Hanesbrands Inc.
Item 1. Business
Company Overview
Hanesbrands Inc. (collectively with its subsidiaries, “Hanesbrands,” “we,” “us,” “our” or the “Company”) is a socially responsible leading marketer of everyday basic innerwear and activewear apparel in the Americas, Europe, Australia and Asia/Pacific under some of the world’s strongest apparel brands, including Hanes, Champion, Bonds, DIM, Bali, Maidenform, Playtex, Bras N Things, Nur Die/Nur Der, JMS/Just My Size, Wonderbra, Lovable, Alternative, Berlei, L’eggs and Gear for Sports. Our products are marketed to consumers shopping in mass merchants, mid-tier and department stores, specialty stores and the consumer-directed channel, which includes our owned retail locations, as well as e-commerce sites.
Unlike most apparel companies, Hanesbrands primarily operates its own manufacturing facilities. Over 70% of the apparel units that we sell are manufactured in our own plants or those of dedicated contractors. Owning the majority of our supply chain not only impacts cost, scale and flexibility, but also the ability to adhere to best-in-class management and environmental practices.
We operate in the global innerwear and global activewear apparel categories. These are stable, heavily branded categories where we have a strong consumer franchise based on a global portfolio of industry-leading brands that we have built over multiple decades, through hundreds of millions of direct interactions with consumers. With the arrival of our new Chief Executive Officer in August of 2020, we undertook a comprehensive global business review focused on building consumer-centric growth. The review resulted in our Full Potential plan, which is our multi-year growth strategy that focuses on four pillars to drive growth and enhance long-term profitability and identifies the initiatives to unlock growth. Our four pillars of growth are to grow the Champion brand globally, drive growth in Innerwear with brands and products that appeal to younger consumers, build e-commerce excellence across channels and streamline our global portfolio. In order to deliver this growth and create a more efficient and productive business model, we have launched a multi-year cost savings program intended to substantially self-fund the investments necessary to achieve the Full Potential plan’s objectives. We remain highly confident that our strong brand portfolio, world-class supply chain and diverse category and geographic footprint will help us unlock our full potential, deliver long-term growth and create stockholder value.
We take great pride in our strong reputation for ethical business practices and the success of our corporate responsibility program for community and environmental improvement. Hanesbrands earned a leadership level A score in the 2020 CDP Climate Change Report and has been a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Energy Star Sustained Excellence Award winner for 11 consecutive years. We are also a recognized leader for our community-building, philanthropy and workplace practices. We are continuing our commitment to make the world a more comfortable, livable and inclusive place by establishing new, wide-ranging 2030 global sustainability goals and launching a new sustainability website, www.HBISustains.com, that is designed to increase our transparency and reporting on key metrics. We approach sustainability from a broad, holistic perspective and focus our efforts in areas addressed by the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, such as: good health and well-being; quality education; gender equality; climate action; clean water and sanitation; affordable and clean energy; economic growth; reduced inequalities; and responsible consumption and production.
Our fiscal year ends on the Saturday closest to December 31. All references to “2020”, “2019” and “2018” relate to the 53-week fiscal year ended on January 2, 2021, and the 52-week fiscal years ended on December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018, respectively.
We make available copies of materials we file with, or furnish to, the SEC free of charge at www.Hanes.com/investors (in the “Investors” section). By referring to our corporate website, www.Hanes.com/corporate, our sustainability website, www.HBISustains.com, or any of our other websites, we do not incorporate any such website or its contents into this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Our Brands
Our portfolio of leading brands is designed to address the needs and wants of various consumer segments across a broad range of basic apparel products. Our brands have strong consumer positioning that helps distinguish them from competitors and guides their advertising and product development. We discuss some of our most important brands in more detail below.
Hanes is the largest and most widely recognized brand in our portfolio. Hanes is the number one selling apparel brand in the United States and is found in nine out of 10 U.S. households. The Hanes brand covers all of our product categories, including men’s underwear, women’s panties, children’s underwear, bras, socks, T-shirts, fleece, shapewear and sheer hosiery. Hanes stands for outstanding comfort, style and value. Hanes is one of the most widely distributed brands in apparel, with a presence across mass merchandise retailers, e-commerce sites, discount stores and department stores. Through collaborations with third parties, the brand has also gained distribution with specialty retailers like Urban Outfitters and in high-end retail establishments like Nordstrom and Bloomingdales.
Champion is our second-largest brand. Founded in Rochester, New York in 1919, Champion has always been known for authentic American style and performance and helped pioneer some of the most important innovations in athleticwear, including reverse weave sweatshirts, mesh practice uniforms and sports bras. Champion athleticwear can be found in sporting goods retailers, e-commerce sites, department stores, college bookstores and specialty retailers, including Urban Outfitters, Zumiez and PacSun. In addition, Champion has collaborated with designers and other iconic brands around the world, including Coca-Cola, Dr. Seuss, Todd Snyder, Off-White, Beams and Coach. We believe the Champion brand continues to be a powerful global growth platform for Hanesbrands.
Our global portfolio includes two other megabrands with strong heritage and deep household penetration in their respective markets. The Bonds brand is over a century old and is the number one brand of men’s underwear, women’s underwear, children’s underwear, socks and babywear in Australia. DIM is a flagship European brand and a mass market leader in hosiery, men’s underwear, intimate apparel and socks in France.
Our portfolio also includes a number of iconic intimate apparel brands. Bali offers a range of bras, panties and shapewear sold in the department store channel and is the number one bra brand in U.S. department stores. Maidenform is America’s number one shapewear brand and has been trusted for stylish, modern bras, panties and shapewear since 1922. Playtex is the leading full-figure wirefree support bra brand in the United States and is sold everywhere from mass merchandise retailers to department stores.
In addition, we offer a variety of products under the following well-known brands: Bras N Things, Nur Die/Nur Der, JMS/Just My Size, Wonderbra, Lovable, Alternative, Berlei, L’eggs, and Gear for Sports.
These brands complement our primary product offerings, allowing us to give consumers a variety of options to meet their diverse needs.
Our Segments
Our operations are managed and reported in three operating segments, each of which is a reportable segment for financial reporting purposes: Innerwear, Activewear and International. These segments are organized principally by product category and geographic location. Each segment has its own management team that is responsible for the operations of the segment’s businesses, but the segments share a common supply chain and media and marketing platforms.
The following table summarizes our operating segments by product category:
Segment Primary Products Primary Brands
Innerwear Basics, including men’s underwear, women’s panties, children’s underwear and socks Hanes, Champion, JMS/Just My Size, Bali, Maidenform, Polo Ralph Lauren*
Intimate apparel, such as bras and shapewear Bali, Maidenform, Hanes, Playtex, JMS/Just My Size, Wonderbra
Activewear T-shirts, fleece, sport shirts, performance T-shirts and shorts, sports bras, thermals and teamwear Champion, Hanes, Alternative, JMS/Just My Size, Gear for Sports, Hanes Beefy-T
International Activewear, men’s underwear, women’s panties, children’s underwear, intimate apparel, socks, hosiery and home goods Champion, Bonds, DIM, Sheridan, Bras N Things, Hanes, Nur Die/Nur Der, Playtex, Lovable, Wonderbra, Berlei, Shock Absorber, Maidenform, Zorba, Rinbros, Abanderado, Sol y Oro, Polo Ralph Lauren*
* Brand used under a license agreement.
In 2020, we leveraged our product development expertise and global supply chain capabilities to quickly pivot to large-scale production of personal protective equipment (“PPE”), such as cloth face coverings and gowns, to supply to governments, large organizations, business-to-business customers and consumers for use to help mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 virus. During 2020, sales of PPE are included in our Innerwear and International segments.
Innerwear
Our Innerwear segment includes core apparel products, such as men’s underwear, women’s panties, children’s underwear, socks and intimate apparel which includes bras and shapewear, sold in the United States, under well-known brands that are trusted by consumers. We are the intimate apparel category leader in the United States with our Hanes, Bali, Maidenform, Playtex, Champion and JMS/Just My Size brands, and we are also the leading manufacturer and marketer of men’s underwear and children’s underwear in the United States under the Hanes, Champion and Polo Ralph Lauren brands. In 2020, Innerwear also includes sales of PPE including products such as cloth face coverings and gowns. During 2020, net sales from our Innerwear segment were $3.0 billion, representing approximately 45% of total net sales.
Activewear
Our Activewear segment includes activewear products, such as T-shirts, fleece, performance apparel, sport shirts and thermals, sold in the United States. We are a leader in the activewear market through our Champion, Hanes, Alternative, and JMS/Just My Size brands, where we sell products such as T-shirts and fleece to both retailers and wholesalers. We also license our Champion name for footwear and sports accessories. In our American Casualwear business, we supply our T-shirts, sport shirts and fleece products, including brands such as Hanes, Champion, Alternative and Hanes Beefy-T, to customers, primarily wholesalers, who then resell to the embellishment channel, and the consumer-directed channel. We sell licensed logo apparel in the mass retail channel and in collegiate bookstores and other channels under our Champion, Gear for Sports, Knights Apparel and Alternative Apparel brands. During 2020, net sales from our Activewear segment were $1.2 billion, representing approximately 18% of total net sales.
International
Our International segment includes innerwear, activewear, hosiery and home goods products, sold outside of the United States, that are primarily marketed under the Champion, Bonds, DIM, Sheridan, Bras N Things, Hanes, Nur Die/Nur Der, Playtex, Lovable, Wonderbra, Berlei, Shock Absorber, Maidenform, Zorba, Rinbros, Abanderado, Sol y Oro, Polo Ralph Lauren, and Bellinda brands. Our Innerwear brands are market leaders across Australia and Western and Central Europe. In the intimate apparel category, we hold the number one market share in Australia and the number two market share in France and Italy. We are also the category leader in men’s underwear in Australia, France and Spain, and in hosiery in France and Germany. In 2020, the International segment also includes sales of PPE. During 2020, net sales from our International segment were $2.3 billion, representing approximately 35% of total net sales and included sales primarily in Europe, Australasia, Asia, Canada, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. Our largest international markets are Europe, Australasia, Japan, Canada, China, Mexico and South Korea.
The following table summarizes our brands and product categories sold within each international region:
International Country/Region Primary Products Primary Brands
Australasia Basics, including men’s underwear, women’s panties, children’s underwear and socks Bonds, Explorer
Intimate apparel, such as bras and shapewear Bonds, Bras N Things, Berlei
Activewear Champion
Home goods Sheridan
Europe Basics, including men’s underwear, women’s panties, children’s underwear and socks DIM, Nur Die/Nur Der, Abanderado, Bellinda
Intimate apparel, such as bras and shapewear DIM, Playtex, Lovable, Wonderbra, Maidenform, Shock Absorber
Hosiery DIM, Nur Die/Nur Der, Bellinda
Activewear Champion
Asia Basics, including men’s underwear, women’s panties, children’s underwear and socks Hanes, Champion, Polo Ralph Lauren*
Intimate apparel, such as bras and shapewear Playtex, Wonderbra
Activewear Champion
Americas (excluding the United States) Basics, including men’s underwear, women’s panties, children’s underwear and socks Hanes, Rinbros, Zorba
Intimate apparel, such as bras and shapewear Wonderbra, Sol y Oro
* Brand used under a license agreement.
Customers and Distribution Channels
Our products are primarily distributed through two main channels: indirectly through our third-party brick-and-mortar wholesale customers and directly through consumer-directed sales. Third-party brick-and-mortar wholesale revenue is primarily generated by sales of our products to retailers to support their brick-and-mortar operations, as well as by royalty revenue from licensing agreements. Consumer-directed revenue is primarily generated by sales to individual consumers through our own stores or e-commerce platforms, which include both our owned sites and the sites of our retail customers. In 2020, approximately 72% of our total net sales were to third-party brick-and-mortar customers and 28% of our total net sales were consumer-directed. Additionally, third-party brick-and-mortar wholesale revenue for the year ended January 2, 2021 includes $646 million of revenue from contracts with governments in the United States and abroad generated from the sale of both cloth face coverings and gowns for use to help mitigate the spread of the coronavirus during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2020, approximately 65% of our total net sales were in the United States and approximately 35% were outside the United States. Within the United States, approximately 75% of our net sales were wholesale sales to retailers and wholesalers and 25% were consumer-directed. Our largest customer is Walmart Inc. (“Walmart”), accounting for 15% of our total net sales and 17% of our total apparel net sales in 2020. As is common in the basic apparel industry, we generally do not have purchase agreements that obligate our customers to purchase our products. However, the majority of our key customer relationships have been in place for 10 years or more. Walmart is our only customer with sales that exceeded 10% of our total net sales and total apparel net sales in 2020, with substantially all Walmart sales reported within our Innerwear and Activewear segments.
Sales to mass merchants in the United States accounted for approximately 18% of our total net sales in 2020 and included all of our product categories under our Hanes, Champion, Playtex, Maidenform and JMS/Just My Size brands, as well as licensed logo apparel. Mass merchants feature high-volume, low-cost sales of basic apparel items along with a diverse variety of consumer goods products, such as grocery and drug products and other hard lines, and are characterized by large retailers, such as Walmart and Target Corporation. Our largest mass merchant customer is Walmart.
Sales to mid-tier and department stores in the United States accounted for approximately 5% of our total net sales in 2020. Mid-tier stores target a higher-income consumer than mass merchants, focus more on sales of apparel items rather than other consumer goods such as grocery and drug products and are characterized by large retailers such as Kohl’s Corporation. We sell all of our product categories in mid-tier stores. Traditional department stores target higher-income consumers and carry more high-end, fashion conscious products than mid-tier stores or mass merchants and tend to operate in higher-income areas and commercial centers. Traditional department stores are characterized by large retailers such as Macy’s, Inc. and Nordstrom Inc. We sell products in our intimate apparel, underwear, socks, hosiery and activewear categories through department stores.
Consumer-directed sales in the United States accounted for approximately 16% of our total net sales in 2020. We sell products that span across the Innerwear and Activewear product categories in the e-commerce environment through our owned e-commerce websites and through pure play e-commerce sites, such as Amazon.com (“Amazon”). We also sell a range of our products through our retail and value-based outlet stores, as well as through the e-commerce sites of our brick-and-mortar retail customers.
Sales to other customers in the United States represented approximately 26% of our total net sales in 2020. We sell T-shirts, golf and sport shirts and fleece sweatshirts to wholesalers and third-party embellishers primarily under our Hanes, Champion and Hanes Beefy-T brands. We also sell a significant range of our underwear, activewear and socks products under the Champion brand to wholesale clubs, such as Costco Wholesale Corporation, and sporting goods stores, such as DICK’S Sporting Goods Inc. We sell primarily legwear and underwear products under the Hanes and L’eggs brands to food, drug and variety stores. We also sell licensed logo apparel in collegiate bookstores. We sell products that span across our Innerwear and Activewear segments to the United States military for sale to servicemen and servicewomen and through discount retailers, such as the Dollar General Corporation. In 2020, we also sold reusable PPE, including cloth face coverings and gowns, to national, state and local government agencies to supplement supplies of nonsurgical personal protection and to large organizations, business-to-business customers and consumers for use during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Internationally, approximately 65% of our net sales were wholesale sales to retailers and 35% of our net sales were consumer-directed sales through our owned retail stores and e-commerce sites. For more information about our sales on a geographic basis, see Note, “Geographic Area Information,” to our consolidated financial statements.
Manufacturing, Sourcing and Distribution
During 2020, over 70% of the apparel units we sold were from finished goods manufactured through a combination of facilities we own and operate, and facilities owned and operated by dedicated third-party contractors who perform some of the steps in the manufacturing process for us, such as dyeing, cutting and/or sewing. We sourced the remainder of our finished goods from third-party manufacturers who supply us with finished products based on our designs. In making decisions about the location of manufacturing operations and third-party sources of supply, we consider a number of factors, including labor, local operating costs, geopolitical factors, product quality, regional infrastructure, applicable quotas and duties and freight costs. We believe that our balanced approach to product supply, which relies on a combination of owned, contracted and sourced manufacturing located across different geographic regions, increases the efficiency of our operations, reduces product costs and offers customers a reliable source of supply.
Finished Goods That Are Manufactured by Hanesbrands
The manufacturing process for the finished goods that we manufacture begins with raw materials we obtain from suppliers. The principal raw materials in our product categories are cotton and synthetics. Cotton and synthetic materials are typically spun into yarn by our suppliers, which is then knitted into cotton, synthetic and blended fabrics. We source all of our yarn requirements from large-scale domestic and international suppliers. To a lesser extent, we purchase fabric from several domestic and international suppliers in conjunction with our scheduled production. In addition to cotton yarn and cotton-based textiles, we use thread, narrow elastic and trim for product identification, buttons, zippers, snaps and lace. These fabrics are cut and sewn into finished products, either by us or by third-party contractors. We currently operate 39 manufacturing facilities. Most of our cutting and sewing operations are strategically located in Asia, Central America and the Caribbean Basin. Alternate sources of these materials and services are readily available.
Finished Goods That Are Manufactured by Third Parties
In addition to our own manufacturing capabilities, we also source finished goods from third-party manufacturers, also referred to as “turnkey products.” Many of these turnkey products are sourced from international suppliers by our strategic sourcing hubs in Asia.
All contracted and sourced manufacturing must meet our high-quality standards. Further, all contractors and third-party manufacturers must be preaudited and adhere to our strict supplier and business practices guidelines. These requirements provide strict standards that, among other things, cover hours of work, age of workers, health and safety conditions, freedom of association and conformity with local laws (including wage and hour laws) and Hanesbrands’ standards. Each new supplier must be inspected and agree to comprehensive compliance terms prior to commencing any production on our behalf. We audit compliance with these standards against our 265-question, scored audit protocol using both internal and external audit teams. We are also a fully accredited participating company in the Fair Labor Association. For more information, visit www.HBISustains.com.
Distribution
As of January 2, 2021, we distributed our products from 45 distribution centers. These facilities include 15 facilities located in the United States and 30 facilities located outside the United States, primarily in regions where we sell our products. We internally manage and operate 31 of these facilities, and we use third-party logistics providers who operate the other 14 facilities on our behalf. International distribution operations use a combination of third-party logistics providers, as well as owned and operated distribution operations, to distribute goods to our various international markets.
Inventory
Effective inventory management is key to our success. Because our customers generally do not purchase our products under long-term supply contracts, but rather on a purchase order basis, effective inventory management requires close coordination with the customer base. We seek to ensure that products are available to meet customer demands while effectively managing inventory levels. We employ various types of inventory management techniques that include collaborative forecasting and planning, supplier-managed inventory, key event management and various forms of replenishment management processes. Our supplier-managed inventory initiative is intended to shift raw material ownership and management to our suppliers until consumption, freeing up cash and improving response time. We have demand management planners in our customer management group who work closely with customers to develop demand forecasts that are passed to the supply chain. We also have professionals within the customer management group who coordinate daily with our larger customers to help ensure that our customers’ planned inventory levels are in fact available at their individual retail outlets. Additionally, within our supply chain organization we have dedicated professionals who translate the demand forecast into our inventory strategy and specific production plans. These individuals work closely with our customer management team to balance inventory investment/exposure with customer service targets.
Seasonality and Other Factors
Absent the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, our operating results are subject to some variability due to seasonality and other factors. For instance, we generally have higher sales during the back-to-school and holiday shopping seasons and during periods of cooler weather, which benefits certain product categories such as fleece. Our diverse range of product offerings, however, provides some mitigation to the impact of seasonal changes in demand for certain items. Sales levels in any period are also impacted by customer decisions to increase or decrease their inventory levels in response to anticipated consumer demand. Our customers may cancel orders, change delivery schedules or change the mix of products ordered with minimal notice to us. Media, advertising and promotion expenses may vary from period to period during a fiscal year depending on the timing of our advertising campaigns for retail selling seasons and product introductions.
Product Innovation and Marketing
A significant component of our business strategy is our strong product research and development and innovation capabilities, including the development of new and improved products, including our Tagless apparel platform, Comfort Flex Fit apparel platform, ComfortBlend fabric platform, temperature-control X-Temp fabric platform, FreshIQ advanced odor protection technology fabric platform, SmoothTec fabric technology, Cool Comfort fabric technology, DreamWire underwire technology and Reverse Weave StormShell Fleece fabric technology.
Driving innovation platforms across brands and categories is a major element of our business strategy as it is designed to meet key consumer needs and leverage advertising dollars. During 2020, our advertising and promotion expense was approximately $130 million, representing 2% of our total net sales. We advertise in consumer and trade publications, television and through digital initiatives including social media, online video and mobile platforms on the Internet. We also participate in cooperative advertising on a shared cost basis with major retailers in print and digital media and television.
Competition
The basic apparel market is highly competitive and rapidly evolving. Competition generally is based upon brand, comfort, fit, style and price. Our businesses face competition today from other large domestic and foreign corporations and manufacturers. In the United States, Fruit of the Loom, Inc., a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., competes with us across our Innerwear and Activewear segments through its own offerings and those of its Russell Corporation and Vanity Fair Intimates offerings. Other competitors in our Innerwear segment include L Brands Inc.’s Victoria’s Secret brand and Jockey International, Inc. Other competitors in our Activewear segment include Gildan Activewear, Inc. and Gap Inc. Large European intimate apparel distributors such as Triumph International and Calzedonia S.p.A. Group, as well as international activewear retailers such as Nike, Adidas, Puma, Under Armour and Converse, compete with us in our International segment. We also compete with many small manufacturers across all of our business segments, including our International segment. Additionally, mass merchant retailers, department stores and other retailers, including many of our customers, market and sell basic apparel
products under private labels and controlled brands that compete directly with our brands. Our competitive strengths include our strong brands with leading market positions, our industry-leading innovation, our high-volume, core products focus, our significant scale of operations, our global supply chain and our strong customer relationships. We continually strive to improve in each of these areas.
Intellectual Property
We market our products under hundreds of our own trademarks in the United States and other countries around the world, the most widely recognized of which are Hanes, Champion, Bonds, DIM, Bali, Maidenform, Playtex, Sheridan, Bras N Things, Nur Die/Nur Der, JMS/Just My Size, Wonderbra, Lovable, Alternative, Berlei, L’eggs, Gear for Sports, Shock Absorber, Zorba, Rinbros and Abanderado. Some of our products are sold under trademarks that have been licensed from third parties, such as Polo Ralph Lauren men’s underwear, and licensed apparel for a number of colleges and universities, including the University of Georgia and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Some of our trademarks are licensed to third parties, such as Champion for athletic-oriented accessories. In the United States and Canada, the Playtex trademark is owned by Playtex Marketing Corporation, of which we own a 50% interest and which grants to us a perpetual royalty-free license to the Playtex trademark on and in connection with the sale of apparel in the United States and Canada. Outside the United States and Canada, we own the Playtex trademark and perpetually license such trademark to an unaffiliated third party for non-apparel products. We own the Berlei trademark in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and a limited number of smaller jurisdictions. Apart from these jurisdictions, the Berlei trademark is owned by an unaffiliated third party in most major markets, including Japan, China, the United States and the European Union. Our trademarks are important to our marketing efforts and have substantial value.
We aggressively protect these trademarks from infringement and dilution through appropriate measures, including court actions and administrative proceedings. Although the laws vary by jurisdiction, trademarks generally remain valid as long as they are in use and/or their registrations are properly maintained. Most of the trademarks in our portfolio, including our core brands, are covered by trademark registrations in the countries of the world in which we do business, in addition to many other jurisdictions around the world, with a registration period of 10 years in most countries. Generally, trademark registrations can be renewed indefinitely as long as the trademarks are in use. We have an active program designed to ensure that our trademarks are registered, renewed, protected and maintained. We plan to continue to use all of our core trademarks and plan to renew the registrations for such trademarks as needed.
We also own a number of copyrights. Most of our copyrights are unregistered, although we have a sizable portfolio of copyrighted lace designs that are the subject of a number of registrations at the United States Copyright Office.
We place high importance on product innovation and design, and a number of these innovations and designs are the subject of patents. However, we do not regard any segment of our business as being dependent upon any single patent or group of related patents. In addition, we own proprietary trade secrets, technology and know-how that we have not patented.
Governmental Regulation and Environmental Matters
We are subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations in the United States that could affect our business, including those promulgated under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Consumer Product Safety Act, the Flammable Fabrics Act, the Textile Fiber Product Identification Act, the rules and regulations of the Consumer Products Safety Commission and various environmental laws and regulations. Some of our international businesses are subject to similar laws and regulations in the countries in which they operate. Certain of our products, including compression hosiery, face coverings and gowns, are required to be manufactured in compliance with applicable governmental standards. Our operations also are subject to various international trade agreements and regulations. While we believe that we are in compliance in all material respects with all applicable governmental regulations, current governmental regulations may change or become more stringent or unforeseen events may occur, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations.
We are also subject to various domestic and international laws and regulations relating to generating emissions, water discharges, waste, product and packaging content and workplace safety. Noncompliance with these laws and regulations may result in substantial monetary penalties and criminal sanctions. We are aware of hazardous substances or petroleum releases at certain of our facilities and are working with the relevant environmental authorities to investigate and address such releases. We also have been identified as a “potentially responsible party” at certain waste disposal sites in the United States undergoing investigation and cleanup under the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (commonly known as Superfund) or state Superfund equivalent programs. Where we have determined that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can reasonably be estimated, we have accrued amounts on our balance sheet for losses related to these sites. Compliance with environmental laws and regulations and our remedial environmental obligations historically have not had a material impact on our operations, and we are not aware of any proposed regulations or remedial obligations that could trigger significant costs or capital expenditures in connection with such compliance.
Compliance with government regulations, including environmental regulations, has not had, and based on current information and the applicable laws and regulations currently in effect, is not expected to have a material effect on our capital expenditures (including expenditures for environmental control facilities), earnings or competitive position. However, laws and regulations may be changed, accelerated or adopted that impose significant operational restrictions and compliance requirements upon our company and which could negatively impact our operating results. See
Item 1A. Risk Factors
This section describes circumstances or events that could have a negative effect on our financial results or operations or that could change, for the worse, existing trends in our businesses. The occurrence of one or more of the circumstances or events described below could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows or on the trading price of our common stock. The risks and uncertainties described in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only ones facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties that currently are not known to us or that we currently believe are immaterial also may adversely affect our businesses and operations.
Risks Related to the COVID-19 Global Pandemic
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) global pandemic has had and is expected to continue to have an adverse impact on our business.
The COVID-19 global pandemic has negatively impacted the global economy, disrupted consumer spending and global supply chains, and created significant volatility and disruption of financial markets. The extent of the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic on our business is highly uncertain and difficult to predict, as information is rapidly evolving with respect to the duration and severity of the pandemic.
The COVID-19 global pandemic has significantly impacted economic activity and markets throughout the world. In response, governmental authorities have implemented numerous measures in an attempt to contain the virus, such as travel bans and restrictions, quarantines, shelter-in-place orders and business shutdowns. These actions, as well as decisions we have made to protect the health and safety of our employees, consumers and communities, have adversely impacted our financial results and may continue to do so in the future. We may face additional store closure requirements and other operational restrictions with respect to some or all of our physical locations for prolonged periods of time due to, among other factors, evolving and increasingly stringent governmental restrictions including public health directives, quarantine policies or social distancing measures. In addition, many of our customers, including significant customers in our wholesale distribution channels, may close many of their stores, which will adversely impact our revenues from these customers. As a result, our financial results could be materially adversely impacted.
Consumer fears about becoming ill with the disease may continue, which will continue to adversely affect traffic to our and our customers' stores. Consumer spending generally may also be negatively impacted by general macroeconomic conditions and consumer confidence, including a significant economic downturn, resulting from the COVID-19 global pandemic. This may negatively impact sales in our stores and our e-commerce channel and may cause our wholesale customers to purchase fewer products from us. The continued significant reduction in consumer visits to, and spending at, our and our customers' stores, caused by COVID-19, and any decreased spending at retail stores or online caused by decreased consumer confidence and spending following the pandemic, would result in a loss of sales and profits and other material adverse effects, including customer bankruptcies which could reduce or eliminate our anticipated income and cash flows, which would negatively affect our results of operations and liquidity. Even if customers do not declare bankruptcy, they may seek to extend payment terms or be unable or unwilling to pay us amounts that we are entitled to on a timely basis or at all, which would adversely affect our sales and liquidity.
The COVID-19 global pandemic resulted in the temporary shut-down of many of our supply chain facilities, and we experienced significant costs associated with reopening those facilities. The pandemic continues to have the potential to significantly impact our supply chain if the factories that manufacture our products, the distribution centers where we manage our inventory, or the operations of our logistics and other service providers are disrupted, temporarily closed or experience worker shortages. We may also see disruptions or delays in shipments and negative impacts to pricing of certain components of our products.
In addition, the impact of COVID-19 on macroeconomic conditions may impact the proper functioning of financial and capital markets, foreign currency exchange rates, commodity prices, and interest rates. Even after the COVID-19 global pandemic has subsided, we may continue to experience adverse impacts to our business as a result of any economic recession or depression that has occurred or may occur in the future.
As a result of the COVID-19 global pandemic, including related guidance or requirements of governmental or other authorities, we also have implemented a work from home policy for many of our corporate employees. This policy may negatively impact productivity and cause other disruptions to our business.
Strategic Risks
Our future success depends in part on our ability to successfully implement our strategic plan and achieve our global business strategies.
We are implementing a significant number of strategic initiatives focused on building a consumer-centric company, accelerating growth across business segments, enhancing our capabilities and strengthening the foundation of our company. There can be no assurance that these or other future strategic initiatives will be successful to the extent we expect, or at all. Furthermore, we are investing significant resources in these initiatives and the costs of the initiatives may outweigh their benefits. We cannot assure you that our management will be able to manage these initiatives effectively or implement them successfully. If we miscalculate the resources or time we need to complete these strategic initiatives or fail to implement them effectively, our business and operating results could be adversely affected.
We operate in a highly competitive and rapidly evolving market, and our market share and results of operations could be adversely affected if we fail to compete effectively in the future.
The basic apparel market is highly competitive and rapidly evolving. Competition generally is based upon brand, comfort, fit, style and price. Our businesses face competition today from other large domestic and foreign corporations and manufacturers, as well as mass merchant retailers, department stores and other retailers, including many of our customers, that market and sell basic apparel products under private labels that compete directly with our brands. Also, online retail shopping is rapidly evolving, and we expect competition in the e-commerce market to intensify in the future as the Internet facilitates competitive entry and comparison shopping. If we do not successfully develop and maintain a relevant omni-channel experience for our customers, our businesses and results of operations could be adversely impacted. Increased competition may result in a loss of or a reduction in shelf space and promotional support and reduced prices, in each case decreasing our cash flows, operating margins and profitability. Our ability to identify and capitalize on retail trends, including technology, e-commerce and other process efficiencies to gain market share and better service our customer base will, in large part, determine our future success. If we fail to compete successfully, our market share, results of operations and financial condition will be materially and adversely affected.
The rapidly changing retail environment could result in the loss of or material reduction in sales to certain of our customers, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.
The retail environment is highly competitive as consumers are increasingly embracing shopping online and through mobile commerce applications. As a result, a greater portion of total consumer expenditures with retailers is occurring online and through mobile commerce applications. If our brick-and-mortar retail customers fail to maintain or grow their overall market position through the integration of physical retail presence and digital retail, these customers may experience financial difficulties including store closures, bankruptcies or liquidations. This could, in turn, create difficulty in moving our products to market, which would increase inventories or backlog, substantially reduce our revenues, increase our credit risk and ultimately have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.
If our advertising, marketing and promotional programs are unsuccessful, or if our competitors are more effective with their programs than we are, our sales could be negatively affected.
