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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

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

For the quarterly period ended November 2, 2019

OR

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 1-11084

KOHL’S CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Wisconsin

 

39-1630919

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

N56 W17000 Ridgewood Drive,

Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin

 

53051

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (262703-7000

 

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

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on

which registered

Common Stock, $.01 par value

KSS

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 pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  

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

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: November 29, 2019 Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 per Share, 156,567,901 shares outstanding.

 


KOHL’S CORPORATION

INDEX

 

PART I

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements:

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets

3

 

Consolidated Statements of Income

4

 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity

5

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

6

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

7

Item 2.

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

15

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

21

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

21

 

 

 

PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

22

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

22

Item 6.

Exhibits

23

Signatures

24

 


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

KOHL’S CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

 

(Dollars in Millions)

November 2,

2019

February 2,

2019

November 3,

2018

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

490

 

$

934

 

$

1,047

 

Merchandise inventories

 

4,887

 

 

3,475

 

 

4,844

 

Other

 

404

 

 

426

 

 

446

 

Total current assets

 

5,781

 

 

4,835

 

 

6,337

 

Property and equipment, net

 

7,364

 

 

7,428

 

 

7,538

 

Operating leases

 

2,427

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

Other assets

 

167

 

 

206

 

 

243

 

Total assets

$

15,739

 

$

12,469

 

$

14,118

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

$

2,454

 

$

1,187

 

$

2,583

 

Accrued liabilities

 

1,347

 

 

1,364

 

 

1,289

 

Income taxes payable

 

2

 

 

64

 

 

14

 

Current portion of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance lease and financing obligations

 

110

 

 

115

 

 

121

 

Operating leases

 

162

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

Total current liabilities

 

4,075

 

 

2,730

 

 

4,007

 

Long-term debt

 

1,856

 

 

1,861

 

 

2,272

 

Finance lease and financing obligations

 

1,332

 

 

1,523

 

 

1,528

 

Operating leases

 

2,643

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

Deferred income taxes

 

258

 

 

184

 

 

201

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

220

 

 

644

 

 

657

 

Shareholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

4

 

 

4

 

 

4

 

Paid-in capital

 

3,256

 

 

3,204

 

 

3,185

 

Treasury stock, at cost

 

(11,490

)

 

(11,076

)

 

(10,952

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

(8

)

Retained earnings

 

13,585

 

 

13,395

 

 

13,224

 

Total shareholders’ equity

 

5,355

 

 

5,527

 

 

5,453

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$

15,739

 

$

12,469

 

$

14,118

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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KOHL’S CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Unaudited)

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

(Dollars in Millions, Except per Share Data)

November 2,

2019

November 3,

2018

November 2,

2019

November 3,

2018

Net sales

$

4,358

 

$

4,369

 

$

12,348

 

$

12,632

 

Other revenue

 

267

 

 

259

 

 

794

 

 

774

 

Total revenue

 

4,625

 

 

4,628

 

 

13,142

 

 

13,406

 

Cost of merchandise sold

 

2,775

 

 

2,752

 

 

7,740

 

 

7,854

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

1,419

 

 

1,375

 

 

3,962

 

 

3,907

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

227

 

 

243

 

 

687

 

 

725

 

Impairments, store closing and other costs

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

55

 

 

-

 

Operating income

 

204

 

 

258

 

 

698

 

 

920

 

Interest expense, net

 

52

 

 

63

 

 

157

 

 

197

 

(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt

 

(9

)

 

-

 

 

(9

)

 

42

 

Income before income taxes

 

161

 

 

195

 

 

550

 

 

681

 

Provision for income taxes

 

38

 

 

34

 

 

124

 

 

152

 

Net income

$

123

 

$

161

 

$

426

 

$

529

 

Net income per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

$

0.79

 

$

0.98

 

$

2.69

 

$

3.21

 

Diluted

$

0.78

 

$

0.98

 

$

2.67

 

$

3.19

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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KOHL’S CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Unaudited)

 

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

(Dollars in Millions, Except per Share Data)

November 2, 2019

November 3, 2018

November 2, 2019

November 3, 2018

Common stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, beginning of period

$

4

 

$

4

 

$

4

 

$

4

 

Stock options and awards

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

Balance, end of period

$

4

 

$

4

 

$

4

 

$

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paid-in capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, beginning of period

$

3,236

 

$

3,163

 

$

3,204

 

$

3,078

 

Stock options and awards

 

20

 

 

22

 

 

52

 

 

107

 

Balance, end of period

$

3,256

 

$

3,185

 

$

3,256

 

$

3,185

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Treasury stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, beginning of period

$

(11,353

)

$

(10,835

)

$

(11,076

)

$

(10,651

)

Treasury stock purchases

 

(133

)

 

(110

)

 

(387

)

 

(275

)

Stock options and awards

 

(5

)

 

(8

)

 

(32

)

 

(29

)

Dividends paid

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

5

 

 

3

 

Balance, end of period

$

(11,490

)

$

(10,952

)

$

(11,490

)

$

(10,952

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, beginning of period

$

-

 

$

(8

)

$

-

 

$

(11

)

Other comprehensive income

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

3

 

Balance, end of period

$

-

 

$

(8

)

$

-

 

$

(8

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retained earnings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, beginning of period

$

13,568

 

$

13,163

 

$

13,395

 

