UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form 10-K

 

 

(Mark One)

 

þANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 20102011

or

 

¨TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from              to             

Commission File No. 001-33202

 

 

UNDER ARMOUR, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Maryland 52-1990078
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

1020 Hull Street


Baltimore, Maryland 21230

 (410) 454-6428
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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

Class A Common Stock New York Stock Exchange
(Title of each class) (Name of each exchange on which registered)

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

None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    Yes  þ    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.    Yes  ¨    No  þ

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  þ    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§229.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files.    Yes  þ    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark if the disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 or Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  þ¨

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

 

Large accelerated filer  þ    Accelerated filer  ¨
Non-accelerated filer  ¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)  Smaller reporting company  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).    Yes  ¨    No  þ

As of June 30, 2010,2011, the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter, the aggregate market value of the registrant’s Class A Common Stock held by non-affiliates was $1,165,676,590.$2,854,001,980.

As of January 31, 2011,2012, there were 38,672,85840,515,652 shares of Class A Common Stock and 12,500,00011,250,000 shares of Class B Convertible Common Stock outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of Under Armour, Inc.’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 3, 20111, 2012 are incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K.

 

 

 


UNDER ARMOUR, INC.

ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PART I.

    

Item 1.

  

Business

  
  

General

   1  
  

Products

   1  
  

Marketing and Promotion

   2  
  

CustomersSales and Distribution

   4

Product Licensing

5

Net Revenues in Other Foreign Countries

53  
  

Seasonality

   65  
  

Product Design and Development

   6  
  

Sourcing, Manufacturing and Quality Assurance

   6  
  

Distribution and Inventory Management

   7  
  

Intellectual Property

   87  
  

Competition

   8  
  

Employees

   98  
  

Available Information

   98  

Item 1A.

  Risk Factors   109  

Item 1B.

  Unresolved Staff Comments   19  

Item 2.

  Properties   20  

Item 3.

  Legal Proceedings   20  
  Executive Officers of the Registrant   21  

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures22

PART II.

    

Item 5.

  

Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

   23  

Item 6.

  Selected Financial Data   26  

Item 7.

  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations   26  

Item 7A.

  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk   4143  

Item 8.

  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data   4345  

Item 9.

  

Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

   7073  

Item 9A.

  Controls and Procedures   7073  

Item 9B.

  Other Information   7073  

PART III.

    

Item 10.

  Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance   7174  

Item 11.

  Executive Compensation   7174  

Item 12.

  

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

   7174  

Item 13.

  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence   7174  

Item 14.

  Principal Accountant Fees and Services   7174  

PART IV.

    

Item 15.

  Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules   7275  

SIGNATURES

   7678  


PART I

 

ITEM 1.BUSINESS

General

Our principal business activities are the development, marketing and distribution of branded performance apparel, footwear and accessories for men, women and youth. The brand’s moisture-wicking fabrications are engineered in many designs and styles for wear in nearly every climate to provide a performance alternative to traditional products. Our products are sold worldwide and are worn by athletes at all levels, from youth to professional, on playing fields around the globe, as well as by consumers with active lifestyles.

Our net revenues are generated primarily from the wholesale distribution of our products to national, regional, independent and specialty retailers. We also generate net revenue from product licensing and from the sale of our products through our direct to consumer sales channel, which includes sales through our factory house and specialty stores website and catalogs.websites. Our products are offered in over twenty threefive thousand retail stores worldwide. A large majority of our products are sold in North America; however we believe that our products appeal to athletes and consumers with active lifestyles around the globe. Internationally, we sell our products in certain countries in Europe, a third party licensee sells our products in Japan, and distributors sell our products in other foreign countries. In addition, we opened our first store in China in 2011. We plan to continue to grow our business over the long term through increased sales of our apparel, footwear and accessories, expansion of our wholesale distribution, growth in our direct to consumer sales channel and expansion in international markets. Virtually all of our products are manufactured by unaffiliated manufacturers operating in 2216 countries outside of the United States.

We were incorporated as a Maryland corporation in 1996. As used in this report, the terms “we,” “our,” “us,” “Under Armour” and the “Company” refer to Under Armour, Inc. and its subsidiaries unless the context indicates otherwise. We have registered trademarks around the globe, including UNDER ARMOUR®, HEATGEAR®, COLDGEAR®, ALLSEASONGEAR® and the Under Armour UA Logo, and we have applied to register many other trademarks. This Annual Report on Form 10-K also contains additional trademarks and tradenames of our Company and other companies.Company. All trademarks and tradenames appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are the property of their respective holders.

Products

Our product offerings consist of apparel, footwear and accessories for men, women and youth. We market our products at multiple price levels and provide consumers with whatproducts that we believe to beare a superior alternative to traditional athletic products. In 2010,2011, sales of apparel, footwear and accessories represented 80%76%, 12% and 4%9% of net revenues, respectively. Licensing arrangements for the sale of our products represented the remaining 4%3% of net revenues. Refer to Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for net revenues by product.

Apparel

Our apparel is offered in a variety of styles and fits intended to enhance comfort and mobility, regulate body temperature and improve performance regardless of weather conditions. Our apparel is engineered to replace traditional non-performance fabrics in the world of athletics and fitness with performance alternatives designed and merchandised along gearlines. Our three gearlines are marketed to tell a very simple story about our highly technical products and extend across the sporting goods, outdoor and active lifestyle markets. We market our apparel for consumers to choose HEATGEAR® when it is hot, COLDGEAR® when it is cold and ALLSEASONGEAR® between the extremes. Within each gearline our apparel comes in three primary fit types: compression (tight fit), fitted (athletic fit) and loose (relaxed).

HEATGEAR® is designed to be worn in warm to hot temperatures under equipment or as a single layer. Our first compression T-shirt was the original HEATGEAR® product and remains one of our signature styles. While a sweat-soaked traditional non-performance T-shirt can weigh two to three pounds, HEATGEAR® is engineered with a microfiber blend designed to wick moisture from the body which helps the body stay cool, dry and light. We offer HEATGEAR® in a variety of tops and bottoms in a broad array of colors and styles for wear in the gym or outside in warm weather.

Because athletes sweat in cold weather as well as in the heat, COLDGEAR® is designed to wick moisture from the body while circulating body heat from hot spots to help maintain core body temperature. Our COLDGEAR® apparel provides both dryness and warmth in a single light layer that can be worn beneath a jersey, uniform, protective gear or ski-vest, and our COLDGEAR® outerwear products protect the athlete, as well as the coach and the fan from the outside in. Our COLDGEAR® product offeringsproducts generally sell at higher prices than our other gearlines.

ALLSEASONGEAR® is designed to be worn in changing temperatures and uses technical fabrics to keep the wearer cool and dry in warmer temperatures while preventing a chill in cooler temperatures.

Footwear

We began offering footwear for men, women and youth in 2006, and each year we have expanded our footwear offerings. Our footwear offerings include football, baseball, lacrosse, softball and soccer cleats, slides, performance training footwear, running footwear, basketball footwear and basketball footwear.new in 2011, hunting boots. Our footwear is light, breathable and built with performance attributes for athletes. Our footwear is designed with innovative technologies which provide stabilization, directional cushioning and moisture management engineered to maximize the athlete’s comfort and control. During 2010, we introduced basketball footwear, which had a limited introduction in the United States and Canada.

Accessories

OurDuring 2011, we began selling hats and bags in house. Previously these products were sold by one of our licensees. In addition, our accessories include baseball batting, football, golf and running glovesgloves. Our accessories include HEATGEAR® and COLDGEAR® technologies and are designed with advanced fabrications to provide the same level of performance as our other products. Net revenues generated from the sale of baseball batting, football, golfgloves, and running glovesbeginning in 2011, from the sale of hats and bags, are included in our accessories category.

We also have agreements with our licensees to develop Under Armour accessories. Our product, marketing and sales teams are actively involved in all steps of the design process in order to maintain brand standards and consistency. During 2010,2011, our licensees offered bags, socks, headwear,team uniforms, baby and kids’ apparel, eyewear and custom-molded mouth guards and eyewear designed to be used and worn before, during and after competition, andthat feature performance advantages and functionality similar to our other product offerings. License revenues generated from the sale of these accessories are included in our net revenues. We have developed our own headwear and bags, and beginning in 2011, these products are being sold by us rather than by one of our licensees.

Marketing and Promotion

We currently focus on marketing and selling our products to consumers primarily for use in athletics, fitness, training and outdoor activities. We maintain control over our brand image with an in-house marketing and promotions department that designs and produces most of our advertising campaigns. We seek to drive consumer demand for our products by building brand equity and awareness as a leading performance athletic brand.that our products deliver advantages that help athletes perform better.

Sports Marketing

Our marketing and promotion strategy begins with selling our products to high-performing athletes and teams on the high school, collegiate and professional levels. We execute this strategy through outfitting

agreements, professional and collegiate sponsorships, individual athlete agreements and by selling our products directly to team equipment managers and to individual athletes. As a result, our products are seen on the field,

giving them exposure to various consumer audiences through the internet, television, magazines and live at sporting events. This exposure to consumers helps us establish on-field authenticity as consumers can see our products being worn by high-performing athletes.

We are the official outfitter of the athletic teams at Auburn University (the 2011 BCS National Champions), Boston College, Texas Tech University, the University of Maryland, the University of South Carolinain several high-profile collegiate conferences, and the University of South Florida. We are the official outfitter of numerous other teams, including the football teams at the University of Hawaii and the University of Utah. We supply uniforms, sideline apparel and fan gear for these teams. In addition, we sell our products domestically to professional football teams and Division I men’s and women’s collegiate athletic teams. Sincesince 2006 we have been an official supplier of footwear to the National Football League (“NFL”), a step we took to complete the circle of authenticity from the Friday night lights of high school to Saturday afternoon college game day to the marquee Sunday match-ups of the NFL.. In 2010, we signed an agreement to become an official supplier of gloves to the NFL beginning in 2011 and we are the official combine scouting partner to the NFL with the right to sell combine training apparel beginning in 2012. This relationship enables NFL playersIn addition, in 2011 we became the Official Performance Footwear Supplier of Major League Baseball, as well as becoming a partner with the National Basketball Association (“NBA”) which allows us to wear Under Armour products onmarket our NBA athletes in game uniforms in connection with our basketball footwear starting with the field and at the combine and enables Under Armour to reach fans at the highest level of competitive football.2011/2012 season.

Internationally, we are selling our products to European soccer and rugby teams. We areBeginning with the 2012 season, we will provide the Tottenham Hotspur Football Club with performance apparel, including training wear and playing kit for the Club’s First and Academy teams, together with replica product for the Club’s supporters around the world. We’re the official technical kit supplier of performance apparel to the Hannover 96 football club and the Welsh Rugby Union among others. In addition, we are an official supplier of performance apparel to Hockey Canada and have advertisingexclusive retail rights throughouton the Air Canada Center during the Toronto Maple Leafs’ home games. We have also been designated as the Official Performance Product Sponsor of the Toronto Maple Leafs.replica products.

We also have sponsorship agreements with individual athletes. Our strategy is to find the next generation of stars, like Milwaukee Bucks point guard Brandon Jennings, U.S. professional skier and Olympic gold medal winner Lindsey Vonn, professional lacrosse player Paul Rabil, Baltimore Orioles catcher Matthew Wieters, National League Rookie of the Year and World Series Champion Buster Posey, UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre and the number one pick in the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft, Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals. In addition, our roster of athletes includes established stars such as professional football players Tom Brady, Brandon Jacobs, Miles Austin, Vernon Davis and Anquan Boldin, triathlon champion Chris “Macca” McCormack, professional baseball players Ryan Zimmerman and Jose Reyes, U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team players Heather Mitts and Lauren Cheney, U.S. Olympic and professional volleyball player Nicole Branagh, U.S. Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, and professional golfer Hunter Mahan.

We seek to sponsor events to drive awareness and brand authenticity from a grassroots level. For example, we entered into an agreement with IMG Academies for the development of a unique, comprehensive athletic training platform that we believe will establish a global measurement standard for sports performance, health and fitness. In 2010, we hosted over 50We host combines, camps and clinics for many sports at regional sites across the country for male and female athletes.

We reach young football athletes at all levels by sponsoring American Youth Football, a football organization that promotes the development of youth; the Under Armour All-America Football Game, which is an annual competition between the top seniors in high school football; and the Under Armour Senior Bowl, which is an annual competition between the top seniors in college football. In addition, we are the presenting sponsor for the 2010 NFL Scouting Combine.

We partner with Ripken Baseball to outfit Ripken Baseball participants and to be the title sponsor for all 25 Ripken youth baseball tournaments, reaching 35,000 young athletes. In addition, we partner These events, along with the Baseball Factoryproducts we make, are designed to outfit the nation’s top high school baseballhelp young athletes from head-to-toeimprove their training methods and serve as the title sponsor for nationally recognized baseball tournaments and teams. In addition, beginning with the upcoming 2011 season, we are the Official Footwear Supplier of Major League Baseball.

We are the title sponsor of The Under Armour (Baltimore) Marathon and we have a strong brand presence at several other major running events across the country.their overall performance. We are also the title sponsor of The Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Classic, as well as the All-America games in softball and volleyball for elitea collection of high school athletes. We believe these relationshipsAll-America Games that create significant on-field product and brand exposure that contributes to our on-field authenticity.

Media and Promotion

We feature our products in a variety of national digital, broadcast, and print media outlets. Our media campaigns run in a variety of lengthsWe also utilize social marketing to engage consumers and formats and have included our signature “Protect this House” and “Click-Clack” campaigns featuring several NFL players. Our “Protect this House” campaign continues to be used in several NFL and collegiate stadiums during games as a crowd prompt. Our ability to secure product placement in movies, television shows and video games has allowed us to reinforce our authenticity as well as establishpromote conversation around our brand with broader audiences who may not otherwise be exposedand our products. In 2011, we significantly grew our “fan base” via social sites like Facebook and Twitter, surpassing the million-fan mark and bringing attention to our advertising andmost compelling brand efforts. In 2010, we returned to a version of our signature campaign with “Protect this House.® I Will.” This campaign focused heavily on the training aspect of sports, which we believe is at the core of today’s athletes’ performance and improvement.stories.

Retail Marketing and Product Presentation

The primary component of our retail marketing strategy is to increase and brand floor space dedicated to our products within our major retail accounts. The design and funding of Under Armour concept shops within our major retail accounts has been a key initiative for securing prime floor space, educating the consumer and creating an exciting environment for the consumer to experience our brand. Under Armour concept shops enhance our brand’s presentation within our major retail accounts with a shop-in-shop approach, using dedicated floor space exclusively for our products, including flooring, lighting, walls, displays and images.

AcrossSales and Distribution

The majority of our many retailers, factory housesales are generated through wholesale channels which include independent and specialty storesretailers, institutional athletic departments, leagues and teams, national and regional sporting goods chains and department store chains. In addition, we also use in-store fixtures and displays that highlight our logo and have a performance-oriented, athletic look. We believe our in-store fixtures and displays, including our life-size athlete mannequins, are exciting and unique. These displays provide an easily identifiable place for consumers to look forsell our products to independent distributors in various countries where we generally do not have direct sales operations and are intended to reinforce the message that our brand is distinct from our competitors. We work with our retailers to establish optimal placement for our products and to have the brand represented in the many departments of our large national or regional retail chains.

Customers

through licensees. Our products are offered in over twenty threefive thousand retail stores worldwide, of which nearly sixteen thousand retail stores are in North America. worldwide.

We also sell our products directly to consumers through our own network of specialty and factory house stores in our North American Operating Segment, and specialty stores,through our website and catalogs.

Wholesale Distribution

In 2010, 73% of our net revenues were generated from wholesale distribution. Our principal customers locatedoperations in the United States, include nationalCanada and regionalcertain countries in Europe. These factory house stores serve an important role in our overall inventory management by allowing us to sell a significant portion of excess, discontinued and out-of-season

products while maintaining the integrity of our brand. Through our specialty stores, consumers experience our brand first-hand and have broader access to our performance products. In 2011, sales through our wholesale, direct to consumer and licensing channels represented 70%, 27% and 3% of net revenues, respectively.

We operate in four geographic segments: (1) North America, (2) Europe, the Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”), (3) Asia, and (4) Latin America. Each geographic segment operates predominantly in one industry: the design, development, marketing and distribution of performance apparel, footwear and accessories. While our international operating segments are currently not material and we combine them into other foreign countries for reporting purposes, we believe that the trend toward performance products is global. We plan to continue to introduce our products and simple merchandising story to athletes throughout the world. We are introducing our performance apparel, footwear and accessories in a manner consistent with our past brand-building strategy, including selling our products directly to teams and individual athletes in these markets, thereby providing us with product exposure to broad audiences of potential consumers. The following table presents net sales to unrelated entities and approximate percentages of net revenues by geographic distribution for each of the years ending December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009:

   Year ended December 31, 
   2011  2010  2009 

(In thousands)

  Net Revenues   % of
Net Revenues
  Net Revenues   % of
Net Revenues
  Net Revenues   % of
Net Revenues
 

North America

  $1,383,346     93.9 $997,816     93.8 $808,020     94.3

Other foreign countries

   89,338     6.1  66,111     6.2  48,391     5.7
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net revenues

  $1,472,684     100.0 $1,063,927     100.0 $856,411     100.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

North America

North America accounted for 94% of our net sales for 2011. We sell our branded apparel, footwear and accessories in North America to approximately eighteen thousand retail chains such as, in alphabetical order, Academy Sportsstores and Outdoors, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Hibbett Sporting Goods, Modell’s Sporting Goods, and The Sports Authority; hunting and fishing, mountain sports and outdoor retailers such as Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s; and The Army and Air Force Exchange Service. Our principal customers located in Canada include national retail chains such as Sportchek International and Sportman International.through our own direct to consumer channels. In 2010,2011, our two largest customers were, in alphabetical order, Dick’s Sporting Goods and The Sports Authority. These two customers accounted for a total of 27%26% of our total net revenues in 2010,2011, and one of these customers individually accounted for at least 10% of our net revenues in 2010.

2011.

In 2010, approximately 75% of our wholesale distribution was derived from large format national and regional retail chains. Additional wholesale distribution in 2010 was derived from independent and specialty retailers, institutional athletic departments, leagues and teams. The independent and specialty retailers are serviced by a combination of in-house sales personnel and third-party commissioned manufacturer’s representatives and continue to represent an important part of our product distribution strategy and help build on the authenticity of our products. Our independent sales include sales to military specialists, fitness specialists, outdoor retailers and other specialty channels. With the launch of our footwear, we expanded our distribution at the mall through national footwear retailers including Finish Line and Foot Locker.

Direct to Consumer Sales

In 2010, 23% of our net revenues were generated through direct to consumer sales. Direct to consumer sales include discounted salesare generated primarily through our ownspecialty and factory house stores and sales through our specialty stores, global website and catalog.websites. As of December 31, 2010,2011, we had 5480 factory house stores, of which the majority areis located at outlet centers on the East Coast of the United States. Through ourAs of December 31, 2011, we had 5 specialty stores consumers experience our brand first-hand and have broader access to our performance products. These specialty stores are located near Annapolis, Maryland, Chicago, Illinois, Boston, Massachusetts, and Washington, D.C.

Product Licensing and Vail, Colorado. Consumers can purchase our products directly from our e-commerce website, www.underarmour.com.

In addition, we earn licensing income in North America based on our licensees’ sale of socks, team uniforms, baby and kids’ apparel, eyewear and custom-molded mouth guards, as well as the distribution of our products to generating net revenues through wholesale distributioncollege bookstores and direct to consumer sales, we generate net revenues from licensing arrangements to manufacture and distribute Under Armour branded products.golf pro shops. In order to maintain consistent quality and performance, we pre-approve all products manufactured and sold by our licensees, and our quality assurance team strives to ensure that the products meet the same quality and compliance standards as the products that we sell directly.

We have relationships with several licensees for socks, team uniforms, eyewear and custom-molded mouth guards, as well asdistribute the distributionmajority of our products sold to college bookstoresour North American wholesale customers and golf pro shops.our own retail stores from distribution centers of approximately 667.0 thousand square feet that we lease and operate approximately 15 miles from our corporate headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland. In addition, we have a relationship with a Japanese licensee that has the exclusive rights to distribute our products in Japan.North America through a third-party logistics provider with primary locations in California and in Florida. In 2010, license revenues accounted for 4%late 2011, we began leasing a new distribution facility in California of approximately 300.0 thousand square feet which is also operated by this provider. The agreement with this provider continues until December 2013. In some instances, we arrange to have products shipped from the independent factories that manufacture our products directly to customer-designated facilities.

Other Foreign Countries

Only 6% of our net revenues.revenues were generated outside of North America in 2011. We have developed our own headwear and bags, and beginning in 2011, these products are being sold by us rather than by onebelieve the future success of our licensees.brand is dependent on developing our business outside of North America.

Net RevenuesEMEA

We sell our apparel, footwear and accessories to approximately four thousand retail stores and through our websites in Other Foreign Countries

Our net revenuescertain European countries. We also sell our apparel, footwear and accessories to independent distributors in other foreignvarious European countries include net revenues generatedwhere we do not have direct sales operations. In addition, we sell our branded products to soccer, running and golf clubs in Western Europe, primarilythe United Kingdom, soccer teams in Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Spain and Sweden, as well as First Division Rugby clubs in France, Ireland, Italy and the United Kingdom. In addition, net revenuesBeginning in other foreign countries include net revenues generated through third-party distributors primarily in Australia, Italy, Greece, New Zealand, Panama, Scandinavia and Spain, along with license revenues from our licensee in Japan. We believe that the trend toward performance products is global, and2012, we will continue to introducesell the Tottenham Hotspur Football Club replica product for the Club’s supporters around the world.

We generally distribute our products to our retail customers and simple merchandising story to athletes throughout the world. In international markets, we are introducing our performance apparel, footwear and accessoriese-commerce consumers in EMEA through a manner consistent with our past brand-building strategy, including selling our products directly to teams and individual athletes in these markets, thereby providing us with product exposure to broad audiencesthird-party logistics provider based out of potential consumers.Venlo, The Netherlands. This agreement continues until April 2013.

Asia

Since 2002 we have had a license agreement with Dome Corporation, which produces, markets and sells our branded productsapparel, footwear and accessories in Japan. We work closelyare actively involved with this licensee to develop variations of our products for the different sizes, sports interests and preferences of the Japanese consumer. Our branded products are now sold in Japan to professional sports teams, including Omiya Ardija, a professional soccer club in Saitama, Japan, as well as baseball and other soccer teams, and to over two thousandtwenty five hundred independent specialty stores and large sporting goods retailers, such as Alpen, Himaraya, The Sports Authority and Xebio.retailers. We made a cost-based minority equity investment in Dome Corporation effectivein January 2011.

In 2006,We also sell our apparel, footwear and accessories to independent distributors in Australia and New Zealand where we do not have direct sales operations.

During 2011, we opened our European headquartersfirst specialty store in Amsterdam, The Netherlands from whichShanghai, China to begin to learn about the Chinese consumer. We generally distribute our European sales, marketing andproducts to our retail customers in Asia through a third-party logistics functions are conducted. provider based out of Hong Kong.

Latin America

We sell to Latin American consumers through independent distributors in Latin American countries where we do not have direct sales operations. We generally distribute our branded products to Premier League Football

clubs and multiple running, golf and cricket clubsthese independent distributors through our distribution facilities in the United Kingdom, soccer teams in France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Spain and Sweden, as well as First Division Rugby clubs in France, Ireland, Italy and the United Kingdom. Refer to Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for consolidated net revenues for each of the last three years attributed to the United States and to other foreign countries.

We operate in the following geographic segments: North America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”) and Asia. Refer to Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for financial information on these segments.States.

Seasonality

Historically, we have recognized a significant portion of our income from operations in the last two quarters of the year, driven primarily by increased sales volume of our products during the fall selling season, reflecting our historical strength in fall sports, and the seasonality of our higher priced COLDGEAR® line. Historically, a larger portion of our income from operations has been in the last two quarters of the year partially due to the shift in the timing of marketing investments to the first two quarters of the year. The majority of our net revenues were generated during the last two quarters in each of 2011, 2010 2009 and 2008.2009. The level of our working capital generally reflects the seasonality and growth in our business. We generally expect inventory, accounts payable and certain accrued expenses to be higher in the second and third quarters in preparation for the fall selling season.

Product Design and Development

Our products are manufactured with technical fabrications produced by third parties and developed in collaboration with our product development team. This approach enables us to select and create superior, technically advanced fabrics, produced to our specifications, while focusing our product development efforts on design, fit, climate and product end use.

We seek to regularly upgrade and improve our products with the latest in innovative technology while broadening our product offerings. Our goal, to deliver superior performance in all our products, provides our developers and licensees with a clear, overarching direction for the brand and helps them identify new opportunities to create performance products that meet the changing needs of athletes. We design products with “visible technology,” utilizing color, texture and fabrication to enhance our customers’ perception and understanding of product use and benefits.

Our product development team has significant prior industry experience at leading fabric and other raw material suppliers and branded athletic apparel and footwear companies throughout the world. This team works closely with our sports marketing and sales teams as well as professional and collegiate athletes to identify product trends and determine market needs. For example, these teams worked closely to identify the opportunity and market for our CatalystCHARGED COTTON® products, which are the cornerstone of the Under Armour Green Collection. The fabrics of the Catalyst products are made from recycled plastic bottlesnatural cotton but perform like our synthetic products, drying faster and like many of our products, are designed to keep an athlete cool and dry and protectedwicking away moisture from the sun’s harmful rays.body, and our CHARGED COTTON® Storm Fleece products with a unique, water-resistant finish that repels water, without stifling airflow.

Sourcing, Manufacturing and Quality Assurance

Many of the specialty fabrics and other raw materials used in our products are technically advanced products developed by third parties and may be available, in the short term, from a limited number of sources. The fabric and other raw materials used to manufacture our products are sourced by our manufacturers from a limited number of suppliers pre-approved by us. In 2010,2011, approximately 70%50% to 75%55% of the fabric used in our products came from eightsix suppliers. These fabric suppliers have locations in El Salvador,Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Taiwan and the United States. We continue to seek new suppliers and believe, although there can be no assurance, that this concentration will decrease over time. The fabrics used by our suppliers and manufacturers are primarily synthetic fabrics and involve raw materials, including petroleum based products, that may be subject to price

fluctuations and shortages. Beginning inIn 2011 we are offeringintroduced CHARGED COTTON™COTTON® products usingwhich primarily use cotton fabrics that also may be subject to price fluctuations and shortages.

Substantially all of our products are manufactured by unaffiliated manufacturers and, in 2010, six2011, seven manufacturers produced approximately 45% of our products. In 2010,2011, our products were manufactured by 2623 primary manufacturers, operating in 22 countries. During 2010,16 countries, with approximately 55%60% of our products were manufactured in Asia, 25%22% in Central and South America, 10%8% in Mexico and 5%8% in the Middle East. All manufacturers are evaluated for quality systems, social compliance and financial strength by our quality assurance team prior to being selected and on an ongoing basis. Where appropriate, we strive to qualify multiple manufacturers for particular product types and fabrications. We also seek out vendors that can perform multiple manufacturing stages, such as procuring raw materials and providing finished products, which helps us to control our cost of goods sold. We enter into a variety of agreements with our manufacturers, including non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements, and we require that all of our manufacturers adhere to a code of conduct regarding quality of manufacturing and working conditions and other social concerns. We do not, however, have any long term agreements requiring us to utilize any manufacturer, and no manufacturer is required to produce our products in the long term. We have an officea subsidiary in Hong Kong to support our manufacturing, quality assurance and sourcing efforts for apparel and officesa subsidiary in Guangzhou, China to support our manufacturing, quality assurance and sourcing efforts for footwear.footwear and accessories.

We also manufacture a limited number of apparel products on-premises in our quick turn, Special Make-Up Shop located at one of our distribution facilities in Maryland. Through this 17,000 square-foot shop, we are able

to build and ship apparel products on tight deadlines for high-profile athletes, leagues and teams. While the apparel products manufactured in the quick turn, Special Make-Up Shop represent an immaterial portion of our total net revenues, we believe the facility helps us to provide superior service to select customers.

Distribution and Inventory Management

We package and distribute the majority of our products through two distribution facilities located approximately 15 miles from our Baltimore, Maryland headquarters. One facility is a high-bay facility built in 2000, in which we currently lease and occupy approximately 359,000 square feet. The lease term expires in September 2011, with two options to extend the lease term for up to four years in total. The other facility is a high-bay facility built in 2003, in which we lease and occupy approximately 308,000 square feet. The lease term expires in April 2013, with one option to extend the lease term for an additional five years. In addition, we distribute our products in North America through a third-party logistics provider with primary locations in California and in Florida. The agreement with this provider continues until December 2012. In 2010, we began to distribute some of our international products through a third-party logistics provider in Hong Kong. We also distribute our products in Europe through a third-party logistics provider based out of Venlo, The Netherlands. This agreement continues until April 2013. We believe our distribution facilities and space available at our third-party logistics providers will be adequate to meet our short term needs. We expect to expand to additional facilities in the future.

Inventory management is important to the financial condition and operating results of our business. We manage our inventory levels based on any existing orders, anticipated sales and the rapid-delivery requirements of our customers. Our inventory strategy is focused on continuing to meet consumer demand while improving our inventory efficiency over the long term by putting systems and proceduresprocesses in place to improve our inventory management. We expectThese systems and processes are designed to achieve this by being in stock in core product offerings, which includes productsimprove our forecasting and supply planning capabilities. In addition to systems and processes, key areas of focus that we plan to have available for sale overbelieve will enhance inventory performance are SKU rationalization, added discipline around the next twelve monthspurchasing of product, production lead time reduction, and beyond at full price. In addition, we expect to achieve ourbetter planning and execution in selling of excess inventory strategy by ordering our seasonal products based on current bookings, shipping seasonal product at the start of the shipping window in order to maximize the productivity of floor space at our retailers and earmarking any seasonal excess for sales through our factory house stores and other liquidation saleschannels. With regards to third parties.SKU rationalization, we anticipate a reduction of our total number of SKUs by approximately 20% from 2011 to 2012.

Our practice, and the general practice in the apparel, footwear and footwearaccessory industries, is to offer retail customers the right to return defective or improperly shipped merchandise. Because of long lead-times for design and production of our products, from timeAs it relates to timenew product introductions, which can often require large initial launch shipments, we commence production of new products before receiving orders for those products.products from time to time. This affectscan affect our inventory levels for new products.as we build pre-launch quantities.

Intellectual Property

We believe we own the internally developed material trademarks used in connection with the marketing, distribution and sale of all our products, both domestically and internationally, where our products are currently sold or manufactured. Our major trademarks include the UA Logo and UNDER ARMOUR®, both of which are registered in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the European Union, Japan, China and several other foreign countries in which we sell or plan to sell our products. We also own trademark registrations for UA®, ARMOUR®, HEATGEAR®, COLDGEAR®, ALLSEASONGEAR®, PROTECT THIS HOUSE®, THE ADVANTAGE IS UNDENIABLE®, DUPLICITY®, MPZ®, BOXERJOCK®, RECHARGE®, COMBINE®, CHARGED COTTON®, MICRO G® and several other trademarks, including numerous trademarks that incorporate the term ARMOUR such as ARMOURBITE®, ATHLETES RUNARMOURLOFT®, ARMOURSTORM®, ARMOUR FLEECE®, BABY ARMOUR®, and for other of our trademarks.several others. In addition, we have applied to register numerous other trademarks including: CHARGED COTTON™ARE YOU FROM HERE?™, GAMEDAY ARMOUR™,E39™ and MICRO G™4D FOAM™. We also own internally developed domain names for our primary trademarks (most notably underarmour.com and ua.com) and hold copyright registrations for several commercials, as well as for certain artwork. We intend to continue to strategically register, both domestically and internationally, trademarks and copyrights we utilize today and those we develop in the future. We will continue to aggressively police our trademarks and pursue those who infringe, both domestically and internationally.

We believe the distinctive trademarks we use in connection with our products are important in building our brand image and distinguishing our products from those of others. These trademarks are among our most valuable assets. In addition to our distinctive trademarks, we also place significant value on our trade dress, which is the overall image and appearance of our products, and we believe our trade dress helps to distinguish our products in the marketplace.

The intellectual property rights in much of the technology, materials and processes used to manufacture our products are often owned or controlled by our suppliers. However, we seek to protect certain innovative products and features that we believe to be new, strategic and important to our business. In 2010,2011, we filed several patent applications in connection with certain of our products and designs that we believe offer a unique utility or function. We will continue to file patent applications where we deem appropriate to protect our inventions and designs, and we expect the number of applications to grow as our business grows and as we continue to innovate in a range of product categories.innovate.

