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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended November 2, 2019

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number: 001-15723

UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware		05-0376157
(State or other jurisdiction of		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)




313 Iron Horse Way,	Providence,	Rhode Island	02908
(Address of principal executive offices)			(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (401) 528-8634

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:



Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.01	UNFI	New York Stock Exchange

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 ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.



Large accelerated filer	☒	Accelerated filer	☐
Non-accelerated filer	☐	Smaller reporting company	☐
		Emerging growth company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

As of December 6, 2019 there were 53,508,147 shares of the registrant’s common stock, $0.01 par value per share, outstanding.

TABLE OF CONTENTS



Part I.	Financial Information

Item 1.	Financial Statements

	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)	3

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited)	4

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss (unaudited)	5

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (unaudited)	6

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)	7

	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)	8

Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	36

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	51

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	51

Part II.	Other Information

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	51

Item 1A.	Risk Factors	52

Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	52

Item 6.	Exhibits	53

	Signatures	54

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited)

(In thousands, except for per share data)



	November 2, 2019			August 3, 2019
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	39,758		$	42,350
Accounts receivable, net	1,136,924			1,065,699
Inventories	2,324,979			2,089,416
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	192,463			226,727
Current assets of discontinued operations	155,883			143,729
Total current assets	3,850,007			3,567,921
Property and equipment, net	1,494,309			1,639,259
Operating lease assets	1,051,128			—
Goodwill	19,791			442,256
Intangible assets, net	999,586			1,041,058
Deferred income taxes	98,768			31,087
Other assets	106,038			107,319
Long-term assets of discontinued operations	343,892			352,065
Total assets	$	7,963,519		$	7,180,965
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Accounts payable	$	1,606,470		$	1,476,857
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	246,563			249,426
Accrued compensation and benefits	164,605			148,296
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	127,327			—
Current portion of long-term debt and finance lease liabilities	34,458			112,103
Current liabilities of discontinued operations	100,878			122,265
Total current liabilities	2,280,301			2,108,947
Long-term debt	3,051,238			2,819,050
Long-term operating lease liabilities	949,978			—
Long-term finance lease liabilities	68,682			108,208
Pension and other postretirement benefit obligations	220,550			237,266
Deferred income taxes	1,047			1,042
Other long-term liabilities	267,080			393,595
Long-term liabilities of discontinued operations	1,403			1,923
Total liabilities	6,840,279			5,670,031
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, authorized 5,000 shares; none issued or outstanding	—			—
Common stock, $0.01 par value, authorized 100,000 shares; 54,121 shares issued and 53,506 shares outstanding at November 2, 2019; 53,501 shares issued and 52,886 shares outstanding at August 3, 2019	541			535
Additional paid-in capital	532,958			530,801
Treasury stock at cost	(24,231		)	(24,231		)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(111,691		)	(108,953		)
Retained earnings	728,979			1,115,519
Total United Natural Foods, Inc. stockholders’ equity	1,126,556			1,513,671
Noncontrolling interests	(3,316		)	(2,737		)
Total stockholders' equity	1,123,240			1,510,934
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	7,963,519		$	7,180,965

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited)

(In thousands, except for per share data)



	13-Week Period Ended
	November 2, 2019			October 27, 2018
Net sales	$	6,019,585		$	2,868,156
Cost of sales	5,248,543			2,455,825
Gross profit	771,042			412,331
Operating expenses	775,414			363,165
Goodwill and asset impairment charges	425,405			—
Restructuring, acquisition and integration related expenses	14,250			68,004
Operating loss	(444,027		)	(18,838		)
Other expense (income):
Net periodic benefit income, excluding service cost	(11,384		)	(844		)
Interest expense, net	49,518			7,525
Other, net	(46		)	97
Total other expense, net	38,088			6,778
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes	(482,115		)	(25,616		)
Benefit for income taxes	(73,753		)	(4,255		)
Net loss from continuing operations	(408,362		)	(21,361		)
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	24,954			2,070
Net loss including noncontrolling interests	(383,408		)	(19,291		)
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(519		)	(3		)
Net loss attributable to United Natural Foods, Inc.	$	(383,927	)	$	(19,294	)

