GameStop (GME) 10-Q2020 Q3 Quarterly report

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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(817) 424-2000

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UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

GAMESTOP CORP.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

GAMESTOP CORP.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

GAMESTOP CORP.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

GAMESTOP CORP.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

GAMESTOP CORP.

GameStop operates its business in 4 geographic segments: United States, Canada, Australia and Europe. The information contained in these unaudited condensed financial statements refers to continuing operations unless otherwise noted.

Basis of Presentation and Consolidation

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the Company's accounts and the accounts of its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included herein reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal, recurring adjustments) which are, in the Company's opinion, necessary for a fair presentation of the information as of and for the periods presented. These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and the instructions to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all disclosures required under GAAP for complete consolidated financial statements.

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the 52 weeks ended February 1, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on March 27, 2020, (the “2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. In preparing these financial statements, the Company has made its best estimates and judgments of certain amounts included in the financial statements, and changes in the estimates and assumptions used by the Company could have a significant impact on its financial results. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Due to the seasonal nature of the Company's business, the results of operations for the 39 weeks ended October 31, 2020 are not indicative of the results to be expected for the 52 weeks ending January 30, 2021 ("fiscal 2020").

Reclassifications

The Company has made certain classifications in its consolidated statements of cash flows in order to conform to the current year presentation. Certain changes in customer liabilities, primarily associated with loyalty point redemptions and gift card breakage, of $16.2 million for the 39 weeks ended November 2, 2019 has been reclassified from other to changes in accounts payable and accrued liabilities.

In the Company's consolidated statements of operations, depreciation and amortization of $23.6 million and $69.3 million for the 13 and 39 weeks ended November 2, 2019, respectively, have been reclassified to selling, general and administrative expenses to conform to the current year presentation. Additionally, asset impairments of $11.3 million for the 13 and 39 weeks ended November 2, 2019 and goodwill impairments of $363.9 million for the 39 weeks ended November 2, 2019 have been reclassified to goodwill and asset impairments to conform to the current year presentation.

In the Company's consolidated balance sheets, restricted cash of $0.3 million and $0.3 million as of November 2, 2019 and February 1, 2020, respectively, have been reclassified from prepaid expenses and other current assets to restricted cash to conform to the current year presentation. Additionally, restricted cash of $13.8 million and $13.8 million as of November 2, 2019 and February 1, 2020, respectively, have been reclassified from other noncurrent assets to long-term restricted cash to conform to the current year presentation.

There have been no material changes to the Company's significant accounting policies included in Note 1, "Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies," within its 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Unvested Restricted Stock and Shares Issued and Outstanding

In June 2019, the Company adopted the GameStop Corp. 2019 Incentive Plan (the "2019 Plan"), which provides for the grant of equity awards to officers, employees, consultants, advisors and directors of the Company. The 2019 Plan provides for the grant of restricted stock awards, including both time-based and performance-based awards, among other equity awards. Time-based

restricted stock awards generally vest in equal annual installments over a three-year period on the anniversary of the date of issuance, subject to continued service to the Company. Performance-based restricted stock awards generally vest as a lump sum on the third anniversary of the date of issuance and are subject to the achievement of certain performance measures.

Shares of restricted stock granted by the Company are considered to be legally issued and outstanding as of the date of grant, notwithstanding that the shares remain subject to risk of forfeiture if the vesting conditions for such shares are not met, and are included in the number of shares of Class A common stock outstanding disclosed on the cover page of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q as of December 1, 2020. In accordance with accounting guidance followed by the Company, the financial statement presentation excludes unvested shares of restricted Class A common stock, as restricted shares are treated as issued and outstanding for financial statement presentation purposes only after such shares have vested and, therefore, have ceased to be subject to a risk of forfeiture. As of October 31, 2020, November 2, 2019 and February 1, 2020 there were 4.6 million, 3.4 million and 3.4 million, respectively, of unvested shares of restricted stock. Accordingly, as of October 31, 2020, November 2, 2019 and February 1, 2020 there were 69.8 million, 71.3 million and 67.7 million, respectively, of shares of Class A common stock, including unvested restricted shares, legally issued and outstanding.

Restricted cash of $156.7 million, $14.1 million and $14.1 million as of October 31, 2020, November 2, 2019 and February 1, 2020, respectively, consists primarily of bank deposits that collateralize the Company's obligations to vendors and landlords.

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash in the condensed consolidated balance sheets to total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows (in millions):

Assets Held-for-Sale

The Company's corporate aircraft was classified as assets held-for-sale as of November 2, 2019 and February 1, 2020, which had an estimated fair value, less costs to sell, of $12.8 million and $11.8 million, respectively. The Company recognized impairment charges of $3.2 million on the corporate aircraft during the 39 weeks ended October 31, 2020, which was partially attributable to recent economic impacts associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. On June 5, 2020, the Company sold its corporate aircraft with net cash proceeds from the sale totaling $8.6 million, net of costs to sell. NaN gain or loss on the sale of the aircraft was recognized.

Property and Equipment, Net

Accumulated depreciation related to the Company's property and equipment totaled $1,175.3 million, $1,230.4 million and $1,190.1 million as of October 31, 2020, November 2, 2019 and February 1, 2020, respectively.

