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Exhibit 99

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Contacts:

John Hulbert, Investors, (612) 761-6627

 

Jenna Reck, Financial Media, (612) 761-5829

 

Target Media Hotline, (612) 696-3400

 

Target Corporation Announces

Second Quarter 2011 Financial Results

Company Also Provides Third Quarter and Full-Year Earnings Guidance

 

MINNEAPOLIS (August 17, 2011) — Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) today reported net earnings of $704 million for the quarter ended July 30, 2011, compared with $679 million in the quarter ended July 31, 2010. Earnings per share in the second quarter increased 11.5 percent to $1.03 from $0.92 in the same period a year ago. All earnings per share figures refer to diluted earnings per share.

 

“We’re very pleased with our second quarter financial results, which benefited from an acceleration in the pace of our comparable-store sales growth,” said Gregg Steinhafel, chairman, president, and chief executive officer of Target Corporation. “We continue to focus on strong execution of our strategy, preparing Target to perform well in a variety of economic environments.”

 

Earnings Guidance

 

The company currently expects third quarter diluted EPS of 70 to 75 cents, and full-year 2011 diluted EPS of $4.15 to $4.30.

 

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U.S. Retail Segment Results

 

As the company first reported in its sales release on August 4, 2011, Target’s sales increased 5.1 percent in the second quarter to $15.9 billion in 2011 from $15.1 billion in 2010, due to a 3.9 percent increase in comparable-store sales and the contribution from new stores. Segment earnings before interest expense and income taxes (EBIT) were $1,147 million in the second quarter of 2011, an increase of 4.6 percent from $1,096 million in 2010.

 

Second quarter 2011 EBITDA and EBIT margin rates were 10.3 percent and 7.2 percent, respectively, compared with 10.5 percent and 7.2 percent in 2010. Second quarter gross margin rate declined to 31.6 percent in 2011 from 32.0 percent in 2010, due to the impact of the company’s integrated growth strategies. The company’s second quarter selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expense rate improved to 21.3 percent in 2011, compared with 21.5 percent in 2010.

 

U.S. Credit Card Segment Results

 

Second quarter average receivables decreased 12.4 percent to $6.2 billion in 2011 from $7.1 billion in 2010. Average receivables directly funded by Target decreased 19 percent in the second quarter to $2.4 billion from $3.0 billion in 2010.

 

Second quarter bad debt expense was $15 million in 2011, down from $138 million in 2010, driven by improved trends in key measures of risk. Segment profit for the quarter was $171 million, compared with $149 million in second quarter 2010. Annualized segment pre-tax return on invested capital was 28.5 percent in second quarter 2011, compared with 20.2 percent in 2010.

 

Canadian Segment Results

 

Consistent with prior guidance, second quarter 2011 EBIT was $(36) million due to start-up expenses and depreciation related to the company’s expected market entry in 2013.

 

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Interest Expense and Taxes

 

Net interest expense for the quarter was $191 million, including $10 million of interest on capitalized leases related to Target’s Canadian market entry. Net interest expense was $185 million in second quarter 2010.

 

The company’s effective income tax rate was 36.5 percent in second quarter 2011, down from 37.2 percent in 2010.

 

Share Repurchase

 

In the second quarter 2011, the company repurchased approximately 14.3 million shares of its common stock at an average price of $48.11, for a total investment of $688 million. Year-to-date, the company has repurchased approximately 29.7 million shares of its common stock at an average price of $50.81, for a total investment of $1.5 billion.

 

Miscellaneous

 

Target Corporation will webcast its second quarter earnings conference call at 9:30 a.m. CDT today. Investors and the media are invited to listen to the call through the company’s website at www.target.com/investors (click on “Events + Presentations” and then “Archives + Webcasts”). A telephone replay of the call will be available beginning at approximately 11:30 a.m. CDT today through the end of business on August 19, 2011. The replay number is (800) 642-1687 (passcode: 20426383).

 

Statements in this release regarding expected sales, performance and earnings per share are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Such statements speak only as of the date they are made and are subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause the company’s actual results to differ materially.  The most important risks and uncertainties are described in Item 1A of the company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 29, 2011.

