{"id":476418,"date":"2021-04-14T16:18:21","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T20:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/american-eagle-outfitters-business-accelerates-across-american-eagle-and-aerie-brands-first-quarter-revenue-on-track-to-mid-teens-growth-vs-pre-covid-2019\/"},"modified":"2021-04-14T16:18:21","modified_gmt":"2021-04-14T20:18:21","slug":"american-eagle-outfitters-business-accelerates-across-american-eagle-and-aerie-brands-first-quarter-revenue-on-track-to-mid-teens-growth-vs-pre-covid-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/american-eagle-outfitters-business-accelerates-across-american-eagle-and-aerie-brands-first-quarter-revenue-on-track-to-mid-teens-growth-vs-pre-covid-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"American Eagle Outfitters\u2019 Business Accelerates Across American Eagle and Aerie Brands; First Quarter Revenue On-Track to Mid-Teens Growth vs. Pre-Covid 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        <!--.bwalignc { text-align: center; list-style-position: inside }\n.bwalignl { text-align: left }\n.bwalignr { text-align: right; list-style-position: inside }\n.bwblockalignl { margin-left: 0px; margin-right: auto }\n.bwcellpmargin { margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px }\n.bwpadl0 { padding-left: 0px }\n.bwpadr0 { padding-right: 0px }\n.bwsinglebottom { border-bottom: solid black 1pt }\n.bwtablemarginb { margin-bottom: 10px }\n.bwvertalignb { vertical-align: bottom }\n.bwvertalignm { vertical-align: middle }\n.bwwidth16 { width: 16% }\n.bwwidth2 { width: 2% }\n.bwwidth5 { width: 5% }\n.bwwidth50 { width: 50% }\n.bwwidth67 { width: 67% }body {font:normal small Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#000;background-color:#fff;padding:24px;margin:0;} a img {border:0;} h3 {font-size:medium;color:#000;margin:0 0 1em 0; text-align:center;}-->  <\/p>\n<p><i><b>American Eagle Outfitters\u2019 Business Accelerates Across American Eagle and Aerie Brands; First Quarter Revenue On-Track to Mid-Teens Growth vs. Pre-Covid 2019<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Approximately $120 million in first quarter operating income expected, fueled by strong demand and margin expansion<\/i><\/p>\n<p>PITTSBURGH&#8211;(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\">BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)&#8211;<br \/>\nAmerican Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO) today announced that business is exceeding expectations with first quarter revenue on track to over $1 billion, a mid-teens increase compared to pre-COVID 2019 first quarter reported revenue. Demand has accelerated across the American Eagle and Aerie brands, generating strong margins, higher full-priced selling and reduced promotions. For the period, management expects operating income of approximately $120 million, compared to first quarter 2019 operating income of $48 million and adjusted operating income of $49 million.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nAEO\u2019s growth priorities centered on the \u201cReal Power. Real Growth.\u201d value creation plan are having a meaningful impact, fueling our brands, channels and attracting new customers. External factors, such as economic stimulus, renewed consumer optimism and pent-up demand are also positively contributing to business performance.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nJay Schottenstein, AEO\u2019s Executive Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer commented, \u201cIn light of the current environment, it\u2019s truly gratifying to see consumer optimism, strong demand across channels and loyalty for our brands continue. I\u2019m amazed by the incredible momentum of Aerie, which is consistently reaching new heights and exceeding our expectations. We are seeing great progress at American Eagle, with stronger merchandise, marketing and inventory management clearly demonstrating the power and true potential of our leading brand. Looking forward, I have never been more optimistic about our future than I am today. We remain disciplined and focused on delivering profit growth through our Real Power. Real Growth value creation plan, with our sights set on achieving our 2023 financial targets and generating superior shareholder returns.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThe company will report its first quarter 2021 results for the fiscal quarter ended May 1, 2021 by press release at 4:15 p.m. E.T., on May 26, 2021 and will also host a summary of AEO, Inc.\u2019s first quarter results with a live conference call that will be webcast at 4:30 p.m. E.T. The foregoing forward-looking statements reflect our expectations as of today&#8217;s date. Given the number of risk factors, uncertainties and assumptions discussed below, actual results may differ materially.\n<\/p>\n<p><b>About American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nAmerican Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE: AEO) is a leading global specialty retailer offering high-quality, on-trend clothing, accessories and personal care products at affordable prices under its American Eagle\u00ae and Aerie\u00ae brands. Our purpose is to show the world that there\u2019s REAL power in the optimism of youth. The company operates stores in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Hong Kong, and ships to 81 countries worldwide through its websites. American Eagle and Aerie merchandise also is available at more than 200 international locations operated by licensees in 33 countries. For more information, please visit <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aeo-inc.com&amp;esheet=52411930&amp;newsitemid=20210414005874&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.aeo-inc.com&amp;index=1&amp;md5=ee160f1974e2adabb4ff0c64130e79e5\">www.aeo-inc.com<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p><b>Non-GAAP Measures<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nThis press release includes information on non-GAAP financial measures (\u201cnon-GAAP\u201d or \u201cadjusted\u201d), including consolidated adjusted operating income, excluding non-GAAP items. This financial measure is not based on any standardized methodology prescribed by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (\u201cGAAP\u201d) and is not necessarily comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. Non-GAAP information is provided as a supplement to, not as a substitute for, or as superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. Management believes that this non-GAAP information is useful for an alternate presentation of the company\u2019s performance, when reviewed in conjunction with the company\u2019s GAAP consolidated financial statements, as it helps identify underlying trends in our business that could otherwise be masked by the effect of the items that we exclude in such non-GAAP measures. Accordingly, we believe that adjusted operating income provides useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our operating results, enhancing the overall understanding of our past performance and future prospects, and allowing for greater transparency with respect to the key financial metrics used by our management in our financial and operational decision-making.