10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-Q

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(Mark One)

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended December 26, 2020.

OR

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _____________ to _____________

Commission File Number: 0-19357

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MONRO, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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New York	16-0838627
(State or other jurisdiction of	(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)	Identification No.)
200 Holleder Parkway, Rochester, New York	14615
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (585) 647-6400

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	MNRO	The Nasdaq Stock Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.      x  Yes     ¨  No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).      x  Yes     ¨  No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large Accelerated Filer   x      Accelerated Filer  ¨       Non-Accelerated Filer  ¨     Smaller Reporting Company  ¨

Emerging Growth Company   ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).      ¨  Yes     x  No

As of January 22, 2021, 33,427,406 shares of the registrant's common stock, $0.01 par value per share, were outstanding.

MONRO, INC.

INDEX

Part I. Financial Information	Page No.
Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Consolidated Balance Sheets	3
Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income	4
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity	5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	7
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	15
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	22
Item 4. Controls and Procedures	22
Part II. Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings	23
Item 1A. Risk Factors	23
Item 6. Exhibits	24
Signatures	25

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MONRO, INC.

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

MONRO, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(UNAUDITED)

	December 26,		March 28,
	2020		2020
	(Dollars in thousands)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	24,959	$	345,476
Accounts receivable		15,298		14,510
Federal and state income taxes receivable		6,764		8,056
Inventories		165,141		187,441
Other current assets		55,193		40,537
Total current assets		267,355		596,020
Property, plant and equipment		711,846		682,932
Less - Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(377,553)		(354,295)
Net property, plant and equipment		334,293		328,637
Finance lease and financing obligation assets, net		279,304		196,575
Operating lease assets, net		207,508		199,729
Goodwill		689,847		671,843
Intangible assets, net		27,080		29,781
Other non-current assets		19,375		20,688
Long-term deferred income tax assets		5,915		6,184
Total assets	$	1,830,677	$	2,049,457
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Current portion of finance leases and financing obligations	$	37,146	$	32,257
Current portion of operating lease liabilities		30,749		30,181
Accounts payable		131,852		99,504
Accrued payroll, payroll taxes and other payroll benefits		16,303		14,429
Accrued insurance		49,323		43,387
Deferred revenue		12,139		13,129
Other current liabilities		33,034		22,049
Total current liabilities		310,546		254,936
Long-term debt		190,000		566,400
Long-term finance leases and financing obligations		372,553		298,373
Long-term operating lease liabilities		181,938		170,954
Other long-term liabilities		25,783		12,873
Long-term deferred income tax liabilities		12,306		10,069
Long-term income taxes payable		1,508		1,412
Total liabilities		1,094,634		1,315,017
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders' equity:
Class C Convertible Preferred Stock, $1.50 par value, $0.064 conversion value, ‎150,000 shares authorized; 21,802 shares issued and outstanding		33		33
Common Stock, $0.01 par value, 65,000,000 shares authorized; 39,667,277 and ‎39,644,228 shares issued at December 26, 2020 and March 28, 2020, respectively		397		396
Treasury Stock, 6,359,871 shares, at cost		(108,729)		(108,729)
Additional paid-in capital		231,708		229,774
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(7,399)		(6,889)
Retained earnings		620,033		619,855
Total shareholders' equity		736,043		734,440
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	1,830,677	$	2,049,457

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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MONRO, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(UNAUDITED)

	Quarter Ended				Nine Months Ended
	December 26,		December 28,		December 26,		December 28,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	(Dollars in thousands, ‎except per share data)
Sales	$	284,591	$	329,281	$	820,237	$	970,458
Cost of sales, including distribution and occupancy costs		188,453		204,929		532,119		595,886
Gross profit		96,138		124,352		288,118		374,572
Operating, selling, general and administrative expenses		80,450		92,781		236,603		273,273
Operating income		15,688		31,571		51,515		101,299
Interest expense, net of interest income		6,819		6,983		21,526		21,100
Other income, net of other loss		(65)		(274)		(132)		(655)
Income before income taxes		8,934		24,862		30,121		80,854
Provision for income taxes		2,251		5,982		7,605		19,054
Net income	$	6,683	$	18,880	$	22,516	$	61,800
Other comprehensive loss:
Changes in pension, net of tax benefit		(170)		(89)		(510)		(266)
Other comprehensive loss		(170)		(89)		(510)		(266)
Comprehensive income	$	6,513	$	18,791	$	22,006	$	61,534
Earnings per common share:
Basic	$	0.20	$	0.56	$	0.67	$	1.85
Diluted	$	0.20	$	0.56	$	0.67	$	1.82
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding ‎     used in computing earnings per share:
Basic		33,307		33,274		33,296		33,234
Diluted		33,827		33,973		33,840		33,971

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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MONRO, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

(UNAUDITED)

(Dollars and shares in thousands)

		Class C Convertible ‎Preferred Stock			Common Stock			Treasury Stock			Additional ‎Paid-in		Accumulated ‎Other ‎Comprehensive		Retained
		Shares	Amount		Shares	Amount		Shares	Amount		Capital		Loss		Earnings		Total
Balance at September 28, 2019		22	$	33	39,628	$	396	6,360	$	(108,729)	$	226,948	$	(4,713)	$	619,641	$	733,576
Net income																18,880		18,880
Other comprehensive loss:
Pension liability adjustment ‎   ($118) pre-tax														(89)				(89)
Cash dividends (1):	Preferred															(112)		(112)
	Common															(7,321)		(7,321)
Dividend payable																(11)		(11)
Activity related to equity-based plans					12							701						701
Stock-based compensation												968						968
Balance at December 28, 2019		22	$	33	39,640	$	396	6,360	$	(108,729)	$	228,617	$	(4,802)	$	631,077	$	746,592
Balance at September 26, 2020		22	$	33	39,667	$	397	6,360	$	(108,729)	$	231,095	$	(7,229)	$	620,800	$	736,367
Net income																6,683		6,683
Other comprehensive loss:
Pension liability adjustment ‎   ($226) pre-tax														(170)				(170)
Cash dividends (1):	Preferred															(112)		(112)
	Common															(7,328)		(7,328)
Dividend payable																(10)		(10)
Activity related to equity-based plans																		—
Stock-based compensation												613						613
Balance at December 26, 2020		22	$	33	39,667	$	397	6,360	$	(108,729)	$	231,708	$	(7,399)	$	620,033	$	736,043
Balance at March 30, 2019		22	$	33	39,511	$	395	6,360	$	(108,729)	$	220,173	$	(4,536)	$	592,174	$	699,510
Accounting change - cumulative effect																(582)		(582)
Adjusted balance		22		33	39,511		395	6,360		(108,729)		220,173		(4,536)		591,592		698,928
Net income																61,800		61,800
Other comprehensive loss:
Pension liability adjustment ‎   ($353) pre-tax														(266)				(266)
Cash dividends (1):	Preferred															(337)		(337)
	Common															(21,944)		(21,944)
Dividend payable																(34)		(34)
Activity related to equity-based plans					129		1					5,589						5,590
Stock-based compensation												2,855						2,855
Balance at December 28, 2019		22	$	33	39,640	$	396	6,360	$	(108,729)	$	228,617	$	(4,802)	$	631,077	$	746,592
Balance at March 28, 2020		22	$	33	39,645	$	396	6,360	$	(108,729)	$	229,774	$	(6,889)	$	619,855	$	734,440
Net income																22,516		22,516
Other comprehensive loss:
Pension liability adjustment ‎   ($679) pre-tax														(510)				(510)
Cash dividends (1):	Preferred															(337)		(337)
	Common															(21,978)		(21,978)
Dividend payable																(23)		(23)
Activity related to equity-based plans					22		1					(194)						(193)
Stock-based compensation												2,128						2,128
Balance at December 26, 2020		22	$	33	39,667	$	397	6,360	$	(108,729)	$	231,708	$	(7,399)	$	620,033	$	736,043

(1)Declared quarterly dividend of $0.22 per common share or common share equivalent paid in each of the first, second and third quarter of fiscal 2021 and fiscal 2020.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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MONRO, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

	Nine Months Ended
	December 26,		December 28,
	2020		2019
	(Dollars in thousands)
	Increase (Decrease) in Cash
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	22,516	$	61,800
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities -
Depreciation and amortization		57,598		47,329
Stock-based compensation expense		2,128		2,855
Gain on disposal of assets		(156)		(918)
Impairment of long-lived assets		99		78
Deferred income tax expense		4,041		7,426
Change in operating assets and liabilities (excluding acquisitions):
Accounts receivable		(788)		(2,356)
Inventories		23,787		(3,768)
Other current assets		7,848		(447)
Other non-current assets		2,288		19,265
Accounts payable		32,348		11,918
Accrued expenses		15,610		1,097
Federal and state income taxes payable		1,292		3,934
Other long-term liabilities		(9,491)		(22,954)
Long-term income taxes payable		96		572
Total adjustments		136,700		64,031
Net cash provided by operating activities		159,216		125,831
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures		(39,214)		(42,226)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired		(18,095)		(104,254)
Proceeds from the disposal of assets		388		426
Other		1,025		587
Net cash used for investing activities		(55,896)		(145,467)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from borrowings		—		356,779
Principal payments on long-term debt, finance leases and financing obligations		(400,657)		(317,039)
Exercise of stock options		9		5,957
Dividends paid		(22,315)		(22,281)
Deferred financing costs		(874)		(1,168)
Net cash (used for) provided by financing activities		(423,837)		22,248
(Decrease) increase in cash		(320,517)		2,612
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		345,476		6,214
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	24,959	$	8,826
Supplemental information:
Leased assets obtained in exchange for finance lease liabilities	$	100,755	$	54,286
Leased assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities		20,364		5,871

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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NOTE 1 – DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Description of Business

Monro, Inc. and its wholly owned operating subsidiaries, Monro Service Corporation, Car-X, LLC, MNRO Holdings, LLC and MNRO Service Holdings, LLC (together, “Monro,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), are engaged principally in providing automotive undercar repair and tire sales and services in the United States.

Monro’s operations are organized and managed in one operating segment. The internal management financial reporting that is the basis for evaluation in order to assess performance and allocate resources by our chief operating decision maker consists of consolidated data that includes the results of our retail, commercial and wholesale locations. As such, our one operating segment reflects how our operations are managed, how resources are allocated, how operating performance is evaluated by senior management and the structure of our internal financial reporting.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited, condensed consolidated financial statements (“Consolidated Financial Statements”) have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statement presentation. The Consolidated Financial Statements include the consolidated accounts of the Company with all intercompany transactions eliminated. In the opinion of management, the information furnished herein reflects all adjustments (consisting of items of a normal recurring nature), which are necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim period. The Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements presented in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 28, 2020 (“fiscal 2020”). Operating results and cash flows for the quarter and nine months ended December 26, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for other interim periods or for the fiscal year ending March 27, 2021 (“fiscal 2021”).

Fiscal Year

We report our results on a 52/53 week fiscal year with the fiscal year ending on the last Saturday in March of each year. The following are the dates represented by each fiscal period reported in the Consolidated Financial Statements:

“Quarter Ended Fiscal December 2020”	September 27, 2020 – December 26, 2020 (13 weeks)
“Quarter Ended Fiscal December 2019”	September 29, 2019 – December 28, 2019 (13 weeks)
“Nine Months Ended Fiscal December 2020”	March 29, 2020 – December 26, 2020 (39 weeks)
“Nine Months Ended Fiscal December 2019”	March 31, 2019 – December 28, 2019 (39 weeks)

Fiscal 2021 is a 52 week year.

Reclassifications

Certain amounts in these financial statements have been reclassified to maintain comparability among the periods presented.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued new accounting guidance which eliminates, adds and modifies certain disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. This guidance is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption was permitted. We adopted this guidance during the first quarter of fiscal 2021. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

In December 2019, the FASB issued new accounting guidance intended to simplify the accounting for income taxes. The new guidance removes certain exceptions to the general principles in Accounting Standards Codification Topic 740 Income Taxes and amends existing guidance to improve consistent application. This guidance is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2020. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

Other recent authoritative guidance issued by the FASB (including technical corrections to the Accounting Standards Codification) and the Securities and Exchange Commission did not, or are not expected to, have a material effect on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

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NOTE 2 – IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

In response to the unprecedented and rapid spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus), many U.S. state governments, in states in which we operate, have taken preventative or protective actions, such as issuing stay-at-home restrictions and social distancing measures. State and local governments have ordered temporary closures of some businesses and numerous other businesses have temporarily closed voluntarily. Further, individuals’ ability to travel has been curtailed through mandated travel restrictions and may be further limited through additional voluntary or mandated closures of certain businesses. Substantially all Company-operated retail stores operated under a reduced schedule throughout the quarter to match lower demand.

Given the uncertainties surrounding the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on our future financial condition, results of operations and cash flows, we have taken a number of actions in response to prevailing uncertain market conditions. In order to enhance our liquidity position, we took a precautionary measure and borrowed $350 million available to us under our Credit Facility (as defined in Note 9 below) in March 2020. We subsequently repaid the $350 million previously borrowed during the nine months ended December 26, 2020. Additionally, we negotiated rent deferrals for a significant number of our stores, as well as other rent reductions. See additional discussion of these rent deferrals and reductions under Note 10.

NOTE 3 – ACQUISITIONS

Monro’s acquisitions are strategic moves in our plan to fill in and expand our presence in our existing and contiguous markets, expand into new markets and leverage fixed operating costs such as distribution, advertising and administration. Acquisitions in this footnote include acquisitions of five or more locations as well as acquisitions of one to four locations that are part of our greenfield store growth strategy.

Fiscal 2021

On December 6, 2020, we acquired 17 retail tire and automotive repair stores located in California from Fred Allen Enterprises, Inc. for $17.4 million. These stores will operate under the Tire Choice name. The acquisition was financed through our Credit Facility. The results of operations for the acquisition are included in our financial results from the acquisition date.

Prior to this acquisition, our acquisition activity was paused due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The acquisition resulted in goodwill related to, among other things, growth opportunities, synergies and economies of scale expected from combining the business with ours, as well as unidentifiable intangible assets. All of the goodwill is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. We have recorded a customer list intangible asset with a useful life of seven years at its estimated fair value of approximately $0.4 million.

We expensed all costs related to the acquisition in the quarter ended December 26, 2020. The total costs related to the completed acquisition were $0.1 million and these costs are included in the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income primarily under operating, selling, general and administrative expenses.

Sales related to the completed acquisition totaled $0.9 million for the period from acquisition date through December 26, 2020.

Supplemental pro forma information for the current or prior reporting periods has not been presented due to the impracticability of obtaining detailed, accurate or reliable data for the periods the acquired entities were not owned by Monro.

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The preliminary fair values of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed were based on preliminary valuations and estimates. The consideration transferred and net identifiable liabilities assumed were recorded as goodwill. The preliminary allocation of the purchase price as of December 26, 2020, with respect to the acquisition during the quarter, was as follows:

	As of ‎Acquisition ‎Date
	(Dollars in ‎thousands)
Inventory	$	1,220
Other current assets		149
Property, plant and equipment		683
Finance lease and financing obligation assets, net		4,328
Operating lease assets, net		9,531
Intangible asset		418
Other non-current assets		31
Long-term deferred income tax assets		1,371
Total assets acquired		17,731
Current portion of finance leases and financing obligations		657
Current portion of operating lease liabilities		1,067
Deferred revenue		697
Other current liabilities		4
Long-term finance leases and financing obligations		7,361
Long-term operating lease liabilities		7,984
Other long-term liabilities		536
Total liabilities assumed		18,306
Total net identifiable liabilities assumed	$	(575)
Total consideration transferred	$	17,426
Less: total net identifiable liabilities assumed		(575)
Goodwill	$	18,001

Fiscal 2020

During the first nine months of fiscal 2020, we acquired the following businesses for an aggregate purchase price of $103.7 million. The acquisitions were financed through our Credit Facility. The results of operations for these acquisitions are included in our financial results from the respective acquisition dates.

On November 17, 2019, we acquired 18 retail tire and automotive repair stores located in Nevada and Idaho from Nevada Tire Holdings, LLC and Idaho Tire Holdings, LLC. These stores operate under the Tire Choice name.

