10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)


☒	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 30, 2024


☐	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number: 001-16769

WW INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

    Virginia

    11-6040273

    (State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

    (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

675 Avenue of the Americas, 6th Floor, New York, New York 10010

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 589-2700

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, no par value	WW	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

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


Large accelerated filer	☐	Accelerated filer	☒

Non-accelerated filer	☐	Smaller reporting company	☐

		Emerging growth company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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

The number of shares of common stock outstanding as of April 25, 2024 was 79,274,672.

WW INTERNATIONAL, INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS


		Page No.

PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.	Financial Statements	2

	Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 30, 2024 and December 30, 2023	2

	Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 30, 2024 and April 1, 2023	3

	Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the three months ended March 30, 2024 and April 1, 2023	4

	Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Changes in Total Deficit for the three months ended March 30, 2024 and April 1, 2023	5

	Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 30, 2024 and April 1, 2023	6

	Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements	7

Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements		25

Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	27

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	43

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	43

PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	44

Item 1A.	Risk Factors	44

Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	44

Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	44

Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	44

Item 5.	Other Information	44

Item 6.	Exhibits	45

Signatures		46

PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

WW INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AT

(IN THOUSANDS)


	March 30,			December 30,
	2024			2023
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	66,615		$	109,366
Receivables (net of allowances: March 30, 2024 - $1,887 and December 30, 2023 - $1,041)		13,173			14,938
Prepaid income taxes		14,316			25,370
Prepaid marketing and advertising		2,982			10,149
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		19,888			19,651
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS		116,974			179,474
Property and equipment, net		19,068			19,741
Operating lease assets		50,133			52,272
Franchise rights acquired		128,213			386,526
Goodwill		242,258			243,441
Other intangible assets, net		58,031			63,208
Deferred income taxes		20,328			19,683
Other noncurrent assets		19,243			17,685
TOTAL ASSETS	$	654,248		$	982,030
LIABILITIES AND TOTAL DEFICIT
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Portion of operating lease liabilities due within one year	$	9,660		$	9,613
Accounts payable		22,514			18,507
Salaries and wages payable		52,769			79,096
Accrued marketing and advertising		15,789			18,215
Accrued interest		11,204			5,346
Deferred acquisition payable		16,000			16,500
Other accrued liabilities		23,019			22,610
Income taxes payable		62,088			1,609
Deferred revenue		36,004			33,966
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES		249,047			205,462
Long-term debt, net		1,427,509			1,426,464
Long-term operating lease liabilities		51,256			53,461
Deferred income taxes		22,544			41,994
Other		16,191			15,743
TOTAL LIABILITIES		1,766,547			1,743,124
TOTAL DEFICIT
Common stock, $0 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; 130,048 shares issued at March 30, 2024 and 130,048 shares issued at December 30, 2023		0			0
Treasury stock, at cost, 50,803 shares at March 30, 2024 and 50,859 shares at December 30, 2023		(3,062,005	)		(3,064,628	)
Retained earnings		1,966,625			2,314,834
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(16,919	)		(11,300	)
TOTAL DEFICIT		(1,112,299	)		(761,094	)
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND TOTAL DEFICIT	$	654,248		$	982,030

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)


	Three Months Ended
	March 30,			April 1,
	2024			2023
Subscription revenues, net	$	204,056		$	211,032
Other revenues, net		2,492			30,863
Revenues, net		206,548			241,895
Cost of subscription revenues		67,816			94,897
Cost of other revenues		932			27,487
Cost of revenues		68,748			122,384
Gross profit		137,800			119,511
Marketing expenses		90,162			88,234
Selling, general and administrative expenses		58,982			59,860
Franchise rights acquired impairments		257,988			—
Operating loss		(269,332	)		(28,583	)
Interest expense		24,727			22,846
Other income, net		(1,605	)		(330	)
Loss before income taxes		(292,454	)		(51,099	)
Provision for income taxes		55,448			67,580
Net loss	$	(347,902	)	$	(118,679	)
Net loss per share
Basic	$	(4.39	)	$	(1.68	)
Diluted	$	(4.39	)	$	(1.68	)
Weighted average common shares outstanding
Basic		79,208			70,596
Diluted		79,208			70,596

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(IN THOUSANDS)


	Three Months Ended
	March 30,			April 1,
	2024			2023
Net loss	$	(347,902	)	$	(118,679	)
Other comprehensive loss:
Foreign currency translation (loss) gain		(3,888	)		113
Income tax benefit (expense) on foreign currency translation (loss) gain		985			(28	)
Foreign currency translation (loss) gain, net of taxes		(2,903	)		85
Loss on derivatives		(3,473	)		(3,130	)
Income tax benefit on loss on derivatives		757			782
Loss on derivatives, net of taxes		(2,716	)		(2,348	)
Total other comprehensive loss		(5,619	)		(2,263	)
Comprehensive loss	$	(353,521	)	$	(120,942	)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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UNAUDITED Consolidated Statements of Changes in Total Deficit

(IN THOUSANDS)



Three Months Ended March 30, 2024											Accumulated
											Other
	Common Stock				Treasury Stock						Comprehensive			Retained
	Shares		Amount		Shares			Amount			Loss			Earnings			Total
Balance at December 30, 2023		130,048	$	0		50,859		$	(3,064,628	)	$	(11,300	)	$	2,314,834		$	(761,094	)
Comprehensive loss		—		—		—			—			(5,619	)		(347,902	)		(353,521	)
Issuance of treasury stock under stock plans		—		—		(56	)		2,623			—			(2,709	)		(86	)
Compensation expense on share-based awards		—		—		—			—			—			2,402			2,402
Balance at March 30, 2024		130,048	$	0		50,803		$	(3,062,005	)	$	(16,919	)	$	1,966,625		$	(1,112,299	)



Three Months Ended April 1, 2023											Accumulated
											Other
	Common Stock				Treasury Stock						Comprehensive			Retained
	Shares		Amount		Shares			Amount			Loss			Earnings			Total
Balance at December 31, 2022		122,052	$	0		51,496		$	(3,097,304	)	$	(5,470	)	$	2,418,959		$	(683,815	)
Comprehensive loss		—		—		—			—			(2,263	)		(118,679	)		(120,942	)
Issuance of treasury stock under stock plans		—		—		(78	)		4,067			—			(4,248	)		(181	)
Compensation expense on share-based awards		—		—		—			—			—			2,669			2,669
Balance at April 1, 2023		122,052	$	0		51,418		$	(3,093,237	)	$	(7,733	)	$	2,298,701		$	(802,269	)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(IN THOUSANDS)


	Three Months Ended
	March 30,			April 1,
	2024			2023
Operating activities:
Net loss	$	(347,902	)	$	(118,679	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash used for operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		10,403			11,989
Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discount		1,254			1,254
Impairment of franchise rights acquired		257,988			—
Impairment of intangible and long-lived assets		24			171
Share-based compensation expense		2,402			2,669
Deferred tax benefit		(18,244	)		(3,110	)
Allowance for doubtful accounts		2,757			(74	)
Reserve for inventory obsolescence		85			2,037
Foreign currency exchange rate gain		(1,304	)		(389	)
Changes in cash due to:
Receivables		3,788			(5,961	)
Inventories		79			7,994
Prepaid expenses		13,882			4,937
Accounts payable		4,130			2,728
Accrued liabilities		(26,393	)		3,188
Deferred revenue		2,321			3,405
Other long term assets and liabilities, net		(1,796	)		734
Income taxes		60,491			60,385
Cash used for operating activities		(36,035	)		(26,722	)
Investing activities:
Capital expenditures		(476	)		(990	)
Capitalized software and website development expenditures		(4,333	)		(9,350	)
Other items, net		(1	)		(8	)
Cash used for investing activities		(4,810	)		(10,348	)
Financing activities:
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards		(114	)		(205	)
Proceeds from stock options exercised		—			7
Cash paid for acquisitions		(500	)		(500	)
Other items, net		(2	)		(26	)
Cash used for financing activities		(616	)		(724	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		(1,290	)		315
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(42,751	)		(37,479	)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		109,366			178,326
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	66,615		$	140,847

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AND PER UNIT AMOUNTS)

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of WW International, Inc., all of its subsidiaries and the variable interest entities of which WW International, Inc. is the primary beneficiary. The terms “Company” and “WW” as used throughout these notes are used to indicate WW International, Inc. and all of its operations consolidated for purposes of its financial statements. The Company’s “Digital” business refers to providing subscriptions to the Company’s digital product offerings. The Company’s “Workshops + Digital” business refers to providing subscriptions for unlimited access to the Company’s workshops combined with the Company’s digital subscription product offerings. The Company’s “Clinical” business refers to providing subscriptions to the Company’s clinical product offerings provided by WeightWatchers Clinic (formerly referred to as Sequence).

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and include amounts that are based on management’s best estimates and assumptions. While all available information has been considered, actual amounts could differ from those estimates. These estimates and assumptions may change as new events occur and additional information is obtained, and such future changes may have an adverse impact on the Company's results of operations, financial position and liquidity. The consolidated financial statements include all of the Company’s majority-owned subsidiaries. All entities acquired, and any entity of which a majority interest was acquired, are included in the consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company’s operating results for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of future or annual results. The consolidated financial statements are unaudited and, accordingly, they do not include all of the information necessary for a comprehensive presentation of results of operations, financial position and cash flow activity required by GAAP for complete financial statements but, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments including those of a normal recurring nature necessary for a fair statement of the interim results presented.

As previously disclosed, effective the first day of fiscal 2024 (i.e., December 31, 2023), as a result of the continued evolution of the Company’s centralized organizational structure in fiscal 2023, and management’s 2024 strategic planning process, the Company’s reportable segments changed to one segment for the purpose of making operational and resource decisions and assessing financial performance. Since the Company operates in one operating segment and reportable segment, all required financial segment information can be found in the consolidated financial statements.

Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current period presentation.

These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2023 filed on February 28, 2024, which includes additional information about the Company, its results of operations, its financial position and its cash flows.

Accounting Standards Adopted in Current Year

There were no new accounting standards adopted during the three months ended March 30, 2024.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AND PER UNIT AMOUNTS)

Leases

At March 30, 2024 and December 30, 2023, the Company’s lease assets and lease liabilities, primarily for its studios and corporate offices, were as follows:


	March 30, 2024		December 30, 2023
Assets:
Operating leases	$	50,133	$	52,272
Finance leases		2		5
Total lease assets	$	50,135	$	52,277

Liabilities:
Current
Operating leases	$	9,660	$	9,613
Finance leases		2		4
Noncurrent
Operating leases		51,256		53,461
Finance leases		—		—
Total lease liabilities	$	60,918	$	63,078

For the three months ended March 30, 2024 and April 1, 2023, the components of the Company’s lease expense were as follows:


	Three Months Ended
	March 30,			April 1,
	2024			2023
Operating lease cost:
Fixed lease cost	$	3,983		$	7,153
Lease termination (benefit) cost		(156	)		12,219
Variable lease cost		14			15
Total operating lease cost	$	3,841		$	19,387
Finance lease cost:
Amortization of leased assets	$	2		$	26
Interest on lease liabilities		0			0
Total finance lease cost	$	2		$	26
Total lease cost	$	3,843		$	19,413

As previously disclosed, in conjunction with the continued rationalization of its real estate portfolio, the Company entered into subleases with commencement dates in the first quarter of fiscal 2023. The Company recorded $912 and $621 of sublease income for the three months ended March 30, 2024 and April 1, 2023, respectively, as an offset to general and administrative expenses.

At March 30, 2024 and December 30, 2023, the Company’s weighted average remaining lease term and weighted average discount rates were as follows:


	March 30, 2024		December 30, 2023
Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term (years)
Operating leases		7.14		7.31
Finance leases		0.70		0.48

Weighted Average Discount Rate
Operating leases		7.55		7.54
Finance leases		3.69		4.10

The Company’s leases have remaining lease terms of 0 to 8 years with a weighted average lease term of 7.14 years as of March 30, 2024.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AND PER UNIT AMOUNTS)

At March 30, 2024, the maturity of the Company’s lease liabilities in each of the next five fiscal years and thereafter were as follows:


	Operating Leases		Finance Leases		Total
Remainder of fiscal 2024	$	10,342	$	2	$	10,344
Fiscal 2025		13,081		—		13,081
Fiscal 2026		10,228		—		10,228
Fiscal 2027		9,473		—		9,473
Fiscal 2028		9,030		—		9,030
Fiscal 2029		8,950		—		8,950
Thereafter		17,852		—		17,852
Total lease payments	$	78,956	$	2	$	78,958
Less imputed interest		18,040		0		18,040
Present value of lease liabilities	$	60,916	$	2	$	60,918

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases for the three months ended March 30, 2024 and April 1, 2023 were as follows:


	Three Months Ended
	March 30,			April 1,
	2024			2023
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	3,964		$	7,208
Operating cash flows from finance leases	$	0		$	0
Financing cash flows from finance leases	$	2		$	26

Lease assets obtained (modified) in exchange for new (modified) operating lease liabilities	$	766		$	(1,052	)
Lease assets (modified) obtained in exchange for (modified) new finance lease liabilities	$	(1	)	$	—

Revenue

Revenues are recognized when control of the promised services or goods is transferred to the Company’s customers in an amount that reflects the consideration it expects to be entitled to in exchange for those services or goods.

The following table presents the Company’s revenues disaggregated by revenue source:


	Three Months Ended
	March 30,		April 1,
	2024		2023
Digital Subscription Revenues	$	137,633	$	149,344
Workshops + Digital Subscription Revenues		47,671		61,688
Clinical Subscription Revenues		18,752		—
Subscription Revenues, net	$	204,056	$	211,032
Other Revenues, net		2,492		30,863
Revenues, net	$	206,548	$	241,895

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AND PER UNIT AMOUNTS)

Information about Contract Balances

For Subscription Revenues, the Company can collect payment in advance of providing services. Any amounts collected in advance of services being provided are recorded in deferred revenue. In the case where amounts are not collected, but the service has been provided and the revenue has been recognized, the amounts are recorded in accounts receivable. The opening and ending balances of the Company’s deferred revenues were as follows:


	Deferred		Deferred
	Revenue		Revenue-Long Term
Balance as of December 30, 2023	$	33,966	$	165
Net increase (decrease) during the period		2,038		(21	)
Balance as of March 30, 2024	$	36,004	$	144

Balance as of December 31, 2022	$	32,156	$	360
Net increase (decrease) during the period		3,560		(57	)
Balance as of April 1, 2023	$	35,716	$	303

Revenue recognized from amounts included in current deferred revenue as of December 30, 2023 was $27,915 for the three months ended March 30, 2024. Revenue recognized from amounts included in current deferred revenue as of December 31, 2022 was $29,733 for the three months ended April 1, 2023. The Company’s long-term deferred revenue, which is included in other liabilities on its consolidated balance sheets, represents revenue that will not be recognized during the next 12 months and is generally related to upfront payments received as an inducement for entering into certain sales-based royalty agreements with third-party licensees. This revenue is amortized on a straight-line basis over the term of the applicable agreement.

