NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Note 1: Description of the Company and Basis of Presentation
Tillys is a leading destination specialty retailer of casual apparel, footwear, accessories and hardgoods for young men, young women, boys and girls with an extensive assortment of iconic global, emerging, and proprietary brands rooted in an active and social lifestyle. Tillys is headquartered in Irvine, California and operated 248 stores, in 33 states as of April 29, 2023. Our stores are located in malls, lifestyle centers, ‘power’ centers, community centers, outlet centers and street-front locations. Customers may also shop online, where we feature the same assortment of products as carried in our brick-and-mortar stores, supplemented by additional online-only styles. Our goal is to serve as a destination for the latest, most relevant merchandise and brands important to our customers.
The Tillys concept began in 1982, when our co-founders, Hezy Shaked and Tilly Levine, opened their first store in Orange County, California. Since 1984, the business has been conducted through World of Jeans & Tops, a California corporation, or “WOJT”, which operates under the name “Tillys”. In May 2011, Tilly’s, Inc., a Delaware corporation, was formed solely for the purpose of reorganizing the corporate structure of WOJT in preparation for an initial public offering. As part of the initial public offering in May 2012, WOJT became a wholly owned subsidiary of Tilly's, Inc.
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Tilly's, Inc. and WOJT. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
As used in these Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, except where the context otherwise requires or where otherwise indicated, the terms "the Company", "we", "our", "us" and "Tillys" refer to Tilly's, Inc. and its subsidiary, WOJT.
We have prepared the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") for interim financial reporting. These unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted from this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as is permitted by SEC rules and regulations.
In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements contain all normal and recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented. The results of operations for the thirteen week period ended April 29, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full fiscal year. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 28, 2023 ("fiscal 2022").
Fiscal Periods
Our fiscal year ends on the Saturday closest to January 31. References to fiscal 2023 refer to the fiscal year ending February 3, 2024. References to the fiscal quarters or first three months ended April 29, 2023 and April 30, 2022 refer to the thirteen week period ended as of those dates, respectively.
Note 2: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Information regarding our significant accounting policies is contained in Note 2, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies”, of the consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 28, 2023.
Revenue Recognition
Revenue is recognized for store sales when the customer receives and pays for the merchandise at the register, net of estimated returns and taxes collected from our customers. For e-commerce sales, we recognize revenue, net of sales taxes and estimated sales returns, and the related cost of goods sold at the time the merchandise is shipped to the customer. Amounts related to shipping and handling that are billed to customers are reflected in net sales, and the related costs are reflected in cost of goods sold in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
The following table summarizes net sales from our retail stores and e-commerce (in thousands):
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| Thirteen Weeks Ended | | |
| April 29, 2023 | | April 30, 2022 | | | | |
Retail stores | $ | 97,819 | | | $ | 117,482 | | | | | |
E-commerce | 25,818 | | | 28,293 | | | | | |
Total net sales | $ | 123,637 | | | $ | 145,775 | | | | | |
The following table summarizes the percentage of net sales by department:
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| Thirteen Weeks Ended | | |
| April 29, 2023 | | April 30, 2022 | | | | |
Mens | 35 | % | | 35 | % | | | | |
Womens | 29 | % | | 29 | % | | | | |
Accessories | 14 | % | | 15 | % | | | | |
Footwear | 14 | % | | 12 | % | | | | |
Girls | 4 | % | | 4 | % | | | | |
Boys | 3 | % | | 4 | % | | | | |
Outdoor | 1 | % | | 1 | % | | | | |
Total net sales | 100 | % | | 100 | % | | | | |
The following table summarizes the percentage of net sales by third-party and proprietary branded merchandise:
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| Thirteen Weeks Ended | | |
| April 29, 2023 | | April 30, 2022 | | | | |
Third-party | 68 | % | | 68 | % | | | | |
Proprietary | 32 | % | | 32 | % | | | | |
Total net sales | 100 | % | | 100 | % | | | | |
We accrue for estimated sales returns by customers based on historical sales return results. As of April 29, 2023, January 28, 2023 and April 30, 2022, our reserve for sales returns was $1.8 million, $1.6 million and $2.1 million, respectively, and is included in accrued expenses on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.