On October 27, 2019, we acquired six retail tire and automotive repair stores located in California from S&S Unlimited, Inc. These stores will operate under the Tire Choice name.

On October 27, 2019, we acquired three retail tire and automotive repair stores located in California from Lloyd’s Tire Service, Inc. These stores will operate under the Tire Choice name.

On August 25, 2019, we acquired one retail tire and automotive repair store located in Louisiana from Atlas Tire Center, Inc. This store operates under the Tire Choice name.

On August 25, 2019, we acquired two retail tire and automotive repair stores located in Louisiana from LRZ3 Auto, LLC. These stores operate under the Tire Choice name.

On August 25, 2019, we acquired one retail tire and automotive repair store located in Louisiana from T-Boy’s Tire and Automotive, LLC. This store operates under the Tire Choice name.

On August 25, 2019, we acquired two retail tire and automotive repair stores located in Louisiana from Twin Tire & Auto Care, Inc. These stores operate under the Tire Choice name.

On August 25, 2019, we acquired one retail tire and automotive repair store located in Louisiana from Twin Tire & Auto Care Team, Inc. This store operates under the Tire Choice name.

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On August 25, 2019, we acquired one retail tire and automotive repair store located in Louisiana from Scotty’s Tire & Automotive, Inc. This store operates under the Tire Choice name.

On June 23, 2019, we acquired two retail tire and automotive repair stores located in California from BAW LLC. These stores operate under the Tire Choice name.

On May 19, 2019, we acquired 40 retail tire and automotive repair stores and one distribution center located in California from Certified Tire & Service Centers, Inc. These stores operate under the Tire Choice name.

On March 31, 2019, we acquired 12 retail tire and automotive repair stores located in Louisiana from Allied Discount Tire & Brake, Inc. These stores operate under the Tire Choice name.

These acquisitions resulted in goodwill related to, among other things, growth opportunities, synergies and economies of scale expected from combining these businesses with ours, as well as unidentifiable intangible assets. All of the goodwill is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. We have recorded finite-lived intangible assets at their estimated fair value related to customer lists.

We expensed all costs related to acquisitions in the nine months ended December 28, 2019. The total costs related to completed acquisitions were $0.4 million and $1.2 million for the quarter and nine months ended December 28, 2019, respectively. These costs are included in the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income primarily under operating, selling, general and administrative expenses.

Sales for the fiscal 2020 acquired entities for the quarter and nine months ended December 28, 2019 totaled $18.5 million and $38.7 million, respectively, for the period from acquisition date through December 28, 2019.

Supplemental pro forma information for the current or prior reporting periods has not been presented due to the impracticability of obtaining detailed, accurate or reliable data for the periods the acquired entities were not owned by Monro.

We have recorded the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their fair values as of their respective acquisition dates (including any measurement period adjustments), with the consideration transferred and net identifiable liabilities assumed recorded as goodwill as follows:

	As of ‎Acquisition ‎Date
	(Dollars in ‎thousands)
Inventories	$	4,433
Other current assets		706
Property, plant and equipment		2,405
Finance lease and financing obligation assets, net		29,147
Operating lease assets, net		42,680
Intangible assets		2,847
Other non-current assets		375
Long-term deferred income tax assets		4,870
Total assets acquired		87,463
Current portion of finance leases and financing obligations		2,672
Current portion of operating lease liabilities		4,416
Deferred revenue		1,618
Other current liabilities		358
Long-term finance leases and financing obligations		36,225
Long-term operating lease liabilities		43,668
Other long-term liabilities		1,747
Total liabilities assumed		90,704
Total net identifiable liabilities assumed	$	(3,241)
Total consideration transferred	$	103,692
Less: total net identifiable liabilities assumed		(3,241)
Goodwill	$	106,933

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The following are the intangible assets acquired and their respective fair value and weighted average useful life:

	As of ‎Acquisition Date
	Dollars in ‎thousands		Weighted ‎Average ‎Useful Life
Customer lists	$	2,847		7 years

As a result of the updated purchase price allocations for the entities acquired during the fiscal year ended March 28, 2020, certain of the fair value amounts previously estimated were adjusted during the measurement period. These measurement period adjustments resulted from updated valuation reports and appraisals received from our external valuation specialists, as well as revisions to internal estimates.

The measurement period adjustments were not material to the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 26, 2020 and the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income for the quarter and nine months ended December 26, 2020.

We continue to refine the valuation data and estimates primarily related to inventory, warranty reserves, intangible assets and real property leases for the fiscal 2021 acquisition which closed during the quarter ended December 26, 2020, and expect to complete the valuations no later than the first anniversary date of the acquisition. We anticipate that adjustments will continue to be made to the fair values of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed and those adjustments may or may not be material.

NOTE 4 – EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

Basic earnings per common share amounts are computed by dividing income available to common shareholders, after deducting preferred stock dividends, by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding. Diluted earnings per common share amounts are calculated by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock and common stock equivalents outstanding. Common stock equivalents represent shares issuable upon the assumed exercise of common stock options outstanding.

A reconciliation of basic and diluted earnings per common share for the quarters and nine months ended December are as follows:

	Quarter Ended				Nine Months Ended
	December 26,		December 28,		December 26,		December 28,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	(Amounts in thousands,
	except per share data)
Numerator for earnings per common share calculation:
Net income	$	6,683	$	18,880	$	22,516	$	61,800
Less: Preferred stock dividends		(112)		(112)		(337)		(337)
Income available to common shareholders	$	6,571	$	18,768	$	22,179	$	61,463
Denominator for earnings per common share calculation:
Weighted average common shares, basic		33,307		33,274		33,296		33,234
Effect of dilutive securities:
Preferred stock		510		510		510		510
Stock options		—		165		16		196
Restricted stock		10		24		18		31
Weighted average common shares, diluted		33,827		33,973		33,840		33,971
Basic earnings per common share:	$	0.20	$	0.56	$	0.67	$	1.85
Diluted earnings per common share:	$	0.20	$	0.56	$	0.67	$	1.82

The computation of diluted earnings per common share excludes the effect of the assumed exercise of approximately 672,000 and 519,000 stock options for the quarter and nine months ended December 26, 2020, respectively, and 177,000 and 169,000 stock options for the quarter and nine months ended December 28, 2019, respectively. Such amounts were excluded as the exercise price of these stock options was greater than the average market value of our common stock for those periods, resulting in an anti-dilutive effect on diluted earnings per common share. 

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NOTE 5 – INCOME TAXES

For the quarter and nine months ended December 26, 2020, our effective income tax rate was 25.2%, compared to 24.1% and 23.6% for the quarter and nine months ended December 28, 2019, respectively, as discrete items, primarily related to employee stock-based compensation as well as those that are individually insignificant, resulted in a larger tax rate benefit in the prior year periods.

NOTE 6 – FAIR VALUE

Long-term debt had a carrying amount that approximates a fair value of $190.0 million as of December 26, 2020, as compared to a carrying amount and a fair value of $566.4 million as of March 28, 2020. The carrying value of our debt approximated its fair value due to the variable interest nature of the debt.

NOTE 7 – CASH DIVIDEND

We paid dividends of $22.3 million during the nine months ended December 26, 2020. However, the declaration of and any determination as to the payment of future dividends will be at the discretion of the Board of Directors and will depend on our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, compliance with charter and Credit Facility restrictions, and such other factors as the Board of Directors deems relevant. Under our Credit Facility, we may declare, make or pay any dividend or distribution up to $38.5 million in the aggregate for the period from June 30, 2020 to June 30, 2021 if we are in compliance with the financial covenants and other restrictions in the Credit Facility, as amended. For additional information regarding our Credit Facility, see Note 9.

NOTE 8 – REVENUES

Automotive undercar repair and tire sales and services represent the vast majority of our revenues. We also earn revenue from the sale of tire road hazard warranty agreements as well as commissions earned from the delivery of tires on behalf of certain tire vendors.

Revenue from automotive undercar repair and tire sales and services is recognized at the time the customers take possession of their vehicle or merchandise. For sales to certain customers that are financed through the offering of credit on account, payment terms are established for customers based on our pre-established credit requirements. Payment terms vary depending on the customer and generally range from 15 to 45 days. Based on the nature of receivables, no significant financing components exist. Sales are recorded net of discounts, sales incentives and rebates, sales taxes and estimated returns and allowances. We estimate the reduction to sales and cost of sales for returns based on current sales levels and our historical return experience. Such amounts are immaterial to our Consolidated Financial Statements.

Revenue from the sale of tire road hazard warranty agreements (included in the Tires product group in the second table below) is initially deferred and is recognized over the contract period as costs are expected to be incurred in performing such services, typically 21 to 36 months. The amounts recorded for deferred revenue balances at December 26, 2020 and March 28, 2020 were $16.9 million and $18.5 million, respectively, of which $12.1 million and $13.1 million, respectively, are reported in deferred revenue and $4.8 million and $5.4 million, respectively, are reported in other long-term liabilities in our Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The following table summarizes deferred revenue related to road hazard warranty agreements from March 28, 2020 to December 26, 2020:

	Dollars in
	thousands
Balance at March 28, 2020	$	18,506
Deferral of revenue		10,713
Deferral of revenue from acquisitions		1,225
Recognition of revenue		(13,524)
Balance at December 26, 2020	$	16,920

As of December 26, 2020, we expect to recognize $4.0 million of deferred revenue related to road hazard warranty agreements in the remainder of fiscal 2021, $9.6 million of deferred revenue during our fiscal year ending March 26, 2022, and $3.3 million of deferred revenue thereafter.

Under various arrangements, we receive from certain tire vendors a delivery commission and reimbursement for the cost of the tire that we may deliver to customers on behalf of the tire vendor. The commission we earn from these transactions is as an agent and the net amount retained is recorded as sales. (Included in the Tires product group in the following table.)

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The following table summarizes disaggregated revenue by product group:

	Quarter Ended				Nine Months Ended
	December 26,		December 28,		December 26,		December 28,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	(Dollars in thousands)
Revenues:
Brakes	$	29,962	$	38,261	$	94,015	$	131,575
Exhaust		5,391		6,256		15,533		20,317
Steering		20,464		24,987		60,497		77,397
Tires		162,442		179,086		454,217		491,956
Maintenance		65,648		79,889		193,754		246,704
Other		684		802		2,221		2,509
Total	$	284,591	$	329,281	$	820,237	$	970,458

NOTE 9 – LONG-TERM DEBT

In April 2019, we entered into a new five year $600 million revolving credit facility agreement with eight banks (the “Credit Facility”). Interest only is payable monthly throughout the Credit Facility’s term. The borrowing capacity for the Credit Facility of $600 million includes an accordion feature permitting us to request an increase in availability of up to an additional $250 million.

On June 11, 2020, we entered into a First Amendment to the Credit Facility (the “First Amendment”), which, among other things, amended the terms of certain of the financial and restrictive covenants in the credit agreement through the first quarter of fiscal 2022 to provide us with additional flexibility to operate our business. The First Amendment permanently amended the interest rate charged on borrowings to be based on the greater of adjusted one-month LIBOR or 0.75%. For the period from June 30, 2020 to June 30, 2021, the minimum interest rate spread charged on borrowings will be 225 basis points over LIBOR. Additionally, during the same period, we may declare, make or pay any dividend or distribution up to $38.5 million in the aggregate and the acquisition of stores or other businesses up to $100 million in the aggregate are permitted if we are in compliance with the financial covenants and other restrictions in the First Amendment and Credit Facility. Except as amended by the First Amendment, the remaining terms of the credit agreement remain in full force and effect.

In order to enhance our liquidity position during the COVID-19 pandemic, we took a precautionary measure and borrowed $350 million available to us under our Credit Facility in March 2020. We subsequently repaid the $350 million previously borrowed during the nine months ended December 26, 2020. The net availability under the Credit Facility was $376.4 million at December 26, 2020.

We were in compliance with all debt covenants at December 26, 2020.

NOTE 10 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Payments due by period under long-term debt, other financing instruments and commitments are as follows:

			Within		2 to		4 to		After
	Total		1 Year		3 Years		5 Years		5 Years
	(Dollars in thousands)
Principal payments on long-term debt	$	190,000		—		—	$	190,000		—
Finance lease commitments/financing obligations (a)		525,740	$	55,001	$	109,489		101,296	$	259,954
Operating lease commitments (a)		244,508		36,396		66,097		54,180		87,835
Accrued rent		2,664		2,492		141		14		17
Other liabilities		1,333		800		533		—		—
Total	$	964,245	$	94,689	$	176,260	$	345,490	$	347,806

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(a)Finance and operating lease commitments represent future undiscounted lease payments and include $112.6 million and $59.4 million, respectively, related to options to extend lease terms that are reasonably certain of being exercised.

During fiscal 2021, we negotiated rent deferrals for a significant number of our stores, with repayment at later dates, primarily in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021 and the first and second quarters of fiscal 2022. We began repaying deferred rent primarily in the third quarter of fiscal 2021. These concessions provide a deferral of rent payments with no substantive changes to the original contract. Consistent with updated guidance from the FASB in April 2020, we have elected to treat the rent deferrals as accrued liabilities. The accrued rent reflected in the table above includes $1.6 million related to rent deferrals and $1.1 million due to timing of other lease related expenses. We will continue to recognize expense during the deferral periods.

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In addition, during fiscal 2021, we negotiated rent reductions with certain landlords on approximately 23% of our lease contracts in exchange for extending our current lease term. As these agreements represent substantive changes to our contractual obligations, the leases were remeasured. As a result, during fiscal 2021, finance lease and financing obligation assets, net and finance leases and financing obligations were increased by $67.5 million and $63.8 million, respectively, and operating lease assets, net and operating lease liabilities were increased by $16.4 million and $20.1 million, respectively. The negotiated terms were generally consistent with terms of normal renewal agreements.

As of the date of this report, there were no material changes to our contingencies since March 28, 2020, as reported in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 28, 2020.

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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Forward-Looking Statements

The statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that are not historical facts, including (without limitation) statements made in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, may contain statements of future expectations and other forward-looking statements made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the words “anticipates,” “believes,” “contemplates,” “expects,” “see,” “could,” “may,” “estimate,” “appear,” “intend,” “plans,” “potential,” “strategy,” “will” and variations thereof and similar expressions, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed. These factors include, but are not necessarily limited to, product demand, dependence on and competition within the primary markets in which Monro’s stores are located, the need for and costs associated with store renovations and other capital expenditures, the duration and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on our customers, executive officers and employees, the effect of economic conditions, seasonality, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters, the impact of competitive services and pricing, parts supply restraints or difficulties, our dependence on vendors, including foreign vendors, changes in U.S. or foreign trade policies, including the impacts of tariffs on products imported from China, industry regulation, risks relating to leverage and debt service (including sensitivity to fluctuations in interest rates), continued availability of capital resources and financing, advances in automotive technologies, disruption or unauthorized access to our computer systems, risks relating to protection of customer and employee personal data, business interruptions, risks relating to litigation, risks relating to integration of acquired businesses, including goodwill impairment and the risks set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 28, 2020. Except as required by law, we do not undertake and specifically disclaim any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements. References to fiscal 2021 and fiscal 2020 in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations refer to our fiscal years ending March 27, 2021 and March 28, 2020, respectively.

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic

In response to the unprecedented and rapid spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus), many U.S. state governments, in states in which we operate, have taken preventative or protective actions, such as issuing stay-at-home restrictions and social distancing measures. State and local governments have ordered restrictions on the operations of certain businesses, including temporary closures of some businesses, and numerous other businesses have temporarily closed voluntarily or transitioned their workforces to working remotely. Further, individuals’ ability to travel has been curtailed through mandated travel restrictions and may be further limited through additional voluntary or mandated closures of certain businesses.

As a result, demand for automotive undercar repair and tire sales and services declined at a rapid pace and has remained below normal levels, which has had an unprecedented and materially adverse impact on our results of operations and business operations. Although demand improved during the quarter ended December 26, 2020 from the low point during April 2020, we experienced a significant decline in store traffic throughout the quarter, as compared to the prior year, which we believe is due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During the quarter, comparable store sales decreased 13.0% from the same period in the prior year. (We define comparable store sales as sales for stores that have been opened or acquired at least one fiscal year prior to March 29, 2020.) Substantially all Company-operated retail stores operated under a reduced schedule throughout the quarter to match lower demand. We continue to address the ongoing business challenges and shifting economic dynamics as the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to evolve.

