Sleep Number Announces Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2021 Results

Rhea-AI Summary

Sleep Number Corporation (Nasdaq: SNBR) reported strong 2021 results despite supply chain challenges, with record net sales of $2.18 billion and diluted EPS of $6.16. The fourth quarter faced a 13% decline in net sales due to semiconductor delays, impacting over $125 million in revenue. However, the company achieved a gross profit of $1.32 billion, maintaining a 60.4% margin. Looking forward, Sleep Number anticipates a 10-15% EPS growth for 2022, with initial challenges expected from ongoing supply constraints.

Positive

• Full-year net sales reached a record $2.18 billion, an 18% increase.
• Diluted EPS rose 26% to a record $6.16, reflecting strong earnings growth.
• Generated $300 million in operating cash flows, up 7% year-over-year.
• Return on invested capital was 27.6%, indicative of efficient capital use.
• Company expects 10-15% EPS growth for 2022 despite initial supply chain constraints.

Negative

• Fourth quarter net sales decreased 13% to $492 million, impacted by supply chain issues.
• Late receipt of semiconductor components delayed more than $125 million of net sales.

• Fourth-quarter demand increased high-single digits over prior-year demand (adjusted for extra fiscal week last year); a late receipt of semiconductor components from a large global supplier delayed more than $125 million of delivered net sales
• Full-year net sales grew to a record $2.18 billion with full-year diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $6.16
• Generated record operating cash flows of $300 million for the year and full-year ROIC of 27.6%
• Provides 2022 outlook for a 10-15% increase in diluted EPS versus 2021, including constrained first quarter

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Sleep Number Corporation (Nasdaq: SNBR) today reported results for the year ended January 1, 2022.

“Strong demand for Sleep Number’s 360 smart beds again drove record earnings in 2021, even with pandemic-induced global supply chain disruptions,” said Shelly Ibach, President and CEO. “The fourth quarter proved to be the most challenging as we received semiconductor components too late in December to fulfill our planned deliveries. Global electronics supplies remain constrained in the near-term, while demand for our 360 smart beds remains strong, reflecting increased consumer engagement and referrals from more than two million connected smart sleepers. We continue to focus on delivering long-term stakeholder value to build upon our 5-year EPS CAGR of 41% through 2021.”

Fourth Quarter Overview

• Net sales decreased 13% to $492 million (-7% adjusted); with a late December receipt of semiconductor components constraining delivered net sales by more than $125 million (about two and half weeks of deliveries)
• Diluted EPS of $0.47 for the fourth quarter, compared to $2.19 for the same period last year, or $1.89 excluding the 53^rd week
• Fiscal 2020 included a 53^rd week in the fourth quarter, which we estimate added approximately $41 million in net sales, $11.2 million in operating income and $0.30 of diluted EPS

Full Year Overview

• Net sales increased 18% (+20% adjusted) to $2.18 billion in 2021, including a 17% comparable sales gain; up 29% compared to 2019
• Gross profit increased 14% (+17% adjusted) to $1.32 billion, or 60.4% of net sales, while offsetting significant input cost increases with pricing actions and efficiency gains; up 25% compared to 2019
• Operating income increased 5% (+11% adjusted) to $194 million; up 73% compared to 2019
• Diluted EPS increased 26% (+34% adjusted) to a record $6.16; up 128% compared to 2019

Cash Flows and Liquidity Review

• Generated $300 million in net cash from operating activities, up 7% versus last year and 59% higher than 2019
• Invested $67 million in capital expenditures and repurchased $364 million of Sleep Number stock during 2021
• Leverage ratio of 2.6x EBITDAR at the end of 2021
• Return on invested capital (ROIC) of 27.6% for the year, up 260 bp versus prior year and nearly four times our weighted-average cost of capital

Financial Outlook

The company expects full-year 2022 diluted EPS to increase 10 to 15% versus 2021. The outlook for 2022 assumes continued global electronics supply constraints with the greatest impact expected in the first quarter. Accordingly, the 2022 outlook assumes first quarter EPS of 30 to 40 cents with EPS growth of approximately 80% expected for the last nine months of the year. The company anticipates 2022 capital expenditures of $70 million to $80 million.

Conference Call Information

Management will host its regularly scheduled conference call to discuss the company’s results at 5 p.m. EST (4 p.m. CST; 2 p.m. PST) today. To access the webcast, please visit the investor relations area of the Sleep Number website at https://ir.sleepnumber.com. The webcast replay will remain available for approximately 60 days.

