TJX COMPANIES INC /DE/ - Quarter Report: 2022 October (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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 October 29, 2022


☐			Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission file number 1-4908

The TJX Companies, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware						04-2207613
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)						(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

770 Cochituate Road Framingham, Massachusetts						01701
(Address of principal executive offices)						(Zip Code)

(508) 390-1000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share	TJX	New York Stock Exchange

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 ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer

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Accelerated filer

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Non-accelerated filer

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Smaller reporting company

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Emerging growth company

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES ☐ NO ☒

The number of shares of registrant’s common stock outstanding as of November 18, 2022: 1,155,504,149

The TJX Companies, Inc.

TABLE OF CONTENTS


PART I
ITEM 1. Consolidated Financial Statements			3
Consolidated Statements of Income			3
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income			4
Consolidated Balance Sheets			5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows			6
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity			7
Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements			9
ITEM 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations			21
ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk			32
ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures			32

PART II
ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings			32
ITEM 1A. Risk Factors			32
ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds			33
ITEM 6. Exhibits			33

SIGNATURE			34

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements

THE TJX COMPANIES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(UNAUDITED)

IN THOUSANDS EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS


	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
	October 29, 2022		October 30, 2021		October 29, 2022		October 30, 2021
Net sales	$	12,166,286	$	12,531,890	$	35,415,768	$	34,695,614
Cost of sales, including buying and occupancy costs	8,622,556		8,835,532		25,417,319		24,619,297





Selling, general and administrative expenses	2,184,946		2,296,649		6,454,389		6,585,333
Impairment on equity investment	—		—		217,619		—
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	—		—		—		242,248


Interest (income) expense, net	(427)		20,674		29,365		94,023
Income before income taxes	1,359,211		1,379,035		3,297,076		3,154,713
Provision for income taxes	296,405		356,035		837,457		812,102
Net income	$	1,062,806	$	1,023,000	$	2,459,619	$	2,342,611
Basic earnings per share	$	0.92	$	0.85	$	2.10	$	1.95
Weighted average common shares – basic	1,160,763		1,200,661		1,168,608		1,203,718
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.91	$	0.84	$	2.08	$	1.92
Weighted average common shares – diluted	1,172,267		1,215,690		1,179,892		1,219,238

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

THE TJX COMPANIES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(UNAUDITED)

IN THOUSANDS


	Thirteen Weeks Ended
	October 29, 2022		October 30, 2021
Net income	$	1,062,806	$	1,023,000
Additions to other comprehensive (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of related tax benefit of $8,638 in fiscal 2023 and tax provision of $976 in fiscal 2022	(65,858)		(6,688)
Reclassifications from other comprehensive (loss) to net income:

Amortization of prior service cost and deferred gains/losses, net of related tax provisions of $1,602 in fiscal 2023 and $1,156 in fiscal 2022	4,400		3,173

Other comprehensive (loss), net of tax	(61,458)		(3,515)
Total comprehensive income	$	1,001,348	$	1,019,485


	Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
	October 29, 2022		October 30, 2021
Net income	$	2,459,619	$	2,342,611
Additions to other comprehensive (loss) income:
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of related tax benefit of $8,803 in fiscal 2023 and tax provision of $2,734 in fiscal 2022	(154,405)		14,685


Reclassifications from other comprehensive (loss) to net income:

Amortization of prior service cost and deferred gains/losses, net of related tax provisions of $4,353 in fiscal 2023 and $3,802 in fiscal 2022	11,956		10,442
Amortization of loss on cash flow hedge, net of related tax provision of $603 in fiscal 2022	—		(263)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax	(142,449)		24,864
Total comprehensive income	$	2,317,170	$	2,367,475

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

THE TJX COMPANIES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(UNAUDITED)

IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA


	October 29, 2022		January 29, 2022		October 30, 2021
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	3,364,678	$	6,226,765	$	6,791,596

Accounts receivable, net	570,865		517,623		615,119
Merchandise inventories	8,328,680		5,961,573		6,633,328
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	582,389		438,099		449,377
Federal, state and foreign income taxes recoverable	142,181		114,537		86,690
Total current assets	12,988,793		13,258,597		14,576,110
Net property at cost	5,572,720		5,270,827		5,165,250
Non-current deferred income taxes, net	173,564		184,971		193,583
Operating lease right of use assets	8,985,593		8,853,934		9,143,834
Goodwill	94,501		96,662		98,604
Other assets	613,279		796,467		893,605
Total assets	$	28,428,450	$	28,461,458	$	30,070,986
Liabilities
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	4,993,269	$	4,465,427	$	5,443,007
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	4,083,434		4,244,997		4,140,660
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	1,574,384		1,576,561		1,606,480
Current portion of long-term debt	499,764		—		—
Federal, state and foreign income taxes payable	82,778		181,155		138,586
Total current liabilities	11,233,629		10,468,140		11,328,733
Other long-term liabilities	906,736		1,015,720		1,013,537
Non-current deferred income taxes, net	74,178		44,175		69,053
Long-term operating lease liabilities	7,691,225		7,575,590		7,861,023
Long-term debt	2,857,999		3,354,841		3,353,866
Commitments and contingencies (See Note K)
Shareholders’ equity
Preferred stock, authorized 5,000,000 shares, par value $1, no shares issued	—		—		—
Common stock, authorized 1,800,000,000 shares, par value $1, issued and outstanding 1,156,263,970; 1,181,188,731 and 1,194,260,626 respectively	1,156,264		1,181,189		1,194,261
Additional paid-in capital	—		—		—
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(829,599)		(687,150)		(581,207)
Retained earnings	5,338,018		5,508,953		5,831,720
Total shareholders’ equity	5,664,683		6,002,992		6,444,774
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	28,428,450	$	28,461,458	$	30,070,986

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

THE TJX COMPANIES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

IN THOUSANDS


	Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
	October 29, 2022		October 30, 2021
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	2,459,619	$	2,342,611
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	656,081		647,610
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	—		242,248
Impairment on equity investment	217,619		—
Loss on property disposals and impairment charges	6,664		526

Deferred income tax provision (benefit)	34,655		(44,285)
Share-based compensation	94,564		156,575
Changes in assets and liabilities:
(Increase) in accounts receivable	(68,729)		(155,554)
(Increase) in merchandise inventories	(2,544,990)		(2,287,326)
(Increase) in income taxes recoverable	(27,644)		(50,428)
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets	(72,128)		20,779
Increase in accounts payable	647,264		611,934
(Decrease) increase in accrued expenses and other liabilities	(237,272)		557,065
(Decrease) increase in income taxes payable	(103,229)		56,426
Increase (decrease) in net operating lease liabilities	2,327		(105,494)
Other, net	(5,549)		(45,754)
Net cash provided by operating activities	1,059,252		1,946,933
Cash flows from investing activities:
Property additions	(1,099,748)		(715,542)


Purchases of investments	(26,183)		(16,979)
Sales and maturities of investments	15,691		16,896

Net cash (used in) investing activities	(1,110,240)		(715,625)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payments on debt	—		(2,975,518)


Payments for repurchase of common stock	(1,799,802)		(1,093,399)
Cash dividends paid	(997,743)		(941,531)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	114,501		146,393
Payments of employee tax withholdings for stock awards	(32,451)		(24,478)

Net cash (used in) financing activities	(2,715,495)		(4,888,533)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(95,604)		(20,749)
Net (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(2,862,087)		(3,677,974)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	6,226,765		10,469,570
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	3,364,678	$	6,791,596

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

THE TJX COMPANIES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(UNAUDITED)

IN THOUSANDS


	Thirteen Weeks Ended
	Common Stock
	Shares	Par Value $1		Additional Paid-In Capital		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Retained Earnings		Total
Balance, July 30, 2022	1,161,887	$	1,161,887	$	—	$	(768,141)	$	5,002,903	$	5,396,649
Net income	—	—		—		—		1,062,806		1,062,806

Other comprehensive (loss), net of tax	—	—		—		(61,458)		—		(61,458)
Cash dividends declared on common stock	—	—		—		—		(341,614)		(341,614)
Recognition of share-based compensation	—	—		36,378		—		—		36,378
Issuance of common stock under stock incentive plan, and related tax effect	2,020	2,020		62,502		—		—		64,522
Common stock repurchased and retired	(7,643)	(7,643)		(98,880)		—		(386,077)		(492,600)
Balance, October 29, 2022	1,156,264	$	1,156,264	$	—	$	(829,599)	$	5,338,018	$	5,664,683


	Thirteen Weeks Ended
	Common Stock
	Shares	Par Value $1		Additional Paid-In Capital		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Retained Earnings		Total
Balance, July 31, 2021	1,202,981	$	1,202,981	$	117,603	$	(577,692)	$	5,663,492	$	6,406,384
Net income	—	—		—		—		1,023,000		1,023,000

Other comprehensive (loss), net of tax	—	—		—		(3,515)		—		(3,515)
Cash dividends declared on common stock	—	—		—		—		(311,129)		(311,129)
Recognition of share-based compensation	—	—		42,454		—		—		42,454
Issuance of common stock under stock incentive plan, and related tax effect	2,970	2,970		80,910		—		—		83,880
Common stock repurchased and retired	(11,690)	(11,690)		(240,967)		—		(543,643)		(796,300)
Balance, October 30, 2021	1,194,261	$	1,194,261	$	—	$	(581,207)	$	5,831,720	$	6,444,774

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

THE TJX COMPANIES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(UNAUDITED)

IN THOUSANDS


	Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
	Common Stock
	Shares	Par Value $1		Additional Paid-In Capital		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Retained Earnings		Total
Balance, January 29, 2022	1,181,189	$	1,181,189	$	—	$	(687,150)	$	5,508,953	$	6,002,992
Net income	—	—		—		—		2,459,619		2,459,619

