UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-K
(Mark One)
þ | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008
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¨ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
Commission File No. 001-33202
UNDER ARMOUR, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland | 52-1990078 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
1020 Hull Street Baltimore, Maryland 21230 |
(410) 454-6428 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) | (Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code) |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Class A Common Stock | New York Stock Exchange | |
(Title of each class) | (Name of each exchange on which registered) |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes þ No ¨
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ¨ No þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No ¨
Indicate by check mark if the disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 or Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrants knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer, and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer þ | Accelerated filer ¨ | Non-accelerated filer ¨ | Smaller reporting company ¨ |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ¨ No þ
As of June 30, 2008, the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter, the aggregate market value of the registrants Class A Common Stock held by non-affiliates was approximately $842,982,849.
Class A Common Stock, $.0003 1/3 par value, 36,827,553 shares outstanding as of January 31, 2009 and Class B Convertible Common Stock, $.0003 1/3 par value, 12,500,000 shares outstanding as of January 31, 2009.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of Under Armour, Inc.s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 5, 2009 are incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K.
ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
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Our principal business activities are the development, marketing and distribution of branded performance apparel, footwear and accessories for men, women and youth. The brands moisture-wicking synthetic fabrications are engineered in many designs and styles for wear in nearly every climate to provide a performance alternative to traditional natural fiber products. Our products are sold worldwide and are worn by athletes at all levels, from youth to professional, on playing fields around the globe, as well as consumers with active lifestyles.
Our revenues are generated primarily from wholesale distribution of our products to national, regional, independent and specialty retailers. We also derive revenue from product licensing and from the sale of our products through our direct to consumer sales channel including our retail outlet and specialty stores, website and catalogs. Our products are offered in over 17,000 retail stores worldwide. A large majority of our products are sold in North America; however we believe that our products appeal to athletes and consumers with active lifestyles around the globe. Internationally, we sell our products primarily in the United Kingdom, France and Germany, a third party licensee sells our products in Japan, and distributors sell our products in other foreign countries. We plan to continue to grow our business over the long term through our United States wholesale apparel distribution primarily through sales of mens and womens apparel products, the opportunities available in the athletic footwear market, the expansion of our presence in overseas markets and a stronger direct to consumer sales channel. Virtually all of our products are manufactured by unaffiliated manufacturers operating in primarily 12 countries outside of the United States.
We were incorporated as a Maryland corporation in 1996. As used in this report, the terms we, our, us, Under Armour and the Company refer to Under Armour, Inc. and its subsidiaries unless the context indicates otherwise. We have registered trademarks around the globe, including UNDER ARMOUR®, HEATGEAR®, COLDGEAR®, ALLSEASONGEAR®, LOOSEGEAR® and the Under Armour UA Logo, and we have applied to register many other trademarks. This Annual Report on Form 10-K also contains additional trademarks and tradenames of our Company and other companies. All trademarks and tradenames appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are the property of their respective holders.
Our product offerings consist of apparel, footwear and accessories for men, women and youth. We market our products at multiple price levels and provide all consumers with what we believe to be a superior alternative to cotton and other traditional products. In 2008, sales of apparel, footwear and accessories represented approximately 80%, 12%, and 4% of net revenues, respectively. Licensing arrangements for the sale of apparel and accessories represented 4% of net revenues. See Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for net revenues by product.
Apparel
Our apparel is offered in a variety of styles and fits intended to reduce friction, enhance comfort and mobility, regulate body temperature and improve performance regardless of weather conditions. Our apparel products are engineered to replace cotton and other traditional non-performance fabrics in the world of athletics and fitness with performance alternatives designed and merchandised along gearlines. Our three primary apparel gearlines are marketed to tell a very simple story about our highly technical products and extend across the sporting goods, outdoor and active lifestyle markets. We market our apparel for consumers to choose HEATGEAR® when it is hot, COLDGEAR® when it is cold and ALLSEASONGEAR® between the extremes. Within each gearline our apparel comes in three fit types: compression (tight fitting), fitted (athletic cut) and loose (relaxed).
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HEATGEAR® is designed to be worn in warm to hot temperatures under equipment or as a single layer. Our first compression T-shirt was the original HEATGEAR® product and remains one of our signature styles. While a sweat-soaked cotton T-shirt can weigh two to three pounds, HEATGEAR® is engineered with a microfiber blend designed to wick moisture from the body which helps the body stay cool, dry and light. We offer HEATGEAR® in a variety of tops and bottoms in a broad array of colors and styles for wear in the gym or outside in warm weather.
Because athletes sweat in cold weather as well as in the heat, COLDGEAR® is designed to wick moisture from the body while circulating body heat from hotspots to help maintain core body temperature. Our COLDGEAR® apparel provides both dryness and warmth in a single light layer that can be worn beneath a jersey, uniform, protective gear or ski-vest and our COLDGEAR® outerwear products protect the athlete (and the coach, fan and others) from the outside in. Our COLDGEAR® product offerings generally sell at higher prices than our other gearlines.
ALLSEASONGEAR® is designed to be worn in changing temperatures and uses technical fabrics to keep the wearer cool and dry in warmer temperatures while preventing a chill in cooler temperatures.
Footwear
We began offering footwear in 2006, and each year we have expanded our footwear offerings. In 2006, we entered the footwear category with the introduction of football cleats. In 2007, we introduced baseball, lacrosse and softball cleats and slides. In the first quarter of 2008, we started shipping our performance training footwear for the product launch in the second quarter 2008. All of our footwear is engineered with our HEATGEAR® and is light, breathable and built to perform for the athlete. Our performance training footwear is designed with innovative technologies which provide stabilization, shock absorption, directional cushioning and moisture management engineered to maximize the athletes comfort and control. Consistent with our performance apparel marketing and pricing strategy, we offer our footwear at multiple price levels enabling us to reach a broader consumer base. New product offerings in 2009 include performance running footwear which was launched in January 2009 with the simple message that ATHLETES RUN. . In addition, we have developed a line of soccer cleats that we plan to seed on teams and players beginning in 2009.
Accessories
Our baseball batting, football, golf and running gloves are offered within our HEATGEAR® and COLDGEAR® lines and are designed with advanced fabrications to provide the same level of performance as our other products. Net revenues generated from the sale of baseball batting, football, golf and running gloves are included in our accessories category.
We also have agreements with our licensees to develop Under Armour accessories. Our product, marketing and sales teams are actively involved in all steps of the design process in order to maintain brand standards and consistency. Our licensees offer bags, socks, headwear and eyewear designed to be used and worn before, during and after competition, and feature performance advantages and functionality similar to our other product offerings. License revenues generated from the sale of performance bags, socks, headwear and eyewear are included in our net revenues.
We currently focus on marketing and selling our products to consumers for use in athletics and outdoor activities. We maintain strict control over our brand image with an in-house marketing and promotions department that designs and produces all of our advertising campaigns. We seek to drive consumer demand for our products by building brand equity and awareness as a leading performance athletic brand.
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Sports Marketing
Our global marketing and promotion efforts begin with a strategy of selling our products to high-performing athletes and teams on the collegiate and professional levels. We continue to execute this strategy through professional and collegiate sponsorships, individual athlete agreements and by selling our products directly to team equipment managers and to individual athletes. As a result, our uniforms, gloves, socks, footwear and other athletic products are seen on the field, giving our products exposure to various consumer audiences, through television, magazines and live at sporting events. This exposure to consumers helps us establish on-field authenticity as consumers can see our products being worn by high-performing athletes. In 2008, we entered into an agreement to become the official outfitter of all athletic programs at the University of Maryland commencing in 2009. We are the official outfitter of numerous teams at Auburn University and the University of South Florida, as well as the football teams at the University of Hawaii, the University of South Carolina, Texas Tech University and the University of Utah. We supply uniforms, sideline apparel and fan gear for these teams. In addition, we sell our products domestically to professional football teams and Division I mens and womens collegiate athletic teams, including many Division I football programs. We also signed an agreement in 2006 to be an official supplier of footwear to the National Football League (NFL), a step we took to complete the circle of authenticity from the Friday night lights of high school to Saturday afternoon college game day to the marquee Sunday match-ups of the NFL. This agreement enables NFL players to wear Under Armour footwear on the field and enables Under Armour to reach fans at the highest level of competitive football.
We also have sponsorship agreements with individual athletes. While our roster of athletes has included established stars, like professional football stars Brandon Jacobs and Santana Moss, triathlon champion Chris Macca McCormack, professional baseball player Alfonso Soriano and soccer star Heather Mitts, our strategy has been and continues to be to find the next generation of stars, like US Olympic Volleyball player Nicole Branagh, Chicago Bears prolific return man and wide receiver Devin Hester, potential National Basketball Association lottery pick Brandon Jennings, Professional Golfers Association Tour Professional and 2008 Ryder Cup hero Hunter Mahan, a national womens figure skating champion Kimmie Meissner and pitcher for the Chicago Cubs Jeff Samardzija. Internationally, we are selling our products to European soccer and rugby teams. We are the official supplier of performance apparel to the Hannover 96 football team and the Welsh Rugby Union, among others. In addition, we are an official supplier of performance apparel to Hockey Canada and have advertising rights throughout the Air Canada Center during the Toronto Maple Leafs home games. We have also been designated as the Official Performance Product Sponsor of the Toronto Maple Leafs. We believe these relationships create significant on-field product and brand exposure that contributes to our on-field authenticity.
We seek to sponsor events to drive awareness and brand authenticity from a grassroots level. For example, we are a sponsor of the ESPY Awards Show each July and have used the national platform to launch our fall commercial campaigns. In keeping with our next great athlete strategy, we also sponsor events such as the College Football All Star Challenge, which is broadcast nationally within Super Bowl programming and features the countrys top players headed for the NFL. We are the title sponsor of the Under Armour Senior Bowl, which is an annual competition between the top seniors in college football, the Under Armour All-America Game, which is an annual competition between the top seniors in high school football, and the Under Armour Football Combines, a 15 city tour inviting the top high school underclassmen in each city to participate at NFL locations. In addition, we are the presenting sponsor for the 2009 NFL Scouting Combine. We partner with the Baseball Factory to outfit the nations top high school baseball athletes from head-to-toe and serve as the title sponsor for nationally-recognized baseball tournaments and teams. In addition, we are the title sponsor of The Under Armour (Baltimore) Marathon, we make a significant brand appearance at numerous other major races, and we are the title sponsor of The Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Classic. We participate on the mountain at the ESPN Winter X Games where winter sport athletes, including skiers, snowboarders, and snowmobilers, gather for events.
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Media and Promotion
We feature our mens and womens products in a variety of national publications such as ESPN the Magazine, Maxim, Shape, Runners World, Cosmopolitan, Seventeen, Womens Health and People Magazine, and we also advertise regularly in several outdoor and sport-specific publications.
Our media campaigns run in a variety of lengths and formats and have included our signature Protect this House and Click-Clack campaigns featuring several NFL players. Our Protect this House campaign continues to be used in several NFL and collegiate stadiums during games as a crowd prompt. During 2007, we executed a major campaign called BoomBoom-TAP, which targeted the team girl demographic in an effort to establish Under Armour as the authentic athletic brand for female athletes who play team sports. Additionally, we have developed co-branded commercials with key retail partners to promote the brand. At the end of 2007, we launched our performance training footwear and introduced our brand and other products to additional consumers with The New Prototype campaign. This campaign also included a 60-second commercial during Super Bowl XLII in February 2008. Our ability to secure product placement in movies, television shows and video games has allowed us to reinforce our authenticity as well as establish our brand with broader audiences who may not have been previously exposed to our advertising and brand efforts.
In the beginning of 2009, we launched our performance running footwear with a multi-platform Athletes Run. campaign that highlights our point of view that all runners are athletes and all athletes run. We also launched a new UA RUN magazine, which is a free publication that will be distributed to more than 200,000 runners at key marathons around the country.
Retail Development and Product Presentation
The primary component of our retail brand strategy is to increase and brand the floor space dedicated to our products within our major retail accounts. The design and funding of Under Armour concept shops within our major retail accounts is a key initiative for securing prime floor space, educating the consumer and creating an exciting environment for the consumer to experience our brand. Under Armour concept shops enhance our brands presentation within our major retail accounts with a shop-in-shop approach, using dedicated floor space exclusively for our products, including flooring, lighting, walls, displays and images. Since 2006, we have reshaped 500,000 square feet of space dedicated to concept shops at over 500 locations of our major retail accounts.
Across our many retailers, retail outlet stores and retail specialty stores we also use in-store fixtures and displays that highlight our logo and have a performance-oriented, athletic look. We believe our in-store fixtures and displays are exciting and unique brand-building fixtures, such as our Big E mannequin, a life size mold of Eric Ogbogu, a 64, 275 pound former NFL defensive end and featured athlete in many of our brand campaigns. To target women consumers, we use a complementary mannequin, the UA WOMAN, modeled after the star of our early womens brand campaign, Heather Mitts. These displays provide an easily identifiable place for consumers to look for our products and are intended to reinforce the message that our brand is distinct from our competitors.
We work with our retailers to establish optimal placement for our products and to have the brand represented in the many departments of our large national or regional retail chains. The fixtures and displays enable us to achieve placement of our products throughout stores by providing retailers with outposts to use in various store sections.
Our products are offered in over 17,000 retail stores worldwide, of which over 13,000 retail stores are in North America. We also sell our products directly to consumers through our own retail outlet and specialty stores, website and catalogs.
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Wholesale Distribution
In 2008, approximately 81% of our net revenues were derived from wholesale distribution. Our principal customers located in the United States include national and regional retail chains such as, in alphabetical order, Academy, Ltd., Dicks Sporting Goods, Hibbett Sporting Goods, Modells Sporting Goods, and The Sports Authority; hunting and fishing, mountain sports and outdoor retailers such as Bass Pro Shops and Cabelas; and The Army and Air Force Exchange Service. Our principal customers located in Canada include national retail chains such as Sportchek International and Sportman International. In 2008, our two largest customers were, in alphabetical order, Dicks Sporting Goods and The Sports Authority. These two customers accounted for a total of approximately 31% of our net revenues in 2008, and each of these customers individually accounted for at least 10% of our net revenues in 2008.
In 2008, approximately 75% of our wholesale distribution was derived from large format national and regional retail chains. Additional wholesale distribution in 2008 was derived from independent and specialty retailers, institutional athletic departments, leagues and teams. The independent and specialty retailers are serviced by a combination of in-house sales personnel and third-party commissioned manufacturers representatives and continue to represent an important part of our product distribution strategy and help build on the authenticity of our products. Our independent sales include sales to military specialists, fitness specialists, outdoor retailers and other specialty channels. With the launch of our performance training footwear in 2008 and performance running footwear in 2009, we have expanded our distribution at the mall through national footwear retailers including Finish Line and Foot Locker.
Direct to Consumer Sales
Approximately 14% of our net revenues in 2008 were generated through direct to consumer sales. Direct to consumer sales include sales through our global website and catalogs, discounted sales through our own retail outlet stores and sales through our full-price specialty retail stores. Our 25 retail outlet stores are located at outlet centers primarily on the East Coast of the United States. Our retail specialty stores are built to enable consumers to immerse themselves in performance products and the brand. We opened our first branded, full-price retail store in Annapolis, Maryland in November 2007 and opened three additional full-price retail stores near Chicago, Illinois, Boston, Massachusetts, and Washington, D.C. during 2008.
In addition to generating revenues through wholesale distribution and direct to consumer sales, we generate revenues from licensing arrangements to manufacture and distribute Under Armour branded products. In order to maintain consistent quality and performance, we pre-approve all products manufactured and sold by our product licensees, and our quality assurance team strives to ensure that the products meet the same quality and compliance standards as the products that we sell directly. We have formed product licensing relationships with several licensees for bags, socks, headwear and eyewear, as well as the distribution of our products to college bookstores and golf pro shops. In addition, we have a relationship with one Japanese licensee that has the exclusive rights to distribute our products in Japan. In 2008, license revenues accounted for approximately 4% of our net revenues. Beginning in 2009, a product licensing relationship will begin with a licensee for team uniforms.
Our international revenues include net revenues generated in Western Europe, primarily in the United Kingdom, France and Germany. In addition, international revenues include net revenues generated through third-party distributors primarily in Australia, Benelux, Italy, New Zealand, Panama, Scandinavia and Spain, along with license revenues from our licensee in Japan. We believe that the trend toward performance products is global, and we intend to introduce our products and simple merchandising story to athletes throughout the world.
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We are introducing our performance apparel in international markets methodically, in a manner consistent with our past brand-building strategy including selling our products directly to teams and individual athletes in these markets, thereby providing us with product exposure to broad audiences of potential consumers in these markets.
Since 2002, we have had a license agreement with Dome Corporation, which produces, markets and sells our branded products in Japan. We work closely with this licensee to develop variations of our products for the different sizes, sports interests and preferences of the Japanese consumer. Our branded products are now sold in Japan to professional sports teams, including baseball and soccer teams, and to over 1,500 independent specialty stores and large sporting goods retailers, such as Alpen, Sports Depot, The Sports Authority and Xebio.
In 2005, we expanded our sales into Europe, beginning with the United Kingdom. We have sold our branded products to numerous players on European soccer teams; First Division Football clubs and multiple cricket clubs in the United Kingdom; soccer teams in Italy, Spain, Holland, Ireland and Germany as well as First Division Rugby clubs in the United Kingdom, France, Italy and Ireland. In addition, in January 2006, we opened our European headquarters in Amsterdam, The Netherlands from which our European sales, marketing and logistics functions are conducted (see Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for consolidated net revenues for each of the last three years attributed to the United States and to other foreign countries).
Historically, we have recognized a significant portion of our income from operations in the last two quarters of the year, driven by increased sales volume of our products during the fall selling season, reflecting our historical strength in fall sports, and the seasonality of our higher priced COLDGEAR® line. During 2008, a larger portion of our income from operations was in the last two quarters partially due to the shift in the timing of marketing investments to the first two quarters of 2008 as compared to prior years. The majority of our net revenues were generated during the last two quarters in each of 2008, 2007 and 2006. The level of our working capital generally reflects the seasonality and growth in our business. We generally expect inventory, accounts payable and certain accrued expenses to be higher in the second and third quarters in preparation for the fall selling season. Nonetheless, the historical high percentage of income from operations and net revenues in the second half of the year may have been in part due to our growth in net revenues.
Product Design and Development
Our products are manufactured with technical fabrications produced by third parties and developed in collaboration with our product development team. This approach enables us to select and create superior, technically advanced fabrics, produced to our specifications, while focusing our product development efforts on design, fit, climate and product end use.
We seek to constantly upgrade and improve our gearlines and products with the latest in textile technology while broadening our product offerings. Our goal, to deliver superior performance in all Under Armour gearlines and products, provides our developers and licensees with a clear, overarching direction for the brand and helps them identify new opportunities to replace basic cotton products and create performance products that meet the changing needs of athletes. We design products with visible technology, utilizing color, texture and fabrication to enhance our customers perception and understanding of product use and benefits. We have taken this same approach in the design and development of our footwear which contain innovative technologies, design and fabrication to deliver on our goal of superior performance footwear.
Our product development team has significant prior industry experience at leading fabric suppliers and branded athletic apparel and footwear companies throughout the world. This team works closely with our sports marketing and sales teams as well as professional and collegiate athletes to identify product trends and determine market needs. For example, these teams worked closely together to identify the opportunity and market for our Armour Fleece and our UA Tech-T, a synthetic stretch shirt that is intended to look and feel like cotton, but that also includes our performance product attributes in a synthetic textile.
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Sourcing, Manufacturing and Quality Assurance
Many of the specialty fabrics used in our products are technically advanced textile products developed by third parties and may be available, in the short term, from a limited number of sources. The fabric used to manufacture our products is sourced by our manufacturers from a limited number of suppliers pre-approved by us. In 2008, based on estimates derived from our understanding of the sourcing practices of our third-party manufacturers, approximately 50% 55% of the fabric used in our products came from seven suppliers. The largest of those suppliers, representing approximately 15% 20% of the total, is located in Mexico and Taiwan. The other six fabric suppliers have locations in Mexico, Taiwan and the United States. We continue to seek to add new suppliers and believe, although there can be no assurance, that this concentration will decrease over time. The fabrics used by our suppliers and manufacturers are synthetic fabrics and involve raw materials, including petroleum based products, that may be subject to price fluctuations and shortages.
Substantially all of our products are manufactured by unaffiliated manufacturers and, in 2008, eight manufacturers produced approximately 55% of our products. In 2008, our products were manufactured by 23 primary manufacturers, operating in 12 countries. During 2008, approximately 59% of our products were manufactured in Asia, 18% in Central and South America and 18% in Mexico. All manufacturers are evaluated for quality systems, social compliance and financial strength by our quality assurance team prior to being selected and on an ongoing basis. We strive to qualify multiple manufacturers, where appropriate, for particular product types and fabrications. We also actively seek out vendors that can perform multiple manufacturing stages, such as procuring fabric and providing finished products, helping us to reduce the cost of goods sold. We enter into a variety of agreements with our manufacturers, including non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements, and we require that all of our manufacturers adhere to a code of conduct regarding quality of manufacturing and working conditions and other social concerns. We do not, however, have any long-term agreements requiring us to utilize any manufacturer, and no manufacturer is required to produce our products in the long-term. We have an office in Hong Kong to support our manufacturing, quality assurance and sourcing efforts for apparel and an office in Guangzhou, China to support our manufacturing, quality assurance and sourcing efforts for footwear.
We also manufacture a limited number of apparel products on-premises in our quick turn, Special Make-Up Shop located at our distribution facility in Glen Burnie, Maryland. This 17,000 square-foot shop is stocked with fabric in multiple colors to help us build and ship apparel products on tight deadlines for high-profile athletes, leagues and teams. While the apparel products manufactured in the quick turn, Special Make-Up Shop represent an immaterial portion of our total net revenues, we believe the facility helps us to provide superior service to select customers.
Distribution and Inventory Management
We package and distribute the majority of our products through two distribution facilities in Glen Burnie, Maryland, approximately 15 miles from our Baltimore, Maryland headquarters. The first facility is a high-bay facility built in 2000, in which we currently lease and occupy approximately 359,000 square feet. The lease term expires in September 2009, with three options to extend the lease term for up to six years in total. In January 2009, we have exercised an option to extend the lease term for an additional two years. The second facility is a high-bay facility built in 2003, in which we lease and occupy approximately 308,000 square feet. The lease term expires in April 2013, with one option to extend the lease term for an additional five years. This distribution facility became fully operational in the second quarter of 2007. Beginning in 2008, we began to distribute our products in North America through a third-party logistics provider with a location in San Pedro, California and beginning in 2009 through the same third-party logistics provider in Medley, Florida. The agreement with this provider continues until May 2010. We also distribute our products in Europe through a third-party logistics provider based out of Tilburg, The Netherlands. This agreement continues until June 2009. We are currently considering our renewal options at this location. We believe our distribution facilities and space available at our third-party logistics providers will be adequate to meet our short term needs. We expect to expand to additional facilities in the future. In April 2008, we implemented a new warehouse management system for our two Maryland distribution facilities.
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Inventory management is important to the financial condition and operating results of our business. We manage our inventory levels based on any existing orders, anticipated sales and the rapid-delivery requirements of our customers. Our inventory strategy is focused on continuing to meet consumer demand while improving our inventory efficiency over the long term by putting systems and procedures in place to improve our inventory management. We expect to achieve this by being in stock in core product offerings, which includes products that we plan to have available for sale over the next twelve months and beyond at full price. In addition, we expect to achieve our inventory strategy by ordering our seasonal products based on current bookings, shipping seasonal product at the start of the shipping window in order to maximize the productivity of our floor sets and earmarking any seasonal excess for our retail outlet stores.