Competition

The market for performance athletic apparel, footwear and footwearaccessories is highly competitive and includes many new competitors as well as increased competition from established companies expanding their production and marketing of performance products. The fabrics and technology used in manufacturing our products are generally not unique to us, and we do not currently own any fabric or process patents. Many of our competitors are large apparel, footwear and sporting goods companies with strong worldwide brand recognition and significantly greater resources than us, such as Nike and adidas. We also compete with other manufacturers, including those specializing in outdoor apparel, and private label offerings of certain retailers, including some of our customers.

In addition, we must compete with others for purchasing decisions, as well as limited floor space at retailers. We believe we have been successful in this area because of the relationships we have developed and as a result of the strong sales of our products. However, if retailers earn greaterhigher margins from our competitors’ products, they may favor the display and sale of those products.

We believe we have been able to compete successfully because of our brand image and recognition, the performance and quality of our products and our selective distribution policies. We also believe our focused

gearline merchandising story differentiates us from our competition. In the future we expect to compete for consumer preferences and expect that we may face greater competition on pricing. This may favor larger competitors with lower production costs per unit of product produced that can spread the effect of price discounts across a larger array of products and across a larger customer base than ours. The purchasing decisions of consumers for our products often reflect highly subjective preferences that can be influenced by many factors, including advertising, media, product sponsorships, product improvements and changing styles.

Employees

As of December 31, 2010,2011, we had approximately thirty ninefifty four hundred employees, including approximately twenty twonine hundred in our factory house and specialty stores and sixeight hundred at our distribution facilities. Approximately two thousandeighteen hundred of our employees were full-time. Most of our employees are located in the United States and none of our employees are currently covered by a collective bargaining agreement. We have had no labor-related work stoppages, and we believe our relations with our employees are good.

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ITEM 1A.    RISKRISK FACTORS

Forward-Looking Statements

Some of the statements contained in this Form 10-K and the documents incorporated herein by reference constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements relate to expectations, beliefs, projections, future plans and strategies, anticipated events or trends and similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts, such as statements regarding our future financial condition or results of operations, our prospects and strategies for future growth, the development and introduction of new products, and the implementation of our marketing and branding strategies. In many cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “outlook,” “potential” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology.

The forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-K and the documents incorporated herein by reference reflect our current views about future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions and changes in circumstances that may cause events or our actual activities or results to differ significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statement. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future events, results, actions, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, those factors described in “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” These factors include without limitation:

 

changes in general economic or market conditions that could affect consumer spending and the financial health of our retail customers;

 

our ability to effectively manage our growth and a more complex, global business;

 

our ability to effectively develop and launch new, innovative and updated products;

 

our ability to accurately forecast consumer demand for our products and manage our inventory in response to changing demands;

 

increased competition causing us to reduce the prices of our products or to increase significantly our marketing efforts in order to avoid losing market share;

 

fluctuations in the costs of our products;

 

loss of key suppliers or manufacturers or failure of our suppliers or manufacturers to produce or deliver our products in a timely or cost-effective manner;

 

changesour ability to further expand our business globally and to drive brand awareness and consumer acceptance of our products in consumer preferences or the reduction in demand for performance apparel, footwear and other products;countries;

 

our ability to accurately anticipate and respond to seasonal or quarterly fluctuations in our operating results;

 

our ability to effectively market and maintain a positive brand image;

 

the availability, integration and effective operation of management information systems and other technology; and

 

our ability to attract and maintain the services of our senior management and key employees.

The forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-K reflect our views and assumptions only as of the date of this Form 10-K. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

Our results of operations and financial condition could be adversely affected by numerous risks. You should carefully consider the risk factors detailed below in conjunction with the other information contained in this Form 10-K. Should any of these risks actually materialize, our business, financial condition and future prospects could be negatively impacted.

During a downturn in the economy, consumer purchases of discretionary items are affected, which could materially harm our sales, profitability and financial condition.

Many of our products may be considered discretionary items for consumers. Factors affecting the level of consumer spending for such discretionary items include general economic conditions, the availability of consumer credit and consumer confidence in future economic conditions. Consumer purchases of discretionary items tend to decline during recessionary periods when disposable income is lower.lower or during other periods of economic instability or uncertainty. We have limited experience operating a business during a recessionary period or during periods of slow economic growth and high unemployment and can therefore not predict the full impact of a downturn in the economy on our sales and profitability, including how our business responds when the economy is recovering from a recession.recession or periods of slow growth. A downturn in the economy in markets in which we sell our products may materially harm our sales, profitability and financial condition.

If the financial condition of our retail customers declines, our financial condition and results of operations could be adversely impacted.

We extend credit to our customers based on an assessment of a customer’s financial condition, generally without requiring collateral. We face increased risk of order reduction or cancellation when dealing with financially ailing customers or customers struggling with economic uncertainty. A slowing economy in our key markets or a continued decline in consumer purchases of sporting goods generally could have an adverse effect on the financial health of our retail customers, which could in turn have an adverse effect on our sales, our ability to collect on receivables and our financial condition.

A decline in sales to, or the loss of, one or more of our key customers could result in a material loss of net revenues and negatively impact our prospects for growth.

In 2010,2011, approximately 27%26% of our net revenues were generated from sales to our two largest customers in alphabetical order, Dick’s Sporting Goods and The Sports Authority. We currently do not enter into long term sales contracts with these or our other key customers, relying instead on our relationships with these customers and on our position in the marketplace. As a result, we face the risk that one or more of these key customers may not increase their business with us as we expect, or may significantly decrease their business with us or terminate their relationship with us. The failure to increase our sales to these customers as much as we anticipate would have a negative impact on our growth prospects and any decrease or loss of these key customers’ business could result in a material decrease in our net revenues and net income.

If we continue to grow at a rapid pace, we may not be able to effectively manage our growth and the increased complexity of oura global business and as a result our brand image, net revenues and profitability may decline.

We have expanded our operations rapidly since our inception and our net revenues have increased to $1,063.9$1,472.7 million in 20102011 from $430.7$606.6 million in 2006.2007. If our operations continue to grow at a rapid pace, we may experience difficulties in obtaining sufficient raw materials and manufacturing capacity to produce our products, as well as delays in production and shipments, as our products are subject to risks associated with overseas sourcing and manufacturing. We could be required to continue to expand our sales and marketing, product development and distribution functions, to upgrade our management information systems and other processes and technology, and to obtain more space to support our expanding workforce. This expansion could increase the strain on these and other resources, and we could experience serious operating difficulties, including difficulties

in hiring, training and managing an increasing number of employees. In addition, as our business becomes more

complex through the introduction of more new products, such as new footwear, and the expansion of our distribution channels, including additional specialty and factory house stores and expanded distribution in malls and department stores, and expanded international distribution, these operational strains and other difficulties could increase. These difficulties could result in the erosion of our brand image and a decrease in net revenues and net income.

If we are unable to anticipate consumer preferences and successfully develop and introduce new, innovative and updated products, we may not be able to maintain or increase our net revenues and profitability.

Our success depends on our ability to identify and originate product trends as well as to anticipate and react to changing consumer demands in a timely manner. All of our products are subject to changing consumer preferences that cannot be predicted with certainty. Our new products may not receive consumer acceptance as consumer preferences could shift rapidly to different types of performance or other sports products or away from these types of products altogether, and our future success depends in part on our ability to anticipate and respond to these changes. Failure to anticipate and respond in a timely manner to changing consumer preferences could lead to, among other things, lower sales and excess inventory levels.

Even if we are successful in anticipating consumer preferences, our ability to adequately react to and address those preferences will in part depend upon our continued ability to develop and introduce innovative, high-quality products. In addition, if we fail to introduce technical innovation in our products, consumer demand for our products could decline, and if we experience problems with the quality of our products, we may incur substantial expense to remedy the problems. The failure to effectively introduce new products and enter into new product categories that are accepted by consumers could result in a decrease in net revenues and excess inventory levels, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition.

Our results of operations could be materially harmed if we are unable to accurately forecast demand for our products.

To ensure adequate inventory supply, we must forecast inventory needs and place orders with our manufacturers before firm orders are placed by our customers. In addition, a significant portion of our net revenues are generated by at-once orders for immediate delivery to customers, particularly during our historical peak season from August through November. If we fail to accurately forecast customer demand we may experience excess inventory levels or a shortage of product to deliver to our customers.

Factors that could affect our ability to accurately forecast demand for our products include:

 

an increase or decrease in consumer demand for our products;

 

our failure to accurately forecast consumer acceptance for our new products;

 

product introductions by competitors;

 

unanticipated changes in general market conditions or other factors, which may result in cancellations of advance orders or a reduction or increase in the rate of reorders placed by retailers;

 

the impact on consumer demand due to unseasonable weather conditions;

weakening of economic conditions or consumer confidence in future economic conditions, which could reduce demand for discretionary items, such as our products; and

 

terrorism or acts of war, or the threat thereof, or political instability or unrest which could adversely affect consumer confidence and spending or interrupt production and distribution of product and raw materials.

Inventory levels in excess of customer demand may result in inventory write-downs or write-offs and the sale of excess inventory at discounted prices, which would have an adverse effect on gross margin. In addition, if we underestimate the demand for our products, our manufacturers may not be able to produce products to meet our customer requirements, and this could result in delays in the shipment of our products and our ability to recognize revenue, as well as damage to our reputation and customer relationships.

The difficulty in forecasting demand also makes it difficult to estimate our future results of operations and financial condition from period to period. A failure to accurately predict the level of demand for our products could adversely impact our profitability.

Our revolving credit facility provides our lenders with a first-priority lien against substantially all of our assets and contains financial covenants and other restrictions on our actions, and it could therefore limit our operational flexibility or otherwise adversely affect our financial condition.

We have, from time to time, financed our liquidity needs in part from borrowings made under a revolving credit facility. Our revolving credit facility provides for a committed revolving credit line of up to $200.0 million (based on the value of our qualified domestic accounts receivable and inventory).

The agreement for our revolving credit facility contains a number of restrictions that limit our ability, among other things, to:

use our accounts receivable, inventory, trademarks and most of our other assets as security in other borrowings or transactions;

incur additional indebtedness;

sell certain assets;

make certain investments;

guarantee certain obligations of third parties;

undergo a merger or consolidation; and

materially change our line of business.

Our revolving credit facility also provides the lenders with the ability to reduce the borrowing base, even if we are in compliance with all conditions of the revolving credit facility, upon a material adverse change to our business, properties, assets, financial condition or results of operations. In addition, we must maintain a certain leverage ratio and fixed charge coverage ratio as defined in the credit agreement. Failure to comply with these operating or financial covenants could result from, among other things, changes in our results of operations or general economic conditions. These covenants may restrict our ability to engage in transactions that would otherwise be in our best interests. Failure to comply with any of the covenants under the credit agreement could result in a default. This could cause the lenders to accelerate the timing of payments and exercise their lien on essentially all of our assets, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, operations, financial condition and liquidity. In addition, because borrowings under the revolving credit facility bear interest at variable interest rates, which we do not anticipate hedging against, increases in interest rates would increase our cost of borrowing, resulting in a decline in our net income and cash flow. There were no amounts outstanding under our revolving credit facility as of December 31, 2010.

We may need to raise additional capital required to grow our business, and we may not be able to raise capital on terms acceptable to us or at all.

Growing and operating our business will require significant cash outlays and capital expenditures and commitments. If cash on hand and cash generated from operations are not sufficient to meet our cash requirements, we will need to seek additional capital, potentially through debt or equity financings, to fund our growth. We may not be able to raise needed cash on terms acceptable to us or at all. Financings may be on terms that are dilutive or potentially dilutive to our stockholders, and the prices at which new investors would be willing to purchase our securities may be lower than the current price per share of our common stock. The holders of new securities may also have rights, preferences or privileges which are senior to those of existing holders of common stock. If new sources of financing are required, but are insufficient or unavailable, we will be

required to modify our growth and operating plans based on available funding, if any, which would harm our ability to grow our business.

We operate in a highly competitive market and the size and resources of some of our competitors may allow them to compete more effectively than we can, resulting in a loss of our market share and a decrease in our net revenues and gross profit.

The market for performance athletic apparel, footwear and footwearaccessories is highly competitive and includes many new competitors as well as increased competition from established companies expanding their production and marketing of performance products. Because we currently do not own any fabric or process patents, our current and future competitors are able to manufacture and sell products with performance characteristics and fabrications similar to our products. Many of our competitors are large apparel and footwear companies with strong worldwide brand recognition. Because of the fragmented nature of the industry, we also compete with other manufacturers, including those specializing in outdoor apparel and private label offerings of certain retailers, including some of our retail customers. Many of our competitors have significant competitive advantages, including greater financial, distribution, marketing and other resources, longer operating histories, better brand recognition among consumers, more experience in global markets and greater economies of scale. In addition, our competitors have long term relationships with our key retail customers that are potentially more important to those customers because of the significantly larger volume and product mix that our competitors sell to them. As a result, these competitors may be better equipped than we are to influence consumer preferences or otherwise increase their market share by:

 

quickly adapting to changes in customer requirements;

 

readily taking advantage of acquisition and other opportunities;

 

discounting excess inventory that has been written down or written off;

 

devoting resources to the marketing and sale of their products, including significant advertising, media placement and product endorsement;

 

adopting aggressive pricing policies; and

 

engaging in lengthy and costly intellectual property and other disputes.

In addition, while one of our growth strategies is to increase floor space for our products in retail stores and generally expand our distribution to other retailers, retailers have limited resources and floor space, and we must compete with others to develop relationships with them. Increased competition by existing and future competitors could result in reductions in floor space in retail locations, reductions in sales or reductions in the prices of our products, and if retailers earn greater margins from our competitors’ products, they may favor the display and sale of those products. Our inability to compete successfully against our competitors and maintain our gross margin could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our profitability may decline as a result of increasing pressure on margins.

Our industry is subject to significant pricing pressure caused by many factors, including intense competition, consolidation in the retail industry, pressure from retailers to reduce the costs of products and changes in consumer demand. These factors may cause us to reduce our prices to retailers and consumers, which

could cause our profitability to decline if we are unable to offset price reductions with comparable reductions in our operating costs. This could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

Fluctuations in the cost of products could negatively affect our operating results.

The fabrics used by our suppliers and manufacturers are made of raw materials including petroleum-based products and beginning in 2011, cotton. Significant price fluctuations or shortages in petroleum or other raw materials can materially adversely affect our cost of goods sold, results of operations and financial condition.

We rely on third-party suppliers and manufacturers to provide fabrics for and to produce our products, and we have limited control over these suppliers and manufacturers and may not be able to obtain quality products on a timely basis or in sufficient quantity.

Many of the specialty fabrics used in our products are technically advanced textile products developed by third parties and may be available, in the short-term, from a very limited number of sources. Substantially all of our products are manufactured by unaffiliated manufacturers, and, in 2010, six2011, seven manufacturers produced approximately 45% of our products. We have no long term contracts with our suppliers or manufacturing sources, and we compete with other companies for fabrics, raw materials, production and import quota capacity.

We may experience a significant disruption in the supply of fabrics or raw materials from current sources or, in the event of a disruption, we may be unable to locate alternative materials suppliers of comparable quality at an acceptable price, or at all. In addition, our unaffiliated manufacturers may not be able to fill our orders in a timely manner. If we experience significant increased demand, or we lose or need to replace an existing manufacturer or supplier as a result of adverse economic conditions or other reasons, additional supplies of fabrics or raw materials or additional manufacturing capacity may not be available when required on terms that are acceptable to us, or at all, or suppliers or manufacturers may not be able to allocate sufficient capacity to us in order to meet our requirements. In addition, even if we are able to expand existing or find new manufacturing or fabric sources, we may encounter delays in production and added costs as a result of the time it takes to train our suppliers and manufacturers inon our methods, products and quality control standards. Any delays, interruption or increased costs in the supply of fabric or manufacture of our products could have an adverse effect on our ability to meet retail customer and consumer demand for our products and result in lower net revenues and net income both in the short and long term.

We have occasionally received, and may in the future continue to receive, shipments of product that fail to conform to our quality control standards. In that event, unless we are able to obtain replacement products in a timely manner, we risk the loss of net revenues resulting from the inability to sell those products and related increased administrative and shipping costs. In addition, because we do not control our manufacturers, products that fail to meet our standards or other unauthorized products could end up in the marketplace without our knowledge, which could harm our brand and our reputation in the marketplace.

Labor disruptions at ports or our suppliers or manufacturers may adversely affect our business.

Our business depends on our ability to source and distribute products in a timely manner. As a result, we rely on the free flow of goods through open and operational ports worldwide and on a consistent basis from our suppliers and manufacturers. Labor disputes at various ports such as those experienced at western U.S. ports in 2002, or at our suppliers or manufacturers create significant risks for our business, particularly if these disputes result in work slowdowns, lockouts, strikes or other disruptions during our peak importing or manufacturing seasons, and could have an adverse effect on our business, potentially resulting in cancelled orders by customers, unanticipated inventory accumulation or shortages and reduced net revenues and net income.

Our international operationslimited operating experience and limited brand recognition in new markets may limit our expansion strategy and cause our business and growth to suffer.

Our future growth depends in part on our expansion efforts outside of the North America. During the year ended December 31, 2011, 94% of our net revenues were earned in North America. We have limited experience

with regulatory environments and market practices outside of North America, and may face difficulties in expanding to and successfully operating in markets outside of North America. In connection with expansion efforts outside of North America, we may face cultural and linguistic differences, differences in regulatory environments, labor practices and market practices and difficulties in keeping abreast of market, business and technical developments and customers’ tastes and preferences. We may also encounter difficulty expanding into new markets because of limited brand recognition leading to delayed acceptance of our products. Failure to develop new markets outside of North America will limit our opportunities for growth.

The operations of many of our manufacturers are subject to additional risks that are beyond our control and that could harm our business.

In 2010,2011, our apparel and footwearproducts were manufactured by 2623 primary manufacturers, operating in 2216 countries. Of these, sixseven manufactured approximately 45% of our products, at locations in Cambodia, China, Honduras, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Mexico, Nicaragua, the Philippines, TaiwanVietnam and Vietnam. In 2010,San Salvador. During 2011, approximately 55%60% of our products were manufactured in Asia, 25%22% in Central and South America, 10%8% in Mexico and 5%8% in the Middle East. In addition, approximately 6% of our 2010 net revenues were generated through sales and licensing fees in other foreign countries. As a result of our international manufacturing, and sales, we are subject to risks associated with doing business abroad, including:

 

political or labor unrest, terrorism and economic instability resulting in the disruption of trade from foreign countries in which our products are manufactured;

currency exchange fluctuations;

 

the imposition of new laws and regulations, including those relating to labor conditions, quality and safety standards, imports, duties, taxes and other charges on imports, trade restrictions and restrictions on the transfer of funds, as well as rules and regulations regarding climate change;

 

reduced protection for intellectual property rights in some countries;

 

understanding foreign consumer tastes and preferences that may differ from those in the United States;

complying with foreign laws and regulations that differ from country to country;

disruptions or delays in shipments; and

 

changes in local economic conditions in countries where our manufacturers and suppliers or customers are located.

Sales of performance athletic products may not continue to grow and this could adversely impact our ability to grow our business.

We believe continued growth in industry-wide sales of performance athletic productsapparel, footwear and accessories will be largely dependent on consumers continuing to transition from traditional alternatives to performance athletic products. If consumers are not convinced these athletic products are a better choice than traditional alternatives, growth in the industry and our business could be adversely affected. In addition, because performance athletic products are often more expensive than traditional alternatives, consumers who are convinced these athletic products provide a better alternative may still not be convinced they are worth the extra cost. If industry-wide sales of performance athletic products do not grow, our ability to continue to grow our business and our financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely impacted.

Our revolving credit facility provides our lenders with a first-priority lien against substantially all of our assets and contains financial covenants and other restrictions on our actions, and it could therefore limit our operational flexibility or otherwise adversely affect our financial condition.

We have, from time to time, financed our liquidity needs in part from borrowings made under a revolving credit facility. Our revolving credit facility provides for a committed revolving credit line of up to $300.0 million. The agreement for our revolving credit facility contains a number of restrictions that limit our ability, among other things, to:

use our accounts receivable, inventory, trademarks and most of our other assets as security in other borrowings or transactions;

incur additional indebtedness;

sell certain assets;

make certain investments;

guarantee certain obligations of third parties;

undergo a merger or consolidation; and

materially change our line of business.

Our revolving credit facility also provides the lenders with the ability to reduce the borrowing base, even if we are in compliance with all conditions of the revolving credit facility, upon a material adverse change to our business, properties, assets, financial condition or results of operations. In addition, we must maintain a certain leverage ratio and interest coverage ratio as defined in the credit agreement. Failure to comply with these operating or financial covenants could result from, among other things, changes in our results of operations or general economic conditions. These covenants may restrict our ability to engage in transactions that would otherwise be in our best interests. Failure to comply with any of the covenants under the credit agreement could result in a default. In addition, the credit agreement includes a cross default provision whereby an event of default under certain other debt obligations will be considered an event of default under the credit agreement. A default under the credit agreement could cause the lenders to accelerate the timing of payments and exercise their lien on essentially all of our assets, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, operations, financial condition and liquidity. In addition, because borrowings under the revolving credit facility bear interest at variable interest rates, which we do not anticipate hedging against, increases in interest rates would increase our cost of borrowing, resulting in a decline in our net income and cash flow. There were no amounts outstanding under our revolving credit facility as of December 31, 2011.

We may need to raise additional capital required to grow our business, and we may not be able to raise capital on terms acceptable to us or at all.

Growing and operating our business will require significant cash outlays and capital expenditures and commitments. If cash on hand and cash generated from operations are not sufficient to meet our cash requirements, we will need to seek additional capital, potentially through debt or equity financing, to fund our growth. We may not be able to raise needed cash on terms acceptable to us or at all. Financing may be on terms that are dilutive or potentially dilutive to our stockholders, and the prices at which new investors would be willing to purchase our securities may be lower than the current price per share of our common stock. The holders of new securities may also have rights, preferences or privileges which are senior to those of existing holders of common stock. If new sources of financing are required, but are insufficient or unavailable, we will be required to modify our growth and operating plans based on available funding, if any, which would harm our ability to grow our business.

Our operating results are subject to seasonal and quarterly variations in our net revenues and net income, which could adversely affect the price of our Class A Common Stock.

We have experienced, and expect to continue to experience, seasonal and quarterly variations in our net revenues and net income. These variations are primarily related to increased sales of our products during the fall season, reflecting our historical strength in fall sports, and the seasonality of sales of our higher priced COLDGEAR® line. The majority of our net revenues were generated during the last two quarters in each of 2011, 2010 2009 and 2008,2009, respectively.

Our quarterly results of operations may also fluctuate significantly as a result of a variety of other factors, including, among other things, the timing and introduction of advertising for new products and changes in our product mix. Variations in weather conditions may also have an adverse effect on our quarterly results of

operations. For example, warmer than normal weather conditions throughout the fall or winter may reduce sales of our COLDGEAR® line, leaving us with excess inventory and operating results below our expectations.

As a result of these seasonal and quarterly fluctuations, we believe that comparisons of our operating results between different quarters within a single year are not necessarily meaningful and that these comparisons cannot be relied upon as indicators of our future performance. Any seasonal or quarterly fluctuations that we report in the future may not match the expectations of market analysts and investors. This could cause the price of our Class A Common Stock to fluctuate significantly.

The value of our brand and sales of our products could be diminished if we are associated with negative publicity.

We require our suppliers, independent manufacturers and licensees of our products to operate their businesses in compliance with the laws and regulations that apply to them as well as the social and other

standards and policies we impose on them. We do not control these suppliers, manufacturers or licensees or their labor practices. A violation of our policies, labor laws or other laws by our suppliers, manufacturers or licensees could interrupt or otherwise disrupt our sourcing or damage our brand image. Negative publicity regarding the production methods of any of our suppliers, manufacturers or licensees could adversely affect our reputation and sales and force us to locate alternative suppliers, manufacturing sources or licensees.

In addition, we have sponsorship contracts with a variety of athletes and feature those athletes in our advertising and marketing efforts, and many athletes and teams use our products, including those teams or leagues for which we are an official supplier. Actions taken by athletes, teams or leagues associated with our products could harm the reputations of those athletes, teams or leagues. As a result, our brand image, net revenues and profitability could be adversely affected.

Sponsorships and designations as an official supplier may become more expensive and this could impact the value of our brand image.

A key element of our marketing strategy has been to create a link in the consumer market between our products and professional and collegiate athletes. We previously gained significant publicity and brand name recognition from the perceived sponsorships associated with professional and collegiate athletes and sports programs using our products. The use of our products by athletes and teams was frequently without our paying compensation or in exchange for our furnishing product at a reduced cost or without charge and without formal arrangements. We also have developed licensing agreements to be the official supplier of performance apparel and footwear to a variety of sports teams and leagues at the collegiate and professional level as well as Olympic teams.and sponsorship agreements with athletes. However, as competition in the performance apparel and footwear industry has increased, the costs associated with athlete sponsorships and official supplier licensing agreements have increased, including the costs associated with obtaining and retaining these sponsorships and agreements. If we are unable to maintain our current association with professional and collegiate athletes, teams and leagues, or to do so at a reasonable cost, we could lose the on-field authenticity associated with our products, and we may be required to modify and substantially increase our marketing investments. As a result, our brand image, net revenues, expenses and profitability could be materially adversely affected.

If we encounter problems with our distribution system, our ability to deliver our products to the market could be adversely affected.

We rely on our twoa limited number of distribution facilities in Glen Burnie, Maryland for the majority of our product distribution. Our distribution facilities utilize computer controlled and automated equipment, which means the operations are complicated and may be subject to a number of risks related to security or computer viruses, the proper operation of software and hardware, power interruptions or other system failures. In addition, because the majority of our products are distributed from two nearby locations in Maryland, our operations could also be interrupted by floods, fires or other natural disasters near our distribution facilities, as well as labor difficulties. We maintain business interruption insurance, but it may not adequately protect us from the adverse effects that could be caused by significant disruptions in our distribution facilities, such as the long term loss of customers or an erosion of our brand image. In addition, our distribution capacity is dependent on the timely performance of services by third

parties, including the shipping of product to and from our distribution facilities. If we encounter problems with our distribution facilities, our ability to meet customer expectations, manage inventory, complete sales and achieve objectives for operating efficiencies could be materially adversely affected.

We rely significantly on information technology and any failure, inadequacy, interruption or security lapse of that technology could harm our ability to effectively operate our business.

Our ability to effectively manage and maintain our inventory and internal reports, and to ship products to customers and invoice them on a timely basis depends significantly on our enterprise resource planning, warehouse management, and other information systems. The failure of these systems to operate effectively or to

integrate with other systems, or a breach in security of these systems could cause delays in product fulfillment and reduced efficiency of our operations, and it could require significant capital investments to remediate any such failure, problem or breach.

Hackers and data thieves are increasingly sophisticated and operate large scale and complex automated attacks. Any breach of our network may result in the loss of valuable business data, our customers’ or employees’ personal information or a disruption of our business, which could give rise to unwanted media attention, damage our customer relationships and reputation and result in lost sales, fines or lawsuits. In addition, we must comply with increasingly complex regulatory standards enacted to protect this business and personal data. An inability to maintain compliance with these regulatory standards could subject us to legal risks.

Changes in tax laws and unanticipated tax liabilities could adversely affect our effective income tax rate and profitability.

We are subject to income taxes in the United States and numerous foreign jurisdictions. Our effective income tax rate could be adversely affected in the future by a number of factors, including: changes in the mix of earnings in countries with differing statutory tax rates, changes in the valuation of deferred tax assets and liabilities, changes in tax laws, the outcome of income tax audits in various jurisdictions around the world, and any repatriation of non-US earnings for which we have not previously provided for U.S. taxes. We regularly assess all of these matters to determine the adequacy of our tax provision, which is subject to significant discretion.

Our financial results may be adversely affected if substantial investments in businesses and operations fail to produce expected returns.

From time to time, we may invest in business infrastructure, new businesses, and expansion of existing businesses, such as recent investments in our direct to consumer sales channel or our recent minority investment in our Japanese licensee. These investments require substantial cash investments and management attention. We believe cost effective investments are essential to business growth and profitability. However, significant investments are subject to typical risks and uncertainties inherent in acquiring or expanding a business. The failure of any significant investment to provide the returns or profitability we expect could have a material adverse effect on our financial results and divert management attention from more profitable business operations.

Our future success is substantially dependent on the continued service of our senior management and other key employees.

Our future success is substantially dependent on the continued service of our senior management and other key employees, particularly Kevin A. Plank, our founder, President and Chief Executive Officer. The loss of the services of our senior management or other key employees could make it more difficult to successfully operate our business and achieve our business goals.

We also may be unable to retain existing management, product creation, sales, marketing, operational and other support personnel that are critical to our success, which could result in harm to key customer relationships, loss of key information, expertise or know-how and unanticipated recruitment and training costs.

If we are unable to attract and retain new team members, including senior management, we may not be able to achieve our business objectives.

Our growth has largely been the result of significant contributions by our current senior management, product design teams and other key employees. However, to be successful in continuing to grow our business, we will need to continue to attract, retain and motivate highly talented management and other employees with a range of skills and experience. Competition for employees in our industry is intense and we have experienced difficulty from time to time in attracting the personnel necessary to support the growth of our business, and we may experience similar difficulties in the future. If we are unable to attract, assimilate and retain management and other employees with the necessary skills, we may not be able to grow or successfully operate our business.

Our failure to comply with trade and other regulations could lead to investigations or actions by government regulators and negative publicity.

The labeling, distribution, importation, marketing and sale of our products are subject to extensive regulation by various federal agencies, including the Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Product Safety Commission and state attorneys general in the U.S., as well as by various other federal, state, provincial, local and international regulatory authorities in the locations in which our products are distributed or sold. If we fail to comply with those regulations, we could become subject to significant penalties or claims, which could harm our results of operations or our ability to conduct our business. In addition, the adoption of new regulations or changes in the interpretation of existing regulations may result in significant compliance costs or discontinuation of product sales and may impair the marketing of our products, resulting in significant loss of net revenues.

Our President and Chief Executive Officer controls the majority of the voting power of our common stock.

Our Class A Common Stock has one vote per share and our Class B Convertible Common Stock has 10 votes per share. Our President and Chief Executive Officer, Kevin A. Plank, beneficially owns all outstanding shares of Class B Convertible Common Stock. As a result, Mr. Plank has the majority voting control and is able to direct the election of all of the members of our Board of Directors and other matters we submit to a vote of our stockholders. This concentration of ownership may have various effects including, but not limited to, delaying or preventing a change of control.

Our fabrics and manufacturing technology are not patented and can be imitated by our competitors.

The intellectual property rights in the technology, fabrics and processes used to manufacture our products are generally owned or controlled by our suppliers and are generally not unique to us. Our ability to obtain patent

protection for our products is limited and we currently own no fabric or process patents. As a result, our current and future competitors are able to manufacture and sell products with performance characteristics and fabrications similar to our products. Because many of our competitors have significantly greater financial, distribution, marketing and other resources than we do, they may be able to manufacture and sell products based on our fabrics and manufacturing technology at lower prices than we can. If our competitors do sell similar products to ours at lower prices, our net revenues and profitability could be materially adversely affected.

Our trademark and other proprietary rights could potentially conflict with the rights of others and we may be prevented from selling some of our products.

Our success depends in large part on our brand image. We believe our registered and common law trademarks have significant value and are important to identifying and differentiating our products from those of our competitors and creating and sustaining demand for our products. There may be obstacles that arise as we expand our product line and geographic scope of our marketing. From time to time, we have received claims relating to intellectual property rights of others, and we expect third parties will continue to assert intellectual property claims against us, particularly as we expand our business and the number of products we offer. Any

claim, regardless of its merit, could be expensive and time consuming to defend. Successful infringement claims against us could result in significant monetary liability or prevent us from selling some of our products. In addition, resolution of claims may require us to redesign our products, license rights belonging to third parties or cease using those rights altogether. Any of these events could harm our business and have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

Our failure to protect our intellectual property rights could diminish the value of our brand, weaken our competitive position and reduce our net revenues.

We currently rely on a combination of copyright, trademark and trade dress laws, patent laws, unfair competition laws, confidentiality procedures and licensing arrangements to establish and protect our intellectual property rights. The steps taken by us to protect our proprietary rights may not be adequate to prevent infringement of our trademarks and proprietary rights by others, including imitation of our products and misappropriation of our brand. In addition, intellectual property protection may be unavailable or limited in some foreign countries where laws or law enforcement practices may not protect our proprietary rights as fully as in the United States, and it may be more difficult for us to successfully challenge the use of our proprietary rights by other parties in these countries. If we fail to protect and maintain our intellectual property rights, the value of our brand could be diminished and our competitive position may suffer.

