Quarter ended
|
||||||||
May 3,
|
May 4,
|
|||||||
2025
|
2024
|
|||||||
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
|
||||||||
Net sales
|
$
|
576,767
|
$
|
508,818
|
||||
Yr/yr change
|
13.4
|
%
|
10.8
|
%
|
||||
Comparable store sales change (1)
|
2.6
|
%
|
3.0
|
%
|
||||
Net income
|
$
|
47,560
|
$
|
46,342
|
||||
Net income per diluted share
|
$
|
0.77
|
$
|
0.75
|
||||
Adjusted net income per diluted share
|
$
|
0.75
|
$
|
0.73
|
||||
Yr/yr change
|
2.7
|
%
|
49.0
|
%
|
||||
Adjusted EBITDA
|
$
|
72,159
|
$
|
69,431
|
||||
% of net sales
|
12.5
|
%
|
13.6
|
%
|
||||
New store openings (2)
|
25
|
4
|
||||||
Store growth, yr/yr change
|
13.2
|
%
|
8.4
|
%
|
(1)
|
Comparable store sales are calculated based on the comparable number of weeks from the prior year.
|
(2)
|
New store openings is a gross number that does not include any store closures in the period.
|
• |
Opened 25 new stores, including 18 former Big Lots locations acquired through bankruptcy auction, and ended the quarter with a total of 584 stores in 32 states, an increase of 13.2% year
over year.
|
• |
Net sales increased 13.4% to $576.8 million, driven by new store unit growth and an increase in comparable store sales.
|
• |
Comparable store sales increased 2.6%, driven by an increase in transactions.
|
• |
Ollies Army loyalty members increased 9.2% to more than 15.5 million.
|
• |
Gross margin was flat at 41.1%. Lower supply chain costs were offset by lower merchandise margin driven by changes in mix.
|
• |
SG&A expenses as a percentage of sales increased 60 basis points to 28.6%, driven primarily by higher medical and casualty claims.
|
• |
Pre-opening expenses increased $3.9 million to $6.7 million, driven by new store growth, and included
$1.8 million of dark rent associated with the bankruptcy acquired stores.
|
• |
Adjusted net income per diluted share was $0.75.
|
• |
Adjusted EBITDA(1) was $72.2 million and adjusted EBITDA margin(1) was 12.5%.
|
• |
Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments were $369.5 million, with an additional $45.4 million in long-term investments, for a total cash and investment position of $414.9 million,
an increase of 21.5% year over year.
|
• |
The Company invested $17.1 million of cash to repurchase 159,757 shares of its common stock. At the end of the first quarter, $315.5 million remained available for future share repurchases
under the current share repurchase authorization.
|
Current
|
Previous
|
|
New store openings
|
75
|
75
|
Net sales
|
$2.579 to $2.599 billion
|
$2.564 to $2.586 billion
|
Comparable store sales increase
|
1.4% to 2.2%
|
1.0% to 2.0%
|
Gross margin
|
40%
|
40%
|
Operating income(1)
|
$283 to $292 million
|
$283 to $292 million
|
Adjusted net income(1)(2)(3)
|
$225 to $232 million
|
$225 to $232 million
|
Adjusted net income per diluted share(1)(2)(3)
|
$3.65 to $3.75
|
$3.65 to $3.75
|
Annual effective tax rate (excludes excess tax benefits
related to stock-based compensation)
|
25%
|
25%
|
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding
|
62 million
|
62 million
|
Capital expenditures
|
$83 to $88 million
|
$83 to $88 million
|
(1) |
The earnings outlook noted above includes dark rent expenses of approximately $5 million, or $0.06 in adjusted earnings per share, included within pre-opening expenses resulting from the
Company’s acquisition of leases of former Big Lots stores.
|
(2) |
The outlook ranges as provided for adjusted net income and adjusted net income per diluted share exclude the excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation as the Company cannot
predict such estimates without unreasonable effort.
|
(3) |
The earnings outlook noted above includes interest income of approximately $17 million. This assumes the potential for lower interest rates in fiscal 2025.
