Hanesbrands Inc

1000 East Hanes Mill Road

Winston-Salem, NC 27105

(336) 519-4400

 

                                 

                                                  news release

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

News Media, contact:                           Matt Hall, (336) 519-3386

Analysts and Investors, contact:            Brian Lantz, (336) 519-7130

HANESBRANDS INC. REPORTS FOURTH-QUARTER 2008 RESULTS

 

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Jan. 28, 2009) – Hanesbrands Inc. (NYSE: HBI), a leading marketer of innerwear, outerwear and hosiery apparel, today reported results for the 2008 fourth quarter.

 

Total net sales in the fourth quarter declined by $124 million to $1.04 billion, and net sales for the full fiscal year declined by 5 percent to $4.25 billion.  GAAP earnings per diluted share in the quarter were $0.19, and for the full year were $1.34, up slightly from a year ago.

 

Excluding actions, non-GAAP earnings per diluted share in the fourth quarter increased by 32 percent to $0.50, and for the full year non-GAAP EPS increased by 27 percent to $2.09.

 

Hanesbrands prepaid $139 million of long-term debt in the fourth quarter, compared with its goal of $75 million to $125 million.  The company ended the year with inventory of $1.3 billion, approximately $50 million better than its goal.  And the company ended the year with a similar level of cushion in its bank covenant debt-to-EBITDA ratio as it had at the end of the third quarter.

 

“We are pleased with our accomplishments in a year in which we faced rising commodity costs and an unprecedented collapse in the consumer retail sales environment,” Hanesbrands Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard A. Noll.  “We successfully controlled year-end inventories, paid down debt, reduced costs, executed our supply chain strategy ahead of schedule, announced a price increase, and we delivered EPS growth of more than 25 percent for the year despite sales declines.

 

“We are now sharply focused on execution, conservative inventory and cost management and using available cash to pay down debt over the next 12 months.  Our goal is to come out of this economic environment with momentum and as an even stronger company.”

 


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Noteworthy Financial Highlights

 

The fourth quarter and full fiscal year, which ended Jan. 3, 2009, contained one additional week than the previous quarter and fiscal year ended Dec. 29, 2007.  Selected highlights include:

·        Total net sales in the quarter declined by 11 percent to $1.04 billion, compared with $1.16 billion a year ago.  Sales declined in each business segment.  For the full year, total net sales were down by 5 percent to $4.25 billion, compared with $4.47 billion a year ago.

By the end of the fourth quarter, sales weakness was broad-based, although a few of the bright spots for the year were men’s underwear, Champion brand sales, Playtex brand intimate apparel sales, and the International segment.

For the rolling 12-month period through November 2008, consumer panel data showed that Hanesbrands increased its market share for total innerwear by 1 share point, including a men’s underwear market share increase of 3 share points, women’s intimate apparel increase of 1 share point, and a socks increase of one-half of a share point.

·        GAAP earnings per diluted share in the quarter decreased by $0.33 to $0.19, which included a $0.31 reduction per diluted share for restructuring and related charges.  For the year, GAAP diluted EPS was $1.34 versus $1.30 a year ago.

Excluding actions, non-GAAP diluted EPS for the full year increased by 27 percent to $2.09, which exceeded the company’s growth goal for the year despite severe economic conditions, particularly the consumer market collapse in the fourth quarter.  The earnings growth was driven by strategic execution that reduced costs, lowered base interest rates, lowered income tax expense, and reduced long-term debt.  For the quarter, which also benefited from favorable selling, general and administrative expense timing and one-time retroactive duty refunds, non-GAAP diluted EPS increased by 32 percent to $0.50, up from $0.38 a year ago. 

·        GAAP operating profit was $58.4 million in the quarter, down $67.5 million, and was $317.5 million for the year, down $71.1 million.  Both comparisons include a one-time $32.1 million gain in last year’s periods.

Excluding actions, Hanesbrands was able to protect its margins through cost-reduction efforts despite sales declines.  For the full year, the operating profit margin was the same as last year at 9.7 percent of sales.