Basic (loss) earnings per share:
Continuing operations	$	(7.67	)	$	(0.42	)
Discontinued operations	$	0.46		$	0.04
Basic loss per share	$	(7.21	)	$	(0.38	)
Diluted (loss) earnings per share:
Continuing operations	$	(7.67	)	$	(0.42	)
Discontinued operations	$	0.46		$	0.04
Diluted loss per share	$	(7.21	)	$	(0.38	)
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	53,213			50,583
Diluted	53,213			50,583

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (unaudited)

(In thousands)



	13-Week Period Ended
	November 2, 2019			October 27, 2018
Net loss including noncontrolling interests	$	(383,408	)	$	(19,291	)
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
Recognition of pension and other postretirement benefit obligations, net of tax⁽¹⁾	572			—
Recognition of interest rate swap cash flow hedges, net of tax⁽²⁾	(3,681		)	196
Foreign currency translation adjustments	371			(672		)
Total other comprehensive loss	(2,738		)	(476		)
Less comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(519		)	(3		)
Total comprehensive loss attributable to United Natural Foods, Inc.	$	(386,665	)	$	(19,770	)


(1)	Amounts are net of tax (benefit) expense of $0.2 million and $0.0 million for the 13-week periods ended November 2, 2019 and October 27, 2018, respectively.


(2)	Amounts are net of tax (benefit) expense of $(1.3) million and $0.3 million for the 13-week periods ended November 2, 2019 and October 27, 2018, respectively.

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (unaudited)

(In thousands)



	Common Stock			Treasury Stock				Additional Paid-in Capital			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Retained Earnings			Total United Natural Foods, Inc. Stockholders’ Equity			Noncontrolling Interests			Total Stockholders’ Equity
	Shares	Amount		Shares	Amount			Additional Paid-in Capital			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Retained Earnings			Total United Natural Foods, Inc. Stockholders’ Equity			Noncontrolling Interests			Total Stockholders’ Equity
Balances at August 3, 2019	53,501	$	535	615	$	(24,231	)	$	530,801		$	(108,953	)	$	1,115,519		$	1,513,671		$	(2,737	)	$	1,510,934
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle														(2,613		)	(2,613		)				(2,613		)
Restricted stock vestings and stock option exercises	424	4						(823		)							(819		)				(819		)
Share-based compensation								1,247									1,247						1,247
Other comprehensive loss											(2,738		)				(2,738		)				(2,738		)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests																				(1,098		)	(1,098		)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net	196	2						1,733									1,735						1,735
Net loss														(383,927		)	(383,927		)	519			(383,408		)
Balances at November 2, 2019	54,121	$	541	615	$	(24,231	)	$	532,958		$	(111,691	)	$	728,979		$	1,126,556		$	(3,316	)	$	1,123,240



	Common Stock			Treasury Stock				Additional Paid-in Capital			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Retained Earnings			Total Stockholders’ Equity			Noncontrolling Interests			Total Stockholders’ Equity
	Shares	Amount		Shares	Amount			Additional Paid-in Capital			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Retained Earnings			Total Stockholders’ Equity			Noncontrolling Interests			Total Stockholders’ Equity
Balances at July 28, 2018	51,025	$	510	615	$	(24,231	)	$	483,623		$	(14,179	)	$	1,400,232		$	1,845,955		$	—		$	1,845,955
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle														277			277						277
Restricted stock vestings and stock option exercises, net of tax	401	4						(3,012		)							(3,008		)				(3,008		)
Share-based compensation								8,089									8,089						8,089
Other/share-based compensation								403									403						403
Other comprehensive loss											(476		)				(476		)				(476		)
Acquisition of noncontrolling interests																				(1,633		)	(1,633		)
Net loss														(19,294		)	(19,294		)	3			(19,291		)
Balances at October 27, 2018	51,426	$	514	615	$	(24,231	)	$	489,103		$	(14,655	)	$	1,381,215		$	1,831,946		$	(1,630	)	$	1,830,316

