SYY Sysco Corp

Sysco Corporation (NYSE:SYY) today announced financial results for its 13-week fourth fiscal quarter and 52-week fiscal year 2017 ended July 1, 2017. In fiscal 2016, the fourth quarter included 14 weeks and the year included 53 weeks.¹ In July 2016, the company completed the acquisition of the Brakes Group, a leading European foodservice distributor with operations in the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Sweden, Spain, Belgium and Luxembourg.

Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2017 Highlights

• Sales increased 5.7% to $14.4 billion; on a comparable 13-week basis, excluding Brakes, sales increased 3.4% to $13.1 billion
• Gross profit increased 10.3% to $2.8 billion; gross margin increased 80 basis points to 19.14%; on a comparable 13-week basis, excluding Brakes, gross profit increased 4.2% to $2.4 billion and gross margin increased 14 basis points to 18.48%
• Operating income increased 2.0% to $558 million; adjusted operating income increased 6.1% to $667 million; on a comparable 13-week basis, excluding Brakes, adjusted operating income increased 9.0% to $636 million
• Earnings Per Share (EPS) increased $0.19 to $0.57; adjusted EPS increased $0.08 to $0.72; on a comparable 13-week basis, excluding Brakes, adjusted EPS increased $0.10 to $0.70

Fiscal 2017 Highlights

• Sales increased 9.9% to $55.4 billion; on a comparable 52-week basis, excluding Brakes, sales increased 1.6% to $50.2 billion
• Gross profit increased 16.8% to $10.6 billion; gross margin increased 112 basis points to 19.07%; on a comparable 52-week basis, excluding Brakes, gross profit increased 4.1% to $9.2 billion and gross margin increased 43 basis points to 18.37%
• Operating income increased 11.0% to $2.1 billion; adjusted operating income increased 17.1% to $2.4 billion; on a comparable 52-week basis, excluding Brakes, adjusted operating income increased 12.4% to $2.2 billion
• Earnings Per Share (EPS) increased $0.44 to $2.08; adjusted EPS increased $0.38 to $2.48; on a comparable 52-week basis, excluding Brakes, adjusted EPS increased $0.28 to $2.34

¹Earnings Per Share (EPS) and Adjusted EPS are shown on a diluted basis unless otherwise specified.  Adjusted financial results exclude certain items, which primarily include restructuring, multiemployer pension withdrawal and merger-related costs. Results shown on a comparable 13 or 52 week basis are non-GAAP numbers and have been further adjusted to remove dollar amounts equal to 1/14 of the comparable fourth quarter non-GAAP results. Reconciliations of all non-GAAP measures are included in this release.

“Our fourth quarter financial results were strong and reflect the increasingly consistent execution of our customer-centric strategy,” said Bill DeLaney, Sysco’s chief executive officer. “I am very pleased with our overall performance in fiscal 2017 and, with the support of our 65,000 dedicated associates, we are well positioned to deliver disciplined, profitable, and sustainable growth as we move forward into 2018 and beyond.”

Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2017 Results

In fiscal 2017, the fourth quarter included 13 weeks and in fiscal 2016, the fourth quarter included 14 weeks.

U.S. Foodservice Operations

Sales for the fourth quarter were $9.8 billion, a decrease of 3.8% compared to last year; on a comparable 13-week basis, sales increased 3.6%. On a comparable 13-week basis, local case volume within U.S. Broadline operations grew 2.7% for the fourth quarter and total case volume grew 0.2%.

Gross profit decreased 3.4% to $2.0 billion; on a comparable 13-week basis, gross profit increased 4.0% and gross margin increased 9 basis points to 20.23%.

Operating expenses decreased $30 million, or 2.4%, compared to last year. Adjusted operating expenses decreased $64 million, or 5.2%, compared to last year; on a comparable 13-week basis, adjusted operating expenses increased 2.1%.

Operating income was $776 million, a decrease of $41 million, or 5.0%, compared to last year.  Adjusted operating income was $811 million, a decrease of $6 million, or 0.8%, compared to last year; on a comparable 13-week basis, adjusted operating income increased 6.8%.

International Foodservice Operations

Sales for the fourth quarter were $2.7 billion, compared to $1.5 billion in the same period last year. Operating income was $63 million, an increase of $13 million, compared to last year. Adjusted operating income was $92 million, an increase of $35 million, compared to last year. The improvement in both sales and adjusted operating income is primarily attributable to the Brakes Group acquisition.

Fiscal 2017 Results

Fiscal 2017, ended July 1, 2017, included 52 weeks, and fiscal 2016, ended July 2, 2016, included 53 weeks.

U.S. Foodservice Operations

Sales for fiscal 2017 were $37.6 billion, a decrease of 0.5% compared to last year; on a comparable 52-week basis, sales increased 1.5%. On a comparable 52-week basis, local case volume within U.S. Broadline operations grew 2.4% for fiscal 2017 and total case volume grew 0.9%.

Gross profit increased 1.9% to $7.6 billion; on a comparable 52-week basis, gross profit increased 4.0% and gross margin increased 48 basis points to 20.09%.

Operating expenses increased $23 million, or 0.5%, compared to last year. Adjusted operating expenses decreased $9 million, or 0.2%, compared to last year; on a comparable 52-week basis, adjusted operating expenses increased 1.7%.

Operating income was $2.9 billion, an increase of $120 million, or 4.3%, compared to last year. Adjusted operating income was $2.9 billion, an increase of $152 million, or 5.5%, compared to last year; on a comparable 52-week basis, adjusted operating income increased 7.8%.

International Foodservice Operations

Sales for fiscal 2017 were $10.6 billion, compared to $5.4 billion in the same period last year. Operating income was $243 million, an increase of $66 million, compared to last year. Adjusted operating income was $346 million, an increase of $164 million, on a comparable 52-week basis. The significant improvement in both sales and operating income is primarily attributable to the Brakes Group acquisition.

Capital Spending and Cash Flow

Capital expenditures, net of proceeds from sales of plant and equipment, totaled $663 million for fiscal 2017, which was $159 million higher compared to last year, primarily due to the addition of Brakes.

Cash flow from operations was $2.2 billion for fiscal 2017, which was $309 million higher compared to last year. Free cash flow for fiscal 2017 was $1.6 billion, which was $150 million higher compared to last year. These changes were largely due to improved business performance, improved working capital, and favorable year-over-year comparisons due to the US Foods termination payment last year, offset by higher fiscal 2017 cash taxes due to prior year deductions related to the US Foods payment and a deferral from flood relief.

Conference Call & Webcast

Sysco will host a conference call to review the Company’s fourth quarter and fiscal 2017 financial results on Monday, August 14, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern. A live webcast of the call, accompanying slide presentation and a copy of this news release will be available online at investors.sysco.com.

