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Note 1 - Basis of Presentation

9 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2020

Notes to Financial Statements

Business Description and Basis of Presentation [Text Block]

1. Basis of Presentation

The condensed consolidated financial statements included herein are unaudited and have been prepared by Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. The condensed consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of February 1, 2020 was derived from the Company’s audited consolidated balance sheet as of that date. All other condensed consolidated financial statements contained herein are unaudited and reflect all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to summarize fairly the financial position of the Company and the results of the Company’s operations and cash flows for the periods presented. All of these adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Because of the seasonal nature of the Company’s operations, results of operations of any single reporting period should not be considered as indicative of results for a full year. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended February 1, 2020, which were included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 16, 2020.

COVID-19 Pandemic

In March 2020, the World Health Organization announced that COVID-19 is a global pandemic. On March 17, 2020, the Company announced the temporary closure of all corporately-managed stores in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Denmark and Ireland as a result of local and governmental restrictions due to the pandemic. In addition, on March 26, 2020, the Company announced the temporary closure of its warehouse and e-commerce fulfillment center in Ohio as it reviewed its process related to workplace safety, including social distancing and sanitation practices recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Ohio warehouse was reopened on April 1, 2020 following the review and reconfiguration of workflow and workspaces to further promote social distancing and minimize interaction as merchandise is shipped to stores and e-commerce orders are fulfilled. The Company took various initial steps in response to COVID-19, such as furloughing employees, reducing compensation for all corporate employees including its executive officers, delaying payment of bonuses and 401(k) plan matching contributions, reducing planned capital expenditures to maintenance levels, deferring payments through extension of terms, and leveraging outstanding rent payments to landlords and high optionality in the leases in its real estate portfolio to aggressively renegotiate more favorable terms. During the second quarter, the Company reopened the vast majority of its corporately-managed store locations, many with shortened hours of operations and lower traffic levels, saw strong digital demand on its e-commerce site, accelerated its omni-channel competencies, and continued disciplined expense management and cash preservation which included the renegotiation of lease terms to include rent reductions, deferrals and abatements.

Operational and Distribution Network Update for the third quarter due to COVID-19:

	●	During the third quarter, the vast majority of the Company's corporately-managed store fleet remained opened in accordance with local law, with temporary closures and other related restrictions (e.g. safe at home or stay at home orders) continuing to fluctuate on a localized level, resulting in 7% fewer operating days in the third quarter. The Company ended the quarter with approximately 98% of its corporately-managed store locations open for operations, although certain stores in the United Kingdom were closed following the end of the third quarter, as discussed below.
	●	The Company’s e-commerce site was fully operational throughout the quarter. The Company continued to see strong digital demand with growth rates at triple-digit levels compared to the comparable period in 2019.
	●	The Company continued to enhance its omni-channel capabilities of “Buy Online, Ship From Store” and “Buy Online, Pick Up In Store” by expanding the number of stores that are eligible to fulfill digital orders including the initialization of “Click and Collect” orders in its United Kingdom locations, a form of "Buy Online, Pick Up In Store" for U.K. operations. The Company believes these programs are an efficient use of available store labor and inventory to support the expected ongoing strong digital demand.
	●	The Company renegotiated lease terms to include rent reductions, deferrals and abatements on 99% of North American locations and almost 90% of those in the UK since the onset of the pandemic.
	●	The Company maintained disciplined expense management and cash preservation across the business including continued delayed payment of bonuses earned by executive officers for 2019 performance and the Company matching contribution to its 401(k) plan. The Company also continued to limit its capital expenditures to maintenance levels.

	●	In light of the Company's improved financial performance, on October 6, 2020, the Company’s Compensation Committee authorized the return of base salaries to the amounts that were effective prior to the salary reductions for all employees, including the Company’s executive officers. The restoration of the base salaries was effective September 27, 2020, and was not retroactive to the date salaries were reduced in March 2020.
	●	The Company’s supply chain experienced no significant disruptions in the quarter with the Company able to receive deliveries in a timely manner.
	●	The Company’s franchisees ended the quarter with 74 locations open and operating as permitted by law across Africa, Asia, Australia, the Middle East and South America, while one location remained temporarily closed due to COVID- 19.
	●	Select locations associated with the Company’s third-party retail model were operating at the end of the quarter.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Company temporarily closed 43 stores in the United Kingdom as a result of governmental COVID-19 mandates. These temporary closures were in addition to two stores that were temporarily closed in Ireland shortly before the end of the third quarter due to COVID-19 mandates. As of December 2, 2020, 39 of these locations in the United Kingdom reopened as restrictions in those jurisdictions were eased.

The Company's operating results for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 31, 2020 may not be indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending January 30, 2021 primarily due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has had, and will continue to have, a negative impact on the Company's retail store operations and financial condition and will continue to affect its cash flows, although the full extent is uncertain at this time. As the pandemic continues to evolve, the extent of the future impact will depend on additional developments, including, but not limited to, the duration and extent of any temporary closing of certain of its stores, the enactment and duration of governmentally-mandated quarantines, shelter-in-place orders and other travel restrictions within the U.S. and other affected countries, the duration and spread of the pandemic (including any relapses), its severity, the actions to contain the virus and/or treat its impact including approval and distribution of vaccines, the duration, timing and severity of the impact on consumer spending (including the recession resulting from the pandemic), and how quickly and to what extent economic and operating conditions can recover and resume, all of which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted.