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited)



	13-Week Period Ended
(In thousands)	November 2, 2019			October 27, 2018
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net loss including noncontrolling interests	$	(383,408	)	$	(19,291	)
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	24,954			2,070
Net loss from continuing operations	(408,362		)	(21,361		)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss from continuing operations to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	75,141			24,793
Share-based compensation	1,247			8,089
(Gain) loss on disposition of assets	(1,308		)	6
Closed property and other restructuring charges	4,969			412
Goodwill and asset impairment charges	425,405			—
Net pension and other postretirement benefit income	(11,370		)	(844		)
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense	(62,560		)	1,214
LIFO charge	6,546			—
Provision for doubtful accounts	13,098			3,037
Loss on debt extinguishment	73			1,114
Non-cash interest expense	3,833			345
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquired businesses	(182,257		)	(118,124		)
Net cash used in operating activities of continuing operations	(135,545		)	(101,319		)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities of discontinued operations	676			(5,701		)
Net cash used in operating activities	(134,869		)	(107,020		)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures	(41,122		)	(16,381		)
Purchases of acquired businesses, net of cash acquired	—			(2,273,829		)
Proceeds from dispositions of assets	1,605			149,529
Payments for long-term investment	(162		)	(110		)
Payments of company owned life insurance premiums	(1,204		)	—
Net cash used in investing activities of continuing operations	(40,883		)	(2,140,791		)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities of discontinued operations	17,002			(89		)
Net cash used in investing activities	(23,881		)	(2,140,880		)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from borrowings of long-term debt	2,050			1,905,547
Proceeds from borrowings under revolving credit line	1,338,446			1,805,300
Repayments of borrowings under revolving credit line	(1,100,746		)	(688,000		)
Repayments of long-term debt and finance leases	(83,510		)	(110,000		)
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock and exercise of stock options	1,735			118
Payment of employee restricted stock tax withholdings	(819		)	(3,126		)
Payments for debt issuance costs	—			(60,309		)
Net cash provided by financing activities of continuing operations	157,156			2,849,530
Net cash used in financing activities of discontinued operations	(1,060		)	—
Net cash provided by financing activities	156,096			2,849,530
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH	(10		)	(49		)
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	(2,664		)	601,581
Cash and cash equivalents, at beginning of period	45,267			23,315
Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted cash at end of period	42,603			624,896
Less: cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations	(2,845		)	(4,633		)
Cash and cash equivalents including restricted cash of continuing operations	$	39,758		$	620,263
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	$	49,296		$	7,325
Cash (refunds) payments for federal and state income taxes, net	$	(28,874	)	$	462

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)

NOTE 1—SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Nature of Business

United Natural Foods, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company” or “UNFI”) is a leading distributor of natural, organic, specialty, and conventional grocery and non-food products, and provider of support services. The Company sells its products primarily throughout the United States and Canada.

Fiscal Year

The Company’s fiscal years end on the Saturday closest to July 31 and contain either 52 or 53 weeks. References to the first quarter of fiscal 2020 and 2019 relate to the 13-week fiscal quarters ended November 2, 2019 and October 27, 2018, respectively.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation, with the exception of sales transactions from continuing to discontinued operations for wholesale supply discussed further in Note 3—Revenue Recognition. Unless otherwise indicated, references to the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements exclude all amounts related to discontinued operations. Refer to Note 17—Discontinued Operations for additional information about discontinued operations.

The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for interim financial information, including the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, certain information and note disclosures normally required in complete financial statements prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted. In the Company’s opinion, these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented. However, the results of operations for interim periods may not be indicative of the results that may be expected for a full year. These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 3, 2019 (the “Annual Report”). Except as described for lease accounting below, there were no material changes in significant accounting policies from those described in the Company’s Annual Report.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less. The Company’s banking arrangements allow it to fund outstanding checks when presented to the financial institution for payment. The Company funds all intraday bank balance overdrafts during the same business day. Checks outstanding in excess of bank balances create book overdrafts, which are recorded in Accounts payable in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and are reflected as an operating activity in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. As of November 2, 2019 and August 3, 2019, the Company had net book overdrafts of $242.5 million and $236.9 million, respectively.

