NIKE 10-Q 2023-11-30

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

☑ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2023

OR

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM TO .

Commission File No. 1-10635

NIKE, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

One Bowerman Drive, Beaverton, Oregon 97005-6453

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

(503) 671-6453

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

NIKE, INC.

FORM 10-Q

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

NIKE, INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

The accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

NIKE, INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

The accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

NIKE, INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

The accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

NIKE, INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

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OVERVIEW

NIKE designs, develops, markets and sells athletic footwear, apparel, equipment, accessories and services worldwide. We are the largest seller of athletic footwear and apparel in the world. We sell our products through NIKE Direct operations, which is comprised of both NIKE-owned retail stores and sales through our digital platforms (also referred to as "NIKE Brand Digital"), to wholesale accounts and to a mix of independent distributors, licensees and sales representatives in nearly all countries around the world. Our goal is to deliver value to our shareholders by building a profitable global portfolio of branded footwear, apparel, equipment and accessories businesses. Our strategy is to achieve long-term revenue growth by creating innovative, "must-have" products, building deep personal consumer connections with our brands and delivering compelling consumer experiences through digital platforms and at retail.

Through the Consumer Direct Acceleration strategy, we are focused on creating the marketplace of the future with more premium, consistent and seamless consumer experiences, leading with digital and our owned stores, as well as select wholesale partners. In addition, our product creation and marketing organizations are aligned to a consumer construct focused on sports dimensions through Men's, Women's and Kids', which allows us to better serve consumer needs. We continue to invest in a new Enterprise Resource Planning Platform, data and analytics, demand sensing, insight gathering and other areas to create an end-to-end technology foundation, which we believe will further accelerate our digital transformation. We believe this unified approach will accelerate growth and unlock more efficiency for our business, while driving speed and responsiveness as we serve consumers globally.

QUARTERLY FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

• NIKE, Inc. Revenues for the second quarter of fiscal 2024 were $13.4 billion, an increase of 1% on a reported basis and a decrease of 1% on a currency-neutral basis, compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2023

• NIKE Direct revenues grew 6% from $5.4 billion for the second quarter of fiscal 2023 to $5.7 billion for the second quarter of fiscal 2024, and represented approximately 45% of total NIKE Brand revenues for the second quarter of fiscal 2024

• Gross margin for the second quarter of fiscal 2024 increased 170 basis points to 44.6%, primarily driven by strategic pricing actions and lower ocean freight rates, partially offset by unfavorable changes in net foreign currency exchange rates and higher product input costs

• Inventories as of November 30, 2023, were $8.0 billion, a decrease of 6% compared to May 31, 2023, primarily driven by a decrease in units

• We returned approximately $1.7 billion to our shareholders in the second quarter of fiscal 2024 through share repurchases and dividends

ECONOMIC CONDITIONS AND MARKET DYNAMICS

• Consumer Spending:** During the second quarter of fiscal 2024, we saw shifts in consumer behavior as the global economy remains uncertain. Across our industry, consumers are spending more cautiously and promotional activity remains high. In this environment, we experienced lower digital traffic and moderation in our revenue growth. We will continue to monitor macroeconomic conditions, including the potential impacts of inflation and higher interest rates on consumer behavior.

• Cost Inflationary Pressures:** Inflationary pressures, including higher product input costs, continued to negatively impact our gross margin. These negative impacts on gross margin were more than offset by strategic pricing actions we have taken through the second quarter of fiscal 2024 as well as improvements in ocean freight rates we started to realize at the beginning of the second quarter of fiscal 2024.

• Supply Chain Conditions:** During the first six months of fiscal 2024 and as of November 30, 2023, our inventory levels were healthy and reflected our proactive actions taken to manage our inventory supply. In addition, we continued to experience normalized inventory transit times and flow of seasonal product.

• Foreign Currency Impacts:** As a global company with significant operations outside the United States, we are exposed to risk arising from changes in foreign currency exchange rates. For additional information, refer to "Foreign Currency Exposures and Hedging Practices".