Our practice, and the general practice in the apparel and footwear industries, is to offer retail customers the right to return defective or improperly shipped merchandise. Because of long lead-times for design and production of our products, from time to time we commence production of new products before receiving orders for those products. This affects our inventory levels for new products.
We believe we own the internally developed material trademarks used in connection with the marketing, distribution and sale of all our products, both domestically and internationally, where our products are currently sold or manufactured. Our major trademarks include the UA Logo and UNDER ARMOUR®, both of which are registered in the United States, the European Union, Japan, Taiwan, China, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Canada, among other places. We also own trademark registrations for HEATGEAR®, COLDGEAR®, ALLSEASONGEAR®, ARMOUR®, PROTECT THIS HOUSE®, THE ADVANTAGE IS UNDENIABLE®, DUPLICITY®, MPZ®, CLICK-CLACK® and I THINK YOU HEAR US COMING®. In addition, we have applied to register numerous other trademarks including: CARTILAGE, BOOM-BOOM TAP, THE FUTURE IS OURS and ATHLETES RUN.. We also own internally developed domain names for our primary trademarks and hold copyrights for our Good-Bye Girl and Protect this House® commercials. We intend to continue to strategically register, both domestically and internationally, trademarks and copyrights we utilize today and those we develop in the future. We will continue to aggressively police our trademarks and pursue those who infringe, both domestically and internationally.
We believe that the distinctive trademarks that we use in connection with our products are important in building our brand image and distinguishing our products from those of others. These trademarks are among our most valuable assets. In addition to our distinctive trademarks, we also place significant value on our trade dress, which is the overall image and appearance of our products, and we believe that our trade dress helps to distinguish our products in the marketplace.
The intellectual property rights in the technology, fabrics and processes used to manufacture our products generally are owned or controlled by our suppliers. As a result, our ability to obtain patent protection for our products is limited and we currently do not own any issued fabric or process patents. We focus our efforts on obtaining patent protection for what we believe to be strategic, new product applications in the marketplace. We have filed and will continue to file patent applications in connection with certain of our products that we believe offer a unique utility or function. In 2007, we were issued a utility patent for our DUPLICITY® Sports Bra and several design patents for our footwear. We will continue to file patent applications where we deem appropriate to protect our inventions and designs, and we expect the number of applications to grow as our business grows and as we continue to innovate in a range of product categories.
The market for performance athletic apparel and footwear is highly competitive and includes many new competitors as well as increased competition from established companies expanding their production and marketing of performance products. The fabrics and technology used in manufacturing our products are generally
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not unique to us, and we do not currently own any fabric or process patents. Many of our competitors are large apparel, footwear and sporting goods companies with strong worldwide brand recognition and significantly greater resources than us, such as Nike and adidas. We also compete with other manufacturers, including those specializing in outdoor apparel, and private label offerings of certain retailers, including some of our customers.
In addition, purchasing decisions by retailers and their decisions regarding limited floor space in their stores mean that we also must compete with others to develop relationships with retailers for their limited attention. We believe we have been successful in this area because of the good relationships we have developed and as a result of the strong sales of our products. However, if retailers earn greater margins from our competitors products, they may favor the display and sale of those products.
We believe that we have been able to compete successfully because of our brand image and recognition, the performance and quality of our products and our selective distribution policies. We also believe that our focused gearline merchandising story differentiates us from our competition. In the future we expect to compete for consumer preferences and expect that we may face greater competition on pricing. This may favor larger competitors with lower costs per unit of product produced that can spread the effect of price discounts across a larger array of products and across a larger customer base than ours. The purchasing decisions of consumers for our products often reflect highly subjective preferences that can be influenced by many factors, including advertising, media, product sponsorships, product improvements and changing styles.
As of December 31, 2008, we had approximately twenty two hundred employees including approximately nine hundred in our retail stores and five hundred at our distribution facilities. Most of our employees are located in the United States and none of our employees are currently covered by a collective bargaining agreement. We have had no labor-related work stoppages, and we believe our relations with our employees are good.
We will make available free of charge on or through our website at www.underarmour.com our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to these reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act as soon as reasonably practicable after we file these materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We also post on this website our key corporate governance documents, including our board committee charters, our corporate governance guidelines and our ethics policy.
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Forward-Looking Statements
Some of the statements contained in this Form 10-K and the documents incorporated herein by reference constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements relate to expectations, beliefs, projections, future plans and strategies, anticipated events or trends and similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts, such as statements regarding our future financial condition or results of operations, our prospects and strategies for future growth, the development and introduction of new products, and the implementation of our marketing and branding strategies. In many cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as may, will, should, expects, plans, anticipates, believes, intends, estimates, predicts, potential or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology.
The forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-K and the documents incorporated herein by reference reflect our current views about future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions and changes in circumstances that may cause events or our actual activities or results to differ significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statement. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future events, results, actions, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, those factors described in Risk Factors and Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. These factors include without limitation:
| changes in general economic or market conditions that could affect consumer spending and the financial health of our retail customers; |
| our ability to forecast and manage our growth effectively; |
| our ability to effectively develop and launch new and updated products, such as our new footwear; |
| our ability to accurately forecast consumer demand for our products and manage our inventory in response to changing demands; |
| our ability to obtain the financing required to grow our business, particularly when credit and capital markets are unstable; |
| increased competition causing us to reduce the prices of our products or to increase significantly our marketing efforts in order to avoid losing market share; |
| changes in consumer preferences or the reduction in demand for performance apparel and other products; |
| reduced demand for sporting goods and apparel generally; |
| loss of key suppliers or manufacturers or failure of our suppliers or manufacturers to produce or deliver our products in a timely or cost-effective manner; |
| our ability to accurately anticipate and respond to seasonal or quarterly fluctuations in our operating results; |
| our ability to effectively market and maintain a positive brand image; |
| the availability, integration and effective operation of management information systems and other technology; and |
| our ability to attract and maintain the services of our senior management and key employees. |
The forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-K reflect our views and assumptions only as of the date of this Form 10-K. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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Our results of operations and financial condition could be adversely affected by numerous risks. You should carefully consider the risk factors detailed below in conjunction with the other information contained in this Form 10-K. Should any of these risks actually materialize, our business, financial condition and future prospects could be negatively impacted.
During a downturn in the economy, consumer purchases of discretionary items are affected, which could materially harm our sales, profitability and financial condition.
Many of our products may be considered discretionary items for consumers. Factors affecting the level of consumer spending for such discretionary items include general economic conditions, the availability of consumer credit and consumer confidence in future economic conditions. Consumer purchases of discretionary items tend to decline during recessionary periods when disposable income is lower. Due to our limited operating history, we have not experienced a recessionary period and can therefore not predict the effect of a downturn in the economy on our sales and profitability. However, a downturn in the economy in markets in which we sell our products may materially harm our sales, profitability and financial condition.
If the financial condition of our retail customers declines, our financial condition and results of operations could be adversely impacted.
We extend credit to our customers based on an assessment of a customers financial condition, generally without requiring collateral. We face increased risk of order reduction or cancellation when dealing with financially ailing customers or customers struggling with economic uncertainty. A slowing economy in our key markets or a continued decline in consumer purchases of sporting goods generally could have an adverse effect on the financial health of our retail customers, which could in turn have an adverse effect on our sales, our ability to collect on receivables and our financial condition.
A decline in sales to, or the loss of, one or more of our key customers could result in a material loss of revenues and negatively impact our prospects for growth.
In 2008, approximately 31% of our net revenues were generated from sales to our two largest customers in alphabetical order, Dicks Sporting Goods and The Sports Authority. We currently do not enter into long-term sales contracts with these or our other key customers, relying instead on our relationships with these customers and on our position in the marketplace. As a result, we face the risk that one or more of these key customers may not increase their business with us as we expect, or may significantly decrease their business with us or terminate their relationship with us. The failure to increase our sales to these customers as we anticipate would have a negative impact on our growth prospects and any decrease or loss of these key customers business could result in a material decrease in our net revenues and net income.
If we continue to grow at a rapid pace, we may not be able to manage that growth effectively and our brand image, net revenues and profitability may decline.
We have expanded our operations rapidly since our inception and our net revenues have increased to $725.2 million in 2008 from $205.2 million in 2004. If our operations continue to grow, we could be required to continue to expand our sales and marketing, product development and distribution functions, to upgrade our management information systems and other processes and technology, and to obtain more space to support our expanding workforce. This expansion could increase the strain on these and other resources, and we could experience serious operating difficulties, including difficulties in hiring, training and managing an increasing number of employees, difficulties in obtaining sufficient raw materials and manufacturing capacity to produce our products, and delays in production and shipments. In addition, as we introduce more new products, such as new footwear, and expand internationally, these operational strains and other difficulties could increase. These difficulties would likely result in the erosion of our brand image and a resulting decrease in net revenues and net income.
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If we are unable to anticipate consumer preferences and successfully develop and introduce new and updated products, we may not be able to maintain or increase our net revenues and profitability.
Our success depends on our ability to identify, originate and define product trends as well as to anticipate, gauge and react to changing consumer demands in a timely manner. All of our products are subject to changing consumer preferences that cannot be predicted with certainty. Our new products may not receive consumer acceptance as consumer preferences could shift rapidly to different types of performance or other sports products or away from these types of products altogether, and our future success depends in part on our ability to anticipate and respond to these changes. There can be no assurance that we will respond to changing preferences in a timely manner. Failure to anticipate and respond to changing consumer preferences could lead to, among other things, lower sales and excess inventory levels.
Even if we are successful in anticipating consumer preferences, our ability to adequately react to and address those preferences will in part depend upon our continued ability to develop and introduce innovative, high-quality products, and there can be no assurance of our ability to do so. In addition, there can be no assurance that our strategy of continuing to expand the range of performance athletic products that we offer into new product categories will be well received by consumers or will not dilute our brand image and result in a shift of consumer preferences away from our product lines. The failure to effectively introduce new products and enter into new product categories that are accepted by consumers could result in a decrease in net revenues and excess inventory levels, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition.
Our results of operations could be materially harmed if we are unable to accurately forecast demand for our products.
To minimize purchasing costs and ensure supply, we generally place orders with our manufacturers at least 90-150 days prior to the time we need to deliver our products. However, we generally do not receive firm customer orders prior to 21 days before the date those orders are to be shipped. In addition, a significant portion of our net revenues are generated by at-once orders for immediate delivery to customers, particularly during our historical peak season from August through November. Because we place orders for products with our manufacturers before our customers orders are firm and because we receive a significant volume of at-once orders, if we fail to accurately forecast customer demand we may experience excess inventory levels or a shortage of product to deliver to our customers.
Factors that could affect our ability to accurately forecast demand for our products include:
| an increase or decrease in consumer demand for our products or for products of our competitors; |
| our failure to accurately forecast customer acceptance for our new products; |
| product introductions by competitors; |
| unanticipated changes in general market conditions or other factors, which may result in cancellations of advance orders or a reduction or increase in the rate of reorders placed by retailers; |
| weakening of economic conditions or consumer confidence in future economic conditions, which could reduce demand for discretionary items, such as our products; and |
| terrorism or acts of war, or the threat thereof, which could adversely affect consumer confidence and spending or interrupt production and distribution of product and raw materials. |
Inventory levels in excess of customer demand may result in inventory write-downs or write-offs and the sale of excess inventory at discounted prices, which would have an adverse effect on gross margin. In addition, if we underestimate the demand for our products, our manufacturers may not be able to produce products to meet our customer requirements, and this could result in delays in the shipment of our products and our ability to recognize revenue, as well as damage to our reputation and customer relationships. There can be no assurance that we will be able to successfully manage inventory demand in order to meet future order and reorder requirements.
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The difficulty in forecasting demand also makes it difficult to estimate our future results of operations and financial condition from period to period. A failure to accurately predict the level of demand for our products is likely to result in an unexpected adverse effect on our net revenues and net income, and we are unlikely to forecast such effects with any certainty in advance.
We may need to raise additional capital required to grow our business, and we may not be able to raise capital on terms acceptable to us or at all.
Growing and operating our business will require significant cash outlays and capital expenditures and commitments. If cash on hand and cash generated from operations are not sufficient to meet our cash requirements, we will need to seek additional capital, potentially through debt or equity financings, to fund our growth. We cannot assure you that we will be able to raise needed cash on terms acceptable to us or at all. Financings may be on terms that are dilutive or potentially dilutive to our stockholders, and the prices at which new investors would be willing to purchase our securities may be lower than the current price per share of our common stock. The holders of new securities may also have rights, preferences or privileges which are senior to those of existing holders of common stock. If new sources of financing are required, but are insufficient or unavailable, we will be required to modify our growth and operating plans based on available funding, if any, which would harm our ability to grow our business.
Our revolving credit facility provides our lenders with a first-priority lien against substantially all of our assets and contains financial covenants and other restrictions on our actions, and it could therefore limit our operational flexibility or otherwise adversely affect our financial condition.
We have, from time to time, financed our liquidity needs in part from borrowings made under our revolving credit facility. We entered into a new revolving credit facility in January 2009. The new revolving credit facility provides for a committed revolving credit line of up to $200.0 million (based on the value of our qualified domestic accounts receivable and inventory).
Similar to the prior revolving credit facility, the agreement for our new revolving credit facility contains a number of restrictions that limit our ability, among other things, to:
| use our accounts receivable, inventory, trademarks and most of our other assets as security in other borrowings or transactions; |
| incur additional indebtedness; |
| sell certain assets; |
| make certain investments; |
| guaranty certain obligations of third parties; |
| undergo a merger or consolidation; and |
| materially change our line of business. |
The new revolving credit facility also provides the lenders with the ability to reduce the borrowing base, even if we are in compliance with all conditions of this revolving credit facility, upon a material adverse change to our business, properties, assets, financial condition or results of operations. In addition, we must not exceed a maximum leverage ratio of 2.5 and must not fall below a fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.25 as defined in this credit agreement. Failure to comply with these operating or financial covenants could result from, among other things, changes in our results of operations or general economic conditions. These covenants may restrict our ability to engage in transactions that would otherwise be in our best interests. Failure to comply with any of the covenants under this credit agreement could result in a default. This could cause the lenders to accelerate the timing of payments and exercise their lien on essentially all of our assets, which would have a material adverse
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effect on our business, operations, financial condition and liquidity. In addition, because borrowings under this revolving credit facility bear interest at variable interest rates, which we do not anticipate hedging against, increases in interest rates would increase our cost of borrowing, resulting in a decline in our net income and cash flow.
We operate in a highly competitive market and the size and resources of some of our competitors may allow them to compete more effectively than we can, resulting in a loss of our market share and a decrease in our revenues and gross profit.
The market for performance athletic apparel and footwear is highly competitive and includes many new competitors as well as increased competition from established companies expanding their production and marketing of performance products. Because we currently own no fabric or process patents, our current and future competitors are able to manufacture and sell products with performance characteristics and fabrications similar to our products. Many of our competitors are large apparel and footwear companies with strong worldwide brand recognition, such as Nike and adidas, which have significantly greater financial, distribution, marketing and other resources than we do. Because of the fragmented nature of the industry, we also compete with other manufacturers, including those specializing in outdoor apparel and private label offerings of certain retailers, including some of our retail customers. Many of our competitors have significant competitive advantages, including longer operating histories, larger sales forces, bigger advertising budgets, better brand recognition among consumers, greater economies of scale and long-term relationships with our key retail customers that are potentially more important to those customers because of the significantly larger volume and product mix that our competitors sell to them. As a result, these competitors may be better equipped than we are to influence consumer preferences or otherwise increase their market share by:
| quickly adapting to changes in customer requirements; |
| readily taking advantage of acquisition and other opportunities; |
| discounting excess inventory that has been written down or written off; |
| devoting resources to the marketing and sale of their products, including significant advertising, media placement and product endorsement; |
| adopting aggressive pricing policies; and |
| engaging in lengthy and costly intellectual property and other disputes. |
In addition, while a component of one of our key growth strategies is to increase floor space for our products in retail stores, retailers have limited resources and floor space and we must compete with others to develop relationships with them. Increased competition by existing and future competitors could result in reductions in floor space in retail locations, reductions in sales or reductions in the prices of our products, and if retailers earn greater margins from our competitors products, they may favor the display and sale of those products. Our inability to compete successfully against our competitors and maintain our gross margin could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our profitability may decline as a result of increasing pressure on margins.
Our industry is subject to significant pricing pressure caused by many factors, including intense competition, consolidation in the retail industry, pressure from retailers to reduce the costs of products and changes in consumer demand. These factors may cause us to reduce our prices to retailers and consumers, which could cause our gross margin to decline if we are unable to offset price reductions with comparable reductions in our operating costs. If our gross margin declines and we fail to sufficiently reduce our cost of goods sold or grow our net revenues, our profitability will decline, and we could incur operating losses that we may be unable to fund or sustain for extended periods of time, if at all. This could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, liquidity and financial condition.
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Sales of performance athletic products may not continue to grow and this could adversely impact our ability to grow our business.
We believe that continued growth in industry-wide sales of performance athletic products will be largely dependent on consumers continuing to transition from traditional alternatives, such as basic cotton T-shirts, to performance athletic products. If consumers are not convinced that these athletic products are a better choice than traditional alternatives, growth in the industry and our business could be adversely affected. In addition, because performance athletic products are often more expensive than traditional alternatives, consumers who are convinced that these athletic products provide a better alternative may still not be convinced that they are worth the extra cost. If industry-wide sales of performance athletic products do not grow, our ability to continue to grow our business and our financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely impacted.
We rely on third-party suppliers and manufacturers to provide fabrics for and to produce our products, and we have limited control over these suppliers and manufacturers and may not be able to obtain quality products on a timely basis or in sufficient quantity.
Many of the specialty fabrics used in our products are technically advanced textile products developed by third parties and may be available, in the short-term, from a very limited number of sources. Substantially all of our products are manufactured by unaffiliated manufacturers, and, in 2008, eight manufacturers produced approximately 55% of our products. We have no long-term contracts with our suppliers or manufacturing sources, and we compete with other companies for fabrics, raw materials, production and import quota capacity.
There can be no assurance that there will not be a significant disruption in the supply of fabrics or raw materials from current sources or, in the event of a disruption, that we would be able to locate alternative suppliers of materials of comparable quality at an acceptable price, or at all. In addition, we cannot be certain that our unaffiliated manufacturers will be able to fill our orders in a timely manner. If we experience significant increased demand, or need to replace an existing manufacturer, there can be no assurance that additional supplies of fabrics or raw materials or additional manufacturing capacity will be available when required on terms that are acceptable to us, or at all, or that any supplier or manufacturer would allocate sufficient capacity to us in order to meet our requirements. In addition, even if we are able to expand existing or find new manufacturing or fabric sources, we may encounter delays in production and added costs as a result of the time it takes to train our suppliers and manufacturers in our methods, products and quality control standards. Any delays, interruption or increased costs in the supply of fabric or manufacture of our products could have an adverse effect on our ability to meet retail customer and consumer demand for our products and result in lower revenues and net income both in the short and long-term.
In addition, there can be no assurance that our suppliers and manufacturers will continue to provide fabrics and raw materials and to manufacture products that are consistent with our standards. We have occasionally received, and may in the future continue to receive, shipments of product that fail to conform to our quality control standards. In that event, unless we are able to obtain replacement products in a timely manner, we risk the loss of revenues resulting from the inability to sell those products and related increased administrative and shipping costs. In addition, because we do not control our manufacturers, products that fail to meet our standards or other unauthorized products could end up in the marketplace without our knowledge, which could harm our brand and our reputation in the marketplace.
Labor disruptions at ports or our suppliers or manufacturers may adversely affect our business.
Our business depends on our ability to source and distribute products in a timely manner. As a result, we rely on the free flow of goods through open and operational ports worldwide and on a consistent basis from our suppliers and manufacturers. Labor disputes at various ports, such as those experienced at western U.S. ports in 2002, or at our suppliers or manufacturers, create significant risks for our business, particularly if these disputes result in work slowdowns, lockouts, strikes or other disruptions during our peak importing or manufacturing seasons, and could have an adverse effect on our business, potentially resulting in cancelled orders by customers, unanticipated inventory accumulation or shortages and reduced net revenues and net income.
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Our international operations and the operations of many of our manufacturers are subject to additional risks that are beyond our control and that could harm our business.
In 2008, our apparel and footwear were manufactured by 23 primary manufacturers, operating in 12 countries, eight of which manufactured approximately 55% of our products. These manufacturers are primarily located in China, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Mexico and Nicaragua. In 2008, approximately 59% of our products were manufactured in Asia, with 18% manufactured in Central and South America and 18% manufactured in Mexico. In addition, approximately 9% of our 2008 net revenues were generated through international sales and licensing fees. As a result of our international manufacturing and sales, we are subject to risks associated with doing business abroad, including:
| political unrest, terrorism and economic instability resulting in the disruption of trade from foreign countries in which our products are manufactured; |
| currency exchange fluctuations; |
| the imposition of new laws and regulations, including those relating to labor conditions, quality and safety standards, imports, duties, taxes and other charges on imports, as well as trade restrictions and restrictions on the transfer of funds; |
| reduced protection for intellectual property rights in some countries; |
| understanding foreign consumer tastes and preferences that may differ from those in the United States; |
| complying with foreign laws and regulations that differ from country to country; |
| disruptions or delays in shipments; and |
| changes in local economic conditions in countries where our manufacturers, suppliers or customers are located. |
Fluctuations in the cost of raw materials could negatively affect our operating results.
The fabrics used by our suppliers and manufacturers are synthetic fabrics and involve raw materials, including petroleum-based products. Significant price fluctuations or shortages in petroleum or other raw materials can materially adversely affect our cost of goods sold, results of operations and financial condition.
Our operating results are subject to seasonal and quarterly variations in our net revenues and net income, which could adversely affect the price of our Class A Common Stock.
We have experienced, and expect to continue to experience, seasonal and quarterly variations in our net revenues and net income. These variations are primarily related to increased sales of our products during the fall season, reflecting our historical strength in fall sports, and the seasonality of sales of our higher priced COLDGEAR® line. The majority of our net revenues were generated during the last two quarters in each of 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
Our quarterly results of operations may also fluctuate significantly as a result of a variety of other factors, including, among other things, the timing of the introduction of and advertising for new products and changes in our product mix. Variations in weather conditions may also have an adverse effect on our quarterly results of operations. For example, warmer than normal weather conditions throughout the fall or winter may reduce sales of our COLDGEAR® line, leaving us with excess inventory and operating results below our expectations.
As a result of these seasonal and quarterly fluctuations, we believe that comparisons of our operating results between different quarters within a single year are not necessarily meaningful and that these comparisons cannot be relied upon as indicators of our future performance. Any seasonal or quarterly fluctuations that we report in the future may not match the expectations of market analysts and investors. This could cause the price of our Class A Common Stock to fluctuate significantly.
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The value of our brand and sales of our products could be diminished if we are associated with negative publicity.
We require that our suppliers, independent manufacturers and licensees of our products operate their businesses in compliance with the laws and regulations that apply to them as well as the social and other standards and policies we impose on them. We do not control these suppliers, manufacturers or licensees or their labor practices. A violation of our policies, labor laws or other laws by our suppliers, manufacturers or licensees could interrupt or otherwise disrupt our sourcing or damage our brand image. Negative publicity regarding the production methods of any of our suppliers, manufacturers or licensees could adversely affect our reputation and sales and force us to locate alternative suppliers, manufacturing sources or licensees.
In addition, we have sponsorship contracts with a variety of athletes and feature those athletes in our advertising and marketing efforts and many athletes and teams use our products, including those teams or leagues for which we are an official supplier. Actions taken by athletes, teams or leagues associated with our products that harm the reputations of those athletes, teams or leagues could also harm our brand image and result in a material decrease in our net revenues and net income, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and liquidity.
Sponsorships and designations as an official supplier may become more expensive and this could impact the value of our brand image.
