Under Armour, Inc. (UA)
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SEC company page: https://www.sec.gov/edgar/browse/?CIK=1336917. Latest filing source: 0001336917-26-000073.
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Business
Read UA's verbatim Item 1 Business section from its latest 10-K: Business.
Risk Factors
Read UA's verbatim Item 1A Risk Factors from its latest 10-K: Risk Factors.
Selected Fundamentals
| Metric | Value | Unit | FY | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 4,966,370,000 | USD | 2026 | 2026-05-19 |
| Net income | -495,643,000 | USD | 2026 | 2026-05-19 |
| Assets | 4,415,694,000 | USD | 2026 | 2026-05-19 |
Financials
Annual standardized facts from SEC companyfacts as of latest extracted filing date 2026-05-19. Source: https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0001336917.json. Derived margins, ratios, and free cash flow are computed from the extracted annual SEC facts.
| Metric | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 4,833,338,000 | 4,989,244,000 | 5,193,185,000 | 5,267,132,000 | 4,474,667,000 | 5,682,592,000 | 5,903,165,000 | 5,701,879,000 | 5,164,310,000 | 4,966,370,000 | ||
| Net income | 256,979,000 | -48,260,000 | -46,302,000 | 92,139,000 | -549,177,000 | 351,003,000 | 374,459,000 | 232,042,000 | -201,267,000 | -495,643,000 | ||
| Operating income | 417,471,000 | 27,843,000 | -25,017,000 | 236,770,000 | -613,438,000 | 475,248,000 | 263,586,000 | 229,751,000 | -185,216,000 | -163,112,000 | ||
| Gross profit | 2,248,614,000 | 2,251,414,000 | 2,340,471,000 | 2,470,533,000 | 2,160,095,000 | 2,860,625,000 | 2,643,831,000 | 2,630,253,000 | 2,474,744,000 | 2,258,858,000 | ||
| Diluted EPS | 1.05 | -0.11 | -0.10 | 0.20 | -1.21 | 0.75 | 0.81 | 0.52 | -0.47 | -1.16 | ||
| Operating cash flow | 366,623,000 | 237,460,000 | 628,230,000 | 509,031,000 | 212,864,000 | 660,565,000 | -39,886,000 | 353,970,000 | -59,319,000 | -75,088,000 | ||
| Capital expenditures | 316,458,000 | 281,339,000 | 170,385,000 | 145,802,000 | 92,291,000 | 66,032,000 | 158,066,000 | 150,333,000 | 168,684,000 | 87,075,000 | ||
| Share buybacks | 0.00 | 0.00 | 125,000,000 | 75,000,000 | 90,000,000 | 25,000,000 | ||||||
| Assets | 4,006,367,000 | 4,245,022,000 | 4,843,531,000 | 5,030,628,000 | 4,991,396,000 | 4,452,832,000 | 4,827,553,000 | 4,760,734,000 | 4,300,871,000 | 4,415,694,000 | ||
| Liabilities | 1,987,725,000 | 2,228,151,000 | 2,693,444,000 | 3,354,635,000 | 2,902,402,000 | 2,723,878,000 | 2,861,406,000 | 2,607,448,000 | 2,410,593,000 | 3,001,334,000 | ||
| Stockholders' equity | 2,018,642,000 | 2,016,871,000 | 2,150,087,000 | 1,668,640,000 | 2,072,584,000 | 1,709,008,000 | 1,966,147,000 | 2,153,286,000 | 1,890,278,000 | 1,414,360,000 | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 312,483,000 | 557,403,000 | 788,072,000 | 1,517,361,000 | 1,668,916,000 | 1,008,400,000 | 710,929,000 | 858,691,000 | 501,361,000 | 309,168,000 | ||
| Free cash flow | 50,165,000 | -43,879,000 | 457,845,000 | 363,229,000 | 120,573,000 | 594,533,000 | -197,952,000 | 203,637,000 | -228,003,000 | -162,163,000 |
Ratios
| Metric | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 5.32% | -0.97% | -0.89% | 1.75% | -12.27% | 6.18% | 6.34% | 4.07% | -3.90% | -9.98% | ||
| Operating margin | 8.64% | 0.56% | -0.48% | 4.50% | -13.71% | 8.36% | 4.47% | 4.03% | -3.59% | -3.28% | ||
| Return on equity | -2.39% | -2.30% | 4.29% | -32.91% | 16.94% | 19.05% | 10.78% | -10.65% | -35.04% | |||
| Return on assets | -1.20% | -1.09% | 1.90% | -10.92% | 7.03% | 7.76% | 4.87% | -4.68% | -11.22% | |||
| Liabilities / equity | 0.98 | 1.10 | 1.25 | 2.01 | 1.40 | 1.59 | 1.46 | 1.21 | 1.28 | 2.12 | ||
| Current ratio | 2.20 | 1.97 | 1.90 | 2.28 | 2.30 | 2.18 | 2.17 | 2.46 | 2.10 | 1.62 |
Industry Peer Context
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Financial Bridges
Income statement bridge from reported figures
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts FY 2026. Revenue: accession 0001336917-26-000073; concept Revenues; source concepts us-gaap:Revenues | Gross profit: accession 0001336917-26-000073; concept GrossProfit; source concepts us-gaap:GrossProfit | Operating income: accession 0001336917-26-000073; concept OperatingIncomeLoss; source concepts us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss | Net income: accession 0001336917-26-000073; concept NetIncomeLoss; source concepts us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss
Free cash flow = operating cash flow - capital expenditures
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts FY 2026. Operating cash flow: accession 0001336917-26-000073; concept NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities; source concepts us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | Capital expenditures: accession 0001336917-26-000073; concept PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment; source concepts us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | Free cash flow: accession 0001336917-26-000073; concept NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities - PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment; source concepts us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities; us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
Financial Charts
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2026 ended 2026-03-31; accession 0001336917-26-000073; filed 2026-05-19. Concept: Revenues. Source concepts: us-gaap:Revenues.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2026 ended 2026-03-31; accession 0001336917-26-000073; filed 2026-05-19. Concept: NetIncomeLoss. Source concepts: us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2026 ended 2026-03-31; accession 0001336917-26-000073; filed 2026-05-19. Concept: OperatingIncomeLoss. Source concepts: us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2026 ended 2026-03-31; accession 0001336917-26-000073; filed 2026-05-19. Concept: GrossProfit. Source concepts: us-gaap:GrossProfit.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2026 ended 2026-03-31; accession 0001336917-26-000073; filed 2026-05-19. Concept: EarningsPerShareDiluted. Source concepts: us-gaap:EarningsPerShareDiluted.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2026 ended 2026-03-31; accession 0001336917-26-000073; filed 2026-05-19. Concept: NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities. Source concepts: us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2026 ended 2026-03-31; accession 0001336917-26-000073; filed 2026-05-19. Concept: PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment. Source concepts: us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2026 ended 2026-03-31; accession 0001336917-26-000073; filed 2026-05-19. Concept: PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock. Source concepts: us-gaap:PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2026 ended 2026-03-31; accession 0001336917-26-000073; filed 2026-05-19. Concept: Assets. Source concepts: us-gaap:Assets.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2026 ended 2026-03-31; accession 0001336917-26-000073; filed 2026-05-19. Concept: Liabilities. Source concepts: us-gaap:Liabilities.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2026 ended 2026-03-31; accession 0001336917-26-000073; filed 2026-05-19. Concept: StockholdersEquity. Source concepts: us-gaap:StockholdersEquity.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2026 ended 2026-03-31; accession 0001336917-26-000073; filed 2026-05-19. Concept: CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue. Source concepts: us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2026 ended 2026-03-31; accession 0001336917-26-000073; filed 2026-05-19. Concept: NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities - PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment. Source concepts: us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities; us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment.
Quarterly
Quarterly standardized facts from SEC companyfacts as of latest extracted filing date 2026-05-19. Source: https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0001336917.json.
| Quarter | End Date | Revenue | Net Income | Diluted EPS | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-Q1 | 2022-06-30 | 0.02 | reported discrete quarter | ||
| 2023-Q2 | 2022-09-30 | 0.19 | reported discrete quarter | ||
| 2023-Q3 | 2022-12-31 | 0.27 | reported discrete quarter | ||
| 2024-Q1 | 2023-06-30 | 1,317,012,000 | 8,549,000 | 0.02 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2024-Q2 | 2023-09-30 | 1,566,710,000 | 109,614,000 | 0.24 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2024-Q3 | 2023-12-31 | 1,486,095,000 | 114,143,000 | 0.26 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2024-Q4 | 2024-03-31 | 1,332,062,000 | -264,000 | derived Q4 = FY annual - nine-month YTD | |
| 2025-Q1 | 2024-06-30 | 1,183,665,000 | -305,426,000 | -0.70 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2025-Q2 | 2024-09-30 | 1,399,023,000 | 170,382,000 | 0.39 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2025-Q3 | 2024-12-31 | 1,401,039,000 | 1,234,000 | 0.00 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2025-Q4 | 2025-03-31 | 1,180,583,000 | -67,457,000 | derived Q4 = FY annual - nine-month YTD | |
| 2026-Q1 | 2025-06-30 | 1,134,068,000 | -2,612,000 | -0.01 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2026-Q2 | 2025-09-30 | 1,333,380,000 | -18,814,000 | -0.04 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2026-Q3 | 2025-12-31 | 1,327,761,000 | -430,827,000 | -1.01 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2026-Q4 | 2026-03-31 | 1,171,161,000 | -43,390,000 | derived Q4 = FY annual - nine-month YTD |
Quarterly Charts
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2026 ended 2026-03-31; accession 0001336917-26-000073; filed 2026-05-19. Concept: Revenues. Source concepts: us-gaap:Revenues.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2026 ended 2026-03-31; accession 0001336917-26-000073; filed 2026-05-19. Concept: NetIncomeLoss. Source concepts: us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2026 ended 2025-12-31; accession 0001336917-26-000027; filed 2026-02-06. Concept: EarningsPerShareDiluted. Source concepts: us-gaap:EarningsPerShareDiluted.
Macro Cross-References
- CPIAUCSL - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: All Items in U.S. City Average
- UNRATE - Unemployment Rate
- FEDFUNDS - Federal Funds Effective Rate
- CES0500000003 - Average Hourly Earnings of All Employees, Total Private
- DFEDTARU - Federal Funds Target Range - Upper Limit
- DFEDTARL - Federal Funds Target Range - Lower Limit
- DGS3MO - Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 3-Month Constant Maturity
- DGS2 - Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 2-Year Constant Maturity
- DGS10 - Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 10-Year Constant Maturity
- DGS30 - Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 30-Year Constant Maturity
- T10Y2Y - 10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Minus 2-Year Treasury Constant Maturity
- CPILFESL - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: All Items Less Food and Energy
- CPIUFDSL - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food
- CPIENGSL - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Energy
- CUSR0000SAH1 - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Shelter
- PCEPI - Personal Consumption Expenditures: Chain-type Price Index
- PCEPILFE - Personal Consumption Expenditures Excluding Food and Energy: Chain-type Price Index
- PPIACO - Producer Price Index by Commodity: All Commodities
- T10YIE - 10-Year Breakeven Inflation Rate
- U6RATE - Total Unemployed, Plus All Marginally Attached Workers Plus Total Employed Part Time for Economic Reasons
- PAYEMS - All Employees, Total Nonfarm
- CIVPART - Labor Force Participation Rate
- EMRATIO - Employment-Population Ratio
- UNEMPLOY - Unemployed
- CE16OV - Employment Level
- ICSA - Initial Claims
- JTSJOL - Job Openings: Total Nonfarm
- JTSQUR - Quits: Total Nonfarm
- GDPC1 - Real Gross Domestic Product
- A191RL1Q225SBEA - Real Gross Domestic Product: Percent Change from Preceding Period
- INDPRO - Industrial Production: Total Index
- TCU - Capacity Utilization: Total Index
- HOUST - New Privately-Owned Housing Units Started: Total Units
- PERMIT - New Privately-Owned Housing Units Authorized in Permit-Issuing Places: Total Units
- RSAFS - Advance Retail Sales: Retail Trade
- PCE - Personal Consumption Expenditures
- DSPIC96 - Real Disposable Personal Income
- PSAVERT - Personal Saving Rate
- M2SL - M2
- BOPGSTB - U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services: Balance
- MSPUS - Median Sales Price of Houses Sold for the United States
- HSN1F - New One Family Houses Sold: United States
- RHORUSQ156N - Homeownership Rate in the United States
- TTLCONS - Total Construction Spending: Total Construction in the United States
- RRVRUSQ156N - Rental Vacancy Rate in the United States
- TOTALSL - Total Consumer Credit Owned and Securitized
- REVOLSL - Revolving Consumer Credit Owned and Securitized
- DRCCLACBS - Delinquency Rate on Credit Card Loans, All Commercial Banks
- GDP - Gross Domestic Product
- GPDI - Gross Private Domestic Investment
- GCE - Government Consumption Expenditures and Gross Investment
- PCEC - Personal Consumption Expenditures
- NETEXP - Net Exports of Goods and Services
- GFDEBTN - Federal Debt: Total Public Debt
- GFDEGDQ188S - Federal Debt: Total Public Debt as Percent of Gross Domestic Product
- FYFSD - Federal Surplus or Deficit
- FGRECPT - Federal Government Current Receipts
- FGEXPND - Federal Government: Current Expenditures
- MANEMP - All Employees, Manufacturing
- USCONS - All Employees, Construction
- USTRADE - All Employees, Retail Trade
- USFIRE - All Employees, Financial Activities
- USGOVT - All Employees, Government
- AWHAETP - Average Weekly Hours of All Employees, Total Private
- DGORDER - Manufacturers' New Orders: Durable Goods
- NEWORDER - Manufacturers' New Orders: Nondefense Capital Goods Excluding Aircraft
- BUSINV - Total Business Inventories
- EXPGS - Exports of Goods and Services
- IMPGS - Imports of Goods and Services
- IR - Import Price Index (End Use): All Commodities
- PPIFIS - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Final Demand
Latest quarter (10-Q)
Latest 10-Q source: 0001336917-26-000027.
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ("MD&A") is intended to help readers understand our results of operations and financial condition, and is provided as a supplement to, and should be read in conjunction with, our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the accompanying Notes to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements under Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for Fiscal 2025, filed with the Securities Exchange Commission ("SEC") on May 22, 2025, under the captions "Business" and "Risk Factors."
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including this MD&A, contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), and Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("the Securities Act"), and is subject to the safe harbors created by those sections. All statements other than statements of historical facts are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements. See "Forward Looking Statements."
Unless otherwise noted: (i) all dollar and percentage comparisons made herein refer to the three and nine months ended December 31, 2025 compared to the three and nine months ended December 31, 2024; and (ii) all tabular data is presented in thousands, except share and per share data.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
Some of the statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including this MD&A, constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements relate to expectations, beliefs, projections, future plans and strategies, anticipated events or trends and similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts, such as statements regarding our share repurchase program, our future financial condition or results of operations, our prospects and strategies for future growth, potential restructuring efforts, including the scope of these restructuring efforts and the amount of potential charges and costs, the timing of these measures and the anticipated benefits of our restructuring plans, expectations regarding promotional activities, freight, product cost pressures and foreign currency impacts, the impact of global economic conditions including changes in global trade policy and inflation on our results of operations, our liquidity and use of capital resources, the development and introduction of new products, the implementation of our marketing and branding strategies, the future benefits and opportunities from significant investments and the impact of litigation or other proceedings. In many cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as "may," "will," "could," "should," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "outlook," "potential" or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology.
The forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q reflect our current views about future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions and changes in circumstances that may cause events or our actual activities or results to differ significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statement. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future events, results, actions, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, those factors described in "Risk Factors" and MD&A herein and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for Fiscal 2025. These factors include without limitation:
•changes in general economic or market conditions, including increasing inflation and potential impacts of changes and uncertainties related to government fiscal, monetary, tax and trade policies, that could affect overall consumer spending or our industry;
•the impact of global events beyond our control, including military conflicts and the effects of changes in the global trade environment, such as the imposition of new tariffs and countermeasures thereto, on our profitability;
•increased competition causing us to lose market share or reduce the prices of our products or to increase our marketing efforts significantly;
•fluctuations in the costs of raw materials and commodities we use in our products and our supply chain (including labor);
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•our ability to successfully execute our long-term strategies;
•our ability to effectively drive operational efficiency in our business;
•changes to the financial health of our customers;
•our ability to effectively develop and launch new, innovative and updated products;
•our ability to accurately forecast consumer shopping and engagement preferences and consumer demand for our products and manage our inventory in response to changing demands;
•our ability to successfully execute any restructuring plans and realize their expected benefits;
•loss of key customers, suppliers or manufacturers;
•our ability to further expand our business globally and to drive brand awareness and consumer acceptance of our products in other countries;
•our ability to manage the increasingly complex operations of our global business;
•our ability to effectively market and maintain a positive brand image;
•our ability to successfully manage or realize expected results from significant transactions and investments;
•our ability to attract key talent and retain the services of our senior management and other key employees;
•our ability to effectively meet regulatory requirements and stakeholder expectations regarding sustainability and social matters;
•the availability, integration and effective operation of information systems and other technology, as well as any potential interruption of such systems or technology;
•any disruptions, delays or deficiencies in the design, implementation or application of our global operating and financial reporting information technology system;
•our ability to access capital and financing required to manage our business on terms acceptable to us;
•our ability to accurately anticipate and respond to seasonal or quarterly fluctuations in our operating results;
•risks related to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations;
•our ability to comply with existing trade and other regulations;
•risks related to data security or privacy breaches;
•the impact of global or regional public health emergencies on our industry and our business, financial condition and results of operations, including impacts on the global supply chain;
•our ability to remediate the material weakness discussed elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q; and
•our potential exposure to and the financial impact of litigation and other proceedings, including those legal proceedings discussed elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
The forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q reflect our views and assumptions only as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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OVERVIEW
We are a leading developer, marketer, and distributor of branded performance apparel, footwear, and accessories. Our brand's moisture-wicking fabrications are engineered in various designs and styles for wear in nearly every climate to provide a performance alternative to traditional products. Our products are sold worldwide and worn by athletes at all levels, from youth to professional, on playing fields around the globe and by consumers with active lifestyles.
We remain focused on driving premium brand-right growth and delivering improved profitability. We plan to continue to grow our business over the long term through increased sales of our apparel, footwear and accessories; growth in our direct-to-consumer sales channel; and expansion of our wholesale distribution. Achieving these long-term growth objectives depends, in part, on our ability to successfully execute strategic initiatives across key areas of the business, including within our North America region. In support of these long-term growth objectives, our digital strategy is designed to enhance consumer engagement and strengthen brand connectivity through multiple digital touchpoints.
Quarterly Results
During the three months ended December 31, 2025, challenging market conditions persisted, particularly in North America and Asia-Pacific, driven by lower consumer demand across both our wholesale and direct-to-consumer channels.
Financial highlights for the three months ended December 31, 2025 as compared to the three months ended December 31, 2024 include:
•Total net revenues decreased 5.2%.
•Within our distribution channels, wholesale revenue decreased 6.4% and direct-to-consumer revenue decreased 3.9%.
•Within our product categories, apparel revenue decreased 3.3%, footwear revenue decreased 12.0%, and accessories revenue decreased 2.5%.
•Net revenue decreased 10.3% in North America, increased 6.0% in EMEA, decreased 5.1% in Asia-Pacific and increased 19.7% in Latin America.
•Gross margin decreased 310 basis points to 44.4%.
•Selling, general and administrative expenses increased 4.2%.
2025 Restructuring Plan
During Fiscal 2025, our Board of Directors approved a restructuring plan designed to strengthen and support the Company's financial and operational efficiencies. On November 13, 2025, the Board of Directors approved a $95 million increase to the 2025 restructuring plan to include the separation of the Curry Brand as well as additional contract terminations, asset impairments, and employee severance and benefits costs, resulting in an updated restructuring plan of up to $255 million of pre-tax restructuring and related charges. The 2025 restructuring plan consists of up to $107 million in cash-related charges, including approximately $30 million in employee severance and benefits costs and $77 million related to various transformational initiatives; and up to $148 million in non-cash charges, including approximately $7 million in employee severance and benefits costs and $141 million in facility, software, and other asset-related charges and impairments. The 2025 restructuring plan is expected to be substantially complete by the end of Fiscal 2026.
Restructuring and related charges are excluded from our segment profitability measures. We report restructuring and related charges within Corporate Other, which is designed to provide increased transparency and comparability of operating segments' performance. The net charges recorded during the three and nine months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 respectively, were primarily related to the North America operating segment.
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The following table summarizes the costs recorded during the periods indicated, as well as the current estimate of remaining charges expected to be incurred in connection with the 2025 restructuring plan:
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Latest 10-K MD&A
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ("MD&A") is intended to help readers understand our results of operations and financial condition, and is provided as a supplement to, and should be read in conjunction with, our Consolidated Financial Statements and the accompanying Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements under Part II, Item 8 and the information contained elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, under the captions "Business" and "Risk Factors."
This Annual Report on Form 10-K, including this MD&A, contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("the Exchange Act"), and Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("the Securities Act"), and is subject to the safe harbors created by those sections. All statements other than statements of historical facts are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements. See "Forward-Looking Statements."
Unless otherwise noted: (i) all dollar and percentage comparisons made herein refer to Fiscal 2026 compared to Fiscal 2025; and (ii) all tabular data is presented in thousands, except share and per share data. Please refer to Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for Fiscal 2025, filed with the Securities Exchange Commission ("SEC") on May 22, 2025, which is incorporated by reference herein, for a comparative discussion of our Fiscal 2025 financial results as compared to Fiscal 2024.
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OVERVIEW
We are a leading developer, marketer and distributor of branded performance apparel, footwear and accessories for men, women and youth. Our products are engineered with performance-driven materials and technologies, spanning a wide range of designs and styles for use in diverse climates. Our products are worn by athletes at all levels, from youth to professional, across multiple sports worldwide as well as by consumers who embrace active and performance-oriented lifestyles.
We are focused on driving sustainable long-term growth and profitability through increased demand for our core product categories, continued expansion of our direct-to-consumer capabilities and strategic development of our wholesale network. Our strategic priorities are focused on elevating brand positioning, simplifying and scaling our operating model, accelerating innovation and enhancing global go-to-market execution. Execution of these priorities depends, in part, on our ability to deliver against strategic initiatives across key areas of the business, including North America region, our largest market. Our digital strategy is designed to enhance consumer engagement, strengthen brand loyalty and enable omnichannel experiences across multiple digital touchpoints.
Fiscal 2026 Results
During Fiscal 2026, challenging market conditions persisted, particularly in North America and Asia-Pacific, driven by lower consumer demand across both our wholesale and direct-to-consumer channels. Financial results for Fiscal 2026 as compared to Fiscal 2025 include:
•Total net revenues decreased 3.8%.
•Within our distribution channels, wholesale revenue decreased 4.9% and direct-to-consumer revenue decreased 1.7%.
•Within our product categories, apparel revenue decreased 1.6%, footwear revenue decreased 10.8%, and accessories revenue increased 0.9%.
•Net revenue decreased 7.9% in North America, increased 8.6% in EMEA, decreased 4.8% in Asia-Pacific and increased 8.7% in Latin America.
•Gross margin decreased 240 basis points to 45.5%.
•Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased 11.8%.
2025 Restructuring Plan
During Fiscal 2025, our Board of Directors approved a restructuring plan (the "2025 restructuring plan") designed to strengthen and support our financial and operational efficiencies. On May 11, 2026, our Board of Directors approved an increase of up to $50 million of additional charges, resulting in a total restructuring plan of approximately $305 million, including:
•Up to $139 million in cash charges, including approximately $46 million in employee severance and benefits costs and $93 million related to various transformational initiatives; and
•Up to $166 million in non-cash charges, including approximately $7 million in employee severance and benefits costs, and $159 million in contract terminations, facility, software, and other asset-related charges and impairments.
As of March 31, 2026, we have recorded a total of $260.7 million of restructuring and related charges under the 2025 restructuring plan. The 2025 restructuring plan is now expected to be substantially complete by December 31, 2026.
Restructuring and related charges are excluded from our segment profitability measures. We report restructuring and related charges within Corporate Other, which is designed to provide increased transparency and comparability of operating segments' performance.
For Fiscal 2026, the restructuring and related charges included $152.6 million relating to North America, $10.4 million relating to Asia-Pacific, $6.4 million relating to EMEA and $2.1 million relating to Latin America.
For Fiscal 2025, the restructuring and related charges included $75.9 million relating to North America, $12.1 million relating to EMEA and $6.4 million relating to Asia-Pacific. These charges were offset by a net gain of $5.3 million from the sale of the MapMyFitness platform, relating to the Corporate Other non-operating segment.
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The following table summarizes the costs recorded during the periods indicated in connection with the 2025 restructuring plan:
| Year Ended March 31, | Estimated Restructuring and Related Charges | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2025 | Remaining to be incurred | Total to be incurred | |||||||||||
| Costs recorded in cost of goods sold: | ||||||||||||||
| Inventory-related costs(1) | $ | 13,193 | $ | — | ||||||||||
| Total costs recorded in cost of goods sold | $ | 13,193 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 13,193 | ||||||
| Costs recorded in restructuring charges: | ||||||||||||||
| Employee-related costs | $ | 9,081 | $ | 14,767 | ||||||||||
| Facility-related costs(2) | 35,938 | 25,495 | ||||||||||||
| Other restructuring costs(3) | 82,700 | 17,707 | ||||||||||||
| Total costs recorded in restructuring charges | $ | 127,719 | $ | 57,969 | $ | 34,045 | $ | 219,733 | ||||||
| Costs recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses: | ||||||||||||||
| Employee-related costs | $ | 5,639 | $ | 9,460 | ||||||||||
| Other transformation initiatives | 24,956 | 21,733 | ||||||||||||
| Total costs recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses | $ | 30,595 | $ | 31,193 | $ | 10,286 | $ | 72,074 | ||||||
| Total restructuring and related charges | $ | 171,507 | $ | 89,162 | $ | 44,331 | $ | 305,000 |
(1) Inventory-related costs for Fiscal 2026 include non-cash inventory reserves relating to the separation of the Curry Brand.
(2) Facility-related costs for Fiscal 2026 include an impairment charge of $15.9 million relating to the previously disclosed decision to exit our distribution facility in Rialto, California.
(3) Other restructuring costs for Fiscal 2026 include $69.7 million of non-cash contract termination costs, primarily relating to the separation of the Curry Brand.
Restructuring charges and recoveries require us to make certain judgments and estimates regarding the amount and timing as to when these charges or recoveries occur. The estimated liability could change subsequent to its recognition, requiring adjustments to the expense and the liability recorded. On a quarterly basis, we conduct an evaluation of the related liabilities and expenses and revise our assumptions and estimates as appropriate, as new or updated information becomes available.
Macroeconomic Factors and Other Global Events
We are actively monitoring developments in the global trade environment, including recent changes in global trade policy, and related effects on consumer discretionary spending. We continue to assess the implications for our business and are actively implementing mitigation strategies. Following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling issued on February 20, 2026, which invalidated certain tariffs previously imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ("IEEPA"), new tariffs at different rates under alternative legislative powers were initiated. On May 7, 2026, the U.S. Court of International Trade subsequently ruled these new tariffs to be illegal, but left them in effect pending appeal. We expect further litigation and changes related to these tariff rates during Fiscal 2027. These currently enacted tariff rates continue to increase our product costs and negatively impact our gross margins. The volatility in global trade policy and potential for a continued elevated tariff environment creates uncertainty regarding the potential impact on our Fiscal 2027 results of operations, including revenue, gross profit and operating income.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruling did not address refunds, creating uncertainty regarding the potential recovery of tariffs previously paid under IEEPA. However, in April 2026, the IEEPA refund process was launched and we have started evaluating and, where appropriate, pursuing potential reimbursement of certain IEEPA tariffs previously paid. The timing and amount of recovery ultimately received remain uncertain and are dependent on regulatory and administrative processes outside our control.
Other macroeconomic factors, such as inflationary pressures, geopolitical instability and military conflicts and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, have and may continue to impact our business. We continue to monitor these factors and the potential impacts they may have on our financial results, including product input costs, freight costs and consumer discretionary spending and therefore consumer demand for our products. We also
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continue to monitor the broader impacts of conflicts around the world on the economy, including their effect on inflationary pressures and the price of oil globally. For example, geopolitical instability and ongoing conflicts in the Middle East have and may continue to cause volatility in global energy and transportation markets, including higher fuel prices, resulting in increased shipping and logistics costs.
See "Risk Factors—Economic and Industry Risks—Our financial results and ability to grow our business may be negatively impacted by global events beyond our control"; "—Our business depends on consumer purchases of discretionary items, which can be negatively impacted during an economic downturn or periods of inflation. This could materially impact our sales, profitability, results of operations and financial condition"; "—Fluctuations in the cost of raw materials and commodities we use in our products and costs related to our supply chain could negatively affect our operating results"; and "—Financial Risks—Our financial results could be adversely impacted by currency exchange rate fluctuations" included in Part I, Item 1A of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following tables set forth key components of our results of operations for the periods indicated, both in dollars and as a percentage of net revenues:
| Year Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||
| Net revenues | $ | 4,966,370 | 100.0 | % | $ | 5,164,310 | 100.0 | % | |||||
| Cost of goods sold | 2,707,512 | 54.5 | % | 2,689,566 | 52.1 | % | |||||||
| Gross profit | 2,258,858 | 45.5 | % | 2,474,744 | 47.9 | % | |||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 2,294,251 | 46.2 | % | 2,601,991 | 50.4 | % | |||||||
| Restructuring charges | 127,719 | 2.6 | % | 57,969 | 1.1 | % | |||||||
| Income (loss) from operations | (163,112) | (3.3) | % | (185,216) | (3.6) | % | |||||||
| Interest income (expense), net | (30,288) | (0.6) | % | (6,115) | (0.1) | % | |||||||
| Other income (expense), net | (7,276) | (0.1) | % | (13,431) | (0.3) | % | |||||||
| Income (loss) before income taxes | (200,676) | (4.0) | % | (204,762) | (4.0) | % | |||||||
| Income tax expense (benefit) | 294,752 | 5.9 | % | (2,890) | (0.1) | % | |||||||
| Income (loss) from equity method investments | (215) | — | % | 605 | — | % | |||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | (495,643) | (10.0) | % | $ | (201,267) | (3.9) | % |
Revenues
Net revenues consist of net sales and license revenues. Net sales consist of sales from apparel, footwear and accessories products. Our license revenues primarily consist of fees paid to us by licensees in exchange for the use of our trademarks on their products. The following tables summarize net revenues by product category and distribution channel for the periods indicated:
| Year Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2025 | Change ($) | Change (%) | |||||||||||
| Net Revenues by Product Category: | ||||||||||||||
| Apparel | $ | 3,395,053 | $ | 3,451,414 | $ | (56,361) | (1.6) | % | ||||||
| Footwear | 1,076,383 | 1,206,202 | (129,819) | (10.8) | % | |||||||||
| Accessories | 414,466 | 410,860 | 3,606 | 0.9 | % | |||||||||
| Net Sales | 4,885,902 | 5,068,476 | (182,574) | (3.6) | % | |||||||||
| License revenues | 107,353 | 94,590 | 12,763 | 13.5 | % | |||||||||
| Corporate Other (1) | (26,885) | 1,244 | (28,129) | (2261.2) | % | |||||||||
| Total net revenues | $ | 4,966,370 | $ | 5,164,310 | $ | (197,940) | (3.8) | % |
(1) Corporate Other primarily includes foreign currency hedge gains and losses related to revenues generated by entities within our operating segments but managed through our central foreign exchange risk management program.
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| Year Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2025 | Change ($) | Change (%) | |||||||||||
| Net Revenues by Distribution Channel: | ||||||||||||||
| Wholesale | $ | 2,831,787 | $ | 2,978,869 | $ | (147,082) | (4.9) | % | ||||||
| Direct-to-consumer | 2,054,115 | 2,089,607 | (35,492) | (1.7) | % | |||||||||
| Net Sales | 4,885,902 | 5,068,476 | (182,574) | (3.6) | % | |||||||||
| License revenues | 107,353 | 94,590 | 12,763 | 13.5 | % | |||||||||
| Corporate Other (1) | (26,885) | 1,244 | (28,129) | (2261.2) | % | |||||||||
| Total net revenues | $ | 4,966,370 | $ | 5,164,310 | $ | (197,940) | (3.8) | % |
(1) Corporate Other primarily includes foreign currency hedge gains and losses related to revenues generated by entities within our operating segments but managed through our central foreign exchange risk management program.
Net Sales
Net sales decreased by $182.6 million, or 3.6%, to $4.9 billion during Fiscal 2026, from $5.1 billion during Fiscal 2025. Apparel decreased primarily due to lower average selling prices and unfavorable channel mix, partially offset by the impact of foreign exchange rates. Footwear decreased primarily due to lower unit sales and lower average selling prices, partially offset by favorable channel mix and the impacts of foreign exchange rates. Accessories increased primarily due to higher unit sales, the impact of foreign exchange rates and higher average selling prices, partially offset by unfavorable channel mix. From a channel perspective, the decrease in net sales was due to a decrease in both wholesale and direct-to-consumer.
License Revenues
License revenues increased by $12.8 million or 13.5%, to $107.4 million during Fiscal 2026, from $94.6 million during Fiscal 2025. This was primarily due to higher revenues from our international licensing partners.
Gross Profit
Cost of goods sold consists primarily of product costs, tariffs, inbound freight and duty costs, outbound freight costs, handling costs to make products floor-ready to customer specifications, royalty payments to endorsers based on a predetermined percentage of sales of selected products and write downs for inventory obsolescence. In general, as a percentage of net revenues, we expect cost of goods sold associated with our apparel and accessories to be lower than that of our footwear. No cost of goods sold is associated with our license revenues.
We include outbound freight costs associated with shipping goods to customers as cost of goods sold; however, we include the majority of outbound handling costs as a component of selling, general and administrative expenses. As a result, our gross profit may not be comparable to that of other companies that include outbound handling costs in their cost of goods sold. Outbound handling costs include costs associated with preparing goods to ship to customers and certain costs to operate our distribution facilities. These costs were $77.5 million for Fiscal 2026 (Fiscal 2025: $78.0 million).