·        By prepaying $139 million in long-term debt in the quarter, the company ended the year with long-term debt of $2.18 billion.  Since its spinoff in September 2006, Hanesbrands has reduced long-term debt by $423 million.


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(Diluted EPS excluding actions, operating profit excluding actions, and operating profit margin excluding actions are non-GAAP measures used to better assess underlying business performance because they exclude the effect of unusual actions that are not directly related to operations.  The unusual actions in the current or year-ago periods were restructuring and related charges, gain on curtailment of postretirement benefits, amortization of gain on postretirement benefits, separation of pension plan assets and liabilities, nonrecurring spinoff and related charges, other income and expense, and the tax effect on these items.  See Table 4 for details and reconciliation with reported operating results consistent with generally accepted accounting principles.)

 

Other Comments

 

Hanesbrands made significant progress in its sell more, spend less and generate cash strategic initiatives in 2008.

 

Brand Strength.  The company invested in its brands, announced an average domestic gross price increase of 4 percent, drove market share growth in a down economy, and achieved superior consumer preference for its brands.

 

In 2008, Hanes was No. 1 for the fifth consecutive year on the Women’s Wear Daily “Top 100 Brands Survey” for apparel and accessory brands that women know best and was No. 1 for the fifth consecutive year as the most preferred men’s, women’s and children’s apparel brand of consumers in Retailing Today magazine’s “Top Brands Study.”  Additionally, the company had five of the top 10 intimate apparel brands preferred by consumers in the Retailing Today study - Hanes, Playtex, Bali, Just My Size and L’eggs.

 

Significant Supply Chain Progress.  In executing its global supply chain strategy of operating fewer, larger facilities in lower-cost countries, Hanesbrands reduced the number of company-owned and -operated manufacturing and distribution facilities in 2008 from 102 to 88.  The company expanded its operations in Asia, adding three sewing plants in Thailand and Vietnam and increasing employment in Asia from approximately 2,000 to 5,500.

 

In the fourth quarter, the company also acquired an embroidery and screen-print facility in Honduras and began production at its new sock knitting and finishing plant in El Salvador.  Earlier this month, the company announced that it will close its Barnwell, S.C., sock knitting plant by the end of April, moving production to the new sock facility in El Salvador.  Approximately 310 jobs will be eliminated.

 

Additionally, the company improved its product quality by 27 percent and reduced complexity by eliminating 12 percent of its product SKUs.

 

Cost Reduction Progress.  Hanesbrands made significant progress in its multiyear goal of generating gross savings that could approach or exceed $200 million.  The company recognized approximately $76 million of the incremental gross savings in 2008.


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The company is close to completing its cumulative $250 million of restructuring expected in the three years ending in 2009.  With the Barnwell plant closure plan, the company has announced 89 percent of its expected restructuring charges, or $222 million.

 

Strategic Debt Structure.  Hanesbrands strategically improved its debt structure by increasing the percentage of its debt that is capped or at fixed-rates to 82 percent for 2009.  The company ended the year with a bank covenant defined debt-to-EBITDA ratio of 3.3 times, affording the company similar cushion of meeting this covenant measure as it had at the end of the third quarter.  Hanesbrands has been exploring and will continue to explore the multiple options available, including amendments to its credit facility, to ensure that it remains in compliance with its bank covenants in this uncertain economic environment.

 

2009 Environment

 

Hanesbrands follows a policy of not providing quarterly or annual EPS guidance.  The company does have a practice of providing an understanding of long-term goals, trends associated with its business, current financial performance, and information required to model the long-term potential of the business.

 

The company expects the soft retail consumer environment to continue and does not expect macroeconomic conditions to be conducive to growth in 2009.  However, factors that will mitigate the impact of sales volume challenges and expected pension cost increases include a domestic gross price increase being taken in the first quarter, lower commodity costs in the second half of the year, the ability to execute previously discussed discretionary spending cuts, and additional cost benefits from previous restructuring and related actions.

