UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended August 2, 2014
Commission File Number 1-6049
TARGET CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Minnesota | 41-0215170 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
1000 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, Minnesota | 55403 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 612/304-6073
Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report: N/A
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes S No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).
Large accelerated filer x Accelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer o Smaller Reporting company o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes o No x
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date. Total shares of common stock, par value $0.0833, outstanding at August 22, 2014 were 633,716,483.
TARGET CORPORATION
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
Consolidated Statements of Operations | |||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
(millions, except per share data) (unaudited) | August 2, 2014 | August 3, 2013 | August 2, 2014 | August 3, 2013 | |||||||||||
Sales | $ | 17,406 | $ | 17,117 | $ | 34,456 | $ | 33,823 | |||||||
Cost of sales | 12,165 | 11,745 | 24,232 | 23,308 | |||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 3,816 | 3,698 | 7,409 | 7,287 | |||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 606 | 542 | 1,186 | 1,079 | |||||||||||
Gain on receivables transaction | — | — | — | (391 | ) | ||||||||||
Earnings before interest expense and income taxes | 819 | 1,132 | 1,629 | 2,540 | |||||||||||
Net interest expense | 453 | 171 | 622 | 801 | |||||||||||
Earnings before income taxes | 366 | 961 | 1,007 | 1,739 | |||||||||||
Provision for income taxes | 132 | 350 | 354 | 629 | |||||||||||
Net earnings | $ | 234 | $ | 611 | $ | 653 | $ | 1,110 | |||||||
Basic earnings per share | $ | 0.37 | $ | 0.96 | $ | 1.03 | $ | 1.74 | |||||||
Diluted earnings per share | $ | 0.37 | $ | 0.95 | $ | 1.02 | $ | 1.72 | |||||||
Weighted average common shares outstanding | |||||||||||||||
Basic | 633.5 | 634.8 | 633.4 | 638.4 | |||||||||||
Dilutive impact of share-based awards(a) | 4.9 | 7.2 | 4.9 | 7.3 | |||||||||||
Diluted | 638.4 | 642.0 | 638.3 | 645.7 | |||||||||||
(a) Excludes 5.1 million and 5.2 million share-based awards for the three and six months ended August 2, 2014, respectively, and 0.1 million and 2.2 million share-based awards for the three and six months ended August 3, 2013, respectively, because their effects were antidilutive.
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income | |||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
(millions) (unaudited) | August 2, 2014 | August 3, 2013 | August 2, 2014 | August 3, 2013 | |||||||||||
Net earnings | $ | 234 | $ | 611 | $ | 653 | $ | 1,110 | |||||||
Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax | |||||||||||||||
Pension and other benefit liabilities, net of taxes of $4, $8, $8 and $34 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 52 | |||||||||||
Currency translation adjustment and cash flow hedges, net of taxes of $1, $(2), $1 and $7 | 23 | (100 | ) | 85 | (129 | ) | |||||||||
Other comprehensive income/(loss) | 30 | (88 | ) | 99 | (77 | ) | |||||||||
Comprehensive income | $ | 264 | $ | 523 | $ | 752 | $ | 1,033 | |||||||
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Financial Position | |||||||||||
(millions) | August 2, 2014 | February 1, 2014 | August 3, 2013 | ||||||||
Assets | (unaudited) | (unaudited) | |||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, including short-term investments of $3, $3 and $249 | $ | 803 | $ | 695 | $ | 1,018 | |||||
Inventory | 8,918 | 8,766 | 8,441 | ||||||||
Other current assets | 1,833 | 2,112 | 1,944 | ||||||||
Total current assets | 11,554 | 11,573 | 11,403 | ||||||||
Property and equipment | |||||||||||
Land | 6,202 | 6,234 | 6,213 | ||||||||
Buildings and improvements | 30,782 | 30,356 | 29,336 | ||||||||
Fixtures and equipment | 5,466 | 5,583 | 5,351 | ||||||||
Computer hardware and software | 2,683 | 2,764 | 2,532 | ||||||||
Construction-in-progress | 735 | 843 | 1,456 | ||||||||
Accumulated depreciation | (14,673 | ) | (14,402 | ) | (13,483 | ) | |||||
Property and equipment, net | 31,195 | 31,378 | 31,405 | ||||||||
Other noncurrent assets | 1,706 | 1,602 | 1,354 | ||||||||
Total assets | $ | 44,455 | $ | 44,553 | $ | 44,162 | |||||
Liabilities and shareholders’ investment | |||||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 7,263 | $ | 7,683 | $ | 7,078 | |||||
Accrued and other current liabilities | 3,767 | 3,934 | 3,705 | ||||||||
Current portion of long-term debt and other borrowings | 306 | 1,160 | 1,833 | ||||||||
Total current liabilities | 11,336 | 12,777 | 12,616 | ||||||||
Long-term debt and other borrowings | 13,852 | 12,622 | 12,655 | ||||||||
Deferred income taxes | 1,317 | 1,433 | 1,331 | ||||||||
Other noncurrent liabilities | 1,517 | 1,490 | 1,540 | ||||||||
Total noncurrent liabilities | 16,686 | 15,545 | 15,526 | ||||||||
Shareholders’ investment | |||||||||||
Common stock | 53 | 53 | 53 | ||||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 4,561 | 4,470 | 4,335 | ||||||||
Retained earnings | 12,611 | 12,599 | 12,285 | ||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | |||||||||||
Pension and other benefit liabilities | (408 | ) | (422 | ) | (480 | ) | |||||
Currency translation adjustment and cash flow hedges | (384 | ) | (469 | ) | (173 | ) | |||||
Total shareholders’ investment | 16,433 | 16,231 | 16,020 | ||||||||
Total liabilities and shareholders’ investment | $ | 44,455 | $ | 44,553 | $ | 44,162 | |||||
Common Stock Authorized 6,000,000,000 shares, $.0833 par value; 633,644,605, 632,930,740 and 630,924,647 shares issued and outstanding at August 2, 2014, February 1, 2014 and August 3, 2013, respectively.
