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Exhibit 99.1
 
BED BATH & BEYOND INC. REPORTS RESULTS
FOR FISCAL FIRST QUARTER

 
·
Net Earnings per Diluted Share of $.93
 
·
Quarterly Net Sales Increase by Approximately 1.7%
 
·
Quarterly Comparable Sales Increase by Approximately 0.4%
 
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Modeling Fiscal Second Quarter 2014 Net Earnings per Diluted Share of Approximately $1.08 to $1.16
 
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Continues to Model Fiscal 2014 Net Earnings per Diluted Share to Increase by a Mid-Single Digit Percentage
 
 
UNION, New Jersey, June 25, 2014 --- Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. today reported net earnings of $.93 per diluted share ($187.1 million) in the fiscal first quarter ended May 31, 2014, compared with net earnings for the fiscal first quarter of 2013 of $.93 per diluted share ($202.5 million).  Net sales for the fiscal first quarter of 2014 were approximately $2.657 billion, an increase of approximately 1.7% from net sales of approximately $2.612 billion reported in the fiscal first quarter of 2013.  Comparable sales in the fiscal first quarter of 2014 increased by approximately 0.4%, compared with an increase of approximately 3.4% in last year’s fiscal first quarter.

During the fiscal first quarter of 2014, the Company repurchased approximately $273 million of its common stock, representing approximately 4.2 million shares.  As of May 31, 2014, the remaining balance of the existing share repurchase program authorized in December 2012 was approximately $861 million.

The Company is modeling net earnings per diluted share to be approximately $1.08 to $1.16 for the fiscal second quarter of 2014 and, consistent with the prior estimate, to increase by a mid-single digit percentage for all of fiscal 2014.  The modeling of net earnings per diluted share is based upon a number of assumptions which will be described in the Company’s first quarter of fiscal 2014 conference call. Information regarding access to the call is available in the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website, www.bedbathandbeyond.com.

Cost Plus World Market was excluded from the comparable sales calculations through the end of the fiscal first half of 2013 and is included beginning with the fiscal third quarter of 2013.  Linen Holdings is excluded from the comparable sales calculations and will continue to be excluded on an ongoing basis because it represents non-retail activity.

As of May 31, 2014, the Company had a total of 1,500 stores, including 1,015 Bed Bath & Beyond stores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Canada, 266 stores under the names of World Market, Cost Plus World Market or Cost Plus, 91 buybuy BABY stores, 78 stores under the names of Christmas Tree Shops, Christmas Trees Shops andThat! or andThat!, and 50 stores under the names of Harmon or Harmon Face Values.  During the fiscal first quarter, the Company opened two Bed Bath & Beyond stores, one buybuy Baby store, one andThat! store and one Cost Plus World Market store, as well as closed one Bed Bath & Beyond store.  Consolidated store space, net of openings and closings for all our concepts, as of May 31, 2014 was approximately 42.7 million square feet. Since the beginning of the fiscal second quarter of 2014 on June 1, 2014, one Bed Bath & Beyond store, one buybuy Baby store and two Cost Plus World Market stores have been opened.  In addition, the Company is a partner in a joint venture which operates five stores in the Mexico City market under the name Bed Bath & Beyond.

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Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) is a retailer which operates under the names Bed Bath & Beyond, Christmas Tree Shops, Christmas Tree Shops andThat! or andThat!, Harmon or Harmon Face Values, buybuy BABY and World Market, Cost Plus World Market or Cost Plus. Customers can purchase products from the Company either in store, online or through a mobile device. The Company has the developing ability to have customer purchases picked up in store or shipped direct to the customer from the Company’s distribution facilities, stores or vendors. The Company also operates Linen Holdings, a provider of a variety of textile products, amenities and other goods to institutional customers in the hospitality, cruise line, food service, healthcare and other industries.  The Company is also a partner in a joint venture which operates retail stores in Mexico under the name Bed Bath & Beyond.  The Company sells a wide assortment of domestics merchandise and home furnishings.  Domestics merchandise includes categories such as bed linens and related items, bath items and kitchen textiles.  Home furnishings include categories such as kitchen and tabletop items, fine tabletop, basic housewares, general home furnishings, consumables and certain juvenile products.  Shares of Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. are traded on NASDAQ under the symbol “BBBY” and are included in the Standard and Poor’s 500 and Global 1200 Indices and the NASDAQ-100 Index.  The Company is counted among the Fortune 500 and the Forbes 2000.

This press release may contain forward-looking statements.  Many of these forward-looking statements can be identified by use of words such as may, will, expect, anticipate, approximate, estimate, assume, continue, model, project, plan, and similar words and phrases.  The Company’s actual results and future financial condition may differ materially from those expressed in any such forward-looking statements as a result of many factors. Such factors include, without limitation: general economic conditions including the housing market, a challenging overall macroeconomic environment and related changes in the retailing environment, consumer preferences and spending habits; demographics and other macroeconomic factors that may impact the level of spending for the types of merchandise sold by the Company; civil disturbances and terrorist acts; unusual weather patterns and natural disasters; competition from existing and potential competitors; competition from other channels of distribution; pricing pressures; the ability to attract and retain qualified employees in all areas of the organization; the cost of labor, merchandise and other costs and expenses; the ability to find suitable locations at acceptable occupancy costs and other terms to support the Company’s expansion program; the ability to assess and implement technologies in support of the Company’s development of its omnichannel capabilities; uncertainty in financial markets; disruptions to the Company’s information technology systems including but not limited to security breaches of systems protecting consumer and employee information; reputational risk arising from challenges to the Company’s or a third party supplier’s compliance with various laws, regulations or standards, including those related to labor, health, safety, privacy or the environment; changes to statutory, regulatory and legal requirements; new, or developments in existing, litigation, claims or assessments; changes to, or new, tax laws or interpretation of existing tax laws; changes to, or new, accounting standards including, without limitation, changes to lease accounting standards; and the integration of acquired businesses.  The Company does not undertake any obligation to update its forward-looking statements.