From time to time, we discover unauthorized products in the marketplace that are either counterfeit reproductions of our products or unauthorized irregulars that do not meet our quality control standards. If we are unsuccessful in challenging a third party’s products on the basis of trademark infringement, continued sales of their products could adversely impact our brand, result in the shift of consumer preferences away from our products and adversely affect our business.

We have licensed in the past, and expect to license in the future, certain of our proprietary rights, such as trademarks or copyrighted material, to third parties. These licensees may take actions that diminish the value of our proprietary rights or harm our reputation.

ITEM 1B.    UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

ITEM 1B.    UNRESOLVEDSTAFF COMMENTS

Not applicable.

ITEM 2.    PROPERTIES

Our principal executive and administrative offices are located at an office complex in Baltimore, Maryland. We own part of this office complex and lease part of this complex. We believe that our current location will be sufficient for the operation of our business over the next twelve months. We have twoOur primary distribution facilities are in Glen Burnie, Maryland.Maryland and Rialto, California. We believe our distribution facilities and space available through our third-party logistics providers will be adequate to meet our short term needs. We expect tomay expand to additional distribution facilities in the future.

The location, general use, approximate size and lease term, if applicable, of our properties as of December 31, 2010, none of which is currently owned by us,2011 are set forth below:

 

Location

  

Use

  Approximate
Square Feet
   Lease
End Date

Baltimore, MD

  Corporate headquarters   267,000    (1)

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

  European headquarters   6,300    December 2011

Glen Burnie, MD

  Distribution facilities, 17,000 square foot quick-turn, Special Make-Up Shop manufacturing facility and 6,000 square foot factory house store   667,000    (2)

Denver, CO

  Sales office   4,000    August 2011

Ontario, Canada

  Sales office   10,000    October 2011

Guangzhou, China

  Quality assurance & sourcing for footwear   4,600    December 2012

Hong Kong

  Quality assurance & sourcing for apparel   10,700    September 2014

Various

  Retail store space   269,000    (3)

Location

Use

Approximate
Square Feet
Lease
End Date

Baltimore, MD

Corporate headquarters538,200(1)

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

European headquarters11,900December 2015

Glen Burnie, MD

Distribution facilities, 17,000 square foot quick-turn, Special Make-Up Shop manufacturing facility and 6,000 square foot factory house store667,000(2)

Rialto, CA

Distribution facility300,000(3)

Denver, CO

Sales office6,000August 2013

Ontario, Canada

Sales office17,000December 2016

Guangzhou, China

Quality assurance & sourcing for footwear4,600December 2012

Hong Kong

Quality assurance & sourcing for apparel20,900September 2014

Various

Retail store space429,000(4)

 

(1)Includes various lease obligations400.0 thousand square feet of office space that we purchased during 2011 and 138.2 thousand square feet that we are leasing with optionsan option to renew beginning February 2012 through October 2015.in November 2014. Of the 400.0 thousand square feet of office space we own, 163.6 thousand square feet is leased to third party tenants with remaining lease terms ranging from 3 months to 14.5 years. We intend to occupy additional space as it becomes available.

 

(2)Includes a 359,000359.0 thousand square foot facility with an option to renew in September 20112021 and a 308,000308.0 thousand square foot facility with an option to renew in May 2013.

 

(3)Includes fifty sevena lease for 300.0 thousand square feet within a 1.2 million square foot facility with a lease term through December 2012, expanding to 703.2 thousand square feet in January 2013 and to 1.2 million square feet in January 2014 or sooner in January 2013 if the space becomes available.

(4)Includes eighty four factory house and specialty stores located in the United States with lease end dates of April 20112012 through July 2020.October 2021. We also have an additional factory house store which is included in the Glen Burnie, Maryland location in the table above. Excluded in the table above are executed lease agreements for factory house stores that we did not yet occupy as of December 31, 2010.2011. We anticipate that we will be able to extend these leases that expire in the near future on satisfactory terms or relocate to other locations.

In November 2010 we entered into an agreement to purchase 400,000 square feet of office space at our current office complex. Subject to certain conditions, we expect the transaction to close in early 2011. As of February 2011, we lease approximately 170,000 square feet of the available space in this part of the complex, and we anticipate taking additional space over time.

ITEM 3.    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

ITEM 3.    LEGALPROCEEDINGS

From time to time, we have been involved in various legal proceedings. We believe all such litigation is routine in nature and incidental to the conduct of our business, and we believe no such litigation will have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, cash flows or results of operations.

Executive Officers of the RegistrantEXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

Our executive officers are:

 

Name

  Age   

Position

Kevin A. Plank

   3839    President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors

Byron K. Adams, Jr.

57Chief Performance Officer, Member of the Board of Directors

Brad Dickerson

   4647    Chief Financial Officer

Mark M. DowleyKip J. Fulks .

   46Executive Vice President, Global Brand and President of International

Kip J. Fulks

38Executive Vice President of Product

Wayne A. Marino

5039    Chief Operating Officer

Eugene R. McCarthy

   5455    Senior Vice President of Footwear

Adam Peake

43Senior Vice President of U.S. Sales

J. Scott Plank

   4546    Executive Vice President of Business Development

John S. Rogers

   4849    Vice President, General Manager of Global E-Commerce

Daniel J. Sawall

   5657    Vice President of Retail

Henry B. Stafford

   3637    Senior Vice President of Apparel

Kevin A. Plank has served as our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors since 1996, and as our President from 1996 to July 2008 and since August 2010. Mr. Plank also serves on the Board of Directors of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame, Inc. and is a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Maryland College Park Foundation. Mr. Plank’s brother is J. Scott Plank, our Executive Vice President of Business Development.

Byron K. Adams, Jr. has been a member of our Board of Directors since September 2003 and our Chief Performance Officer since October 2011 with primary responsibility for the development of company-wide business strategy, human resources and organizational alignment and processes. Prior to joining our Company, Mr. Adams founded and was a managing director of Rosewood Capital, LLC from 1985 to September 2011. Rosewood Capital was a private equity firm focused on consumer brands that, through its affiliates, was the institutional investor in our Company prior to our initial public offering. At Rosewood Capital, Mr. Adams was primarily responsible for assisting management teams in the development of their business strategies and organizations.

Brad Dickersonhas been our Chief Financial Officer since March 2008. Prior to that, he served as Vice President of Accounting and Finance from February 2006 to February 2008 and Corporate Controller from July 2004 to FebruaryJanuary 2006. Prior to joining our Company, Mr. Dickerson served as Chief Financial Officer of Macquarie Aviation North America from January 2003 to July 2004 and in various capacities for Network Building & Consulting from 1994 to 2003, including Chief Financial Officer from 1998 to 2003.

Mark M. DowleyKip J. Fulkshas been Executive Vice President of Global Brand and President of Internationalour Chief Operating officer since FebruarySeptember 2011. Prior to joining our Company, Mr. Dowley served as Chief Executive Officer of William Morris Endeavor Marketing from January 2004 to December 2010 and Chief Executive Officer of Interpublic Sports and Entertainment Group from April 2002 to January 2004. Prior to that, he served as Vice Chairman of McCann-Erickson World Group from January 1999 to April 2002 and Chief Executive Officer of Momentum Worldwide from September 1996 to January 1999.

Kip J. Fulkshas been Executive Vice President of Product sincefrom January 2011. Prior2011 to that, he served asAugust 2011, Senior Vice President of Outdoor and Innovation from March 2008 to December 2010, as Senior Vice President of Outdoor from October 2007 to February 2008, as Senior Vice President of Sourcing, Quality Assurance and Product Development from March 2006 to September 2007, and Vice President of Sourcing and Quality Assurance from 1997 to February 2006.

Wayne A. Marino has been Chief Operating Officer since March 2008. Prior to that, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from March 2006 to February 2008, as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from February 2005 to February 2006 and as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from January 2004 to January 2005. Prior to joining our Company, Mr. Marino served as Chief Financial Officer of Nautica Enterprises, Inc. from 2000 to 2003. From 1998 to 2000, Mr. Marino served as Chief Financial Officer for Hartstrings Inc. Prior thereto, Mr. Marino served in a variety of capacities, including Divisional Chief Financial Officer, for Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation.

Eugene R. McCarthyhas been our Senior Vice President of Footwear since August 2009. Prior to joining our Company, he served as Co-President of The Timberland brand from December 2007 to July 2009, President of its Authentic Youth Division from February 2007 to November 2007 and Group Vice President of Product and Design from April 2006 to January 2007. Prior thereto, Mr. McCarthy served as Senior Vice President of Product

and Design for Reebok International from July 2003 to November 2005 and in a variety of capacities for Nike from 1982 to 2003, including Global Director of Sales and Retail Marketing for Brand Jordan, from 1999 to 2003.

Adam Peakehas been our Senior Vice President of U.S. Sales since September 2011. Prior to that, he served as Vice President of North American Sales from January 2010 to August 2011, as interim Vice President of Footwear from May 2009 to December 2009 and as Vice President of Sales for Key and Independent Accounts from January 2008 to April 2009, and from 2002 to 2007 he held various senior management positions in Sales.

J. Scott Plankhas been our Executive Vice President of Business Development since August 2009 focusing on domestic and international business development opportunities. Prior to that, he served as Senior Vice President of Retail from March 2006 to July 2009 with responsibility for factory house and specialty stores and e-commerce, as Chief Administrative Officer from January 2004 to February 2006 and Vice President of Finance from 2000 to 2003 with operational and strategic responsibilities. Mr. Plank was a director of Under Armour, Inc. from 2001 until July 2005. Mr. Plank is the brother of Kevin A. Plank, our President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors.

John S. Rogershas been Vice President/President, General Manager of Global E-commerce since May 2010. Prior to joining our Company, he served in a variety of capacities for The Orvis Company, Inc., including Vice President of Multi-Channel Marketing and General Manager of the UK Division from 2006 to April 2010, Director of Multi-Channel Marketing from 2004 to 2006 and Director of E-commerce Marketing from 2000 to 2004. Prior thereto, Mr. Rogers served as Director of Branding for Toysmart.com, a Walt Disney company, from 1999 to 2000 and Director of Global Brands for Hasbro, from 1994 to 1999.

Daniel J. Sawallhas been Vice President of Retail since February 2010. Prior to joining our Company, he served as Senior Vice President and General Merchandise Manager of Golfsmith from August 2009 to January 2010. Prior thereto, Mr. Sawall served as General Manager for US Nike Factory Stores from February 2007 to April 2009, an independent marketing and business consultant from January 2003 to January 2007, Vice President and General Merchandise Manager for the d.e.m.o. division of Pacific Sunwear from July 2000 to May 2002 and General Merchandise Manager, Retail Stores for Guess? from 1998 to 2000. He began his career as a buyer for Federated Department Stores and then worked as a buyer and in various management capacities for 15 years for Dillard’s Department Stores.

Henry B. Staffordhas been Senior Vice President of Apparel since June 2010. Prior to joining our company, he worked with American Eagle Outfitters as Senior Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officer of The AE Brand from April 2007 to May 2010, General Merchandise Manager and Senior Vice President of Men’s and AE Canadian Division from April 2005 to March 2007 and General Merchandise Manager and Vice President of Men’s from September 2003 to March 2005. Prior thereto, Mr. Stafford served in a variety of capacities for Old Navy from 1998 to 2003, including Divisional Merchandising Manager for Men’s Tops from 2001 to 2003, and served as a buyer for Abercrombie and Fitch from 1996 to 1998.

ITEM 4.MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

PART II

 

ITEM 5.MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Under Armour’s Class A Common Stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbol “UA”. As of January 31, 2011,2012, there were 1,1061,137 record holders of our Class A Common Stock and 5 record holders of Class B Convertible Common Stock which are beneficially owned by our President and Chief Executive Officer Kevin A. Plank. The following table sets forth by quarter the high and low sale prices of our Class A Common Stock on the NYSE during 20102011 and 2009.2010.

 

  High   Low 

2011

        

First Quarter (January 1 – March 31)

  $70.69    $51.77  

Second Quarter (April 1 – June 30)

  $80.00    $61.56  

Third Quarter (July 1 – September 30)

  $82.95    $52.62  

Fourth Quarter (October 1 – December 31)

  $87.40    $62.50  
  High   Low 

2010

                

First Quarter (January 1 – March 31)

  $31.16    $23.72    $31.16    $23.72  

Second Quarter (April 1 – June 30)

  $38.87    $29.12    $38.87    $29.12  

Third Quarter (July 1 – September 30)

  $46.10    $31.63    $46.10    $31.63  

Fourth Quarter (October 1 – December 31)

  $60.14    $44.07    $60.14    $44.07  

2009

        

First Quarter (January 1 – March 31)

  $26.48    $11.94  

Second Quarter (April 1 – June 30)

  $26.48    $15.78  

Third Quarter (July 1 – September 30)

  $31.24    $19.49  

Fourth Quarter (October 1 – December 31)

  $33.31    $25.26  

Dividends

No cash dividends were declared or paid during 20102011 or 20092010 on any class of our common stock. We currently anticipate we will retain any future earnings for use in our business. As a result, we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. In addition, under our credit facility, we must comply with a fixed charge coverage ratio that could limitmay be limited in our ability to pay dividends to our stockholders.stockholders under our credit facility. Refer to “Financial Position, Capital Resources and Liquidity” within Management’s Discussion and Analysis and Note 67 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of our credit facility.

Stock Compensation Plans

The following table contains certain information regarding our equity compensation plans.

 

Plan Category

  Number of
securities to be
issued upon exercise of
outstanding options,

warrants and rights
(a)
   Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding options,

warrants and rights
(b)
   Number of securities
remaining
available for future
issuance under  equity
compensation plans
(excluding securities
reflected in column (a))

(c)
   Number of
securities to be
issued upon exercise of
outstanding options,

warrants and rights
(a)
   Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding options,

warrants and rights
(b)
   Number of securities
remaining
available for future
issuance  under equity
compensation plans
(excluding securities
reflected in column (a))

(c)
 

Equity Compensation plans approved by security holders

   3,069,880    $25.31     6,710,370     3,065,067    $27.99     6,129,414  

Equity Compensation plans not approved by security holders

   480,000    $36.99     —       480,000    $36.99     —    

The number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights issued under equity compensation plans approved by security holders includes 95.6661.4 thousand restricted stock units and deferred stock units issued to employees, non-employees and directors of Under Armour; these restricted stock units and deferred stock units are not included in the weighted average exercise price calculation above. The number of securities remaining available for future issuance includes 5.95.3 million shares of our Class A Common

Stock under our Amended and Restated 2005 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan (“2005 Stock Plan”) and 0.8 million shares of our Class A Common Stock under our Employee Stock Purchase Plan. In addition to securities issued upon the exercise of stock options, warrants and rights, the 2005 Stock Plan authorizes the issuance of restricted and unrestricted shares of our Class A Common Stock and other equity awards. Refer to Note 1213 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for information required by this Item regarding the material features of each plan.

The number of securities issued under equity compensation plans not approved by security holders includes 480.0 thousand fully vested and non-forfeitable warrants granted in 2006 to NFL Properties LLC as partial consideration for footwear promotional rights. Refer to Note 1213 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a further discussion on the warrants.

Recent Sales of Unregistered Equity Securities

From September 15, 2010 throughOn January 31, 2011,2012, we issued 78.010.0 thousand shares of Class A Common Stock upon the exercise of previously granted stock options to employeesan employee at a weighted averagean exercise price of $3.23$0.83 per share, for an aggregate amount of consideration of $251.9$8.3 thousand.

The issuances of securities described above were made in reliance upon Section 4(2) under the Securities Act in that any issuance did not involve a public offering or under Rule 701 promulgated under the Securities Act, in that they were offered and sold either pursuant to written compensatory plans or pursuant to a written contract relating to compensation, as provided by Rule 701.

Stock Performance Graph

The stock performance graph below compares cumulative total return on Under Armour, Inc. Class A Common Stock to the cumulative total return of the NYSE Market Index the Hemscott Group Textile-Apparel Clothing Index and S&P 500 Apparel, Accessories and Luxury Goods Index from December 31, 20052006 through December 31, 2010.2011. The graph assumes an initial investment of $100 in Under Armour and each index as of December 31, 20052006 and reinvestment of any dividends. The graph showing the Hemscott Group Textile-Apparel Clothing Index (“Hemscott Group Index”) was compiled and prepared by Morningstar, Inc. The Hemscott Group Index presented below consists of 67 specialty retailers †. We have added the S&P 500 Apparel, Accessories and Luxury Goods Index because we believe this is a more commonly used index for our industry.

The performance shown on the graph below is not intended to forecast or be indicative of possible future performance of our common stock.

 

   12/31/2005   12/31/2006   12/31/2007   12/31/2008   12/31/2009   12/31/2010 

Under Armour, Inc.

  $100.00    $131.69    $113.99    $62.23    $71.18    $143.15  

NYSE Market Index

  $100.00    $120.47    $131.15    $79.67    $102.20    $115.88  

Hemscott Group Index †

  $100.00    $127.88    $108.03    $62.09    $109.33    $137.75  

S&P 500 Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods

  $100.00    $129.75    $90.24    $59.77    $97.26    $137.32  

The other registrants included in the Hemscott Group Index are as follows: American Apparel Inc., Belluna Co Ltd., Benetton SPA, Bernard Chaus, Inc., Blue Holdings, Inc., Brownie’s Marine Group, Inc., Burberry Group PLC, Carlyle Golf, Carter’s, Inc., Cherokee Inc., China Xiniya Fashion Limited AM, Columbia Sportswear Company, Crown Crafts, Inc., Cygne Designs, Inc., Delta Apparel, Inc., Donnkenny, Inc., Dussault Apparel, Inc., Ever-Glory International Group, Inc., Execute Sports, Incorporated, Frederick’s of Hollywood Group, Inc., G-III Apparel Group, Ltd., Gildan Activewear, Inc., Gildan Activewear Inc. A, Hanesbrands, Inc., Hartmarx Corporation, Inca Designs, Inc., Jalate, Ltd., Jin En International Group Holding Company, JLM Couture, Inc., Joe’s Jeans, Inc., Kuhlman Company, Inc., Liz Claiborne, Inc., Lululemon Athletica, Inc., Maidenform Brands, Inc., Naturally Advanced Tech, Nitches, Inc., No Show, Inc., Obscene Jeans Corp., Oneita Industries, Inc., Oxford Industries, Inc., Panglobal Brands, Inc., People’s Liberation, Inc., Perry Ellis International, Inc., Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation, Puma, Inc., Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation, Quiksilver, Inc., Retrospettiva, Inc., Sew Cal Logo Inc., Simon Worldwide, Inc., Sirena Apparel Group, Sport Haley, Sunset Suit Holdings, Inc., Superior Uniform Group, Talon International, Inc., Tefron, Ltd., The Swatch Group Ltd., Total Apparel Group, Inc., TriMedia Entertainment Group, Inc., True Religion Apparel, Inc., VF Corporation, Vital State, Inc., VLOV, Inc., Wacoal Holdings Corporation, Warnaco Group, Inc. and Wolford AG.
   12/31/2006   12/31/2007   12/31/2008   12/31/2009   12/31/2010   12/31/2011 

Under Armour, Inc.

  $100.00    $86.56    $47.25    $54.05    $108.70    $142.30  

NYSE Market Index

  $100.00    $109.14    $66.42    $85.40    $97.01    $93.45  

S&P 500 Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods

  $100.00    $69.55    $46.07    $74.86    $105.70    $131.66  

ITEM 6.    SELECTEDSELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

The following selected financial data is qualified by reference to, and should be read in conjunction with, the Consolidated Financial Statements, including the notes thereto, and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included elsewhere in this Form 10-K.

 

  Year Ended December 31, 
  2010 2009 2008 2007   2006   Year Ended December 31, 

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

                2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 

Net revenues

  $1,063,927   $856,411   $725,244   $606,561    $430,689    $1,472,684   $1,063,927   $856,411   $725,244   $606,561  

Cost of goods sold

   533,420    446,286    372,203    302,083     216,753     759,848    533,420    446,286    372,203    302,083  
                   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Gross profit

   530,507    410,125    353,041    304,478     213,936     712,836    530,507    410,125    353,041    304,478  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

   418,152    324,852    276,116    218,213     157,018     550,069    418,152    324,852    276,116    218,213  
                   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Income from operations

   112,355    85,273    76,925    86,265     56,918     162,767    112,355    85,273    76,925    86,265  

Interest expense, net

   (2,258  (2,344  (850  749     1,457  

Other expense, net

   (1,178  (511  (6,175  2,029     712  

Interest income (expense), net

   (3,841  (2,258  (2,344  (850  749  

Other income (expense), net

   (2,064  (1,178  (511  (6,175  2,029  
                   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Income before income taxes

   108,919    82,418    69,900    89,043     59,087     156,862    108,919    82,418    69,900    89,043  

Provision for income taxes

   40,442    35,633    31,671    36,485     20,108     59,943    40,442    35,633    31,671    36,485  
                   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Net income

  $68,477   $46,785   $38,229   $52,558    $38,979    $96,919   $68,477   $46,785   $38,229   $52,558  
                   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Net income available per common share

             

Basic

  $1.35   $0.94   $0.78   $1.09    $0.82    $1.88   $1.35   $0.94   $0.78   $1.09  

Diluted

  $1.34   $0.92   $0.76   $1.05    $0.78    $1.85   $1.34   $0.92   $0.76   $1.05  

Weighted average common shares outstanding

             

Basic

   50,798    49,848    49,086    48,345     47,291     51,570    50,798    49,848    49,086    48,345  

Diluted

   51,282    50,650    50,342    50,141     49,676     52,526    51,282    50,650    50,342    50,141  

Dividends declared

  $—     $—     $—     $—      $—      $—     $—     $—     $—     $—    
  At December 31, 
  2010 2009 2008 2007   2006 

(In thousands)

              

Cash and cash equivalents

  $203,870   $187,297   $102,042   $40,588    $70,655  

Working capital (1)

   406,703    327,838    263,313    226,546     173,389  

Inventories

   215,355    148,488    182,232    166,082     81,031  

Total assets

   675,378    545,588    487,555    390,613     289,368  

Total debt and capital lease obligations, including current maturities

   15,942    20,223    45,591    14,332     6,257  

Total stockholders’ equity

  $496,966   $399,997   $331,097   $280,485    $214,388  

   At December 31, 

(In thousands)

  2011   2010   2009   2008   2007 

Cash and cash equivalents

  $   175,384    $   203,870    $187,297    $102,042    $40,588  

Working capital (1)

   506,056     406,703     327,838     263,313     226,546  

Inventories

   324,409     215,355     148,488     182,232     166,082  

Total assets

   919,210     675,378     545,588     487,555     390,613  

Total debt and capital lease obligations, including current maturities

   77,724     15,942     20,223     45,591     14,332  

Total stockholders’ equity

  $   636,432    $496,966    $399,997    $331,097    $280,485  

 

(1)Working capital is defined as current assets minus current liabilities.

 

ITEM 7.MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The information contained in this section should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes and the information contained elsewhere in this Form 10-K under the captions “Risk Factors,” “Selected Financial Data,” and “Business.”

Overview

We are a leading developer, marketer and distributor of branded performance apparel, footwear and accessories. The brand’s moisture-wicking fabrications are engineered in many different designs and styles for wear in nearly every climate to provide a performance alternative to traditional products. Our products are sold

worldwide and worn by athletes at all levels, from youth to professional, on playing fields around the globe, as well as by consumers with active lifestyles.

Our net revenues grew to $1,063.9$1,472.7 million in 20102011 from $430.7$606.6 million in 2006.2007. We believe that our growth in net revenues has been driven by a growing interest in performance products and the strength of the Under Armour brand in the marketplace relative to our competitors, as evidenced by the increases in our sales of our products.marketplace. We plan to continue to increase our net revenues over the long term by increased sales of our apparel, footwear and accessories, expansion of our wholesale distribution sales channel, growth in our direct to consumer sales channel and expansion in international markets. Our direct to consumer sales channel includes sales through our factory house and specialty stores website, and catalog.websites. New product offerings for 2010 included basketball footwear which had a limited introduction in the United States2011 include hats and Canada.bags, as well as CHARGED COTTON® products.

Our products are currently offered in overapproximately twenty threefive thousand retail stores worldwide. A large majority of our products are sold in North America; however, we believe our products appeal to athletes and consumers with active lifestyles around the globe. Internationally,Outside of North America, our products are offered primarily in Austria, France, Germany, Ireland and the United Kingdom, as well as in Japan through a third-party licensee, and through distributors located in other foreign countries. We hold a minority investment in our licensee in Japan.

Our operating segments are geographic and include North America; Latin America; Europe, the Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”); and Asia. Due to the insignificance of the EMEA, Latin America and Asia operating segments, they have been combined into other foreign countries for disclosure purposes.

We believe there is an increasing recognition of the health benefits of an active lifestyle. We believe this trend provides us with an expanding consumer base for our products. We also believe there is a continuing shift in consumer demand from traditional non-performance products to our performance products, which are intended to provide better performance by wicking perspiration away from the skin, helping to regulate body temperature and enhancing comfort. We believe that these shifts in consumer preferences and lifestyles are not unique to the United States, but are occurring in a number of markets globally, thereby increasing our opportunities to introduce our performance products to new consumers.

Although we believe these trends will facilitate our growth, we also face potential challenges that could limit our ability to take advantage of these opportunities, including, among others, the risk of general economic or market conditions that could affect consumer spending and the financial health of our retail customers. In addition, we may not be able to effectively manage our growth and a more complex business. We may not consistently be able to anticipate consumer preferences and develop new and innovative products that meet changing preferences in a timely manner that meets changing preferences.manner. Furthermore, our industry is very competitive, and competition pressures could cause us to reduce the prices of our products or otherwise affect our profitability. We also rely on third-party suppliers and manufacturers outside the U.S. to provide fabrics and to produce our products, and disruptions to our supply chain could harm our business. For a more complete discussion of the risks facing our business, refer to the “Risk Factors.”Factors” section included in Item 1A.

General

Net revenues comprise both net sales and license revenues. Net sales comprise sales from our primary product categories, which are apparel, footwear and accessories. Our license revenues consist of fees paid to us by our licensees in exchange for the use of our trademarks on core products of socks, headwear, bags,team uniforms, baby and kids’ apparel, eyewear, custom-molded mouth guards, other accessories and team uniforms, as well as the distribution of our products in Japan. We have developed our own headwearPrior to 2011, hats and bags and beginning in 2011, these products are beingwere sold by us rather than by one of our licensees. We expect our neta licensee. Net revenues to increaseincreased by approximately $60$65 million from 2010 to 2011 as a result of this change,developing our own hats and bags, which includes an increase in accessories revenues and a decrease in our license revenues in 2011. In addition, we expect the related cost of goods sold to increase.increased.

Cost of goods sold consists primarily of product costs, inbound freight and duty costs, outbound freight costs, handling costs to make products floor-ready to customer specifications, royalty payments to endorsers based on a predetermined percentage of sales of selected products and write downs for inventory obsolescence. The fabrics in many of our products are made primarily of petroleum-based synthetic materials. Therefore our product

costs, as well as our inbound and outbound freight costs, could be affected by long term pricing trends of

oil. In general, as a percentage of net revenues, we expect cost of goods sold associated with our footwearapparel and accessories to be higherlower than the costthat of goods sold associated with our apparel.footwear. No cost of goods sold is associated with license revenues.

We include outbound freight costs associated with shipping goods to customers as cost of goods sold; however, we include the majority of outbound handling costs as a component of selling, general and administrative expenses. As a result, our gross profit may not be comparable to that of other companies that include outbound handling costs in their cost of goods sold. Outbound handling costs include costs associated with preparing goods to ship to customers and certain costs to operate our distribution facilities. These costs were $26.1 million, $14.7 million $12.2 million and $10.2$12.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 2009 and 2008,2009, respectively.

Our selling, general and administrative expenses consist of costs related to marketing, selling, product innovation and supply chain and corporate services. Personnel costs are included in these categories based on the employees’ function. Personnel costs include salaries, benefits, and incentiveincentives and stock-based compensation expense related to the employee. Our marketing costs are an important driver of our growth. Marketing costs consist primarily of commercials, print ads, league, team, player and event sponsorships, amortization of footwear promotional rights and depreciation expense specific to our in-store fixture program. In addition, marketing costs include costs associated with our Special Make-Up Shop (“SMU Shop”) located at one of our distribution facilities where we manufacture a limited number of products primarily for our league, team, player and event sponsorships. Selling costs consist primarily of costs relating to sales through our wholesale channel, commissions paid to third parties and the majority of our direct to consumer sales channel costs, along with commissions paid to third parties.including the cost of factory house and specialty store leases. Product innovation and supply chain costs include our apparel, footwear and accessories product innovation, sourcing and development costs, distribution facility operating costs, and costs relating to our Hong Kong and Guangzhou, China offices which help support product development, manufacturing, quality assurance and sourcing efforts. Corporate services primarily consist of corporate facility operating costs and company-wide administrative expenses.

Other expense, net consists of unrealized and realized gains and losses on our derivative financial instruments and unrealized and realized gains and losses on adjustments that arise from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates relating to transactions generated by our international subsidiaries.

Reclassifications

Outbound freight costs associated with shipping goods of $9.2 million and $7.0 million included in selling, general and administrative expenses for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, were reclassified to cost of goods sold to conform to the presentation for the year ended December 31, 2010. In addition, costs of $6.3 million and $5.1 million associated with our sourcing offices and SMU Shop included in cost of goods sold for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, were reclassified to selling, general and administrative expenses to conform to the presentation for the year ended December 31, 2010. We believe these changes were appropriate given our view that cost of goods sold should primarily include product costs which are variable in nature. In addition, these reclassifications more closely align with the way we manage our business.

Results of Operations

The following table sets forth key components of our results of operations for the periods indicated, both in dollars and as a percentage of net revenues:

 

  Year Ended December 31,   Year Ended December 31, 

(In thousands)

  2010 2009 2008   2011 2010 2009 

Net revenues

  $1,063,927   $856,411   $725,244    $1,472,684   $1,063,927   $856,411  

Cost of goods sold

   533,420    446,286    372,203     759,848    533,420    446,286  
            

 

  

 

  

 

 

Gross profit

   530,507    410,125    353,041     712,836    530,507    410,125  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

   418,152    324,852    276,116     550,069    418,152    324,852  
            

 

  

 

  

 

 

Income from operations

   112,355    85,273    76,925     162,767    112,355    85,273  

Interest expense, net

   (2,258  (2,344  (850   (3,841  (2,258  (2,344

Other expense, net

   (1,178  (511  (6,175   (2,064  (1,178  (511
            

 

  

 

  

 

 

Income before income taxes

   108,919    82,418    69,900     156,862    108,919    82,418  

Provision for income taxes

   40,442    35,633    31,671     59,943    40,442    35,633  
            

 

  

 

  

 

 

Net income

  $68,477   $46,785   $38,229    $96,919   $68,477   $46,785  
            

 

  

 

  

 

 
  Year Ended December 31, 

(As a percentage of net revenues)

  2010 2009 2008 

Net revenues

   100.0  100.0  100.0

Cost of goods sold

   50.1    52.1    51.3  
          

Gross profit

   49.9    47.9    48.7  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

   39.3    37.9    38.1  
          

Income from operations

   10.6    10.0    10.6  

Interest expense, net

   (0.3  (0.3  (0.1

Other expense, net

   (0.1  (0.1  (0.9
          

Income before income taxes

   10.2    9.6    9.6  

Provision for income taxes

   3.8    4.1    4.3  
          

Net income

   6.4  5.5  5.3
          

   Year Ended December 31, 

(As a percentage of net revenues)

  2011  2010  2009 

Net revenues

   100.0  100.0  100.0

Cost of goods sold

   51.6    50.1    52.1  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Gross profit

   48.4    49.9    47.9  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

   37.3    39.3    37.9  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Income from operations

   11.1    10.6    10.0  

Interest expense, net

   (0.3  (0.3  (0.3

Other expense, net

   (0.1  (0.1  (0.1
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

   10.7    10.2    9.6  

Provision for income taxes

   4.1    3.8    4.1  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net income

   6.6  6.4  5.5
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Consolidated Results of Operations

Year Ended December 31, 2011 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2010

Net revenues increased $408.8 million, or 38.4%, to $1,472.7 million in 2011 from $1,063.9 million in 2010. Net revenues by product category are summarized below:

   Year Ended December 31, 

(In thousands)

  2011   2010   $ Change  % Change 

Apparel

  $1,122,031    $853,493    $268,538    31.5

Footwear

   181,684     127,175     54,509    42.9  

Accessories

   132,400     43,882     88,518    201.7  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total net sales

   1,436,115     1,024,550     411,565    40.2  

License revenues

   36,569     39,377     (2,808  (7.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total net revenues

  $1,472,684    $1,063,927    $408,757    38.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net sales increased $411.5 million, or 40.2%, to $1,436.1 million in 2011 from $1,024.6 million in 2010 as noted in the table above. The increase in net sales primarily reflects:

$152.7 million, or 62.2%, increase in direct to consumer sales, which include 26 additional factory house stores, or a 48% increase, since December 31, 2010, along with the launch of our updated e-commerce website;

unit growth driven by increased distribution and new offerings in multiple product categories, most significantly in our training (including fleece and our new CHARGED COTTON® product), graphics (primarily including Tech-Tees), baselayer, running, hunting and golf apparel categories, along with running and basketball shoes; and

$88.5 million, or 201.7%, increase in wholesale accessories sales primarily due to bringing hats and bags sales in-house effective January 2011.