Gross profit decreased by $215.9 million to $2.3 billion during Fiscal 2026, as compared to $2.5 billion during Fiscal 2025. Gross profit as a percentage of net revenues, or gross margin, decreased to 45.5% from 47.9%. This decrease in gross margin of approximately 240 basis points was primarily driven by unfavorable impacts of 190 basis points from supply chain, including 155 basis points from tariff impacts, 70 basis points from unfavorable pricing and 45 basis points from unfavorable channel and regional mix. These were partially offset by favorable impacts of 45 basis points from changes in foreign currency and 20 basis points from favorable product mix.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Our selling, general and administrative expenses consist of costs related to marketing and advertising, selling, product innovation and supply chain, and corporate services. We consolidate our selling, general and administrative expenses into two primary categories: "marketing and advertising" and "other." The marketing and advertising category consists primarily of sports and brand marketing, media and retail presentation. Sports and brand marketing includes professional, club and collegiate sponsorship agreements, individual athlete and influencer agreements, and providing and selling products directly to teams and individual athletes. Media includes digital, broadcast, and print media outlets, including social and mobile media. Retail presentation includes sales displays and concept shops and depreciation expense specific to our in-store fixture programs. Our marketing and
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advertising costs are an important driver of our growth. The other category is the sum of our selling, product innovation and supply chain, and corporate services categories.
| Year Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2025 | Change ($) | Change (%) | |||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | $ | 2,294,251 | $ | 2,601,991 | $ | (307,740) | (11.8) | % |
Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by $307.7 million, or 11.8%, during Fiscal 2026 as compared to Fiscal 2025. Within selling, general and administrative expenses:
•Marketing and advertising costs decreased $47.6 million or 8.6%. This was primarily due to a decrease in marketing activities during the period. As a percentage of net revenues, marketing and advertising costs decreased to 10.1% from 10.6%.
•Other costs decreased $260.2 million or 12.7%, primarily due to lower litigation reserve expense, lower incentive compensation expense and lower facility-related expenses. The current year includes $98.5 million of litigation reserve expense relating to the previously disclosed litigation with our insurance carriers (refer to Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional details). The prior year included $261 million of litigation reserve expense relating to the Consolidated Securities Action litigation, which was settled in Fiscal 2025 (refer to Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for Fiscal 2025). Additionally, the prior year included an impairment charge of $28.4 million relating to vacating our former global headquarters. As a percentage of net revenues, other costs decreased to 36.1% from 39.7%.
As a percentage of net revenues, selling, general and administrative expenses decreased to 46.2% during Fiscal 2026 as compared to 50.4% during Fiscal 2025.
Restructuring Charges
Restructuring charges within our operating expenses primarily consist of employee severance and benefit costs, contract termination costs, facility, software and other asset-related charges and impairments and various transformational initiatives. Refer to Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional details.
| Year Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2025 | Change ($) | Change (%) | |||||||||||
| Restructuring charges | $ | 127,719 | $ | 57,969 | $ | 69,750 | 120.3 | % |
Restructuring charges increased by $69.8 million during Fiscal 2026 compared to Fiscal 2025. This was due to higher other restructuring costs, primarily relating to the separation of the Curry Brand, and higher facility-related costs resulting from an impairment charge of $15.9 million relating to the previously disclosed decision to exit our distribution facility in Rialto, California. These were partially offset by lower employee-related costs.
Interest Income (Expense), net
Interest income (expense), net includes interest income earned on our cash and cash equivalents and restricted investments, amortization of deferred financing costs, bank fees, capitalized interest for long-term property and equipment projects and interest expense under the credit and other long-term debt facilities. Refer to Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional details.
| Year Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2025 | Change ($) | Change (%) | |||||||||||
| Interest income (expense), net | $ | (30,288) | $ | (6,115) | $ | (24,173) | (395.3) | % |
Interest expense, net increased by $24.2 million to $30.3 million during Fiscal 2026 compared to $6.1 million during Fiscal 2025. This was primarily due to an increase in interest expense resulting from the issuance of the Senior Notes due 2030 and borrowings on our revolving credit facility, partially offset by interest income earned on the restricted investments held to satisfy and discharge the Senior Notes due 2026.
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Other Income (Expense), net
Other income (expense), net generally consists of unrealized and realized gains and losses on our foreign currency derivative financial instruments, and unrealized and realized gains and losses on adjustments that arise from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates relating to transactions generated by our international subsidiaries. Other income (expense), net also includes certain operating and variable lease costs and associated sublease income relating to lease assets held for sublet purposes and other non-operational facilities.
| Year Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2025 | Change ($) | Change (%) | |||||||||||
| Other income (expense), net | $ | (7,276) | $ | (13,431) | $ | 6,155 | 45.8 | % |
Other expense, net decreased by $6.2 million to $7.3 million during Fiscal 2026 compared to $13.4 million during Fiscal 2025. This was primarily due an increase in sublease income and higher net gains from foreign currency hedges, partially offset by higher facility-related expenses for non-operational facilities, including our former global headquarters and former distribution facility in Rialto, California.
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
| Year Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2025 | Change ($) | Change (%) | |||||||||||
| Income tax expense (benefit) | $ | 294,752 | $ | (2,890) | $ | 297,642 | 10299.0 | % |
Income tax expense increased by $297.6 million to $294.8 million during Fiscal 2026 from a benefit of $2.9 million during Fiscal 2025. Our Fiscal 2026 effective tax rate was (146.9)% compared to 1.4% for Fiscal 2025. The change in our effective tax rate was primarily driven by valuation allowances recorded against previously recognized U.S. federal deferred tax assets and current fiscal year losses in the U.S. and Cyprus. These were partially offset by the release of valuation allowances against China deferred tax assets and a U.S. federal provision to return benefit related to the U.S. Global Intangible Low Tax Income ("GILTI") inclusion resulting from an approved IRS method change.
SEGMENT RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Our operating segments are based on how our Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM") makes decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance. Our segments are defined by geographic regions, including North America, EMEA, Asia-Pacific and Latin America.
We exclude certain corporate items from our segment profitability measures. We report these items within Corporate Other, which is designed to provide increased transparency and comparability of our operating segments' performance. Corporate Other consists primarily of (i) general and administrative expenses not allocated to an operating segment, including expenses associated with centrally managed departments such as global marketing, global information technology, global supply chain and innovation, and other corporate support functions; (ii) restructuring and restructuring related charges, if any; (iii) certain foreign currency hedge gains and losses; and (iv) operating results from the MapMyFitness digital platform, which was sold during the second quarter of Fiscal 2025.
The net revenues and operating income (loss) associated with our segments are summarized in the following tables.
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Net Revenues
| Year Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2025 | Change ($) | Change (%) | |||||||||||
| North America | $ | 2,859,420 | $ | 3,105,624 | $ | (246,204) | (7.9) | % | ||||||
| EMEA | 1,180,510 | 1,086,578 | 93,932 | 8.6 | % | |||||||||
| Asia-Pacific | 719,134 | 755,437 | (36,303) | (4.8) | % | |||||||||
| Latin America | 234,191 | 215,427 | 18,764 | 8.7 | % | |||||||||
| Corporate Other (1) | (26,885) | 1,244 | (28,129) | (2261.2) | % | |||||||||
| Total net revenues | $ | 4,966,370 | $ | 5,164,310 | $ | (197,940) | (3.8) | % |
(1) Corporate Other primarily includes foreign currency hedge gains and losses related to revenues generated by entities within our operating segments but managed through our central foreign exchange risk management program.
North America
Net revenues in our North America region decreased by $246.2 million, or 7.9% during Fiscal 2026. This was driven by a decrease in both our wholesale and direct-to-consumer channels. Within our direct-to-consumer channel, net revenues decreased in e-commerce and owned and operated retail stores.
EMEA
Net revenues in our EMEA region increased by $93.9 million, or 8.6% during Fiscal 2026. This was driven by an increase in both our wholesale and direct-to-consumer channels and an increase in license revenues. Within our direct-to-consumer channel, net revenues increased in owned and operated retail stores, partially offset by a decrease in e-commerce. Net revenues in our EMEA region were also positively impacted by changes in foreign exchange rates.
Asia-Pacific
Net revenues in our Asia-Pacific region decreased by $36.3 million, or 4.8% during Fiscal 2026. This was driven by a decrease in our wholesale channel, partially offset by an increase in license revenues. Our direct-to-consumer channel was relatively flat. Within our direct-to-consumer channel, net revenues increased in owned and operated retail stores, partially offset by a decrease in e-commerce.
Latin America
Net revenues in our Latin America region increased by $18.8 million, or 8.7% during Fiscal 2026. This was driven by an increase in both our wholesale and direct-to-consumer channels. Within our direct-to-consumer channel, net revenues increased in owned and operated retail stores and e-commerce.
Corporate Other
Net revenues in Corporate Other decreased by $28.1 million during Fiscal 2026. This was primarily driven by foreign currency hedge losses related to revenues generated by entities within our operating segments.
Operating Income (Loss)
| Year Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||
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| 2026 | 2025 | Change ($) | Change (%) | |||||||||||
| North America | $ | 442,503 | $ | 629,518 | $ | (187,015) | (29.7) | % | ||||||
| EMEA | 191,487 | 147,182 | 44,305 | 30.1 | % | |||||||||
| Asia-Pacific | 84,466 | 73,187 | 11,279 | 15.4 | % | |||||||||
| Latin America | 29,901 | 47,532 | (17,631) | (37.1) | % | |||||||||
| Corporate Other (1) | (911,469) | (1,082,635) | 171,166 | 15.8 | % | |||||||||
| Total operating income (loss) | $ | (163,112) | $ | (185,216) | $ | 22,104 | 11.9 | % |
(1) Corporate Other primarily includes foreign currency hedge gains and losses related to revenues generated by entities within our operating segments but managed through our central foreign exchange risk management program. Corporate Other also includes expenses related to our central supporting functions.
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North America
Operating income in our North America region decreased by $187.0 million, or 29.7% during Fiscal 2026. This was primarily due to a decrease in gross profit, driven by lower net revenues as discussed above, and higher product input costs resulting from increased tariffs during the year. These were partially offset by lower facility-related expenses, primarily driven by our decision to exit our distribution facility in Rialto, California as part of our 2025 restructuring plan, lower non-salaried compensation and lower marketing and advertising costs.
EMEA
Operating income in our EMEA region increased by $44.3 million, or 30.1% during Fiscal 2026. This was primarily due to an increase in gross profit, driven by higher net revenues, as discussed above, lower bad debt expense and lower marketing and advertising costs. These were partially offset by higher salaried and non-salaried compensation expenses, higher selling and distribution expenses, and higher depreciation expense.
Asia-Pacific
Operating income in our Asia-Pacific region increased by $11.3 million, or 15.4% during Fiscal 2026. This was primarily due to an increase in gross profit, driven by reduced promotional activity, lower marketing and advertising costs and lower depreciation expense. These were partially offset by higher selling and distribution expenses.
Latin America
Operating income in our Latin America region decreased by $17.6 million, or 37.1% during Fiscal 2026. This was primarily due to a decrease in gross profit, driven by higher product input costs, partially offset by higher net revenues as discussed above. Additionally, the decrease was driven by higher marketing and advertising costs.
Corporate Other
Operating loss in Corporate Other decreased by $171.2 million, or 15.8% during Fiscal 2026. This was primarily due to lower litigation reserve expense, partially offset by higher restructuring charges under the 2025 restructuring plan as discussed above. Litigation reserve expense in the current year includes $98.5 million relating to the previously disclosed litigation with our insurance carriers (refer to Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional details). Litigation reserve expense in the prior year included $261 million relating to the Consolidated Securities Action litigation which was settled in Fiscal 2025 (refer to Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for Fiscal 2025). Additionally, the prior year included an impairment charge of $28.4 million relating to vacating our former global headquarters.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Our cash requirements have principally been for working capital and capital expenditures. We fund our working capital, primarily inventory, and capital investments from cash flows from operating activities, cash and cash equivalents on hand, and borrowings available under our credit and long-term debt facilities. Our working capital requirements generally reflect the seasonality in our business as we historically recognize the majority of our net revenues in the last two quarters of the calendar year. Our capital investments have generally included expanding our in-store fixture and branded concept shop program, improvements and expansion of our distribution and corporate facilities, including construction of our new global headquarters, leasehold improvements to our Brand and Factory House stores, and investment and improvements in information technology systems. Our inventory strategy is focused on continuing to meet consumer demand while improving our long-term inventory efficiency through implementation of enhanced systems and processes to improve inventory management. These systems and processes are designed to improve forecasting and supply planning capabilities. In addition, we strive to improve inventory performance through disciplined product purchasing, reduced production lead times and enhanced planning and execution of selling excess inventory through our Factory House stores and other liquidation channels.
As of March 31, 2026, we had approximately $309 million of cash and cash equivalents. As described below, in June 2025, we issued $400 million in aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes due 2030 (as defined below) and, during August 2025, we used the net proceeds from this offering, together with borrowings under our amended credit agreement and cash on hand, to satisfy and discharge the Senior Notes due 2026 (as defined below). In connection with the satisfaction and discharge, we deposited with Wilmington Trust, National Association
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as trustee, all amounts necessary to satisfy and discharge our obligations under the Senior Notes due 2026 through maturity. We believe our cash and cash equivalents on hand, cash from operations, our ability to reduce our expenditures as needed, borrowings available to us under our amended credit agreement, our ability to access the capital markets, and other financing alternatives are adequate to meet our liquidity needs and capital expenditure requirements for at least the next twelve months.
In addition, from time to time, based on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors, and subject to compliance with applicable laws and regulations, we may seek to utilize cash on hand, borrowings or raise capital to retire, repurchase or redeem our debt securities, repay debt, repurchase shares of our common stock or otherwise enter into similar transactions to support our capital structure and business or utilize excess cash flow on a strategic basis. For example, as further described below, in May 2024, our Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program pursuant to which we are authorized to repurchase a total of $500 million of our Class C Common Stock through May 2027. As of March 31, 2026, we have repurchased a total of $115 million Class C Common Stock under this program.
If there are unexpected material impacts to our business in future periods from significant global events, such as an economic recession, changes in global trade policy or increased tariffs, that have a significant adverse effect on our profitability, including increased costs to create and sell our products, we may consider additional alternatives to preserve our liquidity. These alternatives may include further reducing our expenditures, changing our investment strategies, reducing compensation costs, and limiting certain marketing and capital expenditures. In addition, we may seek alternative sources of liquidity, including but not limited to, accessing capital markets, sale-leaseback transactions or other sales of assets or other alternative financing measures. However, instability in, or tightening of the capital markets, could adversely affect our ability to access the capital markets on terms acceptable to us or at all. Although we believe we have adequate sources of liquidity over the long term, a prolonged or more severe economic recession, inflationary pressure, or a slow recovery could adversely affect our business and liquidity and could require us to take certain of the liquidity preserving actions described above.
Due to the global nature of our operations, a portion of our cash is held outside the United States. As of March 31, 2026, approximately $277.6 million of our cash and cash equivalents was held by our foreign subsidiaries, of which approximately $263.3 million is indefinitely reinvested. We have accumulated undistributed earnings of approximately $965.5 million generated by foreign subsidiaries, including $399.4 million of undistributed earnings that will continue to be indefinitely reinvested to fund international growth and operations. We have recorded all applicable taxes on the undistributed earnings of our foreign subsidiaries that are not indefinitely reinvested through March 31, 2026. The remainder of our foreign earnings, which are indefinitely reinvested, were previously subject to U.S. federal tax; additional taxes relating to currency gains, capital gains, foreign withholding taxes, and U.S. state taxes are not expected to be material.
Refer to our "Risk Factors" section included in Part I, Item 1A of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Share Repurchase Program
On May 15, 2024, our Board of Directors authorized us to repurchase up to $500 million (exclusive of fees and commissions) of outstanding shares of our Class C Common Stock through May 31, 2027. The Class C Common Stock may be repurchased from time to time at prevailing prices in the open market, through plans designed to comply with Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, via private purchases through forward, derivative, accelerated share repurchase transactions or otherwise, subject to applicable regulatory restrictions on volume, pricing and timing. The timing and amount of any repurchases will depend on market conditions, our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and other factors.
During Fiscal 2026, under the above authorization, we repurchased $25 million of Class C Common Stock and received a total of 5.2 million shares, which were immediately retired. The shares of Class C Common Stock were repurchased in the open market at prevailing market prices under a plan designed to comply with Rule 10b5-1 and Rule 10b-18 under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, with the timing and actual number of shares repurchased depending upon market conditions and other factors. As a result, $25.0 million was recorded to retained earnings to reflect the difference between the market price of the Class C Common Stock repurchased and its par value.
During Fiscal 2025, under the above authorization, we repurchased $90 million of Class C Common Stock through accelerated share repurchase transactions and received a total of 12.8 million shares, which were immediately retired. As a result, $91.2 million was recorded to retained earnings to reflect the difference between the market price of the Class C Common Stock repurchased and its par value.
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As of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, we have repurchased a total of $115 million or 18.0 million outstanding shares of our Class C Common Stock, leaving approximately $385 million remaining under our current share repurchase program.
Contractual Commitments
Our significant contractual obligations and commitments as of March 31, 2026 are summarized in the following table:
| Payments Due by Period | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Less Than 1 Year | 1 to 3 Years | 3 to 5 Years | More Than 5 Years | ||||||||||||||
| Long-term debt obligations (1) | $ | 730,500 | $ | 29,000 | $ | 58,000 | $ | 643,500 | $ | — | ||||||||
| Operating lease obligations (2) | 880,662 | 184,929 | 290,440 | 168,407 | 236,886 | |||||||||||||
| Product purchase obligations (3) | 1,214,583 | 1,214,583 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| Sponsorships and other (4) | 248,797 | 65,584 | 91,504 | 58,959 | 32,750 | |||||||||||||
| Total future minimum payments | $ | 3,074,542 | $ | 1,494,096 | $ | 439,944 | $ | 870,866 | $ | 269,636 |
(1) Long-term debt obligations presented in the table above includes principal and interest payments on the Senior Notes due 2030 (defined below), based on the timing of scheduled payments and the term of the debt obligations, and $200 million of principal borrowings outstanding on our revolving credit facility as of March 31, 2026, based on the contractual term date of June 16, 2030. The above table does not include any assumed interest on the revolving credit facility. Additionally, in August 2025, we satisfied and discharged the $600 million Senior Notes due 2026 (defined below) by irrevocably depositing funds in an amount sufficient to satisfy all remaining principal and interest payments. As a result, the principal and remaining interest payments on the Senior Notes due 2026 have been excluded from the table above. However, the Senior Notes due 2026 remain on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2026 and will continue to accrete to their par value over the period until maturity in June 2026. Additionally, the related trust assets are included in restricted investments on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2026. Refer to Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, for a further discussion of long-term debt obligations.
(2) Operating lease obligations presented in the table above include future minimum payments for operating lease obligations as of March 31, 2026. Minimum payments for lease obligations exclude variable lease costs, such as contingent rent expense we may incur at our Brand and Factory house stores based on future sales above a specified minimum or payments made for common area maintenance and real estate taxes. The amounts set forth in the table above do not include sublease income from certain excess office facilities, retail space and warehouse space that we sublease to third parties. Refer to Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, for a further discussion of operating lease obligations.
(3) Product purchase obligations presented in the table above primarily represent our open production purchase orders with our manufacturers for our apparel, footwear and accessories, including expected inbound freight, duties and other costs. These open purchase orders specify fixed or minimum quantities of products at determinable prices. We generally place orders with our manufacturers between four and six months in advance of expected future sales. The product purchase obligations also includes fabric commitments with our suppliers, which secure a portion of our material needs for future seasons. The reported amounts exclude product purchase liabilities included in accounts payable as of March 31, 2026.
(4) Sponsorship and other obligations presented in the table above include the fixed minimum amounts required to be paid under sponsorship agreements and minimum guaranteed royalty payments to endorsers and licensors based upon a predetermined percent of sales of particular products. Sponsorship agreements include professional teams, professional leagues, colleges and universities, individual athletes, athletic events and other marketing commitments in order to promote our brand. Some of these sponsorship agreements provide for additional performance incentives and product supply obligations. It is not possible to determine how much we will spend on product supply obligations on an annual basis as contracts generally do not stipulate specific cash amounts to be spent on products. The amount of product provided to these sponsorships depends on many factors including general playing conditions, the number of sporting events in which they participate and our decisions regarding product and marketing initiatives. In addition, it is not possible to determine the performance incentive amounts we may be required to pay under these agreements as they are primarily subject to certain performance based and other variables.
The table above excludes a liability of $86.5 million for uncertain tax positions, inclusive of related interest and penalties, as we are unable to reasonably estimate the timing and amount of future cash settlement. Refer to Note 15 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, for a further discussion of our uncertain tax positions.
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Cash Flows
The following table presents the major components of our cash flows provided by and used in operating, investing and financing activities for the periods presented:
| Year Ended March 31, | ||||||||||
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| 2026 | 2025 | Change ($) | ||||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in): | ||||||||||
| Operating activities | $ | (75,088) | $ | (59,319) | $ | (15,769) | ||||
| Investing activities | (688,810) | (126,350) | (562,460) | |||||||
| Financing activities | 560,628 | (180,806) | 741,434 | |||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 280 | 4,609 | (4,329) | |||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | $ | (202,990) | $ | (361,866) | $ | 158,876 |
Operating Activities
Cash flows used in operating activities increased by $15.8 million, as compared to Fiscal 2025, driven by a decrease from changes in working capital of $48.6 million, partially offset by an increase in net income before the impact of non-cash items of $32.9 million.
The changes in working capital were due to the following outflows:
•$81.1 million from changes in accounts receivable;
•$48.2 million from changes in other non-current assets;
•$44.9 million from changes in prepaid expenses and other current assets;
•$26.6 million from changes in customer refund liabilities; and
•$13.7 million from changes in income taxes payable and receivable, net.
These outflows were partially offset by the following working capital inflows:
•$73.1 million from changes in accrued expenses and other liabilities;
•$64.4 million from changes in accounts payable; and
•$28.4 million from changes in inventories.
Investing Activities
Cash flows used in investing activities increased by $562.5 million, as compared to Fiscal 2025. During Fiscal 2026, we deposited $601.2 million into a restricted investment in connection with the satisfaction and discharge of the Senior Notes due 2026 (as defined and discussed below). During Fiscal 2025, we collected a $50 million earn-out in connection with the sale of the MyFitnessPal platform.
Additionally, total capital expenditures during Fiscal 2026 were $87.1 million, or approximately 2% of net revenues, representing a $81.6 million decrease from $168.7 million during Fiscal 2025. Our long-term operating principle for capital expenditures is to spend between 2% and 4% of annual net revenues as we invest in our global direct-to-consumer and e-commerce businesses, information technology systems, distribution centers and our global offices.
Financing Activities
Cash flows provided by financing activities increased by $741.4 million, as compared to Fiscal 2025. During Fiscal 2026, we issued $400 million of Senior Notes due 2030 (as defined below), borrowed $490 million under the revolving credit facility, of which $290 million was repaid during the same period and repurchased $25 million of our Class C Common Stock. During Fiscal 2025, we repaid the $80.9 million aggregate principal amount of the 1.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 using cash on hand and repurchased $90 million of our Class C Common Stock.
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Capital Resources
Credit Facility
In March 2019, we entered into an amended and restated credit agreement by and among us, as borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the other lenders and arrangers party thereto (the "credit agreement"). In July 2025, we entered into the eighth amendment to the credit agreement (the credit agreement as amended, the "amended credit agreement" or the "revolving credit facility"). The amended credit agreement provides for an aggregate $1.1 billion of revolving credit commitments that has a term that ends on June 16, 2030, with permitted extensions under certain circumstances and subject to a springing maturity of 91 days prior to June 16, 2030 if, on such date, the Senior Notes due 2030 (as defined below) have not been refinanced.
During Fiscal 2026, we borrowed $490 million and made repayments of $290 million under the revolving credit facility. As of March 31, 2026, $200 million remained outstanding at a weighted average interest rate of 4.83%. No amounts were outstanding under the revolving credit facility as of March 31, 2025.
At our request and a lender's consent, commitments under the amended credit agreement may be increased by up to an amount equal to (x) the greater of (i) $400.0 million and (ii) 100% of consolidated EBITDA plus (y) an unlimited amount so long as, after giving effect to the relevant increase, the secured leverage ratio (calculated as set forth in the amended credit agreement) does not exceed 2.50 to 1.00 in aggregate, subject to certain conditions as set forth in the amended credit agreement. Incremental borrowings are uncommitted and the availability thereof will depend on market conditions at the time we seek to incur such borrowings.
Up to $50.0 million of the facility may be used for the issuance of letters of credit. As of March 31, 2026, $45.5 million of letters of credit were outstanding (March 31, 2025: $45.7 million).
Our obligations under the amended credit agreement are guaranteed by certain domestic significant subsidiaries of Under Armour, Inc., subject to customary exceptions (the "subsidiary guarantors") and primarily secured by a first-priority security interest in substantially all of the assets of Under Armour, Inc. and the subsidiary guarantors, excluding real property, capital stock in and debt of subsidiaries of Under Armour, Inc. holding certain real property and other customary exceptions. The amended credit agreement provides for the permanent fall away of guarantees and collateral upon our achievement of investment grade rating from two rating agencies.
The amended credit agreement contains negative covenants that, subject to significant exceptions, limit our ability to, among other things: incur additional secured and unsecured indebtedness; pledge the assets as security; make investments, loans, advances, guarantees and acquisitions (including investments in and loans to non-guarantor subsidiaries); undergo fundamental changes; sell assets outside the ordinary course of business; enter into transactions with affiliates; and make restricted payments.
We are also required to maintain a ratio of consolidated EBITDA, to consolidated interest expense of not less than 3.50 to 1.00 (the "interest coverage covenant") and we are not permitted to allow the ratio of consolidated total indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA to be greater than 3.25 to 1.00, or, at our election during a fiscal quarter in which a permitted acquisition with a cash purchase price exceeding $100.0 million is consummated, 3.75 to 1.00 (the "leverage covenant"), as described in more detail in the amended credit agreement. The amended credit agreement excludes from the definition of indebtedness any indebtedness that has been defeased, satisfied and discharged and/or redeemed and to adjust the amount of interest expense included in the interest coverage covenant to exclude interest accruing on defeased debt. As such, the Senior Notes due 2026, including related interest, have been excluded. We were in compliance with the applicable covenants as of March 31, 2026.
In addition, the amended credit agreement contains events of default that are customary for a facility of this nature, and includes a cross default provision whereby an event of default under other material indebtedness, as defined in the amended credit agreement, will be considered an event of default under the amended credit agreement.
Borrowings under the amended credit agreement bear interest at a rate per annum equal to, at our option, either (a) an alternate base rate (for borrowings in U.S. dollars), (b) a term rate (for borrowings in U.S. dollars, Euro or Japanese Yen) or (c) a "risk free" rate (for borrowings in U.S. dollars or Pounds Sterling), plus in each case an applicable margin. The applicable margin for loans will be adjusted by reference to a grid (the "pricing grid") based on the leverage ratio of consolidated total indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA and ranges between 1.00% to 1.75% (or, in the case of alternate base loans 0.00% to 0.75%). We will also pay a commitment fee determined in accordance with the pricing grid on the average daily unused amount of the revolving credit facility and certain fees with respect to letters of credit. As of March 31, 2026, the commitment fee was 17.5 basis points.
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3.25% Senior Notes
In June 2016, we issued $600.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 3.25% senior unsecured notes due June 15, 2026 (the "Senior Notes due 2026"). The Senior Notes due 2026 bear interest at a fixed rate of 3.25% per annum, payable semi-annually on June 15 and December 15 beginning on December 15, 2016.
In August 2025, using the net proceeds from the Senior Notes due 2030 (as defined below), together with borrowings under the amended credit agreement and cash on hand, we satisfied and discharged the Senior Notes due 2026 by irrevocably depositing funds in an amount sufficient to satisfy all remaining principal and interest payments. These funds were deposited with Wilmington Trust, National Association as trustee under the indenture dated as of June 13, 2016, as supplemented by First Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 13, 2016 (the "Indenture"). As a result of the satisfaction and discharge, we were released from the remaining obligations under the Senior Notes due 2026 and the Indenture, except those obligations in the Indenture that expressly survive the satisfaction and discharge.
Holders of the Senior Notes due 2026 will receive payment of principal on the scheduled maturity date and payment of interest at the per annum rate on the dates set forth in the Indenture. Accordingly, the satisfaction and discharge represents an in-substance defeasance (as defined under Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 405 "Liabilities"). Therefore, the Senior Notes due 2026 remain on our Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2026 and will continue to accrete to their par value over the period until maturity in June 2026. Additionally, the related trust assets are included in restricted investments on our Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2026.
7.25% Senior Notes
In June 2025, we issued $400.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.25% senior unsecured notes due July 15, 2030 (the "Senior Notes due 2030"). The Senior Notes due 2030 are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by our subsidiary guarantors that provide guarantees under the amended credit agreement. The Senior Notes due 2030 bear interest at a fixed rate of 7.25% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on January 15 and July 15 beginning on January 15, 2026. We may redeem some or all of the Senior Notes due 2030 at any time, or from time to time, at the redemption prices described in the indenture governing the Senior Notes due 2030.
The indenture governing the Senior Notes due 2030 contains negative covenants that limit us and certain of our subsidiaries' ability to engage in certain transactions, including our ability to create or incur certain liens and engage in sale leaseback transactions, and are subject to material exceptions described in the indenture governing the Senior Notes due 2030. Our debt securities further include provisions which may require us to repurchase our debt securities at a premium upon certain change of control events.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND ASSUMPTIONS
Our Consolidated Financial Statements, included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP"). To prepare these financial statements, we must make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, as well as the disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. Our estimates are often based on judgments, probabilities and assumptions that management believes to be reasonable, but that are inherently uncertain and unpredictable. It is also possible that other professionals, applying reasonable judgment to the same facts and circumstances, could develop and support a range of alternative estimated amounts. Actual results could be significantly different from these estimates.
As the impacts of major global events, including recent and potential changes in global trade policy, continue to evolve, estimates and assumptions about future events and their effects cannot be determined with certainty and therefore require increased judgment. The extent to which the evolving events impact our financial statements will depend on a number of factors including, but not limited to, any new information that may emerge concerning the severity of these major events and the actions that governments around the world may take in response. While we believe we have made appropriate accounting estimates and assumptions based on the facts and circumstances available as of this reporting date, we may experience further impacts based on long-term effects on our customers and the countries in which we operate. Refer to the risk factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A "Risk Factors" of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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Revenue Recognition
We recognize revenue pursuant to ASC Topic 606 "Revenue from Contracts with Customers." The amount of revenue recognized considers terms of sale that create variability in the amount of consideration that we ultimately expect to be entitled to in exchange for the products or services and is subject to an overall constraint that a significant revenue reversal will not occur in future periods.
We record reductions to revenue at the time of the transaction for estimated customer returns, allowances, markdowns and discounts. These estimates are based on historical rates of customer returns and allowances as well as the specific identification of outstanding returns, markdowns and allowances that we have not yet received. The actual amount of customer returns and allowances, which are inherently uncertain, may differ from our estimates. At a minimum, we review and refine these estimates on a quarterly basis. If we determine that actual or expected returns or allowances are significantly higher or lower than the reserves we established, we would record a reduction or increase, as appropriate, to net sales in the period in which such a determination was made. Provisions for customer specific discounts are based on contractual obligations with certain major customers. Reserves for returns, allowances, markdowns and discounts included within customer refund liability on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2026 was $126.1 million (March 31, 2025: $146.0 million). The value of inventory associated with reserves for sales returns included within prepaid expenses and other current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2026 was $28.5 million (March 31, 2025: $33.6 million).
Accounts Receivable and Credit Losses - Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
We make ongoing estimates relating to the collectability of accounts receivable and maintain an allowance for estimated losses resulting from the inability of our customers to make required payments. In determining the amount of the reserve, we consider historical levels of credit losses and significant economic developments within the retail environment that could impact the ability of our customers to pay outstanding balances and make judgments about the creditworthiness of significant customers based on ongoing credit evaluations. Because we cannot predict future changes in the financial stability of our customers, actual future losses from uncollectible accounts may differ from estimates. If the financial condition of customers were to deteriorate, resulting in their inability to make payments, a larger reserve might be required. In the event we determine a smaller or larger reserve is appropriate, we would record a benefit or charge to selling, general and administrative expenses in the period in which such a determination was made. As of March 31, 2026, the allowance for doubtful accounts was $5.0 million (March 31, 2025: $17.0 million).
Inventory Valuation and Reserves
We value our inventory at standard cost, which approximates the first-in, first-out method of cost determination. Net realizable value is estimated based upon assumptions made about future demand and retail market conditions, which are inherently uncertain. If we determine that the estimated net realizable value of our inventory is less than the carrying value of such inventory, we record a charge to cost of goods sold to reflect the lower of cost or net realizable value. If actual market conditions are less favorable than those that we projected, further adjustments may be required that would increase the cost of goods sold in the period in which such a determination was made. As March 31, 2026, the inventory reserve was $39.7 million (March 31, 2025: $46.6 million).
Long-Lived Assets
We continually evaluate long-lived assets and whether events and circumstances have occurred that indicate the remaining estimated useful life may warrant revision or that the remaining balance may not be recoverable. These factors may include a significant deterioration of operating results, changes in business plans, or changes in anticipated cash flows. When factors indicate that an asset should be evaluated for possible impairment, we estimate the fair value of the asset based on its discounted cash flows or market rent assessments and compare the estimated fair value to the net carrying value. The significant estimates used in the fair value methodology, which are based on Level 3 inputs, include: our expectations for future operations and projected cash flows, including net revenue, gross profit and operating expenses and market conditions, including estimated market rent. If future undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying value, an impairment is recognized in earnings to the extent that the carrying value exceeds fair value. If an impairment of a long-lived asset or definite-lived intangible asset is identified, the carrying value of the respective reporting unit is reduced prior to performing a goodwill impairment test.
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Goodwill
Goodwill is recorded at its estimated fair value at the date of acquisition and is allocated to the reporting units that are expected to receive the related benefits. Goodwill is required to be tested for impairment at least annually or sooner whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If indicators of impairment exist, we first perform a recoverability test on our long-lived assets and definite-lived intangible assets within each reporting unit, as discussed above. If an impairment of a long-lived asset or definite-lived intangible asset is identified, the carrying value of the respective reporting unit is reduced prior to performing a goodwill impairment test. In conducting an annual impairment test, we may review qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, or we may choose to bypass the qualitative assessment and perform a quantitative impairment test.
