Under Armour Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2019 Results; Provides Initial 2020 Outlook
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Fourth Quarter 2019 Review
- Revenue was up 4 percent to
$1.4 billion (up 4 percent currency neutral). - Gross margin increased 230 basis points to 47.3 percent compared to the prior year driven primarily by pricing including lower discounts to our wholesale partners, channel mix and supply chain initiatives.
- Selling, general & administrative expenses increased 3 percent to
$607 million , or 42.1 percent of revenue. - Operating income was
$74 million . - Net loss was
$15 million or$0.03 diluted loss per share, inclusive of: - A
$23 million tax expense, which had a$0.05 negative earnings per share impact related to the recording of valuation allowances against certain of the company's U.S. state deferred tax assets. - A
$39 million impairment charge, which had an$0.08 negative earnings per share impact related to the company's equity interest investment in itsJapan licensee. - Cash and cash equivalents increased 41 percent to
$788 million . - Inventory decreased 12 percent to
$892 million . - Total long-term debt decreased 19 percent to
$593 million .
Full Year 2019 Review
- Revenue was up 1 percent to
$5.3 billion (up 3 percent currency neutral). - Gross margin was 46.9 percent, a 180-basis point improvement from 45.1 percent in the prior year driven predominantly by supply chain initiatives, channel mix and prior period restructuring charges.
- Selling, general & administrative expenses increased 2 percent to
$2.2 billion , or 42.4 percent of revenue. - Operating income was
$237 million . - Net income was
$92 million or$0.20 diluted earnings per share, inclusive of: - A
$0.05 negative earnings per share impact related to the recording of valuation allowances against certain of the company's U.S. state deferred tax assets. - A
$0.09 negative earnings per share impact related to the impairment of the company's equity interest investment in itsJapan licensee.
Initial 2020 Outlook
The company's initial 2020 outlook currently includes an estimated negative impact of the coronavirus outbreak in
- Revenue is expected to be down at a low single-digit percent compared to 2019 results. This reflects a mid to high-single-digit percentage decline in
North America as work continues to rebalance the business against market demand dynamics and pro-active strategies to better protect the company's premium brand positioning. The international business is expected to grow at a low double-digit percentage rate. - Gross margin is expected to be up approximately 30 to 50 basis points versus the prior year due to ongoing supply chain initiatives and regional mix benefits.
- Operating income is expected to reach
$105 million to $125 million . - Interest and other expense net is planned at approximately
$30 million . - Diluted earnings per share is expected to be in the range of
$0.10 to $0.13 , inclusive of an estimated$0.01 to $0.02 negative impact from the company's equity interest in itsJapan licensee. - Capital expenditures are planned at approximately
$160 million compared with$144 million in 2019.
2020 Restructuring Initiative
The company also announced it is currently assessing a potential 2020 restructuring initiative to rebalance its cost base to further improve profitability and cash flow generation. In connection with this potential plan, the company is considering
Based on initial assessments and timing of a potential restructuring initiative, the company could realize approximately
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Forward Looking Statements
Some of the statements contained in this press release 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 2020 outlook and our future financial condition or results of operations, our prospects and strategies for future growth, potential restructuring efforts, including the scope of these restructuring efforts and the amount of potential charges and costs, the timing of these measures and projected savings, the impact of coronavirus on our business during the first quarter of 2020 and thereafter, the development and introduction of new products, the implementation of our marketing and branding strategies, the impact of our investment in our licensee on our results of operations, and the future benefits and opportunities from significant investments. In many cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as "may," "will," "should," "expects," "plans," "assumes," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "outlook," "potential" or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release 