About Sleep Number Corporation

Individuality is the foundation of Sleep Number. Our purpose driven company is comprised of over 5,000 passionate team members who are dedicated to our mission of improving lives by individualizing sleep experiences. We have improved nearly 14 million lives and are positively impacting society’s wellbeing through higher-quality sleep.

Our award-winning 360^® smart beds are informed by science. They learn from over one billion sleep sessions of highly-accurate, real-world sleep data – the cumulation of almost 14 billion hours’ worth - to automatically adjust to each sleeper and provide effortless comfort and proven quality sleep. Our 360 smart beds deliver individualized sleep health reports and insights, including a daily SleepIQ^® score, and are helping to advance meaningful sleep health solutions by applying sleep science and research.

For life-changing sleep, visit SleepNumber.com or one of our 650 Sleep Number^® stores. More information is available on our newsroom and investor relations sites.

Forward-looking Statements

Statements used in this news release relating to future plans, events, financial results or performance, such as the company’s expectations for full-year 2022 diluted EPS and capital expenditures, are forward-looking statements subject to certain risks and uncertainties including, among others, such factors as current and future general and industry economic trends and consumer confidence; risks inherent in outbreaks of pandemics or contagious disease, including the COVID-19 pandemic; risks inherent in global-sourcing activities, including tariffs, outbreaks of pandemics or contagious diseases, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, strikes and the potential for shortages in supply or disruption or delay of production and delivery of materials and products in our supply chain; risks of disruption in the operation of any of our main manufacturing, distribution, logistics, home delivery, product development, or customer service facilities or operations; our manufacturing processes with minimal levels of inventory, which may leave us vulnerable to shortages in supply; our dependence on significant suppliers and third parties and our ability to maintain relationships with key suppliers or third parties, including several sole-source suppliers or service providers; rising commodity costs and other inflationary pressures; the effectiveness of our marketing messages; the efficiency of our advertising and promotional efforts; our ability to execute our Total Retail distribution strategy; our ability to achieve and maintain acceptable levels of product and service quality, and acceptable product return and warranty claims rates; our ability to continue to improve and expand our product line, and consumer acceptance of our products, product quality, innovation and brand image; industry competition, the emergence of additional competitive products and the adequacy of our intellectual-property rights to protect our products and brand from competitive or infringing activities; claims that our products, processes, advertising, or trademarks infringe the intellectual-property rights of others; availability of attractive and cost-effective consumer credit options; increasing government regulation; pending or unforeseen litigation and the potential for adverse publicity associated with litigation; the adequacy of our and third-party information systems to meet the evolving needs of our business and existing and evolving risks and regulatory standards applicable to data privacy and cybersecurity; the costs and potential disruptions to our business related to upgrading or maintaining our information systems; the vulnerability of our and third party information systems to attacks by hackers or other cyber threats that could compromise the security of our systems, result in a data breach or disrupt our business; environmental risks, including increasing environmental regulation and the broader impacts of climate change such as from weather-related events; and our ability to attract, retain and motivate qualified management, executive and other key team members, including qualified retail sales professionals and managers. Additional information concerning these and other risks and uncertainties is contained in the company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including the Annual Report on Form 10-K, and other periodic reports filed with the SEC. The company has no obligation to publicly update or revise any of the forward-looking statements in this news release.

SLEEP NUMBER CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(unaudited – in thousands, except per share amounts)
		Thirteen							Fourteen
		Weeks Ended							Weeks Ended
		January 1,				% of			January 2,				% of
		2022				Net Sales			2021				Net Sales
Net sales		$	491,984			100.0	%		$	567,896			100.0	%
Cost of sales			212,260			43.1	%			211,997			37.3	%
Gross profit			279,724			56.9	%			355,899			62.7	%
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing			220,236			44.8	%			221,712			39.0	%
General and administrative			29,924			6.1	%			47,084			8.3	%
Research and development			14,907			3.0	%			12,511			2.2	%
Total operating expenses			265,067			53.9	%			281,307			49.5	%
Operating income			14,657			3.0	%			74,592			13.1	%
Interest expense, net			1,845			0.4	%			813			0.1	%
Income before income taxes			12,812			2.6	%			73,779			13.0	%
Income tax expense			1,671			0.3	%			12,420			2.2	%
Net income		$	11,141			2.3	%		$	61,359			10.8	%
Net income per share – basic		$	0.49						$	2.28
Net income per share – diluted		$	0.47						$	2.19
Reconciliation of weighted-average
shares outstanding:
Basic weighted-average shares outstanding			22,939							26,960
Dilutive effect of stock-based awards			877							1,100
Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding			23,816							28,060