Other comprehensive (loss), net of tax	—	—		—		(142,449)		—		(142,449)
Cash dividends declared on common stock	—	—		—		—		(1,031,816)		(1,031,816)
Recognition of share-based compensation	—	—		94,564		—		—		94,564
Issuance of common stock under stock incentive plan, net of shares used to pay tax withholdings	4,187	4,187		77,987		—		(599)		81,575
Common stock repurchased and retired	(29,112)	(29,112)		(172,551)		—		(1,598,139)		(1,799,802)
Balance, October 29, 2022	1,156,264	$	1,156,264	$	—	$	(829,599)	$	5,338,018	$	5,664,683


	Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
	Common Stock
	Shares	Par Value $1		Additional Paid-In Capital		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Retained Earnings		Total
Balance, January 30, 2021	1,204,698	$	1,204,698	$	260,515	$	(606,071)	$	4,973,542	$	5,832,684
Net income	—	—		—		—		2,342,611		2,342,611

Other comprehensive income, net of tax	—	—		—		24,864		—		24,864
Cash dividends declared on common stock	—	—		—		—		(940,443)		(940,443)
Recognition of share-based compensation	—	—		156,575		—		—		156,575
Issuance of common stock under stock incentive plan, net of shares used to pay tax withholdings	5,764	5,764		116,465		—		(347)		121,882
Common stock repurchased and retired	(16,201)	(16,201)		(533,555)		—		(543,643)		(1,093,399)
Balance, October 30, 2021	1,194,261	$	1,194,261	$	—	$	(581,207)	$	5,831,720	$	6,444,774

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

THE TJX COMPANIES, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note A. Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information. These Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto are unaudited and, in the opinion of management, reflect all normal recurring adjustments, accruals and deferrals among periods required to match costs properly with the related revenue or activity, considered necessary by The TJX Companies, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, “TJX”) for a fair statement of its Consolidated Financial Statements for the periods reported, all in conformity with GAAP consistently applied. Investments for which the Company exercises significant influence but does not have control are accounted for under the equity method. The Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements, including the related notes, contained in TJX’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 29, 2022 (“fiscal 2022”).

These interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for the full fiscal year. TJX’s business, in common with the businesses of retailers generally, is subject to seasonal influences, with higher levels of sales and income generally realized in the second half of the year.

The January 29, 2022 balance sheet data was derived from audited Consolidated Financial Statements and does not include all disclosures required by GAAP.

Fiscal Year

TJX’s fiscal year ends on the Saturday nearest to the last day of January of each year. The current fiscal year ends January 28, 2023 (“fiscal 2023”) and is a 52-week fiscal year. Fiscal 2022 was also a 52-week fiscal year. Fiscal 2024 will be a 53-week fiscal year and will end February 3, 2024.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements, in conformity with GAAP, requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. TJX considers its accounting policies relating to inventory valuation, reserves for uncertain tax positions and loss contingencies to be the most significant accounting policies that involve management estimates and judgments. Actual amounts could differ from these estimates, and such differences could be material.

Equity Investment

In fiscal 2020, the Company acquired a minority ownership stake in privately held Familia, an off-price retailer of apparel and home fashions domiciled in Luxembourg that operates stores throughout Russia. During the quarter ended April 30, 2022, the Company announced that it had committed to divesting its minority investment and as a result, the Company performed an impairment analysis of this investment. Based on this analysis the Company concluded that there was an other-than-temporary impairment of this investment and recorded an impairment charge of $218 million representing the entirety of the Company’s investment. The Company completed the divestiture of this investment during the quarter ended October 29, 2022, resulting in a $54 million tax benefit. See Note F—Fair Value Measurements for additional information.

Deferred Gift Card Revenue

The following table presents deferred gift card revenue activity:


In thousands	October 29, 2022		October 30, 2021
Balance, beginning of year	$	685,202	$	576,187
Deferred revenue	1,258,784		1,169,729
Effect of exchange rates changes on deferred revenue	(9,466)		1,799
Revenue recognized	(1,317,335)		(1,201,704)
Balance, end of period	$	617,185	$	546,011

TJX recognized $412 million in gift card revenue for the three months ended October 29, 2022 and $400 million in gift card revenue for the three months ended October 30, 2021. Gift cards are combined in one homogeneous pool and are not separately identifiable. As such, the revenue recognized consists of gift cards that were part of the deferred revenue balance at the beginning of the period as well as gift cards that were issued during the period.

Leases

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases is as follows:


	Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
In thousands	October 29, 2022		October 30, 2021
Operating cash flows paid for operating leases	$	1,453,151	$	1,571,815
Lease liabilities arising from obtaining right of use assets	$	1,696,883	$	1,427,486

Future Adoption of New Accounting Standards

From time to time, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) or other standard setting bodies issue new accounting pronouncements. Updates to the FASB Accounting Standards Codification are communicated through issuance of an Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”). The Company has reviewed the new guidance and has determined that it will either not apply to TJX or is not expected to be material to its Consolidated Financial Statements upon adoption and therefore, the guidance is not disclosed.

Note B. Property at Cost

The following table presents the components of property at cost:


In thousands	October 29, 2022		January 29, 2022		October 30, 2021
Land and buildings	$	1,983,902	$	1,911,569	$	1,813,270
Leasehold costs and improvements	3,743,919		3,652,280		3,655,735
Furniture, fixtures and equipment	7,189,806		6,871,777		6,761,778
Total property at cost	$	12,917,627	$	12,435,626	$	12,230,783
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization	7,344,907		7,164,799		7,065,533
Net property at cost	$	5,572,720	$	5,270,827	$	5,165,250

Depreciation expense was $217 million for the three months ended October 29, 2022 and $215 million for the three months ended October 30, 2021. Depreciation expense was $651 million for the nine months ended October 29, 2022 and $640 million for the nine months ended October 30, 2021.

Non-cash investing activities in the cash flows consist of accrued capital additions of $190 million and $148 million as of the periods ended October 29, 2022 and October 30, 2021, respectively.

Note C. Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income

Amounts included in Accumulated other comprehensive loss are recorded net of taxes. The following table details the changes in Accumulated other comprehensive loss for the twelve months ended January 29, 2022 and the nine months ended October 29, 2022:


In thousands	Foreign Currency Translation		Deferred Benefit Costs		Cash Flow Hedge on Debt		Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income
Balance, January 30, 2021	$	(441,532)	$	(164,802)	$	263	$	(606,071)
Additions to other comprehensive loss:
Foreign currency translation adjustments (net of taxes of $207)	(46,715)		—		—		(46,715)

Recognition of net gains/losses on benefit obligations (net of taxes of $17,659)	—		(48,504)		—		(48,504)

Reclassifications from other comprehensive loss to net income:
Amortization of loss on cash flow hedge (net of taxes of $603)	—		—		(263)		(263)
Amortization of prior service cost and deferred gains/losses (net of taxes of $4,588)	—		14,403		—		14,403
Balance, January 29, 2022	$	(488,247)	$	(198,903)	$	—	$	(687,150)
Additions to other comprehensive loss:
Foreign currency translation adjustments (net of taxes of $8,803)	(154,405)		—		—		(154,405)
Reclassifications from other comprehensive loss to net income:


Amortization of prior service cost and deferred gains/losses (net of taxes of $4,353)	—		11,956		—		11,956
Balance, October 29, 2022	$	(642,652)	$	(186,947)	$	—	$	(829,599)

Note D. Capital Stock and Earnings Per Share

Capital Stock

TJX repurchased and retired 7.7 million shares of its common stock at a cost of approximately $0.5 billion during the quarter ended October 29, 2022, on a “trade date” basis. During the nine months ended October 29, 2022, TJX repurchased and retired 29.1 million shares of its common stock at a cost of approximately $1.8 billion, on a “trade date” basis. TJX reflects stock repurchases in its consolidated financial statements on a “settlement date” or cash basis. TJX had cash expenditures under repurchase programs of $1.8 billion for the nine months ended October 29, 2022 and $1.1 billion for the nine months ended October 30, 2021. These expenditures were funded by cash generated from current and prior period operations.

In February 2022, the Company announced that its Board of Directors had approved a new stock repurchase program that authorizes the repurchase of up to an additional $3.0 billion of TJX common stock from time to time. Under this program TJX had approximately $2.0 billion available for repurchase as of October 29, 2022.

All shares repurchased under the stock repurchase programs have been retired.

Earnings Per Share

The following table presents the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share:


	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts	October 29, 2022		October 30, 2021		October 29, 2022		October 30, 2021
Basic earnings per share:
Net income	$	1,062,806	$	1,023,000	$	2,459,619	$	2,342,611
Weighted average common shares outstanding for basic earnings per share calculation	1,160,763		1,200,661		1,168,608		1,203,718
Basic earnings per share	$	0.92	$	0.85	$	2.10	$	1.95
Diluted earnings per share:
Net income	$	1,062,806	$	1,023,000	$	2,459,619	$	2,342,611

Weighted average common shares outstanding for basic earnings per share calculation	1,160,763		1,200,661		1,168,608		1,203,718
Assumed exercise / vesting of stock options and awards	11,504		15,029		11,284		15,520
Weighted average common shares outstanding for diluted earnings per share calculation	1,172,267		1,215,690		1,179,892		1,219,238
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.91	$	0.84	$	2.08	$	1.92
Cash dividends declared per share	$	0.295	$	0.26	$	0.885	$	0.78

The weighted average common shares for the diluted earnings per share calculation excludes the impact of outstanding stock options if the assumed proceeds per share of the option is in excess of the average price of TJX’s common stock for the related fiscal period. Such options are excluded because they would have an antidilutive effect. There were 11.2 million such options excluded for the thirteen weeks and thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2022. There were 5.3 million such options excluded for the thirteen weeks and thirty-nine weeks ended October 30, 2021.