Inventories, Net

Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market. Substantially all of the Company’s inventories consist of finished goods and a substantial portion of its inventories have a last-in, first-out (“LIFO”) reserve applied. Interim LIFO calculations are based on the Company’s estimates of expected year-end inventory levels and costs, as the actual valuation of inventory under the LIFO method is computed at the end of each year based on the inventory levels and costs at that time. If the first-in, first-out method had been used, Inventories, net would have been higher by approximately $30.7 million and $24.1 million at November 2, 2019 and August 3, 2019, respectively.

Leases

At the inception or modification of contract, the Company determines whether a lease exists and classifies its leases as an operating or finance lease at commencement. Subsequent to commencement, lease classification is only reassessed upon a change to the expected lease term or contract modification. Finance and operating lease assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset as lessee for the lease term, and lease obligations represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. These assets and obligations are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of lease payments, net of incentives, over the lease term. Incremental borrowing rates are estimated based on the Company’s borrowing rate as of the lease commencement date to determine the present value of lease payments, when lease contracts do not provide a readily determinable implicit rate. Incremental borrowing rates are determined by using the yield curve based on the Company’s credit rating adjusted for the Company’s specific debt profile and secured debt risk. The lease asset also reflects any prepaid rent, initial direct costs incurred and lease incentives received. The Company’s lease terms include option extension periods when it is reasonably certain that those options will be exercised. Leases with an initial expected term of 12 months or less are not recorded in the consolidated balance sheets and the related lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

The Company recognizes contractual obligations and receipts on a gross basis, such that the related lease obligation to the landlord is presented separately from the sublease created by the lease assignment to the assignee. As a result, the Company continues to recognize on its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets the operating lease assets and liabilities, and finance lease assets and obligations.

The Company records operating lease expense and income using the straight-line method within Operating expenses, and lease income on a straight-line method for leases with its customers within Net sales. Finance lease expense is recognized as amortization expense within Operating expenses, and interest expense within Interest expense, net. For leases with step rent provisions whereby the rental payments increase over the life of the lease, and for leases where the Company receives rent-free periods, the Company recognizes expense and income based on a straight-line basis based on the total minimum lease payments to be made or lease receipts expected to be received over the expected lease term. The Company is generally obligated for property tax, insurance and maintenance expenses related to leased properties, which often represent variable lease expenses. For contractual obligations on properties where the Company remains the primary obligor upon assignment of the lease and does not obtain a release from landlords or retain the equity interests in the legal entities with the related rent contracts, the Company continues to recognize rent expense and rent income within Operating expenses.

Operating and finance lease assets are reviewed for impairment based on an ongoing review of circumstances that indicate the assets may no longer be recoverable, such as closures of retail stores, distribution centers and other properties that are no longer being utilized in current operations, and other factors. The Company calculates operating and finance lease impairments using a discount rate to calculate the present value of estimated subtenant rentals that could be reasonably obtained for the property. Lease impairment charges are recorded as a component of Restructuring, acquisition and integration related expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The calculation of lease impairment charges requires significant judgments and estimates, including estimated subtenant rentals, discount rates and future cash flows based on the Company’s experience and knowledge of the market in which the property is located, previous efforts to dispose of similar assets and the assessment of existing market conditions. Impairment reserves are reflected as a reduction to Operating lease assets. Refer to Note 11—Leases for additional information.

