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20 Aug: Best Buy Reports Quarter 2 Earnings

Available in .pdf: Best Buy Reports Fiscal Second Quarter Results

Non-GAAP EPS from continuing operations of $0.32

GAAP EPS from continuing operations of $0.69

$65 million in additional Renew Blue cost reductions

 

MINNEAPOLIS, August 20, 2013 — Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) today announced results for the second quarter (“Q2 FY14”) ended August 3, 2013, as compared to the second quarter (“Q2 FY13”) ended August 4, 2012.

Revenue

Q2 FY14

Q2 FY13

Revenue ($ in millions)

$9,300

$9,339

Comparable store sales % change1

(0.6%)

(3.3%)

     Domestic Segment:
   Comparable store sales % change1

(0.4%)

(1.6%)

   Comparable online sales % change

10.5%

14.2%

     International Segment:
   Comparable store sales % change1

(1.8%)

(11.3%)

 

Operating Income, Diluted EPS and
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)

GAAP

Non-GAAP2

Q2 FY14

Q2 FY13

Q2 FY14

Q2 FY13

Operating income as a % of revenue

4.4%

0.9%

2.2%

1.9%

Diluted EPS from continuing operations

$0.69

$0.09

$0.32

$0.26

ROIC3

n/a

n/a

9.1%

11.2%

 

Note: During Q2 FY14, the company reached legal settlements with multiple defendants under which it will receive a total of $229 million, net of litigation costs (approximately $30 million in cash was received in Q2 FY14, with the remainder to be received in installments over the next eight quarters).

06 Aug: Best Buy and Major League Soccer Hosting Windows Store Event in West L.A.

Join us for a day of fun, fitness and tech with Major League Soccer legend Cobi Jones, Clint Mathis and Mauricio Cienfuegos! Take away tips and tricks for how to stay fit this back to school season. Be one of the first 200 to demo Windows 8 between 3-5PM for a chance to win signed soccer balls and photos with Clint Mathis and Mauricio Cienfuegos! And the fun doesn’t stop there.

Come out for steals, deals, prizes, food, music and more!

07 May: Best Buy Statement on the Passage in the US Senate of the Bipartisan Marketplace Fairness Act

MINNEAPOLIS – May 6, 2013 – Best Buy is encouraged by the passage of the Marketplace Fairness Act in the U.S. Senate and the clear bipartisan support the measure received. This legislation does not represent a new tax, rather it simply helps to ensure fair competition that ultimately benefits consumers and our communities. The current laws were put in place before the Internet or e-commerce even existed. Just as retail has evolved over the years, the tax code needs to evolve to reflect modern patterns in how consumers shop not by creating a new tax but by enforcing the laws already on the books.

25 Mar: Founder Richard Schulze Returns to Best Buy as Chairman Emeritus in Support of the Company’s Renew Blue Transformation Efforts

MINNEAPOLIS, March 25, 2013 — Best Buy and its Founder, Richard Schulze, announced today that Mr. Schulze is returning to the company as its Chairman Emeritus. In addition, Mr. Schulze has nominated Brad Anderson and Al Lenzmeier to serve on the Best Buy Board of Directors, pursuant to a previously disclosed agreement between the company and Mr. Schulze.

“Over the past several months, I have come to know and respect Hubert, and have a high regard for the work he and his executive team are doing to revitalize Best Buy for the benefit of all stakeholders,” said Schulze.

20 Nov: Best Buy Confirms Significant Decline in Fiscal Third Quarter 2013 Earnings

MINNEAPOLIS, November 20, 2012 – Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) today announced a GAAP net loss from continuing operations of $13 million, or $0.04 per share, for the three months ended November 3, 2012 compared to net earnings from continuing operations of $173 million, or $0.47 per diluted share for the prior-year period. Excluding previously announced restructuring charges, adjusted (non-GAAP) net earnings from continuing operations for the third quarter of fiscal 2013 were $10 million, or $0.03 per diluted share compared to $173 million and $0.47 for the prior-year period.

08 Nov: Best Buy Employees Honor Veterans’ Day by Preparing Holiday Care Packages for the Troops

MINNEAPOLIS, November 8, 2012 – Thousands of care packages to be shipped overseas for the holiday season

WHO: As part of Best Buy’s continued support for the military, Best Buy employees at the Best Buy headquarters in Richfield, Minnesota will observe Veteran’s Day early by packing up more than 3500 holiday gifts for the troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.

WHAT: The Best Buy program, Operation Patriotic Endeavor, was created in 2011 by members of Best Buy’s Military Employee Business Network as another way for employees to give back to the troops.

02 Nov: Best Buy Debuts Exclusive Insignia LED Light Bulb With Improved Features for Easier Adoption of LED Lighting

MINNEAPOLIS, November 2, 2012 – Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY), the industry leader in consumer electronics, today announced a new LED light bulb. Powered by Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) LEDs, the new bulb is designed with improved features to make adoption of LED lighting easier for consumers. The Insignia LED bulb, available exclusively at Best Buy, was developed in partnership with local Twin Cities inventor, Dave Carroll, and offers distinct advantages over existing LED bulbs on the market today.

Unlike other LED bulbs, the Insignia LED light bulb looks like a traditional incandescent light bulb, a familiar bulb shape for consumers, and provides a more ambient, omni-directional light.

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04 Sep: Joly starts first official day as President, Chief Executive Officer of Best Buy

RICHFIELD, Minn.  September 4, 2012 – Best Buy Co., Inc. has announced that today is Hubert Joly’s first official day as President and Chief Executive Officer of the company. Joly, appointed to his position August 20, 2012 by the Board of Directors, will spend his first week on the job working as a Blue Shirt in several Best Buy locations in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area.

“Best Buy is a company with an amazing history, enormous assets and great opportunities,” Joly said.