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Basis of Presentation
3 Months Ended
May 03, 2025
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
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Description of the Business
Guess?, Inc. (the “Company” or “GUESS?”) designs, markets, distributes and licenses a leading lifestyle collection of contemporary apparel and accessories for men, women and children that reflect the American lifestyle and European fashion sensibilities. The Company’s designs are sold in GUESS? owned stores, to a network of wholesale accounts that includes department stores, selected specialty retailers and upscale boutiques and through the Internet. GUESS? branded products, some of which are produced under license, are also sold internationally through a series of retail store licensees and wholesale distributors. On April 2, 2024, the Company acquired all the operating assets and a 50% interest in the intellectual property assets of New York-based fashion brand rag & bone, a leader in the American fashion scene, which directly operates stores in the United States and in the United Kingdom (“U.K.”), and is also available in high-end boutiques, department stores and through e-commerce globally.
Reclassifications
The Company has made certain reclassifications to prior period amounts to conform to the current period presentation within the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
Interim Financial Statements
In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company contain all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair presentation of the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of May 3, 2025 and February 1, 2025, and the condensed consolidated statements of income (loss), comprehensive income (loss), cash flows and stockholders’ equity for the three months ended May 3, 2025 and May 4, 2024. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and the instructions to Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Accordingly, they have been condensed and do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. The results of operations and cash flows for the three months ended May 3, 2025 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for the full fiscal year.
These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended February 1, 2025.
Fiscal Periods
The Company operates on a 52/53-week fiscal year calendar, which ends on the Saturday nearest to January 31 of each year. The three months ended May 3, 2025 had the same number of days as the three months ended May 4, 2024. All references herein to “fiscal 2026”, “fiscal 2025” and “fiscal 2024” represent the results of the 52-week fiscal years ending January 31, 2026 and February 1, 2025 and the 53-week fiscal year ended February 3, 2024, respectively.
Business Update, Market Trends and Uncertainties
Macroeconomic conditions, including declines in consumer spending, inflation, higher interest rates, foreign exchange rate fluctuations and the impacts of the ongoing wars in Ukraine and Gaza are continuing to negatively impact the Company’s businesses.
The Company continues to carefully monitor global and regional developments and respond appropriately. The Company also continues to strategically manage expenses in order to protect profitability
and mitigate, to the extent possible, the residual effect of supply chain disruptions, including the Red Sea crisis. The duration and scope of these conditions cannot be predicted, and therefore, any anticipated negative financial impact to the Company’s operating results cannot be reasonably estimated. Additionally, the Company continues to monitor changes in policy impacting global trade, including tariff regulation. For example, on April 2, 2025, the United States announced a new universal baseline tariff of 10%, plus an additional country-specific tariff for select trading partners, on all U.S. imports. Subsequently, there have been incremental tariffs, or previously imposed tariffs have been paused or modified, and the United States has indicated that it is actively negotiating country-specific agreements that it expects will result in changes to imposed tariff rates. Tariffs have the potential to significantly raise the cost of the Company’s products. Additionally, U.S. tariff actions and any retaliatory tariffs imposed by other countries could impact consumer sentiment and adversely impact demand for the Company’s products in international markets. Recent changes in U.S. tariff legislation have also led to significant volatility in the global economy.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The accounting policies of the Company are set forth in further detail in Note 1 - Description of the Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Practices to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements contained in the Company’s fiscal 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Company includes herein certain updates to those policies.
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand and marketable securities with original maturities of three months or less. The Company’s restricted cash is held for future payment of a special cash dividend declared in March 2024 as nonvested restricted stock awards vest.
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
May 3, 2025May 4, 2024
Cash and cash equivalents$151,192 $241,654 
Restricted cash804 1,377 
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the statement of cash flows$151,996 $243,031 
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and disclosed in the accompanying notes. Significant areas requiring the use of management estimates relate to the allowances for doubtful accounts, sales return and markdown allowances, valuation of inventories, share-based compensation, income taxes, recoverability of deferred income taxes, unrecognized income tax benefits, the useful life of assets for depreciation and amortization, evaluation of asset impairment (including goodwill and long-lived assets, such as property and equipment and operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets), pension obligations, workers’ compensation and medical self-insurance expense and accruals, derivative valuation, litigation reserves, restructuring expense and accruals, convertible senior notes and accounting for business combinations. These estimates and assumptions may change as a result of the impact of global economic conditions, such as the uncertainty regarding the impacts of the ongoing wars in Ukraine and Gaza and the Red Sea crisis, changes in policy impacting global trade, such as tariffs, global inflationary pressures, volatility in foreign exchange rates and declining consumer spending. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Revisions in estimates could materially impact the results of operations and financial position.
