Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)

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Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)
12 Months Ended
Feb. 01, 2020
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]  
Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)
The following table sets forth certain items from the Company’s unaudited consolidated statements of operations for each quarter of fiscal year 2019 and 2018. The unaudited information has been prepared on the same basis as the audited consolidated financial statements appearing elsewhere in this report and includes all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, which management considers necessary for a fair presentation of the financial data shown. The operating results for any quarter are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year or for any future period.
(dollars in millions, except diluted net income (loss) per share data)
 
First
Quarter1
 
Second
Quarter
 
Third
Quarter
 
Fourth
Quarter1
Fiscal 2019:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
 
$
5,808.7

 
$
5,740.6

 
$
5,746.2

 
$
6,315.3

Gross profit
 
$
1,727.2

 
$
1,648.5

 
$
1,704.5

 
$
1,960.5

Operating income2,3
 
$
385.5

 
$
268.9

 
$
358.4

 
$
249.4

Net income2,3,4
 
$
267.9

 
$
180.3

 
$
255.8

 
$
123.0

Diluted net income per share2,3,4
 
$
1.12

 
$
0.76

 
$
1.08

 
$
0.52

Stores open at end of quarter
 
15,264

 
15,115

 
15,262

 
15,288

Comparable store net sales change
 
2.2
%
 
2.4
%
 
2.5
%
 
0.4
%
Fiscal 2018:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Net sales
 
$
5,553.7

 
$
5,525.6

 
$
5,538.8

 
$
6,205.2

Gross profit5
 
$
1,699.6

 
$
1,663.9

 
$
1,671.9

 
$
1,912.1

Operating income (loss)2,5,6,7
 
$
437.6

 
$
382.5

 
$
387.8

 
$
(2,147.4
)
Net income (loss)2,5,6,7
 
$
160.5

 
$
273.9

 
$
281.8

 
$
(2,307.0
)
Diluted net income (loss) per share2,5,6,7
 
$
0.67

 
$
1.15

 
$
1.18

 
$
(9.69
)
Stores open at end of quarter
 
14,957

 
15,073

 
15,187

 
15,237

Comparable store net sales change
 
1.4
%
 
1.8
%
 
1.0
%
 
2.4
%

1Easter was observed on April 21, 2019 and April 1, 2018. There were six fewer selling days between Thanksgiving and Christmas in 2019.
2 In 2018, based on the Company’s strategic and operational reassessment of the Family Dollar segment following challenges that the business experienced that impacted the Company’s ability to grow the business at the originally estimated rate when it acquired Family Dollar in 2015, management determined there were indicators that the goodwill of the business may be impaired. Accordingly, a goodwill impairment test was performed in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018 and an impairment test was also performed in 2019. The results of the impairment tests showed that the fair value of the Family Dollar reporting unit was lower than its carrying value resulting in $313.0 million and $2.73 billion non-cash pre-tax and after-tax goodwill impairment charges in the fourth quarters of fiscal 2019 and 2018, respectively. These goodwill impairment charges reduced diluted net income (loss) per share by $1.32 and $11.46 per share in the fourth quarters of 2019 and 2018, respectively.
3 In the fourth quarter of 2019, the Company recorded an $18.0 million charge to its litigation reserve. The recognition of this liability reduced diluted net income per share in the fourth quarter of 2019 by $0.06.
4 In the fourth quarter of 2019, the Company evaluated its foreign net operating loss carryforwards and determined that it expects to utilize the carryforwards for which the Company previously had provided a valuation allowance. The reduction of the valuation allowance increased net income and diluted net income per share in the fourth quarter of 2019 by $24.6 million and $0.10 per share, respectively.
5 In the fourth quarter of 2018, the Company recorded $40.0 million in sku rationalization markdown expense in the Family Dollar segment, which decreased net income (loss) and diluted net income (loss) per share by $30.8 million and $0.13 per share, respectively, in the fourth quarter of 2018.
6In the fourth quarter of 2018, the Company reviewed certain long-lived assets and identifiable intangible assets for impairment. As a result of its impairment analysis, the Company recorded charges of $13.0 million to write down certain store assets, including $6.1 million associated with impairment of favorable lease rights. These store impairment charges decreased net income (loss) and diluted net income (loss) per share in the fourth quarter of 2018 by $10.0 million and $0.04 per share, respectively.
7 In the first quarter of 2018, the Company refinanced its long-term debt obligations, resulting in the payment of redemption premiums totaling $114.3 million. In addition, the Company accelerated the expensing of approximately $41.2 million of amortizable non-cash deferred financing costs and expensed approximately $0.4 million in transaction-related costs. For additional information regarding these transactions, refer to Note 6. This refinancing of the Company’s long-term debt decreased net income (loss) and diluted net income (loss) per share in the first quarter of 2018 by $123.6 million and $0.52 per share, respectively.