Caleres, Inc. · NYSE:CAL

Caleres — Brown Shoe — Investor Presentation (March 2007)

29 slides from Caleres's investor presentation, Mar 13, 2007

  1. Slide 1: Brown Shoe Company, Inc. Investor Update Spring 2007

    Brown Shoe Company, Inc. Investor Update Spring 2007

  2. Slide 2: Forward-looking statements

    2 This document contains certain forward-looking statements and expectations regarding the Company's future performance and the future performance of its brands. Such statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. These include (i) the

  3. Slide 3: Brown Shoe At A Glance

    3 Brown Shoe At A Glance Brown Shoe Today -- $2.5 Billion in Sales for 2006 . Integrated wholesale-retail platform. Consumer-driven enterprise that builds brands and retail concepts while gaining market share Department & Specialty Stores $650 million Mass Merchandisers $300 million Specialty Retail

  4. Slide 4: Brown Shoe At A Glance

    4 Brown Shoe At A Glance $0 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $600 Nine West Group Brown Shoe Clarks Companies Steve MaddenVCS Group Jimlar Corp Nike H H Brown Kenneth Cole Productions Deckers * Reflects NPD Group Reported POS Dollar Volume. 12 Months ending December 2006. Our Rank among Wholesalers Women’s

  5. Slide 5: Brown Shoe Company Portfolio

    5 Brown Shoe Company Portfolio No. 11 No. 3 Pureplay Ecommerce Footwear No. 8 No. 11 No. 2 Dr. Scholl’s Inside No. 3 No. 1 No. 11 No. 1 Branded Family Footwear FASHION = $32.3 B ATHLETIC = $11.4 B

  6. Slide 6: Review of BWS Financials

    6 Review of BWS Financials (all $’s in millions except EPS) *See Appendix for reconciliation 53 Weeks Ended 52 Weeks Ended February 3, 2007 January 28, 2006 % Chg. Consolidated Sales $2,470.9 $2,292.1 + 7.8% Net Earnings GAAP $65.7 $41.0 + 60.3% Adjusted* $71.0 $62.9 + 12.9% EPS GAAP $2.26 $1.45 + 5

  7. Slide 7: Review of BWS Financials

    7 Review of BWS Financials (all $’s in millions except EPS) 53 Weeks Ended 52 Weeks Ended February 3, 2007 January 28, 2006 % Chg. Famous Footwear Sales $1,282.1 $1,187.2 + 8.0% Operating Profit $89.8 $67.0 + 34.0% Wholesale Sales $930.8 $864.9 + 7.6% Operating Profit* $71.0 $80.1 - 11.4% Specialty

  8. Slide 8: First Quarter 2007 & Full Year Guidance

    8 First Quarter 2007 & Full Year Guidance As of March 8, 2007 and has not been updated First Quarter 2007 EPS: GAAP $0.27 to $0.29 Adjusted* $0.37 to $0.39 Full Year 2007 EPS: GAAP $2.28 to $2.33 Adjusted* $2.75 to $2.80 *See Appendix for reconciliation Other Estimates: Consolidated Sales: $2.48 - $

  9. Slide 9: Shaping our Platform for Growth

    9 Shaping our Platform for Growth 6.4% 7.6% 7.9% 12.2% 10.8% 0.0% 2.5% 5.0% 7.5% 10.0% 12.5% 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Department Store Market Share Improvement at Wholesale* 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 Sales and Operating Earnings Improvement for BWS

  10. Slide 10: Brown Shoe Vision

    10 Brown Shoe Vision: Brown Shoe Company is THE leading footwear marketer, winning loyal customers with compelling brands

  11. Slide 11: Growth 2 Great: Brown Shoe Pillars

    11 Brown Shoe Pillars Talent and Leadership Thoughtful Planning and Rigorous Execution Systems and Processes Best Practices Cross-Company Synergies (Vertical and Horizontal) Growth 2 Great Operational Excellence Platform Optimization Portfolio Optimization Market Intelligence Brand Power Consumer Dr

  12. Slide 12: Brown Shoe Vision

    12 Brown Shoe Vision . Partnership Model . Continue path towards being a world-class partner holistically in the industry: Vendor, Supplier, Customer, Consumer, Real Estate, Investor . Operational Excellence . Disciplined approach to profitability enhancement, efficiency and effectiveness . Portfoli

  13. Slide 13: Brand Power

    13 Brand Power . Building differentiated, market-leading brands driven by consumer preference 1. Developed Brown Brand-Building Model 2. Developing premier product and design capabilities 3. Increasing investments in marketing, merchandising, research and talent 4. Refining Consumer-Driven Model: 5.

