Net Sales of $80.2 Million
Gross Margin Increased 580 basis points vs. Q3
FY2023
Reiterates Full Year FY2024 Outlook
Vince Holding Corp. (NYSE: VNCE) ("VNCE" or the "Company"), a
global contemporary retailer, today reported its financial results
for the third quarter ended November 2, 2024.
David Stefko, Interim Chief Executive Officer of VNCE said, "Our
ongoing focus on driving a healthier, full-price business and
executing on our Transformation Plan continues to yield strong
results, as evidenced by the significant gross margin expansion and
improved profitability we delivered in the third quarter compared
to the prior year. While revenue fell slightly short of our
expectations, primarily due to lower in-season reorders in our
international wholesale business and lower than expected outlet
channel sales, the underlying strength of the Vince brand continues
to resonate with customers. As we look ahead, we expect to continue
to execute a healthy full price business across all channels, and
are very encouraged by the results we have driven thus far in the
fourth quarter. While we remain prudent with our outlook given the
shortened holiday selling season and the ongoing uncertainty around
the consumer, we believe we are well positioned to deliver on our
objectives for this year."
In this press release, the Company is presenting its financial
results in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles ("GAAP") as well as on an "adjusted" basis. Adjusted
results presented in this press release are non-GAAP financial
measures. See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below for more
information about the Company's use of non-GAAP financial measures
and Exhibit 3 to this press release for a reconciliation of GAAP
measures to such non-GAAP measures.
For the third quarter ended November 2, 2024:
- Total Company net sales decreased 4.7% to $80.2 million
compared to $84.1 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2023. The
year-over-year decrease was driven by an 8.3% decrease in Vince
brand direct-to-consumer sales and a 2.2% decrease in Vince brand
wholesale sales.
- Gross profit was $40.1 million, or 50.0% of net sales, compared
to gross profit of $37.2 million, or 44.2% of net sales, in the
third quarter of fiscal 2023. The increase in gross margin rate was
primarily driven by approximately 480 basis points related to lower
product costing and freight costs and 80 basis points related to
lower promotional activity in the direct-to-consumer segment and
lower discounting. These factors were partially offset by
approximately 50 basis points attributable to channel mix.
- Selling, general, and administrative expenses were $34.3
million, or 42.8% of sales, compared to $34.4 million, or 40.9% of
sales, in the third quarter of fiscal 2023. SG&A dollars were
relatively flat compared to the prior year as a $0.5 million
decrease in marketing and advertising expenses, a $0.3 million
decrease in rent and occupancy costs, and $0.2 million of expense
favorability compared to last year given the transaction-related
expenses (the "Transaction Expenses") associated with the Authentic
Transaction (defined below), was offset by $0.8 million in
increased compensation and benefits due primarily to higher
severance and incentive compensation.
- Income from operations was $5.8 million compared to income from
operations of $2.8 million in the same period last year. Excluding
the $0.2 million of Transaction Expenses, Adjusted income from
operations* in the third quarter of fiscal 2023 was $3.1
million.
- Provision (benefit) for income taxes was $0 as the Company has
year-to-date ordinary pre-tax losses for the interim period and is
anticipating annual ordinary pre-tax income for the fiscal year.
The Company has determined that it is more likely than not that the
tax benefit of the year-to-date ordinary pre-tax loss will not be
realized in the current or future years and as such, tax provisions
for the interim periods should not be recognized until the Company
has year-to-date ordinary pre-tax income. This compares to an
income tax provision of $0.5 million in the same period last
year.
- Net income was $4.3 million or $0.34 per diluted share compared
to net income of $1.0 million or $0.08 per share in the same period
last year. Excluding the Transaction Expenses, Adjusted net income*
in the third quarter of fiscal 2023 was $1.8 million or $0.15 per
share.
- The Company ended the quarter with 61 company-operated Vince
stores, a net decrease of 5 stores since the third quarter of
fiscal 2023.
Vince Third Quarter Review
- Net sales decreased 4.7% to $80.2 million as compared to the
third quarter of fiscal 2023.
- Wholesale segment sales decreased 2.2% to $48.8 million
compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2023.
- Direct-to-consumer segment sales decreased 8.3% to $31.4
million compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2023.