Preferred Stock Authorized 5,000,000 shares, $.01 par value; no shares were issued or outstanding at August 2, 2014, February 1, 2014 or August 3, 2013.
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | |||||||
Six Months Ended | |||||||
(millions) (unaudited) | August 2, 2014 | August 3, 2013 | |||||
Operating activities | |||||||
Net earnings | $ | 653 | $ | 1,110 | |||
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to cash provided by operations: | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 1,186 | 1,079 | |||||
Share-based compensation expense | 42 | 55 | |||||
Deferred income taxes | (304 | ) | (136 | ) | |||
Bad debt expense(a) | — | 41 | |||||
Gain on receivables transaction | — | (391 | ) | ||||
Loss on debt extinguishment | 285 | 445 | |||||
Noncash (gains)/losses and other, net | 32 | (2 | ) | ||||
Changes in operating accounts: | |||||||
Accounts receivable originated at Target | — | 157 | |||||
Proceeds on sale of accounts receivable originated at Target | — | 2,703 | |||||
Inventory | (143 | ) | (527 | ) | |||
Other current assets | 303 | (56 | ) | ||||
Other noncurrent assets | 10 | 47 | |||||
Accounts payable | (425 | ) | 17 | ||||
Accrued and other current liabilities | (156 | ) | (403 | ) | |||
Other noncurrent liabilities | 31 | (30 | ) | ||||
Cash provided by operations | 1,514 | 4,109 | |||||
Investing activities | |||||||
Expenditures for property and equipment | (1,052 | ) | (1,917 | ) | |||
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment | 44 | 48 | |||||
Change in accounts receivable originated at third parties | — | 121 | |||||
Proceeds from sale of accounts receivable originated at third parties | — | 3,002 | |||||
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash assumed | (20 | ) | (58 | ) | |||
Other investments | 46 | 73 | |||||
Cash (required for)/provided by investing activities | (982 | ) | 1,269 | ||||
Financing activities | |||||||
Change in commercial paper, net | 109 | (163 | ) | ||||
Additions to long-term debt | 1,993 | — | |||||
Reductions of long-term debt | (2,039 | ) | (3,424 | ) | |||
Dividends paid | (545 | ) | (463 | ) | |||
Repurchase of stock | — | (1,461 | ) | ||||
Stock option exercises and related tax benefit | 55 | 363 | |||||
Cash (required for) financing activities | (427 | ) | (5,148 | ) | |||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 3 | 4 | |||||
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 108 | 234 | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 695 | 784 | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 803 | $ | 1,018 | |||
(a) Includes net write-offs of credit card receivables prior to the sale of receivables on March 13, 2013.
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Investment | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Common | Stock | Additional | Accumulated Other | |||||||||||||||||||
Stock | Par | Paid-in | Retained | Comprehensive | ||||||||||||||||||
(millions, except per share data) | Shares | Value | Capital | Earnings | Income/(Loss) | Total | ||||||||||||||||
February 2, 2013 | 645.3 | $ | 54 | $ | 3,925 | $ | 13,155 | $ | (576 | ) | $ | 16,558 | ||||||||||
Net earnings | — | — | — | 1,971 | — | 1,971 | ||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income | — | — | — | — | (315 | ) | (315 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Dividends declared | — | — | — | (1,051 | ) | — | (1,051 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Repurchase of stock | (21.9 | ) | (2 | ) | — | (1,476 | ) | — | (1,478 | ) | ||||||||||||
Stock options and awards | 9.5 | 1 | 545 | — | — | 546 | ||||||||||||||||
February 1, 2014 | 632.9 | $ | 53 | $ | 4,470 | $ | 12,599 | $ | (891 | ) | $ | 16,231 | ||||||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net earnings | — | — | — | 653 | — | 653 | ||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income | — | — | — | — | 99 | 99 | ||||||||||||||||
Dividends declared | — | — | — | (606 | ) | — | (606 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Repurchase of stock | (0.6 | ) | — | — | (35 | ) | — | (35 | ) | |||||||||||||
Stock options and awards | 1.3 | — | 91 | — | — | 91 | ||||||||||||||||
August 2, 2014 | 633.6 | $ | 53 | $ | 4,561 | $ | 12,611 | $ | (792 | ) | $ | 16,433 | ||||||||||
We declared $0.95 and $0.79 per share dividends for the six months ended August 2, 2014 and August 3, 2013, respectively, and $1.65 for the fiscal year ended February 1, 2014.
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
1. Accounting Policies
These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statement disclosures in our 2013 Form 10-K. We use the same accounting policies in preparing quarterly and annual financial statements. All adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of quarterly operating results are reflected herein and are of a normal, recurring nature.
Due to the seasonal nature of our business, quarterly revenues, expenses, earnings and cash flows are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year.
2. Fair Value Measurements
Fair value measurements are reported in one of three levels based on the lowest level of significant input used: Level 1 (unadjusted quoted prices in active markets); Level 2 (observable market inputs, other than quoted prices included in Level 1); and Level 3 (unobservable inputs that cannot be corroborated by observable market data).