The Company periodically reviews its property and equipment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that its carrying amounts may not be recoverable or its depreciation or amortization periods should be accelerated. The Company assesses recoverability based on several factors, including its intention with respect to its stores and those stores’ projected undiscounted cash flows. An impairment loss is recognized for the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds its fair value, determined based on an estimate of discounted future cash flows. Impairment losses were recorded totaling $1.0 million during the 39 weeks ended October 31, 2020. Impairment losses were recorded totaling $3.6 million during the 13 and 39 weeks ended November 2, 2019.

Share Repurchases

During the third quarter of fiscal 2019, we executed a series of open market repurchases for an aggregate of 22.6 million shares of our Class A common stock totaling $115.7 million, including fees and commissions. Included in these amounts are repurchases of 0.3 million shares for $1.7 million that were initiated prior to November 2, 2019, but not settled until the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019.

Discontinued Operations and Dispositions

On September 25, 2019, we sold our Simply Mac business to Cool Holdings, Inc. for total consideration of $12.9 million subject to customary post-closing adjustments. The consideration consisted of $5.2 million in cash and a note receivable of $7.7 million,

which was amended during the first quarter of fiscal 2020 to revise the amount to $1.3 million. We recognized a loss on sale during the third quarter of fiscal 2019 of $1.3 million, net of tax. Subsequently, during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019, we fully reserved the $7.7 million note receivable due to the buyer's failure to make scheduled payments. We recognized a total loss on sale of $9.1 million, net of tax, during fiscal 2019.

During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018, the Company sold its Spring Mobile business. The historic results of Spring Mobile are presented as discontinued operations, which primarily consist of residual wind-down costs for all periods presented. The net loss from discontinued operations for the 13 weeks ended October 31, 2020 and November 2, 2019 consisted of $0.0 million and $0.2 million in selling, general and administrative expenses, respectively. The net loss from discontinued operations for the 39 weeks ended October 31, 2020 and November 2, 2019 consisted of $1.2 million and $3.2 million in selling, general and administrative expenses, respectively and $0.3 million and $0.6 million in income tax benefit, respectively.

In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which was further updated and clarified by the FASB through the issuance of additional related ASUs. This ASU requires financial assets measured at amortized cost to be presented at the net amount to be collected with the recognition of an allowance for credit losses expected to be incurred over an asset's lifetime based on relevant information about past events, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. ASU 2016-13 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted this new standard, effective February 2, 2020, using the modified-retrospective approach. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes. This standard is intended to simplify the accounting and disclosure requirements for income taxes by eliminating various exceptions in accounting for income taxes as well as clarifying and amending existing guidance to improve consistency in application of ASC 740. The provisions of ASU 2019-12 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that ASU 2019-12 will have on its consolidated financial statements.

The near-term macroeconomic conditions continue to be adversely impacted by the emergence of a novel coronavirus, identified as COVID-19, which was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization in March 2020. In efforts to mitigate the continued spread of the virus, numerous governments in geographies where the Company operates have imposed quarantines, stay-at-home orders, travel restrictions and other similar measures in attempts to limit physical human interaction, referred to as social distancing. To comply with these measures, the Company temporarily closed or limited store operations across all of its operating regions at various times throughout fiscal 2020 to date.

During the first half of 2020, the Company temporarily closed stores at various times across Europe, Canada and New Zealand. In the United States, all storefronts were temporarily closed to customers, however, the Company continued to process orders by offering curbside pick-up, ship from store and e-commerce delivery options in many of its stores. These temporary store closures began in late March 2020 and by the end of fiscal June 2020, 98% of the Company's stores globally were open to the public following the implementation of the highest level of health and safety protocols recommended by the federal and local health and governmental authorities. GameStop's store locations in Australia remained opened to the public during the first half of fiscal 2020 and were not negatively impacted during this period by the COVID-19 restrictions as the Company's other segments and New Zealand. During the third quarter of fiscal 2020, the substantial majority of the Company's stores were open, with approximately 15% of the Company's stores in Australia temporarily closed for approximately four weeks due to an outbreak of COVID-19.

Additionally, starting in late October 2020, as COVID-19 cases began to escalate in regions around the world, all of the Company's stores in France and Ireland were temporarily closed as required by federal governmental authorities, while certain of our stores in Canada, Australia and Austria closed temporarily starting in early to mid-November. Although certain stores remain closed, some of the Company's stores in France, Ireland, Canada and Australia are offering curbside pick-up. The Company remains vigilant in its compliance with COVID-19 regulations across its operating regions, and as such has reverted a minor number of store operations in the United States in early November to curbside pick-up only.

Impact on Operating Results and Asset Recoverability

While the gaming industry has not been as severely impacted as certain other consumer businesses, store closures during the stay-at-home orders have adversely impacted the Company's results of operations during the 13 and 39 weeks ended October 31, 2020. In response, the Company has taken proactive measures to align inventory purchases with demand, reduce discretionary spending and earlier in fiscal 2020 instituted temporary pay reductions to partially offset the impact of store closures.