Acquisitions

Acquisition of Sequence

On April 10, 2023 (the “Closing Date”), the Company completed its previously announced acquisition of Weekend Health, Inc., doing business as Sequence, a Delaware corporation (“Sequence”), subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 4, 2023, by and among the Company, Well Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, Sequence, and Fortis Advisors LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, solely in its capacity as the Equityholders’ Representative (as defined therein) for Sequence (the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which Sequence continued as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Acquisition”). Sequence provided a technology powered care platform and mobile web application through its subscription based service, which included a comprehensive weight management program, pharmacotherapy treatment, nutrition plans, health insurance coordination services, and access to clinicians, dietitians, fitness coaches and care coordinators.

As consideration for the Acquisition, the Company agreed to pay an aggregate amount equal to $132,000, subject to the adjustments set forth in the Merger Agreement (the “Merger Consideration”). Subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, the Merger Consideration has been paid, or is payable, as follows: (i) approximately $64,217 in cash (inclusive of approximately $25,800 of cash on the balance sheet of Sequence) and approximately $34,702 in the form of approximately 7,996 newly issued shares of Company common stock (valued at $4.34 per share), in each case, paid on or promptly following the Closing Date, (ii) $16,000 in cash to be paid on April 10, 2024, and (iii) $16,000 in cash to be paid on April 10, 2025, in each case, subject to the adjustments and deductions set forth in the Merger Agreement.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AND PER UNIT AMOUNTS)

The following table shows the purchase price allocation for Sequence to the acquired identifiable assets, liabilities assumed and goodwill:


Total consideration:
Cash paid at closing	$	64,217
Cash to be paid on April 10, 2024		16,000
Cash to be paid on April 10, 2025 (1)		12,420
Total cash payments			$	92,637
Less stock-based compensation expense attributable to post combination vesting				(3,882	)

Common shares issued		7,996
Stock price as of April 10, 2023 (2)	$	4.12
Total stock issuance purchase price (2)				32,943
Aggregated merger consideration			$	121,698

Assets acquired:
Cash	$	25,776
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		2,220
Property, plant and equipment		34
Intangible assets		7,222
Total assets acquired				35,252

Liabilities assumed:
Accounts payable	$	70
Accrued liabilities		14
Deferred revenue		1,300
Deferred tax liability		1,912
Total liabilities assumed				3,296

Net assets acquired				31,956

Total goodwill			$	89,742

(1)

Reflects $16,000 of cash payable on April 10, 2025 as Merger Consideration discounted using the Company’s weighted average cost of debt.

(2)

Represents the fair value of the shares transferred to the sellers as Merger Consideration, based on the number of shares to be issued, 7,996, multiplied by the closing price of the Company’s ordinary shares on April 10, 2023 of $4.12 per share.

The Acquisition has been accounted for under the purchase method of accounting. The Acquisition resulted in goodwill related to, among other things, expected synergies in operations. The goodwill will not be deductible for tax purposes. The results of operations of Sequence (now operating as WeightWatchers Clinic) have been included in the consolidated operating results of the Company from the Closing Date.

The Company incurred transaction-related costs of $3,719 for the three months ended April 1, 2023. These costs were associated with legal and professional services and were recognized as operating expenses on the consolidated statements of operations.

Franchise Rights Acquired, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Franchise rights acquired are due to acquisitions of the Company’s franchised territories as well as the acquisition of franchise promotion agreements and other factors associated with the acquired franchise territories. For the three months ended March 30, 2024, the change in the carrying value of franchise rights acquired was due to the impairments of the United States, Australia, New Zealand and United Kingdom units of account as discussed below and the effect of exchange rate changes.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AND PER UNIT AMOUNTS)

Goodwill primarily relates to the acquisition of the Company by The Kraft Heinz Company (successor to H.J. Heinz Company) in 1978, and the Company’s acquisitions of WW.com, LLC (formerly known as WW.com, Inc. and WeightWatchers.com, Inc.) in 2005, Sequence in 2023 and the Company’s franchised territories. See Note 5 for additional information on the Company’s acquisitions. For the three months ended March 30, 2024, the change in the carrying amount of goodwill was due to the effect of exchange rate changes as follows:


Balance as of December 31, 2022	$	155,998
Goodwill acquired during the period		89,742
Goodwill impairment		(3,586	)
Effect of exchange rate changes		1,287
Balance as of December 30, 2023	$	243,441
Effect of exchange rate changes		(1,183	)
Balance as of March 30, 2024	$	242,258

Change in Goodwill Reporting Units

As discussed in Note 1, effective the first day of fiscal 2024 (i.e., December 31, 2023), as a result of the continued evolution of the Company’s centralized organizational structure in fiscal 2023, and management’s 2024 strategic planning process, the Company’s reportable segments changed to one segment for the purpose of making operational and resource decisions and assessing financial performance. In connection with the Company’s change to one reportable segment, the Company’s operating segments also changed to one segment. As a result of this change to the Company’s operating segments, the Company reassessed its reporting units for the evaluation of goodwill during the first quarter of fiscal 2024.

In accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Codification 350, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (“ASC 350”), the Company determines its reporting units based upon whether discrete financial information is available, if management regularly reviews the operating results of the component, the nature of the products offered to customers and the market characteristics of each reporting unit. A reporting unit is considered to be an operating segment or one level below an operating segment also known as a component. Prior to the change in operating segments, the Company’s reporting units for the evaluation of goodwill were determined by country. Component level financial information is reviewed by management across two business lines: Behavioral and Clinical. The Company’s “Behavioral” business line consists of the Company’s Workshops + Digital business and Digital business. Accordingly, these were determined to be the Company's new reporting units as of the first day of fiscal 2024.

This change in reporting units qualified as a triggering event and required goodwill to be tested for impairment. As required by ASC 350, the Company tested goodwill for impairment immediately before and after the change in reporting units. As a result of these impairment analyses, it was determined that goodwill was not impaired before or after the change in reporting units.

First Quarter Fiscal 2024 Interim Impairment Tests

The Company reviews indefinite-lived franchise rights acquired and goodwill for potential impairment on at least an annual basis or more often if events so require. During the quarter ended March 30, 2024, the Company identified various qualitative and quantitative factors which collectively indicated a triggering event had occurred. These factors included the continued decline in the Company’s stock price and market capitalization, and actual business performance. As a result of this triggering event, the Company performed interim impairment tests for all of its franchise rights acquired units of account and goodwill reporting units in the first quarter of fiscal 2024.

Franchise Rights Acquired

Finite-lived franchise rights acquired are amortized over the remaining contractual period, which is generally less than one year. Indefinite-lived franchise rights acquired are tested for potential impairment on at least an annual basis or more often if events so require.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AND PER UNIT AMOUNTS)

In performing the impairment analysis for indefinite-lived franchise rights acquired, the fair value for franchise rights acquired is estimated using a discounted cash flow approach referred to as the hypothetical start-up approach for franchise rights related to the Company’s Workshops + Digital business and a relief from royalty methodology for franchise rights related to the Company’s Digital business. The aggregate estimated fair value for these franchise rights is then compared to the carrying value of the unit of account for these rights. The Company has determined the appropriate unit of account for purposes of assessing impairment to be the combination of the rights in both the Workshops + Digital business and the Digital business in the country in which the applicable acquisition occurred. The net book values of franchise rights acquired in the United States and United Kingdom units of account as of the March 30, 2024 balance sheet date were $122,923 and $2,628, respectively.

In its hypothetical start-up approach analysis for fiscal 2024, the Company assumed that the year of maturity was reached after 7 years. Subsequent to the year of maturity, the Company estimated future cash flows for the Workshops + Digital business in each country based on assumptions regarding revenue growth and operating income margins. In the Company’s relief from royalty approach analysis for fiscal 2024, the cash flows associated with the Digital business in each country were based on the expected Digital revenue for such country and the application of a royalty rate based on current market terms. The cash flows for the Workshops + Digital and the Digital businesses were discounted utilizing rates which were calculated using the weighted average cost of capital, which included the cost of equity and the cost of debt.

In performing the interim franchise rights acquired impairment test as of March 30, 2024, the Company determined that the carrying amounts of its United States, Australia, New Zealand and United Kingdom franchise rights acquired with indefinite-lived units of account exceeded their respective fair values. Accordingly, the Company recorded impairment charges for its United States, Australia, New Zealand and United Kingdom units of account of $251,431, $4,074 (which comprised the remaining balance of franchise rights acquired for the Australia unit of account), $2,328 (which comprised the remaining balance of franchise rights acquired for the New Zealand unit of account) and $155, respectively, in the first quarter of fiscal 2024. These impairments were driven primarily by the weighted average cost of capital used in this interim impairment test, reflecting market factors, including higher interest rates and the trading values of the Company’s equity and debt, and, to a lesser extent, business performance.

Based on the results of the interim franchise rights acquired impairment test as of March 30, 2024 performed for the Company’s United States and United Kingdom units of account, which held 97.9% and 2.1%, respectively, of the Company’s indefinite-lived franchise rights acquired as of the March 30, 2024 balance sheet date, the estimated fair values of these units of account were equal to their respective carrying values. Accordingly, a change in the underlying assumptions for the United States and United Kingdom units of account may change the results of the impairment assessment and, as such, could result in further impairment of the franchise rights acquired related to the United States and United Kingdom, for which the net book values were $122,923 and $2,628, respectively, as of March 30, 2024.

Goodwill

In performing the impairment analysis for goodwill, the fair value for the Company’s reporting units is estimated using a discounted cash flow approach. This approach involves projecting future cash flows attributable to the reporting unit and discounting those estimated cash flows using an appropriate discount rate. The estimated fair value is then compared to the carrying value of the reporting unit. The Company has determined the appropriate reporting units for purposes of assessing goodwill impairment to be the Behavioral and Clinical business lines. The net book values of goodwill in the Behavioral and Clinical reporting units as of the March 30, 2024 balance sheet date were $152,516 and $89,742, respectively.

In performing the impairment analysis for goodwill, for all of the Company’s reporting units, the Company estimated future cash flows by utilizing the historical debt-free cash flows (cash flows provided by operations less capital expenditures) attributable to each of the Behavioral and Clinical reporting units and then applied expected future operating income growth rates for the respective reporting unit. The Company utilized operating income as the basis for measuring its potential growth because it believes it is the best indicator of the performance of its business. The Company then discounted the estimated future cash flows utilizing a discount rate which was calculated using the weighted average cost of capital, which included the cost of equity and the cost of debt.

Based on the results of the interim goodwill impairment test as of March 30, 2024 performed for all of its reporting units, all units had an estimated fair value at least 25% higher than the respective unit’s carrying amount and, therefore, no impairment existed.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AND PER UNIT AMOUNTS)

Finite-lived Intangible Assets

The carrying values of finite-lived intangible assets as of March 30, 2024 and December 30, 2023 were as follows:


	March 30, 2024				December 30, 2023
	Gross				Gross
	Carrying		Accumulated		Carrying		Accumulated
	Amount		Amortization		Amount		Amortization
Capitalized software and website development costs	$	250,343	$	199,657	$	251,410	$	195,696
Trademarks		12,190		12,048		12,188		12,024
Other		13,970		6,767		13,991		6,661
Trademarks and other intangible assets	$	276,503	$	218,472	$	277,589	$	214,381
Franchise rights acquired		7,998		5,336		8,029		5,314
Total finite-lived intangible assets	$	284,501	$	223,808	$	285,618	$	219,695

Aggregate amortization expense for finite-lived intangible assets was recorded in the amounts of $9,290 and $8,519 for the three months ended March 30, 2024 and April 1, 2023, respectively.

Estimated amortization expense of existing finite-lived intangible assets for the next five fiscal years and thereafter is as follows:


Remainder of fiscal 2024	$	22,773
Fiscal 2025	$	21,238
Fiscal 2026	$	8,475
Fiscal 2027	$	1,104
Fiscal 2028	$	712
Fiscal 2029	$	704
Thereafter	$	5,687

Long-Term Debt

The components of the Company’s long-term debt were as follows:


	March 30, 2024									December 30, 2023
	Principal Balance		Unamortized Deferred Financing Costs		Unamortized Debt Discount		Effective Rate (1)			Principal Balance		Unamortized Deferred Financing Costs		Unamortized Debt Discount		Effective Rate (1)
Revolving Credit Facility due April 13, 2026	$	—	$	—	$	—		0.00	%	$	—	$	—	$	—		0.00	%
Term Loan Facility due April 13, 2028		945,000		4,435		9,191		9.45	%		945,000		4,712		9,766		9.21	%
Senior Secured Notes due April 15, 2029		500,000		3,865		—		4.64	%		500,000		4,058		—		4.70	%
Total	$	1,445,000	$	8,300	$	9,191		7.78	%	$	1,445,000	$	8,770	$	9,766		7.64	%
Less: Current portion		—									—
Unamortized deferred financing costs		8,300									8,770
Unamortized debt discount		9,191									9,766
Total long-term debt	$	1,427,509								$	1,426,464

(1)

Includes amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discount.