- Income from operations excluding unallocated corporate expenses
was $18.8 million compared to income from operations of $15.1
million in the same period last year.
Rebecca Taylor and Parker Third Quarter Review
- On September 12, 2022, the Company announced the strategic
decision to wind down its Rebecca Taylor business to focus its
resources on the Vince brand. The wind down of the Rebecca Taylor
business was completed in Q2 Fiscal 2023.
- Following the completion of the wind down of the Rebecca Taylor
business in Fiscal 2023, in the first quarter of Fiscal 2024, the
Company completed a nominal sale of all outstanding shares of
Rebecca Taylor, which prior to the sale was in a net liability
position, resulting in a gain of $7.6 million ("Gain on Sale of
Subsidiary").
- Given the completion of the wind down of the Rebecca Taylor
business, there was no income from operations associated with the
Rebecca Taylor and Parker segment in the third quarter of fiscal
2024.
Net Sales and Operating Results by Segment:
Three Months Ended
November 2,
October 28,
(in thousands)
2024
2023
Net Sales:
Vince Wholesale
$
48,765
$
49,840
Vince Direct-to-consumer
31,397
34,236
Rebecca Taylor and Parker
—
—
Total net sales
$
80,162
$
84,076
Income (loss) from operations:
Vince Wholesale
$
18,223
$
15,167
Vince Direct-to-consumer
614
(48
)
Rebecca Taylor and Parker
—
(6
)
Subtotal
18,837
15,113
Unallocated corporate (1)
(13,076
)
(12,284
)
Total income from operations
$
5,761
$
2,829
(1) Unallocated corporate expenses are related to the Vince
brand and are comprised of selling, general and administrative
expenses attributable to corporate and administrative activities
(such as marketing, design, finance, information technology, legal
and human resource departments), and other charges that are not
directly attributable to the Company's Vince Wholesale and Vince
Direct-to-consumer reportable segments. In addition, unallocated
corporate expenses for the third quarter of fiscal 2023 includes
$0.2 million in Transaction Expenses.
Balance Sheet
At the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2024, total borrowings
under the Company's debt agreements totaled $50.8 million and the
Company had $44.1 million of excess availability under its
revolving credit facility.
Net inventory at the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2024 was
$63.8 million compared to $69.6 million at the end of the third
quarter of fiscal 2023. The year-over-year decrease in inventory
was driven by a decline in Vince as the Company rebalanced its
inventory purchases for the current season.
During the quarter ended November 2, 2024, the Company did not
issue shares of common stock under the ATM program. The Company
continues to have shares available under the program to exercise
with proceeds to be used as sources, along with cash from
operations, to fund future growth.
Transformation Program
On October 31, 2023, the Company announced its Transformation
Program focused on driving enhanced profitability through an
improved gross margin profile and an optimized expense structure.
The Transformation Program is expected to result in over $30
million in savings over the next three years, including
approximately $10 million of savings in fiscal 2024. As of the end
of the third quarter of fiscal 2024, the Company is ahead of its
plan to achieve its fiscal 2024 target.
Strategic Partnership with Authentic
Brands Group
On May 25, 2023, the Company announced that it completed the
previously announced transaction (the "Authentic Transaction") with
Authentic Brands Group ("Authentic").
In connection with the Authentic Transaction, VNCE entered into
an exclusive, long-term license agreement (the "License Agreement")
with Authentic for usage of the contributed intellectual property
for VNCE's existing business in a manner consistent with the
Company's current wholesale, retail and e-commerce operations. The
License Agreement contains an initial ten-year term and eight
ten-year renewal options allowing VNCE to renew the agreement.
Outlook
For the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024 the Company expects total
company net sales to be down mid-single-digits to up low-single
digits compared to $75.3 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal
2023. The Company expects fourth quarter fiscal 2024 total company
operating margin to increase 200 basis points to 300 basis points
compared to total company operating margin of (2.2)% in the fourth
quarter of fiscal 2023.
For full year fiscal 2024 the Company continues to expect total
company net sales to decrease in the low-single-digit range
compared to $292.9 million in fiscal 2023. The Company continues to
expect full year fiscal 2024 total company operating margin,
excluding the $7.6 million Gain on Sale of Subsidiary recorded in
the first quarter, to increase 25 basis points to 50 basis points
compared to total company adjusted operating margin of 1.4% in
fiscal 2023. This outlook includes an approximate 140 basis point
negative impact from non-comparable royalty expenses through May
2024.