Note E. Financial Instruments

As a result of its operating and financing activities, TJX is exposed to market risks from changes in interest and foreign currency exchange rates and fuel costs. These market risks may adversely affect TJX’s operating results and financial position. TJX seeks to minimize risk from changes in interest and foreign currency exchange rates and fuel costs through the use of derivative financial instruments when and to the extent deemed appropriate. TJX does not use derivative financial instruments for trading or other speculative purposes and does not use any leveraged derivative financial instruments. TJX recognizes all derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet and measures those instruments at fair value. The fair values of the derivatives are classified as assets or liabilities, current or non-current, based upon valuation results and settlement dates of the individual contracts. Changes to the fair value of derivative contracts that do not qualify for hedge accounting are reported in earnings in the period of the change. For derivatives that qualify for hedge accounting, changes in the fair value of the derivatives are either recorded in shareholders’ equity as a component of Accumulated other comprehensive loss or are recognized currently in earnings, along with an offsetting adjustment against the basis of the item being hedged.

Diesel Fuel Contracts

TJX hedges portions of its estimated notional diesel fuel requirements based on the diesel fuel expected to be consumed by independent freight carriers transporting TJX’s inventory. Independent freight carriers transporting TJX’s inventory charge TJX a mileage surcharge based on the price of diesel fuel. The hedge agreements are designed to mitigate the volatility of diesel fuel pricing, and the resulting per mile surcharges payable by TJX, by setting a fixed price per gallon for the period being hedged. During fiscal 2022, TJX entered into agreements to hedge a portion of its estimated notional diesel fuel requirements for fiscal 2023, and during the first nine months of fiscal 2023, TJX entered into agreements to hedge a portion of its estimated notional diesel fuel requirements for the first nine months of fiscal 2024. The hedge agreements outstanding at October 29, 2022 relate to approximately 50% of TJX’s estimated notional diesel fuel requirements for the remainder of fiscal 2023 and the first nine months of fiscal 2024. These diesel fuel hedge agreements will settle throughout fiscal 2023 and throughout the first ten months of fiscal 2024. TJX elected not to apply hedge accounting to these contracts.

Foreign Currency Contracts

TJX enters into forward foreign currency exchange contracts to obtain economic hedges on portions of merchandise purchases made and anticipated to be made by the Company’s operations in currencies other than their respective functional currencies. The contracts outstanding at October 29, 2022 cover merchandise purchases the Company is committed to over the next several months. Additionally, TJX’s operations in Europe are subject to foreign currency exposure as a result of their buying function being centralized in the U.K. Merchandise is purchased centrally in the U.K. and then shipped and billed to the retail entities in other countries. This intercompany billing to TJX’s European businesses’ Euro denominated operations creates exposure to the central buying entity for changes in the exchange rate between the Euro and British Pound. A portion of the inflows of Euros to the central buying entity provides a natural hedge for merchandise purchased from third-party vendors that is denominated in Euros. TJX calculates any excess Euro exposure each month and enters into forward contracts of approximately 30 days' duration to mitigate this exposure.

TJX also enters into derivative contracts, generally designated as fair value hedges, to hedge intercompany debt. The changes in fair value of these contracts are recorded in Selling, general and administrative expenses and are offset by marking the underlying item to fair value in the same period. Upon settlement, the realized gains and losses on these contracts are offset by the realized gains and losses of the underlying item in Selling, general and administrative expenses.

The following is a summary of TJX’s derivative financial instruments, related fair value and balance sheet classification at October 29, 2022:


In thousands		Pay	Receive		Blended Contract Rate	Balance Sheet Location	Current Asset U.S.$		Current (Liability) U.S.$		Net Fair Value in U.S.$ at October 29, 2022
Fair value hedges:
Intercompany balances, primarily debt related:

	€	60,000	£	51,156	0.8526	(Accrued Exp)	$	—	$	(794)	$	(794)
	A$	170,000	U.S.$	119,579	0.7034	Prepaid Exp	10,612		—		10,612
	U.S.$	74,646	£	55,000	0.7368	(Accrued Exp)	—		(11,295)		(11,295)
	£	200,000	U.S.$	246,811	1.2341	Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)	20,765		(4,074)		16,691
	€	200,000	U.S.$	217,236	1.0862	Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)	17,655		(547)		17,108

Economic hedges for which hedge accounting was not elected:
	Diesel fuel contracts	Fixed on 3.1M – 3.9M gal per month		Float on 3.1M – 3.9M gal per month	N/A	Prepaid Exp	18,365		—		18,365
Intercompany billings in TJX International, primarily merchandise related:
	€	222,000	£	194,677	0.8769	Prepaid Exp	4,170		—		4,170
Merchandise purchase commitments:
	C$	710,029	U.S.$	542,000	0.7633	Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)	22,308		(459)		21,849
	C$	16,101	€	12,000	0.7453	Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)	151		(39)		112
	£	388,909	U.S.$	474,500	1.2201	Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)	29,735		(2,977)		26,758
	A$	79,273	U.S.$	54,250	0.6843	Prepaid Exp	3,600		—		3,600
	zł	614,000	£	108,039	0.1760	(Accrued Exp)	—		(2,806)		(2,806)

	U.S.$	87,699	€	84,500	0.9635	Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)	263		(3,953)		(3,690)
Total fair value of derivative financial instruments							$	127,624	$	(26,944)	$	100,680

The following is a summary of TJX’s derivative financial instruments, related fair value and balance sheet classification at January 29, 2022:


In thousands		Pay	Receive		Blended Contract Rate	Balance Sheet Location	Current Asset U.S.$		Current (Liability) U.S.$		Net Fair Value in U.S.$ at January 29, 2022
Fair value hedges:
Intercompany balances, primarily debt related:
	zł	25,000	£	4,541	0.1816	Prepaid Exp	$	72	$	—	$	72
	€	60,000	£	50,568	0.8428	Prepaid Exp	111		—		111
	A$	170,000	U.S.$	122,061	0.7180	Prepaid Exp	2,047		—		2,047
	U.S.$	74,646	£	55,000	0.7368	(Accrued Exp)	—		(918)		(918)
	€	200,000	U.S.$	230,319	1.1516	Prepaid Exp	4,535		—		4,535
Economic hedges for which hedge accounting was not elected:
	Diesel fuel contracts	Fixed on 3.6M – 4.0M gal per month		Float on 3.6M– 4.0M gal per month	N/A	Prepaid Exp	23,649		—		23,649
Intercompany billings in TJX International, primarily merchandise related:
	€	91,000	£	75,894	0.8340	(Accrued Exp)	—		(145)		(145)
Merchandise purchase commitments:
	C$	987,756	U.S.$	783,000	0.7927	Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)	6,641		(80)		6,561
	C$	38,138	€	26,500	0.6948	(Accrued Exp)	—		(248)		(248)
	£	325,482	U.S.$	442,100	1.3583	Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)	6,023		(632)		5,391
	zł	453,000	£	82,112	0.1813	Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)	744		(449)		295
	A$	65,551	U.S.$	47,500	0.7246	Prepaid Exp	1,270		—		1,270
	U.S.$	66,989	€	59,000	0.8807	(Accrued Exp)	—		(820)		(820)
Total fair value of derivative financial instruments							$	45,092	$	(3,292)	$	41,800

The following is a summary of TJX’s derivative financial instruments, related fair value and balance sheet classification at October 30, 2021:


In thousands		Pay	Receive		Blended Contract Rate	Balance Sheet Location	Current Asset U.S.$		Current (Liability) U.S.$		Net Fair Value in U.S.$ at October 30, 2021
Fair value hedges:
Intercompany balances, primarily debt related:
	zł	45,000	£	8,846	0.1966	Prepaid Exp	$	780	$	—	$	780
	€	60,000	£	50,815	0.8469	(Accrued Exp)	—		(340)		(340)
	A$	170,000	U.S.$	127,603	0.7506	Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)	1,866		(2,075)		(209)
	U.S.$	75,102	£	55,000	0.7323	Prepaid Exp	54		—		54

	€	200,000	U.S.$	239,776	1.1989	Prepaid Exp	6,957		—		6,957

Economic hedges for which hedge accounting was not elected:
	Diesel fuel contracts	Fixed on 3.7M – 4.0M gal per month		Float on 3.7M – 4.0M gal per month	N/A	Prepaid Exp	22,095		—		22,095
Intercompany billings in TJX International, primarily merchandise related:
	€	46,000	£	39,057	0.8491	(Accrued Exp)	—		(28)		(28)


Merchandise purchase commitments:
	C$	608,976	U.S.$	488,000	0.8013	Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)	1,566		(5,909)		(4,343)
	C$	27,997	€	19,000	0.6786	(Accrued Exp)	—		(574)		(574)
	£	344,793	U.S.$	477,600	1.3852	Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)	7,321		(732)		6,589
	A$	57,829	U.S.$	42,500	0.7349	(Accrued Exp)	—		(986)		(986)
	zł	442,000	£	82,252	0.1861	Prepaid Exp / (Accrued Exp)	1,349		(85)		1,264

	U.S.$	75,930	€	64,000	0.8429	(Accrued Exp)	—		(1,630)		(1,630)
Total fair value of derivative financial instruments							$	41,988	$	(12,359)	$	29,629

The impact of derivative financial instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Income is presented below:


		Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income by Derivative
	Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income by Derivative	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
In thousands		October 29, 2022		October 30, 2021		October 29, 2022		October 30, 2021
Fair value hedges:
Intercompany balances, primarily debt related	Selling, general and administrative expenses	$	23,328	$	7,750	$	56,684	$	20,303
Economic hedges for which hedge accounting was not elected:

Diesel fuel contracts	Cost of sales, including buying and occupancy costs	(491)		9,908		53,038		30,754
Intercompany billings in TJX International, primarily merchandise related	Cost of sales, including buying and occupancy costs	(6,004)		887		(6,122)		4,432

Merchandise purchase commitments	Cost of sales, including buying and occupancy costs	65,215		3,760		113,609		(499)
Gain recognized in income		$	82,048	$	22,305	$	217,209	$	54,990

Note F. Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date or “exit price”. The inputs used to measure fair value are generally classified into the following hierarchy:


Level 1:						Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities

Level 2:						Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities, or unadjusted quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability

Level 3:						Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability

The following table sets forth TJX’s financial assets and liabilities that are accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis:


In thousands	October 29, 2022		January 29, 2022		October 30, 2021
Level 1
Assets:
Executive Savings Plan investments	$	342,621	$	387,666	$	405,290
Level 2
Assets:

Foreign currency exchange contracts	$	109,259	$	21,443	$	19,893
Diesel fuel contracts	18,365		23,649		22,095
Liabilities:
Foreign currency exchange contracts	$	26,944	$	3,292	$	12,359

Investments designed to meet obligations under the Executive Savings Plan are invested in registered investment companies traded in active markets and are recorded at unadjusted quoted prices.