$

13,006

 

Change in accounting standard (a)

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

88

 

 

(7

)

Net earnings

 

123

 

 

161

 

 

426

 

 

529

 

Dividends paid

 

(106

)

 

(100

)

 

(324

)

 

(304

)

Balance, end of period

$

13,585

 

$

13,224

 

$

13,585

 

$

13,224

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total shareholders' equity, end of period

$

5,355

 

$

5,453

 

$

5,355

 

$

5,453

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares, beginning of period

 

375

 

 

374

 

 

374

 

 

373

 

Stock options and awards

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

Shares, end of period

 

375

 

 

374

 

 

375

 

 

374

 

Treasury stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares, beginning of period

 

(215

)

 

(207

)

 

(211

)

 

(205

)

Treasury stock purchases

 

(3

)

 

(2

)

 

(7

)

 

(4

)

Shares, end of period

 

(218

)

 

(209

)

 

(218

)

 

(209

)

Total shares outstanding, end of period

 

157

 

 

165

 

 

157

 

 

165

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends paid per common share

$

0.67

 

$

0.61

 

$

2.01

 

$

1.83

 

 

(a)

Adoption of new lease accounting standard in 2019, refer to Note 4. 

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  

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KOHL’S CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

Nine Months Ended

(Dollars in Millions)

November 2,

2019

November 3,

2018

Operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

$

426

 

$

529

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

687

 

 

725

 

Share-based compensation

 

47

 

 

71

 

Deferred income taxes

 

45

 

 

(13

)

Impairments, store closing and other costs

 

45

 

 

-

 

(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt

 

(9

)

 

42

 

Non-cash lease expense

 

112

 

 

-

 

Other non-cash (income) expenses

 

(3

)

 

15

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merchandise inventories

 

(1,405

)

 

(1,293

)

Other current and long-term assets

 

34

 

 

70

 

Accounts payable

 

1,266

 

 

1,312

 

Accrued and other long-term liabilities

 

(26

)

 

38

 

Income taxes

 

(49

)

 

(73

)

Operating lease liabilities

 

(125

)

 

-

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

1,045

 

 

1,423

 

Investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition of property and equipment

 

(678

)

 

(458

)

Other

 

8

 

 

6

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(670

)

 

(452

)

Financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Treasury stock purchases

 

(387

)

 

(275

)

Shares withheld for taxes on vested restricted shares

 

(32

)

 

(29

)

Dividends paid

 

(319

)

 

(301

)

Reduction of long-term borrowings

 

(6

)

 

(530

)

Premium paid on redemption of debt

 

-

 

 

(35

)

Finance lease and financing obligation payments

 

(88

)

 

(95

)

Proceeds from financing obligations

 

11

 

 

-

 

Proceeds from stock option exercises

 

2

 

 

33

 

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(819

)

 

(1,232

)

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

 

(444

)

 

(261

)

Cash at beginning of period

 

934

 

 

1,308

 

Cash at end of period

$

490

 

$

1,047

 

Supplemental information

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Interest paid, net of capitalized interest

$

131

 

$

192

 

   Income taxes paid

 

154

 

 

266

 

Property and equipment acquired through:

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Finance lease liabilities

 

163

 

 

-

 

   Operating lease liabilities

 

103

 

 

-

 

   Financing obligations

 

-

 

 

20

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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KOHL’S CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for fiscal year end consolidated financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and related footnotes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 2, 2019 (Commission File No. 1-11084) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Due to the seasonality of our business, results for any quarter are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be achieved for a full fiscal year.

We operate as a single business unit.

The following table provides a brief description of issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards:

 

Standard

Description

Effect on our Financial Statements

Cloud Computing

(ASU 2018-15)

 

Issued August 2018

 

Effective Q1 2020

Under the new standard, implementation costs related to a cloud computing arrangement will be deferred or expensed as incurred, in accordance with the existing internal-use software guidance for similar costs.

 

The new standard also prescribes the balance sheet, income statement and cash flow classification of the capitalized implementation costs and related amortization expense.

We are evaluating the impact of the new standard, but believe it is generally consistent with our current accounting for cloud computing arrangements and will not have a material impact on our financials.

 

Current Expected Credit Losses

(ASU 2016-13)

 

Issued June 2016

 

Effective Q1 2020

 

 

Under the new standard, credit losses for financial assets measured at amortized cost should be determined based on the total current expected credit losses over the life of the financial asset or group of financial assets.

 

The amendments are effective on February 2, 2020 and must be applied using a modified retrospective approach with a cumulative-effect adjustment through retained earnings as of the beginning of the fiscal year upon adoption as required.

We are evaluating the impact of the new standard, but believe it will not have a material impact on our financial statements.

 

 

 

 

 


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KOHL’S CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

2. Revenue Recognition

 

The following table summarizes net sales by line of business:

 

 

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

(Dollars in Millions)

November 2,

2019

November 3,

2018 (1)

November 2,

2019

November 3,

2018 (1)

Women's

$

1,264

 

$

1,287

 

$

3,857

 

$

3,982

 

Men's

 

938

 

 

925

 

 

2,656

 

 

2,668

 

Home

 

715

 

 

719

 

 

1,994

 

 

2,090

 

Children's

 

647

 

 

650

 

 

1,561

 

 

1,569

 

Footwear

 

472

 

 

470

 

 

1,338

 

 

1,372

 

Accessories

 

322

 

 

318

 

 

942

 

 

951

 

Net Sales

$

4,358

 

$

4,369

 

$

12,348

 

$

12,632

 

 

(1)

Certain businesses do not agree to previously reported amounts due to changes in category classification.