As a reminder, fiscal 2023 included a 53rd week which
represented approximately $2.2 million in net sales. The outlook
for fiscal 2024 incorporates the impact from the comparison of a
52-week fiscal year to a 53-week fiscal year.
*Non-GAAP Financial
Measures
In addition to reporting financial results in accordance with
GAAP, the Company has provided, with respect to the financial
results relating to the nine months ended November 2, 2024 and the
three and nine months ended October 28, 2023, respectively,
adjusted income (loss) from operations, adjusted income (loss)
before income taxes and equity in net income of equity method
investment, adjusted income (loss) before equity in net income of
equity method investment, adjusted net income (loss), and adjusted
earnings (loss) per share, which are non-GAAP measures, in order to
eliminate the effect of the Gain on Sale of Subsidiary, Gain on
Sale of Vince Intangible Assets, Transaction Expenses, the Gain on
Sale of Parker Intangible Assets and the associated income tax
impact. The Company believes that the presentation of these
non-GAAP measures facilitates an understanding of the Company's
continuing operations without the impact associated with the
aforementioned items. While these types of events can and do recur
periodically, they are excluded from the indicated financial
information due to their impact on the comparability of earnings
across periods. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be
considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial
information prepared in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of
GAAP to non-GAAP results has been provided in Exhibit 3 to this
press release.
Conference Call
A conference call to discuss the third quarter results will be
held today, December 10, 2024, at 8:30 a.m. ET, hosted by Vince
Holding Corp. Interim Chief Executive Officer, Dave Stefko, and
Chief Financial Officer, John Szczepanski. During the conference
call, the Company may make comments concerning business and
financial developments, trends and other business or financial
matters. The Company's comments, as well as other matters discussed
during the conference call, may contain or constitute information
that has not been previously disclosed.
Those who wish to participate in the call may do so by dialing
(833) 470-1428, conference ID 402475. Any interested party will
also have the opportunity to access the call via the Internet at
http://investors.vince.com/. To listen to the live call, please go
to the website at least 15 minutes early to register and download
any necessary audio software. For those who cannot listen to the
live broadcast, a recording will be available for 12 months after
the date of the event. Recordings may be accessed at
http://investors.vince.com.
ABOUT VINCE HOLDING CORP.
Vince Holding Corp. is a global retail company that operates the
Vince brand women's and men's ready to wear business. Vince,
established in 2002, is a leading global luxury apparel and
accessories brand best known for creating elevated yet understated
pieces for every day effortless style. Vince Holding Corp. operates
47 full-price retail stores, 14 outlet stores, and its e-commerce
site, vince.com and through its subscription service Vince Unfold,
www.vinceunfold.com, as well as through premium wholesale channels
globally. Please visit www.vince.com for more information.
Forward-Looking Statements: This document, and any statements
incorporated by reference herein contain forward-looking statements
under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-looking statements include the statements under “Outlook”
above as well as statements regarding, among other things, our
current expectations about possible or assumed future results of
operations of the Company and are indicated by words or phrases
such as "may," "will," "should," "believe," "expect," "seek,"
"anticipate," "intend," "estimate," "plan," "target," "project,"
"forecast," "envision" and other similar phrases. Although we
believe the assumptions and expectations reflected in these
forward-looking statements are reasonable, these assumptions and
expectations may not prove to be correct and we may not achieve the
results or benefits anticipated. These forward-looking statements
are not guarantees of actual results, and our actual results may
differ materially from those suggested in the forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements involve a number of
risks and uncertainties, some of which are beyond our control,
including, without limitation: our ability to maintain the license
