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Business Segments
3 Months Ended
May 03, 2025
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Business Segments

Note 3. Business Segments

The Company operates in two reportable segments: the operation of retail department stores (“retail operations”) and a general contracting construction company (“construction”).

For the Company’s retail operations segment, the Company determined its operating segments on a store by store basis. Each store’s operating performance has been aggregated into one reportable segment for financial reporting purposes because stores are similar in each of the following areas: economic characteristics, class of consumer, nature of products and distribution methods. Revenues from external customers are derived from merchandise sales, and the Company does not rely on any major customers as a source of revenue. Across all stores, the Company operates one store format under the Dillard’s name where each store offers the same general mix of merchandise with similar categories and similar customers. The Company believes that disaggregating its retail operations segment would not provide meaningful additional information.

The Company’s chief operating decision maker is the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, which is comprised of Dillard’s Chief Executive Officer and its President. The members of Dillard’s Executive Committee use their experience in the retail industry and extensive and specific knowledge of the Dillard’s businesses when assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources.

The following table summarizes the percentage of net sales by segment and major product line:

Three Months Ended

May 3,

May 4,

2025

    

2024

 

Retail operations segment:

  

  

 

Cosmetics

15

%  

16

%  

Ladies’ apparel

 

23

 

23

Ladies’ accessories and lingerie

 

12

 

12

Juniors’ and children’s apparel

 

11

 

10

Men’s apparel and accessories

 

18

 

17

Shoes

 

14

 

15

Home and furniture

 

3

 

3

 

96

 

96

Construction segment

 

4

 

4

Total

100

%  

100

%  

The following tables summarize certain segment information, including the reconciliation of those items to the Company’s consolidated operations:

Three Months Ended May 3, 2025

(in thousands of dollars)

Retail Operations

Construction

Consolidated

Net sales from customers

$

1,467,937

$

67,290

$

1,535,227

Elimination of intersegment revenues

-

(6,364)

(6,364)

Net sales from external customers

1,467,937

60,926

1,528,863

Reconciliation of revenue

Service charges and other income

18,082

26

18,108

Total net sales and service charges and other income

1,486,019

60,952

1,546,971

Less: (a)

Cost of sales

799,672

58,019

857,691

Payroll expense (b)

263,360

1,580

264,940

Depreciation and amortization

44,413

72

44,485

Rentals

4,539

57

4,596

Interest and investment income

(10,950)

(210)

(11,160)

Interest and debt expense

10,338

-

10,338

Other segment items (c)

161,789

595

162,384

Income before income taxes

$

212,858

$

839

213,697

Income taxes

49,880

Net income

$

163,817

Gross margin (d)

$

668,265

$

2,907

$

671,172

Gross margin percentage

45.5

%

4.8

%

43.9

%

Total assets

$

3,828,525

$

78,499

$

3,907,024

Capital expenditures

$

16,820

$

33

$

16,853

(a)The significant expense categories and amounts align with the segment-level information that is regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker.
(b)Payroll expense does not include amounts capitalized on the balance sheet or included within other expense categories.
(c)Other segment items for each reportable segment includes:
All selling, general and administrative expenses other than payroll expense
Other expense
Gain on disposal of assets
(d)The calculation of gross margin is net sales from external customers less cost of sales.

Three Months Ended May 4, 2024

(in thousands of dollars)

Retail Operations

Construction

Consolidated

Net sales from customers

$

1,492,643

$

65,839

$

1,558,482

Elimination of intersegment revenues

-

(9,431)

(9,431)

Net sales from external customers

1,492,643

56,408

1,549,051

Reconciliation of revenue

Service charges and other income

23,659

99

23,758

Total net sales and service charges and other income

1,516,302

56,507

1,572,809

Less: (a)

Cost of sales

803,458

54,367

857,825

Payroll expense (b)

266,694

1,993

268,687

Depreciation and amortization

46,051

68

46,119

Rentals

4,961

63

5,024

Interest and investment income

(13,321)

(244)

(13,565)

Interest and debt expense

10,033

-

10,033

Other segment items (c)

163,220

658

163,878

Income before income taxes

$

235,206

$

(398)

234,808

Income taxes

54,770

Net income

$

180,038

Gross margin (d)

$

689,185

$

2,041

$

691,226

Gross margin percentage

46.2

%

3.6

%

44.6

%

Total assets

$

3,863,603

$

73,553

$

3,937,156

Capital expenditures

$

35,141

$

34

$

35,175

(a)The significant expense categories and amounts align with the segment-level information that is regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker.
(b)Payroll expense does not include amounts capitalized on the balance sheet or included within other expense categories.
(c)Other segment items for each reportable segment includes:
All selling, general and administrative expenses other than payroll expense
Other expense
Gain on disposal of assets
(d)The calculation of gross margin is net sales from external customers less cost of sales.

Intersegment construction revenues of $6.4 million and $9.4 million for the three months ended May 3, 2025 and May 4, 2024, respectively, were eliminated during consolidation and have been excluded from net sales for the respective periods.

The retail operations segment gives rise to contract liabilities through the customer loyalty program associated with Dillard’s private label cards and through the issuances of gift cards. The customer loyalty program liability and a portion of the gift card liability are included in trade accounts payable and accrued expenses, and a portion of the gift card

liability is included in other liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Our retail operations segment contract liabilities are as follows:

Retail

May 3,

February 1,

May 4,

February 3,

(in thousands of dollars)

    

2025

    

2025

    

2024

    

2024

Contract liabilities

$

67,407

$

76,667

$

75,075

$

85,227

During the three months ended May 3, 2025 and May 4, 2024, the Company recorded $22.6 million and $25.0 million, respectively, in revenue that was previously included in the retail operations contract liability balances of $76.7 million and $85.2 million at February 1, 2025 and February 3, 2024, respectively.

Construction contracts give rise to accounts receivable, contract assets and contract liabilities. We record accounts receivable based on amounts expected to be collected from customers. We also record costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts (contract assets) and billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts (contract liabilities) in other current assets and trade accounts payable and accrued expenses, respectively, in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The amounts included in the condensed consolidated balance sheets are as follows:

Construction

    

    

    

    

May 3,

February 1,

May 4,

February 3,

(in thousands of dollars)

2025

2025

2024

2024

Accounts receivable

$

51,903

$

46,646

$

39,773

$

47,240

Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts

 

2,019

 

3,913

 

16,707

 

1,695

Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts

 

10,107

 

6,983

 

7,426

 

6,307

During the three months ended May 3, 2025 and May 4, 2024, the Company recorded $6.3 million and $5.1 million, respectively, in revenue that was previously included in billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts of $7.0 million and $6.3 million at February 1, 2025 and February 3, 2024, respectively.

The remaining performance obligations related to executed construction contracts totaled $173.9 million, $202.8 million and $187.0 million at May 3, 2025, February 1, 2025 and May 4, 2024, respectively.