NKE Nike Inc

NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) today reported fiscal 2024 financial results for its second quarter ended November 30, 2023.

• Second quarter revenues were $13.4 billion, up 1 percent on a reported basis compared to the prior year and down 1 percent on a currency-neutral basis*
• NIKE Direct revenues were $5.7 billion, up 6 percent on a reported basis and up 4 percent on a currency-neutral basis
• NIKE Brand Digital sales increased 4 percent on a reported basis and 1 percent on a currency-neutral basis
• Wholesale revenues were $7.1 billion, down 2 percent on a reported basis and down 3 percent on a currency-neutral basis
• Gross margin increased 170 basis points to 44.6 percent
• Diluted earnings per share was $1.03 for the second quarter, up 21 percent
• NIKE, Inc. is announcing an enterprise initiative to accelerate future growth while building a faster, more efficient Nike**

“Our Q2 results demonstrated how we are getting back on our front foot in our key areas of innovation and growth,” said John Donahoe, President & CEO, NIKE, Inc. “This quarter showed strong execution by our team as we focus on our winning formula of innovative product, distinctive storytelling and differentiated marketplace experiences.”**

Matthew Friend, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, NIKE, Inc. said, “NIKE’s second-quarter financial performance was a turning point in driving more profitable growth. As we look ahead to a softer second-half revenue outlook, we remain focused on strong gross margin execution and disciplined cost management.”**

The Company is identifying opportunities to deliver up to $2 billion in cumulative cost savings over the next three years. Areas of potential savings include simplifying our product assortment, increasing automation and use of technology, streamlining our organization, and leveraging our scale to drive greater efficiency.**

A majority of these savings will be invested to fuel future growth, accelerate innovation at speed and scale, and drive greater long-term profitability.**

As part of this commitment, the Company is taking steps to streamline the organization, which is expected to result in pre-tax restructuring charges of approximately $400 million to $450 million that will largely be recognized in the third quarter of fiscal year 2024, primarily associated with employee severance costs. Revised guidance will be provided on the conference call.**

“We see an outstanding opportunity to drive long-term profitable growth,” said Donahoe. “Today we are embracing a company-wide journey to invest in our areas of greatest potential, increase the pace of our innovation, and accelerate our agility and responsiveness.”**

Second Quarter Income Statement Review

• Revenues for NIKE, Inc. increased 1 percent to $13.4 billion compared to the prior year and decreased 1 percent on a currency-neutral basis.
  • Revenues for the NIKE Brand were $12.9 billion, up 1 percent compared to the prior year and flat on a currency-neutral basis, as currency-neutral growth in APLA and Greater China was offset by declines in North America and EMEA.
  • Revenues for Converse were $519 million, down 11 percent compared to the prior year and down 13 percent on a currency-neutral basis, due to declines in North America and Europe, partially offset by growth in Asia.
• Gross margin increased 170 basis points to 44.6 percent, primarily driven by strategic pricing actions and lower ocean freight rates, partially offset by unfavorable changes in net foreign currency exchange rates and higher product input costs.
• Selling and administrative expense increased 1 percent to $4.1 billion.
  • Demand creation expense was $1.1 billion, up 1 percent, reflecting an increase in marketing expense.
  • Operating overhead expense was $3.0 billion, flat compared to the prior year as increases in NIKE Direct variable costs were offset by lower technology spend and wage-related expenses.
• The effective tax rate was 17.9 percent compared to 19.3 percent for the same period last year.
• Net income was $1.6 billion, up 19 percent, and Diluted earnings per share was $1.03, increasing 21 percent.

November 30, 2023 Balance Sheet Review

• Inventories for NIKE, Inc. were $8.0 billion, down 14 percent compared to the prior year, reflecting a decrease in units.
• Cash and equivalents and short-term investments were $9.9 billion, down approximately $0.7 billion from last year, as cash generated by operations was more than offset by share repurchases, cash dividends, capital expenditures and bond repayment.

Shareholder Returns

NIKE continues to have a strong track record of investing to fuel growth and consistently increasing returns to shareholders, including 22 consecutive years of increasing dividend payouts. In the second quarter, NIKE returned approximately $1.7 billion to shareholders, including:

• Dividends of $523 million, up 9 percent from the prior year.
• Share repurchases of $1.2 billion, reflecting 11.9 million shares retired as part of the Company’s four-year, $18 billion program approved by the Board of Directors in June 2022. As of November 30, 2023, a total of 65.9 million shares have been repurchased under the program for a total of approximately $7.1 billion.