Fair Value Measurements - Recurring Basis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fair Value at | Fair Value at | Fair Value at | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
August 2, 2014 | February 1, 2014 | August 3, 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(millions) | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assets | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Short-term investments | $ | 3 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 3 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 249 | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||
Other current assets | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest rate swaps(a) | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prepaid forward contracts | 40 | — | — | 73 | — | — | 73 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beneficial interest asset(b) | — | — | 56 | — | — | 71 | — | — | 91 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other noncurrent assets | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest rate swaps(a) | — | 51 | — | — | 62 | — | — | 74 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Company-owned life insurance investments(c) | — | 314 | — | — | 305 | — | — | 297 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beneficial interest asset(b) | — | — | 41 | — | — | 56 | — | — | 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 43 | $ | 365 | $ | 98 | $ | 76 | $ | 368 | $ | 127 | $ | 322 | $ | 371 | $ | 180 | |||||||||||||||||
Liabilities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other noncurrent liabilities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest rate swaps(a) | — | 31 | — | — | 39 | — | — | 45 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | — | $ | 31 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 39 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 45 | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||
(a) See Note 7 for additional information on interest rate swaps.
(b) Note 3 includes a rollforward of the Level 3 beneficial interest asset. A one percentage point change in the forecasted credit EBIT yield would impact our fair value estimate by approximately $14 million. A one percentage point change in the forecasted discount rate would impact our fair value estimate by approximately $3 million.
(c) Company-owned life insurance investments consist of equity index funds and fixed income assets. Amounts are presented net of nonrecourse loans that are secured by some of these policies. These loan amounts totaled $806 million at August 2, 2014, $790 million at February 1, 2014 and $787 million at August 3, 2013.
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Significant Financial Instruments not Measured at Fair Value (a) (millions) | August 2, 2014 | February 1, 2014 | August 3, 2013 | |||||||||||||||||
Carrying Amount | Fair Value | Carrying Amount | Fair Value | Carrying Amount | Fair Value | |||||||||||||||
Debt (b) | $ | 12,135 | $ | 13,553 | $ | 11,758 | $ | 13,184 | $ | 12,484 | $ | 14,018 | ||||||||
(a) The carrying amounts of accounts payable and certain accrued and other current liabilities approximate fair value due to their short-term nature.
(b) The carrying amount and estimated fair value of debt exclude unamortized swap valuation adjustments and capital lease obligations.
3. Credit Card Receivables Transaction
In March 2013, we sold our entire U.S. consumer credit card portfolio to TD Bank Group (TD) and recognized a gain of $391 million. This transaction was accounted for as a sale, and the receivables are no longer reported in our Consolidated Statements of Financial Position. Consideration received included cash of $5.7 billion, equal to the gross (par) value of the outstanding receivables at the time of closing, and a $225 million beneficial interest asset. Concurrent with the sale, we repaid the nonrecourse debt collateralized by credit card receivables (2006/2007 Series Variable Funding Certificate) at par of $1.5 billion, resulting in net cash proceeds of $4.2 billion.
TD now underwrites, funds and owns Target Credit Card and Target Visa consumer receivables in the U.S. TD controls risk management policies and oversees regulatory compliance, and we perform account servicing and primary marketing functions. We earn a substantial portion of the profits generated by the Target Credit Card and Target Visa portfolios. We classify this profit-sharing income in SG&A expense in the U.S. Segment.
Profit-Sharing Arrangement | Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||
(millions) | August 2, 2014 | August 3, 2013 | August 2, 2014 | August 3, 2013 (a) | |||||||||||
Profit-sharing included in U.S. Segment EBIT | $ | 167 | $ | 183 | $ | 334 | $ | 288 | |||||||
Reduction of beneficial interest asset (b) | (11 | ) | (29 | ) | (29 | ) | (45 | ) | |||||||
Net impact to SG&A expense | $ | 156 | $ | 154 | $ | 305 | $ | 243 | |||||||
(a) The U.S. Segment also earned credit card revenue prior to the close of the transaction.
(b) On a consolidated basis, profit-sharing income is offset by reductions of the beneficial interest asset.
The $225 million beneficial interest asset effectively represents a receivable for the present value of future profit-sharing we expect to receive on the receivables sold. Profit-sharing payments reduced the beneficial interest asset by $19 million and $39 million during the three and six months ended August 2, 2014, respectively, and $31 million and $45 million during the three and six months ended August 3, 2013. Revaluation adjustments increased the asset by $8 million and $10 million during the three and six months ended August 2, 2014, respectively, and increased the asset by $2 million during the three months ended August 3, 2013. There was no net revaluation adjustment for the six months ended August 3, 2013. As of August 2, 2014 and August 3, 2013, a beneficial interest asset of $98 million and $180 million, respectively, remains and is recorded within other current assets and other noncurrent assets in our Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.
4. Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt
We obtain short-term financing from time to time under our commercial paper program, a form of notes payable.
Commercial Paper | Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||
(dollars in millions) | August 2, 2014 | August 3, 2013 | August 2, 2014 | August 3, 2013 | ||||||||||
Maximum daily amount outstanding during the period | $ | 500 | $ | 920 | $ | 590 | $ | 1,465 | ||||||
Average daily amount outstanding during the period | 148 | 301 | 214 | 394 | ||||||||||
Amount outstanding at period-end | 189 | 807 | 189 | 807 | ||||||||||
Weighted average interest rate | 0.11 | % | 0.19 | % | 0.10 | % | 0.14 | % | ||||||
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In June 2014, we issued $1 billion of unsecured fixed rate debt at 2.3% that matures in June 2019 and $1 billion of unsecured fixed rate debt at 3.5% that matures in July 2024. We used proceeds from these issuances to repurchase $725 million of debt at a market value of $1 billion and for general corporate purposes, including the payment of $1 billion of debt maturities. We recognized a loss of $285 million on the early retirement, which was recorded in net interest expense in our Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Concurrent with the sale of our credit card receivables portfolio in March 2013, we repaid $1.5 billion of nonrecourse debt collateralized by credit card receivables (the 2006/2007 Series Variable Funding Certificate). We also used $1.4 billion of proceeds from the transaction to repurchase at market value an additional $970 million of debt during the first quarter of 2013. We recognized a loss on this early retirement of $445 million, which was recorded in net interest expense in our Consolidated Statements of Operations. Refer to Note 3 for more information on our credit card receivables transaction.
