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| This includes providing customers with a positive holiday shopping experience and further execution on the following areas of the business: inventory management, specifically the reduction of our apparel and footwear inventory; omni-channel and e-commerce; cost reduction and control measures; and capital allocation priorities |
| Third, in regards to our cost reduction effort, I am proud of the team for how swiftly they reacted to right-size SG&A costs to our current business trends |
| As one of the leading specialty outdoor retailers, I look forward to partnering with our more than 5,000 dedicated associates across the organization for what I believe is a very promising future |
| The team did a great job executing at a high level of success at each of the key areas, which is reflected in our Q3 results |
| And I look at that as a huge opportunity for us to be able to enhance what that experience looks like as we simplify the business |
| We've seen some small wins out there with subcategories where we've had really good work from SKU optimization, being able to pull back SKUs, condense where we're at and get more productivity from less SKUs, and we really like what that looks like |
| And I think as we continue to simplify the business both for the employees, whether they be in the stores, distribution centers here at corporate, that we have an opportunity clearly to continue the momentum that we have from an SG&A |
| So, as we sit here today, I'm very confident in hitting that target |
| Sales for the quarter came in above our stated expectation, led by our hunting and shooting sports category |
| In early October, unfortunate world events resulted in sales improvements in our shooting sports category, which was the key contributor to our beat of expectations |
| I firmly believe we will make the necessary improvements to grow this company and increase shareholder value |
| I was very happy with the team's execution in Q3 on moving through the clearance apparel and footwear |
| The foundation of this company is strong and I'm very excited to be here to lead us through our next evolution of growth |
| I am pleased at how the team has executed thus far during holiday, and we are seeing positive trends in our inventory reduction efforts and debt paydown, and we'll end 2023 in a much healthier position |
| Our goal is to continue refining our processes, invest in better tools, and build stronger partnerships with our key vendors to improve the overall customer experience and deepen brand loyalty |
| So, I would say that that was a short-lived event-driven demand cycle that we saw really benefit October |
| I am pleased that during the quarter we reduced our total inventory and paid down our debt by approximately $20 million versus last quarter, improving our total liquidity |
| Starting in early Q3, the team laid out a solid plan to move through this inventory during the back half of the year, and I'm pleased with the progress |
| I believe our unique store size flexibility, which allows us to open stores in areas that our competitors simply cannot, provides us with a distinct competitive advantage |
| But I think for us, it gives us the opportunity to sell down the distress, get in a much better position from an inventory level with new inventory and buying deep on the 80-20 principle that we have here while we're working to be able to pay down debt |
| One, to work on the fundamentals, at the same time, working behind the scenes on real estate for '25 because we truly think that it's a competitive advantage we have |
| I am pleased with our progress |
| I am proud of our employees for how they reacted to these difficult changes and continued providing passionate service to our customers |
| I'm very pleased with the progress, but the items that we have left over are going to need much deeper discounting in order to move through the remainder of it by the end of the year |
| Holistically, across the ammo category, we are in a well in-stock position |
| I want to emphasize all of that degradation and margin is relating to this one-time event of us clearing through this inventory We are hitting it very aggressive in the fourth quarter to ensure that we're clean of it by year-end and we start 2024 in a much better position so we can position Sportsman's Warehouse for success |
| Together, we look forward to providing our customers with the best experience and customer service in the outdoor industry |
| The mission of Sportsman's Warehouse is clear: we provide outstanding gear and exceptional service to inspire outdoor memories |
| Second, e-commerce, which once again outpaced the performance of the overall business in the third quarter and continued to comp positive |
| We are pleased with the progress made to our inventory in Q3 and we'll continue to reduce our inventory levels through the balance of the year |
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| The underlying business continues to see pressure from the difficult macroeconomic environment weighing on consumer discretionary spend and our top-line sales |
| Lower margins on ammunition compared to last year also contributed to the decline in gross margin as ammo margins have normalized and category inventory is now readily in stock and available |
| Breaking it down further, ammunition comp sales were down 10.6% with firearms down 5.2% in the quarter |
| However, the difficult microenvironment continues to pressure consumer discretionary spend, creating a continued headwind for the business |
| And then I think you guys may be called out a little bit within the ammunition category, some margin pressure |
| These aggressive markdowns will put additional pressure on our Q4 gross margins |
| In looking at comparable sales by department, our hunting department same store sales were down 10.6% versus last year |
| Same store sales decreased 11.4% compared to the third quarter of 2022 |
| While there were some bright spots in our hunting and fishing categories during the months of August and September, soft sales trends persisted during these two months of Q3 |
| Net sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2023 were $340.6 million compared to $359.7 million in the third quarter of 2022, a decline of 5.3% |
| Same store sales in the fourth quarter are anticipated to be in the range of down 11% to down 6%, and adjusted EPS for the fourth quarter is expected to be in the range of negative $0.35 to negative $0.25 per diluted share, driven primarily by the reduction in gross margin |
| When looking at total apparel sales, we were down slightly at 2.1% versus last year with footwear up 1.8% over the prior year |
| We anticipate this extra week will add between $14 million and $17 million in additional top-line sales and run at an EPS loss of between $0.04 and $0.06 |
| While we are in no doubt faced with some short-term challenges, the careful execution on the key areas of the company has never been more important |
| I think you said payroll was down 8.4% |
| On a per-store basis inventory was down 8% versus last year's third quarter and 2.4% compared with Q2 2023 |
| We expect that our more aggressive promotional activities during the fourth quarter will reduce gross margins between 600 basis points to 800 basis points versus the prior year |
| I know you mentioned, Jeff, that the aggressive discounting you'll be doing in the fourth quarter is playing into that 600 basis point to 800 basis point reduction in margins year-over-year |
| However, given the tough micro environment and the deep markdowns we are seeing by competitors, we will be more aggressive in Q4 to move this inventory |
| Net loss for the third quarter was $1.3 million or negative $0.04 per diluted share compared to net income of $12.9 million or $0.33 per diluted share in the prior-year period |
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