Foreign currency exchange contracts and diesel fuel contracts are valued using broker quotations, which include observable market information. TJX does not make adjustments to quotes or prices obtained from brokers or pricing services but does assess the credit risk of counterparties and will adjust final valuations when appropriate. Where independent pricing services provide fair values, TJX obtains an understanding of the methods used in pricing. As such, these instruments are classified within Level 2.

The fair value of TJX’s general corporate debt was estimated by obtaining market quotes given the trading levels of other bonds of the same general issuer type and market perceived credit quality. These inputs are considered to be Level 2. The fair value of long-term debt as of October 29, 2022 was $2.5 billion compared to a carrying value of $2.9 billion primarily due to the recent increase in interest rates. The fair value of the current portion of long-term debt as of October 29, 2022 was $0.5 billion compared to a carrying value of $0.5 billion. The fair value of long-term debt as of January 29, 2022 was $3.5 billion compared to a carrying value of $3.4 billion. The fair value of long-term debt as of October 30, 2021 was $3.6 billion compared to a carrying value of $3.4 billion. These estimates do not necessarily reflect provisions or restrictions in the various debt agreements that might affect TJX’s ability to settle these obligations. For additional information on long-term debt, see Note I—Long-Term Debt and Credit Lines.

TJX’s cash equivalents are stated at cost, which approximates fair value due to the short maturities of these instruments.

Certain assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, whereas the majority of assets and liabilities are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis, but are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances, such as when there is evidence of an impairment. For the periods ended October 29, 2022, January 29, 2022 and October 30, 2021, the Company did not record any material impairments to long-lived assets.

During the first quarter of fiscal 2023, the Company announced its intention to divest from its position in its minority investment in Familia and re-characterized this investment as held-for-sale valued as a Level 3 position. Given the lack of an active market or observable inputs, the Company derived an exit price which indicated that this investment had no market value. The Company recorded a $218 million charge in the first quarter of fiscal 2023, which represents the entirety of its investment. See Note A—Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies for additional information.

Note G. Segment Information

TJX operates four main business segments. The Marmaxx segment (T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, tjmaxx.com and marshalls.com) and the HomeGoods segment (HomeGoods, Homesense, and homegoods.com) both operate in the United States, the TJX Canada segment operates Winners, HomeSense and Marshalls in Canada, and the TJX International segment operates T.K. Maxx, Homesense and tkmaxx.com in Europe and T.K. Maxx in Australia. In addition to the Company’s four main business segments, Sierra operates retail stores and sierra.com in the U.S. The results of Sierra are included in the Marmaxx segment.

All of TJX’s stores, with the exception of HomeGoods and HomeSense/Homesense, sell family apparel and home fashions. HomeGoods and HomeSense/Homesense offer home fashions.

TJX evaluates the performance of its segments based on “segment profit or loss,” which it defines as pre-tax income or loss before general corporate expense, interest expense, net and certain separately disclosed unusual or infrequent items. “Segment profit or loss,” as defined by TJX, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other entities. This measure of performance should not be considered an alternative to net income or cash flows from operating activities as an indicator of TJX’s performance or as a measure of liquidity.

Presented below is financial information with respect to TJX’s business segments:


	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
In thousands	October 29, 2022		October 30, 2021		October 29, 2022		October 30, 2021
Net sales:
In the United States:
Marmaxx	$	7,454,907	$	7,213,681	$	21,562,396	$	21,203,098
HomeGoods	1,947,490		2,253,567		5,839,588		6,478,584
TJX Canada	1,285,049		1,301,272		3,615,283		3,088,357
TJX International	1,478,840		1,763,370		4,398,501		3,925,575
Total net sales	$	12,166,286	$	12,531,890	$	35,415,768	$	34,695,614
Segment profit:
In the United States:
Marmaxx	$	1,002,722	$	989,560	$	2,840,121	$	2,828,590
HomeGoods	172,741		262,640		344,342		696,768
TJX Canada	203,191		168,558		527,581		358,821
TJX International	98,445		127,074		216,292		78,972
Total segment profit	1,477,099		1,547,832		3,928,336		3,963,151
General corporate expense	118,315		148,123		384,276		472,167

Impairment on equity investment	—		—		217,619		—
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	—		—		—		242,248
Interest (income) expense, net	(427)		20,674		29,365		94,023
Income before income taxes	$	1,359,211	$	1,379,035	$	3,297,076	$	3,154,713

Note H. Pension Plans and Other Retirement Benefits

Presented below is financial information relating to TJX’s funded defined benefit pension plan (“qualified pension plan” or “funded plan”) and its unfunded supplemental pension plan (“unfunded plan”) for the periods shown:


	Funded Plan				Unfunded Plan
	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Thirteen Weeks Ended
In thousands	October 29, 2022		October 30, 2021		October 29, 2022		October 30, 2021
Service cost	$	11,946	$	11,900	$	238	$	309
Interest cost	14,806		13,073		1,018		764
Expected return on plan assets	(22,236)		(24,017)		—		—
Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service cost	5,050		3,358		952		1,076


Total expense	$	9,566	$	4,314	$	2,208	$	2,149

	Funded Plan				Unfunded Plan
	Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended				Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
In thousands	October 29, 2022		October 30, 2021		October 29, 2022		October 30, 2021
Service cost	$	36,282	$	36,837	$	1,693	$	1,819
Interest cost	43,658		39,073		2,880		2,324
Expected return on plan assets	(66,693)		(72,001)		—		—
Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service cost	13,600		10,858		2,709		3,385


Total expense	$	26,847	$	14,767	$	7,282	$	7,528

TJX’s policy with respect to the funded plan is to fund, at a minimum, the amount required to maintain a funded status of 80% of the applicable pension liability (the Funding Target pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code section 430) or such other amount as is sufficient to avoid restrictions with respect to the funding of nonqualified plans under the Internal Revenue Code. The Company does not anticipate any required funding in fiscal 2023 for the funded plan. The Company anticipates making contributions of $4 million to provide current benefits coming due under the unfunded plan in fiscal 2023.

The amounts included in Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service cost in the table above have been reclassified in their entirety from Accumulated other comprehensive loss to the Consolidated Statements of Income, net of related tax effects, for the periods presented.

Note I. Long-Term Debt and Credit Lines

The table below presents long-term debt as of October 29, 2022, January 29, 2022 and October 30, 2021. All amounts are net of unamortized debt discounts.


In thousands	October 29, 2022		January 29, 2022		October 30, 2021




General corporate debt:
2.500% senior unsecured notes, maturing May 15, 2023 (effective interest rate of 2.51% after reduction of unamortized debt discount of $22 at October 29, 2022, $56 at January 29, 2022 and $67 at October 30, 2021)	$	499,978	$	499,944	$	499,933
2.250% senior unsecured notes, maturing September 15, 2026 (effective interest rate of 2.32% after reduction of unamortized debt discount of $2,860 at October 29, 2022, $3,419 at January 29, 2022 and $3,606 at October 30, 2021)	997,140		996,581		996,394
1.150% senior unsecured notes, maturing May 15, 2028 (effective interest rate of 1.18% after reduction of unamortized debt discount of $715 at October 29, 2022, $811 at January 29, 2022, and $843 at October 30, 2021)	499,285		499,189		499,157
3.875% senior unsecured notes, maturing April 15, 2030 (effective interest rate of 3.89% after reduction of unamortized debt discount of $460 at October 29, 2022, $506 at January 29, 2022 and $522 at October 30, 2021)	495,390		495,344		495,328
1.600% senior unsecured notes, maturing May 15, 2031 (effective interest rate of 1.61% after reduction of unamortized debt discount of $507 at October 29, 2022, $551 at January 29, 2022, and $566 at October 30, 2021)	499,493		499,449		499,434
4.500% senior unsecured notes, maturing April 15, 2050 (effective interest rate of 4.52% after reduction of unamortized debt discount of $2,075 at October 29, 2022, $2,132 at January 29, 2022 and $2,151 at October 30, 2021)	383,424		383,367		383,348
Total debt	3,374,710		3,373,874		3,373,594
Current maturities of long-term debt, net of debt issuance costs	(499,764)		—		—
Debt issuance costs	(16,947)		(19,033)		(19,728)
Long-term debt	$	2,857,999	$	3,354,841	$	3,353,866

Credit Facilities

The Company has two revolving credit facilities, a $1 billion senior unsecured revolving credit facility maturing in June 2026 (the “2026 Revolving Credit Facility”) and a $500 million revolving credit facility that matures in May 2024 (the “2024 Revolving Credit Facility”). Under these credit facilities, the Company has maintained a borrowing capacity of $1.5 billion. The terms of these revolving credit facilities require quarterly payments on the committed amount and payment of interest on borrowings at rates based on LIBOR or a base rate plus a variable margin, in each case based on the Company’s long-term debt ratings. The 2024 Revolving Credit Facility requires usage fees based on total credit extensions under the facility. As of October 29, 2022, January 29, 2022 and October 30, 2021, there were no amounts outstanding under any of the Company’s facilities. Each of these facilities require TJX to maintain a ratio of funded debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and rentals (EBITDAR) of not more than 3.50 to 1.00 on a rolling four-quarter basis. TJX was in compliance with all covenants related to its credit facilities at the end of all periods presented.

