Sleep Number Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results

• Fourth quarter net sales declined 14% versus the prior year with demand down low-single digits
• Full year diluted loss per share of $0.68; full year "as adjusted" loss per share of $0.14, excluding $16 million of restructuring costs recorded in the fourth quarter
• Reduced operating expenses by $85 million in 2023; expect a further expense reduction of $40 million to $45 million in 2024 for a two-year total reduction of approximately $130 million (before restructuring costs)
• Expect 2024 adjusted EBITDA of $125 million to $145 million

Sleep Number Corporation (NASDAQ:SNBR) today reported results for the year ended December 30, 2023.

"While the consumer environment remains challenging for the mattress industry, our swift actions to improve demand and reduce costs allowed us to make better progress in the fourth quarter than we expected," said Shelly Ibach, Chair, President and CEO. "Through broad-based restructuring actions to streamline our cost structure, restore margins and strengthen our balance sheet, we are transforming our operating model to improve our financial resilience and position our business for accelerating growth as the mattress industry demand environment improves. Importantly, our long-term opportunity remains intact as we lead through this transformation."

Fourth Quarter Overview

• Net sales decreased 14% to $430 million, with demand down low-single digits year-over-year
• Gross margin of 56.6% was up 190 bp versus the prior year, primarily benefiting from pricing actions, easing commodity prices and operating cost reductions, partially offset by increased promotions
• Operating expenses were reduced by $24 million to $247 million (before restructuring charges) compared with $271 million last year
• Loss per diluted share of $1.12; "as adjusted" diluted loss per share of $0.58, excluding $16 million of restructuring costs recorded in the fourth quarter

Full Year Overview

• Net sales decreased 11% to $1.89 billion in 2023
• Gross margin increased to 57.7% of net sales, compared with 56.9% for the prior year, including the benefit of pricing actions, easing commodity prices and other cost reduction initiatives
• Loss per diluted share of $0.68; "as adjusted" diluted loss per share of $0.14, excluding $16 million of restructuring costs recorded in the fourth quarter

Cash Flows and Liquidity Review

• Net cash used in operating activities of $9 million, compared with $36 million of cash provided by operating activities last year
• Leverage ratio of 4.1x EBITDAR at the end of the fourth quarter versus covenant maximum of 5.0x
• Adjusted ROIC of 7.8% for the trailing twelve months

Business Restructuring Update

• The company's broad-based cost management initiatives are progressing as planned. Operating expenses were reduced by $85 million in 2023, with $40 million to $45 million of additional operating expense reductions planned for 2024
• Reduced workforce to approximately 4,100 team members at end of 2023, 7% lower than 2019
• Expect specific ongoing workstreams including product value engineering, service simplification, streamlining suppliers and reprioritizing spend to accelerate near-term growth and efficiency

Financial Outlook

The company expects mattress industry demand to remain pressured in 2024. Against this backdrop, the company expects adjusted EBITDA of $125 million to $145 million in 2024, with net sales down mid-single digits versus prior year on a low-single digit demand decline. The company expects approximately 100 basis points of gross margin rate improvement and $12 million of restructuring charges for the year. The company expects to generate $60 million to $80 million of free cash flow with capital expenditures of $30 million.

Conference Call Information

Management will host its regularly scheduled conference call to discuss the company's results at 5 p.m. EST (4 p.m. CST; 2 p.m. PST) today. To access the webcast, please visit the investor relations area of the Sleep Number website at https://ir.sleepnumber.com. The webcast replay will remain available for approximately 60 days.

About Sleep Number Corporation

Sleep Number is a wellness technology company. We are guided by our purpose to improve the health and wellbeing of society through higher quality sleep; to date, our innovations have improved over 15 million lives. Our wellness technology platform helps solve sleep problems, whether it's providing individualized temperature control for each sleeper through our Climate360® smart bed or applying our 24 billion hours of longitudinal sleep data and expertise to research with global institutions.

Our smart bed ecosystem drives best-in-class engagement through dynamic, adjustable, and effortless sleep with personalized digital sleep and health insights; our millions of Smart Sleepers are loyal brand advocates. And our almost 4,100 mission-driven team members passionately innovate to drive value creation through our vertically integrated business model, including our exclusive direct-to-consumer selling in over 650 stores and online.