Comparable Results on a 13-week/52-week Basis

		Fourth Quarter							Fiscal Year
							Excluding Brakes (4)							Excluding Brakes (4)
	Financial Comparison:	July 1, 2017 (13 Weeks)			Change (13 vs.  14 weeks)		Change (13 vs. 13 weeks)		July 1, 2017      (52 Weeks)			Change (52 vs.  53 weeks)		Change (52 vs. 52 weeks)
	Sales	$14.4 billion			5.7%		3.4%		$55.4 billion			9.9%		1.6%
	Gross Profit	$2.8 billion			10.3%		4.2%		$10.6 billion			16.8%		4.1%
	Gross Margin	19.14%			80 bps		14 bps		19.07%			112 bps		43 bps
	GAAP:
	Operating Expenses	$2.2 billion			12.6%				$8.5 billion			18.3%
	Certain Items	$108.9 million			33.7%				$298.7 million			88.1%
	Operating Income	$558.0 million			2.0%				$2.1 billion			11.0%
	Operating Margin	3.87%			-14 bps				3.71%			3 bps
	Net Earnings	$305.2 million			41.5%				$1.1 billion			20.3%
	Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.57			50.0%				$2.08			26.8%
	Non-GAAP(1):
	Operating Expenses	$2.1 billion			11.6%		2.6%		$8.2 billion			16.7%		1.7%
	Operating Income	$666.8 million			6.1%		9.0%		$2.4 billion			17.1%		12.4%
	Operating Margin	4.62%			2 bps		25 bps		4.25%			26 bps		42 bps
	Net Earnings	$388.3 million			6.2%		11.6%		$1.4 billion			11.9%		8.0%
	Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.72			12.5%		15.5%		$2.48			18.1%		13.6%
	Case Growth (2):
	U.S. Broadline	0.2%							0.9%
	Local	2.7%							2.4%
	Sysco Brand Sales as a % of Cases: (3)
	U.S. Broadline	37.8%					48 bps		37.4%					28 bps
	Local	45.8%					73 bps		45.2%					62 bps
	Note:
	(1) A reconciliation of non-GAAP measures is included in this release.
	(2) Case growth is reported on a 13 and 52 week basis, respectively.
	(3) Sysco Brand Sales are presented as a percentage of cases instead of sales for more relevant comparison
	(4)  Excluding certain items
	Individual components in the table above may not sum to the totals due to rounding.

About Sysco

Sysco is the global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. Its family of products also includes equipment and supplies for the foodservice and hospitality industries. With over 65,000 associates, the company operates approximately 300 distribution facilities worldwide and serves more than 500,000 customer locations. For fiscal 2017 that ended July 1, 2017, the company generated sales of more than $55 billion.

For more information, visit www.sysco.com or connect with Sysco on Facebook at www.facebook.com/SyscoCorporation or Twitter at https://twitter.com/Sysco.  For important news and information regarding Sysco, visit the Investor Relations section of the company's Internet home page at www.investors.sysco.com, which Sysco plans to use as a primary channel for publishing key information to its investors, some of which may contain material and previously non-public information.  Investors should also follow us at www.twitter.com/SyscoStock and download the Sysco IR App, available on the iTunes App Store and the Google Play Market.  In addition, investors should continue to review our news releases and filings with the SEC.  It is possible that the information we disclose through any of these channels of distribution could be deemed to be material information.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements made in this news release or in our earnings call for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017 that look forward in time or that express management’s beliefs, expectations or hopes are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements reflect the views of management at the time such statements are made and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, estimates, and assumptions that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations. These statements include our outlook for fiscal 2018 and the future, our expectations regarding future growth, including further growth in Europe, and cash flow performance, our plans and expectations related to our three-year financial objectives, and the key levers for realizing these goals, expectations regarding gross profit growth and improved margins, our beliefs regarding the impact of productivity initiatives on our supply chain, our beliefs regarding the impact of commercial and administrative initiatives, our beliefs regarding the impact of our improved e-commerce capabilities, expectations regarding the improved capabilities of our sales force, expectations regarding the impact of using customer insights to drive product differentiation, expectations regarding growth of dividends, our beliefs regarding opportunities and performance in our international business in Canada, Latin America and Europe, which includes our Brakes Group business, statements regarding progress on the Brakes Group’s transformational efforts, expectations regarding the continuation of accelerated depreciation related to our revised business technology strategy, expectations regarding the benefits to be obtained from integrating our Ireland businesses, anticipated capital expenditures, and expectations regarding deflation and inflation trends. The success of our plans and expectations regarding our operating performance, including expectations regarding our three-year financial objectives, are subject to the general risks associated with our business, including the risks of interruption of supplies due to lack of long-term contracts, severe weather, crop conditions, work stoppages, intense competition, technology disruptions, dependence on large regional and national customers, inflation risks, the impact of fuel prices, adverse publicity, and labor issues. Risks and uncertainties also include risks impacting the economy generally, including the risks that the current general economic conditions will deteriorate, or consumer confidence in the economy or consumer spending, particularly on food-away-from-home, may decline. Market conditions may not improve. If sales from our locally managed customers do not grow at the same rate as sales from regional and national customers, our gross margins may decline. Our ability to meet our long-term strategic objectives depends largely on the success of our various business initiatives, including efforts related to revenue management, expense management, our digital e-commerce strategy and any efforts related to restructuring or the reduction of administrative costs. There are various risks related to these efforts, including the risk that these efforts may not provide the expected benefits in our anticipated time frame, if at all, and may prove costlier than expected; the risk that the actual costs of any initiatives may be greater or less than currently expected; and the risk of adverse effects to our business, results of operations and liquidity if past and future undertakings, and the associated changes to our business, do not prove to be cost effective or do not result in the cost savings and other benefits at the levels that we anticipate. Our plans related to and the timing of any initiatives are subject to change at any time based on management’s subjective evaluation of our overall business needs. If we are unable to realize the anticipated benefits from our efforts, we could become cost disadvantaged in the marketplace, and our competitiveness and our profitability could decrease. Capital expenditures may vary based on changes in business plans and other factors, including risks related to the implementation of various initiatives, the timing and successful completion of acquisitions, construction schedules and the possibility that other cash requirements could result in delays or cancellations of capital spending. Periods of high inflation, either overall or in certain product categories, can have a negative impact on us and our customers, as high food costs can reduce consumer spending in the food-away-from-home market, and may negatively impact our sales, gross profit, operating income and earnings, and periods of deflation can be difficult to manage effectively. Fluctuations in inflation and deflation, as well as fluctuations in the value of foreign currencies, are beyond our control and subject to broader market forces. Expanding into international markets presents unique challenges and risks, including compliance with local laws, regulations and customs and the impact of local political and economic conditions, including the impact of Brexit, and such expansion efforts, including our Brakes acquisition, may not be successful. Any business that we acquire, including the Brakes transaction, may not perform as expected, and we may not realize the anticipated benefits of our acquisitions. The Brakes Group acquisition will require a significant commitment of time and company resources, and realizing the anticipated benefits from the transaction may take longer than expected.  Expectations regarding the financial statement impact of any acquisitions may change based on management’s subjective evaluation. Meeting our dividend target objectives depends on our level of earnings, available cash and the success of our various strategic initiatives. For a discussion of additional factors impacting Sysco’s business, see the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July 2, 2016, and the company’s subsequent filings with the SEC, including the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July 1, 2017, which we expect to file shortly with the SEC. Sysco does not undertake to update its forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable law.  