A key element of our marketing strategy has been to create a link in the consumer market between our products and professional and collegiate athletes. We previously gained significant publicity and brand name recognition from the perceived sponsorships associated with professional and collegiate athletes and sports programs using our products. The use of our products by athletes and teams was frequently without our paying compensation or in exchange for our furnishing product at a reduced cost or without charge and without formal arrangements. We also have licensing agreements to be the official supplier of performance apparel and footwear to a variety of sports teams and leagues at the collegiate and professional level as well as Olympic teams. However, as competition in the performance apparel and footwear industry has increased, the costs associated with athlete sponsorships and official supplier licensing agreements have risen dramatically, including the costs associated with obtaining and retaining these sponsorships and agreements. There is no assurance that we will be able to retain existing or attract new athletes or sports programs to wear or endorse our products or retain official supplier agreements at a reasonable cost, or at all. If we are unable to maintain our current association with professional and collegiate athletes, teams and leagues, we could lose the on-field authenticity associated with our products and may be required to modify and substantially increase the cost of our marketing plan. As a result, our brand image, net revenues, expenses and profitability could be materially adversely affected.
If we encounter problems with our distribution system, our ability to deliver our products to the market would be adversely affected.
We rely on our two distribution facilities in Glen Burnie, Maryland for the majority of our product distribution. Our distribution facilities include computer controlled and automated equipment, which means the operations are complicated and may be subject to a number of risks related to security or computer viruses, the proper operation of software and hardware, power interruptions or other system failures. In addition, because the majority of our products are distributed from two nearby locations, our operations could also be interrupted by floods, fires or other natural disasters near our distribution facilities, as well as labor difficulties. We maintain business interruption insurance, but it may not adequately protect us from the adverse effects that could be caused by significant disruptions in our distribution facilities, such as the long-term loss of customers or an erosion of our brand image. In addition, our distribution capacity is dependent on the timely performance of services by third parties, including the shipping of product to and from our distribution facilities. If we encounter problems with our distribution facilities, our ability to meet customer expectations, manage inventory, complete sales and achieve objectives for operating efficiencies could be materially adversely affected.
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We rely significantly on information technology and any failure, inadequacy, interruption or security lapse of that technology could harm our ability to effectively operate our business.
Our ability to effectively manage and maintain our inventory and internal reports, and to ship products to customers and invoice them on a timely basis depends significantly on our enterprise resource planning, warehouse management, and other information systems. The failure of these systems to operate effectively or to integrate with other systems, or a breach in security of these systems could cause delays in product fulfillment and reduced efficiency of our operations, and it could require significant capital investments to remediate any such failure, problem or breach. We cannot assure you that such events will not occur.
Our failure to comply with trade and other regulations could lead to investigations or actions by government regulators and negative publicity.
The labeling, distribution, importation and sale of our products are subject to extensive regulation by various federal agencies, including the Federal Trade Commission, or FTC, Consumer Product Safety Commission, or CPSC, and state attorneys general in the U.S., as well as by various other federal, state, provincial, local and international regulatory authorities in the countries in which our products are distributed or sold. If we fail to comply with those regulations, we could become subject to significant penalties or claims, which could harm our results of operations or our ability to conduct our business. In addition, the adoption of new regulations or changes in the interpretation of existing regulations may result in significant compliance costs or discontinuation of product sales and may impair the marketing of our products, resulting in significant loss of net revenues.
Our failure to comply with FTC, CPSC or state regulations, or with regulations in foreign markets that cover our product claims and advertising, including direct claims and advertising by us, may result in enforcement actions and imposition of penalties or otherwise harm the distribution and sale of our products.
Our Chief Executive Officer controls the majority of the voting power of our common stock.
Our Class A Common Stock has one vote per share and our Class B Convertible Common Stock has 10 votes per share. Our Chief Executive Officer, Kevin A. Plank, beneficially owns all 12.5 million shares outstanding of Class B Convertible Common Stock. As a result, Mr. Plank has the majority voting control and is able to direct the election of all of the members of our Board of Directors and other matters we submit to a vote of our stockholders. This concentration of ownership may have various effects including, but not limited to, delaying or preventing a change of control.
Risks Related to Our Management
Our future success is substantially dependent on the continued service of our senior management and other key employees.
Our future success is substantially dependent on the continued service of our senior management and other key employees, particularly Kevin A. Plank, our founder and Chief Executive Officer. The loss of the services of our senior management or other key employees could make it more difficult to successfully operate our business and achieve our business goals.
We also may be unable to retain existing management, technical, sales and customer support personnel that are critical to our success, which could result in harm to key customer relationships, loss of key information, expertise or know-how and unanticipated recruitment and training costs.
If we are unable to attract and retain new team members, including senior management, we may not be able to achieve our business objectives.
Our growth has largely been the result of significant contributions by our current senior management and product design teams. However, to be successful in continuing to grow our business, we will need to continue to
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attract, retain and motivate highly talented employees with a range of skills and experience. Competition for employees in our industry is intense and we have experienced difficulty from time to time in attracting the personnel necessary to support the growth of our business, and we may experience similar difficulties in the future. With new additions to our senior management we may develop and implement changes in our product development, merchandising, marketing and operational strategies. There can be no assurance that we would successfully assimilate new senior management and make strategic modifications to our past operating policies in a timely and efficient manner, and if we are unable to attract, assimilate and retain additional senior management with the necessary skills, we may not be able to grow or successfully operate our business.
Risks Related to Proprietary Rights
Our fabrics and manufacturing technology are not patented and can be imitated by our competitors.
The intellectual property rights in the technology, fabrics and processes used to manufacture our products are generally owned or controlled by our suppliers and are generally not unique to us. Our ability to obtain patent protection for our products is limited and we currently own no fabric or process patents. As a result, our current and future competitors are able to manufacture and sell products with performance characteristics and fabrications similar to our products. Because many of our competitors, such as Nike and adidas, have significantly greater financial, distribution, marketing and other resources than we do, they may be able to manufacture and sell products based on our fabrics and manufacturing technology at lower prices than we can. If our competitors do sell similar products to ours at lower prices, our net revenues and profitability could be materially adversely affected.
Our trademark and other proprietary rights could potentially conflict with the rights of others and we may be prevented from selling some of our products.
Our success depends in large part on our brand image. We believe that our registered and common law trademarks have significant value and are important to identifying and differentiating our products from those of our competitors and creating and sustaining demand for our products. We cannot assure you that obstacles will not arise as we expand our product line and the geographic scope of our marketing. From time to time, we have received claims relating to the intellectual property rights of others, and we expect that third parties will continue to assert intellectual property claims against us, particularly as we expand our business and the number of products we offer. Any claim, regardless of its merit, could be expensive and time consuming to defend. Successful infringement claims against us could result in significant monetary liability or prevent us from selling some of our products. In addition, resolution of claims may require us to redesign our products, license rights belonging to third parties or cease using those rights altogether. Any of these events could harm our business and have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, liquidity and financial condition.
Our failure to protect our intellectual property rights could diminish the value of our brand, weaken our competitive position and reduce our revenues.
We currently rely on a combination of copyright, trademark and trade dress laws, patent laws, unfair competition laws, confidentiality procedures and licensing arrangements to establish and protect our intellectual property rights. We cannot assure you that the steps taken by us to protect our proprietary rights will be adequate to prevent infringement of our trademarks and proprietary rights by others, including imitation of our products and misappropriation of our brand. In addition, intellectual property protection may be unavailable or limited in some foreign countries where laws or law enforcement practices may not protect our proprietary rights as fully as in the United States, and it may be more difficult for us to successfully challenge the use of our proprietary rights by other parties in these countries. If we fail to protect and maintain our intellectual property rights, the value of our brand could be diminished and our competitive position may suffer.
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From time to time, we discover unauthorized products in the marketplace that are either counterfeit reproductions of our products or unauthorized irregulars that do not meet our quality control standards. If we are unsuccessful in challenging a third partys products on the basis of trademark infringement, continued sales of their products could adversely impact our brand, result in the shift of consumer preferences away from our products and adversely affect our business.
We have licensed in the past, and expect to license in the future, certain of our proprietary rights, such as trademarks or copyrighted material, to third parties. These licensees may take actions that diminish the value of our proprietary rights or harm our reputation.
ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
Not applicable.
Our principal executive and administrative offices are located at an office complex in Baltimore, Maryland. We believe that our current location and the additional planned approximate 140,000 square feet of office space adjacent to our current location will be sufficient for the operation of our business over the next twelve months. We opened our primary distribution facility in Glen Burnie, Maryland in June 2004, and opened an additional distribution facility in Glen Burnie, Maryland during the second quarter of 2007. We believe our distribution facilities and space available through our third-party logistics providers will be adequate to meet our short term needs. We expect to expand to additional facilities in the future.
The location, general use, approximate size and lease term of our properties as of December 31, 2008, none of which is owned by us, are set forth below:
Location |
Use |
Approximate Square Feet |
Lease End Date | ||||
Baltimore, MD |
Corporate headquarters | 119,215 | (1) | ||||
Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
European headquarters | 6,300 | December 2011 | ||||
Glen Burnie, MD |
Distribution facilities, 17,000 square foot quick-turn, Special Make-Up Shop manufacturing facility and 4,500 square foot retail outlet store | 667,000 | (2) | ||||
Denver, CO |
Sales office | 6,000 | August 2009 | ||||
Ontario, Canada |
Sales office | 10,000 | October 2011 | ||||
Guangzhou, China |
Quality assurance & sourcing for footwear | 1,400 | December 2010 | ||||
Hong Kong |
Quality assurance & sourcing for apparel | 4,500 | March 2010 | ||||
Various |
Retail store space | 115,300 | (3) |
(1) | Includes various lease obligations with options to renew beginning May 2010 through April 2012. |
(2) | Includes a 359,000 square foot facility with an option to renew in September 2011 and a 308,000 square foot facility with an option to renew in April 2013. |
(3) | Includes twenty eight retail stores located in the United States with lease end dates of December 2009 through August 2019. We also have an additional retail outlet store which is included in the Glen Burnie, Maryland location in the table above. We anticipate that we will be able to extend these leases that expire in the near future on satisfactory terms or relocate to other locations. |
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From time to time, we have been involved in various legal proceedings. We believe that all such litigation is routine in nature and incidental to the conduct of our business, and we believe that no such litigation will have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, cash flows or results of operations.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
Not applicable.
Executive Officers of the Registrant
Our executive officers are:
Name |
Age | Position | ||
Kevin A. Plank |
36 | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors | ||
David W. McCreight |
46 | President | ||
Wayne A. Marino |
48 | Chief Operating Officer | ||
Brad Dickerson |
44 | Chief Financial Officer | ||
Stephen J. Battista |
35 | Senior Vice President of Brand | ||
James E. Calo |
46 | Chief Supply Chain Officer | ||
Kip J. Fulks |
36 | Senior Vice President of Outdoor and Innovation | ||
Kevin M. Haley |
40 | Senior Vice President of Consumer Insights | ||
Suzanne J. Karkus |
51 | Senior Vice President of Apparel | ||
Peter Mahrer |
49 | President and Managing Director, Under Armour Europe B.V. | ||
Matthew C. Mirchin |
49 | Senior Vice President of North American Sales | ||
Raphael J. Peck |
39 | Senior Vice President of Footwear and Licensing | ||
J. Scott Plank |
43 | Senior Vice President of Retail | ||
Melissa A. Wallace |
50 | Senior Vice President of Talent |
Kevin A. Plank has been our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors since 1996, and served as our President from 1996 to July 2008. Mr. Plank also is a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Maryland. Mr. Planks brother is J. Scott Plank, our Senior Vice President of Retail.
David W. McCreight has been our President since July 2008. Prior to joining our Company, he served as President of Lands End from August 2005 to July 2008 and Senior Vice President of Merchandising from November 2003 to July 2005. Prior thereto, Mr. McCreight served as Senior Vice President and General Merchandising Manager of Disney Stores Worldwide from 2001 to 2003, and in other executive capacities, including President, at Smith & Hawken from 1994 to 2001.
Wayne A. Marino has been Chief Operating Officer since March 2008. Prior to that, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from March 2006 to February 2008, as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from February 2005 to February 2006 and Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from January 2004 to January 2005. Prior to joining our Company, Mr. Marino served as Chief Financial Officer of Nautica Enterprises, Inc. from 2000 to 2003. From 1998 to 2000, Mr. Marino served as Chief Financial Officer for Hartstrings Inc. Prior thereto, Mr. Marino served in a variety of capacities, including Divisional Chief Financial Officer, for Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation.
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Brad Dickerson has been our Chief Financial Officer since March 2008. Prior to that, he served as Vice President of Accounting and Finance from February 2006 to February 2008 and Corporate Controller from July 2004 to February 2006. Prior to joining our Company, Mr. Dickerson served as Chief Financial Officer of Macquarie Aviation North America from January 2003 to July 2004 and in various capacities for Network Building & Consulting from 1994 to 2003, including Chief Financial Officer from 1998 to 2003.
Stephen J. Battista has been Senior Vice President of Brand since March 2008. Prior to that, Mr. Battista served as Vice President of Brand from January 2005 to February 2008, Director of Marketing from 2002 to 2004 and Director of Corporate Communications from 2000 to 2002.
James E. Calo has been the Chief Supply Chain Officer since October 2006. Prior to joining our Company, Mr. Calo served as Senior Vice President of Operations for VF Sportswear, Inc. (formerly Nautica Enterprises, Inc.) from October 2000 to September 2006 and Vice President of Operations for Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation from May 1994 to October 2000 and Divisional CFO and Director of Operations for Polo Clothing Company from November 1991 to May 1994.
Kip J. Fulks has been Senior Vice President of Outdoor since October 2007 and of Innovation since March 2008. Prior to that, Mr. Fulks served as the Senior Vice President of Sourcing, Quality Assurance and Product Development from March 2006 to September 2007 and Vice President of Sourcing and Quality Assurance from 1997 to February 2006.
Kevin M. Haley has been Senior Vice President of Consumer Insights since January 2009. Prior to that, Mr. Haley served as Senior Vice President of Sports Marketing from October 2007 to December 2008 and Vice PresidentHouse Counsel from September 2005 to September 2007. Prior to joining our Company, Mr. Haley served in various capacities in the Securities and Exchange Commission from 2000 to 2005, most recently as a Branch Chief in the Financial Fraud Task Force. From 1996 to 2000, Mr. Haley represented corporate clients as an attorney in private practice.
Suzanne J. Karkus has been Senior Vice President of Apparel since January 2008. Prior to joining our Company, she served as President of Izod Womenswear from 2003 to 2007, President of the Womens Division of Calvin Klein Jeanswear from September 1998 to January 2003, Vice President of the Womens Division of Calvin Klein Jeanswear from June 1997 to September 1998 and Senior Director of Calvin Klein Jeanswear from November 1994 to June 1997.
Peter Mahrer has been President and Managing Director of Under Armour Europe, B.V., since July 2007. Prior to joining our Company, Mr. Mahrer served as Head of International Sales and General Manager, Central Europe for Puma AG from February 2001 to June 2007. A member of Pumas Group Executive Committee, he was responsible for the Companys global sales strategy. Prior to his tenure at Puma, Mr. Mahrer held executive positions at adidas AG from 1994 to 2000, including head of the Global Football unit from 1994 to 1999 where he was responsible for development and implementation of all product categories and sports marketing. In addition, Mr. Mahrer previously held a senior position at Intersport International Corp.
Matthew C. Mirchin has been Senior Vice President of North American Sales since March 2008. Prior to that, Mr. Mirchin served as Vice President of North American Sales from March 2006 to February 2008 and Vice President of U.S. Sales from May 2005 to February 2006. Prior to joining our Company, Mr. Mirchin served as President of Retail and Bookstores from 2004 to 2005 and President of Team Sports from 2001 to 2004 for Russell Athletic. Prior to joining Russell Athletic, Mr. Mirchin served in various capacities at the Champion Division of Sara Lee Corporation from 1994 to 2001.
Raphael J. Peck has been the Senior Vice President of Footwear and Licensing since March 2008. Prior to that, Mr. Peck served as Vice President of Footwear and Licensing from January 2008 to February 2008, Vice President of Product Creation and Merchandising from October 2003 to December 2007 and Director of Global Apparel and Licensing from May 2002 to September 2003. Prior to joining our Company, Mr. Peck served as the Global Product Line Manager from 2000 to 2002 and SMU Product Line Manager from 1999 to 2000 of adidas AG.
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J. Scott Plank has been Senior Vice President of Retail since March 2006. Prior to that, Mr. Plank served as Chief Administrative Officer from January 2004 to February 2006 and Vice President of Finance from 2000 to December 2003 with operational and strategic responsibilities. Mr. Plank was a director of the Company from 2001 until July 2005. Mr. Plank is the brother of Kevin A. Plank, our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Melissa A. Wallace has been Senior Vice President of Talent since March 2008. Prior to that, Ms. Wallace served as Vice President of Human Resources from January 2007 to February 2008. Prior to joining our Company, Ms. Wallace served as Vice President of Human Resources for Party City Corporation from March 2002 to December 2006, Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Ann Taylor Stores Corporation from July 2001 to February 2002 and Vice President of Human Resources for Liz Claiborne Inc. from September 1996 to July 2001. Prior thereto, she served as Director of Human Resources for Liz Claiborne Inc., United Retail Group Inc. and Mandee and Annie Sez Stores.
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ITEM 5. | MARKET FOR REGISTRANTS COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES |
Under Armours Class A Common Stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol UA. As of January 31, 2009, there were 897 record holders of our Class A Common Stock and 3 record holders of Class B Convertible Common Stock which are beneficially owned by our Chief Executive Officer Kevin A. Plank. The following table sets forth by quarter the high and low sale prices of our Class A Common Stock on the NYSE during 2008 and 2007.
High | Low | |||||
2008 |
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First Quarter (January 1 March 31) |
$ | 47.16 | $ | 25.39 | ||
Second Quarter (April 1 June 30) |
$ | 38.90 | $ | 25.25 | ||
Third Quarter (July 1 September 30) |
$ | 43.52 | $ | 23.50 | ||
Fourth Quarter (October 1 December 31) |
$ | 31.94 | $ | 16.05 | ||
2007 |
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First Quarter (January 1 March 31) |
$ | 52.30 | $ | 43.34 | ||
Second Quarter (April 1 June 30) |
$ | 53.23 | $ | 41.37 | ||
Third Quarter (July 1 September 30) |
$ | 73.40 | $ | 45.66 | ||
Fourth Quarter (October 1 December 31) |
$ | 63.90 | $ | 41.51 |
Dividends
No cash dividends were declared or paid during 2008 or 2007 on any class of our common stock. We currently anticipate that we will retain any future earnings for use in our business. As a result, we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. In addition, under our new credit facility entered in January 2009, we must comply with a fixed charge coverage ratio that could limit our ability to pay dividends to our stockholders. See Financial Position, Capital Resources and Liquidity within Managements Discussion and Analysis and Note 18 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of our new credit facility.
Stock Compensation Plans
The following table contains certain information regarding our equity compensation plans.
Plan Category |
Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights (a) |
Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights (b) |
Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a)) (c) | ||||
Equity Compensation plans approved by security holders |
2,514,753 | $ | 15.92 | 1,818,227 | |||
Equity Compensation plans not approved by security holders |
480,000 | $ | 36.99 | |
The number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights issued under equity compensation plans approved by security holders includes 59,219 restricted stock units and deferred stock units issued to employees and directors of Under Armour; these restricted stock units and deferred stock units are
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not included in the weighted average exercise price calculation above. The number of securities remaining available for future issuance includes 903,824 shares of our Class A Common Stock under our 2005 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan (2005 Stock Plan) and 914,403 shares of our Class A Common Stock under our Employee Stock Purchase Plan. In addition to securities issued upon the exercise of stock options, warrants and rights, the 2005 Stock Plan authorizes the issuance of restricted and unrestricted shares of our Class A Common Stock and other equity awards (see Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for information required by this Item regarding the material features of each such plan).
The number of securities issued under equity compensation plans not approved by security holders includes 480,000 fully vested and non-forfeitable warrants granted in 2006 to NFL Properties LLC as partial consideration for footwear promotional rights (see Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a further discussion on the warrants).
Recent Sales of Unregistered Equity Securities
From November 20, 2008 through February 6, 2009, we issued 90,923 shares of Class A Common Stock upon the exercise of previously granted stock options to employees at a weighted average exercise price of $2.27 per share, for an aggregate amount of consideration of $206,496.
The issuances of securities described above were made in reliance upon Section 4(2) under the Securities Act in that any issuance did not involve a public offering or under Rule 701 promulgated under the Securities Act, in that they were offered and sold either pursuant to written compensatory plans or pursuant to a written contract relating to compensation, as provided by Rule 701.
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Stock Performance Graph
The stock performance graph below compares cumulative total return on Under Armour, Inc. Class A Common Stock from November 18, 2005 (the date of Under Armours initial public offering) through December 31, 2008 to the cumulative total return of the NYSE Market Index and the Hemscott Group Textile-Apparel Clothing Index for the same period. The graph assumes an initial investment of $100 in Under Armour and each index as of November 18, 2005 and reinvestment of any dividends. The graph assumes an initial value of Under Armours Class A Common Stock on November 18, 2005 of $25.30, which was the closing price on its first day of trading. If the initial value in Under Armour Class A Common Stock was the initial public offering price of $13.00, the cumulative total return of the initial investment of $100 on November 18, 2005 would be $183.38, $335.92, $388.08 and $294.69 as of December 31, 2008, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The performance shown on the graph below is not intended to forecast or be indicative of possible future performance of our common stock.
11/18/2005 | 12/31/2005 | 12/31/2006 | 12/31/2007 | 12/31/2008 | |||||||||||
Under Armour, Inc. |
$ | 100.00 | $ | 151.42 | $ | 199.41 | $ | 172.61 | $ | 94.23 | |||||
NYSE Market Index |
$ | 100.00 | $ | 100.66 | $ | 117.93 | $ | 124.24 | $ | 78.02 | |||||
Hemscott Group Textile Apparel Clothing Index |
$ | 100.00 | $ | 103.00 | $ | 131.72 | $ | 111.27 | $ | 63.95 |
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ITEM 6. | SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA |
The following selected financial data is qualified by reference to, and should be read in conjunction with, the Consolidated Financial Statements, including the notes thereto, and Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included elsewhere in this Form 10-K.
