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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

Investor Contact:

Brendon Frey, ICR

 

 

(203) 682-8200

 

 

Brendon.Frey@icrinc.com

 

Crocs, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2015 Financial Results;

Carrie Teffner Appointed CFO Effective December 16, 2015

 

NIWOT, COLORADO — November 5, 2015 — Crocs, Inc. (NASDAQ: CROX) today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2015.

 

Third Quarter Highlights:

 

·                  Revenue was $274.1 million. On a constant currency basis, revenue decreased 0.8% as compared to the prior year.

·                  Net loss attributable to common stockholders on a GAAP basis was $27.8 million or a loss of $0.37 per share.

·                  Excluding certain non-recurring and special charges, the company reported a non-GAAP adjusted net loss attributable to common shareholders of $19.2 million.

 

Gregg Ribatt, Chief Executive Officer, said: “We delivered third quarter sales in line with our revised expectations reflecting challenges in China and currency. For the third quarter, revenue on a constant currency basis and adjusted for business model changes was up 3.7%. Our China business is undergoing changes as we transition away from under-performing distributors.  We faced some difficult decisions in China and as a result we increased reserves for doubtful accounts by $19 million at the end of the third quarter.  We also held shipments to several of our China distributors, which negatively affected Q3 revenue by $4.0 million.  However, these actions set us up for improved business performance in the future.”

 



 

Mr. Ribatt continued, “We aggressively cleared out aged and excess inventory which impacted margins in the quarter, but positions us for improved results in 2016. Our core business continues to stabilize around the globe and we believe the strategy we outlined last July is positioning Crocs for sustained success in the future.  The company continues to make meaningful progress implementing our strategy which includes: strengthening our brand; elevating our product stories; evolving our international business to focus on our six core markets; strengthening our relationships with key wholesale partners; improving our direct to consumer capabilities; simplifying our business model; enhancing our supply chain and building a best in class management team.”

 

Third quarter financial results & Balance Sheet

 

In the third quarter of 2015, the company reported a GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders of $27.8 million or $0.37 per share, compared with net income of $12.0 million or $0.12 per diluted share in the same quarter of the prior year.

 

As outlined in detail in the non-GAAP reconciliations set forth later in this press release, the company recorded $8.6 million in non-recurring and special charges in the third quarter of 2015 compared with $17.4 million in non-recurring and special charges in the third quarter of 2014.  Excluding these items the company reported:

 

·                  Non-GAAP operating loss of $12.1 million versus net income of $18.5 million in the comparable prior year period.

·                  On a comparable basis, non-GAAP adjusted net loss attributable to common shareholders of $19.2 million in the quarter versus net income of $29.4 million in the third quarter of 2014.

 

Cash and cash equivalents at September 30, 2015, were $168.5 million.  Inventory was $190.8 million compared with $171.0 million on December 31, 2014.

 

Mr. Ribatt stated, “Despite near term challenges in the business from global currencies and macro level economic conditions in China, we continue to make steady progress in the strategic transformation of Crocs. The full impact of our transformation will be seen during the first half of 2016 as we complete the 18-24 month turnaround process that we have been discussing over the past year. As part of this process, our new product and marketing initiatives are driving favorable wholesale bookings that we have seen from customers around the globe.  We believe we are on the verge of meaningful growth, as our Spring/Summer 2016 line begins to ship. This is the first product line that our new management team will

 

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have had a chance to impact and we believe this new product slate will have a positive impact on our operating results.”

 

Carrie Teffner Appointed Chief Financial Officer

 

Carrie Teffner is joining the company as chief financial officer from the company’s board of directors effective December 16, 2015.  Teffner is the former chief financial officer of PetSmart, Weber-Stephens, and Timberland. In conjunction with Teffner’s new appointment she will be stepping down from the company’s board of directors.

 

Mr. Ribatt stated, “We are thrilled to have Carrie Teffner join the company as chief financial officer. Carrie is a great business partner and has a strong finance, operations, and strategy background. We look forward to her joining the company next month.”

 

Financial Outlook

 

The company expects Q4 revenue in the $200 to $210 million range compared to $206.5 million last year.