During the 39 weeks ended October 31, 2020, the Company incurred $23.3 million to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic including incremental wage payments to hourly associates to help offset lost wages due to store closures, enhanced cleaning measures and expanded use of personal protective equipment at its stores, shared service centers and distribution centers across all geographies where the Company operates.

The aggregation of these events caused the Company to reassess potential impairments of long-lived assets, primarily consisting of store-level property and equipment and right-of-use assets under existing operating leases. As a result of this asset impairment analysis, during the 39 weeks ended October 31, 2020 the Company recognized impairment charges of $1.6 million. In addition, during the 39 weeks ended October 31, 2020, the Company recognized impairment charges of $3.2 million for its corporate aircraft, which was partially attributable to the economic impacts associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. The corporate aircraft was sold during the second quarter of fiscal 2020 for $8.6 million, net of costs to sell. See Note 1, "General Information" for further details.

During the 39 weeks ended October 31, 2020 the Company continued to assess the likelihood of realizing the benefits of its deferred tax assets. The Company assesses the realizability of its deferred tax assets using several factors, including the weight of all available evidence, which takes into consideration cumulative book losses recognized, projections of future taxable income in certain jurisdictions and other factors. While the Company's view of the longer-term operating outlook has not been significantly impacted by COVID-19, its ability to recover these deferred tax assets depends on several factors, including the Company's short and long-term results of operations. As a result of this analysis, the Company maintains valuation allowances of approximately $187.9 million on the majority of its U.S. and foreign net deferred tax assets as of October 31, 2020. See Note 10, “Income Taxes" for further information.

The Company evaluated its accounts receivable, which are mainly comprised of bankcard receivables and vendor allowances. Given the nature of these receivables and the credit worthiness of the applicable payees, the COVID-19 pandemic did not significantly impact the estimates of allowances for doubtful accounts.

The Company also evaluated its merchandise inventories, which are carried at the lower of cost or market generally using the average cost method. The Company is required to record valuation adjustments to inventory to reflect potential obsolescence or over-valuation as a result of cost exceeding market. In valuing inventory, the Company considers quantities on hand, recent sales, potential price protections, returns to vendors and other factors. Given the nature of the Company's products and the temporary store closures between March and June 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic did not significantly impact its estimates of inventory valuation.

Liquidity and Other Impacts

As of October 31, 2020, the Company had total unrestricted cash on hand of $445.9 million and an additional $175.4 million of available borrowing capacity under its revolving credit facilities. See Note 6, "Debt," for further information. As mentioned above, the Company has taken actions to align expenses and inventory levels given the impacts of the current operating environment and has projected it will have adequate liquidity for the next 12 months and the foreseeable future to maintain normal operations. Additionally, during the second quarter of fiscal 2020, the Company completed an exchange offer for a portion of its unsecured senior notes due in March 2021 resulting in the replacement of 52% of such notes (based on aggregate principal amount) for newly issued secured senior notes due in March 2023. See Note 6, "Debt," for further details on the exchange offer and related impacts to scheduled debt maturities. See Note 11, "Subsequent Events," for information regarding the Company's notice of redemption to redeem $125.0 million of its outstanding 2021 Senior Notes.

On March 27, 2020, the U.S. government enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), which among other things, provides employer payroll tax credits for wages paid to employees who are unable to work during the COVID-19 pandemic and options to defer the Company's share of Social Security payroll taxes. The Company qualified for the deferral of payroll and other tax payments and, as a result, it has deferred, and continues to defer payroll taxes and other tax payments through the end of the calendar year 2020. The payment of these deferred amounts are required to be made in 2021 and 2022 calendar years. These deferrals are included in accrued liabilities and other current liabilities within the Company's unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. In addition, the Company's French subsidiary obtained €20.0 million of unsecured term loans in the second quarter of fiscal 2020 and another €20.0 million of unsecured term loans in the third quarter of fiscal 2020, 90% of which are guaranteed by the French government pursuant to a state guaranteed loan program instituted in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic. See Note 6, "Debt" for further information.

During the 13 and 39 weeks ended October 31, 2020, the Company received $9.7 million and $18.8 million, respectively, of COVID-19-related rent concessions comprised of rent abatements and rent deferrals. The Company applied lease modification guidance to any concession arrangement that extended the term of the lease and substantially altered future cash flows. The Company elected, as permitted by the guidance issued by the FASB during the COVID-19 pandemic, to not use lease modification accounting for all rent concessions including any rent abatements related to leases not subject to an extension of the original terms. For these leases, which represented most of the leases subject to COVID-19-related rent concessions, the Company reduced rent expense in the later of the month in which the landlord issued the rent concession or the month for which the rent concession related. For rent concessions in the form of lease payment deferrals, the liability for these rent amounts will remain on the balance sheet until paid.

The COVID-19 pandemic remains an evolving situation and its impact on the Company's business, operating results, cash flows and financial conditions will depend on the geographies impacted by the virus, the ongoing economic effect of the pandemic, the additional economic stimulus programs introduced by governments, and the timing of the post-pandemic economic recovery. Even as the Company continues to comply with all governmental health and safety requirements for its associates and customers while resuming and maintaining substantially full operations, the persistence and potential resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic may require the Company to temporarily close stores again in future periods or introduce modified operating schedules and may impact customer behaviors, including a potential reduction in consumer discretionary spending. These developments could increase asset recovery and valuation risks. Further, the uncertainties in the global economy could impact the financial viability of the Company's suppliers, which may interrupt the Company's supply chain and require other changes to operations. In light of the foregoing, the extent and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, and responses of governments, customers, suppliers and other third parties, may materially adversely impact the Company's business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

See Note 9, "Segment Information," for net sales by geographic location.