As of October 29, 2022, January 29, 2022 and October 30, 2021, TJX Canada had two uncommitted credit lines, a C$10 million facility for operating expenses and a C$10 million letter of credit facility. As of October 29, 2022, January 29, 2022 and October 30, 2021, and during the quarters and year then ended, there were no amounts outstanding on the Canadian credit lines for operating expenses. As of October 29, 2022, January 29, 2022 and October 30, 2021, the Company’s European business at TJX International had an uncommitted credit line of £5 million. As of October 29, 2022, January 29, 2022 and October 30, 2021, and during the quarters and year then ended, there were no amounts outstanding on the European credit line.

Note J. Income Taxes

The effective income tax rate was 21.8% for the third quarter of fiscal 2023 and 25.8% for the third quarter of fiscal 2022. The effective income tax rate was 25.4% for the first nine months of fiscal 2023 and 25.7% for the first nine months of fiscal 2022. The decrease in the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2023 effective income tax rate is primarily due to the $54 million benefit from the completion of the divestiture of our minority investment in Familia, the change of jurisdictional mix of profits and losses and the resolution of various tax matters, partially offset by a reduction of excess tax benefits from share-based compensation.

TJX had net unrecognized tax benefits of $262 million as of October 29, 2022, $288 million as of January 29, 2022 and $287 million as of October 30, 2021.

TJX is subject to U.S. federal income tax as well as income tax in multiple state, local and foreign jurisdictions. In the U.S. and India, fiscal years through 2010 are no longer subject to examination. In all other jurisdictions, fiscal years through 2011 are no longer subject to examination.

TJX’s accounting policy is to classify interest and penalties related to income tax matters as part of income tax expense. The accrued amounts for interest and penalties on the Consolidated Balance Sheets was $37 million as of October 29, 2022, $43 million as of January 29, 2022 and $43 million as of October 30, 2021.

Based on the final resolution of tax examinations, judicial or administrative proceedings, changes in facts or law, expirations of statutes of limitations in specific jurisdictions or other resolutions of, or changes in, tax positions, it is reasonably possible that unrecognized tax benefits for certain tax positions taken on previously filed tax returns may change materially from those represented on the consolidated financial statements as of October 29, 2022. During the next 12 months, it is reasonably possible that tax audit resolutions may reduce unrecognized tax benefits by up to $41 million, which would reduce the provision for taxes on earnings.

Note K. Contingent Obligations, Contingencies, and Commitments

Contingent Contractual Obligations

TJX is a party to various agreements under which it may be obligated to indemnify the other party with respect to certain losses related to matters including title to assets sold, specified environmental matters or certain income taxes. These obligations are sometimes limited in time or amount. There are no amounts reflected in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets with respect to these contingent obligations.

Legal Contingencies

TJX is subject to certain legal proceedings, lawsuits, disputes and claims that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of its business. TJX has accrued immaterial amounts in the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements for certain of its legal proceedings.

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The Thirteen Weeks (third quarter) and Thirty-Nine Weeks (nine months) Ended October 29, 2022

Compared to

The Thirteen Weeks (third quarter) and Thirty-Nine Weeks (nine months) Ended October 30, 2021

OVERVIEW

We are the leading off-price apparel and home fashions retailer in the U.S. and worldwide. Our mission is to deliver great value to our customers every day. We do this by selling a rapidly changing assortment of apparel, home fashions and other merchandise at prices generally 20% to 60% below full-price retailers’ (including department, specialty, and major online retailers) regular prices on comparable merchandise, every day through our stores and five distinctive branded e-commerce sites. We operate over 4,700 stores through our four main segments: in the U.S., Marmaxx (which operates T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, tjmaxx.com and marshalls.com) and HomeGoods (which operates HomeGoods, Homesense and homegoods.com); TJX Canada (which operates Winners, HomeSense and Marshalls in Canada); and TJX International (which operates T.K. Maxx, Homesense and tkmaxx.com in Europe, and T.K. Maxx in Australia). In addition to our four main segments, Sierra operates retail stores and sierra.com in the U.S. The results of Sierra are included in the Marmaxx segment.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

As an overview of our financial performance, results for the quarter ended October 29, 2022 include the following:

–Net sales decreased 3% to $12.2 billion for the third quarter of fiscal 2023 versus last year’s third quarter sales of $12.5 billion. On a constant currency basis, net sales were flat. As of October 29, 2022, the number of stores in operation increased 2% and selling square footage increased 2% compared to the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2022.

–U.S. comp store sales decreased 2% for the third quarter of fiscal 2023. U.S. open-only comp store sales increased 16% for the third quarter of fiscal 2022. See Net Sales below for definition of both U.S. comp store sales and U.S. open-only comp store sales.

–Net sales decreased 1% for TJX Canada and decreased 16% for TJX International for the third quarter of fiscal 2023. On a constant currency basis, net sales increased 4% for TJX Canada and decreased 1% for TJX International.

–Diluted earnings per share for the third quarter of fiscal 2023 were $0.91 versus $0.84 in the third quarter of fiscal 2022. The third quarter of fiscal 2023 included a $0.05 positive impact due to a $54 million tax benefit from the completion of the divestiture of our minority investment in Familia.

–Pre-tax profit margin (the ratio of pre-tax income to net sales) for the third quarter of fiscal 2023 was 11.2%, which was a 0.2 percentage point increase compared with 11.0% in the third quarter of fiscal 2022.

–Our cost of sales ratio, including buying and occupancy costs, for the third quarter of fiscal 2023 was 70.9%, a 0.4 percentage point increase compared with 70.5% in the third quarter of fiscal 2022.

–Our selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expense ratio for the third quarter of fiscal 2023 was 18.0%, a 0.3 percentage point decrease compared with 18.3% in the third quarter of fiscal 2022.

–Our consolidated average per store inventories, including inventory on hand at our distribution centers (which excludes inventory in transit) and excluding our e-commerce sites and Sierra stores, were up 27% on a reported basis and 31% on a constant currency basis at the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2023.

–During the third quarter of fiscal 2023, we returned over $0.8 billion to our shareholders through share repurchases and dividends.

Operating Results as a Percentage of Net Sales

The following table sets forth our consolidated operating results as a percentage of net sales:


	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
	October 29, 2022		October 30, 2021			October 29, 2022		October 30, 2021
Net sales	100.0	%	100.0	%		100.0	%	100.0	%
Cost of sales, including buying and occupancy costs	70.9		70.5			71.8		71.0
Selling, general and administrative expenses	18.0		18.3			18.2		19.0
Impairment on equity investment	—		—			0.6		—
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	—		—			—		0.7
Interest (income) expense, net	—		0.2			0.1		0.3
Income before provision for income taxes*	11.2	%	11.0	%		9.3	%	9.1	%

*Figures may not foot due to rounding.

Net Sales

Net sales for the quarter ended October 29, 2022 totaled $12.2 billion, a 3% decrease versus third quarter fiscal 2022 net sales of $12.5 billion. The decrease reflects a 3% negative impact from foreign currency exchange rates and a 2% decrease in U.S. comp store sales, partially offset by a 2% increase from non-comp store sales. Net sales from our e-commerce sites combined amounted to less than 3% of total sales for each of the third quarters of fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2022.

Net sales for the nine months ended October 29, 2022 totaled $35.4 billion, a 2% increase versus the first nine months of fiscal 2022 net sales of $34.7 billion. The increase includes a 6% increase in non-comp store sales, which reflects a fully open store base for the nine-month period compared to temporary store closures of 6% for the first nine months of fiscal 2022. This was partially offset by a 2% decrease in U.S. comp store sales and a 2% negative impact from foreign currency exchange rates. Net sales from our e-commerce sites combined amounted to less than 3% of total sales for the first nine months of both fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2022.

For fiscal 2023, we returned to our historical definition of comparable store sales. While stores in the U.S. were open for all of fiscal 2022, a significant number of stores in TJX Canada and TJX International experienced COVID-19 related temporary store closures and government-mandated shopping restrictions during fiscal 2022. Therefore, we cannot measure year-over-year comparable store sales with fiscal 2022 in these geographies in a meaningful way. As a result, the comparable stores included in the fiscal 2023 measure consist of U.S. stores only, which we refer to as U.S. comparable store sales (“U.S. comp store sales”), and are calculated against sales for the comparable periods in fiscal 2022.

U.S. comp store sales decreased 2% for the third quarter and 2% for the first nine months of fiscal 2023 compared to a 16% U.S. open-only comp store sales increase in the third quarter and an 18% open-only comp store increase in the first nine months of fiscal 2022. U.S. comp store sales for both periods reflect a decrease in customer traffic partially offset by an increase in average basket driven by higher average ticket. Strong apparel comp sales outperformed a decline in home fashions sales for the third quarter and first nine months ended October 29, 2022.

There remains significant uncertainty in the current macro-economic environment, driven by inflationary pressures, as well as ongoing industry-wide supply chain issues. These factors have impacted, and are expected to continue to impact, consumer discretionary spending and many of the costs in our business.

As of October 29, 2022, our store count increased 2% and selling square footage increased 2% compared to the end of the third quarter last year.

Definition of Comp Store Sales

We define comparable store sales, or comp store sales, to be sales of stores that have been in operation for all or a portion of two consecutive fiscal years, or in other words, stores that are starting their third fiscal year of operation. We calculate comp store sales on a 52-week basis by comparing the current and prior year weekly periods that are most closely aligned. Relocated stores and stores that have changed in size are generally classified in the same way as the original store, and we believe that the impact of these stores on the consolidated comp percentage is immaterial.