|
Quarter ended
|
||||||||
May 3,
|
May 4,
|
|||||||
2025
|
2024
|
|||||||
Net sales
|
$
|
576,767
|
$
|
508,818
|
||||
Cost of sales
|
339,736
|
299,460
|
||||||
Gross profit
|
237,031
|
209,358
|
||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses
|
164,832
|
142,419
|
||||||
Depreciation and amortization expenses
|
9,357
|
7,716
|
||||||
Pre-opening expenses
|
6,656
|
2,726
|
||||||
Operating income
|
56,186
|
56,497
|
||||||
Interest (income), net
|
(4,788
|
)
|
(4,301
|
)
|
||||
Income before income taxes
|
60,974
|
60,798
|
||||||
Income tax expense
|
13,414
|
14,456
|
||||||
Net income
|
$
|
47,560
|
$
|
46,342
|
||||
Earnings per common share:
|
||||||||
Basic
|
$
|
0.78
|
$
|
0.76
|
||||
Diluted
|
$
|
0.77
|
$
|
0.75
|
||||
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
|
||||||||
Basic
|
61,343
|
61,380
|
||||||
Diluted
|
61,816
|
61,739
|
||||||
Percentage of net sales:
|
||||||||
Net sales
|
100.0
|
%
|
100.0
|
%
|
||||
Cost of sales
|
58.9
|
58.9
|
||||||
Gross profit
|
41.1
|
41.1
|
||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses
|
28.6
|
28.0
|
||||||
Depreciation and amortization expenses
|
1.6
|
1.5
|
||||||
Pre-opening expenses
|
1.2
|
0.5
|
||||||
Operating income
|
9.7
|
11.1
|
||||||
Interest (income), net
|
(0.8
|
)
|
(0.8
|
)
|
||||
Income before income taxes
|
10.6
|
11.9
|
||||||
Income tax expense
|
2.3
|
2.8
|
||||||
Net income
|
8.2
|
%
|
9.1
|
%
|
May 3,
|
May 4,
|
|||||||
Assets
|
2025
|
2024
|
||||||
Current assets:
|
||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
199,018
|
$
|
212,250
|
||||
Short-term investments
|
170,490
|
129,250
|
||||||
Inventories
|
611,852
|
527,469
|
||||||
Accounts receivable
|
2,348
|
916
|
||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
14,313
|
8,897
|
||||||
Total current assets
|
998,021
|
878,782
|
||||||
Property and equipment, net
|
346,151
|
282,669
|
||||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets
|
639,664
|
472,525
|
||||||
Goodwill
|
444,850
|
444,850
|
||||||
Trade name
|
230,559
|
230,559
|
||||||
Long-term investments
|
45,355
|
-
|
||||||
Other assets
|
2,379
|
2,083
|
||||||
Total assets
|
$
|
2,706,979
|
$
|
2,311,468
|
||||
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
|
||||||||
Current liabilities:
|
||||||||
Current portion of long-term debt
|
$
|
566
|
$
|
599
|
||||
Accounts payable
|
137,869
|
103,495
|
||||||
Income taxes payable
|
14,364
|
29,227
|
||||||
Current portion of operating lease liabilities
|
99,767
|
89,607
|
||||||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
|
95,238
|
87,864
|
||||||
Total current liabilities
|
347,804
|
310,792
|
||||||
Revolving credit facility
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
Long-term debt
|
925
|
1,077
|
||||||
Deferred income taxes
|
81,006
|
71,628
|
||||||
Long-term portion of operating lease liabilities
|
547,431
|
395,547
|
||||||
Total liabilities
|
977,166
|
779,044
|
||||||
Stockholders’ equity:
|
||||||||
Common stock
|
68
|
67
|
||||||
Additional paid-in capital
|
739,333
|
697,816
|
||||||
Retained earnings
|
1,415,273
|
1,214,293
|
||||||
Treasury - common stock
|
(424,861
|
)
|
(379,752
|
)
|
||||
Total stockholders’ equity
|
1,729,813
|
1,532,424
|
||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
|
$
|
2,706,979
|
$
|
2,311,468
|
Quarter ended
|
||||||||
May 3,
|
May 4,
|
|||||||
2025
|
2024
|
|||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
$
|
28,702
|
$
|
40,184
|
||||
Net cash used in investing activities
|
(18,266
|
)
|
(68,515
|
)
|
||||
Net cash used in financing activities
|
(16,541
|
)
|
(25,681
|
)
|
||||
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
|
(6,105
|
)
|
(54,012
|
)
|
||||
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period
|
205,123
|
266,262
|
||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period
|
$
|
199,018
|
$
|
212,250
|
Quarter ended
|
||||||||
May 3,
|
May 4,
|
|||||||
2025
|
2024
|
|||||||
Net income
|
$
|
47,560
|
$
|
46,342
|
||||
Excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation (1)
|
(1,487
|
)
|
(1,132
|
)
|
||||
Adjusted net income
|
$
|
46,073
|
$
|
45,210
|
||||
Net income per diluted share
|
$
|
0.77
|
$
|
0.75
|
||||
Adjustments as noted above, per dilutive share:
|
||||||||
Excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation (1)
|
(0.02
|
)
|
(0.02
|
)
|
||||
Adjusted net income per diluted share
|
$
|
0.75
|
$
|
0.73
|
||||
Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding
|
61,816
|
61,739
|
||||||
Net income
|
$
|
47,560
|
$
|
46,342
|
||||
Interest income, net
|
(4,788
|
)
|
(4,301
|
)
|
||||
Depreciation and amortization expenses
|
12,809
|
9,785
|
||||||
Income tax expense
|
13,414
|
14,456
|
||||||
EBITDA
|
68,995
|
66,282
|
||||||
Non-cash stock-based compensation expense
|
3,164
|
3,149
|
||||||
Adjusted EBITDA
|
$
|
72,159
|
$
|
69,431
|
(1) |
Amount represents the impact from the recognition of excess tax benefits pursuant to Accounting Standards Update 2016-09, Stock Compensation.
|
Quarter ended
|
||||||||
May 3,
|
May 4,
|
|||||||
2025
|
2024
|
|||||||
Number of stores open at beginning of period
|
559
|
512
|
||||||
Number of new stores
|
25
|
4
|
||||||
Number of stores open at end of period
|
584
|
516
|
||||||
Yr/yr store growth
|
13.2
|
%
|
8.4
|
%
|
||||
Average net sales per store (1)
|
$
|
1,005
|
$
|
993
|
||||
Comparable store count – end of period
|
508
|
466
|
||||||
Comparable stores sales change
|
2.6
|
%
|
3.0
|
%
|
||||
Cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments
|
$
|
369,508
|
$
|
341,500
|
||||
Long-term investments
|
$
|
45,355
|
$
|
-
|
||||
Capital expenditures
|
$
|
26,740
|
$
|
26,865
|
||||
Share repurchases
|
$
|
17,107
|
$
|
25,007
|
(1)
|
Average net sales per store represents the weighted average of total net weekly sales divided by the number of stores open at the end of each week
for the respective periods presented.
|