In the second quarter of fiscal 2021, in connection with its refinancing of its then-existing credit facilities, the Company incurred approximately $1,000,000 in an aggregate principal amount of borrowings under its new credit facilities (as amended from time to time, the “Credit Facilities”) and issued $500,000 in aggregate principal amount of 4.500% Senior Secured Notes due 2029 (the “Senior Secured Notes”), each as described in further detail below.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AND PER UNIT AMOUNTS)

Credit Facilities

The Credit Facilities were issued under a credit agreement, dated April 13, 2021 (as amended from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Company, as borrower, the lenders party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A. (“Bank of America”), as administrative agent and an issuing bank. The Credit Facilities consist of (1) $1,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of senior secured tranche B term loans due in 2028 (the “Term Loan Facility”) and (2) $175,000 in an aggregate principal amount of commitments under a senior secured revolving credit facility (which includes borrowing capacity available for letters of credit) due in 2026 (the “Revolving Credit Facility”).

As of March 30, 2024, the Company had $945,000 in an aggregate principal amount of loans outstanding under the Credit Facilities, with $173,841 of availability and $1,159 in issued but undrawn letters of credit outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility subject to its terms and conditions as discussed below. There were no outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility as of March 30, 2024.

All obligations under the Credit Agreement are guaranteed by, subject to certain exceptions, each of the Company’s current and future wholly-owned material domestic restricted subsidiaries. All obligations under the Credit Agreement, and the guarantees of those obligations, are secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company and each guarantor, subject to customary exceptions, including:

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a pledge of 100% of the equity interests directly held by the Company and each guarantor in any wholly-owned material subsidiary of the Company or any guarantor (which pledge, in the case of any non-U.S. subsidiary of a U.S. subsidiary, will not include more than 65% of the voting stock of such first-tier non-U.S. subsidiary), subject to certain exceptions; and

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a security interest in substantially all other tangible and intangible assets of the Company and each guarantor, subject to certain exceptions.

The Credit Facilities require the Company to prepay outstanding term loans, subject to certain exceptions, with:

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50% (which percentage will be reduced to 25% and 0% if the Company attains certain first lien secured net leverage ratios) of the Company’s annual excess cash flow;

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100% of the net cash proceeds of certain non-ordinary course asset sales by the Company and its restricted subsidiaries (including casualty and condemnation events, subject to de minimis thresholds), and subject to the right to reinvest 100% of such proceeds, subject to certain qualifications; and

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100% of the net proceeds of any issuance or incurrence of debt by the Company or any of its restricted subsidiaries, other than certain debt permitted under the Credit Agreement.

The foregoing mandatory prepayments will be used to reduce the installments of principal on the Term Loan Facility. The Company may voluntarily repay outstanding loans under the Credit Facilities at any time without penalty, except for customary “breakage” costs with respect to Term SOFR loans under the Credit Facilities.

In June 2023, in connection with the planned phase-out of LIBOR, the Company amended its Credit Facilities to replace LIBOR with Term SOFR as the benchmark rate under the Credit Agreement, which will be calculated to include a credit spread adjustment of 0.11448%, 0.26161%, 0.42826%, or 0.71513% for 1, 3, 6, or 12 months period, respectively, in addition to the Term SOFR Screen Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement) and the margin (which was not amended).

Borrowings under the Term Loan Facility bear interest at a rate per annum equal to, at the Company’s option, either (1) an applicable margin plus a base rate determined by reference to the highest of (a) 0.50% per annum plus the Federal Funds Effective Rate as determined by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, (b) the prime rate of Bank of America and (c) the Term SOFR rate determined by reference to the cost of funds for U.S. dollar deposits for an interest period of one month adjusted for certain additional costs, plus 1.00%; provided that such rate is not lower than a floor of 1.50% or (2) an applicable margin plus a Term SOFR rate determined by reference to the cost of funds for U.S. dollar deposits for the interest period relevant to such borrowing adjusted for certain additional costs, provided that Term SOFR is not lower than a floor of 0.50%. Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility bear interest at a rate per annum equal to an applicable margin based upon a leverage-based pricing grid, plus, at the Company’s option, either (1) a base rate determined by reference to the highest of (a) 0.50% per annum plus the Federal Funds Effective Rate as determined by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, (b) the prime rate of Bank of America and (c) the Term SOFR rate determined by reference to the cost of funds for U.S. dollar deposits for an interest period of one month adjusted for certain additional costs, plus 1.00%; provided that such rate is not lower than a floor of 1.00% or (2) a Term SOFR rate determined by reference to the cost of funds for U.S. dollar deposits for the interest period relevant to such borrowing adjusted for certain additional costs, provided such rate is not lower than a floor of zero. As of March 30, 2024, the applicable margins for the Term SOFR rate borrowings under the Term Loan Facility and the Revolving Credit Facility were 3.50% and 2.75%, respectively.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AND PER UNIT AMOUNTS)

On a quarterly basis, the Company pays a commitment fee to the lenders under the Revolving Credit Facility in respect of unutilized commitments thereunder, which commitment fee fluctuates depending upon the Company’s Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement).

The Credit Agreement contains other customary terms, including (1) representations, warranties and affirmative covenants, (2) negative covenants, including limitations on indebtedness, liens, mergers, acquisitions, asset sales, investments, distributions, prepayments of subordinated debt, amendments of material agreements governing subordinated indebtedness, changes to lines of business and transactions with affiliates, in each case subject to baskets, thresholds and other exceptions, and (3) customary events of default.

The availability of certain baskets and the ability to enter into certain transactions are also subject to compliance with certain financial ratios. In addition, if the aggregate principal amount of extensions of credit outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility as of any fiscal quarter end exceeds 35% of the amount of the aggregate commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility in effect on such date, the Company must be in compliance with a Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio of 5.50:1.00 for the period ending after the first fiscal quarter of 2023 through and including the first fiscal quarter of 2024, with a step down to 5.25:1.00 for the period ending after the first fiscal quarter of 2024 through and including the first fiscal quarter of 2025, and an additional step down to 5.00:1.00 for the period following the first fiscal quarter of 2025. As of March 30, 2024, the Company’s actual Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio was 8.87:1.00 and there were no borrowings under its Revolving Credit Facility and total letters of credit issued were $1,159. The Company was not in compliance with the Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio as of March 30, 2024, and as a result, the Company is limited to borrowing no more than 35%, or $61,250, of the amount of the aggregate commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility as of each fiscal quarter end until the Company complies with the applicable ratio.

Senior Secured Notes

The Senior Secured Notes were issued pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of April 13, 2021 (as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time, the “Indenture”), among the Company, the guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee and notes collateral agent. The Indenture contains customary terms, events of default and covenants for an issuer of non-investment grade debt securities. These covenants include limitations on indebtedness, liens, mergers, acquisitions, asset sales, investments, distributions, prepayments of subordinated debt and transactions with affiliates, in each case subject to baskets, thresholds and other exceptions.

The Senior Secured Notes accrue interest at a rate per annum equal to 4.500% and will mature on April 15, 2029. Interest on the Senior Secured Notes is payable semi-annually on April 15 and October 15 of each year. On or after April 15, 2024, the Company may on any one or more occasions redeem some or all of the Senior Secured Notes at a purchase price equal to 102.250% of the principal amount of the Senior Secured Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the redemption date, such optional redemption price decreasing to 101.125% on or after April 15, 2025 and to 100.000% on or after April 15, 2026. Prior to April 15, 2024, the Company may on any one or more occasions redeem up to 40% of the aggregate principal amount of the Senior Secured Notes with an amount not to exceed the net proceeds of certain equity offerings at 104.500% of the aggregate principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the redemption date. Prior to April 15, 2024, the Company may redeem some or all of the Senior Secured Notes at a make-whole price plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the redemption date. In addition, during any twelve-month period ending prior to April 15, 2024, the Company may redeem up to 10% of the aggregate principal amount of the Senior Secured Notes at a purchase price equal to 103.000% of the principal amount of the Senior Secured Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date. If a change of control occurs, the Company must offer to purchase for cash the Senior Secured Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the Senior Secured Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the purchase date. Following the sale of certain assets and subject to certain conditions, the Company must offer to purchase for cash the Senior Secured Notes at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Senior Secured Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the purchase date.

The Senior Secured Notes are guaranteed on a senior secured basis by the Company’s subsidiaries that guarantee the Credit Facilities. The Senior Secured Notes and the note guarantees are secured by a first-priority lien on all the collateral that secures the Credit Facilities, subject to a shared lien of equal priority with the Company’s and each guarantor’s obligations under the Credit Facilities and subject to certain thresholds, exceptions and permitted liens.

Outstanding Debt

At March 30, 2024, the Company had $1,445,000 outstanding under the Credit Facilities and the Senior Secured Notes, consisting of borrowings under the Term Loan Facility of $945,000, $0 drawn down on the Revolving Credit Facility and $500,000 in aggregate principal amount of Senior Secured Notes issued and outstanding.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AND PER UNIT AMOUNTS)

At March 30, 2024 and December 30, 2023, the Company’s debt consisted of both fixed and variable-rate instruments. Interest rate swaps were entered into to hedge a portion of the cash flow exposure associated with the Company’s variable-rate borrowings. See Note 11 for information on the Company’s interest rate swaps. The weighted average interest rate (which includes amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discount) on the Company’s outstanding debt, exclusive of the impact of the swaps then in effect, was approximately 7.78% and 7.64% per annum at March 30, 2024 and December 30, 2023, respectively, based on interest rates on these dates. The weighted average interest rate (which includes amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discount) on the Company’s outstanding debt, including the impact of the swaps then in effect, was approximately 6.59% and 6.53% per annum at March 30, 2024 and December 30, 2023, respectively, based on interest rates on these dates.

Per Share Data

Basic net loss per share is calculated utilizing the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the periods presented. Diluted net loss per share is calculated utilizing the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the periods presented adjusted for the effect of dilutive common stock equivalents.

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net loss per share:


	Three Months Ended
	March 30,			April 1,
	2024			2023
Numerator:
Net loss	$	(347,902	)	$	(118,679	)
Denominator:
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding		79,208			70,596
Effect of dilutive common stock equivalents		—			—
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding		79,208			70,596
Net loss per share
Basic	$	(4.39	)	$	(1.68	)
Diluted	$	(4.39	)	$	(1.68	)

The number of anti-dilutive common stock equivalents excluded from the calculation of the weighted average number of common shares for diluted net loss per share was 9,083 and 8,999 for the three months ended March 30, 2024 and April 1, 2023, respectively.

Taxes

Income Taxes

The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended March 30, 2024 was (19.0%) compared to (132.3%) for the three months ended April 1, 2023. The effective tax rate for interim periods is determined using an annual effective tax rate, adjusted for discrete items. The forecasted full-year tax expense, which included an increase in valuation allowance against U.S. deferred tax assets, in relation to the Company’s forecasted full-year pretax loss (albeit minimal), drove an unusually high negative annual effective tax rate. Applying this negative annual effective tax rate to the pretax loss for the three months ended March 30, 2024 resulted in an income tax expense of $55,448, which is mostly reflected in income taxes payable on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet and consolidated statement of cash flows. Given the seasonal nature of the Company's business, this income tax expense is expected to largely reverse in the third and fourth quarters of fiscal 2024, when the Company expects to earn pretax income.

For the three months ended March 30, 2024, the difference between the U.S. federal statutory tax rate and the Company’s consolidated effective tax rate was primarily due to the valuation allowance noted above. In addition, the effective tax rate was impacted by a tax benefit related to foreign-derived intangible income (“FDII”). The adoption of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s global tax reform initiative, which introduces a global minimum tax of 15% applicable to large multinational corporations, did not have an impact on the first quarter of 2024. For the three months ended April 1, 2023, the difference between the U.S. federal statutory tax rate and the Company’s consolidated effective tax rate was primarily due to the valuation allowance noted above. In addition, the effective tax rate was impacted by tax expense from income earned in foreign jurisdictions, partially offset by tax benefits related to state income tax and FDII.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AND PER UNIT AMOUNTS)

Non-Income Tax Matters

The Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) notified the Company of certain penalties assessed related to the annual disclosure and reporting requirements of the Affordable Care Act. The Company is in the process of appealing this determination and does not believe it has any liability with respect to this matter. Until the appeals process is complete, the IRS will maintain a federal tax lien which is currently limited to certain IRS refunds due to the Company.

10.

Legal

Due to the nature of the Company’s activities, it is, at times, subject to pending and threatened legal actions that arise out of the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, the disposition of any such matters is not expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial condition or cash flows. However, the results of legal actions cannot be predicted with certainty. Therefore, it is possible that the Company’s results of operations, financial condition or cash flows could be materially adversely affected in any particular period by the unfavorable resolution of one or more legal actions.

11.

Derivative Instruments and Hedging

In June 2023, the Company amended the terms of its interest rate swap agreements to implement a forward-looking interest rate based on Term SOFR in place of LIBOR. Since the interest rate swap agreements were affected by reference rate reform, the Company applied the expedients and exceptions provided to preserve the past presentation of its derivatives without de-designating the existing hedging relationships. All amendments to interest rate swap agreements were executed with the existing counterparties and did not change the notional amounts, maturity dates, or other critical terms of the hedging relationships.

As of March 30, 2024 and December 30, 2023, the Company had in effect interest rate swaps with an aggregate notional amount totaling $500,000.

On June 11, 2018, in order to hedge a portion of its variable rate debt, the Company entered into a forward-starting interest rate swap (the “2018 swap”) with an effective date of April 2, 2020 and a termination date of March 31, 2024. The initial notional amount of this swap was $500,000. During the term of this swap, the notional amount decreased from $500,000 effective April 2, 2020 to $250,000 on March 31, 2021. Following the transition from LIBOR to Term SOFR, this interest rate swap effectively fixed the variable interest rate on the notional amount of this swap at 3.1513%. On June 7, 2019, in order to hedge a portion of its variable rate debt, the Company entered into a forward-starting interest rate swap (the “2019 swap”, and together with the 2018 swap, the “current swaps”) with an effective date of April 2, 2020 and a termination date of March 31, 2024. The notional amount of this swap is $250,000. Following the transition from LIBOR to Term SOFR, this interest rate swap effectively fixed the variable interest rate on the notional amount of this swap at 1.9645%. The current swaps qualify for hedge accounting and, therefore, changes in the fair value of the current swaps have been recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss.

As of March 30, 2024, there was no cumulative unrealized gain for qualifying hedges reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss. As of December 30, 2023, the cumulative unrealized gain for qualifying hedges was reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss in the amount of $2,716 ($3,474 before taxes).