 

Liabilities for performance obligations resulting from our rewards programs, return reserves and unredeemed gift cards and merchandise return cards totaled $354 million as of November 2, 2019, $413 million as of February 2, 2019 and $337 million as of November 3, 2018.

 

3. Debt

 

Long-term debt consists of the following unsecured senior debt:

 

 

 

 

Coupon

Rate

Outstanding

Maturity by fiscal year

(Dollars in Millions)

Effective

Rate

November 2,

2019

February 2,

2019

November 3,

2018

2021

 

4.81

%

 

4.00

%

$

-

 

$

-

 

$

413

 

2023

 

3.25

%

 

3.25

%

 

350

 

 

350

 

 

350

 

2023

 

4.78

%

 

4.75

%

 

184

 

 

184

 

 

184

 

2025

 

4.25

%

 

4.25

%

 

650

 

 

650

 

 

650

 

2029

 

7.36

%

 

7.25

%

 

42

 

 

42

 

 

42

 

2033

 

6.05

%

 

6.00

%

 

113

 

 

113

 

 

112

 

2037

 

6.89

%

 

6.88

%

 

101

 

 

101

 

 

101

 

2045

 

5.57

%

 

5.55

%

 

427

 

 

433

 

 

433

 

Outstanding long-term debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,867

 

 

1,873

 

 

2,285

 

Unamortized debt discounts and deferred financing costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(11

)

 

(12

)

 

(13

)

Long-term debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,856

 

$

1,861

 

$

2,272

 

Effective interest rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.74

%

 

4.74

%

 

4.76

%

 

Our long-term debt is classified as Level 1, financial instruments with unadjusted, quoted prices listed on active market exchanges. The estimated fair value of our long-term debt was $2.0 billion at November 2, 2019, $1.8 billion at February 2, 2019 and $2.3 billion at November 3, 2018.

 

Year to date 2019, we have reduced our outstanding debt by $6 million through open market repurchases.          

 

On July 25, 2019, we amended and extended our existing credit facility with various lenders which provides for a $1.0 billion senior unsecured five-year revolving credit facility that will mature in July 2024.  No amounts were outstanding on the credit facility at November 2, 2019, February 2, 2019 or November 3, 2018.

          

 

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KOHL’S CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

4. Leases

Effective February 3, 2019 (the “adoption date”), we adopted ASC 842 Leases (the “new standard”).  The new standard requires lessees to recognize a liability for lease obligations and a corresponding right of use asset on the balance sheet. The guidance also requires disclosure of key information about leasing arrangements that is intended to give financial statement users the ability to assess the amount, timing and potential uncertainty of cash flows related to leases.  We adopted the new standard using a modified retrospective transition method and applied the transition provisions at the beginning of the period of adoption through a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings.  We did not restate prior period financial statements.

The new standard includes several transition practical expedients that were available to reduce the burden of implementing the standard.  

 

We elected the package of practical expedients, which among other things, allowed us to carry forward our historical lease classifications.

 

We did not elect the hindsight practical expedient which would have allowed us to revisit key assumptions, such as lease term, that were made when we originally entered into the lease.

The following table summarizes changes in our Consolidated Balance Sheet upon adoption of the new standard:

 

(Dollars in Millions)

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

$

(174

)

(a)

Operating leases

 

2,446

 

(b)

Other assets

 

(32

)

(c)

          Total assets

$

2,240

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

 

 

 

 

Finance lease and financing obligations

$

(237

)

(a)

Operating leases

 

2,771

 

(b)

Accrued and other liabilities

 

(413

)

(c)

Deferred taxes

 

31

 

(d)

Shareholders' equity

 

88

 

(d)

             Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$

2,240

 

 

 

(a)

The reductions are primarily due to historical failed sale-leaseback and build-to-suit arrangements where we were deemed owner for accounting purposes. In accordance with ASC 842 transition provisions, they became operating or finance leases.  

 

(b)

The increases include land and other operating leases which were not previously recorded on our balance sheet or were previously recorded as financing obligations.

 

(c)

The reductions are primarily due to the reclassification of lease-related assets and liabilities such as straight-line rent and reserves for closed stores to operating lease assets and liabilities.

 

(d)

The cumulative effect of lease adjustments, net of the deferred tax impact, was recorded as an adjustment to retained earnings.  In addition, retained earnings include a $26 million lease impairment charge.

 

These adjustments represent non-cash activities for Statement of Cash Flow purposes.

 

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KOHL’S CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

Adoption of the new standard is not expected to have a material impact on our net income prospectively.  We expect increases in Selling, general and administrative expenses to be more than offset by decreases in Depreciation and amortization and Interest expense. Substantially all of the expected income statement changes are due to the reversal of accounting for build-to-suit arrangements where construction is complete, which were accounted for as operating or finance leases in accordance with the transition provisions of ASC 842.

 

Finance and Operating Leases

 

We lease certain property and equipment used in our operations.  Some of our store leases include additional rental payments based on a percentage of sales over contractual levels or which are adjusted periodically for inflation.  Our typical store lease has an initial term of 20 to 25 years and four to eight five-year renewal options.  

