Bath & Body Works (BBWI) 23 Aug 182018 Q2 Earnings call transcript

Company Profile

Participants

Amie Preston	Chief IR Officer
Martin Waters	CEO and President
Stuart Burgdoerfer	EVP and CFO
Denise Landman	CEO, PINK
Jan Singer	CEO, Victoria's Secret Lingerie
Greg Unis	CEO, Victoria's Secret Beauty
Nick Coe	CEO, Bath & Body Works
Mark Altschwager	Baird
Oliver Chen	Cowen and Company
Paul Trussell	Deutsche Bank
Kimberly Greenberger	Morgan Stanley
Paul Lejuez	Citi
Brian Tunick	RBC Capital Markets
Ike Boruchow	Wells Fargo
Chethan Mallela	Barclays
Michael Binetti	Credit Suisse
Roxanne Meyer	MKM Partners
Jamie Merriman	Bernstein
Marni Shapiro	Retail Tracker
Susan Anderson	B. Riley FBR
Simeon Siegel	Nomura Instinet
Janet Kloppenburg	JJK Research

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Operator

Good morning. My name is Shelbey, and I'll be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the L Brands Second Quarter 2018 Earnings Conference Call. I would now turn the call over to Ms. Amie Preston, Chief Investor Relations Officer for L Brands. ahead. go Please

Amie Preston

morning, quarter Good Saturday, welcome L to X, Thank conference everyone, call second earnings ending for Brands' XXXX. you. and the August period

any need As subject are Safe in remind formality, matter found our we I statement SEC a you make of to that our forward-looking Harbor today statements may to filings.

of quarter available CFO; www.lb.com. CEO website EVP and and Secret on Denise International Jan joining of earnings CEO Victoria's Stuart Beauty; additional PINK; are CEO CEO Bath and commentary Unis, us today. Victoria's release, second & Greg our Our earnings Body are of Landman, CEO Works; presentation Lingerie; Secret Waters, all Coe, Burgdoerfer, Martin Singer, of Nick

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Stuart Burgdoerfer

everyone. good Amie, morning, and Thanks,

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Denise Landman

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Jan Singer

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Greg Unis

Jan. you, Thank

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Nick Coe

Thanks everyone. morning Greg and good

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Martin Waters

Thanks morning Nick. Good everyone.

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Amie Preston

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Operator

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Mark Altschwager

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Amie Preston

Thanks Mark. Greg. start We'll with

Greg Unis

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Amie Preston

any Jan you Greg. thoughts? Thanks have

Jan Singer

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Operator

comes next Oliver Chen of Your question Cowen Company. from and

Oliver Chen

bras at lingerie Our business question relative to opportunities at PINK. the the is the VS about helping us contrast opportunity at

us should nature help possible understanding and timing curious you. those what issues of Just in would customer going we expect Thank reception two the forward. illuminate what's about

Amie Preston

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Oliver Chen

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Denise Landman

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Oliver Chen

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Greg Unis

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Oliver Chen

That’s Thank you. helpful.

Amie Preston

anything have add on? you do Jan,

Jan Singer

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Operator

Trussell next Deutsche Paul Your from question Bank. of comes

Paul Trussell

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Amie Preston

for Stuart Paul. to go We'll that Thanks.

Stuart Burgdoerfer

in pieces Paul for is with Brands and Brands, consistent the recent L So respect pretty August and the QX major results. of L with to August total running

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Paul Trussell

And then a follow-up bit Maybe picture on big just that. Denise. for more a

customer of to Victoria's what is from responding trends? on And young merchandise a the competition congrats curious and and PINK that digital. state to what retirement, extent your and the all and you and tenure industry of and view Secret those really impact how there your your And marketing just but top just of I'm standpoint? meaningful best given on on First also is the millennial wishes view of the is

Denise Landman

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Operator

comes next Stanley. from Morgan Greenberger Kimberly question of Your

Kimberly Greenberger

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Stuart Burgdoerfer

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expecting season, expect a to flat to lower so in of the that where where up maybe we we is fall fall single-digit up first we're that's first end to terms point. little season end than low The and single-digit expect the season the to fall low end

sales be would point rate inventory of slower of Second than or turn. growing our the view at improve to sales

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Operator

Lejuez Your of next question Paul comes Citi. from

Paul Lejuez

March basis that break over do for e-comm Stuart, feel maybe occupancy margins, much Victoria’s Thanks. SG&A to points that business sales, it or including you margin. a deleverage seems on to - How I'm the peak, that due foot, the margin productivity? EBIT $XXX curious, right about maybe a is of deleverage? what us? productivity you business is relative with XXXX can also sort VS And down of If lower peak of Secret for sales from

Martin Waters

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Operator

Your RBC next Markets. question comes from Brian Capital Tunick of

Brian Tunick

could marketing, environment think the in about in are your that changes store the whether I rate embedded hear your wanted what product, little help about Maybe And Thank more initiatives QX. fourth stabilize on gross QX Stuart in comfort thinking margin talk to maybe quarter guidance. QX guess, of about you're you versus some biggest maybe I if your you a business Jan, much. could you very about how its talk will guidance.

Stuart Burgdoerfer

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Jan Singer

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Brian Tunick

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Amie Preston

Brian. ahead, Go

Brian Tunick

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Martin Waters

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Operator

of Your next question Ike comes from Wells Boruchow Fargo.

Ike Boruchow

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Stuart Burgdoerfer

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Operator

next Mallela comes of Chethan from Your question Barclays.