agreement with ABG Vince, a subsidiary of Authentic Brands Group;
ABG Vince's expansion of the Vince brand into other categories and
territories; ABG Vince's approval rights and other actions; our
ability to maintain adequate cash flow from operations or
availability under our revolving credit facility to meet our
liquidity needs; restrictions on our operations under our credit
facilities, our ability to realize the benefits of our strategic
initiatives; our ability to improve our profitability; the
execution of our customer strategy; our operating experience and
brand recognition in international markets; the execution and
management of our direct-to-consumer business growth plans; our
ability to make lease payments when due; our ability to maintain
our larger wholesale partners; our ability to anticipate and/or
react to changes in customer demand and attract new customers,
including in connection with making inventory commitments; actual
or perceived general economic conditions; our ability to remediate
the identified material weakness in our internal control over
financial reporting; our ability to comply with domestic and
international laws, regulations and orders; increased scrutiny
regarding our approach to sustainability matters and environmental,
social and governance practices; our ability to remain competitive
in the areas of merchandise quality, price, breadth of selection
and customer service; the transition associated with the
appointment of an interim chief executive officer; our ability to
attract and retain key personnel; seasonal and quarterly variations
in our revenue and income; further impairment of our goodwill; the
protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights relating
to the Vince brand; our ability to complete the wind down of the
Rebecca Taylor business; our ability to mitigate system security
risk issues, such as cyber or malware attacks, as well as other
major system failures; our ability to optimize our systems,
processes and functions; our ability to comply with privacy-related
obligations; our ability to ensure the proper operation of the
distribution facilities by third-party logistics providers;
fluctuations in the price, availability and quality of raw
materials; the extent of our foreign sourcing; our reliance on
independent manufacturers; the ethical business and compliance
practices of our independent manufacturers; our status as a
“controlled company”; our status as a “smaller reporting company”;
and other factors as set forth from time to time in our Securities
and Exchange Commission filings, including those described under
"Item 1A—Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. We intend these forward-looking
statements to speak only as of the time of this release and do not
undertake to update or revise them as more information becomes
available, except as required by law.
Vince Holding Corp. and
Subsidiaries
Exhibit (1)
Condensed Consolidated Statements of
Operations
(Unaudited, amounts in thousands except
percentages, share and per share data)
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
November 2,
October 28,
November 2,
October 28,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Net sales
$
80,162
$
84,076
$
213,502
$
217,579
Cost of products sold
40,104
46,891
108,400
118,454
Gross profit
40,058
37,185
105,102
99,125
as a % of net sales
50.0
%
44.2
%
49.2
%
45.6
%
Gain on sale of intangible assets
—
—
—
(32,808
)
Gain on sale of subsidiary
—
—
(7,634
)
—
Selling, general and administrative
expenses
34,297
34,356
100,241
98,630
as a % of net sales
42.8
%
40.9
%
47.0
%
45.3
%
Income from operations
5,761
2,829
12,495
33,303
as a % of net sales
7.2
%
3.4
%
5.9
%
15.3
%
Interest expense, net
1,691
1,993
4,984
9,420
Income before income taxes and equity in
net income of equity method investment
4,070
836
7,511
23,883
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
—
509
(1,681
)
(5,368
)
Income before equity in net income of
equity method investment
4,070
327
9,192
29,251
Equity in net income of equity method
investment
279
656
106
863
Net income
$
4,349
$
983
$
9,298
$
30,114
Earnings per share:
Basic earnings per share
$
0.35
$
0.08
$
0.74
$
2.42
Diluted earnings per share
$
0.34
$
0.08
$
0.74
$
2.41
Weighted average shares
outstanding:
Basic
12,604,528
12,492,278
12,560,720
12,420,991
Diluted
12,698,188
12,497,328
12,614,960
12,472,878
Vince Holding Corp. and
Subsidiaries
Exhibit (2)
Condensed Consolidated Balance
Sheets
(Unaudited, amounts in
thousands)
November 2,
February 3,
October 28,
2024
2024
2023
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
892
$
357
$
1,217
Trade receivables, net
29,445
