DICK'S Sporting Goods Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Full Year Sales and Earnings Results; Delivers 5.9% Increase in Fourth Quarter Same Store Sales

PITTSBURGH, March 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. (NYSE: DKS), the largest U.S. based full-line omni-channel sporting goods retailer, today reported sales and earnings results for the fourth quarter and full year ended January 29, 2022.

"Our exceptionally strong 2021 reflects another positive step forward in our multi-year transformational journey," said Ed Stack, Executive Chairman. "Our strategies are driving sustainable sales and profitability growth, and we have set our business on a new trajectory. I'd like to thank all our teammates for their hard work and unwavering dedication to our business."

"We are extremely pleased that our team delivered the largest sales quarter in our company's history," said Lauren Hobart, President and CEO. "Our diverse category and brand portfolio, world-class omni-channel platform and strong execution continue to help us meet robust consumer demand. We are a growth company with a strong balance sheet and incredible momentum and confidence in our business. Our 2022 sales and earnings outlook establishes a new foundation for us to build on in the future."

Fourth Quarter Results 

Net sales for the fourth quarter of 2021 were $3.35 billion, an increase of 7.3% compared to the fourth quarter of 2020 and a 28.5% increase compared to the fourth quarter of 2019. Consolidated same store sales for the fourth quarter of 2021 increased 5.9%, which followed consolidated same store sales increases of 19.3% in the fourth quarter of 2020 and 5.3% in the fourth quarter of 2019. The current quarter same store sales increase included a 14% increase in brick-and-mortar stores and an 11% decrease in eCommerce sales, which followed a 57% increase in eCommerce sales in the fourth quarter of 2020. eCommerce penetration has grown from 25% of total net sales in the fourth quarter of 2019 to 27% for the fourth quarter of 2021. eCommerce penetration was approximately 32% in the fourth quarter of 2020.

Driven by strong sales and merchandise margin rate expansion, the Company reported consolidated net income for the fourth quarter ended January 29, 2022 of $346.1 million, or $3.16 per diluted share, an increase of 43% compared to the fourth quarter of 2020 and an increase of 290% compared to the fourth quarter of 2019. The Company reported consolidated net income for the fourth quarter ended January 30, 2021 of $219.6 million, or $2.21 per diluted share, which included approximately $51 million of pre-tax expenses in response to COVID-19. The Company reported consolidated net income for the fourth quarter ended February 1, 2020 of $69.8 million, or $0.81 per diluted share.

On a non-GAAP basis, the Company reported consolidated net income for the fourth quarter ended January 29, 2022 of $352.1 million, or $3.64 per diluted share, an increase of 50% compared to the fourth quarter of 2020 and an increase of 176% compared to the fourth quarter of 2019. The Company reported consolidated net income of $225.0 million, or $2.43 per diluted share, for the quarter ended January 30, 2021. For the quarters ended January 29, 2022 and January 30, 2021, non-GAAP consolidated net income and earnings per diluted share excluded non-cash amortization of the debt discount associated with the Company's convertible senior notes and included the share impact of the convertible note hedge purchased by the Company, which is antidilutive for GAAP purposes. For the fourth quarter ended February 1, 2020, the Company reported non-GAAP consolidated net income of $113.3 million, or $1.32 per diluted share. The GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliations are included in a table later in the release under the heading "GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations."

Balance Sheet

In January 2022, the Company further strengthened its financial position, raising $1.5 billion of cash from the issuance of its senior unsecured notes, of which $750 million is due in 2032 and 2052, respectively.

The Company ended the year with approximately $2.6 billion in cash and cash equivalents and no outstanding borrowings under its new $1.6 billion unsecured revolving credit facility.

Total inventory increased 17.6% at the end of the fourth quarter of 2021 as compared to the end of the fourth quarter of 2020.

Full Year Results

Net sales were $12.29 billion in fiscal 2021, an increase of 28.3% compared to fiscal 2020 and a 40.5% increase compared to fiscal 2019. Consolidated same store sales increased 26.5% in fiscal 2021, which followed consolidated same store sales increases of 9.9% in fiscal 2020 and 3.7% in fiscal 2019. The fiscal 2021 same store sales increase included a 42% increase in brick-and-mortar stores and an expected 9% decrease in eCommerce sales which included a period of temporary store closures, which followed a 100% increase in eCommerce sales in fiscal 2020. eCommerce penetration has grown from 16% of total net sales in fiscal 2019 to 21% in fiscal 2021. eCommerce penetration was approximately 30% in fiscal 2020.

Driven by strong sales and merchandise margin rate expansion, the Company reported consolidated net income of $1.52 billion in fiscal 2021, or $13.87 per diluted share, an increase of 142% compared to fiscal 2020 and an increase of 315% compared to fiscal 2019. The Company reported consolidated net income of $530.3 million in fiscal 2020, or $5.72 per diluted share. The Company incurred approximately $15 million of pre-tax incremental safety costs in response to COVID-19 during fiscal 2021, compared to approximately $175 million of related compensation and safety costs during fiscal 2020. During the current year, the Company transitioned its hourly teammates to compensation programs with a longer-term focus, partially reinvesting these costs. In fiscal 2019, the Company reported consolidated net income of $297.5 million, or $3.34 per diluted share.