Given the uncertainties surrounding the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on our future financial condition, results of operations and cash flows, we have taken a number of actions in response to prevailing uncertain market conditions. In order to enhance our liquidity position, we took a precautionary measure and borrowed $350 million available to us under our credit facility in March 2020. We subsequently repaid the $350 million previously borrowed during the nine months ended December 26, 2020. To improve our liquidity, we continued to take the following measures during the quarter ended December 26, 2020 as we did in the first six months of fiscal 2021 to reduce costs and improve cash flows: (i) reduced store hours and store labor to align with reduced demand across our store locations; (ii) undertook significant reductions in operating expenses across the Company, including non-store compensation expense through the continued furlough of or other reduction to certain members of our non-store workforce as well as advertising expense through realigned marketing spend toward digital channels; and (iii) negotiated rent deferrals for a significant number of our stores, as well as other rent reductions. Although acquisition activity was paused during the first six months of fiscal 2021, we continued to evaluate potential acquisition candidates that we believe would fit our growth strategy while maintaining financial discipline, and we acquired 17 retail tire and automotive repair stores located in California during the quarter ended December 26, 2020.

As the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to evolve, our priority has been and continues to be, the health and safety of our employees and customers. To protect our employees and customers, we have implemented strict cleaning and sanitation measures. In addition, we have provided face masks and other protective equipment, including sneeze guards installed at each sales counter,

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necessary to ensure the safety of our employees and customers. We have also implemented various measures intended to reduce the spread of COVID-19 among our non-store workforce including working from home and encouraging employees to adhere to prevention measures recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organization. Since our non-store workforce is able to work remotely using various technology tools, we are able to maintain our operations and internal controls over financial reporting and disclosures.

Despite the challenges, some positive signs have begun to emerge. Since the low point during April 2020, we have experienced improvement in sales driven by increases in store traffic. However, there can be no assurance as to the time required to fully recover operations and sales to pre-pandemic levels or if we will reach those levels again.

With sales improvement to date, we have resumed our rebrand and reimage initiatives and have substantially completed the transformation of 144 stores, including 104 stores during the quarter ended December 26, 2020.

Current Trends

Our Company-operated stores have experienced improvement in sales to date since the low point of sales during April 2020. The following table presents fiscal monthly information about our comparable store sales trends. There is no assurance that these trends will continue.

	Fiscal Month Ended
	April		May		June		July		Aug.		Sept.		Oct.		Nov.		Dec.		Jan.
Comparable store sales % (year-over-year (decline) increase)	(41)	%	(24)	%	(14)	%	(12)	%	(13)	%	(8)	%	(12)	%	(18)	%	(6)	%	3	%

As we move through this transition and anticipate sales trends to improve, we expect to incur some labor inefficiencies as we adjust to new operating models and federal and local health and safety protocols with a goal to remain as efficient as possible while still offering safe and high quality service to our customers. Those labor inefficiencies may include difficulty in hiring employees required to maintain store staffing levels needed to meet demand. We will also incur additional costs and investments in supplies necessary to keep our teams and customers safe, such as face masks, hand sanitizer and cleaning supplies, which are all expected to be ongoing costs for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and recovery period.

Given the unpredictable nature of this situation, we cannot estimate with certainty the long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.

As of January 29, 2021, we had approximately $14 million in cash on hand. We believe we have sufficient liquidity available from operating cash flow and, if necessary, cash on hand and/or bank financing to support our operations for at least the next 12 months.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations includes certain financial measures, such as adjusted net income and adjusted diluted earnings per common share (“EPS”) not derived in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Non-GAAP financial measures should not be used as a substitute for GAAP financial measures, or considered in isolation, for the purpose of analyzing our operating performance, financial position or cash flows, and may not be comparable to similarly titled non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. We have included reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures used in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations to their most directly comparable GAAP measures in the section titled “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below.

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Results of Operations

The following table sets forth income statement data of Monro expressed as a percentage of sales for the fiscal periods indicated:

	Quarter Ended				Nine Months Ended
	December 26,		December 28,		December 26,		December 28,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Sales	100.0	%	100.0	%	100.0	%	100.0	%
Cost of sales, including distribution and occupancy costs	66.2		62.2		64.9		61.4
Gross profit	33.8		37.8		35.1		38.6
Operating, selling, general and administrative expenses	28.3		28.2		28.8		28.2
Operating income	5.5		9.6		6.3		10.4
Interest expense, net of interest income	2.4		2.1		2.6		2.2
Other income, net of other loss	—		(0.1)		—		(0.1)
Income before income taxes	3.1		7.6		3.7		8.3
Provision for income taxes	0.8		1.9		0.9		1.9
Net income	2.3	%	5.7	%	2.7	%	6.4	%

The table may not subtract down by +/- 0.1% due to rounding as percentages are calculated based on unrounded numbers.

Third Quarter and Nine Months Ended December 26, 2020 as Compared to Third Quarter and Nine Months Ended December 28, 2019

Sales were $284.6 million for the quarter ended December 26, 2020 as compared with $329.3 million for the quarter ended December 28, 2019. The sales decrease of $44.7 million, or 13.6%, was due to a decrease in comparable store sales for the quarter ended December 26, 2020 of 13.0% as compared to the same period in the prior year, primarily due to general market conditions and lower labor productivity in October and November as we adjusted technician staffing levels needed to meet demand. Additionally, there was a decrease in sales from closed stores amounting to $7.2 million in the quarter. Partially offsetting these decreases was an increase of $2.2 million related to new stores, of which $1.5 million came from fiscal 2021 and fiscal 2020 acquisitions. There were 89 selling days in the quarter ended December 26, 2020 and in the quarter ended December 28, 2019.

Sales were $820.2 million for the nine months ended December 26, 2020 as compared with $970.5 million for the nine months ended December 28, 2019. The sales decrease of $150.3 million, or 15.5%, was due to a decrease in comparable store sales for the nine months ended December 26, 2020 of 16.8% as compared to the same period in the prior year. Additionally, there was a decrease in sales from closed stores amounting to $16.5 million. Partially offsetting these decreases was an increase of $24.3 million related to new stores, of which $21.0 million came from fiscal 2021 and fiscal 2020 acquisitions. There were 270 selling days in the nine months ended December 26, 2020 and in the nine months ended December 28, 2019.

At December 26, 2020, we had 1,260 Company-operated stores in operation and 96 franchised locations as compared with 1,289 Company-operated stores in operation and 99 franchised locations at December 28, 2019. At March 28, 2020, we had 1,283 Company-operated stores in operation and 98 franchised locations. During the quarter ended December 26, 2020, we added 19 Company-operated stores, including one store previously closed temporarily due to hurricane storm damage. Also during the quarter ended December 26, 2020, we closed one Company-operated store temporarily due to damage sustained during a storm and closed one franchised location. During the nine months ended December 26, 2020, we have added 20 Company-operated stores and closed 43 stores. Additionally, two franchised locations were closed during the nine months ended December 26, 2020.

Comparable store brakes, maintenance services and tires category sales for the quarter ended December 26, 2020 decreased by approximately 21%, 19% and 8%, respectively, from the prior year quarter. Additionally, front end/shocks and exhaust category sales for the quarter ended December 26, 2020 each decreased by approximately 17% on a comparable store basis as compared to the same period in the prior year. Comparable store alignment sales for the quarter ended December 26, 2020 decreased by approximately 16% from the prior year quarter. Comparable store sales were impacted by a decline in store traffic resulting from the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in our markets, partially offset by higher average ticket.

Gross profit for the quarter ended December 26, 2020 was $96.1 million or 33.8% of sales as compared with $124.4 million or 37.8% of sales for the quarter ended December 28, 2019. The decrease in gross profit for the quarter ended December 26, 2020, as a percentage of sales, was primarily due to an increase in material costs, as a percentage of sales, as a result of a shift in sales mix to tires. However, during the quarter, we expanded our gross profit per tire from the prior year quarter with the completed rollout of our tire category management tool. The decrease in gross profit for the quarter, as a percentage of sales, was also partially due to an increase in distribution and occupancy costs, as a percentage of sales. Although we were able to reduce these largely fixed costs through rent concessions from landlords, we lost leverage on these costs with lower overall comparable store sales. Additionally,

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technician labor costs increased slightly from the prior year quarter as a percentage of sales due to labor inefficiencies as we increased store staffing levels to meet demand.

Gross profit for the nine months ended December 26, 2020 was $288.1 million or 35.1% of sales as compared with $374.6 million or 38.6% of sales for the nine months ended December 28, 2019. For the nine months ended December 26, 2020, the increase in material costs, as a percentage of sales, largely resulting from a shift in sales mix to tires, as well as the increase in distribution and occupancy costs, as a percentage of sales, due to lost leverage on these largely fixed costs against lower overall comparable store sales, were partially offset by a decrease in technician labor costs, which decreased as a percentage of sales, due to our store staffing optimization initiatives, when compared to the same period in the prior year.

Operating, selling, general and administrative expenses for the quarter ended December 26, 2020 were $80.5 million or 28.3% of sales as compared to $92.8 million or 28.2% of sales for the quarter ended December 28, 2019. The decrease of $12.3 million in operating, selling, general and administrative expenses from the comparable period of the prior year is primarily due to decreased expenses as a result of focused cost reductions, including actively managing our store management staffing levels to match demand and realigned marketing spend toward digital channels. The decrease in operating, selling, general and administrative expenses from the comparable period of the prior year also reflect lower expenses from 29 fewer stores compared to the prior year period. We lost leverage on these cost reductions with lower overall comparable stores sales, which resulted in the increase in operating, selling, general and administrative expenses, as a percentage of sales, from the prior year quarter.

For the nine months ended December 26, 2020, operating, selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by $36.7 million to $236.6 million from the comparable period of the prior year and were 28.8% of sales as compared to 28.2% of sales for the nine months ended December 28, 2019. The decrease is primarily due to decreased expenses as a result of focused cost reductions and reflects lower expenses from closed stores.

Operating income for the quarter ended December 26, 2020 of approximately $15.7 million decreased by 50.3% as compared to operating income of approximately $31.6 million for the quarter ended December 28, 2019, and decreased as a percentage of sales from 9.6% to 5.5% for the reasons described above.

Operating income for the nine months ended December 26, 2020 of approximately $51.5 million decreased by 49.1% as compared to operating income of approximately $101.3 million for the nine months ended December 28, 2019, and decreased as a percentage of sales from 10.4% to 6.3% for the reasons described above.

Net interest expense for the quarter ended December 26, 2020 decreased by approximately $0.2 million as compared to the same period in the prior year, and increased from 2.1% to 2.4% as a percentage of sales for the same periods. The weighted average debt outstanding for the quarter ended December 26, 2020 increased by approximately $111 million as compared to the quarter ended December 28, 2019. This increase is primarily related to an increase in finance lease debt recorded in connection with the fiscal 2021 and fiscal 2020 acquisitions and greenfield expansion, along with renegotiated leases. The weighted average interest rate decreased approximately 120 basis points from the prior year quarter due to a decrease in borrowing rates associated with new leases.

Net interest expense for the nine months ended December 26, 2020 increased by approximately $0.4 million as compared to the same period in the prior year, and increased from 2.2% to 2.6% as a percentage of sales for the same periods. Weighted average debt outstanding increased by approximately $278 million and the weighted average interest rate decreased by approximately 230 basis points as compared to the same period of the prior year.

Income before income taxes for the quarter ended December 26, 2020 of approximately $8.9 million decreased by 64.1% as compared to income before income taxes of approximately $24.9 million for the quarter ended December 28, 2019, and decreased as a percentage of sales from 7.6% to 3.1% for the reasons described above.

Income before income taxes for the nine months ended December 26, 2020 of approximately $30.1 million decreased by 62.7% as compared to income before income taxes of approximately $80.9 million for the nine months ended December 28, 2019, and decreased as a percentage of sales from 8.3% to 3.7% for the reasons described above.

For the quarter ended December 26, 2020, our effective income tax rate was 25.2% compared to 24.1% for the quarter ended December 28, 2019, as various discrete items, each of which are individually insignificant, resulted in a tax rate benefit in the prior year period.

For the nine months ended December 26, 2020, our effective income tax rate was 25.2% compared to 23.6% for the nine months ended December 28, 2019, as discrete items, primarily related to employee stock-based compensation as well as those that are individually insignificant, resulted in a larger tax rate benefit in the prior year period.

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Net income for the quarter ended December 26, 2020 of $6.7 million decreased 64.6% from net income of $18.9 million for the quarter ended December 28, 2019. Adjusted net income (a non-GAAP financial measure) was $7.5 million and $20.3 million for the quarters ended December 26, 2020 and December 28, 2019, respectively. Diluted EPS for the quarter ended December 26, 2020 of $0.20 decreased 64.3% as compared to diluted EPS of $0.56 for the quarter ended December 28, 2019. Adjusted diluted EPS (a non-GAAP financial measure) was $0.22 and $0.60 for the quarters ended December 26, 2020 and December 28, 2019, respectively. Please refer to the “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section below for a discussion of these non-GAAP financial measures, adjusted net income and adjusted diluted EPS, and the reconciliations to their most comparable GAAP measures, net income and diluted EPS, respectively.

For the nine months ended December 26, 2020, net income of $22.5 million decreased 63.6% from net income of $61.8 million for the nine months ended December 28, 2019. Adjusted net income (a non-GAAP financial measure) was $25.9 million and $64.7 million for the nine months ended December 26, 2020 and December 28, 2019, respectively. Diluted EPS for the nine months ended December 26, 2020 of $0.67 decreased 63.2% as compared to diluted EPS of $1.82 for the nine months ended December 28, 2019. Adjusted diluted EPS (a non-GAAP financial measure) was $0.77 and $1.91 for the nine months ended December 26, 2020 and December 28, 2019, respectively. Please refer to the “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section below for a discussion of these non-GAAP financial measures, adjusted net income and adjusted diluted EPS, and the reconciliations to their most comparable GAAP measures, net income and diluted EPS, respectively.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to reporting net income and diluted EPS, which are GAAP measures, this Form 10-Q includes adjusted net income and adjusted diluted EPS, which are non-GAAP financial measures. We have included reconciliations to adjusted net income and adjusted diluted EPS from our most directly comparable GAAP measures, net income and diluted EPS, below. Management views these non-GAAP financial measures as indicators to better assess comparability between periods because management believes these non-GAAP financial measures reflect the core business operations while excluding certain non-recurring items and items related to store closings as well as Monro.Forward or acquisition initiatives.

These non-GAAP financial measures are not intended to represent, and should not be considered more meaningful than, or as an alternative to, their most directly comparable GAAP measures. These non-GAAP financial measures may be different from similarly titled non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies.

Adjusted net income is summarized as follows:

Reconciliation of Adjusted Net Income
	Quarter Ended				Nine Months Ended
	December 26,		December 28,		December 26,		December 28,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	(Dollars in thousands)
Net income	$	6,683	$	18,880	$	22,516	$	61,800
Store impairment charge		—		—		99		—
Store closing costs		(14)		—		2,496		—
Monro.Forward initiative costs		1,056		1,378		1,510		2,685
Acquisition due diligence and integration costs		122		435		161		1,204
Management transition costs		128		—		385		—
Litigation reserve reversal		(250)		—		(250)		—
Provision for income taxes on adjustments		(234)		(435)		(1,022)		(953)
Adjusted net income	$	7,491	$	20,258	$	25,895	$	64,736

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Adjusted diluted EPS is summarized as follows:

Reconciliation of Adjusted Diluted EPS
	Quarter Ended				Nine Months Ended
	December 26,		December 28,		December 26,		December 28,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Diluted EPS	$	0.20	$	0.56	$	0.67	$	1.82
Store impairment charge		—		—		—		—
Store closing costs (a)		—		—		0.06		—
Monro.Forward initiative costs		0.02		0.03		0.03		0.06
Acquisition due diligence and integration costs (a)		—		0.01		—		0.03
Management transition costs (a)		—		—		0.01		—
Litigation reserve reversal		(0.01)		—		(0.01)		—
Adjusted diluted EPS	$	0.22	$	0.60	$	0.77	$	1.91

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(a)For the quarter ended December 26, 2020, store closing, acquisition due diligence and integration, and management transition costs are each minor in amount, net of the impact from income taxes, to have an impact on the calculation of adjusted diluted EPS. These items, as well as items excluded in prior quarters, may also be minor in amount, net of the impact from income taxes, to have an impact on the calculation of adjusted diluted EPS for the nine months ended December 26, 2020.