5. Property and Equipment
We review long-lived assets for impairment when events or changes in circumstances, such as a decision to relocate or close a store, make significant software changes or discontinue projects, indicate that the asset's carrying value may not be recoverable. For the three and six months ended August 2, 2014 and August 3, 2013, we recorded impairments primarily from decisions to discontinue projects and completed or planned land sales and store closures.
Impairments by Segment (a) | Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||
(millions) | August 2, 2014 | August 3, 2013 | August 2, 2014 | August 3, 2013 | |||||||||||
U.S. | $ | 46 | $ | 15 | $ | 59 | $ | 25 | |||||||
Canadian | 2 | — | 2 | — | |||||||||||
Total segment impairments | 48 | 15 | 61 | 25 | |||||||||||
Unallocated impairments (b) | 16 | — | 16 | — | |||||||||||
Total impairments | $ | 64 | $ | 15 | $ | 77 | $ | 25 | |||||||
(a) Substantially all of the impairments are recorded in selling, general and administrative expense on the Consolidated Statements of Income.
(b) Represents impairments of undeveloped land.
6. Data Breach
In the fourth quarter of 2013, we experienced a data breach in which an intruder stole certain payment card and other guest information from our network (the Data Breach). Based on our investigation to date, we believe that the intruder installed malware on our point-of-sale system in our U.S. stores and stole payment card data from up to approximately 40 million credit and debit card accounts of guests who shopped at our U.S. stores between November 27 and December 17, 2013. In addition, the intruder stole certain guest information, including names, mailing addresses, phone numbers or email addresses, for up to 70 million individuals.
Payment Card Network Loss Contingencies
In the event of a data breach where payment card data is or may have been stolen, the payment card networks’ contracts purport to give them the ability to make claims for reimbursement of incremental counterfeit fraud losses and non-ordinary course operating expenses (such as card reissuance costs) that the payment card networks believe they or their issuing banks have incurred as a result of the event. For us to have liability for such claims, we believe that a court would have to find that, among other things, (1) at the time of the Data Breach the portion of our network that handles payment card data was noncompliant with applicable data security standards in a manner that contributed to the Data Breach, and (2) the network operating rules around reimbursement of operating costs and counterfeit fraud losses are enforceable. While an independent third-party assessor found the portion of our network that handles payment card data to be compliant with applicable data security standards in the fall of 2013, the forensic investigator working on behalf of the payment card networks claimed in first quarter 2014 that we were not in compliance with those standards at the time of the Data Breach.
During the second quarter of 2014, payment card networks composing a substantial portion of impacted payment cards made preliminary written or oral claims against us. We believe it is probable that the remaining payment card networks will also make claims against us. We expect to dispute the claims that have been or may be made against us, and we think it is probable that our disputes would lead to settlement negotiations consistent with the experience of other entities that suffered similar payment card
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breaches. We believe such negotiations would effect a combined settlement of the payment card networks' counterfeit fraud loss allegations and their non-ordinary course operating expense allegations. Our accruals for estimated probable loss discussed below include what we believe to be the vast majority of both actual and potential claims from the payment card networks.
Litigation and Governmental Investigations
In addition, more than 100 actions have been filed in courts in many states, along with one action in Canada, and other claims have been or may be asserted against us on behalf of guests, payment card issuing banks, shareholders or others seeking damages or other related relief allegedly arising out of the Data Breach. State and federal agencies, including the State Attorneys General, the Federal Trade Commission and the SEC, are investigating events related to the Data Breach, including how it occurred, its consequences and our responses. Our accruals for estimated probable loss discussed below include what we believe to be the vast majority of both actual and potential claims from these matters.
Expenses Incurred and Amounts Accrued
Data Breach Balance Sheet Rollforward (millions) | Liabilities | Insurance receivable | |||||
Balance at February 1, 2014 | $ | 61 | $ | 44 | |||
Expenses incurred/insurance receivable recorded (a) | 26 | 8 | |||||
Payments made/received | (35 | ) | (13 | ) | |||
Balance at May 3, 2014 | 52 | 39 | |||||
Expenses incurred/insurance receivable recorded (a) | 148 | 38 | |||||
Payments made/received | (19 | ) | (7 | ) | |||
Balance at August 2, 2014 | $ | 182 | $ | 70 | |||
(a) Includes expenditures and accruals for Data Breach-related costs and expected insurance recoveries as discussed below.
In the second quarter of 2014, we recorded $148 million of pretax Data Breach-related expenses and expected insurance proceeds of $38 million, for net expenses of $111 million. These expenses were included in our Consolidated Statements of Operations as Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (SG&A), but were not part of our segment results. Along with legal and other professional services, these expenses included an increase to the accrual for estimated probable losses for what we believe to be the vast majority of actual and potential breach-related claims, including claims by the payment card networks. Our probable loss estimate is based on the expectation of reaching negotiated settlements, and not on any determination that it is probable we would be found liable for the losses we have accrued were these claims to be litigated. Given the varying stages of claims and related proceedings, and the inherent uncertainty surrounding them, our estimates involve significant judgment and are based on currently available information, historical precedents and an assessment of the validity of certain claims. Our estimates may change as new information becomes available and, although we do not believe it is probable, it is reasonably possible that we may incur a material loss in excess of the amount accrued. We are not able to estimate the amount of such reasonably possible excess loss exposure at this time because many of the matters are in the early stages, alleged damages have not been specified, and there are significant factual and legal issues to be resolved. The accrual does not reflect future breach-related legal, consulting or administrative fees, which are expensed as incurred and not expected to be material to our consolidated financial statements in any individual period.