License revenuesdecreased $2.8 million, or 7.1%, to $36.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2011 from $39.4 million during the same period in 2010. This decrease in license revenues was a result of a $9.7 million reduction in license revenues related to hats and bags, partially offset by increased sales by our licensees due to increased distribution and continued unit volume growth.

Gross profit increased $182.3 million to $712.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2011 from $530.5 million for the same period in 2010. Gross profit as a percentage of net revenues, or gross margin, decreased 150 basis points to 48.4% for the year ended December 31, 2011 compared to 49.9% during the same period in 2010. The decrease in gross margin percentage was primarily driven by the following:

approximate 110 basis point decrease driven primarily by higher apparel product input costs, now including cotton, in the current year period. We expect the higher input costs will continue to negatively impact apparel product margins through the first half of 2012. A smaller contributor to the decrease was a lower percentage mix of higher margin North American wholesale apparel and Factory House product sales in the current year period. A significant driver to the sales mix impact included a lower percentage of higher margin baselayer and underwear product, partially due to the significant expansion of training apparel product offerings, including fleece and the introduction of CHARGED COTTON®; and

approximate 45 basis point decrease driven by a lower license revenues due to bringing hats and bags sales in-house effective January 1, 2011. We do not expect this trend to continue beyond 2011 following the anniversary of this transition of our hats and bags sales in-house.

The above decreases were partially offset by the below increase:

approximate 10 basis point increase driven by a decreasing negative margin impact of sales apparel discounts and returns.

Selling, general and administrative expensesincreased $131.9 million to $550.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2011 from $418.2 million for the same period in 2010. As a percentage of net revenues, selling, general and administrative expenses decreased to 37.3% for the year ended December 31, 2011 from 39.3% for the same period in 2010. These changes were primarily attributable to the following:

Marketing costs increased $39.7 million to $167.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2011 from $128.2 million for the same period in 2010 primarily due to increased sponsorships of events and collegiate and professional teams and athletes, increased television and digital campaign costs, including media campaigns for specific customers. As a percentage of net revenues, marketing costs decreased to 11.4% for the year ended December 31, 2011 from 12.0% for the same period in 2010 primarily due to decreased marketing costs for specific customers as a percentage of net revenues.

Selling costs increased $44.2 million to $138.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2011 from $94.6 million for the same period in 2010. This increase was primarily due to higher personnel and other costs incurred for the continued expansion of our direct to consumer distribution channel and higher selling personnel costs. As a percentage of net revenues, selling costs increased to 9.4% for the year ended December 31, 2011 from 8.9% for the same period in 2010 primarily due to higher personnel and other costs incurred for the continued expansion of our direct to consumer distribution channel.

Product innovation and supply chain costs increased $32.3 million to $129.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2011 from $96.8 million for the same period in 2010 primarily due to higher distribution facilities operating and personnel costs to support our growth in net revenues and higher personnel costs for the design and sourcing of our expanding apparel, footwear and accessories lines. As a percentage of net revenues, product innovation and supply chain costs decreased to 8.8% for the year ended December 31, 2011 from 9.1% for the same period in 2010 primarily due to decreased personnel costs for the design and sourcing of our expanding apparel, footwear and accessories lines as a percentage of net revenues.

Corporate services costs increased $15.7 million to $114.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2011 from $98.6 million for the same period in 2010. This increase was attributable primarily to increased corporate personnel, facility costs and information technology initiatives necessary to support our growth. As a percentage of net revenues, corporate services costs decreased to 7.7% for the year ended December 31, 2011 from 9.3% for the same period in 2010 primarily due to decreased corporate personnel and facility costs as a percentage of net revenues, as well as the net impact of the acquisition of our corporate headquarters in 2011. The acquisition is not expected to have a material impact to our consolidated statements of income in future periods.

Income from operationsincreased $50.4 million, or 44.9%, to $162.8 million in 2011 from $112.4 million in 2010. Income from operations as a percentage of net revenues increased to 11.1% in 2011 from 10.6% in 2010. This increase was a result of the items discussed above.

Interest expense, netincreased $1.5 million to $3.8 million in 2011 from $2.3 million in 2010. This increase was primarily due to the assumed loan for the acquisition of our corporate headquarters.

Other expense, netincreased $0.9 million to $2.1 million in 2011 from $1.2 million in 2010. This increase was due to higher net losses in 2011 on the combined foreign currency exchange rate changes on transactions denominated in foreign currencies and our derivative financial instruments as compared to 2010.

Provision for income taxesincreased $19.5 million to $59.9 million in 2011 from $40.4 million in 2010. Our effective tax rate was 38.2% in 2011 compared to 37.1% in 2010, primarily due to federal and state tax credits that reduced the effective tax rate in the prior year period, partially offset by the 2011 reversal of a valuation allowance established in 2010 against a portion of our deferred tax assets related to foreign net operating loss carryforwards.

Year Ended December 31, 2010 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2009

Net revenues increased $207.5 million, or 24.2%, to $1,063.9 million in 2010 from $856.4 million in 2009.

Net revenues by geographic regionproduct category are summarized below:

 

   Year Ended December 31, 
   2010   2009   $ Change   % Change 

(In thousands)

                

North America

  $997,816    $808,020    $189,796     23.5

Other foreign countries

   66,111     48,391     17,720     36.6  
                    

Total net revenues

  $1,063,927    $856,411    $207,516     24.2
                    

Net revenues in North America increased $189.8 million to $997.8 million in 2010 from $808.0 million in 2009 primarily due to increased net sales in apparel as discussed below. Net revenues in other foreign countries increased by $17.7 million to $66.1 million in 2010 from $48.4 million in 2009 primarily due to increased apparel sales in our Europe, Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”) operating segment and increased product distribution by our licensee in Japan.

Net revenues by product category are summarized below:

  Year Ended December 31, 
  2010   2009   $ Change % Change   Year Ended December 31, 

(In thousands)

                2010   2009   $ Change % Change 

Apparel

  $853,493    $651,779    $201,714    30.9  $853,493    $651,779    $201,714    30.9

Footwear

   127,175     136,224     (9,049  (6.6   127,175     136,224     (9,049  (6.6

Accessories

   43,882     35,077     8,805    25.1     43,882     35,077     8,805    25.1  
                 

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

 

Total net sales

   1,024,550     823,080     201,470    24.5     1,024,550     823,080     201,470    24.5  

License revenues

   39,377     33,331     6,046    18.1     39,377     33,331     6,046    18.1  
                 

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

 

Total net revenues

  $1,063,927    $856,411    $207,516    24.2  $1,063,927    $856,411    $207,516    24.2
                 

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

 

Net sales increased $201.5 million, or 24.5%, to $1,024.6 million in 2010 from $823.1 million in 2009 as noted in the table above. The increase in net sales primarily reflects:

 

$88.9 million, or 56.8%, increase in direct to consumer sales, which includes 19 additional stores in 2010; and

 

unit growth driven by increased distribution and new offerings in multiple product categories, most significantly in our training, base layer, mountain, golf and underwear categories; partially offset by

 

$9.0 million decrease in footwear sales driven primarily by a decline in running and training footwear sales.

License revenues increased $6.1 million, or 18.1%, to $39.4 million in 2010 from $33.3 million in 2009. This increase in license revenues was primarily a result of increased sales by our licensees due to increased distribution and continued unit volume growth. We have developed our own headwear and bags, and beginning in 2011, these products are being sold by us rather than by one of our licensees.

Gross profit increased $120.4 million to $530.5 million in 2010 from $410.1 million in 2009. Gross profit as a percentage of net revenues, or gross margin, increased 200 basis points to 49.9% in 2010 compared to 47.9% in 2009. The increase in gross margin percentage was primarily driven by the following:

 

approximate 100 basis point increase driven by increased direct to consumer higher margin sales, accounting for an approximate 100 basis point increase;sales;

 

approximate 50 basis point increase driven by decreased sales markdowns and returns, primarily due to improved sell-through rates at retail, accounting for an retail; and

approximate 50 basis point increase;increase driven primarily by liquidation sales and

decreased related inventory reserve reversals. The current year period benefited from reversals of inventory reserves partially offset by increased lower margin third party liquidation sales, accounting for an approximate 50 basis point increase.established in the prior year relative to certain cleated footwear, sport specific apparel and gloves. These products have historically been more difficult to liquidate at favorable prices.

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $93.3 million to $418.2 million in 2010 from $324.9 million in 2009. As a percentage of net revenues, selling, general and administrative expenses increased to 39.3% in 2010 from 37.9% in 2009. These changes were primarily attributable to the following:

 

Marketing costs increased $19.3 million to $128.2 million in 2010 from $108.9 million in 2009 primarily due to an increase in sponsorship of events and collegiate and professional teams and athletes, increased television and digital campaign costs, including media campaigns for specific customers and additional personnel costs. In addition, we incurred increased expenses for our performance incentive plan as compared to the prior year. As a percentage of net revenues, marketing costs decreased to 12.0% in 2010 from 12.7% in 2009 primarily due to decreased marketing costs for specific customers.

Selling costs increased $25.0 million to $94.6 million in 2010 from $69.6 million in 2009. This increase was primarily due to higher personnel and other costs incurred for the continued expansion of our direct to consumer distribution channel and higher selling personnel costs, including increased expenses for our performance incentive plan as compared to the prior year. As a percentage of net revenues, selling costs increased to 8.9% in 2010 from 8.1% in 2009 primarily due to higher personnel and other costs incurred for the continued expansion of our factory house stores.

our direct to consumer distribution channel and higher selling personnel costs, including increased expenses for our performance incentive plan as compared to the prior year. As a percentage of net revenues, selling costs increased to 8.9% in 2010 from 8.1% in 2009 primarily due to higher personnel and other costs incurred for the continued expansion of our factory house stores.

 

Product innovation and supply chain costs increased $25.0 million to $96.8 million in 2010 from $71.8 million in 2009 primarily due to higher personnel costs for the design and sourcing of our expanding apparel, footwear and accessories lines and higher distribution facilities operating and personnel costs as compared to the prior year to support our growth in net revenues. In addition, we incurred higher expenses for our performance incentive plan as compared to the prior year. As a percentage of net revenues, product innovation and supply chain costs increased to 9.1% in 2010 from 8.4% in 2009 primarily due to the items noted above.

 

Corporate services costs increased $24.0 million to $98.6 million in 2010 from $74.6 million in 2009. This increase was attributable primarily to higher corporate facility costs, information technology initiatives and corporate personnel costs, including increased expenses for our performance incentive plan as compared to the prior year. As a percentage of net revenues, corporate services costs increased to 9.3% in 2010 from 8.7% in 2009 primarily due to the items noted above.

Income from operations increased $27.1 million, or 31.8%, to $112.4 million in 2010 from $85.3 million in 2009. Income from operations as a percentage of net revenues increased to 10.6% in 2010 from 10.0% in 2009. This increase was a result of the items discussed above.

Interest expense, netremained unchanged at $2.3 million in 2010 and 2009.

Other expense, net increased $0.7 million to $1.2 million in 2010 from $0.5 million in 2009. The increase in 2010 was due to higher net losses on the combined foreign currency exchange rate changes on transactions denominated in the Euro and Canadian dollar and our derivative financial instruments as compared to 2009.

Provision for income taxes increased $4.8 million to $40.4 million in 2010 from $35.6 million in 2009. Our effective tax rate was 37.1% in 2010 compared to 43.2% in 2009, primarily due to tax planning strategies and federal and state tax credits reducing the effective tax rate, partially offset by a valuation allowance recorded against our foreign net operating loss carryforward.

Segment Results of Operations

Year Ended December 31, 20092011 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 20082010

Net revenues increased $131.2 million, or 18.1%, to $856.4 million in 2009 from $725.2 million in 2008.

Net revenues by geographic regionare summarized below:

 

  Year Ended December 31, 
  2009   2008   $ Change   % Change   Year Ended December 31, 

(In thousands)

                  2011   2010   $ Change   % Change 

North America

  $808,020    $692,388    $115,632     16.7  $1,383,346    $997,816    $385,530     38.6

Other foreign countries

   48,391     32,856     15,535     47.3     89,338     66,111     23,227     35.1  
                  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total net revenues

  $856,411    $725,244    $131,167     18.1  $1,472,684    $1,063,927    $408,757     38.4
                  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Net revenues in our North AmericaAmerican operating segment increased $115.6$385.5 million to $808.0$1,383.3 million in 20092011 from $692.4$997.8 million in 20082010 primarily due to increased net salesthe items discussed above in apparel and footwear as discussed below.the Consolidated Results of Operations. Net revenues in other foreign countries increased by $15.5$23.2 million to $89.3 million in 2011 from $66.1 million in 2010 primarily due to footwear shipments to our Dome licensee, as well as unit sales growth to our distributors in our Latin American operating segment.

Operating incomeby geographic region is summarized below:

   Year Ended December 31, 

(In thousands)

  2011   2010   $ Change   % Change 

North America

  $150,559    $102,806    $47,753     46.4

Other foreign countries

   12,208     9,549     2,659     27.8  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating income

  $162,767    $112,355    $50,412     44.9
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income in our North American operating segment increased $47.8 million to $150.6 million in 2011 from $102.8 million in 2010 primarily due to the items discussed above in the Consolidated Results of Operations. Operating income in other foreign countries increased by $2.7 million to $12.2 million in 2011 from $9.5 million in 2010 primarily due to increased unit sales growth as discussed above, partially offset by higher costs associated with our continued investment to support our international expansion in our EMEA, Asian and Latin American operating segments.

Year Ended December 31, 2010 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2009

Net revenuesby geographic region are summarized below:

   Year Ended December 31, 

(In thousands)

  2010   2009   $ Change   % Change 

North America

  $997,816    $808,020    $189,796     23.5

Other foreign countries

   66,111     48,391     17,720     36.6  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net revenues

  $1,063,927    $856,411    $207,516     24.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net revenues in our North American operating segment increased $189.8 million to $997.8 million in 2010 from $808.0 million in 2009 primarily due to the items discussed above in the Consolidated Results of Operations. Net revenues in other foreign countries increased by $17.7 million to $66.1 million in 2010 from $48.4 million in 2009 from $32.9 million in 2008 primarily due to increased apparel unit sales in our EMEA operating segment.segment and increased product distribution by our licensee in Japan.

Net revenues Operating incomeby product category aregeographic region is summarized below:

 

   Year Ended December 31, 
   2009   2008   $ Change   % Change 

(In thousands)

                

Apparel

  $651,779    $578,887    $72,892     12.6

Footwear

   136,224     84,848     51,376     60.6  

Accessories

   35,077     31,547     3,530     11.2  
                    

Total net sales

   823,080     695,282     127,798     18.4  

License revenues

   33,331     29,962     3,369     11.2  
                    

Total net revenues

  $856,411    $725,244    $131,167     18.1
                    
   Year Ended December 31, 

(In thousands)

  2010   2009   $ Change   % Change 

North America

  $102,806    $83,239    $19,567     23.5

Other foreign countries

   9,549     2,034     7,515     369.5  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating income

  $112,355    $85,273    $27,082     31.8
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net salesOperating income in our North American operating segment increased $127.8$19.6 million or 18.4%, to $823.1$102.8 million in 2010 from $83.2 million in 2009 from $695.3primarily due to the items discussed above in the Consolidated Results of Operations. Operating income in other foreign countries increased by $7.5 million to $9.5 million in 2008 as noted in the table above. The increase in net sales primarily reflects:

$51.4 million increase in footwear sales driven primarily by our running footwear launch during the first quarter of 2009;

$51.8 million increase in direct to consumer sales growth, including the impact of footwear; and

apparel unit growth driven by increased distribution and new offerings in multiple product categories, most significantly in our training, fitness, running and underwear categories.

License revenues increased $3.3 million, or 11.2%, to $33.32010 from $2.0 million in 2009 from $30.0 million in 2008. This increase in license revenues was a result of increased sales by our licensees due to increased distribution and continued unit volume growth, along with new license agreements for team uniforms and custom-molded mouth guards.

Gross profit increased $57.1 million to $410.1 million in 2009 from $353.0 million in 2008. Gross profit as a percentage of net revenues, or gross margin, decreased 80 basis points to 47.9% in 2009 compared to 48.7% in 2008. The decrease in gross margin percentage was primarily driven by the following:

increased footwear and apparel liquidations to third parties, accounting for an approximate 40 basis point decrease;

less favorable footwear and apparel product mix relative to margins, accounting for an approximate 40 basis point decrease; and

increased footwear and accessory inventory reserves, accounting for an approximate 20 basis point decrease; partially offset by

increased direct to consumer higher margin sales, accounting for an approximate 30 basis point increase.

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $48.8 million, or 17.7%, to $324.9 million in 2009 from $276.1 million in 2008. As a percentage of net revenues, selling, general and administrative expenses decreased slightly to 37.9% in 2009 from 38.1% in 2008. These changes were primarily attributable to the following:

Marketing costs increased $12.8 million to $108.9 million in 2009 from $96.1 million in 2008 primarily due to increased sponsorships of collegiate and professional teams and new events, including the National Football League Scouting Combine, and increased marketing costs for specific customers, including our in-store brand campaign supporting the introduction of our performance running footwear. These increases wereunit sales growth as discussed above, partially offset by lower media and print expenditures in 2009. As a

percentage of net revenues, marketing costs decreased to 12.7% in 2009 from 13.3% in 2008 primarily due to lower media and print expenditures costs in 2009, partially offset by the other items noted above.

Sellinghigher costs increased $13.5 million to $69.6 million in 2009 from $56.1 million in 2008. This increase was primarily due to costs incurred for theassociated with our continued expansion of our direct to consumer sales channel and higher personnel costs, including increased expenses for our performance incentive plan as compared to the prior year. As a percentage of net revenues, selling costs increased to 8.1% in 2009 from 7.7% in 2008 due to increased costs incurred for the continued expansion of our factory house stores, partially offset by decreased apparel selling personnel costs as a percentage of net revenues.

Product innovation and supply chain costs increased $13.4 million to $71.8 million in 2009 from $58.4 million in 2008 primarily due to higher personnel costs for the design and sourcing of our expanding apparel and footwear lines, including increased expenses for our performance incentive plan as compared to the prior year. In addition, this increase was due to higher distribution facilities operating and personnel costsinvestment to support our growth. As a percentage of net revenues, product innovation and supply chain costs increased to 8.4% in 2009 from 8.1% in 2008 due to the items noted above.

Corporate services costs increased $9.1 million to $74.6 million in 2009 from $65.5 million in 2008. This increase was attributable primarily to higher personnel costs for additional corporate personnel necessary to support our growth, including increased expenses for our performance incentive plan as compared to the prior year. In addition, this increase was due to higher company-wide stock-based compensation and increased investments in consumer insight research. These increases were partially offset by decreased allowances for bad debts during 2009. As a percentage of net revenues, corporate services costs increased to 8.7% in 2009 from 9.0% in 2008 due to the items noted above.

Income from operations increased $8.4 million, or 10.9%, to $85.3 million in 2009 from $76.9 million in 2008. Income from operations as a percentage of net revenues decreased to 10.0% in 2009 from 10.6% in 2008. This decrease was a result of a decrease in gross profit as a percentage of net revenues as discussed above.

Interest expense, netincreased $1.4 million to $2.3 million in 2009 from $0.9 million in 2008. This increase was primarily due to the write-off of deferred financing costs related to our prior revolving credit facility and increased costs for our revolving credit facility during 2009.

Other expense, net decreased $5.7 million to $0.5 million in 2009 from $6.2 million in 2008. This change was primarily due to our expanded foreign currency exchange hedging strategy in 2009 that reduced our exposure associated with foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations primarily on intercompany transactions for our European subsidiary in 2009 as compared to the prior year.

Provision for income taxes increased $3.9 million to $35.6 million in 2009 from $31.7 million in 2008. Our effective tax rate was 43.2% in 2009 compared to 45.3% in 2008. The effective tax rate in 2009 was lower than the effective tax rate in 2008 primarily due to decreased lossesinternational expansion in our foreign subsidiariesEMEA, Asian and certain tax planning strategies implemented during 2009.Latin American operating segments.

Seasonality

Historically, we have recognized a significant portion of our income from operations in the last two quarters of the year, driven primarily by increased sales volume of our products during the fall selling season, reflecting

our historical strength in fall sports, and the seasonality of our higher priced COLDGEAR® line. Historically, a larger portion of our income from operations has been in the last two quarters of the year partially due to the shift in the timing of marketing investments to the first two quarters of the year. The majority of our net revenues were generated during the last two quarters in each of 2011, 2010 2009 and 2008.2009. The level of our working capital generally reflects the seasonality and growth in our business. We generally expect inventory, accounts payable and certain accrued expenses to be higher in the second and third quarters in preparation for the fall selling season.

The following table sets forth certain financial information for the periods indicated. The data is prepared on the same basis as the audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-K. All recurring, necessary adjustments are reflected in the data below.

 

 Quarter Ended 
 Mar 31,
2010
 Jun 30,
2010
 Sep 30,
2010
 Dec 31,
2010
 Mar 31,
2009
 Jun 30,
2009
 Sep 30,
2009
 Dec 31,
2009
  Quarter Ended 

(In thousands)

                  Mar 31,
2011
 Jun 30,
2011
 Sep 30,
2011
 Dec 31,
2011
 Mar 31,
2010
 Jun 30,
2010
 Sep 30,
2010
 Dec 31,
2010
 

Net revenues

 $229,407   $204,786   $328,568   $301,166   $200,000   $164,648   $269,546   $222,217   $312,699   $291,336   $465,523   $403,126   $229,407   $204,786   $328,568   $301,166  

Gross profit

  107,631    99,926    167,372    155,578    89,224    73,729    133,320    113,852    145,051    134,779    225,101    207,905    107,631    99,926    167,372    155,578  

Marketing SG&A expenses

  31,198    27,438    36,015    33,539    33,707    21,814    28,246    25,128    41,437    34,136    48,450    43,883    31,198    27,438    36,015    33,539  

Other SG&A expenses

  62,849    65,596    74,668    86,849    47,621    48,534    58,011    61,791    82,472    89,285    101,686    108,720    62,849    65,596    74,668    86,849  

Income from operations

  13,584    6,892    56,689    35,190    7,896    3,381    47,063    26,933    21,142    11,358    74,965    55,302    13,584    6,892    56,689    35,190  

(As a percentage of annual totals)

                                  

Net revenues

  21.6  19.2  30.9  28.3  23.4  19.2  31.5  25.9  21.2  19.8  31.6  27.4  21.6  19.2  30.9  28.3

Gross profit

  20.3  18.8  31.6  29.3  21.7  18.0  32.5  27.8  20.3  18.9  31.6  29.2  20.3  18.8  31.6  29.3

Marketing SG&A expenses

  24.3  21.4  28.1  26.2  31.0  20.0  25.9  23.1  24.7  20.3  28.9  26.1  24.3  21.4  28.1  26.2

Other SG&A expenses

  21.7  22.6  25.8  29.9  22.0  22.5  26.9  28.6  21.6  23.4  26.6  28.4  21.7  22.6  25.8  29.9

Income from operations

  12.1  6.1  50.5  31.3  9.2  4.0  55.2  31.6  13.0  7.0  46.0  34.0  12.1  6.1  50.5  31.3

Financial Position, Capital Resources and Liquidity

Our cash requirements have principally been for working capital and capital expenditures. WorkingWe fund our working capital, is primarily fundedinventory, and capital investments from cash flows provided byfrom operating activities, and cash and cash equivalents on hand.hand and borrowings available under our credit and long term debt facilities. Our working capital requirements generally reflect the seasonality and growth in our business as we recognize the majority of our net revenues in the back half of the year. We fund our working capital, primarily inventory, and capital investments from cash flows provided by operating activities, cash and cash equivalents on hand and borrowings primarily available under our long term debt facilities. Our capital investments have included expanding our in-store fixture and branded concept shop program, improvements and expansion of our distribution and corporate facilities to support our growth, leasehold improvements to our new factory house and specialty stores, and investment and improvements in information technology systems. In 2011, ourOur capital expenditures are expected to includein 2011 included the purchase, subject to certain closing conditions, of partacquisition of our corporate office complexheadquarters for $60.5 million. We intend to fund thismillion along with approximately $2.2 million in additional related investments and improvements. In connection with the acquisition, we assumed a $38.6 million loan secured by the acquired property. The remaining purchase price was funded through additional debt.a $25.0 million term loan. A $1.0 million deposit was paid upon signing the purchase agreement in November 2010.

Our focus remainsinventory strategy is focused on inventory management includingcontinuing to meet consumer demand while improving our planning capabilities, managinginventory efficiency over the long term by putting systems and processes in place to improve our inventory purchases, reducingmanagement. These systems and processes are designed to improve our forecasting and supply planning capabilities. In addition to systems and processes, key areas of focus that we believe will enhance inventory performance are SKU rationalization, added discipline around the purchasing of product, production lead timestime reduction, and better planning and execution in selling of excess inventory through our factory house stores and other liquidation channels. However,With regards to SKU rationalization, we do expect several factors to contribute to inventory growth in excess of sales growth in the first half of 2011. We are increasing our safety stock in core product offerings and seasonal products to better meet consumer demand. Core product offerings are products that we generally plan to have available for sale for at least the next twelve months at full price. In addition, beginning in 2011, headwear and bags are being sold by us rather than by oneanticipate a reduction of our licensees, which will also contributetotal number of SKUs by approximately 20% from 2011 to our expected year over year inventory growth.2012.

We believe our cash and cash equivalents on hand, cash from operations and borrowings available to us under our revolving credit and long term debt facilities will be adequate to meet our liquidity needs and capital expenditure requirements for at least the next twelve months. We may require additional capital to meet our longer term liquidity and future growth needs. Although we believe we have adequate sources of liquidity over the long term, a prolonged economic recession or a slow recovery could adversely affect our business and liquidity (refer to the “Risk Factors” section included in Item 1A). In addition, instability in or tightening of the capital markets could adversely affect our ability to obtain additional capital to grow our business and will affect the cost and terms of such capital.

Cash Flows

The following table presents the major components of net cash flows used in and provided by operating, investing and financing activities for the periods presented:

 

  Year Ended December 31,   Year Ended December 31, 

(In thousands)

  2010 2009 2008   2011 2010 2009 

Net cash provided by (used in):

        

Operating activities

  $50,114   $119,041   $69,516    $15,218   $50,114   $119,041  

Investing activities

   (41,785  (19,880  (42,066   (89,436  (41,785  (19,880

Financing activities

   7,243    (16,467  35,381     45,807    7,243    (16,467

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

   1,001    2,561    (1,377   (75  1,001    2,561  
            

 

  

 

  

 

 

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

  $16,573   $85,255   $61,454  

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

  $(28,486 $16,573   $85,255  
            

 

  

 

  

 

 

Operating Activities

Operating activities consist primarily of net income adjusted for certain non-cash items. Adjustments to net income for non-cash items include depreciation and amortization, unrealized foreign currency exchange rate gains and losses, losses on disposals of property and equipment, stock-based compensation, deferred income taxes and changes in reserves and allowances. In addition, operating cash flows include the effect of changes in operating assets and liabilities, principally inventories, accounts receivable, income taxes payable and receivable, prepaid expenses and other assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses.

Cash provided by operating activities decreased $34.9 million to $15.2 million in 2011 from $50.1 million in 2010. The decrease in cash provided by operating activities was due to decreased net cash flows from operating assets and liabilities of $86.8 million, partially offset by an increase in net income of $28.4 million and adjustments to net income for non-cash items which increased $23.5 million year over year. The decrease in net cash flows related to changes in operating assets and liabilities period over period was primarily driven by the following:

an increase in inventory investments of $49.4 million. In line with our prior guidance, inventory grew at a rate higher than net sales growth due to higher input costs and increased safety stock in core product offerings and seasonal products; and

a larger increase in prepaid expenses and other assets of $38.5 million in 2011 as compared to 2010 primarily due to income taxes paid during the last six months of 2011, related to our 2011 tax planning strategies, that will be recognized in income tax expense in future periods.

Adjustments to net income for non-cash items increased in 2011 as compared to 2010 primarily due to a decrease in deferred taxes in 2011 as compared to an increase in deferred taxes in 2010.

Cash provided by operating activities decreased $68.9 million to $50.1 million in 2010 from $119.0 million in 2009. The decrease in cash provided by operating activities was due to decreased net cash flows from operating assets and liabilities of $99.1 million, partially offset by an increase in net income of $21.7 million and adjustments to net income for non-cash items which increased $8.5 million year over year. The decrease in net cash flows related to changes in operating assets and liabilities period over period was primarily driven by the following:

 

an increase in net inventory investments of $98.2 million, partially offset by an increase in accounts payable of $20.5 million. In line with our prior guidance, inventory grew in the fourth quarter of 2010 at a rate higher than net sales growth due to increased safety stock, primarily COLDGEAR®, to better meet anticipated consumer demand, investments around new products in 2011 including headwear,

an increase in net inventory investments of $98.2 million, partially offset by an increase in accounts payable of $20.5 million. In line with our prior guidance, inventory grew in the fourth quarter of 2010 at a rate higher than net sales growth due to increased safety stock, primarily ColdGear, to better meet anticipated consumer demand, investments around new products in 2011 including headwear, bags and Charged Cotton, and continued increases in our made-for strategy across our factory house store base. In 2009, operational initiatives were put in place to improve our inventory management which assisted in the decrease of inventory for that period; and

bags and CHARGED COTTON®, and continued increases in our made-for strategy across our factory house store base. In 2009, operational initiatives were put in place to improve our inventory management which assisted in the decrease of inventory for that period; and

 

an increase in accounts receivable during 2010 primarily due to a 36.9% increase in net sales during the fourth quarter of 2010; partially offset by

 

higher income taxes payable in 2010 as compared to 2009.

Adjustments to net income for non-cash items increased in 2010 as compared to 2009 primarily due to unrealized foreign currency exchange rate losses in 2010 as compared to unrealized foreign currency exchange rate gains in 2009.

Investing Activities

Cash provided by operatingused in investing activities increased $49.5$47.6 million to $119.0$89.4 million in 20092011 from cash provided by operating activities of $69.5$41.8 million in 2008. The2010. This increase in cash provided by operatingused in investing activities was due to increased net cash inflows from operating assets and liabilities of $49.7 million and an increase in net income of $8.6 million, partially offset by lower adjustments to net income for non-cash items which decreased $8.8 million

year over year. The increase in net cash inflows related to changes in operating assets and liabilities period over period was primarily driven by the following:

a decrease in inventory of $52.5 million, primarily driven by the operational initiatives put in place to improve our inventory management, increased liquidation sales to third parties and a larger percentage of products shipped directly from our suppliers to our customers, partially offset by a decrease in accounts payable of $21.3 million; and

an increase in accrued expenses and other liabilities of $17.0 million in 2009 as compared to 2008 primarily due to lower performance incentive plan payoutsthe acquisition of our corporate headquarters and increased investments in 2009 as comparedour direct to 2008, as well as higher accrualsconsumer sales channel, in-store fixture program and corporate and distribution facilities. In addition, in connection with the assumed loan for the acquisition of our corporate headquarters, we were required to accountset aside $5.0 million in restricted cash. Refer to Note 7 of the consolidated financial statements for increased expenses for our performance incentive plan asa discussion of December 31, 2009 as compared to December 31, 2008.

Adjustments to net income for non-cash items decreased in 2009 as compared to 2008 primarily due to unrealized foreign currency exchange rate gains in 2009 as compared to unrealized foreign currency exchange rate losses in 2008.