 

Lease assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term. Lease assets are recognized at commencement date based on the value of the lease liability and are adjusted for any lease payments made to the lessor at or before commencement date, minus any lease incentives received and any initial direct costs incurred by the lessee.

 

Lease liabilities represent our contractual obligation to make lease payments.  At the commencement date, the lease liabilities equal the present value of minimum lease payments over the lease term.  As the implicit interest rate is not readily identifiable in our leases, we estimate our collateralized borrowing rate to calculate the present value of lease payments. For leases that commenced prior to the adoption date, we used the February 3, 2019 rate for a term consistent with the original lease term for operating leases and the rate on the lease commencement date for finance leases.

 

For leases with terms of 12 months or less, we elected the practical expedient to exclude them from the balance sheet and recognize expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.  For leases beginning, modified, or reassessed in 2019 and later, we elected the practical expedient to combine lease and non-lease components.

 

The following tables summarize our operating and finance leases and where they are presented in our Consolidated Financial Statements:

 

Consolidated Balance Sheet

November 2, 2019

(Dollars in Millions)

Classification

Assets

 

 

 

 

Operating leases

Operating leases

$

2,427

 

Finance leases

Property and equipment, net

 

617

 

Total operating and finance leases

 

 

3,044

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

Current

 

 

 

 

    Operating leases

Current portion of operating leases

 

162

 

    Finance leases

Current portion of finance lease and financing obligations

 

74

 

Noncurrent

 

 

 

 

    Operating leases

Operating leases

 

2,643

 

    Finance leases

Finance lease and financing obligations

 

836

 

Total operating and finance leases

 

$

3,715

 

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KOHL’S CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

 

Consolidated Statement of Income

Three Months Ended

November 2, 2019

Nine Months

Ended

November 2, 2019

(Dollars in Millions)

Classification

Operating leases

Selling, general, and administrative

$

79

 

$

236

 

Finance leases

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of leased assets

Depreciation and amortization

 

18

 

 

53

 

Interest on lease liabilities

Interest expense, net

 

25

 

 

73

 

Total operating and finance leases

 

$

122

 

$

362

 

 

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

Nine Months

Ended

November 2, 2019

(Dollars in Millions)

Classification

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities

 

 

 

Operating cash flows from operating leases

$

249

 

Operating cash flows from finance leases

 

73

 

Financing cash flows from finance leases

 

56

 

 

The following table summarizes future lease payments by fiscal year:

 

 

November 2, 2019

(Dollars in Millions)

Operating Leases

Finance Leases

Total

2019

$

66

 

$

43

 

$

109

 

2020

 

311

 

 

176

 

 

487

 

2021

 

303

 

 

156

 

 

459

 

2022

 

290

 

 

139

 

 

429

 

2023

 

275

 

 

117

 

 

392

 

After 2023

 

3,660

 

 

1,765

 

 

5,425

 

Total lease payments

 

4,905

 

 

2,396

 

 

7,301

 

Amount representing interest

 

(2,100

)

 

(1,486

)

 

(3,586

)

Lease liabilities

$

2,805

 

$

910

 

$

3,715

 

 

Total lease payments include $2.9 billion related to options to extend operating lease terms that are reasonably certain of being exercised and $1.5 billion related to options to extend finance lease terms that are reasonably certain of being exercised.  

 

The following table summarizes weighted-average remaining lease term and discount rates:

 

 

November 2, 2019

Weighted-average remaining term (years)

 

 

 

Operating leases

 

20

 

Finance leases

 

17

 

Weighted-average discount rate

 

 

 

Operating leases

 

6

%

Finance leases

 

11

%

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KOHL’S CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

Financing Obligations

 

Historical failed sale-leasebacks that did not qualify for sale-leaseback accounting upon adoption of ASC 842 continue to be accounted for as financing obligations.

 

The following tables summarize our financing obligations and where they are presented in our Consolidated Financial Statements:

 

Consolidated Balance Sheet

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in Millions)

Classification

November 2, 2019

Assets

 

 

 

 

Financing obligations

Property and equipment, net

$

78

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

Current

Current portion of finance lease and financing obligations

 

36

 

Noncurrent

Finance lease and financing obligations

 

496

 

Total financing obligations

 

$

532

 

 

Consolidated Statement of Income

Three Month Ended

November 2, 2019

Nine Months Ended

November 2, 2019

(Dollars in Millions)

Classification

Amortization of financing obligation assets

Depreciation and amortization

$

3

 

$

8

 

Interest on financing obligations

Interest expense, net

 

9

 

 

28

 

Total financing obligations

 

$

12

 

$

36

 

 

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

Nine Months

Ended

November 2, 2019

(Dollars in Millions)

Classification

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of financing obligations

 

 

 

Operating cash flows from financing obligations

$

28

 

Financing cash flows from financing obligations

 

32

 

Proceeds from financing obligations

 

 

11

 

Gain on extinguishment of debt

 

 

(9

)

 

In October 2019, we purchased leased equipment that was accounted for as a financing obligation and resulted in recognition of a $9 million gain on extinguishment of debt.