The operating environment could remain volatile in fiscal 2024, and the risk exists that worsening macroeconomic conditions could have a material adverse impact on our future revenue growth as well as overall profitability. We continue to be confident in our brand strength and deep consumer connections. We are committed to accelerating our pace of innovation, elevating our marketplace experiences and maximizing the impact of our storytelling. We will also continue to focus on driving gross margin expansion and disciplined cost control.

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

In December 2023, we announced an enterprise initiative designed to accelerate our future growth. As part of this initiative, we are taking steps to streamline the organization which are expected to result in pre-tax restructuring charges of approximately $400 million to $450 million, primarily associated with employee severance costs largely expected to be recognized in the third quarter of fiscal 2024 within Operating overhead expense. The expected pre-tax charges are estimates and subject to a number of assumptions. Actual results may differ from the estimates provided above.

USE OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

Throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we discuss non-GAAP financial measures, which should be considered in addition to, and not in lieu of, the financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. References to these measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for other financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. Management uses these non-GAAP measures when evaluating the Company's performance, including when making financial and operating decisions. Additionally, management believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide investors with additional financial information that should be considered when assessing our underlying business performance and trends.

Earnings Before Interest and Taxes ("EBIT"): Calculated as Net income before Interest expense (income), net and Income tax expense in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. Total NIKE, Inc. EBIT for the three and six months ended November 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows:

EBIT margin: Calculated as total NIKE, Inc. EBIT divided by total NIKE, Inc. Revenues. Our EBIT margin calculation for the three and six months ended November 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows:

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There have been no material changes from the information previously reported under Part II, Item 7A within our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2023.

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

We carry out a variety of ongoing procedures, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to evaluate the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on the foregoing, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level as of November 30, 2023.

We are continuing several transformation initiatives to centralize and simplify our business processes and systems. These are long-term initiatives, which we believe will enhance our internal control over financial reporting due to increased automation and further integration of related processes. We will continue to monitor our internal control over financial reporting for effectiveness throughout these transformation initiatives.

There have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting during our most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND ANALYST REPORTS

Certain written and oral statements, other than purely historic information, including estimates, projections, statements relating to NIKE's business plans, objectives and expected operating or financial results and the assumptions upon which those statements are based, made or incorporated by reference from time to time by NIKE or its representatives in this report, other reports, filings with the SEC, press releases, conferences or otherwise, are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, any statement that may predict, forecast, indicate or imply future results, performance or achievements, and may contain the words "believe," "anticipate," "expect," "estimate," "project," "will be," "will continue," "will likely result" or words or phrases of similar meaning. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties which may cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties are detailed from time to time in reports filed by NIKE with the SEC, including reports filed on Forms 8-K, 10-Q and 10-K, and include, among others, the following: risks relating to the enterprise initiative, including the risk that NIKE is not able to identify opportunities to deliver anticipated cost savings, risks related to the preliminary nature of the estimate of the charges to be incurred in connection with the enterprise initiative, which is subject to change as NIKE refines the estimate over time, risks related to any delays in the timing for implementing the initiative or potential disruptions to NIKE’s business or operations as it executes on the initiative, and other factors that may cause NIKE to be unable to achieve the expected benefits of the initiative; the size and growth of the overall athletic or leisure footwear, apparel and equipment markets; intense competition among designers, marketers, distributors and sellers of athletic or leisure footwear, apparel and equipment for consumers and endorsers; NIKE's ability to successfully innovate and compete in various categories; demographic changes; changes in consumer preferences; popularity of particular designs, categories of products and sports; seasonal and geographic demand for NIKE products; difficulties in anticipating or forecasting changes in consumer preferences, consumer demand for NIKE products and the various market factors described above; international, national and local political, civil, economic and market conditions, including high, and increases in, inflation and interest rates; our ability to execute on our sustainability strategy and achieve our sustainability-related goals and targets, including sustainable product offerings; difficulties in implementing, operating and maintaining NIKE's increasingly complex information technology systems and controls, including, without limitation, the systems related to demand and supply planning and inventory control; interruptions in data and information technology systems; consumer data security; fluctuations and difficulty in forecasting operating results, including, without limitation, the fact that advance orders may not be indicative of future revenues due to changes in shipment timing, the changing mix of orders with shorter lead times, and discounts, order cancellations and returns; the ability of NIKE to sustain, manage or forecast its growth and inventories; the size, timing and mix of purchases of NIKE's products; increases in the cost of materials, labor and energy used to manufacture products; new product development and introduction; the ability to secure and protect trademarks, patents and other intellectual property; product performance and quality; customer service; adverse publicity and an inability to maintain NIKE's reputation and brand image, including without limitation, through social media or in connection with brand damaging events; the loss of significant customers or suppliers; dependence on distributors and licensees; business disruptions; increased costs of freight and transportation to meet delivery deadlines; increases in borrowing costs due to any decline in NIKE's debt ratings; changes in business strategy or development plans; general risks associated with doing business outside of the United States, including, without limitation, exchange rate fluctuations, inflation, import duties, tariffs, quotas, sanctions, political and economic instability, conflicts and terrorism; the potential impact of new and existing laws, regulations or policy, including, without limitation, tariffs, import/export, trade, wage and hour or labor and immigration regulations or policies; changes in government regulations; the impact of, including business and legal developments relating to, climate change, extreme weather conditions and natural disasters; litigation, regulatory proceedings, sanctions or any other claims asserted against NIKE; the ability to attract and retain qualified employees, and any negative public perception with respect to key personnel or our corporate culture, values or purpose; the effects of NIKE's decision to invest in or divest of businesses or capabilities; health epidemics, pandemics and similar outbreaks, including the COVID-19 pandemic; and other factors referenced or incorporated by reference in this report and other reports.