Conference Call

NIKE, Inc. management will host a conference call beginning at approximately 2:00 p.m. PT on December 21, 2023, to review fiscal second quarter results. The conference call will be broadcast live via the Internet and can be accessed at https://investors.nike.com. For those unable to listen to the live broadcast, an archived version will be available at the same location through approximately 9:00 p.m. PT, January 11, 2024.

About NIKE, Inc.

NIKE, Inc., based near Beaverton, Oregon, is the world's leading designer, marketer and distributor of authentic athletic footwear, apparel, equipment and accessories for a wide variety of sports and fitness activities. Converse, a wholly-owned NIKE, Inc. subsidiary brand, designs, markets and distributes athletic lifestyle footwear, apparel and accessories. For more information, NIKE, Inc.’s earnings releases and other financial information are available on the Internet at https://investors.nike.com. Individuals can also visit https://about.nike.com/en/newsroom and follow @NIKE.

*

See additional information in the accompanying Divisional Revenues table regarding this non-GAAP financial measure.

**

The marked paragraphs contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. These risks and uncertainties include, among others, the risk that NIKE is not able to identify opportunities to deliver anticipated cost savings, risks related to the preliminary nature of the estimate of the charges to be incurred in connection with the enterprise initiative, which is subject to change as NIKE refines the estimate over time, risks related to any delays in the timing for implementing the initiative or potential disruptions to NIKE’s business or operations as it executes on the initiative, and other factors that may cause NIKE to be unable to achieve the expected benefits of the initiative, as well as the risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in reports filed by NIKE with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including Forms 8-K, 10-Q and 10-K.

NIKE, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THREE MONTHS ENDED

%

SIX MONTHS ENDED

%

(In millions, except per share data)

11/30/2023

11/30/2022

Change

11/30/2023

11/30/2022

Change

Revenues

$

13,388

 

$

13,315

 

1

%

$

26,327

 

$

26,002

 

1

%

Cost of sales

 

7,417

 

 

7,604

 

-2

%

 

14,636

 

 

14,676

 

0

%

Gross profit

 

5,971

 

 

5,711

 

5

%

 

11,691

 

 

11,326

 

3

%

Gross margin

 

44.6

%

 

42.9

%

 

 

44.4

%

 

43.6

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demand creation expense

 

1,114

 

 

1,102

 

1

%

 

2,183

 

 

2,045

 

7

%

Operating overhead expense

 

3,032

 

 

3,022

 

0

%

 

6,079

 

 

5,999

 

1

%

Total selling and administrative expense

 

4,146

 

 

4,124

 

1

%

 

8,262

 

 

8,044

 

3

%

% of revenues

 

31.0

%

 

31.0

%

 

 

31.4

%

 

30.9

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense (income), net

 

(22

)

 

16

 

—

 

 

(56

)

 

29

 

—

 

Other (income) expense, net

 

(75

)

 

(79

)

—

 

 

(85

)

 

(225

)

—

 

Income before income taxes

 

1,922

 

 

1,650

 

16

%

 

3,570

 

 

3,478

 

3

%

Income tax expense

 

344

 

 

319

 

8

%

 

542

 

 

679

 

-20

%

Effective tax rate

 

17.9

%

 

19.3

%

 

 

15.2

%

 

19.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCOME

$

1,578

 

$

1,331

 

19

%

$

3,028

 

$

2,799

 

8

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

$

1.04

 

$

0.85

 

22

%

$

1.99

 

$

1.79

 

11

%

Diluted

$

1.03

 

$

0.85

 

21

%

$

1.97

 

$

1.77

 

11

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

1,520.8

 

 

1,559.0

 

 

 

1,524.6

 

 

1,563.1

 

 

Diluted

 

1,532.1

 

 

1,572.4

 

 

 

1,537.7

 

 

1,579.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends declared per common share

$

0.370

 

$

0.340

 

 

$

0.710

 

$

0.645

 

 

NIKE, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

November 30,

 

November 30,

 

 

(Dollars in millions)

2023

 

2022

 

% Change

ASSETS

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

Cash and equivalents

$

7,919

$

6,490

22

%

Short-term investments

 

2,008

 

 

4,131

 

-51

%

Accounts receivable, net

 

4,782

 

 

5,437

 

-12

%

Inventories

 

7,979

 

 

9,326

 

-14

%

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

1,943

 

 

2,063

 

-6

%

Total current assets

 

24,631

 

 

27,447

 

-10

%

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

5,153

 

 

4,854

 

6

%

Operating lease right-of-use assets, net

 

2,943

 

 

2,809

 

5

%

Identifiable intangible assets, net

 

269

 