During the six months ended August 2, 2014, we recorded $175 million of Data Breach-related expenses, partially offset by expected insurance proceeds of $46 million, for net expenses of $129 million. Since the Data Breach, we have incurred $236 million of cumulative expenses, partially offset by expected insurance recoveries of $90 million, for net cumulative expenses of $146 million.
Insurance Coverage
To limit our exposure to losses relating to data breach and other claims, we maintain $100 million of network-security insurance coverage, above a $10 million deductible and with a $50 million sublimit for settlements with the payment card networks. This coverage, and certain other customary business-insurance coverage, has reduced our exposure related to the Data Breach. We will pursue recoveries to the maximum extent available under the policies. As of August 2, 2014, we have received $20 million from our network-security insurance carriers.
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7. Derivative Financial Instruments
Our derivative instruments primarily consist of interest rate swaps, which we use to mitigate interest rate risk. As a result of our use of derivative instruments, we have counterparty credit risk with large global financial institutions. We monitor this concentration of counterparty credit risk on an ongoing basis. See Note 2 for a description of the fair value measurement of our derivative instruments and their classification on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.
In June 2014, we entered into two interest rate swaps, each with a notional amount of $500 million, under which we pay a variable rate and receive a fixed rate. In March 2014, we entered into an interest rate swap with a notional amount of $250 million, under which we pay a variable rate and receive a fixed rate. We designated these swaps as fair value hedges. As of August 3, 2013, one swap was designated as a fair value hedge. No ineffectiveness was recognized during the three or six months ended August 2, 2014 or August 3, 2013.
Periodic payments, valuation adjustments and amortization of gains or losses on our derivative contracts had the following effect on our Consolidated Statements of Operations:
Derivative Contracts - Effect on Results of Operations (millions) | Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
Type of Contract | Classification of (Income)/Expense | August 2, 2014 | August 3, 2013 | August 2, 2014 | August 3, 2013 | |||||||||||
Interest rate swaps | Net interest expense | $ | (9 | ) | $ | (7 | ) | $ | (13 | ) | $ | (15 | ) | |||
The amount remaining on unamortized hedged debt valuation gains from terminated or de-designated interest rate swaps that will be amortized into earnings over the remaining lives of the underlying debt totaled $43 million, $52 million and $63 million, at August 2, 2014, February 1, 2014 and August 3, 2013, respectively.
8. Share Repurchase
We repurchase shares primarily through open market transactions and the noncash settlement of prepaid forward contracts related to nonqualified deferred compensation plans under a $5 billion share repurchase program authorized by our Board of Directors in January 2012. No shares were repurchased through open market transactions during the three and six months ended August 2, 2014.
Share Repurchases | Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||
(millions, except per share data) | August 2, 2014 (a) | August 3, 2013 (b) | August 2, 2014 (a) | August 3, 2013 (b) | |||||||||||
Total number of shares purchased | 0.6 | 13.3 | 0.6 | 21.9 | |||||||||||
Average price paid per share | $ | 55.36 | $ | 69.57 | $ | 55.36 | $ | 67.41 | |||||||
Total investment | $ | 34 | $ | 927 | $ | 34 | $ | 1,474 | |||||||
(a) All of the shares reacquired were delivered upon the noncash settlement of prepaid forward contracts. These contracts had an original cash investment of $34 million and an aggregate market value at their settlement dates of $34.7 million. These contracts are among the investment vehicles used to reduce our economic exposure related to our nonqualified deferred compensation plans. Note 9 provides the details of our positions in prepaid forward contracts.
(b) 0.1 million and 0.2 million, respectively, of the shares repurchased were delivered upon the noncash settlement of prepaid forward contracts. These contracts had an original cash investment of $7 million and $14 million, and an aggregate market value at their respective settlement dates of $8 million and $17 million. Note 9 provides the details of our positions in prepaid forward contracts.
9. Pension, Postretirement Health Care and Other Benefits
Pension and Postretirement Health Care Benefits
We provide qualified defined benefit pension plans, unfunded nonqualified pension plans and certain postretirement health care benefits to eligible team members.
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Net Pension and Postretirement Health Care Benefits Expense | Pension Benefits | Postretirement Health Care Benefits | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(millions) | Aug 2, 2014 | Aug 3, 2013 | Aug 2, 2014 | Aug 3, 2013 | Aug 2, 2014 | Aug 3, 2013 | Aug 2, 2014 | Aug 3, 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Service cost | $ | 28 | $ | 29 | $ | 56 | $ | 59 | $ | 1 | $ | 1 | $ | 2 | $ | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Interest cost | 37 | 34 | 75 | 69 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Expected return on assets | (59 | ) | (58 | ) | (117 | ) | (117 | ) | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Amortization of losses | 17 | 25 | 33 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Amortization of prior service cost | (3 | ) | (2 | ) | (6 | ) | (5 | ) | (4 | ) | (4 | ) | (8 | ) | (8 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 20 | $ | 28 | $ | 41 | $ | 56 | $ | (1 | ) | $ | — | $ | (2 | ) | $ | (1 | ) | ||||||||||||
Other Benefits
We offer unfunded nonqualified deferred compensation plans to certain team members. We mitigate some of our risk of these plans through investing in vehicles, including company-owned life insurance and prepaid forward contracts in our own common stock, that offset a substantial portion of our economic exposure to the returns of these plans. These investment vehicles are general corporate assets and are marked to market with the related gains and losses recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations in the period they occur.