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||
2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | ||||||||||||||
(In thousands, except per share amounts) |
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Statements of Income data: |
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Net revenues |
$ | 725,244 | $ | 606,561 | $ | 430,689 | $ | 281,053 | $ | 205,181 | ||||||||
Cost of goods sold |
370,296 | 301,517 | 215,089 | 145,203 | 109,748 | |||||||||||||
Gross profit |
354,948 | 305,044 | 215,600 | 135,850 | 95,433 | |||||||||||||
Operating expenses |
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Selling, general and administrative expenses |
278,023 | 218,779 | 158,682 | 100,040 | 70,280 | |||||||||||||
Income from operations |
76,925 | 86,265 | 56,918 | 35,810 | 25,153 | |||||||||||||
Interest income (expense), net |
(850 | ) | 749 | 1,457 | (2,915 | ) | (1,283 | ) | ||||||||||
Other income (expense), net |
(6,175 | ) | 2,029 | 712 | 79 | 226 | ||||||||||||
Income before income taxes |
69,900 | 89,043 | 59,087 | 32,974 | 24,096 | |||||||||||||
Provision for income taxes |
31,671 | 36,485 | 20,108 | 13,255 | 7,774 | |||||||||||||
Net income |
38,229 | 52,558 | 38,979 | 19,719 | 16,322 | |||||||||||||
Accretion of and cumulative preferred dividends on Series A preferred stock |
| | | 5,307 | 1,994 | |||||||||||||
Net income available to common stockholders |
$ | 38,229 | $ | 52,558 | $ | 38,979 | $ | 14,412 | $ | 14,328 | ||||||||
Net income available per common share: |
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Basic |
$ | 0.79 | $ | 1.09 | $ | 0.83 | $ | 0.39 | $ | 0.41 | ||||||||
Diluted |
$ | 0.77 | $ | 1.05 | $ | 0.79 | $ | 0.36 | $ | 0.39 | ||||||||
Weighted average common shares outstanding: |
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Basic |
48,569 | 48,021 | 46,983 | 37,199 | 35,124 | |||||||||||||
Diluted |
49,890 | 49,959 | 49,587 | 39,686 | 36,774 | |||||||||||||
Dividends declared |
$ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | 5,000 | ||||||||
At December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||
2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | ||||||||||||||
(In thousands) |
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Balance Sheet data: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 102,042 | $ | 40,588 | $ | 70,655 | $ | 62,977 | $ | 1,085 | ||||||||
Working capital (1) |
263,313 | 226,546 | 173,389 | 134,118 | 16,690 | |||||||||||||
Inventories |
182,232 | 166,082 | 81,031 | 53,607 | 48,055 | |||||||||||||
Total assets |
487,555 | 390,613 | 289,368 | 203,687 | 110,977 | |||||||||||||
Total debt and capital lease obligations, including current maturities |
45,591 | 14,332 | 6,257 | 8,391 | 45,133 | |||||||||||||
Mandatorily Redeemable Series A Preferred Stock |
| | | | 6,692 | |||||||||||||
Total stockholders equity |
$ | 331,097 | $ | 280,485 | $ | 214,388 | $ | 150,830 | $ | 21,237 |
(1) | Working capital is defined as current assets minus current liabilities. |
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ITEM 7. | MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS |
The information contained in this section should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes and the information contained elsewhere in this Form 10-K under the captions Risk Factors, Selected Financial Data, and Business.
Overview
We are a leading developer, marketer and distributor of branded performance apparel, footwear and accessories. The brands moisture-wicking synthetic fabrications are engineered in many different designs and styles for wear in nearly every climate to provide a performance alternative to traditional natural fiber products. Our products are sold worldwide and worn by athletes at all levels, from youth to professional, on playing fields around the globe, as well as by consumers with active lifestyles.
Our net revenues grew to $725.2 million in 2008 from $205.2 million in 2004. We believe that our growth in net revenues has been driven by a growing interest in performance products and the strength of the Under Armour brand in the marketplace relative to our competitors, as evidenced by the increases in our sales of apparel, footwear and accessories. We plan to continue to increase our net revenues by building upon our relationships with existing customers, expanding our product offerings, offering new products, building our direct to consumer sales channel and building our brand internationally. Our direct to consumer channel includes sales through our retail outlet and specialty stores, website, and catalog. New product offerings included the May 2008 introduction of performance training footwear, which we began shipping in the first quarter of 2008, and the January 2009 introduction of performance running footwear, which we began shipping in the first quarter of 2009. In addition, we have strategic agreements with third party licensees and distributors to further reinforce our brand identity and increase our net revenues.
Our products are currently offered in over 17,000 retail stores worldwide. A large majority of our products are sold in North America; however we believe that our products appeal to athletes and consumers with active lifestyles around the globe. Internationally, our products are offered primarily in the United Kingdom, France and Germany, as well as in Japan through a third-party licensee, and through distributors located in other foreign countries.
We believe there is an increasing recognition of the health benefits of an active lifestyle. We believe this trend provides us with an expanding consumer base for our products. We also believe there is a continuing shift in consumer demand from basic cotton products to our performance products, which are intended to provide better performance by wicking perspiration away from the skin, helping to regulate body temperature and enhancing comfort. We believe that these shifts in consumer preferences and lifestyles are not unique to the United States, but are occurring in a number of markets globally, thereby increasing our opportunities to introduce our performance products to new consumers.
Although we believe these trends will facilitate our growth, we also face potential challenges that could limit our ability to take advantage of these opportunities, including, among others, the risk of general economic or market conditions that could affect consumer spending and the financial health of our retail customers. In addition, we may not be able to manage our growth effectively and consistently be able to anticipate consumer preferences and develop new products that meet changing preferences in a timely manner. Furthermore, our industry is very competitive. Our profitability may decline if we experience increasing pressure on margins, if we lose one or more of our key customers or if our competitors establish the brand loyalty of our current or potential consumers. While we seek to diversify our manufacturer base to minimize the risk of interruptions in the supply of raw materials for our products and have what we believe is a diverse manufacturing base globally, we may still be susceptible to general economic changes such as increases in the costs of raw materials, including petroleum, which is a significant component of many of our products, or other disruptions in international trade. For a more complete discussion of the risks facing our business, see Risk Factors.
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General
Net revenues comprise both net sales and license revenues. Net sales comprise our five primary product categories, which are mens, womens and youth apparel, footwear and accessories. Our license revenues consist of fees paid to us by our licensees in exchange for the use of our trademarks on core products of socks, hats, bags, eyewear and other accessories, as well as the distribution of our products in Japan.
Cost of goods sold consists primarily of product costs, inbound freight and duty costs, handling costs to make products floor-ready to customer specifications, royalty payments to endorsers based on a predetermined percentage of sales of selected products and write downs for inventory obsolescence. The fabrics in our products are made of petroleum-based synthetic materials. Therefore our product costs, as well as our inbound freight costs, could be affected by long term pricing trends of oil. In general, as a percentage of net revenues, we expect cost of goods sold associated with our footwear to be higher than the cost of goods sold associated with our apparel. In addition, cost of goods sold includes overhead costs associated with our Special Make-Up Shop located at one of our distribution facilities where we manufacture a limited number of products, and costs relating to our Hong Kong and Guangzhou, China offices which help support manufacturing, quality assurance and sourcing efforts. No cost of goods sold is associated with license revenues.
We include a majority of our outbound shipping and handling costs as a component of selling, general and administrative expenses. As a result, our gross profit may not be comparable to that of other companies that include outbound shipping and handling costs in the calculation of their cost of goods sold. Outbound shipping and handling costs include costs associated with shipping goods to customers and certain costs to operate our distribution facilities. These costs were $17.2 million, $13.7 million and $10.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
Our selling, general and administrative expenses consist of costs related to marketing, selling, product innovation and supply chain and corporate services. Our marketing costs are an important driver of our growth. Historically, our marketing investments have been within the range of 10% to 12% of net revenues. For the full year 2008, we planned our investments in marketing to be at the high-end of the range of 12% to 13% of net revenues, and our actual investments in marketing for 2008 were 13.1% of net revenues. Marketing costs consist primarily of commercials, print ads, league, team and player sponsorships, amortization of footwear promotional rights, depreciation expense specific to our in-store fixture program and marketing related payroll. Selling costs consist primarily of payroll and other costs relating to sales through our wholesale and direct to consumer sales channels, along with commissions paid to third parties. Product innovation and supply chain costs include our apparel and footwear product creation and development costs, distribution facility operating costs, and related payroll. Corporate services primarily consist of corporate facility operating costs, related payroll and company-wide administrative and stock-based compensation expenses.
Other income (expense), net consists of unrealized and realized gains and losses on our derivative financial instruments and unrealized and realized gains and losses on adjustments that arise from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates relating to transactions generated by our international subsidiaries.
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Results of Operations
The following table sets forth key components of our results of operations for the periods indicated, both in dollars and as a percentage of net revenues:
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
(In thousands) |
2008 | 2007 | 2006 | |||||||||
Net revenues |
$ | 725,244 | $ | 606,561 | $ | 430,689 | ||||||
Cost of goods sold |
370,296 | 301,517 | 215,089 | |||||||||
Gross profit |
354,948 | 305,044 | 215,600 | |||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
278,023 | 218,779 | 158,682 | |||||||||
Income from operations |
76,925 | 86,265 | 56,918 | |||||||||
Interest income (expense), net |
(850 | ) | 749 | 1,457 | ||||||||
Other income (expense), net |
(6,175 | ) | 2,029 | 712 | ||||||||
Income before income taxes |
69,900 | 89,043 | 59,087 | |||||||||
Provision for income taxes |
31,671 | 36,485 | 20,108 | |||||||||
Net income |
$ | 38,229 | $ | 52,558 | $ | 38,979 | ||||||
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
(As a percentage of net revenues) |
2008 | 2007 | 2006 | |||||||||
Net revenues |
100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | ||||||
Cost of goods sold |
51.1 | 49.7 | 49.9 | |||||||||
Gross profit |
48.9 | 50.3 | 50.1 | |||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
38.3 | 36.1 | 36.9 | |||||||||
Income from operations |
10.6 | 14.2 | 13.2 | |||||||||
Interest income (expense), net |
(0.1 | ) | 0.1 | 0.3 | ||||||||
Other income (expense), net |
(0.9 | ) | 0.4 | 0.2 | ||||||||
Income before income taxes |
9.6 | 14.7 | 13.7 | |||||||||
Provision for income taxes |
4.3 | 6.0 | 4.6 | |||||||||
Net income |
5.3 | % | 8.7 | % | 9.1 | % | ||||||
Year Ended December 31, 2008 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2007
Net revenues increased $118.6 million, or 19.6%, to $725.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2008 from $606.6 million for the same period in 2007. This increase was primarily the result of an increase in our net sales as noted in the product category table below:
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
2008 | 2007 | $ Change | % Change | |||||||||
(In thousands) |
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Mens |
$ | 382,066 | $ | 348,150 | $ | 33,916 | 9.7 | % | ||||
Womens |
140,772 | 115,867 | 24,905 | 21.5 | ||||||||
Youth |
56,049 | 48,596 | 7,453 | 15.3 | ||||||||
Total apparel |
578,887 | 512,613 | 66,274 | 12.9 | ||||||||
Footwear |
84,848 | 40,878 | 43,970 | 107.6 | ||||||||
Accessories |
31,547 | 29,054 | 2,493 | 8.6 | ||||||||
Total net sales |
695,282 | 582,545 | 112,737 | 19.4 | ||||||||
License revenues |
29,962 | 24,016 | 5,946 | 24.8 | ||||||||
Total net revenues |
$ | 725,244 | $ | 606,561 | $ | 118,683 | 19.6 | % | ||||
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Net sales increased $112.8 million, or 19.4%, to $695.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2008 from $582.5 million during the same period in 2007 as noted in the table above. The increase in net sales primarily reflects:
| $44.0 million, or 107.6%, increase in footwear sales driven primarily by our performance training footwear launch; |
| unit volume growth in certain existing apparel, such as team, golf, mountain, basketball and underwear products; partially offset by decreased unit volume within our compression products; |
| increased average apparel selling prices driven primarily by a higher percentage of direct to consumer sales in the current year period versus the prior year period; and |
| product introductions subsequent to December 31, 2007 in multiple product categories, most significantly in our training, golf, basketball and mountain categories; partially offset by |
| an overall reduction in at-once orders and higher wholesale order cancellations, as result of the weakening retail environment during the back half of the fourth quarter of 2008. |
License revenues increased $6.0 million, or 24.8%, to $30.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2008 from $24.0 million during the same period in 2007. This increase in license revenues was a result of increased sales by our licensees due to increased distribution and continued unit volume growth, along with new product offerings.
Gross profit increased $49.9 million to $354.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2008 from $305.0 million for the same period in 2007. Gross profit as a percentage of net revenues, or gross margin, decreased 140 basis points to 48.9% for the year ended December 31, 2008 compared to 50.3% during the same period in 2007. The decrease in gross margin percentage was primarily driven by the following:
| higher proportion of total sales year over year from footwear which have lower margins than our apparel, accounting for an approximate 130 basis point decrease; |
| less favorable apparel mix relative to margins, along with higher product and inbound logistics costs, accounting for an approximate 60 basis point decrease; partially offset by |
| increased sales through our direct to consumer channel which produces higher margins, along with increased license revenues, accounting for an approximate 60 basis point increase. |
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $59.2 million to $278.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2008 from $218.8 million for the same period in 2007. As a percentage of net revenues, selling, general and administrative expenses increased to 38.3% for the year ended December 31, 2008 from 36.1% for the same period in 2007. These changes were primarily attributable to the following:
| Marketing costs increased $23.7 million to $94.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2008 from $71.2 million for the same period in 2007 primarily due to sponsorship of new teams and athletes on the collegiate and professional levels, increased marketing costs for specific customers, increased personnel costs, along with our print and in-store brand marketing campaign supporting the introduction of our performance training footwear. As a percentage of net revenues, marketing costs increased to 13.1% for the year ended December 31, 2008 from 11.7% for the same period in 2007 primarily due to the items noted above, partially offset by lower media expenditures during 2008. |
| Selling costs increased $13.1 million to $56.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2008 from $43.0 million for the same period in 2007. This increase was primarily due to costs incurred for the continued expansion of our direct to consumer channel, along with additional personnel in our domestic and international sales force. As a percentage of net revenues, selling costs increased to 7.7% for the year ended December 31, 2008 from 7.1% for the same period in 2007 due to the continued expansion of our direct to consumer channel, partially offset by lower personnel costs as a percentage of net revenues in 2008. |
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| Product innovation and supply chain costs increased $11.9 million to $61.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2008 from $49.6 million for the same period in 2007 primarily due to higher distribution facilities operating and personnel costs to support our growth in net revenues and higher personnel costs for the design and sourcing of our expanding footwear and apparel lines. As a percentage of net revenues, product innovation and supply chain costs increased to 8.5% for the year ended December 31, 2008 from 8.2% for the same period in 2007 primarily due to the items noted above. |
| Corporate services costs increased $10.5 million to $65.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2008 from $55.0 million for the same period in 2007. This increase was attributable primarily to higher company-wide stock-based compensation, higher allowances for bad debts related to the current economic conditions and post-implementation consulting costs and depreciation expense related to our new warehouse management system and other information technology initiatives. As a percentage of net revenues, corporate services costs decreased slightly to 9.0% for the year ended December 31, 2008 from 9.1% for the same period in 2007. |
Income from operations decreased $9.4 million, or 10.8%, to $76.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2008 from $86.3 million for the same period in 2007. Income from operations as a percentage of net revenues decreased to 10.6% for the year ended December 31, 2008 from 14.2% for the same period in 2007. This decrease was a result of an increase in selling, general and administrative expenses and a decrease in gross profit as a percentage of net revenues as discussed above.
Interest income (expense), net decreased $1.6 million to ($0.9) million for the year ended December 31, 2008 from $0.7 million for the same period in 2007. This decrease was primarily due to lower interest income earned on cash and cash equivalents as our investments were lower yielding in 2008 than in 2007 and higher interest expense due to increased borrowings on our revolving credit and long term debt facilities during 2008 as compared to 2007.
Other income (expense), net decreased $8.2 million to ($6.2) million for the year ended December 31, 2008 from $2.0 million for the same period in 2007. This change was primarily due to losses on foreign currency exchange rate changes on transactions primarily denominated in the Euro, partially offset by gains on derivative financial instruments.
Provision for income taxes decreased $4.8 million to $31.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2008 from $36.5 million for the same period in 2007. For the year ended December 31, 2008, our effective tax rate was 45.3% compared to 41.0% for the same period in 2007. The increase in the 2008 full year effective tax rate was primarily attributable to losses in foreign subsidiaries, partially caused by foreign currency exchange rate losses, which resulted in a larger proportion of our consolidated taxable income earned in the United States, which has higher tax rates than in our foreign jurisdictions. In addition, the 2008 effective tax rate increase was also driven by an increase in the state income tax rate in Maryland, where our corporate headquarters is located.
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Year Ended December 31, 2007 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2006
Net revenues increased $175.9 million, or 40.8%, to $606.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 from $430.7 million for the same period in 2006. This increase was the result of increases in both our net sales and license revenues as noted in the product category table below.
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
2007 | 2006 | $ Change | % Change | |||||||||
(In thousands) |
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Mens |
$ | 348,150 | $ | 255,681 | $ | 92,469 | 36.2 | % | ||||
Womens |
115,867 | 85,695 | 30,172 | 35.2 | ||||||||
Youth |
48,596 | 31,845 | 16,751 | 52.6 | ||||||||
Total apparel |
512,613 | 373,221 | 139,392 | 37.3 | ||||||||
Footwear |
40,878 | 26,874 | 14,004 | 52.1 | ||||||||
Accessories |
29,054 | 14,897 | 14,157 | 95.0 | ||||||||
Total net sales |
582,545 | 414,992 | 167,553 | 40.4 | ||||||||
License revenues |
24,016 | 15,697 | 8,319 | 53.0 | ||||||||
Total net revenues |
$ | 606,561 | $ | 430,689 | $ | 175,872 | 40.8 | % | ||||
Net sales increased $167.5 million, or 40.4%, to $582.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 from $415.0 million during the same period in 2006 as noted in the table above. The increase in net sales primarily reflects:
| continued unit volume growth of our existing apparel, such as compression, training and golf products, primarily sold to existing retail customers due to additional retail stores and expanded floor space, while pricing of existing apparel remained relatively unchanged; |
| increased average selling prices driven primarily by substantial growth in direct to consumer sales; |
| $14.0 million increase in footwear sales, primarily football and baseball cleats, which were introduced in the second and fourth quarter of 2006, respectively; and |
| new products introduced during 2007 within all product categories, most significantly in our golf, training and mountain categories. |
License revenues increased $8.3 million, or 53.0%, to $24.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 from $15.7 million during the same period in 2006. License revenues increased due to additional sales by our licensees as a result of their increased distribution, continued unit volume growth, new product offerings and new licensing agreements, which includes distribution of products to college bookstores and golf pro shops, along with performance eyewear.
Gross profit increased $89.4 million to $305.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 from $215.6 million for the same period in 2007. Gross profit as a percentage of net revenues, or gross margin, increased approximately 20 basis points to 50.3% for the year ended December 31, 2007 from 50.1% during the same period in 2006. This increase in gross margin percentage was primarily driven by the following:
| lower customer incentives as a percentage of net revenues, primarily driven by changes to certain customer agreements which decreased discounts while increasing certain customer marketing expenditures recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses, accounting for an approximate 80 basis point increase; |
| increased direct to consumer higher margin sales, along with increased license revenues, accounting for an approximate 60 basis point increase, partially offset by; |
| increased reserves, primarily for sales returns and allowances, accounting for an approximate 50 basis point decrease; and |
| higher product and inbound logistics costs, accounting for an approximate 50 basis point decrease. |
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Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $60.1 million to $218.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 from $158.7 million in 2006. As a percentage of net revenues, selling, general and administrative expenses decreased to 36.1% for the year ended December 31, 2007 from 36.9% in 2006. These changes were primarily attributable to the following:
| Marketing costs increased $22.9 million to $71.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 from $48.3 million in 2006 primarily due to sponsorship of new teams and athletes on the collegiate and professional levels, continued investment in our international growth initiatives, increased marketing costs for specific customers and footwear promotional rights for the National Football League (NFL). As a percentage of net revenues, marketing costs increased to 11.7% for the year ended December 31, 2007 from 11.2% in 2006 primarily due to continued investment in our international growth initiatives. |
| Selling costs increased $10.1 million to $43.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 from $32.9 million in 2006. This increase was primarily due to costs incurred for the continued development of our retail stores and website. As a percentage of net revenues, selling costs decreased to 7.1% for the year ended December 31, 2007 from 7.6% in 2006 as we were able to achieve leverage from our sales force through our growth in net revenues, which was partially offset by costs incurred for the continued development of our retail stores and website. |
| Product innovation and supply chain costs increased $13.8 million to $49.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 from $35.8 million in 2006. This increase was primarily due to higher distribution facilities personnel and operating costs incurred to support our growth in net revenues and higher personnel costs for the sourcing and design of our expanding footwear and apparel lines. As a percentage of net revenues, product innovation and supply chain costs decreased to 8.2% for the year ended December 31, 2007 from 8.3% in 2006 primarily due to lower distribution facilities personnel and operating costs as a percentage of net revenues, partially offset by higher personnel costs for the sourcing and production planning of our expanding footwear and apparel lines. |
| Corporate services increased $13.3 million to $55.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 from $41.7 million in 2006. This increase was attributable primarily to additional corporate facility personnel and operating costs to support our growth, increased corporate costs relating to the continued development of our European, retail stores and website initiatives, as well as higher stock-based compensation and bonus expense during 2007 as compared to 2006. These increases were partially offset by lower Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 Section 404 (SOX) compliance costs. As a percentage of net revenues, corporate services costs decreased to 9.1% for the year ended December 31, 2007 from 9.7% in 2006 due to lower SOX compliance costs, consulting expenses relating to our Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system and legal expenses. These decreases were partially offset by increased corporate costs relating to the continued development of our European, retail stores and website initiatives as a percentage of net revenues. |
Income from operations increased $29.4 million, or 51.6%, to $86.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 from $56.9 million for the same period in 2006. Income from operations as a percentage of net revenues increased to 14.2% for the year ended December 31, 2007 from 13.2% for the same period in 2006. This increase was a result of a decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses and an increase to gross profit as a percentage of net revenues as discussed above.
Interest income (expense), net decreased $0.7 million to $0.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 from $1.4 million for the same period in 2006. This decrease was primarily due to lower interest income earned on short-term investments and cash and cash equivalents in 2007.
Other income, net increased $1.3 million to $2.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 from $0.7 million for the same period in 2006. This increase was primarily due to gains on foreign currency exchange rate changes on transactions, partially offset by losses on derivative financial instruments.
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Provision for income taxes increased $16.4 million to $36.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 from $20.1 million for the same period in 2006. For the year ended December 31, 2007, our effective tax rate was 41.0% compared to 34.0% for the same period in 2006. Our annual 2007 effective tax rate is higher than our 2006 annual effective tax rate primarily due to the impact of 2006 state tax credits.
Seasonality
Historically, we have recognized a significant portion of our income from operations in the last two quarters of the year, driven by increased sales volume of our products during the fall selling season, reflecting our historical strength in fall sports, and the seasonality of our higher priced COLDGEAR® line. During 2008, a larger portion of our income from operations was in the last two quarters of 2008 partially due to the shift in the timing of marketing investments to the first two quarters of 2008 as compared to prior years. The majority of our net revenues were generated during the last two quarters in each of 2008, 2007 and 2006. The level of our working capital generally reflects the seasonality and growth in our business. We generally expect inventory, accounts payable and certain accrued expenses to be higher in the second and third quarters in preparation for the fall selling season. Nonetheless, the historical high percentage of income from operations and net revenues in the second half of the year may have been in part due to our growth in net revenues.
The following table sets forth certain unaudited financial information for the periods indicated. The data is prepared on the same basis as the audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-K. All recurring, necessary adjustments are reflected in the data below.