 

The company will discuss the 2009 environment and its business potential in more detail for modeling purposes at its annual investor day at 8:30 a.m., Feb. 24, 2009, at the Jumeirah Essex House in New York City.

 

Webcast Conference Call

 

Hanesbrands will host a live Internet webcast of its quarterly investor conference call at 4:30 p.m. EST today.  The live Internet broadcast may be accessed on the home page of the Hanesbrands corporate Web site, www.hanesbrands.com.  The call is expected to conclude by 5:30 p.m. EST.

 

An archived replay of the conference call webcast will be available in the investors section of the Hanesbrands corporate Web site.  A telephone playback will be available from approximately 7 p.m. EST today until midnight EST on Feb. 4, 2009.  The replay will be available by calling toll-free (800) 642-1687, or via toll-call at (706) 645-9291.  The replay pass code is 81416355.

 

Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

 

Statements in this press release that are not statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E


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of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including those regarding our long-term goals and trends associated with our business.  These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date of this press release and are based on our current intent, beliefs, plans and expectations.  They involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual future results, performance or developments to differ materially from those described in or implied by such forward-looking statements.  These risks and uncertainties include the following: our ability to execute our consolidation and globalization strategy, including migrating our production and manufacturing operations to lower-cost locations around the world; our ability to successfully manage social, political, economic, legal and other conditions affecting our foreign operations and supply chain sources; current economic conditions; consumer spending levels; the risk of inflation or deflation; financial difficulties experienced by, or loss of or reduction in sales to, any of our top customers or groups of customers; our debt and debt service requirements that restrict our operating and financial flexibility, and impose interest and financing costs; the financial ratios that our debt instruments require us to maintain; failure to protect against dramatic changes in the volatile market price of cotton; the impact of increases in prices of other materials used in our products and increases in other costs; our ability to effectively manage our inventory and reduce inventory reserves; retailer consolidation and other changes in the apparel essentials industry; the highly competitive and evolving nature of the industry in which we compete; our ability to keep pace with changing consumer preferences; costs and adverse publicity from violations of labor or environmental laws by us or our suppliers; and other risks identified from time to time in our most recent Securities and Exchange Commission reports, including the 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K, 2008 quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K, registration statements, press releases and other communications.  The company undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results over time.

 

Hanesbrands Inc.

 

Hanesbrands Inc. is a leading marketer of innerwear, outerwear and hosiery apparel under strong consumer brands, including Hanes, Champion, Playtex, Bali, Just My Size, barely there and Wonderbra.  The company designs, manufactures, sources and sells T-shirts, bras, panties, men’s underwear, children’s underwear, socks, hosiery, casualwear and activewear.  Hanesbrands has approximately 45,000 employees in more than 25 countries.  More information may be found on the company’s Web site at www.hanesbrands.com.

 

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TABLE 1

HANESBRANDS INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

(Amounts in thousands, except per-share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Quarter Ended

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 3,  2009

 

December 29, 2007


% Change

 

January 3,  2009

 

December 29, 2007


% Change

Net sales:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Innerwear

 

$       572,394

 

$         639,788

 

 

$     2,402,831

 

$       2,556,906

 

   Outerwear

 

299,938

 

325,262

 

 

1,180,747

 

1,221,845

 

   International

 

107,965

 

118,779

 

 

460,085

 

421,898

 

   Hosiery

 

61,252

 

76,983

 

 

227,924

 

266,198

 

   Other

 

1,660

 

10,291

 

 

21,724

 

56,920

 

   Total segment net sales

 

1,043,209

 

1,171,103

 

 

4,293,311

 

4,523,767

 

   Less: Intersegment

 

8,092

 

11,973

 

 

44,541

 

49,230

 

Total net sales

 

1,035,117

 

1,159,130

-10.7%

 

4,248,770

 

4,474,537

-5.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales

 

725,471

 

799,275

 

 

2,871,420

 

3,033,627

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Gross profit

 

309,646

 