Ineffective marketing, advertising and promotional programs could inhibit our ability to maintain brand relevance and could ultimately decrease sales. While we use social media, websites, mobile applications, email, print and television to promote our products and attract customers, some of our competitors may expend more for their programs than we do, or use different approaches than we do that prove more successful, any of which may provide them with a competitive advantage. If our programs are not effective or require increased expenditures that are not offset by increased sales, our revenue and results of operations could be negatively impacted.
Our customers may require products on an exclusive basis, forms of economic support and other changes that could be harmful to our business.
Customers increasingly may require us to provide them with some of our products on an exclusive basis, which could cause an increase in the number of stock keeping units, or “SKUs,” we must carry and, consequently, increase our inventory levels and working capital requirements. Moreover, our customers may increasingly seek markdown allowances, incentives and other forms of economic support, which reduce our gross margins and affect our profitability. Our financial performance is negatively affected by these pricing pressures when we are forced to reduce our prices without being able to correspondingly reduce our production costs.
Operational Risks
Any inadequacy, interruption, integration failure or security breach with respect to our information technology could harm our ability to effectively operate our business and have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.
Our ability to effectively manage and operate our business depends significantly on information technology systems. The failure of these systems to operate effectively and support global growth and expansion, problems with integrating various data sources, challenges in transitioning to upgraded or replacement systems, difficulty in integrating new systems or systems of acquired businesses, or a breach in security of these systems could adversely impact the operations of our business.
Despite our policies, procedures and programs designed to ensure the integrity of our information technology systems, we may not be effective in identifying and mitigating every risk to which we are exposed. Furthermore, from time to time we rely on information technology systems which may be managed, hosted, provided and/or accessed by third parties or their vendors
to assist in conducting our business. Such relationships and access may create difficulties in anticipating and implementing adequate preventative measures or fully mitigating harms after a breach.
Hackers and data thieves are increasingly sophisticated and operate large-scale and complex attacks that may include computer viruses or other malicious codes, ransomware, unauthorized access attempts, denial of service attacks and large-scale automated attacks, phishing, social engineering, hacking and other cyber-attacks. Any breach of our network or databases, or those of our third-party providers, may result in the loss of valuable business data, misappropriation of our consumers’ or employees’ personal information, or a disruption of our business, which could give rise to unwanted media attention, impair our ability to order materials, make and ship orders, and process payments, materially damage our customer relationships and reputation, and result in lost sales, fines or lawsuits.
Moreover, there are numerous laws and regulations regarding privacy and the storage, sharing, use, processing, transfer, disclosure and protection of personal data, the scope of which is changing, subject to differing interpretations, and may be inconsistent between states within a country or between countries. Globally, new and emerging laws, such as the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and the Network and Information Systems Directive (“NISD”) in Europe, the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (“UK-GDPR”) in the United Kingdom, state laws in the U.S. on privacy, data and related technologies, such as the California Consumer Privacy Act and the recently passed California Privacy Rights Act create new compliance obligations and expand the scope of potential liability, either jointly or severally with our customers and suppliers. Non-compliance with these laws could result in penalties or significant legal liability. Although we take reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable laws and regulations, there can be no assurance that we will not be subject to regulatory action, including fines, in the event of a data security incident. We or our third-party service providers could be adversely affected if legislation or regulations are expanded to require changes in our or our third-party service providers’ business practices or if governing jurisdictions interpret or implement their legislation or regulations in ways that negatively affect our or our third-party service providers’ business, results of operations or financial condition. Misuse of or failure to secure personal information could also result in violation of data privacy laws and regulations, proceedings, and potentially significant monetary penalties, against us by governmental entities or others, damage to our reputation and credibility, and could have a negative impact on revenues and profits.
Our inability to successfully recover should we experience a disaster or other business continuity problem could cause material financial loss, loss of human capital, regulatory actions, reputational harm, or legal liability.
We have a complex global supply chain and distribution network that supports our ability to consistently provide our products to our customers. Should we experience a local or regional disaster or other business continuity problem, such as an earthquake, tsunami, terrorist attack, pandemic or other natural or man-made disaster, our continued success will depend, in part, on the safety and availability of our personnel, our office facilities, and the proper functioning of our computer, telecommunication and other systems and operations. Climate change serves as a risk multiplier increasing both the frequency and severity of natural disasters that may affect our worldwide business operations. Therefore, forecasting disruptive events and building additional resiliency into our operations accordingly will become an increasing business imperative.
We may experience operational challenges in the event of a disaster, in particular depending upon how a local or regional event may affect our human capital across our operations or with regard to particular aspects of our operations, such as key executive officers or personnel in our technology group. If we cannot respond to disruptions in our operations, for example, by finding alternative suppliers or replacing capacity at key manufacturing or distribution locations, or cannot quickly repair damage to our information, production or supply systems, we may be late in delivering, or be unable to deliver, products to our customers. These events could result in, among other negative impacts, reputational damage, lost sales, cancellation charges or excessive markdowns.
The risks associated with climate change and other environmental impacts and increased focus by stakeholders on corporate responsibility issues, including those associated with climate change, could negatively affect our business and operations.
Our business is susceptible to risks associated with climate change, including through disruption to our supply chain, potentially impacting the production and distribution of our products and availability and pricing of raw materials. Large portions of the our supply chain are located in Central America and the Caribbean, where there has been a steady surge of hurricanes in recent years. Increased frequency and intensity of weather events (such as storms and floods) due to climate change could also lead to more frequent store closures and/or lost sales as customers prioritize basic needs. There is also increased focus from our stakeholders, including consumers, employees and investors, on corporate responsibility matters. Although we have announced our corporate sustainability strategy and 2030 sustainability goals on our sustainability website, www.HBISustains.com, there can be no assurance that our stakeholders will agree with our strategy or that we will be successful in achieving our goals. Failure to implement our strategy or achieve our goals could damage our reputation, causing our investors or consumers to lose confidence in our company and brands, and negatively impact our operations. Even if we are
able to achieve our 2030 sustainability goals, our business will continue to remain subject to risks associated with climate change.
The loss of one or more of our suppliers of finished goods or raw materials may interrupt our supplies and materially harm our business.
We purchase all of the raw materials used in our self-manufactured products and our sourced finished goods from a limited number of third-party suppliers and manufacturers. Our ability to meet our customers’ needs depends on our ability to maintain an uninterrupted supply of raw materials and finished products from our third-party suppliers and manufacturers. Our business, financial condition or results of operations could be adversely affected if any of our principal third-party suppliers or manufacturers experience financial difficulties that they are not able to overcome resulting from worldwide economic conditions, production problems, difficulties in sourcing raw materials, lack of capacity or transportation disruptions, or if for these or other reasons they raise the prices of the raw materials or finished products we purchase from them. The magnitude of this risk depends upon the timing of any interruptions, the materials or products that the third-party manufacturers provide and the volume of production.
Our dependence on third parties for raw materials and finished products subjects us to the risk of supplier failure and customer dissatisfaction with the quality of our products. Quality failures by our third-party manufacturers or changes in their financial or business condition that affect their production could disrupt our ability to supply quality products to our customers and thereby materially harm our business.
We rely on a relatively small number of customers for a significant portion of our sales, and the loss of or material reduction in sales to any of our top customers could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.
In 2020, excluding government agencies to which we sold PPE, our top 10 customers accounted for approximately 40% of our total net sales and 43% of our total apparel net sales. Our top customer, Walmart, accounted for 15% of our total net sales and 17% of our total apparel net sales in 2020. We expect that these customers will continue to represent a significant portion of our net sales in the future. Moreover, our top customers are the largest market participants in our primary distribution channels across all of our product lines. We generally do not enter into purchase agreements that obligate our customers to purchase our products, and as a result, most of our sales are made on a purchase order basis. A decision by any of our top customers to significantly decrease the volume of products purchased from us could substantially reduce revenues and may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. In addition, if any of our customers devote less selling space to apparel products in general or our products specifically, our sales to those customers could be reduced even if we maintain our share of their apparel business.
Our results of operations could be materially harmed if we are unable to manage our inventory effectively and accurately forecast demand for our products.
We are faced with the constant challenge of balancing our inventory levels with our ability to meet marketplace needs. Factors that could affect our ability to accurately forecast demand for our products include our ability to anticipate and respond effectively to evolving consumer preferences and trends and to translate these preferences and trends into marketable product offerings, as well as unanticipated changes in general economic conditions or other factors, which result in cancellations of orders or a reduction or increase in the rate of reorders placed by retailers.
Inventory reserves can result from the complexity of our supply chain, a long manufacturing process and the seasonal nature of certain products. We sell a large number of our products to a small number of customers, and these customers generally are not required by contract to purchase our goods. As a result, we often schedule internal production and place orders for products with third-party manufacturers before our customers’ orders are firm. If we fail to accurately forecast consumer demand, we may experience excess inventory levels or a shortage of product required to meet the demand. Inventory levels in excess of consumer demand may result in inventory write-downs and the sale of excess inventory at discounted prices, which could have an adverse effect on the image and reputation of our brands and negatively impact profitability. On the other hand, if we underestimate demand for our products, our manufacturing facilities or third-party manufacturers may not be able to produce products to meet consumer requirements, and this could result in delays in the shipment of products and lost revenues, as well as damage to our reputation and relationships. These risks could have a material adverse effect on our brand image as well as our results of operations and financial condition.
Additionally, sudden decreases in the costs for materials may result in the cost of inventory exceeding the cost of new production; if this occurs, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition or cash flows, particularly if we hold a large amount of excess inventory. Excess inventory charges can reduce gross margins or
result in operating losses, lowered plant and equipment utilization and lowered fixed operating cost absorption, all of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.
Our business depends on our senior management team and other key personnel.
Our success depends upon the continued contributions of our senior management team and other key personnel, some of whom have unique talents and experience that would be difficult to replace. The loss or interruption of the services of a member of our senior management team or other key personnel could have a material adverse effect on our business during the transitional period that would be required for a successor to assume the responsibilities of the position. Our future success will also depend on our ability to develop and/or recruit employees with the core competencies needed to support our growth in global markets and in new products or services. We may not be able to attract or retain these employees, which could adversely affect our business.
We had approximately 61,000 employees worldwide as of January 2, 2021, and our business operations and financial performance could be adversely affected by changes in our relationship with our employees or changes to United States or foreign employment regulations.
We had approximately 61,000 employees worldwide as of January 2, 2021, approximately 54,000 of whom were outside of the United States. This means we have a significant exposure to changes in domestic and foreign laws governing our relationships with our employees, including wage and hour laws and regulations, fair labor standards, minimum wage requirements, overtime pay, unemployment tax rates, workers’ compensation rates, citizenship requirements and payroll taxes, which likely would have a direct impact on our operating costs. A significant increase in minimum wage or overtime rates in countries where we have employees could have a significant impact on our operating costs and may require that we relocate those operations or take other steps to mitigate such increases, all of which may cause us to incur additional costs, expend resources responding to such increases and lower our margins.
In addition, less than 10 of our employees in the United States and a significant number of our international employees are members of labor organizations or are covered by collective bargaining agreements. If there were a significant increase in the number of our employees who are members of labor organizations or become parties to collective bargaining agreements, we would become vulnerable to a strike, work stoppage or other labor action by these employees that could have an adverse effect on our business.
Financial Risks
Significant fluctuations and volatility in the price of various input costs, such as cotton and oil-related materials, utilities, freight and wages, may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.
Inflation can have a long-term impact on us because increasing costs of materials and labor may impact our ability to maintain satisfactory margins. For example, the cost of the materials that are used in our manufacturing process, such as oil-related commodity prices and other raw materials, including cotton, dyes and chemicals, and other costs, such as fuel, energy and utility costs, can fluctuate as a result of inflation and other factors. Similarly, a significant portion of our products are manufactured in other countries and declines in the value of the U.S. dollar may result in higher manufacturing costs. In addition, sudden decreases in the costs for materials may result in the cost of inventory exceeding the cost of new production, which could result in lower profitability, particularly if these decreases result in downward price pressure. If, in the future we incur volatility in the costs for materials and labor that we are unable to offset through price adjustments or improved efficiencies, or if our competitors’ unwillingness to follow our price changes results in downward price pressure, our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows may be adversely affected.
Due to the extensive nature of our foreign operations, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates could negatively impact our results of operations.
A growing percentage of our total revenues (approximately 35% in 2020) is derived from markets outside the United States. We sell a majority of our products in transactions denominated in U.S. dollars; however, we purchase many of our raw materials, pay a portion of our wages and make other payments to participants in our supply chain in foreign currencies. As a result, when the U.S. dollar weakens against any of these currencies, our cost of sales could increase substantially. Outside the United States, we may pay for materials or finished products in U.S. dollars, and in some cases a strengthening of the U.S. dollar could effectively increase our costs where we use foreign currency to purchase the U.S. dollars we need to make such payments. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates could have an adverse impact on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. We are also exposed to gains and losses resulting from the effect that fluctuations in foreign
currency exchange rates have on the reported results in our consolidated financial statements due to the translation of operating results and financial position of our foreign subsidiaries.
We use forward foreign exchange contracts, cross-currency swap contracts and nonderivative financial instruments to hedge material exposure to adverse changes in foreign currency exchange rates. However, no hedging strategy can completely insulate us from foreign exchange risk.
Our balance sheet includes a significant amount of intangible assets and goodwill. A decline in the estimated fair value of an intangible asset or of a business unit could result in an asset impairment charge, which would be recorded as a noncash expense in our Consolidated Statement of Income.
Goodwill, trademarks and other identifiable intangible assets must be tested for impairment at least annually. The fair value of the goodwill assigned to a business unit could decline if projected revenues or cash flows were to be lower in the future due to effects of the global economy or other causes. If the carrying value of intangible assets or of goodwill were to exceed its estimated fair value, the asset would be written down to its fair value, with the impairment loss recognized as a noncash charge in the Consolidated Statement of Income.
As of January 2, 2021, we had approximately $1.3 billion of goodwill and $1.6 billion of trademarks and other identifiable intangibles on our balance sheet, which together represent 37% of our total assets. During the second quarter of 2020, we completed a quantitative impairment analysis for certain indefinite-lived intangible assets as a result of the significant impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their performance. Based on this analysis, we recorded impairment charges of $20 million on certain indefinite-lived trademarks and other intangible assets within the European Innerwear business. In the fourth quarter of 2020, we recorded impairment charges for the full amount of goodwill related to our U.S. Hosiery business of $25 million. Based on our analysis and testing, we also noted that certain indefinite-lived trademarks and the goodwill associated with our European Innerwear business are at a higher risk for future impairment. The assets related to these businesses could be at risk for future impairment should global economic conditions continue to deteriorate beyond current expectations as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic or other factors, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
We are subject to certain risks as a result of our indebtedness.
Our indebtedness primarily includes (i) a $1.0 billion revolving loan facility (the “Revolving Loan Facility”), a $750 million term loan a facility (the “Term Loan A”), a $500 million term loan b facility (the “Term Loan B”) and an A$65 million Australian revolving loan facility (the “Australian Revolver” and together with the Revolving Loan Facility, the Term Loan A and the Term Loan B, the “Senior Secured Credit Facility”), (ii) our $700 million 5.375% Senior Notes due 2025 (the “5.375% Senior Notes”), (iii) our $900 million 4.625% Senior Notes due 2024 (the “4.625% Senior Notes”) and our $900 million 4.875% Senior Notes due 2026 (the “4.875% Senior Notes”), (iv) our €500 million 3.5% Senior Notes due 2024 (the “3.5% Senior Notes” and together with the 5.375% Senior Notes, the 4.625% Senior Notes and the 4.875% Senior Notes, the “Senior Notes”), (v) and up to $225 million accounts receivable securitization facility (the “Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility”).
The Senior Secured Credit Facility contains restrictions that affect, and in some cases significantly limit or prohibit, among other things, our ability to borrow funds, pay dividends or make other distributions, make investments, engage in transactions with affiliates, or create liens on our assets. Covenants in the Senior Secured Credit Facility and the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility require us to maintain a minimum interest coverage ratio and a maximum total debt to EBITDA (earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation expense and amortization), or leverage ratio. In April 2020, given the rapidly changing business environment and level of uncertainty created by the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated impact on future earnings, we amended our Senior Secured Credit Facility prior to any potential covenant violation in order to modify the financial covenants and to provide operating flexibility during the COVID-19 crisis; however, this period of covenant relief will continue only through the fiscal quarter ending July 3, 2021 and after that time, our covenants will revert to their original, pre-amendment levels. The indentures governing the Senior Notes also restrict our ability to incur additional secured indebtedness in an amount that exceeds the greater of (a) $3.0 billion or (b) the amount that would cause our consolidated secured net debt ratio to exceed 3.25 to 1.00 (in the case of the 4.625% Senior Notes, the 4.875% Senior Notes and the 3.5% Senior Notes) or 3.50 to 1.00 (in the case of the 5.375% Senior Notes), as well as certain other customary covenants and restrictions. These restrictions and covenants could limit our ability to obtain additional capital in the future to fund capital expenditures or acquisitions, meet our debt payment obligations and capital commitments, fund any operating losses or future development of our business affiliates, obtain lower borrowing costs that are available from secured lenders or engage in advantageous transactions that monetize our assets or conduct other necessary or prudent corporate activities. Any failure to comply with these covenants and restrictions could result in an event of default that accelerates the maturity of our indebtedness and increases the interest rate on the outstanding principal amount under such facilities, resulting in an adverse effect on our business.
The lenders under the Senior Secured Credit Facility have received a pledge of substantially all of our existing and future direct and indirect subsidiaries, with certain customary or agreed-upon exceptions for certain foreign subsidiaries and certain other subsidiaries. Additionally, these lenders generally have a lien on substantially all of our assets and the assets of our U.S. subsidiaries and certain other foreign subsidiaries, with certain exceptions. The financial institutions that are party to the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility have a lien on certain of our domestic accounts receivable. As a result of these pledges and liens, if we fail to meet our payment or other obligations under the Senior Secured Credit Facility, the lenders under that facility will be entitled to foreclose on substantially all of our assets and, at their option, liquidate these assets, and if we fail to meet our repayment or other obligations under the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility, the secured parties under that facility will be entitled to take control of our accounts receivable pledged to them and all collections on those receivables, and direct our obligors to make payment on such receivables directly to the secured parties, which in each case would adversely impact the operations of our business.
Our Revolving Loan Facility, Term Loan A and Term Loan B bear interest based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). Any changes in regulatory standards or industry practices, such as the contemplated transition away from LIBOR as a benchmark reference for short-term interests may result in the usage of a higher reference rate for our variable rate debt.
Market returns could have a negative impact on the return on plan assets for our pension, which may require significant funding.
The plan assets of our pension plans, which had a return of approximately 10% during 2020 and a return of approximately 15% during 2019, are invested mainly in domestic and international equities, bonds, hedge funds and real estate. We are unable to predict the variations in asset values or the severity or duration of any disruptions in the financial markets or adverse economic conditions in the United States, Europe and Asia. The funded status of these plans, and the related cost reflected in our consolidated financial statements, are affected by various factors that are subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty, particularly in the current economic environment. Under the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (the “Pension Protection Act”), losses of asset values may necessitate increased funding of the plans in the future to meet minimum federal government requirements. Under the Pension Protection Act funding rules, our U.S. qualified pension plan is approximately 92% funded as of December 1, 2020. Any downward pressure on the asset values of these plans may require us to fund obligations earlier than we had originally planned, which would have a negative impact on cash flows from operations.
Inability to access sufficient capital at reasonable rates or commercially reasonable terms or maintain sufficient liquidity in the amounts and at the times needed could adversely impact our business.
We rely on our cash flows generated from operations and the borrowing capacity under our Revolving Loan Facility and other external debt financings to meet the cash requirements of our business. We have significant capital requirements and will need continued access to debt capital from outside sources in order to efficiently fund the cash flow needs of our business and pursue strategic acquisitions.
Although we currently have available credit facilities to fund our current operating needs, we cannot be certain that we will be able to replace our existing credit facilities or refinance our existing or future debt at a reasonable cost when necessary. The ability to have continued access to reasonably priced credit is dependent upon our current and future capital structure, financial performance, our credit ratings and general economic conditions. If we are unable to access the capital markets at a reasonable economic cost, it could have an adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition.
Legal, Tax, Compliance, Reputational and Other Risks
Our operations in international markets, and our earnings in those markets, may be affected by legal, regulatory, political and economic risks.
During 2020, net sales from our International segment were $2.3 billion, representing approximately 35% of total net sales. In addition, a significant amount of our manufacturing and production operations are located, or our products are sourced from, outside the United States. As a result, our business is subject to risks associated with international operations. These risks include the burdens of complying with foreign laws and regulations, unexpected changes in tariffs, taxes or regulatory requirements, and political unrest and corruption.
Regulatory changes could limit the countries in which we sell, produce or source our products or significantly increase the cost of operating in or obtaining materials originating from certain countries. Restrictions imposed by such changes can have a particular impact on our business when, after we have moved our operations to a particular location, new unfavorable regulations are enacted in that area or favorable regulations currently in effect are changed.
Countries in which our products are manufactured or sold may from time to time impose additional new regulations, or modify existing regulations, including:
•changes in duties, taxes, tariffs and other charges on imports;
•limitations on the quantity of goods which may be imported into the United States from a particular country;
•requirements as to where products and/or inputs are manufactured or sourced;
•creation of export licensing requirements, imposition of restrictions on export quantities or specification of minimum export pricing and/or export prices or duties;
•limitations on foreign owned businesses; or
•government actions to cancel contracts, re-denominate the official currency, renounce or default on obligations, renegotiate terms unilaterally or expropriate assets.
In addition, political and economic changes or volatility, geopolitical regional conflicts, terrorist activity, political unrest, civil strife, acts of war, public corruption and other economic or political uncertainties could interrupt and negatively affect our business operations. All of these factors could result in increased costs or decreased revenues and could materially and adversely affect our product sales, financial condition and results of operations.
We are also subject to the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, in addition to the anti-corruption laws of the foreign countries in which we operate. Although we implement policies and procedures designed to promote compliance with these laws, our employees, contractors and agents, as well as those companies to which we outsource certain of our business operations, may take actions in violation of our policies. Any such violation could result in sanctions or other penalties and have an adverse effect on our business, reputation and operating results.
The recent imposition of tariffs and/or increase in tariffs on various products by the United States and other countries have introduced greater uncertainty with respect to trade policies and government regulations affecting trade between the United States and other countries. Furthermore, it is possible that other forms of trade restriction, including tariffs, quotas and customs restrictions, will be put into place in the United States or in countries from which we source our materials or finished products. We cannot predict whether any of the countries in which our merchandise currently is manufactured or may be manufactured in the future will be subject to additional trade restrictions imposed by the United States or other foreign governments, including the likelihood, type, or effect of any such restrictions. Any of these actions, if ultimately enacted, could adversely affect our results of operations or profitability. Further, any emerging nationalist trends in specific countries could alter the trade environment and consumer purchasing behavior which, in turn, could have a material effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
We have a complex multinational tax structure, and changes in effective tax rates or adverse outcomes resulting from examination of our income tax returns could impact our capital deployment strategy and adversely affect our results.
We have a complex multinational tax structure with multiple types of intercompany transactions, and our allocation of profits and losses among us and our subsidiaries through our intercompany transfer pricing agreements is subject to review by the Internal Revenue Service and other tax authorities. Our future effective tax rates could be adversely affected by earnings being lower than anticipated in countries where we have lower statutory rates and higher than anticipated in countries where we have higher statutory rates, by changes in the valuation of our deferred tax assets and liabilities, or by changes in tax laws, regulations, accounting principles or interpretations thereof. We are continuously evaluating our capital allocation strategies in an effort to maximize shareholder value, which includes maintaining appropriate debt to earnings ratios, and as a result there may be times where we need to reevaluate our plans to permanently reinvest certain unremitted foreign earnings which may increase or decrease our income tax expense during periods of change. In addition, we are also subject to the continuous examination of our income tax returns and related transfer pricing documentation by various tax authorities. We regularly assess the likelihood of adverse outcomes resulting from these examinations to determine the adequacy of our provision for income taxes. There can be no assurance that the outcomes from these examinations will not have an adverse effect on our operating results and financial condition. Additionally, changes in tax laws, regulations, future jurisdictional profitability of us and our subsidiaries, and related regulatory interpretations in the countries in which we operate may impact the taxes we pay or tax provision we record, as well as our capital deployment strategy, which could adversely affect our results of operations.
On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”) was enacted. The Tax Act significantly revised United States corporate income tax law by, among other things, reducing the corporate income tax rate to 21%, introducing a new minimum tax on global intangible low-taxed income (“GILTI”) and implementing a modified territorial tax system that included a one-time transition tax on deemed repatriated earnings from foreign subsidiaries. In the fourth quarter of 2018, we completed our accounting as it relates to the enactment of the Tax Act pursuant to the guidance set forth in Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 (“SAB 118”) and accounted for the tax provisions of the Tax Act which became effective in 2018. The actual
impact of the Tax Act may differ from amounts recorded to date as further guidance and regulations continue to be issued to further clarify and help taxpayers interpret various components of the Tax Act.
The results of the U.S. presidential election could lead to changes in tax laws that could negatively impact our effective tax rate. Prior to the U.S. presidential election, President Biden proposed an increase in the U.S. corporate income tax rate from 21% to 28%, doubling the rate of tax on certain earnings of foreign subsidiaries, the creation of a 10% penalty on certain imports and a 15% minimum tax on worldwide book income. If any or all of these (or similar) proposals are ultimately enacted into law, in whole or in part, they could have a negative impact on our effective tax rate.
Our balance sheet includes a significant amount of deferred tax assets. Changes in our effective tax rate or tax liability may adversely affect our operating results.
As of January 2, 2021, we had approximately $289 million of net deferred tax assets on our balance sheet, which represents approximately 4% of our total assets. Deferred tax assets relate to temporary differences (differences between the assets and liabilities in the consolidated financial statements and the assets and liabilities in the calculation of taxable income). The recognition of deferred tax assets is reduced by a valuation allowance if it is more likely than not that the tax benefits associated with the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Changes in effective tax rates and the assumptions and estimates we have made, as well as our ability to generate sufficient future taxable income in certain jurisdictions, could result in a write-down of deferred tax assets or otherwise materially affect our tax obligations or effective tax rate, which could negatively affect our financial condition and results of operations.
Our reputation, ability to do business and results of operations could be impaired by improper conduct by any of our employees, agents or business partners.
Our business is subject to federal, state, local and international laws, rules and regulations, such as state and local wage and hour laws, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the U.K. Bribery Act, the False Claims Act, the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the Global Data Protection Regulation, securities laws, import and export laws (including customs regulations), unclaimed property laws and many others. We cannot provide assurance our internal controls will always protect us from the improper conduct of our employees, agents and business partners. Any violations of law or improper conduct could damage our reputation and, depending on the circumstances, subject us to, among other things, civil and criminal penalties, material fines, equitable remedies (including profit disgorgement and injunctions on future conduct), securities litigation and a general loss of investor confidence, any one of which could have a material adverse impact on our business prospects, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, and the market value of our stock.
The success of our business is tied to the strength and reputation of our brands. If the reputation of one or more of our brands erodes significantly, it could have a material impact on our financial results.
Many of our brands have worldwide recognition, and our financial success is directly dependent on the success of our brands. The success of a brand can suffer if our marketing plans or product initiatives do not have the desired impact on a brand’s image or its ability to attract consumers. Our results could also be negatively impacted if one of our brands suffers substantial harm to its reputation due to a significant product recall, product-related litigation or the sale of counterfeit products. Brand value could diminish significantly due to a number of factors, including changing consumer attitudes regarding social issues and consumer perception that we have acted in an irresponsible manner. The growing use of social and digital media by consumers increases the speed and extent that information and opinions can be shared. Negative or inaccurate postings or comments on social media or networking websites about our company, its practices or one of its brands could generate adverse publicity that could damage the reputation of our brands.
We also license some of our important trademarks to third parties. For example, we license Champion to third parties for athletic-oriented accessories. Although we make concerted efforts to protect our brands through quality control mechanisms and contractual obligations imposed on our licensees, there is a risk that some licensees may not be in full compliance with those mechanisms and obligations. If the reputation of one or more of our brands is significantly eroded, it could adversely affect our sales, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.
We design, manufacture, source and sell products under trademarks that are licensed from third parties. If any licensor takes actions related to their trademarks that would cause their brands or our company reputational harm, our business may be adversely affected.
We design, manufacture, source and sell a number of our products under trademarks that are licensed from third parties, such as our Polo Ralph Lauren men’s underwear. Because we do not control the brands licensed to us, our licensors could make changes to their brands or business models that could result in a significant downturn in a brand’s business, adversely affecting our sales and results of operations. If any licensor engages in behavior with respect to the licensed marks that would cause us
reputational harm, or if any of the brands licensed to us violates the trademark rights of another or are deemed to be invalid or unenforceable, we could experience a significant downturn in that brand’s business, adversely affecting our sales and results of operations, and we may be required to expend significant amounts on public relations, advertising and, possibly, legal fees.
If we are unable to protect our intellectual property rights, our business may be adversely affected.
Our trademarks are important to our marketing efforts and have substantial value. We aggressively protect these trademarks from infringement and dilution through appropriate measures, including court actions and administrative proceedings. We are susceptible to others imitating our products and infringing our intellectual property rights. Infringement or counterfeiting of our products could diminish the value of our brands or otherwise adversely affect our business. Actions we have taken to establish and protect our intellectual property rights may not be adequate to prevent imitation of our products by others or to prevent others from seeking to invalidate our trademarks or block sales of our products as a violation of the trademarks and intellectual property rights of others. In addition, unilateral actions in the United States or other countries, such as changes to or the repeal of laws recognizing trademark or other intellectual property rights, could have an impact on our ability to enforce those rights.
The value of our intellectual property could diminish if others assert rights in, or ownership of, our trademarks and other intellectual property rights. We may be unable to successfully resolve these types of conflicts to our satisfaction. In some cases, there may be trademark owners who have prior rights to our trademarks because the laws of certain foreign countries may not protect intellectual property rights to the same extent as do the laws of the United States. In other cases, there may be holders who have prior rights to similar trademarks. We are from time to time involved in opposition and cancellation proceedings with respect to some items of our intellectual property.
We may suffer negative publicity if we or our third-party manufacturers violate labor laws or engage in practices that are viewed as unethical or illegal, which could cause a loss of business.
We cannot fully control the business and labor practices of our third-party manufacturers, the majority of whom are located in Asia, Central America and the Caribbean Basin. If one of our own manufacturing operations or one of our third-party manufacturers violates or is accused of violating local or international labor laws or other applicable regulations, or engages in labor or other practices that would be viewed in any market in which our products are sold as unethical, we could suffer negative publicity, which could tarnish our brands’ image or result in a loss of sales. In addition, if such negative publicity affected one of our customers, it could result in a loss of business for us.
Anti-takeover provisions of our charter and bylaws, as well as Maryland law, may reduce the likelihood of any potential change of control or unsolicited acquisition proposal that you might consider favorable.
Our charter permits our Board of Directors, with the approval of a majority of the entire Board and without stockholder approval, to amend our charter from time to time to increase or decrease the aggregate number of shares of stock or the number of shares of stock of any class or series that we have the authority to issue. In addition, our Board of Directors may classify or reclassify any unissued shares of common stock or preferred stock and may set the preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends or other distributions, qualifications and other terms and conditions of the classified or reclassified shares. Our Board of Directors could establish a series of preferred stock that could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a transaction or a change in control that might involve a premium price for our common stock or otherwise be in the best interest of our stockholders. Our charter also provides that a director may be removed at any time, but only for cause, as defined in our charter, and then only by the affirmative vote of at least two thirds of the votes entitled to be cast generally in the election of directors. We have also elected to be subject to certain provisions of Maryland law that provide that any and all vacancies on our Board of Directors may only be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of our remaining directors in office, even if they do not constitute a quorum, and that any director elected to fill a vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the full term of the directorship in which the vacancy occurred. Under Maryland law, our Board of Directors also is permitted, without stockholder approval, to implement a classified board structure at any time.