We recognize revenue from gift cards as they are redeemed for merchandise. Prior to redemption, we maintain a current liability for unredeemed gift card balances. The customer liability balance was $9.9 million, $11.1 million and $9.8 million as of April 29, 2023, January 28, 2023 and April 30, 2022, respectively, and is included in deferred revenue on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. Our gift cards do not have expiration dates and in most cases there is no legal obligation to remit unredeemed gift cards to relevant jurisdictions. Based on actual historical redemption patterns, we determined that a small percentage of gift cards are unlikely to be redeemed (which we refer to as gift card "breakage"). Based on our historical gift card breakage rate, we recognize breakage revenue over the redemption period in proportion to actual gift card redemptions. Revenue recognized from gift cards was $3.4 million and $4.0 million for the thirteen weeks ended April 29, 2023 and April 30, 2022, respectively. For the thirteen weeks ended April 29, 2023 and April 30, 2022, the opening gift card balance was $11.1 million and $11.2 million, respectively, of which $2.2 million and $2.6 million, respectively, were recognized as revenue during the period.
We have a customer loyalty program where customers accumulate points based on purchase activity. Once a loyalty member achieves a certain point level, the member earns an award that may be used towards the purchase of merchandise. Unredeemed awards and accumulated partial points are accrued as deferred revenue and awards redeemed by the member for merchandise are recorded as an increase to net sales. Our loyalty program allows customers to redeem their awards instantly or build up to additional awards over time. During the first quarter of fiscal 2022, we modified our expiration policy related to unredeemed awards and accumulated partial points from expiration at 365 days after the customer's last purchase activity to expiration at 365 days after the customer's original purchase date. As a result of this modification in expiration policy, the estimated liability was reduced by $0.5 million during the first quarter of fiscal 2022. A liability is estimated based on the standalone selling price of points earned and expected future redemptions. The deferred revenue for this program was $4.9 million, $5.0 million and
$5.4 million as of April 29, 2023, January 28, 2023 and April 30, 2022, respectively. The value of points redeemed through our loyalty program was $1.6 million and $2.1 million for the thirteen weeks ended April 29, 2023 and April 30, 2022, respectively. For the thirteen weeks ended April 29, 2023 and April 30, 2022, the opening loyalty program balance was $5.0 million and $5.9 million, respectively, of which $1.3 million and $2.0 million, respectively, was recognized as revenue during these periods.
Leases
We conduct all of our retail sales and corporate operations in leased facilities. Lease terms generally range up to ten years in duration (subject to elective extensions) and provide for escalations in base rents. Many of our store leases contain one or more options to renew the lease at our sole discretion. Generally, we do not consider any additional renewal periods to be reasonably certain of being exercised.
Most store leases include tenant allowances from landlords, rent escalation clauses and/or contingent rent provisions. Certain leases provide for additional rent based on a percentage of sales and annual rent increases generally based upon the Consumer Price Index. In addition, most of our store leases are net leases, which typically require us to be responsible for certain property operating expenses, including property taxes, insurance, common area maintenance, in addition to base rent. Many of our store leases contain certain co-tenancy provisions that permit us to pay rent based on a pre-determined percentage of sales when the occupancy of the retail center falls below minimums established in the lease. For non-cancelable operating lease agreements, operating lease assets and operating lease liabilities are established for leases with an expected term greater than one year, and we recognize lease expense on a straight-line basis. Contingent rent, determined based on a percentage of net sales in excess of specified levels, is recognized as rent expense when the achievement of those specified net sales is probable.
We lease approximately 172,000 square feet of office and warehouse space (10 and 12 Whatney, Irvine, California) from a company that is owned by the co-founders of Tillys. During each of the thirteen week periods ended April 29, 2023 and April 30, 2022 we incurred rent expense of $0.5 million related to this lease. The lease began on January 1, 2003 and terminates on December 31, 2027.
We lease approximately 26,000 square feet of office and warehouse space (11 Whatney, Irvine, California) from a company that is owned by one of the co-founders of Tillys. During the thirteen week periods ended April 29, 2023 and April 30, 2022, we incurred rent expense of $0.2 million and $0.1 million, respectively, related to this lease. Pursuant to the lease agreement, the lease payment adjusts annually based upon the Los Angeles/Anaheim/Riverside Urban Consumer Price Index, not to exceed 7%, but a minimum of 3%, in any one annual increase. The lease began on June 29, 2012 and was set to terminate on June 30, 2022. During June 2022, this lease was amended to, among other things, extend the term for an additional 10-year term and adjust the annual payment increases. Pursuant to the amended lease agreement, the lease payments adjust annually based upon the greater of 5% or the Consumer Price Index, and the lease now terminates on June 30, 2032.