When performing a qualitative assessment, we consider factors including, but not limited to, historical and expected future financial performance, macroeconomic conditions, industry trends and changes in the legal and regulatory environment. If these factors indicate that it is “more likely than not” that the carrying value of a reporting unit exceeds the fair value, we perform a quantitative impairment test.
When performing a quantitative impairment test, we compare the estimated fair value of the reporting unit with its carrying amount. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, the goodwill of the reporting unit is impaired to the extent that the carrying value exceeds the fair value.
The fair value of each reporting unit is estimated using the discounted cash flows model, under the income approach, which indicates the fair value of the reporting unit based on the present value of the cash flows that we expect the reporting unit to generate in the future. Key assumptions used in the discounted cash flow model include weighted average cost of capital, long-term growth rate and profitability of the reporting unit's business and working capital effects. We believe the key assumptions used in our annual impairment testing are reasonable. However, they involve estimates and require significant judgment, and therefore are inherently uncertain and subject to change in the future.
Income Taxes
Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are established for temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and the tax basis of our assets and liabilities at tax rates expected to be in effect when such assets or liabilities are realized or settled. Deferred income tax assets are reduced by valuation allowances when necessary. Income taxes include the largest amount of tax benefit for an uncertain tax position that is more likely than not to be sustained upon audit based on the technical merits of the tax position. Settlements with tax authorities, the expiration of statutes of limitations for particular tax positions or obtaining new information on particular tax positions may cause a change to the effective tax rate.
ASC Topic 740 “Income Taxes” (“Topic 740”) requires an evidence based approach when assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets and the need for valuation allowance reserves against those assets. Assessing whether deferred tax assets are realizable requires significant judgment. We consider all available positive and negative evidence, including historical operating performance and expectations of future operating performance. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is often dependent upon future taxable income and therefore can be uncertain. Topic 740 requires that if the weight of negative evidence is greater than positive evidence, a valuation allowance should be established, which increases income tax expense in the period when such a determination is made.
Stock-Based Compensation
The assumptions used in calculating the fair value of stock-based compensation awards represent management’s best estimates, but the estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management judgment. In addition, compensation expense for performance-based awards with performance conditions is recorded over the related service period when achievement of the performance targets is deemed probable, which requires management judgment.
Summary of Significant Account Policies
Refer to Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, included in Part II, Item 8 this Annual Report on Form 10-K, for a summary of our significant accounting policies and our assessment of recently issued accounting standards.
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MD&A history
Prior-year 10-K MD&A spans are extracted from SEC filings with the same bounded parser used for the latest filing. The latest 10-K appears above; prior years are below.
FY 2025 10-K MD&A
SEC filing source: 0001336917-25-000078.
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ("MD&A") is intended to help readers understand our results of operations and financial condition, and is provided as a supplement to, and should be read in conjunction with, our Consolidated Financial Statements and the accompanying Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements under Part II, Item 8 and the information contained elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K under the captions "Business" and "Risk Factors".
This Annual Report on Form 10-K, including this MD&A, contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), and Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("the Securities Act"), and is subject to the safe harbors created by those sections. All statements other than statements of historical facts are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements. See "Forward Looking Statements."
All dollar and percentage comparisons made herein refer to Fiscal 2025 compared to Fiscal 2024, unless otherwise noted. Please refer to Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for Fiscal 2024, filed with the Securities Exchange Commission ("SEC") on May 29, 2024, which is incorporated by reference herein, for a comparative discussion of our Fiscal 2024 financial results as compared to Fiscal 2023.
OVERVIEW
We are a leading developer, marketer, and distributor of branded performance apparel, footwear, and accessories. Our brand's moisture-wicking fabrications are engineered in various designs and styles for wear in nearly every climate to provide a performance alternative to traditional products. Our products are sold worldwide
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and worn by athletes at all levels, from youth to professional, on playing fields around the globe and by consumers with active lifestyles.
We remain focused on driving premium brand-right growth and delivering improved profitability. We plan to continue to grow our business over the long term through increased sales of our apparel, footwear and accessories; growth in our direct-to-consumer sales channel; and expansion of our wholesale distribution. Achieving these long-term growth objectives depends, in part, on our ability to successfully execute strategic initiatives across key areas of the business, including within our North America region. In support of these long-term growth objectives, our digital strategy is designed to enhance consumer engagement and strengthen brand connectivity through multiple digital touchpoints.
Fiscal 2025 Performance
During Fiscal 2025, we faced a challenging environment, particularly in North America and Asia-Pacific, that included lower demand in our wholesale channel, in addition to the impacts of proactive strategies to reduce discounting and promotional activity in our direct-to-consumer channel, particularly in e-commerce.
Financial highlights for Fiscal 2025 as compared to Fiscal 2024 include:
•Total net revenues decreased 9.4%.
•Within our channels, wholesale revenue decreased 8.1% and direct-to-consumer revenue decreased 10.5%.
•Within our product categories, apparel revenue decreased 8.9%, footwear revenue decreased 12.8%, and accessories revenue increased 1.3%.
•Net revenue decreased 11.4% in North America, increased 0.4% in EMEA, decreased 13.5% in Asia-Pacific and decreased 6.1% in Latin America.
•Gross margin increased 180 basis points to 47.9%.
•Selling, general and administrative expenses increased 8.4%.
2025 Restructuring Plan
On May 15, 2024, our Board of Directors approved a restructuring plan (the "2025 restructuring plan") designed to strengthen and support our financial and operational efficiencies. On September 5, 2024, our Board of Directors approved a $70 million increase to the 2025 restructuring plan, resulting in an updated restructuring plan of approximately $140 million to $160 million of pre-tax restructuring and related charges, which is expected to be substantially complete by the end of Fiscal 2026.
We currently expect the charges to be incurred under the 2025 restructuring plan to include (i) up to $90 million in cash-related charges, consisting of approximately $23 million in employee severance and benefits costs and $67 million related to various transformational initiatives; and (ii) up to $70 million in non-cash charges, including approximately $7 million in employee severance and benefits costs and $63 million in facility, software, and other asset-related charges and impairments.
Restructuring and related charges are included in our Corporate Other non-operating segment. For Fiscal 2025, the restructuring and related charges included $75.9 million relating to North America, $12.1 million relating to EMEA, and $6.4 million relating to Asia-Pacific. These charges were offset by a net gain of $5.3 million from the sale of the MapMyFitness platform, relating to our Corporate Other non-operating segment.
The following table summarizes the costs incurred during Fiscal 2025, as well as the current estimate of remaining charges expected to be incurred in connection with the 2025 restructuring plan.
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| Estimated Restructuring and Related Charges (1) | ||||||||||
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| (In thousands) | Year Ended March 31, 2025 | Remaining to be incurred | Total to be incurred under plan | |||||||
| Costs recorded in restructuring charges: | ||||||||||
| Employee-related costs | $ | 14,767 | ||||||||
| Facility-related costs | 25,495 | |||||||||
| Other restructuring costs | 17,707 | |||||||||
| Total costs recorded in restructuring charges | $ | 57,969 | $ | 36,031 | $ | 94,000 | ||||
| Costs recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses: | ||||||||||
| Employee related costs | 9,460 | |||||||||
| Other transformation initiatives | 21,733 | |||||||||
| Total costs recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses | $ | 31,193 | $ | 34,807 | $ | 66,000 | ||||
| Total restructuring and related charges | $ | 89,162 | $ | 70,838 | $ | 160,000 |
(1) Estimated restructuring and related charges reflect the high-end of the range of the total estimated charges expected to be incurred in connection with the 2025 restructuring plan.
Restructuring charges and recoveries require us to make certain judgments and estimates regarding the amount and timing as to when these charges or recoveries occur. The estimated liability could change subsequent to its recognition, requiring adjustments to the expense and the liability recorded. On a quarterly basis, we conduct an evaluation of the related liabilities and expenses and revise our assumptions and estimates as appropriate, as new or updated information becomes available.
Macroeconomic Factors and Other Global Events
We are actively monitoring the global trade environment due to recent and potential changes in global trade policy, as well as indirect effects on capital markets and consumer discretionary spending. We continue to analyze the impacts of the evolving situation on our business and actions we can take to minimize their impact. However, based on information that is currently available, we expect these changes will have a material impact on our results of operations, including gross profit, in Fiscal 2026.
Other macroeconomic factors, such as inflationary pressures and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, have and may continue to impact our business. We continue to monitor these factors and the potential impacts they may have on our financial results, including product input costs, freight costs and consumer discretionary spending and therefore consumer demand for our products. We also continue to monitor the broader impacts of conflicts around the world on the economy, including their effect on inflationary pressures and the price of oil globally.
See "Risk Factors—Economic and Industry Risks—Our business depends on consumer purchases of discretionary items, which can be negatively impacted during an economic downturn or periods of inflation. This could materially impact our sales, profitability, results of operations and financial condition"; "—Fluctuations in the cost of raw materials and commodities we use in our products and costs related to our supply chain could negatively affect our operating results"; "—Our financial results and ability to grow our business may be negatively impacted by global events beyond our control"; and "—Financial Risks—Our financial results could be adversely impacted by currency exchange rate fluctuations" included in Item 1A of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following tables set forth key components of our results of operations for the periods indicated, both in dollars and as a percentage of net revenues:
| (In thousands) | Year Ended March 31, | |||||
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| 2025 | 2024 | |||||
| Net revenues | $ | 5,164,310 | $ | 5,701,879 | ||
| Cost of goods sold | 2,689,566 | 3,071,626 | ||||
| Gross profit | 2,474,744 | 2,630,253 | ||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 2,601,991 | 2,400,502 | ||||
| Restructuring charges | 57,969 | — | ||||
| Income (loss) from operations | (185,216) | 229,751 | ||||
| Interest income (expense), net | (6,115) | 268 | ||||
| Other income (expense), net | (13,431) | 32,055 | ||||
| Income (loss) before income taxes | (204,762) | 262,074 | ||||
| Income tax expense (benefit) | (2,890) | 30,006 | ||||
| Income (loss) from equity method investments | 605 | (26) | ||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | (201,267) | $ | 232,042 |
| Year Ended March 31, | |||||
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| (As a percentage of net revenues) | 2025 | 2024 | |||
| Net revenues | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | |
| Cost of goods sold | 52.1 | % | 53.9 | % | |
| Gross profit | 47.9 | % | 46.1 | % | |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 50.4 | % | 42.1 | % | |
| Restructuring charges | 1.1 | % | — | % | |
| Income (loss) from operations | (3.6) | % | 4.0 | % | |
| Interest income (expense), net | (0.1) | % | — | % | |
| Other income (expense), net | (0.3) | % | 0.6 | % | |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | (4.0) | % | 4.6 | % | |
| Income tax expense (benefit) | (0.1) | % | 0.5 | % | |
| Income (loss) from equity method investments | — | % | — | % | |
| Net income (loss) | (3.9) | % | 4.1 | % |
Revenues
Net revenues consist of net sales and license revenues. Net sales consist of sales from apparel, footwear and accessories products. Our license revenues primarily consist of fees paid to us by licensees in exchange for the use of our trademarks on their products. The following tables summarize net revenues by product category and distribution channel for the periods indicated:
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| (In thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | Change ($) | Change (%) | ||||||||||
| Net Revenues by Product Category | ||||||||||||||
| Apparel | $ | 3,451,414 | $ | 3,789,016 | $ | (337,602) | (8.9) | % | ||||||
| Footwear | 1,206,202 | 1,383,610 | (177,408) | (12.8) | % | |||||||||
| Accessories | 410,860 | 405,715 | 5,145 | 1.3 | % | |||||||||
| Net Sales | 5,068,476 | 5,578,341 | (509,865) | (9.1) | % | |||||||||
| License revenues | 94,590 | 111,241 | (16,651) | (15.0) | % | |||||||||
| Corporate Other (1) | 1,244 | 12,297 | (11,053) | (89.9) | % | |||||||||
| Total net revenues | $ | 5,164,310 | $ | 5,701,879 | $ | (537,569) | (9.4) | % |
(1) Corporate Other primarily includes foreign currency hedge gains and losses related to revenues generated by entities within our operating segments but managed through our central foreign exchange risk management program.
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| (In thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | Change ($) | Change (%) | ||||||||||
| Net Revenues by Distribution Channel | ||||||||||||||
| Wholesale | $ | 2,978,869 | $ | 3,243,187 | $ | (264,318) | (8.1) | % | ||||||
| Direct-to-consumer | 2,089,607 | 2,335,154 | (245,547) | (10.5) | % | |||||||||
| Net Sales | 5,068,476 | 5,578,341 | (509,865) | (9.1) | % | |||||||||
| License revenues | 94,590 | 111,241 | (16,651) | (15.0) | % | |||||||||
| Corporate Other (1) | 1,244 | 12,297 | (11,053) | (89.9) | % | |||||||||
| Total net revenues | $ | 5,164,310 | $ | 5,701,879 | $ | (537,569) | (9.4) | % |
(1) Corporate Other primarily includes foreign currency hedge gains and losses related to revenues generated by entities within our operating segments but managed through our central foreign exchange risk management program.
Net Sales
Net sales decreased by $509.9 million, or 9.1%, to $5.1 billion during Fiscal 2025, from $5.6 billion during Fiscal 2024. Apparel decreased primarily due to lower unit sales and unfavorable channel mix, partially offset by higher average selling prices. Footwear decreased primarily due to lower unit sales, lower average selling prices and unfavorable channel mix. Accessories increased primarily due to higher unit sales and higher average selling prices, partially offset by unfavorable channel mix. From a channel perspective, the decrease in net sales was due to a decrease in both wholesale and direct-to-consumer.
License Revenues
License revenues decreased by $16.7 million or 15.0%, to $94.6 million during Fiscal 2025, from $111.2 million during Fiscal 2024. This was primarily due to lower revenues from our licensing partners in North America, partially offset by higher revenues from our international licensing partners.
Gross Profit
Cost of goods sold consists primarily of product costs, inbound freight and duty costs, outbound freight costs, handling costs to make products floor-ready to customer specifications, royalty payments to endorsers based on a predetermined percentage of sales of selected products and write downs for inventory obsolescence. In general, as a percentage of net revenues, we expect cost of goods sold associated with our apparel and accessories to be lower than that of our footwear. No cost of goods sold is associated with our license revenues.
We include outbound freight costs associated with shipping goods to customers as cost of goods sold; however, we include the majority of outbound handling costs as a component of selling, general and administrative expenses. As a result, our gross profit may not be comparable to that of other companies that include outbound handling costs in their cost of goods sold. Outbound handling costs include costs associated with preparing goods to ship to customers and certain costs to operate our distribution facilities. These costs were $78.0 million for Fiscal 2025 (Fiscal 2024: $79.8 million).
Gross profit decreased by $155.5 million to $2.5 billion during Fiscal 2025, as compared to $2.6 billion during Fiscal 2024. Gross profit as a percentage of net revenues, or gross margin, increased to 47.9% from 46.1%. This increase in gross margin of approximately 180 basis points was primarily driven by favorable impacts of 130 basis points from supply chain benefits related to lower freight and product costs and approximately 80 basis points of pricing benefits largely due to lower levels of discounting and promotions within our direct-to-consumer channel. These increases were partially offset by unfavorable regional and channel mix of 30 basis points and unfavorable foreign exchange of 10 basis points.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Our selling, general and administrative expenses consist of costs related to marketing and advertising, selling, product innovation and supply chain, and corporate services. We consolidate our selling, general and administrative expenses into two primary categories: "marketing and advertising" and "other." The other category is the sum of our selling, product innovation and supply chain, and corporate services categories. The marketing and advertising category consists primarily of sports and brand marketing, media, and retail presentation. Sports and brand marketing includes professional, club and collegiate sponsorship agreements, individual athlete and influencer agreements, and providing and selling products directly to teams and individual athletes. Media includes digital, broadcast, and print media outlets, including social and mobile media. Retail presentation includes sales
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displays and concept shops and depreciation expense specific to our in-store fixture programs. Our marketing and advertising costs are an important driver of our growth.
| Year Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||
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| (In thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | Change ($) | Change (%) | ||||||||||
| Selling, General and Administrative Expenses | $ | 2,601,991 | $ | 2,400,502 | $ | 201,489 | 8.4 | % |
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $201.5 million, or 8.4%, during Fiscal 2025 as compared to Fiscal 2024. Within selling, general and administrative expenses:
•Marketing and advertising costs decreased $18.7 million or 3.3%, due to a reduction in marketing activities during the period. As a percentage of net revenues, marketing and advertising costs increased to 10.6% from 10.0%.
•Other costs increased $220.1 million or 12.0%, primarily driven by higher net litigation expenses related to the settlements of the Consolidated Securities Action and the Derivatives Actions, as discussed in Note 10 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Additionally, other costs increased due to an impairment charge of $28.4 million related to vacating our previous global headquarters and transformational charges of $31.2 million recorded in connection with the 2025 restructuring plan. See Note 13 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional details. As a percentage of net revenues, other costs increased to 39.7% from 32.1%.
As a percentage of net revenues, selling, general and administrative expenses increased to 50.4% during Fiscal 2025 as compared to 42.1% during Fiscal 2024.
Restructuring Charges
Restructuring charges within our operating expenses primarily consist of employee severance and benefit costs, various transformational initiatives and facility, software and other asset-related charges and impairments. See Note 13 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional details.
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| (In thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | Change ($) | Change (%) | ||||||||||
| Restructuring charges | $ | 57,969 | $ | — | $ | 57,969 | 100.0 | % |
Restructuring charges increased by $58.0 million during Fiscal 2025 compared to Fiscal 2024 due to $14.8 million of employee-related charges, $25.5 million of facility-related charges, and $17.7 million of other restructuring charges.
Interest Income (Expense), net
Interest income (expense), net is primarily comprised of interest income earned on our cash and cash equivalents, offset by interest expense incurred on our debt facilities. See Note 9 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional details.
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| (In thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | Change ($) | Change (%) | ||||||||||
| Interest income (expense), net | $ | (6,115) | $ | 268 | $ | (6,383) | (2381.7) | % |
Interest expense, net increased by $6.4 million to $6.1 million during Fiscal 2025 compared to interest income, net of $0.3 million during Fiscal 2024. This was primarily due to a decrease in interest income resulting from lower interest rates on a lower cash balance and a reduction in capitalized interest. These were partially offset by a decrease in interest expense from our Convertible Senior Notes, which matured during Fiscal 2025.
Other Income (Expense), net
Other income (expense), net generally consists of unrealized and realized gains and losses on our foreign currency derivative financial instruments, and unrealized and realized gains and losses on adjustments that arise from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates relating to transactions generated by our international subsidiaries. Other income (expense), net also includes earn-out income recorded in connection with the sale of the
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MyFitnessPal platform and rent expense and associated sublease income relating to lease assets held solely for sublet purposes, primarily the lease related to our New York City, 5th Avenue location.
| Year Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||
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| (In thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | Change ($) | Change (%) | ||||||||||
| Other income (expense), net | $ | (13,431) | $ | 32,055 | $ | (45,486) | (141.9) | % |
Other expense, net increased by $45.5 million to $13.4 million during Fiscal 2025 compared to other income, net of $32.1 million during Fiscal 2024. This was primarily due to an earn-out recorded during Fiscal 2024 in connection with the sale of MyFitnessPal platform, partially offset by a net gain from foreign currency hedges.
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
| Year Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (In thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | Change ($) | Change (%) | ||||||||||
| Income tax expense (benefit) | $ | (2,890) | $ | 30,006 | $ | (32,896) | (109.6) | % |
Income tax expense decreased $32.9 million to a tax benefit of $2.9 million during Fiscal 2025 from income tax expense of $30.0 million during Fiscal 2024. For Fiscal 2025, our effective tax rate was 1.4% compared to 11.4% for Fiscal 2024. The decrease in our effective tax rate was primarily driven by the proportion of earnings subject to tax in the U.S. as compared to foreign jurisdictions in each period and the Fiscal 2025 impact of U.S. losses on foreign earnings subject to tax in the United States.
SEGMENT RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Our operating segments are based on how our Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM") makes decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance. Our segments are defined by geographic regions, including North America, EMEA, Asia-Pacific and Latin America.
We exclude certain corporate items from our segment profitability measures. We report these items within Corporate Other, which is designed to provide increased transparency and comparability of our operating segments' performance. Corporate Other consists primarily of (i) general and administrative expenses not allocated to an operating segment, including expenses associated with centrally managed departments such as global marketing, global information technology, global supply chain and innovation, and other corporate support functions; (ii) restructuring and restructuring related charges, if any; (iii) certain foreign currency hedge gains and losses; and (iv) operating results from the MapMyFitness digital platform, which was sold during the second quarter of Fiscal 2025.
The net revenues and operating income (loss) associated with our segments are summarized in the following tables.
Net Revenues
| Year Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (In thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | Change ($) | Change (%) | ||||||||||
| North America | $ | 3,105,624 | $ | 3,505,167 | $ | (399,543) | (11.4) | % | ||||||
| EMEA | 1,086,578 | 1,081,915 | 4,663 | 0.4 | % | |||||||||
| Asia-Pacific | 755,437 | 873,019 | (117,582) | (13.5) | % | |||||||||
| Latin America | 215,427 | 229,481 | (14,054) | (6.1) | % | |||||||||
| Corporate Other (1) | 1,244 | 12,297 | (11,053) | (89.9) | % | |||||||||
| Total net revenues | $ | 5,164,310 | $ | 5,701,879 | $ | (537,569) | (9.4) | % |
(1) Corporate Other primarily includes foreign currency hedge gains and losses related to revenues generated by entities within our operating segments but managed through our central foreign exchange risk management program.
The decrease in total net revenues for Fiscal 2025, compared to Fiscal 2024, was driven by the following:
•Net revenues in our North America region decreased by $399.5 million, or 11.4%. This was driven by a decrease in both our direct-to-consumer and wholesale channels, as well as a decrease in license
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revenues. Within our direct-to-consumer channel, net revenues decreased in both e-commerce and owned and operated retail stores.
•Net revenues in our EMEA region increased by $4.7 million, or 0.4%. This was driven by an increase in our direct-to-consumer channel, partially offset by a decrease in our wholesale channel. Within our direct-to-consumer channel, net revenues increased in both owned and operated retail stores and e-commerce.
•Net revenues in our Asia-Pacific region decreased by $117.6 million, or 13.5%. This was driven by a decrease in both our wholesale and direct-to-consumer channels, partially offset by an increase in license revenues. Within our direct-to-consumer channel, net revenues decreased in both e-commerce and owned and operated retail stores. Net revenues in our Asia-Pacific region were also negatively impacted by changes in foreign exchange rates.
•Net revenues in our Latin America region decreased by $14.1 million, or 6.1%. This was primarily driven by negative impacts of changes in foreign exchange rates. By channel, the decrease was in both our wholesale channel and our direct-to-consumer channel, partially offset by an increase in license revenues. Within our direct-to-consumer channel, net revenues decreased in e-commerce and were flat in owned and operated retail stores.
•Net revenues in our Corporate Other non-operating segment decreased by $11.1 million or 89.9%. This was primarily driven by lower foreign currency hedge gains related to revenues generated by entities within our operating segments.
Operating Income (Loss)
| Year Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||
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| (In thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | Change ($) | Change (%) | ||||||||||
| North America | $ | 629,518 | $ | 677,882 | $ | (48,364) | (7.1) | % | ||||||
| EMEA | 147,182 | 176,205 | (29,023) | (16.5) | % | |||||||||
| Asia-Pacific | 73,187 | 119,650 | (46,463) | (38.8) | % | |||||||||
| Latin America | 47,532 | 38,401 | 9,131 | 23.8 | % | |||||||||
| Corporate Other (1) | (1,082,635) | (782,387) | (300,248) | (38.4) | % | |||||||||
| Total operating income (loss) | $ | (185,216) | $ | 229,751 | $ | (414,967) | (180.6) | % |
(1) Corporate Other primarily includes foreign currency hedge gains and losses related to revenues generated by entities within our operating segments but managed through our central foreign exchange risk management program. Corporate Other also includes expenses related to our central supporting functions.
The decrease in total operating income for Fiscal 2025, compared to Fiscal 2024, was primarily driven by the following:
•Operating income in our North America region decreased by $48.4 million, or 7.1%. This was primarily due to a decrease in gross profit, partially offset by lower marketing and advertising costs, selling and distribution expenses and salaried compensation expenses. The decline in gross profit was primarily driven by lower net revenues as discussed above, partially offset by lower freight costs and lower product input costs.
•Operating income in our EMEA region decreased by $29.0 million, or 16.5%. This was primarily due to higher marketing and advertising costs partially offset by an increase in gross profit. The increase in gross profit was driven by higher net revenues as discussed above and lower product input costs.
•Operating income in our Asia-Pacific region decreased by $46.5 million, or 38.8%. This was primarily due to a decrease in gross profit, partially offset by lower marketing and advertising costs. The decline in gross profit was driven by lower net revenues as discussed above and higher inventory returns.
•Operating income in our Latin America region increased by $9.1 million, or 23.8%. This was primarily due to lower marketing and advertising costs and selling and distribution expenses and an increase in gross profit, which was primarily driven by lower product input costs.
•Operating loss in our Corporate Other non-operating segment increased by $300.2 million, or 38.4%. This was primarily due to higher net litigation expenses related to the settlements of the Consolidated Securities Action and the Derivative Actions, as discussed in Note 10 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The increase was also driven by restructuring
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and related charges of $89.2 million and an impairment charge of $28.4 million related to vacating our previous global headquarters. This was partially offset by lower salaries expense as a result of actions taken under the 2025 restructuring plan.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Our cash requirements have principally been for working capital and capital expenditures. We fund our working capital, primarily inventory, and capital investments from cash flows from operating activities, cash and cash equivalents on hand, and borrowings available under our credit and long-term debt facilities. Our working capital requirements generally reflect the seasonality in our business as we historically recognize the majority of our net revenues in the last two quarters of the calendar year. Our capital investments have generally included expanding our in-store fixture and branded concept shop program, improvements and expansion of our distribution and corporate facilities, including construction of our new global headquarters, leasehold improvements to our Brand and Factory House stores, and investment and improvements in information technology systems. Our inventory strategy is focused on continuing to meet consumer demand while improving our inventory efficiency over the long term by putting systems and processes in place to improve our inventory management. These systems and processes are designed to improve our forecasting and supply planning capabilities. In addition, we strive to enhance our inventory performance by focusing on adding discipline around product purchasing, reducing production lead time and improving planning and execution for selling excess inventory through our Factory House stores and other liquidation channels.
As of March 31, 2025, we had approximately $501.4 million of cash and cash equivalents. We believe our cash and cash equivalents on hand, cash from operations, our ability to reduce our expenditures as needed, borrowings available to us under our amended credit agreement, our ability to access the capital markets, and other financing alternatives are adequate to meet our liquidity needs and capital expenditure requirements for at least the next twelve months. In addition, from time to time, based on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors and subject to compliance with applicable laws and regulations, we may seek to utilize cash on hand, borrowings or raise capital to retire, repurchase or redeem our debt securities, repay debt, repurchase shares of our common stock or otherwise enter into similar transactions to support our capital structure and business or utilize excess cash flow on a strategic basis. For example, as further described below, in May 2024, our Board of Directors authorized a new share repurchase program pursuant to which we are authorized to repurchase a total of $500 million of our Class C Common Stock through May 2027. As of March 31, 2025, we have repurchased a total of $90 million Class C Common Stock through accelerated share repurchase transactions under this program.
If there are unexpected material impacts to our business in future periods from significant global events, such as an economic recession or changes in global trade policy, that have a significant adverse effect on our profitability, including increased costs to create and sell our products, we may consider additional alternatives to preserve our liquidity. These alternatives may include further reducing our expenditures, changing our investment strategies, reducing compensation costs, and limiting certain marketing and capital expenditures. In addition, we may seek alternative sources of liquidity, including but not limited to, accessing the capital markets, sale-leaseback transactions or other sales of assets or other alternative financing measures. However, instability in, or tightening of the capital markets, could adversely affect our ability to access the capital markets on terms acceptable to us or at all. Although we believe we have adequate sources of liquidity over the long term, a prolonged or more severe economic recession, inflationary pressure, or a slow recovery could adversely affect our business and liquidity and could require us to take certain of the liquidity preserving actions described above.
As of March 31, 2025, $404.5 million or approximately 81% of cash and cash equivalents was held by our foreign subsidiaries. During the first quarter of Fiscal 2025, we re-evaluated our assertion related to the reinvestment of our non-U.S. subsidiaries’ cumulative and current undistributed earnings and determined that we may repatriate a portion of these earnings to the U.S. As a result, approximately $522 million of foreign earnings, inclusive of a $390 million cash dividend repatriated in Fiscal 2025, are no longer indefinitely reinvested. We recorded approximately $1.3 million of state income tax expense and an offsetting $1.2 million of state valuation allowance release related to this change in our assertion. The remainder of our prior and current year undistributed foreign earnings will continue to be indefinitely reinvested to fund international growth and operations. As the majority of such foreign earnings have been previously subject to U.S. federal tax, additional taxes including currency gains or losses, capital gains, foreign withholding taxes, and U.S. state taxes are not expected to be material.
Refer to our "Risk Factors" section included in Part I, Item 1A of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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Share Repurchase Program
On May 15, 2024, our Board of Directors authorized us to repurchase up to $500 million (exclusive of fees and commissions) of outstanding shares of our Class C Common Stock through May 31, 2027. The Class C Common Stock may be repurchased from time to time at prevailing prices in the open market, through plans designed to comply with Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, via private purchases through forward, derivative, accelerated share repurchase transactions or otherwise, subject to applicable regulatory restrictions on volume, pricing and timing. The timing and amount of any repurchases will depend on market conditions, our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and other factors.
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, we entered into a supplemental confirmation (the "March 2025 ASR Agreement") of an accelerated share repurchase transaction with Truist Bank ("Truist") to repurchase $25.0 million of our Class C Common Stock, and received a total of 4.1 million shares of Class C Common Stock from Truist, which were immediately retired. As a result, $25.9 million was recorded to retained earnings to reflect the difference between the market price of the Class C Common Stock repurchased and its par value.
During Fiscal 2025, pursuant to the March 2025 ASR Agreement and the previously disclosed accelerated share repurchase transactions that we entered into in May 2024 and December 2024, we repurchased $90 million or 12.8 million shares of Class C Common Stock, which were immediately retired. As a result, $91.2 million was recorded to retained earnings to reflect the difference between the market price of the Class C Common Stock repurchased and its par value.
As of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, we repurchased a total of $90 million or 12.8 million outstanding shares of Class C Common Stock, leaving approximately $410 million remaining under our current share repurchase program.
Contractual Commitments
We lease warehouse space, office facilities, space for our Brand and Factory House stores and certain equipment under non-cancelable operating leases. The leases expire at various dates through 2038, excluding extensions at our option, and include provisions for rental adjustments. In addition, this table includes executed lease agreements for Brand and Factory House stores that have not yet commenced as of March 31, 2025. The operating leases generally contain renewal provisions for varying periods of time. Our significant contractual obligations and commitments as of March 31, 2025 are summarized in the following table:
| Payments Due by Period | ||||||||||||||||||
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| (In thousands) | Total | Less Than 1 Year | 1 to 3 Years | 3 to 5 Years | More Than 5 Years | |||||||||||||
| Long term debt obligations (1) | $ | 629,250 | $ | 19,500 | $ | 609,750 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
| Operating lease obligations (2) | 884,261 | 217,525 | 260,770 | 146,239 | 259,727 | |||||||||||||
| Product purchase obligations (3) | 1,150,719 | 1,150,719 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| Sponsorships and other (4) | 429,568 | 87,218 | 126,822 | 98,240 | 117,288 | |||||||||||||
| Total future minimum payments | $ | 3,093,798 | $ | 1,474,962 | $ | 997,342 | $ | 244,479 | $ | 377,015 |
(1) Includes estimated interest payments based on applicable fixed interest rates as of March 31, 2025, timing of scheduled payments, and the term of the debt obligations.
(2) Includes future minimum payments for operating lease obligations as of March 31, 2025. Minimum payments for lease obligations exclude variable lease costs, such as contingent rent expense we may incur at our Brand and Factory house stores based on future sales above a specified minimum or payments made for common area maintenance and real estate taxes. Excludes sublease income from certain excess office facilities, retail space and warehouse space that we sublease to third parties.
(3) We generally place orders with our manufacturers between four and six months in advance of expected future sales. The amounts listed for product purchase obligations primarily represent our open production purchase orders with our manufacturers for our apparel, footwear and accessories, including expected inbound freight, duties and other costs. These open purchase orders specify fixed or minimum quantities of products at determinable prices. The product purchase obligations also includes fabric commitments with our suppliers, which secure a portion of our material needs for future seasons. The reported amounts exclude product purchase liabilities included in accounts payable as of March 31, 2025.
(4) Includes the fixed minimum amounts required to be paid under sponsorship agreements and minimum guaranteed royalty payments to endorsers and licensors based upon a predetermined percent of sales of particular products. Sponsorship agreements include professional teams, professional leagues, colleges and universities, individual athletes, athletic events and other marketing commitments in order to promote our brand. Some of these sponsorship agreements provide for additional performance incentives and product supply obligations. It is not possible to determine how much we will spend on product supply obligations on an annual basis as contracts generally do not stipulate specific cash amounts to be spent on products. The amount of product provided to these sponsorships depends on many factors including general playing conditions, the number of sporting events in which they participate and our decisions regarding product and marketing
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initiatives. In addition, it is not possible to determine the performance incentive amounts we may be required to pay under these agreements as they are primarily subject to certain performance based and other variables.
The table above excludes a liability of $79.4 million for uncertain tax positions, inclusive of related interest and penalties, as we are unable to reasonably estimate the timing and amount of future cash settlement. Refer to Note 18 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, for a further discussion of our uncertain tax positions.
Cash Flows
The following table presents the major components of our cash flows provided by and used in operating, investing and financing activities for the periods presented:
| Year Ended March 31, | ||||||||||
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| (In thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | Change ($) | |||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in): | ||||||||||
| Operating activities | $ | (59,319) | $ | 353,970 | $ | (413,289) | ||||
| Investing activities | (126,350) | (105,333) | (21,017) | |||||||
| Financing activities | (180,806) | (78,690) | (102,116) | |||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 4,609 | (19,775) | 24,384 | |||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | $ | (361,866) | $ | 150,172 | $ | (512,038) |
Operating Activities
Cash flows from operating activities decreased by $413.3 million, as compared to Fiscal 2024, primarily driven by decrease in net income before the impact of non-cash items of $455.5 million offset by an increase from changes in working capital of $42.2 million.