Our bylaws provide that nominations of persons for election to our Board of Directors and the proposal of business to be considered at a stockholders meeting may be made only in the notice of the meeting, by or at the direction of our Board of Directors or by a stockholder who was a stockholder of record both at the time of giving notice by the stockholder in accordance with the advance notice procedures of our bylaws and at the time of the annual meeting, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and has complied with the advance notice procedures of our bylaws. Also, under Maryland law, business combinations between us and an interested stockholder or an affiliate of an interested stockholder, including mergers, consolidations, share exchanges or, in circumstances specified in the statute, asset transfers or issuances or reclassifications of equity securities, are prohibited for five years after the most recent date on which the interested stockholder becomes an interested stockholder. An interested stockholder includes any person who beneficially owns 10% or more of the then-outstanding voting power of our stock or any affiliate or associate of ours who, at any time within the two-year period prior to
the date in question, was the beneficial owner of 10% or more of the then-outstanding voting power of our stock. A person is not an interested stockholder under the statute if our Board of Directors approved in advance the transaction by which he otherwise would have become an interested stockholder. However, in approving a transaction, our Board of Directors may provide that its approval is subject to compliance, at or after the time of approval, with any terms and conditions determined by our Board. After the five-year prohibition, any business combination between us and an interested stockholder generally must be recommended by our Board of Directors and approved by two supermajority votes or our common stockholders must receive a minimum price, as defined under Maryland law, for their shares. The statute permits various other exemptions from its provisions.
These and other provisions of Maryland law or our charter and bylaws could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a transaction or a change in control that might involve a premium price for our common stock or otherwise be considered favorably by our stockholders.
Our bylaws designate the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Maryland as the sole and exclusive forum for certain actions, including derivative actions, which could limit a stockholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with the Company and its directors, officers, other employees, or the Company's stockholders and may discourage lawsuits with respect to such claims.
Unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, our bylaws provide that the sole and exclusive forum for (a) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Company, (b) any action asserting a claim of breach of any duty owed by any current or former director, officer, employee, stockholder or agent of the Company to the Company or to the stockholders of the Company, (c) any action asserting a claim against the Company or any of its current or former directors, officers, employees, stockholders or agents arising pursuant to any provision of the Maryland General Corporate Law or the Company’s Charter or Bylaws, or (d) any action asserting a claim against the Company or any of its current or former directors, officers, employees, stockholders or agents that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine, shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Maryland (or, if that Court does not have jurisdiction, the United States District court for the District of Maryland, Northern Division). However, Section 27 of the Exchange Act creates exclusive federal jurisdiction over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder, and as such, the exclusive jurisdiction clauses set forth above would not apply to such suits. Furthermore, Section 22 of the Securities Act provides for concurrent jurisdiction for federal and state courts over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder, and as such, the exclusive jurisdiction clauses set forth above would not apply to such suits.
Although we believe the exclusive forum provision benefits us by providing increased consistency in the application of Maryland law for the specified types of actions and proceedings, this provision may limit a stockholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with the Company and its directors, officers, or other employees and may discourage lawsuits with respect to such claims.
General Risk Factors
Economic conditions may adversely impact demand for our products, reduce access to credit and cause our customers, suppliers and other business partners to suffer financial hardship, all of which could adversely impact our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.
Although the majority of our products are replenishment in nature and tend to be purchased by consumers on a planned, rather than on an impulse, basis, our sales are impacted by discretionary spending by consumers. Discretionary spending is affected by many factors that are outside of our control, including, among others, general business conditions, interest rates, inflation, consumer debt levels, the availability of consumer credit, currency exchange rates, taxation, energy prices, unemployment trends and other matters that influence consumer confidence and spending. Reduced sales at our wholesale customers may lead to lower retail inventory levels, reduced orders to us or order cancellations. These lower sales volumes, along with the possibility of restrictions on access to the credit markets, may result in our customers experiencing financial difficulties including store closures, bankruptcies or liquidations. This may result in higher credit risk relating to receivables from our customers who are experiencing these financial difficulties. Any of these occurrences could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.
In addition, economic conditions, including decreased access to credit, may result in financial difficulties leading to restructurings, bankruptcies, liquidations and other unfavorable events for our suppliers of raw materials and finished goods, logistics and other service providers and financial institutions which are counterparties to our credit facilities and derivatives transactions. In addition, the inability of these third parties to overcome these difficulties may increase. If third parties on which we rely for raw materials, finished goods or services are unable to overcome financial difficulties and provide us with the
materials and services we need, or if counterparties to our credit facilities or derivatives transactions do not perform their obligations, our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows could be adversely affected.
We may be adversely affected by unseasonal or severe weather conditions.
Our business may be adversely affected by unseasonable or severe weather conditions. Periods of unseasonably warm weather in the fall or winter, or periods of unseasonably cool and wet weather in the spring or summer, can negatively impact retail traffic and consumer spending. In addition, severe weather events such as snowstorms or hurricanes typically lead to temporarily reduced retail traffic. Any of these conditions could result in negative point-of-sale trends for our merchandise and reduced replenishment shipments to our wholesale customers.
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
Not applicable.
Item 1C. Information About Our Executive Officers
The chart below lists our executive officers and is followed by biographical information about them. Each of our executive officers is elected annually by the Board of Directors to serve until his or her successor is elected and qualifies or until his or her death, resignation or removal. No family relationship exists between any of our directors or executive officers.
Stephen B. Bratspies has served as our Chief Executive Officer since August 2020. Immediately prior to joining the Company, Mr. Bratspies served as Chief Merchandising Officer since 2015 for Walmart, a publicly traded multinational retail company that operates a chain of supercenters, discount stores, grocery stores and warehouse clubs. He served in various capacities at Walmart since 2005, including as Executive Vice President, Food, from 2014 to 2015 and as Executive Vice President, General Merchandise, from 2013 to 2014.
M. Scott Lewis has served as our Interim Chief Financial Officer since January 2020 and as Chief Accounting Officer and Controller since 2015. Mr. Lewis joined the Company in 2006 as Director, External Reporting and was promoted in 2011 to Vice President, External Reporting, promoted in 2013 to Vice President, Financial Reporting and Accounting, and promoted in December 2013 to Vice President, Tax. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Lewis served as senior manager with the accounting, audit and tax consulting firm KPMG.
Michael E. Faircloth has served as our Group President, Global Operations since 2019. He has served in a variety of roles with the Company, including as our Group President, Global Operations, American Casualwear and E-Commerce from 2019 to 2020, as our Group President, Global Supply Chain, Information Technology and E-Commerce from 2018 to 2019, as our President, Chief Global Supply Chain and Information Technology Officer from 2014 to 2017 and as our Chief Global Operations Officer (a position previously known as President, Chief Global Supply Chain Officer) from 2010 to 2014. Prior to his appointment as Chief Global Operations Officer, Mr. Faircloth served as our Senior Vice President, Supply Chain Support from 2009 to 2010, as our Vice President, Supply Chain Support from March 2009 to September 2009 and as our Vice President of Engineering & Quality from 2006 to 2009. Prior to the completion of the Company’s spin off from Sara Lee Corporation (“Sara Lee”), Mr. Faircloth served as Vice President, Industrialization of Sara Lee.
W. Howard Upchurch has served as our Group President, Innerwear Americas (a position previously known as President, Innerwear) since 2011. Prior to 2011, Mr. Upchurch served as our Executive Vice President and General Manager, Domestic Innerwear from 2008 until 2010 and as our Senior Vice President and General Manager, Intimate Apparel from 2006 until 2007. Prior to the completion of the Company’s spin off from Sara Lee, Mr. Upchurch served as President of Sara Lee Intimates and Hosiery.
Jonathan Ram has served as our Group President, Global Activewear since 2018. Prior to joining the Company, he served as executive vice president, North America, for New Balance Athletics, Inc. (“New Balance”), an athletic footwear manufacturer and marketer. He joined New Balance in 2002, serving in various positions including vice president and managing director for Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Mexico. Earlier, Mr. Ram held positions with Roots Ltd., National Basketball Association Entertainment Inc., Richmont Apparel Corporation, National Hockey League Players’ Association, and Major League Baseball Properties, Inc.
Joia M. Johnson has served as our Chief Administrative Officer since 2016 and as our Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary since 2007. From 2000 until 2007, Ms. Johnson served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of RARE Hospitality International, Inc., an owner, operator and franchisor of national chain restaurants acquired by Darden Restaurants, Inc. in 2007. Ms. Johnson currently serves on the Board of Directors of Global Payments Inc.
Greg L. Hall has served as our Chief Consumer Officer since November 2020. From 2019 to 2020, Mr. Hall served as Senior Vice President, Private Brands/Manufacturing, Food and Consumables at Walmart. Mr. Hall served in various capacities at Walmart since 2005, including as Senior Vice President, Merchandising Operations, Food from 2017 to 2019, Senior Vice President, Merchandising from 2013 to 2017, Vice President of Marketing, Walmart.com, from 2011 to 2013, Vice President of Entertainment Merchandising from 2007 to 2011, and Senior Director of Marketing from 2005 to 2007. Previously in his career, Mr. Hall served as Director of Marketing for Frito-Lay, Inc., a manufacturer and marketer of potato chips and snack food products.
Kristin L. Oliver has served as our Chief Human Resources Officer since September 2020. From 2018 to 2020, Ms. Oliver served as Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at Walgreens, a retail pharmacy leader and a division of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. From 2016 to 2018, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at Chico’s FAS, Inc., a publicly traded women’s clothing and accessories retailer. Previously in her career, Ms. Oliver served in various roles at Walmart, including as Executive Vice President, Walmart US, People division from 2013 to 2015, Senior Vice President and head of Human Resources, International Division from 2010 to 2012, Vice President and Division General Counsel, Employment from 2008 to 2010 and Associate General Counsel from 2004 to 2009.
Joseph W. Cavaliere has served as our Group President, Global Innerwear since February 2021. Mr. Cavaliere joined Hanesbrands from C&S Wholesale Grocers, a wholesale grocery supply company, where he was President and General Manager of the company’s retail chain division during 2020 and Chief Commercial Officer from 2018 to 2020. Prior to C&S, he served as President and Transformation Lead at Newell Brands Inc., a global consumer products company, from 2017 to 2018 and as President and Chief Customer Officer from 2012 to 2017. Before that, Mr. Cavaliere was Executive Vice President of Customer Development at Unilever PLC, a multinational consumer goods company, from 2008 to 2012 and as Senior Vice President from 2005 to 2008. He also served as Executive Vice President of Sales at Kraft Foods from 2002 to 2005, and held a number of other leadership positions in more than 20 years with the company.
Item 2. Properties
We own and lease properties supporting our administrative, manufacturing, distribution and direct outlet activities. As of January 2, 2021, we owned and leased properties in 40 countries, including 39 manufacturing facilities and 45 distribution centers, as well as office facilities. The leases for these properties expire between 2021 and 2057, with the exception of some seasonal warehouses that we lease on a month-by-month basis. As of January 2, 2021, we also operated 245 retail and direct outlet stores in the United States and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and 757 retail and outlet stores internationally, most of which are leased under five-year, renewable lease agreements and several of which are leased under 10-year agreements. We believe that our facilities, as well as equipment, are in good condition and meet our current business needs.
We own our approximately 470,000 square-foot headquarters located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, which houses our various sales, marketing and corporate business functions. Research and development as well as certain product-design functions also are located in Winston-Salem, while other design functions are located in a mix of leased and owned facilities in New York City, Atlanta and Lenexa, Kansas, as well as several international cities.
Our products are manufactured through a combination of facilities we own and operate and facilities owned and operated by third-party contractors who perform some of the steps in the manufacturing process for us, such as cutting and/or sewing. We source the remainder of our finished goods from third-party manufacturers who supply us with finished products based on our designs. Our largest manufacturing facilities include an approximately 1.1 million square-foot owned facility located in San Juan Opico, El Salvador, an approximately 600,000 square-foot owned facility located in Cadca, Slovakia and an approximately 600,000 square-foot owned facility located in Bonao, Dominican Republic. We distribute our products from 45 distribution centers. These facilities include 15 facilities located in the United States and 30 facilities located outside the United States in regions where we manufacture our products. Our largest distribution facilities include an approximately 1.3 million square-foot leased facility located in Perris, California, an approximately 900,000 square-foot leased facility located in Rural Hall, North Carolina and an approximately 700,000 square-foot owned facility located in Martinsville, Virginia.
The following table summarizes the properties primarily used by our segments as of January 2, 2021:
(1)Excludes vacant land, facilities under construction, facilities no longer in operation intended for disposal, apartments/residences, sourcing offices not associated with a particular segment, and office buildings housing corporate functions.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
Although we are subject to various claims and legal actions that occur from time to time in the ordinary course of our business, we are not party to any pending legal proceedings that we believe could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Market for our Common Stock
Our common stock currently is traded on the New York Stock Exchange, or the “NYSE,” under the symbol “HBI.” We have not made any unregistered sales of our equity securities.
Holders of Record
On January 29, 2021, there were 14,137 holders of record of our common stock.
Issuer Repurchases of Equity Securities
On February 6, 2020, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a new share repurchase program for up to 40 million shares to be repurchased in open market transactions, subject to market conditions, legal requirements and other factors. The new program replaces the Company’s previous share repurchase program for up to 40 million shares that was originally approved in 2016. During the year ended January 2, 2021, we repurchased 14.5 million shares under the new share repurchase program at an average price of $13.83 per share, for a total cost of $200 million (none of which were purchased in the fourth quarter of 2020). At January 2, 2021, the remaining repurchase authorization under the current share repurchase program totaled 25.5 million shares. In April 2020, given the rapidly changing business environment and level of uncertainty by the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated impact on future earnings, the Company amended its Senior Secured Credit Facility prior to any potential covenant violation in order to temporarily modify our financial covenants and to provide operating flexibility during the COVID-19 crisis. The terms of the amendment prohibit us from repurchasing shares during this period of financial covenant relief, which began with the fiscal quarter ended June 27, 2020 and continues through the fiscal quarter ending July 3, 2021.
Performance Graph
The following graph compares the cumulative total stockholder return on our common stock with the comparable cumulative return of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 1500 Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods Index. The graph assumes that $100 was invested in our common stock and each index on January 2, 2016. The stock price performance on the following graph is not necessarily indicative of future stock price performance.
Equity Compensation Plan Information
The following table provides information about our equity compensation plans as of January 2, 2021:
(1)The amount appearing under “Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans” includes 17,322 shares available under the Hanesbrands Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan (As Amended and Restated) and 6,328 shares available under the Hanesbrands Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan of 2006.
(2)As of January 2, 2021, the Company had 250 outstanding options, warrants and rights that could be exercised for consideration. The weighted average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights excluding those that can be exercised for no consideration is $17.18.
Item 6. Selected Financial Data
The following table presents our selected historical financial data. The statement of income data for the years ended January 2, 2021, December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018 and the balance sheet data as of January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019 have been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The statement of income data for the years ended December 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 and the balance sheet data as of December 29, 2018, December 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 has been derived from our consolidated financial statements not included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The data should be read in conjunction with our historical financial statements and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
This management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations, or MD&A, contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Please see “Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for a discussion of the uncertainties, risks and assumptions associated with these statements. This discussion should be read in conjunction with our historical financial statements and related notes thereto and the other disclosures contained elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The results of operations for the periods reflected herein are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for future periods, and our actual results may differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including but not limited to those listed under “Risk Factors” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
This MD&A generally discusses the results of fiscal years 2020 and 2019 and year-to-year comparisons between fiscal years 2020 and 2019. Discussions of fiscal year 2018 results and year-to-year comparisons between fiscal years 2019 and 2018 that are not included in this Form 10-K can be found in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Part II, Item 7 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2019.
This MD&A is a supplement to our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and is provided to enhance your understanding of our results of operations and financial condition. Our MD&A is organized as follows:
•Overview. This section provides a general description of our company and operating segments, business and industry trends, our key business strategies and background information on other matters discussed in this MD&A.
•Consolidated Results of Operations and Operating Results by Business Segment. These sections provide our analysis and outlook for the significant line items in our Consolidated Statements of Income, as well as other information that we deem meaningful to an understanding of our results of operations on both a consolidated basis and a business segment basis.
•Liquidity and Capital Resources. This section provides an analysis of trends and uncertainties affecting liquidity, cash requirements for our business, sources and uses of our cash and our financing arrangements.
•Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates. This section discusses the accounting policies that we consider important to the evaluation and reporting of our financial condition and results of operations, and whose application requires significant judgments or a complex estimation process.
•Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements. This section provides a summary of the most recent authoritative accounting pronouncements that were adopted during 2020 and that we will be required to adopt in a future period.
Overview
Our Company
Hanesbrands Inc. is a socially responsible leading marketer of everyday basic innerwear and activewear apparel in the Americas, Europe, Australia and Asia/Pacific under some of the world’s strongest apparel brands, including Hanes, Champion, Bonds, DIM, Bali, Maidenform, Playtex, Bras N Things, Nur Die/Nur Der, JMS/Just My Size, Wonderbra, Lovable, Alternative, Berlei, L’eggs, and Gear for Sports. We design, manufacture, source and sell a broad range of basic apparel such as T-shirts, bras, panties, shapewear, underwear, socks, hosiery and activewear produced in our low cost global supply chain. Our brands hold either the number one or number two market position by units sold in many of the product categories and geographies in which we compete.
Our Segments
Our operations are managed and reported in three operating segments, each of which is a reportable segment for financial reporting purposes: Innerwear, Activewear and International. These segments are organized principally by product category and geographic location. Each segment has its own management team that is responsible for the operations of the segment’s businesses, but the segments share a common supply chain and media and marketing platforms. Other consists of our U.S. value-based (“outlet”) stores and U.S. hosiery business.
The reportable segments are as follows:
•Innerwear includes sales in the United States of basic branded apparel products that are replenishment in nature under the product categories of men’s underwear, women’s panties, children’s underwear and socks, and intimate apparel, which includes bras and shapewear. In 2020, Innerwear also includes sales in the United States of personal protective equipment (“PPE”) including products such as cloth face coverings and gowns.
•Activewear includes sales in the United States of basic branded products that are primarily seasonal in nature to both retailers and wholesalers, as well as licensed sports apparel and licensed logo apparel in collegiate bookstores, mass retailers and other channels.
•International includes sales of products in all of our categories, including PPE in 2020, outside the United States, primarily in Europe, Australasia, Asia, Canada and Latin America.
Impact of COVID-19 on Our Business
As the global impact of COVID-19 continues, our priority has been to protect the health and safety of our employees and customers around the world. To help mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 virus and in response to health advisories and governmental actions and regulations, we have modified our business practices and have implemented health and safety measures that are designed to protect employees in our corporate, retail, distribution and manufacturing facilities around the world.
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted our business operations and financial results for 2020, as described in more detail under “Consolidated Results of Operations - Year Ended January 2, 2021 (“2020”) Compared with Year Ended December 28, 2019 (“2019”)” below, due to decreased customer traffic and temporary retail store closures worldwide. While most of our retail stores were temporarily closed for varying periods of time throughout 2020, most reopened by the end of the second quarter but have experienced, and are expected to continue to experience, reductions in customer traffic, and as a result, net sales. Sales of PPE, used to help mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 virus, partially offset the negative impact of the decline in net sales and earnings due to the COVID-19 pandemic on our financial results. Our e-commerce sites have remained open in all regions and online sales have grown as consumer spending continued to shift towards online shopping experiences due to the changing retail landscape as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. While many retail stores reopened and some government restrictions were removed or lightened, many locations across the globe have experienced significant recent increases in COVID-19 cases as well as additional government restrictions, and the ultimate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic remains highly uncertain and could continue to have a material adverse impact on our business operations and financial results, including net sales, earnings and cash flows, as a result of:
•quarantines, facility closures, event cancellations and other restrictions;
•additional temporary closures of our retail stores and retail stores in which our products are sold;
•decreased customer traffic in our retail stores and retail stores in which our products are sold;
•changes in consumer confidence and consumer spending habits, including spending for the merchandise that we sell and negative trends in consumer purchasing patterns due to changes in consumers’ disposable income, credit availability and debt levels;
•decreased wholesale channel sales and increased likelihood of wholesale customer bankruptcy or financial distress, including requests for extended payment terms or potential payment defaults;
•disruption to our global supply chain including the manufacturing, supply, distribution, transportation and delivery of our products; and
•a slowdown in the U.S. and global economies, and an uncertain global economic outlook or a potential credit crisis.
During the second quarter of 2020, we recorded $11 million of bad debt charges for customer bankruptcies and $20 million of charges to reserve for increased excess and obsolete inventory related primarily to canceled orders of seasonal inventory. Also during the second quarter of 2020, we completed a quantitative impairment analysis for certain indefinite-lived intangible assets as a result of the significant impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their performance. Based on this analysis, we recorded impairment charges of $20 million on certain indefinite-lived trademarks and other intangible assets within the European Innerwear business. In the third quarter of 2020, we recorded $49 million of supply chain re-start up charges primarily related to incremental costs incurred, such as freight and sourcing premiums, to expedite product to meet customer demand following the extended shut-down of parts of our manufacturing network as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, in the fourth quarter of 2020, we recorded a $25 million charge for the impairment of goodwill related to the U.S. Hosiery reporting unit primarily as a result of the significant impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on this business.
In connection with the annual goodwill impairment testing performed during the third quarter of 2020, we performed a quantitative assessment utilizing an income approach to estimate the fair value of each reporting unit. The most significant assumptions include the weighted average cost of capital, revenue growth rate, terminal growth rate and operating profit margin, all of which are used to estimate the fair value of the reporting units. The tests indicated the reporting units had fair values that exceeded their carrying values. Certain reporting units, including the European Innerwear business and U.S. Hosiery, were considered to be at a higher risk for future impairment if any assumptions used in the estimate of the reporting units’ fair values change in the future given their respective fair values exceeded their carrying values by less than 20% and
trends in the associated businesses indicate a declining fair value. In the fourth quarter of 2020, we determined that there was a triggering event associated with our U.S. Hosiery reporting unit due to a significant decline in performance below management’s expectations and loss of a future wholesale hosiery program. Based on the updated quantitative analysis, we recorded impairment charges for the full amount of goodwill related to the U.S. Hosiery reporting unit of $25 million. The estimated fair value of the European Innerwear reporting unit during the annual impairment test exceeded the carrying value by less than 20% and is still viewed as higher risk for future impairment. The goodwill associated with the European Innerwear reporting unit was approximately $105 million as of January 2, 2021.
Additionally, in connection with the annual impairment testing performed in the third quarter of 2020, we performed a quantitative assessment, utilizing an income approach to estimate the fair value of each indefinite-lived intangible asset. The most significant assumptions include the weighted average cost of capital, revenue growth rate, terminal growth rate and operating profit margin, all of which are used to estimate the fair value of the indefinite-lived intangible assets. The tests indicated the indefinite-lived intangible assets had fair values that exceeded their carrying values and no impairment of trademarks or other identifiable intangible assets was identified as a result of our testing. Certain indefinite-lived trademarks within the European Innerwear business were considered to be at a higher risk for future impairment if any assumptions used in the estimate of the trademarks’ fair value change in the future given their respective fair values exceeded their carrying values by less than 20% and trends in the associated businesses indicate a declining fair value. As of January 2, 2021, we considered four trademarks within the European Innerwear business to be at a higher risk for future impairment and the carrying value of these four indefinite-lived trademarks was approximately $90 million.
We took steps to mitigate the potential risks to us posed by the spread and related circumstances and impacts of COVID-19. We addressed these challenges by preserving our liquidity and managing our cash flow with preemptive actions designed to enhance our ability to meet our short-term liquidity needs. Such actions included, but were not limited to, focusing on channels that continued to generate sales, including mass retail and online; selling PPE, such as cloth face coverings and gowns; operating our manufacturing and distribution facilities on a demand-adjusted basis; reduced discretionary spending such as certain media and marketing expenses; focused working capital management; reduced capital expenditures; suspended our share repurchase program which is currently prohibited under the Senior Secured Credit Facility; reduced payroll costs through temporary employee furloughs and pay cuts; working globally to maximize our participation in all eligible government or other initiatives available to businesses or employees impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic; engaging with landlords to negotiate rent deferrals or other rent concessions; issued new debt and amended certain existing debt facilities. See “The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) global pandemic has had and is expected to continue to have an adverse impact on our business.” in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Outlook for the First Quarter of 2021
We estimate our first quarter ended April 3, 2021 guidance as follows:
•Net sales of $1.485 billion to $1.515 billion, approximately $50 million of foreign exchange benefit;
•Operating profit of $140 million to $150 million;
•Full Potential plan-related charges of approximately $10 million reflected in operating profit; and
•Diluted earnings per share from $0.24 to $0.27.
Business and Industry Trends
Inflation and Changing Prices
Cotton is the primary raw material used in manufacturing many of our products. While we do not own yarn operations, we are still exposed to fluctuations in the cost of cotton. Increases in the cost of cotton can result in higher costs in the price we pay for yarn from our large-scale yarn suppliers and may result in the need to implement future price increases in order to maintain our margins. Decreases in cotton prices can lead to lower margins for inventory and products produced from cotton we have already purchased, particularly if there is downward price pressure as a result of consumer demand, competition or other factors.
Our costs for cotton yarn and cotton-based textiles vary based upon the fluctuating cost of cotton, which is affected by, among other factors, weather, consumer demand, speculation on the commodities market, the relative valuations and fluctuations of the currencies of producer versus consumer countries and other factors that are generally unpredictable and beyond our control. We are able to lock in the cost of cotton reflected in the price we pay for yarn from our primary yarn suppliers in an attempt to protect our business from the volatility of the market price of cotton. Under our agreements with these suppliers, we have the ability to periodically fix the cotton cost component of our yarn purchases. When we elect to fix the cotton cost component under these agreements, interim fluctuations in the price of cotton do not impact the price we pay for the specified volume of yarn. The yarn suppliers bear the risk of cotton fluctuations for the yarn volume specified and it is their
responsibility to procure the cotton at the agreed upon pricing through arrangements they make with their cotton suppliers. However, our business can be affected by dramatic movements in cotton prices. The cost of cotton used in goods manufactured by us represented only approximately 2% of our cost of sales in 2020. Costs incurred today for materials and labor, including cotton, typically do not impact our results until the inventory is sold approximately six to nine months later.
Inflation can have a long-term impact on us because increasing costs of materials and labor may impact our ability to maintain satisfactory margins. For example, the cost of the materials that are used in our manufacturing process, such as oil-related commodity prices and other raw materials, including cotton, dyes and chemicals, and other costs, such as fuel, energy and utility costs, can fluctuate as a result of inflation and other factors. Costs incurred for materials and labor are capitalized into inventory and impact our results as the inventory is sold. In addition, a significant portion of our products are manufactured in countries other than the United States and declines in the value of the U.S. dollar may result in higher manufacturing costs. Increases in inflation may not be matched by growth in consumer income, which also could have a negative impact on spending.
Other Business and Industry Trends
The basic apparel market is highly competitive and rapidly evolving. Competition generally is based upon brand, comfort, fit, style and price. The majority of our core styles continue from year to year, with variations only in color, fabric or design details. Some products, however, such as intimate apparel, activewear and sheer hosiery, do have more of an emphasis on style and innovation. Our businesses face competition today from other large domestic and foreign corporations and manufacturers, as well as smaller companies, department stores, specialty stores and other retailers that market and sell basic apparel products under private labels that compete directly with our brands.
In 2020, excluding government agencies to which we sold PPE, our top 10 customers accounted for approximately 40% of our total net sales and 43% of our total apparel net sales. Our top customer, Walmart, accounted for 15% of our total net sales and 17% of our total apparel net sales in 2020. The increasing bargaining power of retailers can create pricing pressures as our customers grow larger and seek greater concessions in their purchase of our products, while also demanding exclusivity with respect to some of our products. To counteract these effects, it has become increasingly important to leverage our national brands through investment in our largest and strongest brands as our customers strive to maximize their performance especially in today’s challenging retail economic environment. Brands are important in our core categories to drive traffic and project the quality and value our customers demand.
Consumers are increasingly embracing shopping online through e-commerce platforms. As a result, an increasing portion of our revenue across all channels is being generated online through e-commerce platforms. We are continuing to develop and expand our omnichannel capabilities to allow a consumer to use more than one channel when making a purchase, including in-store, at one of our retail or outlet stores or those of our retail partners, online or with a mobile device, through one of our branded websites, the website of one of our retail partners, or an online retailer, such as Amazon. In addition to broadening our assortment of product offerings across all online channels, we are also increasing the proportion of our media budget dedicated to digital marketing.
Foreign Exchange Rates
Changes in exchange rates between the U.S. Dollar and other currencies can impact our financial results in two ways; a translation impact and a transaction impact. The translation impact refers to the impact that changes in exchange rates can have on our published financial results. Similar to many multi-national corporations that publish financial results in U.S. Dollars, our revenue and profit earned in local foreign currencies is translated back into U.S. Dollars using an average exchange rate over the representative period. A period of strengthening in the U.S. Dollar results in a negative impact to our published financial results (because it would take more units of a local currency to convert into a dollar). The opposite is true during a period of weakening in the U.S. Dollar. Our biggest foreign currency exposures are the Australian dollar and the Euro. We use cross-currency swap contracts and nonderivative financial instruments to minimize material foreign currency translation exposures.
The transaction impact on financial results is common for apparel companies that source goods because these goods are purchased in U.S. Dollars. The transaction impact from a strengthening U.S. Dollar would have a negative impact to our financial results (because the U.S. Dollar-based costs would convert into a higher amount of local currency units, which means a higher local-currency cost of goods, and in turn, a lower local-currency gross profit). The transaction impact from exchange rates is typically recovered over time with price increases. However, during periods of rapid change in exchange rates, pricing is unable to change quickly enough; therefore, we use forward foreign exchange contracts to hedge against our sourcing costs to minimize our exposure to fluctuating exchange rates.
Our Key Business Strategies
Our business strategy integrates our brand superiority, industry-leading innovation and low-cost global supply chain to provide higher value products while lowering production costs. We operate in the global innerwear and global activewear apparel categories. These are stable, heavily branded categories where we have a strong consumer franchise based on a global portfolio of industry-leading brands that we have built over multiple decades, through hundreds of millions of direct interactions with consumers. With the arrival of our new Chief Executive Officer in August of 2020, we undertook a comprehensive global business review focused on building consumer-centric growth. The review resulted in our Full Potential plan, which is our multi-year growth strategy that focuses on four pillars to drive growth and enhance long-term profitability and identifies the initiatives to unlock growth. Our four pillars of growth are to grow the Champion brand globally, drive growth in Innerwear with brands and products that appeal to younger consumers, build e-commerce excellence across channels and streamline our global portfolio. In order to deliver this growth and create a more efficient and productive business model, we have launched a multi-year cost savings program intended to substantially self-fund the investments necessary to achieve the Full Potential plan’s objectives. We remain highly confident that our strong brand portfolio, world-class supply chain and diverse category and geographic footprint will help us unlock our full potential, deliver long-term growth and create stockholder value.