We lease approximately 81,000 square feet of office and warehouse space (17 Pasteur, Irvine, California) from a company that is owned by one of the co-founders of Tillys. We use this property as our e-commerce distribution center. During each of the thirteen week periods ended April 29, 2023, and April 30, 2022 we incurred rent expense of $0.4 million related to this lease. The lease payment adjusts annually based upon the greater of 5% or the Consumer Price Index. The lease began on November 1, 2011 and terminates on October 31, 2031.
We sublease a portion of our office space, approximately 5,887 square feet, in the 17 Pasteur Irvine, California facility to Tilly's Life Center, ("TLC"), a related party and a charitable organization. The lease term is for five years and terminates on January 31, 2027. Sublease income is recognized on a straight-line basis over the sublease agreement and is recorded as an offset within the selling, general and administrative section in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
The maturity of operating lease liabilities and sublease income as of April 29, 2023 were as follows (in thousands):
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Fiscal Year | Related Party | Other | Total | Sublease Income | |
2023 | $ | 2,961 | | $ | 48,194 | | $ | 51,155 | | $ | 68 | | |
2024 | 4,085 | | 55,005 | | 59,090 | | 95 | | |
2025 | 4,245 | | 45,335 | | 49,580 | | 99 | | |
2026 | 4,411 | | 34,170 | | 38,581 | | 104 | | |
2027 | 4,167 | | 26,738 | | 30,905 | | — | | |
Thereafter | 9,324 | | 53,718 | | 63,042 | | — | | |
Total minimum lease payments | 29,193 | | 263,160 | | 292,353 | | 366 | | |
Less: Amount representing interest | 4,652 | | 43,802 | | 48,454 | | — | | |
Present value of operating lease liabilities | $ | 24,541 | | $ | 219,358 | | $ | 243,899 | | $ | 366 | | |
As of April 29, 2023, additional operating lease contracts that have not yet commenced are approximately $4.3 million. Further, additional operating lease contracts and modifications executed subsequent to the balance sheet date, but prior to the report date, are approximately $8.3 million.
Lease expense for the thirteen week period ended April 29, 2023 and April 30, 2022 was as follows (in thousands):
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| | Thirteen Weeks Ended |
| | April 29, 2023 | | April 30, 2022 |
| | Cost of goods sold | | SG&A | | Total | | Cost of goods sold | | SG&A | | Total |
Fixed operating lease expense | | $ | 15,425 | | | $ | 328 | | | $ | 15,753 | | | $ | 15,275 | | | $ | 322 | | | $ | 15,597 | |
Variable lease expense | | 5,749 | | 28 | | 5,777 | | 3,786 | | | 14 | | | 3,800 | |
Total lease expense | | $ | 21,174 | | | $ | 356 | | | $ | 21,530 | | | $ | 19,061 | | | $ | 336 | | | $ | 19,397 | |
Supplemental lease information for the thirteen weeks ended April 29, 2023 and April 30, 2022 was as follows:
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| Thirteen Weeks Ended |
| April 29, 2023 | | April 30, 2022 |
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities (in thousands) | $17,300 | | $17,166 |
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years) | 5.7 years | | 5.7 years |
Weighted average interest rate (1) | 6.47% | | 6.08% |
(1) Since our leases do not provide an implicit rate, we use our incremental borrowing rate ("IBR") on date of adoption, at lease inception, or lease modification in determining the present value of future minimum payments.
Income Taxes
Our income tax benefit was $(4.2) million, or 26.1% of pre-tax loss, compared to an income tax expense of $0.3 million, or 26.9% of pre-tax income, for the thirteen weeks ended April 29, 2023 and April 30, 2022, respectively. The decrease in the effective income tax rate was primarily attributable to a decrease in pre-tax income.