 

Stock Repurchase

 

The company repurchased 2.3 million shares of common stock in the third quarter of 2015 at an average price of $14.50.  The company ended the quarter at 73.6 million common shares outstanding and third quarter weighted average shares outstanding was 74.3 million.

 

Conference Call Information

 

A teleconference call to discuss third quarter 2015 results is scheduled for today, Thursday November 5th, 2015, at 8:30 am EST.  The call participation number is (888) 771-4371. A recording of the conference call will be available two hours after the completion of the call at (888) 843-7419. International participants can dial (847) 585-4405 to take part in the conference call and can access a replay of the call at (630) 652-3042. All of the above calls will require the input of the conference identification number 41044719. The call also will be streamed on the Crocs website, www.crocs.com.  An audio recording of the conference call will be available at www.crocs.com through December 5, 2015

 

About Crocs, Inc.

 

Crocs, Inc. is a world leader in innovative casual footwear for men, women and children. Crocs offers a broad portfolio of all-season products, while remaining true to its core molded footwear heritage. All

 

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Crocs™ shoes feature Croslite™ material, a proprietary, revolutionary technology that gives each pair of shoes the soft, comfortable, lightweight, non-marking and odor-resistant qualities that Crocs fans know and love. Crocs celebrates the fun of being a little different and encourages fans to “Find Your Fun” in every colorful pair of shoes. Since its inception in 2002, Crocs has sold more than 300 million pairs of shoes in more than 90 countries around the world.

 

Visit www.crocs.com for additional information.

 

The matters regarding the future discussed in this news release include “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding prospects, investments in our business and outlook. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performances, or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following: macroeconomic issues, including, but not limited to, the current global financial conditions; the effect of competition in our industry; our ability to effectively manage our future growth or declines in revenue; changing fashion trends; our ability to maintain and expand revenues and gross margin; our ability to accurately forecast consumer demand for our products; our ability to successfully implement our strategic plans; our ability to develop and sell new products; our ability to obtain and protect intellectual property rights; the effect of potential adverse currency exchange rate fluctuations and other international operating risks;; and other factors described in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K under the heading “Risk Factors” and our subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are encouraged to review that section and all other disclosures appearing in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

All information in this document speaks as of November 5, 2015.  We do not undertake any obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, any estimate regarding revenues or earnings, whether as a result of the receipt of new information, future events, or otherwise.

 

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CROCS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

($ thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

274,088

 

$

302,401

 

$

881,952

 

$

991,750

 

Cost of sales

 

153,267

 

146,801

 

443,891

 

475,323

 

Restructuring charges

 

 

583

 

 

2,612

 

Gross profit

 

120,821

 

155,017

 

438,061

 

513,815

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

135,110

 

143,719

 

429,815

 

434,244

 

Restructuring charges

 

981

 

7,585

 

7,454

 

13,895

 

Asset impairment charges

 

5,460

 

2,600

 

7,535

 

5,830

 

Income (loss) from operations

 

(20,730

)

1,113

 

(6,743

)

59,846

 

Foreign currency transaction gain (loss), net

 

(2,908

)

(1,290

)

(2,631

)

(4,278

)

Interest income

 

268

 

424

 

752

 

1,304

 

Interest expense

 

(171

)

(366

)

(650

)

(685

)

Other income (loss), net

 

405

 

217

 

(6

)

388

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

(23,136

)

98

 

(9,278

)

56,575

 

Income tax benefit (expense)

 

(888

)

15,669

 

(3,745

)

(8,407

)

Net income (loss)

 

$

(24,024

)

$

15,767

 

$

(13,023

)

$

48,168

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends on Series A convertible preferred stock

 

(3,000

)

(3,067

)

(8,833

)

(8,233

)

Dividend equivalents on Series A convertible preferred shares related to redemption value accretion and beneficial conversion feature

 

(752

)

(691

)

(2,209

)

(2,030

)

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders

 

$

(27,776

)

$

12,009

 

$

(24,065

)

$

37,905

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

(0.37

)

$

0.12

 

$

(0.32

)

$

0.38

 

Diluted

 

$

(0.37

)

$

0.12

 

$

(0.32

)

$

0.37

 

 

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CROCS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP MEASURES TO NON-GAAP MEASURES

(UNAUDITED)

 

In addition to financial measures presented on the basis of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), we present current period ‘adjusted results’, which are non-GAAP financial measures. Adjusted results of operations exclude the impact of items that management believes affect the comparability or underlying business trends in our condensed consolidated financial statements in the periods presented.