359,855

-14.0%

 

1,377,350

 

1,440,910

-4.4%

      As a % of net sales

 

29.9%

 

31.0%

 

 

32.4%

 

32.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   administrative expenses

 

233,340

 

266,937

 

 

1,009,607

 

1,040,754

 

      As a % of net sales

 

22.5%

 

23.0%

 

 

23.8%

 

23.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gain on curtailment of
   postretirement benefits

 


-

 


(32,144)

 

 


-

 


(32,144)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restructuring

 

17,908

 

(802)

 

 

50,263

 

43,731

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Operating profit

 

58,398

 

125,864

-53.6%

 

317,480

 

388,569

-18.3%

      As a % of net sales

 

5.6%

 

10.9%

 

 

7.5%

 

8.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other (income) expense

 

                 (634)

 

              3,795

 

 

                 (634)

 

                 5,235

 

Interest expense, net

 

39,795

 

46,991

 

 

155,077

 

199,208

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Income before

    income tax expense

 


19,237

 


75,078

 

 


163,037

 


184,126

 

Income tax expense

 

 1,356

 

25,285

 

 

35,868

 

57,999

 

   Net income

 

$         17,881

 

$           49,793

-64.1%

 

$         127,169

 

$    126,127

0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Basic

 

$             0.19

 

$               0.52

 

 

$               1.35

 

$               1.31

 

   Diluted

 

$             0.19

 

$               0.52

-63.5%

 

$               1.34

 

$               1.30

3.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares     

  outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Basic

 

93,872

 

95,381

 

 

94,171

 

95,936

 

   Diluted

 

94,752

 

96,650

 

 

95,164

 

96,741

 

 


               

TABLE 2

HANESBRANDS INC.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

January 3,

2009

 

December 29,

2007

Assets

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 $            67,342

 

 $                174,236

Trade accounts receivable, net

 

            404,930

 

            575,069

Inventories

 

        1,290,530

 

        1,117,052

Other current assets

 

            347,523

 

            227,977

 

Total current assets

 

        2,110,325

 

        2,094,334

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, net

 

            588,189

 

            534,286

Intangible assets and goodwill

 

            469,445

 

            461,691

Other noncurrent assets

 

            366,090

 

            349,172

 

Total assets

 

 $       3,534,049

 

 $            3,439,483

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

 $          640,910

 

 $               669,405

Other current liabilities

 

             107,374

 

              19,577

 

Total current liabilities

 

            748,284

 

            688,982

Long-term debt

 

        2,130,907

 

        2,315,250

Other noncurrent liabilities

 

            469,703

 

            146,347

 

Total liabilities

 

        3,348,894

 

        3,150,579

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

            185,155

 

            288,904

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

 $       3,534,049

 

 $            3,439,483

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE 3

 

 

 

 

HANESBRANDS INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

 

January 3, 2009

 

December 29,
2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Activities:

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 $            127,169

 

 $      126,127

Depreciation and amortization

 

              115,145

 

              131,676

Other noncash items

 

              38,919

 

              37,739

Changes in assets and liabilities, net

 

         

            (103,836)

 

            63,498

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

           

177,397

 

            359,040

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investing Activities:

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment, net and other

 

 

            (177,248)

 

                    (101,085)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing Activities:

 

 

 

 

Net borrowings on notes payable, debt, stock repurchases and
  other

 

             

            (104,738)

 

                    (243,379)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on cash

 

               

                (2,305)

 

                3,687

(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

               

            (106,894)

 

                18,263

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

 

           

174,236

 

            155,973

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

 

 

$             67,342

 

 $             174,236


 

TABLE 4

HANESBRANDS INC.