NOTE 2—RECENTLY ADOPTED AND ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued accounting standard update (“ASU”) No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which provides new comprehensive lease accounting guidance that supersedes previous lease guidance. The objective of this ASU is to establish the principles that lessees and lessors shall apply to report useful information to users of financial statements about the amount, timing, and uncertainty of cash flows arising from a lease. Criteria for distinguishing leases between finance and operating are substantially similar to criteria for distinguishing between capital and operating leases in previous lease guidance. Lease agreements that are 12 months or less are permitted to be excluded from the balance sheet. In addition, this ASU expands the disclosure requirements of lease arrangements. The Company adopted this standard in the first quarter of fiscal 2020 on August 4, 2019, the effective and initial application date, using the additional transition method under ASU 2018-11, which allows for a cumulative effect adjustment within retained earnings in the period of adoption. In addition, the Company elected the “package of three” practical expedients which allows companies to not reassess whether arrangements contain leases, the classification of leases, and the capitalization of initial direct costs. The impact of the adoption to the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets includes the recognition of operating lease liabilities of $1.1 billion with corresponding right-of-use assets of approximately the same amount based on the present value of the remaining lease payments for existing operating leases. The difference between the amount of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities recognized is primarily related to adjustments to prepaid rent, deferred rent, lease intangible assets/liabilities, and closed property reserves. In addition, the adoption of the standard resulted in the derecognition of existing property and equipment for certain properties that did not qualify for sale accounting because the Company was determined to be the accounting owner during the construction phase. In addition, at the transition date the Company is constructing one facility that, when complete, the Company will perform a sale-leaseback assessment. For properties where the Company was deemed the accounting owner during construction for which construction has been completed, the difference between the assets and liabilities derecognized, net of the deferred tax impact, was recorded as an adjustment to retained earnings. Lessor accounting guidance remained largely unchanged from previous guidance. Adoption of this standard did not have a material impact to the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations or Cash Flows. The Company has revised its accounting policies, processes and controls, and systems as applicable to comply with the provisions and disclosure requirements of the standard.

The effects of the changes, including those discussed above, made to the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of August 3, 2019 for the adoption of the new lease guidance were as follows (in thousands):



	Balance at August 3, 2019		Adjustments due to adoption of the new lease guidance			Adjusted Balance at August 4, 2019
Assets
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	226,727	$	(14,733	)	$	211,994
Property and equipment, net	1,639,259		(142,541		)	1,496,718
Operating lease assets	—		1,059,473			1,059,473
Intangible assets, net	1,041,058		(17,671		)	1,023,387
Deferred income taxes	$	31,087	1,052			$	32,139
Total increase to assets			$	885,580

Liabilities and Stockholder’s Equity
Accrued expense and other current liabilities	$	249,426	$	(7,260	)	$	242,166
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	—		137,741			137,741
Current portion of long-term debt and finance lease liabilities	112,103		(6,936		)	105,167
Long-term operating lease liabilities	—		936,728			936,728
Long-term finance lease obligations	108,208		(37,565		)	70,643
Other long-term liabilities	393,595		(134,515		)	259,080
Total stockholder’s equity	$	1,510,934	(2,613		)	$	1,508,321
Total increase to liabilities and stockholder’s equity			$	885,580

In October 2018, the FASB issued authoritative guidance under ASU No. 2018-16, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Inclusion of the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap (OIS) Rate as a Benchmark Interest Rate for Hedge Accounting Purposes. This ASU adds the Overnight Index Swap (OIS) rate based on Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) as a benchmark interest rate for hedge accounting purposes. This ASU is effective for public companies with interim and fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, which for the Company is the first quarter of fiscal year 2020. The Company adopted this standard in the first quarter of fiscal 2020 with no impact to the Company’s consolidated financial statements as LIBOR is still being used as benchmark interest rate.

In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-02, Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, which allows a reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings for stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. This ASU is effective for all entities for annual and interim periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company adopted this ASU in the first quarter of fiscal 2020. The adoption of this ASU had no impact to Accumulated other comprehensive loss or Retained earnings.