Chethan Mallela

think has quarters the time was I that still years. couple comp couple the time of business past notable. for double-digit growth been strong a acceleration in the level BBW the over at has first XQ of been comp but in some And

of what's in just better So think kind how a How is rate industry growth responsible about you do over primarily idiosyncratic And that general? the trend? frame kind for backdrop for improved the can of you business just versus much the midterm?

Amie Preston

Nick. to go We'll Sure.

NickCoe

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Operator

of The next question Michael comes from Binetti Credit Suisse.

Michael Binetti

specifically. referring the picture customer a focus Jan, gap they just discuss May commented the on today, the customer your on quite to back how can a dual customer. also in little metrics that think, you channel building of to but rebuilding marry customer for remind you around few I valuable us file briefly mentioned two relative bit the bit book. what of I some a when you the you last how think, those quarters, to are be bigger channel a and strong dual franchise total I customers you're mentioned and comments with wondering was if

Jan Singer

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Michael Binetti

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NickCoe

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Michael Binetti

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Stuart Burgdoerfer

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Operator

comes from Meyer question next of Partners. Roxanne MKM Your

Roxanne Meyer

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Stuart Burgdoerfer

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Operator

Your next Jamie Bernstein. comes question from Merriman of

Jamie Merriman

Jan, I you. think this for question is

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Jan Singer

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Operator

question next Marni of Shapiro Tracker. Your Retail comes from

Marni Shapiro

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Jan Singer

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it. in in and to are not PINK fleece I is am We will fleece way speak in that the Denise

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to target again I Denise We you to purpose different handwriting add structure. and different end pricing want know very different that. if and different don't a have a consumer,

Denise Landman

the unlike that differentiated. not and discernibly Yes, agree I hopefully commentary bras specific to they're would

is business in our now fleece age which I of that affecting think pressure habits buy our the thing specific I rapidly buying are this attributed lounge some wear the is to of phenomenon under fairly minds would now, emphasize currently the our has cohort. segment to

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Operator

next Your comes of FBR. from Susan question Anderson B. Riley

Susan Anderson

margins a new as guess the on been there's profit a business follow-up at space. in the VS pop-up the I lot of competitors

in reset the the guys still shift mix potentially are guess you do bar we've part of bralettes ticket been in And then mix terms think I a and which had So be? of are has where margins the and also these sports should lower margin. bras which lower

the reset also that does So business?

Martin Waters

they and high-teens different competitive of very which run their periods operate rate. is execution terms we earlier can't income they I'll in question. the I long than run of at Susan, there's And through on company just it Where rates. strong margin high-teen about structure but Their lot segments in over ones part of run is time sustained particularly, business a for jump heard in. a I this and of cost which and time, more a intensity retailing way you a portfolio of in our us admire operating have talk they they relates an started think strong of But to back set at that many of a very competition Inditex. periods

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Jan Singer

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Operator

Instinet. Your Siegel of comes from Nomura Simeon next question

Simeon Siegel

much there how - to the And what of those relevant, is then Nick side-by-side I much currently? of stores new help shop-in-shop? And or any PINK margins of percent where where on added BBW how Stuart the the are comp? or Thanks. remodels guess, operate remodels

NickCoe

point majority get want that the we that investments tends of it. view and on actually into as shop-in-shop The would continue go-forward be to where to a

side-by-side we both, of the the the and much read happy answer. pretty but actually pretty we're said more we with from that and So manage customer is terms as how moment. them But fluid where and how the I on store earlier at that's we're will manage those continue the a investment in we tends shop-in-shop and efficient and probably both ability perspective be to shop-in-shop friendly more to operationally probably

Amie Preston

think meaningful I comp less contributor a And right? has I that not been think. to a than It's point

Stuart Burgdoerfer

But very healthy into We but healthy. at fine versus about detail somewhat they peak remain rates their down versus margins down comment remain are they're of healthy their margin PINK get they that Thanks. overall They're on detail. level but margin very by are - don't Simeon remain in - an peak healthy. very but rates.

Operator

Research. final question of JJK Janet Kloppenburg Your comes from

Janet Kloppenburg

Jan us has We've light in Denise, logo Can in and quick the to a Amy logo will about you and just has of the panties job is And PINK. talked if new questions maybe been a often talk remarkable fact introductions Thanks. direction think leadership lot. --brand businesses of and margin the PINK the for taught about at PINK welcome that Couple that some there working about bra necessary at And in can of universally? maybe who do the business logo. you talk strength, I also Congratulations Denise. for And there's sleepwear? updates for great

Denise Landman

collegial Yes. By referring business? local to you're our

Janet Kloppenburg

talking all about I’m products. No. logo the PINK

Denise Landman

of defines Sorry. our The literally Logo segment business it.

Janet Kloppenburg

know. I

Denise Landman

more increasing is brand with which And lately, experiencing brand well expensive a as validation engagement iconography. we're take as what of sign I

would you very discernible with dog So well. another familiar be the as selling point brand PINK reference

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Amie Preston

Jan? And

Jan Singer

the your I’m one question. I just I more with Janet, time think thing. heard sorry. don't whole

Janet Kloppenburg

gains I in seeing of just working you that categories. those very well. in products new lot margin know are whether interested you're I'm have a

Victoria able new Sexy? category you by are in Very instance, And margins say, panty levels? the historical see you rather introductions, margins on the For let's back which to to quickly, turned comparable in Body bra to, are rebound the seeing or you legacy Thanks.

Jan Singer

in these in So but talking just with and levels about, that to where I sales historical book we new the a about panties line to business. the healthy is are Bra been items certainly day, talked businesses Same on back with exist speak of sales. didn't is but I we've margin tracking can't excited we're also the that. not and top line T-shirt because Illusion

Amie Preston

you Thank morning interest continuing L us Brands. and for your all for in this you. joining Thank

Operator

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