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●Delivered 1.7% growth in third quarter comparable store sales on top of a 6.5% increase in the third quarter of 2022

●Reported earnings per diluted share of $2.39 and non-GAAP earnings per diluted share of $2.85 compared to $2.45, or $2.60 on a non-GAAP basis, during the prior year quarter

●Raises 2023 comparable store sales outlook to a range of positive 0.5% to positive 2.0%, up from flat to positive 2.0% previously

●Updates full year 2023 earnings per diluted share outlook to $11.45 to 12.05; Raises full year non-GAAP earnings per diluted share outlook to $12.00 to 12.60, up from $11.50 to 12.30 previously

●Repurchased 3.5 million shares of common stock for $388 million during the third quarter

PITTSBURGH, November 21, 2023 - 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 third quarter ended October 28, 2023.

1.Column may not recalculate due to rounding.

2.Also referred to by management as earnings before income taxes margin ("EBT margin").

3.In the fiscal 2022 period, there were no non-GAAP adjustments to reported EBT margin or net income. For additional information, see GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliations included in a table later in the release under the heading "GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations."

4.Fiscal 2022 included debt with a carrying value of $152 million related to the Company's Convertible Senior Notes, which were fully retired as of April 18, 2023. The Company had no outstanding borrowings under its revolving credit facility in 2023 and 2022.

5.During the 39 weeks ended October 28, 2023, the Company repurchased 5.4 million shares of its common stock at an average price of $119.24 per share, for a total cost of $648.6 million under its share repurchase program. The Company has $780 million remaining under its authorization as of October 28, 2023.

6.In the fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2022 periods, the Company declared and paid quarterly dividends of $1.00 per share and $0.4875 per share, respectively.

7.During the first quarter of fiscal 2023, the Company retired the remaining $59.1 million of aggregate principal amount outstanding of the Convertible Senior Notes and related bond hedge and warrant transactions for 1.7 million shares of the Company's common stock. Refer to the Company's Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 24, 2023 for additional information. During the 39 weeks ended October 29, 2022, the Company exchanged $421 million aggregate principal amount of Convertible Senior Notes and unwound the corresponding portion of the convertible bond hedge and warrants for $421 million of cash and 7.8 million shares of the Company's common stock.

On November 20, 2023, the Company's Board of Directors authorized and declared a quarterly dividend in the amount of $1.00 per share on the Company's common stock and Class B common stock. The dividend is payable in cash on December 29, 2023 to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 15, 2023.

As previously announced, the Company is conducting a business optimization to better align its talent, organizational design and spending in support of its most critical strategies while also streamlining its overall cost structure. During the third quarter of 2023, the Company incurred pre-tax business optimization charges of $52.5 million related to the elimination of certain positions primarily at its customer support center as well as the integration of its Moosejaw operations and other charges to optimize the cost structure of its outdoor specialty business. The Company currently anticipates additional pre-tax charges of approximately $10 million during the fourth quarter of 2023 related to its actions to optimize the outdoor specialty business and plans to continue its business optimization review, which it expects to complete during fiscal 2023.

The Company's Full Year Outlook for 2023 is presented below:

The following tables summarize store activity for the periods indicated:

(1)Includes our Golf Galaxy, Public Lands, Going Going Gone! and other specialty concept stores. As of October 28, 2023, we operated 104 Golf Galaxy stores, 7 Public Lands stores, 17 Going Going Gone! stores, and other specialty concept stores. In some markets, we operate DICK’S Sporting Goods stores adjacent to our specialty concept stores on the same property with a pass-through for our athletes. We refer to this format as a “combo store” and include combo store openings within both the DICK’S Sporting Goods and specialty concept store reconciliations, as applicable. As of October 28, 2023, the Company operated 16 combo stores.

(2)Excludes Warehouse Sale store locations that are temporary in nature, of which the Company operated 41 and 42 as of October 28, 2023 and October 29, 2022, respectively.

(3)Represents Moosejaw store locations acquired by the Company during the first quarter of fiscal 2023, which average approximately 4,000 square feet per store. The Company plans to close ten of the previously acquired Moosejaw store locations by early 2024.

(4)As of October 28, 2023, includes twelve DICK'S House of Sport stores, including two new openings during the third quarter of fiscal 2023, which were either converted or relocated from prior store locations.

(5)Includes square footage from 13 Field & Stream store closures as of April 29, 2023, as we planned to convert them into DICK’S House of Sport stores, expanded DICK’S Sporting Goods stores, or other specialty concept stores.

(6)Column may not recalculate due to rounding.

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 non-GAAP EBT Margin, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP earnings per diluted share, 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. Furthermore, management believes that adjustments related to the Convertible Senior Notes and convertible bond hedge provided a more complete view of the economics of the instruments upon conversion. Management also uses these 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.

This release contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be identified as those that may predict, forecast, indicate or imply future results or performance and by forward-looking words such as “believe”, “anticipate”, “expect”, “estimate”, “predict”, “intend”, “plan”, “project”, “goal”, “will”, “will be”, “will continue”, “will result”, “could”, “may”, “might” or any variations of such words or other words with similar meanings. These 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 and growth opportunities, including our 2023 outlook for earnings, sales, and capital expenditures; the impact of our business optimization initiatives and the time frame in which we expect to implement our business optimization; share repurchases and dividends.