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Mar 31, 2007 |
Jun 30, 2007 |
Sep 30, 2007 |
Dec 31, 2007 |
Mar 31, 2008 |
Jun 30, 2008 |
Sep 30, 2008 |
Dec 31, 2008 |
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Net revenues |
$ | 124,329 | $ | 120,531 | $ | 186,863 | $ | 174,838 | $ | 157,342 | $ | 156,677 | $ | 231,946 | $ | 179,279 | ||||||||||||||||
Gross profit |
60,581 | 59,099 | 94,517 | 90,847 | 74,835 | 70,904 | 118,267 | 90,942 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marketing SG&A expenses |
13,830 | 16,283 | 21,502 | 19,605 | 27,986 | 22,495 | 24,783 | 19,678 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other SG&A expenses |
30,714 | 34,651 | 39,206 | 42,988 | 42,550 | 45,135 | 47,005 | 48,391 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income from operations |
16,037 | 8,165 | 33,809 | 28,254 | 4,299 | 3,274 | 46,479 | 22,873 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(As a percentage of annual totals) |
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Net revenues |
20.5 | % | 19.9 | % | 30.8 | % | 28.8 | % | 21.7 | % | 21.6 | % | 32.0 | % | 24.7 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Gross profit |
19.9 | % | 19.3 | % | 31.0 | % | 29.8 | % | 21.1 | % | 20.0 | % | 33.3 | % | 25.6 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Marketing SG&A expenses |
19.4 | % | 22.9 | % | 30.2 | % | 27.5 | % | 29.5 | % | 23.7 | % | 26.1 | % | 20.7 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Other SG&A expenses |
20.8 | % | 23.5 | % | 26.6 | % | 29.1 | % | 23.2 | % | 24.7 | % | 25.7 | % | 26.4 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Income from operations |
18.6 | % | 9.5 | % | 39.1 | % | 32.8 | % | 5.6 | % | 4.3 | % | 60.4 | % | 29.7 | % |
Financial Position, Capital Resources and Liquidity
Our cash requirements have principally been for working capital and capital expenditures. Working capital is primarily funded from cash flows provided by operating activities and cash and cash equivalents on hand. Our working capital requirements generally reflect the seasonality and growth in our business as we recognize a significant increase in sales leading up to the fall selling season. Since 2007, we have funded a portion of our working capital (primarily inventory) and capital investments from cash and cash equivalents on hand and borrowings available under our revolving credit and long term debt facilities. Our capital investments have included expanding our in-store fixture and branded concept shop program, improvements and expansion of our distribution and corporate facilities to support our growth, leasehold improvements to our new retail stores, the investment and improvements in an ERP system and the implementation of our new warehouse management system.
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During 2007, our inventory strategy included increasing inventory levels to meet the anticipated consumer demand for our products. This included being in stock in core product offerings, which are products that we plan to have available for sale over the next twelve months and beyond at full price. In addition, our inventory strategy included shipping seasonal product at the start of the shipping window in order to maximize the productivity of our floor sets and earmarking any seasonal excess for our retail outlet stores. In 2008, we continued to focus on meeting consumer demand while improving our inventory efficiency over the long term by putting systems and procedures in place to improve our production planning process. Based on these initiatives, we expected inventory to continue to increase, but at a rate below that of net revenues. We did not hit our goal of delivering inventory growth at a rate below sales growth in the fourth quarter of 2008 as compared to the prior year period due to a slow down in sales as discussed above. However for the full year 2008 as compared to 2007, inventory increased 9.7% while our net revenues increased 19.6%. We believe that we are making progress in systems and process development around inventory management.
In January 2009, we terminated our $100.0 million revolving credit facility and entered into a new credit agreement which provides for a committed revolving credit facility of up to $200.0 million (increased in February 2009 from the initial amount of $180.0 million) based on our qualified inventory and accounts receivable balances. See New Revolving Credit Facility discussion below. We believe that our cash and cash equivalents on hand, cash from operations and borrowings available to us under our revolving credit and long term debt facilities will be adequate to meet our liquidity needs and capital expenditure requirements for at least the next twelve months. We may require additional capital to meet our longer term liquidity and future growth needs. Although we believe that we have adequate sources of liquidity, further weakening of economic conditions could adversely affect our business and liquidity (see the Risk Factors section included in Item 1A). In addition, continued instability in the capital markets could adversely affect our ability to obtain additional capital to grow our business and will affect the cost and terms of such capital.
Cash Flows
The following table presents the major components of net cash flows used in and provided by operating, investing and financing activities for the periods presented:
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
(In thousands) |
2008 | 2007 | 2006 | |||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in): |
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Operating activities |
$ | 69,516 | $ | (14,628 | ) | $ | 10,701 | |||||
Investing activities |
(42,066 | ) | (34,084 | ) | (15,115 | ) | ||||||
Financing activities |
35,381 | 18,148 | 12,579 | |||||||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
(1,377 | ) | 497 | (487 | ) | |||||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 61,454 | $ | (30,067 | ) | $ | 7,678 | |||||
Operating Activities
Operating activities consist primarily of net income adjusted for certain non-cash items. Adjustments to net income for non-cash items include depreciation and amortization, unrealized foreign currency exchange rate gains and losses, stock-based compensation, deferred income taxes and changes in reserves for doubtful accounts, returns, discounts and inventories. In addition, operating cash flows include the effect of changes in operating assets and liabilities, principally inventories, accounts receivable, income taxes payable and receivable, prepaid expenses and other assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses.
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Cash provided by operating activities increased $84.1 million to $69.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2008 from cash used in operating activities of $14.6 million during the same period in 2007. The increase in cash provided by operating activities was due to decreased net cash outflows from operating assets and liabilities of $73.2 million and adjustments to net income for non-cash items which increased $25.3 million year over year, partially offset by a decrease in net income of $14.3 million. The decrease in net cash outflows related to changes in operating assets and liabilities period over period was primarily driven by the following:
| a lower investment in inventory of $64.5 million, primarily driven by the operational initiatives put in place to improve our inventory management; and |
| a decrease in accounts receivable during 2008 as compared to an increase in accounts receivable during 2007. This decrease during 2008 was primarily due to improved collection efforts and a lower percentage growth in net sales during the fourth quarter of 2008 as compared to the same period in the prior year. During the fourth quarter of 2008, net sales increased by 1.4% as compared to the same period in 2007 versus an increase of 29.0% during the fourth quarter of 2007 as compared to the same period in 2006. |
The above noted decreases in net cash outflows related to changes in operating assets were partially offset by a decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities of $5.3 million in the year ended December 31, 2008 as compared to an increase of $11.8 million in the same period of 2007 primarily due to lower accruals for personnel costs in 2008.
Adjustments to net income for non-cash items increased in 2008 as compared to 2007 primarily as a result of higher depreciation and amortization expense relating to information technology initiatives, branded concept shops and the improvements to our distribution facilities, unrealized foreign currency exchange rate losses during 2008 as compared to unrealized foreign currency exchange rate gains during 2007, higher stock based compensation in 2008 and additional reserves for doubtful accounts in 2008.
Cash used in operating activities was $14.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 compared to cash provided by operating activities of $10.7 million during the same period in 2006. The $25.3 million additional net use of cash in operating activities was due to increased net cash outflows from operating assets and liabilities of $45.6 million, partially offset by adjustments to net income for non-cash items which increased $6.7 million and an increase in net income of $13.6 million year over year. The increase in net cash outflows related to changes in operating assets and liabilities year over year was primarily due to the following:
| a larger increase in inventory levels of $57.5 million, primarily due to our planned strategy for additional core inventory needed to support the anticipated consumer demand for our products, higher average cost per unit due to product mix and increased in-transit inventory as a result of increased sourcing from Asia; |
| increased accounts receivable driven by a 29.0% increase in net sales for the three months ended December 31, 2007 compared to the same period of the prior year; partially offset by |
| lower income taxes receivable in 2007 compared to 2006. |
Adjustments to net income for non-cash items primarily increased in 2007 as a result of higher depreciation and amortization expense relating to the expansion of our distribution and corporate facilities and our footwear promotional rights, higher stock-based compensation expense and increased deferred income tax assets. The increase in non-cash items was partially offset by increased unrealized foreign currency exchanges rate gains on transactions.
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Investing Activities
Cash used in investing activities increased $8.0 million to $42.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2008 from $34.1 million for the same period in 2007. This increase in cash used in investing activities was primarily due to additional capital expenditures for our branded concept shops, in-store fixtures and retail stores, as well as the purchase of trust owned life insurance policies. This increase was partially offset by lower capital expenditures for our distribution facilities year over year.
Cash used in investing activities increased $19.0 million to $34.1 million in 2007 from $15.1 million in 2006. This increase in cash used in investing activities primarily represents capital expenditures to improve and to expand our distribution and corporate facilities, along with continued capital expenditures for our new warehouse management system, our in-store fixtures, including our branded concept shops, and our direct to consumer initiatives and other information technology initiatives.
Total capital investments were $41.1 million, $35.1 million and $18.2 million in 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Total capital investments in 2008, 2007 and 2006 included non-cash transactions of $2.5 million, $1.1 million and $3.1 million, respectively (see non-cash investing activities included on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows). Because we finance some capital investments through capital leases and other types of obligations, total capital investments exceed capital expenditures as described above. Although we are planning to grow our net revenues in 2009, we are currently planning our 2009 capital investments to be below our total 2008 capital investments.
Financing Activities
Cash provided by financing activities increased $17.3 million to $35.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2008 from $18.1 million for the same period in 2007. This increase was primarily due to additional net proceeds received from our revolving credit and long term debt facilities, partially offset by lower excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation arrangements.
Cash provided by financing activities increased $5.5 million to $18.1 million in 2007 from $12.6 million in 2006. This increase was primarily due to higher net proceeds received from our long term debt facilities, partially offset by lower excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation arrangements.
New Revolving Credit Facility
In January 2009, we entered into a new revolving credit facility with certain lending institutions and terminated our existing revolving credit facility in order to increase our available financing and to expand our lending syndicate. In conjunction with the termination of the prior revolving credit facility, we repaid the then outstanding balance of $25.0 million and did not borrow under the new revolving credit facility through January 31, 2009. In the short term, we may consider additional borrowings under this revolving credit facility to increase our cash position.
The new revolving credit facility has a term of three years and provided for an initial committed revolving credit line of up to $180.0 million based on our qualified inventory and accounts receivable balances. Subsequent to the initial closing of this revolving credit facility, the committed revolving credit line was increased to up to $200.0 million with the addition of another lending institution to the lending syndicate. The commitment amount under this revolving credit facility may be increased by an additional $50.0 million, subject to certain conditions and approvals per the credit agreement. We incurred and capitalized approximately $1.5 million in deferred financing costs in connection with this revolving credit facility. In accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue No. 98-14 Debtors Accounting for Changes in Line-of-Credit or Revolving-Debt Arrangements, unamortized deferred financing costs of $0.4 million relating to our prior revolving credit facility will be expensed in the first quarter of 2009 and $0.1 million of deferred financing costs will be added to the deferred financing costs of the new revolving credit facility and amortized over the life of this revolving credit facility.
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The new revolving credit facility may be used for working capital and general corporate purposes and is collateralized by substantially all of our assets and the assets of our domestic subsidiaries (other than our trademarks) and by a pledge of 65% of the equity interests of our foreign subsidiaries. Up to $5.0 million of this revolving credit facility may be used to support letters of credit. We must not exceed a maximum leverage ratio of 2.5 and must not fall below a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.25 as defined in the credit agreement. This revolving credit facility also provides our lenders with the ability to reduce the borrowing base, even if we are in compliance with all conditions of the revolving credit facility, upon a material adverse change to our business, properties, assets, financial condition or results of operations. Similar to the prior revolving credit facility, the new revolving credit facility contains a number of restrictions that limit our ability, among other things, and subject to certain limited exceptions, to incur additional indebtedness, pledge our assets as security, guaranty obligations of third parties, make investments, undergo a merger or consolidation, dispose of assets, or materially change our line of business. In addition, the new revolving credit facility includes a cross default provision whereby an event of default under other debt obligations, as defined in this agreement, will be considered an event of default under this credit agreement. As of the date we entered into this revolving credit facility, we were below the maximum leverage ratio and above the minimum fixed charge coverage ratio.
Borrowings under the new revolving credit facility bear interest based on the daily balance outstanding at LIBOR (with LIBOR subject to a rate floor of 1.25%) plus an applicable margin (varying from 2.0% to 2.5%) or, in certain cases a base rate (based on the prime rate or as otherwise specified in the credit agreement, with the base rate subject to a rate floor of 2.25%) plus an applicable margin (varying from 1.0% to 1.5%). This revolving credit facility also carries a commitment fee varying from 0.375% to 0.5% of the available but unused borrowings. The applicable margins are calculated quarterly and vary based on our leverage ratio as set forth in the credit agreement.
Prior Revolving Credit Facility
The financing agreement that was terminated in January 2009 provided for a committed revolving credit line of up to $100.0 million based on our eligible domestic inventory and accounts receivable balances and could be used for working capital and general corporate purposes. The agreement had a remaining term of approximately three years. This financing agreement was collateralized by substantially all of our domestic assets, other than our trademarks. Up to $10.0 million of this facility could be used to support letters of credit, which if utilized would reduce the availability under this revolving credit facility.
Borrowings under this revolving credit facility bore interest based on the daily balance outstanding at our choice of LIBOR plus an applicable margin (varying from 1.0% to 2.0%) or the JP Morgan Chase Bank prime rate plus an applicable margin (varying from 0.0% to 0.5%). The applicable margin was calculated quarterly and varied based on our pricing leverage ratio as defined in this agreement. This revolving credit facility also carried a line of credit fee varying from 0.1% to 0.5% of the available but unused borrowings.
As of December 31, 2008, $25.0 million was outstanding under this revolving credit facility and our net availability was $75.0 million based on our eligible domestic inventory and accounts receivable balances. The weighted average interest rate on the balances outstanding under this revolving credit facility was 3.7% and 6.3% for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. No balance was outstanding during the year ended December 31, 2006.
This financing agreement contained a number of restrictions that limited our ability, among other things, to pledge our accounts receivable, inventory, trademarks and most of our other assets as security in other borrowings or transactions; pay dividends on stock; redeem or acquire any of our securities; sell certain assets; make certain investments; guaranty certain obligations of third parties; undergo a merger or consolidation; or engage in any activity materially different from those presently conducted by us.
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If net availability under this financing agreement fell below certain thresholds as defined in this agreement, we could not exceed a maximum leverage ratio of 1.25 and could not fall below a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio ranging from 1.10 to 1.25 as defined in this agreement. This financing agreement also provided the lenders with the ability to reduce the available revolving credit line amount even if we were in compliance with all conditions of this agreement, based on negative forecasts, trends or other circumstances that the lenders reasonably determined could negatively impact us or our business, profits, operations, financial condition or assets. Our net availability as of December 31, 2008 was above the threshold for compliance with the financial covenants, and we were below the maximum leverage ratio and above the minimum fixed charge coverage ratio as of December 31, 2008.
Prior to amending and restating this revolving credit facility in December 2006, we were party to a revolving credit facility of $75.0 million that was to expire in 2010. Under this financing agreement, interest rates and covenants under this revolving credit facility were similar to the interest rates and covenants described above.
Long Term Debt
In March 2005, we entered into an agreement to finance the acquisition or lease of up to $17.0 million in qualifying capital investments. Loans under this agreement are collateralized by a first lien on the assets acquired. The agreement is not a committed facility, with each advance under the agreement subject to the lenders approval. In March 2008, the lender agreed to increase the maximum financing under the agreement to $37.0 million.
In May 2008, we entered into an additional agreement to finance the acquisition or lease of up to $40.0 million in qualifying capital investments. Loans under this additional agreement are collateralized by a first lien on the assets acquired. This additional agreement is not a committed facility, with each advance under the agreement subject to the lenders approval.
These agreements include a cross default provision whereby an event of default under other debt obligations, including the prior and new revolving credit facility, will be considered an event of default under these agreements. Through December 31, 2008, we have financed $33.0 million of property and equipment under these agreements. The terms of our new revolving credit facility, (see New Revolving Credit Facility discussion above) limit the total amount of additional financing under these agreements to $35.0 million. At December 31, 2008 and 2007, the outstanding principal balance was $20.1 million and $13.4 million, respectively, under these agreements. Currently, advances under these agreements bear interest rates which are fixed at the time of each advance. The weighted average interest rate on outstanding borrowings was 6.1%, 6.5% and 6.3% for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
We monitor the financial health and stability of our lenders under the revolving credit and long term debt facilities, however current significant instability in the credit markets could negatively impact lenders and their ability to perform under their facilities.
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Contractual Commitments and Contingencies
We lease warehouse space, office facilities, space for our retail stores and certain equipment under non-cancelable operating and capital leases. The leases expire at various dates through 2019, excluding extensions at our option, and contain various provisions for rental adjustments. The operating leases generally contain renewal provisions for varying periods of time. Our significant contractual obligations and commitments as of December 31, 2008 are summarized in the following table:
Payments Due by Period | |||||||||||||||
(in thousands) |
Total | Less Than 1 Year |
1 to 3 Years | 3 to 5 Years | More Than 5 Years | ||||||||||
Contractual obligations |
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Long term debt obligations (1) |
$ | 20,133 | $ | 7,072 | $ | 10,814 | $ | 2,247 | $ | | |||||
Capital lease obligations |
477 | 378 | 99 | | | ||||||||||
Operating lease obligations (2) |
77,120 | 12,758 | 23,480 | 18,570 | 22,312 | ||||||||||
Product purchase obligations (3) |
138,250 | 138,250 | | | | ||||||||||
Sponsorships and other (4) |
76,420 | 26,170 | 39,637 | 9,633 | 980 | ||||||||||
Total |
$ | 312,400 | $ | 184,628 | $ | 74,030 | $ | 30,450 | $ | 23,292 | |||||
(1) | Excludes a total of $1.8 million in interest payments on long term debt obligations. |
(2) | Includes the minimum payments for operating lease obligations. |
(3) | We generally place orders with our manufacturers at least three to four months in advance of expected future sales. The amounts listed for product purchase obligations primarily represent our open production purchase orders for our apparel, footwear and accessories, including expected inbound freight, duties and other costs. These open purchase orders specify fixed or minimum quantities of products at determinable prices. The reported amounts exclude product purchase liabilities included in accounts payable as of December 31, 2008. |
(4) | Includes footwear promotional rights fees, sponsorships of individual athletes, sports teams and athletic events and other marketing commitments in order to promote our brand. Some of these sponsorship agreements provide for additional incentives based on performance achievements while wearing or using our products. It is not possible to determine the amounts we may be required to pay under these agreements as they are primarily subject to certain performance based variables. The amounts listed above are the fixed minimum amounts required to be paid under these agreements. |
The table above excludes a $2.5 million liability for uncertain tax positions, including the related interest and penalties, recorded in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Interpretation (FIN) No. 48 Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, (FIN 48) as we are unable to reasonably estimate the timing of settlement (see Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a further discussion on FIN 48).
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
In connection with various contracts and agreements, we have agreed to indemnify counterparties against certain third party claims relating to the infringement of intellectual property rights and other items that fall under the scope of FIN No. 45, Guarantors Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others. Generally, such indemnification obligations do not apply in situations in which our counterparties are grossly negligent, engage in willful misconduct, or act in bad faith. Based on our historical experience and the estimated probability of future loss, we have determined that the fair value of such indemnifications is not material to our financial position or results of operations.
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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. To prepare these financial statements, we must make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities. These estimates also affect our reported revenues and expenses. Judgments must be made about the disclosure of contingent liabilities as well. Actual results could be significantly different from these estimates. We believe that the following discussion addresses the critical accounting policies that are necessary to understand and evaluate our reported financial results.
Revenue Recognition
Net revenues consist of both net sales and license revenues. Net sales are recognized upon transfer of ownership, including passage of title to the customer and transfer of risk of loss related to those goods. Transfer of title and risk of loss are based upon shipment under free on board shipping point for most goods or upon receipt by the customer depending on the country of the sale and the agreement with the customer. In some instances, transfer of title and risk of loss take place at the point of sale (e.g. at our retail stores). We may also ship product directly from our supplier to the customer and recognize revenue when the product is delivered to and accepted by the customer. License revenues are recognized based upon shipment of licensed products sold by our licensees.
Sales Returns, Allowances, Markdowns and Discounts
We record reductions to revenue for estimated customer returns, allowances, markdowns and discounts. We base our estimates on historical rates of customer returns and allowances as well as the specific identification of outstanding returns, markdowns and allowances that have not yet been received by us. We base our estimates for customer returns and allowances primarily on anticipated sales volume throughout the year. The actual amount of customer returns and allowances, which is inherently uncertain, may differ from our estimates. If we determined that actual or expected returns or allowances were significantly greater or lower than the reserves we had established, we would record a reduction or increase, as appropriate, to net sales in the period in which we made such a determination. Provisions for customer specific discounts based on contractual obligations with certain major customers are recorded as reductions to net sales.
Reserve for Uncollectible Accounts Receivable
We make ongoing estimates relating to the collectability of our accounts receivable and maintain a reserve for estimated losses resulting from the inability of our customers to make required payments. In determining the amount of the reserve, we consider our historical level of credit losses and significant economic developments within the retail environment that could impact the ability of our customers to pay outstanding balances and make judgments about the creditworthiness of significant customers based on ongoing credit evaluations. Because we cannot predict future changes in the financial stability of our customers, actual future losses from uncollectible accounts may differ from our estimates. If the financial condition of our customers were to deteriorate, resulting in their inability to make payments, a larger reserve might be required. In the event we determine that a smaller or larger reserve was appropriate, we would record a benefit or charge to selling, general and administrative expense in the period in which we made such a determination.
Inventory Valuation and Reserves
We value our inventory at standard costs which approximates our landed cost, using the first-in, first-out method of cost determination. Market value is estimated based upon assumptions made about future demand and retail market conditions. If we determine that the estimated market value of our inventory is less than the carrying value of such inventory, we provide a reserve for such difference as a charge to cost of goods sold to reflect the lower of cost or market. If actual market conditions are more or less favorable than those projected by us, further adjustments may be required that would decrease or increase our cost of goods sold in the period in which we make such a determination.
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Long-Lived Assets
The acquisition of long-lived assets, including furniture, office equipment, plant equipment, leasehold improvements, computer hardware and software and in-store fixtures and displays, is recorded at cost, and this cost is depreciated over the assets estimated useful life. In the case of software customized for internal use, the cost of the long-lived asset can include our internal labor costs. We continually evaluate whether events and circumstances have occurred that indicate the remaining estimated useful life of long-lived assets may warrant revision or that the remaining balance may not be recoverable. These factors may include a significant deterioration of operating results, changes in business plans or changes in anticipated cash flows. When factors indicate that an asset should be evaluated for possible impairment, we review long-lived assets to assess recoverability from future operations using undiscounted cash flows. Impairments are recognized in earnings to the extent that the carrying value exceeds fair value.
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets that are determined to have a definite life are amortized over the assets estimated useful life and are evaluated and measured for impairment in accordance with our Long-Lived Assets critical accounting policy discussed above.
Income Taxes
Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are established for temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and the tax basis of our assets and liabilities at tax rates expected to be in effect when such assets or liabilities are realized or settled. Deferred income tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance if, in the judgment of our management, it is more likely than not that such assets will not be realized.
Income taxes include the largest amount of tax benefit for an uncertain tax position that is more likely than not to be sustained upon audit based on the technical merits of the tax position. Settlements with tax authorities, the expiration of statutes of limitations for particular tax positions, or obtaining new information on particular tax positions may cause a change to the effective tax rate.
Stock-Based Compensation
Compensation expense is recognized in accordance with the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123R, Share-Based Payment (revised 2004) (SFAS 123R). Compensation expense under SFAS 123R includes the expense of stock-based compensation awards granted on and subsequent to January 1, 2006 and the expense for the remaining vesting term of stock-based compensation awards issued subsequent to our initial filing of the S-1 Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on August 26, 2005. Stock-based compensation awards granted prior to our initial filing of the S-1 Registration Statement are excluded from SFAS 123R and will continue to be accounted for in accordance with Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees (APB 25) and FIN No. 28, Accounting for Stock Appreciation Rights and Other Variable Stock Option or Award Plans, until fully amortized through 2010. With the adoption of SFAS 123R, no material cumulative adjustments were recorded. As of December 31, 2008, we had $29.9 million of unrecognized compensation expense, excluding performance-based stock options, expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 3.7 years.
Determining the appropriate fair value model and calculating the fair value of stock-based compensation awards require the input of highly subjective assumptions, including the expected life of the stock-based compensation awards, stock price volatility and estimated forfeiture rates. We use the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to determine the fair value of stock-based compensation awards. The assumptions used in calculating the fair value of stock-based compensation awards represent managements best estimates, but the
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estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management judgment. As a result, if factors change and we use different assumptions, our stock-based compensation expense could be materially different in the future (see Note 2 and Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a further discussion on stock-based compensation).
Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
In December 2007, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 110, Share-Based Payment (SAB 110). SAB 110 amends SAB No. 107, Share-Based Payment, and allows for the continued use, under certain circumstances, of the simplified method in developing an estimate of the expected term on stock options accounted for under the SFAS 123R. SAB 110 is effective for stock options granted after December 31, 2007. We continued to use the simplified method in developing an estimate of the expected term on stock options granted in 2008. We do not have sufficient historical exercise data to provide a reasonable basis upon which to estimate expected term due to the limited period of time our shares of Class A Common Stock have been publicly traded.
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial LiabilitiesIncluding an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115 (SFAS 159). SFAS 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other assets and liabilities at fair value on an instrument-by-instrument basis. We adopted SFAS 159 in the first quarter of 2008 and did not choose to apply fair value accounting to any such assets or liabilities.
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (SFAS 157), which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 was effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, however the FASB has delayed the effective date of SFAS 157 to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008 for nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities, except those items recognized or disclosed at fair value on an annual or more frequent basis. The adoption of SFAS 157 for financial assets and liabilities in the first quarter of 2008 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. We do not believe that the adoption of SFAS 157 for nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. Refer to Note 9 of the Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on fair value measurement.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In June 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (FSP) EITF No. 03-6-1, Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions are Participating Securities (FSP EITF 03-6-1). FSP EITF 03-6-1 requires that unvested stock-based compensation awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents (whether paid or unpaid) should be classified as participating securities and should be included in the computation of earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method as described by SFAS No. 128, Earnings per Share. The provisions of FSP EITF 03-6-1 are required for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. We do not believe the adoption of FSP EITF 03-6-1 will have a material impact on our computation of earnings per share.
In June 2008, the FASB issued EITF Issue No. 07-5, Determining Whether an Instrument (or an Embedded Feature) is Indexed to an Entitys Own Stock (EITF 07-5). EITF 07-5 addresses the determination of whether provisions that introduce adjustment features (including contingent adjustment features) would prevent treating a derivative contract or an embedded derivative on a companys own stock as indexed solely to the companys stock. EITF 07-5 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. We do not believe the adoption of EITF 07-5 will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
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In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (SFAS 161). SFAS 161 is intended to improve financial reporting about derivative instruments and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better understand their effects on an entitys financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. The provisions of SFAS 161 are effective for the fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. We do not believe the adoption of SFAS 161 will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statement disclosures.
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141R, Business Combinations (revised 2007) (SFAS 141R). SFAS 141R replaces SFAS 141 and requires the acquirer of a business to recognize and measure the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any non-controlling interest in the acquiree at fair value. SFAS 141R also requires transaction costs related to the business combination to be expensed as incurred. SFAS 141R is effective for business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. We do not believe the adoption of SFAS 141R will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements-an amendment of ARB No. 51 (SFAS 160). SFAS 160 establishes accounting and reporting standards for the noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. SFAS 160 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. We do not believe the adoption of SFAS 160 will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk
Foreign Currency Exchange and Foreign Currency Risk Management and Derivatives
We currently generate a small amount of our consolidated net revenues in Canada and Europe. The reporting currency for our consolidated financial statements is the U.S. dollar. To date, net revenues generated outside of the United States have not been significant. However, as our net revenues generated outside of the United States increase, our results of operations could be adversely impacted by changes in foreign currency exchange rates. For example, if we recognize international revenues in local foreign currencies (as we currently do in Canada and Europe) and if the U.S. dollar strengthens, it could have a negative impact on our international revenues upon translation of those results into the U.S. dollar upon consolidation of our financial statements. In addition, we are exposed to gains and losses resulting from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates on transactions generated by our international subsidiaries in currencies other than their local currencies, primarily driven by inter-company transactions. These exposures are included in other income (expense), net on the consolidated statements of income.
In August 2007, we began using foreign currency forward contracts to minimize some of the impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations on future cash flows. Since 2007, we have used foreign currency forward contracts to reduce the risk from exchange rate fluctuations on projected inventory purchases and inter-company transactions for our Canadian subsidiary. Beginning in December 2008, we began using foreign currency forward contracts in order to reduce the risk associated with foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations on inter-company transactions for our European subsidiary. We do not enter into derivative financial instruments for speculative or trading purposes. Based on the foreign currency forward contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2008, we receive US Dollars in exchange for Canadian Dollars at a weighted average contractual foreign currency exchange rate of 1.15 CAD per $1.00 and US Dollars in exchange for Euros at a weighted average contractual foreign currency exchange rate of 0.72 EUR per $1.00. As of December 31, 2008, the notional value of our outstanding forward contracts for our Canadian subsidiary was approximately $17.4 million with maturities of 1 to 6 months, and the notional value of our outstanding forward contracts for our European subsidiary was approximately $26.6 million with maturities of 1 month. The foreign currency forward contracts are not designated as cash flow hedges, and accordingly, changes in their fair value are recorded in other income (expense), net on the consolidated statements of income. As of December 31, 2008, the fair value of our foreign currency forward contracts was $1.2 million which is included in prepaid expenses and other current assets on the consolidated balance sheet.
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Other income (expense), net included the following amounts related to changes in foreign currency exchange rates and derivative foreign currency forward contracts:
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
(In thousands) |
2008 | 2007 | 2006 | |||||||||
Unrealized foreign currency exchange rate gains (losses) |
$ | (5,459 | ) | $ | 2,567 | $ | (161 | ) | ||||
Realized foreign currency exchange rate gains (losses) |
(2,166 | ) | 174 | 520 | ||||||||
Unrealized derivative gains (losses) |
1,650 | (243 | ) | | ||||||||
Realized derivative gains (losses) |
(204 | ) | (469 | ) | |
Although we have entered into foreign currency forward contracts to minimize some of the impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations on future cash flows, we cannot be assured that foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations will not have a material adverse impact on our financial condition and results of operations.
Inflation
Inflationary factors such as increases in the cost of our product and overhead costs may adversely affect our operating results. Although we do not believe that inflation has had a material impact on our financial position or results of operations to date, a high rate of inflation in the future may have an adverse effect on our ability to maintain current levels of gross margin and selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of net revenues if the selling prices of our products do not increase with these increased costs.
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE | AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK |
See Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk under Item 7. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations and Item 1A. Risk Factors of this Form 10-K for information required by this Item.
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ITEM 8. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA |
Report of Management on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for the Company. We conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal ControlIntegrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). This evaluation included review of the documentation of controls, evaluation of the design effectiveness of controls, testing of the operating effectiveness of controls and a conclusion on this evaluation. Based on our evaluation, we have concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2008.
The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2008, has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which appears herein.
/s/ KEVIN A. PLANK Kevin A. Plank |
Chief Executive Officer and | |
/s/ BRAD DICKERSON Brad Dickerson |
Chief Financial Officer |
Dated: February 20, 2009
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Under Armour, Inc.:
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements listed in the index appearing under item 15(a)(1) present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Under Armour, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the Company) at December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2008 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In addition, in our opinion, the financial statement schedule listed in the index appearing under Item 15(a)(2) presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein when read in conjunction with the related consolidated financial statements. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2008, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). The Companys management is responsible for these financial statements and the financial statement schedule, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Report of Management on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express opinions on these financial statements, on the financial statement schedule, and on the Companys internal control over financial reporting based on our integrated audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audits of the financial statements included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.
As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed the manner in which it accounts for share based compensation as of January 1, 2006. As discussed in Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed the manner in which it accounts for uncertain tax positions as of January 1, 2007.
A companys internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A companys internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the companys assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Baltimore, Maryland
February 19, 2009
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Under Armour, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except share data)
December 31, 2008 |
December 31, 2007 |
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Assets |
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Current assets |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 102,042 | $ | 40,588 | ||||
Accounts receivable, net |
81,302 | 93,515 | ||||||
Inventories |
182,232 | 166,082 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
18,023 | 11,642 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes |
12,824 | 10,418 | ||||||
Total current assets |
396,423 | 322,245 | ||||||
Property and equipment, net |
73,548 | 52,332 | ||||||
Intangible assets, net |
5,470 | 6,470 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes |
8,687 | 8,173 | ||||||
Other non-current assets |
3,427 | 1,393 | ||||||
Total assets |
$ | 487,555 | $ | 390,613 | ||||
Liabilities and Stockholders Equity |
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Current liabilities |
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Revolving credit facility |
$ | 25,000 | $ | | ||||
Accounts payable |
72,435 | 55,012 | ||||||
Accrued expenses |
25,905 | 36,111 | ||||||
Current maturities of long term debt |
7,072 | 4,111 | ||||||
Current maturities of capital lease obligations |
361 | 465 | ||||||
Other current liabilities |
2,337 | | ||||||
Total current liabilities |
133,110 | 95,699 | ||||||
Long term debt, net of current maturities |
13,061 | 9,298 | ||||||
Capital lease obligations, net of current maturities |
97 | 458 | ||||||
Other long term liabilities |
10,190 | 4,673 | ||||||
Total liabilities |
156,458 | 110,128 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies (see Note 7) |
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Stockholders equity |
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Class A Common Stock, $.0003 1/3 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2008 and 2007; 36,808,750 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2008 and 36,189,564 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2007 |
12 | 12 | ||||||
Class B Convertible Common Stock, $.0003 1/3 par value; 12,500,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2008 and 2007 |
4 | 4 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital |
174,725 | 162,362 | ||||||
Retained earnings |
156,011 | 117,782 | ||||||
Unearned compensation |
(60 | ) | (182 | ) | ||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
405 | 507 | ||||||
Total stockholders equity |
331,097 | 280,485 | ||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders equity |
$ | 487,555 | $ | 390,613 | ||||
See accompanying notes.
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Under Armour, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Income
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||
2008 | 2007 | 2006 | ||||||||
Net revenues |
$ | 725,244 | $ | 606,561 | $ | 430,689 | ||||
Cost of goods sold |
370,296 | 301,517 | 215,089 | |||||||
Gross profit |
354,948 | 305,044 | 215,600 | |||||||
Operating expenses |
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Selling, general and administrative expenses |
278,023 | 218,779 | 158,682 | |||||||
Income from operations |
76,925 | 86,265 | 56,918 | |||||||
Interest income (expense), net |
(850 | ) | 749 | 1,457 | ||||||
Other income (expense), net |
(6,175 | ) | 2,029 | 712 | ||||||
Income before income taxes |
69,900 | 89,043 | 59,087 | |||||||
Provision for income taxes |
31,671 | 36,485 | 20,108 | |||||||
Net income |
$ | 38,229 | $ | 52,558 | $ | 38,979 | ||||
Net income available per common share |
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Basic |
$ | 0.79 | $ | 1.09 | $ | 0.83 | ||||
Diluted |
$ | 0.77 | $ | 1.05 | $ | 0.79 | ||||
Weighted average common shares outstanding |
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Basic |
48,569 | 48,021 | 46,983 | |||||||
Diluted |
49,890 | 49,959 | 49,587 |
See accompanying notes.
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Under Armour, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders Equity and Comprehensive Income
(In thousands)
Class A Common Stock |
Class B Convertible Common Stock |
Additional Paid-In Capital |
Retained Earnings |
Unearned Compen- sation |
Notes Receivable from Stockholders |
Accum- ulated Other Compre- hensive Income (Loss) |
Compre- hensive Income |
Total Stockholders Equity |
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Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of December 31, 2005 |
31,223 | $ | 10 | 15,200 | $ | 5 | $ | 124,803 | $ | 28,067 | $ | (1,889 | ) | $ | (163 | ) | $ | (3 | ) | $ | 150,830 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Class B Common Stock converted to Class A Common Stock |
1,950 | 1 | (1,950 | ) | (1 | ) | | | | | | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options |
1,292 | 1 | | | 2,955 | | | | | 2,956 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of fully vested warrants |
| | | | 8,500 | | | | | 8,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares withheld in consideration of employee tax obligations relative to stock-based compensation arrangements |
(25 | ) | | | | (64 | ) | (670 | ) | | | | (734 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of Class A Common Stock, net of forfeitures |
116 | | | | 588 | | | | | 588 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense |
| | | | 1,235 | | 711 | | | 1,946 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tax benefits from stock-based compensation arrangements |
| | | | 11,260 | | | | | 11,260 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reversal of unearned compensation and additional paid-in capital due to the adoption of SFAS 123R |
| | | | (715 | ) | | 715 | | | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Payments received on notes from stockholders |
| | | | | | | 169 | | 169 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest earned on notes receivable from stockholders |
| | | | | | | (6 | ) | | (6 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income : |
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Net income |
| | | | | 38,979 | | | | $ | 38,979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax $62 |
| | | | | | | | (100 | ) | (100 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income |
38,879 | 38,879 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of December 31, 2006 |
34,556 | 12 | 13,250 | 4 | 148,562 | 66,376 | (463 | ) | | (103 | ) | 214,388 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class B Common Stock converted to Class A Common Stock |
750 | | (750 | ) | | | | | | | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options |
660 | | | | 2,206 | | | | | 2,206 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of Class A Common Stock, net of forfeitures |
224 | | | | 976 | | | | | 976 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense |
| | | | 3,901 | | 281 | | | 4,182 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tax benefits from stock-based compensation arrangements |
| | | | 6,717 | | | | | 6,717 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Effect of adoption of FIN 48 |
| | | | | (1,152 | ) | | | | (1,152 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income : |
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Net income |
| | | | | 52,558 | | | | 52,558 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of |
| | | | | | | | 610 | 610 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income |
53,168 | 53,168 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of December 31, 2007 |
36,190 | 12 | 12,500 | 4 | 162,362 | 117,782 | (182 | ) | | 507 | 280,485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options |
225 | | | | 785 | | | | | 785 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of Class A Common Stock, net of forfeitures |
394 | | | | 1,205 | | | | | 1,205 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense |
| | | | 8,340 | | 122 | | | 8,462 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tax benefits from stock-based compensation arrangements |
| | | | 2,033 | | | | | 2,033 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income : |
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Net income |
| | | | | 38,229 | | | | 38,229 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax $100 |
| | | | | | | | (102 | ) | (102 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income |
$ | 38,127 | 38,127 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of December 31, 2008 |
36,809 | $ | 12 | 12,500 | $ | 4 | $ | 174,725 | $ | 156,011 | $ | (60 | ) | $ | | $ | 405 | $ | 331,097 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes.
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Under Armour, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
2008 | 2007 | 2006 | ||||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities |
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Net income |
$ | 38,229 | $ | 52,558 | $ | 38,979 | ||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |
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Depreciation and amortization |
21,347 | 14,622 | 9,824 | |||||||||
Unrealized foreign currency exchange rate (gains) losses |
5,459 | (2,567 | ) | 161 | ||||||||
Loss on disposal of property and equipment |
15 | | 115 | |||||||||
Stock-based compensation |
8,466 | 4,182 | 1,982 | |||||||||
Deferred income taxes |
(2,818 | ) | (4,909 | ) | (6,721 | ) | ||||||
Changes in reserves for doubtful accounts, returns, discounts and inventories |
8,711 | 4,551 | 3,832 | |||||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Accounts receivable |
2,634 | (24,222 | ) | (20,828 | ) | |||||||
Inventories |
(19,497 | ) | (83,966 | ) | (26,504 | ) | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
(7,187 | ) | (2,067 | ) | (3,997 | ) | ||||||
Accounts payable |
16,957 | 11,873 | 8,203 | |||||||||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities |
(5,316 | ) | 11,825 | 10,681 | ||||||||
Income taxes payable and receivable |
2,516 | 3,492 | (5,026 | ) | ||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |
69,516 | (14,628 | ) | 10,701 | ||||||||
Cash flows from investing activities |
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Purchase of property and equipment |
(38,594 | ) | (33,959 | ) | (15,115 | ) | ||||||
Purchase of intangible assets |
(600 | ) | (125 | ) | | |||||||
Purchase of trust owned life insurance policies |
(2,893 | ) | | | ||||||||
Proceeds from sales of property and equipment |
21 | | | |||||||||
Purchases of short term investments |
| (62,860 | ) | (89,650 | ) | |||||||
Proceeds from sales of short term investments |
| 62,860 | 89,650 | |||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities |
(42,066 | ) | (34,084 | ) | (15,115 | ) | ||||||
Cash flows from financing activities |
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Proceeds from revolving credit facility |
40,000 | 14,000 | | |||||||||
Payments on revolving credit facility |
(15,000 | ) | (14,000 | ) | | |||||||
Proceeds from long term debt |
13,214 | 11,841 | 2,119 | |||||||||
Payments on long term debt |
(6,490 | ) | (2,973 | ) | (2,413 | ) | ||||||
Payments on capital lease obligations |
(464 | ) | (794 | ) | (1,840 | ) | ||||||
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation arrangements |
2,131 | 6,892 | 11,260 | |||||||||
Proceeds from exercise of stock options and other stock issuances |
1,990 | 3,182 | 3,544 | |||||||||
Payments of debt financing costs |
| | (260 | ) | ||||||||
Payments received on notes from stockholders |
| | 169 | |||||||||
Net cash provided by financing activities |
35,381 | 18,148 | 12,579 | |||||||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
(1,377 | ) | 497 | (487 | ) | |||||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
61,454 | (30,067 | ) | 7,678 | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
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Beginning of year |
40,588 | 70,655 | 62,977 | |||||||||
End of year |
$ | 102,042 | $ | 40,588 | $ | 70,655 | ||||||
Non-cash financing and investing activities |
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Fair market value of shares withheld in consideration of employee tax obligations relative |
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to stock-based compensation |
$ | | $ | | $ | 734 | ||||||
Purchase of property and equipment through certain obligations |
2,486 | 1,110 | 2,700 | |||||||||
Issuance of warrants in partial consideration for intangible asset |
| | 8,500 | |||||||||
Settlement of outstanding accounts receivable with property and equipment |
| | 350 | |||||||||
Reversal of unearned compensation and additional paid in capital due to adoption of |
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SFAS 123R |
| | 715 | |||||||||
Other supplemental information |
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Cash paid for income taxes |
29,561 | 30,502 | 20,522 | |||||||||
Cash paid for interest |
1,444 | 525 | 531 |
See accompanying notes.
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Under Armour, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
1. Description of the Business
Under Armour, Inc. is a developer, marketer and distributor of branded performance apparel, footwear and accessories. These products are sold worldwide and worn by athletes at all levels, from youth to professional on playing fields around the globe, as well as by consumers with active lifestyles.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Under Armour, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries (the Company). All inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated. The accompanying consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less at date of inception to be cash and cash equivalents.
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that subject the Company to significant concentration of credit risk consist primarily of accounts receivable. The majority of the Companys accounts receivable is due from large sporting goods retailers. Credit is extended based on an evaluation of the customers financial condition and collateral is not required. The most significant customers that accounted for a large portion of net revenues and accounts receivable are as follows:
Customer A |
Customer B |
Customer C |
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Net revenues |
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2008 |
18.6 | % | 12.2 | % | 4.7 | % | |||
2007 |
19.9 | % | 13.0 | % | 4.5 | % | |||
2006 |
22.2 | % | 14.4 | % | 3.6 | % | |||
Accounts receivable |
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2008 |
25.0 | % | 15.8 | % | 7.9 | % | |||
2007 |
27.0 | % | 15.9 | % | 3.6 | % | |||
2006 |
28.4 | % | 15.8 | % | 4.8 | % |
Short-Term Investments
Historically, the Company purchased and sold short-term investments consisting of auction rate municipal bonds. All of these short-term investments were classified as available-for-sale securities. These auction rate securities were recorded at cost, which approximated fair market value due to their variable interest rates, which typically reset at the regular auctions every 7 to 35 days. Despite the long-term nature of their stated contractual maturities, the Company had the ability to liquidate these securities primarily through the auction process. As a result, the Company had no unrealized gains or losses from its investments in these securities. All income generated from these short-term investments was tax exempt and recorded as interest income. None of these short-term investments were purchased or sold during the year ended December 31, 2008.
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Included in interest income (expense), net for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 was interest income of $0.6 million, $1.5 million and $2.2 million, respectively related to short-term investments and cash and cash equivalents.
Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable are recorded at the invoice price net of an allowance for doubtful accounts and reserves for returns and certain sales allowances, and do not bear interest. The allowance for doubtful accounts is the Companys best estimate of the amount of probable credit losses in accounts receivable. As of December 31, 2008 and 2007, the allowance for doubtful accounts was $4.2 million and $1.1 million, respectively. The Company reviews the allowance for doubtful accounts monthly. In determining the amount of the allowance for doubtful accounts, the Company considers its historical level of credit losses and significant economic developments within the retail environment that could impact the ability of its customers to pay outstanding balances and makes judgments about the creditworthiness of significant customers based on ongoing credit evaluations. Receivable balances are written off against the allowance when management believes it is probable the receivable will not be recovered. The majority of discounts earned by customers in the period are recorded as liabilities within accrued expenses as they stipulate settlements to be made through Company cash disbursements. The Company does not have any off-balance-sheet credit exposure related to its customers.
Inventories
Inventories consist of finished goods, raw materials and work-in-process, and are valued at standard costs which approximate the Companys landed cost, using the first-in, first-out method of cost determination. Costs of finished goods inventories include all costs incurred to bring inventory to its current condition, including inbound freight, duties and other costs.
The Company periodically reviews its inventories and makes provisions as necessary for estimated obsolescence or damaged goods to ensure values approximate lower of cost or market. The amount of such markdowns is equal to the difference between cost of inventory and the estimated market value based upon assumptions about future demands, selling prices, and market conditions.
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets that are determined to have a definite life are amortized over the assets estimated useful life and are evaluated and measured for impairment in accordance with the Companys Impairment of Long-Lived Assets significant accounting policy discussed below. No impairments relating to intangible assets have been recognized for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007, and 2006.
Income Taxes
Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are established for temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and the tax basis of the Companys assets and liabilities at tax rates expected to be in effect when such assets or liabilities are realized or settled. Deferred income tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance if, in the judgment of the Companys management, it is more likely than not that such assets will not be realized.
Income taxes include the largest amount of tax benefit for an uncertain tax position that is more likely than not to be sustained upon audit based on the technical merits of the tax position. Settlements with tax authorities, the expiration of statutes of limitations for particular tax positions, or obtaining new information on particular tax positions may cause a change to the effective tax rate. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in the provision for income taxes on the consolidated statements of income.
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Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost, including the cost of internal labor for software customized for internal use, less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Property and equipment is depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets: 3 to 7 years for furniture and fixtures, office equipment and software, and plant equipment. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the lease term or the estimated useful lives of the assets. The cost of in-store apparel and footwear fixtures and displays are capitalized, included in furniture and fixtures, and depreciated over 3 to 5 years.
The Company capitalizes the cost of interest for long term property and equipment projects based on the Companys weighted average borrowing rates in place while the projects are in progress. Capitalized interest was $0.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. No interest was capitalized during the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006.
Upon retirement or disposition of property and equipment, the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is reflected in selling, general and administrative expenses for that period. Major additions and betterments are capitalized to the asset accounts while maintenance and repairs, which do not improve or extend the lives of assets, are expensed as incurred.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
The Company continually evaluates whether events and circumstances have occurred that indicate the remaining estimated useful life of long-lived assets may warrant revision or that the remaining balance may not be recoverable. These factors may include a significant deterioration of operating results, changes in business plans, or changes in anticipated cash flows. When factors indicate that an asset should be evaluated for possible impairment, the Company reviews long-lived assets to assess recoverability from future operations using undiscounted cash flows. Impairments are recognized in earnings to the extent that the carrying value exceeds fair value. No material impairments were recorded in the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006.