On a non-GAAP basis, the Company reported consolidated net income of $1.54 billion in fiscal 2021, or $15.70 per diluted share, an increase of 157% compared to fiscal 2020 and an increase of 325% compared to fiscal 2019. The Company reported consolidated net income of $546.2 million in fiscal 2020, or $6.12 per diluted share. In fiscal 2021 and 2020, non-GAAP consolidated net income and earnings per diluted share excluded non-cash amortization of the debt discount associated with the Company's convertible senior notes and included the share impact of the convertible note hedge purchased by the Company, which is antidilutive for GAAP purposes. In fiscal 2019, the Company reported non-GAAP consolidated net income of $329.1 million, or $3.69 per diluted share. The GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliations are included in a table later in the release under the heading "GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations."

Capital Allocation

On March 7, 2022, the Company's Board of Directors authorized and declared a quarterly dividend in the amount of $0.4875 per share on the Company's Common Stock and Class B Common Stock. The dividend is payable in cash on March 25, 2022 to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 18, 2022. This dividend represents an increase of 11% over the Company's previous quarterly per share amount and is equivalent to an annualized dividend of $1.95 per share.

The Company paid $603 million in dividends to stockholders in fiscal 2021, which included a special dividend of $5.50 per share on the Company's Common Stock and Class B Common Stock.

During the fourth quarter of 2021, the Company repurchased 6.78 million shares of its common stock at an average price of $110.72 per share, for a total cost of $750.3 million, under its share repurchase program. In fiscal 2021, the Company repurchased 10.79 million shares of common stock at an average price of $109.04 per share, for a total cost of $1.18 billion. On December 16, 2021, the Company's Board of Directors authorized a new five-year share repurchase program of up to $2 billion of the Company's common stock, under which the Company has $1.855 billion remaining at January 29, 2022.

In fiscal 2021, capital expenditures totaled $308 million on a gross basis, or $268 million net of construction allowances provided by landlords. In fiscal 2020, capital expenditures totaled $224 million on a gross basis, or $167 million net of construction allowances provided by landlords.

Full Year 2022 Outlook

• Coming off two consecutive record years in 2020 and 2021, the Company's fiscal 2022 outlook provides a new foundation upon which it will build in the years ahead.
  
  
• Based on an estimated 112 million diluted shares outstanding, the Company currently projects earnings per diluted share to be approximately $9.96 to 11.13. The Company's earnings per diluted share guidance includes $55 million of pre-tax interest expense associated with its new $1.5 billion long-term debt issuance as well as the expectation to repurchase a minimum of $200 million of its common shares in 2022. The Company reported earnings per diluted share of $13.87 in fiscal 2021.
  
  
• After adjusting for interest expense and share dilution relating to its convertible senior notes, the Company currently projects non-GAAP earnings per diluted share to be approximately $11.70 to 13.10. The Company reported non-GAAP earnings per diluted share of $15.70 in fiscal 2021.
  
  
• Consolidated same store sales are currently expected to be in the range of negative 4% to flat.
  
  
• In 2022, the Company anticipates capital expenditures to be in the range of $400 to 425 million on a gross basis and in the range of $340 to 365 million on a net basis. In fiscal 2021, capital expenditures were $308 million on a gross basis and $268 million on a net basis.

Conference Call Info

The Company will host a conference call today at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the fourth quarter and full year results. Investors will have the opportunity to listen to the earnings conference call over the internet through the Company's website located at investors.DICKS.com. To listen to the live call, please go to the website at least fifteen minutes early to register, download, and install any necessary audio software. For those who cannot listen to the live webcast, it will be archived on the Company's website for approximately twelve months.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to reporting the Company's financial results in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), the Company reports certain financial results that differ from what is reported under GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures include consolidated non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP earnings per diluted share, non-GAAP income before income taxes, non-GAAP diluted shares outstanding, and net capital expenditures, which management believes provides investors with useful supplemental information to evaluate the Company's ongoing operations and to compare with past and future periods. Management believes that adjusting interest expense and share dilution related to the convertible senior notes and convertible note hedge is useful to investors because it provides a more complete view of the economics of the transaction. Management also uses certain non-GAAP measures internally for forecasting, budgeting, and measuring its operating performance. These measures should be viewed as supplementing, and not as an alternative or substitute for, the Company's financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP. The methods used by the Company to calculate its non-GAAP financial measures may differ significantly from methods used by other companies to compute similar measures. As a result, any non-GAAP financial measures presented herein may not be comparable to similar measures provided by other companies. A reconciliation of the Company's non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are provided below and on the Company's website at investors.DICKS.com.