 

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About Target

 

Minneapolis-based Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) serves guests at 1,762 stores in 49 states nationwide and at Target.com. In addition, the company operates a credit card segment that offers branded proprietary credit card products. Since 1946, Target has given 5 percent of its income through community grants and programs; today, that giving equals more than $3 million a week. For more information about Target’s commitment to corporate responsibility, visit Target.com/hereforgood.

 

For more information, visit Target.com/Pressroom.

 

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TARGET CORPORATION

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

July 30,

 

July 31,

 

 

 

July 30,

 

July 31,

 

 

 

(millions, except per share data) (unaudited)

 

2011

 

2010

 

Change

 

2011

 

2010

 

Change

 

Sales

 

$

15,895

 

$

15,126

 

5.1

%

$

31,475

 

$

30,283

 

3.9

%

Credit card revenues

 

345

 

406

 

(15.0

)

700

 

841

 

(16.7

)

Total revenues

 

16,240

 

15,532

 

4.6

 

32,175

 

31,124

 

3.4

 

Cost of sales

 

10,872

 

10,293

 

5.6

 

21,710

 

20,705

 

4.8

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

3,473

 

3,263

 

6.4

 

6,705

 

6,405

 

4.7

 

Credit card expenses

 

86

 

214

 

(59.8

)

174

 

494

 

(64.7

)

Depreciation and amortization

 

509

 

496

 

2.7

 

1,022

 

1,012

 

1.0

 

Earnings before interest expense and income taxes

 

1,300

 

1,266

 

2.7

 

2,564

 

2,508

 

2.2

 

Net interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nonrecourse debt collateralized by credit card receivables

 

18

 

21

 

(14.5

)

37

 

44

 

(15.2

)

Other interest expense

 

174

 

165

 

5.4

 

338

 

330

 

2.4

 

Interest income

 

(1

)

(1

)

32.7

 

(1

)

(1

)

(7.9

)

Net interest expense

 

191

 

185

 

3.1

 

374

 

373

 

0.4

 

Earnings before income taxes

 

1,109

 

1,081

 

2.6

 

2,190

 

2,135

 

2.6

 

Provision for income taxes

 

405

 

402

 

0.7

 

797

 

785

 

1.4

 

Net earnings

 

$

704

 

$

679

 

3.7

%

$

1,393

 

$

1,350

 

3.2

%

Basic earnings per share

 

$

1.03

 

$

0.93

 

11.4

%

$

2.03

 

$

1.84

 

10.5

%

Diluted earnings per share

 

$

1.03

 

$

0.92

 

11.5

%

$

2.02

 

$

1.82

 

10.7

%

Weighted average common shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

680.8

 

731.1

 

 

 

686.7

 

735.5

 

 

 

Diluted

 

685.1

 

736.6

 

 

 

691.2

 

741.1

 

 

 

 

Subject to reclassification

 



 

TARGET CORPORATION

 

Consolidated Statements of Financial Position

 

 

 

July 30,

 

January 29,

 

July 31,

 

(millions)

 

2011

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, including marketable securities of $116, $1,129 and $972

 

$

890

 

$

1,712

 

$

1,540

 

Credit card receivables, net of allowance of $480, $690 and $851

 

5,722

 

6,153

 

6,137

 

Inventory

 

7,926

 

7,596

 

7,728

 

Other current assets

 

1,521

 

1,752

 

1,840

 

Total current assets

 

16,059

 

17,213

 

17,245

 

Property and equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land

 

5,999

 

5,928

 

5,845

 

Buildings and improvements

 

26,092

 

23,081

 

22,568

 

Fixtures and equipment

 

4,906

 

4,939

 

4,602

 

Computer hardware and software

 

2,392

 

2,533

 

2,432

 

Construction-in-progress

 

571

 

567

 

772

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

(11,587

)

(11,555

)

(10,818

)

Property and equipment, net

 

28,373

 

25,493

 

25,401

 

Other noncurrent assets

 

1,067

 

999

 

1,009

 

Total assets

 

$

45,499

 

$

43,705

 