To learn more about life-changing, individualized sleep, visit a Sleep Number store near you, our newsroom. and investor relations sites, or SleepNumber.com

Forward-looking Statements

Statements used in this news release relating to future plans, events, financial results or performance, such as the statement that the company is positioned for accelerating growth as the bedding industry demand environment improves and the company's financial outlook, including the company's expected adjusted EBITDA, in 2024 and future capital expenditures and operating expenses, are forward-looking statements subject to certain risks and uncertainties including, among others, changes in economic conditions and consumer sentiment and related impacts on discretionary consumer spending; increases in interest rates, which have increased the cost of servicing our indebtedness; availability of attractive and cost-effective consumer credit options; ability to achieve savings and efficiencies from cost savings plans related to operating model transformation and to avoid unexpected adverse effects; dependence on, and ability to maintain working relationships with key suppliers and third parties; fluctuations in commodity costs or third-party delivery or logistics costs and other inflationary pressures; risks inherent in global-sourcing activities, including tariffs, foreign regulation, geo-political turmoil, war, pandemics, labor challenges, foreign currency fluctuations, inflation, and climate or other disasters, and resulting supply shortages and production and delivery delays and disruptions; operating with minimal levels of inventory, which may leave us vulnerable to supply shortages; the effectiveness of our marketing strategy and promotional efforts; the execution of our Total Retail distribution strategy; ability to achieve and maintain high levels of product quality and to improve and expand the product line; ability to protect our technology, trademarks, and brand and the adequacy of our intellectual property rights; ability to effectively compete; risks of disruption in the operation of our facilities and operations, including manufacturing, assembly, distribution, logistics, field services, home delivery, headquarters, product development, retail or customer service operations; ability to comply with existing and changing government regulations and laws; pending or unforeseen litigation and the potential for associated adverse publicity; the adequacy of the company's and third-party information systems and costs and disruptions related to upgrading or maintaining these systems; our ability to identify and withstand cyber threats that could compromise the security of our systems, result in a data breach or business disruption; risks associated with advancements in or adoption of artificial intelligence technologies; our ability, and the ability of our suppliers and vendors, to attract, retain and motivate qualified and effective personnel; the volatility of Sleep Number stock, our removal from various stock indices, and the potential negative effects of shareholder activism or of changes in coverage by securities analysts; environmental, social and governance risks, including increasing regulation and stakeholder expectations; and our ability to adapt to climate change and readiness for legal or regulatory responses thereto.​ Additional information concerning these and other risks and uncertainties is contained in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Annual Report on Form 10-K and other periodic reports. We have no obligation to publicly update or revise any of these forward-looking statements.

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Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (Adjusted EBITDA)

(in thousands)

We define earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (Adjusted EBITDA) as net income plus: income tax expense, interest expense, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation, restructuring costs and asset impairments. Management believes Adjusted EBITDA is a useful indicator of our financial performance and our ability to generate cash from operating activities. Our definition of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled definitions used by other companies. The table below reconciles Adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, to the comparable GAAP financial measure:

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Calculation of Net Leverage Ratio under Revolving Credit Facility

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Our calculation of Net Leverage Ratio under Revolving Credit Facility was changed effective with the amendment of our credit facility on November 2, 2023. Prior to the amendment, the calculation included capitalized operating lease obligations based on a multiple of six times annual rent expense. The amendment replaced this line item with operating lease liabilities included in our financial statements under ASC 842. The calculations in accordance with the November 2, 2023 amendment are presented below. The prior year is presented in conformity with the November 2, 2023 amendment.

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Calculation of Return on Invested Capital (Adjusted ROIC)

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Adjusted ROIC is a financial measure we use to determine how efficiently we deploy our capital. It quantifies the return we earn on our adjusted invested capital. Management believes Adjusted ROIC is also a useful metric for investors and financial analysts. We compute Adjusted ROIC as outlined below. Our definition and calculation of Adjusted ROIC may not be comparable to similarly titled definitions and calculations used by other companies. The tables below reconcile adjusted net operating profit after taxes (Adjusted NOPAT) and total adjusted invested capital, which are non-GAAP financial measures, to the comparable GAAP financial measures:

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