Chewy Announces Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Financial Results
Chewy, Inc. (NYSE: CHWY) reported a net sales of $2.39 billion for fiscal Q4 2021, a 17% increase year-over-year. However, the company faced a net loss of $63.6 million, which includes share-based compensation of $15.8 million. Gross margin decreased to 25.4%, down 170 basis points year-over-year. For the full year 2021, net sales reached $8.89 billion, a 24% increase from the previous year, while the total net loss was $73.8 million. Despite challenges, CEO Sumit Singh emphasized the company's innovation pipeline and customer loyalty.
- Net sales growth of 24% in 2021, demonstrating business durability.
- Net sales per active customer (NSPAC) reached $430, a new company high.
- Net loss of $63.6 million in Q4 2021 and $73.8 million for the full year.
- Adjusted EBITDA of $(28.1) million in Q4 2021, a decline of $88.9 million year-over-year.
Fiscal Q4 2021 Highlights:
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Net sales of
$2.39 billion - Gross margin of 25.4 percent declined 170 basis points year over year
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Net loss of
$63.6 million $15.8 million - Net margin of (2.7) percent declined 370 basis points year over year
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Adjusted EBITDA(1) of
$(28.1) million $88.9 million - Adjusted EBITDA margin(1) of (1.2) percent declined 420 basis points year over year
Fiscal 2021 Highlights:
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Net sales of
$8.89 billion - Gross margin of 26.7 percent expanded 120 basis points year over year
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Net loss of
$73.8 million $85.3 million - Net margin of (0.8) percent expanded 50 basis points year over year
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Adjusted EBITDA(1) of
$78.6 million $6.6 million - Adjusted EBITDA margin(1) of 0.9 percent declined 30 basis points year over year
“Our ability to deliver 24 percent net sales growth in 2021, on top of the outsized growth we delivered last year, reflects the durability of our business and the Pet category beyond the near-term benefits of the pandemic, and is a strong testament to Chewy’s ability to execute in the face of rapidly evolving macro conditions,” said
Management will host a conference call and webcast to discuss Chewy’s financial results today at
Chewy Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Financial Results Conference Call
When:
Time:
Conference ID: 038970
Live Call: 1-844-200-6205 (US Toll-Free), 1-833-950-0062 (Canada Toll-Free) or +1-929-526-1599 (International Toll-Free)
Replay: 1-866-813-9403 (US Toll-Free) or +44-204-525-0658 (International Toll-Free)
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(The replay will be available approximately two hours after the completion of the live call until
Webcast: https://investor.chewy.com
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Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin are non-GAAP financial measures. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for additional information on non-GAAP financial measures and a reconciliation to the most comparable GAAP measures. |
About Chewy
Our mission is to be the most trusted and convenient destination for pet parents (and partners) everywhere. We believe that we are the preeminent online source for pet products, supplies and prescriptions as a result of our broad selection of high-quality products and services, which we offer at competitive prices and deliver with an exceptional level of care and a personal touch to build brand loyalty and drive repeat purchasing. We continually develop innovative ways for our customers to engage with us, and partner with more than 3,000 of the best and most trusted brands in the pet industry offering more than 100,000 products, to bring a high-bar, customer-centric experience to our customers.
Forward-Looking Statements
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You should not rely on forward-looking statements as predictions of future events, and you should understand that these statements are not guarantees of performance or results, and our actual results could differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors. We have based the forward-looking statements contained in this communication primarily on our current assumptions, expectations, and projections about future events and trends that we believe may affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations. The outcome of the events described in these forward-looking statements is subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors described in our filings with the
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To provide investors with additional information regarding our financial results, we have disclosed here and elsewhere in this earnings release adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure that we calculate as net income (loss) excluding depreciation and amortization; share-based compensation expense and related taxes; income tax provision; interest income (expense), net; management fee expense; transaction related costs; and litigation matters and other items that we do not consider representative of our underlying operations. We have provided a reconciliation below of adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss), the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.