Sysco Corporation and its Consolidated Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
(In Thousands, Except for Share and Per Share Data)
		13-WeekPeriod Ended				14-WeekPeriod Ended			52-WeekPeriod Ended				53-WeekPeriod Ended
		Jul. 1, 2017				Jul. 2, 2016			Jul. 1, 2017				Jul. 2, 2016
Sales		$	14,421,045			$	13,647,891		$	55,371,139			$	50,366,919
Cost of sales			11,661,455				11,145,053			44,813,632				41,326,447
Gross profit			2,759,590				2,502,838			10,557,507				9,040,472
Operating expenses			2,201,631				1,956,013			8,504,336				7,189,972
Operating income			557,959				546,825			2,053,171				1,850,500
Interest expense			76,020				74,305			302,878				306,146
Other expense (income), net			(1,586	)			141,303			(15,937	)			111,347
Earnings before income taxes			483,525				331,217			1,766,230				1,433,007
Income taxes			178,354				115,550			623,727				483,385
Net earnings		$	305,171			$	215,667		$	1,142,503			$	949,622
Net earnings:
Basic earnings per share		$	0.57			$	0.38		$	2.10			$	1.66
Diluted earnings per share			0.57				0.38			2.08				1.64
Average shares outstanding			534,137,743				562,924,016			543,496,816				573,057,406
Diluted shares outstanding			538,797,624				567,997,290			548,545,027				577,391,406
Dividends declared per common share		$	0.33			$	0.31		$	1.30			$	1.23

 

Sysco Corporation and its Consolidated Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)
(In Thousands, Except for Share Data)
		July 1, 2017				July 2, 2016
ASSETS
Current assets
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	869,502			$	3,919,300
	Accounts and notes receivable, less allowances of $31,059 and   $37,880		4,012,393				3,380,971
	Inventories		2,995,598				2,639,174
	Prepaid expenses and other current assets		139,185				114,454
	Prepaid income taxes		16,760				-
	Total current assets		8,033,438				10,053,899
Plant and equipment at cost, less depreciation			4,377,302				3,880,442
Other assets
	Goodwill		3,889,706				2,121,661
	Intangibles, less amortization		1,069,272				207,461
	Deferred income taxes		142,472				207,320
	Other assets		249,804				251,021
	Total other assets		5,351,254				2,787,463
Total assets		$	17,761,994			$	16,721,804
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities
	Notes payable	$	3,938			$	89,563
	Accounts payable		3,971,112				2,935,982
	Accrued expenses		1,576,221				1,289,312
	Accrued income taxes		14,540				110,690
	Current maturities of long-term debt		530,075				8,909
	Total current liabilities		6,095,886				4,434,456
Other liabilities
	Long-term debt		7,660,877				7,336,930
	Deferred income taxes		167,054				26,942
	Other long-term liabilities		1,373,822				1,368,482
	Total other liabilities		9,201,753				8,732,354
Commitments and contingencies
Noncontrolling interest			82,839				75,386
Shareholders' equity
	Preferred stock, par value $1 per share, Authorized 1,500,000shares, issued none		-				-
	Common stock, par value $1 per share, Authorized2,000,000,000 shares, issued 765,174,900 shares		765,175				765,175
	Paid-in capital		1,327,366				1,281,140
	Retained earnings		9,447,755				9,006,138
	Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(1,262,737	)			(1,358,118	)
	Treasury stock at cost 235,135,699 and 205,577,484		(7,896,043	)			(6,214,727	)
	Total shareholders' equity		2,381,516				3,479,608
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity		$	17,761,994			$	16,721,804

 

Sysco Corporation and its Consolidated Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)
(In Thousands)
			52-WeekPeriod Ended				53-WeekPeriod Ended
			July 1, 2017				July 2, 2016
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings			$	1,142,503			$	949,622
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to cash provided by  operating activities:
Share-based compensation expense				83,883				79,466
Depreciation and amortization				901,992				662,710
Amortization of debt issuance and other debt-related costs				31,852				45,137
Loss on foreign exchange remeasurement				-				101,228
Loss on extinguishment of debt				-				86,460
Deferred income taxes				(51,846	)			93,871
Provision for losses on receivables				20,672				20,372
Other non-cash items				6,704				23,347
Additional changes in certain assets and liabilities, net ofeffect of businesses acquired:
Decrease (increase) in receivables				46,454				(27,311	)
(Increase) decrease in inventories				(113,647	)			66,937
Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and othercurrent assets				8,158				(8,468	)
Increase in accounts payable				362,236				23,863
(Decrease) in accrued expenses				(28,422	)			(178,275	)
(Decrease) increase in accrued income taxes				(74,590	)			231,542
(Increase) in other assets				(36,449	)			(6,639	)
(Decrease) in other long-term liabilities				(18,629	)			(196,190	)
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation   arrangements				(38,983	)			(34,530	)
Net cash provided by operating activities				2,241,888				1,933,142
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions to plant and equipment				(686,378	)			(527,346	)
Proceeds from sales of plant and equipment				23,715				23,511
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired				(2,921,798	)			(219,218	)
Decrease in restricted cash				-				168,274
Purchase of foreign currency options				-				(103,501	)
Proceeds from the sale of foreign currency options				-				57,452
Net cash used for investing activities				(3,584,461	)			(600,828	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Bank and commercial paper borrowings (repayments), net				119,700				-
Other debt borrowings				767,216				5,134,709
Other debt repayments				(143,664	)			(126,797	)
Senior note redemption repayments				-				(5,050,000	)
Debt issuance costs				(8,599	)			(39,676	)
Cash paid for settlement of cash flow hedge				-				(6,134	)
Cash received from the termination of interest rate swap agreements				-				14,496
Proceeds from stock option exercises				204,805				282,455
Accelerated share and treasury stock purchases				(1,886,121	)			(1,949,445	)
Dividends paid				(698,647	)			(698,869	)
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation   arrangements				38,983				34,530
Net cash used for financing activities				(1,606,327	)			(2,404,731	)
Effect of exchange rates on cash				(100,949	)			(138,327	)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents				(3,049,849	)			(1,210,744	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period				3,919,351				5,130,044
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period			$	869,502			$	3,919,300
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest			$	285,025			$	200,174
Income taxes				761,384				180,565

  

Sysco Corporation and its Consolidated Subsidiaries

Non-GAAP Reconciliation (Unaudited)

Impact of Certain Items and Brakes

Sysco’s results of operations are impacted by restructuring costs consisting of (1) expenses associated with our revised business technology strategy announced in fiscal 2016, as a result of which we recorded accelerated depreciation on our existing system and incurred costs to convert to a modernized version of our established platform, (2) professional fees related to our three-year strategic plan, (3) restructuring expenses within our Brakes Group operations, (4) severance charges related to restructuring, (5) facility closure costs, and (6) business technology transformation costs.  Our results of operations are also impacted by the following acquisition-related items: (1) intangible amortization expense; (2) transaction costs; and (3) integration costs.  All acquisition-related costs in fiscal 2017 that have been excluded relate to the Brakes acquisition. Sysco's results of operations are also impacted by multi-employer pension  (MEPP) withdrawal charges. Fiscal 2016 acquisition-related costs, however, include  (1) expenses associated with our revised business technology strategy announced in fiscal 2016, as a result of which we recorded accelerated depreciation on our existing system and incurred costs to convert to a modernized version of our established platform, (2) professional fees related to our three-year strategic plan, (3) Brakes related acquisition costs, (4) termination costs in connection with the merger that had been proposed with US Foods, Inc. (US Foods), (5) severance charges related to restructuring, (6) facility closure costs, and (7) financing costs related to the Brakes acquisition and senior notes that were issued in fiscal 2015 to fund the proposed US Foods merger. These senior notes were redeemed in the first quarter of fiscal 2016, triggering a redemption loss of $86.5 million, and we incurred interest on these notes through the redemption date.  Fiscal 2016 also includes losses on foreign currency remeasurement and hedging. The Brakes acquisition also resulted in non-recurring tax expense in fiscal 2017, primarily from non-deductible transaction costs.  These fiscal 2017 and fiscal 2016 items are collectively referred to as "Certain Items."

Management believes that adjusting its operating expenses, operating income, operating margin as a percentage of sales, interest expense, net earnings and diluted earnings per share to remove these Certain Items provides an important perspective with respect to our underlying business trends and results and provides meaningful supplemental information to both management and investors that (1) is indicative of the performance of the company's underlying operations and facilitates comparisons on a year-over-year basis and (2) removes those items that are difficult to predict and are often unanticipated, and which as a result, are difficult to include in analysts' financial models and our investors' expectations with any degree of specificity.