The following table presents the aggregate fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instruments by balance sheet classification and location:


			Fair Value
	Balance Sheet Classification	Balance Sheet Location	March 30, 2024		December 30, 2023
Assets:
Interest rate swaps - current swaps	Current asset	Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	—	$	3,555
Total assets			$	—	$	3,555

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AND PER UNIT AMOUNTS)

12.

Fair Value Measurements

Accounting guidance on fair value measurements for certain financial assets and liabilities requires that assets and liabilities carried at fair value be classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:

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Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

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Level 2 – Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

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Level 3 – Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

When measuring fair value, the Company is required to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company’s significant financial instruments include long-term debt and interest rate swap agreements as of March 30, 2024 and December 30, 2023. Since there were no outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility as of March 30, 2024 and December 30, 2023, the fair value approximated a carrying value of $0 at both March 30, 2024 and December 30, 2023.

The fair value of the Company’s Credit Facilities is determined by utilizing average bid prices on or near the end of each fiscal quarter (Level 2 input). As of March 30, 2024 and December 30, 2023, the fair value of the Company’s long-term debt was approximately $622,909 and $996,429, respectively, as compared to the carrying value (net of deferred financing costs and debt discount) of $1,427,509 and $1,426,464, respectively.

Derivative Financial Instruments

The fair values for the Company’s derivative financial instruments are determined using observable current market information such as the prevailing Term SOFR interest rate and Term SOFR yield curve rates and include consideration of counterparty credit risk. See Note 11 for disclosures related to derivative financial instruments.

The following table presents the aggregate fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instruments:


			Fair Value Measurements Using:
	Total Fair Value		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Interest rate swap current asset at March 30, 2024	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Interest rate swap current asset at December 30, 2023	$	3,555	$	—	$	3,555	$	—

The Company did not have any transfers into or out of Levels 1 and 2 and did not maintain any assets or liabilities classified as Level 3 during the three months ended March 30, 2024 and the fiscal year ended December 30, 2023.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AND PER UNIT AMOUNTS)

13.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive loss were as follows:

Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss by Component (1)


	Three Months Ended March 30, 2024
	Gain on Qualifying Hedges			Loss on Foreign Currency Translation			Total
Beginning balance at December 30, 2023	$	2,716		$	(14,016	)	$	(11,300	)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications, net of tax		(57	)		(2,903	)		(2,960	)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax (2)		(2,659	)		—			(2,659	)
Net current period other comprehensive loss	$	(2,716	)	$	(2,903	)	$	(5,619	)
Ending balance at March 30, 2024	$	—		$	(16,919	)	$	(16,919	)

(1)

Amounts in parentheses indicate debits

(2)

See separate table below for details about these reclassifications


	Three Months Ended April 1, 2023
	Gain on Qualifying Hedges			Loss on Foreign Currency Translation			Total
Beginning balance at December 31, 2022	$	10,723		$	(16,193	)	$	(5,470	)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications, net of tax		(415	)		85			(330	)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax (2)		(1,933	)		—			(1,933	)
Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income	$	(2,348	)	$	85		$	(2,263	)
Ending balance at April 1, 2023	$	8,375		$	(16,108	)	$	(7,733	)

(1)

Amounts in parentheses indicate debits

(2)

See separate table below for details about these reclassifications

Reclassifications out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (1)


	Three Months Ended
	March 30,			April 1,
	2024			2023
Details about Other Comprehensive Loss Components	Amounts Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss						Affected Line Item in the Statement Where Net Income is Presented
Gain on Qualifying Hedges
Interest rate contracts	$	3,545		$	2,578		Interest expense
		3,545			2,578		Loss before income taxes
		(886	)		(645	)	Provision for income taxes
	$	2,659		$	1,933		Net loss

(1)

Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to profit/loss

14.

Related Party

As previously disclosed, on October 18, 2015, the Company entered into the Strategic Collaboration Agreement with Oprah Winfrey, under which she consulted with the Company and participated in developing, planning, executing and enhancing the WW program and related initiatives, and provided it with services in her discretion to promote the Company and its programs, products and services for an initial term of five years (the “Initial Term”).

WW INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AND PER UNIT AMOUNTS)

As previously disclosed, on December 15, 2019, the Company entered into an amendment of the Strategic Collaboration Agreement with Ms. Winfrey, pursuant to which, among other things, the Initial Term of the Strategic Collaboration Agreement was extended until April 17, 2023 (with no additional successive renewal terms), after which a second term commenced that will continue through the earlier of the date of the Company’s 2025 annual meeting of shareholders or May 31, 2025. Ms. Winfrey will continue to provide certain consulting and other services to the Company during the second term.

In addition to the Strategic Collaboration Agreement, Ms. Winfrey and her related entities provided services to the Company totaling $2 and $235 for the three months ended March 30, 2024 and April 1, 2023, respectively, which services included advertising, production and related fees.

The Company had no outstanding payables to parties related to Ms. Winfrey at March 30, 2024 and December 30, 2023.

15.

Restructuring

2023 Plan

As previously disclosed, in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022, management reviewed the then-current global business operations of the Company as well as the different functions and systems supporting those operations and contrasted them with the Company's strategic priorities and requirements for fiscal 2023 and beyond. Based on that review, in December 2022, the Company's management resolved to centralize its global management of certain functions and systems, deprioritize and in some cases cease operations for certain non-strategic business lines, and continue the rationalization of its real estate portfolio to align with its future needs. Throughout December 2022 and January 2023, management developed and continued refining a detailed plan to achieve these goals.

The Company has committed to a restructuring plan consisting of (i) an organizational restructuring and rationalization of certain functions and systems to centralize the Company’s management, align resources with strategic business lines and reduce costs associated with certain functions and systems (the “Organizational Restructuring”) and (ii) the continued rationalization of its real estate portfolio and resulting operating lease termination charges and the associated employment termination costs (the “Real Estate Restructuring,” and together with the Organizational Restructuring, the “2023 Plan”). Refer to the tables below for the total restructuring charges under the 2023 Plan recorded for the three months ended March 30, 2024 and for the fiscal years ended December 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022. The cumulative amount incurred as of March 30, 2024 related to the aggregate 2023 Plan is $72,844.

The Organizational Restructuring has resulted and will further result in the elimination of certain positions and the termination of employment for certain employees worldwide. Refer to the tables below for the employee termination benefit costs related to the Organizational Restructuring under the 2023 Plan recorded for the three months ended March 30, 2024 and for the fiscal years ended December 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022. The cumulative amount incurred as of March 30, 2024 related to the aggregate employee termination benefit costs related to the Organizational Restructuring under the 2023 Plan is $41,736.

Refer to the tables below for the lease termination costs and employee termination benefit costs related to the Real Estate Restructuring under the 2023 Plan recorded for the three months ended March 30, 2024 and for the fiscal years ended December 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, as applicable. The cumulative amount incurred as of March 30, 2024 related to the aggregate lease termination costs and employee termination benefit costs related to the Real Estate Restructuring under the 2023 Plan is $12,768 and $9,855, respectively.

Refer to the tables below for the other cash restructuring charges and other non-cash restructuring charges under the 2023 Plan recorded for the three months ended March 30, 2024 and for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2023. The cumulative amount incurred as of March 30, 2024 related to the aggregate other cash restructuring charges and total non-cash restructuring charges under the 2023 Plan is $1,850 and $6,635, respectively.

WW INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AND PER UNIT AMOUNTS)

For the three months ended March 30, 2024, the components of the Company’s restructuring charges for the 2023 Plan were as follows:


	Three Months Ended
	March 30, 2024
Cash restructuring charges:
Real Estate Restructuring - Lease termination costs	$	(156	)
Real Estate Restructuring - Employee termination benefit costs		2,379
Organizational Restructuring - Employee termination benefit costs		2,999
Other cash restructuring charges		273
Total cash restructuring charges	$	5,495
Non-cash restructuring charges		(2	)
Total restructuring charges	$	5,493

For the three months ended March 30, 2024, restructuring charges for the 2023 Plan were recorded in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations as follows:


	Three Months Ended
	March 30, 2024
Cost of revenues	$	2,430
Selling, general and administrative expenses		3,063
Total restructuring charges	$	5,493

For the fiscal year ended December 30, 2023, the components of the Company’s restructuring charges for the 2023 Plan were as follows:


	Fiscal Year Ended
	December 30, 2023
Cash restructuring charges:
Real Estate Restructuring - Lease termination costs	$	12,924
Real Estate Restructuring - Employee termination benefit costs		5,678
Organizational Restructuring - Employee termination benefit costs		26,927
Other cash restructuring charges		1,577
Total cash restructuring charges	$	47,106
Non-cash restructuring charges:
Accelerated depreciation and amortization charges	$	6,831
Other non-cash restructuring charges		(194	)
Total non-cash restructuring charges	$	6,637
Total restructuring charges	$	53,743

For the fiscal year ended December 30, 2023, restructuring charges for the 2023 Plan were recorded in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations as follows:


	Fiscal Year Ended
	December 30, 2023
Cost of revenues	$	21,116
Selling, general and administrative expenses		32,627
Total restructuring charges	$	53,743

WW INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AND PER UNIT AMOUNTS)

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, the components of the Company’s restructuring charges for the 2023 Plan were as follows:


	Fiscal Year Ended
	December 31, 2022
Cash restructuring charges:
Real Estate Restructuring - Employee termination benefit costs	$	1,798
Organizational Restructuring - Employee termination benefit costs		11,810
Total restructuring charges	$	13,608

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, restructuring charges for the 2023 Plan were recorded in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations as follows:


	Fiscal Year Ended
	December 31, 2022
Cost of revenues	$	1,798
Selling, general and administrative expenses		11,810
Total restructuring charges	$	13,608

All expenses were recorded to general corporate expenses.

The following table presents a roll-forward of cash restructuring-related liabilities, which is included within accrued expenses in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets:


	Real Estate Restructuring -			Real Estate Restructuring -			Organizational Restructuring -
	Lease termination costs			Employee termination benefit costs			Employee termination benefit costs			Other cash restructuring charges			Total
Balance as of December 31, 2022	$	—		$	1,798		$	11,810		$	—		$	13,608
Charges		12,924			5,678			26,927			1,577			47,106
Payments		(12,768	)		(4,813	)		(15,142	)		(1,233	)		(33,956	)
Balance as of December 30, 2023	$	156		$	2,663		$	23,595		$	344		$	26,758
Charges		—			2,287			691			273			3,251
Payments		—			(111	)		(7,583	)		(384	)		(8,078	)
Change in estimate		(156	)		92			2,308			—			2,244
Balance as of March 30, 2024	$	—		$	4,931		$	19,011		$	233		$	24,175

As of March 30, 2024, the Company expects the remaining employee termination benefit liability related to the Real Estate Restructuring, the remaining employee termination benefit liability related to the Organizational Restructuring and other cash restructuring charges to be paid in full by the end of fiscal 2025.

2022 Plan

As previously disclosed, in the second quarter of fiscal 2022, the Company committed to a restructuring plan consisting of (i) an organizational realignment to simplify the Company’s corporate structure and reduce associated costs (the “Organizational Realignment”) and (ii) a continued rationalization of its real estate portfolio resulting in the termination of certain of the Company’s operating leases (together with the Organizational Realignment, the “2022 Plan”). The Organizational Realignment has resulted in the elimination of certain positions and termination of employment for certain employees worldwide. Refer to the tables below for the total restructuring charges under the 2022 Plan recorded for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022. The cumulative amount incurred as of March 30, 2024 related to the aggregate 2022 Plan is $28,561.

WW INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AND PER UNIT AMOUNTS)

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, the components of the Company’s restructuring charges for the 2022 Plan were as follows:


	Fiscal Year Ended
	December 31, 2022
Cash restructuring charges:
Lease termination costs	$	2,424
Employee termination benefit costs		19,170
Other cash restructuring charges		995
Total cash restructuring charges	$	22,589
Non-cash restructuring charges:
Lease impairments	$	2,680
Accelerated depreciation and amortization charges		1,453
Other non-cash restructuring charges		459
Total non-cash restructuring charges	$	4,592
Total restructuring charges	$	27,181

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, restructuring charges for the 2022 Plan were recorded in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations as follows:


	Fiscal Year Ended
	December 31, 2022
Cost of revenues	$	6,476
Selling, general and administrative expenses		20,705
Total restructuring charges	$	27,181

All expenses were recorded to general corporate expenses.

The following table presents a roll-forward of cash restructuring-related liabilities, which is included within accrued expenses in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets:


	Lease termination costs			Employee termination benefit costs			Other cash restructuring charges			Total
Balance as of January 1, 2022	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Charges		2,424			19,170			995			22,589
Payments		(1,877	)		(10,909	)		—			(12,786	)
Balance as of December 31, 2022	$	547		$	8,261		$	995		$	9,803
Payments		(122	)		(8,880	)		(995	)		(9,997	)
Change in estimate		(425	)		1,560			—			1,135
Balance as of December 30, 2023	$	—		$	941		$	—		$	941
Payments		—			(685	)		—			(685	)
Change in estimate		—			245			—			245
Balance as of March 30, 2024	$	—		$	501		$	—		$	501

As of March 30, 2024, the Company expects the remaining employee termination benefit liability to be paid in full by the end of fiscal 2024.