SLEEP NUMBER CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(unaudited – in thousands, except per share amounts)
		Fifty-Two							Fifty-Three
		Weeks Ended							Weeks Ended
		January 1,				% of			January 2,				% of
		2022				Net Sales			2021				Net Sales
Net sales		$	2,184,949			100.0	%		$	1,856,555			100.0	%
Cost of sales			866,102			39.6	%			700,555			37.7	%
Gross profit			1,318,847			60.4	%			1,156,000			62.3	%
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing			905,359			41.4	%			771,195			41.5	%
General and administrative			161,412			7.4	%			158,999			8.6	%
Research and development			58,540			2.7	%			40,910			2.2	%
Total operating expenses			1,125,311			51.5	%			971,104			52.3	%
Operating income			193,536			8.9	%			184,896			10.0	%
Interest expense, net			6,245			0.3	%			8,924			0.5	%
Income before income taxes			187,291			8.6	%			175,972			9.5	%
Income tax expense			33,545			1.5	%			36,783			2.0	%
Net income		$	153,746			7.0	%		$	139,189			7.5	%
Net income per share – basic		$	6.40						$	5.03
Net income per share – diluted		$	6.16						$	4.90
Reconciliation of weighted-average
shares outstanding:
Basic weighted-average shares outstanding			24,038							27,665
Dilutive effect of stock-based awards			909							763
Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding			24,947							28,428

SLEEP NUMBER CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited – in thousands, except per share amounts)
subject to reclassification
		January 1,				January 2,
		2022				2021
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	2,389			$	4,243
Accounts receivable, net of allowances
of $924 and $1,046, respectively			25,718				31,871
Inventories			105,644				81,362
Prepaid expenses			18,953				20,839
Other current assets			54,917				43,489
Total current assets			207,621				181,804
Non-current assets:
Property and equipment, net			195,128				175,223
Operating lease right-of-use assets			371,133				314,226
Goodwill and intangible assets, net			70,468				72,871
Other non-current assets			75,190				56,012
Total assets		$	919,540			$	800,136
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Deficit
Current liabilities:
Borrowings under revolving credit facility		$	382,500			$	244,200
Accounts payable			162,547				91,904
Customer prepayments			129,499				72,017
Accrued sales returns			22,368				24,765
Compensation and benefits			51,240				76,786
Taxes and withholding			22,087				23,339
Operating lease liabilities			72,360				62,077
Other current liabilities			64,177				60,856
Total current liabilities			906,778				655,944
Non-current liabilities:
Deferred income taxes			688				242
Operating lease liabilities			336,192				283,084
Other non-current liabilities			100,835				84,844
Total non-current liabilities			437,715				368,170
Total liabilities			1,344,493				1,024,114
Shareholders’ deficit:
Undesignated preferred stock; 5,000 shares authorized,
no shares issued and outstanding			-				-
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 142,500 shares authorized,
22,683 and 25,390 shares issued and outstanding, respectively			227				254
Additional paid-in capital			3,971				-
Accumulated deficit			(429,151	)			(224,232	)
Total shareholders’ deficit			(424,953	)			(223,978	)
Total liabilities and shareholders’ deficit		$	919,540			$	800,136

SLEEP NUMBER CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited - in thousands)
subject to reclassification
		Fifty-Two				Fifty-Three
		Weeks Ended				Weeks Ended
		January 1,				January 2,
		2022				2021
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income		$	153,746			$	139,189
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization			60,394				61,563
Stock-based compensation			23,214				21,813
Net loss on disposals and impairments of assets			37				247
Deferred income taxes			446				(3,566	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable			6,153				(11,893	)
Inventories			(24,282	)			5,703
Income taxes			(3,066	)			1,057
Prepaid expenses and other assets			(13,836	)			(13,717	)
Accounts payable			54,405				(16,755	)
Customer prepayments			57,482				37,769
Accrued compensation and benefits			(24,790	)			36,825
Other taxes and withholding			1,814				111
Other accruals and liabilities			8,293				21,315
Net cash provided by operating activities			300,010				279,661
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment			(66,900	)			(37,100	)
Proceeds from sales of property and equipment			257				55
Purchase of intangible assets			-				(1,973	)
Net cash used in investing activities			(66,643	)			(39,018	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings			145,473				(11,639	)
Repurchases of common stock			(382,376	)			(235,644	)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock			4,441				9,602
Debt issuance costs			(2,759	)			(312	)
Net cash used in financing activities			(235,221	)			(237,993	)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents			(1,854	)			2,650
Cash and cash equivalents, at beginning of period			4,243				1,593
Cash and cash equivalents, at end of period		$	2,389			$	4,243