The changes in working capital were due to the following outflows:
•$205.5 million from changes in inventories;
•$76.7 million from changes in other non-current assets; and
•$44.4 million from changes in accrued expenses and other liabilities.
These outflows were partially offset by the following working capital inflows:
•$139.4 million from changes in accounts payable;
•$83.9 million from changes in accounts receivable;
•$75.2 million from changes in income taxes payable and receivable, net;
•$42.2 million from changes in prepaid expenses and other current assets; and
•$28.2 million from changes in customer refund liabilities.
Investing Activities
Cash flows used in investing activities increased by $21.0 million, as compared to Fiscal 2024. This was primarily due to an increase in capital expenditures, the acquisition of UNLESS COLLECTIVE, Inc and the equity method investment in ISC Sport. These outflows were partially offset by a higher earn-out collected in connection with the sale of the MyFitnessPal platform and the proceeds from the sale of the MapMyFitness platform.
Total capital expenditures during Fiscal 2025 were $168.7 million, or approximately 3% of net revenues, representing a $18.4 million increase from $150.3 million during Fiscal 2024. Our long-term operating principle for capital expenditures is to spend between 3% and 5% of annual net revenues as we invest in our global direct-to-consumer, e-commerce and digital businesses, information technology systems, distribution centers and our global offices, including our new global headquarters in the Baltimore Peninsula, an area of Baltimore, Maryland, which we moved into in December 2024. During Fiscal 2025, we incurred capital expenditures of $99.7 million relating to the construction of our new global headquarters, which as previously disclosed, was designed in line with our long-term sustainability strategy. A portion of our capital expenditures included investments incorporating sustainable and intelligent building design features into this facility.
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Financing Activities
Cash flows used in financing activities increased by $102.1 million, as compared to Fiscal 2024. During Fiscal 2025, we repaid the $80.9 million aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Senior Notes outstanding using cash on hand. Additionally, we paid $90.0 million to repurchase shares of our Class C Common Stock through accelerated share repurchase transactions during Fiscal 2025. During Fiscal 2024, we paid $75.0 million to repurchase shares of our Class C Common Stock through accelerated share repurchase transactions. For more details, see discussion above under "Share Repurchase Program".
Capital Resources
Credit Facility
On March 8, 2019, we entered into an amended and restated credit agreement by and among us, as borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the other lenders and arrangers party thereto (the "credit agreement"). In March 2025, we entered into the sixth amendment to the credit agreement (the credit agreement as amended, the "amended credit agreement" or the "revolving credit facility"). The amended credit agreement provides for an aggregate $1.1 billion of revolving credit commitments comprised of two tranches: (i) one tranche of $50 million that has a term that ends on December 3, 2026, and (ii) a second tranche of $1.05 billion that has a term that ends on December 3, 2028, in each case with permitted extensions under certain circumstances. As of March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024, there were no amounts outstanding under the revolving credit facility.
At our request and a lender's consent, commitments under the amended credit agreement may be increased by up to $300.0 million in aggregate, subject to certain conditions as set forth in the amended credit agreement. Incremental borrowings are uncommitted and the availability thereof will depend on market conditions at the time we seek to incur such borrowings.
Up to $50.0 million of the facility may be used for the issuance of letters of credit. As of March 31, 2025, $45.7 million of letters of credit were outstanding (March 31, 2024: $4.2 million).
Our obligations under the amended credit agreement are guaranteed by certain domestic significant subsidiaries of Under Armour, Inc., subject to customary exceptions (the "subsidiary guarantors") and primarily secured by a first-priority security interest in substantially all of the assets of Under Armour, Inc. and the subsidiary guarantors, excluding real property, capital stock in and debt of subsidiaries of Under Armour, Inc. holding certain real property and other customary exceptions. The amended credit agreement provides for the permanent fall away of guarantees and collateral upon our achievement of investment grade rating from two rating agencies.
The amended credit agreement contains negative covenants that, subject to significant exceptions, limit our ability to, among other things: incur additional secured and unsecured indebtedness; pledge the assets as security; make investments, loans, advances, guarantees and acquisitions (including investments in and loans to non-guarantor subsidiaries); undergo fundamental changes; sell assets outside the ordinary course of business; enter into transactions with affiliates; and make restricted payments.
We are also required to maintain a ratio of consolidated EBITDA, to consolidated interest expense of not less than 3.50 to 1.0 (the "interest coverage covenant") and we are not permitted to allow the ratio of consolidated total indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA to be greater than 3.25 to 1.0 (the "leverage covenant"), as described in more detail in the amended credit agreement. In July 2024, we entered into an amendment to the credit agreement to exclude from the definition of consolidated EBITDA certain charges related to the settlement of the Class Action Securities litigation described in Note 10 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. As of March 31, 2025, we were in compliance with the applicable covenants.
In addition, the amended credit agreement contains events of default that are customary for a facility of this nature, and includes a cross default provision whereby an event of default under other material indebtedness, as defined in the amended credit agreement, will be considered an event of default under the amended credit agreement.
The amended credit agreement implemented SOFR as the replacement for LIBOR as a benchmark interest rate for U.S. dollar borrowings (and analogous benchmark rate replacements for borrowings in Yen, Pound Sterling and Euro). Borrowings under the amended credit agreement bear interest at a rate per annum equal to, at our option, either (a) an alternate base rate (for borrowings in U.S. dollars), (b) a term rate (for borrowings in U.S. dollars, Euro or Japanese Yen) or (c) a "risk free" rate (for borrowings in U.S. dollars or Pounds Sterling), plus in each case an applicable margin. The applicable margin for loans will be adjusted by reference to a grid (the "pricing grid") based on the leverage ratio of consolidated total indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA and ranges between 1.00% to 1.75% (or, in the case of alternate base loans 0.00% to 0.75%). We will also pay a commitment fee
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determined in accordance with the pricing grid on the average daily unused amount of the revolving credit facility and certain fees with respect to letters of credit. As of March 31, 2025, the commitment fee was 17.5 basis points.
1.50% Convertible Senior Notes
On June 1, 2024, our previously outstanding $80.9 million aggregate principal amount of 1.50% convertible senior notes due 2024 (the "Convertible Senior Notes") matured. The Convertible Senior Notes bore interest at the fixed rate of 1.50% per annum, payable semiannually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year, beginning December 1, 2020. Upon maturity, we repaid the $80.9 million aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Senior Notes outstanding, plus $0.6 million of accrued interest, using cash on hand. No holders exercised their rights to convert prior to maturity.
3.25% Senior Notes
In June 2016, we issued $600.0 million aggregate principal amount of 3.25% senior unsecured notes due June 15, 2026 (the "Senior Notes"). The Senior Notes bear interest at the fixed rate of 3.25% per annum, payable semi-annually on June 15 and December 15 beginning December 15, 2016. Prior to March 15, 2026 (three months prior to the maturity date of the Notes), we may redeem some or all of the Senior Notes at any time or from time to time at a redemption price equal to the greater of 100% of the principal amount of the Senior Notes to be redeemed or a "make-whole" amount applicable to such Senior Notes as described in the indenture governing the Senior Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date.
The indenture governing the Senior Notes contains covenants, including limitations that restrict our ability and the ability of certain of our subsidiaries to create or incur secured indebtedness and enter into sale and leaseback transactions and our ability to consolidate, merge or transfer all or substantially all of our properties or assets to another person, in each case subject to material exceptions described in the indenture.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND ASSUMPTIONS
Our Consolidated Financial Statements, included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. To prepare these financial statements, we must make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, as well as the disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. Our estimates are often based on judgments, probabilities and assumptions that management believes to be reasonable, but that are inherently uncertain and unpredictable. It is also possible that other professionals, applying reasonable judgment to the same facts and circumstances, could develop and support a range of alternative estimated amounts. Actual results could be significantly different from these estimates.
As the impacts of major global events, including recent and potential changes in global trade policy, continue to evolve, estimates and assumptions about future events and their effects cannot be determined with certainty and therefore require increased judgment. The extent to which the evolving events impact our financial statements will depend on a number of factors including, but not limited to, any new information that may emerge concerning the severity of these major events and the actions that governments around the world may take in response. While we believe we have made appropriate accounting estimates and assumptions based on the facts and circumstances available as of this reporting date, we may experience further impacts based on long-term effects on our customers and the countries in which we operate. Refer to the risk factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A "Risk Factors" of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Revenue Recognition
We recognize revenue pursuant to Accounting Standards Codification 606 ("ASC 606"). The amount of revenue recognized considers terms of sale that create variability in the amount of consideration that we ultimately expect to be entitled to in exchange for the products or services and is subject to an overall constraint that a significant revenue reversal will not occur in future periods.
We record reductions to revenue at the time of the transaction for estimated customer returns, allowances, markdowns and discounts. These estimates are based on historical rates of customer returns and allowances as well as the specific identification of outstanding returns, markdowns and allowances that we have not yet received. The actual amount of customer returns and allowances, which are inherently uncertain, may differ from our estimates. At a minimum, the Company reviews and refines these estimates on a quarterly basis. If we determine that actual or expected returns or allowances are significantly higher or lower than the reserves we established, we would record a reduction or increase, as appropriate, to net sales in the period in which such a determination was
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made. Provisions for customer specific discounts are based on contractual obligations with certain major customers. Reserves for returns, allowances, markdowns and discounts included within customer refund liability on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2025 was $146.0 million (March 31, 2024: $139.3 million). The value of inventory associated with reserves for sales returns included within prepaid expenses and other current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2025 was $33.6 million (March 31, 2024: $29.5 million).
Accounts Receivable and Credit Losses - Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
We make ongoing estimates relating to the collectability of accounts receivable and maintain an allowance for estimated losses resulting from the inability of our customers to make required payments. In determining the amount of the reserve, we consider historical levels of credit losses and significant economic developments within the retail environment that could impact the ability of our customers to pay outstanding balances and make judgments about the creditworthiness of significant customers based on ongoing credit evaluations. Because we cannot predict future changes in the financial stability of our customers, actual future losses from uncollectible accounts may differ from estimates. If the financial condition of customers were to deteriorate, resulting in their inability to make payments, a larger reserve might be required. In the event we determine a smaller or larger reserve is appropriate, we would record a benefit or charge to selling, general and administrative expenses in the period in which such a determination was made. As of March 31, 2025 and 2024, the allowance for doubtful accounts was $17.0 million and $15.0 million, respectively.
Inventory Valuation and Reserves
We value our inventory at standard cost, which approximates the first-in, first-out method of cost determination. Net realizable value is estimated based upon assumptions made about future demand and retail market conditions, which are inherently uncertain. If we determine that the estimated net realizable value of our inventory is less than the carrying value of such inventory, we record a charge to cost of goods sold to reflect the lower of cost or net realizable value. If actual market conditions are less favorable than those that we projected, further adjustments may be required that would increase the cost of goods sold in the period in which such a determination was made. As March 31, 2025 and 2024, the inventory reserve was $46.6 million and $44.2 million, respectively.
Goodwill
Goodwill is recorded at its estimated fair value at the date of acquisition and is allocated to the reporting units that are expected to receive the related benefits. Goodwill is required to be tested for impairment at least annually or sooner whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. In conducting an annual impairment test, we first review qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If factors indicate that is the case, or if we choose to bypass the qualitative assessment, we perform a quantitative goodwill impairment test. We compare the fair value of the reporting unit with its carrying amount. We estimate fair value using the discounted cash flows model, under the income approach, which indicates the fair value of the reporting unit based on the present value of the cash flows that we expect the reporting unit to generate in the future. Our significant estimates in the discounted cash flows model include: our weighted average cost of capital, long-term growth rate and profitability of the reporting unit's business, and working capital effects. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, goodwill is impaired to the extent that the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the reporting unit.
Long-Lived Assets
We continually evaluate long-lived assets and whether events and circumstances have occurred that indicate the remaining estimated useful life may warrant revision or that the remaining balance may not be recoverable. These factors may include a significant deterioration of operating results, changes in business plans, or changes in anticipated cash flows. When factors indicate that an asset group should be evaluated for possible impairment, the Company estimates the fair value of the asset group based on its discounted cash flows or market rent assessments and compares the estimated fair value to the net carrying value. The significant estimates used in the fair value methodology, which are based on Level 3 inputs, include: the Company's expectations for future operations and projected cash flows, including net revenue, gross profit and operating expenses and market conditions, including estimated market rent. If future undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying value, an impairment is recognized in earnings to the extent that the carrying value exceeds fair value.
Income Taxes
Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are established for temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and the tax basis of our
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assets and liabilities at tax rates expected to be in effect when such assets or liabilities are realized or settled. Deferred income tax assets are reduced by valuation allowances when necessary.
Income taxes include the largest amount of tax benefit for an uncertain tax position that is more likely than not to be sustained upon audit based on the technical merits of the tax position. Settlements with tax authorities, the expiration of statutes of limitations for particular tax positions or obtaining new information on particular tax positions may cause a change to the effective tax rate.
Assessing whether deferred tax assets are realizable requires significant judgment. We consider all available positive and negative evidence, including historical operating performance and expectations of future operating performance. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is often dependent upon future taxable income and therefore can be uncertain. To the extent we believe it is more likely than not that all or some portion of the asset will not be realized, valuation allowances are established against our deferred tax assets, which increase income tax expense in the period when such a determination is made.
Stock-Based Compensation
The assumptions used in calculating the fair value of stock-based compensation awards represent management’s best estimates, but the estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management judgment. In addition, compensation expense for performance-based awards with performance conditions is recorded over the related service period when achievement of the performance targets is deemed probable, which requires management judgment.
Summary of Significant Account Policies
Refer to Note 2 of our Consolidated Financial Statements, included in Part II, Item 8 this Annual Report on Form 10-K, for a summary of our significant accounting policies and our assessment of recently issued accounting standards.
FY 2024 10-K MD&A
SEC filing source: 0001336917-24-000073.
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ("MD&A") is intended to help readers understand our results of operations and financial condition, and is provided as a supplement to, and should be read in conjunction with, our Consolidated Financial Statements and the accompanying Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements under Part II, Item 8 and the information contained elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K under the captions "Business" and "Risk Factors".
This Annual Report on Form 10-K, including this MD&A, contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), and Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("the Securities Act"), and is subject to the safe harbors created by those sections. All statements other than statements of historical facts are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements. See "Forward Looking Statements."
All dollar and percentage comparisons made herein refer to Fiscal 2024 compared with Fiscal 2023, unless otherwise noted. Please refer to Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities Exchange Commission ("SEC") on May 24, 2023 for a comparative discussion of our Fiscal 2023 financial results as compared with the twelve months ended March 31, 2022, which is incorporated by reference herein.
OVERVIEW
We are a leading developer, marketer, and distributor of branded performance apparel, footwear, and accessories. Our brand's moisture-wicking fabrications are engineered in various designs and styles for wear in nearly every climate to provide a performance alternative to traditional products. Our products are sold worldwide and worn by athletes at all levels, from youth to professional, on playing fields around the globe and by consumers with active lifestyles.
Strategically and operationally, we remain focused on driving premium brand-right growth and improved profitability. We plan to continue to grow our business over the long term through increased sales of our apparel, footwear and accessories; growth in our direct-to-consumer sales channel; and expansion of our wholesale distribution. We believe that achievement of our long-term growth objectives depends, in part, on our ability to execute strategic initiatives in key areas including our wholesale, footwear, women’s and direct-to-consumer businesses. Additionally, our digital strategy is focused on supporting these long-term objectives, emphasizing connection and engagement with our consumers through multiple digital touchpoints.
Fiscal 2024 Performance
During Fiscal 2024, we faced a challenging retail environment, particularly in North America, that included higher promotions and discounting as well as lower demand in our wholesale channel.
Financial highlights for Fiscal 2024 as compared to Fiscal 2023 include:
•Total net revenues decreased 3.4%.
•Within our channels, wholesale revenue decreased 6.5% and direct-to-consumer revenue increased 3.0%.
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•Within our product categories, apparel revenue decreased 2.1%, footwear revenue decreased 4.9%, and accessories revenue decreased 0.7%.
•Net revenue decreased 8.3% in North America, increased 9.0% in EMEA, increased 5.8% in Asia-Pacific, and increased 7.6% in Latin America.
•Gross margin increased 130 basis points to 46.1%.
•Selling, general and administrative expenses increased 0.9%.
Recent Developments
On May 15, 2024, our Board of Directors approved a restructuring plan designed to rebalance our cost base to further improve profitability and cash flow generation. In connection with the restructuring plan, we expect to incur total estimated pre-tax restructuring and related charges of approximately $70 million to $90 million during fiscal year 2025, primarily consisting of up to approximately:
•$50 million in cash-related charges, consisting of approximately $15 million in employee severance and benefits costs, and $35 million related to various transformational initiatives; and
•$40 million in non-cash charges consisting of approximately $7 million in employee severance and benefits costs and $33 million in facility, software and other asset-related charges and impairments.
Effects of Inflation and Other Global Events
Macroeconomic factors, such as inflationary pressures and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, have and may continue to impact our business. We continue to monitor these factors and the potential impacts they may have on our financial results, including product input costs, freight costs and consumer discretionary spending and therefore consumer demand for our products. We also continue to monitor the broader impacts of conflicts around the world on the economy, including its effect on inflationary pressures and the price of oil globally.
See "Risk Factors—Economic and Industry Risks—Our business depends on consumer purchases of discretionary items, which can be negatively impacted during an economic downturn or periods of inflation. This could materially impact our sales, profitability, results of operations and financial condition"; "—Fluctuations in the cost of raw materials and commodities we use in our products and costs related to our supply chain could negatively affect our operating results"; "—Our financial results and ability to grow our business may be negatively impacted by global events beyond our control"; and "—Financial Risks—Our financial results could be adversely impacted by currency exchange rate fluctuations" included in Item 1A of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
During Fiscal 2024, we identified and corrected certain accounting errors, primarily related to cost of goods sold and selling, general and administrative expenses on the Consolidated Statement of Operations, as well as corresponding impacts to our other Consolidated Financial Statements. The impacts of these revisions were not material to our previously filed financial statements. Information presented in the tables below for the year ended March 31, 2023 has been revised to reflect these corrections. See Note 1 of the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The following tables set forth key components of our results of operations for the periods indicated, both in dollars and as a percentage of net revenues:
| (In thousands) | Year Ended March 31, | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||
| Net revenues | $ | 5,701,879 | $ | 5,903,165 | ||
| Cost of goods sold | 3,071,626 | 3,259,334 | ||||
| Gross profit | 2,630,253 | 2,643,831 | ||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 2,400,502 | 2,380,245 | ||||
| Income (loss) from operations | 229,751 | 263,586 | ||||
| Interest income (expense), net | 268 | (12,826) | ||||
| Other income (expense), net | 32,055 | 17,096 | ||||
| Income (loss) before income taxes | 262,074 | 267,856 | ||||
| Income tax expense (benefit) | 30,006 | (108,645) | ||||
| Income (loss) from equity method investments | (26) | (2,042) | ||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | 232,042 | $ | 374,459 |
| Year Ended March 31, | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (As a percentage of net revenues) | 2024 | 2023 | |||
| Net revenues | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | |
| Cost of goods sold | 53.9 | % | 55.2 | % | |
| Gross profit | 46.1 | % | 44.8 | % | |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 42.1 | % | 40.3 | % | |
| Income (loss) from operations | 4.0 | % | 4.5 | % | |
| Interest income (expense), net | — | % | (0.2) | % | |
| Other income (expense), net | 0.6 | % | 0.3 | % | |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | 4.6 | % | 4.5 | % | |
| Income tax expense (benefit) | 0.5 | % | (1.8) | % | |
| Income (loss) from equity method investments | — | % | — | % | |
| Net income (loss) | 4.1 | % | 6.3 | % |
Revenues
Net revenues consist of net sales, license revenues, and revenues from digital subscriptions, digital advertising and other digital business opportunities. Net sales consist of sales from apparel, footwear and accessories products. Our license revenues primarily consist of fees paid to us by licensees in exchange for the use of our trademarks on their products. The following tables summarize net revenues by product category and distribution channel for the periods indicated:
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| (In thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | Change ($) | Change (%) | ||||||||||
| Net Revenues by Product Category | ||||||||||||||
| Apparel | $ | 3,789,016 | $ | 3,871,167 | $ | (82,151) | (2.1) | % | ||||||
| Footwear | 1,383,610 | 1,455,265 | (71,655) | (4.9) | % | |||||||||
| Accessories | 405,715 | 408,521 | (2,806) | (0.7) | % | |||||||||
| Net Sales | 5,578,341 | 5,734,953 | (156,612) | (2.7) | % | |||||||||
| License revenues | 111,241 | 116,746 | (5,505) | (4.7) | % | |||||||||
| Corporate Other (1) | 12,297 | 51,466 | (39,169) | (76.1) | % | |||||||||
| Total net revenues | $ | 5,701,879 | $ | 5,903,165 | $ | (201,286) | (3.4) | % | ||||||
| Net Revenues by Distribution Channel | ||||||||||||||
| Wholesale | $ | 3,243,187 | $ | 3,468,126 | $ | (224,939) | (6.5) | % | ||||||
| Direct-to-consumer | 2,335,154 | 2,266,827 | 68,327 | 3.0 | % | |||||||||
| Net Sales | 5,578,341 | 5,734,953 | (156,612) | (2.7) | % | |||||||||
| License revenues | 111,241 | 116,746 | (5,505) | (4.7) | % | |||||||||
| Corporate Other (1) | 12,297 | 51,466 | (39,169) | (76.1) | % | |||||||||
| Total net revenues | $ | 5,701,879 | $ | 5,903,165 | $ | (201,286) | (3.4) | % |
(1) Corporate Other primarily includes foreign currency hedge gains and losses related to revenues generated by entities within our operating segments but managed through our central foreign exchange risk management program, as well as subscription revenues from MMR and revenue from other digital business opportunities.
Net Sales
Net sales decreased by $156.6 million, or 2.7%, to $5,578.3 million during Fiscal 2024, from $5,735.0 million in Fiscal 2023. Apparel decreased primarily due to lower unit sales, partially offset by higher average selling prices and favorable channel mix. Footwear decreased primarily due to lower unit sales, partially offset by higher average selling prices and favorable channel mix. Accessories decreased primarily due to lower average selling prices and lower unit sales, partially offset by favorable channel and regional mix. From a channel perspective, the decrease in net sales was due to a decrease in wholesale, partially offset by an increase in direct-to-consumer.
License Revenues
License revenues decreased by $5.5 million or 4.7%, to $111.2 million during Fiscal 2024, from $116.7 million in Fiscal 2023. This was primarily due to lower revenues from our licensing partners in North America and our Japanese licensee.
Gross Profit
Cost of goods sold consists primarily of product costs, inbound freight and duty costs, outbound freight costs, handling costs to make products floor-ready to customer specifications, royalty payments to endorsers based on a predetermined percentage of sales of selected products and write downs for inventory obsolescence. In general, as a percentage of net revenues, we expect cost of goods sold associated with our apparel and accessories to be lower than that of our footwear. A limited portion of cost of goods sold is associated with digital subscription and advertising revenues, primarily website hosting costs, and no cost of goods sold is associated with our license revenues.
We include outbound freight costs associated with shipping goods to customers as cost of goods sold; however, we include the majority of outbound handling costs as a component of selling, general and administrative expenses. As a result, our gross profit may not be comparable to that of other companies that include outbound handling costs in their cost of goods sold. Outbound handling costs include costs associated with preparing goods to ship to customers and certain costs to operate our distribution facilities. These costs were $79.8 million in Fiscal 2024 (Fiscal 2023: $79.5 million).
Gross profit decreased by $13.6 million to $2,630.3 million during Fiscal 2024, as compared to $2,643.8 million in Fiscal 2023. Gross profit as a percentage of net revenues, or gross margin, increased to 46.1% from 44.8%. This increase in gross margin of 130 basis points was primarily driven by favorable impacts of approximately 290 basis points from supply chain benefits, mainly due to lower freight and product costs. This was partially offset
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by unfavorable impacts of approximately 130 basis points from proactive inventory management actions, including increased promotional activities within our direct-to-consumer channel; and 40 basis points from changes in foreign currency.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Our selling, general and administrative expenses consist of costs related to marketing, selling, product innovation and supply chain, and corporate services. We consolidate our selling, general and administrative expenses into two primary categories: marketing and other. The other category is the sum of our selling, product innovation and supply chain, and corporate services categories. The marketing category consists primarily of sports and brand marketing, media, and retail presentation. Sports and brand marketing includes professional, club and collegiate sponsorship agreements, individual athlete and influencer agreements, and providing and selling products directly to teams and individual athletes. Media includes digital, broadcast, and print media outlets, including social and mobile media. Retail presentation includes sales displays and concept shops and depreciation expense specific to our in-store fixture programs. Our marketing costs are an important driver of our growth.
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| (In thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | Change ($) | Change (%) | ||||||||||
| Selling, General and Administrative Expenses | $ | 2,400,502 | $ | 2,380,245 | $ | 20,257 | 0.9 | % |
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $20.3 million, or 0.9%, during Fiscal 2024 as compared to Fiscal 2023. Within selling, general and administrative expense:
•Marketing costs decreased $51.8 million or 8.3%, due to a reduction in marketing activities during the period. As a percentage of net revenues, marketing costs decreased to 10.0% from 10.5%.
•Other costs increased $72.0 million or 4.1%, primarily driven by higher litigation reserve, incentive compensation expenses, selling and distribution expenses, and facility related expenses, partially offset by lower consulting expenses. As a percentage of net revenues, other costs increased to 32.1% from 29.8%.
As a percentage of net revenues, selling, general and administrative expenses increased to 42.1% during Fiscal 2024 as compared to 40.3% in Fiscal 2023.
Interest (Income) Expense, net
Interest (income) expense, net is primarily comprised of interest incurred on our debt facilities, offset by interest income earned on our cash and cash equivalents. See Note 9 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional details.
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| (In thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | Change ($) | Change (%) | ||||||||||
| Interest (income) expense, net | $ | (268) | $ | 12,826 | $ | (13,094) | (102.1) | % |
Interest expense, net decreased by $13.1 million to interest income, net of $0.3 million during Fiscal 2024. This was primarily due to an increase in interest income of $11.9 million, resulting from higher interest rates, and a decrease in interest expense of $1.2 million.
Other Income (Expense), net
Other income (expense), net generally consists of unrealized and realized gains and losses on our foreign currency derivative financial instruments, and unrealized and realized gains and losses on adjustments that arise from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates relating to transactions generated by our international subsidiaries. Other income (expense), net also includes earn-out income recorded in connection with the sale of the MyFitnessPal platform and rent expense relating to lease assets held solely for sublet purposes, primarily the lease related to our New York City, 5th Avenue location.
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| (In thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | Change ($) | Change (%) | ||||||||||
| Other income (expense), net | $ | 32,055 | $ | 17,096 | $ | 14,959 | 87.5 | % |
Other income, net increased by $15.0 million to $32.1 million during Fiscal 2024. This was primarily due to a higher earn-out recorded in connection with the sale of the MyFitnessPal platform of $5.0 million, a net gain from on
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foreign currency hedges of $6.2 million and a net gain from changes in foreign currency exchange rates of $2.1 million.
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
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| (In thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | Change ($) | Change (%) | ||||||||||
| Income tax expense (benefit) | $ | 30,006 | $ | (108,645) | $ | 138,651 | (127.6) | % |
Income tax expense increased $138.7 million to $30.0 million during Fiscal 2024 from an income tax benefit of $108.6 million in Fiscal 2023. For Fiscal 2024, our effective tax rate was 11.4% compared to (40.6%) for Fiscal 2023. The change was primarily due to the recognition of an income tax benefit from the release of the Company's U.S. federal valuation allowances on deferred tax assets in Fiscal 2023.
SEGMENT RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Our operating segments are based on how our Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM") makes decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance. Our segments are defined by geographic regions, including North America, EMEA, Asia-Pacific and Latin America.
We exclude certain corporate items from our segment profitability measures. We report these items within Corporate Other, which is designed to provide increased transparency and comparability of our operating segments' performance. Corporate Other consists primarily of (i) operating results related to our MMR platforms and other digital business opportunities; (ii) general and administrative expenses not allocated to an operating segment, including expenses associated with centrally managed departments such as global marketing, global IT, global supply chain and innovation, and other corporate support functions; (iii) restructuring and restructuring related charges, if any; and (iv) certain foreign currency hedge gains and losses.
The net revenues and operating income (loss) associated with our segments are summarized in the following tables.
Net Revenues
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| (In thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | Change ($) | Change (%) | ||||||||||
| North America | $ | 3,505,167 | $ | 3,820,522 | $ | (315,355) | (8.3) | % | ||||||
| EMEA | 1,081,915 | 992,624 | 89,291 | 9.0 | % | |||||||||
| Asia-Pacific | 873,019 | 825,338 | 47,681 | 5.8 | % | |||||||||
| Latin America | 229,481 | 213,215 | 16,266 | 7.6 | % | |||||||||
| Corporate Other (1) | 12,297 | 51,466 | (39,169) | (76.1) | % | |||||||||
| Total net revenues | $ | 5,701,879 | $ | 5,903,165 | $ | (201,286) | (3.4) | % |
(1) Corporate Other primarily includes foreign currency hedge gains and losses related to revenues generated by entities within our operating segments but managed through our central foreign exchange risk management program, as well as subscription revenues from MMR and revenue from other digital business opportunities.
The decrease in total net revenues for Fiscal 2024, compared to Fiscal 2023, was driven by the following:
•Net revenues in our North America region decreased by $315.4 million, or 8.3%, to $3,505.2 million from $3,820.5 million. This was driven by a decrease in both our wholesale channel and our direct-to-consumer channel as well as a decrease in licensing revenues. Within our direct-to-consumer channel, net revenues decreased in both e-commerce and owned and operated retail store sales.
•Net revenues in our EMEA region increased by $89.3 million, or 9.0%, to $1,081.9 million from $992.6 million. This was primarily driven by an increase in both our direct-to-consumer channel and our wholesale channel. Within our direct-to-consumer channel, net revenues increased in both owned and operated retail store and e-commerce sales. Net revenues in our EMEA region were also positively impacted by changes in foreign exchange rates.
•Net revenues in our Asia-Pacific region increased by $47.7 million, or 5.8%, to $873.0 million from $825.3 million. This was driven by an increase in both our direct-to-consumer channel and our wholesale
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channel. Within our direct-to-consumer channel, net revenues increased in both owned and operated retail store and e-commerce sales. During Fiscal 2023, our direct-to-consumer channel was negatively impacted by the COVID-19 related restrictions, which included temporary closures of our owned and operated stores and distribution centers in China. Net revenues in our Asia-Pacific region were also negatively impacted by changes in foreign exchange rates.
•Net revenues in our Latin America region increased by $16.3 million, or 7.6%, to $229.5 million from $213.2 million. This was primarily driven by an increase in both our direct-to-consumer channel and our wholesale channel. Within our direct-to-consumer channel, net revenues increased in both owned and operated retail store and e-commerce sales. Net revenues in our Latin America region were also positively impacted by changes in foreign exchange rates.
•Net revenues in our Corporate Other non-operating segment decreased by $39.2 million to $12.3 million from $51.5 million. This was primarily driven by lower foreign currency hedge gains related to revenues generated by entities within our operating segments.
Operating Income (Loss)
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| (In thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | Change ($) | Change (%) | ||||||||||
| North America | $ | 677,882 | $ | 714,656 | $ | (36,774) | (5.1) | % | ||||||
| EMEA | 176,205 | 112,161 | 64,044 | 57.1 | % | |||||||||
| Asia-Pacific | 119,650 | 100,276 | 19,374 | 19.3 | % | |||||||||
| Latin America | 38,401 | 23,487 | 14,914 | 63.5 | % | |||||||||
| Corporate Other (1) | (782,387) | (686,994) | (95,393) | (13.9) | % | |||||||||
| Total operating income (loss) | $ | 229,751 | $ | 263,586 | $ | (33,835) | (12.8) | % |
(1) Corporate Other primarily includes foreign currency hedge gains and losses related to revenues generated by entities within our operating segments but managed through our central foreign exchange risk management program, as well as subscription revenues from MMR and revenue from other digital business opportunities. Corporate Other also includes expenses related to our central supporting functions.
The decrease in total operating income for Fiscal 2024, compared to Fiscal 2023, was primarily driven by the following:
•Operating income in our North America region decreased by $36.8 million to $677.9 million from $714.7 million. This was primarily due to a decrease in gross profit, partially offset by lower marketing-related expenses. The decline in gross profit was driven by lower net revenues as discussed above, partially offset by lower product input costs and freight costs.
•Operating income in our EMEA region increased by $64.0 million to $176.2 million from $112.2 million. This was primarily due to an increase in gross profit, partially offset by higher selling and distribution expenses, facilities-related expenses and non-salaried wage expenses. The increase in gross profit was driven by higher net revenues as discussed above and lower freight costs.
•Operating income in our Asia-Pacific region increased by $19.4 million to $119.7 million from $100.3 million. This was primarily due to an increase in gross profit, lower marketing-related expenses and lower selling and distribution expenses, partially offset by higher facilities-related expenses and bad debt expenses. The increase in gross profit was driven by higher net revenues as discussed above.
•Operating income in our Latin America region increased by $14.9 million to $38.4 million from $23.5 million. This was primarily due to an increase in gross profit, partially offset by higher selling and distribution costs. The increase in gross profit was driven by higher net revenues as discussed above and lower freight and product input costs.
•Operating loss in our Corporate Other non-operating segment increased by $95.4 million to $782.4 million from $687.0 million. This was primarily due to higher litigation reserve, net losses arising from foreign currency hedges, and higher incentive compensation expenses, partially offset by lower consulting expenses.