In the fourth quarter of 2020, we began the early implementation of our Full Potential plan including a number of actions to simplify our business and transform our organization to move faster, lower costs and focus on our highest-return growth opportunities. Simplification is critical to our future growth. Specific actions we have initiated as we began to implement our Full Potential plan include portfolio streamlining and SKU rationalization. We are streamlining our portfolio to increase our business focus and improve future returns. As a result of COVID-19 vaccines rolling out around the world along with slowing retail orders and a flood of competitive offerings, our future PPE sales opportunities have been dramatically reduced. Therefore, we do not view PPE as a future growth opportunity for our company. We recorded a charge of $374 million to write down our entire PPE inventory balance to its estimated net realizable value and a charge of $26 million to accrue for vendor commitments for PPE materials. Additionally, we commenced an initiative to reduce 20% of our SKUs in inventory in order to streamline product offerings while also implementing a formal lifecycle management process. As a result, we recorded a charge of $211 million to write down inventory to its estimated net realizable value taking into account our initiatives. These initiatives will position us for long-term growth by driving higher margin sales, lowering costs and improving service to customers. In addition, on February 9, 2021, as part of our strategic review, we announced that we are exploring strategic alternatives for our European Innerwear business.
We seek to generate strong cash flow through effectively optimizing our capital structure and managing working capital levels. Our capital allocation strategy is to deploy our significant, consistent cash flow effectively to generate the best long-term returns for our shareholders. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization excluding restructuring and other action-related costs and stock compensation expense. Net debt is defined as total debt less cash and cash equivalents. Our strategy is to use our cash flow from operations to first fund capital investments and dividends. When we are within our targeted leverage range, we intend to use debt for strategic acquisitions and use excess free cash flow, which is defined as cash flow from operations less capital expenditures and dividends, for share repurchases, as permitted under our Senior Secured Credit Facility. When we are outside our targeted leverage range, we plan to use excess free cash flow to pay down debt.
Tax Expense
As a global company, we are subject to income taxes and file income tax returns in more than 100 domestic and foreign jurisdictions each year. For the year ended January 2, 2021, a substantial majority of our foreign income was earned by our manufacturing and sourcing operations in El Salvador, Hong Kong, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Vietnam and Thailand. The relatively lower effective tax rates in these jurisdictions as a result of favorable local tax regimes and various free trade zone agreements significantly reduced our consolidated effective tax rate. Our future effective tax rates could be adversely affected by earnings being lower than anticipated in countries where we have lower effective tax rates and higher than anticipated in countries where we have higher effective tax rates, or by changes in tax laws or regulations.
In addition, future acquisitions may affect the proportion of our pre-tax income from foreign jurisdictions, both due to external sales and also increased volume in our self-owned supply chain. We follow a disciplined acquisition strategy focused on acquisitions that meet strict criteria for strong likely returns with relatively low risk. It is difficult to predict whether or when such acquisitions will occur and whether the acquisition targets will be foreign or domestic. Therefore, it is also difficult to predict the effect of acquisitions on the future distribution of our pre-tax income.
We maintain intercompany transfer pricing agreements governing sales within our self-owned supply chain, which can impact the amount of pre-tax income we recognize in foreign jurisdictions. In compliance with applicable tax laws, we regularly review the terms of these agreements utilizing independent third-party transfer pricing studies to ensure that intercompany pricing is consistent with what a seller would charge an independent, arm’s length customer, or what a buyer
would pay an independent, arm’s length supplier. Therefore, changes in intercompany pricing are often driven by market conditions, which are also difficult to predict.
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”) significantly revised United States corporate income tax law by, among other things, reducing the corporate income tax rate to 21%, imposing a new minimum tax on GILTI and implementing a modified territorial tax system that included a one-time transition tax on deemed repatriated earnings of foreign subsidiaries. In response to the Tax Act, the SEC issued SAB 118 which allowed issuers to recognize provisional estimates of the impact of the Tax Act in their financial statements, during a measurement period not to exceed one year from the date of enactment. We completed our accounting for the enactment of the Tax Act in accordance with SAB 118 in the fourth quarter of 2018.
As of January 2, 2021, we have continued to evaluate our global capital allocation strategy and assertions made with respect to the accumulated earnings of our foreign subsidiaries. As a result of our overall and continuous evaluation, we have not changed our assertion from prior year and we will continue to permanently reinvest a portion of our unremitted foreign earnings. The portion of our unremitted foreign earnings as of January 2, 2021 that we intend to remit to the United States totals approximately $668 million. We intend to use these earnings to pay down debt held in the United States and execute share repurchases, as permitted under our Senior Secured Credit Facility. The remaining portion of our unremitted foreign earnings will continue to be permanently reinvested to fund working capital requirements and operations abroad. As of January 2, 2021, we have accrued for income taxes of $32.9 million in connection with the $668 million of unremitted foreign earnings we intend to remit in the future. These income tax effects include United States federal, state, foreign and withholding tax implications in accordance with the planned remittance of such foreign earnings.
We regularly assess any significant exposure associated with increases in effective tax rates, and adjustments are made as events occur that warrant adjustment to our income tax provisions. See “We have a complex multinational tax structure, and changes in effective tax rates or adverse outcomes resulting from examination of our income tax returns could impact our capital deployment strategy and adversely affect our results.” in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Consolidated Results of Operations - Year Ended January 2, 2021 (“2020”) Compared with Year Ended December 28, 2019 (“2019”)
Net Sales
Net sales and profit trends across our apparel businesses were adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. While many of our retail stores were temporarily closed for varying periods of time throughout the year, most were reopened by the end of the second quarter of 2020 as some government restrictions were removed or lightened. In the second half of 2020, some of our apparel businesses experienced growth in net sales primarily as a result of retailers replenishing inventory levels as stores re-opened after temporary closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. More recently, many locations across the globe have experienced significant increases in COVID-19 cases as well as additional government restrictions, and have experienced and are expected to continue to experience reductions in traffic and therefore, net sales. The ultimate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic remains highly uncertain. Our online sales increased in 2020 as consumer spending continued to shift towards online shopping experiences due to the changing retail landscape as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. During 2020, we sold PPE globally to governments, large organizations, business-to-business customers and consumers for use to help mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
Net sales decreased 4% during 2020 primarily due to the following:
•The disruption of our U.S. and International apparel businesses related to the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic; and
•The exit of our C9 Champion mass program and the DKNY intimate apparel license in 2019 which, together, represented approximately $419 million of net sales in 2019.
Partially offset by:
•Net sales of PPE of $959 million in 2020;
•An incremental $49 million of net sales related to the 53rd week included in our 2020 fiscal year; and
•The favorable impact from foreign exchange rates in our International business of approximately $12 million.
Operating Profit
Operating profit as a percentage of net sales was 0.1% in 2020, representing a decrease from 12.8% in the prior year. Decreased operating profit was the result of lower sales volume in our apparel businesses including the exit of our C9 Champion mass program in 2019, higher manufacturing costs, increased inventory reserves and higher bad debt expense. These decreases were partially offset by cost controls and temporary cost savings initiatives implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Included in operating profit in 2020 and 2019 were restructuring and other action-related charges of $806 million and $63 million, respectively, including supply chain restructuring charges. In 2020, restructuring and other action-related charges also included charges related to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, including asset write-downs, supply chain re-start up charges primarily related to incremental costs incurred, such as freight and sourcing premiums, to expedite product to meet customer demand following the extended shut-down of parts of our manufacturing network as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. We also recorded charges in 2020 as part of our Full Potential plan initiatives to streamline our portfolio including charges to write off our PPE inventory and write down inventory as a result of our SKU reduction initiative.
Other Highlights
Other Expenses - Other expenses decreased $8 million in 2020 compared to 2019 primarily due to lower pension expense and lower funding fees for sales of accounts receivable to financial institutions in 2020.
Interest Expense - Interest expense was lower by $12 million in 2020 compared to 2019, primarily driven by the impact of the cross-currency swap contracts entered into in July 2019 and a lower weighted average interest rate on our borrowings partially offset by higher outstanding debt balances. Our weighted average interest rate on our outstanding debt was 3.79% during 2020, compared to 4.08% during 2019.
Income Tax Expense - Our effective income tax rate was 58.7% and 11.6% for 2020 and 2019, respectively. The higher effective tax rate for 2020 was primarily due to the write-down of certain inventory recognized in high tax rate jurisdictions, including the United States, the change in jurisdictional mix of income attributable to the economic impacts of COVID-19 and an income tax benefit recognized in the current year due to our change in estimate of the transition tax liability due as mandated under the Tax Act. During 2020, the Internal Revenue Service closed the examination of the income tax years ended January 2, 2016 and December 31, 2016. The examination resulted in an immaterial adjustment which had been accrued as an uncertain tax benefit in a prior period.
Operating Results by Business Segment - Year Ended January 2, 2021 (“2020”) Compared with Year Ended December 28, 2019 (“2019”)
Innerwear
Innerwear net sales increased 29% compared to 2019 driven by $801 million of net sales of PPE. This increase was partially offset by a 2% and a 16% decline in net sales in our basics and intimate apparel businesses, respectively, primarily as a result of the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the first half of 2020. During the second half of 2020, all categories except shapewear within both our basics and intimate apparel businesses experienced growth in net sales primarily as a result of retailers replenishing inventory levels as stores re-opened after temporary closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The shapewear category continues to be negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, net sales in our Innerwear segment decreased as a result of the exit of the C9 Champion mass program and the DKNY intimate apparel license in 2019.
Innerwear operating margin was 24.1%, an increase from 22.4% in 2019. Operating margin enhancement resulted primarily from fixed cost leverage from higher sales and temporary cost reduction initiatives.
Activewear
Activewear net sales decreased 36% in 2020 compared to the prior year primarily as a result of the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, the exit of the C9 Champion mass program in 2019 represented approximately $361 million of the net sales decrease in 2020 compared to 2019.
Activewear operating margin was 5.7%, representing a decrease from 15.2% in the prior year. The decrease was a result of lower sales, including the exit of the C9 Champion mass program, higher manufacturing costs, increased inventory reserves and higher selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales. Lower variable costs as a result of decreased net sales and temporary cost savings initiatives implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic reduced selling, general and administrative costs, but not at the same rate as the decline in sales.
International
Net sales in the International segment decreased 9% as a result of the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic partially offset by the favorable impact of foreign currency exchange rates of approximately $12 million. International net sales on a constant currency basis, defined as net sales excluding the impact of foreign currency, decreased 9%. The impact of foreign exchange rates is calculated by applying prior period exchange rates to the current year financial results. Sales of PPE increased International segment net sales by $158 million in 2020.
International operating margin was 13.7%, a decrease from 15.2% in 2019, primarily due to decreased sales partially offset by various temporary cost reduction initiatives and selling, general and administrative cost management.
Other
Other net sales decreased as a result decreased traffic at our retail outlets due to temporary store closures during 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and continued declines in hosiery sales in the United States. Operating margin decreased due to the decrease in sales volume.
Corporate
Corporate expenses included certain administrative costs including restructuring and other action-related charges. Corporate expenses were higher in 2020 compared to 2019 due to higher restructuring and other action-related charges and higher bad debt expense as a result of charges for bankruptcies partially offset by cost savings initiatives implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Restructuring and other action-related charges included:
•In 2020, COVID-19 related charges of $77 million for the write-down of assets recorded as a result of the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and $49 million of supply chain re-start up charges primarily related to
incremental costs incurred, such as freight and sourcing premiums, to expedite product to meet customer demand following the extended shut-down of parts of our manufacturing network as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
•Charges related to our Full Potential plan. In the fourth quarter of 2020, we began the early implementation of our Full Potential plan including a number of actions to simplify our business including streamlining our portfolio and SKU rationalization. As a result of COVID-19 vaccines rolling out around the world along with slowing retail orders and a flood of competitive offerings, our future PPE sales opportunities have been dramatically reduced. Therefore, we do not view PPE as a future growth opportunity for our company. We recorded a charge of $374 million to write down our entire PPE inventory balance to its estimated net realizable value and a charge of $26 million to accrue for vendor commitments for PPE materials expected to be paid in 2021. Additionally, we commenced an initiative to reduce 20% of our SKUs in inventory in order to streamline product offerings while also implementing a formal lifecycle management process. As a result, we recorded a charge of $211 million to write down inventory to its estimated net realizable value taking into account its initiatives.
•Other charges which include:
◦The write-off of an acquisition tax asset in the fourth quarter of 2020 which was fully offset by a discrete tax benefit included in the “Income tax expense (benefit)” line in our Consolidated Statement of Income.
◦Supply chain actions to reduce overhead costs.
◦Program exit charges associated with exiting the C9 Champion mass program and the DKNY intimate apparel license.
◦Other restructuring costs including action-related costs such as workforce reductions, as well as acquisition and integration charges for smaller acquisitions in 2019.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash Requirements and Trends and Uncertainties Affecting Liquidity
We rely on our cash flows generated from operations and the borrowing capacity under our credit facilities to meet the cash requirements of our business. Our primary uses of cash are payments to our employees and vendors in the normal course of business, capital expenditures, maturities of debt and related interest payments, contributions to our pension plans, regular quarterly dividend payments and income tax payments. The rapid expansion of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a decline in net sales and earnings in 2020, which had a corresponding impact on our liquidity. We addressed these challenges by preserving our liquidity and managing our cash flow during these unprecedented conditions with preemptive actions to enhance our ability to meet our short-term liquidity needs. Such actions included, but were not limited to, focusing on channels that continued to generate sales, including mass retail and online; selling PPE, such as cloth face coverings and gowns; operating our manufacturing and distribution facilities on a demand-adjusted basis; reduced discretionary spending such as certain media and marketing expenses; focused working capital management; reduced capital expenditures; suspended our share repurchase program which is currently prohibited under the Senior Secured Credit Facility; reduced payroll costs through temporary employee furloughs and pay cuts; working globally to maximize our participation in all eligible government or other initiatives
available to businesses or employees impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic; engaging with landlords to negotiate rent deferrals or other rent concessions; issued new debt and amended certain existing debt facilities.
In April 2020, given the rapidly changing business environment and level of uncertainty created by the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated impact on future earnings, we amended our Senior Secured Credit Facility prior to any potential covenant violation in order to modify the financial covenants and to provide operating flexibility during the COVID-19 crisis. The amendment effects changes to certain provisions and covenants under the Senior Secured Credit Facility during the period beginning with the fiscal quarter ending June 27, 2020 and continuing through the fiscal quarter ending July 3, 2021 (such period of time, the “Covenant Relief Period”), after which our covenants will revert to their original, pre-amendment levels, including: (a) suspension of compliance with the maximum leverage ratio; (b) reduction of the minimum interest coverage ratio from 3.00 to 1.00 to (i) 2.00 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarters ending June 27, 2020 through April 3, 2021 and (ii) 2.25 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarter ending July 3, 2021; (c) a minimum last twelve months EBITDA covenant of $625 million as of June 27, 2020, $505 million as of September 26, 2020, $445 million as of January 2, 2021, $435 million as of April 3, 2021 and $505 million as of July 3, 2021; (d) a minimum liquidity covenant of $300 million, increasing to $400 million upon certain conditions; (e) increased limitations on investments, acquisitions, restricted payments and the incurrence of indebtedness; and (f) anti-cash hoarding provisions. During the Covenant Relief Period, the applicable margin and applicable commitment fee margin will be calculated assuming the leverage ratio is greater than or equal to 4.50 to 1.00. The amendment also permanently amends the definition of “leverage ratio” for purposes of the financial covenant calculation to remove the maximum amount of cash allowed to be netted from the definition of “indebtedness” and to allow for the netting of cash from certain foreign subsidiaries.
We expect to maintain compliance with our covenants for at least one year from the issuance of these financial statements based on our current expectations and forecasts. If economic conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic worsen and our earnings and operating cash flows do not start to recover as currently estimated by us, this could impact our ability to maintain compliance with our financial covenants and require us to seek additional amendments to our Senior Secured Credit Facility. If we are not able to obtain such necessary additional amendments, this would lead to an event of default and, if not cured timely, our lenders could require us to repay our outstanding debt. In that situation, we may not be able to raise sufficient debt or equity capital, or divest assets, to refinance or repay the lenders.
In May 2020, we issued $700 million aggregate principal amount of 5.375% Senior Notes which will mature on May 15, 2025. The net proceeds from the issuance of $691 million were used to repay all outstanding borrowings under our Revolving Loan Facility, pay related fees and expenses, and for general corporate purposes.
In December 2020, the European Revolving Loan facility matured with no outstanding balance.
Based on our current estimate of future earnings and cash flows, we believe we have sufficient cash and available borrowings for at least one year from the issuance of these financial statements based on our current expectations and forecasts.
Our primary sources of liquidity are cash generated from global operations and cash available under our Revolving Loan Facility, our Australian Revolving Loan Facility, our Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility and our international credit facilities.
We had the following borrowing capacity and available liquidity under our credit facilities as of January 2, 2021:
(1)Borrowing availability under the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility is subject to a quarterly fluctuating facility limit, not to exceed $225 million and permitted only to the extent that the face of the receivables in the collateral pool, net of applicable reserves and other deductions, exceeds the outstanding loans.
The following have impacted or may impact our liquidity:
•The negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business as discussed above under “Impact of COVID-19 on Our Business.”
•During 2020 and prior to the outbreak of COVID-19, we entered into transactions to repurchase approximately 14.5 million shares of our common stock at a total cost of $200 million. At January 2, 2021, the remaining repurchase authorization under our current share repurchase program totaled approximately 25.5 million shares. While we may repurchase additional shares of our common stock in the future, the program has been suspended in connection with the amendment to our Senior Secured Credit Facility described above. We did not repurchase any shares of common stock during 2019 or 2018.
•We have historically paid a regular quarterly dividend. The declaration of any future dividends and, if declared, the amount of any such dividends, will be subject to our actual future earnings, capital requirements, regulatory restrictions, debt covenants, other contractual restrictions and to the discretion of our Board of Directors.
•We have principal and interest obligations under our debt and ongoing financial covenants under those debt facilities, even after taking into account recent amendments.
•We have invested in efforts to accelerate worldwide omnichannel and global growth initiatives, as well as marketing and brand building.
•As part of our Full Potential plan, we have launched a multi-year cost savings program intended to substantially self-fund the investments necessary to achieve the Full Potential plan’s objectives.
•Although currently prohibited under our Senior Secured Credit Facility, in the future, we may pursue strategic business acquisitions.
•We made a contribution of $25 million to our U.S. pension plan in 2020 and on January 4, 2021, we made a contribution of $40 million to our U.S. pension plan. We have no additional required cash contributions to our U.S. pension plan in 2021 based on a preliminary calculation by our actuary. We may also elect to make additional voluntary contributions. Our U.S. qualified pension plan was approximately 92% and 91% funded as of December 1, 2020 and 2019, respectively, under the Pension Protection Act funding rules.
•We may increase or decrease the portion of the current-year income of our foreign subsidiaries that we remit to the United States, which could impact our effective income tax rate. We have not changed our reinvestment strategy from the prior year with regards to our unremitted foreign earnings and intend to remit foreign earnings totaling $668 million.
•We are obligated to make installment payments over an eight-year period related to our transition tax liability resulting from the implementation of the Tax Act, which began in 2018, in addition to any estimated income taxes due based on current year taxable income. In 2020, we continued to analyze the impacts of the Tax Act and recently issued regulations that have been published to help taxpayers interpret and apply the legislation. As a result of this analysis, we changed our estimate of the tax liability due in connection with the one-time mandatory transition tax and recognized a $38 million income tax benefit in the current period. Additionally in 2020, we made an installment payment on our transition tax liability in the amount of $10 million and have a remaining balance due of $52 million to be paid in installment payments through 2025.
•In May 2020, we issued $700 million aggregate principal amount of 5.375% Senior Notes. The net proceeds from the issuance were used to repay all outstanding borrowings under our Revolving Loan Facility, pay related fees and expenses, and for general corporate purposes.
•As a result of the uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, we implemented employee furloughs and pay cuts, as well as reductions in discretionary spending such as certain media and marketing expenses, that have reduced selling, general and administrative costs.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements within the meaning of Item 303(a)(4) of SEC Regulation S-K.
Future Contractual Obligations and Commitments
The following table contains information on our contractual obligations and commitments as of January 2, 2021, and their expected timing on future cash flows and liquidity.
(1)Interest obligations on floating rate debt instruments are calculated for future periods using interest rates in effect at January 2, 2021.
(2)Represents only the required minimum pension contributions to our U.S. qualified pension plan in 2021. In addition to the required cash contributions, we may elect to make voluntary contributions to maintain certain funded levels. For a discussion of our pension plan obligations, see Note, “Defined Benefit Pension Plans,” to our consolidated financial statements.
(3)Represents current tax liabilities, uncertain tax positions and transition tax liabilities resulting from the Tax Act.
(4)Represents the projected payment for long-term liabilities recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheet for certain employee benefit claims, royalty-bearing license agreement payments, postemployment benefit obligations and deferred compensation.
Sources and Uses of Our Cash
The information presented below regarding the sources and uses of our cash flows for the years ended January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019 was derived from our consolidated financial statements.
Operating Activities
Our overall liquidity has historically been driven by our cash flow provided by operating activities, which is dependent on net income and changes in our working capital, was negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. We typically use cash during the first half of the year and generate most of our cash flow in the second half of the year. As compared to the prior year, the lower net cash provided by operating activities was primarily due to lower net income. Cash used by operating activities includes a $25 million and a $26 million contribution to our U.S. pension plan made in the first quarter of 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Investing Activities
The decrease in cash used by investing activities in 2020 compared to 2019 was primarily the result of a decrease in capital investments as we tightly managed spending to help mitigate the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business and liquidity and the indemnification escrow payment of $21 million related to the Bras N Things acquisition made in 2019.
Financing Activities
Net cash from financing activities increased primarily as a result of higher borrowings as compared to 2019 resulting from the issuance of $700 million aggregate principal amount of 5.375% Senior Notes in May 2020. We increased our borrowings in 2020 primarily to strengthen our cash position and to provide us with additional financial flexibility to manage our business as the COVID-19 pandemic was emerging. Additionally, in the first quarter of 2020, we repurchased shares at a total cost of $200 million.
Financing Arrangements
In March 2020, we amended the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility. This amendment primarily decreased the fluctuating facility limit to $225 million (previously $300 million) and extended the maturity date to March 2021. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, in May 2020, we amended the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility which changed certain ratios, inserted a floor and raised pricing, as well as removed certain receivables from being pledged as collateral for the facility, increased limits on other receivables pledged as collateral and required us to maintain the same minimum liquidity covenant contained in the Senior Secured Credit Facility.
In April 2020, given the rapidly changing business environment and level of uncertainty created by the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated impact on future earnings, we amended our Senior Secured Credit Facility prior to any potential covenant violation in order to modify the financial covenants and to provide operating flexibility during the COVID-19 crisis.
In May 2020, we issued $700 million aggregate principal amount of 5.375% Senior Notes. The net proceeds of $691 million from the issuance were used to repay all outstanding borrowings under our Revolving Loan Facility, pay related fees and expenses, and for general corporate purposes.
In December 2020, the European Revolving Loan facility matured with no outstanding balance.
We believe our financing structure provides a secure base to support our operations and key business strategies. As of January 2, 2021, we were in compliance with all financial covenants under our credit facilities and other outstanding indebtedness. We continue to monitor our covenant compliance carefully. Under the terms of our Senior Secured Credit Facility, we are required to maintain a minimum interest coverage ratio and a maximum leverage ratio. The interest coverage ratio covenant is the ratio of our EBITDA for the preceding four fiscal quarters to our consolidated total interest expense and the leverage ratio covenant is the ratio of our net debt to EBITDA for the preceding four fiscal quarters. EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation expense and amortization, as computed pursuant to the Senior Secured Credit Facility. We expect to maintain compliance with our covenants for at least one year from the issuance date of these financial statements based upon our current expectations and forecasts, however economic conditions or the occurrence of events discussed above under “Risk Factors” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K could cause noncompliance.
For further details regarding our liquidity from our available cash balances and credit facilities see, “Cash Requirements and Trends and Uncertainties Affecting Liquidity,” above.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
We have chosen accounting policies that we believe are appropriate to accurately and fairly report our operating results and financial condition in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. We apply these accounting policies in a consistent manner. Our significant accounting policies are discussed in Note, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” to our consolidated financial statements.
The application of critical accounting policies requires that we make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosures. These estimates and assumptions are based on historical and other factors believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. We evaluate these estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis and may retain outside consultants to assist in our evaluation. If actual results ultimately differ from previous estimates, the revisions are included in results of operations in the period in which the actual amounts become known. The critical accounting policies that involve the most significant management judgments and estimates used in preparation of our consolidated financial statements, or are the most sensitive to change from outside factors, are described below:
Sales Recognition and Incentives
We recognize revenue when obligations under the terms of a contract with a customer are satisfied, which occurs at a point in time, upon either shipment or delivery to the customer. Revenue is measured as the amount of consideration we expect to receive in exchange for transferring goods, which includes estimates for variable consideration. We record provisions for any uncollectible amounts based upon our historical collection statistics and current customer information. Our management reviews these estimates each quarter and makes adjustments based upon actual experience.
Note, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - (d) Sales Recognition and Incentives,” to our consolidated financial statements describes a variety of sales incentives that we offer to resellers and consumers of our products. Measuring the cost of these incentives requires, in many cases, estimating future customer utilization and redemption rates. We use historical data for similar transactions to estimate the cost of current incentive programs. Our management reviews these estimates each quarter and makes adjustments based upon actual experience and other available information. We classify the costs associated with cooperative advertising as a reduction in the “Net sales” line in our Consolidated Statements of Income.
Accounts Receivable Valuation
Accounts receivable consist primarily of amounts due from customers. We carry our accounts receivable at their net realizable value. In determining the appropriate allowance for doubtful accounts, we evaluate our receivables on a collection (pool) basis which are aggregated based on similar risk characteristics and consider a combination of factors, such as historical losses, the aging of trade receivables, industry trends, and our customers’ financial strength, credit standing and payment and default history. Changes in the characteristics of our accounts receivables and the aforementioned factors, among others, are reviewed quarterly and may lead to adjustments in our allowance for doubtful accounts. The calculation of the required allowance involves judgment by our management as to the impact of these and other factors on the ultimate realization of our trade receivables. Charges to the allowance for doubtful accounts are reflected in the “Selling, general and administrative expenses” line and charges to the allowance for customer chargebacks and other customer deductions are primarily reflected as a reduction in the “Net sales” line in our Consolidated Statements of Income. Because we cannot predict future changes in the financial stability of our customers, actual future losses from uncollectible accounts may differ from our estimates. If the financial condition of our customers were to deteriorate, resulting in their inability to make payments, a large reserve might be required. The amount of actual historical losses has not varied materially from our estimates for bad debts.
Inventory Valuation
We carry inventory on our balance sheet at the estimated lower of cost or market. Cost is determined by the first-in, first-out, or “FIFO,” method for our inventories. We carry obsolete, damaged and excess inventory at the net realizable value, which we determine by assessing historical recovery rates, current market conditions and our future marketing and sales plans. Because our assessment of net realizable value is made at a point in time, there are inherent uncertainties related to our value determination. Market factors and other conditions underlying the net realizable value may change, resulting in further reserve requirements. A reduction in the carrying amount of an inventory item from cost to market value creates a new cost basis for the item that cannot be reversed at a later period. While we believe that adequate write-downs for inventory obsolescence have been provided in the consolidated financial statements, consumer tastes and preferences will continue to change and we could experience additional inventory write-downs in the future.
Rebates, discounts and other cash consideration received from a vendor related to inventory purchases are reflected as reductions in the cost of the related inventory item, and are therefore reflected in the “Cost of Sales” line in our Consolidated Statements of Income when the related inventory item is sold.
Income Taxes
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are established for temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and the income tax basis of our assets and liabilities, as well as for realizable operating loss and tax credit carryforwards, at tax rates in effect for the years in which the differences are expected to reverse. Realization of deferred tax assets is dependent on future taxable income in specific jurisdictions, the amount and timing of which are uncertain, and on possible changes in tax laws and tax planning strategies. If in our judgment it appears that it is more likely than not that all or some portion of the asset will not be realized, valuation allowances are established against our deferred tax assets, which increase income tax expense in the period when such determination is made.
We recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the consolidated financial statements from such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate resolution. These assessments of uncertain tax positions contain judgments related to the interpretation of tax regulations in the jurisdictions in which we transact business. The judgments and estimates made at a
point in time may change based on the outcome of tax audits, expiration of statutes of limitations, as well as changes to, or further interpretations of tax laws and regulations. Income tax expense is adjusted in our Consolidated Statements of Income in the period in which these events occur.
Assets and Liabilities Acquired in Business Combinations
We account for business combinations using the purchase method, which requires us to allocate the cost of an acquired business to the acquired assets and assumed liabilities based on their estimated fair values at the acquisition date. We recognize the excess of an acquired business’ cost over the fair value of acquired assets and assumed liabilities as goodwill. We use a variety of information sources to determine the fair value of acquired assets and assumed liabilities. We generally use third-party appraisers to assist management in determination of the fair value and lives of property and identifiable intangibles, consulting actuaries to assist management in determining the fair value of obligations associated with defined benefit pension plans and legal counsel to assist management in assessing obligations associated with legal and environmental claims.
Trademarks and Other Identifiable Intangibles
Trademarks, license agreements, customer and distributor relationships and computer software are our primary identifiable intangible assets. We amortize identifiable intangibles determined to have finite lives over their estimated useful lives, and we do not amortize identifiable intangibles with indefinite lives. As of January 2, 2021, the net book value of trademarks and other identifiable intangible assets was $1.6 billion, of which we are amortizing a balance of $166 million. We anticipate that our amortization expense for 2021 will be approximately $34 million.
We evaluate identifiable intangible assets subject to amortization for impairment at least annually and as triggering events occur, such as significant adverse changes in business climate, several periods of operating or cash flow losses, forecasted continued losses or a current expectation that an intangible asset’s value will be eliminated prior to the end of its useful life. We estimate an intangible asset’s useful life based on historical experience, the level of maintenance expenditures required to obtain future cash flows, future business plans and the period over which the asset will be economically useful to us. Our policies require that we periodically review our assets’ remaining depreciable lives based upon actual experience and expected future utilization. A change in the depreciable life is treated as a change in accounting estimate and the accelerated amortization is accounted for in the period of change and future periods.
We assess identifiable intangible assets not subject to amortization for impairment at least annually, as of the first day of the third fiscal quarter, and more often as triggering events occur. In order to determine the impairment of identifiable intangible assets, we compare the fair value of the intangible asset to its carrying amount. Fair values of intangible assets are primarily based on future cash flows projected to be generated from that asset. We recognize an impairment loss for the amount by which an identifiable intangible asset’s carrying value exceeds its fair value.
During the second quarter of 2020, we completed a quantitative impairment analysis for certain indefinite-lived intangible assets as a result of the significant impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their performance. Based on this analysis, we recorded impairment charges of $20 million on certain indefinite-lived trademarks and other intangible assets within the European Innerwear business.
In connection with our annual impairment testing performed in the third quarter of 2020, we performed a quantitative assessment, utilizing an income approach to estimate the fair value of each indefinite-lived intangible asset. The most significant assumptions include the weighted average cost of capital, revenue growth rate, terminal growth rate and operating profit margin, all of which are used to estimate the fair value of the indefinite-lived intangible assets. The tests indicated the indefinite-lived intangible assets had fair values that exceeded their carrying values and no impairment of trademarks or other identifiable intangible assets was identified as a result of our testing. Certain indefinite-lived trademarks within the European Innerwear business were considered to be at a higher risk for future impairment if any assumptions used in the estimate of the trademarks’ fair value change in the future given their respective fair values exceeded their carrying values by less than 20% and trends in the associated businesses indicate a declining fair value. As of January 2, 2021, we considered four trademarks within the European Innerwear business to be at a higher risk for future impairment and the carrying value of these four indefinite-lived trademarks was approximately $90 million.