$

43,655

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ investment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

6,519

 

$

6,625

 

$

6,228

 

Accrued and other current liabilities

 

3,721

 

3,326

 

3,057

 

Unsecured debt and other borrowings

 

1,130

 

119

 

782

 

Nonrecourse debt collateralized by credit card receivables

 

250

 

 

33

 

Total current liabilities

 

11,620

 

10,070

 

10,100

 

Unsecured debt and other borrowings

 

12,661

 

11,653

 

11,693

 

Nonrecourse debt collateralized by credit card receivables

 

3,499

 

3,954

 

4,044

 

Deferred income taxes

 

969

 

934

 

740

 

Other noncurrent liabilities

 

1,644

 

1,607

 

1,810

 

Total noncurrent liabilities

 

18,773

 

18,148

 

18,287

 

Shareholders’ investment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

56

 

59

 

60

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

3,385

 

3,311

 

3,085

 

Retained earnings

 

12,213

 

12,698

 

12,690

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(548

)

(581

)

(567

)

Total shareholders’ investment

 

15,106

 

15,487

 

15,268

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ investment

 

$

45,499

 

$

43,705

 

$

43,655

 

Common shares outstanding

 

675.2

 

704.0

 

722.6

 

 

Subject to reclassification

 



 

TARGET CORPORATION

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

July 30,

 

July 31,

 

(millions) (unaudited)

 

2011

 

2010

 

Operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings

 

$

1,393

 

$

1,350

 

Reconciliation to cash flow

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

1,022

 

1,012

 

Share-based compensation expense

 

44

 

52

 

Deferred income taxes

 

122

 

148

 

Bad debt expense

 

27

 

335

 

Non-cash (gains)/losses and other, net

 

62

 

(39

)

Changes in operating accounts:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable originated at Target

 

143

 

241

 

Inventory

 

(330

)

(549

)

Other current assets

 

80

 

5

 

Other noncurrent assets

 

16

 

(118

)

Accounts payable

 

(119

)

(283

)

Accrued and other current liabilities

 

(129

)

(247

)

Other noncurrent liabilities

 

5

 

(79

)

Cash flow provided by operations

 

2,336

 

1,828

 

Investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Expenditures for property and equipment

 

(2,379

)

(991

)

Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment

 

2

 

32

 

Change in accounts receivable originated at third parties

 

261

 

254

 

Other investments

 

(19

)

(20

)

Cash flow required for investing activities

 

(2,135

)

(725

)

Financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Additions to long-term debt

 

1,000

 

997

 

Reductions of long-term debt

 

(238

)

(1,339

)

Dividends paid

 

(346

)

(252

)

Repurchase of stock

 

(1,493

)

(1,285

)

Stock option exercises and related tax benefit

 

34

 

116

 

Other

 

20

 

 

Cash flow required for financing activities

 

(1,023

)

(1,763

)

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

 

(822

)

(660

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

1,712

 

2,200

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

890

 

$

1,540

 

 

Subject to reclassification

 



 

TARGET CORPORATION

 

U.S. Retail Segment

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

U.S. Retail Segment Results

 

July 30,

 

July 31,

 

 

 

July 30,

 

July 31,

 

 

 

(millions) (unaudited)

 

2011

 

2010

 

Change

 

2011

 

2010

 

Change

 

Sales

 

$

15,895

 

$

15,126

 

5.1

%

$

31,475

 

$

30,283

 

3.9

%

Cost of sales

 

10,872

 

10,293

 

5.6

 

21,710

 

20,705

 

4.8

 

Gross margin

 

5,023

 

4,833

 

3.9

 

9,765

 

9,578

 

1.9

 

SG&A expenses(a)

 

3,382

 

3,246

 

4.2

 

6,554

 

6,370

 

2.9

 

EBITDA

 

1,641

 

1,587

 

3.4

 

3,211

 

3,208

 

0.1

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

494

 

491

 

0.7

 

1,002

 

1,003

 

(0.1

)

EBIT

 

$

1,147

 

$

1,096

 

4.6

%

$

2,209

 

$

2,205

 

0.2

%

 


EBITDA is earnings before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization.