Sysco’s fiscal year ends on the Saturday nearest to June 30th. This resulted in a 52-week year ending June 27, 2017 for fiscal 2017 and a 53-week year ending July 2, 2016 for fiscal 2016. Because the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016 contained an additional week as compared to fiscal 2017, our Consolidated Results of Operations for fiscal 2017, and any related case growth metrics, are not directly comparable to the prior year.  Management believes that adjusting the fiscal 2016 results for the estimated impact of the additional week provides more comparable financial results on a year-over-year basis.  As a result, the case growth and operating metrics for fiscal 2017 presented in the table below reflect a comparison to fiscal 2016 as adjusted by one-fourteenth of the total metric for the fourth quarter. Failure to make these adjustments causes the year-over-year changes in these metrics to be understated.

Although Sysco has a history of growth through acquisitions, the Brakes Group is significantly larger than the companies historically acquired by Sysco, with a proportionately greater impact on Sysco’s consolidated financial statements.  Accordingly, Sysco is excluding from its non-GAAP financial measures for the relevant period solely those acquisition costs specific to the Brakes acquisition.  We believe this approach significantly enhances the comparability of Sysco’s results for fiscal 2017 and fiscal 2016.  Also, given the significance of the Brakes acquisition, management believes that presenting Sysco’s financial measures, excluding the Brakes Group operating results (including for this purpose Brakes financing costs, which are not included in the Brakes Group GAAP operating results and are also not Certain Items), enhances comparability of the period over period financial performance of Sysco’s legacy business and allows investors to more effectively measure Sysco’s progress against the financial goals under Sysco’s three year strategic plan.

Set forth below is a reconciliation of sales, operating expenses, operating income, interest expense, net earnings and diluted earnings per share to adjusted results for these measures for the periods presented.  Individual components of diluted earnings per share may not add to the total presented due to rounding.  Adjusted diluted earnings per share is calculated using adjusted net earnings divided by diluted shares outstanding.

 

Sysco Corporation and its Consolidated Subsidiaries
Non-GAAP Reconciliation  (Unaudited)
Impact of extra week, Certain Items and Brakes
(In Thousands, Except for Share and Per Share Data)
		13-Week Period Ended July 1, 2017				14-Week Period Ended July 2, 2016				Period Change in Dollars			Period %/bpsChange
Sales	$	14,421,045			$	13,647,891			$	773,154			5.7	%
Impact of Brakes		(1,318,642	)			-				(1,318,642	)		NM
Less 1 week fourth quarter sales		-				(974,849	)			974,849			NM
Comparable sales using a 13 week basis and excluding the impact ofBrakes (Non-GAAP)	$	13,102,403			$	12,673,042			$	429,361			3.4	%
Gross profit	$	2,759,590			$	2,502,838			$	256,752			10.3	%
Impact of Brakes		(338,721	)			-				(338,721	)		NM
Less 1 week fourth quarter sales		-				(178,774	)			178,774			NM
Comparable gross profit using a 13 week basis and excluding the impactof Brakes (Non-GAAP)	$	2,420,869			$	2,324,064			$	96,805			4.2	%
Gross margin		19.14	%			18.34	%						80 bps
Impact of Brakes		0.66	%			0	%						66 bps
Less 1 week fourth quarter sales		0	%			0	%						0 bps
Comparable gross margin using a 13 week basis and excluding theimpact of Brakes (Non-GAAP)		18.48	%			18.34	%						14 bps
Operating expenses (GAAP)	$	2,201,631			$	1,956,013			$	245,618			12.6	%
Impact of MEPP charge		(35,600	)			-				(35,600	)		NM
Impact of restructuring costs (1)		(42,573	)			(56,220	)			13,647			-24.3	%
Impact of acquisition-related costs (2)		(30,697	)			(25,212	)			(5,485	)		21.8	%
Operating expenses adjusted for certain items (Non-GAAP)	$	2,092,761			$	1,874,581			$	218,180			11.6	%
Impact of Brakes		(332,874	)			-				(332,874	)		NM
Impact of Brakes restructuring costs (3)		3,938				-				3,938			NM
Impact of Brakes acquisition-related costs (2)		21,435				-				21,435			NM
Less 1 week fourth quarter operating expenses		-				(133,899	)			133,899			-100.0	%
Operating expenses adjusted for certain items, extra week andexcluding the impact of Brakes (Non-GAAP)	$	1,785,260			$	1,740,682			$	44,578			2.6	%
Operating income (GAAP)	$	557,959			$	546,825			$	11,134			2.0	%
Impact of MEPP charge		35,600				-				35,600			NM
Impact of restructuring costs (1)		42,573				56,220				(13,647	)		-24.3	%
Impact of acquisition-related costs (2)		30,697				25,212				5,485			21.8	%
Operating income adjusted for certain items (Non-GAAP)	$	666,829			$	628,257			$	38,572			6.1	%
Impact of Brakes		(5,847	)			-				(5,847	)		NM
Impact of Brakes restructuring costs (3)		(3,938	)			-				(3,938	)		NM
Impact of Brakes acquisition-related costs (2)		(21,435	)			-				(21,435	)		NM
Less 1 week fourth quarter operating income		-				(44,876	)			44,876			NM
Operating income adjusted for certain items, extra week and excludingthe impact of Brakes (Non-GAAP)	$	635,609			$	583,381			$	52,228			9.0	%
Operating margin (GAAP)		3.87	%			4.01	%						-14 bps
Operating margin excluding Certain Items (Non-GAAP)		4.62	%			4.60	%						2 bps