Sales excluded from comp store sales (“non-comp store sales”) consist of sales from:

–New stores - stores that have not yet met the comp store sales criteria, which represents a substantial majority of non-comp store sales

–Stores that are closed permanently or for an extended period of time

–Sales from our e-commerce sites

We determine which stores are included in the comp store sales calculation at the beginning of a fiscal year and the classification remains constant throughout that year unless a store is closed permanently or for an extended period during that fiscal year.

Comp store sales of our foreign segments are calculated by translating the current year’s comp store sales using the prior year’s exchange rates. This removes the effect of changes in currency exchange rates, which we believe is a more accurate measure of segment operating performance.

Comp store sales may be referred to as “same store” sales by other retail companies. The method for calculating comp store sales varies across the retail industry, therefore our measure of comp store sales may not be comparable to that of other retail companies.

We define customer traffic to be the number of transactions in stores and average ticket to be the average retail price of the units sold. We define average transaction or average basket to be the average dollar value of transactions.

Open-Only Comp Store Sales

Due to the temporary closing of stores as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, our historical definition of comp store sales was not applicable for fiscal 2022. In order to provide a performance indicator for its stores, during fiscal 2022, we temporarily reported open-only comp store sales. Open-only comp store sales included stores initially classified as comp stores at the beginning of fiscal 2021. This measure reported the sales increase or decrease of these stores for the days the stores were open in fiscal 2022 against sales for the same days in fiscal 2020, prior to the emergence of the global pandemic.

Impact of Foreign Currency Exchange Rates

Our operating results are affected by foreign currency exchange rates as a result of changes in the value of the U.S. dollar or a division’s local currency in relation to other currencies. We specifically refer to “foreign currency” as the impact of translational foreign currency exchange and mark-to-market of inventory derivatives, as described in detail below. This does not include the impact foreign currency exchange rates can have on various transactions that are denominated in a currency other than an operating division's local currency, which is referred to as “transactional foreign exchange,” and also described below.

Translation Foreign Exchange

In our consolidated financial statements, we translate the operations of TJX Canada and TJX International from local currencies into U.S. dollars using currency rates in effect at different points in time. Significant changes in foreign exchange rates between comparable prior periods can result in meaningful variations in assets, liabilities, net sales, net income and earnings per share growth as well as the net sales and operating results of these segments. Currency translation generally does not affect operating margins, or affects them only slightly, as sales and expenses of the foreign operations are translated at approximately the same rates within a given period.

Mark-to-Market Inventory Derivatives

We routinely enter into inventory-related hedging instruments to mitigate the impact on earnings of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on merchandise purchases denominated in currencies other than the local currencies of our divisions, principally TJX Canada and TJX International. As we have not elected “hedge accounting” for these instruments, as defined by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), we record a mark-to-market gain or loss on the derivative instruments in our results of operations at the end of each reporting period. In subsequent periods, the income statement impact of the mark-to-market adjustment is effectively offset when the inventory being hedged is received and paid for. While these effects occur every reporting period, they are of much greater magnitude when there are sudden and significant changes in currency exchange rates during a short period of time. The mark-to-market adjustment on these derivatives does not affect net sales, but it does affect the cost of sales, operating margins and earnings we report.

Transactional Foreign Exchange

When discussing the impact on our results of the effect of foreign currency exchange rates on certain transactions, we refer to it as “transactional foreign exchange”. This primarily includes the impact that foreign currency exchange rates may have on the year-over-year comparison of merchandise margin as well as “foreign currency gains and losses” on transactions that are denominated in a currency other than the operating division's local currency. These two items can impact segment margin comparison of our foreign divisions and we have highlighted them when they are meaningful to understanding operating trends.

Cost of Sales, Including Buying and Occupancy Costs

Cost of sales, including buying and occupancy costs, as a percentage of net sales was 70.9% for the third quarter of fiscal 2023, an increase of 0.4 percentage points over 70.5% for the third quarter of fiscal of 2022.

Cost of sales, including buying and occupancy costs, as a percentage of net sales was 71.8% for the first nine months of fiscal 2023, an increase of 0.8 percentage points over 71.0% for the first nine months of fiscal of 2022.

The increase in the cost of sales ratio, including buying and occupancy costs, for the third quarter of fiscal 2023 was primarily attributable to deleverage on occupancy costs and investments in supply chain. Merchandise margin was flat as strong markon was fully offset by approximately 1.2 percentage points of incremental freight costs for the third quarter and higher markdowns.

The increase in the cost of sales ratio, including buying and occupancy costs, for the first nine months of fiscal 2023 was primarily attributable to lower merchandise margin and investments in supply chain. Within merchandise margin, strong markon was more than offset by approximately 1.8 percentage points of incremental freight costs as well as higher markdowns.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

SG&A expenses, as a percentage of net sales, were 18.0% for the third quarter of fiscal 2023, a decrease of 0.3 percentage points from last year’s third quarter ratio of 18.3%.

SG&A expenses, as a percentage of net sales, were 18.2% for the first nine months of fiscal 2023, a decrease of 0.8 percentage points from last year’s first nine months ratio of 19.0%.

The decrease in the SG&A ratio for the third quarter of fiscal 2023 was primarily driven by lower store payroll costs due to a reduction in COVID-related costs as well as lower incentive compensation costs, partially offset by higher store wages. The decrease in the SG&A ratio for the first nine months of fiscal 2023 was primarily driven by store payroll due to a reduction of COVID-related costs.

Impairment on Equity Investment

During the first quarter ended April 30, 2022, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, we announced that we had committed to divesting our minority investment in Familia, an off-price retailer of apparel and home fashions domiciled in Luxembourg that operates stores in Russia. As a result, we performed an impairment analysis and concluded that there was an other-than-temporary impairment of this investment. We recorded an impairment charge of $218 million representing the entire carrying value of the investment in the first quarter of fiscal 2023. We completed the divestiture of this investment during the quarter ended October 29, 2022, resulting in a $54 million tax benefit.

Interest Expense, net

The components of interest expense, net are summarized below:


	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
In millions	October 29, 2022		October 30, 2021			October 29, 2022		October 30, 2021
Interest expense	$	23	$	23		$	69	$	100
Capitalized interest	(2)		(1)			(5)		(3)
Interest (income)	(21)		(2)			(34)		(4)
Interest expense, net	$	—	$	20		$	30	$	93

Net interest expense decreased for both the third quarter of fiscal 2023 and the nine months ended October 29, 2022 compared to the same periods in fiscal 2022, primarily due to the $2.75 billion pay down of outstanding debt during fiscal 2022 as well as an increase in interest income over the same periods.

Provision for Income Taxes

The effective income tax rate was 21.8% for the third quarter of fiscal 2023 compared to 25.8% for the third quarter of fiscal 2022. The effective income tax rate was 25.4% and 25.7% for the first nine months of fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2022, respectively.

The decrease in the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2023 effective income tax rate is primarily due to the benefit from the completion of the divestiture of our minority investment in Familia, the change of jurisdictional mix of profits and losses and the resolution of various tax matters, partially offset by a reduction of excess tax benefits from share-based compensation.

Net Income and Diluted Earnings Per Share

Net income for the third quarter of fiscal 2023 was $1.1 billion, or $0.91 per diluted share compared with $1.0 billion, or $0.84 per diluted share for the third quarter of fiscal 2022. The $54 million tax benefit on the divestiture of our minority investment in Familia had a $0.05 positive impact on earnings per share for the third quarter of fiscal 2023. Foreign currency had a $0.01 negative impact on earnings per share for the third quarter of fiscal 2023 compared to a $0.01 negative impact on earnings per share for the third quarter of fiscal 2022.

Net income for the first nine months of fiscal 2023 was $2.5 billion, or $2.08 per diluted share compared with $2.3 billion, or $1.92 per diluted share for the first nine months of fiscal 2022. The $218 million impairment on our previously-held minority investment in Familia, net of the $54 million tax benefit, had a $0.14 negative impact on earnings per share for the first nine months of fiscal 2023. Foreign currency had a $0.02 negative impact on earnings per share for the first nine months of fiscal 2023 compared to a neutral impact on earnings per share for the first nine months of fiscal 2022. The $242 million debt extinguishment charge in fiscal 2022 had a $0.15 negative impact on earnings per share for the first nine months of fiscal 2022.

Segment Information

We operate four main business segments. Our Marmaxx segment (T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, tjmaxx.com and marshalls.com) and our HomeGoods segment (HomeGoods, Homesense and homegoods.com) both operate in the United States. Our TJX Canada segment operates Winners, HomeSense and Marshalls in Canada, and our TJX International segment operates T.K. Maxx, Homesense and tkmaxx.com in Europe and T.K. Maxx in Australia. In addition to our four main segments, Sierra operates retail stores and sierra.com in the U.S. The results of Sierra are included in the Marmaxx segment.

We evaluate the performance of our segments based on “segment profit or loss,” which we define as pre-tax income or loss before general corporate expense and interest expense, net, and certain separately disclosed unusual or infrequent items. “Segment profit or loss,” as we define the term, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. The terms “segment margin” or “segment profit margin” are used to describe segment profit or loss as a percentage of net sales. These measures of performance should not be considered an alternative to net income or cash flows from operating activities as an indicator of our performance or as a measure of liquidity.

Presented below is selected financial information related to our business segments.