EBIT is earnings before interest expense and income taxes.

(a) Loyalty Program discounts are recorded as reductions to sales in our U.S. Retail Segment.  Effective with the October 2010 nationwide launch of our new 5% REDcard Rewards loyalty program, we changed the formula under which our U.S. Credit Card segment reimburses our U.S. Retail Segment to better align with the attributes of the new program. In the three and six months ended July 30, 2011, these reimbursed amounts were $66 million and $115 million, respectively, compared with $17 million and $34 million in the corresponding periods in 2010. In all periods these amounts were recorded as reductions to SG&A expenses within the U.S. Retail Segment and increases to operations and marketing expenses within the U.S. Credit Card Segment.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

U.S. Retail Segment Rate Analysis

 

July 30,

 

July 31,

 

July 30,

 

July 31,

 

(unaudited)

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

Gross margin rate

 

31.6

%

32.0

%

31.0

%

31.6

%

SG&A expense rate

 

21.3

%

21.5

%

20.8

%

21.0

%

EBITDA margin rate

 

10.3

%

10.5

%

10.2

%

10.6

%

Depreciation and amortization expense rate

 

3.1

%

3.2

%

3.2

%

3.3

%

EBIT margin rate

 

7.2

%

7.2

%

7.0

%

7.3

%

 

U.S. Retail Segment rate analysis metrics are computed by dividing the applicable amount by sales.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

Comparable-Store Sales

 

July 30,

 

July 31,

 

July 30,

 

July 31,

 

(unaudited)

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

Comparable-store sales change

 

3.9

%

1.7

%

2.9

%

2.2

%

Drivers of changes in comparable-store sales:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of transactions

 

0.5

%

2.4

%

0.4

%

2.3

%

Average transaction amount

 

3.5

%

(0.8

)%

2.6

%

(0.1

)%

Units per transaction

 

1.8

%

2.0

%

3.1

%

1.6

%

Selling price per unit

 

1.7

%

(2.7

)%

(0.5

)%

(1.7

)%

 

The comparable-store sales increases or decreases above are calculated by comparing sales in fiscal year periods with comparable prior year periods of equivalent length.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

REDcard Penetration

 

July 30,

 

July 31,

 

July 30,

 

July 31,

 

(unaudited)

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

Target Credit Cards

 

6.6

%

4.7

%

6.2

%

4.5

%

Target Debit Cards

 

2.1

%

0.5

%

1.9

%

0.5

%

Total Store REDcard Penetration

 

8.7

%

5.2

%

8.1

%

5.0

%

 

Represents the percentage of Target store sales that are paid for using REDcards.

 

 

 

Number of Stores

 

Retail Square Feet(a)

 

Number of Stores and Retail Square Feet

 

July 30,

 

January 29,

 

July 31,

 

July 30,

 

January 29,

 

July 31,

 

(unaudited)

 

2011

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2011

 

2010

 

Target general merchandise stores

 

774

 

1,037

 

1,169

 

93,699

 

127,292

 

144,926

 

Expanded food assortment

 

736

 

462

 

323

 

97,058

 

61,823

 

43,046

 

SuperTarget stores

 

252

 

251

 

251

 

44,681

 

44,503

 

44,503

 

Total

 

1,762

 

1,750

 

1,743

 

235,438

 

233,618

 

232,475

 

 


(a) In thousands; reflects total square feet, less office, distribution center and vacant space.

 

Subject to reclassification

 



 

TARGET CORPORATION

 

U.S. Credit Card Segment

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

July 30, 2011

 

July 31, 2010

 

July 30, 2011

 

July 31, 2010

 

U.S. Credit Card Segment Results

 

Amount

 

Annualized

 

Amount

 

Annualized

 

Amount

 

Annualized

 

Amount

 

Annualized

 

(millions) (unaudited)

 

(in millions)

 

Rate(d)

 

(in millions)

 

Rate(d)

 

(in millions)

 

Rate(d)

 

(in millions)

 

Rate(d)

 

Finance charge revenue

 

$

278

 

17.9

%

$

324

 

18.3

%

$

570

 

