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, the Company determined its operating segments on a store by store basis. Each store’s operating performance has been aggregated into one reportable segment. The Company’s operating segments are aggregated for financial reporting purposes because they 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 operating segments would not provide meaningful additional information. The following table summarizes the percentage of net sales by segment and major product line: Three Months Ended April 30, May 1, 2022 2021 Retail operations segment Cosmetics 14 % 14 % Ladies’ apparel 23 23 Ladies’ accessories and lingerie 13 15 Juniors’ and children’s apparel 11 11 Men’s apparel and accessories 19 17 Shoes 15 15 Home and furniture 3 3 98 98 Construction segment 2 2 Total 100 % 100 % The following tables summarize certain segment information, including the reconciliation of those items to the Company’s consolidated operations: Retail (in thousands of dollars) Operations Construction Consolidated Three Months Ended April 30, 2022 Net sales from external customers $ 1,580,799 $ 30,869 $ 1,611,668 Gross margin 748,444 1,787 750,231 Depreciation and amortization 46,151 58 46,209 Interest and debt expense (income), net 10,569 (7) 10,562 Income (loss) before income taxes 324,142 (119) 324,023 Total assets 3,617,164 41,644 3,658,808 Three Months Ended May 1, 2021 Net sales from external customers $ 1,296,736 $ 31,807 $ 1,328,543 Gross margin 553,001 1,453 554,454 Depreciation and amortization 46,338 70 46,408 Interest and debt expense (income), net 11,550 (15) 11,535 Income before income taxes 203,198 289 203,487 Total assets 3,460,352 47,308 3,507,660 Intersegment construction revenues of $10.0 million and $4.3 million for the three months ended April 30, 2022 and May 1, 2021, 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 loyalty program liability and a portion of the gift card liability is 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 April 30, January 29, May 1, January 30, (in thousands of dollars) 2022 2022 2021 2021 Contract liabilities $ 71,779 $ 80,421 $ 61,367 $ 68,021 During the three months ended April 30, 2022 and May 1, 2021, the Company recorded $25.2 million and $18.1 million, respectively, in revenue that was previously included in the retail operations contract liability balances of $80.4 million and $68.0 million at January 29, 2022 and January 30, 2021, 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 in the condensed consolidated balance sheets, respectively. The amounts included in the condensed consolidated balance sheets are as follows: Construction April 30, January 29, May 1, January 30, (in thousands of dollars) 2022 2022 2021 2021 Accounts receivable $ 20,895 $ 25,912 $ 24,064 $ 25,094 Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts 3,342 2,847 1,195 450 Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts 7,511 6,298 4,941 4,685 During the three months ended April 30, 2022 and May 1, 2021, the Company recorded $5.8 million and $3.7 million, respectively, in revenue that was previously included in billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts of $6.3 million and $4.7 million at January 29, 2022 and January 30, 2021, respectively. The remaining performance obligations related to executed construction contracts totaled $96.1 million, $93.9 million and $54.4 million at April 30, 2022, January 29, 2022 and May 1, 2021, respectively. |