Goodwill
As of January 2, 2021, we had $1.3 billion of goodwill. We do not amortize goodwill, but we assess for impairment at least annually and more often as triggering events occur. The timing of our annual goodwill impairment testing is the first day of the third fiscal quarter. In evaluating the recoverability of goodwill in 2020, we estimated the fair value of our reporting units. We relied on a number of factors to determine the fair value of our reporting units and evaluated various factors to discount anticipated future cash flows, including operating results, business plans and present value techniques. As discussed above under “Trademarks and Other Identifiable Intangibles,” there are inherent uncertainties related to these factors, and our
judgment in applying them and the assumptions underlying the impairment analysis may change in such a manner that impairment in value may occur in the future. Such impairment will be recognized in the period in which it becomes known.
In connection with the annual goodwill impairment testing performed during the third quarter of 2020, we performed a quantitative assessment utilizing an income approach to estimate the fair value of each reporting unit. The most significant assumptions include the weighted average cost of capital, revenue growth rate, terminal growth rate and operating profit margin, all of which are used to estimate the fair value of the reporting units. The tests indicated the reporting units had fair values that exceeded their carrying values. Certain reporting units, including the European Innerwear business and U.S. Hosiery, were considered to be at a higher risk for future impairment if any assumptions used in the estimate of the reporting units’ fair values change in the future given their respective fair values exceeded their carrying values by less than 20% and trends in the associated businesses indicate a declining fair value. In the fourth quarter of 2020, we determined that there was a triggering event associated with our U.S. Hosiery reporting unit due to a significant decline in performance below management’s expectations and loss of a future wholesale hosiery program. Based on the updated quantitative analysis, we recorded impairment charges for the full amount of goodwill related to the U.S. Hosiery reporting unit of $25 million. The estimated fair value of the European Innerwear reporting unit during the annual impairment test exceeded the carrying value by less than 20% and is still viewed as higher risk for future impairment. The goodwill associated with the European Innerwear reporting unit was approximately $105 million as of January 2, 2021.
Defined Benefit Pension Plans
For a discussion of our net periodic benefit cost, plan obligations, plan assets and how we measure the amount of these costs, see Note, “Defined Benefit Pension Plans,” to our consolidated financial statements. The funded status of our defined benefit pension plans are recognized on our balance sheet. Differences between actual results in a given year and the actuarially determined assumed results for that year are deferred as unrecognized actuarial gains or losses in comprehensive income. We measure the funded status of our plans as of the date of our fiscal year end.
The net periodic benefit cost of the pension plans is determined using projections and actuarial assumptions, the most significant of which are the discount rate and the long-term rate of asset return. The net periodic pension income or expense is recognized in the year incurred. Gains and losses, which occur when actual experience differs from actuarial assumptions, are amortized over the average future expected life of participants. As benefits under the Hanesbrands Inc. Pension Plan are frozen, year over year fluctuations in our pension expense are not expected to have a material impact on our Consolidated Statements of Income.
Our policies regarding the establishment of pension assumptions are as follows:
•Discount rate assumptions are generally based on yield curves applicable to each country and the expected cash flows for each plan. For our U.S. defined benefit plans, we use the full series of spot rates along the Aon AA-Only Above Median Yield Curve and expected plan cash flows to determine liabilities and expense. Single equivalent discount rates are shown for disclosure purposes.
•Salary increase assumptions, where applicable, are generally based on historical experience and management expectations. This assumption is not applicable to the U.S., Germany, or Italy as benefits under these plans are either frozen or not tied to pay. The benefits under the Hanesbrands Inc. Pension Plan were frozen as of December 31, 2005.
•Long-term rate of return on plan assets assumptions, where applicable, are generally based on each plan’s investment mix and forward-looking capital market assumptions applicable to each country. Expected returns also reflect an incremental premium for actively managed investments and a reduction for trust-paid expenses. This assumption is not applicable to unfunded plans.
•Retirement and turnover assumptions are generally based on actual plan experience while standard actuarial mortality tables applicable to each country are used to estimate life expectancy. For our U.S. defined benefit plans, the 2020 mortality tables are from the Society of Actuaries’ Private Plan study published in 2019 (Pri-2012) projected generationally with Scale MP-2020.
The sensitivity of changes in actuarial assumptions on our annual pension expense and on our plans’ benefit obligations, all other factors being equal, is illustrated by the following:
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
For a summary of recently issued accounting pronouncements, see Note, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” to our consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
We are exposed to market risk from changes in foreign exchange rates, interest rates and commodity prices. Our risk management control system uses analytical techniques including market value, sensitivity analysis and value at risk estimations.
Foreign Exchange Rates
We sell the majority of our products in transactions denominated in U.S. dollars; however, we purchase some raw materials, pay a portion of our wages and make other payments in our supply chain in foreign currencies. With our international commercial presence, we also have foreign entities that purchase raw materials and finished goods in U.S. dollars. We are also exposed to foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the effect that fluctuations in foreign exchange rates have on the reported results in our consolidated financial statements due to the translation of operating results and financial position of our foreign subsidiaries. Our exposure to foreign exchange rates exists primarily with respect to the Euro, Australian dollar, Canadian dollar, Mexican peso and Japanese yen against the U.S. dollar. We use forward foreign exchange contracts, cross-currency swap contracts and nonderivative financial instruments to hedge material exposure to adverse changes in foreign exchange rates. A sensitivity analysis technique has been used to evaluate the effect that changes in the market value of foreign exchange currencies will have on our forward foreign exchange and cross-currency swap derivative contracts. At January 2, 2021, the potential change in fair value of foreign currency derivative instruments, assuming a 10% adverse change in the underlying currency price, was approximately $102 million.
Interest Rates
Our debt under the Revolving Loan Facility, Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility, Term Loan A, Term Loan B, Australian Revolver, certain other international debt and notes payable bears interest at variable rates. As a result, we are exposed to changes in market interest rates that could impact the cost of servicing our debt and notes payable. Approximately 77% of our total debt and notes payable outstanding at January 2, 2021 is at a fixed rate. A 25-basis point movement in the annual interest rate charged on the outstanding debt and notes payable balances as of January 2, 2021 would result in a change in annual interest expense of approximately $2 million.
Commodity Prices
We are exposed to commodity price fluctuations primarily as a result of the cost of materials that are used in our manufacturing process. Cotton is the primary raw material used in manufacturing many of our products. Under our current agreements with our primary yarn suppliers, we have the ability to periodically fix the cotton cost component of our yarn purchases so that the suppliers bear the risk of cotton price fluctuation for the specified yarn volume and interim fluctuations in the price of cotton do not impact our costs. However, our business can be affected by sustained dramatic movements in cotton prices.
In addition, fluctuations in crude oil or petroleum prices may influence the prices of other raw materials we use to manufacture our products, such as chemicals, dyestuffs, polyester yarn and foam, as well as affect our transportation and utility costs. We generally purchase raw materials at market prices.
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Our consolidated financial statements required by this item are contained on pages through of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. See Item 15(a)(1) for a listing of consolidated financial statements provided.
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
None.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As required by Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e), as of the end of the period covered by this report. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company's management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on their evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of January 2, 2021, our Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f). Management’s annual report on internal control over financial reporting and the report of independent registered public accounting firm are incorporated by reference to pages and of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Remediation of Previously Reported Material Weakness in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. During the fourth quarter of 2019, we identified and disclosed a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting relating to controls over deferred income tax assets and liabilities, which included an assessment of the reliability of information used in the accounting for income taxes. This material weakness resulted in a revision to our annual and interim consolidated financial statements in 2018 and 2017 and our interim consolidated financial statements in 2019. In order to remediate the material weakness in our internal controls related to accounting for income taxes, management enhanced processes and internal controls related to deferred income taxes, the effective income tax rate reconciliation and related disclosures. Specifically, management enhanced these controls and implemented these enhancements in the fourth quarter of 2020 to ensure proper identification and measurement of deferred income taxes by (i) performing review at an appropriate level of precision and (ii) assessing the reliability of underlying data. These enhanced controls include documentation evidencing the effective design and operation of annual and quarterly controls related to various aspects of deferred taxes and the tax rate reconciliation. During the fourth quarter of 2020, we completed the testing of the enhanced controls noted above. Based on the evidence obtained in validating the design and operating effectiveness of these controls, we concluded that these enhancements to our controls and procedures have remediated the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting as of January 2, 2021.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
In connection with the evaluation required by Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(d), our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer, concluded that remediation activities described above are changes in our internal control over financial reporting which occurred during the quarter ended January 2, 2021 and have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Item 9B. Other Information
None.
PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
The material under the heading “Proposal 1 - Election of Directors: Nominees for Election as Directors for a One-Year Term Expiring in 2022,” “Proposal 1 - Election of Directors: Other Governance Information - Code of Ethics,” “Proposal 1 - Election of Directors: Board Structure and Processes - Committees of the Board of Directors” and “Proposal 1 - Election of Directors: How We Select our Directors - Director Independence,” each as included and to be filed in the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2021 Proxy Statement”), is incorporated by reference herein in response to this Item. Certain information concerning the Company’s executive officers is included in Item 1C of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Item 11. Executive Compensation
The material under the heading “Proposal 3 - Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation: Compensation Discussion and Analysis,” “Proposal 3 - Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation: Executive Compensation,” “Proposal 1 - Election of Directors: Board Structure and Processes - Committees of the Board of Directors - Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation,” and “Proposal 3 - Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation: Compensation Committee Report,” each as included and to be filed in the 2021 Proxy Statement, is incorporated by reference herein in response to this Item.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
The material under the heading “Equity Compensation Plan Information” as included in Item 5 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K and the material under the heading “Ownership of Our Stock: Share Ownership of Major Stockholders, Management and Directors” as included and to be filed in the 2021 Proxy Statement is incorporated by reference herein in response to this Item.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
The material under the heading “Proposal 1 - Election of Directors: Other Governance Information - Related Person Transactions” and “Proposal 1 - Election of Directors: How We Select our Directors - Director Independence,” each as included and to be filed in the 2021 Proxy Statement, is incorporated by reference herein in response to this Item.
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services
The material under the heading “Proposal 2 - Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm: Relationship with Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” as included and to be filed in the 2021 Proxy Statement is incorporated by reference herein in response to this Item.
PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
(a)(1) Financial Statements
The financial statements listed in the accompanying Index to Consolidated Financial Statements on page are filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
(a)(3) Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Description
2.1 Share Purchase Agreement, dated February 2, 2018, between HBI Australia Acquisition Co. Pty Limited, Hanesbrands Inc., Brett Blundy, Ray Itaoui and the individual sellers listed therein (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 2.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 8, 2018). (Certain schedules to the Share Purchase Agreement have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Registrant agrees to furnish a supplemental copy of any omitted schedule to the SEC upon request.)
3.1 Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Hanesbrands Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 5, 2006).
3.2 Articles Supplementary (Junior Participating Preferred Stock, Series A) (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 5, 2006).
3.3 Articles of Amendment to Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Hanesbrands Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 28, 2015).
3.4 Articles Supplementary (Reclassifying Junior Participating Preferred Stock, Series A) (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 2, 2015).
3.5 Amended and Restated Bylaws of Hanesbrands Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 26, 2017).
4.1 Description of Securities.
4.2 Indenture, dated May 6, 2016, among Hanesbrands Inc., the subsidiary guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 6, 2016).
4.3 First Supplemental Indenture (to Indenture dated May 6, 2016), dated as of November 9, 2016, among Hanesbrands Inc., It’s Greek to Me, Inc., GTM Retail, Inc. and US Bank, National Association (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 11, 2020).
4.4 Second Supplemental Indenture (to Indenture dated May 6, 2016), dated as of February 7, 2018, among Hanesbrands Inc., Alternative Apparel, Inc. and US Bank, National Association (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.3 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 9, 2018).
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.5 Indenture, dated June 3, 2016, among Hanesbrands Finance Luxembourg S.C.A., Hanesbrands Inc., the other guarantors named therein, U.S. Bank Trustees Limited, as Trustee, Elavon Financial Services Limited, UK Branch, as Paying Agent and Transfer Agent, and Elavon Financial Services Limited, as Registrar (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 3, 2016).
4.6 Supplemental Indenture No. 1 (to Indenture dated June 3, 2016), dated as of June 23, 2016, among Hanesbrands Finance Luxembourg S.C.A. HBI Australia Acquisition Co. Pty Limited, HBI Italy Acquisition Co. S.r.l., Maidenform Brands Spain, S.R.L. Unipersonal and U.S. Bank Trustees Limited (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.3 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 4, 2016).
4.7 Supplemental Indenture No. 2 (to Indenture dated June 3, 2016), dated as of November 9, 2016, among Hanesbrands Finance Luxembourg, S.C.A., Pacific Brands Limited, Pacific Brands (Australia) Pty Ltd, Pacific Brands Holdings Pty Ltd, Sheridan Australia Pty Ltd, Pacific Brands Services Group Pty Ltd, Pacific Brands Sports & Leisure Pty Ltd, Pacific Brands Clothing Pty Ltd, Pacific Brands Holdings (NZ) Limited, Sheridan N.Z. Limited, Champion Products Europe Limited and U.S. Bank Trustees Limited (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.5 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 3, 2017).
4.8 Supplemental Indenture No. 3 (to Indenture dated June 3, 2016), dated as of November 9, 2016, among Hanesbrands Finance Luxembourg S.C.A., It’s Greek to Me, Inc., GTM Retail, Inc. and U.S. Bank Trustees Limited (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.6 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 3, 2017).
4.9 Supplemental Indenture No. 4 (to Indenture dated June 3, 2016), dated as of March 28, 2017, among Hanesbrands Finance Luxembourg S.C.A., Hanes Caribe, Inc. and U.S. Bank Trustees Limited (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 3, 2017).
4.10 Supplemental Indenture No. 5 (to Indenture dated June 3, 2016), dated as of February 20, 2018, among Hanesbrands Finance Luxembourg S.C.A., Alternative Apparel, Inc. and U.S. Bank Trustees Limited (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 1, 2018).
4.11 Supplemental Indenture No. 6 (to Indenture dated June 3, 2016), dated as of August 24, 2018, among Hanesbrands Finance Luxembourg S.C.A., Hanes Global Holdings U.S. Inc. and U.S. Bank Trustees Limited (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 1, 2018).
4.12 Supplemental Indenture No. 7 (to Indenture dated June 3, 2016), dated as of October 1, 2018, among Hanesbrands Finance Luxembourg S.C.A., Hanesbrands Spain S.A. and U.S. Bank Trustees Limited (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 1, 2018).
4.13 Supplemental Indenture No. 8 (to Indenture dated June 3, 2016), dated as of November 30, 2018, among Hanesbrands Finance Luxembourg S.C.A., Hanes Global Holdings Switzerland GmbH and U.S. Bank Trustees (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.12 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 11, 2019).
4.14 Supplemental Indenture No. 9 (to Indenture dated June 3, 2016), dated as of April 14, 2020, among Hanesbrands Finance Luxembourg S.C.A., Hanesbrands (HK) Limited, Hanesbrands Korea LLC and U.S. Bank Trustees Limited (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2020).
4.15 Indenture, dated May 4, 2020, among Hanesbrands Inc., the guarantors named therein, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 4, 2020).
Exhibit
Number
Description
10.1 Hanesbrands Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan (As Amended and Restated) (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 4, 2013).*
10.2 First Amendment of Hanesbrands Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan (As Amended and Restated) (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 11, 2019).*
10.3 Second Amendment of Hanesbrands Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan (As Amended and Restated) (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 11, 2019).*
10.4 Form of Calendar Year Grant Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice and Agreement under the Hanesbrands Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan (As Amended and Restated) for awards granted prior to January 1, 2019 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 6, 2014).*
10.5 Form of Calendar Year Grant Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice and Agreement under the Hanesbrands Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan (As Amended and Restated) for awards granted on or after January 28, 2020 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.6 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 11, 2020).*
10.6 Form of Discretionary Grant Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice and Agreement under the Hanesbrands Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan (As Amended and Restated) for awards granted prior to January 1, 2019 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 6, 2014).*
10.7 Form of Discretionary Grant Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice and Agreement under the Hanesbrands Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan (As Amended and Restated) for awards granted on or after January 28, 2020 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.8 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 11, 2020).*
10.8 Form of Performance Stock Award Grant Notice and Agreement under the Hanesbrands Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan (As Amended and Restated) for awards granted prior to January 1, 2019 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.6 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 6, 2014).*
10.9 Form of Performance Stock Award Grant Notice and Agreement under the Hanesbrands Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan (As Amended and Restated) for awards granted on or after January 28, 2020 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.10 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 11, 2020).*
10.10 Form of Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice and Agreement under the Hanesbrands Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan (As Amended and Restated) (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.7 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 6, 2014).*
10.11 Hanesbrands Inc. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on April 29, 2020).*
10.12 Form of Calendar Year Grant Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice and Agreement under the Hanesbrands Inc. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan.*
10.13 Form of Discretionary Grant Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice and Agreement under the Hanesbrands Inc. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan.*
10.14 Form of Performance Stock Award Grant Notice and Agreement under the Hanesbrands Inc. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan.*
10.15 Form of Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice and Agreement under the Hanesbrands Inc. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan.*
Exhibit
Number
Description
10.16 Inducement Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice and Agreement with Stephen B. Bratspies (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Commission file number 333-240312) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 3, 2020).*
10.17 Inducement Performance Stock Unit Grant Notice and Agreement with Stephen B. Bratspies (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Commission file number 333-240312) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 3, 2020).*
10.18 Inducement Stock Option Grant Notice and Agreement with Stephen B. Bratspies (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Commission file number 333-240312) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 3, 2020).*
10.19 Inducement Sign-On Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice and Agreement with Kristin Oliver (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Commission file number 333-248667) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 8, 2020).*
10.20 Inducement Long-Term Incentive Plan Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice and Agreement with Kristin Oliver (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Commission file number 333-248667) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 8, 2020).*
10.21 Inducement Long-Term Incentive Plan Performance Stock Unit Grant Notice and Agreement with Kristin Oliver (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Commission file number 333-248667) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 8, 2020).*
10.22 Form of Stock Option Grant Notice and Agreement under the Hanesbrands Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan of 2006 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 5, 2006).*
10.23 Form of Non-Employee Director Stock Option Grant Notice and Agreement under the Hanesbrands Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan of 2006 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant’s Transition Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 22, 2007).*
10.24 Hanesbrands Inc. Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.8 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 9, 2010).*
10.25 Hanesbrands Inc. Annual Incentive Plan for Section 16 Officers (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 30, 2020).*
10.26 Hanesbrands Inc. Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.11 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 6, 2014).*
10.27 First Amendment to Hanesbrands Inc. Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.16 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 11, 2019).*
Exhibit
Number
Description
10.28 Second Amendment to Hanesbrands Inc. Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.17 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 11, 2019).*
10.29 Hanesbrands Inc. Executive Life Insurance Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.10 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 11, 2009).*
10.30 Hanesbrands Inc. Executive Long-Term Disability Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.11 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 11, 2009).*
10.31 Hanesbrands Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan of 2006, as amended (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2010).*
10.32 Hanesbrands Inc. Non-Employee Director Deferred Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.13 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 11, 2009).*
10.33 First Amendment to Hanesbrands Inc. Non-Employee Director Deferred Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.3 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 4, 2016).*
10.34 Second Amendment to Hanesbrands Inc. Non-Employee Director Deferred Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.23 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and exchange Commission on February 11, 2019).*
10.35 Form of Severance/Change in Control Agreement entered into by and between Hanesbrands Inc. and certain of its executive officers prior to December 2010 and schedule of all such agreements with current executive officers (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.17 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 5, 2016).*
10.36 Form of Severance/Change in Control Agreement entered into by and between Hanesbrands Inc. and certain of its executive officers after December 2010 and schedule of all such agreements with current executive officers.*
10.37 First Amendment to Severance/Change in Control Agreement dated June 13, 2016 between Hanesbrands Inc. and Gerald W. Evans, Jr. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 4, 2016).*
10.38 Severance/Change in Control Agreement dated August 3, 2020 between Hanesbrands Inc. and Stephen B. Bratspies.*
10.39 Transition and Retirement Agreement dated as of May 4, 2020 by and between Hanesbrands Inc. and Gerald W. Evans, Jr. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on July 31, 2020).*
10.40 Letter Agreement dated as of June 1, 2020 by and between Hanesbrands Inc. and Stephen B. Bratspies (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on July 31, 2020).*
10.41 Letter Agreement dated as of August 15, 2020 by and between Hanesbrands Inc. and Kristin L. Oliver (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on November 5, 2020).*
10.42 Letter Agreement dated as of October 22, 2020 by and between Hanesbrands Inc and Greg L. Hall.*
10.43 Employment Agreement dated June 9, 2009 by and between Hanes Australasia Pty Ltd (formerly known as Pacific Brands Ltd.) and David L. Bortolussi (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.27 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 11, 2020).*
Exhibit
Number
Description
10.44 Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Fourth Amended Credit Agreement”) by and among financial institutions and other persons from time to time party to the Fourth Amended Credit Agreement from time to time as lenders, Barclays Bank PLC, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, PNC Capital Markets LLC, and SunTrust Bank, as the co-syndication agents, Branch Banking & Trust Company, Fifth Third Securities, Inc., The Bank of Nova Scotia, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the co-documentation agents, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as the administrative agent and the collateral agent, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Barclays Bank PLC, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, PNC Capital Markets LLC, and SunTrust Bank, as the joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 15, 2017).
10.45 First Amendment and Waiver dated April 27, 2020 to the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement among Hanesbrands Inc., MFB International Holdings S.à r.l., HBI Australia Acquisition Co. Pty Ltd, the lenders party thereto from time to time and JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., as the administrative agent and the collateral agent (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2020).
10.46 Amendment, dated as of October 2, 2020, to the First Amendment and Waiver dated April 27, 2020 to the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement among Hanesbrands Inc., MFB International Holdings S.à r.l., HBI Australia Acquisition Co. Pty Ltd, the lenders party thereto from time to time and JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., as the administrative agent and the collateral agent.
10.47 Syndicated Facility Agreement, dated as of July 4, 2016, among Hanesbrands Inc., MFB International Holdings S.a.r.l., HBI Australia Acquisition Co. Pty Ltd, the Australian Lenders party thereto, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent and HSBC Bank Australia Limited as lead arranger and bookrunner (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 4, 2016).
21.1 Subsidiaries of the Registrant.
23.1 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
24.1 Powers of Attorney (included on the signature pages hereto).
31.1 Certification of Stephen B. Bratspies, Chief Executive Officer.
31.2 Certification of M. Scott Lewis, Interim Chief Financial Officer.
32.1 Section 1350 Certification of Stephen B. Bratspies, Chief Executive Officer.
32.2 Section 1350 Certification of M. Scott Lewis, Interim Chief Financial Officer.
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Item 16. Form 10-K Summary
Not applicable.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Form 10-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on February 12, 2021.
HANESBRANDS INC.
/s/ Stephen B. Bratspies
Stephen B. Bratspies
Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW BY ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints jointly and severally, Stephen B. Bratspies, M. Scott Lewis and Joia M. Johnson, and each one of them, his or her attorneys-in-fact, each with the power of substitution, for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Annual Report on Form 10-K and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each said attorneys-in-fact, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Annual Report on Form 10-K has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
Signature Capacity Date
/s/ Stephen B. Bratspies Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer) February 12, 2021
Stephen B. Bratspies
/s/ M. Scott Lewis Interim Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller
(principal financial officer and principal accounting officer) February 12, 2021
M. Scott Lewis
/s/ Cheryl K. Beebe Director February 12, 2021
Cheryl K. Beebe
/s/ Geralyn R. Breig Director February 12, 2021
Geralyn R. Breig
/s/ Bobby J. Griffin Director February 12, 2021
Bobby J. Griffin
/s/ James C. Johnson Director February 12, 2021
James C. Johnson
/s/ Franck J. Moison Director February 12, 2021
Franck J. Moison
/s/ Robert F. Moran Director February 12, 2021
Robert F. Moran
/s/ Ronald L. Nelson Director February 12, 2021
Ronald L. Nelson
/s/ Ann E. Ziegler Director February 12, 2021
Ann E. Ziegler
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
HANESBRANDS INC.
Hanesbrands Inc.
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Management of Hanesbrands Inc. (“Hanesbrands”) is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act. Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted. Hanesbrands’ internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of Hanesbrands; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, and that receipts and expenditures of Hanesbrands are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of Hanesbrands; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of Hanesbrands’ assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Management has evaluated the effectiveness of Hanesbrands’ internal control over financial reporting as of January 2, 2021, based upon criteria for effective internal control over financial reporting described in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). Based on this evaluation, management concluded that Hanesbrands’ internal control over financial reporting was effective as of January 2, 2021.
The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of January 2, 2021 has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report, which is included on the following page.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Hanesbrands Inc.
Opinions on the Financial Statements and Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Hanesbrands Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019, and the related consolidated statements of income, of comprehensive income, of stockholders’ equity and of cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended January 2, 2021, including the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). We also have audited the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of January 2, 2021, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended January 2, 2021 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of January 2, 2021, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the COSO.
Change in Accounting Principle
As discussed in Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed the manner in which it accounts for leases in 2019.
Basis for Opinions
The Company's management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express opinions on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and on the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud, and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.
Our audits of the consolidated financial statements included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Critical Audit Matters
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (i) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (ii) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.
Impairment Assessments - Goodwill of Certain Reporting Units of the International Reporting Segment and Certain Indefinite-Lived Trademarks
As described in Notes 2 and 14 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company’s goodwill and indefinite-lived trademarks balances were $1.26 billion and $1.38 billion, respectively, as of January 2, 2021. These assets are assessed for impairment at least annually, as of the first day of the Company’s third fiscal quarter, and as triggering events occur. The impairment test consists of comparing the fair value of the reporting unit or intangible asset, which is determined using the income approach, to its carrying value. If the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the asset, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to such excess. Fair values of reporting units and intangible assets are primarily based on future cash flows projected to be generated from that asset. In performing the discounted cash flow analysis, management makes various judgments, estimates and assumptions, the most significant of which are the assumptions related to revenue growth rates, operating profit margin rates, terminal growth rates, and discount rates. Rates used to discount cash flows are dependent upon interest rates and the cost of capital at a point in time.
The principal considerations for our determination that performing procedures relating to the impairment assessments for goodwill of certain reporting units of the International reporting segment and certain indefinite-lived trademarks is a critical audit matter are (i) the significant judgment by management when developing the fair value measurement of certain reporting units and indefinite-lived trademarks; (ii) a high degree of auditor judgment, subjectivity and effort in performing procedures and evaluating management’s significant assumptions related to the revenue growth rates, operating profit margin rates, terminal growth rates, and discount rates; and (iii) the audit effort involved the use of professionals with specialized skill and knowledge.
Addressing the matter involved performing procedures and evaluating audit evidence in connection with forming our overall opinion on the consolidated financial statements. These procedures included testing the effectiveness of controls relating to management’s goodwill and indefinite-lived trademarks impairment assessments, including controls over the valuation of the Company’s reporting units and indefinite-lived trademarks. These procedures also included, among others (i) testing management’s process for developing the fair value estimate of certain reporting units and indefinite-lived trademarks; (ii) evaluating the appropriateness of the discounted cash flow analysis; (iii) testing the completeness and accuracy of underlying data used in the analysis; and (iv) evaluating the significant assumptions used by management related to the revenue growth rates, operating profit margin rates, terminal growth rates, and discount rates. Evaluating management’s assumptions related to revenue growth rates, operating profit margin rates, and terminal growth rates involved evaluating whether the assumptions were reasonable considering (i) the current and past performance of the reporting units and branded products associated with the trademarks; (ii) the consistency with external market and industry data; and (iii) whether these assumptions were consistent with evidence obtained in other areas of the audit. Professionals with specialized skill and knowledge were used to assist in the evaluation of the discount rates assumption.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Greensboro, North Carolina
February 12, 2021
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2006.
HANESBRANDS INC.
Consolidated Statements of Income
(in thousands, except per share data)
See accompanying notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
HANESBRANDS INC.
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(in thousands)
See accompanying notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
HANESBRANDS INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
See accompanying notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
HANESBRANDS INC.
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
(in thousands, except per share data)
See accompanying notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
HANESBRANDS INC.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
See accompanying notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
HANESBRANDS INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended January 2, 2021, December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
(1) Basis of Presentation
Hanesbrands Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), is a consumer goods company with a portfolio of leading apparel brands, including Hanes, Champion, Bonds, DIM, Bali, Maidenform, Playtex, Bras N Things, Nur Die/Nur Der, JMS/Just My Size, Wonderbra, Lovable, Alternative, Berlei, L’eggs and Gear for Sports. The Company designs, manufactures, sources and sells a broad range of basic apparel such as T-shirts, bras, panties, shapewear, underwear, socks, hosiery and activewear.
The Company’s fiscal year ends on the Saturday closest to December 31. All references to “2020”, “2019” and “2018” relate to the 53-week fiscal year ended on January 2, 2021, and the 52-week fiscal years ended on December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018, respectively. Two subsidiaries of the Company close one day after the Company’s consolidated year end. The difference in reporting of financial information for these subsidiaries did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
Business Strategy
With the arrival of its new Chief Executive Officer in August of 2020, the Company undertook a comprehensive global business review focused on building consumer-centric growth. The review resulted in the Company’s Full Potential plan, which is its multi-year growth strategy that focuses on four pillars to drive growth and enhance long-term profitability and identifies the initiatives to unlock growth. The Company’s four pillars of growth are to grow the Champion brand globally, drive growth in Innerwear with brands and products that appeal to younger consumers, build e-commerce excellence across channels and streamline its global portfolio.
In the fourth quarter of 2020, the Company began the early implementation its Full Potential plan including a number of actions to simplify its business including streamlining its portfolio and SKU rationalization. As a result of COVID-19 vaccines rolling out around the world along with slowing retail orders and a flood of competitive offerings, the Company’s future personal protective equipment (“PPE”) sales opportunities have been dramatically reduced. Therefore, the Company does not view PPE as a future growth opportunity for the Company. The Company recorded a charge of $373,767 to write down its entire PPE inventory balance to its estimated net realizable value and a charge of $26,400 to accrue for vendor commitments for PPE materials expected to be paid in 2021. Additionally, the Company commenced an initiative to reduce 20% of its SKUs in inventory in order to streamline product offerings while also implementing a formal lifecycle management process. As a result, the Company recorded a charge of $210,904 to write down inventory to its estimated net realizable value taking into account its initiatives. These initiatives will position the Company for long-term growth by driving higher margin sales, lowering costs and improving service to customers. In addition, on February 9, 2021, as part of its strategic review, the Company announced that it is exploring strategic alternatives for its European Innerwear business.
Impact of COVID-19
The global novel coronavirus ("COVID-19") pandemic has impacted the Company’s business operations and financial results in 2020. During 2020, the rapid expansion of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a sharp decline in net sales and earnings in the Company’s apparel businesses due to decreased customer traffic and temporary retail store closures worldwide. While many of the Company’s retail stores were temporarily closed for varying periods of time throughout 2020, most were reopened by the end of the second quarter but have experienced, and are expected to continue to experience, reductions in customer traffic and therefore, net sales. In addition, many of the Company’s wholesale customers have also experienced business disruptions, including lower traffic and consumer demand, resulting in decreased shipments to these customers. Sales of PPE, used to help mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 virus, partially offset the negative impact of the decline in net sales and earnings due to the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s financial results. In addition, the Company’s e-commerce sites have remained open in all regions and online sales have grown as consumer spending continued to shift towards online shopping experiences due to the changing retail landscape as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Company’s operating results also reflected impairment charges related to intangible assets and goodwill, charges to reserve for increased excess and obsolete inventory, bad debt charges and charges to re-start the Company’s supply chain following the extended shut-down of parts of its manufacturing network due to the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. While many retail stores reopened and some government restrictions were removed or lightened, many locations across the globe have experienced significant recent increases in COVID-19 cases as well as additional government restrictions, and the ultimate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic remains highly uncertain and could continue to have a material adverse impact on the Company’s business operations and financial results, including net sales, earnings and cash flows.