Accrued Expenses
At December 31, 2008, accrued expenses primarily included $6.8 million, $6.0 million and $5.1 million of accrued marketing expense, compensation and benefits and customer discounts, respectively. At December 31, 2007, accrued expenses primarily included $16.3 million, $7.3 million and $5.8 million of accrued compensation and benefits, marketing expense and customer discounts, respectively.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Accumulated other comprehensive income includes foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax.
Foreign Currency Translation and Transactions
The functional currency for each of the Companys wholly owned foreign subsidiaries is the applicable local currency. The translation of foreign currencies into U.S. dollars is performed for assets and liabilities using current foreign currency exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date and for revenue and expense accounts using average foreign currency exchange rates during the period. Capital accounts are translated at historical foreign currency exchange rates. Translation gains and losses are included in stockholders equity as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income. Adjustments that arise from foreign currency exchange rate changes on transactions, primarily driven by inter-company transactions, denominated in a currency other than the local currency are included in other income (expense), net on the consolidated statements of income.
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Derivatives
The Company uses derivative financial instruments in the form of foreign currency forward contracts to minimize the risk associated with foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. The Company accounts for derivative financial instruments pursuant to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, as amended and interpreted (SFAS 133). SFAS 133 establishes accounting and reporting standards for derivative financial instruments and requires all derivatives to be recognized as either assets or liabilities on the balance sheet and to be measured at fair value. Unrealized derivative gain positions are recorded as other current assets or other non-current assets, and unrealized derivative loss positions are recorded as accrued expenses or other long term liabilities, depending on the derivative financial instruments maturity date.
Currently, the Companys foreign currency forward contracts are not designated as cash flow hedges, and accordingly, changes in their fair value are recorded to other income (expense), net on the consolidated statements of income. The Company does not enter into derivative financial instruments for speculative or trading purposes.
Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue pursuant to applicable accounting standards, including the SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 104, Revenue Recognition, which summarizes certain of the SEC staffs views in applying generally accepted accounting principles to revenue recognition in financial statements and provides guidance on revenue recognition issues in the absence of authoritative literature addressing a specific arrangement or a specific industry.
Net revenues consist of both net sales and license revenues. Net sales are recognized upon transfer of ownership, including passage of title to the customer and transfer of risk of loss related to those goods. Transfer of title and risk of loss is based upon shipment under free on board shipping point for most goods or upon receipt by the customer depending on the country of the sale and the agreement with the customer. In some instances, transfer of title and risk of loss takes place at the point of sale (e.g. at the Companys retail stores). The Company may also ship product directly from its supplier to the customer and recognize revenue when the product is delivered to and accepted by the customer. License revenues are recognized based upon shipment of licensed products sold by our licensees.
Net sales are recorded net of reserves for returns and certain sales allowances. Provisions for customer specific discounts based on contractual obligations with certain major customers are recorded as reductions to net sales. Returns and sales allowances are estimated at the time of sale based primarily on historical experience. Sales taxes imposed on our revenues from product sales are presented on a net basis on the consolidated statements of income and therefore do not impact net revenues or cost of goods sold.
Advertising Costs
Advertising costs are charged to selling, general and administrative expenses. Advertising production costs are expensed the first time an advertisement related to such production costs is run. Media (television, print and radio) placement costs are expensed the month the advertisement appears. In addition, advertising costs include sponsorship expenses. Accounting for sponsorship payments is based upon specific contract provisions and are generally expensed uniformly over the term of the contract after giving recognition to periodic performance compliance provisions of the contracts. Advertising expense, including amortization of in-store marketing fixtures and displays, was $94.9 million, $71.2 million and $48.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. At December 31, 2008 and 2007, prepaid advertising costs were $0.9 million and $0.8 million, respectively.
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Shipping and Handling Costs
The Company charges certain customers shipping and handling fees. These fees are recorded in net revenues. The Company includes the majority of outbound shipping and handling costs as a component of selling, general and administrative expenses. Outbound shipping and handling costs include costs associated with shipping goods to customers and certain costs to operate the Companys distribution facilities. These costs, included within selling, general and administrative expenses, were $17.2 million, $13.7 million and $10.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
Earnings per Share
Basic earnings per common share is computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders for the period by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per common share is computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders for the period by the diluted weighted average common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution from common shares issuable through stock options, warrants, restricted stock and other equity awards. See Note 11 for further discussion of earnings per share.
Stock-Based Compensation
Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 123R, Share-Based Payment (revised 2004) (SFAS 123R). SFAS 123R supersedes Accounting Principles Board (ABP) Opinion No 25 Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees (APB 25), and requires that all stock-based compensation awards granted to employees and directors be measured at the fair value of the award and recognized as an expense in the financial statements. SFAS 123R also requires that excess tax benefits related to stock option exercises be reflected as financing cash flows instead of operating cash flows.
The Company adopted SFAS 123R using the modified prospective method of application, which requires the Company to recognize compensation expense for grants of stock-based compensation awards to employees and directors on a prospective basis; therefore, prior period financial statements were not restated. The Company uses the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to estimate the fair market value of stock-based compensation awards granted under SFAS 123R. As permitted by Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 110, Share-Based Payment (SAB 110), the expected life of stock options granted is calculated using an expected life equal to the time from grant to the midpoint between the vesting date and the contractual term, while considering the vesting tranches. The risk-free interest rate is based on the yield for the U.S. Treasury bill with a maturity equal to the expected stock option life. Expected volatility is based on an average for a peer group of companies similar in terms of type of business, industry, stage of life cycle and size. Compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the total vesting period, which is the implied requisite service period and net of forfeitures which are estimated at the date of grant based on historical rates.
Compensation expense under SFAS 123R includes the expense of stock-based compensation awards granted subsequent to January 1, 2006 and the expense for the remaining vesting term of stock-based compensation awards granted subsequent to the Companys initial filing of the S-1 Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on August 26, 2005. Stock-based compensation awards granted to employees and directors prior to the Companys initial filing of the S-1 Registration Statement are specifically excluded from SFAS 123R and will continue to be accounted for in accordance with APB 25 and the FASB Interpretation (FIN) No. 28 Accounting for Stock Appreciation Rights and Other Variable Stock Option or Award Plans until unearned compensation of $0.1 million as of December 31, 2008 is fully amortized through 2010. In addition, as of the January 1, 2006 adoption date, the Company reversed $0.7 million in unearned compensation and the related additional paid-in capital due to unvested equity awards granted between the initial filing of the Companys S-1 Registration Statement and the January 1, 2006 SFAS 123R adoption date. Had the Company elected to account for all stock-based compensation awards granted to employees and directors at fair
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value in accordance with SFAS 123 as amended by SFAS No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation Transition and Disclosure (SFAS 148), net income and earnings per share for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 would have been reported as set forth in the following table:
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
(In thousands, except per share amounts) |
2008 | 2007 | 2006 | |||||||||
Net income |
$ | 38,229 | $ | 52,558 | $ | 38,979 | ||||||
Add: stock-based compensation expense included in reported net income, net of taxes |
4,633 | 2,468 | 1,298 | |||||||||
Deduct: stock-based compensation expense determined under fair value based methods for all awards, net of taxes |
(4,796 | ) | (2,628 | ) | (1,452 | ) | ||||||
Pro forma net income |
$ | 38,066 | $ | 52,398 | $ | 38,825 | ||||||
Earnings per share including SFAS 123 compensation expense |
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Basic, pro forma |
$ | 0.78 | $ | 1.09 | $ | 0.83 | ||||||
Diluted, pro forma |
$ | 0.76 | $ | 1.05 | $ | 0.78 | ||||||
Basic, as reported |
$ | 0.79 | $ | 1.09 | $ | 0.83 | ||||||
Diluted, as reported |
$ | 0.77 | $ | 1.05 | $ | 0.79 |
The Company issues new shares of Class A Common Stock upon exercise of stock options, grant of restricted stock or share unit conversion. See Note 12 for further details on stock-based compensation.
Management Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates, including estimates relating to assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The carrying amounts shown for the Companys cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate fair value because of the short term maturity of those instruments. The fair value of the long term debt approximates its carrying value based on the variable nature of interest rates and current market rates available to the Company.
Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
In December 2007, the SEC issued SAB 110. SAB 110 amends SAB No. 107, Share-Based Payment, and allows for the continued use, under certain circumstances, of the simplified method in developing an estimate of the expected term on stock options accounted for under SFAS 123R. SAB 110 is effective for stock options granted after December 31, 2007. The Company continued to use the simplified method in developing an estimate of the expected term on stock options granted during the year ended December 31, 2008. The Company does not have sufficient historical exercise data to provide a reasonable basis upon which to estimate expected term due to the limited period of time its shares of Class A Common Stock have been publicly traded.
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial LiabilitiesIncluding an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115 (SFAS 159). SFAS 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other assets and liabilities at fair value on an instrument-by-instrument basis. The Company adopted SFAS 159 in the first quarter of 2008 and did not choose to apply fair value accounting to any such assets or liabilities.
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In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (SFAS 157), which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 was effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, however the FASB has delayed the effective date of SFAS 157 to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008 for nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities, except those items recognized or disclosed at fair value on an annual or more frequent basis. The adoption of SFAS 157 for financial assets and liabilities in the first quarter of 2008 did not have a material impact on the Companys consolidated financial statements. The Company does not believe that the adoption of SFAS 157 for nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In June 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (FSP) Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue No. 03-6-1, Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions are Participating Securities (FSP EITF 03-6-1). FSP EITF 03-6-1 requires that unvested stock-based compensation awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents (whether paid or unpaid) should be classified as participating securities and should be included in the computation of earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method as described by SFAS No. 128, Earnings per Share. The provisions of FSP EITF 03-6-1 are required for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. The Company does not believe the adoption of FSP EITF 03-6-1 will have a material impact on its computation of earnings per share.
In June 2008, the FASB issued EITF Issue No. 07-5, Determining Whether an Instrument (or an Embedded Feature) is Indexed to an Entitys Own Stock (EITF 07-5). EITF 07-5 addresses the determination of whether provisions that introduce adjustment features (including contingent adjustment features) would prevent treating a derivative contract or an embedded derivative on a companys own stock as indexed solely to the companys stock. EITF 07-5 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. The Company does not believe the adoption of EITF 07-5 will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (SFAS 161). SFAS 161 is intended to improve financial reporting about derivative instruments and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better understand their effects on an entitys financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. The provisions of SFAS 161 are effective for the fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. The Company does not believe the adoption of SFAS 161 will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statement disclosures.
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141R, Business Combinations (revised 2007) (SFAS 141R). SFAS 141R replaces SFAS 141 and requires the acquirer of a business to recognize and measure the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any non-controlling interest in the acquiree at fair value. SFAS 141R also requires transaction costs related to the business combination to be expensed as incurred. SFAS 141R is effective for business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. The Company does not believe the adoption of SFAS 141R will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements-an amendment of ARB No. 51 (SFAS 160). SFAS 160 establishes accounting and reporting standards for the noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. SFAS 160 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. The Company does not believe the adoption of SFAS 160 will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
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3. Inventories
Inventories consisted of the following:
December 31, | ||||||||
(In thousands) |
2008 | 2007 | ||||||
Finished goods |
$ | 187,072 | $ | 169,560 | ||||
Raw materials |
731 | 1,180 | ||||||
Work-in-process |
6 | 208 | ||||||
Subtotal inventories |
187,809 | 170,948 | ||||||
Inventories reserve |
(5,577 | ) | (4,866 | ) | ||||
Total inventories |
$ | 182,232 | $ | 166,082 | ||||
4. Property and Equipment
Property and equipment consisted of the following:
December 31, | ||||||||
(In thousands) |
2008 | 2007 | ||||||
Furniture, fixtures and displays |
$ | 37,245 | $ | 25,853 | ||||
Software |
20,106 | 9,849 | ||||||
Leasehold improvements |
18,536 | 11,598 | ||||||
Plant equipment |
16,705 | 13,867 | ||||||
Office equipment |
13,369 | 11,295 | ||||||
Construction in progress |
11,910 | 10,411 | ||||||
Other |
2,236 | 814 | ||||||
Subtotal property and equipment |
120,107 | 83,687 | ||||||
Accumulated depreciation and amortization |
(46,559 | ) | (31,355 | ) | ||||
Property and equipment, net |
$ | 73,548 | $ | 52,332 | ||||
Construction in progress primarily includes software costs relative to systems not yet placed in use and leasehold improvement costs and in-store fixtures and displays not yet placed in service.
Depreciation and amortization expense related to property and equipment was $19.6 million, $12.9 million and $9.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
5. Intangible Assets, Net
The following table summarizes the Companys intangible assets as of the periods indicated:
December 31, 2008 | December 31, 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||
(In thousands) |
Gross Carrying Amount |
Accumulated Amortization |
Net Carrying Amount |
Gross Carrying Amount |
Accumulated Amortization |
Net Carrying Amount | ||||||||||||||
Intangible assets subject to amortization: |
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Footwear promotional rights |
$ | 8,500 | $ | (3,625 | ) | $ | 4,875 | $ | 8,500 | $ | (2,125 | ) | $ | 6,375 | ||||||
Other |
725 | (130 | ) | 595 | 125 | (30 | ) | 95 | ||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 9,225 | $ | (3,755 | ) | $ | 5,470 | $ | 8,625 | $ | (2,155 | ) | $ | 6,470 | ||||||
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Intangible assets are amortized using estimated useful lives of 33 months to 89 months with no residual value. Amortization expense, which is primarily included in selling, general and administrative expenses, was $1.6 million, $1.5 million and $0.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The estimated amortization expense of the Companys intangible assets is $1.6 million for each of the years ending December 31, 2009 through 2011, and $0.5 million and $0.1 million for the years ending December 31, 2012 and 2013, respectively.
6. Revolving Credit Facility and Long Term Debt
Revolving Credit Facility
In January 2009, the Company terminated its existing revolving credit facility and entered into a new revolving credit facility with certain lending institutions. See Note 18 for a further discussion on the new revolving credit facility.
In December 2006, the Company entered into a third amended and restated financing agreement with a lending institution that had a term of five years and provided for a committed revolving credit line of up to $100.0 million based on the Companys eligible domestic inventory and accounts receivable balances and was used for working capital and general corporate purposes. This financing agreement was collateralized by substantially all of the Companys domestic assets, other than its trademarks. Up to $10.0 million of the revolving credit facility could be used to support letters of credit, which if utilized would reduce the availability under the revolving credit facility. The Company incurred $0.3 million in deferred financing costs in connection with this revolving credit facility. In accordance with EITF Issue No. 98-14 Debtors Accounting for Changes in Line-of-Credit or Revolving-Debt Arrangements (EITF 98-14) unamortized deferred financing costs of $0.6 million relating to the Companys old revolving credit facility were added to the deferred financing costs of this revolving credit facility and were to be amortized over the remaining life of this revolving credit facility.
Borrowings under this revolving credit facility bore interest based on the daily balance outstanding at the Companys choice of LIBOR plus an applicable margin (varying from 1.0% to 2.0%) or the JP Morgan Chase Bank prime rate plus an applicable margin (varying from 0.0% to 0.5%). The applicable margin was calculated quarterly and varied based on the Companys pricing leverage ratio as defined in this financing agreement. This revolving credit facility also carried a line of credit fee varying from 0.1% to 0.5% of the available but unused borrowings.
This financing agreement contained a number of restrictions that limited the Companys ability, among other things, to pledge its accounts receivable, inventory, trademarks and most of its other assets as security in its borrowings or transactions; pay dividends on stock; redeem or acquire any of its securities; sell certain assets; make certain investments; guaranty certain obligations of third parties; undergo a merger or consolidation; or engage in any activity materially different from those presently conducted by the Company.
If net availability under this financing agreement fell below a certain threshold as defined in this agreement, the Company could not exceed a maximum leverage ratio of 1.25 and could not fall below a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio ranging from 1.10 to 1.25 as defined in the agreement. This financing agreement also provided the lenders with the ability to reduce the available revolving credit line amount even if the Company was in compliance with all conditions of this agreement, based on negative forecasts, trends or other circumstances that the lenders reasonably determined could negatively impact the Company or its business, profits, operations, financial condition or assets. The Companys net availability as of December 31, 2008 was above the threshold for compliance with the financial covenants and the Company was below the maximum leverage ratio and above the minimum fixed charge coverage ratio as of December 31, 2008. As of December 31, 2008, $25.0 million was outstanding under this revolving credit facility, and the Companys net availability was $75.0 million based on its eligible domestic inventory and accounts receivable balances.
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Prior to amending and restating the revolving credit facility in December 2006, the Company was party to a revolving credit facility of $75.0 million that was to terminate in 2010. Interest rates and covenants under this financing agreement were similar to the interest rates and covenants described above.
The weighted average interest rate on the balances outstanding under this revolving credit facility was 3.7% and 6.3% for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. No balance was outstanding during the year ended December 31, 2006.
Long Term Debt
In March 2005, the Company entered into an agreement to finance the acquisition or lease of up to $17.0 million in qualifying capital investments. Loans under this agreement are collateralized by a first lien on the assets acquired. The agreement is not a committed facility, with each advance under the agreement subject to the lenders approval. In March 2008, the lender agreed to increase the maximum financing under the agreement to $37.0 million.
In May 2008, the Company entered into an additional agreement to finance the acquisition or lease of up to $40.0 million in qualifying capital investments. Loans under this additional agreement are collateralized by a first lien on the assets acquired. This additional agreement is not a committed facility, with each advance under the agreement subject to the lenders approval.
These agreements include a cross default provision whereby an event of default under other debt obligations, including the revolving credit facility agreement, is considered an event of default under these agreements. Through December 31, 2008, the Company has financed $33.0 million of property and equipment under these agreements. As of December 30, 2008 and 2007, the outstanding principal balance was $20.1 million and $13.4 million, respectively, under these agreements. Currently, advances under these agreements bear interest rates which are fixed at the time of each advance. The weighted average interest rate on outstanding borrowings was 6.1%, 6.5% and 6.3% for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The terms of the Companys new revolving credit facility (see Note 18 for a further discussion of the new revolving credit facility) limit the total amount of additional financing under these agreements to $35.0 million.
The following is a schedule of future principal payments on long term debt as of December 31, 2008:
(In thousands) |
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2009 |
$ | 7,072 | ||
2010 |
7,167 | |||
2011 |
3,647 | |||
2012 |
1,966 | |||
2013 and thereafter |
281 | |||
Total future principal payments on long term debt |
20,133 | |||
Less current maturities of long term debt |
(7,072 | ) | ||
Long term debt obligations |
$ | 13,061 | ||
The Company monitors the financial health and stability of its lenders under the revolving credit and long term debt facilities, however current significant instability in the credit markets could negatively impact lenders and their ability to perform under their facilities.
Included in interest income (expense), net for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 was interest expense, including amortization of deferred financing costs, under the revolving credit facility and long term debt agreements of $1.5 million, $0.8 million and $0.8 million, respectively.
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7. Commitments and Contingencies
Obligations Under Operating and Capital Leases
The Company leases warehouse space, office facilities, space for our retail stores and certain equipment under non-cancelable operating and capital leases. The leases expire at various dates through 2019, excluding extensions at our option, and include provisions for rental adjustments. The following is a schedule of future minimum lease payments for capital and non-cancelable operating leases as of December 31, 2008:
(In thousands) |
Operating | Capital | |||||
2009 |
$ | 12,758 | $ | 378 | |||
2010 |
12,031 | 99 | |||||
2011 |
11,449 | | |||||
2012 |
10,059 | | |||||
2013 and thereafter |
30,823 | | |||||
Total future minimum lease payments |
$ | 77,120 | 477 | ||||
Less amount representing interest |
(19 | ) | |||||
Present value of future minimum capital lease payments |
458 | ||||||
Less current maturities of obligations under capital leases |
(361 | ) | |||||
Long term capital lease obligations |
$ | 97 | |||||
Rent expense for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 was $12.9 million, $8.5 million and $5.4 million, respectively, under the operating lease agreements.
The following summarizes the Companys assets under capital lease agreements:
December 31, | ||||||||
(In thousands) |
2008 | 2007 | ||||||
Office equipment |
$ | | $ | 20 | ||||
Leasehold improvements |
331 | 401 | ||||||
Plant equipment |
1,651 | 1,755 | ||||||
1,982 | 2,176 | |||||||
Accumulated depreciation and amortization |
(1,271 | ) | (1,134 | ) | ||||
Property and equipment, net |
$ | 711 | $ | 1,042 | ||||
For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, $0.3 million, $0.5 million and $0.8 million, respectively, of depreciation and amortization on assets under capital leases was included in depreciation and amortization expense.
Sponsorships and Other Marketing Commitments
Within the normal course of business, the Company enters into contractual commitments in order to promote the Companys brand and products. These commitments include sponsorship agreements with teams and athletes on the collegiate and professional levels, official supplier agreements, athletic event sponsorships and other marketing commitments. The following is a schedule of the Companys future minimum payments under its sponsorship and other marketing agreements as of December 31, 2008:
(In thousands) |
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2009 |
$ | 26,170 | |
2010 |
21,842 | ||
2011 |
17,795 | ||
2012 |
6,483 | ||
2013 and thereafter |
4,130 | ||
Total future minimum sponsorship and other marketing payments |
$ | 76,420 | |
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The amounts listed above are the minimum obligations required to be paid under the Companys sponsorship and other marketing agreements. The amounts listed above do not include additional incentives based on performance achievements while wearing or using the Companys products and product supply obligations provided under some of these agreements.
Other
The Company is, from time to time, involved in routine legal matters incidental to its business. Management believes that the ultimate resolution of any such current proceedings and claims will not have a material adverse effect on the Companys consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In connection with various contracts and agreements, the Company has agreed to indemnify counterparties against certain third party claims relating to the infringement of intellectual property rights and other items that fall under the scope of FIN No. 45, Guarantors Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others. Generally, such indemnification obligations do not apply in situations in which the counterparties are grossly negligent, engage in willful misconduct, or act in bad faith. Based on the Companys historical experience and the estimated probability of future loss, the Company has determined that the fair value of such indemnifications is not material to its consolidated financial position or results of operations.
Certain key executives are party to agreements with the Company that include severance benefits upon involuntary termination of employment without cause or for good reason, including following a change in control of the Company.
8. Stockholders Equity
The Companys Class A Common Stock and Class B Convertible Common Stock have an authorized number of shares of 100.0 million shares and 12.5 million shares, respectively, and each have a par value of $0.0003 1/3 per share. Holders of Class A Common Stock and Class B Convertible Common Stock have identical rights, except that the holders of Class A Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share and holders of Class B Convertible Common Stock are entitled to 10 votes per share on all matters submitted to a stockholder vote. Class B Convertible Common Stock may only be held by the Companys Chief Executive Officer (CEO), or a related party of the CEO, as defined in the Companys charter. As a result, the Companys CEO has more than a majority voting control over the Company. Upon the transfer of shares of Class B Convertible Stock to a person other than the Companys CEO or a related party of the CEO, the shares automatically convert into shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis. In addition, all of the outstanding shares of Class B Convertible Common Stock will automatically convert into shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis on the date upon which the shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Convertible Common Stock beneficially owned by the Companys CEO is less than 15% of the total shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Convertible Common Stock outstanding. Holders of the Companys common stock are entitled to receive dividends when and if authorized and declared out of assets legally available for the payment of dividends.
In June 2006, 8.4 million shares of the Companys Class A Common Stock were sold by stockholders of the Company, including certain members of the Companys management, pursuant to an underwritten public offering registered on Form S-1. The Company did not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares sold in the offering and expenses incurred from the offering were paid by the selling stockholders. In connection with the offering, 2.0 million shares of Class B Convertible Common Stock were converted into shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis.
In November 2007, 0.8 million shares of Class B Convertible Common Stock were converted into shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis in connection with a stock sale.
