Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Interest Rate Risk
We currently do not engage in any interest rate hedging activity.
We are subject to interest rate risk in connection with borrowings under the ABL Credit Agreement and the Term Loan Credit Agreement, as amended, since such borrowings bear interest at variable rates and we may incur additional indebtedness that bears interest at variable rates. In addition, certain of our real estate loans under our VIEs also bear interest at variable rates. We are also subject to interest rate risk through interest income received on our cash and cash equivalent balances, which consist of highly liquid investments with original maturities of 90 days or less held in cash on hand, bank balances, short-term deposits and money market funds.
Interest rate increases may increase the interest rate applicable to our borrowings that have rates that are subject to adjustment pursuant to floating rate indices, such as SOFR. As of February 1, 2025, we had $200 million of outstanding borrowings under the revolving line of credit and $2,424 million outstanding under the Term Loan Credit Agreement. The ABL Credit Agreement provides for a borrowing amount based on the value of eligible collateral and a formula linked to certain borrowing percentages based on certain categories of collateral. Under the terms of such provisions, the amount under the revolving line of credit borrowing base that could be available pursuant to the ABL Credit Agreement as of February 1, 2025 was $355 million, net of $45 million in outstanding letters of credit. Based on the average interest rate on the revolving line of credit under the ABL Credit Agreement and the Term Loan B and Term Loan B-2 under the Term Loan Credit Agreement during fiscal 2024, and to the extent that borrowings were outstanding under any facility, for every 100-basis point change in interest rates, our annual interest expense could change by approximately $26 million. To the extent that we incur additional indebtedness, we may increase our exposure to risk from interest rate fluctuations. However, our exposure to change in our interest expense is partially offset by interest income, which is also affected by changes in market interest rates.
In fiscal 2023, the Term Loan Credit Agreement transitioned to reference SOFR, which is published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to replace LIBOR.
Foreign Currency Risk
Our revenues are predominately denominated in U.S. dollars, and accordingly, our net revenues are not currently subject to significant foreign currency risk. However, as we are currently expanding our operations into select European markets, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates are beginning to impact our results of operations. Certain of our operating expenses are denominated in the currencies of the countries in which our operations exist or are expanding, and accordingly, we have exposure to adverse movements in foreign currency exchange rates, particularly changes in the Pound sterling, Euro and Canadian Dollar, as our international operations are translated from local currency, or functional currency, into U.S. dollars upon consolidation. Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates may cause us to recognize transaction gains and losses in our consolidated statements of income, which are presented in other expense—net . We minimize this exposure by managing cash balances at levels appropriate to meet forthcoming expenses in U.S. dollars and applicable foreign currencies.
To date, we have not engaged in foreign currency hedging transactions because our foreign currency transaction gains and losses have not been material to our consolidated financial statements, but we may begin foreign currency risk management strategies in the future.
Impact of Inflation
Our results of operations and financial condition are presented based on historical cost. While it is difficult to accurately measure the historical impact of inflation due to the imprecise nature of the estimates required, we believe the effects of inflation on our consolidated results of operations and financial condition have been primarily transitory to date as we have been able to adjust our costs of operation as well as our merchandise pricing in response to increased prices for services and other inputs, including the costs to purchase merchandise from our vendors. On the other hand, some increased costs related to higher levels of inflation may have longer duration impact on our operations, including increased costs of compensation for our team members as well as higher prices for construction and materials used in our Gallery development. There can be no assurance that our results of operations and financial condition will not be materially impacted by inflation in the future, including by the lingering effects of heightened levels of inflation experienced globally since 2022. We may be unable to overcome these issues through measures such as price increases for our products. Risks related to inflation could include increased costs for many products and services that are necessary for the operation of our business as well as the impact of interest rate increases, which could have, among other consequences, a negative effect on the housing market and consumer demand for our products.
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On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act, H.R. 5376 (the “IR Act”) was signed into law. The IR Act introduces a 15% corporate alternative minimum tax (“CAMT”) for corporations whose average annual adjusted financial statement income for any consecutive three-tax-year period preceding the applicable tax year exceeds $1 billion and a 1% excise tax on certain stock repurchases. The CAMT and the excise tax were effective in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022. The CAMT provision did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements in fiscal 2024. Refer to Note 16 —Share Repurchase Program and Share Retirement .
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