Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

6 Months Ended

Jul. 30, 2022

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of presentation. The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared from the records of Ross Stores, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) without audit and, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments (consisting of only normal, recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position as of July 30, 2022 and July 31, 2021, the results of operations, comprehensive income, and stockholders’ equity for the three and six month periods ended July 30, 2022 and July 31, 2021, and cash flows for the six month periods ended July 30, 2022 and July 31, 2021. The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of January 29, 2022, presented herein, has been derived from the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year then ended.

Certain information and disclosures normally included in the notes to annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted for purposes of these interim condensed consolidated financial statements. The interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements, including notes thereto, contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 29, 2022.

The results of operations, comprehensive income, and stockholders’ equity for the three and six month periods ended July 30, 2022 and July 31, 2021, and cash flows for the six month periods ended July 30, 2022 and July 31, 2021 presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full fiscal year.

Use of accounting estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. The Company’s significant accounting estimates include valuation reserves for inventory, packaway and other inventory carrying costs, useful lives of fixed assets, insurance reserves, reserves for uncertain tax positions, employee retention credits under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), and legal claims. The uncertainties and potential impacts from inflation, the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic increase the challenge of making these estimates; actual results could differ materially from the Company’s estimates.

Revenue recognition. The following sales mix table disaggregates revenue by merchandise category for the three and six month periods ended July 30, 2022 and July 31, 2021:


	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	July 30, 2022		July 31, 2021		July 30, 2022		July 31, 2021
Ladies	25	%	27	%	25	%	25	%
Home Accents and Bed and Bath	24	%	24	%	25	%	25	%
Men’s	16	%	15	%	15	%	14	%
Accessories, Lingerie, Fine Jewelry, and Cosmetics	14	%	14	%	14	%	14	%
Shoes	13	%	12	%	13	%	13	%
Children’s	8	%	8	%	8	%	9	%
Total	100	%	100	%	100	%	100	%

Cash and cash equivalents. Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid, fixed income instruments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less.

Restricted cash, cash equivalents, and investments. Restricted cash, cash equivalents, and investments serve as collateral for certain insurance obligations. These restricted funds are invested in bank deposits, money market mutual funds, U.S. Government and agency securities, and corporate securities and cannot be withdrawn from the Company’s account without the prior written consent of the secured parties. The classification between current and long-term is based on the timing of expected payments of the obligations.

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets that reconcile to the amounts shown on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:


($000)	July 30, 2022		January 29, 2022		July 31, 2021
Cash and cash equivalents	$	3,903,670	$	4,922,365	$	5,569,071
Restricted cash and cash equivalents included in:
Prepaid expenses and other	11,432		11,403		10,801
Other long-term assets	48,734		48,614		49,206
Total restricted cash and cash equivalents	60,166		60,017		60,007
Total cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents	$	3,963,836	$	4,982,382	$	5,629,078

Property and equipment. As of July 30, 2022 and July 31, 2021, the Company had $24.4 million and $11.7 million, respectively, of property and equipment purchased but not yet paid. These purchases are included in Property and equipment, Accounts payable, and Accrued expenses and other in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Operating leases. Supplemental cash flow disclosures related to operating lease assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities (includes new leases and remeasurements or modifications of existing leases) were as follows:


	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
($000)	July 30, 2022		July 31, 2021		July 30, 2022		July 31, 2021
Operating lease assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities	$	126,236	$	117,491	$	314,081	$	186,661

Cash dividends. The Company’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.310 per common share in March and May 2022, and $0.285 per common share in March, May, August, and November 2021.

On August 17, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.310 per common share, payable on September 30, 2022.

Stock repurchase program. In March 2022, the Company's Board of Directors approved a new two-year program to repurchase up to $1.9 billion of the Company's common stock through fiscal 2023. This new program replaced the previous $1.5 billion stock repurchase program, effective at the end of fiscal 2021 (at which time the Company had repurchased $650 million of stock under the $1.5 billion program). The Company repurchased 5.5 million shares of common stock for $475.0 million during the six month period ended July 30, 2022. The Company repurchased 1.4 million shares of common stock for $175.8 million during the six month period ended July 31, 2021.

Litigation, claims, and assessments. Like many retailers, the Company has been named in class/representative action lawsuits, primarily in California, alleging violation of wage and hour/employment laws and consumer protection laws. Class/representative action litigation remains pending as of July 30, 2022.

The Company is also party to various other legal and regulatory proceedings arising in the normal course of business. Actions filed against the Company may include commercial, product and product safety, consumer, intellectual property, environmental, and labor and employment-related claims, including lawsuits in which private plaintiffs or governmental

agencies allege that the Company violated federal, state, and/or local laws. Actions against the Company are in various procedural stages. Many of these proceedings raise factual and legal issues and are subject to uncertainties.

In the opinion of management, the resolution of pending class/representative action litigation and other currently pending legal and regulatory proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

Recently issued accounting standards. In November 2021, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2021-10, Government Assistance (Topic 832): Disclosures by Business Entities about Government Assistance, to increase the transparency of the effects of government assistance, including disclosure of the types of assistance an entity receives, an entity’s method of accounting for government assistance, and the effect of government assistance on an entity’s financial statements. The guidance in this ASU will be effective for the Company for its fiscal 2022 Form 10-K. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on its disclosures in the consolidated financial statements.