New Accounting Standards Adopted
In November 2019, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2019-11, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses which amends ("ASU") No. 2016-13 Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments ("ASU 2016-13") and modifies or replaces existing models for impairment of trade and other receivables, debt securities, loans, beneficial interests held as assets, purchased-credit impaired financial assets and other instruments. The new standard requires entities to measure expected losses over the life of the asset and recognize an allowance for estimated credit losses upon recognition of the financial instrument. We adopted ASU 2019-11 in the first quarter of fiscal 2023, which applied to our fixed income securities recorded at amortized cost and classified as held-to-maturity and our trade receivables. The adoption of this accounting standard did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
Note 3: Marketable Securities
Marketable securities as of April 29, 2023 consisted of commercial paper, classified as available-for-sale, and fixed income securities, classified as held-to-maturity, as we have the intent and ability to hold them to maturity. Our investments in commercial paper and fixed income securities are recorded at fair value and amortized cost, respectively, which approximates fair value. All of our marketable securities are less than one year from maturity.
The following table summarizes our investments in marketable securities at April 29, 2023, January 28, 2023 and April 30, 2022 (in thousands):
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| April 29, 2023 |
| Cost or Amortized Cost | | Gross Unrealized Holding Gains | | Gross Unrealized Holding Losses | | Estimated Fair Value |
Commercial paper | $ | 39,266 | | | $ | 385 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 39,651 | |
Fixed income securities | 10,044 | | | — | | | — | | | 10,044 | |
Total marketable securities | $ | 49,310 | | | $ | 385 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 49,695 | |
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| January 28, 2023 |
| Cost or Amortized Cost | | Gross Unrealized Holding Gains | | Gross Unrealized Holding Losses | | Estimated Fair Value |
Commercial paper | $ | 29,570 | | | $ | 180 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 29,750 | |
Fixed income securities | 10,003 | | | — | | | — | | | 10,003 | |
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Total marketable securities | $ | 39,573 | | | $ | 180 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 39,753 | |
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| April 30, 2022 |
| Cost or Amortized Cost | | Gross Unrealized Holding Gains | | Gross Unrealized Holding Losses | | Estimated Fair Value |
Commercial paper | $ | 39,921 | | | $ | 19 | | | $ | (19) | | | $ | 39,921 | |
Fixed income securities | 11,076 | | | — | | | — | | | 11,076 | |
Total marketable securities | $ | 50,997 | | | $ | 19 | | | $ | (19) | | | $ | 50,997 | |
We recognized gains on investments for commercial paper that matured during the thirteen week periods ended April 29, 2023 and April 30, 2022. Upon recognition of the gains, we reclassified these amounts out of "Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income" and into “Other income, net” on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
The following table summarizes our gains on investments for commercial paper (in thousands):
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| Thirteen Weeks Ended | | |
| April 29, 2023 | | April 30, 2022 | | | | |
Gains on investments | $ | 172 | | | $ | 25 | | | | | |
Note 4: Asset-Backed Credit Facility
New Credit Agreement
On April 27, 2023 (the “Closing Date”), we entered into a credit agreement and revolving line of credit note (the "Note" and, collectively, the “Credit Agreement”) with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as lender (the “Bank”). The Credit Agreement provides for an asset-based, senior secured revolving credit facility (“Revolving Facility”) of up to $65.0 million (“Revolving Commitment”) consisting of revolving loans, letters of credit and swing line loans, with a sub-limit on letters of credit outstanding at any time of $10.0 million and a sub-limit for swing line loans of $7.5 million. The Credit Agreement also includes an uncommitted accordion feature whereby we may increase the Revolving Commitment by an aggregate amount not to exceed $12.5 million, subject to certain conditions. The Revolving Facility matures on April 27, 2026. The payment and performance in full of the secured obligations under the Revolving Facility are secured by a lien on and security interest in all of our assets.
The maximum borrowings permitted under the Revolving Facility is equal to the lesser of (x) the Revolving Commitment and (y) the applicable borrowing base, which is equal to (i) 90% of our eligible credit card receivables, plus (ii) 90% of the cost of certain adjusted eligible inventory, less certain inventory reserves , plus (iii) 90% of the cost of certain adjusted eligible in-transit inventory, less certain inventory reserves, less (iv) certain other reserves established by the Bank. As of the Closing Date, our borrowing base was deemed to be equal to $25.0 million until the Banks’ receipt of reasonably satisfactory due diligence materials (provided that if such materials are not received within 60 days (or such longer period as agreed by the Bank) after the Closing Date, the deemed borrowing base will be reduced to $0. As of the Closing Date, we had no outstanding borrowings under the Credit Agreement and the only utilization of the letters of credit sub-limit under the Credit Agreement was a $2.025 million irrevocable standby letter of credit, which was previously issued under the Prior Credit Agreement and was transferred on the Closing Date to the Credit Agreement.
