UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

For the quarterly period ended October 29, 2016

OR

For the transition period from                      to                     .

Commission File Number 001-36107

 

BURLINGTON STORES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (609) 387-7800

 

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  ☒    No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  ☒    No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ☐    No  ☒

The number of shares of registrant’s common stock outstanding as of October 29, 2016: 70,597,057.

 

 

 

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BURLINGTON STORES, INC.

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Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

BURLINGTON STORES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

(All amounts in thousands, except per share data)

 

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

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BURLINGTON STORES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)

(All amounts in thousands)

 

 

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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BURLINGTON STORES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

(All amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

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BURLINGTON STORES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(All amounts in thousands)

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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BURLINGTON STORES, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

October 29, 2016

(UNAUDITED)

 

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

As of October 29, 2016, Burlington Stores, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the Company), a Delaware Corporation, through its indirect subsidiary Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation (BCFWC), operated 592 retail stores, inclusive of an internet store.

These unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Burlington Stores, Inc. and its subsidiaries. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are unaudited, but in the opinion of management reflect all adjustments (which are of a normal and recurring nature) necessary for the fair presentation of the results of operations for the interim periods presented. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) have been condensed or omitted. These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 30, 2016 (Fiscal 2015 10-K). The balance sheet at January 30, 2016 presented herein has been derived from the audited Consolidated Financial Statements contained in the Fiscal 2015 10-K. Because the Company’s business is seasonal in nature, the operating results for the three and nine month periods ended October 29, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of results for the fiscal year ending January 28, 2017 (Fiscal 2016).

Accounting policies followed by the Company are described in Note 1 to the Fiscal 2015 10-K, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.”

Adopted Accounting Standards

In April 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2015-03, “Interest—Imputation of Interest: Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs.” This standard requires the presentation of debt issuance costs in the balance sheet as a deduction from the carrying amount of the related debt liability. Further, on August 16, 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-15 to clarify the SEC staff’s position on presenting and measuring debt issuance costs incurred in connection with line-of-credit arrangements given the lack of guidance on this topic in ASU 2015-03. The SEC staff has stated that it would “not object to an entity deferring and presenting debt issuance costs as an asset and subsequently amortizing the deferred debt issuance costs ratably over the term of the line-of-credit arrangement.”  These standards become effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015.  The Company adopted these standards during the first quarter of Fiscal 2016 on a retrospective basis.  As a result, $8.3 million and $8.7 million of deferred financing costs associated with the Term Loan Facility (as defined in Note 2, “Long Term Debt”) as of January 30, 2016 and October 31, 2015, respectively, have been reclassified and shown as a deduction from the line item “Long term debt” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.  These amounts were previously recorded in the line item “Other assets” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.  The remaining deferred financing costs associated with the Company’s ABL Line of Credit (as defined in Note 2, “Long Term Debt”) and interest rate cap contracts continue to be shown in the line item “Other assets” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets in accordance with ASU 2015-15.

Pending Accounting Standards

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers,” which provides guidance for revenue recognition. The standard’s core principle is that a company will recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In doing so, companies will need to use more judgment and make more estimates than under current guidance. These may include identifying performance obligations in the contract, estimating the amount of variable consideration included in the transaction price and allocating the transaction price to each separate performance obligation. At its July 9, 2015 meeting, the FASB affirmed its proposal to defer the effective date of this ASU for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted for annual reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those annual periods. This ASU will be effective for the Company as of the beginning of the fiscal year ended February 2, 2019 (Fiscal 2018). The Company is in the process of determining the impact of the adoption of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements or notes thereto, however, it does not anticipate that the new guidance will have a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases.” The standard’s core principle is to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information

 

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about leasing arrangements. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years.  This ASU will be effective for the Company as of the beginning of the fiscal year ended February 1, 2020.  Early adoption is permitted. The Company is in the process of determining the impact of the adoption of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements or notes thereto, however, it does anticipate that the new guidance will have a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements given its portfolio of lease arrangements. This guidance is not expected, however, to have a material impact on the Company's liquidity.

On March 30, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, “Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting,” which simplifies several aspects of the accounting for employee share-based payment transactions, including the accounting for income taxes, forfeitures, and statutory tax withholding requirements, as well as classification in the statement of cash flows. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, with early adoption permitted in any interim or annual period.  Once adopted, all excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies from stock based compensation will be recognized as income tax expense or benefit in the statement of operations as discrete items in the reporting period in which they occur, regardless of whether the benefit reduces taxes payable in the current period.  In addition, any excess tax benefit from stock based compensation will be classified along with other income tax cash flows as an operating activity on the statement of cash flows.  Currently, the Company records all excess tax benefits in additional paid-in capital on the balance sheet when the deduction reduces taxes payable and records tax deficiencies in the statement of operations.  In addition, the Company currently separates any excess tax benefit from stock based compensation from other income tax cash flows and classifies them as a financing activity on the statement of cash flows with a corresponding offset in operating activities. The Company is in the process of determining the impact of the adoption of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements.