(2) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
(a) Consolidation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
(b) Use of Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make use of estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities, certain financial statement disclosures at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The duration and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is subject to uncertainty, is having a significant impact on the Company’s business. Management's estimates and assumptions have contemplated both current and expected impacts related to COVID-19 based on available information. Actual results may vary from these estimates.
(c) Foreign Currency Translation
Foreign currency-denominated assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at exchange rates existing at the respective balance sheet dates. Translation adjustments resulting from fluctuations in exchange rates are recorded as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive loss (“AOCI”) within stockholders’ equity. The Company translates the results of operations of its foreign operations at the average exchange rates during the respective periods. Gains and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions are included in both the “Cost of sales” and “Selling, general and administrative expenses” lines in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
(d) Sales Recognition and Incentives
The Company recognizes revenue when obligations under the terms of a contract with a customer are satisfied, which occurs at a point in time, upon either shipment or delivery to the customer. Revenue is measured as the amount of consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for transferring goods, which includes estimates for variable consideration. The Company records a sales reduction for returns and allowances based upon historical return experience. The Company earns royalty revenues through license agreements with manufacturers of other consumer products that incorporate certain of the Company’s brands. The Company accrues revenue earned under these contracts based upon reported sales from the licensee.
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The Company offers a variety of sales incentives to resellers and consumers of its products, and the policies regarding the recognition and display of these incentives within the Consolidated Statements of Income are as follows:
Discounts, Coupons, and Rebates
The Company provides customers with discounts and rebates that are explicitly stated in the Company’s contracts and are recorded as a reduction of revenue in the period the product revenue is recognized. The cost of these incentives is estimated using a number of factors, including historical utilization and redemption rates. The Company includes incentives offered in the form of free products in the determination of cost of sales.
For all variable consideration, where appropriate, the Company estimates the amount using the expected value, which takes into consideration historical experience, current contractual requirements, specific known market events and forecasted customer buying and payment patterns. Overall, these reserves reflect the Company’s best estimates of the amount of consideration to which the customer is entitled based on the terms of the contracts.
Volume-Based Incentives
Volume-based incentives involve rebates or refunds of cash that are redeemable only if the customer completes a specified number of sales transactions. Under these incentive programs, the Company estimates the anticipated rebate to be paid and allocates a portion of the estimated cost of the rebate to each underlying sales transaction with the customer. The Company records volume-based incentives as a reduction of revenue.
Cooperative Advertising
Under cooperative advertising arrangements, the Company agrees to reimburse the retailer for a portion of the costs incurred by the retailer to advertise and promote certain of the Company’s products. The Company recognizes the cost of cooperative advertising programs in the period in which the advertising and promotional activity takes place as a reduction of revenue.
Fixtures and Racks
Store fixtures and racks are periodically used by resellers to display Company products. The Company expenses the cost of these fixtures and racks in the period in which they are delivered to the resellers. The Company includes the costs of fixtures and racks incurred by resellers and charged back to the Company in the determination of net sales. Fixtures and racks purchased by the Company and provided to resellers are included in the “Selling, general and administrative expenses” line in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
Product Returns
The Company generally offers customers a limited right of return for a purchased product. The Company estimates the amount of its product sales that may be returned by its customers and records this as a reduction of revenue in the period the related product revenue is recognized.
(e) Advertising Expense
Advertising represents one of several brand building methods used by the Company. Advertising costs, which include the development and production of advertising materials and the communication of these materials through various forms of media, are expensed in the period the advertising first takes place. The Company recognized advertising expense in the “Selling, general and administrative expenses” line in the Consolidated Statements of Income of $130,432, $163,769 and $152,670 in 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
(f) Shipping and Handling Costs
Revenue received for shipping and handling costs is included in net sales and was $18,943, $19,536 and $19,315 in 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Shipping costs, which comprise payments to third-party shippers, and handling costs, which consist of warehousing costs in the Company’s various distribution facilities, were $429,473, $441,766 and $409,098 in 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The Company recognizes shipping, handling and distribution costs in the “Selling, general and administrative expenses” line in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
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(g) Research and Development
Research and development costs are expensed as incurred and are included in the “Selling, general and administrative expenses” line in the Consolidated Statements of Income. Research and development includes expenditures for new product, technological improvements for existing products and process innovation, which primarily consist of salaries, consulting and supplies attributable to time spent on research and development activities. Additional costs include depreciation and maintenance for research and development equipment and facilities. Research and development expense was $44,710, $51,520 and $59,313 in 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
(h) Defined Contribution Benefit Plans
The Company sponsors 401(k) plans as well as other defined contribution benefit plans. Expense for these plans was $35,625, $28,907 and $25,799 in 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
(i) Cash and Cash Equivalents
All highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less at the time of purchase are considered to be cash equivalents. Cash that is subject to legal restrictions or is unavailable for general operating purposes is classified as restricted cash and is included within “Other current assets” in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. At January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019, the Company’s restricted cash balance was $1,166 and $1,047, respectively, which represents cash paid into the escrow account for the Bras N Things acquisition that closed in the first quarter of 2018.
(j) Accounts Receivable Valuation
Accounts receivable are stated at their net realizable value. The allowance for doubtful accounts reflects the Company’s best estimate of probable losses inherent in the accounts receivable portfolio. Trade receivables are evaluated on a collection (pool) basis and aggregated on the basis of similar risk characteristics which are determined on the basis of historical losses, the aging of trade receivables, industry trends, and its customers’ financial strength, credit standing and payment and default history.
(k) Inventory Valuation
Inventories are stated at the estimated lower of cost or net realizable value. Cost is determined by the first-in, first-out, or “FIFO,” method for inventories. Obsolete, damaged, and excess inventory is carried at the net realizable value, which is determined by assessing historical recovery rates, current market conditions and future marketing and sales plans. Rebates, discounts and other cash consideration received from a vendor related to inventory purchases are reflected as reductions in the cost of the related inventory item and are therefore reflected in cost of sales when the related inventory item is sold.
(l) Property
Property is stated at historical cost and depreciation expense is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Machinery and equipment is depreciated over periods ranging from one to 15 years and buildings and building improvements over periods of up to 40 years. A change in the depreciable life is treated as a change in accounting estimate and the accelerated depreciation is accounted for in the period of change and future periods. Additions and improvements that substantially extend the useful life of a particular asset and interest costs incurred during the construction period of major properties are capitalized. Repairs and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred. Upon sale or disposition of an asset, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts.
Property is tested for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that its carrying value may not be recoverable. Such events include significant adverse changes in the business climate, several periods of operating or cash flow losses, forecasted continuing losses or a current expectation that an asset or an asset group will be disposed of before the end of its useful life. Recoverability of property is evaluated by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset or asset group to future net undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the asset or asset group. If these comparisons indicate that an asset is not recoverable, the impairment loss recognized is the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the estimated fair value. When an impairment loss is recognized for assets to be held and used, the adjusted carrying amount of those assets is depreciated over its remaining useful life. Restoration of a previously recognized impairment loss is not permitted under GAAP.
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(m) Leases
The Company determines whether an arrangement is a lease at inception. The Company has operating leases for real estate (primarily retail stores and operating facilities) and certain equipment. The Company’s finance leases are not material. Leases with a term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet; the Company recognizes lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. For lease agreements entered into after adoption of Topic 842, the Company combines lease and nonlease components as a single component for all asset classes.
The exercise of lease renewal options is at the Company’s sole discretion. In general, for leased retail real estate, the Company will not include renewal options in the underlying lease term. However, if a situation arises where the lessor has control over the option periods, then the Company will include these periods within the lease term. The depreciable life of assets and leasehold improvements are limited by the expected lease term.
Certain of the Company’s lease agreements include rental payments based on a percentage of retail sales over contractual levels and others include rental payments adjusted periodically for inflation. The Company’s lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.
As most of the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the lease commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. For operating leases that commenced prior to December 30, 2018, the Company used the incremental borrowing rate on December 27, 2018.
(n) Trademarks and Other Identifiable Intangible Assets
The primary identifiable intangible assets of the Company are trademarks, licensing agreements, customer and distributor relationships and computer software. Identifiable intangible assets with finite lives are amortized and those with indefinite lives are not amortized. The estimated useful life of a finite-lived intangible asset is based upon a number of factors, including the effects of demand, competition, expected changes in distribution channels and the level of maintenance expenditures required to obtain future cash flows. Trademarks determined to have finite lives are generally amortized over periods ranging from ten to 12 years, license agreements are generally amortized over periods ranging from three to 17 years, customer and distributor relationships are generally amortized over periods ranging from one to 15 years and computer software and other intangibles are generally amortized over periods ranging from one to 13 years.
Identifiable intangible assets that are subject to amortization are evaluated for impairment using a process similar to that used in evaluating elements of property. Identifiable intangible assets not subject to amortization are assessed for impairment at least annually, as of the first day of the third fiscal quarter, and as triggering events occur. The impairment test for identifiable intangible assets not subject to amortization consists of comparing the fair value of the intangible asset, which is determined using the income approach, to its carrying value. If the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the asset, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to such excess. Fair values of intangible assets are primarily based on future cash flows projected to be generated from that asset. In performing the discounted cash flow analysis, management makes various judgments, estimates and assumptions, the most significant of which are the assumptions related to revenue growth rates, operating profit margin rates, terminal growth rates, and discount rates. Rates used to discount cash flows are dependent upon interest rates and the cost of capital at a point in time. There are inherent uncertainties related to these factors and management’s judgment in applying them to the analysis of intangible asset impairment.
During the second quarter of 2020, the Company completed a quantitative impairment analysis for certain indefinite-lived intangible assets as a result of the significant impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their performance. Based on this analysis, the Company recorded impairment charges of $20,319 on certain indefinite-lived trademarks and other intangible assets within the European Innerwear business.
The Company capitalizes internal software development costs incurred during the application development stage, which include the actual costs to purchase software from vendors and generally include personnel and related costs for employees who were directly associated with the enhancement and implementation of purchased computer software. Additions to computer software are included in the “Capital expenditures” line in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
(o) Goodwill
Goodwill is the amount by which the purchase price exceeds the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination. When a business combination is completed, the assets acquired and liabilities assumed are assigned to
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the reporting unit or units of the Company given responsibility for managing, controlling and generating returns on these assets and liabilities. In many instances, all of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities are assigned to a single reporting unit and in these cases, all of the goodwill is assigned to the same reporting unit. In those situations in which the acquired assets and liabilities are allocated to more than one reporting unit, the goodwill to be assigned to each reporting unit is determined in a manner similar to how the amount of goodwill recognized in a business combination is determined.
Goodwill is not amortized; however, it is assessed for impairment at least annually, as of the first day of the third quarter, and as triggering events occur. In evaluating the recoverability of goodwill, the Company estimates the fair value of its reporting units, which is determined using the income approach, and compares it to the carrying value. If the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to such excess. Fair values of reporting units are primarily based on future cash flows projected to be generated from that business. In performing the discounted cash flow analysis, management makes various judgments, estimates and assumptions, the most significant of which are the assumptions related to revenue growth rates, operating profit margin rates, terminal growth rates, and discount rates. Rates used to discount cash flows are dependent upon interest rates and the cost of capital at a point in time. There are inherent uncertainties related to these factors and management’s judgment in applying them to the analysis of goodwill impairment.
In the fourth quarter of 2020, the Company determined that there was a triggering event associated with its U.S. Hosiery reporting unit due to a significant decline in performance below management’s expectations and loss of a future wholesale hosiery program. Based on the updated qualitative analysis, the Company recorded impairment charges for the full amount of goodwill related to the U.S. Hosiery reporting unit of $25,173.
(p) Insurance Reserves
The Company is self-insured for property, workers’ compensation, medical and other casualty programs up to certain stop-loss limits. Undiscounted liabilities for self-insured exposures are accrued at the present value of the expected aggregate losses below those limits and are based on a number of assumptions, including historical trends, actuarial assumptions and economic conditions.
(q) Stock-Based Compensation
The Company established the Hanesbrands Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan (As Amended and Restated), (the “Omnibus Incentive Plan”) to award stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, deferred stock units, performance shares and cash to its employees, non-employee directors and employees of its subsidiaries to promote the interests of the Company, incent performance and retain employees. Stock-based compensation is estimated at the grant date based on the award’s fair value and is recognized as expense over the requisite service period. The Company estimates forfeitures for stock-based awards granted that are not expected to vest.
(r) Income Taxes
Deferred taxes are recognized for the future tax effects of temporary differences between financial and income tax reporting using tax rates in effect for the years in which the differences are expected to reverse. Given continuing losses in certain jurisdictions in which the Company operates on a separate return basis, a valuation allowance has been established for the deferred tax assets in these specific locations. The Company periodically estimates the probable tax obligations using historical experience in tax jurisdictions and informed judgment. There are inherent uncertainties related to the interpretation of tax regulations in the jurisdictions in which the Company transacts business. The judgments and estimates made at a point in time may change based on the outcome of tax audits, as well as changes to, or further interpretations of, regulations. Income tax expense is adjusted in the period in which these events occur, and these adjustments are included in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income. If such changes take place, there is a risk that the Company’s effective tax rate may increase or decrease in any period. A company must recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate resolution.
The enacted Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”) significantly revised U.S. corporate income tax law by, among other things, reducing the corporate income tax rate to 21% and implementing a modified territorial tax system that included a one-time transition tax on deemed repatriated earnings of foreign subsidiaries. In 2018, the Company completed the accounting for
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(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
the enactment of the Tax Act based upon its current interpretation of the Tax Act in accordance with available notices and regulations issued and proposed by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service. The Company adjusts its accounting as necessary when new guidance is issued.
The Company continues to use a portfolio approach to release the income tax effects in accumulated other comprehensive loss related to pension and postretirement benefits. Under this approach, the income tax effects are released from accumulated other comprehensive loss based on the pre-tax adjustments to pension liabilities or assets recognized within other comprehensive income. Any tax effects remaining in accumulated other comprehensive loss are released only when the entire portfolio of the pension and postretirement benefits is liquidated, sold or extinguished.
(s) Financial Instruments
The Company uses forward foreign exchange contracts to manage its exposures to movements in foreign exchange rates. The Company also uses a combination of derivative instruments and long-term debt to manage its exposure to foreign currency risk associated with the Company’s net investment in its European subsidiaries. The use of these financial instruments modifies the Company’s exposure to these risks with the goal of reducing the risk or cost to the Company. Depending on the nature of the underlying risk being hedged, these financial instruments are either designated as cash flow hedges or are economic hedges against changes in the value of the hedged item and therefore not designated as hedges for accounting purposes. The Company does not use derivatives for trading purposes and is not a party to leveraged derivative contracts.
On the date the derivative is entered into, the Company determines whether the derivative meets the criteria for cash flow hedge accounting treatment or whether the financial instrument is serving as an economic hedge against changes in the value of the hedged item and therefore is not designated as a hedge for accounting purposes. The accounting for changes in fair value of the derivative instrument depends on whether the derivative has been designated and qualifies as part of a hedging relationship.
The Company formally documents its hedge relationships, including identifying the hedging instruments and the hedged items, as well as its risk management objectives and strategies for undertaking the hedge transaction. This process includes linking derivatives that are designated as hedges of specific assets, liabilities, firm commitments or forecasted transactions. The Company also formally assesses, both at inception and on a monthly basis thereafter, whether the derivatives that are used in hedging transactions are highly effective in offsetting changes in cash flows of the hedged item. If it is determined that a derivative ceases to be a highly effective hedge, or if the anticipated transaction is no longer likely to occur, the Company discontinues hedge accounting, and any deferred gains or losses are recorded in the “Selling, general and administrative expenses” line in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
Derivatives are recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value. The fair value is based upon either market quotes for actively traded instruments or independent bids for nonexchange traded instruments. Cash flows hedges are classified in the same category as the item being hedged, and cash flows from derivative contracts not designated as hedges are classified as cash flows from operating activities in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
The Company may be exposed to credit losses in the event of nonperformance by individual counterparties or the entire group of counterparties to the Company’s derivative contracts. Risk of nonperformance by counterparties is mitigated by dealing with highly rated counterparties and by diversifying across counterparties.
Cash Flow Hedges
For a cash flow hedge, the Company formally assesses, both at inception and on a monthly basis thereafter, whether the designated derivative instrument is highly effective in offsetting changes in cash flows of the hedged item. The change in the fair value of a derivative instrument that is designated and highly effective as a cash flow hedge is recorded in the “Accumulated other comprehensive loss” line in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. When the hedged item affects the income statement, the gain or loss included in AOCI is recorded on the same line in the Consolidated Statements of Income as the hedged item. The Company does not exclude amounts from effectiveness testing for cash flow hedges that would require recognition into earnings based on changes in fair value. If it is determined that a designated derivative instrument ceases to be a highly effective cash flow hedge, or if the anticipated transaction is no longer likely to occur, the Company discontinues hedge accounting, and any deferred gains or losses are recorded on the same line in the Consolidated Statements of Income as the hedged item.
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Net Investment Hedges
For a net investment hedge, the Company formally assesses, both at inception and on a quarterly basis thereafter, whether the designated derivative or nonderivative instrument is highly effective as an economic hedge of foreign exchange risk associated with the hedged net investment. The change in the fair value of a derivative instrument or the change in the carrying value of a nonderivative instrument that is designated and highly effective as a net investment hedge is recorded in the cumulative translation adjustment component of AOCI, offsetting the translation adjustment of the net investment being hedged.
The Company assesses net investment hedge effectiveness and measures net investment hedge results for both derivative and nonderivative hedging instruments on an after-tax basis. The interest component of a cross-currency swap derivative contract designated in a highly effective net investment hedge is excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness and is initially recorded in the cumulative translation adjustment component of AOCI. This excluded component is amortized in earnings using a systematic and rational method over the term of the cross-currency swap derivative contract and recorded in the “Interest expense, net” line in the Consolidated Statements of Income. Cash flows from the periodic and final settlements of the cross-currency swap contracts are reported as cash flows from investing activities in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows because the hedged item is a net investment in a foreign subsidiary, and the cash paid or received from acquiring or selling the subsidiary would typically be classified as investing.
If a net investment hedging relationship ceases to be highly effective, the Company discontinues hedge accounting, and any future change in the fair value of the derivative hedging instrument or future change in the carrying value of the nonderivative hedging instrument is recorded in the “Other expenses” line in the Consolidated Statements of Income, which is where the gain or loss on the sale or substantial liquidation of the underlying net investment would be recorded. However, any deferred gains or losses previously recorded in the cumulative translation adjustment component of AOCI will remain in AOCI until the hedged net investment is sold or substantially liquidated, at which time the cumulative deferred gains or losses are recorded in the “Other expenses” line in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
Derivative Contracts Not Designated as Hedges
For derivative contracts not designated as hedges, changes in fair value are reported in the “Cost of Sales” and “Selling, general and administrative expenses” lines in the Consolidated Statements of Income. These contracts are recorded at fair value when the hedged item is recorded as an asset or liability and then are revalued each accounting period.
(t) Assets and Liabilities Acquired in Business Combinations
Business combinations are accounted for using the purchase method, which requires the Company to allocate the cost of an acquired business to the acquired assets and assumed liabilities based on their estimated fair values at the acquisition date. The Company recognizes the excess of an acquired business’ cost over the fair value of acquired assets and assumed liabilities as goodwill. Fair values are determined using the income approach based on market participant assumptions focusing on future cash flow projections and accepted industry standards.
(u) Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
Financial Instruments - Credit Losses
In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-13, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments,” which requires a financial asset measured at amortized cost basis to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected. The new accounting rules eliminate the probable initial recognition threshold and, instead, reflect an entity’s current estimate of all expected credit losses. The new accounting rules were effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2020 and apply to its trade receivables.
Under the new accounting rules, trade receivables are now evaluated on a collective (pool) basis and aggregated on the basis of similar risk characteristics. These classifications will be reassessed at each measurement date. A combination of factors, such as industry trends, customers’ financial strength, credit standing and payment and default history are considered in determining the appropriate estimate of expected credit losses. The adoption of the new accounting rules did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
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Goodwill Impairment
In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment.” The new accounting rules simplify how an entity is required to test goodwill for impairment by eliminating Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test which previously measured a goodwill impairment loss by comparing the implied fair value of a reporting unit’s goodwill with the carrying amount. The new accounting rules were effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2020. As a result of adopting the new rules, the Company compared the estimated fair value of its reporting units to their respective carrying values when evaluating the recoverability of goodwill. When the carrying value of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, an impairment charge will be recognized for the amount by which its carrying value exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value; however, the loss recognized will not exceed the goodwill allocated to the reporting unit. In the fourth quarter of 2020, the Company recorded impairment charges of $25,173 on goodwill related to the U.S. Hosiery reporting unit as described in Note “Intangible Assets and Goodwill”.
Fair Value
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, “Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820),” which modifies the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements. The new accounting rules were effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2020. The adoption of the new accounting rules did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows; however, its disclosures were updated upon adoption.
Retirement Benefits
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-14, “Compensation - Retirement Benefits - Defined Benefit Plans - General (Subtopic 715-20).” The new accounting rules expand disclosure requirements for employer sponsored defined benefit pension and other retirement plans. The new accounting rules were effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2020. The adoption of the new accounting rules did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
Internal-Use Software
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-15, “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 340-40),” which aligns the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software. The new accounting rules were effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2020. The adoption of the new accounting rules did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
Codification Improvements to Financial Instruments
In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-03, “Codification Improvements to Financial Instruments.” The new accounting rules clarify guidance around several subtopics by adopting enhanced verbiage to the following subtopics: fair value option disclosures, fair value measurement, investments - debt and equities securities, debt modifications and extinguishments, credit losses, and sales of financial assets. The standard was effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2020. The adoption of the new accounting rules did not have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations or cash flows.
Income Taxes
In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes.” The new accounting rules reduce complexity by removing specific exceptions to general principles related to intraperiod tax allocations, ownership changes in foreign investments, and interim period income tax accounting for year-to-date losses that exceed anticipated losses. The new accounting rules also simplify accounting for franchise taxes that are partially based on income, transactions with a government that result in a step up in the tax basis of goodwill, separate financial statements of legal entities that are not subject to tax, and enacted changes in tax laws in interim periods. The new accounting rules will be effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2021. The Company does not expect the adoption of the new accounting rules to have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or disclosures.
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Reference Rate Reform
In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting.” The new accounting rules provide optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions affected by reference rate reform. The amendments in this standard can be applied anytime between the first quarter of 2020 and the fourth quarter of 2022. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact of adoption of the new rules on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and disclosures.
Codification Improvements
In October 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-10, “Codification Improvements.” The new accounting rules improve the consistency of the Codification by including all disclosure guidance in the appropriate Disclosure Section (Section 50) that had only been included in the Other Presentation Matters Section (Section 45) of the Codification. Additionally, the new rules also clarify guidance across various topics including defined benefit plans, foreign currency transactions, and interest expense. The standard is effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2021. The Company does not expect the adoption of the new accounting rules to have a material impact on the Company’s financial conditions, results or operations, cash flows or disclosures.
(v) Reclassifications
Certain prior year amounts in the notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, have been reclassified to conform with the current year presentation. These classifications within the statements had no impact on the Company’s results of operations.
(3) Revenue Recognition
Revenue is recognized when obligations under the terms of a contract with a customer are satisfied, which occurs at a point in time, upon either shipment or delivery to the customer. Revenue is measured as the amount of consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for transferring goods, which includes estimates for variable consideration. Variable consideration includes trade discounts, rebates, volume-based incentives, cooperative advertising and product returns, which are offered within contracts between the Company and its customers, employing the practical expedient for contract costs. Incidental items that are immaterial to the context of the contract are recognized as expense at the transaction date.
The following table presents the Company’s revenues disaggregated by the customer’s method of purchase:
Revenue Sources
Third-Party Brick-and-Mortar Wholesale Revenue
Third-party brick-and-mortar wholesale revenue is primarily generated by sales of the Company’s products to retailers to support their brick-and-mortar operations. Also included within third-party brick-and-mortar wholesale revenue is royalty revenue from licensing agreements. The Company earns royalties through license agreements with manufacturers of other consumer products that incorporate certain of the Company’s brands. The Company accrues revenue earned under these contracts based upon reported sales from the licensees. Additionally, third-party brick-and-mortar wholesale revenue for the year ended January 2, 2021 includes $645,776 of revenue from contracts with governments generated from the sale of both cloth face coverings and gowns for use to help mitigate the spread of the virus during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Consumer-Directed Revenue
Consumer-directed revenue is primarily generated through sales driven directly by the consumer through company-operated stores and e-commerce platforms, which include both owned sites and the sites of the Company’s retail customers.
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Years ended January 2, 2021, December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
(4) Acquisitions
Bras N Things
On February 12, 2018, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding equity of BNT Holdco Pty Limited (“Bras N Things”) for a total purchase price of A$498,236 (U.S.$391,572). During the year ended December 29, 2018, due to the final working capital adjustment, the purchase consideration was reduced by A$3,012 (U.S.$2,367), ultimately resulting in a revised purchase price of A$495,224 (U.S.$389,205) which included a cash payment of A$428,956 (U.S.$337,123), an indemnification escrow of A$31,988 (U.S.$25,140) and debt assumed of A$34,280 (U.S.$26,942). U.S. dollar equivalents are based on acquisition date exchange rates.
The Company funded the acquisition with a combination of short-term borrowings under its existing revolving loan facility (the “Revolving Loan Facility”) and cash on hand. During the year ended December 28, 2019, A$31,425 (U.S.$21,360) of the indemnification escrow, including interest earned, was paid to the sellers. The remaining indemnification escrow, held in one of the Company’s bank accounts, is recognized and classified as restricted cash, with the balance as of January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019 included in the “Other current assets” line in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
The results of Bras N Things have been included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements since the date of acquisition and are reported as part of the International segment.
Bras N Things is a leading intimate apparel retailer that sells proprietary bras, panties and lingerie sets through a retail network of approximately 170 brick-and-mortar retail stores at acquisition date in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The Company believes this acquisition creates opportunities for expansion of the Bras N Things’ consumer-directed sales model. Factors that contribute to the amount of goodwill recognized for the acquisition include the value of entry into the outlet store sector, expansion of online presence, including the third-party marketplace, and expected synergies with existing Company functions. Goodwill associated with the acquisition is not tax deductible.
Bras N Things trademark and brand name, which management believes to have an indefinite life, have been valued at $275,071. Amortizable intangible assets have been assigned values of $2,358 for noncompete agreements and $785 for a customer list. Noncompete agreements and the customer list are being amortized over three years.
The acquired assets and liabilities as of the date of acquisition include the following:
Total purchase price of the Bras N Things acquisition consisted of the following components:
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Years ended January 2, 2021, December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
Since February 12, 2018, goodwill related to the Bras N Things acquisition decreased by $792 as a result of measurement period adjustments, primarily related to working capital adjustments. The purchase price allocation was finalized in the first quarter of 2019.
Unaudited pro forma results of operations for the Company are presented below assuming that the 2018 acquisition of Bras N Things had occurred on January 1, 2017.
Champion Europe
On June 30, 2016, the Company acquired 100% of Champion Europe S.p.A. (“Champion Europe”), which owns the trademark for the Champion brand in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, from certain individual shareholders in an all-cash transaction valued at €220,751 (U.S.$245,554) enterprise value less working capital adjustments as defined in the purchase agreement, which included €40,700 (U.S.$45,277) in estimated contingent consideration. The final contingent consideration for the Champion Europe acquisition was determined to be €64,250 (U.S.$73,738), of which €37,820 (U.S.$41,250) was paid in April 2017 and €26,430 (U.S.$32,488) was paid in February 2018. U.S. dollar equivalents are based on acquisition date or payment date exchange rates, as applicable. The Company funded the acquisition through a combination of cash on hand and borrowings under the 3.5% Senior Notes issued in June 2016.
(5) Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) was computed by dividing net income (loss) by the number of weighted average shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS was calculated to give effect to all potentially issuable dilutive shares of common stock using the treasury stock method.
The reconciliation of basic to diluted weighted average shares outstanding is as follows:
In 2020, all potentially dilutive securities were excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation because the Company incurred a net loss for the year and their inclusion would be anti-dilutive. In 2020, there were 621 restricted stock units and 219 stock options excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation. In 2019, there were no anti-dilutive restricted stock units and no anti-dilutive stock options to purchase shares of common stock. In 2018, there were 450 restricted stock units excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation because their effect would be anti-dilutive and there were no anti-dilutive stock options to purchase shares of common stock.
(6) Stock-Based Compensation
The Company established the Omnibus Incentive Plan to award stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, deferred stock units, performance shares and cash to its employees, non-employee directors and employees of its subsidiaries to promote the interests of the Company, incent performance and retain employees. In April 2020,
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Years ended January 2, 2021, December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
the stockholders of the Company approved the Hanesbrands Inc. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2020 Omnibus Plan”). The Company satisfies the requirement for common shares for share-based payments to employees pursuant to the 2020 Omnibus Plan by issuing newly authorized shares. The 2020 Omnibus Plan authorized a total of 11,000 shares of common stock of the Company for awards granted under the 2020 Omnibus Plan, plus the number of shares of common stock of the Company available for grant under the predecessor Hanesbrands Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Prior Plan”) that had not yet been made subject to awards under the Prior Plan as of the effective date of the 2020 Omnibus Plan. The 2020 Omnibus Plan authorized 74,220 shares for awards of stock options and restricted stock units, of which 17,322 shares were available for future grants as of January 2, 2021.
In addition, during 2020, the Company granted stock awards to two newly hired executive officers outside of the 2020 Omnibus Plan in reliance on the employment inducement exemption under the New York Stock Exchange’s Listed Company Manual Rule 303A.08.
Stock Options
Under the Omnibus Incentive Plan, the exercise price of each stock option equals the closing market price of the Company’s stock on the date of grant. Options granted vest ratably over three years and can be exercised over a term of 10 years. The fair value of each option grant was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. There were no options granted during 2020, 2019 or 2018 under the Omnibus Incentive Plan.
During 2020, the Company granted 250,000 stock options to a newly hired executive officer outside of the 2020 Omnibus Plan in reliance on the employment inducement exemption under the New York Stock Exchange’s Listed Company Manual Rule 303A.08. The exercise price of each stock option equals either the closing market price of the Company’s stock on the date of grant or the closing market price of the Company’s stock on the date of grant multiplied by a specified exercise premium factor applicable to each option. Options granted vest ratably over three years and can be exercised over a term of 10 years. The fair value of each option grant was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The following table illustrates the assumptions for the Black-Scholes option-pricing model used in determining the fair value of these options granted during 2020.
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Years ended January 2, 2021, December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
The dividend yield assumption is based on the Company’s historical dividend payments. The risk-free rate of interest is based on the yield of a zero-coupon U.S. Treasury bond on the date the award is granted having a maturity approximately equal to the expected term of the award. The expected volatility, expected term and forfeitures are estimated based on the historical experience of the Company’s stock price, exercise experience and employee turnover data, respectively.
A summary of the changes in stock options outstanding to the Company’s employees is presented below:
The total intrinsic value of options that were exercised during 2020, 2019 and 2018 was $3,299, $3,084 and $6,242, respectively.
Stock Unit Awards
Under the Omnibus Incentive Plan, restricted stock units (“RSUs”) of the Company’s stock are granted to certain Company non-employee directors and employees to incent performance and retention over periods of one to three years. Upon vesting, the RSUs are converted into shares of the Company’s common stock on a one-for-one basis and issued to the grantees. Some RSUs which have been granted under the Omnibus Incentive Plan vest upon continued future service to the Company, while others also have a performanced-based vesting feature. The cost of these awards is determined using the fair value of the shares on the date of grant, and compensation expense is recognized over the period during which the grantees provide the requisite service to the Company.