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: changes in general economic or market conditions that could affect overall consumer spending or our industry; changes to the financial health of our customers; our ability to successfully execute our long-term strategies; our ability to successfully execute any potential restructuring plans and realize their expected benefits; our ability to effectively drive operational efficiency in our business; our ability to manage the increasingly complex operations of our global business; our ability to comply with existing trade and other regulations, and the potential impact of new trade, tariff and tax regulations on our profitability; our ability to effectively develop and launch new, innovative and updated products; our ability to accurately forecast consumer demand for our products and manage our inventory in response to changing demands; any disruptions, delays or deficiencies in the design, implementation or application of our new global operating and financial reporting information technology system; increased competition causing us to lose market share or reduce the prices of our products or to increase significantly our marketing efforts; the impact of public health crises or other significant or catastrophic events; fluctuations in the costs of our products; 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, including due to port disruptions; our ability to further expand our business globally and to drive brand awareness and consumer acceptance of our products in other countries; our ability to accurately anticipate and respond to seasonal or quarterly fluctuations in our operating results; our ability to successfully manage or realize expected results from acquisitions and other significant investments or capital expenditures; the impact of the performance of our equity method investment on our results of operations; risks related to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations; our ability to effectively market and maintain a positive brand image; the availability, integration and effective operation of information systems and other technology, as well as any potential interruption of such systems or technology; risks related to data security or privacy breaches; our ability to raise additional capital required to grow our business on terms acceptable to us; our potential exposure to litigation and other proceedings; and our ability to attract key talent and retain the services of our senior management and key employees. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release reflect our views and assumptions only as of the date of this press release. 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.
Under Armour, Inc. |
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS |
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Three Months Ended December 31, |
Year Ended December 31, |
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2019 |
% of Net Revenues |
2018 |
% of Net Revenues |
2019 |
% of Net Revenues |
2018 |
% of Net Revenues |
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Net revenues |
$ |
1,441,225 |
100.0 |
% |
$ |
1,389,980 |
100.0 |
% |
$ |
5,267,132 |
100.0 |
% |
$ |
5,193,185 |
100.0 |
% |
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Cost of goods sold |
759,698 |
52.7 |
% |
764,753 |
55.0 |
% |
2,796,599 |
53.1 |
% |
2,852,714 |
54.9 |
% |
||||||||||||||||
Gross profit |
681,527 |
47.3 |
% |
625,227 |
45.0 |
% |
2,470,533 |
46.9 |
% |
2,340,471 |
45.1 |
% |
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Selling, general and administrative expenses |
607,454 |
42.1 |
% |
587,446 |
42.3 |
% |
2,233,763 |
42.4 |
% |
2,182,339 |
42.0 |
% |
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Restructuring and impairment charges |
— |
— |
% |
48,228 |
3.5 |
% |
— |
— |
% |
183,149 |
3.5 |
% |
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Income (loss) from operations |
74,073 |
5.1 |
% |
(10,447) |
(0.8) |
% |
236,770 |
4.5 |
% |
(25,017) |
(0.5) |
% |
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Interest expense, net |
(5,359) |
(0.4) |
% |
(7,302) |
(0.5) |
% |
(21,240) |
(0.4) |
% |
(33,568) |
(0.6) |
% |
||||||||||||||||
Other expense, net |
(3,464) |
(0.2) |
% |
272 |
— |
% |
(5,688) |
(0.1) |
% |
(9,203) |
(0.2) |
% |
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Income (loss) before income taxes |
65,250 |
4.5 |
% |
(17,477) |
(1.3) |
% |
209,842 |
4.0 |
% |
(67,788) |
(1.3) |
% |
||||||||||||||||
Income tax expense (benefit) |
38,289 |
2.7 |
% |
(21,242) |
(1.5) |
% |
70,024 |
1.3 |
% |
(20,552) |
