329

 

1,292,978

 

985,255

 

Provision for income taxes

 

179,282

 

145,287

 

501,645

 

385,222

 

Net earnings

 

$

283,451

 

$

226,042

 

$

791,333

 

$

600,033

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings per share - Basic

 

$

1.14

 

$

0.88

 

$

3.11

 

$

2.33

 

Net earnings per share - Diluted

 

$

1.12

 

$

0.86

 

$

3.07

 

$

2.30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding - Basic

 

248,543

 

258,191

 

254,297

 

257,755

 

Weighted average shares outstanding - Diluted

 

252,816

 

261,885

 

258,079

 

260,375

 

 



 

BED BATH & BEYOND INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands)

 

 

 

February 26,

 

February 27,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

1,183,587

 

$

1,096,100

 

Short term investment securities

 

605,608

 

431,476

 

Merchandise inventories

 

1,968,907

 

1,759,703

 

Other current assets

 

315,736

 

276,066

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total current assets

 

4,073,838

 

3,563,345

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long term investment securities

 

121,446

 

132,860

 

Property and equipment, net

 

1,116,297

 

1,119,292

 

Other assets

 

334,612

 

336,633

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

5,646,193

 

$

5,152,130

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

709,550

 

$

611,163

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

306,847

 

281,730

 

Merchandise credit and gift card liabilities

 

193,061

 

172,804

 

Current income taxes payable

 

112,982

 

83,857

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

 

1,322,440

 

1,149,554

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred rent and other liabilities

 

292,364

 

246,273

 

Income taxes payable

 

99,730

 

103,399

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

1,714,534

 

1,499,226

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

 

3,931,659

 

3,652,904

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

5,646,193

 

$

5,152,130

 

 



 

BED BATH & BEYOND INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Twelve Months Ended

 

 

 

February 26,

 

February 27,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings

 

$

791,333

 

$

600,033

 

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

183,820

 

184,232

 

Stock-based compensation

 

44,276

 

44,235

 

Tax benefit from stock-based compensation

 

(3,453

)

(5,986

)

Deferred income taxes

 

(15,988

)

(22,811

)

Other

 

(1,757

)

(405

)

(Increase) decrease in assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Merchandise inventories

 

(209,204

)

(117,364

)

Trading investment securities

 

(5,469

)

(5,610

)

Other current assets

 

(17,736

)

(4,397

)

Other assets

 

(2,899

)

526

 

Increase in liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

102,307

 

96,279

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

29,809

 

37,905

 

Merchandise credit and gift card liabilities

 

20,257

 

7,183

 

Income taxes payable

 

25,456

 

70,487

 

Deferred rent and other liabilities

 

46,655

 

21,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

987,407

 

905,407

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of held-to-maturity investment securities

 

(1,511,555

)

(403,582

)

Redemption of held-to-maturity investment securities

 

1,286,270

 

30,025

 

Redemption of available-for-sale investment securities

 

24,975

 

38,545

 

Redemption of trading investment securities

 

42,825

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

(183,474

)

(153,680

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(340,959

)

(488,692

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

125,700

 

99,727

 

Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation

 

2,944

 

6,306

 

Repurchase of common stock, including fees

 

(687,605

)

(94,857

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

 

(558,961

)

11,176

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

87,487

 

427,891

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents:

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of period

 

1,096,100

 

668,209

 

End of period

 

$

1,183,587

 

$

1,096,100