Supplemental Financial Information

(Dollars in thousands, except per-share amounts)

(Unaudited)

Reconciliation of Reported Operating Results with

Certain Information Excluding Actions

 

 

 

 

Quarter Ended

 

Year Ended

A.  Excluding actions data

 

January 3,
2009

 

December 29, 2007

 

January 3,
2009

 

December 29, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

$         326,975

 

$        367,471

 

$      1,419,908

 

$         1,477,822

SG&A

 

232,088

 

265,717

 

1,009,621

 

            1,045,790

Operating profit

 

94,887

 

101,754

 

410,287

 

432,032

Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)

 

80,905

 

67,485

 

320,024

 

295,944

Net income

 

46,974

 

36,320

 

199,064

 

159,485

Earnings per diluted share

 

0.50

 

0.38

 

             2.09

 

                  1.65

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As a % of net sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

31.6%

 

31.7%

 

33.4%

 

33.0%

SG&A

 

22.4%

 

22.9%

 

23.8%

 

23.4%

Operating profit

 

9.2%

 

8.8%

 

9.7%

 

9.7%

Net income

 

4.5%

 

3.1%

 

4.7%

 

3.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B.  Operating results excluding actions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit as reported

 

$        309,646

 

$       359,855

 

$      1,377,350

 

$        1,440,910

Accelerated depreciation included in Cost of sales

 

12,660

 

7,616

 

23,862

 

36,912

Inventory write-off included in Cost of sales

  

4,669

 

-

 

18,696

 

-

Gross profit excluding actions

 

$        326,975

 

$       367,471

 

$       1,419,908

 

$        1,477,822

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SG&A as reported

 

$        233,340

 

$       266,937

 

$       1,009,607

 

$        1,040,754

Amortization of gain on postretirement benefits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    included in SG&A

 

-       

 

1,341

 

-                 

 

7,377

Separation of pension plan assets and liabilities
    included in SG&A

 

-

 

                 (1,409)

 

-

 

3,408

Spinoff and related charges included in SG&A

 

-  

 

                    (509)

 

-  

 

                   (3,209)

Accelerated depreciation included in SG&A

 

                 (1,252)

 

                    (643)

 

         14

 

                   (2,540)

SG&A excluding actions

 

$        232,088

 

$       265,717

 

 $       1,009,621

 

$         1,045,790

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating profit as reported

 

$          58,398

 

$       125,864

 

$          317,480

 

$            388,569

Gross profit actions

 

             17,329

 

             7,616

 

             42,558

 

36,912

SG&A actions

 

1,252

 

1,220

 

                      (14)

 

                   (5,036)

Restructuring

 

17,908

 

                    (802)

 

50,263

 

43,731

Gain on curtailment of postretirement benefits

 

-

 

               (32,144)

 

-

 

                 (32,144)

Operating profit excluding actions

 

           94,887

 

           101,754

 

           410,287

 

432,032

Income tax expense at effective rate

 

(13,982)

 

               (34,269)

 

               (90,263)

 

               (136,088)

NOPAT

 

$          80,905

 

$        67,485

 

$          320,024

 

$            295,944

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C.  Net income excluding actions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income as reported

 

$          17,881

 

 $        49,793

 

$          127,169

 

$            126,127

Gross profit actions

 

17,329

 

7,616

 

42,558

 

36,912

SG&A actions

 

1,252

 

1,220

 

                      (14)

 

                   (5,036)

Restructuring

 

17,908

 

                    (802)

 

50,263

 

43,731

Gain on curtailment of postretirement benefits

 

-

 

               (32,144)

 

-

 

                 (32,144)

Other (income) expense

 

                    (634)

 

3,795

 

                    (634)

 

5,235

Tax effect on actions

 

                 (6,762)

 

6,842

 

               (20,278)

 

                 (15,340)

Net income excluding actions

 

$          46,974

 

$        36,320

 

$         199,064

 

$            159,485

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D.  EBITDA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$          17,881

 

$        49,793

 

$         127,169

 

$           126,127 

Interest expense, net

 

39,795

 

46,991

 

         155,077

 

199,208

Income tax expense

 

1,356

 

25,285

 

      35,868

 

57,999

Depreciation and amortization

 

37,532

 

31,755

 

115,145

 

131,676

   Total EBITDA

 

$          96,564