ACE HARDWARE CORPORATION 2020 Annual Report
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ACE HARDWARE CORPORATION 2020 Annual Report ACE HARDWARE CORPORATION INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA Page Report of Independent Auditors 2 Consolidated Balance Sheets as of January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019 3 Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended January 2, 2021, December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018 4 Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the years ended January 2, 2021, December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018 5 Consolidated Statements of Equity for the years ended January 2, 2021, December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018 6 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended January 2, 2021, December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018 7 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 8 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 27 Five Year Summary of Earnings and Distributions 37 Management’s Responsibility for Financial Statements 38 1 Report of Independent Auditors The Board of Directors Ace Hardware Corporation Report on the Financial Statements We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Ace Hardware Corporation, which comprise the consolidated balance sheets as of January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, equity, and cash flows for each of the three fiscal years in the period ended January 2, 2021, and the related notes to the consolidated financial statements. Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free of material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. Auditor’s Responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion. Opinion In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Ace Hardware Corporation at January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three fiscal years in the period ended January 2, 2021, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Chicago, Illinois February 15, 2021 2 ACE HARDWARE CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (In millions, except share data) January 2, December 28, 2021 2019 Assets Cash and cash equivalents $ 28.9 $ 18.2 Marketable securities 63.2 59.5 Receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $4.8 and $5.4, respectively 527.7 486.5 Inventories 1,133.0 930.8 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 55.1 45.5 Total current assets 1,807.9 1,540.5 Property and equipment, net 423.3 381.7 Operating lease right-of-use assets, net 455.5 - Finance lease right-of-use assets, net 25.0 - Goodwill and other intangible assets 100.3 90.5 Other assets 90.9 115.3 Total assets $ 2,902.9 $ 2,128.0 Liabilities and Equity Current maturities of long-term debt $ 31.7 $ 67.0 Accounts payable 1,109.4 791.8 Patronage distributions payable in cash 112.9 70.4 Patronage refund certificates payable 26.6 17.4 Current operating lease liabilities 64.5 - Current finance lease liabilities 3.7 - Accrued expenses 237.5 205.9 Total current liabilities 1,586.3 1,152.5 Long-term debt 24.8 209.9 Patronage refund certificates payable 95.3 107.3 Long-term operating lease liabilities 412.2 - Long-term finance lease liabilities 20.8 - Other long-term liabilities 73.6 92.5 Total liabilities 2,213.0 1,562.2 Member Retailers’ Equity: Class A voting common stock, $1,000 par value, 10,000 shares authorized, 2,689 and 2,691 issued and outstanding, respectively 2.7 2.7 Class C nonvoting common stock, $100 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, 5,015,306 and 4,827,851 issued and outstanding, respectively 501.5 482.7 Class C nonvoting common stock, $100 par value, issuable to retailers for patronage distributions, 1,191,050 and 546,146 shares issuable, respectively 119.1 54.6 Contributed capital 19.0 18.8 Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) 32.3 (8.7) Accumulated other comprehensive income 3.0 0.9 Equity attributable to Ace member retailers 677.6 551.0 Equity attributable to noncontrolling interests 12.3 14.8 Total equity 689.9 565.8 Total liabilities and equity $ 2,902.9 $ 2,128.0 See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements. 3 ACE HARDWARE CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (In millions) Years Ended January 2, December 28, December 29, 2021 2019 2018 (53 Weeks) (52 Weeks) (52 Weeks) Revenues: Wholesale revenues $ 7,011.2 $ 5,564.5 $ 5,341.6 Retail revenues 751.5 506.7 375.4 Total revenues 7,762.7 6,071.2 5,717.0 Cost of revenues: Wholesale cost of revenues 6,132.1 4,898.6 4,707.4 Retail cost of revenues 417.1 280.0 214.5 Total cost of revenues 6,549.2 5,178.6 4,921.9 Gross profit: Wholesale gross profit 879.1 665.9 634.2 Retail gross profit 334.4 226.7 160.9 Total gross profit 1,213.5 892.6 795.1 Wholesale operating expenses: Distribution operations expenses 220.9 178.2 163.7 Selling, general and administrative expenses 210.8 195.1 187.7 Retailer success and development expenses 194.3 166.8 159.1 Retail operating expenses 253.1 201.5 154.4 Retail pre-opening expenses 1.3 8.7 1.7 Goodwill impairment charge - 8.5 - Total operating expenses 880.4 758.8 666.6 Operating income 333.1 133.8 128.5 Interest expense (19.1) (22.7) (20.4) Interest income 3.6 6.9 9.6 Other income, net 4.3 10.8 8.0 Income tax (expense) benefit (5.0) 11.6 2.5 Net income 316.9 140.4 128.2 Less Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests (0.7) - 0.5 Net income attributable to Ace Hardware Corporation $ 317.6 $ 140.4 $ 127.7 Patronage distributions accrued $ 292.9 $ 182.2 $ 141.8 Patronage distributions accrued for third party retailers $ 275.4 $ 172.5 $ 135.4 See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements. 4 ACE HARDWARE CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (In millions) Years Ended January 2, December 28, December 29, 2021 2019 2018 (53 Weeks) (52 Weeks) (52 Weeks) Net income $ 316.9 $ 140.4 $ 128.2 Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax: Unrealized gain (loss) on investments 1.9 1.5 (6.5) Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative financial instrument 0.2 (0.8) 1.1 Total other comprehensive income (loss), net 2.1 0.7 (5.4) Comprehensive income 319.0 141.1 122.8 Less Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests (0.7) - 0.5 Comprehensive income attributable to Ace Hardware Corporation $ 319.7 $ 141.1 $ 122.3 See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements. 5 ACE HARDWARE CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY (In millions) Shareholders of Ace Hardware Corporation Capital Stock Class C Stock Retained Accumulated Issuable to Retailers Additional Earnings Other for Patronage Stock Contributed (Accumulated Comprehensive Noncontrolling Class A Class C Dividends Subscribed Capital Deficit) Income (Loss) Interests Total Equity Balances at December 30, 2017 $ 2.7 $ 441.3 $ 48.9 $ - $ 18.3 $ 33.2 $ 3.5 $ 13.0 $ 560.9 Net income - - - - - 127.7 - 0.5 128.2 Other comprehensive loss - - - - - - (5.4) - (5.4) Net payments on subscriptions - - - 1.2 - - - - 1.2 Stock issued 0.1 49.1 (48.9) (1.2) - - - - (0.9) Change in noncontrolling interests - - - - (0.2) - - 0.7 0.5 Stock repurchased (0.1) (25.6) - - - - - - (25.7) Patronage distributions issuable - - 44.0 - - - - - 44.0 Patronage distributions payable - - - - - (135.4) - - (135.4) Adoption of accounting standard - - - - - (0.7) 0.7 - - Other - - - - 0.4 - - - 0.4 Balances at December 29, 2018 $ 2.7 $ 464.8 $ 44.0 $ - $ 18.5 $ 24.8 $ (1.2) $ 14.2 $ 567.8 Net income - - - - - 140.4 - - 140.4 Other comprehensive income - - - - - - 0.7 - 0.7 Net payments on subscriptions - - - 1.1 - - - - 1.1 Stock issued 0.1 43.8 (44.0) (1.1) - - - - (1.2) Change in noncontrolling interests - - - - (0.2) - - 0.6 0.4 Stock repurchased (0.1) (25.9) - - - - - - (26.0) Patronage distributions issuable - - 54.6 - - - - - 54.6