Operating margin excluding Certain Items, Extra Week and Brakes (Non-GAAP)		4.85	%			4.60	%						25 bps
Interest expense (GAAP)	$	76,020			$	74,305			$	1,715			2.3	%
Impact of acquisition financing costs		-				(18,660	)			18,660			NM
Interest expense adjusted for certain items (Non-GAAP)		76,020				55,645				20,375			36.6	%
Less 1 week fourth quarter interest expense		-				(3,975	)			3,975			-100.0	%
Interest expense adjusted for certain items and extra week (Non-GAAP)	$	76,020			$	51,670			$	24,350			47.1	%
Other (income) expense		(1,586	)			141,303				(142,889	)		-101.1	%
Impact of foreign currency remeasurement and hedging		-				(146,950	)			146,950			-100.0	%
Other (income) expense adjusted for certain items (Non-GAAP)		(1,586	)			(5,647	)			4,061			-71.9	%
Less 1 week fourth quarter other (income) expense		-				403				(403	)		-100.0	%
Other (income) expense adjusted for certain items and extra week (Non-GAAP)		(1,586	)		$	(5,244	)		$	3,658			-69.8	%
Net earnings (GAAP)	$	305,171			$	215,667			$	89,504			41.5	%
Impact of MEPP charge		35,600				-				35,600			NM
Impact of restructuring cost (1)		42,573				56,220				(13,647	)		-24.3	%
Impact of acquisition-related costs (2)		30,697				25,212				5,485			21.8	%
Impact of acquisition financing costs		-				18,660				(18,660	)		NM
Impact of foreign currency remeasurement and hedging		-				146,950				(146,950	)		NM
Tax Impact of MEPP charge		(12,900	)							(12,900	)		NM
Tax impact of restructuring cost (5)		(13,299	)			(22,083	)			8,784			-39.8	%
Tax impact of acquisition-related costs (5)		461				(9,903	)			10,364			NM
Tax impact of acquisition financing costs (5)		-				(7,330	)			7,330			NM
Tax impact of foreign currency remeasurement and hedging		-				(57,722	)			57,722			NM
Net earnings adjusted for certain items (Non-GAAP)	$	388,303			$	365,671			$	22,632			6.2	%
Impact of Brakes		6,758				-				6,758			NM
Impact of Brakes restructuring costs (3)		(4,639	)			-				(4,639	)		NM
Impact of Brakes acquisition-related costs (2)		(25,251	)			-				(25,251	)		NM
Impact of interest expense on debt issued for the Brakes acquisition (6)		23,014				-				23,014			NM
Tax impact of interest expense on debt issued for the Brakes acquisition (5)		(9,147	)			-				(9,147	)		NM
Less 1 week fourth quarter net earnings		-				(26,119	)			(9,733	)		NM
Net earnings adjusted for certain items, extra week and excluding theimpact of Brakes (Non-GAAP)	$	379,038			$	339,552			$	39,486			11.6	%
Diluted earnings per share (GAAP)	$	0.57			$	0.38			$	0.19			50.0	%
Impact of MEPP charge		0.07				-				0.07			NM
Impact of restructuring costs (1)		0.08				0.10				(0.02	)		-20.0	%
Impact of acquisition-related costs (2)		0.06				0.04				0.02			50.0	%
Impact of acquisition financing costs		-				0.03				(0.03	)		NM
Impact of foreign currency remeasurement and hedging		-				0.26				(0.26	)		NM
Tax Impact of MEPP charge		(0.02	)			-				(0.02	)		NM
Tax impact of restructuring cost (5)		(0.02	)			(0.04	)			0.02			-50.0	%
Tax impact of acquisition-related costs (5)		-				(0.02	)			0.02			NM
Tax impact of acquisition financing costs (5)		-				(0.01	)			0.01			NM
Tax impact of foreign currency remeasurement and hedging		-				(0.10	)			0.10			NM
Diluted EPS adjusted for certain items(Non-GAAP) (4)	$	0.72			$	0.64			$	0.08			12.5	%
Impact of Brakes		(0.01	)			-				(0.01	)		NM
Impact of Brakes restructuring costs (3)		(0.01	)			-				(0.01	)		NM
Impact of Brakes acquisition-related costs (2)		(0.05	)			-				(0.05	)		NM
Impact of interest expense on debt issued for the Brakes acquisition (6)		0.05				-				0.05			NM
Tax impact of interest expense on debt issued for the Brakes acquisition (5)		(0.01	)			-				(0.01	)		NM
Less 1 week impact of fourth quarter diluted earnings per share		-				(0.05	)			0.05			NM
Diluted EPS adjusted for certain items, extra week and excluding theimpact of Brakes (Non-GAAP) (4)	$	0.70			$	0.60			$	0.10			15.5	%
Diluted shares outstanding		538,797,624				567,997,290
(1) Includes $28 million in accelerated depreciation associated with our revised business technology strategy and $11 million related to restructuring expenses within our Brakes operations, costs to convert to legacy systems in conjuction with our revised business technology strategy, severance charges related to restructuring and professional fees on 3-year financial objectives.
(2) Fiscal 2017 includes $20 million related to intangible amortization expense from the Brakes acquisition, which is included in the results of Brakes and $9 million in transaction costs.  Fiscal 2016 includes US Foods merger termination costs.
(3) Includes Brakes acquisition restructuring charges.
(4) Individual components of diluted earnings per share may not add to the total presented due to rounding.  Total diluted earnings per share is calculated using adjusted net earnings divided by diluted shares outstanding.
(5) The tax impact of adjustments for Certain Items are calculated by multiplying the pretax impact of each Certain Item by the statutory rates in effect for each jurisdiction where the Certain Item was incurred.
(6) Sysco Corporation issued debt to fund the Acquisition.  The interest expense arising from the debt issued is attributed to the incremental impact of Brakes operating results, even though it is not a direct obligation of the Brakes Group and is not considered a Certain Item.
NM represents that the percentage change is not meaningful.