Performance Obligations

Performance obligations associated with unredeemed customer liabilities are primarily satisfied at the time customers redeem gift cards, trade-in credits, customer deposits or loyalty program points for products offered by the Company. Unredeemed customer liabilities are generally redeemed within one year of issuance. As of October 31, 2020 and November 2, 2019, the Company's unredeemed customer liabilities totaled $326.2 million and $250.5 million, respectively.

The Company offers extended warranties on certain new and pre-owned video game products with terms generally ranging from 12 to 24 months, depending on the product. Revenues for extended warranties sold are recognized on a straight-line basis over the life of the contract. As of October 31, 2020 and November 2, 2019, the Company's deferred revenue liability related to extended warranties totaled $47.7 million and $58.9 million, respectively.

(3)    Primarily includes foreign currency translation adjustments.

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Applicable accounting standards require disclosures that categorize assets and liabilities measured at fair value into one of three different levels depending on the observability of the inputs employed in the measurement. Level 1 inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 inputs are observable inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly through market-corroborated inputs. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability reflecting the Company's assumptions about pricing by market participants.

Assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis include the Company's foreign currency contracts, Company-owned life insurance policies with a cash surrender value, and certain nonqualified deferred compensation liabilities.

(1)     Recognized in prepaid expenses and other current assets in the Company's unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.

(2)    Recognized in other non-current assets in the Company's unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.

(3)    Recognized in accrued liabilities and other current liabilities in the Company's unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The Company uses forward exchange contracts to manage currency risk primarily related to intercompany loans and third party accounts payable denominated in non-functional currencies. These foreign currency contracts are not designated as hedges and, therefore, changes in the fair values of these derivatives are recognized in earnings, thereby offsetting the current earnings effect of the re-measurement of related balances denominated in foreign currencies. The total gross notional value of derivatives related to the Company's foreign currency contracts was $262.3 million, $147.1 million and $144.6 million as of October 31, 2020, November 2, 2019 and February 1, 2020, respectively.

The Company does not use derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. The Company is exposed to counterparty credit risk on all of its derivative financial instruments and cash equivalent investments. The Company manages counterparty risk according to the guidelines and controls established under comprehensive risk management and investment policies. The Company continuously monitors its counterparty credit risk and utilizes a number of different counterparties to minimize its exposure to potential defaults. The Company does not require collateral under derivative or investment agreements.

Assets that are Measured at Fair Value on a Non-recurring Basis

Assets that are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis relate primarily to property and equipment and other intangible assets, which are remeasured when the estimated fair value is below its carrying value. For these assets, the Company does not periodically adjust carrying value to fair value; rather, when it determines that impairment has occurred, the carrying value of the asset is reduced to its fair value.

During the 39 weeks ended October 31, 2020 and November 2, 2019, the Company recognized impairment charges totaling $1.6 million and $3.6 million, respectively, associated with store-level assets, to reflect their fair values of 0. During the 39 weeks ended October 31, 2020 and November 2, 2019, the Company also recognized impairment charges of $3.2 million and $7.7 million, respectively, related to its corporate aircraft to reflect its fair value of $8.6 million and $12.8 million as of October 31, 2020 and November 2, 2019, respectively. The corporate aircraft was classified as assets held-for-sale in our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets as of November 2, 2019 and February 1, 2020. The company sold its corporate aircraft on June 5, 2020.

Other Fair Value Disclosures

The carrying values of the Company's cash equivalents, receivables, net, accounts payable and short-term borrowings approximate their fair values due to their short-term maturities.

As of October 31, 2020 the Company's unsecured 6.75% senior notes due in 2021 had a net carrying value of $197.9 million and a fair value of $197.9 million, and its secured 10.00% senior notes due in 2023 had a net carrying value of $216.0 million and a fair value of $216.4 million. The fair values of the Company's senior notes were determined based on observable inputs (Level 2), including quoted market prices obtained through an external pricing source which derives its price valuations from daily marketplace transactions, adjusted to reflect the spreads of benchmark bonds, credit risk and certain other variables.

The Company conducts the substantial majority of its business with leased real estate properties, including retail stores, warehouse facilities and office space. The Company also leases certain equipment and vehicles. These are generally leased under noncancelable agreements and include various renewal options for additional periods. These agreements generally provide for minimum, and in some cases, percentage rentals, and require the Company to pay insurance, taxes and other maintenance costs. Percentage rentals are based on sales performance in excess of specified minimums at various stores and are accounted for in the period in which the amount of percentage rentals can be accurately estimated. All of the Company's lease agreements are classified as operating leases.