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThis amount is not determined in accordance with GAAP and therefore, should not be used exclusively in evaluating the company\u2019s business and operations. We encourage investors and others to review our financial information in its entirety, not to rely on any single financial measure and to view these non-GAAP financial measures in conjunction with the related GAAP financial measures.\n<\/p>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"bwtablemarginb bwblockalignl bwwidth50\">\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\" class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\"><b>GAAP TO NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\" class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignm bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\">(Dollars in thousands)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\" class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignm bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\">(unaudited)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignm bwpadl0 bwwidth67\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwwidth2\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwwidth5\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignm bwpadl0 bwwidth67\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignm bwpadl0 bwwidth2\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignm bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\"><b>13 Weeks Ended<\/b><\/td>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignm bwpadl0 bwwidth5\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwwidth2\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwsinglebottom\" rowspan=\"1\"><b>May 4, 2019<\/b><\/td>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwwidth5\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwwidth67\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwwidth2\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwsinglebottom\" rowspan=\"1\"><b>Operating income<\/b><\/td>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwwidth5\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwalignl bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwwidth67\" style=\"height:17px\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">GAAP Basis<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwwidth2\" style=\"height:17px\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwalignr bwwidth5\" style=\"height:17px\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignr\">\n$\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwwidth16\" style=\"height:17px\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignr bwcellpmargin\">\n47,846\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwwidth5\" style=\"height:17px\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignl\">\n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwwidth5\" style=\"height:17px\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwwidth67\" style=\"height:23px\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\"><i>% of Revenue<\/i><\/td>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwwidth2\" style=\"height:23px\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td class=\"bwalignr bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwwidth5\" style=\"height:23px\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignr bwcellpmargin\">\n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwalignr bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwwidth16\" style=\"height:23px\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignr bwcellpmargin\"><i>5.4<\/i><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwalignr bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwwidth5\" style=\"height:23px\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignl\"><i>%<\/i><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwwidth5\" style=\"height:23px\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwwidth67\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwwidth2\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwwidth5\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwwidth67\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">Add:Restructuring Charges<sup>(1):<\/sup><\/td>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwwidth2\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td class=\"bwalignl bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwvertalignb bwwidth5\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignr bwcellpmargin\">\n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwalignl bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwvertalignb bwwidth16\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignr bwcellpmargin\">\n1,543\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwalignl bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwvertalignb bwwidth5\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignl\">\n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwwidth5\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwalignl bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwwidth67\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwwidth2\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwwidth5\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwalignl bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwwidth67\" style=\"height:19px\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">Non-GAAP Basis<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwwidth2\" style=\"height:19px\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwalignr bwwidth5\" style=\"height:19px\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignr\">\n$\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwwidth16\" style=\"height:19px\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignr bwcellpmargin\">\n49,389\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwwidth5\" style=\"height:19px\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignl\">\n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwwidth5\" style=\"height:19px\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwwidth67\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\"><i>% of Revenue<\/i><\/td>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwwidth2\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td class=\"bwalignr bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwwidth5\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignr bwcellpmargin\">\n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwalignr bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwwidth16\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignr bwcellpmargin\"><i>5.6<\/i><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwalignr bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwwidth5\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignl\"><i>%<\/i><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwwidth5\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwwidth67\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwwidth2\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwwidth5\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\" class=\"bwalignl bwvertalignm bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\">(1) &#8211; $1.5 million for pre-tax corporate restructuring charges, primarily consisting of severance and closure costs for our company-owned and operated stores in China<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><b>SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nThis release and related statements by management contain forward-looking statements (as such term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995), which represent our expectations or beliefs concerning future events, including first quarter 2021 results. All forward-looking statements made by the company involve material risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based on many important factors, some of which may be beyond the company\u2019s control. Words such as &#8220;estimate,&#8221; &#8220;project,&#8221; &#8220;plan,&#8221; &#8220;believe,&#8221; &#8220;expect,&#8221; &#8220;anticipate,&#8221; &#8220;intend,&#8221; \u201cpotential,\u201d and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements. Except as may be required by applicable law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise and even if experience or future changes make it clear that any projected results expressed or implied therein will not be realized. The following factors, in addition to the risks disclosed in Item 1A., Risk Factors, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 30, 2021 and in any other filings that we may make with the Securities and Exchange Commission in some cases have affected, and in the future could affect, the company&#8217;s financial performance and could cause actual results for the first quarter 2021 and beyond to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any of the forward-looking statements included in this release or otherwise made by management: the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and related operational disruptions; the risk that the company\u2019s operating, financial and capital plans may not be achieved; our inability to anticipate customer demand and changing fashion trends and to manage our inventory commensurately; seasonality of our business; our inability to achieve planned store financial performance; our inability to react to raw material cost, labor and energy cost increases; our inability to gain market share in the face of declining shopping center traffic; our inability to respond to changes in e-commerce and leverage omni-channel demands; our inability to expand internationally; difficulty with our international merchandise sourcing strategies; challenges with information technology systems, including safeguarding against security breaches; and global economic, public health, social, political and financial conditions, and the resulting impact on consumer confidence and consumer spending, as well as other changes in consumer discretionary spending habits, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and liquidity.\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=bwnews&amp;sty=20210414005874r1&amp;sid=flmnd&amp;distro=nx&amp;lang=en\" style=\"width:0;height:0\" \/><span class=\"bwct31415\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"mmgallerylink\"><span id=\"mmgallerylink-phrase\">View source version on businesswire.com: <\/span><span id=\"mmgallerylink-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20210414005874\/en\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20210414005874\/en\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nOlivia Messina<br \/>\n<br \/>412-432-3300<br \/>\n<br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"mailto:LineMedia@ae.com\">LineMedia@ae.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>KEYWORDS:<\/b> United States North America Pennsylvania<\/p>\n<p><b>INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:<\/b> Other Consumer Teens Women Department Stores Men Specialty Fashion Consumer Retail Online Retail<\/p>\n<p><b>MEDIA:<\/b><\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"3\" cellspacing=\"3\">\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><b>Logo<\/b><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20210414005874\/en\/721613\/3\/aeo_inc_v2-01.jpg\" alt=\"Logo\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American Eagle Outfitters\u2019 Business Accelerates Across American Eagle and Aerie Brands; First Quarter Revenue On-Track to Mid-Teens Growth vs. Pre-Covid 2019 Approximately $120 million in first quarter operating income expected, fueled by strong demand and margin expansion PITTSBURGH&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211; American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO) today announced that business is exceeding expectations with first quarter revenue on track to over $1 billion, a mid-teens increase compared to pre-COVID 2019 first quarter reported revenue. Demand has accelerated across the American Eagle and Aerie brands, generating strong margins, higher full-priced selling and reduced promotions. For the period, management expects operating income of approximately $120 million, compared to first quarter 2019 operating income of $48 million and adjusted operating income of $49 million. 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