 

 


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KOHL’S CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

The following table summarizes future financing obligation payments by fiscal year:

 

(Dollars in Millions)

November 2, 2019

2019

$

12

 

2020

 

71

 

2021

 

71

 

2022

 

68

 

2023

 

66

 

After 2023

 

249

 

Total financing obligations payments

 

537

 

Non-cash gain on future sale of property

 

228

 

Amount representing interest

 

(233

)

Financing obligation liability

$

532

 

 

The following table summarizes the weighted-average remaining term and discount rate for financing obligations:

 

 

November 2, 2019

Weighted-average remaining term (years)

 

9

 

Weighted-average discount rate

 

7

%

 

5. Stock-Based Awards

The following table summarizes our stock-based awards activity for the nine months ended November 2, 2019:

 

 

Nonvested Stock Awards

Performance Share Units

Stock Options

 

Stock Warrants

 

(Shares and Units in Thousands)

Shares

Weighted

Average

Grant Date

Fair Value

Units

Weighted

Average

Grant Date

Fair Value

Shares

Weighted

Average

Exercise

Price

Shares

Weighted

Average

Exercise

Price

Balance - February 2, 2019

 

2,601

 

$

51.90

 

 

1,046

 

$

52.08

 

 

136

 

$

51.48

 

 

-

 

$

-

 

Granted

 

823

 

 

64.95

 

 

242

 

 

72.53

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

1,747

 

 

69.68

 

Exercised/vested

 

(961

)

 

49.76

 

 

(336

)

 

46.87

 

 

(41

)

 

50.89

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

Forfeited/expired

 

(191

)

 

57.62

 

 

(71

)

 

59.11

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

Balance - November 2, 2019

 

2,272

 

$

56.45

 

 

881

 

$

59.13

 

 

95

 

$

51.74

 

 

1,747

 

$

69.68

 

 

Effective April 18, 2019, in connection with our entry into a commercial agreement with Amazon.com Services, Inc. (“Amazon”), we issued warrants to an affiliate of Amazon, to purchase up to 1,747,441 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $69.68, subject to customary anti-dilution provisions.  The fair value was estimated to be $17.52 per warrant using a binomial lattice method.  The warrants vest in five equal annual installments beginning on January 15, 2020 and expire on April 18, 2026. Unvested warrants will not vest if the commercial agreement is terminated, not renewed, or if no substitute written returns arrangement is entered into between the parties.

 

6. Contingencies

We are subject to certain legal proceedings and claims arising out of the conduct of our business.  In the opinion of management, the outcome of these proceedings and litigation will not have a material adverse impact on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

7. Net Income Per Share

 

Basic net income per share is net income divided by the average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income per share includes incremental shares assumed for share-based awards and stock warrants.

 

The information required to compute basic and diluted net income per share is as follows:

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

(Dollar and Shares in Millions, Except per Share Data)

November 2,

2019

November 3,

2018

November 2,

2019

November 3,

2018

Numerator—Net income

$

123

 

$

161

 

$

426

 

$

529

 

Denominator—Weighted-average shares:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Basic

 

156

 

 

164

 

 

158

 

 

165

 

     Dilutive impact

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

     Diluted

 

157

 

 

165

 

 

159

 

 

166

 

     Antidilutive shares

 

2

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

Net income per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Basic

$

0.79

 

$

0.98

 

$

2.69

 

$

3.21

 

     Diluted

$

0.78

 

$

0.98

 

$

2.67

 

$

3.19

 

 

 

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

For purposes of the following discussion, unless noted, all references to "the third quarter" are for the three fiscal months (13 weeks) ended November 2, 2019 or November 3, 2018.  References to “year to date” are for the nine fiscal months (39 weeks) ended November 2, 2019 or November 3, 2018.

This Form 10-Q contains "forward-looking statements" made within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Words such as "believes," “anticipates,” “plans,” "may," "intends," "will," "should," “expects” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements.  Forward-looking statements may include comments about our future sales or financial performance and our plans, performance and other objectives, expectations or intentions, such as statements regarding our liquidity, debt service requirements, planned capital expenditures, future store initiatives and adequacy of capital resources and reserves. Forward-looking statements are based on our management’s then current views and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Any such forward-looking statements are qualified by the important risk factors described in Part I, Item 1A of our 2018 Form 10-K or disclosed from time to time in our filings with the SEC, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those predicted by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements relate to the date initially made and we undertake no obligation to update them.

 

Executive Summary

As of November 2, 2019, we operated 1,159 Kohl's stores, a website (www.Kohls.com) and 12 FILA outlets. Our Kohl's stores and website sell moderately-priced proprietary and national brand apparel, footwear, accessories, beauty and home products. Our Kohl's stores generally carry a consistent merchandise assortment with some differences attributable to local preferences. Our website includes merchandise which is available in our stores, as well as merchandise that is available only online.

In the third quarter of 2019, we delivered positive comparable sales growth driven by an acceleration in our Active business, continued strength in Digital and improved performance in our stores and across all of our lines of business versus the first half.  During the quarter, we invested in pricing and enhanced our marketing offers to respond to a heightened competitive environment and to drive sales following modest disruption in stores related to a record number of brand launches.

Key financial results for the third quarter of 2019 include:

 

0.4% increase in comparable sales

 

67 basis point decrease in gross margin as a percent of net sales

 

3.2% increase in SG&A

 

20% decrease in diluted earnings per share

 

24% decrease in diluted earnings per share on a non-GAAP basis

We adopted the new lease accounting standard in the first quarter of 2019 and prior periods were not restated.  