The calculation of the impact of non-GAAP adjustments on diluted EPS is performed on each line independently. The table may not add down by +/- $0.01 due to rounding.

The adjustments to diluted EPS reflect adjusted effective tax rates of 22.5% and 23.2% for the quarter and nine months ended December 26, 2020, respectively, and 24.0% and 24.5% for the quarter and nine months ended December 28, 2019, respectively. These adjusted effective tax rates exclude the income tax impacts from share-based compensation. See adjustments from the Reconciliation of Adjusted Net Income table above for pre-tax amounts.

Capital Resources, Commitments and Liquidity

Capital Resources

Our primary capital requirements in fiscal 2021 are the upgrading of facilities and systems and the funding of our store expansion program, including potential acquisitions of existing store chains. For the nine months ended December 26, 2020, we spent approximately $57.3 million on these items, of which approximately $25.2 million was related to our Monro.Forward initiatives, including our store technology infrastructure upgrade project completed in the first quarter of fiscal 2021. Capital requirements were met primarily by cash flow from operations and from cash on hand. While we suspended all capital expenditures related to our store rebrand and reimage initiatives during the first quarter of fiscal 2021, we resumed this program in the second quarter of fiscal 2021.

We paid dividends of $22.3 million during the nine months ended December 26, 2020. However, the declaration of and any determination as to the payment of future dividends will be at the discretion of the Board of Directors and will depend on our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, compliance with charter and restrictions under the Credit Facility, and such other factors as the Board of Directors deems relevant. Under our Credit Facility, we may declare, make or pay any dividend or distribution up to $38.5 million in the aggregate for the period from June 30, 2020 to June 30, 2021 if we are in compliance with the financial covenants and other restrictions in the Credit Facility, as amended.

Because acquisitions remain a pillar of our growth strategy, we continue to evaluate potential acquisition candidates that we believe would fit our growth strategy while maintaining financial discipline. Although acquisition activity was paused during the first six months of fiscal 2021, we acquired 17 retail tire and automotive repair stores located in California during the quarter ended December 26, 2020. We believe we have sufficient resources available (including cash flow from operations and, if necessary, cash on hand and/or bank financing) to expand our business as currently planned for the next twelve months.

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Commitments

Payments due by period under long-term debt, other financing instruments and commitments are as follows:

			Within		2 to		4 to		After
	Total		1 Year		3 Years		5 Years		5 Years
	(Dollars in thousands)
Principal payments on long-term debt	$	190,000		—		—	$	190,000		—
Finance lease commitments/financing obligations (a)		525,740	$	55,001	$	109,489		101,296	$	259,954
Operating lease commitments (a)		244,508		36,396		66,097		54,180		87,835
Accrued rent		2,664		2,492		141		14		17
Other liabilities		1,333		800		533		—		—
Total	$	964,245	$	94,689	$	176,260	$	345,490	$	347,806

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(a)Finance and operating lease commitments represent future undiscounted lease payments and include $112.6 million and $59.4 million, respectively, related to options to extend lease terms that are reasonably certain of being exercised.

During fiscal 2021, we negotiated rent deferrals for a significant number of our stores, with repayment at later dates, primarily in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021 and the first and second quarters of fiscal 2022. We began repaying deferred rent primarily in the third quarter of fiscal 2021. These concessions provide a deferral of rent payments with no substantive changes to the original contract. The accrued rent reflected in the table above includes $1.6 million related to rent deferrals and $1.1 million due to timing of other lease related expenses.

In addition, during fiscal 2021, we negotiated rent reductions with certain landlords on approximately 23% of our lease contracts in exchange for extending our current lease term. As these agreements represent substantive changes to our contractual obligations, the leases were remeasured. As a result, during fiscal 2021, finance lease and financing obligation assets, net and finance leases and financing obligations were increased by $67.5 million and $63.8 million, respectively, and operating lease assets, net and operating lease liabilities were increased by $16.4 million and $20.1 million, respectively. The negotiated terms were generally consistent with terms of normal renewal agreements.

Liquidity

In April 2019, we entered into a new five-year $600 million revolving Credit Facility with eight banks that will expire in April 2024. Interest only is payable monthly throughout the Credit Facility’s term. The borrowing capacity for the Credit Facility of $600 million includes an accordion feature permitting us to request an increase in availability of up to an additional $250 million. The Credit Facility bears interest at 75 to 200 basis points over LIBOR (or replacement index) or at the prime rate, depending on the type of borrowing and the rates then in effect. The Credit Facility requires fees payable quarterly throughout the term between 0.125% and 0.35% of the amount of the average net availability under the Credit Facility during the preceding quarter. There was $190.0 million outstanding under the Credit Facility at December 26, 2020.

Within the Credit Facility, we have a sub-facility of $80 million available for the purpose of issuing standby letters of credit. The line requires fees aggregating 87.5 to 212.5 basis points annually of the face amount of each standby letter of credit, payable quarterly in arrears. There was a $33.6 million outstanding letter of credit at December 26, 2020.

The net availability under the Credit Facility at December 26, 2020 was $376.4 million.

Mortgages and specific lease financing arrangements with other parties (with certain limitations) are permitted under the Credit Facility. Other specific terms and the maintenance of specified ratios are generally consistent with our prior financing agreement. Additionally, the Credit Facility is not secured by our real property, although we have agreed not to encumber our real property, with certain permissible exceptions.

On June 11, 2020, we entered into a First Amendment to the Credit Facility (the “First Amendment”), which, among other things, amends the terms of certain of the financial and restrictive covenants in the credit agreement to provide us with additional flexibility to operate our business through the first quarter of fiscal 2022. Except as amended by the First Amendment, the remaining terms of the credit agreement remain in full force and effect.

Specifically, from June 11, 2020 to June 26, 2021, the First Amendment (1) eliminates the covenant for us to maintain an interest coverage ratio above 1.55x; (2) requires us to maintain liquidity of $275 million as of the end of each fiscal month; and (3) adjusts the ratio of maximum adjusted debt to EBITDAR. The ratio of maximum adjusted debt to EBITDAR will vary by quarter as follows: (a) 5.50x in the first quarter of fiscal 2021; (b) 6.00x in the second quarter of fiscal 2021; (c) 6.25x in the third quarter of

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fiscal 2021; (d) 5.50x in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021; (e) 5.00x in the first quarter of fiscal 2022; and (f) thereafter, returning to 4.75x.

For the period from June 30, 2020 to June 30, 2021, we are permitted under the First Amendment to acquire stores or other businesses up to $100 million in the aggregate, as long as, on a pro forma basis after taking the acquisition into account, we would comply with the financial covenants and other restrictions in the First Amendment. In addition, from June 30, 2020 to June 30, 2021, we may declare, make or pay any dividend or distribution up to $38.5 million in the aggregate, if we are in compliance with the financial covenants and other restrictions in the First Amendment and Credit Facility.

The First Amendment will permanently amend the interest rate charged on borrowings to be based on the greater of adjusted one-month LIBOR or 0.75% and also added two levels of interest rate pricing applicable during the covenant relief period in the event the ratio of adjusted debt to EBITDAR is higher than 5.00x. During the covenant relief period, the minimum interest rate spread charged on borrowings will be 225 basis points over LIBOR.

We were in compliance with all debt covenants at December 26, 2020.

We believe that we can fulfill our commitments and working capital needs utilizing our cash flow from operations and, if necessary, cash on hand and/or bank financing for at least the next 12 months and the foreseeable future.

In addition, we have financed certain store properties with finance leases/financing obligations, which amounted to $409.7 million at December 26, 2020 and are due in installments through March 2049.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

See “Recent Accounting Pronouncements” in Note 1 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of the impact of recently issued accounting standards on our Consolidated Financial Statements as of December 26, 2020 and the expected impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements for future periods.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

We are exposed to market risk from potential changes in interest rates. As of December 26, 2020, excluding finance leases and financing obligations, we had no debt financing at fixed interest rates, of which the fair value would be affected by changes in market interest rates. Our cash flow exposure on floating rate debt would result in annual interest expense fluctuations of approximately $1.9 million based upon our debt position at December 26, 2020 and approximately $5.7 million based upon our debt position at March 28, 2020, respectively, given a change in LIBOR of 100 basis points.

Debt financing had a carrying amount that approximates a fair value of $190.0 million as of December 26, 2020, as compared to a carrying amount and a fair value of $566.4 million as of March 28, 2020.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Disclosure controls and procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports that we file or submit to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

In conjunction with the close of each fiscal quarter and under the supervision of our interim Chief Executive Officer (our principal executive officer) and Chief Financial Officer (our principal financial officer), we conduct an update, a review and an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. It is the conclusion of our interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, based upon an evaluation completed as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter reported on herein, that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

Changes in internal controls over financial reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 26, 2020 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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MONRO, INC.

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

We are not a party or subject to any legal proceedings other than certain claims and lawsuits that arise in the normal course of our business. We do not believe that such claims or lawsuits, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Except as stated below, there have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in Part I – Item 1A of the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 28, 2020.

Matters related to the COVID-19 pandemic have and will continue to significantly and adversely impact our business, financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

The spread of COVID-19 has created a global public health crisis that has resulted in widespread volatility and deteriorations in household, business, economic and market conditions. We have experienced negative impacts to demand for our products and services from the COVID-19 pandemic, which has and will continue to adversely affect our results of operations, and we are continuing to experience significant disruption to our normal business operations and may experience further disruption to our planned implementation of certain strategic initiatives.

Our business will continue to be affected by the broader economic effects from the COVID-19 pandemic and related regulatory and individual actions, including customer demand for our products and services. Because more people in the United States are working from home, those workers will likely drive less often, and are less likely to require our services or will require our services less often. If this trend continues, we may see a permanent decline in demand for our services. Although travel by car may replace air travel as the preferred means of transportation because of fear of the spread of COVID-19, the recessionary economic environment resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic may reduce levels of leisure travel, which would reduce the demand for our products and services. We anticipate disruption to the demand for our products and services throughout the course of the pandemic. For example, in the first nine months of fiscal 2021, we experienced significant declines in comparable store sales compared to the first nine months of fiscal 2020 due to lower store traffic and reduced store hours as a result of our, individuals’, and governmental responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, our growth strategy was impacted by the pandemic, as we paused all store acquisition, rebrand, and reimage initiatives during the first quarter of fiscal 2021 in order to focus our efforts on determining the full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business. While we resumed our rebrand and reimaging initiatives during the quarter ended September 26, 2020 and resumed our acquisition activity during the quarter ended December 26, 2020, given the continuing uncertainty during the pandemic, there can be no assurance we will be able to continue these initiatives.

While we have so far been able to source required products at reasonable cost, the pandemic may also affect our supply chain in ways that are beyond our control. We may also incur costs or experience further disruption to comply with new or changing regulations in response to the pandemic.

In addition, our continuing response to the pandemic could divert management’s attention from our key strategic priorities, increase costs as we prioritize health and safety matters for our employees and customers, cause us to reduce, delay, alter or abandon initiatives that may otherwise increase our long-term value, increase vulnerability to information technology or cybersecurity related risks as certain of our employees work remotely and otherwise continue to disrupt our business operations. For example, we have and expect to continue to incur additional costs and investments in supplies necessary to keep our employees and customers safe, such as face masks, hand sanitizer and cleaning supplies. We expect to encounter labor inefficiencies as we adjust to new protocols and operating models to adapt to operating during the pandemic while experiencing what we believe will be an increase in sales activity from the first nine months of fiscal 2021. Those labor inefficiencies may include difficulty in hiring employees if enhanced unemployment benefits are signed into law. As our employees return to more normalized store hours, there will also be increased risks to the health and safety of our employees and customers, particularly if there were to be one or more clusters of COVID-19 cases occurring at any of our stores or our corporate headquarters. We may also be subject to enhanced legal risks, including potential litigation related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The overall magnitude of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the extent of its direct and indirect impact on our business, financial position, results of operations or liquidity is inherently uncertain due to the fluidity of the situation. Further, the ultimate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic depends on many factors that are not within our control, including, but not limited to: governmental, business and individuals' actions that have been and continue to be taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; the severity and duration of outbreaks of the virus; the effectiveness of vaccines; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and actions taken in response on global and regional economies, travel, and economic activity; the availability of federal, state, local or non-U.S. funding programs; general economic uncertainty in key global markets and financial market volatility; global economic conditions and

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levels of economic growth; and the pace of recovery, particularly in our markets, when the COVID-19 pandemic subsides.

We are unable to estimate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic with certainty on our business and operations at this time. The pandemic could cause us to experience impairment of our goodwill and other financial assets, further reduce demand for our products and services and other adverse impacts on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows. Sustained adverse effects may also prevent us from satisfying financial covenants in our credit agreement, which would prevent us from paying dividends, or result in downgrades in our credit ratings.

Item 6. Exhibits

Exhibit Index

10.67 – Employment Agreement by and between Brian J. D’Ambrosia, dated December 21, 2020 (December 2020 Form 8-K, Exhibit 10.67)*

10.73 – Supply Agreement, dated as of November 4, 2020, between Monro Service Corporation, MNRO Service Holdings, LLC and Valvoline LLC**

31.1 – Certification of Robert E. Mellor pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes – Oxley Act of 2002

31.2 – Certification of Brian J. D’Ambrosia pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes – Oxley Act of 2002

32.1 – Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes – Oxley Act of 2002

101.INS - XBRL Instance Document

101.LAB - XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase

101.PRE - XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

101.SCH - XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Linkbase

101.DEF - XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase

101.CAL - XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase

104 - Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

* Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement required to be filed as an exhibit to this Form 10-Q.

** Certain portions of this exhibit have been omitted (indicated by asterisks) pursuant to Item 601(b) of Regulation S-K of the

Securities Act of 1933, as amended, because such omitted information is (i) not material and (ii) would be competitively

harmful if publicly disclosed.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	MONRO, INC.
DATE: February 4, 2021	By:	/s/ Robert E. Mellor
		Robert E. Mellor
		Interim Chief Executive Officer ‎(Principal Executive Officer)
DATE: February 4, 2021	By:	/s/ Brian J. D’Ambrosia
		Brian J. D’Ambrosia
		Executive Vice President – Finance, Chief Financial Officer and
		Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

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EX-10.73

Exhibit 10.73

CERTAIN INFORMATION IDENTIFIED WITH [***] HAS BEEN EXCLUDED FROM THIS EXHIBIT BECAUSE IT IS BOTH (i) NOT MATERIAL AND (ii) WOULD BE COMPETITIVELY HARMFUL IF PUBLICLY DISCLOSED.

SUPPLY AGREEMENT

THIS SUPPLY AGREEMENT (“Agreement”), is made and entered into as of  October 1, 2020 (the “Effective Date”), by and between Valvoline LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, with a mailing address of 100 Valvoline Way, Lexington, KY 40509 (“Supplier”), and Monro Service Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and MNRO Service Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,(“Customer” and, together with the Supplier, the “Parties” or each, a “Party”) , with a mailing address of 200 Holleder Parkway, Rochester, NY 14615.

In consideration of the mutual promises set forth in this Agreement, and other good, valuable and sufficient consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, Supplier hereby agreed to sell and deliver, and Customer hereby agrees to purchase, receive and pay for, the Valvoline® products described below for use at the locations identified on Schedule A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference on the following terms and conditions:

1. TERM.The term of this Agreement (the “Term”) begins on the Effective Date and expires, unless sooner terminated pursuant to this Agreement, on September 30, 2023 (the “Expiration Date”).