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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Our cash requirements have principally been for working capital and capital expenditures. We fund our working capital, primarily inventory, and capital investments from cash flows from operating activities, cash and cash equivalents on hand, and borrowings available under our credit and long-term debt facilities. Our working capital requirements generally reflect the seasonality in our business as we historically recognize the majority of our net revenues in the last two quarters of the calendar year. Our capital investments have generally included expanding our in-store fixture and branded concept shop program, improvements and expansion of our distribution and corporate facilities, including construction of our new global headquarters, leasehold improvements to our Brand and Factory House stores, and investment and improvements in information technology systems. Our inventory strategy is focused on continuing to meet consumer demand while improving our inventory efficiency over the long term by putting systems and processes in place to improve our inventory management. These systems and processes are designed to improve our forecasting and supply planning capabilities. In addition, we strive to enhance our inventory performance by focusing on adding discipline around product purchasing, reducing production lead time and improving planning and execution for selling excess inventory through our Factory House stores and other liquidation channels.
As of March 31, 2024, we had approximately $858.7 million of cash and cash equivalents. We believe our cash and cash equivalents on hand, cash from operations, our ability to reduce our expenditures as needed, borrowings available to us under our amended credit agreement, our ability to access the capital markets, and other financing alternatives are adequate to meet our liquidity needs and capital expenditure requirements for at least the next twelve months. In addition, from time to time, based on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors and subject to compliance with applicable laws and regulations, we may seek to utilize cash on hand, borrowings or raise capital to retire, repurchase or redeem our debt securities, repay debt, repurchase shares of our common stock or otherwise enter into similar transactions to support our capital structure and business or utilize excess cash flow on a strategic basis. For example, as further described below, we repurchased a total of $500 million of our Class C Common Stock through a series of accelerated share repurchase transactions during Fiscal 2024, Fiscal 2023 and the Transition Period, under the two-year program authorized by our Board of Directors in February 2022, and, in May 2024, our Board of Directors authorized a new share repurchase program pursuant to which we are authorized to repurchase a total of $500 million of our Class C Common Stock through May 2027.
If there are unexpected material impacts to our business in future periods from global or regional public health emergencies or other global macroeconomic factors, or if we are subject to an adverse verdict or enter in to a settlement of our material litigation (see Note 10 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K) that results in a significant cash outlay by us and we need to raise or conserve additional cash to fund our operations, we may consider additional alternatives, including further reducing our expenditures, changing our investment strategies, reducing compensation costs, including through temporary reductions in pay and layoffs, limiting certain marketing and capital expenditures, and negotiating, extending or delaying payment terms with our customers and vendors. In addition, we may seek alternative sources of liquidity, including but not limited to, accessing the capital markets, sale-leaseback transactions or other sales of assets, or other alternative financing measures. However, instability in, or tightening of the capital markets, could adversely affect our ability to access the capital markets on terms acceptable to us or at all. Although we believe we have adequate sources of liquidity over the long term, a prolonged or more severe economic recession, inflationary pressure, or a slow recovery could adversely affect our business and liquidity and could require us to take certain of the liquidity preserving actions described above.
As of March 31, 2024, $632.2 million or approximately 74% of cash and cash equivalents was held by our foreign subsidiaries. Based on the capital and liquidity needs of our foreign operations, we intend to indefinitely reinvest these funds outside the United States. In addition, our United States operations do not require the repatriation of these funds to meet our currently projected liquidity needs. Should we require additional capital in the United States, we may borrow in the United States or elect to repatriate indefinitely reinvested foreign funds. If we were to repatriate indefinitely reinvested foreign funds, we would be required to accrue and pay certain taxes upon repatriation, including foreign withholding taxes and certain U.S. state taxes and recognized foreign exchange rate impacts. Determination of the unrecorded deferred tax liability that would be incurred if such amounts were repatriated is not practicable.
Refer to our "Risk Factors" section included in Part I, Item 1A of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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Share Repurchase Program
On February 23, 2022, our Board of Directors authorized us to repurchase up to $500 million (exclusive of fees and commissions) of outstanding shares of our Class C Common Stock over the following two years. As of March 31, 2024, we have repurchased a total of $500 million or 45.6 million outstanding shares of our Class C Common Stock under the share repurchase program, thereby completing all repurchase activity under the repurchase program.
Pursuant to a number of previously disclosed accelerated share repurchase transactions that the Company entered into between May 2022 and November 2023 (the "ASR Agreements"), we repurchased 10.7 million and 18.7 million shares of Class C Common Stock, which were immediately retired, during Fiscal 2024 and Fiscal 2023, respectively. As a result, $74.8 million was recorded to retained earnings to reflect the difference between the market price of the Class C Common Stock repurchased and its par value during Fiscal 2024 (Fiscal 2023: $174.0 million).
On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act (the "Act") was enacted and signed into law in the United States, which imposed a 1.0% excise tax on corporate stock repurchases in tax years beginning after December 31, 2022. As a result, we accrued $0.7 million of excise tax in connection with the share repurchases completed during the year ended March 31, 2024, which was recorded in other current liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2024.
On May 15, 2024, subsequent to the fiscal year end, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $500 million (exclusive of fees and commissions) of outstanding shares of our Class C Common Stock through May 31, 2027. See Note 22 to our Consolidated Financial Statements, included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Contractual Commitments
We lease warehouse space, office facilities, space for our Brand and Factory House stores and certain equipment under non-cancelable operating leases. The leases expire at various dates through 2038, excluding extensions at our option, and include provisions for rental adjustments. In addition, this table includes executed lease agreements for Brand and Factory House stores that we did not yet occupy as of March 31, 2024. The operating leases generally contain renewal provisions for varying periods of time. Our significant contractual obligations and commitments as of March 31, 2024 are summarized in the following table:
| Payments Due by Period | ||||||||||||||||||
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| (In thousands) | Total | Less Than 1 Year | 1 to 3 Years | 3 to 5 Years | More Than 5 Years | |||||||||||||
| Long term debt obligations (1) | $ | 730,276 | $ | 101,026 | $ | 629,250 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
| Operating lease obligations (2) | 1,005,641 | 178,738 | 286,624 | 185,967 | 354,312 | |||||||||||||
| Product purchase obligations (3) | 1,144,145 | 1,144,145 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| Sponsorships and other (4) | 431,707 | 151,851 | 100,548 | 63,152 | 116,156 | |||||||||||||
| Total future minimum payments | $ | 3,311,769 | $ | 1,575,760 | $ | 1,016,422 | $ | 249,119 | $ | 470,468 |
(1) Includes estimated interest payments based on applicable fixed interest rates as of March 31, 2024, timing of scheduled payments, and the term of the debt obligations.
(2) Includes future minimum payments for operating lease obligations. This amount also includes approximately $58.9 million relating to an agreement entered into during Fiscal 2024 with a new third-party logistics provider to operate a distribution center in the Netherlands, which has been assessed to contain a lease and is expected to commence in February 2026. Minimum payments for lease obligations exclude variable lease costs, such as contingent rent expense we may incur at our Brand and Factory house stores based on future sales above a specified minimum or payments made for common area maintenance and real estate taxes.
(3) We generally place orders with our manufacturers at least three to four months in advance of expected future sales. The amounts listed for product purchase obligations primarily represent our open production purchase orders with our manufacturers for our apparel, footwear and accessories, including expected inbound freight, duties and other costs. These open purchase orders specify fixed or minimum quantities of products at determinable prices. The product purchase obligations also includes fabric commitments with our suppliers, which secure a portion of our material needs for future seasons. The reported amounts exclude product purchase liabilities included in accounts payable as of March 31, 2024.
(4) Includes sponsorships with professional teams, professional leagues, colleges and universities, individual athletes, athletic events and other marketing commitments in order to promote our brand. Some of these sponsorship agreements provide for additional performance incentives and product supply obligations. It is not possible to determine how much we will spend on product supply obligations on an annual basis as contracts generally do not stipulate specific cash amounts to be spent on products. The amount of product provided to these sponsorships depends on many factors including general playing conditions, the number of sporting events in which they participate and our decisions regarding product and marketing initiatives. In addition, it is not possible to determine the performance incentive amounts we may be required to pay under these agreements as they are primarily subject to certain performance based and other variables. The amounts listed above are
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the fixed minimum amounts required to be paid under these sponsorship agreements. Additionally, these amounts include minimum guaranteed royalty payments to endorsers and licensors based upon a predetermined percent of sales of particular products.
The table above excludes a liability of $63.5 million for uncertain tax positions, inclusive of related interest and penalties, as we are unable to reasonably estimate the timing an amount of future cash settlement. Refer to Note 17 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, for a further discussion of our uncertain tax positions.
Cash Flows
The following table presents the major components of our cash flows provided by and used in operating, investing and financing activities for the periods presented:
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| (In thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | Change ($) | |||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in): | ||||||||||
| Operating activities | $ | 353,970 | $ | (39,886) | $ | 393,856 | ||||
| Investing activities | (105,333) | (123,066) | 17,733 | |||||||
| Financing activities | (78,690) | (126,375) | 47,685 | |||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | (19,775) | (5,315) | (14,460) | |||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | $ | 150,172 | $ | (294,642) | $ | 444,814 |
Operating Activities
Cash flows from operating activities increased by $393.9 million, as compared to Fiscal 2023, primarily driven by an increase in net income before the impact of non-cash items of $29.9 million and an increase from changes in working capital of $364.0 million.
The changes in working capital were due to the following inflows:
•$585.5 million from changes in inventories;
•$95.9 million from changes in other non-current assets;
•$57.0 million from changes in accounts receivable; and
•$8.8 million from changes in prepaid expenses and other current assets.
These inflows were partially offset by the following working capital outflows:
•$274.2 million from changes in accounts payable;
•$77.9 million from changes in income taxes payable and receivable, net;
•$22.3 million from changes in customer refund liabilities; and
•$8.9 million from changes in accrued expenses and other liabilities.
Investing Activities
Cash flows used in investing activities decreased by $17.7 million, as compared to Fiscal 2023. This was primarily due to a higher earn-out collected in connection with the sale of the MyFitnessPal platform and a decrease in capital expenditures.
Total capital expenditures during Fiscal 2024 were $150.3 million, or approximately 3% of net revenues, representing a $7.7 million decrease from $158.1 million in Fiscal 2023. Our long-term operating principle for capital expenditures is to spend between 3% and 5% of annual net revenues as we invest in our global direct-to-consumer, e-Commerce and digital businesses, information technology systems, distribution centers and our global offices, including our new global headquarters in the Baltimore Peninsula, an area of Baltimore, Maryland. During the Fiscal 2024, we incurred capital expenditures of $95.5 million relating to the construction of our new global headquarters. As previously disclosed, our plans for our new headquarters have been designed in line with our long-term sustainability strategy and include a commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase sourcing of renewable electricity in our owned and operated facilities. We expect a portion of our capital expenditures over the next few years to include investments incorporating sustainable and intelligent building design features into this facility.
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Financing Activities
Cash flows used in financing activities decreased by $47.7 million, as compared to Fiscal 2023. During Fiscal 2024 and Fiscal 2023, we paid $75.0 million and $125.0 million, respectively, to repurchase shares of our Class C Common Stock through accelerated share repurchase transactions. For more details, see discussion above under "Share Repurchase Program".
Capital Resources
Credit Facility
On March 8, 2019, we entered into an amended and restated credit agreement by and among us, as borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the other lenders and arrangers party thereto (the "credit agreement"). In March 2024, we entered into a fourth amendment to the credit agreement (the credit agreement as amended and the "amended credit agreement" or the "revolving credit facility"). The amended credit agreement provides for an aggregate $1.1 billion of revolving credit commitments comprised of two tranches: (i) one tranche of $50 million that has a term that ends on December 3, 2026, and (ii) a second tranche of $1.05 billion that has a term that ends on December 3, 2027, in each case with permitted extensions under certain circumstances. As of March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023, there were no amounts outstanding under the revolving credit facility.
At our request and a lender's consent, commitments under the amended credit agreement may be increased by up to $300.0 million in aggregate, subject to certain conditions as set forth in the amended credit agreement. Incremental borrowings are uncommitted and the availability thereof will depend on market conditions at the time we seek to incur such borrowings.
Borrowings, if any, under the revolving credit facility have maturities of less than one year. Up to $50.0 million of the facility may be used for the issuance of letters of credit. As of March 31, 2024, $4.2 million of letters of credit were outstanding (March 31, 2023: $4.4 million).
Our obligations under the amended credit agreement are guaranteed by certain domestic significant subsidiaries of Under Armour, Inc., subject to customary exceptions (the "subsidiary guarantors") and primarily secured by a first-priority security interest in substantially all of the assets of Under Armour, Inc. and the subsidiary guarantors, excluding real property, capital stock in and debt of subsidiaries of Under Armour, Inc. holding certain real property and other customary exceptions. The amended credit agreement provides for the permanent fall away of guarantees and collateral upon our achievement of investment grade rating from two rating agencies.
The amended credit agreement contains negative covenants that, subject to significant exceptions, limit our ability to, among other things: incur additional secured and unsecured indebtedness; pledge the assets as security; make investments, loans, advances, guarantees and acquisitions (including investments in and loans to non-guarantor subsidiaries); undergo fundamental changes; sell assets outside the ordinary course of business; enter into transactions with affiliates; and make restricted payments.
We are also required to maintain a ratio of consolidated EBITDA, to consolidated interest expense of not less than 3.50 to 1.0 (the "interest coverage covenant") and we are not permitted to allow the ratio of consolidated total indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA to be greater than 3.25 to 1.0 (the "leverage covenant"), as described in more detail in the amended credit agreement. As of March 31, 2024, we were in compliance with the applicable covenants.
In addition, the amended credit agreement contains events of default that are customary for a facility of this nature, and includes a cross default provision whereby an event of default under other material indebtedness, as defined in the amended credit agreement, will be considered an event of default under the amended credit agreement.
The amended credit agreement implemented SOFR as the replacement for LIBOR as a benchmark interest rate for the U.S. dollar borrowings (and analogous benchmark rate replacements for borrowings in Yen, Pound Sterling and Euro). Borrowings under the amended credit agreement bear interest at a rate per annum equal to, at our option, either (a) an alternate base rate (for borrowings in U.S. dollars), (b) a term rate (for borrowings in U.S. dollars, Euros or Japanese Yen) or (c) a "risk free" rate (for borrowings in U.S. dollars or Pounds Sterling), plus in each case an applicable margin. The applicable margin for loans will be adjusted by reference to a grid (the "pricing grid") based on the leverage ratio of consolidated total indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA and ranges between 1.00% to 1.75% (or, in the case of alternate base rate loans 0.00% to 0.75%). We will also pay a commitment fee determined in accordance with the pricing grid on the average daily unused amount of the revolving credit facility and certain fees with respect to letters of credit. As of March 31, 2024, the commitment fee was 15.0 basis points.
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1.50% Convertible Senior Notes
We have approximately $80.9 million aggregate principal amount of 1.50% convertible senior notes due 2024 (the "Convertible Senior Notes") outstanding as of March 31, 2024, which were issued in May 2020. The Convertible Senior Notes bear interest at the fixed rate of 1.50% per annum, payable semiannually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year, beginning December 1, 2020. The Convertible Senior Notes will mature on June 1, 2024, unless earlier converted in accordance with their terms, redeemed in accordance with their terms or repurchased. Upon maturity, the Company currently expects to repay the remaining approximately $80.9 million aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Senior Notes outstanding, plus accrued and unpaid interest, using cash on hand.
The Convertible Senior Notes are not secured and are not guaranteed by any of our subsidiaries. The indenture governing the Convertible Senior Notes does not contain any financial or operating covenants or restrictions on the payments of dividends, the incurrence of indebtedness or the issuance or repurchase of securities by us or any of our subsidiaries.
The Convertible Senior Notes are convertible into cash, shares of our Class C Common Stock or a combination of cash and shares of Class C Common Stock, at our election, as described further below. The initial conversion rate is 101.8589 shares of our Class C Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Senior Notes (equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $9.82 per share of Class C Common Stock), subject to adjustment if certain events occur. Prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding January 1, 2024, holders held rights to (at their option) convert their Convertible Senior Notes only upon satisfaction of one or more specific conditions. As of March 31, 2024, no holder had exercised these rights. On or after January 1, 2024, until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date, holders may convert all or any portion of their Convertible Senior Notes at the conversion rate at any time irrespective of the foregoing conditions.
Beginning on December 6, 2022, we may redeem for cash all or any part of the Convertible Senior Notes, at our option, if the last reported sale price of our Class C Common Stock has been at least 130% of the conversion price then in effect for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during any 30 consecutive trading day period (including the last trading day of such period) ending on, and including, the trading day immediately preceding the date on which we provide notice of redemption at a redemption price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Senior Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date.
If we undergo a fundamental change (as defined in the indenture governing the Convertible Senior Notes) prior to the maturity date, subject to certain conditions, holders may require us to repurchase for cash all or any portion of their Convertible Senior Notes in principal amounts of $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof at a price which will be equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Senior Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the fundamental change repurchase date.
Concurrently with the offering of the Convertible Senior Notes, we entered into privately negotiated capped call transactions with JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, HSBC Bank USA, National Association, and Citibank, N.A. (the "option counterparties"). The capped call transactions are expected generally to reduce potential dilution to our Class C Common Stock upon any conversion of Convertible Senior Notes and/or offset any cash payments we are required to make in excess of the aggregate principal amount of converted Convertible Senior Notes upon any conversion thereof, as the case may be, with such reduction and/or offset subject to a cap based on the cap price. The cap price of the capped call transactions is initially $13.4750 per share of our Class C Common Stock, representing a premium of 75% above the last reported sale price of our Class C Common Stock on May 21, 2020, and is subject to certain adjustments under the terms of the capped call transactions.
3.250% Senior Notes
In June 2016, we issued $600.0 million aggregate principal amount of 3.250% senior unsecured notes due June 15, 2026 (the "Senior Notes"). The proceeds were used to pay down amounts outstanding under the revolving credit facility, at the time. The Senior Notes bear interest at the fixed rate of 3.250% per annum, payable semi-annually on June 15 and December 15 beginning December 15, 2016. Prior to March 15, 2026 (three months prior to the maturity date of the Notes), we may redeem some or all of the Senior Notes at any time or from time to time at a redemption price equal to the greater of 100% of the principal amount of the Senior Notes to be redeemed or a "make-whole" amount applicable to such Senior Notes as described in the indenture governing the Senior Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date.
The indenture governing the Senior Notes contains covenants, including limitations that restrict our ability and the ability of certain of our subsidiaries to create or incur secured indebtedness and enter into sale and
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leaseback transactions and our ability to consolidate, merge or transfer all or substantially all of our properties or assets to another person, in each case subject to material exceptions described in the indenture.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND ASSUMPTIONS
Our Consolidated Financial Statements, included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. To prepare these financial statements, we must make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, as well as the disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. Our estimates are often based on judgments, probabilities and assumptions that management believes to be reasonable, but that are inherently uncertain and unpredictable. It is also possible that other professionals, applying reasonable judgment to the same facts and circumstances, could develop and support a range of alternative estimated amounts. Actual results could be significantly different from these estimates.
Revenue Recognition
We recognize revenue pursuant to Accounting Standards Codification 606 ("ASC 606"). The amount of revenue recognized considers terms of sale that create variability in the amount of consideration that we ultimately expect to be entitled to in exchange for the products or services and is subject to an overall constraint that a significant revenue reversal will not occur in future periods.
We record reductions to revenue at the time of the transaction for estimated customer returns, allowances, markdowns and discounts. We base these estimates on historical rates of customer returns and allowances as well as the specific identification of outstanding returns, markdowns and allowances that have not yet been received by us. The actual amount of customer returns and allowances, which are inherently uncertain, may differ from our estimates. If we determine that actual or expected returns or allowances are significantly higher or lower than the reserves we established, we would record a reduction or increase, as appropriate, to net sales in the period in which we make such a determination. Provisions for customer specific discounts are based on contractual obligations with certain major customers. Reserves for returns, allowances, markdowns and discounts are included within customer refund liability and the value of inventory associated with reserves for sales returns are included within prepaid expenses and other current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of March 31, 2024 and 2023, there were $139.3 million and $160.5 million, respectively, in reserves for returns, allowances, markdowns and discounts within customer refund liability and $29.5 million and $40.7 million, respectively, as the estimated value of inventory associated with the reserves for sales returns within prepaid expenses and other current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Accounts Receivable and Credit Losses - Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
We make ongoing estimates relating to the collectability of accounts receivable and maintain an allowance for estimated losses resulting from the inability of our customers to make required payments. In determining the amount of the reserve, we consider historical levels of credit losses and significant economic developments within the retail environment that could impact the ability of our customers to pay outstanding balances and make judgments about the creditworthiness of significant customers based on ongoing credit evaluations. Because we cannot predict future changes in the financial stability of our customers, actual future losses from uncollectible accounts may differ from estimates. If the financial condition of customers were to deteriorate, resulting in their inability to make payments, a larger reserve might be required. In the event we determine a smaller or larger reserve is appropriate, we would record a benefit or charge to selling, general and administrative expense in the period in which such a determination was made. As of March 31, 2024 and 2023, the allowance for doubtful accounts was $15.0 million and $10.8 million, respectively.
Inventory Valuation and Reserves
Inventories consist primarily of finished goods. Costs of finished goods inventories include all costs incurred to bring inventory to its current condition, including inbound freight, duties and other costs. We value our inventory at standard cost which approximates landed cost, using the first-in, first-out method of cost determination. Net realizable value is estimated based upon assumptions made about future demand and retail market conditions. If we determine that the estimated net realizable value of our inventory is less than the carrying value of such inventory, we record a charge to cost of goods sold to reflect the lower of cost or net realizable value. If actual market conditions are less favorable than those that we projected, further adjustments may be required that would increase the cost of goods sold in the period in which such a determination was made. As of March 31, 2024 and 2023, the inventory reserve was $44.2 million and $34.8 million, respectively.
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Goodwill, Intangible Assets and Long-Lived Assets
Goodwill and intangible assets are recorded at their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition and are allocated to the reporting units that are expected to receive the related benefits. Goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets are not amortized and are required to be tested for impairment at least annually or sooner whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. In conducting an annual impairment test, we first review qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If factors indicate that is the case, we perform a quantitative goodwill impairment test. We compare the fair value of the reporting unit with its carrying amount. We estimate fair value using the discounted cash flows model, under the income approach, which indicates the fair value of the reporting unit based on the present value of the cash flows that we expect the reporting unit to generate in the future. Our significant estimates in the discounted cash flows model include: our weighted average cost of capital, long-term rate of growth and profitability of the reporting unit's business, and working capital effects. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, goodwill is impaired to the extent that the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the reporting unit.
We continually evaluate whether events and circumstances have occurred that indicate the remaining estimated useful life of long-lived assets may warrant revision or that the remaining balance may not be recoverable. These factors may include a significant deterioration of operating results, changes in business plans, or changes in anticipated cash flows. When factors indicate that an asset should be evaluated for possible impairment, we review long-lived assets to assess recoverability from future operations using undiscounted cash flows. If future undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying value, an impairment is recognized in earnings to the extent that the carrying value exceeds fair value.
Income Taxes
Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are established for temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and the tax basis of our assets and liabilities at tax rates expected to be in effect when such assets or liabilities are realized or settled. Deferred income tax assets are reduced by valuation allowances when necessary.
Income taxes include the largest amount of tax benefit for an uncertain tax position that is more likely than not to be sustained upon audit based on the technical merits of the tax position. Settlements with tax authorities, the expiration of statutes of limitations for particular tax positions or obtaining new information on particular tax positions may cause a change to the effective tax rate.
Assessing whether deferred tax assets are realizable requires significant judgment. We consider all available positive and negative evidence, including historical operating performance and expectations of future operating performance. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is often dependent upon future taxable income and therefore can be uncertain. To the extent we believe it is more likely than not that all or some portion of the asset will not be realized, valuation allowances are established against our deferred tax assets, which increase income tax expense in the period when such a determination is made.
Stock-Based Compensation
The assumptions used in calculating the fair value of stock-based compensation awards represent management’s best estimates, but the estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management judgment. In addition, compensation expense for performance-based awards is recorded over the related service period when achievement of the performance targets is deemed probable, which requires management judgment.
Summary of Significant Account Policies
Refer to Note 2 of our Consolidated Financial Statements, included in Part II, Item 8 this Annual Report on Form 10-K, for a summary of our significant accounting policies and our assessment of recently issued accounting standards.
FY 2023 10-K MD&A
SEC filing source: 0001336917-23-000021.
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ("MD&A") is intended to help readers understand our results of operations and financial condition, and is provided as a supplement to, and should be read in conjunction with, our Consolidated Financial Statements and the accompanying Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements under Part II, Item 8 and the information contained elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K under the captions "Business" and "Risk Factors".
This Annual Report on Form 10-K, including this MD&A, contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), and Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("the Securities Act"), and is subject to the safe harbors created by those sections. All statements other than statements of historical facts are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements. See "Forward Looking Statements."
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All dollar and percentage comparisons made herein refer to Fiscal 2023 compared with the twelve months ended March 31, 2022, unless otherwise noted. Please refer to Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities Exchange Commission ("SEC") on February 23, 2022, for a comparative discussion of our Fiscal 2021 financial results as compared to Fiscal 2020, which is incorporated by reference herein.
Fiscal Year End Change
As previously disclosed, we changed our fiscal year end from December 31 to March 31, effective for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2022. Our current fiscal year began on April 1, 2022 and ended on March 31, 2023 ("Fiscal 2023"). We refer to the period beginning on January 1, 2022 and ending on March 31, 2022 as the "Transition Period". We filed a Transition Report on Form 10-QT that included financial information for the Transition Period with the SEC on May 9, 2022. Our 2021 fiscal year began on January 1, 2021 and ended on December 31, 2021 ("Fiscal 2021"). There was no Fiscal 2022.
We have presented the twelve months ended March 31, 2022 as a comparison to our results for Fiscal 2023 as we believe this comparison is more meaningful to a reader’s understanding of our Fiscal 2023 results of operations than a comparison to Fiscal 2021. A comparison of the three-months ended March 31, 2022 to the three-months ended March 31, 2021 may be found in Part I, Item 2, of our Transition Report on Form 10-QT for the three-months ended March 31, 2022 filed with the SEC on May 9, 2022.
The following tables have been included to help readers better understand how the statement of operations and statement of cash flows for the twelve months ended March 31, 2022 were derived.
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| (In thousands) | Year ended December 31, 2021 | Three Months ended March 31, 2021 | Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 | Twelve months ended March 31, 2022 | |||||||||||
| Net revenues | $ | 5,683,466 | $ | 1,257,195 | $ | 1,300,945 | $ | 5,727,216 | |||||||
| Cost of goods sold | 2,821,967 | 628,554 | 695,781 | 2,889,194 | |||||||||||
| Gross profit | 2,861,499 | 628,641 | 605,164 | 2,838,022 | |||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 2,334,691 | 514,638 | 594,446 | 2,414,499 | |||||||||||
| Restructuring and impairment charges | 40,518 | 7,113 | 56,674 | 90,079 | |||||||||||
| Income (loss) from operations | 486,290 | 106,890 | (45,956) | 333,444 | |||||||||||
| Interest income (expense), net | (44,300) | (14,137) | (6,154) | (36,317) | |||||||||||
| Other income (expense), net | (51,113) | (7,180) | (51) | (43,984) | |||||||||||
| Income (loss) before income taxes | 390,877 | 85,573 | (52,161) | 253,143 | |||||||||||
| Income tax expense (benefit) | 32,072 | 9,881 | 8,181 | 30,372 | |||||||||||
| Income (loss) from equity method investments | 1,255 | 2,060 | 732 | (73) | |||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | 360,060 | $ | 77,752 | $ | (59,610) | $ | 222,698 |
| Deduct: | Add: | ||||||||||||||
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| (In thousands) | Year ended December 31, 2021 | Three Months ended March 31, 2021 | Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 | Twelve months ended March 31, 2022 | |||||||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in): | |||||||||||||||
| Operating activities | $ | 664,829 | $ | (150,588) | $ | (321,443) | $ | 493,974 | |||||||
| Investing activities | (68,346) | (7,904) | (39,923) | (100,365) | |||||||||||
| Financing activities | (418,737) | (3,443) | (310,512) | (725,806) | |||||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | (23,391) | (6,900) | 11,134 | (5,357) | |||||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | $ | 154,355 | $ | (168,835) | $ | (660,744) | $ | (337,554) |
OVERVIEW
We are a leading developer, marketer, and distributor of branded performance apparel, footwear, and accessories. Our brand's moisture-wicking fabrications are engineered in various designs and styles for wear in nearly every climate to provide a performance alternative to traditional products. Our products are sold worldwide
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and worn by athletes at all levels, from youth to professional, on playing fields around the globe, and by consumers with active lifestyles.
Strategically and operationally, we remain focused on driving premium brand-right growth and improved profitability. We plan to continue to grow our business over the long-term through increased sales of our apparel, footwear and accessories; growth in our direct-to-consumer sales channel; and expansion of our wholesale distribution. We believe that achievement of our long-term growth objectives depends, in part, on our ability to execute strategic initiatives in key areas including our wholesale, footwear, women’s and direct-to-consumer businesses. Additionally, our digital strategy is focused on supporting these long-term objectives, emphasizing connection and engagement with our consumers through multiple digital touchpoints.
During Fiscal 2023, we faced a challenging retail environment that included higher promotions and discounting related to industry-wide elevated inventory balances, ongoing COVID-19 related impacts in China and further negative impacts from changes in foreign currency rates.
Fiscal 2023 Performance
Financial highlights for Fiscal 2023 as compared to the twelve months ended March 31, 2022 include:
•Total net revenues increased 3.1%.
•Within our channels, wholesale revenue increased 5.9% and direct-to-consumer revenue decreased 2.5%.
•Within our product categories, apparel revenue decreased 0.9%, footwear revenue increased 16.3%, and accessories revenue decreased 7.4%.
•Net revenue in Europe, the Middle East and Africa ("EMEA"), Latin America and Asia-Pacific increased 13.2%, 10.7% and 2.7%, respectively, while revenue decreased 0.6% in North America.
•Gross margin decreased 470 basis points to 44.9%.
•Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased 2.0%.
COVID-19 Update
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused, and may continue to cause, disruption and volatility in our business and in the businesses of our wholesale customers, licensing partners, suppliers, logistics providers and vendors.
During Fiscal 2023, we continued to experience COVID-19 related impacts, including global logistical challenges, such as increased freight costs and transportation delays, and labor disruptions in China, which caused temporary closures of our Brand and Factory House stores, distribution centers and corporate facilities in China and negatively impacted consumer traffic and demand. As of March 31, 2023, we continue to see improvements across our supply chain, including progress towards a return to pre-pandemic production efficiency and improving freight costs, and all of our Brand and Factory House stores, distribution centers and corporate facilities in China were open. However, the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted our financial results for Fiscal 2023, and we cannot predict how the COVID-19 pandemic may impact our business and results of operations in Fiscal 2024.
For a more complete discussion of the COVID-19 related risks facing our business, refer to our "Risk Factors" section included in Item 1A of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Effects of Inflation and Other Global Events
Macroeconomic factors, such as inflationary pressures and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates have and may continue to impact our business. We continue to monitor these factors and the potential impacts they may have on our financial results, including product input costs, freight costs and consumer discretionary spending and therefore consumer demand for our products. We also continue to monitor the broader impacts of the Russia Ukraine conflict on the global economy, including its effect on inflationary pressures and the price of oil globally.
See "Risk Factors—Economic and Industry Risks—Our business depends on consumer purchases of discretionary items, which can be negatively impacted during an economic downturn or periods of inflation. This could materially impact our sales, profitability and financial condition"; "—Fluctuations in the cost of raw materials and commodities we use in our products and costs related to our supply chain could negatively affect our operating results"; "—Our financial results and ability to grow our business may be negatively impacted by global events beyond our control"; and "—Financial Risks—Our financial results could be adversely impacted by currency exchange rate fluctuations" included in Item 1A of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following tables set forth key components of our results of operations for the periods indicated, both in dollars and as a percentage of net revenues:
| (In thousands) | Year ended March 31, 2023 | Twelve months ended March 31, 2022 | |||||
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| Net revenues | $ | 5,903,636 | $ | 5,727,216 | |||
| Cost of goods sold | 3,254,296 | 2,889,194 | |||||
| Gross profit | 2,649,340 | 2,838,022 | |||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 2,365,529 | 2,414,499 | |||||
| Restructuring and impairment charges | — | 90,079 | |||||
| Income (loss) from operations | 283,811 | 333,444 | |||||
| Interest income (expense), net | (12,826) | (36,317) | |||||
| Other income (expense), net | 16,780 | (43,984) | |||||
| Income (loss) before income taxes | 287,765 | 253,143 | |||||
| Income tax expense (benefit) | (101,046) | 30,372 | |||||
| Income (loss) from equity method investments | (2,042) | (73) | |||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | 386,769 | $ | 222,698 |
| (As a percentage of net revenues) | Year ended March 31, 2023 | Twelve months ended March 31, 2022 | ||||
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| Net revenues | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | ||
| Cost of goods sold | 55.1 | % | 50.4 | % | ||
| Gross profit | 44.9 | % | 49.6 | % | ||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 40.1 | % | 42.2 | % | ||
| Restructuring and impairment charges | — | % | 1.6 | % | ||
| Income (loss) from operations | 4.8 | % | 5.8 | % | ||
| Interest income (expense), net | (0.2) | % | (0.6) | % | ||
| Other income (expense), net | 0.3 | % | (0.8) | % | ||
| Income (loss) before income taxes | 4.9 | % | 4.4 | % | ||
| Income tax expense (benefit) | (1.7) | % | 0.5 | % | ||
| Loss from equity method investment | — | % | — | % | ||
| Net income (loss) | 6.6 | % | 3.9 | % |
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Revenues
Net revenues consist of net sales, license revenues, and revenues from digital subscriptions, other digital business opportunities and advertising. Net sales consist of sales from apparel, footwear and accessories products. Our license revenues primarily consist of fees paid to us by licensees in exchange for the use of our trademarks on their products. The following tables summarize net revenues by product category and distribution channel for the periods indicated:
| (In thousands) | Year ended March 31, 2023 | Twelve months ended March 31, 2022 | Change $ | Change %(1) | |||||||||||
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| Net Revenues by Product Category | |||||||||||||||
| Apparel(2) | $ | 3,871,638 | $ | 3,907,812 | $ | (36,174) | (0.9) | % | |||||||
| Footwear | 1,455,265 | 1,251,776 | 203,489 | 16.3 | % | ||||||||||
| Accessories | 408,521 | 441,301 | (32,780) | (7.4) | % | ||||||||||
| Net Sales | 5,735,424 | 5,600,889 | 134,535 | 2.4 | % | ||||||||||
| License revenues | 116,746 | 117,568 | (822) | (0.7) | % | ||||||||||
| Corporate Other (3) | 51,466 | 8,759 | 42,707 | N/M | |||||||||||
| Total net revenues | $ | 5,903,636 | $ | 5,727,216 | $ | 176,420 | 3.1 | % | |||||||
| Net Revenues by Distribution Channel | |||||||||||||||
| Wholesale | $ | 3,468,126 | $ | 3,275,341 | $ | 192,785 | 5.9 | % | |||||||
| Direct-to-consumer(2) | 2,267,298 | 2,325,548 | (58,250) | (2.5) | % | ||||||||||
| Net Sales | 5,735,424 | 5,600,889 | 134,535 | 2.4 | % | ||||||||||
| License revenues | 116,746 | 117,568 | (822) | (0.7) | % | ||||||||||
| Corporate Other (3) | 51,466 | 8,759 | 42,707 | N/M | |||||||||||
| Total net revenues | $ | 5,903,636 | $ | 5,727,216 | $ | 176,420 | 3.1 | % |
(1) "N/M" = not meaningful
(2) During the Fiscal 2023, we recognized approximately $10.1 million of revenue relating to gift cards not expected to be redeemed ("breakage"), which was previously included in contract liabilities. Refer to Note 11 of the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional details.