See "Results of Operations" and "Liquidity and Capital Resources" for additional details about our financial results.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Results of Operations

Total Revenue

 

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

(Dollars in Millions)

November 2, 2019

November 3, 2018

Change

November 2, 2019

November 3, 2018

Change

Net sales

$

4,358

 

$

4,369

 

$

(11

)

$

12,348

 

$

12,632

 

$

(284

)

Other revenue

 

267

 

 

259

 

 

8

 

 

794

 

 

774

 

 

20

 

Total revenue

$

4,625

 

$

4,628

 

$

(3

)

$

13,142

 

$

13,406

 

$

(264

)

Comparable sales increased 0.4% for the third quarter and decreased 1.9% year to date 2019. 

 

The increase in comparable sales in the third quarter 2019 reflects an increase in transactions, partially offset by a decrease in average transaction value.  The decrease in comparable sales year to date 2019 reflects decreases in transactions and average transaction value.

 

All businesses except Women’s reported increases in comparable sales for the third quarter 2019, with Men’s, Accessories and Footwear outperforming the Company.  For year to date 2019, Men’s, Children’s and Accessories outperformed the Company while Women’s and Home underperformed.  

 

Active continues to be a key strategic initiative contributing sales growth in both the third quarter and year to date 2019.

 

The strongest regions were the West, Midwest and South Central for the third quarter 2019, and Midwest, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic for year to date 2019.

 

Digital sales had a mid-teens percentage increase for the third quarter and a low double digits percentage increase year to date 2019.  Digital penetration represents 22% of net sales for the third quarter and 21% of net sales for year to date 2019.

Comparable sales is a measure that highlights the performance of our stores and digital channel by measuring the change in sales for a period over the comparable, prior-year period of equivalent length. Comparable sales includes all store and digital sales, except sales from stores open less than 12 months, stores that have been closed and stores where square footage has changed by more than 10%. We measure the change in digital sales by including all sales initiated online or through mobile applications, including omnichannel transactions which are fulfilled through our stores.

We measure digital penetration as digital sales over net sales.  These amounts do not take into consideration fulfillment node, digital returns processed in stores and coupon behaviors.

Comparable sales and digital penetration measures vary across the retail industry.  As a result, our comparable sales calculation and digital penetration are non-GAAP measures that may not be consistent with the similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

Increases in Other revenue of $8 million for the third quarter and $20 million year to date 2019 were driven by higher credit revenue.

Cost of Merchandise Sold and Gross Margin

 

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

(Dollars in Millions)

November 2, 2019

November 3, 2018

Change

November 2, 2019

November 3, 2018

Change

Net sales

$

4,358

 

$

4,369

 

$

(11

)

 

$

12,348

 

$

12,632

 

$

(284

)

 

Cost of merchandise sold

 

2,775

 

 

2,752

 

 

23

 

 

 

7,740

 

 

7,854

 

 

(114

)

 

Gross margin

$

1,583

 

$

1,617

 

$

(34

)

 

$

4,608

 

$

4,778

 

$

(170

)

 

Gross margin as a percent of net sales

 

36.3

%

 

37.0

%

 

(67

)

bp

 

37.3

%

 

37.8

%

 

(51

)

bp

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Cost of merchandise sold includes the total cost of products sold, including product development costs, net of vendor payments other than reimbursement of specific, incremental and identifiable costs; inventory shrink; markdowns; freight expenses associated with moving merchandise from our vendors to our distribution centers; shipping expenses for digital sales; and terms cash discount. Our Cost of merchandise sold may not be comparable with that of other retailers because we include distribution center and buying costs in Selling, general and administrative expenses while other retailers may include these expenses in Cost of merchandise sold.  

The decreases in gross margin as a percent of net sales were driven by higher promotional markdowns due to a heightened competitive environment, product mix and higher shipping costs due to increases in digital penetration for both the third quarter and year to date 2019.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses ("SG&A")

 

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

(Dollars in Millions)

November 2, 2019

November 3, 2018

Change

November 2, 2019

November 3, 2018

Change

SG&A

$

1,419

 

$

1,375

 

$

44

 

$

3,962

 

$

3,907

 

$

55

 

As a percent of total revenue

 

30.7

%

 

29.7

%

 

96

bp

 

30.1

%

 

29.1

%

 

101

bp

SG&A expenses include compensation and benefit costs (including stores, headquarters, buying and distribution centers); occupancy and operating costs of our retail, distribution and corporate facilities; freight expenses associated with moving merchandise from our distribution centers to our retail stores and among distribution and retail facilities; marketing expenses, offset by vendor payments for reimbursement of specific, incremental and identifiable costs; expenses related to our credit card operations; and other administrative revenues and expenses.  We do not include depreciation and amortization in SG&A. The classification of these expenses varies across the retail industry.  

Many of our expenses, including store payroll and distribution costs, are variable in nature. These costs generally increase as sales increase and decrease as sales decrease. We measure both the change in these variable expenses and the expense as a percent of sales. If the expense as a percent of sales decreased from the prior year, the expense "leveraged". If the expense as a percent of sales increased over the prior year, the expense "deleveraged".