Effective February 3, 2019, the Company adopted ASC 842, Leases. Under ASC 842, fixed payments associated with its operating leases are included in operating lease right-of-use ("ROU") assets and both current and noncurrent operating lease liabilities on the balance sheet. The Company determines if an arrangement is considered a lease at inception. ROU assets are recognized on the commencement date based on the present value of future minimum lease payments over the lease term, including reasonably certain renewal options. As the rate implicit in the lease is not readily determinable for most leases, the Company utilizes its incremental borrowing rate ("IBR") to determine the present value of future payments. The incremental borrowing rate represents a significant judgment that is based on an analysis of the Company's credit rating, country risk, corporate bond yields, the effect of collateralization, as well as comparison to its borrowing rates. For real estate leases, the Company does not separate the components of a contract, thus its future payments include minimum rent payments and fixed executory costs. For non-real estate leases, future payments include only fixed minimum rent payments. The Company records the amortization of ROU assets and the accretion of lease liabilities as a single lease cost on a straight-line basis over the lease term, which includes option terms the Company is reasonably certain to exercise. The Company recognizes cash or lease incentives as a reduction to the ROU asset. ROU assets are assessed for impairment in accordance with the Company's long-lived asset impairment policy, which is performed periodically or when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable.

In connection with each of the sales, the Company leased-back from the applicable purchasers its corporate headquarters for an initial term of ten years, and the ancillary office space and refurbishment center for two years. The leaseback agreement for the corporate headquarters contains 3 renewal periods of five years each; the Company recognized only the initial term of the lease as part of its right-of-use asset and lease liability for the corporate headquarters. The other facilities do not contain a renewal option. The annual rent for the corporate headquarters will start at $1.7 million, plus taxes, utilities, management fees and other operating and maintenance expenses and will increase by 2.25% per year. The annual rent for the other facilities will be $1.3 million with no rent escalation, plus taxes, utilities, management fees and other operating and maintenance expenses. These leaseback agreements are accounted for as operating leases.

With respect to the leaseback of the corporate headquarters, the Company agreed to provide a letter of credit to the buyer-lessor within 18 months from the closing date to secure the Company's lease obligation. Given that the purchase price of the corporate headquarters was reduced by $2.8 million to account for the deferred issuance of this letter of credit, as of October 31, 2020 the Company recognized a contract asset for the same amount within “prepaid expenses and other current assets” representing the variable consideration on the purchase price. Upon delivering the letter of credit, the Company will be entitled to a rent credit of an equivalent amount. This variable consideration is included in the total gain on sale of assets recognized during the second quarter of 2020.

In August 2020, the Company sold its Australian headquarters in Eagle Farm, Queensland to an unrelated party for approximately $27.0 million, net of costs to sell, and immediately leased back the facility for a term of ten years on market rate terms at an average annual base rent of $1.7 million, plus taxes, utilities, management fees and other operating and maintenance expenses. Additionally, in September 2020, the Company sold its Canadian headquarters in Brampton, Ontario for approximately $16.7 million, net of costs to sell, and leased back the facility for a term of five years on market rate terms at an average annual base rent of $0.9 million, plus taxes, utilities, management fees and other operating and maintenance expenses. The Company recognized only the initial term of the lease as part of its right-of-use asset and lease liability for both the Australian and Canadian headquarters. The net proceeds from the sale of these assets will be used for general corporate

purposes. As a result of these transactions, a gain on sale of assets of $21.1 million was recognized, which is included in the Company's unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations in gain on sale of assets for the 13 and 39 weeks ended October 31, 2020.

Rent expense under operating leases was as follows (in millions):

During the 39 weeks ended October 31, 2020 and November 2, 2019, the Company had cash outflows of $193.7 million and $223.0 million, respectively, associated with operating leases. Refer to Note 2, "COVID-19 Impacts" as it pertains to impacts of rent obligations due to COVID-19. The Company recognized $82.2 million and $147.3 million during the 39 weeks ended October 31, 2020 and November 2, 2019, respectively, of ROU assets that were obtained in exchange for operating lease obligations. During the 39 weeks ended October 31, 2020, $0.6 million of store-level ROU asset impairment charges were recognized. The Company did not record any impairment charges related to ROU assets during the 13 weeks ended October 31, 2020 or the 13 and 39 weeks ended November 2, 2019.

The weighted-average remaining lease term, which includes reasonably certain renewal options, and the weighted-average discount rate for operating leases included in the measurement of the Company's lease liabilities, as of October 31, 2020, November 2, 2019, and February 1, 2020, were as follows:

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(3)    Includes advances under the revolving credit facility expiring November 2022, the French term loans due June 2021 and October 2021, and the 2021 Senior Notes, net of the associated unamortized debt financing costs. See Note 11, "Subsequent Events" for details regarding the scheduled redemption of a portion of our 2021 Senior Notes.

Senior Notes

The Company incurred approximately $7.4 million in fees and expenses in connection with the exchange, consisting primarily of bank and legal fees, which are included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the Company's condensed consolidated statements of operations for the 39 weeks ended October 31, 2020.

The Company's obligations under the 2023 Senior Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior secured basis by most of its domestic subsidiaries. The 2023 Senior Notes and the related guarantees are secured by first-priority liens on most of the Company's and the guarantors’ assets, other than Excluded Property and ABL Priority Collateral (each as defined in the indenture governing the 2023 Senior Notes), and by second-priority liens on the ABL Priority Collateral (which generally includes most of the Company's and the guarantors’ credit card receivables, accounts receivable, payment intangibles, inventory, pledged deposit accounts and related assets), in each case, subject to certain exceptions and permitted liens.