2. SUPPLY AGREEMENT.  From time to time as directed by Customer, Supplier shall supply Products (defined below) to certain locations operated by Monro Inc. (the “Company”), as the parent company of Customer, as such locations are set forth on Schedule A (“Customer Locations”).  Schedule A may be updated from time to time during the Term as follows:

a) For a location to be added as a Customer Location, Customer will provide notice to Supplier of such new location.  Supplier shall consent to such location being added to Schedule A (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) by selling and delivering Products (defined below) to such location (such consent shall amend Schedule A to include such location as a “Customer Location”).

b) During the Term, Customer may cease operations at a particular Customer Location.  Customer shall be permitted to remove such Customer Location from Schedule A upon notice to Supplier.

c) Should Customer acquire any additional business and/or locations during the Term, then such new business and/or location shall be added as Customer Locations upon the expiration of any supply agreement in place with the existing business and/or location on the date of Customer’s acquisition of same for any products that compete with the Products (as defined herein).  Customer shall not exercise any renewal options contained in any such supply agreements following the date of Customer’s acquisition of the relevant business and/or locations.

During the Term, Supplier shall sell and deliver, and Customer shall purchase, pay and provide safe access for the delivery from Supplier (or its authorized distributor) at the Customer Locations, VALVOLINE® products set forth on Schedule B attached hereto and incorporated by reference (“Products”).  It is understood and agreed that, during the Term, Customer shall purchase all of its requirements in the various Product categories (lubricants, non-lubricants and service chemicals) and sub-categories (premium and non-premium) from Supplier for the Customer Locations, but excluding [***], provided that, Customer shall make all reasonable best efforts to sell the Products during the Term and shall not advertise, promote, or in any other way market competitive products.

Customer shall promote and reasonably support Supplier-sponsored programs, as such programs shall be reasonably developed with, and agreed by, Customer (e.g. Stickerbucks, incentive trips, Spark, etc.) paid using the Installer Incentive Fund provided for in Schedule E), [***].  Any failure of a parent, affiliate or subsidiary of Customer to adhere to the obligations contained in this Agreement that would otherwise qualify as a material default under Section 14 hereof, may be pursued by Supplier as a material default by Customer.

3. PRICE.

a) As of the Effective Date of this Agreement, Customer shall begin paying to Supplier the applicable “Invoice Price” for the Products, as outlined in Schedule B attached hereto (the “Invoice Prices”).

b) Thereafter, price adjustments to the Invoice Prices shall follow the guidelines established on Schedule C.

c) Customer is responsible for payment of all applicable taxes, fees and other government-imposed charges, whether or not included in such prices.  If compliance with law prevents Supplier from charging or Customer from paying the price provided in this Agreement, any resulting failure to perform shall be excused pursuant to Section 26 hereof.  Each delivery hereunder shall be considered a separate sale.

4. PAYMENT TERMS.  Customer will initiate payment for the undisputed portion of each Invoice Amount on a [***].  

5. BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, PROMOTIONAL AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT.  Business development, promotional and operational support to be provided by Supplier pursuant to this Agreement as described in Schedule E, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

6. FREIGHT.  Supplier agrees to deliver the Products to the Customer’s warehouse destinations as may be agreed to in writing in advance by the parties hereto, freight prepaid, FOB the Customer’s receipt address for regular stock orders meeting prepaid shipment minimums.  Freight will be prepaid on orders of [***]units or more.  For orders less than [***]units, freight will be added to the bottom of the invoice.  Supplier agrees to allow the Customer to transport orders from the Supplier’s designated shipping/receiving point.  If Customer shall transport from Supplier, Supplier will issue a credit to the Customer equaling the prevailing freight charge of Supplier’s preferred motor carrier.

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7. ORDER FULFILLMENT.  Except for events of force majeure contemplated herein, all orders will be shipped within five (5) working days from receipt of order where the applicable distributor’s normal delivery schedule allows for the same; provided that, in some instances, a distributor may take up to ten (10) working days from receipt of order to ship such order, consistent with part business practices between Supplier and Customer for drum and bulk packaged products.

8. SUPPLIER PRODUCT WARRANTIES.

a) SUPPLIER WARRANTS FOR A PERIOD OF NINETY (90) DAYS AFTER DATE OF DELIVERY THAT THE PRODUCTS SOLD HEREUNDER MEET THE THEN CURRENT SPECIFICATIONS DESIGNATED IN SUPPLIER’S APPLICABLE PUBLICATIONS.  EXCEPT AS STATED IN THIS SECTION 8(a) AND 8(b), SUPPLIER MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR WARRANTY OF TITLE.

b) Supplier shall provide a VPS guarantee consistent with this outlined in Schedule D; provided, that, the VPS guarantee is subject to change from time-to-time by Supplier in its sole discretion, but any such changes shall be consistent with those applied across the VPS guarantee programs to all of Supplier’s customers.  If the Supplier discontinues an applicable warranty or materially alters the warranties provided, Supplier will honor such warranty, as set forth on Schedule D, for the remainder of the Term.

9. PRODUCT CATALOGS.  Supplier agrees to provide the most up-to-date lubricant specifications catalog information in its possession to Customer to supplement Customer’s catalog information Customer independently obtains from alternate source(s).  All electronic data must be supplied in the then-current format specified by the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (“AAIA”). 

a) Electronic information shall be provided initiallywithin thirty (30) days from the Effective Date and within thirty (30) days thereafter if any changes have occurred; and provided in its entirety;

b) Electronic information shall provide the correct Supplier part information for the specific vehicle application as well as Supplier’s chosen manufacturer’s part information, without regard to Customer’s decision to stock such part; and

c) Supplier shall provide, upon release of same, a quantity of each catalog, specification guide or other such media, in an amount sufficient to supply each location operated or managed by Customer.

d) Supplier will reimburse Customer for the cost of an electronic subscription to [***].

Failure to provide catalog information as outlined above will result in Customer obtaining the electronic information and/or print catalog editions in a manner most expeditious and beneficial to Customer.  Supplier agrees to reimburse Customer for any and all costs associated with having to obtain catalog information from alternate source(s), [***].

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10. PRICING NEW PRODUCTS.  In the event Supplier introduces new products (“New Products”) to its product line during the Term of this Agreement, based upon changes to formulation, product engineering or similar event, as a mandated for continued certification of product by the American Petroleum Institute (“API”) or International Lubricants Standardization and Approval Committee, Supplier agrees that Customer’s pricing on the New Products will be subject to the same discounts and credits to Supplier’s standard invoice pricing on the New Products as provided for in this Agreement.

11. CONSIDERATION.  Customer has given, and Supplier has received and accepted, adequate, good, and valuable consideration for this Agreement.  Customer’s adequate, good, and valuable consideration includes the mutual covenants, obligation, and promises herein and the following (which separately and together have enabled Supplier to execute and deliver this Agreement and have assisted and will assist Supplier’s performance of its obligations under this Agreement): (1) Customer, one of the U.S.’s largest providers of automotive under-car repair and tire services, has at great length discussed and upon reasonable request during the Term will discuss its business needs with Supplier for the purpose of enabling Supplier to make compelling business proposals to Customer; (2) Customer has entered into negotiations with Supplier that are expected to culminate in the execution and delivery of this Agreement, which Customer advises gives Supplier certain advantages over other suppliers of automotive lubricants; (3) Customer has provided and upon reasonable request during the Term will provide information to Supplier about Customer’s operations; (4) in this Agreement, Customer agrees to purchase a minimum quantity of [***]; and (5) in this Agreement, Customer agrees with Supplier to negotiate in good faith to determine the price for products not listed on Price List that Customer purchases from Supplier, if any.  Supplier has bargained for and will receive material benefits, interests, rights and value from Customer through such consideration and that Supplier is not entitled to and would not have received such benefits, interests, rights and value absent this Agreement.  This Agreement is legally binding; and Supplier will not, directly or indirectly, plead or otherwise assert in any manner in any litigation, arbitration, mediation, or other dispute-resolution proceeding that this Agreement is invalid, void, voidable, revocable, terminable, or otherwise unenforceable for lack of or insufficiency of consideration; and by this Agreement irrevocably waives and will be estopped from pleading or asserting directly or indirectly any cause of action, claim, defense, right, or prayer for relief to such effect.  Each of Supplier’s waivers in this Section 11 is reasonable and made with Supplier’s full knowledge of its significance and consequences.

12. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Customer and Supplier each represents and warrants to the other that (i) it has the right, power and authority to grant the rights provided in this Agreement and to perform its obligations under this Agreement, and (ii) its execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement have been duly authorized and will not violate any other agreement, restriction, or law to which it is a party or by which it is bound.

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13. NOTICE.  Notices under this Agreement are sufficient if given by nationally recognized overnight courier service, certified mail (return receipt requested) or personal delivery to the other party at the address below, provided, that either party may change the mailing address or other information provided for it by written notice given in accordance with this Section 10:

Customer:

Monro Service Corporation

Attn: President

200 Holleder Parkway

Rochester, NY 14615

MNRO Service Holdings, LLC

Attn: President

200 Holleder Parkway

Rochester, NY 14615

With copy to:

Monro Service Corporation

Attn: Senior Director Business Development

200 Holleder Parkway

Rochester, NY 14615

With copy to:

MonroService Corporation

Attn: Senior Vice President – General Counsel

200 Holleder Parkway

Rochester, NY 14615

Supplier:

Valvoline LLC

100 Valvoline Way

Lexington, KY 40509

Attn: Director, Strategic Accounts

With copy to:

Valvoline LLC

100 Valvoline Way

Lexington, KY 40509

Attn: Legal Department

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14. TERMINATION; REMEDIES.  This Agreement may be terminated only by mutual consent of the parties in writing prior to the expiration hereof or by either the Supplier or Customer, as applicable, without cost or penalty if any one or more of the following events occur during the term of this Agreement:

a) By either of the Parties if the other party materially defaults in the performance of or breaches any provision of this Agreement and does not cure the same within thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice of such default or breach;

b) By either Party if any payment due by the other Party is unpaid when due and remains unresolved for thirty (30) days after written notice to the default party by the non-defaulting party;

c) By either of the Parties if, with respect to the other party, any proceeding in bankruptcy is filed, or any order for relief in bankruptcy is issued, by or against such party, or if a receiver of such party or its premises is appointed in any suit or proceeding brought by or against a party, or if there is an assignment by such Party for the benefit of that Party’s creditor(s);

d) By Customer, if Supplier is acquired, either directly or indirectly, through the sale of assets, merger, or otherwise by a direct competitor of Customer;

e) By Supplier, if the Customer is acquired, either directly or indirectly, through the sale of assets, merger, or otherwise by a direct competitor of Supplier; or

f) By Customer, in the event that a change of control of Supplier shall result in a Party, person or corporate entity controlling a majority shares of Supplier and such party, person or corporate entity shall be a citizen of, or based in, a country which is, or becomes, listed on the United States of America’s Department of State’s Office of Defense Trade Control’s Embargo Reference Chart.

Upon the early termination of this Agreement under the terms of this Section (the “Early Termination”), all amounts due and owing to either Party, including, but not limited to any credits to Customer calculated in accordance with Section 5 hereof and Schedules B, C and E attached hereto, shall be calculated and paid or issued, as the case may be, pro rata to the effective date of such Early Termination. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit or otherwise restrict any right, power, or remedy of either Party.  All rights, powers, and remedies shall be cumulative and concurrent and the exercise of one or more rights, powers or remedies existing under this Agreement or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity, shall not preclude the subsequent exercise by either Party of any other right, power or remedy.

15. ETHICAL BUSINESS PRACTICES.  Customer and Supplier, respectively, acknowledge that each of its employees is required to maintain the highest standards of honesty, integrity and trustworthiness.  In particular, reference is made to the  Monro Inc. Code of Ethics, which may be found online at https://corporate.monro.com/investors/corporate-governance/ and which applies to all employees of Customer.  As such, both Parties affirm that they will conduct themselves, with respect to this Agreement, in accordance with these standards.

16. RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES.  The relationship of Supplier and its employees, agents, and contractors to Customer is at all times that of independent contractors, and Supplier will not represent Customer as Customer’s agent, employee, or partner in any manner.  Supplier has no authority to enter into any contract or incur any expense or obligation in Customer’s name.

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17. CONFIDENTIALITY.

a) Confidential Information.  “Confidential Information” means any information, whether disclosed in oral, written, visual, electronic or other form, which any party discloses or observes in connection with any other party’s performance under this Agreement that relates to business plans, strategies, forecasts or analysis; financial information; employee, customer or vendor information; software (including all documentation and code), hardware or system designs, architectures or protocols; specifications for the Products or other products; Supplier and Customer purchasing, logistics, sales, marketing and other business processes; or the terms of this Agreement.

b) Each Party shall use Confidential Information and reproduce materials containing Confidential Information only as necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement. Each Party shall restrict disclosure of Confidential Information to its personnel who have a need to know such information to perform its obligations under the Agreement and who have first agreed to be bound by the terms of this Section.  Each Party is liable for an unauthorized disclosure or use of Confidential Information by any of its current or former personnel.  Within ten (10) days after receiving a written request, a Party shall destroy or return (as instructed) any materials containing Confidential Information.

c) Exceptions to Confidential Treatment.  The obligations under this Section do not apply to Confidential Information that a Party can demonstrate:

i. Is or becomes publicly available without its breach of this Agreement;

ii. Is independently developed by it without using Confidential Information; or

iii. Is received by it from a third party that does not have an obligation of confidentiality to the other Party; or

iv. Is properly and lawfully known to the receiving party prior to the Effective Date of this Agreement without an obligation of confidentiality to the other Party.

A Party may disclose Confidential Information to the extent that, in the reasonable opinion of its legal counsel, it is legally required to be disclosed.  A Party shall notify the other Party in a reasonable time prior to disclosure and allow the other Party a reasonable opportunity to seek appropriate protective measures.

18. NO WAIVER.  This Agreement’s terms, covenants and conditions may be waived only by a written instrument signed by the party waiving compliance.  Any Party’s failure at any time to require performance of any provision shall, in no manner, affect that Party’s right to enforce that or any other provision at a later date.  No waiver of any condition or breach of any provision, term or covenant contained in this Agreement, whether by conduct or otherwise, in any one or more instances shall be deemed or to be construed as a further or continuing waiver of that or any other condition or of the breach of that or other provision, term or covenant of this Agreement.

19. ENTIRETY OF CONTRACT.  This writing is intended by the Parties as the final, complete and exclusive statement of the terms, conditions and specifications of their agreement and is intended to supersede all previous oral or written agreements and understandings between the parties relating to its specific subject matter. No employee or agent of Supplier has authority to make any statement, representation, promise or agreement not contained in this Agreement.  No prior stipulation, agreement, understanding or course of dealing between the parties or their agents with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement shall be valid or enforceable unless embodied in this Agreement.  No amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be valid or enforceable unless in writing and signed by all parties to this Agreement.  This Agreement shall supersede, and shall not be modified or amended in any way by the terms of, any purchase order which may be issued by Customer for the purchase of product hereunder.

20. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement or the application of any such provision to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the application of such provision to any other person or circumstance and the remainder of this Agreement will not be affected thereby and will remain in full effect.

21. SURVIVAL. All obligations of Customer and Supplier that expressly or by their nature survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement, including the obligation of either Party to pay any amounts accrued hereunder, will continue in full force and effect beyond the expiration or termination of this Agreement and until they are satisfied or by their nature expire.

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22. INDEMNIFICATION.  

a) To the fullest extent permitted by law, Supplier shall defend, indemnify and hold Customer, its parent, subsidiaries, related entities and their respective officers, directors and employees harmless from and against any and all claims, suits, damages, losses, liabilities, fines, penalties, costs or expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) arising from or related to (i) Supplier’s negligence, gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of its duties and obligations hereunder, or (ii) any violation of applicable law by Supplier or its products and services.

b) To the fullest extent permitted by law, Customer shall defend, indemnify and hold Supplier, its parent, subsidiaries, related entities and their respective officers, directors and employees harmless from and against any and all claims, suits, damages, losses, liabilities, fines, penalties, costs or expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) arising from or related to (I) Customer’s negligence, gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of its duties and obligations hereunder, or (ii) any violation of applicable law by Customer or its products and services.

23. INSURANCE. Supplier shall procure and maintain at its sole expense throughout the term of this Agreement, the following minimum levels of insurance coverages:

a) Commercial General Liability Insurance: including Broad Form Property Damage, and Personal Injury with a combined single limit of not less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence and Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) general aggregate.

b) Worker’s Compensation: including One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) Employers Liability coverage.

With respect to Commercial General Liability, Monro Inc.and its past, present, and future subsidiaries” shall be named as additional insureds.  Evidence of the required coverages shall be provided in the form of an acceptable certificate of insurance to Customer.