During 2020, the Company granted 225,399 RSUs to two newly hired executive officers outside of the 2020 Omnibus Plan in reliance on the employment inducement exemption under the New York Stock Exchange’s Listed Company Manual Rule 303A.08. These grants included 119,143 non-performanced based awards which vest upon continued future service to the Company and 106,256 performanced-based awards which have a performanced-based vesting feature. These RSU are granted to induce employment and incent performance and retention over periods of two to three years. Upon vesting, the RSUs are converted into shares of the Company’s common stock on a one-for-one basis and issued to the grantees. The cost of these awards is determined using the fair value of the shares on the date of grant, and compensation expense is recognized over the period during which the grantees provide the requisite service to the Company.
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Years ended January 2, 2021, December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
A summary of the changes in the restricted stock unit awards outstanding is presented below:
The total fair value of shares vested during 2020, 2019 and 2018 was $15,325, $25,730 and $30,701, respectively. Certain participants elected to defer receipt of shares earned upon vesting.
In addition to granting RSUs that vest solely upon continued future service to the Company, the Company also grants performanced-based RSUs where the number of shares of the Company’s common stock that will be received upon vesting range from 0% to 200% of the number of units granted based on the Company’s achievement of certain performance metrics. These performanced-based stock awards, which are included in the table above, represent awards that are earned based on future performance and service. As reported in the above table, the number of performanced-based RSUs granted each year represents the initial units granted on the date of grant plus or minus any adjustment for units that were earned based on the final achievement of the respective performance thresholds.
For all share-based payments under the Omnibus Incentive Plan and outside the Omnibus Incentive Plan in 2020, during 2020, 2019 and 2018, the Company recognized total compensation expense of $18,664, $8,908 and $21,063 and recognized a deferred tax benefit of $1,808, $1,470 and $1,888, respectively.
At January 2, 2021, there was $14,026 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock-based compensation arrangements, of which $8,752, $4,480, and $794 is expected to be recognized in 2021, 2022, and 2023, respectively.
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Years ended January 2, 2021, December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
(7) Trade Accounts Receivable
Allowances for Trade Accounts Receivable
The changes in the Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts and allowance for chargebacks and other deductions are as follows:
Charges to the allowance for doubtful accounts are reflected in the “Selling, general and administrative expenses” line and charges to the allowance for customer chargebacks and other customer deductions are primarily reflected as a reduction in the “Net sales” line in the Consolidated Statements of Income. Deductions and write-offs, which do not increase or decrease income, represent write-offs of previously reserved accounts receivable and allowed customer chargebacks and deductions against gross accounts receivable.
Sales of Accounts Receivable
The Company has entered into agreements to sell selected trade accounts receivable to financial institutions based on programs offered by certain of the Company’s largest customers. As a result of the strong credit worthiness of these customers, the discount taken on most of these programs is less than the marginal borrowing rate on the Company’s variable rate credit facilities. After the sale, the Company does not retain any interests in the receivables and the applicable financial institution services and collects these accounts receivable directly from the customer. Net proceeds of these accounts receivable sale programs are recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows as part of operating cash flows.
In addition to the programs noted above, in December 2019, the Company entered into agreements to sell selected trade accounts receivables to financial institutions based on programs sponsored by the Company. As a result of the strong credit worthiness of these customers, the discount taken on these programs is less than the marginal borrowing rate on the Company’s variable rate credit facilities. In a small portion of these programs, the Company obtains beneficial interest in the receivable subsequent to the sale. Cash received at the time of sale is recognized within the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows as part of operating activities. Any subsequent cash received on the beneficial interest is recognized within the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows as part of investing activities. At January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019, the Company had $2,970 and $2,984 of beneficial interest assets, respectively. The Company is the servicer of the receivables under some of these arrangements and is responsible for performing all accounts receivable administration functions. Where the Company receives a fee to service and monitor these transferred accounts receivables, such fees are sufficient to offset the costs and as such, a servicing asset or liability is not recorded as a result of such activities.
The Company recognized total funding fees of $5,331, $9,891 and $9,566 in 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively, for sales of accounts receivable to financial institutions in the “Other expenses” line in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
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Years ended January 2, 2021, December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
(8) Inventories
Inventories consisted of the following:
In the fourth quarter of 2020, the Company began the early implementation of its Full Potential plan including a number of actions to simplify its business including streamlining its portfolio and SKU rationalization. Specifically, the Company no longer views PPE as a future growth opportunity for the Company. The Company recorded a charge of $373,767 to write down its entire PPE inventory balance to its estimated net realizable value. Additionally, the Company commenced an initiative to reduce 20% of its SKUs in inventory in order to streamline product offerings while also implementing a formal lifecycle management process. As a result, the Company recorded a charge of $210,904 to write down inventory to its estimated net realizable value taking into account its initiatives.
(9) Property, Net
Property is summarized as follows:
Capital expenditures included in accounts payable at January 2, 2021, December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018 was $17,931, $19,327 and $20,275, respectively.
(10) Leases
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842)”, which requires lessees to recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for all leases that are not short-term in nature. The new rules were effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2019. The Company adopted the new rules utilizing the modified retrospective method and recognized a $6,556 cumulative effect adjustment in retained earnings at the beginning of the period of adoption. In addition, the Company elected the package of practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance within the new standard which among other things, allowed the Company to carry forward the historical lease classification. The Company did not elect the hindsight practical expedient to determine the lease term for existing leases. Adoption of the new standard resulted in the recording of lease assets and lease liabilities of $507,669 and $535,054, respectively as of December 30, 2018.
In light of temporary store closures related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company took actions with respect to certain of its existing leases, including withholding rent payments and engaged with landlords to obtain rent deferrals and other rent concessions. Consistent with updated guidance from the FASB in April 2020, the Company elected to treat agreed-upon payment deferrals that resulted in the total payments required by the modified contract being substantially the same as total payments required by the contract as if there were no modifications to the lease contract. The Company elected to treat other agreed-upon rent concessions which resulted in reduced minimum lease payments as variable lease payments. For any agreed-upon rent concessions which change the payment terms from minimum rental amounts to amounts based on a percentage of sales volume, the Company elected to treat such changes as lease modifications under the current lease guidance.
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Years ended January 2, 2021, December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
The Company has operating leases for real estate (primarily retail stores and operating facilities) and certain equipment. The Company’s finance leases are not material. The Company’s leases have remaining lease terms of one month to 37 years, some of which include options to extend the leases for up to 15 years, and some of which include options to terminate the leases within one year.
Total operating lease costs, which includes short-term leases and variable cost, were $240,401 and $231,607 for the years ended January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019, respectively. For the years ended January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019, variable costs of $78,025 and $71,728, respectively, were included in total operating lease costs. Short-term lease costs were immaterial for the years ended January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019. Rental expense under operating leases was $185,696 in 2018.
The following table presents supplemental cash flow and non-cash information related to leases:
The following table presents supplemental information related to lease terms and discount rates:
The following table presents maturities of operating lease liabilities as of January 2, 2021:
As of January 2, 2021, the Company’s additional operating lease contracts that have not yet commenced are immaterial.
(11) Notes Payable
The Company had short-term revolving facilities in the following location at January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019:
As of January 2, 2021, the Company had total borrowing availability of $118,142 under its international notes payable facilities. Total interest paid on notes payable was $153, $475 and $1,579 in 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The Company was in compliance with the financial covenants contained in each of the facilities at January 2, 2021.
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Years ended January 2, 2021, December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
(12) Debt
The Company had the following debt at January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019:
The Company’s primary financing arrangements are the senior secured credit facility (the “Senior Secured Credit Facility”), 5.375% senior notes (the “5.375% Senior Notes”), 4.875% senior notes (the “4.875% Senior Notes”), 4.625% senior notes (the “4.625% Senior Notes”), 3.5% senior notes (the “3.5% Senior Notes”) and the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility. The outstanding balances at January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019 are reported in the “Current portion of long-term debt” and “Long-term debt” lines in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Total cash paid for interest related to debt in 2020, 2019 and 2018 was $158,299, $173,133 and $177,717, respectively.
Senior Secured Credit Facility
On December 15, 2017, the Company refinanced its Senior Secured Credit Facility to extend the maturity date of the Revolving Loan Facility to December 2022 and re-price at more favorable rates, extend the maturity date of the Term Loan A to December 2022 and re-price at more favorable rates, extend the maturity date of the Term Loan B to December 2024 and re-price at more favorable rates, and add an additional $325,750 in term loan borrowings ($144,375 for Term Loan A and $181,375 for Term Loan B). The Company incurred $11,935 in fees related to this refinancing. The proceeds of the Term Loan A and the Term Loan B were used to pay down existing borrowings under the Senior Secured Credit Facility and pay fees and expenses in connection with the closing of the Senior Secured Credit Facility. Proceeds of the Revolving Loan Facility are used for general corporate purposes and working capital needs.
All borrowings under the Revolving Loan Facility must be repaid in full upon maturity.
Outstanding borrowings under the Term Loan A are repayable in 1.25% quarterly installments, with the remainder of the outstanding principal to be repaid at maturity. In 2019, the Company prepaid a portion of the outstanding principal of Term Loan A and there are no quarterly installment payments due until the second quarter of 2021.
Under the Term Loan B, outstanding borrowings were repayable in 0.25% quarterly installments, with the remainder of the outstanding principal to be repaid at maturity. In 2019, the Company prepaid a portion of the outstanding principal of Term Loan B and there are no quarterly installment payments due until maturity.
Under the terms of the Senior Secured Credit Facility the Term Loan A and the Term Loan B require the Company to prepay any outstanding term loans in connection with (i) the incurrence of certain indebtedness and (ii) non-ordinary course asset sales or other dispositions (including as a result of casualty or condemnation) that exceed certain thresholds in any period of twelve-consecutive months, with customary reinvestment provisions. The Term Loan B also requires the Company to prepay any outstanding term loans in connection with excess cash flow, which percentage will be based upon the Company’s leverage
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(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
ratio during the relevant fiscal period. All such prepayments will be made on a pro rata basis under each of the applicable term loans that are subject to such prepayments. As of January 2, 2021, the excess cash flow calculation requires a prepayment of $238,936 in 2021 on the Term Loan B.
A portion of the Revolving Loan Facility is available for the issuances of letters of credit and the making of swingline loans, and any such issuance of letters of credit or making of a swingline loan will reduce the amount available under the Revolving Loan Facility. At the Company’s option, it may add one or more term loan facilities or increase the commitments under the Revolving Loan Facility so long as certain conditions are satisfied, including, among others, that no default or event of default is in existence, that the Company is in pro forma compliance with the financial covenants described below and, prior to the amendment of the Senior Secured Credit Facility in April 2020 described below, that the Company’s senior secured leverage ratio was less than 3.50 to 1.00 on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the incurrence of such indebtedness. As of January 2, 2021, the Company had $4,176 of standby and trade letters of credit issued and outstanding under the Revolving Loan Facility and $995,824 of borrowing availability. In March 2020, in response to the uncertainty of the circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company drew down $630,000 under the Revolving Loan Facility as a precautionary measure to provide the Company with additional financial flexibility to manage its business with a safety-first emphasis during the unknown duration and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Company repaid $490,000 of its borrowings under the Revolving Loan Facility in April 2020. The remaining outstanding balance on the Revolving Loan Facility was repaid in connection with the issuance of the 5.375% Senior Notes in May 2020 discussed below.
The Senior Secured Credit Facility is guaranteed by substantially all of the Company’s existing and future direct and indirect U.S. subsidiaries, with certain customary or agreed-upon exceptions for foreign subsidiaries and certain other subsidiaries. The Company and each of the guarantors under the Senior Secured Credit Facility have granted the lenders under the Senior Secured Credit Facility a valid and perfected first priority (subject to certain customary exceptions) lien and security interest in the following:
•the equity interests of substantially all of the Company’s direct and indirect U.S. subsidiaries (other than U.S. subsidiaries directly or indirectly owned by foreign subsidiaries) and 65% of the voting securities of certain first tier foreign subsidiaries; and
•substantially all present and future property and assets, real and personal, tangible and intangible, of the Company and each guarantor, except for certain enumerated interests, and all proceeds and products of such property and assets.
Borrowings under the Revolving Loan Facility, the Term Loan A and the Term Loan B bear interest based on the LIBOR rate or the “base rate” plus, in each case, an applicable margin. Prior to the amendment of the Senior Secured Credit Facility in April 2020 described below, the applicable margin for the Revolving Loan Facility and the Term Loan A is determined by reference to a leverage-based pricing grid set forth in the Senior Secured Credit Facility, ranging from a maximum of 2.00% in the case of LIBOR-based loans and 1.00% in the case of Base Rate loans if the Company’s leverage ratio is greater than or equal to 4.50 to 1.00, and will step down in 0.25% increments to a minimum of 1.00% in the case of LIBOR-based loans and 0.00% in the case of Base Rate loans if the Company’s leverage ratio is less than 2.25 to 1.00. The applicable margin under the Term Loan B is 1.75% in the case of LIBOR-based loans and 0.75% in the case of Base Rate loans.
The Senior Secured Credit Facility requires the Company to comply with customary affirmative, negative and financial covenants. The Senior Secured Credit Facility requires that the Company maintain a minimum interest coverage ratio and a maximum total debt to EBITDA (earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation expense and amortization, as computed pursuant to the Senior Secured Credit Facility), or leverage ratio. Prior to the amendment of the Senior Secured Credit Facility in April 2020 described below, the interest coverage ratio covenant required that the ratio of the Company’s EBITDA for the preceding four fiscal quarters to its consolidated total interest expense for such period shall not be less than 3.00 to 1.00 for each fiscal quarter and the leverage ratio covenant required that the ratio of the Company’s total debt to EBITDA for the preceding four fiscal quarters will not be more than 4.50 to 1.00 for each fiscal quarter provided that, following a permitted acquisition in which the consideration is at least $200,000, such maximum leverage ratio covenant shall be increased to 5.00 to 1.00 for each fiscal quarter ending in the succeeding 12-month period following such permitted acquisition. The method of calculating all of the components used in the covenants is included in the Senior Secured Credit Facility.
In addition, the commitment fee for the unused portion of revolving loan commitments made by the lenders is between 25 and 40 basis points based on the applicable commitment fee margin in effect from time to time. Prior to the amendment of the
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Years ended January 2, 2021, December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
Senior Secured Credit Facility in April 2020 described below, when the leverage ratio (as defined in the Senior Secured Credit Facility) was greater than or equal to 4.50 to 1.00, the commitment fee margin was 0.40%. When the leverage ratio was less than 4.50 to 1.00 but greater than or equal to 3.00 to 1.00, the applicable commitment fee margin was 0.30%. When the leverage ratio was less than 3.00 to 1.00, the applicable commitment fee margin was 0.25%.
In April 2020, given the rapidly changing business environment and level of uncertainty created by the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated expected impact on future earnings, the Company amended its Senior Secured Credit Facility prior to any potential covenant violation in order to modify the financial covenants and to provide operating flexibility during the COVID-19 pandemic. The amendment effects changes to certain provisions and covenants under the Senior Secured Credit Facility during the period beginning with the fiscal quarter ended June 27, 2020 and continuing through the fiscal quarter ending July 3, 2021 (such period of time, the “Covenant Relief Period”), after which the covenants will revert to their original, pre-amendment levels, including: (a) suspension of compliance with the maximum leverage ratio; (b) reduction of the minimum interest coverage ratio from 3.00 to 1.00 to (i) 2.00 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarters ending June 27, 2020 through April 3, 2021 and (ii) 2.25 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarter ending July 3, 2021; (c) a minimum last twelve months EBITDA covenant of $625,000 as of June 27, 2020, $505,000 as of September 26, 2020, $445,000 as of January 2, 2021, $435,000 as of April 3, 2021 and $505,000 as of July 3, 2021; (d) a minimum liquidity covenant of $300,000, increasing to $400,000 upon certain conditions; (e) increased limitations on investments, acquisitions, restricted payments and the incurrence of indebtedness; and (f) anti-cash hoarding provisions. During the Covenant Relief Period, the applicable margin and applicable commitment fee margin will be calculated assuming the leverage ratio is greater than or equal to 4.50 to 1.00. The amendment also permanently amends the definition of “leverage ratio” for purposes of the financial covenant calculation to remove the maximum amount of cash allowed to be netted from the definition of “indebtedness” and to allow for the netting of cash from certain foreign subsidiaries.
The Company expects to maintain compliance with its covenants for at least one year from the issuance date of these financial statements based on its current expectations and forecasts. If economic conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic worsen and the Company’s earnings and operating cash flows do not start to recover as currently estimated by management, this could impact the Company’s ability to maintain compliance with its financial covenants and require the Company to seek additional amendments to its Senior Secured Credit Facility. If the Company is not able to obtain such necessary additional amendments, this would lead to an event of default and, if not cured timely, its lenders could require the Company to repay its outstanding debt. In that situation, the Company may not be able to raise sufficient debt or equity capital, or divest assets, to refinance or repay the lenders.
The Senior Secured Credit Facility contains customary events of default, including nonpayment of principal when due; nonpayment of interest, fees or other amounts after stated grace period; material inaccuracy of representations and warranties; violations of covenants; certain bankruptcies and liquidations; any cross-default to material indebtedness; certain material judgments; certain events related to the ERISA, actual or asserted invalidity of any guarantee, security document or subordination provision or non-perfection of security interest, and a change in control (as defined in the Senior Secured Credit Facility). As of January 2, 2021, the Company was in compliance with all financial covenants.
5.375% Senior Notes
In May 2020, the Company issued $700,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.375% Senior Notes, with interest payable on May 15 and November 15 of each year commencing on November 15, 2020. The 5.375% Senior Notes will mature on May 15, 2025. The sale of the 5.375% Senior Notes resulted in net proceeds of $691,250 which were used to repay all outstanding borrowings under its Revolving Loan Facility, pay related fees and expenses, and for general corporate purposes. The issuance of the 5.375% Senior Notes resulted in $12,223 of capitalized debt issuance costs. Debt issuance costs are amortized to interest expense over the life of the debt instrument.
On and after May 15, 2022, the Company has the right to redeem all or a portion of the 5.375% Senior Notes, at the redemption prices set forth in the indenture governing the 5.375% Senior Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date.
Prior to May 15, 2022, the Company has the right to redeem all or a portion of the 5.375% Senior Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus a “make-whole” premium and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date. In addition, prior to May 15, 2022, the Company may on any one or more occasions redeem up
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(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
to 40% of the notes with the net proceeds from certain equity offerings at a redemption price equal to 105.375% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date.
The 5.375% Senior Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Company and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Company and each of its domestic subsidiaries that guarantee the Company’s Senior Secured Credit Facility. The indenture governing the 5.375% Senior Notes includes covenants that limit the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to incur certain liens, enter into certain sale and leaseback transactions and the ability of the Company and the guarantors to consolidate, merge or sell all or substantially all of their assets. The indenture also contains customary events of default which include (subject in certain cases to customary grace and cure periods), among others, nonpayment of principal or interest; breach of other agreements in the indenture; failure to pay certain other indebtedness; certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization; failure to pay certain final judgments; and failure of certain guarantees to be enforceable.
In the event of a change of control of the Company and a rating downgrade, the Company will be required to offer to repurchase all outstanding 5.375% Senior Notes at 101% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the repurchase date.
The 5.375% Senior Notes were issued in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act and do not require disclosure of separate financial information for the guarantor subsidiaries.
Senior Notes Refinancing
In 2016, the Company refinanced its debt structure to reduce interest rates, increase borrowing capacity, increase the proportion of fixed rate debt and fund a portion of the acquisitions of Champion Europe and Hanes Australasia. The refinancing: (i) issued $900,000 aggregate principal amount of the 4.875% Senior Notes due 2026 (the “4.875% Senior Notes”), $900,000 aggregate principal amount of the 4.625% Senior Notes due 2024 (the “4.625% Senior Notes”), and €500,000 aggregate principal amount of the 3.5% Senior Notes due 2024 (the “3.5% Senior Notes”); (ii) redeemed in full the Company’s 6.375% Senior Notes due 2020; and (iii) repaid a portion of the indebtedness outstanding under the Revolving Loan Facility.
The refinancing activity resulted in the incurrence of $39,523 in capitalized debt issuance costs for the series of senior notes, each of which is discussed in more detail below. Debt issuance costs are amortized to interest expense over the respective lives of the debt instruments, which ranged from eight to 10 years.
4.875% Senior Notes and 4.625% Senior Notes
On May 6, 2016, the Company issued $900,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.875% Senior Notes and $900,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.625% Senior Notes (collectively, the “USD Senior Notes”), with interest payable on May 15 and November 15 of each year. The 4.875% Senior Notes will mature on May 15, 2026 and the 4.625% Senior Notes will mature on May 15, 2024. The sale of the USD Senior Notes resulted in aggregate net proceeds from the sale of approximately $1,773,000, which were used to repay all outstanding borrowings under the 6.375% Senior Notes and reduce the outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Loan Facility.
On or after February 15, 2026, in the case of the 4.875% Senior Notes, and February 15, 2024, in the case of the 4.625% Senior Notes, the Company may redeem all or a portion of such notes at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount, plus any accrued and unpaid interest.
The USD Senior Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Company and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, subject to certain exceptions, by substantially all of the Company’s current domestic subsidiaries. The indenture governing the USD Senior Notes limits the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to incur liens, enter into certain sale and leaseback transactions and consolidate, merge or sell all or substantially all of their assets. The indenture also contains customary events of default which include (subject in certain cases to customary grace and cure periods), among others, nonpayment of principal or interest; breach of other agreements in such indenture; failure to pay certain other indebtedness; failure to pay certain final judgments; failure of certain guarantees to be enforceable; and certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency.
The USD Senior Notes were issued in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act and do not require disclosure of separate financial information for the guarantor subsidiaries.
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Years ended January 2, 2021, December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
3.5% Senior Notes
On June 3, 2016, the Company issued €500,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.5% Senior Notes, with interest payable on June 15 and December 15 of each year. The 3.5% Senior Notes will mature on June 15, 2024. The sale of the 3.5% Senior Notes resulted in net proceeds of approximately €492,500, which were used to fund a portion of the acquisition of Champion Europe and Hanes Australasia.
On or after March 15, 2024, the Company may redeem all or a portion of the 3.5% Senior Notes at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount, plus any accrued and unpaid interest. The Company may also redeem all, but not less than all, of the 3.5% Senior Notes upon the occurrence of certain changes in applicable tax law.
The 3.5% Senior Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Company and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, subject to certain exceptions, by the Company and certain of its subsidiaries that guarantee the Company’s Euro Term Loan facility, which was paid in full in August 2016, under the Company’s Senior Secured Credit Facility. The indenture governing the 3.5% Senior Notes limits the ability of the Company and each of the guarantors of the Notes (including the Company) to incur certain liens, enter into certain sale and leaseback transactions and consolidate, merge or sell all or substantially all of their assets. The indenture also contains customary events of default which include (subject in certain cases to customary grace and cure periods), among others, nonpayment of principal or interest; breach of other agreements in the indenture; failure to pay certain other indebtedness; certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization; failure to pay certain final judgments; and failure of certain guarantees to be enforceable.
The 3.5% Senior Notes were issued in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act and do not require disclosure of separate financial information for the guarantor subsidiaries.
Australian Term A-1 and Australian Revolver
On July 4, 2016, the Company established a floating rate A$200,000 Australian Term A-1 Loan Facility (the “Australian Term A-1”) with interest payable every three or six months. In June 2019, the Company paid the outstanding balance and terminated the Australian Term A-1 loan which would have matured on July 7, 2019. On July 15, 2016, the Company established the Australian Revolving Facility (the “Australian Revolver”) in the amount of A$65,000 with interest payable at a variable rate. The Australian Revolver is comprised of a bilateral cash advance of A$50,000, a bank overdraft of A$10,000 and a bank guarantee of A$5,000. The Australian Revolver will mature on July 15, 2021. The Australian Revolver interest rates are based on the Bank Bill Swap Bid Rate (“BBSY”) plus an applicable margin which is driven by the Company’s debt rating.
The Australian Term A-1 was issued to help fund the Hanes Australasia acquisition while the Revolver is utilized for future working capital requirements. The Australian Term A-1 and Australian Revolver were established under the Company’s Syndicated Facility, a joinder to the Company’s Senior Secured Credit Facility.
The Syndicated Facility Agreement requires the Company to prepay any outstanding Term Loans in connection with (i) the incurrence of certain indebtedness and (ii) non-ordinary course asset sales or other dispositions (including as a result of casualty or condemnation) that exceed certain thresholds in any period of twelve consecutive months, with customary reinvestment provisions. The Syndicated Facility Agreement also requires the Company, and certain of its subsidiary guarantors, as applicable, to prepay any outstanding Term Loans in connection with excess cash flow, which amount will be based upon the Company’s leverage ratio during the relevant fiscal period. All such prepayments will be made on a pro rata basis under each of the applicable Term Loan Facilities that are subject to such prepayments.
Under the terms of the Syndicated Facility Agreement, the leverage ratio covenant requires that the ratio of the Company’s total debt to EBITDA for the preceding four fiscal quarters will not be more than 4.50 to 1.00 for each fiscal quarter provided that, following a permitted acquisition in which the consideration is at least $200,000, the maximum leverage ratio covenant increases to 5.00 to 1.00 for each fiscal quarter in the succeeding 12-month period following such permitted acquisition.
There were no letters of credit issued and outstanding under the Australian Revolving Loan Facility at January 2, 2021, and the Company had $46,111 of borrowing availability.
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Years ended January 2, 2021, December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
European Revolving Loan Facility
On September 9, 2016, the Company established a €100,000 European Revolving Loan Facility. Proceeds from the European Revolving Loan Facility were used to refinance existing debt for the European Innerwear business and for future working capital requirements. In July 2019, the Company refinanced the European Revolving Loan Facility primarily to extend the maturity date to September 2020. Additionally, in September 2020, the Company amended the European Revolving Loan Facility primarily to extend the maturity date to December 2020. In December 2020, the European Revolving Loan facility matured with no outstanding balance.
The Company from time to time voluntarily prepaid the European Revolving Loan Facility in whole or in part without a premium or penalty provided that among other items, principal payments were in amounts of €5,000 or in whole multiple of €1,000 in excess thereof. Any prepayment of principal was required to be accompanied by all accrued interest on the amount prepaid.
Interest under the European Revolving Credit Facility was calculated using LIBOR for Euro with a zero floor plus a 150 basis point margin. Interest was based on the outstanding principal amount for each interest period from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Eurocurrency Rate for such interest period plus the applicable rate.
Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility
Borrowings under the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility are permitted only to the extent that the outstanding principal balance of the receivables in the collateral pool, net of applicable concentrations, reserves and other deductions, exceeds the outstanding loans and also subject to a fluctuating facility limit, not to exceed $225,000. The Company’s maximum borrowing capacity and borrowing availability under the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility was $225,000 and $7,985 as of January 2, 2021, respectively. The total outstanding principal amount of receivables in the collateral pool available for borrowings under the credit facility was $7,985 at January 2, 2021. Under the terms of the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries sell or otherwise assign, on an ongoing basis, certain domestic trade receivables to HBI Receivables LLC (“Receivables LLC”), a wholly owned bankruptcy-remote subsidiary that in turn pledges the trade receivables to secure the borrowings, which are funded through conduits and financial institutions that are not affiliated with the Company. Funding under the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility is received either from conduits party to the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility through the issuance of commercial paper in the short-term market or through committed bank purchasers. The assets and liabilities of Receivables LLC are fully reflected on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, and the securitization is treated as a secured borrowing by Receivables LLC from the third-party conduits and financial institutions party thereto for accounting purposes, but the assets of Receivables LLC will be used solely to satisfy the creditors of Receivables LLC, not the Company’s other creditors. The borrowings under the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility remain outstanding throughout the term of the agreement subject to Receivables LLC maintaining sufficient eligible receivables, by continuing to acquire trade receivables from the Company and certain of its subsidiaries, unless an event of default occurs. In March 2018, the Company amended the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility primarily to extend the maturity date to March 2019. In June 2018, the Company amended the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility to remove certain receivables from being pledged as collateral for the facility and reduce the maximum availability to $225,000. In September 2018, the Company amended the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility to remove certain additional receivables from being pledged as collateral for the facility. In March 2019, the Company amended the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility to primarily increase the fluctuating facility limit to $300,000 and extend the maturity date to March 2020. In March 2020, the Company amended the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility to primarily decrease the fluctuating facility limit to $225,000 (previously $300,000) and extended the maturity date to March 2021. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, in May 2020, the Company amended the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility which changed certain ratios, inserted a floor and raised pricing, as well as removed certain receivables from being pledged as collateral for the facility, increased limits on other receivables pledged as collateral and required the Company to maintain the same minimum liquidity covenant contained in the Senior Secured Credit Facility.
Availability of funding under the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility depends primarily upon the eligible outstanding receivables balance. The outstanding balance under the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility is reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheets in the line “Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility.” In the case of any creditors party to the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility that are conduits, the yield on the commercial paper, which is the conduits’ cost to issue the commercial paper plus certain dealer fees, is considered a financing cost and is included in the “Interest expense, net” line in the Consolidated Statements of Income. In the case of any creditors party to the Accounts Receivable Securitization
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Years ended January 2, 2021, December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
Facility that are committed bank purchasers, the interest rate would be payable at the Company’s option at the rate announced from time to time by PNC Bank, N.A. as its prime rate or at the LIBO Rate (as defined in the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility) plus the applicable margin in effect from time to time. If the LIBO Rate (as defined in the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility) or, if this rate is unavailable or otherwise does not accurately reflect the costs to these creditors related to the borrowings, the interest rate would be the prime rate. These amounts are also considered financing costs and are included in the “Interest expense, net” line in the Consolidated Statements of Income. In addition, Receivables LLC is required to make certain indemnity and other payments to a conduit purchaser, a committed purchaser, or certain entities that provide funding to or are affiliated with them, including in the event that assets and liabilities of a conduit purchaser subject to the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility are consolidated for financial and/or regulatory accounting purposes with certain other entities.
The Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility contains customary events of default and requires the Company to maintain the same interest coverage ratio and leverage ratio contained from time to time in the Senior Secured Credit Facility, provided that any changes to such covenants will only be applicable for purposes of the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility if approved by the managing agents or their affiliates. As of January 2, 2021, the Company was in compliance with all financial covenants.
Future Principal Payments
Future principal payments for all of the facilities described above are as follows: $263,936 due in 2021, $600,000 due in 2022, $0 due in 2023, $1,571,788 due in 2024, $700,000 due in 2025 and $900,000 due thereafter.
Debt Issuance Costs
During 2020, 2019 and 2018, the Company paid $15,018, $1,203 and $677, respectively, in capitalized debt issuance costs related to the Company’s financing arrangements. Debt issuance costs are amortized to interest expense over the respective lives of the debt instruments, which range from one to 10 years. As of January 2, 2021, the net carrying value of unamortized debt issuance costs for the revolving loan facilities, which is included in “Other noncurrent assets” in the Consolidated Balance Sheet, was $5,120 and the net carrying value of unamortized debt issuance costs for the remainder of the Company’s debt, which is included in “Long-term debt” in the Consolidated Balance Sheet was $32,354. The Company’s debt issuance cost amortization was $11,565, $10,731 and $9,278 in 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
(13) Commitments and Contingencies
The Company is a party to various pending legal proceedings, claims and environmental actions by government agencies. In accordance with the accounting rules for contingencies, the Company records a provision with respect to a claim, suit, investigation or proceeding when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can reasonably be estimated. Any provisions are reviewed at least quarterly and are adjusted to reflect the impact and status of settlements, rulings, advice of counsel and other information pertinent to the particular matter. The recorded liabilities for these items were not material to the consolidated financial statements of the Company in any of the years presented. Although the outcome of such items cannot be determined with certainty, the Company’s legal counsel and management are of the opinion that the final outcome of these matters will not have a material adverse impact on the consolidated financial position, results of operations or liquidity.