CAUTIONARY NOTICE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Except for historical information contained herein, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes “forward-looking statements,” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), including, in particular, the statements about our plans, strategies, objectives and prospects under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” We have generally used the words “may,” “will,” “could,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “plan,” “intend,” “aim” and similar expressions in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to identify forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current views with respect to future events and financial performance. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including, among other things:

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competition from other weight management and health and wellness industry participants or the development of more effective or more favorably perceived weight management methods;

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our failure to continue to retain and grow our subscriber base;

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our ability to be a leader in the rapidly evolving and increasingly competitive clinical weight management and weight loss market;

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our ability to continue to develop new, innovative services and products and enhance our existing services and products or the failure of our services, products or brands to continue to appeal to the market, or our ability to successfully expand into new channels of distribution or respond to consumer trends or sentiment;

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our ability to successfully implement strategic initiatives;

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our ability to evolve our community offerings to meet the evolving tastes and preferences of our members;

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the effectiveness and efficiency of our advertising and marketing programs, including the strength of our social media presence;

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the impact on our reputation of actions taken by our franchisees, licensees, suppliers, affiliated provider entities, PCs’ healthcare professionals, and other partners, including as a result of our acquisition of Weekend Health, Inc., doing business as Sequence (“Sequence”) (the “Acquisition”);

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the recognition of asset impairment charges;

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the loss of key personnel, strategic partners or consultants or failure to effectively manage and motivate our workforce;

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our ability to successfully make acquisitions or enter into collaborations or joint ventures, including our ability to successfully integrate, operate or realize the anticipated benefits of such businesses, including with respect to Sequence;

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uncertainties related to a downturn in general economic conditions or consumer confidence, including as a result of the existing inflationary environment, rising interest rates, the potential impact of political and social unrest and increased volatility in the credit and capital markets;

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the seasonal nature of our business;

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our failure to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting;

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the impact of events that impede accessing resources or discourage or impede people from gathering with others;

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the early termination by us of leases;

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the inability to renew certain of our licenses, or the inability to do so on terms that are favorable to us;

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the impact of our substantial amount of debt, debt service obligations and debt covenants, and our exposure to variable rate indebtedness;

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the ability to generate sufficient cash to service our debt and satisfy our other liquidity requirements;

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uncertainties regarding the satisfactory operation of our technology or systems;

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the impact of data security breaches and other malicious acts or privacy concerns, including the costs of compliance with evolving privacy laws and regulations;

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our ability to successfully integrate and use artificial intelligence in our business;

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our ability to enforce our intellectual property rights both domestically and internationally, as well as the impact of our involvement in any claims related to intellectual property rights;

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risks and uncertainties associated with our international operations, including regulatory, economic, political, social, intellectual property, and foreign currency risks, which risks may be exacerbated as a result of war and terrorism;

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the outcomes of litigation or regulatory actions;

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the impact of existing and future laws and regulations;

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risks related to the Acquisition, including risks that the Acquisition may not achieve its intended results;

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risks related to our exposure to extensive and complex healthcare laws and regulations as a result of the Acquisition; and

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other risks and uncertainties, including those detailed from time to time in our periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

You should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. You should understand that many important factors, including those discussed herein, could cause our results to differ materially from those expressed or suggested in any forward-looking statement. Except as required by law, we do not undertake any obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements to reflect new information or events or circumstances that occur after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events or otherwise.

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

WW International, Inc. is a Virginia corporation with its principal executive offices in New York, New York. In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q unless the context indicates otherwise, “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company,” “Weight Watchers” and “WW” refer to WW International, Inc. and all of its operations consolidated for purposes of its financial statements. Effective the first day of fiscal 2024 (i.e., December 31, 2023), as a result of the continued evolution of our centralized organizational structure in fiscal 2023, and management’s 2024 strategic planning process, our reportable segments changed to one segment for the purpose of making operational and resource decisions and assessing financial performance. Our “Digital” business refers to providing subscriptions to our digital product offerings. Our “Workshops + Digital” business refers to providing subscriptions for unlimited access to our workshops combined with our digital subscription product offerings. Our “Clinical” business refers to providing subscriptions to our clinical product offerings provided by WeightWatchers Clinic (formerly referred to as Sequence).

Our fiscal year ends on the Saturday closest to December 31st and consists of either 52- or 53-week periods. In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q:

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“fiscal 2020” refers to our fiscal year ended January 2, 2021 (included a 53rd week);

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“fiscal 2021” refers to our fiscal year ended January 1, 2022;

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“fiscal 2022” refers to our fiscal year ended December 31, 2022;

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“fiscal 2023” refers to our fiscal year ended December 30, 2023;

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“fiscal 2024” refers to our fiscal year ended December 28, 2024;

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“fiscal 2025” refers to our fiscal year ended January 3, 2026 (includes a 53rd week);

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“fiscal 2026” refers to our fiscal year ended January 2, 2027;

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“fiscal 2027” refers to our fiscal year ended January 1, 2028;

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“fiscal 2028” refers to our fiscal year ended December 30, 2028; and

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“fiscal 2029” refers to our fiscal year ended December 29, 2029.

The following terms used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are our trademarks: Weekend HealthTM, Weight Watchers®, and the Weight Watchers logo.

You should read the following discussion in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2023 that includes additional information about us, our results of operations, our financial position and our cash flows, and with our unaudited consolidated financial statements and related notes included in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (collectively referred to as the “Consolidated Financial Statements”).

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

To supplement our consolidated results presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”), we have disclosed non-GAAP financial measures of operating results that exclude or adjust certain items. Gross profit, gross margin, operating loss, operating loss margin and components thereof are discussed in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q both as reported (on a GAAP basis) and as adjusted (on a non-GAAP basis), as applicable, with respect to (i) the first quarter of fiscal 2024 to exclude (x) the impact of impairment charges for our franchise rights acquired related to our United States, Australia, New Zealand and United Kingdom units of account and (y) the net impact of charges associated with our previously disclosed 2023 restructuring plan (the “2023 plan”) and our previously disclosed 2022 restructuring plan (the “2022 plan”); and (ii) the first quarter of fiscal 2023 to exclude (x) the net impact of (a) charges associated with the 2023 plan, (b) charges associated with the 2022 plan or the reversal of certain of the charges associated with the 2022 plan, as applicable, (c) the reversal of certain of the charges associated with our previously disclosed 2021 organizational restructuring plan (the “2021 plan”), and (d) the reversal of certain of the charges associated with our previously disclosed 2020 organizational restructuring plan (the “2020 plan”); and (y) the impact of certain non-recurring transaction costs in connection with the acquisition of Sequence. We generally refer to such non-GAAP measures as excluding or adjusting for the impact of franchise rights acquired impairments, the net impact of restructuring charges, and the impact of acquisition transaction costs, as applicable. We also present within this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q the non-GAAP financial measures: earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation (“EBITDAS”); earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, stock-based compensation, franchise rights acquired and goodwill impairments, net restructuring charges, and certain non-recurring transaction costs in connection with the acquisition of Sequence (“Adjusted EBITDAS”); total debt less unamortized deferred financing costs, unamortized debt discount and cash on hand (i.e., net debt); and a net debt/Adjusted EBITDAS ratio. See “—Liquidity and Capital Resources—EBITDAS, Adjusted EBITDAS and Net Debt” for the reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable GAAP financial measure in each case. Our management believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful supplemental information to investors regarding the performance of our business and are useful for period-over-period comparisons of the performance of our business. While we believe that these non-GAAP financial measures are useful in evaluating our business, this information should be considered as supplemental in nature and is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the related financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, these non-GAAP financial measures may not be the same as similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

USE OF CONSTANT CURRENCY

As exchange rates are an important factor in understanding period-to-period comparisons, we believe in certain cases the presentation of results on a constant currency basis in addition to reported results helps improve investors’ ability to understand our operating results and evaluate our performance in comparison to prior periods. Constant currency information compares results between periods as if exchange rates had remained constant period-over-period. We use results on a constant currency basis as one measure to evaluate our performance. In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we calculate constant currency by calculating current-year results using prior-year foreign currency exchange rates. We generally refer to such amounts calculated on a constant currency basis as excluding or adjusting for the impact of foreign currency or being on a constant currency basis. These results should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, results reported in accordance with GAAP and are not meant to be considered in isolation. Results on a constant currency basis, as we present them, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies and are not measures of performance presented in accordance with GAAP.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES

Franchise Rights Acquired

In performing the impairment analysis for indefinite-lived franchise rights acquired, the fair value for franchise rights acquired is estimated using a discounted cash flow approach referred to as the hypothetical start-up approach for franchise rights related to our Workshops + Digital business and a relief from royalty methodology for franchise rights related to our Digital business. The aggregate estimated fair value for these franchise rights is then compared to the carrying value of the unit of account for these rights. We have determined the appropriate unit of account for purposes of assessing impairment to be the combination of the rights in both the Workshops + Digital business and the Digital business in the country in which the applicable acquisition occurred. The net book values of franchise rights acquired in the United States and United Kingdom units of account as of the March 30, 2024 balance sheet date were $122.9 million and $2.6 million, respectively.

In our hypothetical start-up approach analysis for fiscal 2024, we assumed that the year of maturity was reached after 7 years. Subsequent to the year of maturity, we estimated future cash flows for the Workshops + Digital business in each country based on assumptions regarding revenue growth and operating income margins. In our relief from royalty approach analysis for fiscal 2024, the cash flows associated with the Digital business in each country were based on the expected Digital revenue for such country and the application of a royalty rate based on current market terms. The cash flows for the Workshops + Digital and the Digital businesses were discounted utilizing rates which were calculated using the weighted average cost of capital, which included the cost of equity and the cost of debt.

Goodwill

In performing the impairment analysis for goodwill, the fair value for our reporting units is estimated using a discounted cash flow approach. This approach involves projecting future cash flows attributable to the reporting unit and discounting those estimated cash flows using an appropriate discount rate. The estimated fair value is then compared to the carrying value of the reporting unit. We have determined the appropriate reporting units for purposes of assessing goodwill impairment to be the Behavioral and Clinical business lines. Our “Behavioral” business line consists of our Workshops + Digital business and Digital business. The net book values of goodwill in the Behavioral and Clinical reporting units as of the March 30, 2024 balance sheet date were $152.5 million and $89.7 million, respectively.

In performing the impairment analysis for goodwill, for all of our reporting units, we estimated future cash flows by utilizing the historical debt-free cash flows (cash flows provided by operations less capital expenditures) attributable to each of the Behavioral and Clinical reporting units and then applied expected future operating income growth rates for the respective reporting unit. We utilized operating income as the basis for measuring our potential growth because we believe it is the best indicator of the performance of our business. We then discounted the estimated future cash flows utilizing a discount rate which was calculated using the weighted average cost of capital, which included the cost of equity and the cost of debt.

Indefinite-Lived Franchise Rights Acquired and Goodwill Impairment Tests

We review indefinite-lived franchise rights acquired and goodwill for potential impairment on at least an annual basis or more often if events so require.

When determining fair value, we utilize various assumptions, including projections of future cash flows, revenue growth rates, operating income margins and discount rates. A change in these underlying assumptions could cause a change in the results of the impairment assessments and, as such, could cause fair value to be less than the carrying amounts and result in an impairment of those assets. In the event such a result occurred, we would be required to record a corresponding charge, which would impact earnings. We would also be required to reduce the carrying amounts of the related assets on our balance sheet. We continue to evaluate these assumptions and believe that these assumptions are appropriate.

In performing our impairment analyses, we also considered the trading value of both our equity and debt. If the trading values of both our equity and debt were to significantly decline from their levels at the time of testing, we may have to take an impairment charge at the appropriate time, which could be material. For additional information on risks associated with our recognizing asset impairment charges, see the risk factor titled “We have in the past and may in the future be required to recognize asset impairment charges for indefinite- and definite-lived assets” found in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2023.

Further information regarding the results of our franchise rights acquired and goodwill interim impairment tests for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 can be found in Note 6 “Franchise Rights Acquired, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” in the notes to the consolidated financial statements contained in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Critical Accounting Policies

Information concerning our critical accounting policies is set forth in “Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” of our audited consolidated financial statements contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2023. Our critical accounting policies have not changed since the end of fiscal 2023.

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

Our management team regularly reviews and analyzes a number of financial and operating metrics, including the key performance indicators listed below, in order to manage our business, measure our performance, identify trends affecting our business, determine the allocation of resources, make decisions regarding corporate strategies and assess the quality and potential variability of our cash flows and earnings. We also believe that these key performance indicators are useful to both management and investors for forecasting purposes and to facilitate comparisons to our historical operating results. These metrics are supplemental to our GAAP results and include operational measures.

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Revenues—Our “Subscription Revenues” consist of “Digital Subscription Revenues”, “Workshops + Digital Subscription Revenues” and “Clinical Subscription Revenues”. “Digital Subscription Revenues” consist of the fees associated with subscriptions for our Digital offerings. “Workshops + Digital Subscription Revenues” consist of the fees associated with subscriptions for combined workshops and Digital offerings. “Clinical Subscription Revenues” consist of the fees associated with subscriptions for our Clinical offerings. In addition, “Other Revenues” (formerly known as “product sales and other”) consist of revenues from licensing and publishing, franchise fees with respect to commitment plans and royalties, and other revenues. Prior to fiscal 2024, “Other Revenues” included sales of consumer products.

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Paid Weeks—The “Paid Weeks” metric reports paid weeks by WW customers in Company-owned operations for a given period as follows: (i) “Digital Paid Weeks” is the total paid subscription weeks for our Digital offerings; (ii) “Workshops + Digital Paid Weeks” is the total paid subscription weeks for combined workshops and Digital offerings; (iii) “Clinical Paid Weeks” is the total paid subscription weeks for our Clinical offerings; and (iv) “Total Paid Weeks” is the sum of Digital Paid Weeks, Workshops + Digital Paid Weeks and Clinical Paid Weeks.

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Incoming Subscribers—“Subscribers” refer to Digital subscribers, Workshops + Digital subscribers and Clinical subscribers who participate in recurring bill programs in Company-owned operations. The “Incoming Subscribers” metric reports Subscribers in Company-owned operations at a given period start as follows: (i) “Incoming Digital Subscribers” is the total number of Digital subscribers; (ii) “Incoming Workshops + Digital Subscribers” is the total number of subscribers that have access to combined workshops and Digital offerings; (iii) “Incoming Clinical Subscribers” is the total number of Clinical subscribers; and (iv) “Incoming Subscribers” is the sum of Incoming Digital Subscribers, Incoming Workshops + Digital Subscribers and Incoming Clinical Subscribers, as applicable. Given we completed our acquisition of Sequence in April 2023 after the beginning of the second quarter of fiscal 2023, we have incoming subscribers with respect to our Clinical business for the first quarter of fiscal 2024, but not for the first quarter of fiscal 2023. Recruitment and retention are key drivers for this metric.

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End of Period Subscribers—The “End of Period Subscribers” metric reports Subscribers in Company-owned operations at a given period end as follows: (i) “End of Period Digital Subscribers” is the total number of Digital subscribers; (ii) “End of Period Workshops + Digital Subscribers” is the total number of subscribers that have access to combined workshops and Digital offerings; (iii) “End of Period Clinical Subscribers” is the total number of Clinical subscribers; and (iv) “End of Period Subscribers” is the sum of End of Period Digital Subscribers, End of Period Workshops + Digital Subscribers and End of Period Clinical Subscribers. Recruitment and retention are key drivers for this metric.