In addition to the General Liability limits being requested, Monro Service Corporation and MNRO Service Holdings, LLC is requesting from Valvoline:

1. Auto Liability with a limit of $1,000,000 Combined Single Limit.

2. Statutory Workers’ Compensation coverage including the $1,000,000 in Employers Liability and Umbrella Liability coverage of $5,000,000.

3. Pollution Liability coverage of $5,000,000 due to the potential exposure that could be an issue with Valvoline’s packaging causing a pollution issue at a Monro store.

24. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT HAS BEEN DELIVERED AND ACCEPTED AND SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN MADE AT ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.  Any dispute, claim or controversy arising out of or related to this Agreement (or any of the Agreements attached hereto as schedules) or breach, termination or validity thereof, may be, by mutual consent of the Parties, settled by arbitration conducted expeditiously in accordance with the commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”).  Within ten (10) business days of the filing of arbitration, the Parties shall select a sole independent and impartial arbitrator in accordance with such Rules.  If the Parties mutually agree to arbitration, but are unable to agree upon an arbitrator within such period, the AAA will appoint an arbitration on the eleventh (11th) day, which arbitrator shall be experienced in commercial matters.  The arbitrator will issue findings of fact and conclusions of law to support his/her opinion and is not empowered to award damages in excess of compensatory damages.  The place of arbitration shall be Rochester, New York.  Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered by any court having jurisdiction thereof.  Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, either party may seek remedy through the courts, including, without limitation, injunctive relief, prior and without prejudice to arbitration in accordance with this provision.  The terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York without regard to principles of conflicts of law.  The parties hereby waive any and all right to a trial by jury in any action or proceeding arising directly or indirectly hereunder.

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement, neither party shall be liable in any arbitration, litigation or other proceeding for anything other than actual, compensatory damages.

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25. PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION. Supplier shall have the right at any time to change or discontinue use of any trademark, service mark, grade designation, trade dress, trade name or other indication of source of origin (“Marks”) under which the Products are sold and shall give 120 day written notice of any such change or discontinuation to Customer.  Supplier shall also have a right at any time to change or discontinue a product so long as sixty (60) days written notice is given to the Customer.  If, however, the Supplier fails to provide a reasonable and/or similar replacement product, the Customer shall have the right to terminate this Agreement.  Customer shall use its best efforts to maintain the quality, good name and reputation of Supplier and the Products.  Only the Products shall be stored or sold using any equipment or container which bears the Marks.  Supplier grants to Customer a license to use the Marks only to identify the Products, and store and advertise the Products.  Customer shall not alter in composition, co-mingle with products from other sources, or otherwise adulterate the Products.  Customer shall not bring or cause to be brought any proceedings, either administrative or judicial in nature, contesting Supplier’s ownership of rights to, or registration of Marks.

26. FORCE MAJEURE. The Parties to this Agreement shall not be responsible for any delay or failure to perform under this Agreement (other than to make payments when due hereunder) if delayed or prevented from performing by acts of God; transportation difficulty; pandemic; strike or other industrial disturbances; any law, regulation, ruling, order or action of any governmental authority; any allocation or shortage of product, as determined by Supplier in its sole discretion; or any other cause or causes beyond such party’s reasonable control whether similar or dissimilar to those stated above.  It is specifically acknowledged that any amount of Product that Supplier fails to provide to Customer pursuant to the terms of this Section will be credited towards this Agreement.

27. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS/TAXES. Customer shall, at its own expense, (i) comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rulings and orders, including without limitation those relating to taxation, workers’ compensation, and environmental protection; and (ii) obtain all necessary licensed and permits for the purchase and sale of the Products.

28. SUPPLIER’S RIGHT TO INSPECT. Supplier, or its authorized agents, shall have the right, but not the obligation to inspect Customer’s premises, sample, monitor or test any motor oil, grease or filter offered for sale, and to inspect or test any tank, line, pump, dispenser, or other operating equipment, including without limitation equipment owned by Customer, used at Customer’s premises bearing the Marks, or being represented to contain the Products, at any time during Customer’s business hours.  At least seventy-two (72) hours prior to any such inspection, Supplier shall provide Customer with a written notice of such inspection and shall permit Customer to have management present during such inspection.

29. TIME OF THE ESSENCE. In performing all obligations under this Agreement, time is of the essence.  The failure of any party hereto to exercise any right such Party may have with respect to breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not impair or be deemed a waiver of such Party’s rights with respect to any continuing or subsequent breach of the same or any other provision of this Agreement.

30. E-LEARNING COURSE REPORTING.  From time to time Supplier shall provide to Customer training courses from its E-Learning Course Catalog.  In the event Customer utilizes such training courses through its proprietary learning platform, Customer may report to Supplier the participation and completion rate for each course on a quarterly basis during the Term of this Agreement.

31. STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP SUMMIT.  The Parties agree that Supplier is a strategic partner, and as such operates with the goal of advancing Customer’s business across its many facets. In order to best achieve their collective goals, the Parties agree to conduct a summit to understand Customer’s key strategic priorities and align on possible solutions where Supplier may offer value adding knowledge, products or services (the “Summit”). The Summits will be held twice a year during the Term of the Agreement, with the first Summit to be scheduled as close as possible to Customer’s fiscal year renewal. Customer agrees to participate in the Summit, whether in person or remote, and to have participants from the following areas of the business: Key Retail Store Sales, Operations Leadership, Marketing, Purchasing, Training Team Leadership, and Other Key Constituents, as Customer deems appropriate.  Any travel would be subject to Customer’s then-current travel policy. Supplier’s Summit participants shall include the leadership across Valvoline’s Installer Channel, Strategic Accounts, Marketing and Training (and others as required). 

32. SPARK PROGRAM. Valvoline’s Spark program offers a simple, bundled approach to promote motor oil and VPS fuel additives, the sale of which may benefit both Customer and Supplier.  Supplier agrees to provide online and virtual training support, and reasonable in store POS materials to support the Spark program within the customer’s stores. Customer agrees to use reasonable best efforts to support Valvoline’s Spark program throughout its stores, including a requirement that all sales personnel participate in specific Spark training courses. It is understood that it may be necessary to pilot the Spark program in a subset of Customer’s stores for a period of up to 90 days prior to rolling out to all locations.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have set their hands as of the date first written above.

MONRO SERVICE CORPORATION	VALVOLINE LLC
By: /s/ Robert J. Rajkowski	By: /s/ Samuel J. Mitchell, Jr.
Print Name: Robert J. Rajkowski	Print Name: Samuel J. Mitchell, Jr.
Title: President	Title: CEO
Witness: /s/ Maureen E. Mulholland	Witness: /s/ Rhonda Martin Meekay
MNRO SERVICE HOLDINGS, LLC
By: /s/ Brian J. D’Ambrosia
Print Name: Brian J. D’Ambrosia
Title: President
Witness:  /s/ Maureen E. Mulholland

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SCHEDULE A – Company-Owned Locations as of the Effective Date1

[ATTACHED]

________________________

1Schedules have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The registrant will provide a copy of any omitted schedule to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

SCHEDULE B – Products and Applicable Invoice Amounts

[ATTACHED]

SCHEDULE C – Price Adjustments on Motor Oil and Transmission Fluid Products

[ATTACHED]

Schedule D – Product Warranties

[ATTACHED]

SCHEDULE E – Business Development, Promotional and Operational Support

[ATTACHED]

EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Robert E. Mellor, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Monro, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: February4, 2021

/s/ Robert E. Mellor

Robert E. Mellor

Interim Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, Brian J. D’Ambrosia, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Monro, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: February 4, 2021

/s/ Brian J. D’Ambrosia

Brian J. D’Ambrosia

Executive Vice President – Finance, Treasurer and

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

(SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002)

Pursuant to, and solely for purposes of, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002), each of the undersigned hereby certifies in the capacity and on the date indicated below that:

1.  The Quarterly Report of Monro, Inc. ("Monro") on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 26, 2020 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2.  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Monro.

/s/ Robert E. Mellor	Dated: February 4, 2021
Robert E. Mellor
Interim Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Brian J. D’Ambrosia	Dated: February 4, 2021
Brian J. D’Ambrosia
Executive Vice President – Finance, Treasurer and
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

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	Dec. 26, 2020	Jan. 22, 2021
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Entity Registrant Name	MONRO, INC.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	NY
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Entity Address, Address Line One	200 Holleder Parkway
Entity Address, City or Town	Rochester
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City Area Code	585
Local Phone Number	647-6400
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
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Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 26, 2020	Mar. 28, 2020
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 24,959	$ 345,476
Accounts receivable	15,298	14,510
Federal and state income taxes receivable	6,764	8,056
Inventories	165,141	187,441
Other current assets	55,193	40,537
Total current assets	267,355	596,020
Property, plant and equipment	711,846	682,932
Less - Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(377,553)	(354,295)
Net property, plant and equipment	334,293	328,637
Finance lease and financing obligation assets, net	279,304	196,575
Operating lease assets, net	207,508	199,729
Goodwill	689,847	671,843
Intangible assets, net	27,080	29,781
Other non-current assets	19,375	20,688
Long-term deferred income tax assets	5,915	6,184
Total assets	1,830,677	2,049,457
Current liabilities:
Current portion of finance leases and financing obligations	37,146	32,257
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	30,749	30,181
Accounts payable	131,852	99,504
Accrued payroll, payroll taxes and other payroll benefits	16,303	14,429
Accrued insurance	49,323	43,387
Deferred revenue	12,139	13,129
Other current liabilities	33,034	22,049
Total current liabilities	310,546	254,936
Long-term debt	190,000	566,400
Long-term finance leases and financing obligations	372,553	298,373
Long-term operating lease liabilities	181,938	170,954
Other long-term liabilities	25,783	12,873
Long-term deferred income tax liabilities	12,306	10,069
Long-term income taxes payable	1,508	1,412
Total liabilities	1,094,634	1,315,017
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders' equity:
Class C Convertible Preferred Stock, $1.50 par value, $0.064 conversion value, 150,000 shares authorized; 21,802 shares issued and outstanding	33	33
Common Stock, $0.01 par value, 65,000,000 shares authorized; 39,667,277 and 39,644,228 shares issued at December 26, 2020 and March 28, 2020, respectively	397	396
Treasury Stock, 6,359,871 shares, at cost	(108,729)	(108,729)
Additional paid-in capital	231,708	229,774
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(7,399)	(6,889)
Retained earnings	620,033	619,855
Total shareholders' equity	736,043	734,440
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 1,830,677	$ 2,049,457

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Dec. 26, 2020	Mar. 28, 2020
Consolidated Balance Sheets [Abstract]
Class C convertible preferred stock par value	$ 1.50	$ 1.50
Class C convertible preferred stock, conversion value	$ 0.064	$ 0.064
Class C convertible preferred stock shares authorized	150,000	150,000
Class C convertible preferred stock shares issued	21,802	21,802
Class C convertible preferred stock shares outstanding	21,802	21,802
Common stock par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock shares authorized	65,000,000	65,000,000
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Consolidated Statements Of Income And Comprehensive Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2020	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 26, 2020	Dec. 28, 2019
Consolidated Statements Of Income And Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Sales	$ 284,591	$ 329,281	$ 820,237	$ 970,458
Cost of sales, including distribution and occupancy costs	188,453	204,929	532,119	595,886
Gross profit	96,138	124,352	288,118	374,572
Operating, selling, general and administrative expenses	80,450	92,781	236,603	273,273
Operating income	15,688	31,571	51,515	101,299
Interest expense, net of interest income	6,819	6,983	21,526	21,100
Other income, net of other loss	(65)	(274)	(132)	(655)
Income before income taxes	8,934	24,862	30,121	80,854
Provision for income taxes	2,251	5,982	7,605	19,054
Net income	6,683	18,880	22,516	61,800
Other comprehensive loss:
Changes in pension, net of tax benefit	(170)	(89)	(510)	(266)
Other comprehensive loss	(170)	(89)	(510)	(266)
Comprehensive income	$ 6,513	$ 18,791	$ 22,006	$ 61,534
Earnings per common share:
Basic	$ 0.20	$ 0.56	$ 0.67	$ 1.85
Diluted	$ 0.20	$ 0.56	$ 0.67	$ 1.82
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding used in computing earnings per share:
Basic	33,307	33,274	33,296	33,234
Diluted	33,827	33,973	33,840	33,971

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Consolidated Statements Of Changes in Shareholders' Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Class C Convertible Preferred Stock [Member] Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjusted Balance [Member]	Class C Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjusted Balance [Member]	Common Stock [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member] Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjusted Balance [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjusted Balance [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Member] Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjusted Balance [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member] Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member] Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjusted Balance [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member]	Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjusted Balance [Member]	Total
Balance beginning at Mar. 30, 2019		$ 33	$ 33	$ 395	$ 395	$ (108,729)	$ (108,729)	$ 220,173	$ 220,173	$ (4,536)	$ (4,536)	$ (582)	$ 591,592	$ 592,174	$ (582)	$ 698,928	$ 699,510
Beginning balance, preferred shares at Mar. 30, 2019		22,000	22,000
Beginning balance, common shares at Mar. 30, 2019				39,511,000	39,511,000	6,360,000	6,360,000
Net income														61,800			61,800
Other comprehensive loss:
Pension liability adjustment											(266)						(266)
Cash dividends:
Preferred	[1]													(337)			(337)
Common	[1]													(21,944)			(21,944)
Dividend payable														(34)			(34)
Activity related to equity-based plans					$ 1				5,589								5,590
Activity related to equity-based plans, shares					129,000
Stock-based compensation									2,855								2,855
Balance ending at Dec. 28, 2019			$ 33		$ 396		$ (108,729)		228,617		(4,802)			631,077			746,592
Ending balance, preferred shares at Dec. 28, 2019			22,000
Ending balance, common shares at Dec. 28, 2019					39,640,000		6,360,000
Balance beginning at Sep. 28, 2019			$ 33		$ 396		$ (108,729)		226,948		(4,713)			619,641			733,576
Beginning balance, preferred shares at Sep. 28, 2019			22,000
Beginning balance, common shares at Sep. 28, 2019					39,628,000		6,360,000
Net income														18,880			18,880
Other comprehensive loss:
Pension liability adjustment											(89)						(89)
Cash dividends:
Preferred	[1]													(112)			(112)
Common	[1]													(7,321)			(7,321)
Dividend payable														(11)			(11)
Activity related to equity-based plans									701								701
Activity related to equity-based plans, shares					12,000
Stock-based compensation									968								968
Balance ending at Dec. 28, 2019			$ 33		$ 396		$ (108,729)		228,617		(4,802)			631,077			746,592
Ending balance, preferred shares at Dec. 28, 2019			22,000
Ending balance, common shares at Dec. 28, 2019					39,640,000		6,360,000
Balance beginning at Mar. 28, 2020			$ 33		$ 396		$ (108,729)		229,774		(6,889)			619,855			$ 734,440
Beginning balance, preferred shares at Mar. 28, 2020			22,000														21,802
Beginning balance, common shares at Mar. 28, 2020					39,645,000		6,360,000
Net income														22,516			$ 22,516
Other comprehensive loss:
Pension liability adjustment											(510)						(510)
Cash dividends:
Preferred	[1]													(337)			(337)
Common	[1]													(21,978)			(21,978)
Dividend payable														(23)			(23)
Activity related to equity-based plans					$ 1				(194)								(193)
Activity related to equity-based plans, shares					22,000
Stock-based compensation									2,128								2,128
Balance ending at Dec. 26, 2020			$ 33		$ 397		$ (108,729)		231,708		(7,399)			620,033			$ 736,043
Ending balance, preferred shares at Dec. 26, 2020			22,000														21,802
Ending balance, common shares at Dec. 26, 2020					39,667,000		6,360,000
Balance beginning at Sep. 26, 2020			$ 33		$ 397		$ (108,729)		231,095		(7,229)			620,800			$ 736,367
Beginning balance, preferred shares at Sep. 26, 2020			22,000
Beginning balance, common shares at Sep. 26, 2020					39,667,000		6,360,000
Net income														6,683			6,683
Other comprehensive loss:
Pension liability adjustment											(170)						(170)
Cash dividends:
Preferred	[1]													(112)			(112)
Common	[1]													(7,328)			(7,328)
Dividend payable														(10)			(10)
Stock-based compensation									613								613
Balance ending at Dec. 26, 2020			$ 33		$ 397		$ (108,729)		$ 231,708		$ (7,399)			$ 620,033			$ 736,043
Ending balance, preferred shares at Dec. 26, 2020			22,000														21,802
Ending balance, common shares at Dec. 26, 2020					39,667,000		6,360,000

[1] Declared quarterly dividend of $0.22 per common share or common share equivalent paid in each of the first, second and third quarter of fiscal 2021 and fiscal 2020.