18.0

%

$

674

 

18.4

%

Late fees and other revenue

 

44

 

2.8

 

54

 

3.0

 

86

 

2.7

 

113

 

3.1

 

Third party merchant fees

 

23

 

1.5

 

28

 

1.6

 

44

 

1.4

 

54

 

1.5

 

Total revenues

 

345

 

22.2

 

406

 

22.9

 

700

 

22.1

 

841

 

23.0

 

Bad debt expense

 

15

 

1.0

 

138

 

7.8

 

27

 

0.9

 

335

 

9.2

 

Operations and marketing expenses(a)

 

137

 

8.8

 

93

 

5.2

 

262

 

8.3

 

193

 

5.3

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

4

 

0.3

 

5

 

0.3

 

9

 

0.3

 

9

 

0.2

 

Total expenses

 

156

 

10.0

 

236

 

13.3

 

298

 

9.4

 

537

 

14.7

 

EBIT

 

189

 

12.2

 

170

 

9.6

 

402

 

12.7

 

304

 

8.3

 

Interest expense on nonrecourse debt collateralized by credit card receivables

 

18

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

37

 

 

 

44

 

 

 

Segment profit

 

$

171

 

 

 

$

149

 

 

 

$

365

 

 

 

$

260

 

 

 

Average gross credit card receivables funded by Target(b)

 

$

2,398

 

 

 

$

2,950

 

 

 

$

2,451

 

 

 

$

2,656

 

 

 

Segment pretax ROIC(c) 

 

28.5

%

 

 

20.2

%

 

 

29.7

%

 

 

19.6

%

 

 

 


(a) Loyalty Program discounts are recorded as reductions to sales in our U.S. Retail Segment.  Effective with the October 2010 nationwide launch of our new 5% REDcard Rewards loyalty program, we changed the formula under which our U.S. Credit Card segment reimburses our U.S. Retail Segment to better align with the attributes of the new program. In the three and six months ended July 30, 2011, these reimbursed amounts were $66 million and $115 million, respectively, compared with $17 million and $34 million in the corresponding periods in 2010. In all periods these amounts were recorded as reductions to SG&A expenses within the U.S. Retail Segment and increases to operations and marketing expenses within the U.S. Credit Card Segment.

 

(b) Amounts represent the portion of average gross credit card receivables funded by Target. These amounts exclude $3,817 million and $3,888 million for the three and six months ended July 30, 2011, respectively, and $4,148 million and $4,667 million for the three and six months ended July 31, 2010, respectively, of receivables funded by nonrecourse debt collateralized by credit card receivables.

 

(c) ROIC is return on invested capital, and this rate equals our segment profit divided by average gross credit card receivables funded by Target, expressed as an annualized rate.

 

(d) As an annualized percentage of average gross credit card receivables.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

July 30, 2011

 

July 31, 2010

 

July 30, 2011

 

July 31, 2010

 

 

 

Yield

 

Yield

 

Yield

 

Yield

 

Spread Analysis - Total Portfolio

 

Amount

 

Annualized

 

Amount

 

Annualized

 

Amount

 

Annualized

 

Amount

 

Annualized

 

(unaudited)

 

(in millions)

 

Rate

 

(in millions)

 

Rate

 

(in millions)

 

Rate

 

(in millions)

 

Rate

 

EBIT

 

$

189

 

12.2

%(c)

$

170

 

9.6

%(c)

$

402

 

12.7

%(c)

$

304

 

8.3

%(c)

LIBOR(a)

 

 

 

0.2

%

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

0.2

%

 

 

0.3

%

Spread to LIBOR(b)

 

$

186

 

12.0

%(c)

$

164

 

9.3

%(c)

$

395

 

12.5

%(c)

$

293

 

8.0

%(c)

 


(a) Balance-weighted average one-month LIBOR.

 

(b) Spread to LIBOR is a metric used to analyze the performance of our total credit card portfolio because the vast majority of our portfolio earns finance charge revenue at rates tied to the Prime Rate, and the interest rate on all nonrecourse debt securitized by credit card receivables is tied to LIBOR.