Investing Activitiesrestricted cash.

Cash used in investing activities increased $21.9 million to $41.8 million in 2010 from $19.9 million in 2009. This increase in cash used in investing activities was primarily due to increased investments in new factory house stores and corporate and distribution facilities, partially offset by lower investments in our in-store fixture program and branded concept shops. In addition, cash used in investing activities increased due to a deposit made in late December 2010 for a minority equity investment completed in early 2011 in Dome Corporation, our Japanese licensee.

Cash used in investing activities decreased $22.2 million to $19.9 million in 2009 from $42.1 million in 2008. This decrease in cash used in investing activities was primarily due to lower investments in our direct to consumer sales channel, our in-store fixture program and branded concept shops, our distribution facilities and our information technology initiatives. In addition, cash used in investing activities decreased due to the lower purchase of trust owned life insurance policies.

Total capital expenditures were $115.4 million, $33.1 million and $24.6 million in 2011, 2010 and $41.1 million2009, respectively, which includes the acquisition of our corporate headquarters and other related expenditures in 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.2011. Total capital expenditures in 2011, 2010 2009 and 20082009 included non-cash transactions of $36.0 million, $2.9 million and $4.8 million, and $2.5 million, respectively (refer to non-cash investing activities included on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows).respectively. Because we receive certain capital expenditures prior to transmitting payment for these capital investments, total capital expenditures exceed capital investments included in our consolidated statements of cash flows. Capital expenditures for 20112012 are expected to be in the range of $40$60 million to $45 million, in addition to $60.5 million relating to the purchase of part of our corporate office complex.$65 million.

Financing Activities

Cash provided by financing activities increased $38.6 million to $45.8 million in 2011 from $7.2 million in 2010. This increase was primarily due to the term loan borrowed under the credit facility to partially fund the purchase of our corporate headquarters, as well as excess tax benefits and proceeds from stock-based compensation arrangements.

Cash provided by financing activities increased $23.7 million to $7.2 million in 2010 from cash used in financing activities of $16.5 million in 2009. This increase was primarily due to the final payment made on our prior revolving credit facility that was terminated during 2009.

Cash used in financing activities increased $51.9 million to $16.5 million in 2009 from cash provided by financing activities of $35.4 million in 2008. This increase was primarily due to additional net payments made on our revolving credit and long term debt facilities in 2009 as compared to 2008.

Revolving Credit Facility

We haveIn March 2011, we entered into a revolvingnew $325.0 million credit facility with certain lending institutions.institutions and terminated our prior $200.0 million revolving credit facility in order to increase our available financing and to expand our lending syndicate. The revolving credit facility has a term of threefour years expiring in January 2012, and provides for a committed revolving

credit line of up to $200.0$300.0 million, based on our qualified domestic inventory and accounts receivable balances.in addition to a $25.0 million term loan facility. The commitment amount

under the revolving credit facility may be increased by an additional $50.0 million, subject to certain conditions and approvals underas set forth in the credit agreement. We incurred and capitalized $1.6 million in deferred financing costs in connection with the credit facility.

The revolving credit facility may be used for working capital and general corporate purposes. Itpurposes and is collateralized by substantially all of our assets and the assetscertain of our domestic subsidiaries (other than trademarks and the land, buildings and other assets comprising our trademarks),corporate headquarters) and by a pledge of 65% of the equity interests of certain of our foreign subsidiaries. Up to $5.0 million of the revolving credit facility may be used to support letters of credit, of which no amountsnone were outstanding as of December 31, 2010.2011. We mustare required to maintain a certain leverage ratio and fixed chargeinterest coverage ratio as definedset forth in the credit agreement. As of December 31, 2010,2011, we were in compliance with these financial covenants.ratios. The revolving credit facilityagreement also provides ourthe lenders with the ability to reduce the borrowing base, even if we are in compliance with all conditions of the revolving credit facility,agreement, upon a material adverse change to ourthe business, properties, assets, financial condition or results of operations. The revolving credit facilityagreement contains a number of restrictions that limit our ability, among other things, and subject to certain limited exceptions, to incur additional indebtedness, pledge our assets as security, guaranty obligations of third parties, make investments, undergo a merger or consolidation, dispose of assets, or materially change our line of business. In addition, the revolving credit facilityagreement includes a cross default provision whereby an event of default under other debt obligations, as defined in the credit agreement, will be considered an event of default under thisthe credit agreement.

Borrowings under the revolving credit facility bear interest based on the daily balance outstanding at a LIBOR (with no rate option (with LIBOR subject to a rate floor of 1.25%)floor) plus an applicable margin (varying from 2.0%1.25% to 2.5%1.75%) or, in certain cases at our discretion, a base rate option (based on the prime ratea certain lending institution’s Prime Rate or as otherwise specified in the credit agreement, with the baseno rate subject to a rate floor of 2.25%)floor) plus an applicable margin (varying from 1.0%0.25% to 1.5%0.75%). The revolving credit facility also carries a commitment fee varyingequal to the unused borrowings multiplied by an applicable margin (varying from 0.38%0.25% to 0.5% of the committed line amount less outstanding borrowings and letters of credit.0.35%). The applicable margins are calculated quarterly and vary based on our leverage ratio as set forth in the credit agreement.

Prior toUpon entering into the revolving credit facility in January 2009,March 2011, we terminated our prior $100.0$200.0 million revolving credit facility. In conjunction with the termination of the prior revolving credit facility, we repaid the then outstanding balance of $25.0 million. The prior revolving credit facility was also collateralized by substantially all of our assets, other than our trademarks, and included covenants, conditions and other terms similar to our current revolvingnew credit facility.

AsIn May 2011, we borrowed $25.0 million under the term loan facility to finance a portion of December 31, 2010, borrowings underthe acquisition of our $200 million revolving credit facility were limited to approximately $151.5 million based on our eligible domestic inventory and accounts receivable balances.corporate headquarters. The weighted average interest rate on the term loan was 1.5% during the year ended December 31, 2011. The maturity date of the term loan is March 2015, which is the end of the credit facility term. In early 2013, we expect to refinance both the term loan and the loan assumed in the acquisition of our corporate headquarters. During the three months ended September 30, 2011, we borrowed $30.0 million under the revolving credit facility to fund seasonal working capital requirements and repaid it during the three months ended December 31, 2011. The interest rate under the revolving credit facility was 1.5% during the year ended December 31, 2011, and no balance was outstanding as of December 31, 2011. No balances were outstanding under the prior revolving credit facility was 1.4% and 3.7% during the yearsyear ended December 31, 2009 and 2008. No balances were outstanding under the current revolving credit facility during the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.2010.

Long Term Debt

We have long term debt agreements with various lenders to finance the acquisition of or lease of qualifying capital investments. Loans under these agreements are collateralized by a first lien on the related assets acquired. As these agreements are not committed facilities, each advance is subject to approval by the lenders. Additionally, these agreements include a cross default provision whereby an event of default under other debt obligations, including our revolving credit facility, will be considered an event of default under these agreements. In addition, theseThese agreements require a prepayment fee if we pay outstanding amounts ahead of the scheduled terms. The terms of our revolvingthe credit facility limit the total amount of additional financing under these agreements to $35.0$40.0 million, of which $22.1$21.5 million was remainingavailable for additional financing as of December 31, 2010.2011. At December 31, 20102011 and 2009,2010, the outstanding principal balance under these agreements was $14.5 million and $15.9 million, and $20.1 million, respectively.

Currently, advances under these agreements bear interest rates which are fixed at the time of each advance. The weighted average interest raterates on outstanding borrowings waswere 3.5%, 5.3%, and 5.9% and 6.1% for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, and 2008, respectively.

We monitor the financial health and stability of our lenders under the revolvingour credit and long term debt facilities, however continuing significantduring any period of instability in the credit markets lenders could be negatively impact lenders andimpacted in their ability to perform under theirthese facilities.

In July 2011, in connection with the acquisition of our corporate headquarters, we assumed a $38.6 million nonrecourse loan secured by a mortgage on the acquired property. The acquisition of our corporate headquarters was accounted for as a business combination, and the carrying value of the loan secured by the acquired property approximates fair value. The assumed loan had an original term of approximately ten years with a scheduled maturity date of March 1, 2013. The loan includes a balloon payment of $37.3 million due at maturity, and may not be prepaid. The assumed loan is a nonrecourse loan with the lender’s remedies for non-performance limited to action against the acquired property and certain required reserves and a cash collateral account, except for nonrecourse carveouts related to fraud, breaches of certain representations, warranties or covenants, including those related to environmental matters, and other standard carveouts for a loan of this type. The loan requires certain minimum cash flows and financial results from the property, and if those requirements are not met, additional reserves may be required. The assumed loan requires prior approval of the lender for certain matters related to the property, including material leases, changes to property management, transfers of any part of the property and material alterations to the property. The loan has an interest rate of 6.73%. In connection with the assumed loan, we incurred and capitalized $0.8 million in deferred financing costs. As of December 31, 2011, the outstanding balance on the loan was $38.2 million. In addition, in connection with the assumed loan for the acquisition of our corporate headquarters, we were required to set aside amounts in reserve and cash collateral accounts. As of December 31, 2011, $2.0 million of restricted cash was included in prepaid expenses and other current assets, and the remaining $3.0 million of restricted cash was included in other long term assets.

Acquisitions

In July 2011, we acquired approximately 400.0 thousand square feet of office space comprising part of our corporate headquarters for $60.5 million. The acquisition included land, buildings, tenant improvements and third party lease-related intangible assets. As of the purchase date, 163.6 thousand square feet of the 400.0 thousand square feet of office space acquired was leased to third party tenants. These leases had remaining lease terms ranging from 9 months to 15 years as of the purchase date. We intend to occupy additional space as it becomes available. Since the acquisition, we have invested $2.2 million in additional improvements.

The acquisition included the assumption of a $38.6 million loan secured by the property and the remaining purchase price was paid in cash funded primarily by a $25.0 million term loan borrowed in May 2011. The carrying value of the assumed loan approximated its fair value on the date of the acquisition. Refer above and to Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of the assumed loan and term loan. A $1.0 million deposit was paid upon signing the purchase agreement in November 2010.

The aggregate fair value of the acquisition was $63.8 million. The fair value was estimated using a combination of market, income and cost approaches. The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination, and as such we recognized a bargain purchase gain of $3.3 million as the amount by which the fair value of the net assets acquired exceeded the fair value of the purchase price.

In connection with this acquisition, we incurred acquisition related expenses of approximately $1.9 million. Both the acquisition related expenses and pre-tax bargain purchase gain were included in selling, general and administrative expenses on the consolidated statements of income during the year ended December 31, 2011. This transaction is not expected to have a material impact to our consolidated statements of income in future periods.

We believe that we were able to negotiate the acquisition of the net assets for less than fair value because the seller marketed the property in a limited manner, and thus the property did not have adequate exposure to the market prior to the measurement date to allow for marketing activities that are usual and customary for real estate transactions. In addition, we were the majority tenant immediately prior to the acquisition and were willing and qualified to assume the secured loan.

Contractual Commitments and Contingencies

We lease warehouse space, office facilities, space for our factory house and specialty stores and certain equipment under non-cancelable operating and capital leases. The leases expire at various dates through 2021,2023, excluding extensions at our option, and contain various provisions for rental adjustments. In addition, this table includes executed lease agreements for factory house stores that we did not yet occupy as of December 31, 2010.2011. The operating leases generally contain renewal provisions for varying periods of time. Our significant contractual obligations and commitments as of December 31, 20102011 are summarized in the following table:

 

  Payments Due by Period   Payments Due by Period 

(in thousands)

  Total   Less Than
1 Year
   1 to 3 Years   3 to 5 Years   More Than
5 Years
   Total   Less Than
1 Year
   1 to 3 Years   3 to 5 Years   More Than
5 Years
 

Contractual obligations

                    

Long term debt obligations (1)

  $15,942    $6,865    $6,821    $2,256    $—      $77,724    $6,882    $68,891    $1,951    $—    

Operating lease obligations (2)

   95,704     19,528     31,400     24,677     20,099     185,178     22,926     49,511     43,697     69,044  

Product purchase obligations (3)

   356,943     356,943     —       —       —       288,724     288,724     —       —       —    

Sponsorships and other (4)

   167,629     43,506     72,015     48,625     3,483     169,514     52,855     89,424     26,269     966  
                      

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total

  $636,218    $426,842    $110,236    $75,558    $23,582    $721,140    $371,387    $207,826    $71,917    $70,010  
                      

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

(1)Excludes a total of $1.1$4.0 million in interest payments on long term debt obligations. Includes the repayment of $25.0 million borrowed under the term loan facility which is due in March 2015 but is planned to be refinanced in early 2013 with the loan assumed in the acquisition of our corporate headquarters.

 

(2)Includes the minimum payments for operating lease obligations. The operating lease obligations do not include any contingent rent expense we may incur at our factory house stores based on future sales above a specified minimum or payments made for maintenance, insurance and real estate taxes. Contingent rent expense was $3.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2011.

 

(3)We generally place orders with our manufacturers at least three to four months in advance of expected future sales. The amounts listed for product purchase obligations primarily represent our open production purchase orders for our apparel, footwear and accessories, including expected inbound freight, duties and other costs. These open purchase orders specify fixed or minimum quantities of products at determinable prices. The reported amounts exclude product purchase liabilities included in accounts payable as of December 31, 2010.2011. When compared to the product purchase obligation included in our 2010 Form 10-K, product purchase obligations have decreased by 19% primarily due to the timing of product purchases and improvements in inventory management.

 

(4)Includes footwear promotional rights fees, sponsorships of individual athletes, sports teams and athletic events and other marketing commitments in order to promote our brand. Some of these sponsorship agreements provide for additional performance incentives and product supply obligations. It is not possible to determine how much we will spend on product supply obligations on an annual basis as contracts generally do not stipulate specific cash amounts to be spent on products. The amount of product provided to these sponsorships depends on many factors including general playing conditions, the number of sporting events in which they participate and our decisions regarding product and marketing initiatives. In addition, the costs to design, develop, source and purchase the products furnished to the endorsers are incurred over a period of time and are not necessarily tracked separately from similar costs incurred for products sold to customers. In addition, it is not possible to determine the amounts we may be required to pay under these agreements as they are primarily subject to certain performance based variables. The amounts listed above are the fixed minimum amounts required to be paid under these agreements.

The table above excludes a $6.4liability of $11.2 million liability for uncertain tax positions, including the related interest and penalties, recorded in accordance with applicable accounting guidance, as we are unable to reasonably estimate the timing of settlement. Refer to Note 1011 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a further discussion of our uncertain tax positions.

In addition, the table above excludes the expected purchase of part of our corporate office complex of $60.5 million. The purchase is subject to certain closing conditions. We expect the transaction to close in early 2011. We expect this transaction to have minimal impact on cash flows both from a purchase perspective and on a go-forward operational basis, as we intend to fund this purchase through additional debt.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

In connection with various contracts and agreements, we have agreed to indemnify counterparties against certain third party claims relating to the infringement of intellectual property rights and other items. Generally, such indemnification obligations do not apply in situations in which our counterparties are grossly negligent, engage in willful misconduct, or act in bad faith. Based on our historical experience and the estimated probability of future loss, we have determined the fair value of such indemnifications is not material to our financial position or results of operations.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. To prepare these financial statements, we must make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, as well as the disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could be significantly different from these estimates. We believe the following discussion addresses the critical accounting policies that are necessary to understand and evaluate our reported financial results.

Revenue Recognition

Net revenues consist of both net sales and license revenues. Net sales are recognized upon transfer of ownership, including passage of title to the customer and transfer of risk of loss related to those goods. Transfer of title and risk of loss are based upon shipment under free on board shipping point for most goods or upon receipt by the customer depending on the country of the sale and the agreement with the customer. In some instances, transfer of title and risk of loss take place at the point of sale, for example at our factory house and specialtyretail stores. We may also ship product directly from our supplier to the customer and recognize revenue when the product is delivered to and accepted by the customer. License revenues are recognized based upon shipment of licensed products sold by our licensees.

Sales Returns, Allowances, Markdownstaxes imposed on our revenues from product sales are presented on a net basis on the consolidated statements of income and Discountstherefore do not impact net revenues or costs of goods sold.

We record reductions to revenue for estimated customer returns, allowances, markdowns and discounts. We base our estimates on historical rates of customer returns and allowances as well as the specific identification of outstanding returns, markdowns and allowances that have not yet been received by us. The actual amount of customer returns and allowances, which is inherently uncertain, may differ from our estimates. If we determine that actual or expected returns or allowances are significantly higher or lower than the reserves we established, we would record a reduction or increase, as appropriate, to net sales in the period in which we make such a determination. Provisions for customer specific discounts are based on contractual obligations with certain major customers.

Reserves for returns, allowances, markdowns and discounts are recorded as an offset to accounts receivable as settlements are made through offsets to outstanding customer invoices. Prior to 2010, the majority of reserves for customer markdowns and discounts were recorded as accrued expenses as settlements were made through cash disbursements. As of December 31, 2011 and 2010, there were $8.3$27.1 million and $25.2 million, respectively, in reserves for customer returns, allowances, markdowns and discounts recorded as offsets to accounts receivable, and no amounts were recorded as accrued expenses. As of

December 31, 2009, there were no significant customer markdowns or discounts recorded as offsets to accounts receivable, and $6.9 million was recorded as accrued expenses.discounts.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

We make ongoing estimates relating to the collectability of our accounts receivable and maintain a reserve for estimated losses resulting from the inability of our customers to make required payments. In determining the amount of the reserve, we consider our historical levels of credit losses and significant economic developments

within the retail environment that could impact the ability of our customers to pay outstanding balances and make judgments about the creditworthiness of significant customers based on ongoing credit evaluations. Because we cannot predict future changes in the financial stability of our customers, future losses from uncollectible accounts may differ from our estimates. If the financial condition of our customers were to deteriorate, resulting in their inability to make payments, a larger reserve might be required. In the event we determine that a smaller or larger reserve was appropriate, we would record a benefit or charge to selling, general and administrative expenses in the period in which we made such a determination.

Inventory Valuation and Reserves

We value our inventory at standard cost which approximates our landed cost, using the first-in, first-out method of cost determination. Market value is estimated based upon assumptions made about future demand and retail market conditions. If we determine that the estimated market value of our inventory is less than the carrying value of such inventory, we providerecord a charge to cost of goods sold to reflect the lower of cost or market. If actual market conditions are less favorable than those projected by us, further adjustments may be required that would increase our cost of goods sold in the period in which we make such a determination.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

We continually evaluate whether events and circumstances have occurred that indicate the remaining estimated useful life of long-lived assets may warrant revision or that the remaining balance may not be recoverable. These factors may include a significant deterioration of operating results, changes in business plans, or changes in anticipated cash flows. When factors indicate that an asset should be evaluated for possible impairment, we review long-lived assets to assess recoverability from future operations using undiscounted cash flows. Impairments are recognized in earnings to the extent that the carrying value exceeds fair value. No material impairments were recorded in the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 2009 and 2008.2009.

Income Taxes

Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are established for temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and the tax basis of our assets and liabilities at tax rates expected to be in effect when such assets or liabilities are realized or settled. Deferred income tax assets are reduced by valuation allowances when necessary.

Assessing whether deferred tax assets are realizable requires significant judgment. We consider all available positive and negative evidence, including historical operating performance and expectations of future operating performance. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is often dependent upon future taxable income and therefore can be uncertain. To the extent we believe it is more likely than not that all or some portion of the asset will not be realized, valuation allowances are established against our deferred tax assets, which increase income tax expense in the period when such a determination is made.

Income taxes include the largest amount of tax benefit for an uncertain tax position that is more likely than not to be sustained upon audit based on the technical merits of the tax position. Settlements with tax authorities, the expiration of statutes of limitations for particular tax positions, or obtaining new information on particular tax positions may cause a change to the effective tax rate. We recognize accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in the provision for income taxes on the consolidated statements of income.

Stock-Based Compensation

We account for stock-based compensation in accordance with accounting guidance that requires all stock-based compensation awards granted to employees and directors to be measured at fair value and recognized as an expense in the financial statements. Historically, we recognized expense for stock-based compensation awards granted prior to our initial filing of our S-1 Registration Statement in accordance with accounting guidance that allows the intrinsic value method. Under the intrinsic value method, stock-based compensation expense of fixed stock options is based on the difference, if any, between the fair value of our stock on the grant date and the exercise price of the option. The stock-based compensation expense for these awards was fully amortized in 2010. As of December 31, 2010,2011, we had $19.0$24.6 million of unrecognized

compensation expense, excluding performance-based stock options,equity awards, expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.01.9 years. In addition,As of December 31, 2011, we had $16.0$7.3 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to performance-based stock options expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.5 years if all combined operating income targets would be reached.1.8 years.

Determining the appropriate fair value model and calculating the fair value of stock-based compensation awards require the input of highly subjective assumptions, including the expected life of the stock-based compensation awards, stock price volatility and estimated forfeiture rates. We use the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to determine the fair value of stock-based compensation awards. The assumptions used in calculating the fair value of stock-based compensation awards represent management’s best estimates, but the estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management judgment. In addition, compensation expense for performance-based awards is recorded over the related service period when achievement of the performance target is deemed probable, which requires management judgment. For example, the achievement of the operating income targets related to the performance-based restricted stock units granted in 2011 were not deemed probable as of December 31, 2011. Additional stock-based compensation of up to $5.6 million would have been recorded in 2011 for these performance-based restricted stock units had the full achievement of these operating targets been deemed probable. As a result, if factors change and we use different assumptions, our stock-based compensation expense could be materially different in the future. Refer to Note 2 and Note 1213 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a further discussion on stock-based compensation.

Recently AdoptedIssued Accounting Standards

In June 2009,2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued an Accounting Standards Update which eliminates the option to report other comprehensive income and its components in the statement of changes in stockholders’ equity. It requires an entity to present total comprehensive income, which includes the components of net income and the components of other comprehensive income, either in a single continuous statement or in two separate but consecutive statements. In December 2011, the FASB issued an amendment to this pronouncement which defers the accounting and disclosure requirements forspecific requirement to present components of reclassifications of other comprehensive income on the consolidationface of variable interest entities (“VIEs”). This amendment requires an enterprise to perform a qualitative analysis when determining whether or not it must consolidate a VIE. The amendment also requires an enterprise to continuously reassess whether it must consolidate a VIE. Finally, an enterprise will be required to disclose significant judgments and assumptions used to determine whether or not to consolidate a VIE. This amendment isthe income statement. These pronouncements are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011. We believe the adoption of these pronouncements will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In May 2011, the FASB issued an Accounting Standards Update which clarifies the requirements for how to measure fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements common to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and International Financial Reporting Standards. This guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after NovemberDecember 15, 2009, and for interim periods within2011. We believe the first annual period. The adoption of this amendment didguidance will not have anya material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

ITEM 7A.    QUANTITATIVEAND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK

Foreign Currency Exchange and Foreign Currency Risk Management and Derivatives

We currently generate a small amount of our consolidated net revenues in Canada and Europe. The reporting currency for our consolidated financial statements is the U.S. dollar. To date, net revenues generated outside of the United States have not been significant. However, as our net revenues generated outside of the United States increase, our results of operations could be adversely impacted by changes in foreign currency exchange rates. For example, if we recognize foreign revenues in local foreign currencies (as we currently do in Canada and Europe) and if the U.S. dollar strengthens, it could have a negative impact on our foreign revenues upon translation of those results into the U.S. dollar upon consolidation of our financial statements. In addition, we are exposed to gains and losses resulting from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates on transactions generated by our foreign subsidiaries in currencies other than their local currencies. These gains and losses are primarily driven by inter-companyintercompany transactions. These exposures are included in other expense, net on the consolidated statements of income.

When deemed necessary,From time to time, we have usedmay elect to use foreign currency forward contracts to reduce the risk from exchange rate fluctuations on inter-companyintercompany transactions and projected inventory purchases for our European and Canadian subsidiaries. In addition, we may elect to enter into foreign currency forward contracts to reduce the risk associated with foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations on Pound Sterling denominated balance sheet items. We do not enter into derivative financial instruments for speculative or trading purposes.

Based on the foreign currency forward contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2010,2011, we receive USU.S. Dollars in exchange for Canadian Dollars at a weighted average contractual forward foreign currency exchange rate of 1.001.03 CAD per $1.00, and USU.S. Dollars in exchange for Euros at a weighted average contractual foreign currency exchange rate of 0.76 EUR€0.77 per $1.00.$1.00 and Euros in exchange for Pounds Sterling at a weighted average contractual foreign currency exchange rate of £0.84 per €1.00. As of December 31, 2010,2011, the notional value of our outstanding foreign currency forward contracts for our Canadian subsidiary was $17.6$51.1 million with contract maturities of 1 month or less, and the notional value of our outstanding foreign currency forward contracts for our European subsidiary was $34.8$50.0 million with contract maturities of 1 month. As of December 31, 2011, the notional value of our outstanding foreign currency forward contract used to mitigate the foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations on Pound Sterling denominated balance sheet items was €10.5 million, or $13.6 million, with a contract maturity of 1 month. The foreign currency forward contracts are not designated as cash flow hedges, and accordingly, changes in their fair value are recorded in other expense, net on the consolidated statements of income. The fair values of our foreign currency forward contracts were liabilities of $0.7 million and $0.6 million as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and were included in accrued expenses on the consolidated balance sheet. The fair values of our foreign currency forward contracts were assets of $0.3 million as of December 31, 2009, and were included in prepaid expenses and other current assets on the consolidated balance sheet. Refer to Note 910 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of the fair value measurements. Included in other expense, net were the following amounts related to changes in foreign currency exchange rates and derivative foreign currency forward contracts:

 

  Year Ended December 31,   Year Ended December 31, 

(In thousands)

  2010 2009 2008   2011 2010 2009 

Unrealized foreign currency exchange rate gains (losses)

  $(1,280 $5,222   $(5,459  $(4,027 $(1,280 $5,222  

Realized foreign currency exchange rate losses

   (2,638  (261  (2,166

Unrealized derivative gains (losses)

   (809  (1,060  1,650  

Realized foreign currency exchange rate gains (losses)

   298    (2,638  (261

Unrealized derivative losses

   (31  (809  (1,060

Realized derivative gains (losses)

   3,549    (4,412  (204   1,696    3,549    (4,412

We enter into foreign currency forward contracts with major financial institutions with investment grade credit ratings and are exposed to credit losses in the event of non-performance by these financial institutions. This credit risk is generally limited to the unrealized gains in the foreign currency forward contracts. However, we monitor the credit quality of these financial institutions and consider the risk of counterparty default to be minimal. Although we have entered into foreign currency forward contracts to minimize some of the impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations on future cash flows, we cannot be assured that foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations will not have a material adverse impact on our financial condition and results of operations.

Inflation

Inflationary factors such as increases in the cost of our product and overhead costs may adversely affect our operating results. Although we do not believe that inflation has had a material impact on our financial position or results of operations to date, a high rate of inflation in the future may have an adverse effect on our ability to maintain current levels of gross margin and selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of net revenues if the selling prices of our products do not increase with these increased costs.

ITEM 8.FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

Report of Management on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for the Company. We conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework inInternal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). This evaluation included review of the documentation of controls, evaluation of the design effectiveness of controls, testing of the operating effectiveness of controls and a conclusion on this evaluation. Based on our evaluation, we have concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2010.2011.

The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010,2011, has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which appears herein.

 

/s/    KEVIN A. PLANK        

Kevin A. Plank

  

President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the
Board of Directors

/s/    BRAD DICKERSON        

Brad Dickerson

  Chief Financial Officer

Dated: February 24, 20112012

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Under Armour, Inc.:

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements listed in the index appearing under Item 15(a)(1) present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Under Armour, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the Company) at December 31, 20102011 and 2009,2010, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 20102011 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In addition, in our opinion, the financial statement schedule listed in the index appearing under Item 15(a)(2) presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein when read in conjunction with the related consolidated financial statements. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010,2011, based on criteria established inInternal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). The Company’s management is responsible for these financial statements and financial statement schedule, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Report of Management on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express opinions on these financial statements, on the financial statement schedule, and on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our integrated audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audits of the financial statements included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

/s/    PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Baltimore, Maryland

February 24, 20112012

Under Armour, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except share data)

 

  December 31,
2010
   December 31,
2009
   December 31,
2011
   December 31,
2010
 

Assets

        

Current assets

        

Cash and cash equivalents

  $203,870    $187,297    $175,384    $203,870  

Accounts receivable, net

   102,034     79,356     134,043     102,034  

Inventories

   215,355     148,488     324,409     215,355  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

   19,326     19,989     39,643     19,326  

Deferred income taxes

   15,265     12,870     16,184     15,265  
          

 

   

 

 

Total current assets

   555,850     448,000     689,663     555,850  

Property and equipment, net

   76,127     72,926     159,135     76,127  

Intangible assets, net

   3,914     5,681     5,535     3,914  

Deferred income taxes

   21,275     13,908     15,885     21,275  

Other long term assets

   18,212     5,073     48,992     18,212  
          

 

   

 

 

Total assets

  $675,378    $545,588    $919,210    $675,378  
          

 

   

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

        

Current liabilities

        

Accounts payable

  $84,679    $68,710    $100,527    $84,679  

Accrued expenses

   55,138     40,885     69,285     55,138  

Current maturities of long term debt

   6,865     9,178     6,882     6,865  

Current maturities of capital lease obligations

   —       97  

Other current liabilities

   2,465     1,292     6,913     2,465  
          

 

   

 

 

Total current liabilities

   149,147     120,162     183,607     149,147  

Long term debt, net of current maturities

   9,077     10,948     70,842     9,077  

Other long term liabilities

   20,188     14,481     28,329     20,188  
          

 

   

 

 

Total liabilities

   178,412     145,591     282,778     178,412  
          

 

   

 

 

Commitments and contingencies (see Note 7)

    

Commitments and contingencies (see Note 8)

    

Stockholders’ equity

        

Class A Common Stock, $.0003 1/3 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2010 and 2009; 38,660,355 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2010 and 37,747,647 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2009

   13     13  

Class B Convertible Common Stock, $.0003 1/3 par value; 12,500,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2010 and 2009

   4     4  

Class A Common Stock, $.0003 1/3 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2011 and 2010; 40,496,126 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2011 and 38,660,355 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2010.

   13     13  

Class B Convertible Common Stock, $.0003 1/3 par value; 11,250,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2011, 12,500,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2010.

   4     4  

Additional paid-in capital

   224,887     197,342     268,223     224,887  

Retained earnings

   270,021     202,188     366,164     270,021  

Unearned compensation

   —       (14

Accumulated other comprehensive income

   2,041     464     2,028     2,041  
          

 

   

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

   496,966     399,997     636,432     496,966  
          

 

   

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

  $675,378    $545,588    $919,210    $675,378  
          

 

   

 

 

See accompanying notes.

Under Armour, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Income

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

   Year Ended December 31, 
   2010  2009  2008 

Net revenues

  $1,063,927   $856,411   $725,244  

Cost of goods sold

   533,420    446,286    372,203  
             

Gross profit

   530,507    410,125    353,041  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

   418,152    324,852    276,116  
             

Income from operations

   112,355    85,273    76,925  

Interest expense, net

   (2,258  (2,344  (850

Other expense, net

   (1,178  (511  (6,175
             

Income before income taxes

   108,919    82,418    69,900  

Provision for income taxes

   40,442    35,633    31,671  
             

Net income

  $68,477   $46,785   $38,229  
             

Net income available per common share

    

Basic

  $1.35   $0.94   $0.78  

Diluted

  $1.34   $0.92   $0.76  

Weighted average common shares outstanding

    

Basic

   50,798    49,848    49,086  

Diluted

   51,282    50,650    50,342  

   Year Ended December 31, 
   2011  2010  2009 

Net revenues

  $1,472,684   $1,063,927   $856,411  

Cost of goods sold

   759,848    533,420    446,286  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Gross profit

   712,836    530,507    410,125  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

   550,069    418,152    324,852  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Income from operations

   162,767    112,355    85,273  

Interest expense, net

   (3,841  (2,258  (2,344

Other expense, net

   (2,064  (1,178  (511
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

   156,862    108,919    82,418  

Provision for income taxes

   59,943    40,442    35,633  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net income

  $96,919   $68,477   $46,785  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net income available per common share

    

Basic

  $1.88   $1.35   $0.94  

Diluted

  $1.85   $1.34   $0.92  

Weighted average common shares outstanding

    

Basic

   51,570    50,798    49,848  

Diluted

   52,526    51,282    50,650  

See accompanying notes.