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Consolidated Statements Of Changes in Shareholders' Equity (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2020	Sep. 26, 2020	Jun. 27, 2020	Dec. 28, 2019	Sep. 28, 2019	Jun. 29, 2019	Dec. 26, 2020	Dec. 28, 2019
Consolidated Statements Of Changes In Shareholders' Equity [Abstract]
Common stock cash dividends per share	$ 0.22	$ 0.22	$ 0.22	$ 0.22	$ 0.22	$ 0.22
Pension liability adjustment - pre-tax	$ (226)			$ (118)			$ (679)	$ (353)

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Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2020	Dec. 28, 2019
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 22,516	$ 61,800
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities -
Depreciation and amortization	57,598	47,329
Stock-based compensation expense	2,128	2,855
Gain on disposal of assets	(156)	(918)
Impairment of long-lived assets	99	78
Deferred income tax expense	4,041	7,426
Change in operating assets and liabilities (excluding acquisitions):
Accounts receivables	(788)	(2,356)
Inventories	23,787	(3,768)
Other current assets	7,848	(447)
Other non-current assets	2,288	19,265
Accounts payables	32,348	11,918
Accrued expenses	15,610	1,097
Federal and state income taxes payable	1,292	3,934
Other long-term liabilities	(9,491)	(22,954)
Long-term income taxes payable	96	572
Total adjustments	136,700	64,031
Net cash provided by operating activities	159,216	125,831
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(39,214)	(42,226)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(18,095)	(104,254)
Proceeds from the disposal of assets	388	426
Other	1,025	587
Net cash used for investing activities	(55,896)	(145,467)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from borrowings		356,779
Principal payments on long-term debt, finance leases and financing obligations	(400,657)	(317,039)
Exercise of stock options	9	5,957
Dividends paid	(22,315)	(22,281)
Deferred financing costs	(874)	(1,168)
Net cash (used for) provided by financing activities	(423,837)	22,248
(Decrease) increase in cash	(320,517)	2,612
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	345,476	6,214
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	24,959	8,826
Supplemental information:
Leased assets obtained in exchange for finance lease liabilities	100,755	54,286
Leased assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities	$ 20,364	$ 5,871

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Description Of Business And Basis Of Presentation

9 Months Ended

Dec. 26, 2020

Description Of Business And Basis Of Presentation [Abstract]

Description Of Business And Basis Of Presentation

NOTE 1 – DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Description of Business

Monro, Inc. and its wholly owned operating subsidiaries, Monro Service Corporation, Car-X, LLC, MNRO Holdings, LLC and MNRO Service Holdings, LLC (together, “Monro,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), are engaged principally in providing automotive undercar repair and tire sales and services in the United States.

Monro’s operations are organized and managed in one operating segment. The internal management financial reporting that is the basis for evaluation in order to assess performance and allocate resources by our chief operating decision maker consists of consolidated data that includes the results of our retail, commercial and wholesale locations. As such, our one operating segment reflects how our operations are managed, how resources are allocated, how operating performance is evaluated by senior management and the structure of our internal financial reporting.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited, condensed consolidated financial statements (“Consolidated Financial Statements”) have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statement presentation. The Consolidated Financial Statements include the consolidated accounts of the Company with all intercompany transactions eliminated. In the opinion of management, the information furnished herein reflects all adjustments (consisting of items of a normal recurring nature), which are necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim period. The Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements presented in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 28, 2020 (“fiscal 2020”). Operating results and cash flows for the quarter and nine months ended December 26, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for other interim periods or for the fiscal year ending March 27, 2021 (“fiscal 2021”).

Fiscal Year

We report our results on a 52/53 week fiscal year with the fiscal year ending on the last Saturday in March of each year. The following are the dates represented by each fiscal period reported in the Consolidated Financial Statements:

“Quarter Ended Fiscal December 2020”	September 27, 2020 – December 26, 2020 (13 weeks)
“Quarter Ended Fiscal December 2019”	September 29, 2019 – December 28, 2019 (13 weeks)
“Nine Months Ended Fiscal December 2020”	March 29, 2020 – December 26, 2020 (39 weeks)
“Nine Months Ended Fiscal December 2019”	March 31, 2019 – December 28, 2019 (39 weeks)

Fiscal 2021 is a 52 week year.

Reclassifications

Certain amounts in these financial statements have been reclassified to maintain comparability among the periods presented.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued new accounting guidance which eliminates, adds and modifies certain disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. This guidance is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption was permitted. We adopted this guidance during the first quarter of fiscal 2021. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

In December 2019, the FASB issued new accounting guidance intended to simplify the accounting for income taxes. The new guidance removes certain exceptions to the general principles in Accounting Standards Codification Topic 740 Income Taxes and amends existing guidance to improve consistent application. This guidance is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2020. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

Other recent authoritative guidance issued by the FASB (including technical corrections to the Accounting Standards Codification) and the Securities and Exchange Commission did not, or are not expected to, have a material effect on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Impact Of The COVID-19 Pandemic

9 Months Ended

Dec. 26, 2020

Impact Of The COVID-19 Pandemic [Abstract]

Impact Of The COVID-19 Pandemic

NOTE 2 – IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

In response to the unprecedented and rapid spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus), many U.S. state governments, in states in which we operate, have taken preventative or protective actions, such as issuing stay-at-home restrictions and social distancing measures. State and local governments have ordered temporary closures of some businesses and numerous other businesses have temporarily closed voluntarily. Further, individuals’ ability to travel has been curtailed through mandated travel restrictions and may be further limited through additional voluntary or mandated closures of certain businesses. Substantially all Company-operated retail stores operated under a reduced schedule throughout the quarter to match lower demand.

Given the uncertainties surrounding the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on our future financial condition, results of operations and cash flows, we have taken a number of actions in response to prevailing uncertain market conditions. In order to enhance our liquidity position, we took a precautionary measure and borrowed $350 million available to us under our Credit Facility (as defined in Note 9 below) in March 2020. We subsequently repaid the $350 million previously borrowed during the nine months ended December 26, 2020. Additionally, we negotiated rent deferrals for a significant number of our stores, as well as other rent reductions. See additional discussion of these rent deferrals and reductions under Note 10.

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Acquisitions

9 Months Ended

Dec. 26, 2020

Acquisitions [Abstract]

Acquisitions

NOTE 3 – ACQUISITIONS

Monro’s acquisitions are strategic moves in our plan to fill in and expand our presence in our existing and contiguous markets, expand into new markets and leverage fixed operating costs such as distribution, advertising and administration. Acquisitions in this footnote include acquisitions of five or more locations as well as acquisitions of one to four locations that are part of our greenfield store growth strategy.

Fiscal 2021

On December 6, 2020, we acquired 17 retail tire and automotive repair stores located in California from Fred Allen Enterprises, Inc. for $17.4 million. These stores will operate under the Tire Choice name. The acquisition was financed through our Credit Facility. The results of operations for the acquisition are included in our financial results from the acquisition date.

Prior to this acquisition, our acquisition activity was paused due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The acquisition resulted in goodwill related to, among other things, growth opportunities, synergies and economies of scale expected from combining the business with ours, as well as unidentifiable intangible assets. All of the goodwill is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. We have recorded a customer list intangible asset with a useful life of seven years at its estimated fair value of approximately $0.4 million.

We expensed all costs related to the acquisition in the quarter ended December 26, 2020. The total costs related to the completed acquisition were $0.1 million and these costs are included in the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income primarily under operating, selling, general and administrative expenses.

Sales related to the completed acquisition totaled $0.9 million for the period from acquisition date through December 26, 2020.

Supplemental pro forma information for the current or prior reporting periods has not been presented due to the impracticability of obtaining detailed, accurate or reliable data for the periods the acquired entities were not owned by Monro.

The preliminary fair values of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed were based on preliminary valuations and estimates. The consideration transferred and net identifiable liabilities assumed were recorded as goodwill. The preliminary allocation of the purchase price as of December 26, 2020, with respect to the acquisition during the quarter, was as follows:

	As of ‎Acquisition ‎Date
	(Dollars in ‎thousands)
Inventory	$	1,220
Other current assets		149
Property, plant and equipment		683
Finance lease and financing obligation assets, net		4,328
Operating lease assets, net		9,531
Intangible asset		418
Other non-current assets		31
Long-term deferred income tax assets		1,371
Total assets acquired		17,731
Current portion of finance leases and financing obligations		657
Current portion of operating lease liabilities		1,067
Deferred revenue		697
Other current liabilities		4
Long-term finance leases and financing obligations		7,361
Long-term operating lease liabilities		7,984
Other long-term liabilities		536
Total liabilities assumed		18,306
Total net identifiable liabilities assumed	$	(575)
Total consideration transferred	$	17,426
Less: total net identifiable liabilities assumed		(575)
Goodwill	$	18,001

Fiscal 2020

During the first nine months of fiscal 2020, we acquired the following businesses for an aggregate purchase price of $103.7 million. The acquisitions were financed through our Credit Facility. The results of operations for these acquisitions are included in our financial results from the respective acquisition dates.

On November 17, 2019, we acquired 18 retail tire and automotive repair stores located in Nevada and Idaho from Nevada Tire Holdings, LLC and Idaho Tire Holdings, LLC. These stores operate under the Tire Choice name.

On October 27, 2019, we acquired six retail tire and automotive repair stores located in California from S&S Unlimited, Inc. These stores will operate under the Tire Choice name.

On October 27, 2019, we acquired three retail tire and automotive repair stores located in California from Lloyd’s Tire Service, Inc. These stores will operate under the Tire Choice name.

On August 25, 2019, we acquired one retail tire and automotive repair store located in Louisiana from Atlas Tire Center, Inc. This store operates under the Tire Choice name.

On August 25, 2019, we acquired two retail tire and automotive repair stores located in Louisiana from LRZ3 Auto, LLC. These stores operate under the Tire Choice name.

On August 25, 2019, we acquired one retail tire and automotive repair store located in Louisiana from T-Boy’s Tire and Automotive, LLC. This store operates under the Tire Choice name.

On August 25, 2019, we acquired two retail tire and automotive repair stores located in Louisiana from Twin Tire & Auto Care, Inc. These stores operate under the Tire Choice name.

On August 25, 2019, we acquired one retail tire and automotive repair store located in Louisiana from Twin Tire & Auto Care Team, Inc. This store operates under the Tire Choice name.

On August 25, 2019, we acquired one retail tire and automotive repair store located in Louisiana from Scotty’s Tire & Automotive, Inc. This store operates under the Tire Choice name.

On June 23, 2019, we acquired two retail tire and automotive repair stores located in California from BAW LLC. These stores operate under the Tire Choice name.

On May 19, 2019, we acquired 40 retail tire and automotive repair stores and one distribution center located in California from Certified Tire & Service Centers, Inc. These stores operate under the Tire Choice name.

On March 31, 2019, we acquired 12 retail tire and automotive repair stores located in Louisiana from Allied Discount Tire & Brake, Inc. These stores operate under the Tire Choice name.

These acquisitions resulted in goodwill related to, among other things, growth opportunities, synergies and economies of scale expected from combining these businesses with ours, as well as unidentifiable intangible assets. All of the goodwill is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. We have recorded finite-lived intangible assets at their estimated fair value related to customer lists.

We expensed all costs related to acquisitions in the nine months ended December 28, 2019. The total costs related to completed acquisitions were $0.4 million and $1.2 million for the quarter and nine months ended December 28, 2019, respectively. These costs are included in the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income primarily under operating, selling, general and administrative expenses.

Sales for the fiscal 2020 acquired entities for the quarter and nine months ended December 28, 2019 totaled $18.5 million and $38.7 million, respectively, for the period from acquisition date through December 28, 2019.

Supplemental pro forma information for the current or prior reporting periods has not been presented due to the impracticability of obtaining detailed, accurate or reliable data for the periods the acquired entities were not owned by Monro.

We have recorded the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their fair values as of their respective acquisition dates (including any measurement period adjustments), with the consideration transferred and net identifiable liabilities assumed recorded as goodwill as follows:

	As of ‎Acquisition ‎Date
	(Dollars in ‎thousands)
Inventories	$	4,433
Other current assets		706
Property, plant and equipment		2,405
Finance lease and financing obligation assets, net		29,147
Operating lease assets, net		42,680
Intangible assets		2,847
Other non-current assets		375
Long-term deferred income tax assets		4,870
Total assets acquired		87,463
Current portion of finance leases and financing obligations		2,672
Current portion of operating lease liabilities		4,416
Deferred revenue		1,618
Other current liabilities		358
Long-term finance leases and financing obligations		36,225
Long-term operating lease liabilities		43,668
Other long-term liabilities		1,747
Total liabilities assumed		90,704
Total net identifiable liabilities assumed	$	(3,241)
Total consideration transferred	$	103,692
Less: total net identifiable liabilities assumed		(3,241)
Goodwill	$	106,933

The following are the intangible assets acquired and their respective fair value and weighted average useful life:

	As of ‎Acquisition Date
	Dollars in ‎thousands		Weighted ‎Average ‎Useful Life
Customer lists	$	2,847		7 years

As a result of the updated purchase price allocations for the entities acquired during the fiscal year ended March 28, 2020, certain of the fair value amounts previously estimated were adjusted during the measurement period. These measurement period adjustments resulted from updated valuation reports and appraisals received from our external valuation specialists, as well as revisions to internal estimates.

The measurement period adjustments were not material to the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 26, 2020 and the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income for the quarter and nine months ended December 26, 2020.

We continue to refine the valuation data and estimates primarily related to inventory, warranty reserves, intangible assets and real property leases for the fiscal 2021 acquisition which closed during the quarter ended December 26, 2020, and expect to complete the valuations no later than the first anniversary date of the acquisition. We anticipate that adjustments will continue to be made to the fair values of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed and those adjustments may or may not be material.

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Earnings Per Common Share

9 Months Ended

Dec. 26, 2020

Earnings Per Common Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Common Share

NOTE 4 – EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

Basic earnings per common share amounts are computed by dividing income available to common shareholders, after deducting preferred stock dividends, by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding. Diluted earnings per common share amounts are calculated by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock and common stock equivalents outstanding. Common stock equivalents represent shares issuable upon the assumed exercise of common stock options outstanding.

A reconciliation of basic and diluted earnings per common share for the quarters and nine months ended December are as follows:

	Quarter Ended				Nine Months Ended
	December 26,		December 28,		December 26,		December 28,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	(Amounts in thousands,
	except per share data)
Numerator for earnings per common share calculation:
Net income	$	6,683	$	18,880	$	22,516	$	61,800
Less: Preferred stock dividends		(112)		(112)		(337)		(337)
Income available to common shareholders	$	6,571	$	18,768	$	22,179	$	61,463
Denominator for earnings per common share calculation:
Weighted average common shares, basic		33,307		33,274		33,296		33,234
Effect of dilutive securities:
Preferred stock		510		510		510		510
Stock options		—		165		16		196
Restricted stock		10		24		18		31
Weighted average common shares, diluted		33,827		33,973		33,840		33,971
Basic earnings per common share:	$	0.20	$	0.56	$	0.67	$	1.85
Diluted earnings per common share:	$	0.20	$	0.56	$	0.67	$	1.82

The computation of diluted earnings per common share excludes the effect of the assumed exercise of approximately 672,000 and 519,000 stock options for the quarter and nine months ended December 26, 2020, respectively, and 177,000 and 169,000 stock options for the quarter and nine months ended December 28, 2019, respectively. Such amounts were excluded as the exercise price of these stock options was greater than the average market value of our common stock for those periods, resulting in an anti-dilutive effect on diluted earnings per common share. 

