UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report May 1, 2001
Commission file number 1-10948
OFFICE DEPOT, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 59-2663954
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
2200 Old Germantown Road, Delray Beach, Florida 33445
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(561) 438-4800
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Former name or former address, if changed since last report: N/A
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
99.1 Press Release dated April 19, 2001
ITEM 9. INFORMATION FURNISHED PURSUANT TO REGULATION FD
On April 19, 2001, Office Depot, Inc. issued a press release announcing its
results for the first quarter of 2001, ended March 31, 2001. A copy of the press
release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
OFFICE DEPOT, INC.
Date: May 1, 2001 By: /S/ DAVID C. FANNIN
David C. Fannin
Executive Vice President and
General Counsel
OFFICE
DEPOT(R)
NEWS RELEASE
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Eileen H. Dunn
Vice President, Investor Relations/Public Relations
(561) 438-4930
edunn@officedepot.com
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Lauren Garvey
Director, Media Relations
(561) 438-2895
lgarvey@officedepot.com
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OFFICE DEPOT ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER 2001 RESULTS
o $0.19 EPS - In Line with Company Guidance
o Worldwide E-Commerce Sales Up 87% to $359 Million
o International Operating Profit Increased 27% over
Comparable 2000 Period - to a Record $63 Million
o Strong Cash Flow; Debt Reduced to $55 Million from
$390 Million at Fiscal 2000 Year-End
o Performance and Customer Satisfaction Initiatives on Track
(Delray Beach, FL) April 19, 2001 -- OFFICE DEPOT, INC. (NYSE: ODP), the world's
largest seller of office products, today announced results for its first
quarter, ended March 31, 2001.
Total sales for the first quarter of 2001 were $3.0 billion, down 2% from $3.1
billion reported for the same period in 2000. Worldwide comparable sales in the
798 stores and 40 delivery centers that have been open for more than one year
decreased less than one percent for the quarter. Strong international and
e-commerce sales, up 20% in local currencies and 87%, respectively, helped to
partially offset a soft North American retail market.
The Company recorded net income of $56.3 million (or $0.19 per share) for the
first quarter, in line with guidance provided on February 15, 2001, and down 48%
from net income of $109.0 million (or $0.32 per share) reported for the same
period in 2000. The decline was due principally to weak North American Retail
comparable store sales and lower gross margins on planned SKU reductions.
Included in the results for the first quarter of 2000 was a gain on the sale of
an investment of $19.0 million ($11.9 million net of taxes, or $0.03 per share).
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In reviewing the Company's results for the first quarter of 2001, Bruce Nelson,
CEO, commented: "During the quarter we continued to experience a weak retail
environment particularly in technology, furniture and other related market
basket items. Computer hardware and software comparable sales declined more than
28% during the quarter. Overall, comparable retail transactions actually
increased during the quarter. However, in technology, declining unit sales
coupled with lower average selling prices more than offset the traffic gains.
"We substantially completed our SKU reduction program, but used more promotional
pricing than planned to expedite the process. As a result, retail gross margins
were negatively impacted. All 824 of our North American Retail stores will be
re-plan-o-gramed during the second quarter of this year to adjust our retail
stores for the change in SKU assortment.
"Our International results continued to be impressive. Sales in local currencies
grew 20% while operating income grew 38%. Operating profit in our International
businesses for the quarter was a record $63.3 million in U.S. dollars. Seven of
our nine European countries had sales increases at high double-digit rates in
local currencies. Comparable retail sales in Japan and France grew more than 20%
in local currencies, and our International Division continues to be our fastest
growing segment, with the largest opportunity for future growth.
"Although we continue to face external economic challenges in our North American
retail business, we have made solid progress in better managing our costs,
particularly in our North American warehouses, where we improved our line-fill
rates, our on-time delivery performance and our quality levels. During the
quarter, we closed 70 under-performing stores that were identified during the
business review, completed the exit of four markets, substantially completed the
SKU reductions in our retail stores, and continued working with our larger
contract customers to improve account profitability in our BSG business.
"As we look towards the balance of the first half of this year, we believe that
the overall retail environment will continue to be soft, and we are managing our
business with that belief in mind. We are aggressively moving forward in
executing the plans we outlined during our 2000 business review, reducing
complexity in our business and creating a more compelling place for our
employees to work and our customers to shop."
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Highlights of the Company's performance during the first quarter included:
o Successfully completed the closing of the 70 stores identified during
the Company's 2000 Business Review and substantially completed the SKU
reductions across all North American Retail stores.
o Named Jerry Colley as our President of North American Stores. A
significant portion of Jerry's focus is to improve customer
satisfaction, retention and loyalty in our 824 stores in the U.S. and
Canada.