  14. Slide 14: Brands targeting key consumer segments

    14 Brands targeting key consumer segments… Sexy, eye-catching, styles that she can wear with everything from jeans to dresses Segment Needs Style Profile Balancer Leader Sophisticate Explorer Brown Shoe Brands 16% Buying Power (% Total female spend) 18% 14% 24% BWS Consumer Seeks expressive, youthfu

  15. Slide 15: Brand Power

    15 Brand Power . Building differentiated, market-leading brands driven by consumer preference . Ø Creating Differentiation is key Ø Technology/redefining service

  16. Slide 16: Brand Power

    16 Brand Power . Building differentiated, market-leading brands driven by consumer preference . • Sell-through model; Fresh trend-right product • Extended brand essence to new categories and consumer touchpoints • Tightly-targeted consumer communications • Improved product delivered when she wants t

  17. Slide 17: Brand Power: Brown New York

    17 Brand Power . Building differentiated, market-leading brands driven by consumer preference . Brown New York • Allows us to play in new zones reaching new consumers • Strong emotional connection with consumer • Fashion/Style Credibility/Talent • Brand extension potential • Brown New York Transitio

  18. Slide 18: Brand Power

    18 Brand Power . Building differentiated, market-leading brands driven by consumer preference . • High brand recognition and strong equity • 97% brand awareness driven by insole TV and print advertising • Partnerships with Wal-Mart and Schering-Plough • Extend asset into new categories and channels

  19. Slide 19: Brand Power: Direct-to-Consumer

    19 Brand Power . Building differentiated, market-leading brands driven by consumer preference • Direct-to-Consumer • pure play • Branded web sites and multi-channel opportunities • Growth by winning in new and emerging markets Online Footwear: Projected to be over $6B market by 2011* $1.0 $1.7 $2.8

  20. Slide 20: Increasing Prospects for Profitability

    20 Increasing Prospects for Profitability Mar-97 Mar-98 Mar-99 Mar-00 Mar-01 Mar-02 Mar-03 Mar-04 Mar-05 Mar-06 Growth Survival Rebuild Improving Core Competencies • Reorganization of Executive Team • Focus on core activities • Secured financing and stabilized liquidity • IMPACT • Key management cha

  21. Slide 21: Appendix

    21 Appendix

  22. Slide 22: Sales and EPS - 2001 to Estimated 2006

    22 $1.00 $1.50 $2.00 $2.50 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Est $0.0 $0.5 $1.0 $1.5 $2.0 $2.5 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Est Earnings Per Share Sales and EPS - 2001 to Estimated 2006* Sales in Billions $2.44 $2.22 $1.70 $1.66 $1.64 $2.26 $2.48 - $2.52 Billion GAAP EPS Adjusted EPS $1.45 $1.53 $2.75

  23. Slide 23: Distinct Wholesale Portfolio - 2006

    23 Distinct Wholesale Portfolio - 2006 Private Label Children’s Other

  24. Slide 24: Famous Footwear -- Sales by category

    24 14% 30% 20% 17% 6% 6% 7% Famous Footwear -- Sales by category Based on 12 months ended January 2007 Women’s Women’s Men’s Men’s Kid’s Kid’s Athletic Athletic Accessories Athletic

  25. Slide 25: Strategic Earnings Enhancement Plan

    25 Strategic Earnings Enhancement Plan During the second quarter of 2006, the Company introduced a strategic earnings enhancement plan designed to increase earnings and reallocate resources, through i) restructuring administrative and support areas; ii) redesigning logistics and distribution platfor

  26. Slide 26: Strategic Earnings Enhancement Plan (continued)

    26 Strategic Earnings Enhancement Plan (continued) While much has been accomplished, certain of the initiatives are still in early stages of development, and the Company expects to update cost and savings estimates as they are further developed. Current estimates are as follows: § In 2007, after-tax

  27. Slide 27: Debt to Capital Ratio

    27 Debt to Capital Ratio (Millions of dollars, except for Debt to Capital Ratio) * Total Debt Obligations include long term debt, borrowings under revolving credit agreement and capital lease obligations. ** Total Debt Obligations divided by Total Capital Debt to Capital Ratio 2006 2005 2004 2003 20

  28. Slide 28: Reconciliation of GAAP Net Earnings to Adjusted Net Earnings: 2006 v. 2005

    28 After-tax $ Per diluted share After-tax $ Per diluted share Net earnings $65,708 $2.26 $41,000 $1.45 Strategic initiatives costs 3,927 0.13 Environmental insurance recoveries and charges (1,007) (0.03) Costs related to withdrawal from Bass license 2,337 0.08 Charges related to closing Naturalizer

  29. Slide 29: Reconciliation of GAAP Net Earnings to Adjusted Net Earnings: 2005 - 2007 Estimated

    29 1st Quarter Diluted EPS Full Year Diluted EPS Net Earnings Diluted EPS Net Earnings Diluted EPS GAAP Results $0.27 - 0.29 $ 2.28 - 2.33 65.7 $ 2.26 $ 41.0 $ 1.45 $ Special Charges and Recoveries: Strategic Initiatives Costs 0.10 0.47 3.9 0.13 - - Incremental Bass Exit Costs - - 2.3 0.08 - - Insur

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