The unused portion of the Revolving Commitment accrues a commitment fee of 0.375% per annum. Borrowings under the Revolving Facility bear interest at a rate per annum that ranges from the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus a credit spread adjustment (equal to 10 basis points for one- and three-month term SOFR) plus 1.50% to 2.00%, or a base rate (as calculated in accordance with the Credit Agreement) (the “Base Rate”) plus 0.50% to 1.00%, based on the average daily borrowing capacity under the Revolving Facility over the applicable fiscal quarter. We are allowed to elect to apply either SOFR or Base Rate interest to borrowings at its discretion, other than in the case of swing line loans, to which the Base Rate shall apply.
Under the Credit Agreement, we are subject to a variety of affirmative and negative covenants customary in an asset-based lending facility, including a financial covenant relating to availability (which is required to remain above the greater of: (i) ten percent (10%) of the Loan Cap (as defined in the Credit Agreement) and (ii) $6,000,000.00). Prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, we are prohibited from declaring or paying any cash dividends to our stockholders or repurchasing our common stock, and thereafter, is permitted, provided, among other things, no default or event of default exists as of the date of any such payment and after giving effect thereto and certain minimum availability and minimum projected availability tests are satisfied.
Events of default under the Credit Agreement include, among other things, failure to pay principal, interest, fees or other amounts; covenant defaults; material inaccuracy of representations and warranties; bankruptcy events; actual or asserted invalidity of any the Credit Agreement or related loan documents; or a change of control.
In connection with the entry into the Credit Agreement, on April 27, 2023, we entered into certain ancillary agreements, including (i) a security agreement in favor of the Bank (the “Security Agreement”), and (ii) a guaranty by us in favor of the Bank (the “Guaranty”). The Security Agreement and the Guaranty replaced (i) the third party pledge agreement, dated as of January 20, 2022, by us in favor of the Bank), (ii) the continuing guaranty by us in favor of the Banks, dated January 20, 2022, and (iii) the security agreement: business assets, dated as of January 20, 2022, by us in favor of the Bank (collectively, the “Prior Security Agreements”), which were all terminated concurrently with the termination of the Prior Credit Agreement (as defined below).
As of April 29, 2023, we were in compliance with all of our covenants and had no outstanding borrowings under the Credit Agreement.
Prior Credit Agreement
The Credit Agreement replaced our previously existing senior secured credit agreement ( as amended, the "Prior Credit Agreement") and revolving line of credit note dated as of January 20, 2022 with the Bank, which had revolving commitments of up to $25.0 million consisting of revolving loans, letters of credit and swing line loans, with a sub-limit on letters of credit outstanding at any time of $15.0 million. In connection with the entry into the Prior Credit Agreement, on January 20, 2022, we also entered into the Prior Security Agreements.
Borrowings under the Prior Credit Agreement bore interest at a rate per annum equal to SOFR plus 0.75%. Amounts available to be drawn under outstanding letters of credit accrued fees in an amount equal to 1.00% per annum. The unused portion of the Prior Credit Agreement was not subject to a commitment fee. As of the Closing Date, we had no outstanding borrowings under the Credit Agreement, and the only utilization of the letters of credit sub-limit under the Credit Agreement was a $2.025 million irrevocable standby letter of credit, which was previously issued under the Prior Credit Agreement and was transferred on the Closing Date.
Under the Prior Credit Agreement, we were subject to a variety of affirmative and negative covenants of types customary in a cash-flow-based lending facility, including financial covenants that required maintenance of (1) a ratio of total funded debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and annual rent expenses no greater than 4.75 to 1.00 and (2) a fixed charge coverage ratio of not less than 1.25 to 1.00 (calculation of which took into account dividends, distributions, redemptions and repurchases of our equity interests only if our cash on hand, net of any amounts outstanding under the Prior Credit Agreement, was less than $50.0 million after giving effect to such dividends, distributions, redemptions or repurchases).
Events of default under the Prior Credit Agreement included, among other things, failure to pay principal, interest, fees or other amounts; covenant defaults; material inaccuracy of representations and warranties; bankruptcy events; actual or asserted invalidity of any of the loan documents; or a change of control.
Note 5: Commitments and Contingencies
Indemnifications, Commitments, and Guarantees
During the normal course of business, we have made certain indemnifications, commitments, and guarantees under which we may be required to make payments for certain transactions. These indemnifications include, but are not limited to, those given to various lessors in connection with facility leases for certain claims arising from such facility or lease and indemnifications to our directors and officers to the maximum extent permitted under the laws of the state of Delaware. The majority of these indemnifications, commitments, and guarantees do not provide for any limitation of the maximum potential future payments we could be obligated to make, and their duration may be indefinite. We have not recorded any liability for these indemnifications, commitments, and guarantees in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Legal Proceedings
From time to time, we may become involved in lawsuits and other claims arising from our ordinary course of business. We establish loss provisions for matters in which losses are probable and can be reasonably estimated. For some matters, we are currently unable to predict the ultimate outcome, determine whether a liability has been incurred or make an estimate of the reasonably possible liability that could result from an unfavorable outcome because of the uncertainties related to the occurrence, amount and range of loss on any pending litigation or claim. Because of the unpredictable nature of these matters, we cannot provide any assurances regarding the outcome of any litigation or claim to which we are a party or that the ultimate outcome of any of the matters threatened or pending against us will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. As of the date of these consolidated financial statements, we were not engaged in any legal proceedings that are expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a material adverse effect on our consolidated results of operations or financial position.
Note 6: Fair Value Measurements
We determine fair value based on a three-level valuation hierarchy as described below. Fair value is defined as the exit price associated with the sale of an asset or transfer of a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The three-level hierarchy of inputs used to determine fair value is as follows:
•Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.
•Level 2 – Inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
•Level 3 – Unobservable inputs (i.e. projections, estimates, interpretations, etc.) that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.
We measure certain financial assets at fair value on a recurring basis, including our marketable securities which are classified as available-for-sale securities, and certain cash equivalents, specifically money market securities, commercial paper, municipal bonds and certificates of deposits. The money market accounts are valued based on quoted market prices in active markets. The available-for-sale marketable securities are valued based on other observable inputs for those securities (including market corroborated pricing or other models that utilize observable inputs such as interest rates and yield curves) based on information provided by independent third party entities.
From time to time, we measure certain assets at fair value on a non-recurring basis, including evaluation of long-lived assets for impairments using Company-specific assumptions which would fall within Level 3 of the fair-value hierarchy.
Fair value calculations contain significant judgments and estimates, which may differ from actual results due to, among other things, economic conditions, changes to the business model or changes in operating performance.
During the thirteen week period ended April 29, 2023 and April 30, 2022, we did not make any transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 financial assets. Furthermore, as of April 29, 2023, January 28, 2023 and April 30, 2022, we did not have any Level 3 financial assets. We conduct reviews on a quarterly basis to verify pricing, assess liquidity and determine if significant inputs have changed that would impact the fair value hierarchy disclosure.
Financial Assets
In accordance with the provisions of ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement, we categorized our financial assets based on the priority of the inputs to the valuation technique for the instruments as follows (in thousands):
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| April 29, 2023 | | January 28, 2023 | | April 30, 2022 |
| Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 |
Cash equivalents (1): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Money market securities | $ | 37,503 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $51,756 | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $51,843 | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
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Commercial paper | — | | | 4,997 | | | — | | | — | | | 19,871 | | | — | | | — | | | 4,995 | | | — | |
Marketable securities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Commercial paper | $ | — | | | $ | 39,651 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 29,750 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 39,921 | | | $ | — | |
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(1) Excluding cash.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
On at least a quarterly basis, we assess whether events or changes in circumstances have occurred that potentially indicate the carrying value of long-lived assets may not be recoverable. Based on Level 3 inputs of historical operating performance, including sales trends, gross margin rates, current cash flows from operations and the projected outlook for each our stores, we determined that certain stores would not be able to generate sufficient cash flows over the remaining term of the related leases to recover our investment in the respective stores. As a result, we recorded non-recurring, non-cash impairment charges of $0.2 million and approximately $13.4 thousand in the thirteen weeks ended April 29, 2023 and April 30, 2022, respectively, to write-down the carrying value of certain long-lived store assets to their estimated fair values.