The following table summarizes the increases and (decreases) in SG&A by expense type:

 

Three Months Ended

November 2, 2019

Nine Months Ended

November 2, 2019

(Dollars In Millions)

Store expenses

$

43

 

$

60

 

Marketing

 

6

 

 

26

 

Technology

 

6

 

 

7

 

Credit expenses

 

(1

)

 

(6

)

Corporate and other

 

(10

)

 

(32

)

Total increase

$

44

 

$

55

 

SG&A expenses increased 3.2% deleveraging 96 basis points in the third quarter and increased 1.4% deleveraging 101 basis points year to date 2019, compared to the same periods in 2018.  The changes were driven by an increase in store expenses which reflect higher rent expense, primarily due to the new lease accounting standard, costs related to brand launches, the Amazon return initiative and wage pressure in the third quarter and year to date 2019.  Marketing expense increases were driven by continued investments to target market share gains over the long-term. Corporate and other expenses decreased due to lower general corporate costs in 2019 and expenses associated with leadership changes in 2018.

 

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Other Expenses

 

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

(Dollars in Millions)

November 2, 2019

November 3, 2018

Change

November 2, 2019

November 3, 2018

Change

Depreciation and amortization

$

227

 

$

243

 

$

(16

)

$

687

 

$

725

 

$

(38

)

Impairments, store closing and other costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

55

 

 

 

 

55

 

Interest expense, net

 

52

 

 

63

 

 

(11

)

 

157

 

 

197

 

 

(40

)

(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt

 

(9

)

 

 

 

(9

)

 

(9

)

 

42

 

 

(51

)

Depreciation and amortization decreases were driven by the maturity of our store portfolio, as well as the adoption of the new lease accounting standard.

Interest expense, net decreased in the third quarter and year to date 2019 due primarily to the benefits of debt reductions in 2018 and adoption of the new lease accounting standard in the first quarter of 2019.

 

In the third quarter 2019, we purchased leased equipment that was accounted for as a financing obligation and resulted in the recognition of a $9 million gain on extinguishment of debt.

 

Year to date 2019, we incurred $55 million of Impairments, store closing and other costs; we incurred $49 million in lease asset impairment charges related to the closure of four Kohl’s stores and $6 million in costs related to the closure of our four Off-Aisle clearance centers and the execution of a voluntary role reduction program.

 

In the first quarter 2018, we recognized a $42 million loss on extinguishment of debt related to our $500 million cash tender offer.

Income Taxes

 

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

(Dollars in Millions)

November 2, 2019

November 3, 2018

Change

November 2, 2019

November 3, 2018

Change

Provision for income taxes

$

38

 

$

34

 

$

4

 

 

$

124

 

$

152

 

$

(28

)

Effective tax rate

 

23.6

%

 

17.6

%

 

 

 

 

 

22.5

%

 

22.3

%

 

 

 

The increase in the Provision for income taxes in the third quarter was driven by a higher effective tax rate due to favorable items in the third quarter 2018 not repeating in the third quarter 2019, including positive audit results, tax accounting method changes and a higher stock price for share-based compensation.  The decrease in the Provision for income taxes for year to date 2019 was driven by lower taxable income.

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Income before Income Taxes, Net Income and Earnings Per Diluted Share

 

November 2, 2019

November 3, 2018

(Dollars in Millions, Except per Share Data)

Income

before

Income Taxes

Net

Income

Earnings

Per Diluted

Share

Income

before

Income Taxes

Net

Income

Earnings

Per Diluted

Share

Three Months Ended:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP

$

161

 

$

123

 

$

0.78

 

$

195

 

 

$

161

 

 

$

0.98

 

 

Impairments, store closing and other costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt

 

(9

)

 

(7

)

 

(0.04

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted (non-GAAP)

$

152

 

$

116

 

$

0.74

 

$

195

 

 

$

161

 

 

$

0.98

 

 

Nine Months Ended:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP

$

550

 

$

426

 

$

2.67

 

$

681

 

 

$

529

 

 

$

3.19

 

 

Impairments, store closing and other costs

 

55

 

 

41

 

 

0.26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

(9

)

 

(7

)

 

(0.04

)

 

42

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

0.19

 

 

Adjusted (non-GAAP)

$

596

 

$

460

 

$

2.89

 

$

723

 

 

$

561

 

 

$

3.38

 

 

 

We believe the adjusted results in the table above are useful because they provide enhanced visibility into our results on a non-GAAP basis.  However, these non-GAAP financial measures are not intended to replace the comparable GAAP measures.

Seasonality and Inflation

Our business, like that of most retailers, is subject to seasonal influences, with the majority of sales and income typically realized during the second half of each fiscal year, which includes the back-to-school and holiday seasons. Approximately 15% of annual sales typically occur during the back-to-school season and 30% during the holiday season. Because of the seasonality of our business, results for any quarter are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be achieved for a full fiscal year.

We expect that our operations will continue to be influenced by general economic conditions, including food, fuel and energy prices, higher wages and by costs to source our merchandise, including tariffs. There can be no assurances that such factors will not impact our business in the future.  

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The following table presents our primary uses and sources of cash:

Cash Uses

 

Cash Sources

Operational needs, including salaries, rent, taxes and other costs of running our business

Capital expenditures

Inventory

Share repurchases

Dividend payments

Debt reduction

 

Cash flow from operations

Short-term trade credit, in the form of extended payment terms

Line of credit under our revolving credit facility

 

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Our working capital and inventory levels typically build throughout the fall, peaking during the November and December holiday selling season.