The 2023 Senior Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") or the securities laws of any state and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.

During the 39 weeks ended November 2, 2019, the Company repurchased $53.6 million of its 2021 Senior Notes in open market transactions at prices ranging from 99.6% to 101.5% of face value.

During the 39 weeks ended October 31, 2020, the Company repurchased $6.8 million of 2021 Senior Notes in open market transactions at prices ranging from 71.5% to 79.1% of face value, of which $0.5 million were extinguished as of May 2, 2020, with the remaining $6.3 million extinguished as of May 21, 2020. In connection with the exchange transaction described above, $216.4 million aggregate principal amount of the 2021 Senior Notes were exchanged for an equal aggregate principal amount of 2023 Senior Notes, and all interest that had accrued on the 2021 Senior Notes that were exchanged was paid through July 6, 2020. Upon consummation of the exchange transaction and as of October 31, 2020, $198.2 million aggregate principal amount of 2021 Senior Notes remained outstanding.

In connection with the exchange transaction, the Company entered into the Fifth Supplemental Indenture governing the 2021 Senior Notes. The Fifth Supplemental Indenture, which became effective on July 6, 2020, deleted certain restrictions in the original indenture relating to asset sales, liens, investments, stock repurchases, debt incurrence, debt repurchases and dividends.

Furthermore, the Fifth Supplemental Indenture eliminated certain events of default related to failures to pay, or acceleration of, debt (other than the 2021 Senior Notes), breaches of certain covenants, failure to pay certain judgments and certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency and reorganization.

On November 10, 2020, the Company issued a notice to redeem, on December 11, 2020, $125.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 2021 Senior Notes. See Note 11, "Subsequent Events," for further details.

Revolving Credit Facility

The Company maintains an asset-based revolving credit facility (the “Revolver”) with a borrowing base capacity of $420 million and a maturity date of November 2022. The Revolver also includes a $200 million expansion feature and $100 million letter of credit sublimit, and allows for an incremental $50 million first-in, last-out facility. The applicable margins for prime rate loans range from 0.25% to 0.50% and, for the London Interbank Offered (“LIBO”) rate loans, range from 1.25% to 1.50%. The Revolver is secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company and its domestic subsidiaries, such lien being junior to the lien in certain of such assets that secure the 2023 Senior Notes.

The Revolver places certain restrictions on the Company and its subsidiaries, including limitations on asset sales, liens, investments, loans, guarantees, acquisitions and debt incurrence.

The per annum interest rate under the Revolver is variable and is calculated by applying a margin (1) for prime rate loans of 0.25% to 0.50% above the highest of (a) the prime rate of the administrative agent, (b) the federal funds effective rate plus 0.50% and (c) the LIBO rate for a one month interest period as determined on such day plus 1.00%, and (2) for LIBO rate loans of 1.25% to 1.50% above the LIBO rate. The applicable margin is determined quarterly as a function of the Company's average daily excess availability under the facility. In addition, the Company is required to pay a commitment fee of 0.25% for any unused portion of the total commitment under the Revolver. As of October 31, 2020, the applicable margin was 0.25% for prime rate loans and 1.25% for LIBO rate loans.

The Revolver provides for customary events of default, including for failure to pay principal or interest when due, failure to comply with covenants, failure of any material representation or warranty proving to be true and correct in a material respect, certain bankruptcy, insolvency or receivership events affecting the Company or its subsidiaries, defaults relating to certain other indebtedness, imposition of certain judgments and mergers or the liquidation of the Company or certain of its subsidiaries. During the 39 weeks ended October 31, 2020, the Company borrowed $150.0 million and repaid $125.0 million under the Revolver. As of October 31, 2020, total availability under the Revolver after giving effect to the Availability Reduction was $152.1 million, with outstanding borrowings of $25.0 million and outstanding standby letters of credit of $59.8 million. The Company is currently in compliance with all covenants in the Revolver.

In August 2020, the Company entered into the fourth amendment (“Fourth Amendment”) to the credit agreement governing the Revolver (“Credit Agreement”). The foregoing discussion of the Revolver gives effect to the Fourth Amendment, and the amendments therein include, but are not limited to the following:

Letter of Credit Facilities

Separately from the Revolver, the Company maintains uncommitted letter of credit facilities with certain lenders that provide for the issuance of letters of credit and bank guarantees, at times supported by cash collateral. As of October 31, 2020, the Company had $90.2 million of outstanding letters of credit and bank guarantees under facilities outside of the Revolver.

French Term Loans and Credit Facility

In addition, Micromania SAS obtained a €20.0 million ($23.3 million as of October 31, 2020) credit facility that provides for term loans of 10 to 93 days in duration to support its working capital needs. This facility was scheduled to expire in June 2021, but in consideration for the issuance of additional term loans to Micromania SAS in the third quarter of fiscal 2020, Micromania SAS agreed to accelerate the maturity of this facility to January 2021. Loans made under this facility accrue interest at a variable rate tied to the Euro Interbank Offered Rate plus an applicable margin of 1.5% and are secured by a pledge of the bank account from which repayments of the loans would be made. NaN amounts have been drawn under this facility through October 31, 2020.