 

280

 

-4

%

Goodwill

 

281

 

 

281

 

0

%

Deferred income taxes and other assets

 

3,926

 

 

3,976

 

-1

%

TOTAL ASSETS

$

37,203

 

$

39,647

 

-6

%

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

Current portion of long-term debt

$

—

 

$

500

 

-100

%

Notes payable

 

6

 

 

7

 

-14

%

Accounts payable

 

2,709

 

 

2,810

 

-4

%

Current portion of operating lease liabilities

 

456

 

 

426

 

7

%

Accrued liabilities

 

5,470

 

 

6,020

 

-9

%

Income taxes payable

 

358

 

 

436

 

-18

%

Total current liabilities

 

8,999

 

 

10,199

 

-12

%

Long-term debt

 

8,930

 

 

8,924

 

0

%

Operating lease liabilities

 

2,785

 

 

2,668

 

4

%

Deferred income taxes and other liabilities

 

2,343

 

 

2,584

 

-9

%

Redeemable preferred stock

 

—

 

 

—

 

—

 

Shareholders’ equity

 

14,146

 

 

15,272

 

-7

%

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

$

37,203

 

$

39,647

 

-6

%

NIKE, Inc.

DIVISIONAL REVENUES

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

% Change Excluding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

% Change Excluding

 

THREE MONTHS ENDED

 

%

 

Currency

 

SIX MONTHS ENDED

 

%

 

Currency

(Dollars in millions)

11/30/2023

 

11/30/2022

 

Change

 

Changes1

 

11/30/2023

 

11/30/2022

 

Change

 

Changes1

North America

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Footwear

$

3,757

$

3,963

-5

%

-5

%

$

7,490

$

7,768

-4

%

-3

%

Apparel

 

1,668

 

 

1,685

 

-1

%

-1

%

 

3,147

 

 

3,179

 

-1

%

-1

%

Equipment

 

200

 

 

182

 

10

%

10

%

 

411

 

 

393

 

5

%

5

%

Total

 

5,625

 

 

5,830

 

-4

%

-3

%

 

11,048

 

 

11,340

 

-3

%

-2

%

Europe, Middle East & Africa

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Footwear

 

2,186

 

 

2,063

 

6

%

1

%

 

4,446

 

 

4,075

 

9

%

6

%

Apparel

 

1,200

 

 

1,281

 

-6

%

-10

%

 

2,337

 

 

2,434

 

-4

%

-7

%

Equipment

 

181

 

 

145

 

25

%

18

%

 

394

 

 

313

 

26

%

21

%

Total

 

3,567

 

 

3,489

 

2

%

-3

%

 

7,177

 

 

6,822

 

5

%

2

%

Greater China

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Footwear

 

1,361

 

 

1,370

 

-1

%

3

%

 

2,648

 

 

2,603

 

2

%

7

%

Apparel

 

469

 

 

393

 

19

%

24

%

 

870

 

 

767

 

13

%

19

%

Equipment

 

33

 

 

25

 

32

%

36

%

 

80

 

 

74

 

8

%

12

%

Total

 

1,863

 

 

1,788

 

4

%

8

%

 

3,598

 

 

3,444

 

4

%

10

%

Asia Pacific & Latin America

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Footwear

 

1,303

 

 

1,108

 

18

%

15

%

 

2,444

 

 

2,172

 

13

%

11

%

Apparel

 

437

 

 

435

 

0

%

-2

%

 

808

 

 

848

 

-5

%

-5

%

Equipment

 

65

 

 

56

 

16

%

15

%

 

125

 

 

114

 

10

%

9

%

Total

 

1,805

 

 

1,599

 

13

%

10

%

 

3,377

 

 

3,134

 

8

%

7

%

Global Brand Divisions2

 

12

 

 

18

 

-33

%

-41

%

 

25

 

 

32

 

-22

%

-25

%

TOTAL NIKE BRAND

 

12,872

 

 

12,724

 

1

%

0

%

 

25,225

 

 

24,772

 

2

%

2

%

Converse

 

519

 

 

586

 

-11

%

-13

%

 

1,107

 

 

1,229

 

-10

%

-11

%

Corporate3

 

(3

)

 

5

 

—

 

—

 

 

(5

)

 

1

 

—

 

—

 

TOTAL NIKE, INC. REVENUES

$

13,388

 

$

13,315

 

1

%

-1

%

$

26,327

 

$

26,002

 

1

%

1

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL NIKE BRAND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Footwear

$

8,607

 

$

8,504

 

1

%

0

%

$

17,028

 

$

16,618

 