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: macroeconomic conditions, including inflationary pressures, geopolitical conflict, the expiration of student loan payment deferments, and elevated interest rates, and the effectiveness of measures to mitigate such impact on our business; changes in consumer discretionary spending; 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 the competitive market and competition amongst retailers, including competition for talent and the level of competitive promotional activity; investments in omni-channel growth or other business initiatives not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time-frame or at all; additional unexpected costs and charges related to our business optimization, failure to achieve the anticipated cost-savings from our business optimization, and a disruption of the business optimization due to changes in the macroeconomic conditions or other risk factors described herein; organized retail crime and our ability to effectively manage inventory shrink; risks relating to vertical brands and new retail concepts; the size of strategic investments and the timing and success of those investments; inventory turnover and supply chain disruptions; weather-related disruptions and seasonality of the Company's business; changes in existing tax, labor, foreign trade and other laws and regulations, including those imposing new taxes, surcharges, and tariffs, and compliance with such laws and regulations; increasing labor and wage costs; 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 (including shipping directly or through broadened distribution channels) 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; changes to the corporate tax rates; risks associated with brick and mortar retail store model, including the ability to optimize our store lease portfolio and our distribution and fulfillment network; litigation risks and our ability to protect our trademarks and other intellectual property; our ability to hire and retain quality teammates, including store managers and sales associates; negative reactions from customers, vendors and shareholders regarding Company policy changes and advocacy efforts related to social and political issues; the loss of key personnel; risks related to our indebtedness; the issuance of dividends and our repurchase activity.

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 23, 2023 and our Quarterly Report filed with the SEC on August 23, 2023. 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.

The Company will host a conference call today at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the third quarter 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.

 

DICK’S Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) creates confidence and excitement by inspiring, supporting and 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, Public Lands, Moosejaw, 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 have the power to change lives, 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, and dickssportinggoods.jobs, as well as Facebook, Twitter, Threads, and Instagram.

Investor Relations:

Nate Gilch, Senior Director of Investor Relations

DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc.

investors@dcsg.com

(724) 273-3400

Media Relations:

(724) 273-5552 or press@dcsg.com

Category: Earnings

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						13 Weeks Ended
						October 28, 2023						% of Sales						October 29, 2022						% of Sales (1)
Net sales						$	3,042,405					100.00		%				$	2,958,861					100.00		%
Cost of goods sold, including occupancy and distribution costs						1,980,942						65.11						1,946,438						65.78
GROSS PROFIT						1,061,463						34.89						1,012,423						34.22
Selling, general and administrative expenses						776,037						25.51						679,747						22.97
Pre-opening expenses						12,482						0.41						7,212						0.24
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS						272,944						8.97						325,464						11.00
Interest expense						14,382						0.47						26,131						0.88
Other income						(10,084)						(0.33)						(4,826)						(0.16)
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES						268,646						8.83						304,159						10.28
Provision for income taxes						67,540						2.22						75,703						2.56
NET INCOME						$	201,106					6.61		%				$	228,456					7.72		%
EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE:
Basic						$	2.46											$	2.94
Diluted						$	2.39											$	2.45
NUMERATOR USED TO COMPUTE EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE:
Basic						$	201,106											$	228,456
Diluted						$	201,106											$	236,928
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING:
Basic						81,772												77,789
Diluted						84,291												96,681
(1) Column does not recalculate due to rounding

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

(1)Includes $23.3 million of severance-related costs, $22.9 million of non-cash impairments of store and intangible assets and a $6.3 million write-down of inventory.

(2)The provision for income taxes for non-GAAP adjustments was calculated at 26% which approximates the Company's blended tax rate.

(1)Includes $23.3 million of severance-related costs, $22.9 million of non-cash impairments of store and intangible assets and a $6.3 million write-down of inventory.

(2)The provision for income taxes for non-GAAP adjustments was calculated at 26% which approximates the Company's blended tax rate.

(1)Adjustment eliminates the impact of assumed share settlement of the Convertible Senior Notes as required by “the if-converted method” under GAAP. The Company retired its Convertible Senior Notes without dilutive effect, due to cash payments for principal, shares received from its convertible bond hedge and shares repurchased to offset share settlement of remaining $59.1 million principal during the 13 weeks ended April 29, 2023. Accordingly, the Company believes reflecting the notes as debt more closely represents the economics of the transaction.

(2)The provision for income taxes for non-GAAP adjustments was calculated at 26% which approximated the Company's blended tax rate.

(1)Adjustment eliminates the impact of assumed share settlement of the Convertible Senior Notes as required by “the if-converted method” under GAAP. The Company retired its Convertible Senior Notes without dilutive effect, due to cash payments for principal, shares received from its convertible bond hedge and shares repurchased to offset share settlement of remaining $59.1 million principal during the 13 weeks ended April 29, 2023. Accordingly, the Company believes reflecting the notes as debt more closely represents the economics of the transaction.

(2)The provision for income taxes for non-GAAP adjustments was calculated at 26% which approximated the Company's blended tax rate.

(in thousands) 

The following table represents a reconciliation of the Company's gross capital expenditures to its capital expenditures, net of tenant allowances.

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

(1)Adjustment eliminates the impact of charges incurred as part of our business optimization.

(2)The provision for income taxes for non-GAAP adjustments was calculated at 26% which approximates the Company's blended tax rate.