The total change in fair value for contracts indexed to our own common stock recognized in earnings was pretax losses of $5 million and pretax income of $2 million for the three and six months ended August 2, 2014, respectively, and pretax income of $1 million and $12 million for the three and six months ended August 3, 2013. During the six months ended August 2, 2014 we made no investments in prepaid forward contracts in our own common stock. During the six months ended August 3, 2013, we invested $6 million in such investment instruments. Adjusting our position in these investment vehicles may involve repurchasing shares of Target common stock when settling the forward contracts as described in Note 8. The settlement dates of these instruments are regularly renegotiated with the counterparty.
Prepaid Forward Contracts on Target Common Stock | August 2, 2014 | February 1, 2014 | August 3, 2013 | ||||||||
(millions, except per share data) | |||||||||||
Number of Shares | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 | ||||||||
Contractual Price Paid per Share | $ | 42.88 | $ | 48.81 | $ | 45.01 | |||||
Fair Value | $ | 40 | $ | 73 | $ | 73 | |||||
Total Cash Investment | $ | 29 | $ | 63 | $ | 46 | |||||
10. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
(millions) | Cash Flow Hedges | Currency Translation Adjustment | Pension and Other Benefits | Total | |||||||||||
February 2, 2013 | $ | (29 | ) | $ | (15 | ) | $ | (532 | ) | $ | (576 | ) | |||
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications | — | (30 | ) | 28 | (2 | ) | |||||||||
Amounts reclassified from AOCI | 1 | (a) | — | 12 | (b) | 13 | |||||||||
May 4, 2013 | $ | (28 | ) | $ | (45 | ) | $ | (492 | ) | $ | (565 | ) | |||
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications | — | (101 | ) | — | (101 | ) | |||||||||
Amounts reclassified from AOCI | 1 | (a) | — | 12 | (b) | 13 | |||||||||
August 3, 2013 | $ | (27 | ) | $ | (146 | ) | $ | (480 | ) | $ | (653 | ) | |||
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February 1, 2014 | $ | (25 | ) | $ | (444 | ) | $ | (422 | ) | $ | (891 | ) | |||
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications | — | 61 | — | 61 | |||||||||||
Amounts reclassified from AOCI | 1 | (a) | — | 7 | (b) | 8 | |||||||||
May 3, 2014 | $ | (24 | ) | $ | (383 | ) | $ | (415 | ) | $ | (822 | ) | |||
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications | — | 22 | — | 22 | |||||||||||
Amounts reclassified from AOCI | 1 | (a) | — | 7 | (b) | 8 | |||||||||
August 2, 2014 | $ | (23 | ) | $ | (361 | ) | $ | (408 | ) | $ | (792 | ) | |||
(a) Represents gains and losses on cash flow hedges, net of $1 million of taxes, which is recorded in net interest expense on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
(b) Represents amortization of pension and other benefit liabilities, net of $4 million of taxes for the three months ended May 3, 2014 and August 2, 2014, respectively, and $8 million for the three months ended May 4, 2013 and August 3, 2013.
11. Segment Reporting
We operate as two segments: U.S. and Canadian. Our segment measure of profit is used by management to evaluate the return on our investment and to make operating decisions.
Business Segment Results | Three Months Ended August 2, 2014 | Three Months Ended August 3, 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(millions) | U.S. | Canadian | Total | U.S. | Canadian | Total | |||||||||||||||||
Sales | $ | 16,957 | $ | 449 | $ | 17,406 | $ | 16,841 | $ | 275 | $ | 17,117 | |||||||||||
Cost of sales | 11,798 | 367 | 12,165 | 11,556 | 188 | 11,745 | |||||||||||||||||
Gross margin | 5,159 | 82 | 5,241 | 5,285 | 87 | 5,372 | |||||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses (a)(e) | 3,462 | 216 | 3,678 | 3,462 | 207 | 3,669 | |||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 537 | 70 | 606 | 493 | 49 | 542 | |||||||||||||||||
Segment profit | $ | 1,160 | $ | (204 | ) | $ | 957 | $ | 1,330 | $ | (169 | ) | $ | 1,161 | |||||||||
Data Breach related costs, net of insurance receivable (c)(e) | (111 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Reduction of beneficial interest asset (a)(e) | (11 | ) | (29 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Undeveloped land impairments (e) | (16 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings before interest expense and income taxes | 819 | 1,132 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net interest expense | 453 | 171 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings before income taxes | $ | 366 | $ | 961 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Business Segment Results | Six Months Ended August 2, 2014 | Six Months Ended August 3, 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(millions) | U.S. | Canadian | Total | U.S. | Canadian | Total | |||||||||||||||||
Sales | $ | 33,614 | $ | 842 | $ | 34,456 | $ | 33,462 | $ | 361 | $ | 33,823 | |||||||||||
Cost of sales | 23,546 | 686 | 24,232 | 23,067 | 241 | 23,308 | |||||||||||||||||
Gross margin | 10,068 | 156 | 10,224 | 10,395 | 120 | 10,515 | |||||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses (a)(e) | 6,788 | 434 | 7,222 | 6,842 | 400 | 7,242 | |||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 1,049 | 137 | 1,186 | 984 | 94 | 1,079 | |||||||||||||||||
Segment profit | $ | 2,231 | $ | (415 | ) | $ | 1,816 | $ | 2,569 | $ | (374 | ) | $ | 2,194 | |||||||||
Data Breach related costs, net of insurance receivable (c)(e) | (129 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Reduction of beneficial interest asset (a)(e) | (29 | ) | (45 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Undeveloped land impairments (e) | (16 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Card brand conversion costs (d)(e) | (13 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gain on receivables transaction (b) | — | 391 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings before interest expense and income taxes | 1,629 | 2,540 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net interest expense | 622 | 801 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings before income taxes | $ | 1,007 | $ | 1,739 | |||||||||||||||||||
Note: The sum of the segment amounts may not equal the total amounts due to rounding.