The Company’s operations could be impacted in ways the Company is not able to predict today. While the Company believes it has made reasonable accounting estimates based on the facts and circumstances that were available as of the reporting date, to the extent there are differences between these estimates and actual results, the Company’s results of operations and financial position could be materially impacted.
Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes the majority of its revenue from its direct-to-consumer (brick-and-mortar retail stores and concessions as well as e-commerce) and wholesale distribution channels at a point in time when it satisfies a performance obligation and transfers control of the product to the respective customer. During the three months ended May 3, 2025 and May 4, 2024, wholesale revenues were 39% and 33% of the Company's total consolidated net revenues, respectively.
The Company also recognizes royalty revenue from its trademark license agreements. The Company’s trademark license agreements represent symbolic licenses that are dependent on the Company’s continued support over the term of the license agreement. The amount of revenue that is recognized from the licensing arrangements is based on sales-based royalty and advertising fund contributions as well as specific fixed payments, where applicable. The Company’s trademark license agreements customarily provide for a multi-year initial term ranging from three to 15 years and may contain options to renew prior to expiration for an additional multi-year period. The unrecognized portion of upfront payments is included in deferred royalties in accrued expenses and other long-term liabilities depending on the short or long-term nature of the payments to be recognized. As of May 3, 2025, the Company had $14.7 million and $30.0 million of deferred royalties related to these upfront payments included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities and other long-term liabilities, respectively. This compares to $14.7 million and $33.7 million of deferred royalties related to these upfront payments included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities and other long-term liabilities, respectively, as of February 1, 2025. During the three months ended May 3, 2025 and May 4, 2024, the Company recognized $4.3 million and $4.5 million in net royalties, respectively, related to the amortization of deferred royalties.
Refer to Note 9 - Segment Information for further information on disaggregation of revenue by segment and country.
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
In the normal course of business, the Company grants credit directly to certain wholesale customers after a credit analysis is performed based on financial and other criteria. Accounts receivables are recorded net of an allowance for doubtful accounts. The Company maintains allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses that may result from the inability of its wholesale customers and licensing partners to make their required payments. The Company bases its allowances on analysis of the aging of accounts receivable at the date of the financial statements, assessments of historical and current collection trends, evaluation of the impact of current and future forecasted economic conditions and whether the Company has obtained credit insurance or other guarantees which are not considered freestanding against the related account receivable balances. Management performs regular evaluations concerning the ability of its customers to make required payments and records a provision for doubtful accounts based on these evaluations.
As of May 3, 2025, approximately 41% of the Company’s total net trade accounts receivable and 53% of its European net trade receivables were subject to credit insurance coverage, certain bank guarantees or letters of credit for collection purposes. The Company’s credit insurance coverage contains certain terms and conditions specifying deductibles and annual claim limits. Management evaluates the creditworthiness of the counterparties to the credit insurance, bank guarantees and letters of credit and records a provision for the risk of loss on these instruments based on these evaluations as considered necessary.
The Company’s credit losses for the periods presented were not significant compared to sales and did not significantly exceed management’s estimates. Refer to Note 6 - Accounts Receivable for further information on the Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts.
Advertising and Marketing Costs
The Company expenses the cost of advertising as incurred. Advertising and marketing expenses charged to operations for the three months ended May 3, 2025 and May 4, 2024 were $25.3 million and $19.9 million, respectively.
Recently Issued Accounting Guidance
Income Tax Disclosures
In December 2023, the FASB issued authoritative guidance to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures. The additional disclosures required by this update are related to the effective tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid by jurisdiction. This ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements.
Debt with Conversion and Other Options
In November 2024, the FASB issued authoritative guidance regarding debt with conversion and other options. This ASU clarifies the requirements for determining whether certain settlements of convertible debt instruments should be accounted for as an induced conversion (instead of a debt extinguishment) and is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2025 and interim reporting periods within those annual periods. Early adoption is permitted for all entities that have adopted the amendments in ASU 2020-06: Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity. The new guidance can be applied on either a prospective or a retrospective basis. The Company will apply this guidance in future reporting periods to any future settlements of convertible debt instruments that occur after the effective date of the guidance.
Expense Disaggregation
In November 2024, the FASB issued authoritative guidance regarding expense disaggregation disclosures. The guidance requires interim and annual disclosure, within the notes to the Company’s financial statements, of (a) purchases of inventory, (b) employee compensation, (c) depreciation, and (d) intangible asset amortization included in each relevant expense caption presented on the face of the income statement within continuing operations. The requirements also include: (1) inclusion of certain amounts that are already required to be disclosed under current GAAP in the same disclosure as the other disaggregation requirements, (2) a qualitative description of the amounts remaining in relevant expense captions that are not separately disaggregated quantitatively, and (3) disclosure of the total amount of selling expenses and, in annual reporting periods, an entity’s definition of selling expenses. The new guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements.