Staples, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPLS) ha hecho públicos hoy sus resultados del primer trimestre, cerrado el 28 de abril de 2012. Las ventas totales de la empresa en el primer trimestre de 2012 han sido de 6.100 millones de dólares, lo que representa un ligero retroceso en dólares estadounidenses pero el mismo nivel en moneda local en comparación con el primer trimestre de 2011. Los ingresos netos del primer trimestre de 2012 se han reducido un 6 por ciento interanual hasta 187 millones de dólares. Las ganancias diluidas por acción, según los PCGA, han disminuido un 4 por ciento hasta 0,27 dólares desde los 0,28 dólares del primer trimestre de 2011.
Durante el primer trimestre de 2012, la empresa ha registrado gastos antes de impuestos por valor de 28 millones de dólares, relacionados principalmente con la reducción de personal en Norteamérica, Europa y Australia así como con la resolución de una controversia contractual asociada a la adquisición de Corporate Express. Dichos gastos han tenido un efecto negativo en las ganancias diluidas por acción, según los PCGA, del primer trimestre de 2012 de aproximadamente 0,03 dólares.
"En Norteamérica, seguimos impulsando otras categorías aparte de los artículos de oficina mientras que el mercado internacional tiende a mantener un menor dinamismo", afirma Ron Sargent, presidente y director ejecutivo de Staples. "Nuestra planificación de crecimiento tanto de las ventas como de las ganancias en el año 2012 sigue por la senda marcada".
La tasa de ingresos operativos del primer trimestre de 2012, según los PCGA, ha disminuido 43 puntos básicos hasta un 5,21 por ciento. Las principales causas de esta reducción han sido las indemnizaciones por despido derivadas de la reducción de personal y el desapalancamiento de los gastos fijos en ventas menores de operaciones internacionales, si bien se ha compensado en parte por la reducción de los gastos tanto de marketing como de la cadena de suministro.
La empresa ha generado un flujo de efectivo operativo de 147 millones de dólares y ha invertido 52 millones de dólares en gastos de capital, lo que ha dado lugar a un flujo de fondos disponibles de 95 millones durante el primer trimestre de 2012. La empresa ha devuelto a los accionistas 75 millones de dólares en dividendos en efectivo y ha recuperado 5,9 millones de acciones por 93 millones de dólares durante el primer trimestre de 2012. Al término del primer trimestre, la empresa presenta una liquidez de 2.300 millones de dólares, incluidos 1.200 millones en dinero y cuasidinero.
North American Delivery
En el primer trimestre de 2012, North American Delivery ha registrado unas ventas de 2.600 millones de dólares, lo que representa un aumento del 2 por ciento en comparación con el mismo periodo del año anterior. Este resultado se debe, sobre todo, al crecimiento de dos dígitos de las ventas de suministros para instalaciones y salas de descanso y al fuerte crecimiento de los productos promocionales y de copia e impresión. La tasa de ingresos operativos ha aumentado 3 puntos básicos, hasta el 7,87 por ciento, en comparación con el resultado del primer trimestre de 2011. A pesar de los gastos antes de impuestos por valor de 8 millones de dólares relacionados con la reducción de personal y la resolución de una controversia contractual asociada a la adquisición de Corporate Express como la disminución de los márgenes de los productos, este aumento en la tasa de ingresos se debe, principalmente, la eficacia de la cadena de suministro
North American Retail
Con 2.300 millones de dólares, la cifra de ventas de North American Retail se ha mantenido casi al mismo nivel que la del primer trimestre de 2011. La cifra de ventas comparables en tiendas del primer trimestre de 2012 se ha mantenido al mismo nivel ya que no ha variado el valor medio de los pedidos ni el tráfico de clientes en comparación con el año anterior. La tasa de ingresos operativos ha disminuido 43 puntos básicos, hasta el 7,18 por ciento, en comparación con el resultado del primer trimestre de 2011. Esta reducción se debe, sobre todo, a los gastos antes de impuestos por valor de 4 millones de dólares relacionados con la reducción de personal y la resolución de una controversia contractual asociada a la adquisición de Corporate Express. La caída también refleja las continuas inversiones destinadas a favorecer el crecimiento de categorías distintas de los artículos de oficina, las cuales se han compensado en parte con la reducción en los gastos de depreciación y marketing. Durante el primer trimestre, la empresa ha abierto 3 tiendas y ha cerrado 6 en Estados Unidos de Norteamérica y ha abierto 1 tienda y ha cerrado otra en Canadá, con lo que, al término del primer trimestre de 2012, cuenta con 1.914 tiendas en estos países.
Operaciones internacionales
En el primer trimestre, las ventas en operaciones internacionales han ascendido a 1.200 millones de dólares, lo que representa una disminución del 8 por ciento en dólares estadounidenses y del 5 por ciento en moneda local en comparación con el mismo periodo de 2011. Estos resultados se deben a la débil cifra de ventas en Australia y Europa, que incluye una caída del 6 por ciento de las ventas comparables en tiendas de Europa. En comparación con el resultado del primer trimestre de 2011, la tasa de ingresos operativos ha disminuido 225 puntos básicos hasta una pérdida operativa del 1,53 por ciento. Esta reducción se debe, sobre todo, a los gastos antes de impuestos por valor de 16 millones de dólares relacionados con la reducción de personal y la resolución de una controversia contractual asociada a la adquisición de Corporate Express. La caída también refleja el desapalancamiento de los gastos fijos en ventas menores de European Retail y Australia así como la disminución de los márgenes de los productos en Europa. Durante el primer trimestre, la empresa ha abierto 1 tienda y ha cerrado 3, con lo que, al término del año, cuenta con 376 tiendas en el ámbito de las operaciones internacionales.
Previsiones
Para 2012, la empresa prevé un lento crecimiento de la economía estadounidense y una relajación de la demanda en Europa. Incluyendo los efectos de la 53.ª semana del año fiscal 2012, la empresa prevé que las ventas totales del año se incrementen entre un 1 y un 3 por ciento con respecto al año anterior y que las ganancias diluidas por acción de todo el año aumenten cerca del 10 por ciento con respecto a las ganancias diluidas ajustadas por acción de 1,37 dólares conseguidas en 2011. La empresa prevé que su tasa real de impuestos en todo el año sea del 32,5 por ciento y espera generar más de 1.000 millones de flujo de fondos disponibles en 2012.
Presentation of Non-GAAP Information
This press release presents certain results for 2011 and 2012 both with and without the impact of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, and certain results without the impact of the tax refund in 2011. The presentation of results that excludes these items, as well as the presentation of free cash flow, are non-GAAP financial measures that should be considered in addition to, and should not be considered superior to, or as a substitute for, the presentation of results determined in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures which have not been reconciled here within, or reconciled in previous public disclosures, are provided below. Management believes that the non-GAAP financial measures better enable management and investors to understand and analyze our performance by providing meaningful information relevant to events of a non-recurring nature that impact the comparability of underlying business results from period to period. Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate the operating results of the company´s business against prior year results and its operating plan, and to forecast and analyze future periods. Management recognizes there are limitations associated with the use of non-GAAP financial measures as they may reduce comparability with other companies that use different methods to calculate similar non-GAAP measures. Management generally compensates for the limitations resulting from the exclusion of these items by considering the impact of these items separately in GAAP as well as non-GAAP results. In addition, when first disclosed, management presents the most comparable GAAP measures ahead of non-GAAP measures and provides a reconciliation that indicates and describes the adjustments made. For a reconciliation of previously disclosed non-GAAP financial measures, please see the "Financial Measures and Other Data" section of the Investor Information portion of www.staples.com.
Comunicación colectiva en el día de hoy
La empresa realizará una comunicación colectiva hoy a las 9:00 h de la mañana (hora europea) para analizar estos resultados y previsiones. Los inversores están invitados a escuchar la comunicación en http://investor.staples.com.
Acerca de Staples
Staples es la mayor empresa de artículos de oficina del mundo y un proveedor de confianza de soluciones para oficina. La empresa suministra productos, servicios y conocimientos expertos en las áreas de suministros de oficina, copia e impresión, tecnología, instalaciones y salas de descanso, y mobiliario. Staples concibió la idea de supertienda de oficina en 1986 y en la actualidad registra unas ventas anuales de 25.000 millones de dólares y es la segunda empresa del mundo en ventas mediante comercio electrónico. Con 88.000 asociados en todo el mundo, Staples desarrolla su actividad en 26 países de América, Europa, Asia y Australia y allana el camino a empresas de todos los tamaños y a consumidores. Tiene su sede principal en las afueras de Boston. Si desea más información sobre Staples (Nasdaq: SPLS), visite www.staples.com/media.
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Más información financiera.
| STAPLES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||||||||||||
| April 28, | January 28, | |||||||||||
| 2012 | 2012 | |||||||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1,204,521 | $ | 1,264,149 | ||||||||
| Receivables, net | 1,953,502 | 2,033,680 | ||||||||||
| Merchandise inventories, net | 2,502,834 | 2,431,845 | ||||||||||
| Deferred income tax assets | 301,506 | 305,611 | ||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 283,447 | 255,535 | ||||||||||
| Total current assets | 6,245,810 | 6,290,820 | ||||||||||
| Property and equipment: | ||||||||||||
| Land and buildings | 1,040,217 | 1,034,983 | ||||||||||
| Leasehold improvements | 1,329,935 | 1,330,373 | ||||||||||
| Equipment | 2,491,950 | 2,462,351 | ||||||||||
| Furniture and fixtures | 1,089,155 | 1,084,358 | ||||||||||
| Total property and equipment | 5,951,257 | 5,912,065 | ||||||||||
| Less accumulated depreciation and amortization | 3,920,260 | 3,831,704 | ||||||||||
| Net property and equipment | 2,030,997 | 2,080,361 | ||||||||||
| Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization | 439,695 | 449,781 | ||||||||||
| Goodwill | 3,996,308 | 3,982,130 | ||||||||||
| Other assets | 645,458 | 627,530 | ||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 13,358,268 | $ | 13,430,622 | ||||||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS´ EQUITY | ||||||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 2,194,416 | $ | 2,220,414 | ||||||||
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 1,274,712 | 1,414,721 | ||||||||||
| Debt maturing within one year | 438,115 | 439,143 | ||||||||||
| Total current liabilities | 3,907,243 | 4,074,278 | ||||||||||
| Long-term debt | 1,595,932 | 1,599,037 | ||||||||||
| Other long-term obligations | 759,822 | 735,094 | ||||||||||
| Stockholders´ Equity: | ||||||||||||
| Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued | - | - | ||||||||||
| Common stock, $.0006 par value, 2,100,000,000 shares authorized; | 553 | 553 | ||||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 4,585,976 | 4,551,299 | ||||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (297,801 | ) | (319,743 | ) | ||||||||
| Retained earnings | 7,311,324 | 7,199,060 | ||||||||||
| Less: treasury stock at cost, 232,544,821 shares at April 28, 2012 | (4,511,943 | ) | (4,416,018 | ) | ||||||||
| Total Staples, Inc. stockholders´ equity | 7,088,109 | 7,015,151 | ||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests | 7,162 | 7,062 | ||||||||||
| Total stockholders´ equity | 7,095,271 | 7,022,213 | ||||||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders´ equity | $ | 13,358,268 | $ | 13,430,622 |
| STAPLES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | |||||||||||||
| Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income | |||||||||||||
| (Dollar Amounts in Thousands, Except Per Share Data) | |||||||||||||
| (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||
| 13 Weeks Ended | |||||||||||||
| April 28, | April 30, | ||||||||||||
| 2012 | 2011 | ||||||||||||
| Sales | $ | 6,104,825 | $ | 6,172,938 | |||||||||
| Cost of goods sold and occupancy costs | 4,495,110 | 4,536,545 | |||||||||||
| Gross profit | 1,609,715 | 1,636,393 | |||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | |||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 1,276,401 | 1,270,774 | |||||||||||
| Amortization of intangibles | 15,258 | 17,292 | |||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 1,291,659 | 1,288,066 | |||||||||||
| Operating income | 318,056 | 348,327 | |||||||||||
| Other (expense) income: | |||||||||||||
| Interest income | 1,651 | 2,459 | |||||||||||
| Interest expense | (42,304 | ) | (48,793 | ) | |||||||||
| Other expense | (346 | ) | (188 | ) | |||||||||
| Consolidated income before income taxes | 277,057 | 301,805 | |||||||||||
| Income tax expense | 90,044 | 104,123 | |||||||||||
| Consolidated net income | 187,013 | 197,682 | |||||||||||
| Loss attributed to noncontrolling interests | (46 | ) | (563 | ) | |||||||||
| Net income attributed to Staples, Inc. | $ | 187,059 | $ | 198,245 | |||||||||
| Earnings Per Share: | |||||||||||||
| Basic earnings per common share | $ | 0.27 | $ | 0.28 | |||||||||
| Diluted earnings per common share | $ | 0.27 | $ | 0.28 | |||||||||
| Dividends declared per common share | $ | 0.11 | $ | 0.10 | |||||||||
| Consolidated comprehensive income | $ | 208,955 | $ | 502,053 | |||||||||
| Comprehensive income (loss) attributed to noncontrolling interests | 101 | (447 | ) | ||||||||||
| Comprehensive income attributed to Staples, Inc | $ | 208,854 | $ | 502,500 | |||||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding: | |||||||||||||
| Basic | 680,245,594 | 706,318,119 | |||||||||||
| Diluted | 689,436,849 | 717,402,753 |
| STAPLES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | |||||||||||||
| 13 Weeks Ended | |||||||||||||
| April 28, | April 30, | ||||||||||||
| 2012 | 2011 | ||||||||||||
| Operating Activities: | |||||||||||||
| Consolidated net income, including income from the noncontrolling interests | $ | 187,013 | $ | 197,682 | |||||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 116,530 | 121,843 | |||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | 31,088 | 35,396 | |||||||||||
| Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation arrangements | (179 | ) | (387 | ) | |||||||||
| Deferred income tax expense | 10,689 | 28,079 | |||||||||||
| Other | 1,916 | 4,995 | |||||||||||
| Changes in assets and liabilities: | |||||||||||||
| Decrease in receivables | 81,112 | 48,929 | |||||||||||
| Increase in merchandise inventories | (64,498 | ) | (148,738 | ) | |||||||||
| (Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets | (51,384 | ) | 31,060 | ||||||||||
| (Decrease) increase in accounts payable | (30,234 | ) | 20,861 | ||||||||||
| Decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities | (142,755 | ) | (133,519 | ) | |||||||||
| Increase in other long-term obligations | 7,559 | 4,065 | |||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 146,857 | 210,266 | |||||||||||
| Investing Activities: | |||||||||||||
| Acquisition of property and equipment | (52,077 | ) | (62,617 | ) | |||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (52,077 | ) | (62,617 | ) | |||||||||
| Financing Activities: | |||||||||||||
| Proceeds from the exercise of stock options | 4,501 | 4,836 | |||||||||||
| Proceeds from borrowings | 25,153 | 39,799 | |||||||||||
| Payments on borrowings | (19,836 | ) | (536,294 | ) | |||||||||
| Purchase of noncontrolling interest | (688 | ) | - | ||||||||||
| Cash dividends paid | (74,749 | ) | (70,936 | ) | |||||||||
| Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation arrangements | 179 | 387 | |||||||||||
| Purchase of treasury stock, net | (95,925 | ) | (148,477 | ) | |||||||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | (161,365 | ) | (710,685 | ) | |||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 6,957 | 34,294 | |||||||||||
| Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents | (59,628 | ) | (528,742 | ) | |||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 1,264,149 | 1,461,257 | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 1,204,521 | $ | 932,515 |
| STAPLES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | |||||||||||||||
| Segment Reporting | |||||||||||||||
| (Dollar Amounts in Thousands) | |||||||||||||||
| (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
| 13 Weeks Ended | |||||||||||||||
| April 28, | April 30, | ||||||||||||||
| 2012 | 2011 | ||||||||||||||
| Sales: | |||||||||||||||
| North American Delivery | $ | 2,555,071 | $ | 2,511,646 | |||||||||||
| North American Retail | 2,323,831 | 2,328,085 | |||||||||||||
| International Operations | 1,225,923 | 1,333,207 | |||||||||||||
| Total segment sales | $ | 6,104,825 | $ | 6,172,938 | |||||||||||
| Business Unit Income (Loss): | |||||||||||||||
| North American Delivery | $ | 200,959 | $ | 196,850 | |||||||||||
| North American Retail | 166,955 | 177,349 | |||||||||||||
| International Operations | (18,770 | ) | 9,524 | ||||||||||||
| Business unit income | 349,144 | 383,723 | |||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | (31,088 | ) | (35,396 | ) | |||||||||||
| Interest and other expense, net | (40,999 | ) | (46,522 | ) | |||||||||||
| Consolidated income before income taxes | $ | 277,057 | $ | 301,805 |
| STAPLES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | |||||||||||||||
| Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Sales Growth | |||||||||||||||
| (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
| 13 Weeks Ended April 28, 2012 | |||||||||||||||
| Sales Growth | Impact of Local | Sales Growth on a | |||||||||||||
| Sales: | |||||||||||||||
| North American Delivery | 1.7 | % | 0.2 | % | 1.9 | % | |||||||||
| North American Retail | (0.2 | %) | 0.5 | % | 0.3 | % | |||||||||
| International Operations | (8.0 | %) | 3.0 | % | (5.0 | %) | |||||||||
| Total sales | (1.1 | %) | 0.9 | % | (0.2 | %) | |||||||||
This presentation refers to growth rates in local currency so that business results can be viewed without the impact of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, thereby facilitating period-to-period comparisons of Staples´ business performance. To present this information, current period results for entities reporting in currencies other than U.S. dollars are converted into U.S. dollars at the prior year average monthly exchange rates.
| Reconciliation of Operating Cash Flow to Free Cash Flow | |||||||||||||
| (Dollar Amounts in Thousands) | |||||||||||||
| (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||
| 13 Weeks Ended | |||||||||||||
| April 28, 2012 | April 30, 2011 | ||||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 146,857 | $ | 210,266 | |||||||||
| Acquisition of property and equipment | (52,077 | ) | (62,617 | ) | |||||||||
| Free cash flow | $ | 94,780 | $ | 147,649 | |||||||||
Free cash flow is not defined under U.S. GAAP. Therefore, it should not be considered a substitute for income or cash flow data prepared in accordance with GAAP and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. The Company defines free cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures. It should not be inferred that the entire free cash flow amount is available for discretionary expenditures. The Company believes free cash flow is a useful measure of performance and uses this measure as an indication of the Company´s ability to generate cash and invest in its business.
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