U.S. SEGMENTS

Marmaxx


	Thirteen Weeks Ended						Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
U.S. dollars in millions	October 29, 2022			October 30, 2021				October 29, 2022			October 30, 2021
Net sales	$	7,455		$	7,214			$	21,562		$	21,203
Segment profit	$	1,003		$	990			$	2,840		$	2,829
Segment profit margin	13.5		%	13.7		%		13.2		%	13.3		%
Comp store sales(a)	3		%	11		%		1		%	14		%
Stores in operation at end of period:
T.J. Maxx								1,295			1,285
Marshalls								1,171			1,148
Sierra								72			55
Total								2,538			2,488
Selling square footage at end of period (in thousands):
T.J. Maxx								28,068			27,905
Marshalls								26,547			26,185
Sierra								1,156			895
Total								55,771			54,985

(a)Comp store sales reported for fiscal 2023 and open-only comp store sales reported for fiscal 2022.

Net Sales

Net sales for Marmaxx were $7.5 billion for the third quarter of fiscal 2023, an increase of 3% compared to $7.2 billion for the third quarter of fiscal 2022. The increase in the third quarter was driven by a 3% increase from comp store sales. The increase in comp store sales was primarily attributable to an increase in average basket driven by higher average ticket, partially offset by a decrease in customer traffic. Net sales for Marmaxx were $21.6 billion for the first nine months of fiscal 2023, an increase of 2% compared to $21.2 billion for the first nine months of fiscal 2022 due to a 1% increase from comp stores sales and a 1% increase from non-comp store sales. For both the three and nine months ended October 29, 2022, positive apparel sales outperformed a decline in home fashions sales.

Segment Profit Margin

Segment profit margin decreased to 13.5% for the third quarter of fiscal 2023 compared to 13.7% for the same period last year. The decrease in segment profit margin for the third quarter of fiscal 2023 was driven by lower merchandise margin, higher store and distribution center wages and investments in supply chain, partially offset by lower store payroll reflecting lower COVID-related expenses and lower incentive compensation costs. Within merchandise margin, incremental freight costs and higher markdowns were partially offset by strong markon.

Segment profit margin decreased to 13.2% for the first nine months of fiscal 2023 compared to 13.3% for the same period last year. The decrease in segment profit margin for this period was driven by lower merchandise margin, higher store and distribution center wages and deleverage on administrative and occupancy costs, partially offset by store payroll reflecting lower COVID-related expenses. Within merchandise margin, incremental freight costs and higher markdowns were partially offset by strong markon.

Our Marmaxx e-commerce sites, tjmaxx.com and marshalls.com, together with sierra.com, represented less than 3% of Marmaxx’s net sales for the third quarter and the first nine months of fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2022, and did not have a significant impact on year-over-year segment margin comparisons.

HomeGoods


	Thirteen Weeks Ended						Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
U.S. dollars in millions	October 29, 2022			October 30, 2021				October 29, 2022			October 30, 2021
Net sales	$	1,948		$	2,254			$	5,840		$	6,479
Segment profit	$	172		$	263			$	344		$	697
Segment profit margin	8.9		%	11.7		%		5.9		%	10.8		%
Comp store sales(a)	(16)		%	34		%		(12)		%	36		%
Stores in operation at end of period:
HomeGoods								880			850
Homesense								43			39
Total								923			889
Selling square footage at end of period (in thousands):
HomeGoods								16,084			15,550
Homesense								920			837
Total								17,004			16,387

(a)Comp store sales reported for fiscal 2023 and open-only comp store sales reported for fiscal 2022.

Net Sales

Net sales for HomeGoods were $1.9 billion for the third quarter of fiscal 2023, a decrease of 14%, compared to $2.3 billion for the third quarter of fiscal 2022. The decrease in the third quarter reflects a 16% decrease from comp store sales, partially offset by a 2% increase from non-comp store sales. The decrease in comp store sales for the third quarter was primarily driven by a decrease in customer traffic. Net sales for HomeGoods were $5.8 billion for the first nine months of fiscal 2023, a decrease of 10%, compared to $6.5 billion for the first nine months of fiscal 2022. The decrease in the first nine months reflects a 12% decrease from comp store sales, partially offset by a 2% increase from non-comp store sales. The decreases in comp store sales for the first nine months of fiscal 2023 reflected a decrease in customer traffic, partially offset by an increase in average basket driven by higher average ticket.

Segment Profit Margin

Segment profit margin decreased to 8.9% for the third quarter of fiscal 2023 compared to 11.7% for the same period last year. The decrease in segment profit margin for the third quarter was driven by deleverage on lower comp store sales, primarily in occupancy and administration costs and higher store and distribution wages, partially offset by store payroll reflecting lower COVID-related expenses. Within merchandise margin, strong markon was mostly offset by 1.6 percentage points of incremental freight as well as higher markdowns.

Segment profit margin decreased to 5.9% for the first nine months of fiscal 2023 compared to 10.8% for the same period last year. The decrease in segment profit margin for the first nine months of fiscal 2023 was driven by deleverage on lower comp store sales, primarily in occupancy and administrative costs, lower merchandise margin and higher store and distribution wages, partially offset by store payroll reflecting lower COVID-related expenses. Merchandise margin includes incremental freight costs of approximately 5.2 percentage points as well as higher markdowns. These costs were partially offset by strong markon and the benefits from our pricing initiative.

Our HomeGoods e-commerce website, homegoods.com, represented less than 1% of HomeGoods net sales for the third quarter and the first nine months of fiscal 2023, and did not have a significant impact on year-over-year segment margin comparisons.

FOREIGN SEGMENTS

TJX Canada


	Thirteen Weeks Ended						Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
U.S. dollars in millions	October 29, 2022			October 30, 2021				October 29, 2022			October 30, 2021
Net sales	$	1,285		$	1,301			$	3,615		$	3,088
Segment profit	$	204		$	169			$	528		$	359
Segment profit margin	15.8		%	13.0		%		14.6		%	11.6		%

Stores in operation at end of period:
Winners								296			292
HomeSense								150			147
Marshalls								106			106
Total								552			545
Selling square footage at end of period (in thousands):
Winners								6,336			6,279
HomeSense								2,796			2,733
Marshalls								2,220			2,220
Total								11,352			11,232

Net Sales

Net sales for TJX Canada were $1.3 billion for the third quarter of fiscal 2023 compared to $1.3 billion for the third quarter of fiscal 2022. The negative foreign currency exchange rate impact of 5% in the third quarter of fiscal 2023 was offset by an increase in average basket, primarily due to higher average ticket. Net sales for TJX Canada were $3.6 billion for the first nine months of fiscal 2023, an increase of 17% compared to $3.1 billion for the first nine months of fiscal 2022. The increase in net sales reflects having a fully open store base for the first nine months of fiscal 2023, compared to temporary store closures for 16% of the first nine months of fiscal 2022 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The negative foreign currency exchange rate impact of 5% in the first nine months of fiscal 2023 was more than offset by an increase in average basket driven by higher average ticket.

Segment Profit Margin

Segment profit margin increased to 15.8% for the third quarter of fiscal 2023 compared to 13.0% for the same period last year. The increase for the third quarter of fiscal 2023 was driven by higher merchandise margin, a benefit from prior year mark-to-market adjustments on derivatives, lower store payroll reflecting lower COVID-related expenses, and lower incentive compensation costs. This was partially offset by higher store and distribution wages. Merchandise margin reflects a favorable year-over-year comparison related to freight costs, strong markon and the benefits from our pricing initiative which were partially offset by higher markdowns.

Segment profit margin increased to 14.6% for the first nine months of fiscal 2023 compared to 11.6% for the same period last year. The increase for the first nine months of fiscal 2023 was primarily driven by leverage on increased sales, primarily in occupancy and administrative costs. Within merchandise margin, strong markon and the benefits from our pricing initiative more than offset incremental freight costs for the first nine months of fiscal 2023.

TJX International


	Thirteen Weeks Ended						Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
U.S. dollars in millions	October 29, 2022			October 30, 2021				October 29, 2022			October 30, 2021
Net sales	$	1,479		$	1,764			$	4,399		$	3,926
Segment profit (loss)	$	98		$	127			$	216		$	79
Segment profit margin	6.7		%	7.2		%		4.9		%	2.0		%

Stores in operation at end of period:
T.K. Maxx								629			618
Homesense								78			78
T.K. Maxx Australia								73			66
Total								780			762
Selling square footage at end of period (in thousands):
T.K. Maxx								12,645			12,412
Homesense								1,141			1,142
T.K. Maxx Australia								1,277			1,172
Total								15,063			14,726

Net Sales

Net sales for TJX International were $1.5 billion for the third quarter of fiscal 2023, a decrease of 16% compared to $1.8 billion for the third quarter of fiscal 2022. The decrease in net sales was primarily due to a negative foreign currency exchange rate impact of 15% in the third quarter of fiscal 2023. Net sales for TJX International were $4.4 billion for the first nine months of fiscal 2023, an increase of 12% compared to $3.9 billion for the first nine months of fiscal 2022. The increase in net sales for the first nine months of fiscal 2023 reflects having a fully open store base, compared to temporary store closings for 26% of the first nine months of fiscal 2022 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which was partially offset by the negative foreign currency exchange rate impact of 15%.

E-commerce sales were approximately 3% and 4% of TJX International’s net sales for the third quarters of fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2022, respectively, and 3% and 5% for the first nine months of the same periods.

Segment Profit Margin

Segment profit margin decreased to 6.7% for the third quarter of fiscal 2023 compared to 7.2% for the same period last year. This decrease primarily reflects expense deleverage on occupancy and administrative costs and higher store and distribution wages, partially offset by higher merchandise margin. Within merchandise margin, strong markon was partially offset by incremental freight costs and higher markdowns.

Segment profit margin increased to 4.9% for the first nine months of fiscal 2023 compared to 2.0% for the same period last year. This increase was primarily driven by leverage on increased sales, primarily in occupancy and administrative costs, as well as lower COVID-related expenses in stores and distribution centers, lower incentive compensation costs and higher merchandise margin. This was partially offset by government programs received in fiscal 2022 that did not continue into fiscal 2023. Within merchandise margin, strong markon was partially offset by incremental freight costs and higher markdowns.