(3) Corporate Other primarily includes foreign currency hedge gains and losses related to revenues generated by entities within our operating segments but managed through our central foreign exchange risk management program, as well as subscription revenues from MMR and revenue from other digital business opportunities.
Net sales
Net sales increased by $134.5 million, or 2.4%, to $5,735.4 million during Fiscal 2023, from $5,600.9 million during the twelve months ended March 31, 2022. Apparel decreased primarily due to lower average selling prices, resulting from higher discounts and promotions and the impact of foreign exchange rates, partially offset by higher unit sales and favorable channel mix. Additionally, apparel was positively impacted by the recognition of breakage relating to gift cards, as described in the table above. Footwear increased primarily due to higher unit sales which benefited from better product availability, partially offset by the impact of foreign exchange rates and unfavorable channel mix. Accessories decreased primarily due to lower average selling prices, the impact of foreign exchange rates and unfavorable channel mix. From a channel perspective, the increase in net sales was due to an increase in wholesale, partially offset by a decrease in direct-to-consumer.
License revenues
License revenues decreased by $0.8 million or 0.7%, to $116.7 million during Fiscal 2023, from $117.6 million during the twelve months ended March 31, 2022. This was primarily due to lower revenues from our Japanese licensee, partially offset by higher revenues from our licensing partners in the North America region.
Gross Profit
Cost of goods sold consists primarily of product costs, inbound freight and duty costs, outbound freight costs, handling costs to make products floor-ready to customer specifications, royalty payments to endorsers based on a predetermined percentage of sales of selected products, and write downs for inventory obsolescence. In general, as a percentage of net revenues, we expect cost of goods sold associated with our apparel and accessories to be lower than that of our footwear. A limited portion of cost of goods sold is associated with digital
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subscription and advertising revenues, primarily website hosting costs, and no cost of goods sold is associated with our license revenues.
We include outbound freight costs associated with shipping goods to customers as cost of goods sold; however, we include the majority of outbound handling costs as a component of selling, general and administrative expenses. As a result, our gross profit may not be comparable to that of other companies that include outbound handling costs in their cost of goods sold. Outbound handling costs include costs associated with preparing goods to ship to customers and certain costs to operate our distribution facilities. These costs were $79.5 million in Fiscal 2023 (twelve months ended March 31, 2022: $76.9 million).
Gross profit decreased by $188.7 million to $2,649.3 million during Fiscal 2023, from $2,838.0 million during the twelve months ended March 31, 2022. Gross profit as a percentage of net revenues, or gross margin, decreased to 44.9% from 49.6%. This decrease in gross margin of 470 basis points was primarily driven by negative impacts of approximately:
•170 basis points from higher promotions and discounting within our direct-to-consumer channel and unfavorable pricing of sales to the off-price channel;
•130 basis points of supply chain impact mainly due to higher product input costs and freight costs;
•70 basis points from unfavorable channel impacts;
•50 basis points from changes in foreign currency;
•30 basis points from unfavorable product mix due to the strength of footwear sales; and
•20 basis points from unfavorable regional mix.
We expect higher discounting and promotional activities and elevated product input costs to continue to negatively impact our gross margin in the near term.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Our selling, general and administrative expenses consist of costs related to marketing, selling, product innovation and supply chain, and corporate services. We consolidate our selling, general and administrative expenses into two primary categories: marketing and other. The other category is the sum of our selling, product innovation and supply chain, and corporate services categories. The marketing category consists primarily of sports and brand marketing, media, and retail presentation. Sports and brand marketing includes professional, club and collegiate sponsorship agreements, individual athlete and influencer agreements, and providing and selling products directly to teams and individual athletes. Media includes digital, broadcast, and print media outlets, including social and mobile media. Retail presentation includes sales displays and concept shops and depreciation expense specific to our in-store fixture programs. Our marketing costs are an important driver of our growth.
| (In thousands) | Year ended March 31, 2023 | Twelve months ended March 31, 2022 | Change $ | Change % | |||||||||||
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| Selling, General and Administrative Expenses | $ | 2,365,529 | $ | 2,414,499 | $ | (48,970) | (2.0) | % |
Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by $49.0 million, or 2.0%, during Fiscal 2023 as compared to the twelve months ended March 31, 2022. Within selling, general and administrative expense:
•Marketing costs decreased $65.3 million or 9.6%, due to lower marketing activity during the period. As a percentage of net revenues, marketing costs decreased to 10.5% from 11.9%.
•Other costs increased $16.4 million or 0.9%, primarily driven by higher salaries, other selling expenses, litigation accrual, travel expenses and facility-related expenses, partially offset by lower incentive compensation expenses and lower consulting expenses. As a percentage of net revenues, other costs decreased to 29.6% from 30.2%.
As a percentage of net revenues, selling, general and administrative expenses decreased to 40.1% during Fiscal 2023 as compared to 42.2% during the twelve months ended March 31, 2022.
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Restructuring and Impairment Charges
| (In thousands) | Year ended March 31, 2023 | Twelve months ended March 31, 2022 | Change $ | Change % | |||||||||||
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| Restructuring and Impairment Charges | $ | — | $ | 90,079 | $ | (90,079) | (100.0) | % |
Restructuring and impairment charges within our operating expenses were $90.1 million during the twelve months ended March 31, 2022. No charges were recorded during Fiscal 2023. See Note 12 to our Consolidated Financial Statements.
Interest Expense, net
Interest expense, net is primarily comprised of interest incurred on our debt facilities, offset by interest income earned on our cash and cash equivalents.
| (In thousands) | Year ended March 31, 2023 | Twelve months ended March 31, 2022 | Change $ | Change % | |||||||||||
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| Interest expense, net | $ | 12,826 | $ | 36,317 | $ | (23,491) | (64.7) | % |
Interest expense, net decreased by $23.5 million to $12.8 million during Fiscal 2023. This was primarily due to an increase in interest income as a result of higher interest rates and a reduction in interest expense on our Convertible Senior Notes as a result of repurchasing approximately $419.1 million in aggregate principal amount during the twelve months ended March 31, 2022. See Note 8 to our Consolidated Financial Statements.
Other Income (Expense), net
Other income (expense), net primarily consists of unrealized and realized gains and losses on our foreign currency derivative financial instruments, and unrealized and realized gains and losses on adjustments that arise from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates relating to transactions generated by our international subsidiaries. Other income (expense), net also includes rent expense relating to lease assets held solely for sublet purposes, primarily the lease related to our New York City, 5th Avenue location.
| (In thousands) | Year ended March 31, 2023 | Twelve months ended March 31, 2022 | Change $ | Change % | |||||||||||
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| Other income (expense), net | $ | 16,780 | $ | (43,984) | $ | 60,764 | 138.2 | % |
Other income (expense), net increased by $60.8 million to income of $16.8 million during Fiscal 2023. This was primarily due to a loss of $58.5 million that was recognized during the twelve months ended March 31, 2022 upon the extinguishment of $419.1 million in principal amount of our Convertible Senior Notes. Additionally, other income increased during Fiscal 2023, due to a $10 million higher earnout recorded in connection with the sale of the MyFitnessPal platform. These increases were offset by losses on foreign currency hedges of $5.9 million and losses from changes in foreign currency exchange rates of $2.4 million.
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
| (In thousands) | Year ended March 31, 2023 | Twelve months ended March 31, 2022 | Change $ | Change % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income tax expense (benefit) | $ | (101,046) | $ | 30,372 | $ | (131,418) | (432.7) | % |
During Fiscal 2023, income tax expense decreased $131.4 million resulting in an income tax benefit of $101.0 million from an income tax expense of $30.4 million during the twelve months ended March 31, 2022. The change was primarily due to the recognition of an income tax benefit from the release of the U.S. federal valuation allowance on beginning of year deferred tax assets.
On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act (the "Act") was enacted and signed into law in the United States. The Act contains a number of revisions to the Internal Revenue Code, including a 15% corporate minimum tax and a 1% excise tax on corporate stock repurchases in tax years beginning after December 31, 2022. We do not expect these tax provisions to have a material impact to our consolidated financial statements.
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SEGMENT RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Our operating segments are based on how our Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM") makes decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance. Our segments are defined by geographic regions, including North America, EMEA, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America.
We exclude certain corporate items from our segment profitability measures. We report these items within Corporate Other, which is designed to provide increased transparency and comparability of our operating segments' performance. Corporate Other consists primarily of (i) operating results related to our MMR platforms and other digital business opportunities; (ii) general and administrative expenses not allocated to an operating segment, including expenses associated with centrally managed departments which include global marketing, global IT, global supply chain and innovation, and other corporate support functions; (iii) restructuring and restructuring related charges; and (iv) certain foreign currency hedge gains and losses.
The net revenues and operating income (loss) associated with our segments are summarized in the following tables.
Net Revenues
| (In thousands) | Year ended March 31, 2023 | Twelve months ended March 31, 2022 | Change $ | Change %(1) | ||||||||||
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| North America (2) | $ | 3,820,993 | $ | 3,845,746 | $ | (24,753) | (0.6) | % | ||||||
| EMEA | 992,624 | 876,684 | 115,940 | 13.2 | % | |||||||||
| Asia-Pacific | 825,338 | 803,450 | 21,888 | 2.7 | % | |||||||||
| Latin America | 213,215 | 192,577 | 20,638 | 10.7 | % | |||||||||
| Corporate Other (3) | 51,466 | 8,759 | 42,707 | N/M | ||||||||||
| Total net revenues | $ | 5,903,636 | $ | 5,727,216 | $ | 176,420 | 3.1 | % |
(1) "N/M" = not meaningful
(2) During Fiscal 2023, we recognized approximately $10.1 million of revenue relating to gift cards not expected to be redeemed ("breakage"), which was previously included in contract liabilities. Refer to Note 11 of the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional details.
(3) Corporate Other primarily includes foreign currency hedge gains and losses related to revenues generated by entities within our operating segments but managed through our central foreign exchange risk management program, as well as subscription revenues from MMR and revenue from other digital business opportunities.
The increase in total net revenues for Fiscal 2023, compared to the twelve months ended March 31, 2022, was driven by the following:
•Net revenues in our North America region decreased by $24.8 million, or 0.6%, to $3,821.0 million from $3,845.7 million. This was driven by a decrease in both our direct-to-consumer channel, which includes the recognition of breakage relating to gift cards as described in the table above, and our wholesale channel, partially offset by an increase in license revenues. Within our direct-to-consumer channel, net revenues were lower due to a decrease in owned and operated retail store sales, partially offset by an increase in e-commerce sales.
•Net revenues in our EMEA region increased by $115.9 million, or 13.2%, to $992.6 million from $876.7 million. This was primarily driven by an increase in both our wholesale channel and direct-to-consumer channel. Within our direct-to-consumer channel, net revenues increased in both owned and operated retail store sales and e-commerce sales. Net revenues in our EMEA region were also negatively impacted by changes in foreign exchange rates.
•Net revenues in our Asia-Pacific region increased by $21.9 million, or 2.7%, to $825.3 million from $803.5 million. This was driven by an increase in our wholesale channel, partially offset by a decrease in our direct-to-consumer channel and a decrease in license revenues from our Japanese licensee. Within our direct-to-consumer channel, net revenues were lower due to decreases in both e-commerce and owned and operated retail store sales, which were negatively impacted by COVID-19 related restrictions and limitations in China. Net revenues in our Asia-Pacific region were also negatively impacted by changes in foreign exchange rates.
•Net revenues in our Latin America region increased by $20.6 million, or 10.7%, to $213.2 million from $192.6 million. This was primarily driven by an increase in our wholesale channel, as we have moved to a distributor operating model for certain countries within this region. Within our direct-to-consumer channel,
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net revenues were slightly higher due to increases in both owned and operated retail store sales and e-commerce sales.
•Net revenues in our Corporate Other non-operating segment increased by $42.7 million to $51.5 million from $8.8 million. This was primarily driven by foreign currency hedge gains related to revenues generated by entities within our operating segments, but managed through our central foreign exchange risk management program.
Operating Income (loss)
| (In thousands) | Year ended March 31, 2023 | Twelve months ended March 31, 2022 | Change $ | Change % | ||||||||||
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| North America | $ | 734,881 | $ | 915,615 | $ | (180,734) | (19.7) | % | ||||||
| EMEA | 112,161 | 136,252 | (24,091) | (17.7) | % | |||||||||
| Asia-Pacific | 100,276 | 91,862 | 8,414 | 9.2 | % | |||||||||
| Latin America | 23,487 | 27,274 | (3,787) | (13.9) | % | |||||||||
| Corporate Other (1) | (686,994) | (837,559) | 150,565 | 18.0 | % | |||||||||
| Total operating income (loss) | $ | 283,811 | $ | 333,444 | $ | (49,633) | (14.9) | % |
(1) Corporate Other primarily includes foreign currency hedge gains and losses related to revenues generated by entities within our operating segments but managed through our central foreign exchange risk management program, as well as subscription revenues from MMR and revenue from other digital business opportunities. Corporate Other also includes expenses related to our central supporting functions.
The decrease in total operating income for Fiscal 2023, compared to the twelve months ended March 31, 2022, was primarily driven by the following:
•Operating income in our North America region decreased by $180.7 million to $734.9 million from $915.6 million. This was primarily due to a decline in gross profit and higher distribution and selling expenses, partially offset by lower marketing-related expenses. The decline in gross profit was driven by higher product input and freight costs, increased promotions and discounting and lower net revenues as discussed above.
•Operating income in our EMEA region decreased by $24.1 million to $112.2 million from $136.3 million. This was primarily due to a decline in gross profit, higher distribution and selling expenses and higher bad debt expense, partially offset by lower marketing-related expenses. The decline in gross profit was driven by unfavorable channel mix, partially offset by higher net revenues as discussed above.
•Operating income in our Asia-Pacific region increased by $8.4 million to $100.3 million from $91.9 million. This was primarily due to a decrease in marketing-related expenses, consulting expenses and facility-related expenses, partially offset by a decline in gross profit. The decline in gross profit was driven by increased promotions and discounting, partially offset by higher net revenues as discussed above.
•Operating income in our Latin America region decreased by $3.8 million to $23.5 million from $27.3 million. This was primarily due to higher freight and distribution costs, partially offset by higher net revenues.
•Operating loss in our Corporate Other non-operating segment decreased by $150.6 million to $687.0 million from $837.6 million. This was primarily due to gains from foreign currency hedges, lower incentive compensation expenses and no further restructuring charges, partially offset by an increase in salaries expenses and litigation expenses.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Our cash requirements have principally been for working capital and capital expenditures. We fund our working capital, primarily inventory, and capital investments from cash flows from operating activities, cash and cash equivalents on hand, and borrowings available under our credit and long term debt facilities. Our working capital requirements generally reflect the seasonality in our business as we historically recognize the majority of our net revenues in the last two quarters of the calendar year. Our capital investments have generally included expanding our in-store fixture and branded concept shop program, improvements and expansion of our distribution and corporate facilities, including construction of our new global headquarters, leasehold improvements to our Brand and Factory House stores, and investment and improvements in information technology systems. Our inventory strategy is focused on continuing to meet consumer demand while improving our inventory efficiency over the long
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term by putting systems and processes in place to improve our inventory management. These systems and processes are designed to improve our forecasting and supply planning capabilities. In addition, we strive to enhance our inventory performance by focusing on adding discipline around product purchasing, reducing production lead time and improving planning and execution for selling excess inventory through our Factory House stores and other liquidation channels.
As of March 31, 2023, we had approximately $711.9 million of cash and cash equivalents. We believe our cash and cash equivalents on hand, cash from operations, our ability to reduce our expenditures as needed, borrowings available to us under our amended credit agreement, our ability to access the capital markets, and other financing alternatives are adequate to meet our liquidity needs and capital expenditure requirements for at least the next twelve months. In addition, from time to time, based on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors and subject to compliance with applicable laws and regulations, we may seek to utilize cash on hand, borrowings or raise capital to retire, repurchase or redeem our debt securities, repay debt, repurchase shares of our common stock or otherwise enter into similar transactions to support our capital structure and business or utilize excess cash flow on a strategic basis. For example, as described below, in February 2022, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $500 million of our Class C Common Stock over the following two years and, subsequently, during the Transition Period and Fiscal 2023, we entered into agreements related to accelerated share repurchase transactions to repurchase $425 million of our Class C Common Stock.
If there are unexpected material impacts to our business in future periods from COVID-19 or other global macroeconomic factors and we need to raise or conserve additional cash to fund our operations, we may consider additional alternatives similar to those we used in Fiscal 2020, including further reducing our expenditures, changing our investment strategies, reducing compensation costs, including through temporary reductions in pay and layoffs, limiting certain marketing and capital expenditures, and negotiating, extending or delaying payment terms with our customers and vendors. In addition, we may seek alternative sources of liquidity, including but not limited to, accessing the capital markets, sale leaseback transactions or other sales of assets, or other alternative financing measures. However, instability in, or tightening of the capital markets, could adversely affect our ability to access the capital markets on terms acceptable to us or at all. Although we believe we have adequate sources of liquidity over the long term, a prolonged or more severe economic recession, inflationary pressure, or a slow recovery could adversely affect our business and liquidity and could require us to take certain of the liquidity preserving actions described above.
As of March 31, 2023, $396.5 million or approximately 56% of cash and cash equivalents was held by our foreign subsidiaries. Based on the capital and liquidity needs of our foreign operations, we intend to indefinitely reinvest these funds outside the United States. In addition, our United States operations do not require the repatriation of these funds to meet our currently projected liquidity needs. Should we require additional capital in the United States, we may borrow in the United States or elect to repatriate indefinitely reinvested foreign funds. If we were to repatriate indefinitely reinvested foreign funds, we would be required to accrue and pay certain taxes upon repatriation, including foreign withholding taxes and certain U.S. state taxes and recognized foreign exchange rate impacts. Determination of the unrecorded deferred tax liability that would be incurred if such amounts were repatriated is not practicable.
Refer to our "Risk Factors" section included in Item 1A of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Share Repurchase Program
On February 23, 2022, our Board of Directors authorized us to repurchase up to $500 million (exclusive of fees and commissions) of outstanding shares of our Class C Common Stock over the following two years. The Class C Common Stock may be repurchased from time to time at prevailing prices in the open market, through plans designed to comply with Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, via private purchases through forward, derivative, accelerated share repurchase transactions or otherwise, subject to applicable regulatory restrictions on volume, pricing and timing. The timing and amount of any repurchases will depend on market conditions, our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and other factors.
Pursuant to the previously disclosed accelerated share repurchase transactions that we entered into in February 2022, May 2022, August 2022 and November 2022 (the "ASR Agreements"), we repurchased 18.7 million and 16.2 million shares of Class C Common Stock, which were immediately retired, during Fiscal 2023 and the Transition Period, respectively. As a result, $174.0 million was recorded to retained earnings to reflect the difference between the market price of the Class C Common Stock repurchased and its par value during Fiscal 2023 (Transition Period: $240.0 million).
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As of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, we have repurchased a total of $425 million or 34.9 million outstanding shares of our Class C Common Stock under the share repurchase program.
Contractual Commitments
We lease warehouse space, office facilities, space for our Brand and Factory House stores and certain equipment under non-cancelable operating leases. The leases expire at various dates through 2035, excluding extensions at our option, and include provisions for rental adjustments. In addition, this table includes executed lease agreements for Brand and Factory House stores that we did not yet occupy as of March 31, 2023. The operating leases generally contain renewal provisions for varying periods of time. Our significant contractual obligations and commitments as of March 31, 2023 are summarized in the following table:
| Payments Due by Period | ||||||||||||||||||
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| (In thousands) | Total | Less Than 1 Year | 1 to 3 Years | 3 to 5 Years | More Than 5 Years | |||||||||||||
| Long term debt obligations (1) | $ | 750,990 | $ | 20,714 | $ | 120,526 | $ | 609,750 | $ | — | ||||||||
| Operating Lease obligations (2) | 1,027,700 | 176,218 | 290,688 | 199,724 | 361,070 | |||||||||||||
| Product purchase obligations (3) | 1,161,097 | 1,161,097 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| Sponsorships and other (4) | 412,425 | 83,342 | 189,758 | 40,575 | 98,750 | |||||||||||||
| Total future minimum payments | $ | 3,352,212 | $ | 1,441,371 | $ | 600,972 | $ | 850,049 | $ | 459,820 |
(1) Includes estimated interest payments based on applicable fixed interest rates as of March 31, 2023, timing of scheduled payments, and the term of the debt obligations.
(2) Includes the minimum payments for lease obligations. The lease obligations do not include any contingent rent expense we may incur at our Brand and Factory house stores based on future sales above a specified minimum or payments made for maintenance, insurance and real estate taxes. Contingent rent expense was $14.2 million for Fiscal 2023.
(3) We generally place orders with our manufacturers at least three to four months in advance of expected future sales. The amounts listed for product purchase obligations primarily represent our open production purchase orders with our manufacturers for our apparel, footwear and accessories, including expected inbound freight, duties and other costs. These open purchase orders specify fixed or minimum quantities of products at determinable prices. The product purchase obligations also includes fabric commitments with our suppliers, which secure a portion of our material needs for future seasons. The reported amounts exclude product purchase liabilities included in accounts payable as of March 31, 2023.
(4) Includes sponsorships with professional teams, professional leagues, colleges and universities, individual athletes, athletic events and other marketing commitments in order to promote our brand. Some of these sponsorship agreements provide for additional performance incentives and product supply obligations. It is not possible to determine how much we will spend on product supply obligations on an annual basis as contracts generally do not stipulate specific cash amounts to be spent on products. The amount of product provided to these sponsorships depends on many factors including general playing conditions, the number of sporting events in which they participate and our decisions regarding product and marketing initiatives. In addition, it is not possible to determine the performance incentive amounts we may be required to pay under these agreements as they are primarily subject to certain performance based and other variables. The amounts listed above are the fixed minimum amounts required to be paid under these sponsorship agreements. Additionally, these amounts include minimum guaranteed royalty payments to endorsers and licensors based upon a predetermined percent of sales of particular products.
The table above excludes a liability of $58.8 million for uncertain tax positions, inclusive of related interest and penalties, as the Company is unable to reasonably estimate the timing an amount of future cash settlement. Refer to Note 17 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a further discussion of our uncertain tax positions.
Cash Flows
The following table presents the major components of our cash flows provided by and used in operating, investing and financing activities for the periods presented:
| (In thousands) | Year ended March 31, 2023 | Twelve months ended March 31, 2022 | Change $ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net cash provided by (used in): | ||||||||||
| Operating activities | $ | (9,914) | $ | 493,974 | $ | (503,888) | ||||
| Investing activities | (152,796) | (100,365) | (52,431) | |||||||
| Financing activities | (126,375) | (725,806) | 599,431 | |||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | (5,315) | (5,357) | 42 | |||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | $ | (294,400) | $ | (337,554) | $ | 43,154 |
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Operating Activities
Cash flows from operating activities decreased by $503.9 million, as compared to the twelve months ended March 31, 2022, primarily driven by a decrease in net income before the impact of non-cash items of $54.0 million and a decrease from changes in working capital of $449.9 million.
The changes in working capital were due to the following outflows:
•$411.3 million from changes in inventories;
•$140.7 million from changes in other non-current assets;
•$69.5 million from changes in accounts receivable; and
•$20.3 million from changes in prepaid expenses and other current assets.
These outflows were partially offset by the following working capital inflows:
•$127.6 million from changes in accrued expenses and other liabilities;
•$33.2 million from changes in customer refund liabilities;
•$26.4 million from changes in accounts payable; and
•$5.0 million from changes in income taxes payable and receivable, net.
Investing Activities
Cash flows used in investing activities increased by $52.4 million, as compared to the twelve months ended March 31, 2022. This was primarily due to an increase in capital expenditures, partially offset by the collection of the year one earn-out previously recorded in connection with the sale of the MyFitnessPal platform.
Total capital expenditures during Fiscal 2023 were $187.8 million, or approximately 3% of net revenues, representing an $86.6 million increase from $101.2 million during the twelve months ended March 31, 2022. During Fiscal 2021, we reduced capital expenditures in response to ongoing uncertainty related to COVID-19. Our long-term operating principle for capital expenditures is to spend between 3% and 5% of annual net revenues as we invest in our global direct-to-consumer, e-Commerce and digital businesses, information technology systems, distribution centers and our global offices, including our new global headquarters in the Baltimore Peninsula, an area of Baltimore, Maryland, previously referred to as Port Covington. During Fiscal 2023, we incurred capital expenditures of $68.1 million relating to the construction of our new global headquarters. As previously disclosed, our plans for our new headquarters have been designed in line with our long-term sustainability strategy and include a commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase sourcing of renewable electricity in our owned and operated facilities. We expect a portion of our capital expenditures over the next few years to include investments incorporating sustainable and intelligent building design features into this facility.
Financing Activities
Cash flows used in financing activities decreased by $599.4 million, as compared to the twelve months ended March 31, 2022. During the twelve months ended March 31, 2022, we paid $506.3 million to certain exchanging holders for the exchange of approximately $419.1 million in aggregate principal amount of our 1.50% Convertible Senior Notes. Concurrently with these exchanges we terminated certain capped call agreements and in exchange received approximately $91.7 million. For more details, see discussion below under "1.50% Convertible Senior Notes". Additionally, during Fiscal 2023 and the twelve months ended March 31, 2022, we paid $125.0 million and $300.0 million, respectively, to repurchase shares of our Class C Common Stock through accelerated share repurchase programs. For more details, see discussion above under "Share Repurchase Program".
Capital Resources
Credit Facility
On March 8, 2019, we entered into an amended and restated credit agreement by and among us, as borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the other lenders and arrangers party thereto (the "credit agreement"). In May 2020, May 2021 and December 2021, we entered into the first, second and third amendments to the credit agreement, respectively (the credit agreement as amended and the "amended credit agreement" or the "revolving credit facility"). The amended credit agreement provides for revolving credit commitments of $1.1 billion and has a term that ends on December 3, 2026, with permitted extensions under certain circumstances. As of March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022, there were no amounts outstanding under the revolving credit facility.
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At our request and a lender's consent, commitments under the amended credit agreement may be increased by up to $300.0 million in aggregate, subject to certain conditions as set forth in the amended credit agreement. Incremental borrowings are uncommitted and the availability thereof will depend on market conditions at the time we seek to incur such borrowings.
Borrowings, if any, under the revolving credit facility have maturities of less than one year. Up to $50.0 million of the facility may be used for the issuance of letters of credit. As of March 31, 2023, there was $4.4 million of letters of credit outstanding (March 31, 2022: $4.5 million).
Our obligations under the amended credit agreement are guaranteed by certain domestic significant subsidiaries of Under Armour, Inc., subject to customary exceptions (the "subsidiary guarantors") and primarily secured by a first-priority security interest in substantially all of the assets of Under Armour, Inc. and the subsidiary guarantors, excluding real property, capital stock in and debt of subsidiaries of Under Armour, Inc. holding certain real property and other customary exceptions. The amended credit agreement provides for the permanent fall away of guarantees and collateral upon our achievement of investment grade rating from two rating agencies.
The amended credit agreement contains negative covenants that, subject to significant exceptions, limit our ability to, among other things: incur additional secured and unsecured indebtedness; pledge the assets as security; make investments, loans, advances, guarantees and acquisitions (including investments in and loans to non-guarantor subsidiaries); undergo fundamental changes; sell assets outside the ordinary course of business; enter into transactions with affiliates; and make restricted payments.
We are also required to maintain a ratio of consolidated EBITDA, to consolidated interest expense of not less than 3.50 to 1.0 (the "interest coverage covenant") and we are not permitted to allow the ratio of consolidated total indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA to be greater than 3.25 to 1.0 (the "leverage covenant"), as described in more detail in the amended credit agreement. As of March 31, 2023, we were in compliance with the applicable covenants.
In addition, the amended credit agreement contains events of default that are customary for a facility of this nature, and includes a cross default provision whereby an event of default under other material indebtedness, as defined in the amended credit agreement, will be considered an event of default under the amended credit agreement.
The amended credit agreement implements SOFR as the replacement of LIBOR as a benchmark interest rate for the U.S. dollar borrowings (and analogous benchmark rate replacements for borrowings in Yen, Canadian dollars, Pound Sterling and Euro). Borrowings under the amended credit agreement bear interest at a rate per annum equal to, at our option, either (a) an alternate base rate (for borrowings in U.S. dollars), (b) a term rate (for borrowings in U.S. dollars, Euros, Japanese Yen or Canadian dollars) or (c) a "risk free" rate (for borrowings in U.S. dollars or Pounds Sterling), plus in each case an applicable margin. The applicable margin for loans will be adjusted by reference to a grid (the "pricing grid") based on the leverage ratio of consolidated total indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA and ranges between 1.00% to 1.75% (or, in the case of alternate base rate loans 0.00% to 0.75%). We will also pay a commitment fee determined in accordance with the pricing grid on the average daily unused amount of the revolving credit facility and certain fees with respect to letters of credit. As of March 31, 2023, the commitment fee was 17.5 basis points.
1.50% Convertible Senior Notes
In May 2020, we issued $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of 1.50% convertible senior notes due 2024 (the "Convertible Senior Notes"). The Convertible Senior Notes bear interest at the fixed rate of 1.50% per annum, payable semiannually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year, beginning December 1, 2020. The Convertible Senior Notes will mature on June 1, 2024, unless earlier converted in accordance with their terms, redeemed in accordance with their terms or repurchased.
The net proceeds from the offering (including the net proceeds from the exercise of the over-allotment option) were $488.8 million, after deducting the initial purchasers' discount and estimated offering expenses that we paid, of which we used $47.9 million to pay the cost of the capped call transactions described below. We utilized $439.9 million to repay indebtedness that was outstanding under our revolving credit facility at the time, and to pay related fees and expenses.
The Convertible Senior Notes are not secured and are not guaranteed by any of our subsidiaries. The indenture governing the Convertible Senior Notes does not contain any financial or operating covenants or restrictions on the payments of dividends, the incurrence of indebtedness or the issuance or repurchase of securities by us or any of our subsidiaries.
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During Fiscal 2021, we entered into exchange agreements with certain holders of the Convertible Senior Notes, who agreed to exchange approximately $419.1 million in aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Senior Notes for cash and/or shares of our Class C Common Stock, plus payment for accrued and unpaid interest (the "Exchanges"). In connection with the Exchanges, we paid approximately $507.0 million cash and issued approximately 18.8 million shares of the Company's Class C Common Stock to the exchanging holders. Additionally, we recognized losses on debt extinguishment of $58.5 million during Fiscal 2021, within Other Income (Expense), net on our Consolidated Statements of Operations. Following the Exchanges, approximately $80.9 million aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Senior Notes remain outstanding as of March 31, 2023.
The Convertible Senior Notes are convertible into cash, shares of our Class C Common Stock or a combination of cash and shares of Class C Common Stock, at our election, as described further below. The initial conversion rate is 101.8589 shares of our Class C Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Senior Notes (equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $9.82 per share of Class C Common Stock), subject to adjustment if certain events occur. Prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding January 1, 2024, holders may (at their option) convert their Convertible Senior Notes only upon satisfaction of one or more of the following conditions:
•during any calendar quarter commencing after the calendar quarter ended on September 30, 2020 (and only during such calendar quarter), if the last reported sale price of our Class C Common Stock for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during the period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on, and including, the last trading day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter is greater than or equal to 130% of the conversion price on each applicable trading day;
•during the five business day period after any five consecutive trading day period (the "measurement period") in which the trading price per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Senior Notes for each trading day of the measurement period was less than 98% of the product of the last reported sale price of our Class C Common Stock and the conversion rate on each such trading day;
•upon the occurrence of specified corporate events or distributions on our Class C Common Stock; or
•if we call any Convertible Senior Notes for redemption prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding January 1, 2024.
On or after January 1, 2024, until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date, holders may convert all or any portion of their Convertible Senior Notes at the conversion rate at any time irrespective of the foregoing conditions.
Beginning on December 6, 2022, we may redeem for cash all or any part of the Convertible Senior Notes, at our option, if the last reported sale price of our Class C Common Stock has been at least 130% of the conversion price then in effect for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during any 30 consecutive trading day period (including the last trading day of such period) ending on, and including, the trading day immediately preceding the date on which we provide notice of redemption at a redemption price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Senior Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date.
If we undergo a fundamental change (as defined in the indenture governing the Convertible Senior Notes) prior to the maturity date, subject to certain conditions, holders may require us to repurchase for cash all or any portion of their Convertible Senior Notes in principal amounts of $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof at a price which will be equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Senior Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the fundamental change repurchase date.
Concurrently with the offering of the Convertible Senior Notes, we entered into privately negotiated capped call transactions with JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, HSBC Bank USA, National Association, and Citibank, N.A. (the "option counterparties"). The capped call transactions are expected generally to reduce potential dilution to our Class C Common Stock upon any conversion of Convertible Senior Notes and/or offset any cash payments we are required to make in excess of the aggregate principal amount of converted Convertible Senior Notes upon any conversion thereof, as the case may be, with such reduction and/or offset subject to a cap based on the cap price. The cap price of the capped call transactions is initially $13.4750 per share of our Class C Common Stock, representing a premium of 75% above the last reported sale price of our Class C Common Stock on May 21, 2020, and is subject to certain adjustments under the terms of the capped call transactions.