In April 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-04, Codification Improvements to Topic 326 Financial Instruments – Credit Losses, Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, and Topic 825. This ASU clarifies the accounting treatment for the measurement of credit losses under ASC 236 and provides further clarification on previously issued updates including ASU 2017-12, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities and ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments—Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. Since the Company adopted ASU 2017-12 in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018, the amendments in ASU 2019-04 related to clarifications on Accounting for Hedging Activities have been adopted by the Company in the first quarter of fiscal 2020. The remaining amendments within ASU 2019-04 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, which for the Company is the first quarter of fiscal 2021. Early adoption is permitted. The Company adopted this standard in the first quarter of fiscal 2020 with no impact to Accumulated other comprehensive loss or Retained earnings for fiscal 2020, as the Company did not have separately measured ineffectiveness related to its cash flow hedges.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-15, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software: Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement that is a Service Contract. ASU 2018-05 requires implementation costs incurred by customers in cloud computing arrangements (i.e. hosting arrangements) to be capitalized under the same premises of authoritative guidance for internal-use software, and deferred over the noncancellable term of the cloud computing arrangements plus any option renewal periods that are reasonably certain to be exercised by the customer or for which the exercise is controlled by the service provider. The Company is required to adopt this new guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2021. The Company has outstanding cloud computing arrangements and continues to incur costs that it believes would be required to be capitalized under ASU 2018-05. The Company is currently reviewing the provisions of the new standard and evaluating its impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-14, Compensation—Retirement Benefits—Defined Benefit Plans—General: Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans. ASU 2018-14 eliminates requirements for certain disclosures and requires additional disclosures under defined benefit pension plans and other postretirement plans. The Company is required to adopt this guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2021. The Company is currently reviewing the provisions of the new standard and evaluating its impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. ASU 2016-13 changes the impairment model for most financial assets and certain other instruments. For trade and other receivables, held-to-maturity debt securities, loans and other instruments, entities will be required to use a new forward-looking “expected loss” model that will replace the current “incurred loss” model and generally will result in the earlier recognition of allowances for losses. For available-for-sale debt securities with unrealized losses, entities will measure credit losses in a manner similar to current practice, except that the losses will be recognized as an allowance. The Company is required to adopt this new guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2021. The Company is currently reviewing the provisions of the new standard and evaluating its impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

NOTE 3—REVENUE RECOGNITION

Disaggregation of Revenues

The Company records revenue to four customer channels, which are described below:


•	Supernatural, which consists of chain accounts that are national in scope and carry primarily natural products, and currently consists solely of Whole Foods Market.


•	Supermarkets, which include accounts that also carry conventional products, and include chain accounts, supermarket independents, and gourmet and ethnic specialty stores.


•	Independents, which include single store and chain accounts (excluding supernatural, as defined above), which carry primarily natural products and buying clubs of consumer groups joined to buy products, and the conventional military business.


•	Other, which includes foodservice, e-commerce and international customers outside of Canada, as well as sales to Amazon.com, Inc.

The following tables detail the Company’s revenue recognition for the periods presented by customer channel for each of its segments. The Company does not record its revenues within its wholesale reportable segment for financial reporting purposes by product group, and it is therefore impracticable for it to report them accordingly.



	Net Sales for the 13-Week Period Ended
(in millions)	November 2, 2019
Customer Channel	Wholesale		Other		Eliminations			Consolidated
Supermarkets	$	3,769	$	—	$	—		$	3,769
Supernatural	1,111		—		—			1,111
Independents	758		—		—			758
Other	368		64		(51		)	381
Total	$	6,006	$	64	$	(51	)	$	6,019

	Net Sales for the 13-Week Period Ended
(in millions)	October 27, 2018⁽¹⁾
Customer Channel	Wholesale		Other		Eliminations			Consolidated
Supernatural	$	1,027	$	—	$	—		$	1,027
Supermarkets	930		—		—			930
Independents	667		—		—			667
Other	233		49		(38		)	244
Total	$	2,857	$	49	$	(38	)	$	2,868

(1)

During the first quarter of fiscal 2020, the presentation of net sales by customer channel was adjusted to reflect reclassification of customer types resulting from management’s determination that a customer serviced by both Supervalu and legacy UNFI should be classified as a Supermarket customer given that customer’s operations. In addition, during the second quarter of fiscal 2019, net sales attributable to Supervalu was incorporated into the Company’s definition of sales by customer channel. There was no impact to the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations as a result of the reclassification of customer types. As a result of these adjustments, net sales to the Company’s Supermarkets channel for the first quarter of fiscal 2019 increased approximately $223 million compared to the previously reported amounts, while net sales to the Other channel increased approximately $1 million, with an offsetting elimination of the Supervalu customer channel.