On August 26, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, “Statement of Cash Flows: Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments.”  The primary purpose of this ASU is to reduce the diversity in practice that has resulted from the lack of consistent principles on this topic.  This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017.  This ASU will be effective for the Company as of the beginning of Fiscal 2018. Early adoption is permitted in any interim or annual period.   The Company is in the process of determining the impact of the adoption of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements or notes thereto, however, it does not anticipate that the new guidance will have a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements.

On November 17, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18, “Statement of Cash Flows: Restricted Cash.”  The primary purpose of this ASU is to reduce the diversity in practice that exists in the classification and presentation of changes in restricted cash on the statement of cash flows.  This ASU will require that a statement of cash flows explain the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. Therefore, amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents should be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017.  This ASU will be effective for the Company as of the beginning of Fiscal 2018. Early adoption is permitted in any interim or annual period.   The Company is in the process of determining the impact of the adoption of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements or notes thereto, however, it does not anticipate that the new guidance will have a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements.

There were no other new accounting standards that had a material impact on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements during the three and nine month periods ended October 29, 2016, and there were no other new accounting standards or pronouncements that were issued but not yet effective as of October 29, 2016 that the Company expects to have a material impact on its financial position or results of operations upon becoming effective.

 

2. Long Term Debt

Long term debt consists of:

 

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Term Loan Facility

On July 29, 2016, BCFWC entered into Amendment No. 5 (the Fifth Amendment) to the Term Loan Credit Agreement (as amended, the Amended Term Loan Credit Agreement) governing its senior secured term loan facility (the Term Loan Facility). The Fifth Amendment, among other things, reduced the interest rate margins applicable to the Term Loan Facility from 2.25% to 1.75% in the case of prime rate loans, and from 3.25% to 2.75% in the case of LIBOR loans, with the LIBOR floor being reduced from 1.00% to 0.75%.  The Fifth Amendment was accomplished by replacing the outstanding $1,117.0 million principal amount of Term B-3 Loans with a like aggregate principal amount of Term B-4 Loans. The Term B-4 Loans have the same maturity date that was applicable to the Term B-3 Loans. In accordance with ASC Topic No. 470-50, “Debt Modifications and Extinguishments” (Topic No. 470), the Company recognized a non-cash loss on the extinguishment of debt of $3.8 million, representing the write-off of $2.5 million and $1.3 million in deferred financing costs and unamortized original issue discount, respectively, which was recorded in the line item “Loss on extinguishment of debt” in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Also in connection with the Fifth Amendment, the Company incurred fees of $1.3 million, primarily related to legal and placement fees, which were recorded in the line item “Costs related to debt amendments and secondary offering” in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.  The Company incurred new deferred financing costs of $0.7 million as a result of the Fifth Amendment which were recorded in the line item “Long term debt” on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

   At October 29, 2016, the Company’s borrowing rate related to the Term Loan Facility was 3.50%.

ABL Line of Credit

      At October 29, 2016, the Company had $383.7 million available under the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated September 2, 2011 governing BCFWC’s existing senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility (the ABL Line of Credit). The maximum borrowings under the facility during the three and nine month periods ended October 29, 2016 amounted to $300.0  million and $350.0 million, respectively. Average borrowings during the three and nine month periods ended October 29, 2016 amounted to $201.4 million and $216.8  million, respectively, at average interest rates of 1.8% for both periods.

At October 31, 2015, the Company had $278.2 million available under the ABL Line of Credit. The maximum borrowings under the facility during the three and nine month periods ended October 31, 2015 amounted to $330.7 million. Average borrowings during the three and nine month periods ended October 31, 2015 amounted to $270.2 million and $199.7 million, respectively, at average interest rates of 1.6% for both periods.

 

 

3. Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

The Company accounts for derivatives and hedging activities in accordance with ASC Topic No. 815 “Derivatives and Hedging” (Topic No. 815). As required by Topic No. 815, the Company records all derivatives on the balance sheet at fair value and adjusts to market on a quarterly basis.  In addition, to comply with the provisions of ASC Topic No. 820, “Fair Value Measurements” (Topic No. 820), credit valuation adjustments, which consider the impact of any credit enhancements to the contracts, are incorporated in the fair values to account for potential nonperformance risk. In adjusting the fair value of its derivative contracts for the effect of nonperformance risk, the Company has considered any applicable credit enhancements such as collateral postings, thresholds, mutual puts, and guarantees. In accordance with Topic No. 820, the Company made an accounting policy election to measure the credit risk of its derivative financial instruments that are subject to master netting agreements on a net basis by counterparty portfolio. There is no

 

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impact of netting because the Company’s only derivatives are interest rate cap contracts that are with separate counterparties and are under separate master netting agreements.

Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk

The Company’s objectives in using interest rate derivatives are to add stability to interest expense and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements. To accomplish this objective, the Company primarily uses interest rate caps as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. Interest rate caps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable amounts from a counterparty if interest rates rise above the strike rate on the contract.