(a) Our U.S. Segment includes all TD profit-sharing amounts in segment EBIT; however, under GAAP, some amounts received from TD reduce the beneficial interest asset and are not recorded in consolidated earnings.
(b) Refer to Note 3 for more information on our credit card receivables transaction.
(c) Refer to Note 6 for more information on Data Breach related costs.
(d) Expense related to converting co-branded card program to MasterCard.
(e) The sum of segment SG&A expenses, reduction of beneficial interest asset, Data Breach related costs, undeveloped land impairments and card brand conversion costs equal consolidated SG&A expenses.
Total Assets by Segment (millions) | August 2, 2014 | February 1, 2014 | August 3, 2013 | ||||||||
U.S. | $ | 37,889 | $ | 38,128 | $ | 37,810 | |||||
Canadian | 6,398 | 6,254 | 6,172 | ||||||||
Total segment assets | 44,287 | 44,382 | 43,982 | ||||||||
Unallocated assets (a) | 168 | 171 | 180 | ||||||||
Total assets | $ | 44,455 | $ | 44,553 | $ | 44,162 | |||||
(a) Represents the beneficial interest asset and insurance receivable related to the Data Breach of $98 million and $70 million, respectively, at August 2, 2014, and $127 million and $44 million, respectively, at February 1, 2014. Represents the beneficial interest asset at August 3, 2013.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Executive Summary
Second quarter 2014 includes the following notable items:
• | GAAP earnings per share were $0.37. |
• | Adjusted earnings per share were $0.78. |
• | Digital sales grew more than 30 percent in the quarter. |
• | U.S. Segment transactions declined 1.3 percent, an improvement of one percentage point compared with the first quarter. |
• | Canadian Segment sales increased 63.1 percent to $449 million from $275 million last year. |
• | GAAP EPS includes a loss on early retirement of debt of $0.27. |
• | GAAP EPS includes an $0.11 impact of net expense for what we believe to be the vast majority of actual and potential claims related to the December, 2013 data breach. |
• | We paid dividends of $272 million, an increase of 18 percent from $231 million last year. In June, the Board of Directors increased the quarterly dividend from 43 cents to 52 cents per share, beginning with the dividend payable on September 10, 2014. |
Sales were $17,406 million for the three months ended August 2, 2014, an increase of $289 million or 1.7 percent from the same period in the prior year. Cash flow provided by operations was $1,514 million and $4,109 million for the six months ended August 2, 2014 and August 3, 2013, respectively. Cash flow provided by operations for the six months ended August 3, 2013 included $2.7 billion of cash received in connection with the sale of our U.S. consumer credit card receivables.
Earnings Per Share | Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
August 2, 2014 | August 3, 2013 | Change | August 2, 2014 | August 3, 2013 | Change | ||||||||||||||||
GAAP diluted earnings per share | $ | 0.37 | $ | 0.95 | (61.5 | )% | $ | 1.02 | $ | 1.72 | (40.5 | )% | |||||||||
Adjustments | 0.41 | 0.03 | 0.46 | 0.07 | |||||||||||||||||
Adjusted diluted earnings per share | $ | 0.78 | $ | 0.98 | (20.6 | )% | $ | 1.48 | $ | 1.79 | (17.5 | )% | |||||||||
Note: Amounts may not foot due to rounding. We have disclosed adjusted diluted earnings per share ("Adjusted EPS"), a non-GAAP metric, which excludes the impact of certain matters not related to our ongoing retail operations. Management believes that Adjusted EPS is meaningful to provide period-to-period comparisons of our operating results. A reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP measures is provided on page 21.
Data Breach
In the fourth quarter of 2013, we experienced a data breach in which an intruder stole certain payment card and other guest information from our network (the Data Breach). In the second quarter of 2014, we recorded $148 million of pretax Data Breach-related expenses and expected insurance proceeds of $38 million, for net expenses of $111 million. These expenses were included in our Consolidated Statements of Operations as Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (SG&A), but were not part of our segment results. Along with legal and other professional services, these expenses included an increase to the accrual for estimated probable losses for what we believe to be the vast majority of actual and potential breach-related claims, including claims by the payment card networks. Our probable loss estimate is based on the expectation of reaching negotiated settlements, and not on any determination that it is probable we would be found liable for the losses we have accrued were these claims to be litigated.
During the six months ended August 2, 2014, we recorded $175 million of Data Breach-related expenses, partially offset by expected insurance proceeds of $46 million, for net expenses of $129 million. Since the Data Breach, we have incurred $236 million of cumulative expenses, partially offset by expected insurance recoveries of $90 million, for net cumulative expenses of $146 million.
For more information about the Data Breach, see Note 6 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1, Financial Statements.