 

Sysco Corporation and its Consolidated Subsidiaries
Non-GAAP Reconciliation  (Unaudited)
Impact of extra week, Certain Items and Brakes
(In Thousands, Except for Share and Per Share Data)
		52-Week Period Ended Jul. 1, 2017				53-Week Period Ended Jul. 2, 2016				Period Change in Dollars			Period %/bpsChange
Sales	$	55,371,139			$	50,366,919			$	5,004,220			9.9	%
Impact of Brakes		(5,170,787	)			-				(5,170,787	)		NM
Less 1 week fourth quarter sales		-				(974,849	)			974,849			NM
Comparable sales using a 52 week basis and excluding the impact ofBrakes (Non-GAAP)	$	50,200,352			$	49,392,070			$	808,282			1.6	%
Gross profit	$	10,557,507			$	9,040,472			$	1,517,035			16.8	%
Impact of Brakes		(1,333,852	)			-				(1,333,852	)		NM
Less 1 week fourth quarter sales		-				(178,774	)			178,774			NM
Comparable gross profit using a 52 week basis and excluding theimpact of Brakes (Non-GAAP)	$	9,223,655			$	8,861,698			$	361,957			4.1	%
Gross margin		19.07	%			17.95	%						112 bps
Impact of Brakes		0.69	%			0	%						69 bps
Less 1 week fourth quarter sales		0	%			0.01	%						-1 bps
Comparable gross margin using a 52 week basis and excluding theimpact of Brakes (Non-GAAP)		18.37	%			17.94	%						43 bps
Operating expenses (GAAP)	$	8,504,336			$	7,189,972			$	1,314,364			18.3	%
Impact of MEPP charge		(35,600	)			-				(35,600	)		NM
Impact of restructuring costs (1)		(161,011	)			(123,134	)			(37,877	)		30.8	%
Impact of acquisition-related costs (2)		(102,049	)			(35,614	)			(66,434	)		NM
Operating expenses adjusted for certain items (Non-GAAP)	$	8,205,676			$	7,031,224			$	1,174,452			16.7	%
Impact of Brakes		(1,282,800	)			-				(1,282,800	)		NM
Impact of Brakes restructuring costs (3)		13,732				-				13,732			NM
Impact of Brakes acquisition-related costs (2)		78,273				-				78,273			NM
Less 1 week fourth quarter operating expenses		-				(133,899	)			133,899			NM
Operating expenses adjusted for certain items, extra week andexcluding the impact of Brakes (Non-GAAP)	$	7,014,881			$	6,897,325			$	117,556			1.7	%
Operating income (GAAP)	$	2,053,171			$	1,850,500			$	202,671			11.0	%
Impact of MEPP charge		35,600				-				35,600			NM
Impact of restructuring costs (1)		161,011				123,134				37,877			30.8	%
Impact of acquisition-related costs (2)		102,049				35,614				66,434			NM
Operating income adjusted for certain items (Non-GAAP)	$	2,351,831			$	2,009,248			$	342,583			17.1	%
Impact of Brakes		(51,053	)			-				(51,053	)		NM
Impact of Brakes restructuring costs (3)		(13,732	)			-				(13,732	)		NM
Impact of Brakes acquisition-related costs (2)		(78,273	)			-				(78,273	)		NM
Less 1 week fourth quarter operating income		-				(44,876	)			44,876			NM
Operating income adjusted for certain items, extra week andexcluding the impact of Brakes (Non-GAAP)	$	2,208,773			$	1,964,372			$	244,401			12.4	%
Operating margin (GAAP)		3.71	%			3.67	%						3 bps
Operating margin excluding Certain Items (Non-GAAP)		4.25	%			3.99	%						26 bps
Operating margin excluding Certain Items, Extra Week and Brakes(Non-GAAP)		4.40	%			3.98	%						42 bps
Interest expense (GAAP)	$	302,878			$	306,146			$	(3,268	)		-1.1	%
Impact of acquisition financing costs		-				(123,990	)			123,990			NM
Interest expense adjusted for certain items (Non-GAAP)	$	302,878			$	182,156			$	120,722			66.3	%
Less 1 week fourth quarter interest expense		-				(3,975	)			3,975			NM
Interest expense adjusted for certain items and extra week (Non-GAAP)	$	302,878			$	178,181			$	124,697			70.0	%
Other (income) expense	$	(15,937	)		$	111,347			$	(127,284	)		NM
Impact of foreign currency remeasurement and hedging		-				(146,950	)			146,950			NM
Other (income) expense adjusted for certain items (Non-GAAP)		(15,937	)			(35,603	)			19,666			-55.2	%
Less 1 week fourth quarter other (income) expense		-				403				(403	)		NM
Other (income) expense adjusted for certain items and extra week(Non-GAAP)	$	(15,937	)		$	(35,200	)		$	19,263			-54.7	%
Net earnings (GAAP)	$	1,142,503			$	949,622			$	192,881			20.3	%
Impact of MEPP charge		35,600				-				35,600			NM
Impact of restructuring cost (1)		161,011				123,134				37,877			30.8	%
Impact of acquisition-related costs (2)		102,049				35,614				66,435			NM
Impact of acquisition financing costs		-				123,990				(123,990	)		NM
Impact of foreign currency remeasurement and hedging		-				146,950				(146,950	)		NM
Tax Impact of MEPP charge		(11,903	)			-				(11,903	)		NM
Tax impact of restructuring cost (5)		(51,184	)			(47,333	)			(3,851	)		8.1	%
Tax impact of acquisition-related costs (5)		(19,003	)			(13,690	)			(5,313	)		38.8	%
Tax impact of acquisition financing costs (5)		-				(47,662	)			47,662			NM
Tax impact of foreign currency remeasurement and hedging		-				(56,488	)			56,488			NM
Net earnings adjusted for certain items (Non-GAAP)	$	1,359,073			$	1,214,137			$	144,936			11.9	%
Impact of Brakes		(46,988	)			-				(46,988	)		NM
Impact of Brakes restructuring costs (3)		(11,794	)			-				(11,794	)		NM
Impact of Brakes acquisition-related costs (2)		(67,221	)			-				(67,221	)		NM
Impact of interest expense on debt issued for the Brakes acquisition (6)		83,633				-				83,633			NM
Tax impact of interest expense on debt issued for the Brakes acquisition (5)		(33,880	)			-				(33,880	)		NM
Less 1 week fourth quarter net earnings		-				(26,119	)			26,119			NM
Net earnings adjusted for certain items, extra week and excludingthe impact of Brakes (Non-GAAP)	$	1,282,823			$	1,188,018			$	94,805			8.0	%
Diluted earnings per share (GAAP)	$	2.08			$	1.64			$	0.44			26.8	%
Impact of MEPP charge		0.06				-				0.06			NM
Impact of restructuring costs (1)		0.29				0.21				0.08			38.1	%
Impact of acquisition-related costs (2)		0.19				0.06				0.13			NM
Impact of acquisition financing costs		-				0.21				(0.21	)		NM
Impact of foreign currency remeasurement and hedging		-				0.25				(0.25	)		NM
Tax Impact of MEPP charge		(0.02	)			-				(0.02	)		NM
Tax impact of restructuring cost (5)		(0.09	)			(0.08	)			(0.01	)		12.5	%
Tax impact of acquisition-related costs (5)		(0.03	)			(0.02	)			(0.01	)		50.0	%
Tax impact of acquisition financing costs (5)		-				(0.08	)			0.08			NM
Tax impact of foreign currency remeasurement and hedging		-				(0.10	)			0.10			NM
Diluted EPS adjusted for certain items(Non-GAAP) (4)	$	2.48			$	2.10			$	0.38			18.1	%
Impact of Brakes		(0.09	)			-				(0.09	)		NM
Impact of Brakes restructuring costs (3)		(0.02	)			-				(0.02	)		NM
Impact of Brakes acquisition-related costs (2)		(0.12	)			-				(0.12	)		NM
Impact of interest expense on debt issued for the Brakes acquisition (6)		0.15				-				0.15			NM
Tax impact of interest expense on debt issued for the Brakes acquisition (5)		(0.06	)			-				(0.06	)		NM
Less 1 week impact of fourth quarter diluted earnings per share		-				(0.05	)			0.05			NM
Diluted EPS adjusted for certain items, extra week and excluding theimpact of Brakes (Non-GAAP) (4)	$	2.34			$	2.06			$	0.28			13.6	%
Diluted shares outstanding		548,545,027				577,391,406
(1) Includes $111 million in accelerated depreciation associated with our revised business technology strategy and $46 million related to professional fees on 3-year financial objectives, restructuring expenses within our Brakes operations, costs to convert to legacy systems in conjuction with our revised business technology strategy and severance charges related to restructuring.
(2) Fiscal 2017 includes $76 million related to intangible amortization expense from the Brakes acquisition, which is included in the results of Brakes and $24 million in transaction costs.  Fiscal 2016 includes US Foods merger termination costs.
(3) Includes Brakes acquisition restructuring charges.
(4) Individual components of diluted earnings per share may not add to the total presented due to rounding. Total diluted earnings per share is calculated using adjusted net earnings divided by diluted shares outstanding.
(5) The tax impact of adjustments for Certain Items are calculated by multiplying the pretax impact of each Certain Item by the statutory rates in effect for each jurisdiction where the Certain Item was incurred.  The adjustments also include $7 million in non-deductible transaction costs and $4 million in other one-time costs related to the Brakes acquisition.
(6) Sysco Corporation issued debt to fund the Acquisition.  The interest expense arising from the debt issued is attributed to the incremental impact of Brakes operating results, even though it is not a direct obligation of the Brakes Group and is not considered a Certain Item.
NM represents that the percentage change is not meaningful.

 