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o Worldwide e-commerce sales grew 87% to $359.4 million during the
quarter, as compared to $192.6 million in the comparable period in
2000. These e-commerce sales include all worldwide online sales,
including those from our domestic public Web sites --
www.officedepot.com and www.vikingop.com -- and Office Depot's
contract business-to-business sites as well as the Company's 9
international Web sites. For business segment reporting purposes,
these sales are reported separately in the appropriate business
segment.
o Launched Microsoft bCentral small-business services on our
officedepot.com Web site. These services are designed to allow small
businesses to utilize information across a shared platform with
clients and co-workers.
o Borrowings under the Company's current bank facilities were
significantly reduced during the quarter, reflecting strong cash flows
and excellent cash management. Outstanding debt under the existing
bank facilities was $54.8 million at the end of the quarter, down from
$389.6 million at the end of fiscal year 2000.
o The Company increased inventory turns and managed inventory levels
more aggressively in the warehouses during the quarter, while
improving line-fill rates at the same time. Total inventory levels
dropped $306.4 million from $1.4 billion at year-end.
o Selected BBDO as our new advertising agency. BBDO will help us
communicate our brand message across all of our business channels
around the world.
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Segment Results
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North American Retail Division
First Quarter
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(In millions of dollars) 2001 2000
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Sales $1,611.2 $1,795.7
COGS and Occupancy Costs 1,270.6 1,387.0
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Gross Profit 340.6 408.7
Operating and Selling Expenses 256.1 251.9
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Operating Profit 84.5 156.8
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Sales in the North American Retail Division decreased 10% in the first quarter
of 2001 to $1.6 billion as compared with $1.8 billion for the same period in
2000. Comparable
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sales in the 767 stores that have been open for more than one year decreased 10%
for the first quarter. Store operating profit in the first quarter was $84.5
million as compared with $156.8 million in the comparable 2000 period. Gross
margins were negatively affected by the SKU rationalization program currently in
place in our retail stores, price reductions in paper, ink and toner, and the
lack of leverage on payroll, property and other costs due to lower sales during
the quarter.
During the first three months of 2001, we opened six new office supply
superstores in four states. At the end of the quarter, Office Depot operated a
total of 824 office product superstores throughout the United States and Canada.
Business Services Group
First Quarter
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(In millions of dollars) 2001 2000
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Sales $981.0 $883.9
COGS and Occupancy Costs 684.1 608.2
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Gross Profit 296.9 275.7
Operating and Selling Expenses 236.5 216.5
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Operating Profit 60.4 59.2
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Business Services Group sales in the first quarter of 2001 increased 11% to
$981.0 million as compared with $883.9 million for the comparable period in
2000. Warehouse operating profit in the quarter was $60.4 million as compared
with $59.2 million for the comparable period in 2000. Margin improvements
resulted from more disciplined pricing in our contract accounts and better
leverage in our selling and warehouse expenses, offset by weaknesses in both our
Office Depot and Viking domestic catalog operations.
During the quarter BSG implemented a number of new technologies in North
American warehouses to improve productivity levels as well as enhance customer
service. Recently installed voice activated customer response systems enable the
Company to communicate with its delivery customers. We also launched a wireless
delivery tracking system for our own delivery trucks for better tracking of the
progress of customer orders. These new technologies will allow our North
American warehouses to provide "fanatical customer service" by ensuring that
customers get the products they ordered as expected and offer an improved flow
of information to them when required.
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International Division
First Quarter
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(In millions of dollars) 2001 2000
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Sales $426.6 $387.0
COGS and Occupancy Costs 256.7 233.4
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Gross Profit 169.9 153.6
Operating and Selling Expenses 106.6 103.7
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Operating Profit 63.3 49.9
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Sales in the International Division for the first quarter of 2001 increased 10%
in U.S. dollars to $426.6 million as compared with $387.0 million for the
comparable 2000 period. In local currencies, sales rose 20% for the first
quarter. Store and warehouse operating profit in the International Division in
the quarter improved 27% to $63.3 million as compared with $49.9 million for the
comparable 2000 period. First quarter operating profit in local currencies
improved by 38% from last year. This improvement resulted from continued growth
in sales and better management of costs. Sales and operating profit continue to
be pressured by unfavorable exchange rates by approximately $38.4 million and
$5.7 million in sales and store and warehouse operating profit, respectively, in
the first quarter.
Office Depot has retail stores, through a combination of wholly owned
operations, joint ventures and international licensing agreements, in the
following countries:
First Quarter Open at
Activity Quarter End
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Number of Stores Opened Closed 2001 2000
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Mexico (Joint Venture) 1 1 54 43
France * - - 28 26
Israel (Joint Venture & License) 1 1 22 22
Poland (License) - - 16 16
Japan * - - 7 6
Hungary (License) - - 3 4
Thailand (License) - - 2 2
Colombia (Operations have been terminated) - - - 2
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Total 2 2 132 121
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* Office Depot wholly owned stores
Along with its retail stores, the Company also has delivery and catalog
operations in 14 countries outside of the United States and Canada.
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Conference Call Information
Office Depot will hold a conference call for investors and analysts at 8:00 a.m.
(Eastern Time) on today's date. The conference call will be available to all
investors via Webcast at www.officedepot.com under Company Info/Investor
Relations. Interested parties may contact Investor Relations at 561-438-1680 for
further information on the conference call.