Each of Micromania SAS's term loans and short term credit facility, as described above, restrict the ability of Micromania SAS to make distributions and loans to its affiliates, including to the Company, and include various events that would result in the automatic acceleration of the loans thereunder, including failure to pay any principal or interest when due, acceleration of other indebtedness, a change of control and certain bankruptcy, insolvency or receivership events.

Commitments

During the 39 weeks ended October 31, 2020, there were no material changes to the Company's commitments as disclosed in its 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K except as discussed in Note 6, "Debt."

In the ordinary course of business, the Company is, from time to time, subject to various legal proceedings, including matters involving wage and hour employee class actions, stockholder actions and consumer class actions. The Company may enter into discussions regarding settlement of these and other types of lawsuits, and may enter into settlement agreements, if it believes settlement is in the best interest of its stockholders. The Company does not believe that any such existing legal proceedings or settlements, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material effect on its financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.

The Company operates its business in 4 geographic segments: United States, Canada, Australia and Europe.

Segment information for the 13 and 39 weeks ended October 31, 2020 and November 2, 2019 is as follows (in millions):

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many governments have enacted measures to provide aid and economic stimulus. These measures include deferring the due dates of tax payments and other changes to their income and non-income-based tax laws as well as providing direct government assistance through grants and forgivable loans. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the "CARES Act"), which was enacted on March 27, 2020 in the U.S., includes measures to assist companies, including temporary changes to income and non-income-based tax laws. With respect to the CARES Act, the Company currently expects to benefit from the deferral of certain payroll taxes through the end of calendar year 2020, the carryback of a net operating loss for fiscal 2020, the modification of limitation on business interest and certain technical corrections with respect to qualified improvement property.

The Company recognized an income tax benefit of $53.9 million for the 13 weeks ended October 31, 2020 compared to an income tax expense of $31.6 million for the 13 weeks ended November 2, 2019. The Company's effective income tax rate increased to 74.1% for the 13 weeks ended October 31, 2020 compared to (61.2)% for the 13 weeks ended November 2, 2019. The increase in the effective income tax rate compared to the prior year quarter was primarily driven by a change in the tax status of certain foreign entities, sale and leaseback transactions, the impact of the CARES Act, including tax benefits associated with the availability of a five-year carryback period for certain current year tax losses, and the relative mix of earnings across the jurisdictions within which we operate.

The Company assesses the available positive and negative evidence to estimate whether sufficient future taxable income will be generated to permit use of the existing deferred tax assets. Where the Company has determined existing deferred tax assets are not more likely than not to be realized, it has established a valuation allowance against those net deferred tax assets, including in the U.S. and most foreign jurisdictions. The Company continues to evaluate the realizability of all deferred tax assets on a jurisdictional basis as it relates to expected future earnings. Should the Company fail to achieve its expected earnings in the coming periods, it may be necessary to establish a valuation allowance against some or all of its deferred tax assets in those jurisdictions not currently subject to a valuation allowance.

On November 10, 2020 the Company issued a notice of redemption to redeem $125.0 million of its outstanding 2021 Senior Notes, representing 63.1% of the aggregate outstanding principal amount. The redemption date will be December 11, 2020 and the redemption price will be equal to $1,000 per $1,000 principal amount of the 2021 Senior Notes being redeemed and will include accrued but unpaid interest to, but not including, the redemption date. Upon the redemption by the Company of the 2021 Senior Notes being redeemed, $73.2 million of 2021 Senior Notes will remain outstanding. See Note 6, "Debt," for further details on the 2021 Senior Notes.

We operate our business in four geographic segments: United States, Canada, Australia and Europe. Our fiscal year is composed of the 52 or 53 weeks ending on the Saturday closest to the last day of January. The fiscal years ending January 30, 2021 ("fiscal 2020") and February 1, 2020 ("fiscal 2019") each consist of 52 weeks. The discussion and analysis of our results of operations refers to continuing operations unless otherwise noted. Our business, like that of many retailers, is seasonal, with the major portion of the net sales realized during the fourth fiscal quarter, which includes the holiday selling season.

Impact from COVID-19

During the first half of fiscal 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we temporarily closed our U.S. store locations to customer access, as well as closed store locations in Canada, Europe and New Zealand. These temporary store closures began in late March 2020 and by the end of fiscal June 2020, 98% of our stores globally were open to the public following the implementation of the highest level of health and safety protocols recommended by the federal and local health and governmental authorities. During the third quarter of fiscal 2020, the substantial majority of our stores were open, with approximately 15% of our stores in Australia temporarily closed for approximately four weeks due to an outbreak of COVID-19. Additionally, starting in late October 2020, as COVID-19 cases began to escalate in regions around the world, all of our stores in France and Ireland were temporarily closed as required by federal governmental authorities, while certain of our stores in Canada, Australia and Austria closed temporarily starting in early to mid-November. Although certain stores remain closed, some of our stores in France, Ireland, Canada and Australia are offering curbside pick-up. We remain vigilant in our compliance with COVID-19 regulations across our operating regions, and as such have reverted a minor number of store operations in the United States in early November to curbside pick-up only.