(0.4) |
% |
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Income (loss) from equity method investment |
(42,265) |
(2.9) |
% |
453 |
— |
% |
(47,679) |
(0.9) |
% |
934 |
— |
% |
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Net income (loss) |
$ |
(15,304) |
(1.1) |
% |
$ |
4,218 |
0.3 |
% |
$ |
92,139 |
1.7 |
% |
$ |
(46,302) |
(0.9) |
% |
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Basic net income (loss) per share of |
$ |
(0.03) |
$ |
0.01 |
$ |
0.20 |
$ |
(0.10) |
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Diluted net income (loss) per share of |
$ |
(0.03) |
$ |
0.01 |
$ |
0.20 |
$ |
(0.10) |
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Weighted average common shares outstanding Class A, B and C common stock |
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Basic |
451,629 |
448,438 |
450,964 |
445,815 |
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Diluted |
451,629 |
452,497 |
454,274 |
445,815 |
Under Armour, Inc. |
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NET REVENUES BY PRODUCT CATEGORY |
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Three Months Ended December 31, |
Year Ended December 31, |
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2019 |
2018 |
% Change |
2019 |
2018 |
% Change |
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Apparel |
$ |
970,296 |
$ |
968,397 |
0.2 |
% |
$ |
3,470,285 |
$ |
3,464,120 |
0.2 |
% |
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Footwear |
259,328 |
235,174 |
10.3 |
% |
1,086,551 |
1,063,175 |
2.2 |
% |
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Accessories |
109,948 |
108,246 |
1.6 |
% |
416,354 |
422,496 |
(1.5) |
% |
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Total net sales |
1,339,572 |
1,311,817 |
2.1 |
% |
4,973,190 |
4,949,791 |
0.5 |
% |
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Licensing revenues |
62,208 |
45,909 |
35.5 |
% |
138,775 |
124,785 |
11.2 |
% |
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Connected Fitness |
34,993 |
30,259 |
15.6 |
% |
136,378 |
120,357 |
13.3 |
% |
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Corporate Other |
4,452 |
1,995 |
123.2 |
% |
$ |
18,789 |
$ |
(1,748) |
1,174.9 |
% |
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Total net revenues |
$ |
1,441,225 |
$ |
1,389,980 |
3.7 |
% |
$ |
5,267,132 |
$ |
5,193,185 |
1.4 |
% |
NET REVENUES BY SEGMENT |
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Three Months Ended December 31, |
Year Ended December 31, |
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2019 |
2018 |
% Change |
2019 |
2018 |
% Change |
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North America |
$ |
982,964 |
$ |
964,830 |
1.9 |
% |
$ |
3,658,353 |
$ |
3,735,293 |
(2.1) |
% |
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EMEA |
180,732 |
176,887 |
2.2 |
% |
621,137 |
591,057 |
5.1 |
% |
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Asia-Pacific |
183,047 |
166,784 |
9.8 |
% |
636,343 |
557,431 |
14.2 |
% |
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Latin America |
55,037 |
49,225 |
11.8 |
% |
196,132 |
190,795 |
2.8 |
% |
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Connected Fitness |
34,993 |
30,259 |
15.6 |
% |
136,378 |
120,357 |
13.3 |
% |
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Corporate Other |
4,452 |
1,995 |
123.2 |
% |
18,789 |
$ |
(1,748) |
1,174.9 |
% |
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Total net revenues |
$ |
1,441,225 |
$ |
1,389,980 |
3.7 |
% |
$ |
5,267,132 |
$ |
5,193,185 |
1.4 |
% |
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS |
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Three Months Ended December 31, |
Year Ended December 31, |
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2019 |
% of Net |
2018 |
% of Net |
2019 |
% of Net |
2018 |
% of Net |
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North America |
$ |
196,742 |
20.0 |
% |
$ |
183,775 |
19.0 |
% |
$ |
733,442 |
20.0 |
% |
$ |
718,195 |
19.2 |
% |
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EMEA |
9,039 |
5.0 |
% |
12,453 |
7.0 |
% |
53,739 |
8.7 |
% |
30,388 |
5.1 |
% |
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Asia-Pacific |
23,525 |
12.9 |
% |
21,435 |
12.9 |
% |
97,641 |
15.3 |
% |
103,527 |
18.6 |
% |
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Latin America |
857 |
1.6 |
% |
(6,540) |
(13.3) |
% |
(3,160) |
(1.6) |
% |
(16,879) |
(8.8) |
% |
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Connected Fitness |
9,037 |
25.8 |
% |
(1,306) |
(4.3) |
% |
17,140 |
12.6 |
% |
5,948 |
4.9 |
% |