SLEEP NUMBER CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Supplemental Financial Information
(unaudited)
		Thirteen				Fourteen				Fifty-Two				Fifty-Three
		Weeks Ended				Weeks Ended				Weeks Ended				Weeks Ended
		January 1,				January 2,				January 1,				January 2,
		2022				2021				2022				2021
Percent of sales:
Retail stores			85.8	%			85.3	%			87.1	%			85.2	%
Online, phone, chat and other			14.2	%			14.7	%			12.9	%			14.8	%
Total Company			100.0	%			100.0	%			100.0	%			100.0	%
Sales change rates:
Retail comparable-store sales 4			(11	%)			12	%			19	%			(3	%)
Online, phone and chat 4			(11	%)			93	%			4	%			104	%
Total Retail comparable sales change 4			(11	%)			19	%			17	%			6	%
Net opened/closed stores, other and 53rd week			(2	%)			10	%			1	%			3	%
Total Company			(13	%)			29	%			18	%			9	%
Stores open:
Beginning of period			632				596				602				611
Opened			22				10				77				30
Closed			(6	)			(4	)			(31	)			(39	)
End of period			648				602				648				602
Other metrics:
Average sales per store ($ in 000's) 1, 4		$	3,600			$	3,052
Average sales per square foot 1, 4		$	1,212			$	1,051
Stores > $2 million net sales 2, 4			84	%			67	%
Stores > $3 million net sales 2, 4			48	%			29	%
Average revenue per smart bed unit 3		$	5,309			$	4,931			$	5,102			$	4,856

1	Trailing twelve months Total Retail comparable sales per store open at least one year.
2	Trailing twelve months for stores open at least one year (excludes online, phone and chat sales).
3	Represents Total Retail (stores, online, phone and chat) net sales divided by Total Retail smart bed units.
4	Fiscal 2020 included 53 weeks, as compared to 52 weeks in fiscal 2021 and 2019. The additional week in 2020 was in the fiscal fourth quarter. Total Retail comparable sales have been adjusted to remove the estimated impact of the additional week on those metrics.

SLEEP NUMBER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (Adjusted EBITDA)

(in thousands)

We define earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (Adjusted EBITDA) as net income plus: income tax expense, interest expense, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation and asset impairments. Management believes Adjusted EBITDA is a useful indicator of our financial performance and our ability to generate cash from operating activities. Our definition of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled definitions used by other companies. The table below reconciles Adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, to the comparable GAAP financial measure:

		Thirteen			Fourteen			Fifty-Two			Fifty-Three
		Weeks Ended			Weeks Ended			Weeks Ended			Weeks Ended
		January 1,			January 2,			January 1,			January 2,
		2022			2021			2022			2021
Net income		$	11,141		$	61,359		$	153,746		$	139,189
Income tax expense			1,671			12,420			33,545			36,783
Interest expense			1,844			813			6,245			9,021
Depreciation and amortization			15,434			15,194			59,779			60,783
Stock-based compensation			3,512			6,259			23,214			21,813
Asset impairments			60			42			172			302
Adjusted EBITDA		$	33,662		$	96,087		$	276,701		$	267,891

Free Cash Flow
(in thousands)
		Thirteen				Fourteen				Fifty-Two			Fifty-Three
		Weeks Ended				Weeks Ended				Weeks Ended			Weeks Ended
		January 1,				January 2,				January 1,			January 2,
		2022				2021				2022			2021
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		$	7,326			$	(7,621	)		$	300,010		$	279,661
Subtract: Purchases of property and equipment			17,530				9,026				66,900			37,100
Free cash flow		$	(10,204	)		$	(16,647	)		$	233,110		$	242,561

Calculation of Net Leverage Ratio under Revolving Credit Facility
(in thousands)
		Fifty-Two			Fifty-Three
		Weeks Ended			Weeks Ended
		January 1,			January 2,
		2022			2021
Borrowings under revolving credit facility		$	382,500		$	244,200
Outstanding letters of credit			3,997			3,997
Finance lease obligations			537			650
Consolidated funded indebtedness		$	387,034		$	248,847
Capitalized operating lease obligations1			610,072			548,749
Total debt including capitalized operating lease obligations (a)		$	997,106		$	797,596
Adjusted EBITDA (see above)		$	276,701		$	267,891
Consolidated rent expense			101,679			91,458
Consolidated EBITDAR (b)		$	378,380		$	359,349
Net Leverage Ratio under revolving credit facility (a divided by b)		2.6 to 1.0			2.2 to 1.0

1 A multiple of six times annual rent expense is used as an estimate for capitalizing our operating lease obligations in accordance with our credit facility.

