Abercrombie & Fitch Company · NYSE:ANF

Abercrombie & Fitch — Q4 2019 Earnings Presentation

40 slides from Abercrombie & Fitch's earnings presentation, Mar 5, 2020

1. Slide 1: Investor Presentation Fourth Quarter

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2. Slide 2: Table of Contents

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3. Slide 3: Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act

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4. Slide 4: Introduction

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5. Slide 5: Our Brands

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6. Slide 6: Our Journey: Fiscal 2019 the Second Year of Four

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7. Slide 7: Our Transformation Initiatives

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8. Slide 8: Long-term Operating Margin Target

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9. Slide 9: Q4 CEO Commentary

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10. Slide 10: Income Statement

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11. Slide 11: Q4 Net Sales and Comparable Sales by Brand and Geography

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12. Slide 12: Full Year Net Sales and Comparable Sales

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13. Slide 13: Q4 Operating Expense

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14. Slide 14: Full Year Operating Expense

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15. Slide 15: Q4 Income Statement Summary

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16. Slide 16: Q4 Adjusted Income Statement Summary

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17. Slide 17: Full Year Income Statement Summary

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18. Slide 18: Full Year Adjusted Income Statement Summary

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19. Slide 19: Capital Allocation

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20. Slide 20: Return to Shareholders: Share Repurchases and Dividends

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21. Slide 21: Shares Outstanding

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22. Slide 22: Continued Focus on Free Cash Flow

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23. Slide 23: Balance Sheet Summary

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24. Slide 24: Global Store Network Optimization

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25. Slide 25: Global Store Network: Stores as of Q4

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26. Slide 26: Global Store Network Optimizing Store Fleet

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27. Slide 27: Global Store Network: Reducing Gross Square Footage

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28. Slide 28: Global Store Network: Flagships

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29. Slide 29: Global Store Network Optimization: Q4 Activity

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30. Slide 30: Store Count Activity

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31. Slide 31: Outlook

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32. Slide 32: Full Year Fiscal Outlook

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33. Slide 33: First Quarter Fiscal Outlook

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34. Slide 34: Appendix

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35. Slide 35: Excluded Items

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36. Slide 36: Reconciliation of Adjusted Non-GAAP Results

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37. Slide 37: Full Year Reconciliation of Adjusted Non-GAAP Results

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38. Slide 38: Reconciliation of Constant Currency Results

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40. Slide 40: Abercrombie & Fitch Co.

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