In addition, the Company’s business is subject to seasonal fluctuations, with significant portions of the Company’s revenues and net income being realized during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year due to the holiday selling season. Therefore, the results for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 31, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the fiscal year ending January 30, 2021, or for any other future interim period or for any future year.

The Company had not borrowed on its credit facility as of December 7, 2020. Inclusive of the Company's credit facility, the Company's liquidity may be negatively impacted if the pandemic results in the temporary closure of certain of its stores in various locations due to local mandates or requirements. The Company believes that its current cash balance, access to its revolving credit facility, along with the expense management and cash preservation actions taken, provide it with sufficient, current liquidity. Due to the ongoing uncertainty regarding the future impact of COVID-19 and consumer shopping behavior, the Company expects to continue to carefully manage its cash position, and may take further actions to further improve its cash position, including but not limited to, monetizing Company assets, continuing its more aggressive inventory management, reimplementing employee furloughs or further position eliminations, and continuing to forego capital expenditures and other discretionary expenses.

Significant Accounting Policies

The Company's significant accounting policies are summarized in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements included in its Form 10-K for the year ended February 1, 2020. An update and supplement to these policies is needed for the Company's accounting for government assistance and long-live asset impairment.

Government Grants

The Company applied for reimbursement of payroll expenses in certain jurisdictions through COVID-19 related government programs for payroll paid to employees who were paid while not providing services to the Company during the first three quarters of fiscal 2020. These programs require the Company to apply to the government for reimbursement of wages based on the applicable laws and programs within each jurisdiction. Through review of and application to these programs, the Company believes it qualifies for such reimbursement, and it is probable that the expenses will be reimbursed. As a result, the Company

recorded a reduction to expenses of approximately $0.3 million for the thirteen weeks ended October 31, 2020 and $3.3 million for the thirty-nine weeks ended October 31, 2020 related to these wages within the Selling, general and administrative line in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the period ending October 31, 2020 and as of the end of the third quarter $1.2 million of the reimbursement was outstanding from tax authorities.

Long-live Assets, including right-of-use operating lease assets

Whenever facts and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of long-lived assets and right-of-use operating lease assets may not be recoverable, the carrying value of those assets is reviewed. If this review indicates that the carrying value of the asset will not be recovered, as determined based on projected undiscounted cash flows related to the asset over its remaining life, the carrying value of the asset is reduced to its estimated fair value. The Company typically performs an annual assessment of its store assets in the direct-to-consumer (“DTC”) segment, based on operating performance and forecasts of future performance. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company experienced lower than projected revenues and identified indicators of impairment for its store fleet. The Company performed the recoverability test for these assets by comparing the estimated undiscounted future cash flows over the remaining useful life for its long-lived assets and right-of-use assets and determined that certain stores had long-lived and right-of-use assets with carrying values that exceeded their estimated undiscounted future cash flows for the remaining useful life of the respective assets.

The Company estimated fair values of these long-lived assets based on its discounted future cash flows for the remaining useful life of the asset or market rent assessments. The Company's analysis indicated that the carrying values of certain of its long-lived assets exceeded their respective fair values determined by the discounted future cash flow analysis or the market rent assessment. As a result, the Company recognized an impairment charge of $0.2 million for the thirteen weeks ended October 31, 2020, with approximately $0.1 million for right-of-use operating lease assets and $0.1 million for fixed assets including leasehold improvements and fixtures, furniture and fixtures, and machinery and equipment. For the thirty-nine weeks ended October 31, 2020 the Company has recognized impairment charges totaling $7.0 million, with approximately $3.6 million for right-of-use operating lease assets and $3.4 million for fixed assets including leasehold improvements and fixtures, furniture and fixtures, machinery and equipment, and construction-in-progress. These charges are recorded in Store asset impairment within the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the respective periods. These impairment charges were primarily driven by lower than projected revenues and the effect of temporary store closures as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The majority of the impairment was recorded for assets associated with stores in North America. For the thirteen weeks ended November 2, 2019, the Company recorded no impairment charges and for the thirty-nine weeks ended November 2, 2019 the Company recorded impairments charges of $5.9 million on right-of-use assets into retained earnings as a result of the adoption of ASC 842, Leases.

The determination of estimated market rent used in the fair value estimate of the Company’s operating lease assets included within the respective store asset group requires significant management judgment. Changes in these estimates could have a significant impact on whether long-lived store assets should be further evaluated for impairment and could have a significant impact on the resulting impairment charge. The significant estimates, all of which are considered Level 3 inputs, used in the fair value methodology include: the Company’s expectations for future operations and projected cash flows, including revenues, operating expenses including market rents, and market conditions.