During the period of temporary closures, we took several steps to continue to serve our customers via our omni-channel platform by enhancing our online capabilities and curbside pick-up options while also lowering our purchase and expense levels to correspond with the lower demand.

We continue to prioritize the health and safety of our customers and team members. As a result, during the 39 weeks ended October 31, 2020, we incurred $23.3 million to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic including incremental wage payments to hourly associates to help offset lost wages due to store closures, enhanced cleaning measures and expanded use of personal protective equipment at our stores, shared service centers and distribution centers across all geographies where we operate.

The COVID-19 pandemic remains a rapidly evolving situation and the impact on our business, operating results, cash flows and financial conditions will also depend on many factors that are not within our control, including the following:

We continue to take steps to improve cash flows and liquidity, which we believe will enhance our resiliency as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, including:

Industry Overview

Growth in the video game industry is generally driven by the introduction of new technology. Gaming consoles have historically launched in five to seven-year cycles as technological developments provide significant improvements in the gaming experience and add other entertainment capabilities. Consumer demand for gaming consoles are typically the highest in the early years of the cycle and the weakest in the latter years. The current generation of consoles include the Sony PlayStation 4 (launched in 2013), Microsoft Xbox One (launched in 2013) and the Nintendo Switch (launched in 2017). The Sony PlayStation 4 and Microsoft XBox One are nearing the end of their cycle as Sony and Microsoft have successfully launched their next generation consoles, the Sony PlayStation 5 and the Microsoft Xbox Series X, in November 2020.

The sale of video games delivered through digital channels and other forms of gaming continue to grow and take an increasing percentage of physical video game sales. We currently sell various types of products that relate to the digital category, including digitally downloadable content (“DLC”), full game downloads, Xbox LIVE, PlayStation Plus and Nintendo network points cards, as well as prepaid digital and prepaid subscription cards. We have made significant investments in e-commerce, in-store and website functionality to enable our customers to access digital content to facilitate the digital sales and delivery process. We plan to continue to invest in these types of processes and channels to grow our digital sales base and enhance our market leadership position in the video game industry and in the digital aggregation and distribution category.

In our discussion of the results of operations, we refer to comparable store sales, which is a measure commonly used in the retail industry and indicates store performance by measuring the growth or decline in sales for certain stores for a particular period over the corresponding prior year's comparable period.

Our comparable store sales are comprised of sales from our video game stores, including stand-alone collectible stores, operating for at least 12 full months as well as sales related to our websites and sales we earn from sales of pre-owned merchandise to wholesalers or dealers. Comparable store sales for our international operating segments exclude the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates.

Historically, stores with an active lease designation were included in our comparable stores sales even if there were temporary closures because such temporary closures were primarily due to remodeling and relocations and were typically resolved within fewer than 14 days. Beginning in the first quarter of our fiscal year 2020, we refined the definition of comparable store sales to exclude stores that were closed for 14 consecutive days or more and where curbside delivery was not available to customers. Therefore, comparable sales results for the 13 and 39 weeks ended October 31, 2020 exclude stores that were closed for 14 consecutive days or more primarily due to the COVID-19 pandemic where curbside delivery was not available to customers. These criteria are consistent with the metric used by management for internal reporting and analysis to measure performance of our stores. Comparable store sales reported in prior periods are not affected by this revision.

The calculation of comparable store sales compares the 13 and 39 weeks ended October 31, 2020 to the most closely comparable weeks for the prior year period. The method of calculating comparable store sales varies across the retail industry. As a result, our method of calculating comparable store sales may not be the same as other retailers’ methods. We believe our calculation of comparable store sales best represents our strategy as an omni-channel retailer that provides its consumers several ways to access its products.

In May of 2019, we announced our multi-year transformation initiative, which we refer to as GameStop Reboot to position GameStop on the correct strategic path and fully leverage our unique position and brand in the video game industry. Our strategic plan is anchored on the following tenets.

completely new GameStop App, as well as the optimization of our retail store footprint to maximize our customer reach more broadly across all channels and provide them the full spectrum of content and access to products they desire, however, wherever and whenever they want to shop. Enhancements to the user shopping experience and improved omni-channel capabilities, including expanded delivery and payment options, yielded an increase in e-commerce sales of over 430% through the third fiscal quarter of 2020.

Connected to our transformation efforts, we have incurred and continue to incur severance, store closure costs and expenses for consultants and advisors. See "Consolidated Results from Operations—Selling, General and Administrative Expenses" for further information.

We continually review and prioritize our capital needs and are committed to making investments in our infrastructure to drive our business plans and realize on our transformation initiatives. Key areas of investment include improving the presentation and content as well as the functionality, general search and navigation across our customer facing digital channels; improving customer data integration and customer relations management capabilities; continuing to enhance service offerings to our customers; continuing to strengthen and deepen our information technology, analytics, marketing and e-commerce groups; and creating more flexible fulfillment options designed to improve our delivery capabilities and reduce our shipping costs. These and other investments are expected to, among other things, provide a seamless and compelling customer experience across our omni-channel retail platform.