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As of March 31, 2001 Office Depot operated 824 office supply superstores in the
United States and Canada, in addition to a national business-to-business
delivery network supported by 25 delivery centers, more than 60 local sales
offices and eight regional call centers. Furthermore, the Company had operations
in 16 countries outside of the United States and Canada, including 23 office
supply stores in France, not including store closings announced on January 3,
2001, and seven in Japan that are owned and operated by the Company; and 97
additional office supply stores under joint venture and licensing agreements
operating under the Office Depot(R) name in five foreign countries. The Company
also operates an award-winning U.S. Office Depot(R) brand Web site at
www.officedepot.com where customers can access Office Depot's low competitive
prices seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day, and it operates
www.officedepot.co.jp in Japan and www.officedepot.fr in France as well as
Viking(R) brand Web sites at www.vikingop.com in the United States,
www.viking-direct.co.uk in the United Kingdom, www.viking.de in Germany,
www.vikingdirect.nl in The Netherlands, www.vikingop.it in Italy,
www.vikingop.com.au in Australia, www.vikingop.co.jp in Japan and
www.vikingdirect.fr in France. Office Depot's common stock is traded on the New
York Stock Exchange under the symbol ODP and is included in the S&P 500 Index.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: Except for historical
information, the matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995, as amended. Forward-looking statements, including without limitation all
of the projections and anticipated levels of future performance, involve risks
and uncertainties which may cause actual results to differ materially from those
discussed herein. These risks and uncertainties are detailed from time to time
by Office Depot in its filings with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission ("SEC"), including without limitation its most recent filing on Form
10-K, filed on March 27, 2001. You are strongly urged to review all such filings
for a more detailed discussion of such risks and uncertainties. The Company's
SEC filings are readily obtainable at no charge at www.sec.gov,
www.10kwizard.com and at www.freeEDGAR.com, as well as on a number of other
commercial Web sites
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OFFICE DEPOT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
13 Weeks Ended 13 Weeks Ended
March 31, 2001 March 25, 2000
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Sales $3,017,914 $3,065,657
Cost of goods sold and occupancy costs 2,210,998 2,228,011
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Gross profit 806,916 837,646
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Store and warehouse operating
and selling expenses 598,827 571,785
Pre-opening expenses 1,136 2,650
General and administrative expenses 109,602 106,349
Merger and restructuring costs 433 1,029
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709,998 681,813
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Operating profit 96,918 155,833
Other income (expense):
Interest income 1,607 3,364
Interest expense (10,281) (7,196)
Miscellaneous income, net 1,163 21,072
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Earnings before income taxes 89,407 173,073
Income taxes 33,078 64,037
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Net earnings $56,329 $109,036
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Earnings per common share:
Basic $0.19 $0.34
Diluted 0.19 0.32
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic 296,095 323,605
Diluted 312,539 351,344
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OFFICE DEPOT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
As of As of
March 31, 2001 December 30, 2000
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(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $134,386 $151,482
Receivables, net 796,842 896,333
Merchandise inventories, net 1,114,403 1,420,825
Deferred income taxes and other assets 216,077 230,449
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Total current assets 2,261,708 2,699,089
Property and equipment, net 1,098,445 1,119,306
Goodwill, net 216,742 219,971
Other assets 160,654 157,968
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$3,737,549 $4,196,334
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LIABILITIES
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $1,009,378 $1,136,994
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 515,085 580,966
Income taxes payable 60,333 37,118
Current maturities of long-term debt 7,699 153,259
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Total current liabilities 1,592,495 1,908,337
Deferred income taxes and other credits 92,384 88,247
Long-term debt, net of current maturities 184,886 374,061
Zero coupon, convertible subordinated notes 227,223 224,438
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common stock - authorized 800,000,000 shares 3,794 3,787
of $.01 par value; issued 379,416,355 in
2001 and 378,688,359 in 2000
Additional paid-in capital 944,330 939,214
Unamortized value of long-term incentive stock grant (2,590) (2,793)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (75,835) (53,490)
Retained earnings 1,573,020 1,516,691
Treasury stock, at cost - 82,190,548 shares in 2001
and in 2000 (802,158) (802,158)
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1,640,561 1,601,251
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$3,737,549 $4,196,334
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OFFICE DEPOT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
13 Weeks Ended March 13 Weeks Ended March
31, 2001 25, 2000
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Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings $56,329 $109,036
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided
by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 48,280 46,988
Provision for losses on inventories and receivables 35,565 29,973
Gain on sale of investment securities - (18,960)
Changes in assets and liabilities 206,240 115,098
Other operating activities, net 16,580 5,489
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Net cash provided by operating activities 362,994 287,624
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Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from maturities or sales of investment securities - 18,960
Purchases of investment securities - (5,740)
Capital expenditures, net of proceeds from sales (27,495) (51,585)
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Net cash used in investing activities (27,495) (38,365)
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Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from exercise of stock options and sale of stock under
employee stock purchase plans 3,400 4,116
Acquisition of treasury stock - (144,325)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt - 8,421
Payments on long- and short-term borrowings (336,146) (1,554)
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Net cash used in financing activities (332,746) (133,342)
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Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (19,849) 9,334
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (17,096) 125,251
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 151,482 218,784
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $134,386 $344,035
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