 

Nine Months Ended

 

(Dollars in Millions)

November 2, 2019

November 3, 2018

Change

 

Net cash provided by (used in):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating activities

$

1,045

 

$

1,423

 

$

(378

)

Investing activities

 

(670

)

 

(452

)

 

(218

)

Financing activities

 

(819

)

 

(1,232

)

 

413

 

 

Operating Activities

Operating activities generated $1,045 million year to date 2019 compared to $1,423 million year to date 2018.  The decrease was primarily due to increased inventory purchases, lower net income and changes in operating liabilities.

Investing Activities

Investing activities used cash of $670 million year to date 2019 and $452 million year to date 2018.  The increase was primarily due to investments in our E-commerce fulfillment centers and increased investment in our stores, including rightsizes, new stores and refreshes.

Financing Activities

Financing activities used cash of $819 million year to date 2019 compared to $1,232 million year to date 2018.

We paid cash for treasury stock purchases of $387 million year to date 2019 and $275 million year to date 2018.  Share repurchases are discretionary in nature. The timing and amount of repurchases are based upon available cash balances, our stock price and other factors.

 

We paid cash dividends of $319 million ($2.01 per share) year to date 2019 and $301 million ($1.83 per share) year to date 2018. On November 13, 2019, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend on our common stock of $0.67 per share. The dividend is payable December 24, 2019 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 11, 2019.

 

We used cash to repurchase $6 million of debt on the open market year to date 2019 and to repurchase $530 million of debt pursuant to a tender offer and on the open market year to date 2018. We may again seek to retire or purchase our outstanding debt through open market cash purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. Such repurchases, if any, will depend on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors.

 

As of November 2, 2019, our credit ratings were as follows:

 

Moody’s

Standard &

Poor’s

Fitch

Long-term debt

Baa2

BBB

BBB

 

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Key Financial Ratios

Key financial ratios that provide certain measures of our liquidity are as follows:

(Dollars in Millions)

November 2,

2019

November 3,

2018

Working capital

$

1,706

 

$

2,330

 

Current ratio

 

1.42

 

 

1.58

 

The decreases in our working capital and current ratio are primarily due to lower cash balances as a result of debt reductions, share repurchases and dividends, as well as the addition of operating leases to current liabilities due to adoption of the new lease accounting standard.  

Debt Covenant Compliance

As of November 2, 2019, we were in compliance with all debt covenants and expect to remain in compliance during the remainder of fiscal 2019.  

Contractual Obligations

Other than operating leases which are now Recorded, rather than Unrecorded contractual obligations, there have been no significant changes in the contractual obligations disclosed in our 2018 Form 10-K.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have not provided any financial guarantees as of November 2, 2019.

We have not created and are not a party to, any special-purpose or off-balance sheet entities for the purpose of raising capital, incurring debt or operating our business. We do not have any arrangements or relationships with entities that are not consolidated into our financial statements that are reasonably likely to materially affect our financial condition, liquidity, results of operations or capital resources.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts. Management has discussed the development, selection and disclosure of its estimates and assumptions with the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors. There have been no significant changes in the critical accounting policies and estimates discussed in our 2018 Form 10-K.

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

There have been no significant changes in the market risks described in our 2018 Form 10-K.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (the “Evaluation”) at a reasonable assurance level as of the last day of the period covered by this report.

Based upon the Evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective at the reasonable assurance level. Disclosure controls and procedures are defined by Rule 13a-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") as controls

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and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the SEC's rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

It should be noted that the design of any system of controls is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving our stated goals under all potential future conditions, regardless of how remote.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

On August 4, 2019, we implemented a new enterprise resource planning (“ERP”) system resulting in certain changes in our internal control over financial reporting. This implementation becomes a significant component of our internal control over financial reporting.  With the exception of the new ERP implementation, there were no other changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no significant changes in the risk factors described in our 2018 Form 10-K.

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

The following table contains information for shares of common stock repurchased and shares acquired from employees in lieu of amounts required to satisfy minimum tax withholding requirements upon the vesting of the employees’ stock-based compensation during the three fiscal months ended November 2, 2019:

(Dollars in Millions, Except per Share Data)

Total Number

of Shares

Purchased

Average

Price

Paid per

Share

Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs

Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased under the Plans or Programs

August 4 - 31, 2019

 

916,227

 

$

47.20

 

 

888,253

 

$

908

 

September 1 - October 5, 2019

 

1,127,544

 

 

49.36

 

 

1,067,009

 

 

855

 

October 6 - November 2, 2019

 

766,508

 

 

51.49

 

 

761,510

 

 

816

 

Total

 

2,810,279

 

$

49.27

 

 

2,716,772

 

$

816

 

 

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Item 6. Exhibits

 

Exhibit

Description

10.1

2019 Form of Executive Compensation Agreement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 16, 2019.

31.1

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

101.INS

Inline XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema

101.CAL

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase

101.DEF

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase

101.LAB

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase

101.PRE

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibits 101)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

Kohl’s Corporation

(Registrant)

 

 

Date: December 6, 2019

/s/ Jill Timm

 

Jill Timm

On behalf of the Registrant and as Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

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