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Gross profit and operating expenses as a percentage of revenue.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 30, 2024 COMPARED TO THE THREE MONTHS ENDED APRIL 1, 2023

The table below sets forth selected financial information for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 from our consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 30, 2024 versus selected financial information for the first quarter of fiscal 2023 from our consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended April 1, 2023.

Summary of Selected Financial Data


	(In millions, except per share amounts)
	For The Three Months Ended
	March 30, 2024			April 1, 2023			Increase/ (Decrease)			% Change				% Change Constant Currency
Revenues, net	$	206.5		$	241.9		$	(35.3	)		(14.6	%)			(14.9	%)
Cost of revenues		68.7			122.4			(53.6	)		(43.8	%)			(44.0	%)
Gross profit		137.8			119.5			18.3			15.3	%			14.8	%
Gross Margin %		66.7	%		49.4	%

Marketing expenses		90.2			88.2			1.9			2.2	%			1.9	%
Selling, general & administrative expenses		59.0			59.9			(0.9	)		(1.5	%)			(1.7	%)
Franchise rights acquired impairments		258.0			—			258.0			100.0	%			100.0	%
Operating loss		(269.3	)		(28.6	)		240.7			100.0	%	*		100.0	%	*
Operating Loss Margin %		(130.4	%)		(11.8	%)

Interest expense		24.7			22.8			1.9			8.2	%			8.2	%
Other income, net		(1.6	)		(0.3	)		1.3			100.0	%	*		100.0	%	*
Loss before income taxes		(292.5	)		(51.1	)		241.4			100.0	%	*		100.0	%	*

Provision for income taxes		55.4			67.6			(12.1	)		(18.0	%)			(18.1	%)
Net loss	$	(347.9	)	$	(118.7	)	$	229.2			100.0	%	*		100.0	%	*

Weighted average diluted shares outstanding		79.2			70.6			8.6			12.2	%			12.2	%
Diluted net loss per share	$	(4.39	)	$	(1.68	)	$	2.71			100.0	%	*		100.0	%	*

Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding.

* Note: Percentage in excess of 100.0% and not meaningful.

Certain results for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 are adjusted to exclude the impact of franchise rights acquired impairments and the net impact of restructuring charges. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” above. The table below sets forth a reconciliation of certain of those components of our selected financial data for the three months ended March 30, 2024 which have been adjusted.


									Operating
	Gross		Gross			Operating			Loss
(in millions except percentages)	Profit		Margin			Loss			Margin
First Quarter of Fiscal 2024	$	137.8		66.7	%	$	(269.3	)		(130.4	%)
Adjustments to reported amounts (1)
Franchise rights acquired impairments		—					258.0
2023 plan restructuring charges		2.4					5.5
2022 plan restructuring charges		0.0					0.2
Total adjustments (1)		2.5					263.7
First Quarter of Fiscal 2024, as adjusted (1)	$	140.3		67.9	%	$	(5.6	)		(2.7	%)

Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding.

(1)

The “As adjusted” measure is a non-GAAP financial measure that adjusts the consolidated statements of operations for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 to exclude the impact of the $258.0 million ($241.5 million after tax) of franchise rights acquired impairments, and the net impact of the $5.5 million ($4.1 million after tax) of 2023 plan restructuring charges and the $0.2 million ($0.2 million after tax) of 2022 plan restructuring charges. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” above for an explanation of our use of non-GAAP financial measures.

Certain results for the first quarter of fiscal 2023 are adjusted to exclude the net impact of restructuring charges and the impact of acquisition transaction costs. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” above. The table below sets forth a reconciliation of certain of those components of our selected financial data for the three months ended April 1, 2023 which have been adjusted.


										Operating
	Gross			Gross			Operating			Loss
(in millions except percentages)	Profit			Margin			Loss			Margin
First Quarter of Fiscal 2023	$	119.5			49.4	%	$	(28.6	)		(11.8	%)
Adjustments to reported amounts (1)
2023 plan restructuring charges		18.9						22.6
2022 plan restructuring charges		(0.3	)					0.0
2021 plan restructuring charges		(0.0	)					(0.0	)
2020 plan restructuring charges		(0.0	)					(0.0	)
Acquisition transaction costs		—						3.7
Total adjustments (1)		18.6						26.4
First Quarter of Fiscal 2023, as adjusted (1)	$	138.1			57.1	%	$	(2.2	)		(0.9	%)

Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding.

(1)

The “As adjusted” measure is a non-GAAP financial measure that adjusts the consolidated statements of operations for the first quarter of fiscal 2023 to exclude the net impact of the $22.6 million ($17.0 million after tax) of 2023 plan restructuring charges, the $40 thousand ($30 thousand after tax) of 2022 plan restructuring charges, the reversal of $7 thousand ($5 thousand after tax) of 2021 plan restructuring charges and the reversal of $5 thousand ($4 thousand after tax) of 2020 plan restructuring charges, and the impact of the $3.7 million ($3.3 million after tax) of acquisition transaction costs. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” above for an explanation of our use of non-GAAP financial measures.

Consolidated Results

Revenues

Revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 were $206.5 million, a decrease of $35.3 million, or 14.6%, versus the first quarter of fiscal 2023. Excluding the impact of foreign currency, which positively impacted our revenues in the first quarter of fiscal 2024 by $0.8 million, revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 would have decreased 14.9% versus the prior year period. This decrease was driven primarily by the decline in Other Revenues from the discontinuation of our consumer products business at the end of fiscal 2023. Lower Subscription Revenues primarily due to a higher mix of subscribers within their initial, lower-priced, commitment periods and the continued mix shift from our Workshops + Digital business to our Digital business also contributed to the decrease in revenues in the quarter. Additionally, Subscription Revenues were negatively impacted by non-Clinical recruitment declines during the first quarter of fiscal 2024 versus the prior year period. Subscription Revenues included $18.8 million of Clinical Subscription Revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 2024. See “—Operating Results” for additional details on revenues.

Cost of Revenues

Cost of revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 decreased $53.6 million, or 43.8%, versus the first quarter of fiscal 2023. Excluding the impact of foreign currency, which increased cost of revenues in the first quarter of fiscal 2024 by $0.2 million, cost of revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 would have decreased 44.0% versus the prior year period. Excluding the net impact of the $2.5 million of restructuring charges in the first quarter of fiscal 2024 and the net impact of the $18.6 million of restructuring charges in the first quarter of fiscal 2023, cost of revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 would have decreased by 36.1%, or 36.3% on a constant currency basis, versus the prior year period.

Gross Profit

Gross profit for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 increased $18.3 million, or 15.3%, versus the first quarter of fiscal 2023. Excluding the impact of foreign currency, which positively impacted gross profit in the first quarter of fiscal 2024 by $0.6 million, gross profit for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 would have increased 14.8% versus the prior year period. Excluding the net impact of the $2.5 million of restructuring charges in the first quarter of fiscal 2024 and the net impact of the $18.6 million of restructuring charges in the first quarter of fiscal 2023, gross profit for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 would have increased by 1.5%, or 1.1% on a constant currency basis, versus the prior year period. Gross margin for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 increased to 66.7%, both as reported and on a constant currency basis, versus 49.4% for the first quarter of fiscal 2023. Excluding the net impact of restructuring charges in the first quarter of fiscal 2024 and the net impact of restructuring charges in the first quarter of fiscal 2023, gross margin for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 would have increased 10.8% to 67.9%, both as adjusted and as adjusted on a constant currency basis, versus the prior year period. This gross margin increase was driven primarily by actions to reduce the fixed cost base and mix shift within our business. The first quarter of fiscal 2023 included the impact of accounting for subscription and consumer product promotional bundles.

Marketing

Marketing expenses for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 increased $1.9 million, or 2.2%, versus the first quarter of fiscal 2023. Excluding the impact of foreign currency, which increased marketing expenses in the first quarter of fiscal 2024 by $0.3 million, marketing expenses for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 would have increased 1.9% versus the prior year period. This increase in marketing expenses was primarily due to higher spend on Online advertising, including for our new Clinical business, partially offset by lower spend on TV advertising and production and agency fees. Marketing expenses as a percentage of revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 increased to 43.7% from 36.5% for the first quarter of fiscal 2023.

Selling, General and Administrative

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 decreased $0.9 million, or 1.5%, versus the first quarter of fiscal 2023. Excluding the impact of foreign currency, which increased selling, general and administrative expenses in the first quarter of fiscal 2024 by $0.1 million, selling, general and administrative expenses for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 would have decreased 1.7% versus the prior year period. Excluding the net impact of the $3.3 million of restructuring charges in the first quarter of fiscal 2024, the net impact of the $4.0 million of restructuring charges in the first quarter of fiscal 2023 and the impact of the $3.7 million of acquisition transaction costs in the first quarter of fiscal 2023, selling, general and administrative expenses for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 would have increased by 6.9%, or 6.7% on a constant currency basis, versus the prior year period. This increase in selling, general and administrative expenses was primarily due to the costs associated with our new Clinical business that we acquired in the second quarter of fiscal 2023. Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 increased to 28.6% from 24.7% for the first quarter of fiscal 2023. Excluding the net impact of restructuring charges in the first quarter of fiscal 2024, the net impact of restructuring charges in the first quarter of fiscal 2023 and the impact of acquisition transaction costs in the first quarter of fiscal 2023, selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 would have increased by 5.4%, or 5.5% on a constant currency basis, versus the prior year period.

Impairments

In performing our interim impairment analysis as of March 30, 2024, we determined that the carrying amounts of our United States, Australia, New Zealand and United Kingdom franchise rights acquired with indefinite-lived units of account exceeded their respective fair values and, as a result, we recorded impairment charges for our United States, Australia, New Zealand and United Kingdom units of account of $251.4 million, $4.1 million, $2.3 million and $0.2 million, respectively, in the first quarter of fiscal 2024.

Operating Loss

Operating loss for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 was $269.3 million compared to operating loss for the first quarter of fiscal 2023 of $28.6 million. Operating loss for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 was positively impacted by $0.3 million of foreign currency. Excluding the impact of the $258.0 million of franchise rights acquired impairments in the first quarter of fiscal 2024, the net impact of the $5.7 million of restructuring charges in the first quarter of fiscal 2024, the net impact of the $22.7 million of restructuring charges in the first quarter of fiscal 2023 and the impact of the $3.7 million of acquisition transaction costs in the first quarter of fiscal 2023, operating loss for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 would have increased to $5.6 million from $2.2 million of operating loss in the prior year period. Operating loss margin for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 was 130.4% compared to operating loss margin for the first quarter of fiscal 2023 of 11.8%. Excluding the impact of franchise rights acquired impairments in the first quarter of fiscal 2024, the net impact of restructuring charges in the first quarter of fiscal 2024, the net impact of restructuring charges in the first quarter of fiscal 2023 and the impact of acquisition transaction costs in the first quarter of fiscal 2023, operating loss margin for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 would have increased to 2.7% from 0.9% of operating loss margin in the prior year period. This increase in operating loss margin for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 versus the operating loss margin for the first quarter of fiscal 2023 was driven by an increase in marketing expenses as a percentage of revenue and an increase in selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenue, partially offset by an increase in gross margin.

Interest Expense

Interest expense for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 increased $1.9 million, or 8.2%, versus the first quarter of fiscal 2023. The increase in interest expense was driven primarily by an increase in the base rate of our Term Loan Facility (as defined below). The effective interest rate on our debt, based on interest incurred (which includes amortization of our deferred financing costs and debt discount) and our average borrowings during the first quarter of fiscal 2024 and the first quarter of fiscal 2023 and excluding the impact of our interest rate swaps then in effect, increased to 7.78% per annum at the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2024 from 7.20% per annum at the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2023. Including the impact of our interest rate swaps then in effect, the effective interest rate on our debt, based on interest incurred (which includes amortization of our deferred financing costs and debt discount) and our average borrowings during the first quarter of fiscal 2024 and the first quarter of fiscal 2023, increased to 6.80% per annum at the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2024 from 6.48% per annum at the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2023. See “—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Long-Term Debt” for additional details regarding our debt, including interest rates and payments thereon. Further information regarding our interest rate swaps can be found in Note 11 “Derivative Instruments and Hedging” in the notes to the consolidated financial statements contained in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Other Income, Net

Other income, net, which consists primarily of the impact of foreign currency on intercompany transactions, increased by $1.3 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 to $1.6 million of income as compared to $0.3 million of income for the first quarter of fiscal 2023.

Tax

Our effective tax rate for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 was (19.0%) compared to (132.3%) for the first quarter of fiscal 2023. The effective tax rate for interim periods is determined using an annual effective tax rate, adjusted for discrete items. The forecasted full-year tax expense, which included an increase in valuation allowance against U.S. deferred tax assets, in relation to our forecasted full-year pretax loss (albeit minimal), drove an unusually high negative annual effective tax rate. Applying this negative annual effective tax rate to the pretax loss for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 resulted in an income tax expense of $55.4 million, which is mostly reflected in income taxes payable on our consolidated balance sheet and consolidated statement of cash flows. Given the seasonal nature of our business, this income tax expense is expected to largely reverse in the third and fourth quarters of fiscal 2024, when we expect to earn pretax income.

For the first quarter of fiscal 2024, the difference between the U.S. federal statutory tax rate and our consolidated effective tax rate was primarily due to the valuation allowance noted above. In addition, the effective tax rate was impacted by a tax benefit related to foreign-derived intangible income (“FDII”). The adoption of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s global tax reform initiative, which introduces a global minimum tax of 15% applicable to large multinational corporations, did not have an impact on the first quarter of 2024. For the first quarter of fiscal 2023, the difference between the U.S. federal statutory tax rate and our consolidated effective tax rate was primarily due to the valuation allowance noted above. In addition, the effective tax rate was impacted by tax expense from income earned in foreign jurisdictions, partially offset by tax benefits related to state income tax and FDII.