We have included adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin in this earnings release because each is a key measure used by our management and board of directors to evaluate our operating performance, generate future operating plans and make strategic decisions regarding the allocation of capital. In particular, the exclusion of certain expenses in calculating adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin facilitates operating performance comparability across reporting periods by removing the effect of non-cash expenses and certain variable charges. Accordingly, we believe that adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin provide useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our operating results in the same manner as our management and board of directors.
We believe it is useful to exclude non-cash charges, such as depreciation and amortization, share-based compensation expense and management fee expense from our adjusted EBITDA because the amount of such expenses in any specific period may not directly correlate to the underlying performance of our business operations. We believe it is useful to exclude income tax provision; interest income (expense), net; transaction related costs; and litigation matters and other items which are not components of our core business operations. Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as a financial measure and you should not consider it in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations are:
- although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized may have to be replaced in the future and adjusted EBITDA does not reflect capital expenditure requirements for such replacements or for new capital expenditures;
- adjusted EBITDA does not reflect share-based compensation and related taxes. Share-based compensation has been, and will continue to be for the foreseeable future, a recurring expense in our business and an important part of our compensation strategy;
- adjusted EBITDA does not reflect interest income (expense), net; or changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital;
- adjusted EBITDA does not reflect transaction related costs and other items which are either not representative of our underlying operations or are incremental costs that result from an actual or planned transaction and include litigation matters, integration consulting fees, internal salaries and wages (to the extent the individuals are assigned full-time to integration and transformation activities) and certain costs related to integrating and converging IT systems; and
- other companies, including companies in our industry, may calculate adjusted EBITDA differently, which reduces its usefulness as a comparative measure.
Because of these limitations, you should consider adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin alongside other financial performance measures, including various cash flow metrics, net (loss) income, net margin, and our other GAAP results.
The following table presents a reconciliation of net (loss) income to adjusted EBITDA, as well as the calculation of net margin and adjusted EBITDA margin, for each of the periods indicated.
($ in thousands, except percentages) |
13 Weeks Ended |
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52 weeks ended |
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Reconciliation of Net (Loss) Income to Adjusted EBITDA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Net (loss) income |
$ |
(63,609 |
) |
|
$ |
21,048 |
|
|
$ |
(73,817 |
) |
|
$ |
(92,486 |
) |
Add: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Depreciation and amortization |
|
16,868 |
|
|
|
11,066 |
|
|
|
55,009 |
|
|
|
35,664 |
|
Share-based compensation expense and related taxes |
|
15,831 |
|
|
|
23,980 |
|
|
|
85,308 |
|
|
|
129,208 |
|
Interest expense, net |
|
424 |
|
|
|
553 |
|
|
|
1,639 |
|
|
|
2,022 |
|
Management fee expense(1) |
|
— |
|
|
|
325 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,300 |
|
Transaction related costs |
|
302 |
|
|
|
2,369 |
|
|
|
2,423 |
|
|
|
2,369 |
|
Other |
|
2,064 |
|
|
|
1,413 |
|
|
|
7,990 |
|
|
|
7,080 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
(28,120 |
) |
|
$ |
60,754 |
|
|
$ |
78,552 |
|
|
$ |
85,157 |
|
Net sales |
$ |
2,388,398 |
|
|
$ |
2,043,012 |
|
|
$ |
8,890,773 |
|
|
$ |
7,146,264 |
|
|
|
(2.7 |
)% |
|
|
1.0 |
% |
|
|
(0.8 |
)% |
|
|
(1.3 |
)% |
Adjusted EBITDA margin |
|
(1.2 |
)% |
|
|
3.0 |
% |
|
|
0.9 |
% |
|
|
1.2 |
% |
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Management fee expense allocated to us by |
We define net margin as net loss divided by net sales and adjusted EBITDA margin as adjusted EBITDA divided by net sales.
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