The Company did not record any hedge ineffectiveness in its earnings during the three or nine month periods ended October 29, 2016. The Company financed the cost of the interest rate cap contracts, which will be amortized through the life of the caps. As of October 29, 2016, the Company estimates that approximately $6.3 million will be reclassified into interest expense during the next twelve months.

As of October 29, 2016, the Company had the following outstanding interest rate derivatives that were designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk:

 

Tabular Disclosure

The table below presents the fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instruments on a gross basis as well as their classification on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:

 

 

The following table presents the unrealized losses deferred to accumulated other comprehensive income resulting from the Company’s derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedging instruments for each of the reporting periods.

 

 

 

The following table presents information about the reclassification of losses from accumulated other comprehensive income into earnings related to the Company’s derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedging instruments for each of the reporting periods.

 

 

 

 

 

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4. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Amounts included in accumulated other comprehensive loss are recorded net of the related income tax effects. The following table details the changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss:

 

 

 

5. Fair Value Measurements

The Company accounts for fair value measurements in accordance with Topic No. 820, which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measurement and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. Topic No. 820 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (exit price), and classifies the inputs used to measure fair value into the following hierarchy:

The inputs into the determination of fair value require significant management judgment or estimation.

The carrying amounts of cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments.

Refer to Note 3, “Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” for further discussion regarding the fair value of the Company’s interest rate cap contracts.

Financial Assets

The fair values of the Company’s financial assets and the hierarchy of the level of inputs as of October 29, 2016, January 30, 2016 and October 31, 2015 are summarized below: 

Non-financial Assets

Long-lived assets are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis for purposes of calculating impairment using the fair value hierarchy. The fair value of the Company’s long-lived assets is generally calculated using discounted cash flows.

 

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Financial Liabilities

The fair values of the Company’s financial liabilities are summarized below:

 

 

The fair values presented herein are based on pertinent information available to management as of the respective period end dates. The estimated fair values of the Company’s debt are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Although management is not aware of any factors that could significantly affect the estimated fair value amounts, such amounts have not been comprehensively revalued for purposes of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements since October 29, 2016, and current estimates of fair value may differ from amounts presented herein.

 

 

6. Income Taxes

Net deferred taxes are as follows:

The amounts presented in the table above are reflective of the prospective adoption of Accounting Standards Update 2015-17, “Income Taxes: Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes,” which called for the presentation of deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities as non-current.  The Company adopted this standard on a prospective basis during the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2015. Amounts as of October 31, 2015 have not been retrospectively adjusted to reflect the adoption of this standard.

Deferred tax liabilities primarily relate to rent expense, intangible assets, and depreciation expense where the Company has a future obligation for tax purposes.

As of October 29, 2016, January 30, 2016 and October 31, 2015, valuation allowances amounted to $7.8  million, $7.8 million and $6.2 million, respectively, primarily related to state tax net operating losses and state tax credit carry forwards. The Company believes that it is more likely than not that a portion of the benefit of the state tax net operating losses will not be realized. As of October 29, 2016, the Company had $7.4 million of deferred tax assets recorded for state net operating losses, which will expire between 2016 and 2036. In addition, the Company also determined that a full valuation allowance of $5.5 million, $5.1 million and $5.4 million were required against the tax benefit associated with Puerto Rico deferred tax assets as of October 29, 2016, January 30, 2016 and October 31, 2015, respectively.

 

 

 

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7. Capital Stock

Treasury Stock

The Company accounts for treasury stock under the cost method.

During the nine month period ended October 29, 2016, the Company acquired 27,859 shares of common stock from employees for approximately $1.8 million to satisfy their minimum statutory tax withholdings related to the vesting of restricted stock awards. During the first quarter of Fiscal 2016, the Company re-issued 688,880 shares held in its treasury stock pool for re-issuance under the 2006 Management Incentive Plan.  As a result of this transaction, the Company reclassified approximately $9.2 million from treasury stock to additional paid-in-capital.  

Share Repurchase Programs

The Company is authorized to repurchase from time to time shares of its outstanding common stock on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions under its repurchase programs. The timing and amount of stock repurchases will depend on a variety of factors, including the market conditions as well as corporate and regulatory considerations. The share repurchase programs may be suspended, modified or discontinued at any time and the Company has no obligation to repurchase any amount of the Company’s common stock under the programs.

During the nine month period ended October 29, 2016, the Company repurchased 2,234,889 shares of its common stock for $150.0 million, inclusive of commissions, under its share repurchase program, which was recorded in the line item “Treasury stock” on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.  As of October 29, 2016, the Company had $49.6 million available for purchase under its share repurchase program.  On November 15, 2016, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the repurchase of up to an additional $200 million of the Company’s common stock. This new repurchase program, which is in addition to the share repurchase program announced by the Company in November 2015, will be funded using the Company’s available cash and is authorized to be executed through November 2018.

 

 

8. Net Income Per Share

Basic net income per share is calculated by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding. Dilutive net income per share is calculated by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of common shares and potentially dilutive securities outstanding during the period using the treasury stock method.