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| Thirteen Weeks Ended | | |
| April 29, 2023 | | April 30, 2022 | | | | |
| ($ in thousands) |
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Carrying value of assets with impairment | $ | 356 | | | $ | 13 | | | | | |
Fair value of assets impaired | $ | 201 | | | $ | — | | | | | |
Number of stores tested for impairment | 24 | | | 2 | | | | | |
Number of stores with impairment | 6 | | | 1 | | | | | |
Note 7: Share-Based Compensation
The Tilly's, Inc. 2012 Second Amended and Restated Equity and Incentive Plan, as amended in June 2020 (the "2012 Plan"), authorizes up to 6,613,900 shares for issuance of options, shares or rights to acquire our Class A common stock and allows for, among other things, operating income and comparable store sales growth targets as additional performance goals that may be used in connection with performance-based awards granted under the 2012 Plan. As of April 29, 2023, there were 1,899,720 shares available for future issuance under the 2012 Plan.
Stock Options
We grant stock options to certain employees that give them the right to acquire our Class A common stock under the 2012 Plan. The exercise price of options granted is equal to the closing price per share of our stock at the date of grant. The non-qualified options vest at a rate of 25% on each of the first four anniversaries of the grant date provided that the award recipient continues to be employed by us through each of those vesting dates and expire ten years from the date of grant.
The following table summarizes stock option activity for the thirteen weeks ended April 29, 2023 (aggregate intrinsic value in thousands):
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| Stock Options | | Grant Date Weighted Average Exercise Price | | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (in Years) | | Aggregate Intrinsic Value (1) |
Outstanding at January 28, 2023 (2) | 1,868,243 | | | $ | 8.99 | | | | | |
Granted | 2,500 | | | $ | 7.18 | | | | | |
Exercised | (11,000) | | | $ | 4.86 | | | | | |
Forfeited | (12,125) | | | $ | 8.89 | | | | | |
Expired | (19,000) | | | $ | 11.45 | | | | | |
Outstanding at April 29, 2023 | 1,828,618 | | | $ | 8.98 | | | 7.0 | | $ | 1,403 | |
Exercisable at April 29, 2023 | 1,136,768 | | | $ | 9.23 | | | 6.1 | | $ | 930 | |
(1)Intrinsic value for stock options is defined as the difference between the market price of our Class A common stock on the last business day of the fiscal period and the weighted average exercise price of in-the-money stock options outstanding at the end of the fiscal period. The market value per share was $7.51 at April 29, 2023.
(2)Reflects the removal of 5,000 stock options held by a former employee that expired during fiscal 2022, which we identified during the first quarter of fiscal 2023.
The stock option awards were measured at fair value on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option valuation model. Key input assumptions used to estimate the fair value of stock options include the exercise price of the award, the expected option term, expected volatility of our stock over the option’s expected term, the risk-free interest rate over the option’s expected term and our expected annual dividend yield, if any. We account for forfeitures as they occur. We issue shares of Class A common stock when stock option awards are exercised.
The fair values of stock options granted during the thirteen weeks ended April 29, 2023 and April 30, 2022 were estimated on the grant date using the following assumptions:
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| Thirteen Weeks Ended | | |
| April 29, 2023 | | April 30, 2022 | | | | |
Weighted average grant-date fair value per option granted | $3.90 | | $4.98 | | | | |
Expected option term (1) | 5.2 years | | 5.2 years | | | | |
Weighted average expected volatility factor (2) | 58.6% | | 58.6% | | | | |
Weighted average risk-free interest rate (3) | 3.6% | | 2.3% | | | | |
Expected annual dividend yield (4) | —% | | —% | | | | |
(1)The expected option term of the awards represents the estimated time that options are expected to be outstanding based upon historical option data.
(2)Stock volatility for each grant is measured using the historical daily price changes of our common stock over the most recent period equal to the expected option term of the awards.
(3)The risk-free interest rate is determined using the rate on treasury securities with the same term as the expected life of the stock option as of the grant date.