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Notes Receivable from Stockholders
In 2005, the Company made loans to select employees to enable these employees to exercise vested stock options. These notes receivable were presented within the balance sheet as a component of stockholders equity. These notes receivable were collateralized by the Class A Common Stock and were full recourse to the Company. The 2005 notes receivable, which accrued interest at 7.7%, were repaid including interest during 2006.
9. Fair Value Measurements
The Company adopted SFAS 157 as of January 1, 2008 for its financial assets and liabilities. SFAS 157 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (an exit price). SFAS 157 outlines a valuation framework and creates a fair value hierarchy in order to increase the consistency and comparability of fair value measurements and the related disclosures and prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:
Level 1: | Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; | |
Level 2: | Inputs, other than quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly; and | |
Level 3: | Unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions. |
Financial assets and (liabilities) measured at fair value as of December 31, 2008 are set forth in the table below:
(In thousands) |
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Description |
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |||||||
Derivative foreign currency forward contracts |
$ | | $ | 1,244 | $ | | ||||
TOLI held by the Rabbi Trust (see Note 13) |
| 2,202 | | |||||||
The Plan obligations (see Note 13) |
| (2,159 | ) | |
Fair values of the financial assets and liabilities listed above are determined using inputs that use as their basis readily observable market data that are actively quoted and are validated through external sources, including third-party pricing services and brokers. The foreign currency forward contracts represent gains and losses on derivative contracts, which is the net difference between the U.S. dollars to be received or paid at the contracts settlement date and the U.S. dollar value of the foreign currency to be sold or purchased at the current forward exchange rate. The fair value of the TOLI held by the Rabbi Trust is based on the cash-surrender value of the policies, which are invested primarily in mutual funds and a separately managed fixed income fund. These investments are in the same funds and purchased in substantially the same amounts as the participants selected investments, which represent the underlying liabilities to participants in the Plan. Liabilities under the Plan are recorded at amounts due to participants, based on the fair value of participants selected investments.
10. Provision for Income Taxes
Income (loss) before income taxes is as follows:
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
(In thousands) |
2008 | 2007 | 2006 | |||||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes: |
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United States |
$ | 85,204 | $ | 91,929 | $ | 62,250 | ||||||
Foreign |
(15,304 | ) | (2,886 | ) | (3,163 | ) | ||||||
Total |
$ | 69,900 | $ | 89,043 | $ | 59,087 | ||||||
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The components of the provision for income taxes consisted of the following:
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
(In thousands) |
2008 | 2007 | 2006 | |||||||||
Current |
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Federal |
$ | 28,225 | $ | 35,446 | $ | 24,083 | ||||||
State |
5,022 | 5,379 | 2,630 | |||||||||
Other foreign countries |
1,242 | 569 | 116 | |||||||||
34,489 | 41,394 | 26,829 | ||||||||||
Deferred |
||||||||||||
Federal |
226 | (4,257 | ) | (2,656 | ) | |||||||
State |
1,699 | 290 | (3,120 | ) | ||||||||
Other foreign countries |
(4,743 | ) | (942 | ) | (945 | ) | ||||||
(2,818 | ) | (4,909 | ) | (6,721 | ) | |||||||
Provision for income taxes |
$ | 31,671 | $ | 36,485 | $ | 20,108 | ||||||
A reconciliation from the U.S. statutory federal income tax rate to the effective income tax rate is as follows:
Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||
2008 | 2007 | 2006 | |||||||
U.S. federal statutory income tax rate |
35.0 | % | 35.0 | % | 35.0 | % | |||
State taxes, net of federal tax impact |
6.5 | 5.0 | (1.9 | ) | |||||
Foreign losses |
2.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | ||||||
Other |
1.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | ||||||
Effective income tax rate |
45.3 | % | 41.0 | % | 34.0 | % | |||
The increase in the 2008 full year effective income tax rate, as compared to 2007, is primarily attributable to losses in foreign subsidiaries, partially caused by foreign currency exchange rate losses, which resulted in a larger proportion of the Companys consolidated taxable income earned in the United States, which has higher tax rates than our foreign jurisdictions. In addition, the increase was due to an increase in the state income tax rate in Maryland, where the Companys corporate headquarters is located. In 2006, the Company recorded $5.6 million of state tax credits, which reduced the Companys effective income tax rate in 2006 as compared to 2008 and 2007.
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Deferred tax assets and liabilities consisted of the following:
December 31, | ||||||||
(In thousands) |
2008 | 2007 | ||||||
Deferred tax asset |
||||||||
State tax credits, net of federal tax impact |
$ | 899 | $ | 2,950 | ||||
Tax basis inventory adjustment |
2,495 | 2,336 | ||||||
Inventory obsolescence reserves |
1,985 | 1,769 | ||||||
Allowance for doubtful accounts and other reserves |
7,802 | 4,879 | ||||||
Foreign net operating loss carryforward |
6,378 | 2,798 | ||||||
Stock-based compensation |
3,425 | 1,366 | ||||||
Intangible asset |
1,354 | 1,047 | ||||||
Deferred rent |
1,292 | 585 | ||||||
Other |
1,911 | 2,147 | ||||||
Total deferred tax assets |
27,541 | 19,877 | ||||||
Deferred tax liability |
||||||||
Unrealized (gains) losses |
(81 | ) | (818 | ) | ||||
Other comprehensive income |
(101 | ) | (201 | ) | ||||
Prepaid expenses |
(837 | ) | (701 | ) | ||||
Property, plant and equipment |
(5,285 | ) | 434 | |||||
Total deferred tax liabilities |
(6,304 | ) | (1,286 | ) | ||||
Total deferred tax assets, net |
$ | 21,237 | $ | 18,591 | ||||
As of December 31, 2008, deferred tax liabilities of $260.3 thousand and $14.0 thousand were included in other current liabilities and other long term liabilities, respectively. As of December 31, 2008, the Company has available state tax credits of $1.4 million that will begin to expire in 12 to 13 year periods.
As of December 31, 2008, a Company subsidiary has available a net operating loss that will begin to expire in 7 to 9 years. A valuation allowance has not been recorded against the foreign subsidiary net operating loss based on the Companys ability to implement tax planning strategies to utilize these net operating losses.
The Company adopted the provisions of FIN 48 on January 1, 2007. As a result of the implementation, the Company recorded an additional $1.6 million liability for uncertain tax positions, including related interest and penalties, of which $1.2 million was accounted for as a reduction to the January 1, 2007 balance of retained earnings and the remainder was recorded within deferred tax assets. After recognizing the adoption of FIN 48, the total liability for uncertain tax positions, including related interest and penalties, was approximately $2.0 million.
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As of December 31, 2008 and 2007, the total liability for uncertain tax positions, including related interest and penalties, was approximately $2.5 million and $2.6 million, respectively. The following table represents a reconciliation of the Companys total unrecognized tax benefits balances, excluding interest and penalties, for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007:
Year Ended December 31, | |||||||
(In thousands) |
2008 | 2007 | |||||
Beginning of year |
$ | 1,781 | $ | 1,454 | |||
Increases as a result of tax positions taken in a prior period |
| | |||||
Decreases as a result of tax positions taken in a prior period |
| | |||||
Increases as a result of tax positions taken during the current period |
281 | 327 | |||||
Decreases as a result of tax positions taken during the current period |
| | |||||
Decreases as a result of settlements during the current period |
| | |||||
Reductions as a result of a lapse of statute of limitations during the current period |
(387 | ) | | ||||
End of year |
$ | 1,675 | $ | 1,781 | |||
As of December 31, 2008, $1.1 million of unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties, would impact our effective tax rate if recognized.
As of both December 31, 2008 and 2007, the liability for uncertain tax positions included $0.8 million for the accrual of interest and penalties. For each of the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, the Company recorded $0.2 million for the accrual of interest and penalties in its consolidated statement of income.
The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state and foreign jurisdictions. The majority of the Companys returns are no longer subject to U.S. federal, state and local or foreign income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2005. The Company may incur a decrease in the total unrecognized tax benefits within the next twelve months as a result of the possible expiration of certain statutes of limitations for particular tax positions.
11. Earnings per Share
The following represents a reconciliation from basic earnings per share to diluted earnings per share:
Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||
(In thousands, except per share amounts) |
2008 | 2007 | 2006 | ||||||
Numerator |
|||||||||
Net income |
$ | 38,229 | $ | 52,558 | $ | 38,979 | |||
Denominator |
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Weighted average common shares outstanding |
48,569 | 48,021 | 46,983 | ||||||
Effect of dilutive securities |
1,321 | 1,938 | 2,604 | ||||||
Weighted average common shares and dilutive securities outstanding |
49,890 | 49,959 | 49,587 | ||||||
Earnings per share - basic |
$ | 0.79 | $ | 1.09 | $ | 0.83 | |||
Earnings per share - diluted |
$ | 0.77 | $ | 1.05 | $ | 0.79 |
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Effects of potentially dilutive securities are presented only in periods in which they are dilutive. Stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units and warrants representing 1.3 million, 0.1 million, and 0.1 million shares of common stock were outstanding for each of the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 but were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because their effect would be anti-dilutive.
12. Stock-Based Compensation
Stock Compensation Plans
The Under Armour, Inc. 2005 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan (the 2005 Plan) provides for the issuance of stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units and other equity awards to officers, directors, key employees and other persons. The maximum number of shares available for issuance under the 2005 Plan is 2.7 million shares. Stock options and restricted stock awards under the 2005 Plan generally vest ratably over a four to five year period. The exercise period for stock options is generally ten years from the date of grant. The Company generally receives a tax deduction for any ordinary income recognized by a participant in respect to an award under the 2005 Plan. The 2005 Plan terminates as of the date of the Companys 2009 annual meeting of stockholders unless it is approved again by stockholders by such meeting date. If the 2005 Plan is approved by stockholders during this time period, it terminates in 2015. As of December 31, 2008, 0.9 million shares are available for future grants of awards under the 2005 Plan.
The Companys 2000 Stock Option Plan (the 2000 Plan) provided for the issuance of stock options, restricted stock and other equity awards to officers, directors, key employees and other persons. The 2000 Plan was terminated and superseded by the 2005 Plan upon the Companys initial public offering in November 2005. No further awards may be granted under the 2000 Plan. Stock options and restricted stock awards under the 2000 Plan generally vest ratably over a four to five year period. The exercise period for stock options generally does not exceed five years from the date of grant. The Company generally receives a tax deduction for any ordinary income recognized by a participant in respect to an award under the 2000 Plan.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
The Companys Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the ESPP) allows for the purchase of Class A Common Stock by all eligible employees at a 15% discount from fair market value subject to certain limits as defined in the ESPP. The maximum number of shares available under the ESPP is 1.0 million shares. During the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, 46.6 thousand, 22.1 thousand and 16.9 thousand shares were purchased under the ESPP, respectively.
2006 Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan and Deferred Stock Unit Plan
In April 2006, the Board of Directors adopted the Under Armour, Inc. 2006 Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan (the 2006 Director Compensation Plan) and the Under Armour, Inc. 2006 Non-Employee Director Deferred Stock Unit Plan (the 2006 DSU Plan), which were effective on May 31, 2006. The 2006 Director Compensation Plan provides for cash compensation and awards of stock options and restricted stock units to non-employee directors of the Company under the 2005 Plan. Non-employee directors have the option to defer the value of their annual cash retainers as deferred stock units in accordance with the 2006 DSU Plan. Each new non-employee director receives an award of restricted stock units upon the initial election to the Board of Directors, with the units covering stock valued at $0.1 million on the grant date and vesting in three equal annual installments. In addition, each non-employee director receives, following each annual stockholders meeting, an annual grant under the 2005 Plan of stock options to acquire stock with a value of $75.0 thousand as of the grant date and an award of restricted stock units covering stock valued at $25.0 thousand on the grant date. Each award vests 100% on the date of the next annual stockholders meeting following the grant date.
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The receipt of the shares otherwise deliverable upon vesting of the restricted stock units automatically defers into deferred stock units under the 2006 DSU Plan. Under the 2006 DSU Plan each deferred stock unit represents the Companys obligation to issue one share of the Companys Class A Common Stock with the shares delivered six months following the termination of the directors service.
Stock Options
The weighted average fair value of a stock option granted for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 was $19.48, $22.88 and $17.14, respectively. The fair value of each stock option granted is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions:
Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||
2008 | 2007 | 2006 | |||||||
Risk-free interest rate |
2.9% - 4.4 | % | 4.5% - 4.6 | % | 4.6% - 5.0 | % | |||
Average expected life in years |
5.4 - 8.3 | 5.5 - 6.5 | 5.5 - 6.5 | ||||||
Expected volatility |
44.0% - 47.7 | % | 44.4 | % | 44.6% - 46.1 | % | |||
Expected dividend yield |
0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % |
A summary of the Companys stock options as of December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, and changes during the years then ended is presented below:
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||
(In thousands, except per share amounts) |
2008 | 2007 | 2006 | |||||||||||||||
Number of Stock Options |
Weighted Average Exercise Price |
Number of Stock Options |
Weighted Average Exercise Price |
Number of Stock Options |
Average Exercise Price | |||||||||||||
Outstanding, beginning of year |
2,126 | $ | 8.23 | 2,755 | $ | 6.19 | 4,215 | $ | 3.42 | |||||||||
Granted, at fair market value |
609 | 37.96 | 67 | 45.12 | 197 | 36.17 | ||||||||||||
Exercised |
(225 | ) | 3.49 | (660 | ) | 3.34 | (1,292 | ) | 2.29 | |||||||||
Forfeited |
(54 | ) | 13.67 | (36 | ) | 10.42 | (365 | ) | 4.12 | |||||||||
Outstanding, end of year |
2,456 | $ | 15.92 | 2,126 | $ | 8.23 | 2,755 | $ | 6.19 | |||||||||
Options exercisable, end of year |
1,044 | $ | 7.22 | 639 | $ | 5.70 | 665 | $ | 2.39 | |||||||||
The intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 was $6.7 million, $31.9 million and $43.5 million, respectively.
The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding and exercisable as of December 31, 2008:
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Options Outstanding | Options Exercisable | |||||||||||||||||||
Range of Exercise Prices |
Number of Underlying Shares |
Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share |
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years) |
Total Intrinsic Value |
Number of Underlying Shares |
Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share |
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years) |
Total Intrinsic Value | ||||||||||||
$0.17 |
233 | $ | 0.17 | 2.5 | $ | 5,517 | 233 | $ | 0.17 | 2.5 | $ | 5,517 | ||||||||
$0.83 |
10 | 0.83 | 3.6 | 230 | 10 | 0.83 | 3.6 | 230 | ||||||||||||
$1.77 $2.65 |
941 | 2.25 | 2.1 | 20,302 | 460 | 2.23 | 2.3 | 9,938 | ||||||||||||
$10.77 $13.00 |
429 | 11.31 | 2.2 | 5,377 | 244 | 11.37 | 2.1 | 3,045 | ||||||||||||
$25.99 $38.84 |
414 | 32.01 | 8.6 | | 69 | 35.47 | 7.2 | | ||||||||||||
$43.65 $45.12 |
429 | 43.91 | 9.0 | | 28 | 44.99 | 8.2 | | ||||||||||||
2,456 | $ | 15.92 | 4.4 | $ | 31,426 | 1,044 | $ | 7.22 | 2.8 | $ | 18,730 | |||||||||
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Included in the tables above are 185.8 thousand performance-based stock options granted to the Companys new President upon his hiring in July 2008. The performance-based stock options have an exercise price of $28.93, a term of ten years from the grant date and vest in four equal installments subject to the achievement of four separate annual operating income targets. If an annual operating income target is not achieved by a certain date, the portion of the award tied to that performance level will be forfeited. The weighted average fair value of each of the performance-based stock options was $16.16 and was estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model consistent with the weighted average assumptions included in the table above. As of December 31, 2008, the Company has not recorded stock-based compensation expense for the performance-based stock options as the Company is unable to predict at this time whether the annual operating income targets will be achieved. The Company will assess the probability of the achievement of each annual operating income target at the end of each reporting period. When it becomes probable that a performance target will be achieved, a cumulative adjustment will be recorded as if ratable stock-based compensation expense had been recorded since the grant date.
Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units
A summary of the Companys restricted stock and restricted stock units as of December 31, 2008, 2007, and 2006, and changes during the years then ended is presented below:
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||
(In thousands, except per share amounts) |
2008 | 2007 | 2006 | |||||||||||||||
Number of Restricted Shares |
Weighted Average Value |
Number of Restricted Shares |
Weighted Average Value |
Number of Restricted Shares |
Weighted Average Value | |||||||||||||
Outstanding, beginning of year |
362 | $ | 42.06 | 210 | $ | 23.81 | 125 | $ | 7.79 | |||||||||
Granted |
404 | 36.55 | 254 | 48.59 | 110 | 39.32 | ||||||||||||
Forfeited |
(45 | ) | 51.74 | (17 | ) | 42.72 | (7 | ) | 17.93 | |||||||||
Vested |
(82 | ) | 39.63 | (85 | ) | 16.51 | (18 | ) | 9.16 | |||||||||
Outstanding, end of year |
639 | $ | 38.27 | 362 | $ | 42.06 | 210 | $ | 23.81 | |||||||||
Total stock-based compensation expense for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 was $8.5 million, $4.2 million and $2.0 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2008, the Company had $29.9 million of unrecognized compensation expense, excluding performance-based stock options, expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 3.7 years.
Warrants
On August 3, 2006, the Company issued fully vested and non-forfeitable warrants to purchase 480.0 thousand shares of the Companys Class A Common Stock to NFL Properties as partial consideration for footwear promotional rights which are recorded as an intangible asset (see Note 5). With the assistance of an independent third party valuation firm, the Company assessed the fair value of the warrants using various fair value models. Using these measures, the Company concluded that the fair value of the warrants was $8.5 million. The warrants have a term of 12 years from the date of issuance and an exercise price of $36.99 per share, which was the closing price of the Companys Class A Common Stock on August 2, 2006. As of December 31, 2008, 240.0 thousand warrants are exercisable, and the remaining 240.0 thousand warrants will become exercisable three years from the issue date. As of December 31, 2008, no warrants have been exercised.
13. Other Employee Benefits
The Company offers a 401(k) Deferred Compensation Plan for the benefit of eligible employees. Employee contributions are voluntary and subject to Internal Revenue Service limitations. The Company matches a portion of the participants contribution and recorded expense for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, of $1.1 million, $0.9 million and $0.7 million, respectively. Shares of the Companys Class A Common Stock are not an investment option in this plan.
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Effective June 1, 2007, the Companys Board of Directors approved the Under Armour, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan). The Plan allows a select group of management or highly compensated employees, as approved by the Compensation Committee, to make an annual base salary and/or bonus deferral for each year. Compensation deferrals began for participating employees on January 1, 2008. As of December 31, 2008, the Plan obligation was $2.2 million and was included in other long term liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet.
The Company established a rabbi trust (the Rabbi Trust) during the three months ended March 31, 2008, to fund obligations to participants in the Plan. As of December 31, 2008, the assets held in the Rabbi Trust were trust owned life insurance policies (TOLI) with a cash-surrender value of $2.2 million. These assets are consolidated in accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) 97-14, Accounting for Deferred Compensation Agreements Where Amounts Earned Are Held in a Rabbi Trust and Invested, and are included in other non-current assets on the consolidated balance sheet. Refer to Note 9 for a discussion of the fair value measurements of the assets held in the Rabbi Trust and the Plan obligations.
14. Foreign Currency Risk Management and Derivatives
The Company is exposed to gains and losses resulting from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates primarily relating to transactions generated by its international subsidiaries in currencies other than their local currencies, primarily driven by inter-company transactions. In August 2007, the Company began using foreign currency forward contracts in order to reduce the risk associated with foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations on projected inventory purchases and inter-company transactions for its Canadian subsidiary. Beginning in December 2008, the Company began using foreign currency forward contracts in order to reduce the risk associated with foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations on inter-company transactions for its European subsidiary.
As of December 31, 2008, the notional value of the Companys outstanding foreign currency forward contracts used to mitigate the foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations on its Canadian subsidiarys projected inventory purchases and inter-company transactions was approximately $17.4 million with contract maturities of 1 to 6 months and on its Europeans subsidiarys projected inter-company transactions was approximately $26.6 million with contract maturities of 1 month. The foreign currency forward contracts are not designated as cash flow hedges, and accordingly, changes in their fair value are recorded in earnings. As of December 31, 2008, the fair value of the Companys foreign currency forward contracts was $1.2 million which is included in prepaid expenses and other current assets on the consolidated balance sheet. Refer to Note 9 for a discussion of the fair value measurements. Included in other income (expense), net were the following amounts related to changes in foreign currency exchange rates and derivative foreign currency forward contracts:
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
(In thousands) |
2008 | 2007 | 2006 | |||||||||
Unrealized foreign currency exchange rate gains (losses) |
$ | (5,459 | ) | $ | 2,567 | $ | (161 | ) | ||||
Realized foreign currency exchange rate gains (losses) |
(2,166 | ) | 174 | 520 | ||||||||
Unrealized derivative gains (losses) |
1,650 | (243 | ) | | ||||||||
Realized derivative gains (losses) |
(204 | ) | (469 | ) | |
The Company enters into foreign currency forward contracts with major financial institutions with investment grade credit ratings and is exposed to credit losses in the event of non-performance by these financial institutions. This credit risk is generally limited to the unrealized gains in the foreign currency forward contracts. However, the Company monitors the credit quality of these financial institutions and considers the risk of counterparty default to be minimal.
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15. Related Party Transactions
In 2005, the Company entered into an agreement to license a software system with a vendor whose CEO is a director of the Company. During the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 the Company paid $3.2 million, $1.8 million and $1.4 million, respectively, in licensing fees and related support services to this vendor. Amounts payable to this related party as of December 31, 2008 were $0.9 million. No amounts were payable to this related party as of December 31, 2007.
In 2007, the Company entered into an operating lease agreement with an entity controlled by the Companys CEO to lease an aircraft for business purposes. During years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, the Company paid $0.6 million and $0.4 million, respectively, in usage fees to this entity for the Companys business use of the aircraft. Amounts payable to this related party as of December 31, 2008 and 2007 were $13.6 thousand and $13.5 thousand, respectively. The Company determined the usage fees charged are at or below market. From time to time, the Company utilized the aircraft for business use at no charge. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company was not charged approximately $0.2 million for business use of the aircraft. The Company was charged for substantially all business use of the aircraft during the year ended December 31, 2007.
16. Segment Data and Related Information
Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise in which separate financial information is available and is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker in assessing performance and in deciding how to allocate resources. The Company operates exclusively in the consumer products industry in which the Company develops, markets, and distributes branded performance apparel, footwear and accessories. Based on the nature of the financial information that is received by the chief operating decision maker, the Company operates within one operating and reportable segment in accordance with SFAS No. 131, Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information. Although the Company operates within one reportable segment, it has several product categories for which the net revenues attributable to each product category are as follows:
Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||
(In thousands) |
2008 | 2007 | 2006 | ||||||
Mens |
$ | 382,066 | $ | 348,150 | $ | 255,681 | |||
Womens |
140,772 | 115,867 | 85,695 | ||||||
Youth |
56,049 | 48,596 | 31,845 | ||||||
Total apparel |
578,887 | 512,613 | 373,221 | ||||||
Footwear |
84,848 | 40,878 | 26,874 | ||||||
Accessories |
31,547 | 29,054 | 14,897 | ||||||
Total net sales |
695,282 | 582,545 | 414,992 | ||||||
License revenues |
29,962 | 24,016 | 15,697 | ||||||
Total net revenues |
$ | 725,244 | $ | 606,561 | $ | 430,689 | |||
The table below summarizes product net revenues by geographic regions attributed by customer location:
Year Ende |