2

%

2

%

Apparel

 

3,774

 

 

3,794

 

-1

%

-2

%

 

7,162

 

 

7,228

 

-1

%

-1

%

Equipment

 

479

 

 

408

 

17

%

15

%

 

1,010

 

 

894

 

13

%

12

%

Global Brand Divisions2

 

12

 

 

18

 

-33

%

-41

%

 

25

 

 

32

 

-22

%

-25

%

TOTAL NIKE BRAND REVENUES

$

12,872

 

$

12,724

 

1

%

0

%

$

25,225

 

$

24,772

 

2

%

2

%

1 The percent change has been calculated using actual exchange rates in use during the comparative prior year period and is provided to enhance the visibility of the underlying business trends by excluding the impact of translation arising from foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, which is considered a non-GAAP financial measure. Management uses this non-GAAP financial measure when evaluating the Company's performance, including when making financial and operating decisions. Additionally, management believes this non-GAAP financial measure provides investors with additional financial information that should be considered when assessing the Company’s underlying business performance and trends. References to this measure should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for other financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP and may not be comparable to similarly titled non-GAAP measures used by other companies.

2 Global Brand Divisions revenues include NIKE Brand licensing and other miscellaneous revenues that are not part of a geographic operating segment.

3 Corporate revenues primarily consist of foreign currency hedge gains and losses related to revenues generated by entities within the NIKE Brand geographic operating segments and Converse, but managed through the Company’s central foreign exchange risk management program.

NIKE, Inc.

EARNINGS BEFORE INTEREST AND TAXES1

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THREE MONTHS ENDED

%

SIX MONTHS ENDED

%

(Dollars in millions)

11/30/2023

11/30/2022

Change

11/30/2023

11/30/2022

Change

North America

$

1,526

 

$

1,497

 

2

%

$

2,960

 

$

2,874

 

3

%

Europe, Middle East & Africa

 

927

 

 

990

 

-6

%

 

1,857

 

 

1,965

 

-5

%

Greater China

 

514

 

 

511

 

1

%

 

1,039

 

 

1,052

 

-1

%

Asia Pacific & Latin America

 

521

 

 

485

 

7

%

 

935

 

 

985

 

-5

%

Global Brand Divisions2

 

(1,168

)

 

(1,226

)

5

%

 

(2,373

)

 

(2,413

)

2

%

TOTAL NIKE BRAND1

 

2,320

 

 

2,257

 

3

%

 

4,418

 

 

4,463

 

-1

%

Converse

 

115

 

 

153

 

-25

%

 

282

 

 

362

 

-22

%

Corporate3

 

(535

)

 

(744

)

28

%

 

(1,186

)

 

(1,318

)

10

%

TOTAL NIKE, INC. EARNINGS BEFORE INTEREST AND TAXES1

 

1,900

 

 

1,666

 

14

%

 

3,514

 

 

3,507

 

0

%

EBIT margin1

 

14.2

%

 

12.5

%

 

 

13.3

%

 

13.5

%

 

Interest expense (income), net

 

(22

)

 

16

 

—

 

 

(56

)

 

29

 

—

 

TOTAL NIKE, INC. INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

$

1,922

 

$

1,650

 

16

%

$

3,570

 

$

3,478

 

3

%

1 The Company evaluates the performance of individual operating segments based on earnings before interest and taxes (commonly referred to as "EBIT"), which represents Net income before Interest expense (income), net and Income tax expense. Total NIKE Brand EBIT, Total NIKE, Inc. EBIT and EBIT margin are considered non-GAAP financial measures. Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures when evaluating the Company's performance, including when making financial and operating decisions. Additionally, management believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide investors with additional financial information that should be considered when assessing the Company’s underlying business performance and trends. EBIT margin is calculated as total NIKE, Inc. EBIT divided by total NIKE, Inc. Revenues. References to EBIT and EBIT margin should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for other financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP and may not be comparable to similarly titled non-GAAP measures used by other companies.

2 Global Brand Divisions primarily represent demand creation and operating overhead expense, including product creation and design expenses that are centrally managed for the NIKE Brand, as well as costs associated with NIKE Direct global digital operations and enterprise technology. Global Brand Divisions revenues include NIKE Brand licensing and other miscellaneous revenues that are not part of a geographic operating segment.

3 Corporate consists primarily of unallocated general and administrative expenses, including expenses associated with centrally managed departments; depreciation and amortization related to the Company’s corporate headquarters; unallocated insurance, benefit and compensation programs, including stock-based compensation; and certain foreign currency gains and losses, including certain hedge gains and losses.

 

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