During Fiscal 2021, concurrently with the Exchanges, we entered into, with each of the option counterparties, termination agreements relating to a number of options corresponding to the number of Convertible Senior Notes exchanged. Pursuant to such termination agreements, each of the option counterparties paid us a
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cash settlement amount in respect of the portion of capped call transactions being terminated. We received approximately $91.7 million in connection with such termination agreements related to the Exchanges.
The Convertible Senior Notes contain a cash conversion feature. Prior to the adoption of Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2020-06 "Debt - Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging - Contracts in Entity's Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40)" ("ASU 2020-06"), we had separated it into liability and equity components. We valued the liability component based on its borrowing rate for a similar debt instrument that does not contain a conversion feature. The equity component, which was recognized as a debt discount, was valued as the difference between the face value of the Convertible Senior Notes and the fair value of the liability component.
We adopted ASU 2020-06 on January 1, 2022 using the modified retrospective method. As a result, the Convertible Senior Notes are no longer accounted for as separate liability and equity components, but rather a single liability. See Note 2 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I of our Transition Report on Form 10-QT for the three months ended March 31, 2022 for more details.
3.250% Senior Notes
In June 2016, we issued $600.0 million aggregate principal amount of 3.250% senior unsecured notes due June 15, 2026 (the "Senior Notes"). The proceeds were used to pay down amounts outstanding under the revolving credit facility, at the time. The Senior Notes bear interest at the fixed rate of 3.250% per annum, payable semi-annually on June 15 and December 15 beginning December 15, 2016. Prior to March 15, 2026 (three months prior to the maturity date of the Notes), we may redeem some or all of the Senior Notes at any time or from time to time at a redemption price equal to the greater of 100% of the principal amount of the Senior Notes to be redeemed or a "make-whole" amount applicable to such Senior Notes as described in the indenture governing the Senior Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date.
The indenture governing the Senior Notes contains covenants, including limitations that restrict our ability and the ability of certain of our subsidiaries to create or incur secured indebtedness and enter into sale and leaseback transactions and our ability to consolidate, merge or transfer all or substantially all of our properties or assets to another person, in each case subject to material exceptions described in the indenture.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND ASSUMPTIONS
Our Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. To prepare these financial statements, we must make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, as well as the disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. Our estimates are often based on complex judgments, probabilities and assumptions that management believes to be reasonable, but that are inherently uncertain and unpredictable. It is also possible that other professionals, applying reasonable judgment to the same facts and circumstances, could develop and support a range of alternative estimated amounts. Actual results could be significantly different from these estimates.
Revenue Recognition
We recognize revenue pursuant to Accounting Standards Codification 606 ("ASC 606"). The amount of revenue recognized considers terms of sale that create variability in the amount of consideration that we ultimately expect to be entitled to in exchange for the products or services and is subject to an overall constraint that a significant revenue reversal will not occur in future periods.
We record reductions to revenue at the time of the transaction for estimated customer returns, allowances, markdowns and discounts. We base these estimates on historical rates of customer returns and allowances as well as the specific identification of outstanding returns, markdowns and allowances that have not yet been received by us. The actual amount of customer returns and allowances, which are inherently uncertain, may differ from our estimates. If we determine that actual or expected returns or allowances are significantly higher or lower than the reserves we established, we would record a reduction or increase, as appropriate, to net sales in the period in which we make such a determination. Provisions for customer specific discounts are based on contractual obligations with certain major customers. Reserves for returns, allowances, markdowns and discounts are included within customer refund liability and the value of inventory associated with reserves for sales returns are included within prepaid expenses and other current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of March 31, 2023 and 2022, there were $160.5 million and $159.6 million, respectively, in reserves for returns, allowances, markdowns and discounts within customer refund liability and $40.7 million and $44.3 million, respectively, as the estimated value of inventory associated with the reserves for sales returns within prepaid expenses and other current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
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Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
We make ongoing estimates relating to the collectability of accounts receivable and maintain an allowance for estimated losses resulting from the inability of our customers to make required payments. In determining the amount of the reserve, we consider historical levels of credit losses and significant economic developments within the retail environment that could impact the ability of our customers to pay outstanding balances and make judgments about the creditworthiness of significant customers based on ongoing credit evaluations. Because we cannot predict future changes in the financial stability of our customers, actual future losses from uncollectible accounts may differ from estimates. If the financial condition of customers were to deteriorate, resulting in their inability to make payments, a larger reserve might be required. In the event we determine a smaller or larger reserve is appropriate, we would record a benefit or charge to selling, general and administrative expense in the period in which such a determination was made. As of March 31, 2023 and 2022, the allowance for doubtful accounts was $10.8 million and $7.1 million, respectively.
Inventory Valuation and Reserves
Inventories consist primarily of finished goods. Costs of finished goods inventories include all costs incurred to bring inventory to its current condition, including inbound freight, duties and other costs. We value our inventory at standard cost which approximates landed cost, using the first-in, first-out method of cost determination. Net realizable value is estimated based upon assumptions made about future demand and retail market conditions. If we determine that the estimated net realizable value of our inventory is less than the carrying value of such inventory, we record a charge to cost of goods sold to reflect the lower of cost or net realizable value. If actual market conditions are less favorable than those that we projected, further adjustments may be required that would increase the cost of goods sold in the period in which such a determination was made. As of March 31, 2023 and 2022, the inventory reserve was $34.8 million and $26.8 million, respectively.
Goodwill, Intangible Assets and Long-Lived Assets
Goodwill and intangible assets are recorded at their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition and are allocated to the reporting units that are expected to receive the related benefits. Goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets are not amortized and are required to be tested for impairment at least annually or sooner whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. In conducting an annual impairment test, we first review qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If factors indicate that is the case, we perform the goodwill impairment test. We compare the fair value of the reporting unit with its carrying amount. We estimate fair value using the discounted cash flows model, under the income approach, which indicates the fair value of the reporting unit based on the present value of the cash flows that we expect the reporting unit to generate in the future. Our significant estimates in the discounted cash flows model include: our weighted average cost of capital, long-term rate of growth and profitability of the reporting unit's business, and working capital effects. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, goodwill is impaired to the extent that the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the reporting unit.
Income Taxes
Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are established for temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and the tax basis of our assets and liabilities at tax rates expected to be in effect when such assets or liabilities are realized or settled. Deferred income tax assets are reduced by valuation allowances when necessary. We have made the policy election to record any liability associated with Global Intangible Low Taxed Income (“GILTI”) in the period in which it is incurred.
Income taxes include the largest amount of tax benefit for an uncertain tax position that is more likely than not to be sustained upon audit based on the technical merits of the tax position. Settlements with tax authorities, the expiration of statutes of limitations for particular tax positions or obtaining new information on particular tax positions may cause a change to the effective tax rate. We recognize accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in the provision for income taxes on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.
Assessing whether deferred tax assets are realizable requires significant judgment. We consider all available positive and negative evidence, including historical operating performance and expectations of future operating performance. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is often dependent upon future taxable income and therefore can be uncertain. To the extent we believe it is more likely than not that all or some portion of the asset will not be realized, valuation allowances are established against our deferred tax assets, which increase income tax expense in the period when such a determination is made.
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A significant portion of our deferred tax assets relate to U.S. federal and state taxing jurisdictions. Realization of these deferred tax assets is dependent on future U.S. pre-tax earnings. In evaluating the recoverability of these deferred tax assets as of March 31, 2023, we have considered all available evidence, both positive and negative, including but not limited to the following:
Positive
•Current year pre-tax earnings including positive financial taxable income in the U.S. federal jurisdiction.
•Prior three-year cumulative positive financial taxable income in the U.S. federal jurisdiction.
•Forecasted future positive financial taxable income in the U.S.
•No material definite lived tax attributes (excluding capital loss) subject to expiration in the near short term.
•No history of U.S. federal and material state tax attributes expiring unused.
•Available prudent and feasible tax planning strategies.
Negative
•Prior three-year cumulative financial taxable loss in the U.S. state jurisdictions.
•Inherent challenges in forecasting sufficient future U.S. state pre-tax earnings to overcome existing cumulative losses in prior years.
•Existing definite life state attributes related to credits and net operating losses.
As of March 31, 2023, we believe that the weight of the positive evidence outweighs the negative evidence regarding the realization of our U.S. federal deferred tax assets, resulting in the release of the corresponding valuation allowances in the fourth quarter of the Fiscal 2023. The release of U.S. federal valuation allowance (excluding capital losses) resulted in a material benefit to income tax expense and net income in the period. As of March 31, 2023, for U.S. states, we believe the weight of the negative evidence continues to outweigh the positive evidence regarding the realization of the state deferred tax assets and have maintained a valuation allowance against these assets. Our current forecast for the U.S. indicates that there is a possibility that within the next 12 months, sufficient positive evidence may become available to reach a conclusion that a portion of the U.S state valuation allowance will no longer be required. The actualization of these forecasted results may result in a reversal of a portion of previously recorded U.S state valuation allowances in the United States. The release of valuation allowances would result in a benefit to income tax expense in the period the release is recorded. The timing and amount are subject to change based on the actual profitability that we are able to actually achieve in the United States.
As of each reporting date, management considers new evidence, both positive and negative, that could affect its view of the future realization of deferred tax assets. We will continue to evaluate our ability to realize our net deferred tax assets on a quarterly basis.
Stock-Based Compensation
The assumptions used in calculating the fair value of stock-based compensation awards represent management’s best estimates, but the estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management judgment. In addition, compensation expense for performance-based awards is recorded over the related service period when achievement of the performance targets is deemed probable, which requires management judgment.
Summary of Significant Account Policies
Refer to Note 2 of our Consolidated Financial Statements, included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, for a summary of our significant accounting policies and our assessment of recently issued accounting standards.
FY 2021 10-K MD&A
SEC filing source: 0001336917-22-000010.
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ("MD&A") is intended to help readers understand our results of operations and financial condition, and is provided as a supplement to, and should be read in conjunction with, our Consolidated Financial Statements and the accompanying Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements under Part II, Item 8 and the information contained elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K under the captions “Risk Factors" and “Business.”
This Annual Report on Form 10-K, including this MD&A, contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), and Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("the Securities Act"), and is subject to the safe harbors created by those sections. All statements other than statements of historical facts are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements. See "Forward Looking Statements."
All dollar and percentage comparisons made herein refer to Fiscal 2021 compared with Fiscal 2020, unless otherwise noted. Please refer to Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for Fiscal 2020, filed with the Securities Exchange Commission ("SEC") on February 24, 2021, for a comparative discussion of our Fiscal 2020 financial results as compared to Fiscal 2019.
OVERVIEW
We are a leading developer, marketer, and distributor of branded performance apparel, footwear, and accessories. Our brand’s moisture-wicking fabrications are engineered in various designs and styles for wear in nearly every climate to provide a performance alternative to traditional products. Our products are sold worldwide and worn by athletes at all levels, from youth to professional, on playing fields around the globe, and by consumers with active lifestyles.
During Fiscal 2021, we realized better than expected wholesale and direct-to-consumer sales based on better sell through and demand for Under Armour products in North America, Asia-Pacific, and EMEA. Throughout Fiscal 2021, we remained focused on the quality of our sales driven by four main strategies, particularly in our North America business: reducing our promotional activities; constraining supply against demand; exiting undifferentiated retail; and maintaining an appropriate level of liquidation sales within our wholesale channel. Strategically and operationally, we remain focused on driving premium brand-right growth and improved profitability. Over the long term, our growth strategy is predicated on delivering industry-leading product innovation; return-driven investments focused on connecting with our consumers through marketing activations and premium experiences; and the expansion of our direct-to-consumer and international businesses.
Fiscal 2021 Performance
Financial highlights for Fiscal 2021 as compared to Fiscal 2020 include:
•Total net revenues increased 27.0%.
•Within our channels, wholesale revenue increased 36.2% and direct-to-consumer revenue increased 25.6%.
•Within our product categories, apparel revenue increased 33.3%, footwear revenue increased 35.3%, and accessories revenue increased 11.5%.
•Net revenue in our North America, EMEA, Asia-Pacific, and Latin-America segments increased 29.4%, 40.8%, 32.3%, and 18.5%, respectively.
•Net revenues from Corporate Other decreased 97.4% primarily due to the sale of the MyFitnessPal platform in December 2020.
•Gross margin increased 200 basis points to 50.3%.
•Selling, general and administrative expenses increased 7.5%.
•Restructuring and impairment charges, net decreased 93.3% from $601.6 million during Fiscal 2020 to $40.5 million during Fiscal 2021.
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COVID-19 Update
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused, and we expect will continue to cause, disruption and volatility in our business and in the businesses of our wholesale customers, licensing partners, suppliers, logistics providers and vendors.
For instance, during Fiscal 2021 the pandemic caused manufacturing challenges, with temporary closures or other restrictions placed on factories, in key sourcing countries in Southeast Asia, including Vietnam, where we source approximately one third of our products, and certain partners continue to operate at reduced capacity. Additionally, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused global logistical challenges, including shipping container shortages, transportation delays, labor shortages and port congestion. These challenges have disrupted some of our normal inbound and outbound inventory flow, which has required us to incur increased freight costs, and are impacting the timing of sales to some of our customers as we work to manage product availability and inventory levels and in certain cases adjust orders and shipping with our factory partners and logistic suppliers. Simultaneously, freight and logistics costs have significantly increased throughout global supply chains. We expect that these manufacturing and sourcing challenges will continue into the next few quarters and will negatively impact our financial results, resulting in delayed sales to certain of our wholesale customers as well as unfulfilled demand or cancelled sales. We also expect gross margin to be negatively impacted due to increased freight costs and logistics costs over the next few quarters.
Moreover, governments worldwide continue to periodically impose preventative and protective actions, such as temporary travel bans, forced business closures, and stay-at-home orders, all in an effort to reduce the spread of the virus. However, such government measures are not implemented consistently or simultaneously around the world, thus making our business susceptible to volatility on a global and regional basis. We believe we may continue to experience varying degrees of volatility, business disruptions and periods of closure of our stores, distribution centers and corporate facilities, although, as of December 31, 2021, substantially all of our Brand and Factory House stores and the stores of our wholesale customers were open. Where reopening has been permitted, some of these retail stores are operating with restrictive and precautionary measures in place such as reduced operating hours, physical distancing, enhanced cleaning and sanitation, and limited occupancy levels.
The COVID-19 pandemic and related disruptions across the global supply chain and retail environment, remains a risk that could have material adverse impacts to our future revenue growth as well as to our overall profitability. The extent of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our operational and financial performance depends on future developments that are outside of our control. For a more complete discussion of the COVID-19 related risks facing our business, refer to our "Risk Factors" section included in Item 1A of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
In connection with global legislation, including the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security ("CARES") Act, we recognized certain incentives totaling $2.5 million for Fiscal 2021, and $9.0 million for Fiscal 2020. The incentives were recorded as a reduction of the associated costs which we incurred within selling, general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Effects of Inflation
Despite recent heightened inflation in key global markets, including the United States, we do not believe that inflation had a material impact on our results of operations in Fiscal 2021 or Fiscal 2020. However, our business could be impacted by continued or increasing inflation in future periods. See "Risk Factors—Economic and Industry Risks—Our business depends on consumer purchases of discretionary items, which can be negatively impacted during an economic downturn or periods of inflation. This could materially harm our sales, profitability and financial condition" and "—Fluctuations in the cost of raw materials and commodities we use in our products and costs related to our supply chain could negatively affect our operating results" included in Item 1A of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Segment Presentation and Marketing
As previously disclosed, effective January 1, 2021, we no longer report Connected Fitness as a discrete reportable operating segment. Corporate Other now includes the remaining Connected Fitness business consisting of our MapMyRun and MapMyRide platforms (collectively "MMR") for Fiscal 2021 and the entire Connected Fitness business for Fiscal 2020. Please refer to Note 1 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for a basis of our presentation and to Note 19 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for a complete presentation of the segment data. All prior period balances have been recast to conform to current period presentation.
Corporate Other consists primarily of revenue and costs related to our MMR platforms, as well as general and administrative expenses not allocated to an operating segment, including expenses associated with centrally
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managed departments such as global marketing, global IT, global supply chain, innovation, and other corporate support functions; costs related to our global assets and global marketing, costs related to our headquarters; restructuring and impairment related charges; and certain foreign currency hedge gains and losses.
Fiscal Year End Change
During the first quarter of Fiscal 2021, our Board of Directors approved a change in our fiscal year end from December 31 to March 31, effective for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2022. Because our largest quarters are currently realized in the period from July 1 through December 31, we believe that this change will provide greater alignment with our business cycle and financial reporting. There was no change to Fiscal 2021, which ended on December 31, 2021. Following a three month-transition period (January 1, 2022 - March 31, 2022), our Fiscal 2023 will run from April 1, 2022 through March 31, 2023. Consequently, there will be no Fiscal 2022.
2020 Restructuring
During Fiscal 2020, our Board of Directors approved a restructuring plan ranging between $550.0 million to $600.0 million in costs (the "2020 restructuring plan") designed to rebalance our cost base to further improve profitability and cash flow generation.
Restructuring and related impairment charges and recoveries require us to make certain judgments and estimates regarding the amount and timing as to when these charges or recoveries occur. The estimated liability could change subsequent to its recognition, requiring adjustments to the expense and the liability recorded. On a quarterly basis, we conduct an evaluation of the related liabilities and expenses and may revise our assumptions and estimates as appropriate, as new or updated information becomes available. As of December 31, 2021, we currently estimate total restructuring and related charges associated with the 2020 restructuring plan will range between $525.0 million to $550.0 million.
The restructuring and related charges primarily consist of up to approximately:
•$172.0 million of cash restructuring charges, of which approximately $26.0 million relates to employee severance and benefit costs, $14.0 million relates to facility and lease termination costs and $132.0 million relates to contract termination and other restructuring costs; and
•$378.0 million of non-cash charges, of which approximately $293.0 million relates to an impairment charge on our New York City flagship store and $85.0 million relates to intangibles and other asset related impairments.
We recorded $41.0 million of restructuring and related impairment charges for Fiscal 2021 and $472.7 million for Fiscal 2020, under the 2020 restructuring plan. For more details on the 2020 restructuring plan, see Note 12 to our Consolidated Financial Statements.
We expect to recognize any remaining charges related to this plan by the end of the first quarter of Fiscal 2023.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following tables set forth key components of our results of operations for the periods indicated, both in dollars and as a percentage of net revenues:
| Year ended December 31, | ||||||||||
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| (In thousands) | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||
| Net revenues | $ | 5,683,466 | $ | 4,474,667 | $ | 5,267,132 | ||||
| Cost of goods sold | 2,821,967 | 2,314,572 | 2,796,599 | |||||||
| Gross profit | 2,861,499 | 2,160,095 | 2,470,533 | |||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 2,334,691 | 2,171,934 | 2,233,763 | |||||||
| Restructuring and impairment charges | 40,518 | 601,599 | — | |||||||
| Income (loss) from operations | 486,290 | (613,438) | 236,770 | |||||||
| Interest income (expense), net | (44,300) | (47,259) | (21,240) | |||||||
| Other income (expense), net | (51,113) | 168,153 | (5,688) | |||||||
| Income (loss) before income taxes | 390,877 | (492,544) | 209,842 | |||||||
| Income tax expense (benefit) | 32,072 | 49,387 | 70,024 | |||||||
| Income (loss) from equity method investments | 1,255 | $ | (7,246) | $ | (47,679) | |||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | 360,060 | $ | (549,177) | $ | 92,139 |
| Year ended December 31, | ||||||||
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| (As a percentage of net revenues) | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||
| Net revenues | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | ||
| Cost of goods sold | 49.7 | % | 51.7 | % | 53.1 | % | ||
| Gross profit | 50.3 | % | 48.3 | % | 46.9 | % | ||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 41.1 | % | 48.5 | % | 42.4 | % | ||
| Restructuring and impairment charges | 0.7 | % | 13.4 | % | — | % | ||
| Income (loss) from operations | 8.6 | % | (13.7) | % | 4.5 | % | ||
| Interest income (expense), net | (0.8) | % | (1.1) | % | (0.4) | % | ||
| Other income (expense), net | (0.9) | % | 3.8 | % | (0.1) | % | ||
| Income (loss) before income taxes | 6.9 | % | (11.0) | % | 4.0 | % | ||
| Income tax expense (benefit) | 0.6 | % | 1.1 | % | 1.3 | % | ||
| Loss from equity method investment | — | % | (0.2) | % | (0.9) | % | ||
| Net income (loss) | 6.3 | % | (12.3) | % | 1.7 | % |
Revenues:
Net revenues consist of net sales, license revenues, and revenues from digital subscriptions, sale of digital assets and advertising. Net sales consist of sales from apparel, footwear and accessories products. Our license revenues primarily consist of fees paid to us by licensees in exchange for the use of our trademarks on their products. Net revenues by product category are summarized below for the periods indicated:
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| (In thousands) | 2021 | 2020 | $ Change | % Change | 2019 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||
| Apparel | $ | 3,841,249 | $ | 2,882,562 | $ | 958,687 | 33.3 | % | $ | 3,470,285 | $ | (587,723) | (16.9) | % | |||||||||||
| Footwear | 1,264,127 | 934,333 | 329,794 | 35.3 | % | 1,086,551 | (152,218) | (14.0) | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Accessories | 461,894 | 414,082 | 47,812 | 11.5 | % | 416,354 | (2,272) | (0.5) | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Sales | 5,567,270 | 4,230,977 | 1,336,293 | 31.6 | % | 4,973,190 | (742,213) | (14.9) | % | ||||||||||||||||
| License revenues | 112,623 | 105,779 | 6,844 | 6.5 | % | 138,775 | (32,996) | (23.8) | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Corporate Other (1) | 3,573 | 137,911 | (134,338) | (97.4) | % | 155,167 | (17,256) | (11.1) | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Total net revenues | $ | 5,683,466 | $ | 4,474,667 | $ | 1,208,799 | 27.0 | % | $ | 5,267,132 | $ | (792,465) | (15.0) | % |
(1) Corporate Other primarily includes foreign currency hedge gains and losses related to revenues generated by entities within our operating segments but managed through our central foreign exchange risk management program. Effective January 1, 2021, included within Corporate
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Other is the operating results of the remaining Connected Fitness business consisting of MMR for Fiscal 2021 and the entire Connected Fitness for Fiscal 2020 and Fiscal 2019. All prior periods were recast to conform to the current period presentation. Such reclassifications did not affect total consolidated revenues, consolidated income from operations or consolidated net income (see Note 1 to our Consolidated Financial Statements).
Net sales
Net sales increased by $1,336.3 million, or 31.6%, to $5,567.3 million in Fiscal 2021 from $4,231.0 million in Fiscal 2020, primarily driven by increased unit sales across all our product categories. These increases as compared to Fiscal 2020 were primarily due to the significant COVID-19 disruptions we experienced during Fiscal 2020, including cancellations of orders by our wholesale partners and closures of retail stores. Net sales growth for Fiscal 2021 was also impacted by previously disclosed changes to customer order flow and supply chain timing resulting in sales shifting from the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2020 to the first quarter of Fiscal 2021. Net sales for Fiscal 2021 increased 12% compared to Fiscal 2019.
License revenues
License revenues increased by $6.8 million, or 6.5%, to $112.6 million in Fiscal 2021, from $105.8 million in Fiscal 2020, driven by higher demand and improved business and financial conditions of our licensees. The increased revenue was primarily from our licensing partners in North America, as this region continues to recover from the impacts of COVID-19.
Corporate Other revenues
Revenues from Corporate Other decreased by $134.3 million in Fiscal 2021, primarily due to the sale of MyFitnessPal in December 2020. See Note 1 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for more details.
Gross Profit
Cost of goods sold consists primarily of product costs, inbound freight and duty costs, outbound freight costs, handling costs to make products floor-ready to customer specifications, royalty payments to endorsers based on a predetermined percentage of sales of selected products, and write downs for inventory obsolescence. In general, as a percentage of net revenues, we expect cost of goods sold associated with our apparel and accessories to be lower than that of our footwear. A limited portion of cost of goods sold is associated with digital subscription and advertising revenues, primarily website hosting costs, and no cost of goods sold is associated with our license revenues.
We include outbound freight costs associated with shipping goods to customers as cost of goods sold; however, we include the majority of outbound handling costs as a component of selling, general and administrative expenses. As a result, our gross profit may not be comparable to that of other companies that include outbound handling costs in their cost of goods sold. Outbound handling costs include costs associated with preparing goods to ship to customers and certain costs to operate our distribution facilities. These costs were $82.9 million and $80.5 million for Fiscal 2021 and Fiscal 2020, respectively.
Gross profit increased by $701.4 million to $2,861.5 million in Fiscal 2021, as compared to $2,160.1 million in Fiscal 2020. Gross profit as a percentage of net revenues, or gross margin, increased 210 basis points to 50.3%, compared to 48.3% in Fiscal 2020.
This increase in gross margin was primarily driven by the following benefits:
•approximately 360 basis points of pricing improvements driven by lower promotional activity within our direct-to-consumer channel, favorable pricing related to liquidation sales and lower promotions and markdowns across our wholesale channel; and
•approximately 40 basis points from changes in foreign currency.
These benefits were partially offset by the following negative impacts:
•approximately 110 basis points related to the absence of MyFitnessPal, which was sold in December 2020;
•approximately 50 basis points related to supply chain impacts as benefits in product costs were more than offset by higher inbound freight and logistics costs due to COVID-19-related supply chain pressures; and
•approximately 30 basis points related to channel mix as benefits of lower liquidation sales were more than offset by lower e-commerce and a higher distributor sales.
We expect freight costs to continue negatively impacting our gross margin for the next few quarters.
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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Our selling, general and administrative expenses consist of costs related to marketing, selling, product innovation and supply chain, and corporate services. We consolidate our selling, general and administrative expenses into two primary categories: marketing and other. The other category is the sum of our selling, product innovation and supply chain, and corporate services categories. The marketing category consists primarily of sports and brand marketing, media, and retail presentation. Sports and brand marketing includes professional, club and collegiate sponsorship agreements, individual athlete and influencer agreements, and providing and selling products directly to teams and individual athletes. Media includes digital, broadcast, and print media outlets, including social and mobile media. Retail presentation includes sales displays and concept shops and depreciation expense specific to our in-store fixture programs. Our marketing costs are an important driver of our growth.
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| Selling, General and Administrative Expenses | $ | 2,334,691 | $ | 2,171,934 | $ | 162,757 | 7.5 | % | $ | 2,233,763 | $ | (61,829) | (2.8) | % |
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $162.8 million, or 7.5%, to $2,334.7 million in Fiscal 2021, as compared to $2,171.9 million in Fiscal 2020. Within selling, general and administrative expense:
•Marketing costs increased $98.8 million or 18.0%, primarily due to reduced marketing activity in the prior fiscal year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This increase was partially offset by reductions in fees associated with sports marketing assets. As a percentage of net revenues, marketing costs decreased to 11.4% from 12.3% in Fiscal 2020.
•Other costs increased $64.0 million or 3.9%, primarily driven by higher incentive compensation, non salaried wages, retail facility expenses, and a general increase in business activities in Fiscal 2021, as compared to Fiscal 2020, which was more severely impacted by COVID-19. These increases were partially offset by lower legal and depreciation expense. As a percentage of net revenues, other costs decreased to 29.7% from 36.2% in Fiscal 2020.
As a percentage of net revenues, selling, general and administrative expenses decreased to 41.1% as compared to 48.5% in Fiscal 2020.
Restructuring and Impairment Charges
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| Restructuring and Impairment Charges | $ | 40,518 | $ | 601,599 | $ | (561,081) | (93.3) | % | $ | — | $ | 601,599 | N/A |
Restructuring and impairment charges within our operating expenses were $40.5 million and $601.6 million in Fiscal 2021 and Fiscal 2020, respectively. Included in the prior fiscal year was $141.2 million of long-lived asset and goodwill impairment charges, as well as a right of use asset impairment charge of $290.8 million relating to our flagship store in New York City.
Income (Loss) from Operations
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| Income (loss) from Operations | $ | 486,290 | $ | (613,438) | $ | 1,099,728 | (179.3) | % | $ | 236,770 | $ | (850,208) | (359.1)% |
Income from operations increased by $1,099.7 million to $486.3 million in Fiscal 2021. The increase in income from operations was driven primarily by increased revenues along with significantly lower restructuring and impairment charges compared to the prior fiscal year.
Interest Expense, Net
Interest expense, net is primarily comprised of interest incurred on our debt facilities, offset by interest income earned on our cash and cash equivalents.
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| (In thousands) | 2021 | 2020 | $ Change | % Change | 2019 | $ Change | % Change | |||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | $ | 44,300 | $ | 47,259 | $ | (2,959) | (6.3) | % | $ | 21,240 | $ | 26,019 | 122.5% |
Interest expense, net decreased by $3.0 million to $44.3 million in Fiscal 2021, as compared to $47.3 million in Fiscal 2020. The decrease was primarily due to a reduction in interest expense related to borrowings on our revolving credit facility which were drawn on in the prior fiscal year, and a reduction in interest expense on our Convertible Senior Notes as a result of our repurchase of approximately $419.1 million in aggregate principal amount during Fiscal 2021, partially offset by higher interest expense on our Convertible Senior Notes resulting from the full year impact of interest expense associated with our Convertible Senior Notes issued in May 2020. See Note 8 to our Consolidated Financial Statements.
Other Income (Expense)
Other income (expense), net primarily consists of unrealized and realized gains and losses on our foreign currency derivative financial instruments, and unrealized and realized gains and losses on adjustments that arise from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates relating to transactions generated by our international subsidiaries. Other income (expense), net also includes rent expense relating to lease assets held solely for sublet purposes, primarily the lease related to our New York City flagship store.
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| Other income (expense), net | $ | (51,113) | $ | 168,153 | $ | (219,266) | (130.4) | % | $ | (5,688) | $ | 173,841 | (3056.3)% |
Other income (expense), net decreased by $219.3 million in Fiscal 2021 as compared to Fiscal 2020. This was primarily due to a gain of $179.3 million on the sale of MyFitnessPal platform in Fiscal 2020. In addition, we recognized a $58.5 million loss upon the extinguishment of an aggregate $419.1 million in principal amount of our Convertible Senior Notes in Fiscal 2021 and a loss of $10.7 million associated with changes in foreign exchange rates. These were partially offset by a $35 million earn out recorded in connection with the sale of the MyFitnessPal platform.
Income Tax Expense
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| Income tax expense | $ | 32,072 | $ | 49,387 | $ | (17,315) | (35.1) | % | $ | 70,024 | $ | (20,637) | (29.5)% |
Income tax expense decreased by $17.3 million to $32.1 million in Fiscal 2021 as compared to $49.4 million in Fiscal 2020. We recorded 2021 income tax expense on pretax earnings, inclusive of benefits for the reduction in U.S. valuation allowances, compared to 2020 income tax expense on pretax losses, which included the impact of recording valuation allowances for previously recognized deferred tax assets in the U.S. and China.
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments
Income from equity method investment increased by $8.5 million to $1.3 million in Fiscal 2021, as compared to a loss of $7.2 million in Fiscal 2020, which was impacted by a $8.6 million impairment of our equity method investment in our Japanese licensee.
SEGMENT RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Our operating segments are based on how our Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) makes decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance. Our segments are defined by geographic regions, including North America, EMEA, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America.
Prior to the sale of MyFitnessPal in December 2020, our CODM also received discrete financial information for our Connected Fitness Segment. However, beginning January 1, 2021, we no longer report Connected Fitness as a discrete reportable operating segment. All prior period balances have been recast to conform to current period presentation. Such reclassifications did not affect total consolidated revenues, consolidated income from operations or consolidated net income. See Note 1 to our Consolidated Financial Statements.
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We exclude certain corporate costs from our segment profitability measures. We report these costs within Corporate Other, which is designed to provide increased transparency and comparability of our operating segments performance. The costs included within Corporate Other consists largely of revenue and costs related to our MMR platforms and other digital business opportunities, as well as general and administrative expenses not allocated to an operating segment, including expenses associated with centrally managed departments such as global marketing, global IT, global supply chain and innovation, and other corporate support functions; costs related to our global assets and global marketing; costs related to our headquarters; restructuring and restructuring related charges; and certain foreign currency hedge gains and losses.
The net revenues and operating income (loss) associated with our segments are summarized in the following tables.
Net revenues by segment and Corporate Other:
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| North America | $ | 3,810,372 | $ | 2,944,978 | $ | 865,394 | 29.4 | % | $ | 3,658,353 | $ | (713,375) | (19.5) | % | |||||||||||
| EMEA | 842,511 | 598,296 | 244,215 | 40.8 | % | 621,137 | (22,841) | (3.7) | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Asia-Pacific | 831,762 | 628,657 | 203,105 | 32.3 | % | 636,343 | (7,686) | (1.2) | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Latin America | 195,248 | 164,825 | 30,423 | 18.5 | % | 196,132 | (31,307) | (16.0) | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Corporate Other (1) | 3,573 | 137,911 | (134,338) | (97.4) | % | 155,167 | (17,256) | (11.1) | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Total net revenues | $ | 5,683,466 | $ | 4,474,667 | $ | 1,208,799 | 27.0 | % | $ | 5,267,132 | $ | (792,465) | (15.0) | % |
(1) Corporate Other primarily includes foreign currency hedge gains and losses related to revenues generated by entities within our operating segments but managed through our central foreign exchange risk management program. Effective January 1, 2021, included within Corporate Other is the operating results of the remaining Connected Fitness business consisting of our MMR platforms for Fiscal 2021 and the entire Connected Fitness business for Fiscal 2020. All prior period balances were recast to conform to the current period presentation. Such reclassifications did not affect total consolidated revenues, consolidated income from operations or consolidated net income. See Note 1 to our Consolidated Financial Statements.
Net revenues increased across each of our regional operating segments primarily due to increased sales, as compared to Fiscal 2020, as we experienced significant disruptions in Fiscal 2020 related to COVID-19. The increase in total net revenues for Fiscal 2021, compared to Fiscal 2020, was driven by the following:
•Net revenues in our North America region increased $865.4 million, or 29.4%, to $3,810.4 million for Fiscal 2021, as compared to $2,945.0 million during Fiscal 2020. This increase was driven by growth within our wholesale and direct-to-consumer channels. When compared to Fiscal 2019, net revenues in our North America region increased by 4.2%.