Note - Our Adjusted EBITDA and EBITDAR calculations, Free Cash Flow data and Calculation of Net Leverage Ratio under Revolving Credit Facility are considered non-GAAP financial measures and are not in accordance with, or preferable to, "as reported," or GAAP financial data. However, we are providing this information as we believe it facilitates analysis of the Company's financial performance by investors and financial analysts.

GAAP - generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S.

SLEEP NUMBER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Calculation of Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)

(in thousands)

ROIC is a financial measure we use to determine how efficiently we deploy our capital. It quantifies the return we earn on our invested capital. Management believes ROIC is also a useful metric for investors and financial analysts. We compute ROIC as outlined below. Our definition and calculation of ROIC may not be comparable to similarly titled definitions and calculations used by other companies. The tables below reconcile net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT) and total invested capital, which are non-GAAP financial measures, to the comparable GAAP financial measures:

		Fifty-Two				Fifty-Three
		Weeks Ended				Weeks Ended
		January 1, 2022				January 2, 2021
Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)
Operating income		$	193,536			$	184,896
Add: Rent expense 1			101,679				91,458
Add: Interest income			-				97
Less: Depreciation on capitalized operating leases 2			(25,592	)			(24,001	)
Less: Income taxes 3			(65,216	)			(59,387	)
NOPAT		$	204,407			$	193,063
Average invested capital
Total deficit		$	(424,953	)		$	(223,978	)
Add: Long-term debt 4			383,037				244,849
Add: Capitalized operating lease obligations 5			813,432				731,664
Total invested capital at end of period		$	771,516			$	752,535
Average invested capital 6		$	739,873			$	773,413
Return on invested capital (ROIC) 7			27.6	%			25.0	%

1	Rent expense is added back to operating income to show the impact of owning versus leasing the related assets.
2	Depreciation is based on the average of the last five fiscal quarters' ending capitalized operating lease obligations (see note 5) for the respective reporting periods with an assumed thirty-year useful life. This life assumption is based on our long-term participation in given markets though specific retail location lease commitments are generally 5 to 10 years at inception. This is subtracted from operating income to illustrate the impact of owning versus leasing the related assets.
3	Reflects annual effective income tax rates, before discrete adjustments, of 24.2% and 23.5% for 2021 and 2020, respectively.
4	Long-term debt includes existing finance lease liabilities.
5	A multiple of eight times annual rent expense is used as an estimate for capitalizing our operating lease obligations. The methodology utilized aligns with the methodology of a nationally recognized credit rating agency.
6	Average invested capital represents the average of the last five fiscal quarters' ending invested capital balances.
7	ROIC equals NOPAT divided by average invested capital.
Note - Our ROIC calculation and data are considered non-GAAP financial measures and are not in accordance with, or preferable to, GAAP financial data. However, we are providing this information as we believe it facilitates analysis of the Company's financial performance by investors and financial analysts.
GAAP - generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S.

 

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Investor Contact: Dave Schwantes; (763) 551-7498; investorrelations@sleepnumber.com

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Source: Sleep Number Corporation

FAQ

What were Sleep Number's 2021 financial results?

Sleep Number reported record net sales of $2.18 billion and diluted EPS of $6.16 for 2021.

How did semiconductor supply issues affect Sleep Number's sales?

Semiconductor component delays in the fourth quarter resulted in a $125 million shortfall in net sales.

What is the outlook for Sleep Number's earnings per share in 2022?

The company expects a 10-15% increase in diluted EPS for 2022 compared to 2021.

What was the operating cash flow for Sleep Number in 2021?

Sleep Number generated $300 million in operating cash flows during 2021.

What were the quarterly challenges for Sleep Number in Q4 2021?

The fourth quarter saw a 13% decline in net sales due to late component deliveries and supply chain disruptions.