20,671
28,334
Inventories, net
63,775
58,777
69,560
Prepaid expenses and other current
assets
6,374
4,997
5,082
Total current assets
100,486
84,802
104,193
Property and equipment, net
6,784
6,972
7,651
Operating lease right-of-use assets
89,067
73,003
72,591
Goodwill
31,973
31,973
31,973
Equity method investment
23,554
26,147
26,500
Other assets
2,840
2,252
2,384
Total assets
$
254,704
$
225,149
$
245,292
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
$
27,024
$
31,678
$
30,451
Accrued salaries and employee benefits
6,667
3,967
3,726
Other accrued expenses
9,830
8,980
10,824
Short-term lease liabilities
14,174
16,803
18,477
Total current liabilities
57,695
61,428
63,478
Long-term debt
50,600
43,950
57,926
Long-term lease liabilities
85,275
67,705
69,447
Deferred income tax liability and other
liabilities
4,030
4,913
3,029
Stockholders' equity
57,104
47,153
51,412
Total liabilities and stockholders'
equity
$
254,704
$
225,149
$
245,292
Vince Holding Corp. and
Subsidiaries
Exhibit (3)
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP
measures
(Unaudited, amounts in thousands except
share and per share amounts)
For the Nine Months ended
November 2, 2024
As Reported (GAAP)
Gain on sale of subsidiary
As Adjusted (Non-GAAP)
Income from operations
$
12,495
$
7,634
$
4,861
Interest expense, net
4,984
—
4,984
Income (loss) before income taxes and
equity in net loss of equity method investment
7,511
7,634
(123
)
Benefit for income taxes
(1,681
)
—
(1,681
)
Income before equity in net income of
equity method investment
9,192
7,634
1,558
Equity in net income of equity method
investment
106
—
106
Net income
$
9,298
$
7,634
$
1,664
Earnings per share (1)
$
0.74
$
0.61
$
0.13
For the Three Months ended
October 28, 2023
As Reported (GAAP)
Transaction Related Expenses
Associated with the Authentic Transaction
Income tax effect (3)
As Adjusted (Non-GAAP)
Income (loss) from operations
$
2,829
$
(248
)
$
—
$
3,077
Interest expense, net
1,993
—
—
1,993
Income (loss) before income taxes and
equity in net income of equity method investment.
836
(248
)
—
1,084
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
509
—
604
(95
)
Income (loss) before equity in net income
of equity method investment
327
(248
)
(604
)
1,179
Equity in net income of equity method
investment
656
—
—
656
Net income (loss)
$
983
$
(248
)
$
(604
)
$
1,835
Earnings (loss) per share (2)
$
0.08
$
(0.02
)
$
(0.05
)
$
0.15
For the Nine Months ended
October 28, 2023
As Reported (GAAP)
Gain on Sale of Vince Intangible
Assets
Transaction Related Expenses
Associated with the Authentic Transaction
Gain on Sale of Parker Intangible
Assets
Transaction Related Expenses
Associated with the sale of Parker Intangible Assets
Income tax effect (3)
As Adjusted (Non-GAAP)
Income (loss) from operations
$
33,303
$
32,043
$
(5,030
)
$
765
$
(150
)
$
—
$
5,675
Interest expense, net
9,420
—
—
—
—
—
9,420
Income (loss) before income taxes and
equity in net income of equity method investment.
23,883
32,043
(5,030
)
765
(150
)
—
(3,745
)
(Benefit) Provision for income taxes
(5,368
)
—
—
—
—
(5,523
)
155
Income (loss) before equity in net income
of equity method investment
29,251
32,043
(5,030
)
765
(150
)
5,523
(3,900
)
Equity in net income of equity method
investment
863
—
—
—
—
—
863
Net income (loss)
$
30,114
$
32,043
$
(5,030
)
$
765
$
(150
)
$
5,523
$
(3,037
)
Earnings (loss) per share (2)
$
2.41
$
2.57
$
(0.40
)
$
0.06
$
(0.01
)
$
0.44
$
(0.24
)
(1) As reported and as adjusted are based on diluted
weighted-average shares outstanding of 12,698,188 for the three
months and 12,614,960 for the nine months ended November 2, 2024,
respectively.
(2) As reported and as adjusted are based on diluted
weighted-average shares outstanding of 12,497,328 for the three
months ended October 28, 2023. As reported is based on diluted
weighted-average shares outstanding of 12,472,878 and as adjusted
is based on basic weighted average shares outstanding of 12,420,991
for the nine months ended October 28, 2023. Accordingly, the sum of
the as reported earnings (loss) per share and the reconciling items
may not equal the as adjusted earnings (loss) per share.
(3) Income tax effect is due primarily to the discrete tax
impact associated with the Authentic Transaction related items and
for the nine months ended October 28, 2023 is inclusive of a $6.0
million discrete tax benefit. This discrete tax benefit is due to
the change in classification of the Company's Vince tradename
indefinite-lived intangibles to Assets Held for Sale made during
the first quarter as a result of the Authentic Transaction.
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