•Net revenues in our EMEA region increased $244.2 million, or 40.8%, to $842.5 million for Fiscal 2021, as compared to $598.3 million in Fiscal 2020. This increase was primarily driven by growth within our wholesale, distributor and direct-to-consumer channels. The increase in sales was also due to timing shifts related to changes in customer order flow and supply chain timing from the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2020 to the first quarter of Fiscal 2021. When compared to Fiscal 2019, net revenues in our EMEA region increased by 35.6%.
•Net revenues in our Asia-Pacific region increased $203.1 million, or 32.3%, to $831.8 million for Fiscal 2021, as compared to $628.7 million during Fiscal 2020. This increase was primarily driven by growth within our wholesale and direct-to-consumer channels. The increase in sales was also due to timing shifts related to changes in customer order flow and supply chain timing from the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2020 to the first quarter of Fiscal 2021. When compared to Fiscal 2019, net revenues in our Asia-Pacific region increased by 30.7%.
•Net revenues in our Latin America region increased $30.4 million, or 18.5%, to $195.2 million for Fiscal 2021, as compared to $164.8 million in Fiscal 2020. This increase was primarily driven by growth within our wholesale and distributor channel partially offset by a decrease in our direct-to-consumer channel as we have moved to a distributor operating model for certain countries within this region. When compared to Fiscal 2019, net revenues in our Latin America region decreased by 0.5%.
•The decrease in Corporate Other for Fiscal 2021, as compared to Fiscal 2020 is primarily due to the sale of MyFitnessPal in December 2020.
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Operating income (loss) by segment and Corporate Other:
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| North America | $ | 972,093 | $ | 474,584 | $ | 497,509 | 104.8 | % | $ | 733,442 | $ | (258,858) | (35.3) | % | |||||||||||
| EMEA | 132,602 | 60,592 | 72,010 | 118.8 | % | 53,739 | 6,853 | 12.8 | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Asia-Pacific | 132,911 | 2 | 132,909 | N/M | 97,641 | (97,639) | (100.0) | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Latin America | 22,388 | (42,790) | 65,178 | 152.3 | % | (3,160) | (39,630) | N/M | |||||||||||||||||
| Corporate Other (2) | (773,704) | (1,105,826) | 332,122 | 30.0 | % | (644,892) | (460,934) | 71.5 | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Total operating income (loss) | $ | 486,290 | $ | (613,438) | $ | 1,099,728 | 179.3 | % | $ | 236,770 | $ | (850,208) | (359.1) | % |
(1) "N/M" = not meaningful
(2) Corporate Other primarily includes foreign currency hedge gains and losses related to revenues generated by entities within our operating segments but managed through our central foreign exchange risk management program. Effective January 1, 2021, included within Corporate Other is the operating results of the remaining Connected Fitness business consisting of our MMR platforms for Fiscal 2021 and the entire Connected Fitness business for Fiscal 2020. All prior period balances were recast to conform to the current period presentation. Such reclassifications did not affect total consolidated revenues, consolidated income from operations or consolidated net income. See Note 1 to our Consolidated Financial Statements.
The increase in total operating income was driven by the following:
•Operating income in our North America region increased $497.5 million to $972.1 million for the Fiscal 2021, as compared to $474.6 million in Fiscal 2020. This was due to the increases in net revenues discussed above and improvements in gross margin due to pricing improvements, including lower promotional activity and markdowns, as well as improved sales mix due to lower liquidations. Additionally, North America incurred lower bad debt expense and lower long lived asset impairment charges. These decreases were partially offset by increased incentive compensation expense, non-salaried wages and increased marketing-related expenses.
•Operating income in our EMEA region increased $72.0 million to $132.6 million for Fiscal 2021, as compared to $60.6 million in Fiscal 2020. This was due to the increases in net revenues discussed above, improved gross margins due to lower discounts and markdowns and lower selling expenses. These improvements were partially offset by an increase in marketing-related expenses, increased incentive compensation expense, non-salaried wages as well as increased distribution related expenses.
•Operating income in our Asia-Pacific region increased $132.9 million to $132.9 million for Fiscal 2021, as compared to $2.0 thousand in Fiscal 2020. This was due to the increases in net revenues discussed above, and improvements in gross margin due to pricing improvements driven primarily by lower discounts to franchise partners and promotional activity. Additionally, operating income in our Asia-Pacific region was impacted by lower long-lived asset impairment charges. These improvements were partially offset by an increase in marketing and facility related expenses.
•Operating income in our Latin America region increased $65.2 million to $22.4 million for Fiscal 2021, as compared to a loss of $42.8 million in Fiscal 2020. This was due to the increases in net revenues discussed above, lower long-lived asset impairment charges, as well as a reduction in operational costs related to our changing to a distributor model in certain countries within this region.
•Operating loss in our Corporate Other non-operating segment decreased $332.1 million to $773.7 million for Fiscal 2021, as compared to $1,105.8 million in Fiscal 2020. The decrease in operating loss was primarily due to lower restructuring and impairment charges incurred in Fiscal 2021 as compared to Fiscal 2020, partially offset by the sale of MyFitnessPal in December 2020.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Our cash requirements have principally been for working capital and capital expenditures. We fund our working capital, primarily inventory, and capital investments from cash flows from operating activities, cash and cash equivalents on hand, and borrowings available under our credit and long term debt facilities. Our working capital requirements generally reflect the seasonality in our business as we historically recognize the majority of our net revenues in the last two quarters of the calendar year. Our capital investments have generally included expanding our in-store fixture and branded concept shop program, improvements and expansion of our distribution and
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corporate facilities, leasehold improvements to our Brand and Factory House stores, and investment and improvements in information technology systems. Our inventory strategy is focused on continuing to meet consumer demand while improving our inventory efficiency over the long term by putting systems and processes in place to improve our inventory management. These systems and processes are designed to improve our forecasting and supply planning capabilities. In addition to systems and processes, key areas of focus that we believe enhance inventory performance are added discipline around the purchasing of product, production lead time reduction, and better planning and execution in selling of excess inventory through our Factory House stores and other liquidation channels.
As of December 31, 2021, we had $1.7 billion of cash and cash equivalents. We believe our cash and cash equivalents on hand, cash from operations, our ability to reduce our expenditures as needed, borrowings available to us under our amended credit agreement, our ability to access the capital markets, and other financing alternatives are adequate to meet our liquidity needs and capital expenditure requirements for at least the next twelve months. In addition, from time to time, based on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors and subject to compliance with applicable laws and regulations, we may seek to utilize cash on hand, borrowings or raise capital to retire, repurchase or redeem our debt securities, repay debt, repurchase shares of our common stock or otherwise enter into similar transactions to support our capital structure and business or utilize excess cash flow on a strategic basis. For example, in May 2021 and August 2021, we entered in Exchange Agreements pursuant to which we repurchased $250 million and $169.1 million, respectively, aggregate principal amount of our Convertible Senior Notes in exchange for a combination of cash and shares for our Class C Common Stock.
As discussed above, COVID-19 has continued to create supply chain challenges that will impact the availability of inventory over the next few quarters. If there are unexpected material impacts to our business in future periods from COVID-19 and we need to raise or conserve additional cash to fund our operations, we may consider additional alternatives similar to those we used in Fiscal 2020, including further reducing our expenditures, changing our investment strategies, negotiating payment terms with our customers and vendors, reductions in compensation costs, including through temporary reductions in pay and layoffs, and limiting certain marketing and capital expenditures. In addition, we may seek alternative sources of liquidity, including but not limited to, accessing the capital markets, sale leaseback transactions or other sales of assets, or other alternative financing measures. However, instability in, or tightening of the capital markets, could adversely affect our ability to access the capital markets on terms acceptable to us or at all. Although we believe we have adequate sources of liquidity over the long term, a prolonged or more severe economic recession, inflationary pressure, or a slow recovery could adversely affect our business and liquidity.
Refer to our “Risk Factors” section included in Item 1A in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
At December 31, 2021, $612.2 million or approximately 37%, of cash and cash equivalents was held by our foreign subsidiaries. Based on the capital and liquidity needs of our foreign operations, we intend to indefinitely reinvest these funds outside the United States. In addition, our United States operations do not require the repatriation of these funds to meet our currently projected liquidity needs. Should we require additional capital in the United States, we may elect to repatriate indefinitely reinvested foreign funds or raise capital in the United States.
The Company will continue to permanently reinvest these earnings, as well as future earnings from our foreign subsidiaries, to fund international growth and operations. If we were to repatriate indefinitely reinvested foreign funds, we would be required to accrue and pay certain taxes upon repatriation, including foreign withholding taxes and certain U.S. state taxes and record foreign exchange rate impacts. Determination of the unrecorded deferred tax liability that would be incurred if such amounts were repatriated is not practicable.
Contractual Commitments
We lease warehouse space, office facilities, space for our Brand and Factory House stores and certain equipment under non-cancelable operating leases. The leases expire at various dates through 2035, excluding extensions at our option, and include provisions for rental adjustments. In addition, this table includes executed lease agreements for Brand and Factory House stores that we did not yet occupy as of December 31, 2021. The operating leases generally contain renewal provisions for varying periods of time. Our significant contractual obligations and commitments as of December 31, 2021 are summarized in the following table:
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| (In thousands) | Total | Less Than 1 Year | 1 to 3 years | 3 to 5 Years | More Than 5 Years | |||||||||||||
| Long term debt obligations (1) | $ | 771,704 | $ | 20,714 | $ | 121,740 | $ | 629,250 | $ | — | ||||||||
| Operating Lease obligations (2) | 993,616 | 169,994 | 273,198 | 171,291 | 379,133 | |||||||||||||
| Product purchase obligations (3) | 1,475,814 | 1,475,814 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| Sponsorships and other (4) | 287,556 | 98,726 | 139,172 | 45,313 | 4,345 | |||||||||||||
| Total future minimum payments | $ | 3,528,690 | $ | 1,765,248 | $ | 534,110 | $ | 845,854 | $ | 383,478 |
(1) Includes estimated interest payments based on applicable fixed interest rates as of December 31, 2021, timing of scheduled payments, and the term of the debt obligations.
(2) Includes the minimum payments for lease obligations. The lease obligations do not include any contingent rent expense we may incur at our Brand and Factory house stores based on future sales above a specified minimum or payments made for maintenance, insurance and real estate taxes. Contingent rent expense was $16.1 million for Fiscal 2021.
(3) We generally place orders with our manufacturers at least three to four months in advance of expected future sales. The amounts listed for product purchase obligations primarily represent our open production purchase orders with our manufacturers for our apparel, footwear and accessories, including expected inbound freight, duties and other costs. These open purchase orders specify fixed or minimum quantities of products at determinable prices. The product purchase obligations also includes fabric commitments with our suppliers, which secure a portion of our material needs for future seasons. The reported amounts exclude product purchase liabilities included in accounts payable as of December 31, 2021.
(4) Includes sponsorships with professional teams, professional leagues, colleges and universities, individual athletes, athletic events and other marketing commitments in order to promote our brand. Some of these sponsorship agreements provide for additional performance incentives and product supply obligations. It is not possible to determine how much we will spend on product supply obligations on an annual basis as contracts generally do not stipulate specific cash amounts to be spent on products. The amount of product provided to these sponsorships depends on many factors including general playing conditions, the number of sporting events in which they participate and our decisions regarding product and marketing initiatives. In addition, it is not possible to determine the performance incentive amounts we may be required to pay under these agreements as they are primarily subject to certain performance based and other variables. The amounts listed above are the fixed minimum amounts required to be paid under these sponsorship agreements. Additionally, these amounts include minimum guaranteed royalty payments to endorsers and licensors based upon a predetermined percent of sales of particular products.
The table above excludes a liability of $38.9 million for uncertain tax positions, including the related interest and penalties, recorded in accord with applicable accounting guidance, as we are unable to reasonable estimate the timing of settlement. Refer to Note 17 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a further discussion of our uncertain tax positions.
Cash Flows
The following table presents the major components of our cash flows provided by and used in operating, investing and financing activities for the periods presented:
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| Operating activities | $ | 664,829 | $ | 212,864 | $ | 451,965 | $ | 509,031 | $ | (296,167) | ||||||||
| Investing activities | (68,346) | 66,345 | (134,691) | (147,113) | 213,458 | |||||||||||||
| Financing activities | (418,737) | 436,853 | (855,590) | (137,070) | 573,923 | |||||||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | (23,391) | 16,445 | (39,836) | 5,100 | 11,345 | |||||||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | $ | 154,355 | $ | 732,507 | $ | (578,152) | $ | 229,948 | $ | 502,559 |
Operating Activities
Cash flows provided by operating activities increased by $452.0 million, as compared to Fiscal 2020, primarily driven by an increase in net income, before the impact of non-cash items, of $632.3 million, partially offset by a decrease from changes in working capital of $180.4 million.
The changes in working capital were primarily due to decreases of:
•$433.3 million resulting from changes in accrued expenses and other liabilities, primarily due to the commencement of the operating lease relating to our New York City flagship store which was included in Fiscal 2020;
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•$198.8 million resulting from changes in accounts receivable primarily due to our previously disclosed changes to customer order flow and supply chain timing from the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2020 to the first quarter of Fiscal 2021, and an increase in net revenues of $1,208.8 million; and
•$19.6 million resulting from changes in customer refund liability.
These decreases in working capital were partially offset by increases in working capital of:
•$339.5 million resulting from changes in other non-current assets, primarily due to the commencement of our New York City flagship store and the related operating lease ROU asset which was included in Fiscal 2020;
•$78.0 million resulting from changes in inventories on account of better inventory management and demand constraints; and
•$66.7 million resulting from changes in accounts payable.
Investing Activities
Cash flows used in investing activities decreased by $134.7 million, as compared to Fiscal 2020, primarily due to proceeds from the sale of MyFitnessPal of $198.9 million in Fiscal 2020.
Total capital expenditures in Fiscal 2021 were $69.8 million, or approximately 1% of net revenues, representing a $22.5 million decline from $92.3 million in Fiscal 2020. In Fiscal 2020 and Fiscal 2021, we reduced capital expenditures in response to ongoing uncertainty related to COVID-19 and to preserve working capital. Moving forward, we anticipate capital expenditures to normalize back towards our long-term operating principle of between 3% and 5% of annual net revenues as we invest in our global direct-to-consumer, e-Commerce and digital businesses, informational technology systems, distribution centers and our global offices. With regard to our new corporate headquarters, in April 2021, we unveiled plans to construct a new global headquarters in the Port Covington area of Baltimore, Maryland. We are designing our new headquarters in line with our long-term sustainability strategy, which includes a commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase sourcing of renewable electricity in our owned and operated facilities. We expect a portion of our capital expenditures over the short term to include investments incorporating sustainable and intelligent building design features into this facility.
Financing Activities
Cash flows used in financing activities increased by $855.6 million, as compared to Fiscal 2020. During Fiscal 2021, we used $418.7 million of cash for financing activities, whereas during Fiscal 2020, we had cash inflow of $436.9 million from financing activities. The cash outflow of $418.7 million was primarily related to approximately $506.3 million paid to certain holders for the exchange of $419.1 million in aggregate principal amount of our 1.50% convertible senior notes (the "Convertible Senior Notes"). Concurrently with these exchanges we entered into agreements to terminate a portion of the capped call transactions previously entered into in connection with our initial offering of the Convertible Senior Notes and received approximately $91.7 million from the option counterparties in connection with such termination agreements. For more details, see discussion below under "1.50% Convertible Senior Notes".
Capital Resources
Credit Facility
On March 8, 2019, we entered into an amended and restated credit agreement by and among us, as borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the other lenders and arrangers party thereto (the “credit agreement”). In May 2020, we entered into an amendment to the credit agreement (the “first amendment”), pursuant to which the prior revolving credit commitments were reduced from $1.25 billion to $1.1 billion of borrowings. Subsequently, in May 2021, we entered into a second amendment to the credit agreement (the "second amendment"), which provides for certain changes to our covenants and decreases to certain applicable rates effected by the first amendment. In December 2021, we entered into a third amendment to the credit agreement (the "third amendment" and, the credit agreement as amended by the first amendment, the second amendment and the third amendment, the "amended credit agreement" or the "revolving credit facility"), which extends the term of the credit agreement from March 8, 2024 to December 3, 2026, with permitted extension under certain circumstances. As of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there were no amounts outstanding under the revolving credit facility.
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Where the first amendment previously provided for suspensions of and adjustments to our existing interest coverage covenant and leverage covenant (each as defined below), and further required us to maintain a specific amount of minimum liquidity during certain quarters, the second amendment provided that these financial covenants became effective again as of March 31, 2021 and removed the minimum liquidity covenant. The second amendment also (i) decreases the interest rate margins that were previously provided for under the first amendment; (ii) reverses limitations effected by the first amendment on expansions of and extensions of the maturity of the revolving credit facility during the covenant suspension period; and (iii) removes additional limitations on the availability of certain exceptions to the negative covenants, including the restricted payments covenant, that were imposed during the covenant suspension period.
The third amendment also (i) decreases the applicable margins for borrowings and undrawn commitment fees; (ii) provides for the fall away of collateral and guarantee requirements following an investment-grade rating from two rating agencies; (iii) implements SOFR as the replacement of LIBOR as a benchmark interest rate for U.S. dollar borrowings (and analogous benchmark rate replacements for borrowings in Yen, Canadian Dollars, Pound Sterling and Euro); and (iv) amends certain affirmative and negative covenants and related definitions.
At our request and a lender's consent, commitments under the amended credit agreement may be increased by up to $300.0 million in aggregate, subject to certain conditions as set forth in the amended credit agreement. Incremental borrowings are uncommitted and the availability thereof will depend on market conditions at the time we seek to incur such borrowings.
Borrowings, if any, under the revolving credit facility have maturities of less than one year. Up to $50.0 million of the facility may be used for the issuance of letters of credit. As of December 31, 2021, there was $4.3 million of letters of credit outstanding (December 31, 2020 had $4.3 million letters of credit outstanding).
Our obligations under the amended credit agreement are guaranteed by certain domestic significant subsidiaries of Under Armour, Inc., subject to customary exceptions (the “subsidiary guarantors”) and primarily secured by a first-priority security interest in substantially all of the assets of Under Armour, Inc. and the subsidiary guarantors, excluding real property, capital stock in and debt of subsidiaries of Under Armour, Inc. holding certain real property and other customary exceptions. However, the third amendment provides for the permanent fall away of guarantees and collateral upon our achievement of investment grade rating from two rating agencies.
The amended credit agreement contains negative covenants that, subject to significant exceptions, limit our ability to, among other things: incur additional secured and unsecured indebtedness; pledge the assets as security; make investments, loans, advances, guarantees and acquisitions, (including investments in and loans to non-guarantor subsidiaries); undergo fundamental changes; sell assets outside the ordinary course of business; enter into transactions with affiliates; and make restricted payments.
We are also required to maintain a ratio of consolidated EBITDA, to consolidated interest expense of not less than 3.50 to 1.0 (the "interest coverage covenant") and we are not permitted to allow the ratio of consolidated total indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA to be greater than 3.25 to 1.0 (the "leverage covenant"), as described in more detail in the amended credit agreement.
As of December 31, 2021, we were in compliance with the applicable covenants.
In addition, the amended credit agreement contains events of default that are customary for a facility of this nature, and includes a cross default provision whereby an event of default under other material indebtedness, as defined in the amended credit agreement, will be considered an event of default under the amended credit agreement.
Borrowings under the amended credit agreement bear interest at a rate per annum equal to, at our option, either (a) an alternate base rate (for borrowings in U.S. dollars), (b) a term rate (for borrowings in U.S. dollars, Euros, Japanese Yen or Canadian Dollars) or (c) a "risk free" rate (for borrowings in U.S. dollars or Pounds Sterling), plus in each case an applicable margin. The applicable margin for loans will be adjusted by reference to a grid (the “pricing grid”) based on the leverage ratio of consolidated total indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA and ranges between 1.00% to 1.75% (or, in the case of alternate base rate loans 0.00% to 0.75%). We will also pay a commitment fee determined in accordance with the pricing grid on the average daily unused amount of the revolving credit facility and certain fees with respect to letters of credit.
The weighted average interest rate under the revolving credit facility borrowings was 2.3% during Fiscal 2020. There were no borrowings outstanding during Fiscal 2021. As of December 31, 2021, the commitment fee was 15 basis points.
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1.50% Convertible Senior Notes
In May 2020, we issued $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of 1.50% convertible senior notes due 2024 (the “Convertible Senior Notes”). The Convertible Senior Notes bear interest at the rate of 1.50% per annum, payable semiannually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year, beginning December 1, 2020. The Convertible Senior Notes will mature on June 1, 2024, unless earlier converted in accordance with their terms, redeemed in accordance with their terms or repurchased.
The net proceeds from the offering (including the net proceeds from the exercise of the over-allotment option) were $488.8 million, after deducting the initial purchasers’ discount and estimated offering expenses that we paid, of which we used $47.9 million to pay the cost of the capped call transactions described below. We utilized $439.9 million to repay indebtedness that was outstanding under our revolving credit facility at the time, and to pay related fees and expenses.
The Convertible Senior Notes are not secured and are not guaranteed by any of our subsidiaries. The indenture governing the Convertible Senior Notes does not contain any financial or operating covenants or restrictions on the payments of dividends, the incurrence of indebtedness or the issuance or repurchase of securities by us or any of our subsidiaries.
In May 2021, we entered into exchange agreements with certain holders of the Convertible Senior Notes (the "first exchanging holders"), who agreed to exchange $250.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Senior Notes for cash and/or shares of our Class C Common Stock, plus payment for accrued and unpaid interest (the "First Exchange"). In connection with the First Exchange, we paid approximately $300.0 million cash and issued approximately 11.1 million shares of the Company's Class C Common Stock to the first exchanging holders. In August 2021, we entered into additional exchange agreements with certain holders of the Convertible Senior Notes (the "second exchanging holders"), who agreed to exchange approximately $169.1 million in aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Senior Notes for cash and/or shares of our Class C Common Stock, plus payment for accrued and unpaid interest (the "Second Exchange" and, together with the First Exchange, the "Exchanges"). In connection with the Second Exchange, we paid approximately $207.0 million cash and issued approximately 7.7 million shares of our Class C Common Stock to the second exchanging holders. In connection with the Exchanges, we recognized a loss on debt extinguishment of approximately $58.5 million for Fiscal 2021, which has been recorded within Other Income (Expense), net on our Consolidated Statement of Operations. Following the Exchanges, approximately $80.9 million aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Senior Notes remain outstanding.
The Convertible Senior Notes are convertible into cash, shares of our Class C Common Stock or a combination of cash and shares of Class C Common Stock, at our election, as described further below. The initial conversion rate is 101.8589 shares of our Class C Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Senior Notes (equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $9.82 per share of Class C Common Stock), subject to adjustment if certain events occur. Prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding January 1, 2024, holders may (at their option) convert their Convertible Senior Notes only upon satisfaction of one or more of the following conditions:
•during any calendar quarter commencing after the calendar quarter ended on September 30, 2020 (and only during such calendar quarter), if the last reported sale price of our Class C Common Stock for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during the period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on, and including, the last trading day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter is greater than or equal to 130% of the conversion price on each applicable trading day;
•during the five business day period after any five consecutive trading day period (the “measurement period”) in which the trading price per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Senior Notes for each trading day of the measurement period was less than 98% of the product of the last reported sale price of our Class C Common Stock and the conversion rate on each such trading day;
•upon the occurrence of specified corporate events or distributions on our Class C Common Stock; or
•if we call any Convertible Senior Notes for redemption prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding January 1, 2024.
On or after January 1, 2024, until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date, holders may convert all or any portion of their Convertible Senior Notes at the conversion rate at any time irrespective of the foregoing conditions.
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On or after December 6, 2022, we may redeem for cash all or any part of the Convertible Senior Notes, at our option, if the last reported sale price of our Class C Common Stock has been at least 130% of the conversion price then in effect for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during any 30 consecutive trading day period (including the last trading day of such period) ending on, and including, the trading day immediately preceding the date on which we provide notice of redemption at a redemption price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Senior Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date.
If we undergo a fundamental change (as defined in the indenture governing the Convertible Senior Notes) prior to the maturity date, subject to certain conditions, holders may require us to repurchase for cash all or any portion of their Convertible Senior Notes in principal amounts of $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof at a price which will be equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Senior Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the fundamental change repurchase date.
Concurrently with the offering of the Convertible Senior Notes, we entered into privately negotiated capped call transactions with JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, HSBC Bank USA, National Association, and Citibank, N.A. (the “option counterparties”). The capped call transactions are expected generally to reduce potential dilution to our Class C Common Stock upon any conversion of Convertible Senior Notes and/or offset any cash payments we are required to make in excess of the aggregate principal amount of converted Convertible Senior Notes upon any conversion thereof, as the case may be, with such reduction and/or offset subject to a cap based on the cap price. The cap price of the capped call transactions is initially $13.4750 per share of our Class C Common Stock, representing a premium of 75% above the last reported sale price of our Class C Common Stock on May 21, 2020, and is subject to certain adjustments under the terms of the capped call transactions.
In May 2021 and August 2021, concurrently with the Exchanges, we entered into, with each of the option counterparties, termination agreements relating to a number of options corresponding to the number of Convertible Senior Notes exchanged. Pursuant to such termination agreements, each of the option counterparties paid us a cash settlement amount in respect of the portion of capped call transactions being terminated. We received approximately $53.0 million and $38.6 million in connection with such termination agreements related to the First Exchange and the Second Exchange, respectively.
The Convertible Senior Notes contain a cash conversion feature, and as a result, we have separated it into liability and equity components. We valued the liability component based on our borrowing rate for a similar debt instrument that does not contain a conversion feature. The equity component, which is recognized as a debt discount, was valued as the difference between the face value of the Convertible Senior Notes and the fair value of the liability component.
In connection with the Convertible Senior Notes issuance, we incurred deferred financing costs of $12.3 million, primarily related to fees paid to the initial purchasers of the offering, as well as legal and accounting fees. These costs were allocated on a pro rata basis, with $10.0 million allocated to the debt component and $2.2 million allocated to the equity component. As of December 31, 2021, the equity component, net of issuance costs was $88.7 million.
The debt discount and the debt portion of the deferred financing costs are being amortized to interest expense over the term of the Convertible Senior Notes using the effective interest rate method. The effective interest rate for the three months ended December 31, 2021 was 6.8%.
3.250% Senior Notes
In June 2016, we issued $600.0 million aggregate principal amount of 3.250% senior unsecured notes due June 15, 2026 (the “Senior Notes”). The proceeds were used to pay down amounts outstanding under the revolving credit facility, at the time. Interest is payable semi-annually on June 15 and December 15 beginning December 15, 2016. Prior to March 15, 2026 (three months prior to the maturity date of the Notes), we may redeem some or all of the Senior Notes at any time or from time to time at a redemption price equal to the greater of 100% of the principal amount of the Senior Notes to be redeemed or a "make-whole" amount applicable to such Senior Notes as described in the indenture governing the Senior Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date.
The indenture governing the Senior Notes contains covenants, including limitations that restrict our ability and the ability of certain of our subsidiaries to create or incur secured indebtedness and enter into sale and leaseback transactions and our ability to consolidate, merge or transfer all or substantially all of our properties or assets to another person, in each case subject to material exceptions described in the indenture.
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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND ASSUMPTIONS
Our Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. To prepare these financial statements, we must make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, as well as the disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. Our estimates are often based on complex judgments, probabilities and assumptions that management believes to be reasonable, but that are inherently uncertain and unpredictable. It is also possible that other professionals, applying reasonable judgment to the same facts and circumstances, could develop and support a range of alternative estimated amounts. Actual results could be significantly different from these estimates. We believe the following addresses the critical accounting estimates and assumptions that are necessary to understand and evaluate our reported financial results.
Revenue Recognition
We recognize revenue pursuant to Accounting Standards Codification 606 ("ASC 606"). The amount of revenue recognized considers terms of sale that create variability in the amount of consideration that we ultimately expect to be entitled to in exchange for the products or services and is subject to an overall constraint that a significant revenue reversal will not occur in future periods.
We record reductions to revenue at the time of the transaction for estimated customer returns, allowances, markdowns and discounts. We base these estimates on historical rates of customer returns and allowances as well as the specific identification of outstanding returns, markdowns and allowances that have not yet been received by us. The actual amount of customer returns and allowances, which are inherently uncertain, may differ from our estimates. If we determine that actual or expected returns or allowances are significantly higher or lower than the reserves we established, we would record a reduction or increase, as appropriate, to net sales in the period in which we make such a determination. Provisions for customer specific discounts are based on contractual obligations with certain major customers. Reserves for returns, allowances, markdowns and discounts are included within customer refund liability and the value of inventory associated with reserves for sales returns are included within prepaid expenses and other current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, there were $164.3 million and $203.4 million, respectively, in reserves for returns, allowances, markdowns and discounts within customer refund liability and $47.6 million and $57.9 million, respectively, as the estimated value of inventory associated with the reserves for sales returns within prepaid expenses and other current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
We make ongoing estimates relating to the collectability of accounts receivable and maintain an allowance for estimated losses resulting from the inability of our customers to make required payments. In determining the amount of the reserve, we consider historical levels of credit losses and significant economic developments within the retail environment that could impact the ability of our customers to pay outstanding balances and make judgments about the creditworthiness of significant customers based on ongoing credit evaluations. Because we cannot predict future changes in the financial stability of our customers, actual future losses from uncollectible accounts may differ from estimates. If the financial condition of customers were to deteriorate, resulting in their inability to make payments, a larger reserve might be required. In the event we determine a smaller or larger reserve is appropriate, we would record a benefit or charge to selling, general and administrative expense in the period in which such a determination was made. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the allowance for doubtful accounts was $7.1 million and $20.4 million, respectively.
Inventory Valuation and Reserves
Inventories consist primarily of finished goods. Costs of finished goods inventories include all costs incurred to bring inventory to its current condition, including inbound freight, duties and other costs. We value our inventory at standard cost which approximates landed cost, using the first-in, first-out method of cost determination. Net realizable value is estimated based upon assumptions made about future demand and retail market conditions. If we determine that the estimated net realizable value of our inventory is less than the carrying value of such inventory, we record a charge to cost of goods sold to reflect the lower of cost or net realizable value. If actual market conditions are less favorable than those that we projected, further adjustments may be required that would increase the cost of goods sold in the period in which such a determination was made. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the inventory reserve was $32.0 million and $44.6 million, respectively.
Goodwill, Intangible Assets and Long-Lived Assets
Goodwill and intangible assets are recorded at their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition and are allocated to the reporting units that are expected to receive the related benefits. Goodwill and indefinite lived
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intangible assets are not amortized and are required to be tested for impairment at least annually or sooner whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. In conducting an annual impairment test, we first review qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If factors indicate that is the case, we perform the goodwill impairment test. We compare the fair value of the reporting unit with its carrying amount. We estimate fair value using the discounted cash flows model, under the income approach, which indicates the fair value of the reporting unit based on the present value of the cash flows that we expect the reporting unit to generate in the future. Our significant estimates in the discounted cash flows model include: our weighted average cost of capital, long-term rate of growth and profitability of the reporting unit's business, and working capital effects. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, goodwill is impaired to the extent that the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the reporting unit.
Income Taxes
Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are established for temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and the tax basis of our assets and liabilities at tax rates expected to be in effect when such assets or liabilities are realized or settled. Deferred income tax assets are reduced by valuation allowances when necessary. The Company has made the policy election to record any liability associated with Global Intangible Low Taxed Income (“GILTI”) in the period in which it is incurred.
Income taxes include the largest amount of tax benefit for an uncertain tax position that is more likely than not to be sustained upon audit based on the technical merits of the tax position. Settlements with tax authorities, the expiration of statutes of limitations for particular tax positions or obtaining new information on particular tax positions may cause a change to the effective tax rate. We recognize accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in the provision for income taxes on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.
Assessing whether deferred tax assets are realizable requires significant judgment. We consider all available positive and negative evidence, including historical operating performance and expectations of future operating performance. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is often dependent upon future taxable income and therefore can be uncertain. To the extent we believe it is more likely than not that all or some portion of the asset will not be realized, valuation allowances are established against our deferred tax assets, which increase income tax expense in the period when such a determination is made.
A significant portion of our deferred tax assets relate to U.S. federal and state taxing jurisdictions. Realization of these deferred tax assets is dependent on future U.S. pre-tax earnings. In evaluating the recoverability of these deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2021, the Company has considered all available evidence, both positive and negative, including but not limited to the following:
Positive
•Current year pre-tax earnings.
•Restructuring plans undertaken in 2017, 2018, and 2020, which aim to improve future profitability.
•No history of U.S. federal and state tax attributes expiring unused.
•Existing sources of taxable income.
•Available prudent and feasible tax planning strategies.
Negative
•Restructuring plan undertaken in Fiscal 2020 resulting in significant charges in pre-tax income, reducing profitability in the United States.
•The negative economic impact and uncertainty resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
•Cumulative pre-tax losses in recent years in the United States.
•Inherent challenges in forecasting future pre-tax earnings which rely, in part, on improved profitability from our restructuring efforts.
As of December 31, 2021, we believe that the weight of the negative evidence outweighs the positive evidence regarding the realization of our U.S. deferred tax assets and have recorded a valuation allowance against the U.S. deferred tax assets.
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As of each reporting date, management considers new evidence, both positive and negative, that could affect its view of the future realization of DTAs. Our current forecasts for the United States indicate that it is probable that additional deferred taxes could be realizable based on near term trend towards three-year cumulative taxable earnings. The actualization of these forecasted results may potentially outweigh the negative evidence, resulting in a reversal of all or a portion of previously recorded valuation allowances in the United States. The release of valuation allowances would result in a benefit to income tax expense in the period the release is recorded, which could have a material impact on net income. The timing and amount of the potential valuation allowance release are subject to significant management judgment, as well as prospective pre-tax earnings in the United States. We will continue to evaluate our ability to realize our net deferred tax assets on a quarterly basis.
Stock-Based Compensation
The assumptions used in calculating the fair value of stock-based compensation awards represent management’s best estimates, but the estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management judgment. In addition, compensation expense for performance-based awards is recorded over the related service period when achievement of the performance targets is deemed probable, which requires management judgment.
Summary of Significant Account Policies
Refer to Note 2 of our Consolidated Financial Statements, included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, for a summary of our significant accounting policies and our assessment of recently issued accounting standards.