 
INVESTOR CONTACTS:

 
Kenneth C. Frankel
(908) 855-4554
 
Susan E. Lattmann
(908) 855-4120
 
 
 

 
BED BATH & BEYOND INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Earnings
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
 
   
Three Months Ended
 
             
   
May 31,
   
June 1,
 
   
2014
   
2013
 
             
             
Net sales
  $ 2,656,698     $ 2,612,140  
                 
Cost of sales
    1,625,813       1,579,169  
                 
        Gross profit
    1,030,885       1,032,971  
                 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    730,184       709,870  
                 
        Operating profit
    300,701       323,101  
                 
Interest expense, net
    2,094       225  
                 
        Earnings before provision for income taxes
    298,607       322,876  
                 
Provision for income taxes
    111,555       120,386  
                 
        Net earnings
  $ 187,052     $ 202,490  
                 
Net earnings per share - Basic
  $ 0.94     $ 0.94  
Net earnings per share - Diluted
  $ 0.93     $ 0.93  
                 
Weighted average shares outstanding - Basic
    199,619       215,451  
Weighted average shares outstanding - Diluted
    202,096       218,335  
 
 
 

 
BED BATH & BEYOND INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, unaudited)
 
   
May 31,
   
June 1,
 
   
2014
   
2013
 
             
Assets
           
             
Current assets:
           
        Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 536,568     $ 439,850  
        Short term investment securities
    176,242       481,804  
        Merchandise inventories
    2,699,722       2,540,723  
        Other current assets
    422,717       412,772  
                 
             Total current assets
    3,835,249       3,875,149  
                 
Long term investment securities
    89,746       80,868  
Property and equipment, net
    1,559,880       1,469,757  
Goodwill
    486,279       486,279  
Other assets
    391,174       400,595  
                 
    $ 6,362,328     $ 6,312,648  
                 
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
               
                 
Current liabilities:
               
        Accounts payable
  $ 1,108,449     $ 977,297  
        Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
    369,039       367,116  
        Merchandise credit and gift card liabilities
    290,055       262,945  
        Current income taxes payable
    120,039       126,750  
                 
             Total current liabilities
    1,887,582       1,734,108  
                 
Deferred rent and other liabilities
    489,334       493,674  
Income taxes payable
    91,065       79,815  
                 
             Total liabilities
    2,467,981       2,307,597  
                 
Total shareholders' equity
    3,894,347       4,005,051  
                 
    $ 6,362,328     $ 6,312,648  
 
 

 
BED BATH & BEYOND INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands, unaudited)
 
   
Three Months Ended
 
               
     
May 31,
   
June 1,
 
      2014     2013  
               
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:            
               
 
Net earnings
  $ 187,052     $ 202,490  
 
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash
               
 
        provided by operating activities:
               
 
        Depreciation
    58,371       52,697  
 
        Stock-based compensation
    18,162       14,803  
 
        Tax benefit from stock-based compensation
    5,913       10,213  
 
        Deferred income taxes
    (21,855 )     (17,229 )
 
        Other
    (298 )     (302 )
 
        Increase in assets, net of effect of acquisitions:
               
 
             Merchandise inventories
    (120,766 )     (74,509 )
 
             Trading investment securities
    (2,293 )     (3,911 )
 
             Other current assets
    (22,331 )     (24,518 )
 
             Other assets
    (1,780 )     (3,898 )
 
        Increase (decrease) in liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions:
               
 
             Accounts payable
    33,712       73,497  
 
             Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
    (13,444 )     (22,018 )
 
             Merchandise credit and gift card liabilities
    5,839       11,464  
 
             Income taxes payable
    58,192       49,151  
 
             Deferred rent and other liabilities
    2,456       4,566  
                   
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
    186,930       272,496  
                   
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:                
                   
 
Purchase of held-to-maturity investment securities
    (39,369 )     (369,268 )
 
Redemption of held-to-maturity investment securities
    352,500       337,500  
 
Capital expenditures
    (67,918 )     (64,966 )
                   
 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
    245,213       (96,734 )
                   
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:                
                   
 
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
    9,705       22,469  
 
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation
    1,087       1,084  
 
Repurchase of common stock, including fees
    (272,883 )     (324,436 )
                   
 
Net cash used in financing activities
    (262,091 )     (300,883 )
                   
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    170,052       (125,121 )
                   
Cash and cash equivalents:                
 
Beginning of period
    366,516       564,971  
 
End of period
  $ 536,568     $ 439,850