GENERAL CORPORATE EXPENSE


	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
In millions	October 29, 2022		October 30, 2021			October 29, 2022		October 30, 2021
General corporate expense	$	118	$	148		$	384	$	472

General corporate expense for segment reporting purposes represents those costs not specifically related to the operations of our business segments. General corporate expenses are primarily included in SG&A expenses. The mark-to-market adjustment of our fuel and inventory hedges is included in cost of sales, including buying and occupancy costs.

The decrease in general corporate expense for the third quarter of fiscal 2023 was primarily driven by lower share-based and incentive compensation costs.

The decrease in general corporate expense for the first nine months of fiscal 2023 was primarily driven by lower share-based and incentive compensation costs and the timing of contributions to TJX’s charitable foundations.

ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our liquidity requirements have traditionally been funded through cash generated from operations, supplemented, as needed, by short-term bank borrowings and the issuance of commercial paper. As of October 29, 2022, there were no short-term bank borrowings or commercial paper outstanding. We have current maturities of long-term debt which will mature in the first half of fiscal 2024. We believe our existing cash and cash equivalents, internally generated funds and our credit facilities, under which facilities we have $1.5 billion available as of the period ended October 29, 2022, as described in Note I—Long-Term Debt and Credit Lines of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, are adequate to meet our operating needs for the foreseeable future.

As of October 29, 2022, we held $3.4 billion in cash. Approximately $1.0 billion of our cash was held by our foreign subsidiaries with $0.5 billion held in countries where we intend to indefinitely reinvest any undistributed earnings. We have provided for all applicable state and foreign withholding taxes on all undistributed earnings of our foreign subsidiaries in Canada, Puerto Rico, Italy, India, Hong Kong and Vietnam through October 29, 2022. If we repatriate cash from such subsidiaries, we should not incur additional tax expense and our cash would be reduced by the amount of withholding taxes paid.

We monitor debt financing markets on an ongoing basis and from time to time may incur additional long-term indebtedness depending on prevailing market conditions, liquidity requirements, existing economic conditions and other factors. In fiscal 2022 we used, and in the future we may again use, operating cash flow and cash on hand to repay portions of our indebtedness, depending on prevailing market conditions, liquidity requirements, existing economic conditions, contractual restrictions and other factors. As such, we may, from time to time, seek to retire, redeem, prepay or purchase our outstanding debt through redemptions, cash purchases, prepayments, refinancings and/or exchanges, in open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, by tender offer or otherwise. If we use our operating cash flow and/or cash on hand to repay our debt, it will reduce the amount of cash available for additional capital expenditures.

Operating Activities

Operating activities resulted in net cash inflows of $1.1 billion for the nine months ended October 29, 2022 and $1.9 billion for the nine months ended October 30, 2021.

Operating cash flows decreased compared to fiscal 2022, with the primary driver being a $0.8 billion decrease in accrued expenses, the largest component of which was lower incentive compensation costs.

Investing Activities

Investing activities resulted in net cash outflows of $1.1 billion for the nine months ended October 29, 2022 and $0.7 billion for the nine months ended October 30, 2021. The cash outflows for both periods were driven by capital expenditures.

Investing activities in the first nine months of fiscal 2023 primarily reflected property additions for investments in our new stores, store improvements and renovations, as well as investments in our distribution centers and offices, including buying and merchandising systems and other information systems. We anticipate that capital spending for the full fiscal year 2023 will be approximately $1.7 billion to $1.9 billion. We plan to fund these expenditures through cash flows from operations.

Financing Activities

Financing activities resulted in net cash outflows of $2.7 billion for the first nine months of fiscal 2023 and net cash outflows of $4.9 billion for the nine months ended October 30, 2021. The cash outflows for fiscal 2023 were primarily driven by equity repurchases and dividend payments.

Debt

Cash outflows of $3.0 billion in the first nine months of fiscal 2022 were due to the completion of make-whole calls and the redemption at par of certain of our notes.

Our 2.50% ten-year Notes due May 2023 will mature during our second quarter of fiscal 2024 and are included within our current maturities of long-term debt, see Note I—Long-Term Debt and Credit Lines of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. We plan to repay this debt using cash generated from operations.

Equity

Under our stock repurchase program, we paid $1.8 billion to repurchase and retire 29.1 million shares of our stock on a settlement basis in the first nine months of fiscal 2023. As of October 29, 2022, approximately $2.0 billion remained available under our existing stock repurchase program. We paid $1.1 billion to repurchase and retire 16.3 million shares of our stock on a settlement basis in the first nine months of fiscal 2022.

On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“IRA”), was signed into law. Among other things, the IRA imposes a 15% corporate alternative minimum tax for tax years beginning after December 31, 2022 and levies a 1% excise tax on net stock repurchases after December 31, 2022. Historically, during the year we have made discretionary share repurchases. Beginning on January 1, 2023, these purchases would be subject to the excise tax. Based on historical net repurchase activity, the excise tax and the other provisions of the IRA are not expected to have a material impact on our results of operations or financial position. However, we are still in the process of analyzing the provisions of the IRA.

For further information regarding equity repurchases, see Note D – Capital Stock and Earnings Per Share of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Dividends

We declared quarterly dividends on our common stock of $0.295 per share for each of the quarters in fiscal 2023 and expect to declare a similar dividend in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023, subject to approval by the Board of Directors. We declared quarterly dividends on our common stock of $0.26 per share for each of the quarters in fiscal 2022. Cash payments for dividends on our common stock totaled $1.0 billion for the first nine months of fiscal 2023 and $0.9 billion for the first nine months of fiscal 2022.

RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

There have been no material changes to the critical accounting estimates as discussed in TJX's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 29, 2022. For a discussion of accounting standards, see Note A—Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in TJX’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 29, 2022 and Note A—Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Various statements made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are forward-looking and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. All statements that address activities, events or developments that we intend, expect or believe may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. The following are some of the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements: the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and associated containment and remediation efforts; execution of buying strategy and inventory management; various marketing efforts; customer trends and preferences; competition; operational and business expansion; management of large size and scale; merchandise sourcing and transport; labor costs and workforce challenges; personnel recruitment, training and retention; data security and maintenance and development of information technology systems; corporate and retail banner reputation; cash flow; expanding international operations; fluctuations in quarterly operating results and market expectations; mergers, acquisitions, business investments and divestitures, closings or business consolidations; real estate activities; inventory or asset loss; economic conditions and consumer spending; market instability; serious disruptions or catastrophic events; disproportionate impact of disruptions in the final quarter of the fiscal year; commodity availability and pricing; adverse or unseasonable weather; fluctuations in currency exchange rates; compliance with laws, regulations and orders and changes in laws, regulations and applicable accounting standards; outcomes of litigation, legal proceedings and other legal or regulatory matters; quality, safety and other issues with our merchandise; tax matters; and other factors that may be described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We do not undertake to publicly update or revise our forward-looking statements even if experience or future changes make it clear that any projected results expressed or implied in such statements will not be realized.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

There have been no material changes in our primary risk exposures or management of market risks from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 29, 2022.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

We have carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of October 29, 2022 pursuant to Rules 13a-15(b) and 15d-15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”). Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective at the reasonable assurance level in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms; and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of implementing controls and procedures.

There were no changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Act) during the fiscal quarter ended October 29, 2022 identified in connection with the evaluation by our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

See Note K—Contingent Obligations, Contingencies, and Commitments of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for information on legal proceedings.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in the “Risk Factors” section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 29, 2022, as filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on March 30, 2022.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

INFORMATION ON SHARE REPURCHASES

The number of shares of common stock repurchased by TJX during the third quarter of fiscal 2023 and the average price paid per share are as follows:


	Total Number of Shares Repurchased(a)	Average Price Paid Per Share(b)		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs(c)	Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs(c)
July 31, 2022 through August 27, 2022	1,475,164	$	64.40	1,475,164	$	2,398,792,388
August 28, 2022 through October 1, 2022	3,462,842	$	63.53	3,462,842	$	2,178,792,468
October 2, 2022 through October 29, 2022	2,785,775	$	66.41	2,785,775	$	1,993,792,574
Total	7,723,781			7,723,781

(a)Consists of shares repurchased under publicly announced stock repurchase programs.

(b)Includes commissions for the shares repurchased under stock repurchase programs.

(c)In February 2022, we announced that our Board of Directors had approved a new stock repurchase program that authorizes the repurchase of up to an additional $3.0 billion of our common stock from time to time. Under this program we had approximately $2.0 billion available for repurchase as of October 29, 2022.

Item 6. Exhibits

Incorporate by Reference

Exhibit No.

Description

Form

Exhibit No.

Filing
Date

10.1

The Stock Incentive Plan (2022 Restatement)*

10-Q

10.1

8/26/22

10.2

The Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Terms and Conditions granted under the Stock Incentive Plan as of September 19, 2022, filed herewith*

10.3

The Stock Incentive Plan Rules for U.K. Employees effective as of September 19, 2022, filed herewith*

10.4

The Executive Severance and Change of Control Plan effective as of September 19, 2022, filed herewith*

10.5

The Offer Letter Agreement dated November 14, 2022 between John Klinger and TJX, filed herewith*

10.6

The Obligations Agreement dated November 14, 2022 between John Klinger and TJX, filed herewith*

31.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith

31.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith

32.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith

32.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith

101

The following materials from The TJX Companies, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 29, 2022, formatted in Inline XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Statements of Income, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iii) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, (v) the Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity, and (vi) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

104

The cover page from The TJX Companies, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 29, 2022, formatted in Inline XBRL (included in Exhibit 101)

* Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

SIGNATURE

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.

THE TJX COMPANIES, INC.

(Registrant)

Date: November 29, 2022

/s/ Scott Goldenberg

Scott Goldenberg, Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)