Purchase Commitments
In the ordinary course of business, the Company has entered into purchase commitments for raw materials, production and finished goods. These agreements, typically with terms ending within a year, require total payments of $468,287 in 2021, $4,758 in 2022 and $5,092 in 2023.
License Agreements
The Company is party to several royalty-bearing license agreements for the use of third-party trademarks in certain of their products. The license agreements typically require a minimum guarantee to be paid either at the commencement of the agreement, by a designated date during the term of the agreement or by the end of the agreement period. When payments are made in advance of when they are due, the Company records a prepayment and amortizes the expense in the “Cost of sales” line
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Years ended January 2, 2021, December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
in the Consolidated Statements of Income uniformly over the guaranteed period. For guarantees required to be paid at the completion of the agreement, royalties are expensed through the “Cost of sales” line in the Consolidated Statements of Income as the related sales are made. Management has reviewed all license agreements and has concluded that there are no liabilities recorded at inception of the agreements.
During 2020, 2019 and 2018, the Company incurred royalty expense of approximately $72,876, $105,829 and $109,851, respectively.
Minimum amounts due under the license agreements are approximately $74,535 in 2021, $66,403 in 2022, $47,715 in 2023, $43,927 in 2024, $19,302 in 2025 and $39,850 thereafter.
(14) Intangible Assets and Goodwill
(a) Intangible Assets
The primary components of the Company’s intangible assets and the related accumulated amortization are as follows:
During the second quarter of 2020, the Company completed a quantitative impairment analysis for certain indefinite-lived intangible assets as a result of the significant impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their performance. Based on this analysis, the Company recorded impairment charges of $20,319 on certain indefinite-lived trademarks and other intangible assets within the European Innerwear business which are reflected in the “Selling, general and administrative expenses” line in the Consolidated Statement of Income.
In connection with the annual impairment testing performed in the third quarter of 2020, the Company performed a quantitative assessment, utilizing an income approach to estimate the fair value of each indefinite-lived intangible asset. The
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Years ended January 2, 2021, December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
most significant assumptions include the weighted average cost of capital, revenue growth rate, terminal growth rate and operating profit margin, all of which are used to estimate the fair value of the indefinite-lived intangible assets. The tests indicated the indefinite-lived intangible assets had fair values that exceeded their carrying values. Certain indefinite-lived trademarks within the European Innerwear business were considered to be at a higher risk for future impairment if any assumptions used in the estimate of the trademarks’ fair value change in the future given their respective fair values exceeded their carrying values by less than 20% and trends in the associated businesses indicate a declining fair value. As of January 2, 2021, the Company considered four trademarks within the European Innerwear business to be at a higher risk for future impairment and the carrying value of these four indefinite-lived trademarks was approximately $90,000.
The amortization expense for intangible assets subject to amortization was $36,687, $34,937 and $36,437 for 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The estimated amortization expense for the next five years, assuming no change in the estimated useful lives of identifiable intangible assets or changes in foreign exchange rates is as follows: $33,600 in 2021, $32,041 in 2022, $29,300 in 2023, $23,485 in 2024 and $18,597 in 2025.
(b) Goodwill
Goodwill and the changes in those amounts during the period are as follows:
In connection with the annual goodwill impairment testing performed during the third quarter of 2020, the Company performed a quantitative assessment utilizing an income approach to estimate the fair value of each reporting unit. The most significant assumptions include the weighted average cost of capital, revenue growth rate, terminal growth rate and operating profit margin, all of which are used to estimate the fair value of the reporting units. The tests indicated the reporting units had fair values that exceeded their carrying values. Certain reporting units, including the European Innerwear business and U.S. Hosiery, were considered to be at a higher risk for future impairment if any assumptions used in the estimate of the reporting units’ fair values change in the future given their respective fair values exceeded their carrying values by less than 20% and trends in the associated businesses indicate a declining fair value. In the fourth quarter of 2020, the Company determined that there was a triggering event associated with its U.S. Hosiery reporting unit due to a significant decline in performance below management’s expectations and loss of a future wholesale hosiery program. Based on the updated quantitative analysis, the Company recorded impairment charges for the full amount of goodwill related to the U.S. Hosiery reporting unit of $25,173 which are reflected in the “Selling, general and administrative expenses” line in the Consolidated Statement of Income. The estimated fair value of the European Innerwear reporting unit during the annual impairment test exceeded the carrying value by less than 20% and is still viewed as higher risk for future impairment. The goodwill associated with the European Innerwear reporting unit was approximately $105,000 as of January 2, 2021.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - (Continued)
Years ended January 2, 2021, December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
(15) Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
The components of AOCI are as follows:
(1)Cumulative Translation Adjustment includes translation adjustments and net investment hedges. See Note, “Financial Instruments and Risk Management” for additional disclosures about net investment hedges.
In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-02, “Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income.” The new rules allow a reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings for stranded tax effects resulting the “Tax Act”. The new rules were effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2019. The Company reclassified $78,816 from accumulated other comprehensive loss to retained earnings for stranded tax effects related to the Company’s U.S. pension plan.
The Company uses a portfolio approach to release the income tax effects in accumulated other comprehensive loss related to pension and postretirement benefits. Under this approach, the income tax effects are released from accumulated other comprehensive loss based on the pre-tax adjustments to pension liabilities or assets recognized within other comprehensive income. Any tax effects remaining in accumulated other comprehensive loss are released only when the entire portfolio of the pension and postretirement benefits is liquidated, sold or extinguished.
The Company had the following reclassifications out of AOCI:
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - (Continued)
Years ended January 2, 2021, December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
(16) Financial Instruments and Risk Management
The Company uses forward foreign exchange contracts to manage its exposures to movements in foreign exchange rates. The Company also uses a combination of derivative instruments and long-term debt to manage its exposure to foreign currency risk associated with the Company’s net investment in its European subsidiaries.
As of January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019, the notional U.S. dollar equivalent of the Company’s derivative portfolio of forward foreign exchange contracts was $617,912 and $652,423, respectively, consisting of contracts hedging exposures primarily related to the Australian dollar, Euro, Canadian dollar and Mexican peso. As of January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019, the U.S. dollar equivalent carrying value of long-term debt designated as a partial European net investment hedge was $610,724 and $558,847, respectively. The notional U.S. dollar equivalent of the Company’s cross-currency swap contracts, which are also designated as partial European net investment hedges, was $335,940 as of January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019.
Fair Values of Derivative Instruments
The fair values of derivative financial instruments related to forward foreign exchange contracts and cross-currency swap contracts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets of the Company were as follows:
Cash Flow Hedges
The Company uses forward foreign exchange contracts to reduce the effect of fluctuating foreign currencies on short-term foreign currency-denominated transactions, foreign currency-denominated investments and other known foreign currency exposures. Gains and losses on these contracts are intended to offset losses and gains on the hedged transaction in an effort to reduce the earnings volatility resulting from fluctuating foreign currency exchange rates.
The Company expects to reclassify into earnings during the next 12 months a net loss from AOCI of approximately $24,263. The Company is hedging exposure to the variability in future cash flows for forecasted transactions over the next 16 months.
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Years ended January 2, 2021, December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
The effect of cash flow hedge derivative instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Income and AOCI is as follows:
(1)The Company does not exclude amounts from effectiveness testing for cash flow hedges that would require recognition into earnings based on changes in fair value.
Net Investment Hedges
In July 2019, the Company entered into two pay-fixed rate, receive-fixed rate cross-currency swap contracts with a total notional amount of €300,000 that were designated as hedges of a portion of the beginning balance of the Company’s net investment in its European subsidiaries. These cross-currency swap contracts, which mature on May 15, 2024, swap U.S. Dollar-denominated interest payments for Euro-denominated interest payments, thereby economically converting a portion of the Company’s fixed-rate 4.625% Senior Notes to a fixed-rate 2.3215% Euro-denominated obligation.
In July 2019, the Company also designated its 3.5% Senior Notes with a carrying value of €500,000, which is a nonderivative financial instrument, as a hedge of a portion of the beginning balance of the Company’s European net investment.
The amount of after-tax gains (losses) included in AOCI in the Consolidated Balance Sheets related to derivative instruments and nonderivative financial instruments designated as net investment hedges and the amount of gains included in the “Interest expense, net” line in the Consolidated Statements of Income related to amounts excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness for derivative instruments designated as net investment hedges are as follows:
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Years ended January 2, 2021, December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
Mark to Market Hedges
A derivative used as a hedging instrument whose change in fair value is recognized to act as a hedge against changes in the values of the hedged item is designated as a mark to market hedge. The Company uses foreign exchange derivative contracts as hedges against the impact of foreign exchange fluctuations on existing accounts receivable and payable balances and intercompany lending transactions denominated in foreign currencies. Foreign exchange derivative contracts are recorded as mark to market hedges when the hedged item is a recorded asset or liability that is revalued in each accounting period. These contracts are not designated as hedges under the accounting standards and are recorded at fair value in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Any gains or losses resulting from changes in fair value are recognized directly into earnings. Gains or losses on these contracts largely offset the net remeasurement gains or losses on the related assets and liabilities.
The effect of derivative contracts not designated as hedges on the Consolidated Statements of Income is as follows:
(17) Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities
Fair value is an exit price, representing the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Company utilizes market data or assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. A three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value, is utilized for disclosing the fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities. These tiers include: Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable; and Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs about which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions.
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value are based on one or more of the following three valuation techniques:
•Market approach - prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities.
•Cost approach - amount that would be required to replace the service capacity of an asset or replacement cost.
•Income approach - techniques to convert future amounts to a single present amount based on market expectations, including present value techniques, option-pricing and other models.
The Company primarily applies the market approach for commodity derivatives and for all defined benefit plan investment assets and the income approach for interest rate and foreign currency derivatives for recurring fair value measurements and attempts to utilize valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. Assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The determination of fair values incorporates various factors that include not only the credit standing of the counterparties involved and the impact of credit enhancements, but also the impact of the Company’s nonperformance risk on its liabilities. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect the valuation of fair value assets and liabilities and their placement within the fair value hierarchy levels.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - (Continued)
Years ended January 2, 2021, December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
As of January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019, the Company held certain financial assets and liabilities that are required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis. These consisted of the Company’s derivative instruments related to forward foreign exchange derivative contracts, cross-currency swap derivative contracts, defined benefit pension plan investment assets and deferred compensation plan liabilities. The fair values of forward foreign exchange derivative contracts are determined using the cash flows of the forward contracts, discount rates to account for the passage of time and current foreign exchange market data which are all based on inputs readily available in public markets and are categorized as Level 2. The fair values of cross-currency swap derivative contracts are determined using the cash flows of the swap contracts, discount rates to account for the passage of time, current foreign exchange and interest rate market data and credit risk, which are all based on inputs readily available in public markets and are categorized as Level 2. The fair value of deferred compensation plans is based on readily available current market data and is categorized as Level 2. The fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments include: certain U.S. equity securities, certain foreign equity securities, cash and cash equivalents and debt securities that are determined based on quoted prices in public markets categorized as Level 1; insurance contracts that are determined based on inputs readily available in public markets or can be derived from information available in publicly quoted markets categorized as Level 2; certain foreign equity securities, debt securities and commodity investments measured at their net asset value, which is determined based on inputs readily available in public markets; and investments in hedge fund of funds and real estate investments that are based on unobservable inputs about which little or no market data exists and are measured at a net asset value. Assets valued utilizing a net asset value are not required to be classified within the fair value hierarchy.
There were no changes during 2020 to the Company’s valuation techniques used to measure asset and liability fair values on a recurring basis. As of and for the year ended January 2, 2021, the Company did not have any non-financial assets or liabilities that were required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - (Continued)
Years ended January 2, 2021, December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
The following tables set forth by level within the fair value hierarchy the Company’s financial assets and liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis.
(1)Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in the tables above are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - (Continued)
Years ended January 2, 2021, December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
(1)Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in the tables above are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable, notes receivable and accounts payable approximated fair value as of January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019. The fair value of debt, which is classified as a Level 2 liability, was $4,230,985 and $3,560,623 as of January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019 and had a carrying value of $4,035,724 and $3,394,761, respectively. The fair values were estimated using quoted market prices as provided in secondary markets, which consider the Company’s credit risk and market related conditions. The carrying amounts of the Company’s notes payable, which is classified as a Level 2 liability, approximated fair value as of January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019, primarily due to the short-term nature of these instruments.
(18) Defined Benefit Pension Plans
At January 2, 2021, the Company’s pension plans consisted of the Hanesbrands Inc. Pension Plan, various nonqualified retirement plans and international plans, which include certain defined benefit plans acquired in connection with the purchases of the European Innerwear business, Champion Europe and Hanes Australasia. Benefits under the Hanesbrands Inc. Pension Plan were frozen effective December 31, 2005.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - (Continued)
Years ended January 2, 2021, December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
The components of net periodic benefit cost and other amounts recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) of the Company’s noncontributory defined benefit pension plans were as follows:
The funded status of the Company’s defined benefit pension plans at the respective year ends was as follows:
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - (Continued)
Years ended January 2, 2021, December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
The actuarial losses in 2020 and 2019 included in benefit obligations were primarily driven by decreases in the U.S. discount rate assumptions. These losses were partially offset by updates to the U.S. mortality assumptions to reflect slightly shorter life expectancies.
As most of the Company’s pension plans are frozen, the accumulated benefit obligation (“ABO”) approximates the benefit obligation. The total benefit obligation and the benefit obligation and fair value of plan assets for the Company’s pension plans with benefit obligations in excess of plan assets are as follows:
Amounts recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets consist of:
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss consist of:
Accrued benefit costs related to the Company’s defined benefit pension plans are reported in the “Accrued liabilities and other: Payroll and employee benefits” and “Pension and postretirement benefits” lines in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(a) Measurement Date and Assumptions
A December 31 measurement date is used to value plan assets and obligations for the pension plans. In determining the discount rate, the Company utilizes a full yield curve approach in the calculation of the plan obligation and interest cost and service cost components of net periodic benefit cost. The specific spot rates along the yield curve are applied to the relevant projected cash flows, and single equivalent discount rates are shown for disclosure purposes. The expected long-term rate of return on plan assets was based on the Company’s investment policy target allocation of the asset portfolio among various asset
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - (Continued)
Years ended January 2, 2021, December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
classes and the expected real returns of each asset class over various periods of time. The weighted average actuarial assumptions used in measuring the net periodic benefit cost and plan obligations for the periods presented were as follows:
(1)For January 2, 2021, the compensation assumption only applies to the international plans as the nonqualified retirement plan benefits are now all frozen. For December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018, the compensation increase assumption applies to the international plans and portions of the nonqualified retirement plans, as benefits under these plans were not frozen at December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018.
(b) Plan Assets, Expected Benefit Payments, and Funding
The allocation of pension plan assets as of the respective period end measurement dates is as follows:
The Company’s asset strategy and primary investment objective are to maximize the principal value of the plan assets to meet current and future benefit obligations to plan participants and their beneficiaries. To accomplish this goal, the assets of the plan are broadly diversified to protect against large investment losses and to reduce the likelihood of excessive volatility of returns. Diversification of assets is achieved through strategic allocations to various asset classes, as well as various investment styles within these asset classes, and by retaining multiple, third-party investment management firms with complementary investment styles and philosophies to implement these allocations. The Company has established a target asset allocation based upon analysis of risk/return tradeoffs and correlations of asset mixes given long-term historical data, prospective capital market returns and forecasted liabilities of the plans. The target asset allocation approximates the actual asset allocation as of January 2, 2021. In addition to volatility protection, diversification enables the assets of the plan the best opportunity to provide adequate returns in order to meet the Company’s investment return objectives. These objectives include, over a rolling 5-year period, to achieve a total return that exceeds the required actuarial rate of return for the plan and to outperform a passive portfolio, consisting of a similar asset allocation.
The Company utilizes market data or assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the pension plan assets. The Level 1 assets consisted primarily of certain U.S. equity securities, certain foreign equity securities, certain debt securities and cash and cash equivalents. Certain foreign equity securities, debt securities, insurance contracts and commodity investments measured at their net asset value, which is determined based on inputs readily available in public markets, and investments in hedge funds of funds and real estate investments that are based on unobservable inputs about which little or no market data
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - (Continued)
Years ended January 2, 2021, December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
exists and are measured at a net asset value per share shall not be categorized within the fair value hierarchy. Refer to Note, “Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities,” for the Company’s complete disclosure of the fair value of pension plan assets.
Expected benefit payments are as follows: $68,238 in 2021, $67,722 in 2022, $70,067 in 2023, $70,339 in 2024, $71,644 in 2025 and $369,669 in 2026 through 2030.
On January 4, 2021, the Company made a contribution of $40,000 to the U.S. pension plan. The Company has no additional required cash contributions to its U.S. pension plan in 2021 based on a preliminary calculation by its actuary.
(c) Nonretirement Postemployment Benefit Plans
Certain of the international plans, specifically those acquired in connection with the purchases of the European Innerwear business and Champion Europe, are in substance nonretirement postemployment benefit plans, which are future liabilities funded through future operational results of the Company. However, for purposes of consolidation, the Company is including these plans within the defined benefit reporting. At January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019, the total amounts accrued for these plans were $49,644 and $47,751, respectively and the total expense was $2,086, $1,223 and $1,264 for 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - (Continued)
Years ended January 2, 2021, December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
(19) Income Taxes
The Company generated income (loss) before income tax expense of $(183,122), $679,727, and $643,581 for the years 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively. The provision for income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the U.S. statutory rate to income (loss) before income tax expense as reconciled to the actual provisions were:
(1)In 2018, the Company recognized income tax expense of $45,203 as result of the Company’s intention to remit certain foreign earnings that were no longer considered permanently reinvested as a result of the Tax Act.
(2)In 2020, the Company continued to analyze the impacts of the Tax Act and recently issued regulations that have been published to help taxpayers interpret and apply the legislation. As a result of its analysis, Management changed its estimate of the tax liability due in connection with the one-time mandatory transition tax and recognized a $38,315 income tax benefit in the current period.
(3)In 2018, the Company decreased the 2017 transition tax provisional amount, as mandated by the Tax Act, by approximately $2,925, which was included as a component of income tax expense in 2018.
(4)The Company decreased the 2017 remeasurement of deferred tax assets and liabilities provisional amount, as a result of the rate change in the 2017 Tax Act, by approximately $7,627, which is included as a component of income tax expense in 2018.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - (Continued)
Years ended January 2, 2021, December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
The Company was previously granted income tax rates lower than statutory rates in two foreign jurisdictions through 2019. These lower rates, when compared with the countries’ statutory rates, resulted in an income tax reduction of approximately $344 (negligible impact per diluted share) in 2019 and $424 in 2018 (negligible impact per diluted share), respectively. The lower tax rates are not applicable in years beginning after December 28, 2019.
Current and deferred tax provisions (benefits) were:
In certain foreign jurisdictions, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards that were not considered more likely than not realizable by management and were previously unrecorded in prior periods and excluded from the disclosures presented below. The Company has revised the disclosures below to increase the gross deferred tax assets and corresponding valuation allowances by $66,511 as of December 28, 2019, $66,691 as of December 29, 2018 and $69,838 as of December 30, 2017. The revision had no net impact on income tax expense in any of the prior periods.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - (Continued)
Years ended January 2, 2021, December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
The deferred tax assets and liabilities at the respective year-ends were as follows:
In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. Based upon the level of historical taxable income and projections for future taxable income over the periods which the deferred tax assets are deductible, management believes it is more likely than not the Company will realize the benefits of these deductible differences, net of the existing valuation allowances.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - (Continued)
Years ended January 2, 2021, December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
The changes in the Company’s valuation allowance for deferred tax assets are as follows:
(1)Charges to other accounts include the effects of foreign currency translation and purchase accounting adjustments.
(2)The Company adopted ASU 2016-16 on December 31, 2017 using the modified retrospective method, however there was no net cumulative-effect adjustment recorded to retained earnings as of that date. Upon adoption, the Company recognized additional net deferred tax assets of $34,043 and a corresponding increase in valuation allowance against these additional deferred tax assets as these deferred tax assets are not considered to be more likely than not realizable.
As of January 2, 2021, the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets was $298,060, made up of $249,184 for foreign loss carryforwards, $36,509 for other foreign deferred tax assets, and $12,367 for federal and state operating loss carryforwards. The net change in the total valuation allowance for 2020 was $34,202 related to an increase of $47,770 for foreign loss carryforwards, a decrease of $5,548 for other foreign deferred tax assets, and a decrease of $8,020 for federal and state operating loss carryforwards and other domestic deferred tax assets. The foreign net increase included the establishment of a valuation allowance against deferred tax assets in Mexico as a result of certain restructurings undertaken by the Company in 2020.
At January 2, 2021, the Company had foreign net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $1,049,626 which are subject to expiration as follows:
At January 2, 2021, the Company had domestic tax credit carryforwards totaling $4,088, which expire beginning after 2020.
At January 2, 2021, the Company had federal and state net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $22,617 and $781,628, respectively, which expire beginning after 2020.
The Company has determined that a portion of the Company’s unremitted foreign earnings as of January 2, 2021, totaling approximately $668,000, are not permanently reinvested. The remainder of the Company’s foreign earnings will continue to be permanently reinvested to fund working capital requirements and operations abroad. As of January 2, 2021, the Company has accrued $32,888 of income taxes with respect to the $668,000 of foreign earnings the Company intends to remit in the future. These income tax effects include U.S. federal, state, foreign and withholding tax implications in accordance with the planned remittance of such foreign earnings. An estimate of income tax costs that may be incurred if the permanently reinvested portion of unremitted foreign earnings were in fact remitted is considered too complex to calculate.
In 2020, 2019, and 2018 the Company recognized reductions of unrecognized tax benefits for tax positions of prior years of $18,385, $44,597, and $3,128, respectively. In 2020, 2019, and 2018, income tax benefits recognized in connection with the expiration of statutes of limitations were $16,655, $4,016, and $1,000, respectively. The reduction for tax positions of prior
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - (Continued)
Years ended January 2, 2021, December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
years of $18,385 is primarily a result of certain filings made with income tax authorities which led to the unrecognized tax benefits being reclassified to current taxes payable and deferred tax liability. Management believes it is reasonably possible that the amount of unrecognized tax benefits may decrease by $12,249 within the next 12 months based on potential approvals of certain filings made with income tax authorities and expirations in statutes of limitations.
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
At January 2, 2021, the balance of the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits, which would, if recognized, affect the Company’s annual effective tax rate was $43,942. The Company’s policy is to recognize interest and/or penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense. The Company recognized $(5,003), $(1,792) and $5,744 in 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively, for interest and penalties classified as income tax (benefit) expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income. At January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019, the Company had a total of $5,280 and $9,648, respectively, of interest and penalties accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits.
The Company files a consolidated U.S. federal income tax return, as well as separate and combined income tax returns in numerous state and foreign jurisdictions. During the year ended January 2, 2021, the Internal Revenue Service closed its examination of the Company’s U.S. federal income tax returns for the years ended January 2, 2016 and December 31, 2016. The examination resulted in an immaterial adjustment which had been previously accrued for as an unrecognized tax benefit in a prior period. The Company remains subject to U.S. Federal tax examinations for tax years 2017 through 2020. The Company is also subject to examination by various state and international tax authorities. The tax years subject to examination vary by jurisdiction. The Company regularly assesses the outcomes of both ongoing and future examinations for the current or prior years to ensure the Company’s provision for income taxes is sufficient. The Company recognizes liabilities based on estimates of whether additional taxes will be due and believes its reserves are adequate in relation to any potential assessments. The outcome of any one examination, some of which may conclude during the next 12 months, is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.
(20) Stockholders’ Equity
The Company is authorized to issue up to 2,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and up to 50,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, and the Company’s Board of Directors may, without stockholder approval, increase or decrease the aggregate number of shares of stock or the number of shares of stock of any class or series that the Company is authorized to issue. At January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019, 348,802 and 362,449 shares, respectively, of common stock were issued and outstanding and no shares of preferred stock were issued or outstanding.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - (Continued)
Years ended January 2, 2021, December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
On February 6, 2020, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a new share repurchase program for up to 40,000 shares to be repurchased in open market transactions, subject to market conditions, legal requirements and other factors. Additionally, management has been granted authority to establish a trading plan under Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act in connection with share repurchases, which will allow the Company to repurchase shares in the open market during periods in which the stock trading window is otherwise closed for the Company and certain of the Company’s officers and employees pursuant to the Company’s insider trading policy. Unless terminated earlier by the Company’s Board of Directors, the new program will expire when the Company has repurchased all shares authorized for repurchase under the new program. The new program replaced the Company’s previous share repurchase program for up to 40,000 shares that was originally approved in 2016. For the year ended January 2, 2021, the Company entered into transactions to repurchase 14,464 shares at a weighted average repurchase price of $13.83 per share under the new program. The shares were repurchased at a total cost of $200,269. The Company did not purchase any shares of the Company’s common stock under the previous share repurchase program during 2020 through the expiration of the program on February 6, 2020, during 2019 or 2018. At January 2, 2021, the remaining repurchase authorization under the current share repurchase program totaled 25,536 shares. The primary objective of the share repurchase program is to utilize excess cash to generate shareholder value. Share repurchases are currently prohibited under the Senior Secured Credit Facility.
Dividends
In 2018 and 2019, the Company’s Board of Directors declared regular quarterly cash dividends of $0.15 per share of the Company’s outstanding common stock, which were paid in 2018 and 2019, respectively.
During 2020, the Company’s Board of Directors declared regular quarterly cash dividends of $0.15 per share of the Company’s outstanding common stock, which were paid on March 10, 2020, June 9, 2020, September 1, 2020 and December 1, 2020.
On February 9, 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share of the Company’s outstanding common stock to be paid on March 9, 2021 to stockholders of record at the close of business on February 19, 2021.
(21) Business Segment Information
The Company’s operations are managed and reported in three operating segments, each of which is a reportable segment for financial reporting purposes: Innerwear, Activewear and International. These segments are organized principally by product category and geographic location. Each segment has its own management team that is responsible for the operations of the segment’s businesses, but the segments share a common supply chain and media and marketing platforms. Other consists of the Company’s U.S. value-based (“outlet”) stores and U.S. hosiery business.
The types of products and services from which each reportable segment derives its revenues are as follows:
•Innerwear includes sales in the United States of basic branded apparel products that are replenishment in nature under the product categories of men’s underwear, women’s panties, children’s underwear and socks, and intimate apparel, which includes bras and shapewear. In 2020, Innerwear also includes sales of PPE including products such as cloth face coverings and gowns.
•Activewear includes sales in the United States of basic branded products that are primarily seasonal in nature to both retailers and wholesalers, as well as licensed sports apparel and licensed logo apparel in collegiate bookstores, mass retailers and other channels.
•International includes sales of products in all of the Company’s categories, including PPE in 2020, outside the United States, primarily in Europe, Australasia, Asia, Canada and Latin America.
The Company evaluates the operating performance of its segments based upon segment operating profit, which is defined as operating profit before general corporate expenses, restructuring and other action-related charges and amortization of intangibles. The accounting policies of the segments are consistent with those described in Note, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.”
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - (Continued)
Years ended January 2, 2021, December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
For the year ended January 2, 2021, the Company incurred pre-tax restructuring and other action-related charges of $805,787, of which $708,951 is reported in the “Cost of sales” line and $96,836 is reported in the “Selling, general and administrative expenses” line in the Consolidated Statement of Income. For the year ended December 28, 2019, the Company incurred pre-tax restructuring and other action-related charges of $63,486, of which $58,267 is reported in the “Cost of sales” line and $5,219 is reported in the “Selling, general and administrative expenses” line in the Consolidated Statement of Income. For the year ended December 29, 2018, the Company incurred pre-tax restructuring and other action-related charges of $80,162, of which $38,355 is reported in the “Cost of sales” line, $41,843 is reported in the “Selling, general and administrative
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - (Continued)
Years ended January 2, 2021, December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
expenses” line and a gain of $36 is reported in the “Other expenses” line in the Consolidated Statement of Income. The components of restructuring and other action-related charges included in operating profit were as follows:
Restructuring and other action-related charges in 2020 and 2019 included charges for supply chain actions to reduce overhead costs principally within the Western Hemisphere network and program exit charges associated with exiting the C9 Champion mass program and the DKNY intimate apparel license in 2019.
In 2020, restructuring and other action-related charges included $48,893 of supply chain re-start up charges primarily related to incremental costs incurred, such as freight and sourcing premiums, to expedite product to meet customer demand following the extended shut-down of parts of the Company’s manufacturing network as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and $77,352 of asset write-down charges recorded as a result of the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the fourth quarter of 2020, the Company began the early implementation of its Full Potential plan including a number of actions to simplify its business including streamlining its portfolio and SKU rationalization. Specifically, the Company no longer views PPE as a future growth opportunity for the Company. Therefore, the Company recorded a charge of $373,767 to write down its entire PPE inventory balance to its estimated net realizable value and a charge of $26,400 to accrue for vendor commitments for PPE materials expected to be paid in 2021. Additionally, the Company commenced an initiative to reduce 20% of its SKUs in inventory in order to streamline product offerings while also implementing a formal lifecycle management process. As a result, the Company recorded a charge of $210,904 to write down inventory to its estimated net realizable value taking into account its initiatives. In the fourth quarter of 2020, the Company also recorded a charge to write off an acquisition tax asset.
Restructuring and other action-related charges in 2018 primarily included acquisition and integration costs directly related to acquisitions and their integration into the organization. Other restructuring costs included action-related costs such as workforce reductions, as well as acquisition and integration charges for smaller acquisitions.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - (Continued)
Years ended January 2, 2021, December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
As of December 28, 2019, the Company had an accrual of $7,120 for expected benefit payments related to actions taken in prior years. During the year ended January 2, 2021, the Company approved actions related to workforce reductions and incurred charges of $12,212 for employee termination and other benefits for employees affected by separation programs, with $2,721 and $9,491 of charges reflected in the “Cost of sales” and “Selling, general and administrative expenses” lines, respectively, in the Consolidated Statement of Income. During the year ended January 2, 2021, benefit payments, other accrual adjustments and foreign currency adjustments of $9,072 have been made, resulting in an ending accrual of $10,260, of which $9,595 and $665 is included in the “Accrued liabilities and other - Other” and “Other noncurrent liabilities” lines in the Consolidated Balance Sheet, respectively.
(1)Principally cash and equivalents, certain fixed assets, net deferred tax assets, goodwill, trademarks and other identifiable intangibles, and certain other noncurrent assets.
Sales to Walmart and Target were substantially in the Innerwear and Activewear segments. Sales to Walmart represented 15% of total net sales in 2020. Sales to Walmart and Target represented 14% and 11% of total net sales in 2019, respectively. Sales to Walmart and Target represented 16% and 12% of total net sales in 2018, respectively.
Worldwide sales by product category for Innerwear and Activewear were $4,622,653 and $2,041,697, respectively, in 2020. Worldwide sales by product category for Innerwear and Activewear were $4,120,284 and $2,846,639, respectively, in
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - (Continued)
Years ended January 2, 2021, December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
2019. Worldwide sales by product category for Innerwear and Activewear were $4,253,338 and $2,550,617, respectively, in 2018.
(22) Geographic Area Information
The net sales by geographic region are attributed by customer location. The property by geographic region includes assets held and used, which are recognized within the “Property, net” line in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(23) Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - (Continued)
Years ended January 2, 2021, December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)