 

Management uses adjusted results to assist in comparing business trends from period to period on a consistent non-GAAP basis in communications with the board of directors, stockholders, analysts and investors concerning our financial performance. We believe that these non-GAAP measures are used by, and are useful to, investors and other users of our financial statements as an additional tool to evaluate our performance. We believe they also provide a useful baseline for analyzing trends in our operations. We do not suggest that investors should consider these non-GAAP measures in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

(in thousands)

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses reconciliation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP selling, general and administrative expenses

 

$

135,110

 

$

143,719

 

$

429,815

 

$

434,244

 

Legal settlements, disbursements and reorganization (1)

 

(1,438

)

(1,612

)

(11,814

)

(7,909

)

New ERP implementation (2)

 

(712

)

(4,094

)

(9,099

)

(11,122

)

Non-GAAP selling, general and administrative expenses

 

$

132,960

 

$

138,013

 

$

408,902

 

$

415,213

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

(in thousands)

 

Net income attributable to common stockholders reconciliation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders

 

$

(27,776

)

$

12,009

 

$

(24,065

)

$

37,905

 

Legal settlements, disbursements, asset impairment, reorganization, statutory audits, and inventory write-downs (3)

 

6,898

 

5,108

 

20,349

 

14,635

 

Restructuring (4)

 

981

 

8,168

 

7,454

 

16,507

 

New ERP implementation (2)

 

712

 

4,094

 

9,099

 

11,122

 

Non-GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders

 

$

(19,185

)

$

29,379

 

$

12,837

 

$

80,169

 

 


(1)              This represents certain legal liabilities, disbursements made to invalid vendors, and reorganization expenses related to our investment agreement with Blackstone.

 

(2)              This represents operating expenses related to the implementation of our new enterprise resource planning (“ERP”) system.

 

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(3)              This represents certain legal liabilities, disbursements made to invalid vendors, the impairment of certain retail locations, reorganization expenses related to our investment agreement with Blackstone, inventory write-downs, and out-of-period customs/duty obligations.

 

(4)              This relates to bonuses, consulting fees and other expenses related to recent restructuring activities.

 

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CROCS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)

($ thousands, except number of shares)

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

168,466

 

$

267,512

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $55,178 and $32,392, respectively

 

117,767

 

101,217

 

Inventories

 

190,819

 

171,012

 

Deferred tax assets, net

 

3,855

 

4,190

 

Income tax receivable

 

16,933

 

9,332

 

Other receivables

 

11,508

 

11,989

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

29,782

 

30,156

 

Total current assets

 

539,130

 

595,408

 

Property and equipment, net

 

50,188

 

68,288

 

Intangible assets, net

 

87,420

 

97,337

 

Goodwill

 

2,030

 

2,044

 

Deferred tax assets, net

 

19,570

 

17,886

 

Other assets

 

23,587

 

25,968

 

Total assets

 

$

721,925

 

$

806,931

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

79,160

 

$

42,923

 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

85,394

 

80,216

 

Deferred tax liabilities, net

 

11,675

 

11,869

 

Accrued restructuring

 

2,420

 

4,511

 

Income taxes payable

 

10,558

 

9,078

 

Current portion of long-term borrowings and capital lease obligations

 

5,383

 

5,288

 

Total current liabilities

 

194,590

 

153,885

 

Long-term income tax payable

 

4,335

 

8,843

 

Long-term borrowings and capital lease obligations

 

2,350

 

6,381

 

Long-term accrued restructuring

 

237

 

348

 

Other liabilities

 

12,430

 

12,277

 

Total liabilities

 

213,942

 

181,734

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

Series A convertible preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, 1,000,000 shares authorized, 200,000 shares issued and outstanding, redemption amount and liquidation preference of $203,000 and $203,067 as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively

 

174,888

 

172,679

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, 4,000,000 shares authorized, none outstanding

 

 

 

Common stock, par value $0.001 per share, 250,000,000 shares authorized, 92,666,222 and 73,634,604 shares issued and outstanding, respectively, as of September 30, 2015 and 92,325,201 and 78,516,566 shares issued and outstanding, respectively, as of December 31, 2014