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Corporate Other |
(165,127) |
NM |
(220,264) |
NM |
(662,032) |
NM |
(866,196) |
NM |
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Income (loss) |
$ |
74,073 |
5.1 |
% |
$ |
(10,447) |
(0.8) |
% |
$ |
236,770 |
4.5 |
% |
$ |
(25,017) |
(0.5) |
% |
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(1) |
The operating income (loss) percentage is calculated based on total segment net revenues. Additionally, the |
Under Armour, Inc. |
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS |
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December 31, 2019 |
December 31, 2018 |
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Assets |
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Current assets |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
788,072 |
$ |
557,403 |
||||
Accounts receivable, net |
708,714 |
652,546 |
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Inventories |
892,258 |
1,019,496 |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
313,165 |
364,183 |
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Total current assets |
2,702,209 |
2,593,628 |
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Property and equipment, net |
792,148 |
826,868 |
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Operating lease right-of-use assets |
591,931 |
— |
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Goodwill |
550,178 |
546,494 |
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Intangible assets, net |
36,345 |
41,793 |
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Deferred income taxes |
82,379 |
112,420 |
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Other long term assets |
88,341 |
123,819 |
||||||
Total assets |
$ |
4,843,531 |
$ |
4,245,022 |
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Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity |
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Accounts payable |
$ |
618,194 |
$ |
560,884 |
||||
Accrued expenses |
374,694 |
340,415 |
||||||
Customer refund liabilities |
219,424 |
301,421 |
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Operating lease liabilities |
125,900 |
— |
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Current maturities of long term debt |
— |
25,000 |
||||||
Other current liabilities |
83,797 |
88,257 |
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Total current liabilities |
1,422,009 |
1,315,977 |
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Long term debt, net of current maturities |
592,687 |
703,834 |
||||||
Operating lease liabilities, non-current |
580,635 |
— |
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Other long term liabilities |
98,113 |
208,340 |
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Total liabilities |
2,693,444 |
2,228,151 |
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Total stockholders' equity |
2,150,087 |
2,016,871 |
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity |
$ |
4,843,531 |
$ |
4,245,022 |
Under Armour, Inc. |
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS |
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Year Ended December 31, |
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2019 |
2018 |
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Cash flows from operating activities |
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Net income (loss) |
$ |
92,139 |
$ |
(46,302) |
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Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities |
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Depreciation and amortization |
186,425 |
181,768 |
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Unrealized foreign currency exchange rate gain (loss) |
(2,073) |
14,023 |
|||||
Loss on disposal of property and equipment |
4,640 |
4,256 |
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Impairment charges |
39,000 |
9,893 |
|||||
Amortization of bond premium |
254 |
254 |
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Stock-based compensation |
49,618 |
41,783 |
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Deferred income taxes |
38,132 |
(38,544) |
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Changes in reserves and allowances |
(26,096) |
(234,998) |
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Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Accounts receivable |
(45,450) |
186,834 |
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Inventories |
149,519 |
109,919 |
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Prepaid expenses and other assets |
24,334 |
(107,855) |