Under Armour, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income

(In thousands)

 

 Class A
Common Stock
 Class B
Convertible
Common Stock
 Additional
Paid-In
Capital
  Retained
Earnings
  Unearned
Compen-
sation
  Accum-
ulated
Other
Compre-
hensive
Income
(Loss)
  Compre-
hensive
Income
  Total
Stockholders’
Equity
  Class A
Common Stock
 Class B
Convertible
Common Stock
 Additional
Paid-In

Capital
  Retained
Earnings
  Unearned
Compen-

sation
  Accum-
ulated
Other
Compre-
hensive
Income

(Loss)
  Compre-
hensive

Income
  Total
Stockholders’

Equity
 
 Shares Amount Shares Amount 

Balance as of December 31, 2007

  36,190   $12    12,500   $4   $162,362   $117,782   $(182 $507    $280,485  

Exercise of stock options

  225    —      —      —      785    —      —      —       785  

Issuance of Class A Common Stock, net of forfeitures

  394    —      —      —      1,205    —      —      —       1,205  

Stock-based compensation expense

  —      —      —      —      8,340    —      122    —       8,462  

Net excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation arrangements

  —      —      —      —      2,033    —      —      —       2,033  

Comprehensive income :

          

Net income

  —      —      —      —      —      38,229    —      —     $38,229    38,229  

Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax of $100

  —      —      —      —      —      —      —      (102  (102  (102
            

Comprehensive income

          38,127   
                           ��  Shares Amount Shares Amount Additional
Paid-In

Capital
  Retained
Earnings
  Unearned
Compen-

sation
  Accum-
ulated
Other
Compre-
hensive
Income

(Loss)
  Compre-
hensive

Income
  Total
Stockholders’

Equity
 

Balance as of December 31, 2008

  36,809    12    12,500    4    174,725    156,011    (60  405     331,097    36,809   $12    12,500   $4   

Exercise of stock options

  853    1    —      —      4,000    —      —      —       4,001    853    1    —      —      4,000    —      —      —       4,001  

Shares withheld in consideration of employee tax obligations relative to stock-based compensation arrangements

  (26  —      —      —      —      (608  —      —       (608  (26  —      —      —      —      (608  —      —       (608

Issuance of Class A Common Stock, net of forfeitures

  112    —      —      —      1,509    —      —      —       1,509    112    —      —      —      1,509    —      —      —       1,509  

Stock-based compensation expense

  —      —      —      —      12,864    —      46    —       12,910    —      —      —      —      12,864    —      46    —       12,910  

Net excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation arrangements

  —      —      —      —      4,244    —      —      —       4,244    —      —      —      —      4,244    —      —      —       4,244  

Comprehensive income :

                    

Net income

  —      —      —      —      —      46,785    —      —      46,785    46,785    —      —      —      —      —      46,785    —      —     $46,785    46,785  

Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax of $101

  —      —      —      —      —      —      —      59    59    59    —      —      —      —      —      —      —      59    59    59  
                     

 

  

Comprehensive income

          46,844             46,844   
                             

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2009

  37,748    13    12,500    4    197,342    202,188    (14  464     399,997    37,748    13    12,500    4    197,342    202,188    (14  464     399,997  

Exercise of stock options

  799    —      —      —      6,104    —      —      —       6,104    799    —      —      —      6,104    —      —      —       6,104  

Shares withheld in consideration of employee tax obligations relative to stock-based compensation arrangements

  (19  —      —      —      —      (644  —      —       (644  (19  —      —      —      —      (644  —      —       (644

Issuance of Class A Common Stock, net of forfeitures

  132    —      —      —      1,788    —      —      —       1,788    132    —      —      —      1,788    —      —      —       1,788  

Stock-based compensation expense

  —      —      —      —      16,170    —      14    —       16,184    —      —      —      —      16,170    —      14    —       16,184  

Net excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation arrangements

  —      —      —      —      3,483    —      —      —       3,483    —      —      —      —      3,483    —      —      —       3,483  

Comprehensive income :

                    

Net income

  —      —      —      —      —      68,477    —      —     $68,477    68,477    —      —      —      —      —      68,477    —      —      68,477    68,477  

Foreign currency translation adjustment

  —      —      —      —      —      —      —      1,577    1,577    1,577    —      —      —      —      —      —      —      1,577    1,577    1,577  
                     

 

  

Comprehensive income

         $70,054             70,054   
                               

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2010

  38,660   $13    12,500   $4   $224,887   $270,021   $—     $2,041    $496,966    38,660    13    12,500    4    224,887    270,021    —      2,041     496,966  

Exercise of stock options

  563    —      —      —      12,853    —      —      —       12,853  

Shares withheld in consideration of employee tax obligations relative to stock-based compensation arrangements

  (12  —      —      —      —      (776  —      —       (776

Issuance of Class A Common Stock, net of forfeitures

  35    —      —      —      2,041    —      —      —       2,041  

Class B Convertible Common Stock converted to Class A Common Stock

  1,250    —      (1,250  —      —      —      —      —       —    

Stock-based compensation expense

  —      —      —      —      18,063    —      —      —       18,063  

Net excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation arrangements

  —      —      —      —      10,379    —      —      —       10,379  

Comprehensive income :

          

Net income

  —      —      —      —      —      96,919    —      —      96,919    96,919  

Foreign currency translation adjustment

  —      —      —      —      —      —      —      (13  (13  (13
                                     

 

  

Comprehensive income

         $96,906   
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2011

  40,496   $13    11,250   $4   $268,223   $366,164   $—     $2,028    $636,432  
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

 

See accompanying notes.

Under Armour, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands)

 

  Year Ended December 31,   Year Ended December 31, 
  2010 2009 2008   2011 2010 2009 

Cash flows from operating activities

        

Net income

  $68,477   $46,785   $38,229    $96,919   $68,477   $46,785  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

    

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities

    

Depreciation and amortization

   31,321    28,249    21,347     36,301    31,321    28,249  

Unrealized foreign currency exchange rate (gains) losses

   1,280    (5,222  5,459     4,027    1,280    (5,222

Loss on disposal of property and equipment

   44    37    15     36    44    37  

Stock-based compensation

   16,227    12,910    8,466     18,063    16,227    12,910  

Gain on bargain purchase of corporate headquarters (excludes transaction costs of $1.9 million)

   (3,300  —      —    

Deferred income taxes

   (10,337  (5,212  (2,818   3,620    (10,337  (5,212

Changes in reserves and allowances

   2,322    1,623    8,711     5,536    2,322    1,623  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

        

Accounts receivable

   (32,320  3,792    2,634     (33,923  (32,320  3,792  

Inventories

   (65,239  32,998    (19,497   (114,646  (65,239  32,998  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

   (4,099  1,870    (7,187   (42,633  (4,099  1,870  

Accounts payable

   16,158    (4,386  16,957     17,209    16,158    (4,386

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

   21,330    11,656    (5,316   23,442    21,330    11,656  

Income taxes payable and receivable

   4,950    (6,059  2,516     4,567    4,950    (6,059
            

 

  

 

  

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

   50,114    119,041    69,516     15,218    50,114    119,041  
            

 

  

 

  

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities

        

Purchase of property and equipment

   (30,182  (19,845  (38,594   (56,228  (30,182  (19,845

Purchase of intangible assets

   —      —      (600

Purchase of trust owned life insurance policies

   (478  (35  (2,893

Deposit for purchase of long term investment

   (11,125  —      —    

Proceeds from sales of property and equipment

   —      —      21  

Purchase of corporate headquarters and related expenditures

   (23,164  —      —    

Purchase of long term investment

   (3,862  (11,125  —    

Purchases of other assets

   (1,153  (478  (35

Change in restricted cash

   (5,029  —      —    
            

 

  

 

  

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

   (41,785  (19,880  (42,066   (89,436  (41,785  (19,880
            

 

  

 

  

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

        

Proceeds from revolving credit facility

   —      —      40,000     30,000    —      —    

Payments on revolving credit facility

   —      (25,000  (15,000   (30,000  —      (25,000

Proceeds from term loan

   25,000    —      —    

Proceeds from long term debt

   5,262    7,649    13,214     5,644    5,262    7,649  

Payments on long term debt

   (9,446  (7,656  (6,490   (7,418  (9,446  (7,656

Payments on capital lease obligations

   (97  (361  (464   —      (97  (361

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation arrangements

   4,189    5,127    2,131     10,260    4,189    5,127  

Proceeds from exercise of stock options and other stock issuances

   7,335    5,128    1,990     14,645    7,335    5,128  

Payments of debt financing costs

   —      (1,354  —       (2,324  —      (1,354
            

 

  

 

  

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

   7,243    (16,467  35,381     45,807    7,243    (16,467

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

   1,001    2,561    (1,377   (75  1,001    2,561  
            

 

  

 

  

 

 

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

   16,573    85,255    61,454  

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

   (28,486  16,573    85,255  

Cash and cash equivalents

        

Beginning of year

   187,297    102,042    40,588     203,870    187,297    102,042  
            

 

  

 

  

 

 

End of year

  $203,870   $187,297   $102,042    $175,384   $203,870   $187,297  
            

 

  

 

  

 

 

Non-cash financing and investing activities

        

Purchase of property and equipment through certain obligations

  $2,922   $4,784   $2,486  

Purchase of intangible asset through certain obligations

   —      2,105    —    

Debt assumed in connection with purchase of corporate headquarters

  $38,556   $—     $—    

Other supplemental information

        

Cash paid for income taxes

   38,773    40,834    29,561     56,940    38,773    40,834  

Cash paid for interest

   992    1,273    1,444     2,305    992    1,273  

See accompanying notes.

Under Armour, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements

1. Description of the Business

Under Armour, Inc. is a developer, marketer and distributor of branded performance apparel, footwear and accessories. These products are sold worldwide and worn by athletes at all levels, from youth to professional on playing fields around the globe, as well as by consumers with active lifestyles.

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Under Armour, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries (the “Company”). All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. The accompanying consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less at date of inception to be cash and cash equivalents. Included in interest expense, net for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 2009 and 20082009 was interest income of $30.0 thousand, $48.7 thousand $102.8 thousand and $636.5$102.8 thousand, respectively, related to cash and cash equivalents.

Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that subject the Company to significant concentration of credit risk consist primarily of accounts receivable. The majority of the Company’s accounts receivable areis due from large sporting goods retailers. Credit is extended based on an evaluation of the customer’s financial condition and collateral is not required. The most significant customers that accounted for a large portion of net revenues and accounts receivable are as follows:

 

  Customer
A
 Customer
B
 Customer
C
   Customer
A
 Customer
B
 Customer
C
 

Net revenues

        

2011

   18.2  7.4  5.6

2010

   18.5  8.7  5.0   18.5  8.7  5.0

2009

   19.4  9.4  4.6   19.4  9.4  4.6

2008

   18.6  12.2  4.7

Accounts receivable

        

2011

   25.4  8.6  5.5

2010

   23.3  11.0  5.4   23.3  11.0  5.4

2009

   17.6  10.7  6.0   17.6  10.7  6.0

2008

   25.0  15.8  7.9

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

The Company makes ongoing estimates relating to the collectability of accounts receivable and maintains an allowance for estimated losses resulting from the inability of its customers to make required payments. In determining the amount of the reserve, the Company considers historical levels of credit losses and significant economic developments within the retail environment that could impact the ability of its customers to pay outstanding balances and makes judgments about the creditworthiness of significant customers based on ongoing credit evaluations. Because the Company cannot predict future changes in the financial stability of its customers,

actual future losses from uncollectible accounts may differ from estimates. If the financial condition of customers were to deteriorate, resulting in their inability to make payments, a larger reserve might be required. In the event

the Company determines a smaller or larger reserve is appropriate, it would record a benefit or charge to selling, general and administrative expense in the period in which such a determination was made. As of December 31, 20102011 and 2009,2010, the allowance for doubtful accounts was $4.9$4.1 million and $5.2$4.9 million, respectively.

Inventories

Inventories consist of finished goods, raw materials and work-in-process. Costs of finished goods inventories include all costs incurred to bring inventory to its current condition, including inbound freight, duties and other costs. The Company values its inventory at standard cost which approximates landed cost, using the first-in, first-out method of cost determination. Market value is estimated based upon assumptions made about future demand and retail market conditions. If the Company determines that the estimated market value of its inventory is less than the carrying value of such inventory, it providesrecords a charge to cost of goods sold to reflect the lower of cost or market. If actual market conditions are less favorable than those projected by the Company, further adjustments may be required that would increase the cost of goods sold in the period in which such a determination was made.

Income Taxes

Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are established for temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and the tax basis of the Company’s assets and liabilities at tax rates expected to be in effect when such assets or liabilities are realized or settled. Deferred income tax assets are reduced by valuation allowances when necessary.

Assessing whether deferred tax assets are realizable requires significant judgment. The Company considers all available positive and negative evidence, including historical operating performance and expectations of future operating performance. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is often dependent upon future taxable income and therefore can be uncertain. To the extent the Company believes it is more likely than not that all or some portion of the asset will not be realized, valuation allowances are established against the Company’s deferred tax assets, which increase income tax expense in the period when such a determination is made.

Income taxes include the largest amount of tax benefit for an uncertain tax position that is more likely than not to be sustained upon audit based on the technical merits of the tax position. Settlements with tax authorities, the expiration of statutes of limitations for particular tax positions, or obtaining new information on particular tax positions may cause a change to the effective tax rate. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in the provision for income taxes on the consolidated statements of income.

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are stated at cost, including the cost of internal labor for software customized for internal use, less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Property and equipment is depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets: 3 to 75 years for furniture, office equipment, software and plant equipment and 10 to 35 years for site improvements, buildings and building equipment. Leasehold and tenant improvements are amortized over the shorter of the lease term or the estimated useful lives of the assets. The cost of in-store apparel and footwear fixtures and displays are capitalized, included in furniture, fixtures and displays, and depreciated over 3 to 5 years.

The Company capitalizes the cost of interest for long term property and equipment projects based on the Company’s weighted average borrowing rates in place while the projects are in progress. Capitalized interest was $0.7 million and $0.4 million as of December 31, 20102011 and 2009, respectively.2010.

Upon retirement or disposition of property and equipment, the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is reflected in selling, general and administrative expenses for that period. Major additions and betterments are capitalized to the asset accounts while maintenance and repairs, which do not improve or extend the lives of assets, are expensed as incurred.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

The Company continually evaluates whether events and circumstances have occurred that indicate the remaining estimated useful life of long-lived assets may warrant revision or that the remaining balance may not be recoverable. These factors may include a significant deterioration of operating results, changes in business plans, or changes in anticipated cash flows. When factors indicate that an asset should be evaluated for possible impairment, the Company reviews long-lived assets to assess recoverability from future operations using undiscounted cash flows. If future undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying value, an impairment is recognized in earnings to the extent that the carrying value exceeds fair value. No material impairments were recorded induring the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 2009 and 2008.2009.

Accrued Expenses

At December 31, 2011, accrued expenses primarily included $31.4 million and $14.2 million of accrued compensation and benefits and marketing expenses, respectively. At December 31, 2010, accrued expenses primarily included $31.0 million and $7.8 million of accrued compensation and benefits and marketing expenses, respectively. At December 31, 2009, accrued expenses primarily included $14.5 million, $6.9 million and $5.2 million of accrued compensation and benefits, certain customer markdowns and discounts and marketing expenses, respectively.

Foreign Currency Translation and Transactions

The functional currency for each of the Company’s wholly owned foreign subsidiaries is generally the applicable local currency. The translation of foreign currencies into U.S. dollars is performed for assets and liabilities using current foreign currency exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date and for revenue and expense accounts using average foreign currency exchange rates during the period. Capital accounts are translated at historical foreign currency exchange rates. Translation gains and losses are included in stockholders’ equity as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income. Adjustments that arise from foreign currency exchange rate changes on transactions, primarily driven by intercompany transactions, denominated in a currency other than the localfunctional currency are included in other expense, net on the consolidated statements of income.

Derivatives

The Company uses derivative financial instruments in the form of foreign currency forward contracts to minimize the risk associated with foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. The Company accounts for derivative financial instruments pursuant to applicable accounting guidance. This guidance establishes accounting and reporting standards for derivative financial instruments and requires all derivatives to be recognized as either assets or liabilities on the balance sheet and to be measured at fair value. Unrealized derivative gain positions are recorded as other current assets or other non-currentlong term assets, and unrealized derivative loss positions are recorded as accrued expenses or other long term liabilities, depending on the derivative financial instrument’s maturity date.

Currently, the Company’s foreign currency forward contracts are not designated as cash flow hedges, and accordingly, changes in their fair value are recorded toincluded in other expense, net on the consolidated statements of income. The Company does not enter into derivative financial instruments for speculative or trading purposes.

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue pursuant to applicable accounting standards. Net revenues consist of both net sales and license revenues. Net sales are recognized upon transfer of ownership, including passage of title to the customer and transfer of risk of loss related to those goods. Transfer of title and risk of loss is based upon shipment under free on board shipping point for most goods or upon receipt by the customer depending on the country of the sale and the agreement with the customer. In some instances, transfer of title and risk of loss takes place at the point of sale, for example, at the Company’s retail stores. The Company may also ship product

directly from its supplier to the customer and recognize revenue when the product is delivered to and accepted by the customer. License revenues are recognized based upon shipment of licensed products sold by the Company’s licensees. Sales taxes imposed on the Company’s revenues from product sales are presented on a net basis on the consolidated statements of income and therefore do not impact net revenues or costs of goods sold.

Sales Returns, Allowances, Markdowns and Discounts

The Company records reductions to revenue for estimated customer returns, allowances, markdowns and discounts. The Company bases its estimates on historical rates of customer returns and allowances as well as the specific identification of outstanding returns, markdowns and allowances that have not yet been received by the Company. The actual amount of customer returns and allowances, which is inherently uncertain, may differ from the Company’s estimates. If the Company determines that actual or expected returns or allowances are significantly higher or lower than the reserves it established, it would record a reduction or increase, as appropriate, to net sales in the period in which it makes such a determination. Provisions for customer specific discounts are based on contractual obligations with certain major customers.

Reserves for returns, allowances, markdowns and discounts are recorded as an offset to accounts receivable as settlements are made through offsets to outstanding customer invoices. Prior to 2010, the majority of reserves for customer markdowns and discounts were recorded as accrued expenses as settlements were made through cash disbursements. As of December 31, 2011 and 2010, there were $8.3$27.1 million and $25.2 million, respectively, in reserves for customer returns, allowances, markdowns and discounts recorded as offsets to accounts receivable, and no amounts were recorded as accrued expenses. As of December 31, 2009, there were no significant customer markdowns or discounts recorded as offsets to accounts receivable, and $6.9 million was recorded as accrued expenses.discounts.

Advertising Costs

Advertising costs are charged to selling, general and administrative expenses. Advertising production costs are expensed the first time an advertisement related to such production costs is run. Media (television, print and radio) placement costs are expensed in the month during which the advertisement appears.appears, and costs related to event sponsorships are expensed when the event occurs. In addition, advertising costs include sponsorship expenses. Accounting for sponsorship payments is based upon specific contract provisions and the payments are generally expensed uniformly over the term of the contract after giving recognitionrecording expense related to periodicspecific performance compliance provisions of the contracts.incentives once they are deemed probable. Advertising expense, including amortization of in-store marketing fixtures and displays, was $167.9 million, $128.2 million $108.9 million and $96.1$108.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 2009 and 2008,2009, respectively. At December 31, 20102011 and 2009,2010, prepaid advertising costs were $3.2$10.4 million and $1.4$3.2 million, respectively.

Shipping and Handling Costs

The Company charges certain customers shipping and handling fees. These fees are recorded in net revenues. The Company includes outbound freight costs associated with shipping goods to customers as a component of cost of goods sold. The Company includes the majority of outbound handling costs as a component of selling, general and administrative expenses. Outbound handling costs include costs associated with preparing goods to ship to customers and certain costs to operate the Company’s distribution facilities. These costs, included within selling, general and administrative expenses, were $26.1 million, $14.7 million $12.2 million and $10.2$12.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The Company includes outbound freight costs associated with shipping goods to customers as a component of cost of goods sold.

Minority Investment

Beginning in January 2011, the Company has held a minority equity investment in Dome Corporation (“Dome”), the Company’s Japanese licensee. The Company invested ¥1,140.0 million, or $15.5 million, in exchange for 19.5% common stock ownership in Dome. As of December 31, 2011, the carrying value of the Company’s investment was $14.4 million, and 2008, respectively.was included in other long term assets on the consolidated balance sheet. The investment is subject to foreign currency translation rate fluctuations as it is held by the Company’s European subsidiary.

The Company accounts for its investment in Dome under the cost method given that it does not have the ability to exercise significant influence. Additionally, the Company concluded that no event or change in circumstances occurred during the period that may have a significant adverse effect on the fair value of the investment.

Earnings per Share

Basic earnings per common share is computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders for the period by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Any stock-based compensation awards that are determined to be participating securities, which are stock-based compensation awards that entitle the holders to receive dividends prior to vesting, are included in the calculation of basic earnings per share using the two class method. Diluted earnings per common share is computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders for the period by the diluted weighted average common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution from common shares issuable through stock options, warrants, restricted stock units and other equity awards. Refer to Note 1112 for further discussion of earnings per share.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation in accordance with accounting guidance that requires all stock-based compensation awards granted to employees and directors to be measured at fair value and recognized as an expense in the financial statements. In addition, this guidance requires that excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation awards be reflected as financing cash flows.

The Company uses the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to estimate the fair market value of stock-based compensation awards. As the Company does not have sufficient historical exercise data to provide a reasonable basis upon which to estimate the expected life due to the limited period of time its shares of Class A Common Stock have been publicly traded, it uses the “simplified method” as permitted by accounting guidance. The “simplified method” calculates the expected life of a stock option equal to the time from grant to the midpoint between the vesting date and contractual term, taking into account all vesting tranches. The risk free interest rate is based on the yield for the U.S. Treasury bill with a maturity equal to the expected life of the stock option. Expected volatility is based on an average for a peer group of companies similar in terms of type of business, industry, stage of life cycle and size. Compensation expense is recognized net of forfeitures on a straight-line basis over the total vesting period, which is the implied requisite service period. Compensation expense for performance-based awards is recorded over the implied requisite service period when achievement of the performance target is deemed probable. The forfeiture rate is estimated at the date of grant based on historical rates.

In addition, the Company recognized expense for stock-based compensation awards granted prior to the Company’s initial filing of its S-1 Registration Statement in accordance with accounting guidance that allows the intrinsic value method. Under the intrinsic value method, stock-based compensation expense of fixed stock options is based on the difference, if any, between the fair value of the company’s stock on the grant date and the exercise price of the option. The stock-based compensation expense for these awards was fully amortized in 2010. Had the Company elected to account for all stock-based compensation awards at fair value, the impact to net income and earnings per share for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 and 2008 would not have been reported as set forth in the following table:material to its consolidated financial position or results of operations.

   Year Ended December 31, 

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

  2010  2009  2008 

Net income

  $68,477   $46,785   $38,229  

Add: stock-based compensation expense included in reported net income, net of taxes

   10,202    7,329    4,633  

Deduct: stock-based compensation expense determined under fair value based methods for all awards, net of taxes

   (10,233  (7,360  (4,796
             

Pro forma net income

  $68,446   $46,754   $38,066  
             

Earnings per share including stock-based compensation expense

    

Basic, pro forma

  $1.35   $0.94   $0.78  

Diluted, pro forma

  $1.33   $0.92   $0.76  

Basic, as reported

  $1.35   $0.94   $0.78  

Diluted, as reported

  $1.34   $0.92   $0.76  

The Company issues new shares of Class A Common Stock upon exercise of stock options, grant of restricted stock or share unit conversion. Refer to Note 1213 for further details on stock-based compensation.

Management Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates including estimates relating toand assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying amounts shown for the Company’s cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate fair value because of the short term maturity of those instruments. The fair value of the long term debt approximates its carrying value based on the variable nature of interest rates and current market rates available to the Company. The fair value of foreign currency forward contracts is based on the net difference between the U.S. dollars to be received or paid at the contracts’ settlement date and the U.S. dollar value of the foreign currency to be sold or purchased at the current forward exchange rate.

Recently AdoptedIssued Accounting Standards

In June 2009,2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued an Accounting Standards Update which eliminates the option to report other comprehensive income and its components in the statement of changes in stockholders’ equity. It requires an entity to present total comprehensive income, which includes the components of net income and the components of other comprehensive income, either in a single continuous statement or in two separate but consecutive statements. In December 2011, the FASB issued an amendment to this pronouncement which defers the accounting and disclosure requirements forspecific requirement to present components of reclassifications of other comprehensive income on the consolidationface of variable interest entities (“VIEs”). This amendment requires an enterprise to perform a qualitative analysis when determining whether or not it must consolidate a VIE. The amendment also requires an enterprise to continuously reassess whether it must consolidate a VIE. Finally, an enterprise will be required to disclose significant judgments and assumptions used to determine whether or not to consolidate a VIE. This amendment wasthe income statement. These pronouncements are effective for financial statements issued for annual periods beginning after November 15, 2009,fiscal years, and for interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011. The Company believes the first annual period. The adoption of this amendment didthese pronouncements will not have anya material impact on the Company’sits consolidated financial statements.

Reclassifications

Outbound freight costs associated with shipping goodsIn May 2011, the FASB issued an Accounting Standards Update which clarifies requirements for how to measure fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements common to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of $9.2 millionAmerica and $7.0 million included in selling, generalInternational Financial Reporting Standards. This guidance is effective for interim and administrative expenses for the years endedannual periods beginning on or after December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, were reclassified to cost of goods sold to conform to the presentation for the year ended December 31, 2010. In addition, costs of $6.3 million and $5.1 million associated with the Company’s sourcing offices and Special Make-Up Shop included in cost of goods sold for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, were reclassified to selling, general and administrative expenses to conform to the presentation for the years ended December 31, 2010.15, 2011. The Company believes these changes were appropriate giventhe adoption of this guidance will not have a material impact on its view that cost of goods sold should primarily include product costs which are variable in nature. In addition, these reclassifications more closely align with the way the Company manages its business.consolidated financial statements.

3. Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following:

 

  December 31,   December 31, 

(In thousands)

  2010   2009   2011   2010 

Finished goods

  $214,524    $147,632    $323,606    $214,524  

Raw materials

   831     785     803     831  

Work-in-process

   —       71  
          

 

   

 

 

Total inventories

  $215,355    $148,488    $324,409    $215,355  
          

 

   

 

 

4. Acquisitions

In July 2011, the Company acquired approximately 400.0 thousand square feet of office space comprising its corporate headquarters for $60.5 million. The acquisition included land, buildings, tenant improvements and third party lease-related intangible assets. As of the purchase date, 163.6 thousand square feet of the 400.0 thousand square feet acquired was leased to third party tenants. These leases had remaining lease terms ranging from 9 months to 15 years on the purchase date. The Company intends to occupy additional space as it becomes available. Since the acquisition, the Company has invested $2.2 million in additional improvements.

The acquisition included the assumption of a $38.6 million loan secured by the property and the remaining purchase price was paid in cash funded primarily by a $25.0 million term loan borrowed in May 2011. The carrying value of the assumed loan approximated its fair value on the date of the acquisition. Refer to Note 7 for

a discussion of the assumed loan and term loan. A $1.0 million deposit was paid upon signing the purchase agreement in November 2010.

The aggregate fair value of the acquisition was $63.8 million. The fair value was estimated using a combination of market, income and cost approaches. The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination, and as such the Company recognized a bargain purchase gain of $3.3 million as the amount by which the fair value of the net assets acquired exceeded the fair value of the purchase price.

In connection with this acquisition, the Company incurred acquisition related expenses of approximately $1.9 million. Both the acquisition related expenses and pre-tax bargain purchase gain were included in selling, general and administrative expenses on the consolidated statements of income during the year ended December 31, 2011. This transaction is not expected to have a material impact to the Company’s consolidated statements of income in future periods.

The Company believes that it was able to negotiate the acquisition of the net assets for less than fair value because the seller marketed the property in a limited manner, and thus the property did not have adequate exposure to the market prior to the measurement date to allow for marketing activities that are usual and customary for real estate transactions. In addition, the Company was the majority tenant immediately prior to the acquisition and was willing and qualified to assume the secured loan.

5. Property and Equipment, Net

Property and equipment consisted of the following:

 

  December 31,   December 31, 

(In thousands)

  2010 2009   2011 2010 

Leasehold and tenant improvements

  $60,217   $38,739  

Furniture, fixtures and displays

  $41,907   $43,538     49,445    41,907  

Buildings

   42,141    —    

Software

   30,579    25,548     36,796    30,579  

Leasehold improvements

   38,739    24,347  

Office equipment

   30,427    21,271  

Plant equipment

   21,653    18,153     27,026    21,653  

Office equipment

   21,271    16,298  

Land

   17,628    —    

Construction in progress

   7,223    12,532     9,160    7,223  

Other

   1,534    2,166     970    1,534  
         

 

  

 

 

Subtotal property and equipment

   162,906    142,582     273,810    162,906  

Accumulated depreciation and amortization

   (86,779  (69,656

Accumulated depreciation

   (114,675  (86,779
         

 

  

 

 

Property and equipment, net

  $76,127   $72,926    $159,135   $76,127  
         

 

  

 

 

Construction in progress primarily includes costs incurred for software systems, leasehold improvements and in-store fixtures and displays not yet placed in use.

Depreciation and amortization expense related to property and equipment was $32.7 million, $28.7 million $25.3 million and $19.6$25.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, and 2008, respectively.

5.6. Intangible Assets, Net

The following table summarizes the Company’s intangible assets as of the periods indicated:

 

  December 31, 2010   December 31, 2009  December 31, 2011 December 31, 2010 

(In thousands)

  Gross
Carrying
Amount
   Accumulated
Amortization
 Net Carrying
Amount
   Gross
Carrying
Amount
   Accumulated
Amortization
 Net Carrying
Amount
  Gross
Carrying
Amount
 Accumulated
Amortization
 Net Carrying
Amount
 Gross
Carrying
Amount
 Accumulated
Amortization
 Net Carrying
Amount
 

Intangible assets subject to amortization:

                

Footwear promotional rights

  $8,500    $(6,625 $1,875    $8,500    $(5,125 $3,375   $8,500   $(8,125 $375   $8,500   $(6,625 $1,875  

Lease-related intangible assets

  3,896    (743  3,153    —      —      —    

Other

   2,982     (943  2,039     2,830     (524  2,306    2,982    (1,576  1,406    2,982    (943  2,039  
                       

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total

  $11,482    $(7,568 $3,914    $11,330    $(5,649 $5,681   $15,378   $(10,444 $4,934   $11,482   $(7,568 $3,914  
                       

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

Indefinite-lived intangible assets

    601      —    
   

 

    

 

 

Intangible assets, net

   $5,535     $3,914  
   

 

    

 

 

Intangible assets, excluding lease-related intangible assets, are amortized using estimated useful lives of 55 months to 89 months with no residual value. Lease-related intangible assets were acquired with the purchase of the Company’s corporate headquarters and are amortized over the remaining third party lease terms, which ranged from 9 months to 15 years on the date of purchase. Amortization expense, which is included in selling, general and administrative expenses, was $2.9 million, $2.0 million $1.9 million and $1.6$1.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 2009 and 2008,2009, respectively. The estimated amortization expense of the Company’s intangible assets is $2.1 million, $1.0$2.2 million and $0.6$0.9 million for the years ending December 31, 2011, 2012 and 2013, respectively, and $0.1$0.3 million for each of the years ending December 31, 2014, 2015 and 2015.

2016.

6. Revolving7. Credit Facility and Long Term Debt

Revolving Credit Facility

TheIn March 2011, the Company hasentered into a revolvingnew $325.0 million credit facility with certain lending institutions.institutions and terminated its prior $200.0 million revolving credit facility in order to increase the Company’s available financing and to expand its lending syndicate. The revolving credit facility has a term of threefour years expiring in January 2012, and provides for a committed revolving credit line of up to $200.0$300.0 million, based on the Company’s qualified domestic inventory and accounts receivable balances.in addition to a $25.0 million term loan facility. The commitment amount under the revolving credit facility may be increased by an additional $50.0 million, subject to certain conditions and approvals underas set forth in the credit agreement. The Company incurred and capitalized $1.6 million in deferred financing costs in connection with the credit facility.