 

93

 

92

 

Treasury stock, at cost, 19,331,618 and 13,808,635 shares as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively

 

(273,915

)

(200,424

)

Additional paid-in capital

 

353,174

 

345,732

 

Retained earnings

 

301,401

 

325,470

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(47,658

)

(18,352

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

333,095

 

452,518

 

Total liabilities, commitments and contingencies and stockholders’ equity

 

$

721,925

 

$

806,931

 

 

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The following tables summarize our total revenue by channel for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

Change

 

Constant Currency Change
(1)

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

$

 

%

 

$

 

%

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Wholesale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Americas

 

$

48,880

 

$

53,097

 

$

(4,217

)

(7.9

)%

$

(1,629

)

(3.1

)%

Asia Pacific

 

53,411

 

63,972

 

(10,561

)

(16.5

)

(4,343

)

(6.8

)

Europe

 

30,260

 

33,691

 

(3,431

)

(10.2

)

2,442

 

7.2

 

Other businesses

 

418

 

435

 

(17

)

(3.9

)

(31

)

(7.1

)

Total wholesale

 

132,969

 

151,195

 

(18,226

)

(12.1

)

(3,561

)

(2.4

)

Consumer-direct:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Americas

 

59,468

 

61,721

 

(2,253

)

(3.7

)

(1,455

)

(2.4

)

Asia Pacific

 

38,374

 

44,387

 

(6,013

)

(13.5

)

(1,786

)

(4.0

)

Europe

 

13,813

 

19,494

 

(5,681

)

(29.1

)

(1,561

)

(8.0

)

Total retail

 

111,655

 

125,602

 

(13,947

)

(11.1

)

(4,802

)

(3.8

)

E-commerce:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Americas

 

16,321

 

12,657

 

3,664

 

28.9

 

3,891

 

30.7

 

Asia Pacific

 

7,094

 

5,487

 

1,607

 

29.3

 

2,192

 

39.9

 

Europe

 

6,049

 

7,460

 

(1,411

)

(18.9

)

(91

)

(1.2

)

Total e-commerce

 

29,464

 

25,604

 

3,860

 

15.1

 

5,992

 

23.4

 

Total revenues

 

$

274,088

 

$

302,401

 

$

(28,313

)

(9.4

)%

$

(2,371

)

(0.8

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Americas

 

$

124,669

 

$

127,475

 

$

(2,806

)

(2.2

)%

$

807

 

0.6

%

Asia Pacific

 

98,879

 

113,846

 

(14,967

)

(13.1

)

(3,938

)

(3.5

)

Europe

 

50,122

 

60,645

 

(10,523

)

(17.4

)

791

 

1.3

 

Total segment revenues

 

273,670

 

301,966

 

(28,296

)

(9.4

)

(2,340

)

(0.8

)

Other businesses

 

418

 

435

 

(17

)

(3.9

)

(31

)

(7.1

)

Total consolidated revenues

 

$

274,088

 

$

302,401

 

$

(28,313

)

(9.4

)%

$

(2,371

)

(0.8

)%

 


(1)              Reflects year over year change as if the current period results were in “constant currency,” which is a non-GAAP financial measure. See “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” above for more information.

 

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Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

Change

 

Constant Currency Change
(1)

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

$

 

%

 

$

 

%

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Wholesale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Americas

 

$

175,306

 

$

188,987

 

$

(13,681

)

(7.2

)%

$

(8,479

)

(4.5

)%

Asia Pacific

 

218,730

 

261,461

 

(42,731

)

(16.3

)

(26,239

)

(10.0

)

Europe

 

105,719

 

126,047

 

(20,328

)

(16.1

)

3,147

 

2.5

 

Other businesses

 

970

 

607

 

363

 

59.8

 

304

 

50.1

 

Total wholesale

 

500,725

 

577,102

 

(76,377

)

(13.2

)

(31,267

)

(5.4

)

Consumer-direct:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Americas

 

152,394

 

158,924

 

(6,530

)

(4.1

)

(4,890

)

(3.1

)

Asia Pacific

 

107,619

 

129,612

 

(21,993

)

(17.0

)

(12,400

)

(9.6

)

Europe

 

36,747

 

49,844

 

(13,097

)

(26.3

)

(2,164

)

(4.3

)

Total retail

 

296,760

 

338,380

 

(41,620

)

(12.3

)

(19,454

)

(5.7

)

E-commerce:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Americas

 

45,857

 

38,252

 

7,605

 

19.9

 

8,107

 

21.2

 

Asia Pacific

 

21,862

 

16,369

 

5,493

 

33.6

 

6,851

 

41.9

 

Europe

 

16,748

 

21,647

 

(4,899

)

(22.6

)

(926

)

(4.3

)

Total e-commerce

 

84,467

 

76,268

 

8,199

 

10.8

 

14,032

 

18.4

 

Total revenues

 

$

881,952

 

$

991,750

 

$

(109,798

)

(11.1

)%

$

(36,689

)

(3.7

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Americas

 

$

373,557

 

$

386,163

 

$

(12,606

)

(3.3

)%

$

(5,262

)

(1.4

)%

Asia Pacific

 

348,211

 

407,442

 

(59,231

)

(14.5

)

(31,789

)

(7.8

)

Europe

 

159,214

 

197,538

 

(38,324

)

(19.4

)

58

 

0.0

 

Total segment revenues

 

880,982

 

991,143

 

(110,161

)

(11.1

)

(36,993

)

(3.7

)

Other businesses

 

970

 

607

 

363

 

59.8

 

304

 

50.1

 

Total consolidated revenues

 

$

881,952

 

$

991,750

 

$

(109,798

)

(11.1

)%

$

(36,689

)

(3.7

)%

 


(1)              Reflects year over year change as if the current period results were in “constant currency,” which is a non-GAAP financial measure. See “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” above for more information

 

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CROCS, INC. SUBSIDIARIES

RETAIL STORE COUNTS (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

December 31,
2014

 

Opened

 

Closed

 

September 30,
2015

 

Company-operated retail locations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kiosk/store in store

 

100

 

9

 

11

 

98

 

Retail stores

 

311

 

10

 

42

 

279

 

Outlet stores

 

174

 

10

 

4

 

180

 

Total

 

585

 

29

 

57

 

557

 

Operating segment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Americas

 

210

 

3

 

15

 

198

 

Asia Pacific

 

258

 

24

 

26

 

256

 

Europe

 

117

 

2

 

16

 

103

 

Total

 

585

 

29

 

57

 

557

 

 

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CROCS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

COMPARABLE STORE SALES

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

Constant Currency

 

Constant Currency

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30, 2015 (2)

 

September 30, 2014 (2)

 

Comparable store sales (1)

 

 

 

 

 

Americas

 

(1.6

)%

(3.1

)%

Asia Pacific

 

(1.5

)%

(8.8

)%

Europe

 

2.9

%

0.1

%

Global

 

(0.9

)%

(4.5

)%

 

 

 

Constant Currency

 

Constant Currency

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30, 2015 (2)

 

September 30, 2014 (2)

 

Comparable store sales (1)

 

 

 

 

 

Americas

 

(3.2

)%

(4.7

)%

Asia Pacific

 

(6.7

)%

(5.2

)%

Europe

 

2.5

%

0.6

%

Global

 

(3.6

)%

(4.1

)%

 


(1)              Comparable store status is determined on a monthly basis. Comparable store sales begin in the thirteenth month of a store’s operation. Stores in which selling square footage has changed more than 15% as a result of a remodel, expansion or reduction are excluded until the thirteenth month in which they have comparable prior year sales. Temporarily closed stores are excluded from the comparable store sales calculation during the month of closure. Location closures in excess of three months are excluded until the thirteenth month post re-opening. Comparable store sales exclude the impact of our internet channel revenues and are calculated on a currency neutral basis using historical quarterly average currency rates.

 

(2)              Reflects quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year change as if the current period results were in “constant currency,” which is a non-GAAP financial measure. Constant currency is a measure utilized by management in which current period results have been restated using 2014 and 2013 average foreign exchange rates, respectively, for the comparative period to enhance the visibility of the underlying business trends by excluding the impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. We do not suggest that investors should consider this non-GAAP measure in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

 

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