Sysco Corporation and its Consolidated Subsidiaries
Non-GAAP Reconciliation  (Unaudited)
Impact of extra week and Certain Items
(In Thousands, Except for Share and Per Share Data)
	13-Week Period Ended				14-Week Period Ended				Period Change in Dollars				Period %/bps Change
	Jul. 1, 2017				Jul. 2, 2016
U.S. Foodservice Operations
Sales (GAAP)	$	9,804,969			$	10,195,775			$	(390,806	)		-3.8	%
Less 1 week fourth quarter sales		-				(728,270	)			728,270			NM
Comparable sales using a 13 week basis (Non-GAAP)	$	9,804,969			$	9,467,506			$	337,464			3.6	%
Gross Profit (GAAP)	$	1,984,028			$	2,054,413			$	(70,385	)		-3.4	%
Less 1 week fourth quarter gross profit		-				(146,744	)			146,744			NM
Comparable gross profit using a 13 week basis (Non-GAAP)	$	1,984,028			$	1,907,669			$	76,359			4.0	%
Gross Margin (GAAP)		20.23	%			20.15	%						9 bps
Less 1 week fourth quarter gross margin		0	%			0	%						0 bps
Comparable gross margin using a 13 week basis (Non-GAAP)		20.23	%			20.15	%						9 bps
Operating expenses (GAAP)	$	1,208,178			$	1,237,692			$	(29,514	)		-2.4	%
Impact of MEPP charge		(35,600	)			-				(35,600	)		NM
Impact of restructuring costs		-				(1,175	)			1,175			NM
Operating expenses adjusted for certain items (Non-GAAP)	$	1,172,578			$	1,236,517			$	(63,939	)		-5.2	%
Less 1 week fourth quarter operating expenses		-				(88,323	)			88,323			NM
Operating expenses adjusted for extra week (Non-GAAP)	$	1,172,578			$	1,148,194			$	24,384			2.1	%
Operating income (GAAP)	$	775,850			$	816,721			$	(40,871	)		-5.0	%
Impact of MEPP charge		35,600				-				35,600			NM
Impact of restructuring costs		-				1,175				(1,175	)		NM
Operating income adjusted for certain items (Non-GAAP)	$	811,450			$	817,896			$	(6,446	)		-0.8	%
Operating income adjusted for extra week (Non-GAAP)	$	811,450			$	759,475			$	51,975			6.8	%
International Foodservice Operations
Sales (GAAP)	$	2,730,263			$	1,513,361			$	1,216,902			80.4	%
Gross Profit (GAAP)		584,451				261,600				322,851			123.4	%
Gross Margin (GAAP)		21.41	%			17.29	%						412 bps
Operating expenses (GAAP)	$	521,659			$	211,594			$	310,065			NM
Impact of restructuring costs (1)		(8,031	)			(6,808	)			(1,223	)		18.0	%
Impact of acquisition-related costs (2)		(21,435	)			-				(21,435	)		NM
Operating expenses adjusted for certain items (Non-GAAP)	$	492,193			$	204,786			$	287,407			NM
Operating income (GAAP)	$	62,792			$	50,006			$	12,786			25.6	%
Impact of restructuring costs (1)		8,031				6,808				1,223			18.0	%
Impact of acquisition-related costs (2)		21,435				-				21,435			NM
Operating income adjusted for certain items (Non-GAAP)	$	92,258			$	56,814			$	35,444			62.4	%
SYGMA
Sales (GAAP)	$	1,618,485			$	1,652,222			$	(33,737	)		-2.0	%
Gross Profit (GAAP)		123,267				119,214				4,053			3.4	%
Gross Margin (GAAP)		7.62	%			7.22	%						40 bps
Operating expenses (GAAP)	$	115,375			$	111,871			$	3,504			3.1	%
Operating income (GAAP)	$	7,892			$	7,343			$	549			7.5	%
Other
Sales (GAAP)	$	267,328			$	286,533			$	(19,205	)		-6.7	%
Gross Profit (GAAP)		72,933				69,072				3,861			5.6	%
Gross Margin (GAAP)		27.28	%			24.11	%						318 bps
Operating expenses (GAAP)	$	70,526			$	60,252			$	10,274			17.1	%
Impact of restructuring costs		-				(52	)			52			NM
Operating expenses adjusted for certain items (Non-GAAP)	$	70,526			$	60,200			$	10,326			17.2	%
Operating income (GAAP)	$	2,407			$	8,820			$	(6,413	)		-72.7	%
Impact of restructuring costs		-				52				(52	)		NM
Operating income adjusted for certain items (Non-GAAP)	$	2,407			$	8,872			$	(6,465	)		-72.9	%
Corporate
Gross Profit (GAAP)	$	(5,089	)		$	(1,461	)		$	(3,628	)		248.3	%
Operating expenses (GAAP)	$	285,893			$	334,604			$	(48,711	)		-14.6	%
Impact of restructuring costs (3)		(34,542	)			(48,185	)			13,643			-28.3	%
Impact of acquisition-related costs (4)		(9,261	)			(25,212	)			15,951			-63.3	%
Operating expenses adjusted for certain items (Non-GAAP)	$	242,090			$	261,207			$	(19,117	)		-7.3	%
Operating income (GAAP)	$	(290,982	)		$	(336,065	)		$	45,083			-13.4	%
Impact of restructuring costs (3)		34,542				48,185				(13,643	)		-28.3	%
Impact of acquisition-related costs (4)		9,261				25,212				(15,951	)		-63.3	%
Operating income adjusted for certain items (Non-GAAP)	$	(247,179	)		$	(262,668	)		$	15,489			-5.9	%
Total Sysco
Sales (GAAP)	$	14,421,045			$	13,647,891			$	773,154			5.7	%
Gross Profit (GAAP)		2,759,590				2,502,838				256,752			10.3	%
Gross Margin (GAAP)		19.14	%			18.34	%						80 bps
Operating expenses (GAAP)	$	2,201,631			$	1,956,013			$	245,618			12.6	%
Impact of MEPP charge		(35,600	)			-				(35,600	)		NM
Impact of restructuring costs (1) (3)		(42,573	)			(56,220	)			13,647			-24.3	%
Impact of acquisition-related costs (2) (4)		(30,697	)			(25,212	)			(5,485	)		21.8	%
Operating expenses adjusted for certain items (Non-GAAP)	$	2,092,761			$	1,874,581			$	218,180			11.6	%
Operating income (GAAP)	$	557,959			$	546,825			$	11,134			2.0	%
Impact of MEPP charge		35,600				-				35,600			NM
Impact of restructuring costs (1) (3)		42,573				56,220				(13,647	)		-24.3	%
Impact of acquisition-related costs (2) (4)		30,697				25,212				5,485			21.8	%
Operating income adjusted for certain items (Non-GAAP)	$	666,829			$	628,257			$	38,572			6.1	%
(1) Fiscal 2017 includes Brakes acquisition-related restructuring charges and other severance charges related to restructuring.
(2) Fiscal 2017 Includes $20 million for the 13 week period related to intangible amortization expense from the Brakes acquisition, which is included in the results of the Brakes Group.
(3) Fiscal 2017 $28 million for the 13 week period in accelerated depreciation associated with our revised business technology strategy. Also includes $4 million for the 13 week period related to professional fees on 3-year financial objectives and costs to convert to legacy systems in conjunction with our revised business technology strategy.
(4) Fiscal 2017 Includes $9 million for the 13 week period related to transaction costs from the Brakes acquisition. Fiscal 2016 includes US Foods merger termination costs.

 