Net Loss and Diluted Net Loss Per Share

Net loss for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 was $347.9 million compared to net loss for the first quarter of fiscal 2023 of $118.7 million. Net loss for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 was positively impacted by $0.2 million of foreign currency. Net loss for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 included a $241.5 million impact from franchise rights acquired impairments and a $4.3 million net impact from restructuring charges. Net loss for the first quarter of fiscal 2023 included a $17.0 million net impact from restructuring charges and a $3.3 million impact from acquisition transaction costs.

Diluted net loss per share for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 was $4.39 compared to diluted net loss per share for the first quarter of fiscal 2023 of $1.68. Diluted net loss per share for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 included a $3.05 impact from franchise rights acquired impairments and a $0.05 net impact from restructuring charges. Diluted net loss per share for the first quarter of fiscal 2023 included a $0.24 net impact from restructuring charges and a $0.05 impact from acquisition transaction costs.

Operating Results

As previously disclosed, effective the first day of fiscal 2024 (i.e., December 31, 2023), as a result of the continued evolution of our centralized organizational structure in fiscal 2023, and management’s 2024 strategic planning process, our reportable segments changed to one segment for the purpose of making operational and resource decisions and assessing financial performance.

Metrics and Business Trends

The following tables set forth key metrics for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 and the percentage change in those metrics versus the prior year period, as applicable:

(in millions except percentages and as noted)


Q1 2024
GAAP									Constant Currency
Subscription Revenues			Other Revenues			Total Revenues			Subscription Revenues			Other Revenues			Total Revenues			Total Paid Weeks			Incoming Subscribers			EOP Subscribers
																					(in thousands)
$	204.1		$	2.5		$	206.5		$	203.3		$	2.5		$	205.8			51.8			3,797.5			4,007.9

% Change Q1 2024 vs. Q1 2023
	(3.3	%)		(91.9	%)		(14.6	%)		(3.7	%)		(92.0	%)		(14.9	%)		1.7	%		7.1	%		(0.4	%)

(in millions except percentages and as noted)


Q1 2024
Digital Subscription Revenues															Workshops + Digital Subscription Revenues
GAAP			Constant Currency			Digital Paid Weeks			Incoming Digital Subscribers			EOP Digital Subscribers			GAAP			Constant Currency			Workshops + Digital Paid Weeks			Incoming Workshops + Digital Subscribers			EOP Workshops + Digital Subscribers
									(in thousands)															(in thousands)
$	137.6		$	137.0			42.3			3,079.4			3,277.1		$	47.7		$	47.5			8.4			651.5			640.0

% Change Q1 2024 vs. Q1 2023
	(7.8	%)		(8.2	%)		3.7	%		8.6	%		0.7	%		(22.7	%)		(23.0	%)		(17.0	%)		(8.3	%)		(16.7	%)

(in millions except as noted)


Q1 2024
Clinical Subscription Revenues
GAAP		Clinical Paid Weeks		Incoming Clinical Subscribers		EOP Clinical Subscribers
				(in thousands)
$	18.8		1.1		66.6		90.8

Operating Performance

The decrease in revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 versus the prior year period was driven by a decrease in Other Revenues and, to a lesser extent, a decrease in Subscription Revenues. The decrease in Other Revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 versus the prior year period was driven primarily by the discontinuation of our consumer products business at the end of fiscal 2023.

The decrease in Subscription Revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 versus the prior year period was driven primarily by both a decrease in Workshops + Digital Subscription Revenues and a decrease in Digital Subscription Revenues due to a higher mix of subscribers within their initial, lower-priced, commitment periods and the continued mix shift from our Workshops + Digital business to our Digital business. Workshops + Digital Subscription Revenues and Digital Subscription Revenues were also negatively impacted by the recruitment decline during the first quarter of fiscal 2024 as compared to the prior year period. In addition, the lower number of Incoming Workshops + Digital Subscribers at the beginning of the first quarter of fiscal 2024 versus the beginning of the first quarter of fiscal 2023 contributed to the decrease in Workshops + Digital Subscription Revenues in the quarter. Subscription Revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 benefited from Clinical Subscription Revenues following our acquisition of Sequence during the second quarter of fiscal 2023.

The increase in Total Paid Weeks for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 versus the prior year period was driven primarily by our new Clinical business that we acquired in the second quarter of fiscal 2023.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Cash flows provided by operating activities have historically supplied us with our primary source of liquidity. We have used these cash flows, supplemented with long-term debt and short-term borrowings, to fund our operations and global strategic initiatives, pay down debt and engage in selective acquisitions. Upon the completion of our acquisition of Sequence (the “Acquisition”), in the second quarter of fiscal 2023, we had a net cash outlay of $40.3 million on April 10, 2023 with respect to the payment of the purchase price and certain transaction costs. For additional details on the purchase price consideration for the Acquisition and related terms, including with respect to the first anniversary payment, see Note 5 “Acquisitions” in the notes to the consolidated financial statements contained in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. These cash outlays have reduced the liquidity available to us in the future. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Acquisition of Weekend Health, Inc. (d/b/a Sequence)—The Acquisition may not achieve its intended results.” and “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Liquidity—We may not be able to generate sufficient cash to service all of our debt and satisfy our other liquidity requirements.” contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2023 for additional details. We currently believe that cash generated by operations, our cash on hand of approximately $66.6 million at March 30, 2024, our availability under our Revolving Credit Facility (as defined and described below) at March 30, 2024 and our continued cost focus will provide us with sufficient liquidity to meet our obligations for the short- and long-term. In addition, if necessary, we have the flexibility to delay investments or reduce marketing spend.

We continue to proactively manage our liquidity so we can maintain flexibility to fund investments in our business, honor our long-term debt obligations, and respond to evolving business and consumer conditions. To increase our flexibility and reduce our cash interest payments, we refinanced our then-existing credit facilities and then-existing senior notes in April 2021. Additionally, we instituted a number of measures throughout our operations to mitigate expenses and reduce costs as well as ensure liquidity. For example, we instituted restructuring plans in recent fiscal years which have resulted in aggregate cash outlays of approximately $8.8 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2024 and are expected to result in an additional $12.9 million for the remainder of fiscal 2024. For additional details, see Note 15 “Restructuring” in the notes to the consolidated financial statements contained in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The evolving nature, and uncertain economic impact, of the current demand environment may impact our liquidity going forward. To the extent that we do not successfully manage our costs, our liquidity and financial results, as well as our ability to fully access our Revolving Credit Facility, may be adversely affected. Pursuant to their respective terms, our interest rate swaps in effect as of the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2024 terminated on March 31, 2024. Given then-current market conditions, management determined to not enter into any new swap arrangement during such quarter. Management continues to evaluate its exposure to interest rates and, from time to time, may opportunistically hedge any interest rate exposure by entering into new swap arrangements.

As market conditions warrant, we may, from time to time, seek to purchase our outstanding debt securities or loans, including the Senior Secured Notes and borrowings under the Credit Facilities (each as defined below). Such transactions could be privately negotiated or open market transactions, pursuant to tender offers or otherwise. Subject to any applicable limitations contained in the agreements governing, or terms of, our indebtedness, any such purchases made by us may be funded by the use of cash on our balance sheet, the incurrence of new secured or unsecured debt, the issuance of our equity or the sale of assets. The amounts involved in any such purchase transactions, individually or in the aggregate, may be material. Any such purchases may equate to a substantial amount of a particular class or series of debt, which may reduce the trading liquidity of such class or series.

Balance Sheet Working Capital

The following table sets forth certain relevant measures of our balance sheet working capital deficit, excluding cash and cash equivalents at:


	March 30,			December 30,			Increase/
	2024			2023			(Decrease)
	(in millions)
Total current assets	$	117.0		$	179.5		$	(62.5	)
Total current liabilities		249.0			205.5			43.6
Working capital deficit		(132.1	)		(26.0	)		106.1
Cash and cash equivalents		66.6			109.4			(42.8	)
Working capital deficit, excluding cash and cash equivalents	$	(198.7	)	$	(135.4	)	$	63.3

Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding.

The following table sets forth a summary of the primary factors contributing to the $63.3 million increase in our working capital deficit, excluding cash and cash equivalents:


								Impact to
	March 30,		December 30,		Increase/			Working
	2024		2023		(Decrease)			Capital Deficit
	(in millions)
Operational liabilities and other, net of assets	$	93.9	$	113.7	$	(19.8	)	$	(19.8	)
Portion of operating lease liabilities due within one year	$	9.7	$	9.6	$	0.0		$	0.0
Deferred revenue	$	36.0	$	34.0	$	2.0		$	2.0
Derivative receivable	$	—	$	3.6	$	(3.6	)	$	3.6
Accrued interest	$	11.2	$	5.3	$	5.9		$	5.9
Prepaid income taxes	$	14.3	$	25.4	$	(11.1	)	$	11.1
Income taxes payable	$	62.1	$	1.6	$	60.5		$	60.5
Working capital deficit change, excluding cash and cash equivalents								$	63.3

Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding.

The decrease in operational liabilities and other, net of assets, which includes accrued salaries and wages, was driven primarily by a decrease in accrued liabilities due to the timing of our annual bonus payments. The increase in accrued interest was primarily due to the timing of payments. The decrease in prepaid income taxes and the increase in income taxes payable was primarily due to the outsized impact of a significant, largely non-cash, income tax expense resulting from the valuation allowance recorded to reflect the uncertainty of the realization of U.S. deferred tax assets. A decrease in income taxes payable is expected to largely reverse this impact in the third and fourth quarters of fiscal 2024.

Cash Flows

The following table sets forth a summary of our cash flows for the three months ended:


	March 30,			April 1,
	2024			2023
	(in millions)
Net cash used for operating activities	$	(36.0	)	$	(26.7	)
Net cash used for investing activities	$	(4.8	)	$	(10.3	)
Net cash used for financing activities	$	(0.6	)	$	(0.7	)

Operating Activities

Cash flows used for operating activities of $36.0 million for the first three months of fiscal 2024 reflected an increase of $9.3 million from $26.7 million of cash flows used for operating activities for the first three months of fiscal 2023. This increase in cash flows used for operating activities was primarily attributable to an increase in net loss and a decrease in cash provided by operating assets and liabilities, partially offset by an increase in non-cash add-back adjustments driven by the franchise rights acquired impairments, in the first three months of fiscal 2024 as compared to the prior year period.

Investing Activities

Net cash used for investing activities totaled $4.8 million for the first three months of fiscal 2024, a decrease of $5.5 million as compared to the first three months of fiscal 2023. This decrease was primarily attributable to a decrease in capitalized software and website development expenditures in the first three months of fiscal 2024 as compared to the prior year period.

Financing Activities

Net cash used for financing activities totaled $0.6 million for the first three months of fiscal 2024, a decrease of $0.1 million as compared to the first three months of fiscal 2023. This decrease was primarily attributable to a decrease in taxes paid related to the net share settlement of equity awards in the first three months of fiscal 2024 as compared to the prior year period.

Long-Term Debt

We currently plan to meet our long-term debt obligations by using cash flows provided by operating activities and opportunistically using other means to repay or refinance our obligations as we determine appropriate.

The following schedule sets forth our long-term debt obligations at March 30, 2024:

Long-Term Debt

At March 30, 2024

(in millions)


	March 30, 2024
Term Loan Facility due April 13, 2028	$	945.0
Senior Secured Notes due April 15, 2029		500.0
Total		1,445.0
Less: Current portion		—
Unamortized deferred financing costs		8.3
Unamortized debt discount		9.2
Total long-term debt	$	1,427.5

Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding.

In the second quarter of fiscal 2021, in connection with our refinancing of our then-existing credit facilities, we incurred approximately $1,000.0 million in an aggregate principal amount of borrowings under our new credit facilities (as amended from time to time, the “Credit Facilities”) and issued $500.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.500% Senior Secured Notes due 2029 (the “Senior Secured Notes”), each as described in further detail below.

Credit Facilities

The Credit Facilities were issued under a credit agreement, dated April 13, 2021 (as amended from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Company, as borrower, the lenders party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A. (“Bank of America”), as administrative agent and an issuing bank. The Credit Facilities consist of (1) $1,000.0 million in aggregate principal amount of senior secured tranche B term loans due in 2028 (the “Term Loan Facility”) and (2) $175.0 million in an aggregate principal amount of commitments under a senior secured revolving credit facility (which includes borrowing capacity available for letters of credit) due in 2026 (the “Revolving Credit Facility”).

As of March 30, 2024, we had $945.0 million in an aggregate principal amount of loans outstanding under our Credit Facilities, with $173.8 million of availability and $1.2 million in issued but undrawn letters of credit outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility subject to its terms and conditions as discussed below. There were no outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility as of March 30, 2024.

All obligations under the Credit Agreement are guaranteed by, subject to certain exceptions, each of our current and future wholly-owned material domestic restricted subsidiaries. All obligations under the Credit Agreement, and the guarantees of those obligations, are secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company and each guarantor, subject to customary exceptions, including:

•

a security interest in substantially all other tangible and intangible assets of the Company and each guarantor, subject to certain exceptions.

The Credit Facilities require us to prepay outstanding term loans, subject to certain exceptions, with:

•

50% (which percentage will be reduced to 25% and 0% if we attain certain first lien secured net leverage ratios) of our annual excess cash flow;

•

100% of the net cash proceeds of certain non-ordinary course asset sales by the Company and our restricted subsidiaries (including casualty and condemnation events, subject to de minimis thresholds), and subject to the right to reinvest 100% of such proceeds, subject to certain qualifications; and

•

100% of the net proceeds of any issuance or incurrence of debt by the Company or any of our restricted subsidiaries, other than certain debt permitted under the Credit Agreement.

The foregoing mandatory prepayments will be used to reduce the installments of principal on the Term Loan Facility. We may voluntarily repay outstanding loans under the Credit Facilities at any time without penalty, except for customary “breakage” costs with respect to Term SOFR loans under the Credit Facilities.

In June 2023, in connection with the planned phase-out of LIBOR, we amended our Credit Facilities to replace LIBOR with Term SOFR as the benchmark rate under the Credit Agreement, which will be calculated to include a credit spread adjustment of 0.11448%, 0.26161%, 0.42826%, or 0.71513% for 1, 3, 6, or 12 months period, respectively, in addition to the Term SOFR Screen Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement) and the margin (which was not amended).