 

(c) As a percentage of average gross credit card receivables.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

Receivables Rollforward Analysis

 

July 30,

 

July 31,

 

 

 

July 30,

 

July 31,

 

 

 

(millions) (unaudited)

 

2011

 

2010

 

Change

 

2011

 

2010

 

Change

 

Beginning gross credit card receivables

 

$

6,286

 

$

7,260

 

(13.4

)%

$

6,843

 

$

7,982

 

(14.3

)%

Charges at Target

 

1,140

 

765

 

49.1

 

2,143

 

1,484

 

44.4

 

Charges at third parties

 

1,353

 

1,522

 

(11.1

)

2,603

 

2,948

 

(11.7

)

Payments

 

(2,792

)

(2,717

)

2.8

 

(5,793

)

(5,706

)

1.5

 

Other

 

215

 

158

 

36.7

 

406

 

280

 

45.2

 

Period-end gross credit card receivables

 

$

6,202

 

$

6,988

 

(11.2

)%

$

6,202

 

$

6,988

 

(11.2

)%

Average gross credit card receivables

 

$

6,215

 

$

7,098

 

(12.4

)%

$

6,339

 

$

7,323

 

(13.4

)%

Accounts with three or more payments (60+ days) past due as a percentage of period-end gross credit card receivables

 

3.0

%

5.0

%

 

 

3.0

%

5.0

%

 

 

Accounts with four or more payments (90+ days) past due as a percentage of period-end gross credit card receivables

 

2.1

%

3.5

%

 

 

2.1

%

3.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

 

July 30,

 

July 31,

 

 

 

July 30,

 

July 31,

 

 

 

(millions) (unaudited)

 

2011

 

2010

 

Change

 

2011

 

2010

 

Change

 

Allowance at beginning of period

 

$

565

 

$

930

 

(39.2

)%

 $

690

 

$

1,016

 

(32.1

)%

Bad debt expense

 

15

 

138

 

(89.1

)

27

 

335

 

(91.9

)

Write-offs(a)

 

(142

)

(256

)

(44.4

)

(326

)

(573

)

(43.1

)

Recoveries(a)

 

42

 

39

 

7.2

 

89

 

73

 

21.0

 

Allowance at end of period

 

$

480

 

$

851

 

(43.7

)%

 $

480

 

$

851

 

(43.7

)%

As a percentage of period-end gross credit card receivables

 

7.7

%

12.2

%

 

 

7.7

%

12.2

%

 

 

Net write-offs as a percentage of average gross credit card receivables (annualized)

 

6.5

%

12.2

%

 

 

7.5

%

13.7

%

 

 

 


(a) Write-offs include the principal amount of losses (excluding accrued and unpaid finance charges), and recoveries include current period principal collections on previously written-off balances. These amounts combined represent net write-offs.

 

Subject to reclassification

 



 

TARGET CORPORATION

 

Canadian Segment

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

Canadian Segment Results

 

July 30,

 

July 31,

 

 

 

July 30,

 

July 31,

 

 

 

(millions) (unaudited)

 

2011

 

2010

 

Change

 

2011

 

2010

 

Change

 

Sales

 

$

 

$

 

%

$

 

$

 

%

Cost of sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross margin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SG&A expenses(a)

 

25

 

 

100.0

 

36

 

 

100.0

 

EBITDA

 

(25

)

 

100.0

 

(36

)

 

100.0

 

Depreciation and amortization(b)

 

11

 

 

100.0

 

11

 

 

100.0

 

EBIT

 

$

(36

)

$

 

100.0

%

$

(47

)

$

 

100.0

%

 


(a) SG&A expenses include our Canadian Segment start-up costs.  These costs consisted primarily of legal, payroll, and consulting expenses.

 

(b) Depreciation and amortization result from depreciation of capital lease assets and leasehold interests acquired in our Zellers asset purchase. For the three and six months ended July 30, 2011, the lease payment obligation also gave rise to $10 million of interest expense, recorded in our consolidated statements of operations.

 

EBITDA is earnings before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization.

 

EBIT is earnings before interest expense and income taxes.

 

Subject to reclassification