Sysco Corporation and its Consolidated Subsidiaries
Non-GAAP Reconciliation  (Unaudited)
Impact of extra week and Certain Items
(In Thousands, Except for Share and Per Share Data)
	52-Week PeriodEnded				53-Week PeriodEnded				Period Change in Dollars				Period %/bps Change
	Jul. 1, 2017				Jul. 2, 2016
U.S. Foodservice Operations
Sales (GAAP)	$	37,604,698			$	37,776,442			$	(171,745	)		-0.5	%
Less 1 week fourth quarter sales		-				(728,270	)			728,270			NM
Comparable sales using a 52 week basis (Non-GAAP)	$	37,604,698			$	37,048,173			$	556,525			1.5	%
Gross Profit (GAAP)	$	7,556,392			$	7,413,436			$	142,956			1.9	%
Less 1 week fourth quarter sales		-				(146,744	)			146,744			NM
Comparable gross profit using a 52 week basis (Non-GAAP)	$	7,556,392			$	7,266,692			$	289,700			4.0	%
Gross Margin (GAAP)		20.09	%			19.62	%						47 bps
Less 1 week fourth quarter sales		0	%			0.01	%						NM
Comparable gross margin using a 52 week basis (Non-GAAP)		20.09	%			19.61	%						48 bps
Operating expenses (GAAP)	$	4,664,780			$	4,641,504			$	23,276			0.5	%
Impact of MEPP charge		(35,600	)			-				(35,600	)		NM
Impact of restructuring costs		(470	)			(3,351	)			2,881			-86.0	%
Operating expenses adjusted for certain items (Non-GAAP)	$	4,628,710			$	4,638,153			$	(9,443	)		-0.2	%
Less 1 week fourth quarter operating expenses		-				(88,323	)			88,323			NM
Operating expenses adjusted for extra week (Non-GAAP)	$	4,628,710			$	4,549,830			$	78,880			1.7	%
Operating income (GAAP)	$	2,891,612			$	2,771,932			$	119,680			4.3	%
Impact of MEPP charge		35,600				-				35,600			NM
Impact of restructuring costs		470				3,351				(2,881	)		-86.0	%
Operating income adjusted for certain items (Non-GAAP)	$	2,927,682			$	2,775,283			$	152,399			5.5	%
Less 1 week fourth quarter operating income		-				(58,421	)			58,421			NM
Operating income adjusted for extra week (Non-GAAP)	$	2,927,682			$	2,716,862			$	210,820			7.8	%
International Foodservice Operations
Sales (GAAP)	$	10,613,059			$	5,436,209			$	5,176,850			95.2	%
Gross Profit (GAAP)		2,275,819				938,942				1,336,877			NM
Gross Margin (GAAP)		21.44	%			17.27	%						417 bps
Operating expenses (GAAP)	$	2,032,703			$	761,783			$	1,270,920			NM
Impact of restructuring costs (1)		(25,080	)			(8,945	)			(16,135	)		NM
Impact of acquisition-related costs (2)		(78,273	)			-				(78,273	)		NM
Operating expenses adjusted for certain items (Non-GAAP)	$	1,929,350			$	752,838			$	1,176,512			NM
Operating income (GAAP)	$	243,116			$	177,159			$	65,957			37.2	%
Impact of restructuring costs (1)		25,080				8,945				16,135			NM
Impact of acquisition-related costs (2)		78,273				-				78,273			NM
Operating income adjusted for certain items (Non-GAAP)	$	346,469			$	186,104			$	160,365			86.2	%
SYGMA
Sales (GAAP)	$	6,178,909			$	6,102,328			$	76,581			1.3	%
Gross Profit (GAAP)		471,155				455,981				15,174			3.3	%
Gross Margin (GAAP)		7.63	%			7.47	%						15 bps
Operating expenses (GAAP)	$	447,856			$	428,512			$	19,344			4.5	%
Impact of restructuring costs		-				(102	)			102			NM
Operating expenses adjusted for certain items (Non-GAAP)	$	447,856			$	428,410			$	19,446			4.5	%
Operating income (GAAP)	$	23,299			$	27,469			$	(4,170	)		-15.2	%
Impact of restructuring costs		-				102				(102	)		NM
Operating income adjusted for certain items (Non-GAAP)	$	23,299			$	27,571			$	(4,272	)		-15.5	%
Other
Sales (GAAP)	$	974,473			$	1,051,939			$	(77,466	)		-7.4	%
Gross Profit (GAAP)		261,408				240,566				20,842			8.7	%
Gross Margin (GAAP)		26.83	%			22.87	%						396 bps
Operating expenses (GAAP)	$	241,129			$	207,980			$	33,149			15.9	%
Impact of restructuring costs		-				(167	)			167			NM
Operating expenses adjusted for certain items (Non-GAAP)	$	241,129			$	207,813			$	33,316			16.0	%
Operating income (GAAP)	$	20,279			$	32,586			$	(12,307	)		-37.8	%
Impact of restructuring costs		-				167				(167	)		NM
Operating income adjusted for certain items (Non-GAAP)	$	20,279			$	32,753			$	(12,474	)		-38.1	%
Corporate
Gross Profit (GAAP)	$	(7,267	)		$	(8,453	)		$	1,186			-14.0	%
Operating expenses (GAAP)	$	1,117,868			$	1,150,193			$	(32,325	)		-2.8	%
Impact of restructuring costs (3)		(135,461	)			(110,568	)			(24,893	)		22.5	%
Impact of acquisition-related costs (4)		(23,776	)			(35,614	)			11,838			-33.2	%
Operating expenses adjusted for certain items (Non-GAAP)	$	958,631			$	1,004,011			$	(45,380	)		-4.5	%
Operating income (GAAP)	$	(1,125,135	)		$	(1,158,646	)		$	33,511			-2.9	%
Impact of restructuring costs (3)		135,461				110,568				24,893			22.5	%
Impact of acquisition-related costs (4)		23,776				35,614				(11,838	)		-33.2	%
Operating income adjusted for certain items (Non-GAAP)	$	(965,898	)		$	(1,012,464	)		$	46,566			-4.6	%
Total Sysco
Sales (GAAP)	$	55,371,139			$	50,366,919			$	5,004,219			9.9	%
Gross Profit (GAAP)		10,557,507				9,040,472				1,517,035			16.8	%
Gross Margin (GAAP)		19.07	%			17.95	%						112 bps
Operating expenses (GAAP)	$	8,504,336			$	7,189,972			$	1,314,364			18.3	%
Impact of MEPP charge		(35,600	)			-				(35,600	)		NM
Impact of restructuring costs (1) (3)		(161,011	)			(123,134	)			(37,877	)		30.8	%
Impact of acquisition-related costs (2) (4)		(102,049	)			(35,614	)			(66,435	)		NM
Operating expenses adjusted for certain items (Non-GAAP)	$	8,205,676			$	7,031,225			$	1,174,451			16.7	%
Operating income (GAAP)	$	2,053,171			$	1,850,500			$	202,671			11.0	%
Impact of MEPP charge		35,600				-				35,600			NM
Impact of restructuring costs (1) (3)		161,011				123,134				37,877			30.8	%
Impact of acquisition-related costs (2) (4)		102,049				35,614				66,435			NM
Operating income adjusted for certain items (Non-GAAP)	$	2,351,831			$	2,009,248			$	342,584			17.1	%
(1) Fiscal 2017 includes Brakes acquisition-related restructuring charges and other severance charges related to restructuring.
(2) Fiscal 2017 Includes $76 million for 52 week period related to intangible amortization expense from the Brakes acquisition, which is included in the results of the Brakes Group.
(3) Fiscal 2017 $111 million for the 52 week period in accelerated depreciation associated with our revised business technology strategy. Also includes $22 million for the 52 week period related to professional fees on 3-year financial objectives and costs to convert to legacy systems in conjunction with our revised business technology strategy.
(4) Fiscal 2017 Includes $24 million for the 52 week period related to transaction costs from the Brakes acquisition. Fiscal 2016 includes US Foods merger termination costs.

 

Sysco Corporation and its Consolidated Subsidiaries
Non-GAAP Reconciliation  (Unaudited)
Free Cash Flow
(In Thousands)
Free cash flow represents net cash provided from operating activities less purchases of plant and equipment and includes proceeds from sales of plant and equipment.  Sysco considers free cash flow to be a liquidity measure that provides useful information to management and investors about the amount of cash generated by the business after the purchases and sales of buildings, fleet, equipment and technology, which may potentially be used to pay for, among other things, strategic uses of cash including dividend payments, share repurchases and acquisitions.  However, free cash flow may not be available for discretionary expenditures, as it may be necessary that we use it to make mandatory debt service or other payments.  Free cash flow should not be used as a substitute for the most comparable GAAP measure in assessing the company’s liquidity for the periods presented.  An analysis of any non-GAAP financial measure should be used in conjunction with results presented in accordance with GAAP.  In the table that follows, free cash flow for each period presented is reconciled to net cash provided by operating activities.
	52-Week Period Ended Jul. 1, 2017				53-Week Period Ended Jul. 2, 2016				52-Week Period Change in Dollars
Net cash provided by operating activities (GAAP)	$	2,241,888			$	1,933,142			$	308,746
Additions to plant and equipment		(686,378	)			(527,346	)			(159,032	)
Proceeds from sales of plant and equipment		23,715				23,511				204
Free Cash Flow (Non-GAAP)	$	1,579,225			$	1,429,307			$	149,918

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