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Financial report summary
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The Buckle, Inc. • Destination Maternity • Winmark • Carter's • Hanesbrands • Mahwah Bergen Retail • Kontoor BrandsRisks
- Global economic conditions have and could continue to adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
- Our business is highly competitive.
- We must successfully gauge apparel trends and changing consumer preferences to succeed.
- We must maintain our reputation and brand image.
- If we are unable to manage our inventory effectively, our results of operations could be adversely affected.
- Failure to protect our inventory from loss and theft may adversely affect our results of operations.
- Our failure to manage key executive succession and retention and to continue to attract qualified personnel could adversely affect our results of operations.
- Our business is subject to risks associated with global sourcing and manufacturing.
- Risks associated with importing merchandise from foreign countries, including failure of our vendors to adhere to our Code of Vendor Conduct, could harm our business.
- Trade matters may disrupt our supply chain.
- The global market for real estate is competitive.
- We have and may continue to engage in or seek to engage in strategic transactions, such as acquisitions, partnerships, divestitures and other dispositions, that are subject to various risks and uncertainties and which could disrupt or adversely affect our business.
- Changes in our business strategy or restructuring our operations may not generate the intended benefits or projected cost savings we anticipate.
- Our efforts to expand internationally may not be successful.
- Our franchise and licensing businesses are subject to certain risks not directly within our control that could impair the value of our brands.
- Our investments in customer, digital, and omni-channel shopping initiatives may not deliver the results we anticipate.
- We are subject to data and security risks, which could adversely affect our operations and consumer confidence in our security measures or result in liability.
- Failures of, or updates or changes to, our IT systems may disrupt operations.
- Reductions in income and cash flow from our credit card arrangement related to our private label and co-branded credit cards could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.
- Our business is exposed to the risks of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations and our hedging strategies may not be effective in mitigating those risks.
- We experience fluctuations in our comparable sales and margins, which could adversely affect the market price of our common stock, our credit ratings and our liquidity.
- Our level of indebtedness may adversely affect our ability to operate and expand our business.
- We may not be able to generate sufficient cash to service all of our indebtedness and fund our working capital and capital expenditures, and may be forced to take other actions to satisfy our obligations under our indebtedness, which may not be successful.
- Covenants in the ABL Facility may restrict our business and could limit our ability to implement our business plan.
- Changes in our credit profile or deterioration in market conditions may limit our access to the capital markets and adversely impact our business and financial condition.
- Our business is subject to evolving regulations and expectations with respect to environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) matters that could expose us to numerous risks.
- Climate change may have an adverse impact on our business.
- Our business and results of operations could be adversely affected by natural disasters, public health crises, political crises, negative global climate patterns, or other catastrophic events.
- Failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations, and changes in the regulatory or administrative landscape, could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
- We are subject to various proceedings, lawsuits, disputes, and claims from time to time, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Management Discussion
- Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
- We are a collection of lifestyle brands offering apparel, accessories, and personal care products for men, women, and children under the Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic, and Athleta brands. We have Company-operated stores in the United States, Canada, Japan, and Taiwan. Our products are available to customers online through Company-owned websites and through third-party arrangements. We also have franchise agreements to operate Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic, and Athleta throughout Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa. Under these agreements, third parties operate, or will operate, stores and websites that sell apparel and related products under our brand names. In addition to operating in the specialty, outlet, online, and franchise channels, we use our omni-channel capabilities to bridge the digital world and physical stores to further enhance our shopping experience for our customers. Our omni-channel services, including buy online pick-up in store, order-in-store, find-in-store, and ship-from-store, as well as enhanced mobile-enabled experiences, are tailored uniquely across our collection of brands. Most of the products sold under our brand names are designed by us and manufactured by independent sources.
- •Net sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2024 increased 5 percent compared with the second quarter of fiscal 2023.