Borrowings under the Term Loan Facility bear interest at a rate per annum equal to, at our option, either (1) an applicable margin plus a base rate determined by reference to the highest of (a) 0.50% per annum plus the Federal Funds Effective Rate as determined by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, (b) the prime rate of Bank of America and (c) the Term SOFR rate determined by reference to the cost of funds for U.S. dollar deposits for an interest period of one month adjusted for certain additional costs, plus 1.00%; provided that such rate is not lower than a floor of 1.50% or (2) an applicable margin plus a Term SOFR rate determined by reference to the cost of funds for U.S. dollar deposits for the interest period relevant to such borrowing adjusted for certain additional costs, provided that Term SOFR is not lower than a floor of 0.50%. Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility bear interest at a rate per annum equal to an applicable margin based upon a leverage-based pricing grid, plus, at our option, either (1) a base rate determined by reference to the highest of (a) 0.50% per annum plus the Federal Funds Effective Rate as determined by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, (b) the prime rate of Bank of America and (c) the Term SOFR rate determined by reference to the cost of funds for U.S. dollar deposits for an interest period of one month adjusted for certain additional costs, plus 1.00%; provided that such rate is not lower than a floor of 1.00% or (2) a Term SOFR rate determined by reference to the cost of funds for U.S. dollar deposits for the interest period relevant to such borrowing adjusted for certain additional costs, provided such rate is not lower than a floor of zero. As of March 30, 2024, the applicable margins for the Term SOFR rate borrowings under the Term Loan Facility and the Revolving Credit Facility were 3.50% and 2.75%, respectively.

On a quarterly basis, we pay a commitment fee to the lenders under the Revolving Credit Facility in respect of unutilized commitments thereunder, which commitment fee fluctuates depending upon our Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement).

The availability of certain baskets and the ability to enter into certain transactions are also subject to compliance with certain financial ratios. In addition, if the aggregate principal amount of extensions of credit outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility as of any fiscal quarter end exceeds 35% of the amount of the aggregate commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility in effect on such date, we must be in compliance with a Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio of 5.50:1.00 for the period ending after the first fiscal quarter of 2023 through and including the first fiscal quarter of 2024, with a step down to 5.25:1.00 for the period ending after the first fiscal quarter of 2024 through and including the first fiscal quarter of 2025, and an additional step down to 5.00:1.00, for the period following the first fiscal quarter of 2025. As of March 30, 2024, our actual Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio was 8.87:1.00 and there were no borrowings under our Revolving Credit Facility and total letters of credit issued were $1.2 million. We were not in compliance with the Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio as of March 30, 2024, and as a result, we are limited to borrowing no more than 35%, or $61.3 million, of the amount of the aggregate commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility as of each fiscal quarter end until we comply with the applicable ratio.

Senior Secured Notes

The Senior Secured Notes are guaranteed on a senior secured basis by our subsidiaries that guarantee the Credit Facilities. The Senior Secured Notes and the note guarantees are secured by a first-priority lien on all the collateral that secures the Credit Facilities, subject to a shared lien of equal priority with our and each guarantor’s obligations under the Credit Facilities and subject to certain thresholds, exceptions and permitted liens.

Outstanding Debt

At March 30, 2024, we had $1,445.0 million outstanding under the Credit Facilities and the Senior Secured Notes, consisting of borrowings under the Term Loan Facility of $945.0 million, $0.0 drawn down on the Revolving Credit Facility and $500.0 million in aggregate principal amount of Senior Secured Notes issued and outstanding.

At March 30, 2024 and December 30, 2023, our debt consisted of both fixed and variable-rate instruments. Interest rate swaps were entered into to hedge a portion of the cash flow exposure associated with our variable-rate borrowings. Further information regarding our interest rate swaps can be found in Note 11 “Derivative Instruments and Hedging” in the notes to the consolidated financial statements contained in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The weighted average interest rate (which includes amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discount) on our outstanding debt, exclusive of the impact of the swaps then in effect, was approximately 7.78% and 7.64% per annum at March 30, 2024 and December 30, 2023, respectively, based on interest rates on these dates. The weighted average interest rate (which includes amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discount) on our outstanding debt, including the impact of the swaps then in effect, was approximately 6.59% and 6.53% per annum at March 30, 2024 and December 30, 2023, respectively, based on interest rates on these dates.

The following schedule sets forth our year-by-year debt obligations at March 30, 2024:

Total Debt Obligation

(Including Current Portion)

At March 30, 2024

(in millions)


Remainder of fiscal 2024	$	—
Fiscal 2025		—
Fiscal 2026		—
Fiscal 2027		10.0
Fiscal 2028		935.0
Fiscal 2029		500.0
Thereafter		—
Total	$	1,445.0

Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Our accumulated other comprehensive loss includes changes in the fair value of derivative instruments and the effects of foreign currency translations. At March 30, 2024 and April 1, 2023, the cumulative balance of changes in the fair value of derivative instruments, net of taxes, was $0.0 million and a gain of $8.4 million, respectively. At March 30, 2024 and April 1, 2023, the cumulative balance of the effects of foreign currency translations, net of taxes, was a loss of $16.9 million and a loss of $16.1 million, respectively.

Dividends and Stock Transactions

We do not currently pay a dividend and we have no current plans to pay dividends in the foreseeable future. Any future determination to declare and pay dividends will be made at the sole discretion of our Board of Directors, after taking into account our financial condition and results of operations, capital requirements, contractual, legal, tax and regulatory restrictions, the provisions of Virginia law affecting the payment of distributions to shareholders and such other factors our Board of Directors may deem relevant. In addition, our ability to pay dividends may be limited by covenants in our existing indebtedness, including the Credit Agreement governing the Credit Facilities and the Indenture governing the Senior Secured Notes, and may be limited by the agreements governing other indebtedness we or our subsidiaries incur in the future.

On October 9, 2003, our Board of Directors authorized, and we announced, a program to repurchase up to $250.0 million of our outstanding common stock. On each of June 13, 2005, May 25, 2006 and October 21, 2010, our Board of Directors authorized, and we announced, the addition of $250.0 million to this program. The repurchase program allows for shares to be purchased from time to time in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions. The repurchase program currently has no expiration date. During the three months ended March 30, 2024 and April 1, 2023, we did not repurchase any shares of our common stock under this program.

EBITDAS, Adjusted EBITDAS and Net Debt

We define EBITDAS, a non-GAAP financial measure, as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation and Adjusted EBITDAS, a non-GAAP financial measure, as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, stock-based compensation, net restructuring charges, certain non-recurring transaction costs in connection with the Acquisition, and franchise rights acquired and goodwill impairments.

The table below sets forth the reconciliations for EBITDAS and Adjusted EBITDAS, each a non-GAAP financial measure, to net loss, the most comparable GAAP financial measure, for the three months ended March 30, 2024 and April 1, 2023, and EBITDAS and Adjusted EBITDAS to net loss for the trailing twelve months ended March 30, 2024:

(in millions)


	Three Months Ended
	March 30, 2024			April 1, 2023			Trailing Twelve Months
Net loss	$	(347.9	)	$	(118.7	)	$	(341.5	)
Interest		24.7			22.8			97.8
Taxes		55.4			67.6			26.5
Depreciation and amortization		10.4			10.3			45.8
Stock-based compensation		2.4			2.7			11.0
EBITDAS	$	(254.9	)	$	(15.3	)	$	(160.4	)
Franchise rights acquired and goodwill impairments		258.0			—			261.6
2023 plan restructuring charges		5.5			22.6			36.6
2022 plan restructuring charges		0.2			0.0			1.3
2021 plan restructuring charges		—			(0.0	)		0.1
2020 plan restructuring charges		—			(0.0	)		(0.0	)
Acquisition transaction costs		—			3.7			4.9		(1)
Adjusted EBITDAS (2)	$	8.8		$	11.1		$	144.1

Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding.

(1)

Includes stock-based compensation expense attributable to post-combination vesting of $3.9 million.

(2)

The “Adjusted EBITDAS” measure is a non-GAAP financial measure that (i) adjusts the consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 30, 2024 to exclude the impact of the $258.0 million of franchise rights acquired impairments, and the net impact of the $5.5 million of 2023 plan restructuring charges and the $0.2 million of 2022 plan restructuring charges; (ii) adjusts the consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended April 1, 2023 to exclude the net impact of the $22.6 million of 2023 plan restructuring charges, the $40 thousand of 2022 plan restructuring charges, the reversal of $7 thousand of 2021 plan restructuring charges and the reversal of $5 thousand of 2020 plan restructuring charges, and the impact of $3.7 million of acquisition transaction costs; and (iii) adjusts EBITDAS for the trailing twelve months ended March 30, 2024 to exclude the impact of the $261.6 million of franchise rights acquired and goodwill impairments, the net impact of the $36.6 million of 2023 plan restructuring charges, the $1.3 million of 2022 plan restructuring charges, the $0.1 million of 2021 plan restructuring charges and the reversal of $16 thousand of 2020 plan restructuring charges, and the impact of $4.9 million of acquisition transaction costs. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” above for an explanation of our use of non-GAAP financial measures.

Reducing leverage is a capital structure priority for the Company. As of March 30, 2024, our total debt less unamortized deferred financing costs and unamortized debt discount/net loss ratio was (4.2)x. As of March 30, 2024, our net debt/Adjusted EBITDAS ratio was 9.4x.

The table below sets forth the reconciliation for net debt, a non-GAAP financial measure, to total debt, the most comparable GAAP financial measure, for the three months ended:

(in millions)


	March 30, 2024
Total debt	$	1,445.0
Less: Unamortized deferred financing costs		8.3
Less: Unamortized debt discount		9.2
Less: Cash on hand		66.6
Net debt	$	1,360.9

Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding.

We present EBITDAS, Adjusted EBITDAS and net debt/Adjusted EBITDAS because we consider them to be useful supplemental measures of our performance. In addition, we believe EBITDAS, Adjusted EBITDAS and net debt/Adjusted EBITDAS are useful to investors, analysts and rating agencies in measuring the ability of a company to meet its debt service obligations. See “—Non-GAAP Financial Measures” herein for an explanation of our use of these non-GAAP financial measures.

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

As part of our ongoing business, we do not participate in arrangements that generate relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes, such as entities often referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities.

SEASONALITY

Our business is seasonal due to the importance of the winter season to our overall member recruitment environment. Historically, we experience our highest level of recruitment during the first quarter of the year, which is supported with the highest concentration of advertising spending. Therefore, our number of End of Period Subscribers in the first quarter of the year has been typically higher than the number in other quarters of the year, historically reflecting a decline over the course of the year.

AVAILABLE INFORMATION

Corporate information and our press releases, Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, and amendments thereto, are available free of charge on our corporate website at corporate.ww.com as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with or furnished to the SEC. We also make available at that site the Section 16 reports filed electronically by our officers, directors and 10 percent shareholders.

We use our corporate website at corporate.ww.com and certain social media channels such as our Instagram account (Instagram.com/weightwatchers), corporate Facebook page (www.facebook.com/weightwatchers), X (formerly Twitter) account (@ww_us) and LinkedIn page (www.linkedin.com/company/weightwatchers) as channels of distribution of Company information. The information we post through these channels may be deemed material. Accordingly, investors should monitor these channels, in addition to following our press releases, SEC filings and public conference calls and webcasts. The contents of our website and social media channels shall not be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

As of March 30, 2024, the market risk disclosures appearing in “Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2023 have not materially changed from December 30, 2023.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. Any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. Our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 30, 2024, the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2024. Based upon that evaluation and subject to the foregoing, our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer concluded that, as of the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2024, the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The information called for by this item is incorporated herein by reference to Note 10 “Legal” of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

There have been no material changes in the risk factors from those detailed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2023.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

Nothing to report under this item.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

Nothing to report under this item.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

From time to time, our directors and officers may engage in open-market transactions with respect to their Company equity holdings for diversification or other personal reasons. All such transactions by directors and officers must comply with the Company’s Amended and Restated Securities Trading Policy, which requires that such transactions be in accordance with applicable U.S. federal securities laws that prohibit trading while in possession of material nonpublic information. Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act provides an affirmative defense that enables directors and officers to prearrange transactions in the Company’s securities in a manner that avoids concerns about initiating transactions while in possession of material nonpublic information.

The following table describes the contracts, instructions or written plans for the purchase or sale of Company securities adopted or terminated by our directors or officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) under the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended March 30, 2024, that are or were, as the case may be, intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). No “non-Rule 10b5–1 trading arrangements” (as defined by Item 408(c) of Regulation S-K) or other Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangements were entered into or terminated, nor were any such arrangements modified, by our directors or officers during such period.

      Name and Title

      Action and Type of Plan

      Date of Action

      Scheduled Expiration of Plan(1)

      Aggregate Number of Securities to be Sold or Purchased

      Oprah Winfrey
Director

      Termination of Rule 10b5-1 Plan(2)

      2/28/2024

      3/10/2025

      •Sell 925,780 shares
•Exercise 2,687,063 stock options and sell underlying shares
•Gift 157,968 shares(3)

(1)

The plan duration was until the date listed in this column or such earlier date upon the completion of all trades under the plan or the occurrence of such other termination events as specified in the plan.

(2)

This Rule 10b5-1 Plan was originally adopted on May 11, 2023.

(3)

Reflects shares that were proposed to be transferred by Ms. Winfrey as a gift to The Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation (the “Foundation”) and sold by the Foundation.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS


Exhibit Number		Description

**Exhibit 2.1		Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 4, 2023, by and among WW International, Inc., Well Holdings, Inc., Weekend Health, Inc. (“Weekend Health”) and Fortis Advisors LLC, solely in its capacity as the Equityholders’ Representative (as defined therein) for Weekend Health (filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended April 1, 2023, as filed on May 4, 2023 (File No. 001-16769), and incorporated by reference).

*Exhibit 31.1		Rule 13a-14(a) Certification by Sima Sistani, Chief Executive Officer.

*Exhibit 31.2		Rule 13a-14(a) Certification by Heather Stark, Chief Financial Officer.

*Exhibit 32.1		Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

*Exhibit 101

*EX-101.INS		Inline XBRL Instance Document – the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

*EX-101.SCH		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema With Embedded Linkbase Documents.

*Exhibit 104		The cover page from WW International, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 30, 2024, formatted in Inline XBRL (included within the Exhibit 101 attachments).

* Filed herewith.

** Previously filed.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.