(4)We do not currently have a dividend policy and we do not anticipate paying any additional cash dividends on our common stock. In compliance with our new Credit Agreement, we are prohibited from declaring or paying any cash dividends prior to April 27, 2024.
Restricted Stock Awards
Restricted stock awards ("RSAs") represent restricted shares issued upon the date of grant in which the recipient's rights in the stock are restricted until the shares are vested, whereas restricted stock units ("RSUs") represent shares issuable in the future upon vesting. Under the 2012 Plan, we grant RSAs to independent members of our Board of Directors and RSUs to certain employees. RSAs granted to Board members vest at a rate of 50% on each of the first two anniversaries of the grant date provided that the respective award recipient continues to serve on our Board of Directors through each of those vesting dates. The RSUs granted to certain employees vest at a rate of 25% on each of the first four anniversaries of the grant date provided that the respective recipient continues to be employed by us through each of those vesting dates. We determine the fair value of restricted stock underlying the RSAs and RSUs based upon the closing price of our Class A common stock on the date of grant.
The following table summarizes the status of non-vested restricted stock as of April 29, 2023, and the changes since January 28, 2023:
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| Restricted Stock | | Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value |
Nonvested at January 28, 2023 | 73,484 | | | $ | 8.71 | |
Granted | — | | | — | |
Vested | — | | | — | |
Nonvested at April 29, 2023 | 73,484 | | | $ | 8.71 | |
Share-based compensation expense associated with stock options and restricted stock is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. The following table summarizes share-based compensation expense recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands):
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| Thirteen Weeks Ended | | |
| April 29, 2023 | | April 30, 2022 | | | | |
Cost of goods sold | $ | 57 | | | $ | 89 | | | | | |
Selling, general, and administrative | 465 | | | 474 | | | | | |
Total share-based compensation | $ | 522 | | | $ | 563 | | | | | |
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At April 29, 2023, there was $3.4 million of total unrecognized share-based compensation expense related to unvested stock options and restricted stock. This cost has a weighted average remaining recognition period of 2.3 years.
Note 8: (Loss) Earnings Per Share
Earnings per share is computed under the provisions of ASC 260, Earnings Per Share. Basic earnings per share is computed based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock plus the effect of dilutive potential shares of common stock (i.e., in-the-money outstanding stock options as well as RSAs) outstanding during the period using the treasury stock method, whereby proceeds from such exercise, unamortized compensation and hypothetical excess tax benefits, if any, on share-based awards are assumed to be used by us to purchase shares of common stock at the average market price during the period.
The components of basic and diluted (loss) earnings per share were as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):
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| Thirteen Weeks Ended | | |
| April 29, 2023 | | April 30, 2022 | | | | |
Net (loss) income | $ | (11,968) | | | $ | 813 | | | | | |
Weighted average basic shares outstanding | 29,798 | | | 30,762 | | | | | |
Dilutive effect of in-the-money stock options and RSAs | — | | | 284 | | | | | |
Weighted average shares for diluted earnings per share | 29,798 | | | 31,046 | | | | | |
Basic (loss) earnings per share of Class A and Class B common stock | $ | (0.40) | | | $ | 0.03 | | | | | |
Diluted (loss) earnings per share of Class A and Class B common stock | $ | (0.40) | | | $ | 0.03 | | | | | |
The following stock options have been excluded from the calculation of diluted (loss) earnings per share as the effect of including these stock options would have been anti-dilutive (in thousands):
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| Thirteen Weeks Ended | | |
| April 29, 2023 | | April 30, 2022 | | | | |
Stock options | — | | | 1,445 | | | | | |
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Note 9: Share Repurchase Program
On March 14, 2022, our Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program, pursuant to which we were authorized to repurchase up to 2,000,000 shares of our Class A common stock through March 14, 2023, in open market transactions through a broker-dealer at prevailing market prices, in block trades or by any other means in accordance with federal securities laws. During the fiscal year ended January 28, 2023, we repurchased 1,258,330 shares of our Class A common stock at a weighted average price of $8.63 per share for a total of $10.9 million under the program. At January 28, 2023, the remaining repurchase authorization totaled 741,670 shares, which remained unpurchased upon expiration of the program on March 14, 2023.