New Accounting Pronouncement

Beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2022, the Company will adopt a new accounting pronouncement that impacts the accounting treatment for convertible debt with cash conversion features, such as the Convertible Senior Notes. The standard requires the Company to eliminate the debt discount and related non-cash interest expense from its Convertible Senior Notes, which will decrease their annualized interest rate from 11.6% to 3.9%. The new standard also requires earnings per diluted share to assume share conversion of the entire amount of shares underlying the Convertible Senior Notes, thus increasing diluted shares. The Company does not expect the net effect of these changes will materially impact its full year 2022 GAAP earnings per diluted share and is reflected in its fiscal 2022 outlook.

Fiscal 2021 Consolidated Same Store Sales

Consolidated same store sales include stores that were temporarily closed during fiscal 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The method of calculating consolidated same store sales varies across the retail industry, including the treatment of temporary store closures as a result of COVID-19. Accordingly, our method of calculating this metric may not be the same as other retailers' methods. For additional information on consolidated same store sales, please see our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 30, 2021, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 24, 2021.

Forward-Looking Statements Involving Known and Unknown Risks and Uncertainties

This release contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties and change based on various important factors, many of which may be beyond the Company's control. The Company's future performance and actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements should not be relied upon by investors as a prediction of actual results. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding, among other things, the Company's future performance, including 2022 outlook for earnings and sales and anticipated future growth; capital expenditures; share repurchases and dividends; the Company's intent to settle the principal amount of the Convertible Senior Notes; and anticipated store openings, relocations, and closures.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: the impact on our business, operations and financial results due to the duration and scope of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the potential impact due to disruptions in our or our vendors' supply chains and due to restrictions imposed by federal, state, and local governments in response to increases in the number of COVID-19 cases in areas in which we operate; the impact an economic downturn, inflationary pressures, and supply chain constraints resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic or otherwise might have on our business and the effectiveness of stimulus payments and other measures to mitigate such impact; changes in consumer discretionary spending; the extent to which changes in consumer demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic will continue and whether new trends will emerge after the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic subsides; store closures and other impacts to our business resulting from civil disturbances; investments in omni-channel growth not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time-frame or at all; risks relating to vertical brands and new retail concepts; investments in business transformation initiatives not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time-frame or at all; the amount devoted to strategic investments and the timing and success of those investments; inventory turn; changes in the competitive market and competition amongst retailers, including an increase in promotional activity; changes in consumer demand or shopping patterns and the ability to identify new trends and have the right trending products in stores and online; changes in existing tax, labor, foreign trade and other laws and regulations, including those imposing new taxes, surcharges, or tariffs; limitations on the availability of attractive retail store sites; unauthorized disclosure of sensitive or confidential customer information; website downtime, disruptions or other problems with the eCommerce platform, including interruptions, delays or downtime caused by high volumes of users or transactions, deficiencies in design or implementation, or platform enhancements; disruptions or other problems with information systems; increasing direct competition from vendors, and increasing product costs due to various reasons, including foreign trade issues, currency exchange rate fluctuations, and increasing prices for raw materials due to inflation; the loss of key personnel, including Edward W. Stack, Executive Chairman, or Lauren Hobart, President and Chief Executive Officer; developments with sports leagues, professional athletes or sports superstars, including disruptions and cancellations due to COVID-19; weather-related disruptions and seasonality of the Company's business; and risks associated with being a controlled company.

For additional information on these and other factors that could affect the Company's actual results, see the risk factors set forth in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including the most recent Annual Report filed with the SEC on March 24, 2021 and our Quarterly Report filed with the SEC on November 23, 2021. The Company disclaims and does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement in this press release, except as required by applicable law or regulation. Forward-looking statements included in this release are made as of the date of this release.

About DICK'S Sporting Goods 

DICK'S Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) creates confidence and excitement by personally equipping all athletes to achieve their dreams. Founded in 1948 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, the leading omnichannel retailer serves athletes and outdoor enthusiasts in more than 850 DICK'S Sporting Goods, Golf Galaxy, Field & Stream, Public Lands, Going Going Gone! and Warehouse Sale stores, online, and through the DICK'S mobile app. DICK'S also owns and operates DICK'S House of Sport and Golf Galaxy Performance Center, as well as GameChanger, a youth sports mobile app for scheduling, communications, live scorekeeping and video streaming.

Driven by its belief that sports make people better, DICK'S has been a longtime champion for youth sports and, together with its Foundation, has donated millions of dollars to support under-resourced teams and athletes through the Sports Matter program and other community-based initiatives. Additional information about DICK'S business, corporate giving, sustainability efforts and employment opportunities can be found on dicks.com, investors.dicks.com, sportsmatter.org, dickssportinggoods.jobs and on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Contacts:

Investor Relations:  
Nate Gilch, Senior Director of Investor Relations
DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. 
[email protected] 
(724) 273-3400

Media Relations:
(724) 273-5552 or [email protected]

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