Investors should also be aware that while NIKE does, from time to time, communicate with securities analysts, it is against NIKE's policy to disclose to them any material non-public information or other confidential commercial information. Accordingly, shareholders should not assume that NIKE agrees with any statement or report issued by any analyst irrespective of the content of the statement or report. Furthermore, NIKE has a policy against confirming financial forecasts or projections issued by others. Thus, to the extent that reports issued by securities analysts contain any projections, forecasts or opinions, such reports are not the responsibility of NIKE.

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Refer to Note 11 — Contingencies within the accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, which is incorporated by reference herein.

There have been no material changes in our risk factors from those disclosed in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2023.

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ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

In June 2022, the Board of Directors approved a four-year, $18 billion share repurchase program. As of November 30, 2023, the Company had repurchased 65.9 million shares at an average price of $108.36 per share for a total approximate cost of $7.1 billion under the program.

All share repurchases were made under NIKE's publicly announced program, and there are no other programs under which the Company repurchases shares. The following table presents a summary of share repurchases made during the quarter ended November 30, 2023:

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Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plans

During the fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2023, none of our directors or officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1 under the Exchange Act) adopted or terminated a "Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement" or "non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement" (as those terms are defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K), except as follows:

On November 7, 2023, Mark Parker, Executive Chairman, adopted a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement for the sale of 617,941 shares of our Class B Common Stock, subject to certain conditions. The arrangement's expiration date is November 14, 2024.

Departure and Separation Agreement

Andrew Campion, NIKE’s Managing Director, Strategic Business Ventures, will transition from the Company effective April 5, 2024. Upon his separation, Mr. Campion will be subject to the terms and conditions applicable to resignations as set forth in his Covenant Not to Compete and Non-Disclosure Agreement, which is described in the Company’s most recently filed proxy statement. The Company has also agreed that he will be entitled to a one-time cash compensation amount of $2,750,000 under a Separation and Release Agreement, dated January 3, 2024, which contains the Company’s standard release of claims and confidentiality provisions.

A copy of the Separation and Release Agreement is attached as Exhibit 10.3 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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• Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

† Furnished herewith

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SIGNATURES

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.