The revolving credit facility may be used for working capital and general corporate purposes. Itpurposes and is collateralized by substantially all of the assets of the Company and certain of its domestic subsidiaries (other than trademarks and the land, buildings and other assets comprising the Company’s trademarks),corporate headquarters) and by a pledge of 65% of the equity interests of certain of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries. Up to $5.0 million of the revolving credit facility may be used to support letters of credit, of which no amountsnone were outstanding as of December 31, 2010.2011. The Company mustis required to maintain a certain leverage ratio and fixed chargeinterest coverage ratio as definedset forth in the credit agreement. As of December 31, 2010,2011, the Company was in compliance with these financial covenants.ratios. The revolving credit facilityagreement also provides the lenders with the ability to reduce the borrowing base, even if the Company is in compliance with all conditions of the revolving credit facility,agreement, upon a material adverse change to the business, properties, assets, financial condition or results of operations of the Company. The revolving credit facilityagreement contains a number of restrictions that limit the Company’s ability, among other things, and subject to certain limited exceptions, to incur additional indebtedness, pledge its assets as security, guaranty obligations of third parties, make investments, undergo a merger or consolidation, dispose of assets, or materially change its line of business. In addition, the revolving credit facilityagreement includes a cross default provision whereby an event of default under other debt obligations, as defined in the credit agreement, will be considered an event of default under thisthe credit agreement.

Borrowings under the revolving credit facility bear interest based on the daily balance outstanding at a LIBOR (with no rate option (with LIBOR subject to a rate floor of 1.25%)floor) plus an applicable margin (varying from 2.0%1.25% to 2.5%1.75%) or, in certain cases at the Company’s discretion, a base rate option (based on the prime ratea certain lending institution’s Prime Rate or as otherwise specified in the credit agreement, with the baseno rate subject to a rate floor of 2.25%)floor) plus an applicable margin (varying from 1.0%0.25% to 1.5%0.75%). The revolving credit facility also carries a commitment fee varyingequal to the unused borrowings multiplied by an applicable margin (varying from 0.38%0.25% to 0.5% of the committed line amount less outstanding borrowings and letters of credit.0.35%). The applicable margins are calculated quarterly and vary based on the Company’s leverage ratio as definedset forth in the credit agreement.

Prior toUpon entering into the revolving credit facility in January 2009,March 2011, the Company terminated its prior $100.0$200.0 million revolving credit facility. In conjunction with the termination of the prior revolving credit facility, the Company repaid the then outstanding balance of $25.0 million. The prior revolving credit facility was also collateralized by substantially all of the Company’s assets, other than its trademarks, and included covenants, conditions and other terms similar to the Company’s currentnew credit facility.

In May 2011, the Company borrowed $25.0 million under the term loan facility to finance a portion of the acquisition of the Company’s corporate headquarters. The interest rate on the term loan was 1.5% during the year ended December 31, 2011. The maturity date of the term loan is March 2015, which is the end of the credit facility term. The Company expects to refinance the term loan in early 2013 with the loan assumed in the acquisition of the Company’s corporate headquarters. During the three months ended September 30, 2011, the Company borrowed $30.0 million under the revolving credit facility.

Asfacility to fund seasonal working capital requirements and repaid it during the three months ended December 31, 2011. The interest rate under the revolving credit facility was 1.5% during the year ended December 31, 2011, and no balance was outstanding as of December 31, 2010, borrowings under the $200 million revolving credit facility2011. No balances were limited to approximately $151.5 million based on the Company’s eligible domestic inventory and accounts receivable balances. The weighted average interest rates on the balances outstanding under the prior revolving credit facility were 1.4% and 3.7% during the yearsyear ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. No balances were outstanding under the current revolving credit facility during the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009.2010.

Long Term Debt

The Company has long term debt agreements with various lenders to finance the acquisition or lease of qualifying capital investments. Loans under these agreements are collateralized by a first lien on the related assets acquired. As these agreements are not committed facilities, each advance is subject to approval by the lenders. Additionally, these agreements include a cross default provision whereby an event of default under other

debt obligations, including the Company’s revolving credit facility, will be considered an event of default under these agreements. These agreements require a prepayment fee if the Company pays outstanding amounts ahead of the scheduled terms. The terms of the revolving credit facility limit the total amount of additional financing under these agreements to $35.0$40.0 million, of which $22.1$21.5 million was remainingavailable for additional financing as of December 31, 2010.2011. At December 31, 20102011 and 2009,2010, the outstanding principal balance under these agreements was $15.9$14.5 million and $20.1$15.9 million, respectively. Currently, advances under these agreements bear interest rates which are fixed at the time of each advance. The weighted average interest raterates on outstanding borrowings waswere 3.5%, 5.3%, and 5.9% and 6.1% for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 2009 and 2008,2009, respectively.

The following is a scheduleare the scheduled maturities of future principal payments on long term debt as of December 31, 2010:2011:

 

(In thousands)

        

2011

  $6,865  

2012

   4,757    $6,882  

2013

   2,064  

2013 (1)

   65,919  

2014

   1,532     2,972  

2015

   724     1,951  

2016

   —    
      

 

 

Total future principal payments on long term debt

   15,942  

Total scheduled maturities of long term debt

   77,724  

Less current maturities of long term debt

   (6,865   (6,882
      

 

 

Long term debt obligations

  $9,077    $70,842  
      

 

 

(1)Includes the repayment of $25.0 million borrowed under the term loan facility, which is due in March 2015, but is planned to be refinanced in early 2013 with the loan assumed in the acquisition of the Company’s corporate headquarters.

The Company monitors the financial health and stability of its lenders under the revolving credit and long term debt facilities, however continuedduring any period of significant instability in the credit markets lenders could be negatively impact lenders andimpacted in their ability to perform under theirthese facilities.

In July 2011, in connection with the Company’s acquisition of its corporate headquarters, the Company assumed a $38.6 million nonrecourse loan secured by a mortgage on the acquired property. The acquisition of the Company’s corporate headquarters was accounted for as a business combination, and the carrying value of the loan secured by the acquired property approximates fair value. The assumed loan had an original term of approximately ten years with a scheduled maturity date of March 1, 2013. The loan includes a balloon payment of $37.3 million due at maturity, and may not be prepaid. The assumed loan is nonrecourse with the lender’s remedies for non-performance limited to action against the acquired property and certain required reserves and a cash collateral account, except for nonrecourse carve outs related to fraud, breaches of certain representations, warranties or covenants, including those related to environmental matters, and other standard carve outs for a loan of this type. The loan requires certain minimum cash flows and financial results from the property, and if those requirements are not met, additional reserves may be required. The assumed loan requires prior approval of the lender for certain matters related to the property, including material leases, changes to property management, transfers of any part of the property and material alterations to the property. The loan has an interest rate of 6.73%. In connection with the assumed loan, the Company incurred and capitalized $0.8 million in deferred financing costs. As of December 31, 2011, the outstanding balance on the loan was $38.2 million. In addition, in connection with the assumed loan for the acquisition of its corporate headquarters, the Company was required to set aside amounts in reserve and cash collateral accounts. As of December 31, 2011, $2.0 million of restricted cash was included in prepaid expenses and other current assets, and the remaining $3.0 million of restricted cash was included in other long term assets.

Interest expense net includes interest expense and amortization of deferred financing costs ofwas $3.9 million, $2.3 million $2.4 million and $1.5$2.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Interest expense includes the amortization of deferred financing costs and 2008, respectively.interest expense under the credit and long term debt facilities, as well as the assumed loan discussed above.

7.8. Commitments and Contingencies

Obligations Under Operating and Capital Leases

The Company leases warehouse space, office facilities, space for its retail stores and certain equipment under non-cancelable operating and capital leases. The leases expire at various dates through 2021,2023, excluding extensions at the Company’s option, and include provisions for rental adjustments. The table below includes executed lease agreements for factory house stores that the Company did not yet occupy as of December 31, 2010.2011 and does not include contingent rent the company may incur at its retail stores based on future sales above a specified limit. The following is a schedule of future minimum lease payments for non-cancelable real property operating leases as of December 31, 2010:2011:

 

(In thousands)

  Operating   Operating 

2011

  $19,528  

2012

   16,559    $22,926  

2013

   14,841     23,470  

2014

   13,370     26,041  

2015

   11,307     24,963  

2016 and thereafter

   20,099  

2016

   18,734  

2017 and thereafter

   69,044  
      

 

 

Total future minimum lease payments

  $95,704    $185,178  
      

 

 

RentIncluded in selling, general and administrative expense was rent expense of $26.7 million, $21.3 million and $14.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 2009 and 2008 was $19.3 million, $14.1 million and $12.9 million,2009, respectively, under non-cancelable

operating lease agreements. Included in these amounts was contingent rent expense of $3.6 million, $2.0 million $0.6 million and $0.4$0.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

The Company had no outstanding capital lease agreements as of December 31,2011, 2010 and no significant outstanding capital2009, respectively. The operating lease agreements as of December 31, 2009.obligations included above do not include any contingent rent.

Sponsorships and Other Marketing Commitments

Within the normal course of business, the Company enters into contractual commitments in order to promote the Company’s brand and products. These commitments include sponsorship agreements with teams and athletes on the collegiate and professional levels, official supplier agreements, athletic event sponsorships and other marketing commitments. The following is a schedule of the Company’s future minimum payments under its sponsorship and other marketing agreements as of December 31, 2010:2011:

 

(In thousands)

        

2011

  $43,506  

2012

   39,251    $52,855  

2013

   32,764     46,910  

2014

   29,731     42,514  

2015

   18,894     22,689  

2016 and thereafter

   3,483  

2016

   3,580  

2017 and thereafter

   966  
      

 

 

Total future minimum sponsorship and other marketing payments

  $167,629    $169,514  
      

 

 

The amounts listed above are the minimum obligations required to be paid under the Company’s sponsorship and other marketing agreements. The amounts listed above do not include additional performance incentives and product supply obligations provided under certain agreements. It is not possible to determine how much the Company will spend on product supply obligations on an annual basis as contracts generally do not stipulate specific cash amounts to be spent on products. The amount of product provided to the sponsorships depends on many factors including general playing conditions, the number of sporting events in which they participate and the Company’s decisions regarding product and marketing initiatives. In addition, the costs to design, develop, source and purchase the products furnished to the endorsers are incurred over a period of time and are not necessarily tracked separately from similar costs incurred for products sold to customers.

Other

The Company is, from time to time, involved in routine legal matters incidental to its business. The Company believes that the ultimate resolution of any such current proceedings and claims will not have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In connection with various contracts and agreements, the Company has agreed to indemnify counterparties against certain third party claims relating to the infringement of intellectual property rights and other items. Generally, such indemnification obligations do not apply in situations in which the counterparties are grossly negligent, engage in willful misconduct, or act in bad faith. Based on the Company’s historical experience and the estimated probability of future loss, the Company has determined that the fair value of such indemnifications is not material to its consolidated financial position or results of operations.

8.9. Stockholders’ Equity

The Company’s Class A Common Stock and Class B Convertible Common Stock have an authorized number of shares of 100.0 million shares and 12.511.3 million shares, respectively, and each have a par value of $0.0003 1/3 per share. Holders of Class A Common Stock and Class B Convertible Common Stock have identical rights, including liquidation preferences, except that the holders of Class A Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share and holders of Class B Convertible Common Stock are entitled to 10 votes per share on all matters submitted to a stockholder vote. Class B Convertible Common Stock may only be held by Kevin Plank,

the Company’s founder and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), or a related party of the CEO,Mr. Plank, as defined in the Company’s charter. As a result, the Company’s CEOMr. Plank has a majority voting control over the Company. Upon the transfer of shares of Class B Convertible Stock to a person

other than the Company’s CEOMr. Plank or a related party of the CEO,Mr. Plank, the shares automatically convert into shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis. In addition, all of the outstanding shares of Class B Convertible Common Stock will automatically convert into shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis upon the death or disability of Mr. Plank or on the next record date for the stockholders’ meeting following the date upon which the shares of Class Class��A Common Stock and Class B Convertible Common Stock beneficially owned by the Company’s CEOMr. Plank is less than 15% of the total shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Convertible Common Stock outstanding. Holders of the Company’s common stock are entitled to receive dividends when and if authorized and declared out of assets legally available for the payment of dividends.

During the year ended December 31, 2011, 1.2 million shares of Class B Convertible Common Stock were converted into shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis in connection with stock sales.

9.10. 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 (an exit price). The fair value accounting guidance outlines a valuation framework, creates a fair value hierarchy in order to increase the consistency and comparability of fair value measurements and the related disclosures, and prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

 

Level 1:

  Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets;

Level 2:

  Inputs, other than quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly; and

Level 3:

  Unobservable inputs infor which there is little or no market data, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.

Financial assets and (liabilities) measured at fair value as of December 31, 20102011 are set forth in the table below:

 

(In thousands)

  Level 1   Level 2  Level 3 

Derivative foreign currency forward contracts (see Note 14)

  $—      $(551 $—    

TOLI held by the Rabbi Trust (see Note 13)

   —       3,593    —    

Deferred Compensation Plan obligations (see Note 13)

   —       (3,591  —    

(In thousands)

  Level 1   Level 2  Level 3 

Derivative foreign currency forward contracts (see Note 15)

  $—      $(659 $—    

TOLI policies held by the Rabbi Trust (see Note 14)

   —       3,943    —    

Deferred Compensation Plan obligations (see Note 14)

   —       (3,485  —    

Fair values of the financial assets and liabilities listed above are determined using inputs that use as their basis readily observable market data that are actively quoted and are validated through external sources, including third-party pricing services and brokers. The foreign currency forward contracts represent gains and losses on derivative contracts, which is the net difference between the U.S. dollarsdollar value to be received or paid at the contracts’ settlement date and the U.S. dollar value of the foreign currency to be sold or purchased at the current forward exchange rate. The fair value of the TOLItrust owned life insurance (“TOLI”) policies held by the Rabbi Trust is based on the cash-surrender value of the life insurance policies, which are invested primarily in mutual funds and a separately managed fixed income fund. These investments are in the same funds and purchased in substantially the same amounts as the selected investments of participants in the Under Armour, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Deferred Compensation Plan”), which represent the underlying liabilities to participants in the Deferred Compensation Plan. Liabilities under the Deferred Compensation Plan are recorded at amounts due to participants, based on the fair value of participants’ selected investments.

10.11. Provision for Income Taxes

Income (loss) before income taxes is as follows:

 

   Year Ended December 31, 

(In thousands)

  2010   2009  2008 

Income (loss) before income taxes:

     

United States

  $96,179    $86,752   $85,204  

Foreign

   12,740     (4,334  (15,304
              

Total

  $108,919   $82,418   $69,900  
              

   Year Ended December 31, 

(In thousands)

  2011   2010   2009 

Income (loss) before income taxes:

      

United States

  $122,774    $96,179    $86,752  

Foreign

   34,088     12,740     (4,334
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $156,862    $108,919    $82,418  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The components of the provision for income taxes consisted of the following:

 

  Year Ended December 31,   Year Ended December 31, 

(In thousands)

  2010 2009 2008   2011 2010 2009 

Current

        

Federal

  $39,139   $32,215   $28,225    $38,209   $39,139   $32,215  

State

   8,020    7,285    5,022     10,823    8,020    7,285  

Other foreign countries

   3,620    1,345    1,242     7,291    3,620    1,345  
            

 

  

 

  

 

 
   50,779    40,845    34,489     56,323    50,779    40,845  
            

 

  

 

  

 

 

Deferred

        

Federal

   (6,617  (2,421  226     5,604    (6,617  (2,421

State

   (3,487  244    1,699     548    (3,487  244  

Other foreign countries

   (233  (3,035  (4,743   (2,532  (233  (3,035
            

 

  

 

  

 

 
   (10,337  (5,212  (2,818   3,620    (10,337  (5,212
            

 

  

 

  

 

 

Provision for income taxes

  $40,442   $35,633   $31,671    $59,943   $40,442   $35,633  
            

 

  

 

  

 

 

A reconciliation from the U.S. statutory federal income tax rate to the effective income tax rate is as follows:

 

  Year Ended December 31,   Year Ended December 31, 
      2010         2009         2008           2011         2010         2009     

U.S. federal statutory income tax rate

   35.0  35.0  35.0   35.0  35.0  35.0

State taxes, net of federal tax impact

   1.2    5.7    6.5     4.1    1.2    5.7  

Unrecognized tax benefits

   3.1    2.3    1.1  

Nondeductible expenses

   1.4    2.2    1.7     0.8    1.4    2.2  

Foreign rate differential

   (1.6  (0.7  2.2     (4.8  (1.6  (0.7

Unrecognized tax benefits

   2.3    1.1    —    

Other

   (1.2  (0.1  (0.1   —      (1.2  (0.1
            

 

  

 

  

 

 

Effective income tax rate

   37.1  43.2  45.3   38.2  37.1  43.2
            

 

  

 

  

 

 

The decreaseincrease in the 20102011 full year effective income tax rate, as compared to 2009,2010, is primarily attributable to certain tax planning strategies and federal and state tax credits reducingthat reduced the effective tax rate for the period. This reduction wasin 2010, partially offset by the establishment2011 reversal of a valuation allowance recordedestablished in 2010 against a portion of the Company’s deferred tax assets and additional unrecognized tax benefits.related to foreign net operating loss carryforwards.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities consisted of the following:

 

  December 31,   December 31, 

(In thousands)

  2010 2009   2011 2010 

Deferred tax asset

      

State tax credits, net of federal tax impact

  $1,750   $—    

Stock-based compensation

  $11,238   $8,790  

Foreign net operating loss carryforward

   11,078    10,917  

Allowance for doubtful accounts and other reserves

   9,576    8,996  

Deferred rent

   4,611    2,975  

Tax basis inventory adjustment

   3,052    1,874     4,317    3,052  

Inventory obsolescence reserves

   2,264    2,800     3,789    2,264  

Allowance for doubtful accounts and other reserves

   8,996    7,042  

Foreign net operating loss carryforward

   10,917    9,476  

Stock-based compensation

   8,790    5,450  

Intangible asset

   372    1,068  

Deferred rent

   2,975    1,728  

Foreign tax credits

   1,784    —    

Deferred compensation

   1,449    1,105     1,448    1,449  

State tax credits, net of federal tax impact

   —      1,750  

Other

   2,709    3,151     3,427    2,709  
         

 

  

 

 

Total deferred tax assets

   43,274    33,694     51,268    42,902  

Less: valuation allowance

   (1,765  —       (1,784  (1,765
         

 

  

 

 

Total net deferred tax assets

   41,509    33,694     49,484    41,137  
         

 

  

 

 

Deferred tax liability

      

Intangible asset

   (341  372  

Prepaid expenses

   (1,865  (1,133   (2,968  (1,865

Property, plant and equipment

   (3,104  (5,783   (13,748  (3,104
         

 

  

 

 

Total deferred tax liabilities

   (4,969  (6,916   (17,057  (4,597
         

 

  

 

 

Total deferred tax assets, net

  $36,540   $26,778    $32,427   $36,540  
         

 

  

 

 

As of December 31, 2010,2011, the Company had $10.9$11.1 million in deferred tax assets associated with foreign net operating loss carryforwards which will begin to expire in 54 to 9 years. As of December 31, 2010, the Company believed certain deferred tax assets associated with foreign net operating loss carryforwards would expire unused based on updatedthe Company’s forward-looking financial information.information during 2010. Therefore, a valuation allowance of $1.5 million and $1.8 million was recorded against the Company’s net deferred tax assets as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2010, respectively.2010. Based upon updated forward-looking financial information, during September 2011, the Company reversed the full valuation allowance of $1.8 million as the Company believed, and continues to believe as of December 31, 2011, the foreign net operating loss carryfowards will not expire unused. The reversal of the valuation allowance resulted in a decrease to income tax expense of $1.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2011.

During 2011, the Company recorded $1.8 million in deferred tax assets associated with foreign tax credits. As of December 31, 2011 the Company believed that the foreign taxes paid would not be creditable against its future income taxes and therefore, the Company recorded a valuation allowance against these deferred tax assets. The recording of the valuation allowance associated with foreign tax credits resulted in an increase to income tax expense of $1.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2010. Although realization of the remaining foreign net operating loss carryforwards is not assured, the Company believes it is more likely than not that the remaining $9.1 million will be realized. This realizable amount could be increased or decreased if future taxable income during the carryforward periods is increased or reduced.2011.

As of December 31, 2010,2011, withholding and U.S. taxes have not been provided on approximately $37.3$23.4 million of cumulative undistributed earnings of the Company’s non-U.S. subsidiaries because the Company intends to indefinitely reinvest these earnings in its non-U.S. subsidiaries.

As of December 31, 20102011 and 2009,2010, the total liability for unrecognized tax benefits, including related interest and penalties, was approximately $6.4$11.2 million and $3.5$6.4 million, respectively. The following table represents a reconciliation of the Company’s total unrecognized tax benefits balances, excluding interest and penalties, for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 2009 and 2008:2009:

 

  Year Ended December 31,   Year Ended December 31, 

(In thousands)

   2010    2009    2008    2011 2010 2009 

Beginning of year

  $2,598   $1,675   $1,781    $5,165   $2,598   $1,675  

Increases as a result of tax positions taken in a prior period

   —      —      —       —      —      —    

Decreases as a result of tax positions taken in a prior period

   —      —      —       —      —      —    

Increases as a result of tax positions taken during the current period

   2,632    1,163    281     4,959    2,632    1,163  

Decreases as a result of tax positions taken during the current period

   —      —      —       —      —      —    

Decreases as a result of settlements during the current period

   —      (43  —       —      —      (43

Reductions as a result of a lapse of statute of limitations during the current period

   (65  (197  (387   (341  (65  (197
            

 

  

 

  

 

 

End of year

  $5,165   $2,598   $1,675    $9,783   $5,165   $2,598  
            

 

  

 

  

 

 

As of December 31, 2010, $4.32011, $8.9 million of unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties, would impact the Company’s effective tax rate if recognized.

As of December 31, 2011, 2010 2009 and 2008,2009, the liability for unrecognized tax benefits included $1.4 million, $1.3 million and $0.9 million, and $0.8 millionrespectively, for the accrual of interest and penalties, respectively.penalties. For each of the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 2009 and 2008,2009, the Company recorded $0.3$0.4 million, $0.2$0.3 million and $0.2 million, respectively, for the accrual of interest and penalties in its consolidated statement of income.

The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state and foreign jurisdictions. The majority of the Company’s returns for years before 20062008 are no longer subject to U.S. federal, state and local or foreign income tax examinations by tax authorities. The Company may incur a decrease indoes not expect any material changes to the total unrecognized tax benefits within the next twelve months as a result of the possible expiration of certain statutes of limitations for particular tax positions.months.

11.12. Earnings per Share

The Company adopted accounting guidance during 2009 requiring any stock-based compensation awards that entitle their holders to receive dividends prior to vesting to be considered participating securities and to be included in the calculation of basic earnings per share using the two class method. Historically, these stock-based compensation awards were included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share using the treasury stock method. The Company determined that all outstanding restricted stock awards meet the definition of participating securities and should be included in basic earnings per share using the two class method. The Company included outstanding restricted stock awards in the calculation of basic earnings per share for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 and adjusted prior period earnings per share calculations. The application of this accounting guidance decreased basic and diluted earnings per share presented for the year ended December 31, 2008 by $0.01. The calculation of earnings per share for common stock shown below excludes the income attributable to outstanding restricted stock awards from the numerator and excludes the impact of these awards from the denominator. The following is a reconciliation of basic earnings per share to diluted earnings per share:

 

  Year Ended December 31,   Year Ended December 31, 

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

  2010 2009 2008   2011 2010 2009 

Numerator

        

Net income

  $68,477   $46,785   $38,229    $96,919   $68,477   $46,785  

Net income attributable to participating securities

   (548  (468  (421   (582  (548  (468
            

 

  

 

  

 

 

Net income available to common shareholders (1)

  $67,929   $46,317   $37,808    $96,337   $67,929   $46,317  
            

 

  

 

  

 

 

Denominator

        

Weighted average common shares outstanding

   50,379    49,341    48,569     51,227    50,379    49,341  

Effect of dilutive securities

   484    803    1,257     956    484    803  
            

 

  

 

  

 

 

Weighted average common shares and dilutive securities outstanding

   50,863    50,144    49,826     52,183    50,863    50,144  
            

 

  

 

  

 

 

Earnings per share—basic

  $1.35   $0.94   $0.78    $1.88   $1.35   $0.94  

Earnings per share—diluted

  $1.34   $0.92   $0.76    $1.85   $1.34   $0.92  

        

(1) Basic weighted average common shares outstanding

   50,379    49,341    48,569     51,227    50,379    49,341  

Basic weighted average common shares outstanding
and participating securities

   50,798    49,848    49,086     51,570    50,798    49,848  

Percentage allocated to common stockholders

   99.2  99.0  98.9   99.4  99.2  99.0

Effects of potentially dilutive securities are presented only in periods in which they are dilutive. Stock options, restricted stock units and warrants representing 0.1 million, 0.9 million 1.1 million and 1.01.1 million shares of common stock were outstanding for each of the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 2009 and 2008,2009, respectively, but were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because their effect would be anti-dilutive.

12.13. Stock-Based Compensation

Stock Compensation Plans

The Under Armour, Inc. Amended and Restated 2005 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2005 Plan”) provides for the issuance of stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units and other equity awards to officers, directors, key employees and other persons. In 2009, stockholders approved amendments to the 2005 Plan, including an increase in the maximum number of shares available for issuance under the 2005 Plan from 2.7 million shares to 10.0 million shares, as well as limiting the number of stock options awarded in any calendar year to 1.0 million for any one participant. Stock options and restricted stock and restricted stock unit awards under the 2005 Plan generally vest ratably over a four to five year period. The exercise period for stock options is generally ten years from the date of grant. The Company generally receives a tax deduction for any ordinary income recognized by a participant in respect to an award under the 2005 Plan. The 2005 Plan terminates in 2015. As of December 31, 2010, 5.92011, 5.3 million shares are available for future grants of awards under the 2005 Plan.

The Company’s 2000 Stock Option Plan (the “2000 Plan”) provided for the issuance of stock options, restricted stock and other equity awards to officers, directors, key employees and other persons. The 2000 Plan was terminated and superseded by the 2005 Plan upon the Company’s initial public offering in November 2005. No further awards may be granted under the 2000 Plan. Stock options and restricted stock awards under the 2000 Plan generally vest ratably over a four to five year period. The exercise period for stock options generally does not exceed five years from the date of grant. The Company generally receives a tax deduction for any ordinary income recognized by a participant in respect to an award under the 2000 Plan.

Total stock-based compensation expense for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 and 2008 was $18.1 million, $16.2 million $12.9 million and $8.5$12.9 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2010,2011, the Company had $19.0 $25.5

million of unrecognized compensation expense excluding performance-based stock options, expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.01.9 years. This does not include any expense related to performance-based stock options or restricted stock units. Refer to “Stock Options and “Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units” below for further information on these awards.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The Company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”) allows for the purchase of Class A Common Stock by all eligible employees at a 15% discount from fair market value subject to certain limits as defined in the ESPP. The maximum number of shares available under the ESPP is 1.0 million shares. During the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, and 2008,30.0 thousand, 39.6 thousand 59.8 thousand and 46.659.8 thousand shares were purchased under the ESPP, respectively.

2006 Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan and Deferred Stock Unit Plan

The Company’s Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan (the “Director Compensation Plan”) provides for cash compensation and equity awards to non-employee directors of the Company under the 2005 Plan. Non-employee directors have the option to defer the value of their annual cash retainers as deferred stock units in accordance with the Under Armour, Inc. 2006 Non-Employee Deferred Stock Unit Plan (the “DSU Plan”). Each new non-employee director receives an award of restricted stock units upon the initial election to the Board of Directors, with the units covering stock valued at $0.1 million on the grant date and vesting in three equal annual installments. In addition, each non-employee director receives, following each annual stockholders’ meeting, a grant under the 2005 Plan of restricted stock units covering stock valued at $75.0 thousand on the grant date. Each award vests 100% on the date of the next annual stockholders’ meeting following the grant date.

The receipt of the shares otherwise deliverable upon vesting of the restricted stock units automatically defers into deferred stock units under the DSU Plan. Under the DSU Plan each deferred stock unit represents the Company’s obligation to issue one share of the Company’s Class A Common Stock with the shares delivered six months following the termination of the director’s service.

Stock Options

The weighted average fair value of a stock option granted for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 was $38.55, $16.71 and 2008 was $16.71, $7.79, and $19.48, respectively. The fair value of each stock option granted is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions:

 

    Year Ended December 31,     Year Ended December 31, 
    2010     2009     2008     2011     2010     2009 

Risk-free interest rate

     1.6% - 3.1%       2.0% - 3.2%       2.9% - 4.4%       1.2%  - 2.6%       1.6% - 3.1%       2.0% - 3.2%  

Average expected life in years

     6.25 - 7.0          5.0 - 6.5          5.4 - 8.3          6.25          6.25 - 7.0          5.0 - 6.5     

Expected volatility

     55.2% - 55.8%       53.4% - 56.2%      44.0% - 47.7%       54.4% - 56.1%       55.2% - 55.8%       53.4% - 56.2%  

Expected dividend yield

     0%       0%       0%       0%       0%       0%  

A summary of the Company’s stock options as of December 31, 2011, 2010 2009 and 2008,2009, and changes during the years then ended is presented below:

 

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

  Year Ended December 31,   Year Ended December 31, 
2010   2009   2008  2011   2010   2009 
  Number
of Stock
Options
 Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
   Number
of Stock
Options
 Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
   Number
of Stock
Options
 Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
   Number
of Stock
Options
 Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
   Number
of Stock
Options
 Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
   Number
of Stock
Options
 Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 

Outstanding, beginning of year

   2,831   $18.02     2,456   $15.92     2,126   $8.23     2,974   $25.31     2,831   $18.02     2,456   $15.92  

Granted, at fair market value

   1,435    29.32     1,364    14.53     609    37.96     110    72.10     1,435    29.32     1,364    14.53  

Exercised

   (799  7.64     (853  4.69     (225  3.49     (563  22.83     (799  7.64     (853  4.69  

Expired

   (7  41.26     (34  33.87     —      —       (13  18.95     (7  41.26     (34  33.87  

Forfeited

   (486  23.52     (102  27.04     (54  13.67     (104  26.82     (486  23.52     (102  27.04  
                       

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Outstanding, end of year

   2,974   $25.31     2,831   $18.02     2,456   $15.92     2,404   $27.99     2,974   $25.31     2,831   $18.02  
                       

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Options exercisable, end of year

   304   $33.04     908   $11.58     1,044   $7.22     423   $25.42     304   $33.04     908   $11.58  
                       

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

The intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 and 2008 was $27.4 million, $7.6 million $14.8 million and $6.7$14.8 million, respectively.

The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding and exercisable as of December 31, 2010:2011:

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

Options Outstanding

Options Outstanding

  

Options Exercisable

Options Outstanding

  

Options Exercisable

Number of
Underlying
Shares

  

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price Per
Share

  

Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (Years)

  

Total
Intrinsic
Value

  

Number of
Underlying
Shares

  

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price Per
Share

  

Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (Years)

  

Total
Intrinsic
Value

  

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price Per
Share

  

Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (Years)

  

Total
Intrinsic
Value

  

Number of
Underlying
Shares

  

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price Per
Share

  

Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (Years)

  

Total
Intrinsic
Value

2,974

  $25.31  8.4  $87,834  304  $33.04  6.1  $6,632

2,404

  $27.99  7.6  $105,280  423  $25.42  6.2  $19,615

Included in the tables above are 1.1 million and 1.3 million performance-based stock options granted to officers and key employees under the 2005 Plan during the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. These performance-based stock options have a weighted average exercise price of $20.75, and a term of ten years. These performance-based options have vestings that are tied to the achievement of certain combined annual operating income targets. Upon the achievement of each of the combined operating income targets, 50% of the options will vest and the remaining 50% will vest one year later. If certain lower levels of combined operating income are achieved, fewer or no options will vest at that time and one year later, and the remaining stock options will beare forfeited. At this time,As of December 31, 2010, the combined operating income targets related to the 1.3 million performance-based stock options granted during the year ended December 31, 2009 have been met, andwere met; 50% of the options will vest 50%vested on February 15, 2011, and the remaining 50% will vest on February 15, 2012, subject to continued employment.

The weighted average fair value of these performance-based stock options is $11.66, and was estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model consistent with the weighted average assumptions included in the table above. During the years ended December 31, 20102011 and 2009,2010, the Company recorded $6.2$7.5 million and $2.9$6.2 million, respectively, in stock-based compensation expense for these performance-based stock options. As of December 31, 2010,2011, the Company had $16.0$7.3 million of unrecognized compensation expense expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.5 years if all combined operating income targets would be reached.1.8 years.

Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units

A summary of the Company’s restricted stock and restricted stock units as of December 31, 2011, 2010 2009 and 2008,2009, and changes during the years then ended is presented below:

 

  Year Ended December 31,   Year Ended December 31, 

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

  2010   2009   2008   2011   2010   2009 
  Number
of
Restricted
Shares
 Weighted
Average
Value
   Number
of
Restricted
Shares
 Weighted
Average
Value
   Number
of
Restricted
Shares
 Weighted
Average
Value
   Number
of
Restricted
Shares
 Weighted
Average
Value
   Number
of
Restricted
Shares
 Weighted
Average
Value
   Number
of
Restricted
Shares
 Weighted
Average
Value
 

Outstanding, beginning of year

   488   $37.40     639   $38.27     362   $42.06     412   $36.04     488   $37.40     639   $38.27  

Granted

   195    33.46     63    24.36     404    36.55     788    66.19     195    33.46     63    24.36  

Forfeited

   (102  39.68     (19  44.96     (45  51.74     (227  59.52     (102  39.68     (19  44.96  

Vested

   (169  34.81     (195  35.32     (82  39.63     (150  37.19     (169  34.81     (195  35.32  
                       

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Outstanding, end of year

   412   $36.04     488   $37.40     639   $38.27     823   $58.23     412   $36.04     488   $37.40  
                       

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Warrants

On August 3, 2006, the Company issued fully vested and non-forfeitable warrants to purchase 480.0 thousand shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock to NFL Properties as partial consideration for footwear promotional rights which were recorded as an intangible asset (refer to Note 5). With the assistance of an independent third party valuation firm, the Company assessed the fair value of the warrants using various fair value models. Using these measures, the Company concluded that the fair value of the warrants was $8.5 million. The warrants have a term of 12 years from the date of issuance and an exercise price of $36.99 per share, which was the closing price of the Company’s Class A Common Stock on August 2, 2006. As of December 31, 2010, all outstanding warrants were exercisable, and no warrants have been exercised.

13. Other Employee Benefits

The Company offers a 401(k) Deferred Compensation Plan for the benefit of eligible employees. Employee contributions are voluntary and subject to Internal Revenue Service limitations. The Company matches a portion of the participant’s contribution and recorded expense of $1.2 million, $1.3 million and $1.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock are not an investment option in this plan.

In addition, the Company offers the Under Armour, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Deferred Compensation Plan”) which allows a select group of management or highly compensated employees, as approved by the Compensation Committee, to make an annual base salary and/or bonus deferral for each year. As of December 31, 2010 and 2009, the Deferred Compensation Plan obligations were $3.6 million and $2.7 million, respectively, and were included in other long term liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.

The Company established a rabbi trust (the “Rabbi Trust”) to fund obligations to participantsIncluded in the Deferred Compensation Plan. As of December 31, 2010 and 2009, the assets held in the Rabbi Trust were trust owned life insurance policies (“TOLI”) with cash-surrender values of $3.6 million and $2.8 million, respectively. These assetstable above are consolidated as allowed by accounting guidance, and are included in other non-current assets on the consolidated balance sheet. Refer to Note 9 for a discussion of the fair value measurements of the assets held in the Rabbi Trust and the Deferred Compensation Plan obligations.

14. Foreign Currency Risk Management and Derivatives

The Company is exposed to gains and losses resulting from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates relating to transactions generated by its international subsidiaries in currencies other than their local currencies. These gains and losses are primarily driven by intercompany transactions. When deemed necessary, the

Company enters into foreign currency forward contracts to reduce the risk associated with foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations on intercompany transactions and projected inventory purchases for its European and Canadian subsidiaries.

As of December 31, 2010, the notional value of the Company’s outstanding foreign currency forward contracts used to mitigate the foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations on its Canadian subsidiary’s intercompany transactions was $17.6 million with contract maturities of 1 month. As of December 31, 2010, the notional value of the Company’s outstanding foreign currency forward contracts used to mitigate the foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations on its European subsidiary’s intercompany transactions was $34.8 million with contract maturities of 1 month. The foreign currency forward contracts are not designated as cash flow hedges, and accordingly, changes in their fair value are recorded in earnings. The fair values of the Company’s foreign currency forward contracts were liabilities of $0.6 million as of December 31, 2010, and were included in accrued expenses on the consolidated balance sheet. The fair values of the Company’s foreign currency forward contracts were assets of $0.3 million as of December 31, 2009, and were included in prepaid expenses and other current assets on the consolidated balance sheet. Refer to Note 9 for a discussion of the fair value measurements. Included in other expense, net were the following amounts related to changes in foreign currency exchange rates and derivative foreign currency forward contracts:

(In thousands)

  Year Ended December 31, 
  2010  2009  2008 

Unrealized foreign currency exchange rate gains (losses)

  $(1,280 $5,222   $(5,459

Realized foreign currency exchange rate losses

   (2,638  (261  (2,166

Unrealized derivative gains (losses)

   (809  (1,060  1,650  

Realized derivative gains (losses)

   3,549    (4,412  (204

The Company enters into foreign currency forward contracts with major financial institutions with investment grade credit ratings and is exposed to credit losses in the event of non-performance by these financial institutions. This credit risk is generally limited to the unrealized gains in the foreign currency forward contracts. However, the Company monitors the credit quality of these financial institutions and considers the risk of counterparty default to be minimal.

15. Related Party Transactions

The Company has an agreement to license a software system with a vendor whose Co-CEO is a director of the Company. During the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, the Company paid $1.5 million, $2.0 million and $3.2 million, respectively, in licensing fees and related support services to this vendor. There were no amounts payable to this related party as of December 31, 2010. Amounts payable to this related party as of December 31, 2009 were $0.1 million.

The Company has an operating lease agreement with an entity controlled by the Company’s CEO to lease an aircraft for business purposes. The Company paid $1.0 million in usage fees to this entity for its use of the aircraft during the year ended December 31, 2010, and $0.6 million during each of the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. No amounts were payable to this related party as of December 31, 2010. Amounts payable to this related party as of December 31, 2009 were $0.1 million. The Company determined the usage fees charged are at or below market.

16. Segment Data and Related Information

The Company historically operated within one operating and reportable segment based on how the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) managed the business. During 2010, the Company’s operating segments changed to reflect how the CODM makes decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance. In order to make these decisions, the CODM receives discrete financial information by geographic region based on

the Company’s strategy to become a global brand. These geographic regions include North America; Latin America; Europe, the Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”); and Asia. The Company’s new operating segments are based on these geographic regions. Each geographic segment operates exclusively in one industry: the development, marketing and distribution of branded performance apparel, footwear and accessories. As the Latin America, EMEA and Asia operating segments did not meet the quantitative thresholds for individual disclosure as reportable segments, they were combined into other foreign countries.

The geographic distribution of the Company’s net revenues, operating income and total assets are summarized in the following tables based on the location of its customers and operations. Net revenues represent sales to external customers for each segment. In addition to net revenues, operating income is a primary financial measure used by the Company to evaluate performance of each segment. Intercompany balances were eliminated for separate disclosure and corporate expenses have not been allocated to other foreign countries. Prior period data included below was reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

(In thousands)

  Year Ended December 31, 
  2010  2009  2008 

Net revenues

    

North America

  $997,816   $808,020   $692,388  

Other foreign countries

   66,111    48,391    32,856  
             

Total net revenues

  $1,063,927   $856,411   $725,244  
             

(In thousands)

  Year Ended December 31, 
  2010  2009  2008 

Operating income

    

North America

  $102,806   $83,239   $76,326  

Other foreign countries

   9,549    2,034    599  
             

Total operating income

   112,355    85,273    76,925  

Interest expense, net

   (2,258  (2,344  (850

Other expense, net

   (1,178  (511  (6,175
             

Income before income taxes

  $108,919   $82,418   $69,900  
             

(In thousands)

  December 31, 
  2010   2009 

Total assets

    

North America

  $613,515    $493,726  

Other foreign countries

   61,863     51,862  
          

Total assets

  $675,378    $545,588  
          

Net revenues by product category are as follows:

(In thousands)

  Year Ended December 31, 
  2010   2009   2008 

Apparel

  $853,493    $651,779    $578,887  

Footwear

   127,175     136,224     84,848  

Accessories

   43,882     35,077     31,547  
               

Total net sales

   1,024,550     823,080     695,282  

License revenues

   39,377     33,331     29,962  
               

Total net revenues

  $1,063,927    $856,411    $725,244  
               

During the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, substantially all of the Company’s long-lived assets were located in the United States. Net revenues in the United States were $952.9 million, $771.2 million and $660.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

17. Unaudited Quarterly Financial Data

(In thousands)

  Quarter Ended (unaudited)   Year Ended
December 31,
 
  March 31,   June 30,   September 30,   December 31,   

2010

                    

Net revenues

  $229,407    $204,786    $328,568    $301,166    $1,063,927  

Gross profit

   107,631     99,926     167,372     155,578     530,507  

Income from operations

   13,584     6,892     56,689     35,190     112,355  

Net income

   7,170     3,502     34,857     22,948     68,477  

Earnings per share-basic

  $0.14    $0.07    $0.68    $0.45    $1.35  

Earnings per share-diluted

  $0.14    $0.07    $0.68    $0.44    $1.34  

2009

                    

Net revenues

  $200,000    $164,648    $269,546    $222,217    $856,411  

Gross profit

   89,224     73,729     133,320     113,852     410,125  

Income from operations

   7,896     3,381     47,063     26,933     85,273  

Net income

   3,962     1,439     26,182     15,202     46,785  

Earnings per share-basic

  $0.08    $0.03    $0.52    $0.30    $0.94  

Earnings per share-diluted

  $0.08    $0.03    $0.52    $0.30    $0.92  

18. Subsequent Events

Long Term Investment

In December 2010, the Company advanced $11.1 million to Dome Corporation (“Dome”), its Japanese licensee, in order to make a minority equity investment in Dome which closed in January 2011. In February 2011, the Company purchased an additional $3.7 million of equity from existing Dome shareholders.

Stockholders’ Equity

In February 2011, 312.5 thousand shares of Class B Convertible Common Stock were converted into shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis in connection with a stock sale.

Stock-Based Compensation

In February 2011, 0.30.4 million performance-based restricted stock units were awarded during 2011 to certain officersexecutives and key employees under the 2005 Plan. TheThese performance-based restricted stock units have a weighted average fair value of $67.83 and have vesting that is tied to the achievement of a certain combined annual operating income target for 2012 and 2013. Upon the achievement of the combined operating income target, 50% of the restricted stock units will vest on February 15, 2014 and the remaining 50% will vest on February 15, 2015. If certain lower levels of combined operating income for 2012 and 2013 are achieved, fewer or no restricted stock units will vest at that time and one year later, and the remaining restricted stock units will be forfeited. As of December 31, 2011, the Company had not begun recording stock-based compensation expense for these performance-based restricted stock units as the Company determined the achievement of the combined operating income targets was not probable. The Company will assess the probability of the achievement of the operating income targets at the end of each reporting period. If it becomes probable that the performance targets related to these performance-based restricted stock units will be achieved, a cumulative adjustment will be recorded as if ratable stock-based compensation expense had been recorded since the grant date. Additional stock based compensation of up to $5.6 million would have been recorded through December 31, 2011 for these performance-based restricted stock units had the full achievement of these operating income targets been deemed probable.

Warrants

In 2006, the Company issued fully vested and non-forfeitable warrants to purchase 480.0 thousand shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock to NFL Properties as partial consideration for footwear promotional rights which were recorded as an intangible asset, refer to Note 6 for further information on this intangible asset. With the assistance of an independent third party valuation firm, the Company assessed the fair value of the warrants using various fair value models. Using these measures, the Company concluded that the fair value of the warrants was $8.5 million. The warrants have a term of 12 years from the date of issuance and an exercise price of $36.99 per share, which was the closing price of the Company’s Class A Common Stock on the date of issuance. As of December 31, 2011, all outstanding warrants were exercisable, and no warrants were exercised.

14. Other Employee Benefits

The Company offers a 401(k) Deferred Compensation Plan for the benefit of eligible employees. Employee contributions are voluntary and subject to Internal Revenue Service limitations. The Company matches a portion of the participant’s contribution and recorded expense of $1.8 million, $1.2 million and $1.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock are not an investment option in this plan.

In addition, 0.2the Company offers the Under Armour, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan which allows a select group of management or highly compensated employees, as approved by the Compensation Committee, to make

an annual base salary and/or bonus deferral for each year. As of December 31, 2011 and 2010, the Deferred Compensation Plan obligations were $3.5 million and $3.6 million, respectively, and were included in other long term liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.

The Company established the Rabbi Trust to fund obligations to participants in the Deferred Compensation Plan. As of December 31, 2011 and 2010, the assets held in the Rabbi Trust were TOLI policies with cash-surrender values of $3.9 million and $3.6 million, respectively. These assets are consolidated as allowed by accounting guidance, and are included in other long term assets on the consolidated balance sheet. Refer to Note 10 for a discussion of the fair value measurements of the assets held in the Rabbi Trust and the Deferred Compensation Plan obligations.

15. Foreign Currency Risk Management and Derivatives

The Company is exposed to gains and losses resulting from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates relating to transactions generated by its international subsidiaries in currencies other than their local currencies. These gains and losses are primarily driven by intercompany transactions. From time to time, the Company may elect to enter into foreign currency forward contracts to reduce the risk associated with foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations on intercompany transactions and projected inventory purchases for its European and Canadian subsidiaries. In addition, the Company may elect to enter into foreign currency forward contracts to reduce the risk associated with foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations on Pound Sterling denominated balance sheet items.

As of December 31, 2011, the notional value of the Company’s outstanding foreign currency forward contracts used to mitigate the foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations on its Canadian subsidiary’s intercompany transactions was $51.1 million with contract maturities of 1 month or less. As of December 31, 2011, the notional value of the Company’s outstanding foreign currency forward contracts used to mitigate the foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations on its European subsidiary’s intercompany transactions was $50.0 million with contract maturities of 1 month. As of December 31, 2011, the notional value of the Company’s outstanding foreign currency forward contract used to mitigate the foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations on Pounds Sterling denominated balance sheet items was €10.5 million, or $13.6 million, with a contract maturity of 1 month. The foreign currency forward contracts are not designated as cash flow hedges, and accordingly, changes in their fair value are recorded in earnings. The fair values of the Company’s foreign currency forward contracts were liabilities of $0.7 million and $0.6 million as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and were included in accrued expenses on the consolidated balance sheets. Refer to Note 10 for a discussion of the fair value measurements. Included in other expense, net were the following amounts related to changes in foreign currency exchange rates and derivative foreign currency forward contracts:

(In thousands)

  Year Ended December 31, 
  2011  2010  2009 

Unrealized foreign currency exchange rate gains (losses)

  $(4,027 $(1,280 $5,222  

Realized foreign currency exchange rate gains (losses)

   298    (2,638  (261

Unrealized derivative losses

   (31  (809  (1,060

Realized derivative gains (losses)

   1,696    3,549    (4,412

The Company enters into foreign currency forward contracts with major financial institutions with investment grade credit ratings and is exposed to credit losses in the event of non-performance by these financial institutions. This credit risk is generally limited to the unrealized gains in the foreign currency forward contracts. However, the Company monitors the credit quality of these financial institutions and considers the risk of counterparty default to be minimal.

16. Related Party Transactions

The Company has an agreement to license a software system with a vendor whose Co-CEO is a director of the Company. During the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, the Company paid $1.8 million, $1.5 million and $2.0 million, respectively, in licensing fees and related support services to this vendor. There were no amounts payable to this related party as of December 31, 2011 and 2010.

The Company has an operating lease agreement with an entity controlled by the Company’s CEO to lease an aircraft for business purposes. The Company paid $0.7 million, $1.0 million and $0.6 million in usage fees to this entity for its use of the aircraft during the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. No amounts were payable to this related party as of December 31, 2011 and 2010. The Company determined the usage fees charged are at or below market.

17. Segment Data and Related Information

The Company’s operating segments are based on how the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) makes decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance. As such, the CODM receives discrete financial information by geographic region based on the Company’s strategy to become a global brand. These geographic regions include North America; Latin America; Europe, the Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”); and Asia. The Company’s operating segments are based on these geographic regions. Each geographic segment operates exclusively in one industry: the development, marketing and distribution of branded performance apparel, footwear and accessories. Due to the insignificance of the EMEA, Latin America and Asia operating segments, they have been combined into other foreign countries for disclosure purposes.

The geographic distribution of the Company’s net revenues, operating income and total assets are summarized in the following tables based on the location of its customers and operations. Net revenues represent sales to external customers for each segment. In addition to net revenues, operating income is a primary financial measure used by the Company to evaluate performance of each segment. Intercompany balances were eliminated for separate disclosure and corporate expenses from North America have not been allocated to other foreign countries.

(In thousands)

  Year Ended December 31, 
  2011   2010   2009 

Net revenues

      

North America

  $1,383,346    $997,816    $808,020  

Other foreign countries

   89,338     66,111     48,391  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net revenues

  $1,472,684    $1,063,927    $856,411  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(In thousands)

  Year Ended December 31, 
  2011  2010  2009 

Operating income

    

North America

  $150,559   $102,806   $83,239  

Other foreign countries

   12,208    9,549    2,034  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total operating income

   162,767    112,355    85,273  

Interest expense, net

   (3,841  (2,258  (2,344

Other expense, net

   (2,064  (1,178  (511
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

  $156,862   $108,919   $82,418  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

(In thousands)

  December 31, 
  2011   2010 

Total assets

    

North America

  $842,121    $613,515  

Other foreign countries

   77,089     61,863  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

  $919,210    $675,378  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net revenues by product category are as follows:

(In thousands)

  Year Ended December 31, 
  2011   2010   2009 

Apparel

  $1,122,031    $853,493    $651,779  

Footwear

   181,684     127,175     136,224  

Accessories

   132,400     43,882     35,077  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net sales

   1,436,115     1,024,550     823,080  

License revenues

   36,569     39,377     33,331  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net revenues

  $1,472,684    $1,063,927    $856,411  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2011 and 2010, substantially all of the Company’s long-lived assets were located in the United States. Net revenues in the United States were $1,325.8 million, $952.9 million and $771.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

18. Unaudited Quarterly Financial Data

(In thousands)

  Quarter Ended (unaudited)   Year Ended
December 31,
 
  March 31,   June 30,   September 30,   December 31,   

2011

                    

Net revenues

  $312,699    $291,336    $465,523    $403,126    $1,472,684  

Gross profit

   145,051     134,779     225,101     207,905     712,836  

Income from operations

   21,142     11,358     74,965     55,302     162,767  

Net income

   12,139     6,241     45,987     32,552     96,919  

Earnings per share-basic

  $0.24    $0.12    $0.89    $0.63    $1.88  

Earnings per share-diluted

  $0.23    $0.12    $0.88    $0.62    $1.85  

2010

                    

Net revenues

  $229,407    $204,786    $328,568    $301,166    $1,063,927  

Gross profit

   107,631     99,926     167,372     155,578     530,507  

Income from operations

   13,584     6,892     56,689     35,190     112,355  

Net income

   7,170     3,502     34,857     22,948     68,477  

Earnings per share-basic

  $0.14    $0.07    $0.68    $0.45    $1.35  

Earnings per share-diluted

  $0.14    $0.07    $0.68    $0.44    $1.34  

19. Subsequent Events

Stockholders’ Equity

In February 2012, 150.0 thousand shares of Class B Convertible Common Stock were converted into shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis in connection with a stock sale.

Stock-Based Compensation

In February 2012, 0.4 million performance-based restricted stock units were awarded to certain officers and key employees under the 2005 Plan. The performance-based restricted stock units have vesting that is tied to the achievement of a certain executive in February 2011. These sharescombined annual operating income target for 2013 and 2014. Upon the achievement of the combined operating income target, 50% of the restricted stock have a vesting termunits will vest on February 15, 2015 and the remaining 50% will vest on February 15, 2016. If certain lower levels of ten years.combined operating income for 2013 and 2014 are achieved, fewer or no restricted stock units will vest at that time and one year later, and the remaining restricted stock units will be forfeited.

ITEM 9.CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

None

 

ITEM 9A.CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Our management has evaluated, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 20102011 pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of December 31, 2010,2011, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is (1) recorded, processed, summarized and reported in a timely manner and (2) accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Refer to Item 8 of this report for the “Report of Management on Internal Control over Financial Reporting.”

There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or that is reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 9B.OTHER INFORMATION

None

PART III

 

ITEM 10.DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

The information required by this Item regarding directors is incorporated herein by reference from the 20112012 Proxy Statement, under the headings “NOMINEES FOR ELECTION AT THE ANNUAL MEETING,” “CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND RELATED MATTERS: Audit Committee” and “SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE.” Information required by this Item regarding executive officers is included under “Executive Officers of the Registrant” in Part 1 of this Form 10-K.

Code of Ethics

We have a written code of ethics in place that applies to all our employees, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, and principal accounting officer and controller. A copy of our ethics policy is available on our website: www.underarmour.com. We are required to disclose any change to, or waiver from, our code of ethics for our senior financial officers. We intend to use our website as a method of disseminating this disclosure as permitted by applicable SEC rules.

 

ITEM 11.EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference herein from the 20112012 Proxy Statement under the headings “CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND RELATED MATTERS: Compensation of Directors”Directors,” “EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION,” and “EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.“COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION.

 

ITEM 12.SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference herein from the 20112012 Proxy Statement under the heading “SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT AND CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF SHARES.” Also refer to Item 5 “Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.”

 

ITEM 13.CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference herein from the 20112012 Proxy Statement under the heading “TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PERSONS” and “CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND RELATED MATTERS—Independence of Directors.”

 

ITEM 14.PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference herein from the 20112012 Proxy Statement under the heading “INDEPENDENT AUDITORS.”

PART IV

 

ITEM 15.EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

a. The following documents are filed as part of this Form 10-K:

 

1. Financial Statements:

  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   4446  

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 20102011 and 20092010

   4547  

Consolidated Statements of Income for the Years Ended December 31, 2011, 2010 2009 and 20082009

   4648  

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income for the Years Ended December 31, 2011, 2010 2009 and 20082009

   4749  

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2011, 2010 2009 and 20082009

   4850  

Notes to the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements

   4951  

2. Financial Statement Schedule

  

Schedule II—Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

   7779  

All other schedules are omitted because they are not applicable or the required information is shown in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto.

3. Exhibits

The following exhibits are incorporated by reference or filed herewith. References to Amendment No. 3 to Form S-1 are to Amendment No. 3 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-127856), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on November 15, 2005. References to the Company’s 2005 Form 10-K are to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. References to the Company’s 2006 Form 10-K are to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. References to the Company’s 2007 Form 10-K are to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007. References to the Company’s 2008 Form 10-K are to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008. References to the Company’s 2009 Form 10-K are to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009. References to the Company’s 2010 Form 10-K are to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

 

Exhibit
No.

   
    3.01  Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.01 of the Company’s 2005 Form 10-K).
    3.02  Amended and Restated By-Laws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.02 of the Company’s 2005 Form 10-K).
    4.01  Warrant Agreement between the Company and NFL Properties LLC dated as of August 3, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 7, 2006).
  4.0210.01  Registration RightsCredit Agreement betweenamong PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, SunTrust Bank, as Syndication Agent, Bank of America, N.A., as Documentation Agent, and the Lenders and the Guarantors that are party thereto and the Company and NFL Properties LLC dated as of August 3, 2006March 29, 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.210.04 of the Current Report onCompany’s Form 8-K filed August 7, 2006).
10.01Under Armour, Inc. Executive Incentive Plan10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2011), as amended by First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated September 16, 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.01 of the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2008)September 30, 2011).*
10.02Employee Confidentiality, Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement by and between Suzanne J. Karkus and the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.04 of the Company’s 2007 Form 10-K).*

Exhibit
No.

   
10.03Agreement and General Release by and between the Company and Suzanne J. Karkus dated February 3, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.04 of the Company’s 2009 Form 10-K).*
10.04Employee Confidentiality, Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement by and between David McCreight and the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.01 of the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2008).*
10.05Agreement and General Release by and between the Company and David McCreight dated July 12, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit  10.02 of the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2010).*
10.06Form of Employee Confidentiality, Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement by and between certain executives and the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.05 of the Company’s 2007 Form 10-K).*
10.07Standard Industrial Lease between the Company and The Realty Associates Fund V, L.P. dated December 22, 2003 (portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 of Amendment No. 3 to Form S-1), as amended by the First Amendment dated February 23, 2006 (portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.08 of the Company’s 2006 Form 10-K).
10.08Office lease by and between Hull Point LLC and the Company dated March 29, 2002 (portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 of Amendment No. 3 to Form S-1), as amended by the First Amendment dated September 10, 2002 (portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 of Amendment No. 3 to Form S-1), the Second Amendment dated March 6, 2003 (portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 of Amendment No. 3 to Form S-1), the Third Amendment dated June 23, 2004 (portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 of Amendment No. 3 to Form S-1), the Fourth Amendment dated October 12, 2006 (portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.09A of the Company’s 2006 Form 10-K), the Fifth Amendment dated December 1, 2006 (portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.09B of the Company’s 2006 Form 10-K), the Sixth Amendment dated May 1, 2007 (portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 22, 2007), the Seventh Amendment dated November 20, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.07 of the Company’s 2007 Form 10-K), and the Eighth Amendment dated January 1, 2011 (portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment).
10.09  Office lease by and between Beason Properties LLLP (as successor to 1450 Beason Street LLC) and the Company dated December 14, 2007 (portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 20, 2007), as amended by the First Amendment dated June 4, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.04 of the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2008) and the Second Amendment to Office Lease dated October 1, 2009 (portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.01 of the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2009).

Exhibit No.

10.10Agreement of Sublease by and between Corporate Healthcare Financing, Inc. and the Company dated June 1, 2004 (portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20 of Amendment No. 3 to Form S-1).
10.11  10.03  Industrial Lease Agreement between the Company and Marley Neck 3R, LLC dated October 19, 2006 (portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2006).
10.12Credit Agreement among PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, SunTrust Bank, as Syndication Agent, Compass Bank, as Documentation Agent, and the Lenders that are party thereto and the Company dated January 28, 2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 of the Company’s 2008 Form 10-K), as amended by First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated May 13, 2009Under Armour, Inc. Executive Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.01 of the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2009), Second Amendment to the Credit Agreement dated June 29, 2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.02 of the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2009), Third Amendment to the Credit Agreement dated July 19, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.01 of the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2010) and Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated November 30, 2010.March 31, 2008).*
10.13Lender Joinder and Assumption Agreement by Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company dated February 13, 2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 of the Company’s 2008 Form 10-K).
10.14  10.04  Under Armour, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 of the Company’s 2007 Form 10-K) and Amendment One to this plan.plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 of the Company’s 2010 Form 10-K).*
10.15  10.05  Form of Change in Control Severance Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 of the Company’s 2009 Form 10-K) and First Amendment to this agreement.Agreement.*
10.16  10.06  Under Armour, Inc. Amended and Restated 2005 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.01 of the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ending March 31, 2009).*
10.17  10.07  Forms of Restricted Stock Grant Agreement under the Amended and Restated 2005 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated(filed herewith and incorporated by reference to Exhibits 10.22 a-b of the Company’s 2007 Form 10-K and Exhibit 10.21 of the Company’s 2009 Form 10-K).*
10.18  10.08  FormForms of Non-Qualified Stock Option Grant Agreement under the Amended and Restated 2005 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan (other forms of Non-Qualified Stock Option Grant Agreement under the 2005 Amended(filed herewith and Restated Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan incorporated by reference to Exhibits 10.23 b-c of the Company’s 2007 Form 10-K, and Exhibit 10.22 of the Company’s 2009 Form 10-K and Exhibit 10.18 of the Company’s 2010 Form 10-K).*
10.19  10.09  Form of Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement under the Amended and Restated 2005 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan.*
10.20  10.10  Forms of Performance-Based Stock Option Grant Agreement under the Amended and Restated 2005 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibits 10.02-10.0310.02 of the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2009 and Exhibit 10.03 of the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2010).*
10.21  10.11  Amendment to Stock Option Awards Effective August 3, 2011.*
  10.12Forms of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement under the Amended and Restated 2005 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan (filed herewith and incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.05 of the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2011).*
  10.13Employee Confidentiality, Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement by and between David McCreightHenry Stafford and the Company dated April 12, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.03 of the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2008)March 31, 2011).*
  10.14Form of Employee Confidentiality, Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement by and between certain executives and the Company.*
  10.15Agreement and Mutual General Release by and between Mark Dowley and the Company dated April 8, 2011.*

Exhibit
No.

   
10.22
  10.16  Under Armour, Inc. 20062010 Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.01 of the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2010), Amendment One to this plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.06 of the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2011), Form of Initial Restricted Stock Unit Grant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 13,June 6, 2006) and Forms, Form of Grant Award Agreement and Notice- Non-Employee Director Initial Restricted Stock Unit Grant, Annual Restricted Stock Unit Grant and Annual Stock Option Award (incorporated by reference to Exhibits 10.1-10.3Exhibit 10.3 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 6, 2006) and Form of Annual Restricted Stock Unit Grant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2011).*
10.23  10.17  Under Armour, Inc. 2006 Non-Employee Director Deferred Stock Unit Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.02 of the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2010) and Amendment One to this plan.plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 of the Company’s 2010 Form 10-K).*
10.24Under Armour, Inc. 2010 Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.01 of the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2010) and Amendment One to this plan and Form of Annual Restricted Stock Unit Grant.*
21.01  List of Subsidiaries.
23.01  Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
31.01  Section 302 Chief Executive Officer Certification.
31.02  Section 302 Chief Financial Officer Certification.
32.01  Section 906 Chief Executive Officer Certification.
32.02  Section 906 Chief Financial Officer Certification.
101.INS  XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

*Management contract or a compensatory plan or arrangement required to be filed as an Exhibit pursuant to Item 15(b) of Form 10-K.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.

 

UNDER ARMOUR, INC.

By:

 

/s/    KEVIN A. PLANK        

 Kevin A. Plank
 President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors

Dated: February 24, 20112012

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the date indicated.

 

/s/S/    KEVIN A. PLANK        

Kevin A. Plank

  

President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors (principal executive officer)

/s/S/    BRAD DICKERSON        

Brad Dickerson

  

Chief Financial Officer (principal accounting and financial officer)

/s/S/    BYRON K. ADAMS, JR.        

Byron K. Adams, Jr.

  

Director

/s/S/    DOUGLAS E. COLTHARP        

Douglas E. Coltharp

  

Director

/s/S/    ANTHONY W. DEERING        

Anthony W. Deering

  

Director

/s/S/    A.B. KRONGARD        

A.B. Krongard

  

Director

/s/S/    WILLIAM R. MCDERMOTT        

William R. McDermott

  

Director

/s/S/    HARVEY L. SANDERS        

Harvey L. Sanders

  

Director

/s/S/    THOMAS J. SIPPEL        

Thomas J. Sippel

  

Director

Dated: February 24, 20112012

Schedule II

Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

(In thousands)

Description

  

Balance at
Beginning
of Year

   

Charged to
Costs and
Expenses

   

Write-Offs
Net of
Recoveries

 

Balance at
End of
Year

   

Balance at
Beginning
of Year

   

Charged to
Costs and
Expenses

   

Write-Offs
Net of
Recoveries

 

Balance at
End of
Year

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts

              

For the year ended December 31, 2011

  $4,869    $699    $(1,498 $4,070  

For the year ended December 31, 2010

  $5,156    $190    $(477 $4,869     5,156     190     (477  4,869  

For the year ended December 31, 2009

   4,180     1,637     (661  5,156     4,180     1,637     (661  5,156  

For the year ended December 31, 2008

   1,112     3,334     (266  4,180  

Sales returns, markdowns and allowances

       

Sales returns and allowances

       

For the year ended December 31, 2011

  $16,827    $74,245    $(70,472 $20,600  

For the year ended December 31, 2010

  $13,969    $48,136    $(45,278 $16,827     13,969     48,136     (45,278  16,827  

For the year ended December 31, 2009

   15,961     61,499     (63,491  13,969     15,961     61,499     (63,491  13,969  

For the year ended December 31, 2008

   11,378     37,961     (33,378  15,961  

Deferred tax asset valuation allowance

              

For the year ended December 31, 2011

  $1,765    $1,784    $(1,765 $1,784  

For the year ended December 31, 2010

  $—      $1,765    $—     $1,765     —       1,765     —      1,765  

 

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