|||||
Other non-current assets |
19,966 |
— |
|||||
Accounts payable |
59,458 |
26,413 |
|||||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities |
(18,987) |
134,594 |
|||||
Customer refund liabilities |
(80,710) |
305,141 |
|||||
Income taxes payable and receivable |
18,862 |
41,051 |
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Net cash provided by operating activities |
509,031 |
628,230 |
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Cash flows from investing activities |
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Purchases of property and equipment |
(145,802) |
(170,385) |
|||||
Sale of property and equipment |
— |
11,285 |
|||||
Purchase of equity method investment |
— |
(39,207) |
|||||
Purchases of other assets |
(1,311) |
(4,597) |
|||||
Net cash used in investing activities |
(147,113) |
(202,904) |
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Cash flows from financing activities |
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Proceeds from long term debt and revolving credit facility |
25,000 |
505,000 |
|||||
Payments on long term debt and revolving credit facility |
(162,817) |
(695,000) |
|||||
Employee taxes paid for shares withheld for income taxes |
(4,235) |
(2,743) |
|||||
Proceeds from exercise of stock options and other stock issuances |
7,472 |
2,580 |
|||||
Payments of debt financing costs |
(2,553) |
(11) |
|||||
Other financing fees |
63 |
306 |
|||||
Net cash used in financing activities |
(137,070) |
(189,868) |
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Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
5,100 |
12,467 |
|||||
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
229,948 |
247,925 |
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Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
|||||||
Beginning of period |
566,060 |
318,135 |
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End of period |
$ |
796,008 |
$ |
566,060 |
Under Armour, Inc. |
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The table below presents the reconciliation of net revenue growth (decline) calculated in accordance with |
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CURRENCY NEUTRAL NET REVENUE GROWTH (DECLINE) RECONCILIATION |
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Three Months Ended |
Year Ended December 31, 2019 |
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Total Net Revenue |
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Net revenue growth - GAAP |
3.7 |
% |
1.4 |
% |
|
Foreign exchange impact |
0.4 |
% |
1.1 |
% |
|
Currency neutral net revenue growth - Non-GAAP |
4.1 |
% |
2.5 |
% |
|
North America |
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Net revenue growth (decline) - GAAP |
1.9 |
% |
(2.1) |
% |
|
Foreign exchange impact |
— |
% |
0.2 |
% |
|
Currency neutral net revenue growth (decline) - Non-GAAP |
1.9 |
% |
(1.9) |
% |
|
EMEA |
|||||
Net revenue growth - GAAP |
2.2 |
% |
5.1 |
% |
|
Foreign exchange impact |
1.3 |
% |
3.6 |
% |
|
Currency neutral net revenue growth - Non-GAAP |
3.5 |
% |
8.7 |
% |
|
Asia-Pacific |
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Net revenue growth - GAAP |
9.8 |
% |
14.2 |
% |
|
Foreign exchange impact |
1.3 |
% |
3.6 |
% |
|
Currency neutral net revenue growth - Non-GAAP |
11.1 |
% |
17.8 |
% |
|
Latin America |
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Net revenue growth - GAAP |
11.8 |
% |
2.8 |
% |
|
Foreign exchange impact |
2.0 |
% |
3.0 |
% |
|
Currency neutral net revenue growth - Non-GAAP |
13.8 |
% |
5.8 |
% |
|
Total International |
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Net revenue growth - GAAP |
6.6 |
% |
8.5 |
% |
|
Foreign exchange impact |
1.4 |
% |
3.6 |
% |
|
Currency neutral net revenue growth - Non-GAAP |
8.0 |
% |
12.1 |
% |
Under Armour, Inc. |
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BRAND HOUSE AND FACTORY HOUSE DOOR COUNT |
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December 31, |
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2019 |
2018 |
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Factory House |
169 |
163 |
||
Brand House |
19 |
16 |
||
North America total doors |
188 |
179 |
||
Factory House |
104 |
73 |
||
Brand House |
96 |
67 |
||
International total doors |
200 |
140 |
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Factory House |
273 |
236 |
||
Brand House |
115 |
83 |
||
Total doors |
388 |
319 |
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SOURCE
Lance Allega, SVP, Investor Relations & Corporate Development, (410) 246-6810; Diane Pelkey, SVP, Global Communications, (410) 246-5927