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Analysis of Results of Operations
U.S. Segment
U.S. Segment Results | Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
(millions) | August 2, 2014 | August 3, 2013 | Percent Change | August 2, 2014 | August 3, 2013 | Percent Change | |||||||||||||||
Sales | $ | 16,957 | $ | 16,841 | 0.7 | % | $ | 33,614 | $ | 33,462 | 0.5 | % | |||||||||
Cost of sales | 11,798 | 11,556 | 2.1 | 23,546 | 23,067 | 2.1 | |||||||||||||||
Gross margin | 5,159 | 5,285 | (2.4 | ) | 10,068 | 10,395 | (3.1 | ) | |||||||||||||
SG&A expenses (a) | 3,462 | 3,462 | — | 6,788 | 6,842 | (0.8 | ) | ||||||||||||||
EBITDA | 1,697 | 1,823 | (6.9 | ) | 3,280 | 3,553 | (7.7 | ) | |||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 537 | 493 | 8.9 | 1,049 | 984 | 6.6 | |||||||||||||||
EBIT | $ | 1,160 | $ | 1,330 | (12.8 | )% | $ | 2,231 | $ | 2,569 | (13.1 | )% | |||||||||
(a) SG&A includes $167 million and $334 million of profit-sharing income from the arrangement with TD for the three and six months ended August 2, 2014, respectively, and $183 million and $288 million for the three and six months ended August 3, 2013.
U.S. Segment Rate Analysis | Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||
August 2, 2014 | August 3, 2013 | August 2, 2014 | August 3, 2013 | ||||||||
Gross margin rate | 30.4 | % | 31.4 | % | 30.0 | % | 31.1 | % | |||
SG&A expense rate | 20.4 | 20.6 | 20.2 | 20.4 | |||||||
EBITDA margin rate | 10.0 | 10.8 | 9.8 | 10.6 | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense rate | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.9 | |||||||
EBIT margin rate | 6.8 | 7.9 | 6.6 | 7.7 | |||||||
Rate analysis metrics are computed by dividing the applicable amount by sales.
Sales
Sales include merchandise sales, net of expected returns, from our stores and digital sales channels, as well as gift card breakage.
Sales by Product Category | Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||
August 2, 2014 | August 3, 2013 | August 2, 2014 | August 3, 2013 | ||||||||
Household essentials | 27 | % | 27 | % | 27 | % | 27 | % | |||
Hardlines | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |||||||
Apparel and accessories | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |||||||
Food and pet supplies | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | |||||||
Home furnishings and décor | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | |||||||
Total | 100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % | |||
Comparable sales is a measure that highlights the performance of our existing stores and digital sales by measuring the change in sales for a period over the comparable, prior-year period of equivalent length. Digital sales include all sales initiated through mobile applications and our conventional websites, including those of acquired entities from the date of acquisition. Digital sales may be fulfilled through our distribution centers or our stores. Comparable sales measures vary across the retail industry. As a result, our comparable sales calculation is not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Comparable sales include all sales, except sales from stores open less than 13 months.
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Comparable Sales | Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||
August 2, 2014 | August 3, 2013 | August 2, 2014 | August 3, 2013 | ||||||||
Comparable sales change | — | % | 1.2 | % | (0.2 | )% | 0.3 | % | |||
Drivers of change in comparable sales | |||||||||||
Number of transactions | (1.3 | ) | (1.4 | ) | (1.8 | ) | (1.6 | ) | |||
Average transaction amount | 1.3 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 2.0 | |||||||
Selling price per unit | 3.0 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 0.5 | |||||||
Units per transaction | (1.7 | ) | 1.0 | (0.7 | ) | 1.4 | |||||
Contribution to Comparable Sales Change | Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||
August 2, 2014 | August 3, 2013 | August 2, 2014 | August 3, 2013 | ||||||||
Existing stores comparable sales change | (0.6 | )% | 1.0 | % | (0.7 | )% | — | % | |||
Digital contribution to comparable sales change | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | |||||||
Total comparable sales change | — | % | 1.2 | % | (0.2 | )% | 0.3 | % | |||
The collective interaction of a broad array of macroeconomic, competitive and consumer behavioral factors, as well as sales mix, and transfer of sales to new stores makes further analysis of sales metrics infeasible.
TD offers credit to qualified guests through branded proprietary credit cards: the Target Credit Card and the Target Visa (Target Credit Cards). Additionally, we offer a branded proprietary Target Debit Card. Collectively, we refer to these products as REDcards®. Guests receive a 5 percent discount on virtually all purchases when they use a REDcard at Target. We monitor the percentage of sales that are paid for using REDcards (REDcard Penetration) because our internal analysis has indicated that a meaningful portion of the incremental purchases on REDcards are also incremental sales for Target, with the remainder representing a shift in tender type.
REDcard Penetration | Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||
August 2, 2014 | August 3, 2013 | August 2, 2014 | August 3, 2013 | ||||||||
Target Debit Card | 11.1 | % | 9.4 | % | 11.2 | % | 9.0 | % | |||
Target Credit Cards | 9.7 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 8.9 | |||||||
Total REDcard Penetration | 20.8 | % | 18.7 | % | 20.6 | % | 17.9 | % | |||
Gross Margin Rate
For the three and six months ended August 2, 2014, our gross margin rate was 30.4 percent and 30.0 percent, respectively, compared with 31.4 percent and 31.1 percent in the comparable periods last year. Virtually all of the decrease was due to promotional activity.
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Selling, General and Administrative Expense Rate
For the three and six months ended August 2, 2014, our SG&A expense rate was 20.4 percent and 20.2 percent, decreasing from 20.6 and 20.4 percent in the comparable periods last year. The decrease primarily resulted from company-wide expense optimization efforts, partially offset by investments in technology and other initiatives, none of which were individually significant.
Store Data
Change in Number of Stores | Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||
August 2, 2014 | August 3, 2013 | August 2, 2014 | August 3, 2013 | ||||||||
Beginning store count | 1,789 | ||||||||||