The Company serves customers in the United States and Canada, as well as customers located in other countries. However, all of the Company’s revenue is earned in the U.S. and Canada, as international distribution occurs through freight-forwarders. The Company does not have any performance obligations related to international shipments subsequent to delivery to the domestic port.

Sales from the Company’s Wholesale segment to its retail discontinued operations are presented within Net Sales when the Company holds the business for sale with a supply agreement that it anticipates the sale of the retail banner to include upon its disposal. The Company recorded $244.6 million within Net sales from continuing operations attributable to discontinued operations inter-company product purchases in the first quarter of fiscal 2020, which the Company expects will continue subsequent to the sale of certain retail banners. These amounts were recorded at gross margin rates consistent with sales to other similar wholesale customers of the acquired Supervalu business. No sales were recorded within continuing operations for purchases by retail banners that the Company expects to dispose of without a supply agreement, which were eliminated upon consolidation within continuing operations and amounted to $113.0 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2020.

Contract Balances

Accounts and notes receivable are as follows:



(in thousands)	November 2, 2019			August 3, 2019
Customer accounts receivable	$	1,143,836		$	1,063,167
Allowance for uncollectible receivables	(27,812		)	(20,725		)
Other receivables, net	20,900			23,257
Accounts receivable, net	$	1,136,924		$	1,065,699

Customer notes receivable, net, included within Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	11,235		$	11,912
Long-term notes receivable, net, included within Other assets	$	25,683		$	34,408

NOTE 4—ACQUISITIONS

Supervalu Acquisition

On July 25, 2018, the Company entered into an agreement and plan of merger to acquire all of the outstanding equity securities of Supervalu, which was then the largest publicly traded conventional grocery distributor in the United States. The acquisition of Supervalu diversifies the Company’s customer base, further enables cross-selling opportunities, expands market reach and scale, enhances technology, capacity and systems, and is expected to deliver significant synergies and accelerate potential growth. The merger was completed on October 22, 2018 (the “Closing Date”). At the effective time of the acquisition, each share of Supervalu common stock, par value $0.01 per share, issued and outstanding, was canceled and converted into the right to receive a cash payment equal to $32.50 per share, without interest. Total consideration related to this acquisition was $2.3 billion, $1.3 billion of which was paid in cash to Supervalu shareholders and $1.0 billion of which was used to satisfy Supervalu’s outstanding debt obligations. Included in the liabilities assumed in the Supervalu acquisition were the Supervalu Senior Notes with a fair value of $546.6 million. These Senior Notes were redeemed in the second quarter of fiscal 2019 following the required 30-day notice period, resulting in their satisfaction and discharge.

The assets and liabilities of Supervalu were recorded in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements on a preliminary basis at their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date. In conjunction with the Supervalu acquisition, the Company announced its plan to sell the remaining acquired retail operations of Supervalu. Refer to Note 17—Discontinued Operations for more information on discontinued operations.

The following table summarizes the final consideration, fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, and the resulting goodwill.



(in thousands)	Final Acquisition Date Fair Values
Consideration:
Outstanding shares	$	1,258,450
Outstanding debt, excluding acquired senior notes	1,046,170
Equity-based awards	18,411
Total consideration	$	2,323,031

Fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	25,102
Accounts receivable	552,381
Inventories	1,156,781
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	112,449
Current assets of discontinued operations	196,848
Property, plant and equipment	1,207,115
Goodwill	376,181
Intangible assets	918,103
Other assets	77,008
Long-term assets of discontinued operations	433,839
Accounts payable	(974,252		)
Current po