 

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Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Dec. 26, 2020

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Income Taxes

NOTE 5 – INCOME TAXES

For the quarter and nine months ended December 26, 2020, our effective income tax rate was 25.2%, compared to 24.1% and 23.6% for the quarter and nine months ended December 28, 2019, respectively, as discrete items, primarily related to employee stock-based compensation as well as those that are individually insignificant, resulted in a larger tax rate benefit in the prior year periods.

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Fair Value

9 Months Ended

Dec. 26, 2020

Fair Value [Abstract]

Fair Value

NOTE 6 – FAIR VALUE

Long-term debt had a carrying amount that approximates a fair value of $190.0 million as of December 26, 2020, as compared to a carrying amount and a fair value of $566.4 million as of March 28, 2020. The carrying value of our debt approximated its fair value due to the variable interest nature of the debt.

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Cash Dividend

9 Months Ended

Dec. 26, 2020

Cash Dividend [Abstract]

Cash Dividend

NOTE 7 – CASH DIVIDEND

We paid dividends of $22.3 million during the nine months ended December 26, 2020. However, the declaration of and any determination as to the payment of future dividends will be at the discretion of the Board of Directors and will depend on our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, compliance with charter and Credit Facility restrictions, and such other factors as the Board of Directors deems relevant. Under our Credit Facility, we may declare, make or pay any dividend or distribution up to $38.5 million in the aggregate for the period from June 30, 2020 to June 30, 2021 if we are in compliance with the financial covenants and other restrictions in the Credit Facility, as amended. For additional information regarding our Credit Facility, see Note 9.

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Revenues

9 Months Ended

Dec. 26, 2020

Revenues [Abstract]

Revenues

NOTE 8 – REVENUES

Automotive undercar repair and tire sales and services represent the vast majority of our revenues. We also earn revenue from the sale of tire road hazard warranty agreements as well as commissions earned from the delivery of tires on behalf of certain tire vendors.

Revenue from automotive undercar repair and tire sales and services is recognized at the time the customers take possession of their vehicle or merchandise. For sales to certain customers that are financed through the offering of credit on account, payment terms are established for customers based on our pre-established credit requirements. Payment terms vary depending on the customer and generally range from 15 to 45 days. Based on the nature of receivables, no significant financing components exist. Sales are recorded net of discounts, sales incentives and rebates, sales taxes and estimated returns and allowances. We estimate the reduction to sales and cost of sales for returns based on current sales levels and our historical return experience. Such amounts are immaterial to our Consolidated Financial Statements.

Revenue from the sale of tire road hazard warranty agreements (included in the Tires product group in the second table below) is initially deferred and is recognized over the contract period as costs are expected to be incurred in performing such services, typically 21 to 36 months. The amounts recorded for deferred revenue balances at December 26, 2020 and March 28, 2020 were $16.9 million and $18.5 million, respectively, of which $12.1 million and $13.1 million, respectively, are reported in deferred revenue and $4.8 million and $5.4 million, respectively, are reported in other long-term liabilities in our Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The following table summarizes deferred revenue related to road hazard warranty agreements from March 28, 2020 to December 26, 2020:

	Dollars in
	thousands
Balance at March 28, 2020	$	18,506
Deferral of revenue		10,713
Deferral of revenue from acquisitions		1,225
Recognition of revenue		(13,524)
Balance at December 26, 2020	$	16,920

As of December 26, 2020, we expect to recognize $4.0 million of deferred revenue related to road hazard warranty agreements in the remainder of fiscal 2021, $9.6 million of deferred revenue during our fiscal year ending March 26, 2022, and $3.3 million of deferred revenue thereafter.

Under various arrangements, we receive from certain tire vendors a delivery commission and reimbursement for the cost of the tire that we may deliver to customers on behalf of the tire vendor. The commission we earn from these transactions is as an agent and the net amount retained is recorded as sales. (Included in the Tires product group in the following table.)

The following table summarizes disaggregated revenue by product group:

	Quarter Ended				Nine Months Ended
	December 26,		December 28,		December 26,		December 28,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	(Dollars in thousands)
Revenues:
Brakes	$	29,962	$	38,261	$	94,015	$	131,575
Exhaust		5,391		6,256		15,533		20,317
Steering		20,464		24,987		60,497		77,397
Tires		162,442		179,086		454,217		491,956
Maintenance		65,648		79,889		193,754		246,704
Other		684		802		2,221		2,509
Total	$	284,591	$	329,281	$	820,237	$	970,458

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Long-Term Debt

9 Months Ended

Dec. 26, 2020

Long-Term Debt [Abstract]

Long-Term Debt

NOTE 9 – LONG-TERM DEBT

In April 2019, we entered into a new five year $600 million revolving credit facility agreement with eight banks (the “Credit Facility”). Interest only is payable monthly throughout the Credit Facility’s term. The borrowing capacity for the Credit Facility of $600 million includes an accordion feature permitting us to request an increase in availability of up to an additional $250 million.

On June 11, 2020, we entered into a First Amendment to the Credit Facility (the “First Amendment”), which, among other things, amended the terms of certain of the financial and restrictive covenants in the credit agreement through the first quarter of fiscal 2022 to provide us with additional flexibility to operate our business. The First Amendment permanently amended the interest rate charged on borrowings to be based on the greater of adjusted one-month LIBOR or 0.75%. For the period from June 30, 2020 to June 30, 2021, the minimum interest rate spread charged on borrowings will be 225 basis points over LIBOR. Additionally, during the same period, we may declare, make or pay any dividend or distribution up to $38.5 million in the aggregate and the acquisition of stores or other businesses up to $100 million in the aggregate are permitted if we are in compliance with the financial covenants and other restrictions in the First Amendment and Credit Facility. Except as amended by the First Amendment, the remaining terms of the credit agreement remain in full force and effect.

In order to enhance our liquidity position during the COVID-19 pandemic, we took a precautionary measure and borrowed $350 million available to us under our Credit Facility in March 2020. We subsequently repaid the $350 million previously borrowed during the nine months ended December 26, 2020. The net availability under the Credit Facility was $376.4 million at December 26, 2020.

We were in compliance with all debt covenants at December 26, 2020.

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Commitments and Contingencies

9 Months Ended

Dec. 26, 2020

Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

NOTE 10 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Payments due by period under long-term debt, other financing instruments and commitments are as follows:

			Within		2 to		4 to		After
	Total		1 Year		3 Years		5 Years		5 Years
	(Dollars in thousands)
Principal payments on long-term debt	$	190,000		—		—	$	190,000		—
Finance lease commitments/financing obligations (a)		525,740	$	55,001	$	109,489		101,296	$	259,954
Operating lease commitments (a)		244,508		36,396		66,097		54,180		87,835
Accrued rent		2,664		2,492		141		14		17
Other liabilities		1,333		800		533		—		—
Total	$	964,245	$	94,689	$	176,260	$	345,490	$	347,806

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(a)Finance and operating lease commitments represent future undiscounted lease payments and include $112.6 million and $59.4 million, respectively, related to options to extend lease terms that are reasonably certain of being exercised.

During fiscal 2021, we negotiated rent deferrals for a significant number of our stores, with repayment at later dates, primarily in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021 and the first and second quarters of fiscal 2022. We began repaying deferred rent primarily in the third quarter of fiscal 2021. These concessions provide a deferral of rent payments with no substantive changes to the original contract. Consistent with updated guidance from the FASB in April 2020, we have elected to treat the rent deferrals as accrued liabilities. The accrued rent reflected in the table above includes $1.6 million related to rent deferrals and $1.1 million due to timing of other lease related expenses. We will continue to recognize expense during the deferral periods.

In addition, during fiscal 2021, we negotiated rent reductions with certain landlords on approximately 23% of our lease contracts in exchange for extending our current lease term. As these agreements represent substantive changes to our contractual obligations, the leases were remeasured. As a result, during fiscal 2021, finance lease and financing obligation assets, net and finance leases and financing obligations were increased by $67.5 million and $63.8 million, respectively, and operating lease assets, net and operating lease liabilities were increased by $16.4 million and $20.1 million, respectively. The negotiated terms were generally consistent with terms of normal renewal agreements.

As of the date of this report, there were no material changes to our contingencies since March 28, 2020, as reported in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 28, 2020.

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Description Of Business And Basis Of Presentation (Policy)

9 Months Ended

Dec. 26, 2020

Description Of Business And Basis Of Presentation [Abstract]

Description of business

Description of Business

Monro, Inc. and its wholly owned operating subsidiaries, Monro Service Corporation, Car-X, LLC, MNRO Holdings, LLC and MNRO Service Holdings, LLC (together, “Monro,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), are engaged principally in providing automotive undercar repair and tire sales and services in the United States.

Monro’s operations are organized and managed in one operating segment. The internal management financial reporting that is the basis for evaluation in order to assess performance and allocate resources by our chief operating decision maker consists of consolidated data that includes the results of our retail, commercial and wholesale locations. As such, our one operating segment reflects how our operations are managed, how resources are allocated, how operating performance is evaluated by senior management and the structure of our internal financial reporting.

Basis Of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited, condensed consolidated financial statements (“Consolidated Financial Statements”) have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statement presentation. The Consolidated Financial Statements include the consolidated accounts of the Company with all intercompany transactions eliminated. In the opinion of management, the information furnished herein reflects all adjustments (consisting of items of a normal recurring nature), which are necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim period. The Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements presented in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 28, 2020 (“fiscal 2020”). Operating results and cash flows for the quarter and nine months ended December 26, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for other interim periods or for the fiscal year ending March 27, 2021 (“fiscal 2021”).

Fiscal year

Fiscal Year

We report our results on a 52/53 week fiscal year with the fiscal year ending on the last Saturday in March of each year. The following are the dates represented by each fiscal period reported in the Consolidated Financial Statements:

“Quarter Ended Fiscal December 2020”	September 27, 2020 – December 26, 2020 (13 weeks)
“Quarter Ended Fiscal December 2019”	September 29, 2019 – December 28, 2019 (13 weeks)
“Nine Months Ended Fiscal December 2020”	March 29, 2020 – December 26, 2020 (39 weeks)
“Nine Months Ended Fiscal December 2019”	March 31, 2019 – December 28, 2019 (39 weeks)

Fiscal 2021 is a 52 week year.

Reclassifications

Reclassifications

Certain amounts in these financial statements have been reclassified to maintain comparability among the periods presented.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued new accounting guidance which eliminates, adds and modifies certain disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. This guidance is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption was permitted. We adopted this guidance during the first quarter of fiscal 2021. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

In December 2019, the FASB issued new accounting guidance intended to simplify the accounting for income taxes. The new guidance removes certain exceptions to the general principles in Accounting Standards Codification Topic 740 Income Taxes and amends existing guidance to improve consistent application. This guidance is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2020. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

Other recent authoritative guidance issued by the FASB (including technical corrections to the Accounting Standards Codification) and the Securities and Exchange Commission did not, or are not expected to, have a material effect on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Acquisitions (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Dec. 26, 2020

Fiscal 2020 Acquisitions [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule Of Purchase Price Allocation

	As of ‎Acquisition ‎Date
	(Dollars in ‎thousands)
Inventories	$	4,433
Other current assets		706
Property, plant and equipment		2,405
Finance lease and financing obligation assets, net		29,147
Operating lease assets, net		42,680
Intangible assets		2,847
Other non-current assets		375
Long-term deferred income tax assets		4,870
Total assets acquired		87,463
Current portion of finance leases and financing obligations		2,672
Current portion of operating lease liabilities		4,416
Deferred revenue		1,618
Other current liabilities		358
Long-term finance leases and financing obligations		36,225
Long-term operating lease liabilities		43,668
Other long-term liabilities		1,747
Total liabilities assumed		90,704
Total net identifiable liabilities assumed	$	(3,241)
Total consideration transferred	$	103,692
Less: total net identifiable liabilities assumed		(3,241)
Goodwill	$	106,933

Schedule Of Intangible Assets Acquired

	As of ‎Acquisition Date
	Dollars in ‎thousands		Weighted ‎Average ‎Useful Life
Customer lists	$	2,847		7 years

Fiscal 2021 Acquisitions [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule Of Purchase Price Allocation

	As of ‎Acquisition ‎Date
	(Dollars in ‎thousands)
Inventory	$	1,220
Other current assets		149
Property, plant and equipment		683
Finance lease and financing obligation assets, net		4,328
Operating lease assets, net		9,531
Intangible asset		418
Other non-current assets		31
Long-term deferred income tax assets		1,371
Total assets acquired		17,731
Current portion of finance leases and financing obligations		657
Current portion of operating lease liabilities		1,067
Deferred revenue		697
Other current liabilities		4
Long-term finance leases and financing obligations		7,361
Long-term operating lease liabilities		7,984
Other long-term liabilities		536
Total liabilities assumed		18,306
Total net identifiable liabilities assumed	$	(575)
Total consideration transferred	$	17,426
Less: total net identifiable liabilities assumed		(575)
Goodwill	$	18,001

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Earnings Per Common Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Dec. 26, 2020

Earnings Per Common Share [Abstract]

Reconciliation Of Basic And Diluted Earnings Per Share

	Quarter Ended				Nine Months Ended
	December 26,		December 28,		December 26,		December 28,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	(Amounts in thousands,
	except per share data)
Numerator for earnings per common share calculation:
Net income	$	6,683	$	18,880	$	22,516	$	61,800
Less: Preferred stock dividends		(112)		(112)		(337)		(337)
Income available to common shareholders	$	6,571	$	18,768	$	22,179	$	61,463
Denominator for earnings per common share calculation:
Weighted average common shares, basic		33,307		33,274		33,296		33,234
Effect of dilutive securities:
Preferred stock		510		510		510		510
Stock options		—		165		16		196
Restricted stock		10		24		18		31
Weighted average common shares, diluted		33,827		33,973		33,840		33,971
Basic earnings per common share:	$	0.20	$	0.56	$	0.67	$	1.85
Diluted earnings per common share:	$	0.20	$	0.56	$	0.67	$	1.82

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Revenues (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Dec. 26, 2020

Revenues [Abstract]

Schedule Of Changes In Deferred Revenue

	Dollars in
	thousands
Balance at March 28, 2020	$	18,506
Deferral of revenue		10,713
Deferral of revenue from acquisitions		1,225
Recognition of revenue		(13,524)
Balance at December 26, 2020	$	16,920

Schedule Of Disaggregated Revenue By Product Group

	Quarter Ended				Nine Months Ended
	December 26,		December 28,		December 26,		December 28,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	(Dollars in thousands)
Revenues:
Brakes	$	29,962	$	38,261	$	94,015	$	131,575
Exhaust		5,391		6,256		15,533		20,317
Steering		20,464		24,987		60,497		77,397
Tires		162,442		179,086		454,217		491,956
Maintenance		65,648		79,889		193,754		246,704
Other		684		802		2,221		2,509
Total	$	284,591	$	329,281	$	820,237	$	970,458

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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Dec. 26, 2020

Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]

Schedule Of Payments Due By Period

			Within		2 to		4 to		After
	Total		1 Year		3 Years		5 Years		5 Years
	(Dollars in thousands)
Principal payments on long-term debt	$	190,000		—		—	$	190,000		—
Finance lease commitments/financing obligations (a)		525,740	$	55,001	$	109,489		101,296	$	259,954
Operating lease commitments (a)		244,508		36,396		66,097		54,180		87,835
Accrued rent		2,664		2,492		141		14		17
Other liabilities		1,333		800		533		—		—
Total	$	964,245	$	94,689	$	176,260	$	345,490	$	347,806

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(a)Finance and operating lease commitments represent future undiscounted lease payments and include $112.6 million and $59.4 million, respectively, related to options to extend lease terms that are reasonably certain of being exercised.

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Impact Of The COVID-19 Pandemic (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2020	Dec. 26, 2020
Impact Of The COVID-19 Pandemic [Abstract]
Revolving credit facility borrowed	$ 350
Repayment of revolving credit facility		$ 350

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Acquisitions (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 06, 2020 USD ($) item	Dec. 28, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 26, 2020 USD ($) property	Dec. 28, 2019 USD ($) warehouse store item
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Store acquisitions related to acquisition growth strategy | property			5
Total consideration transferred				$ 103,700
Costs related to completed acquisitions		$ 400		1,200
Sales for acquired entities		18,500		$ 38,700
Maximum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Store acquisitions related to greenfield store growth strategy | property			4
Minimum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Store acquisitions related to greenfield store growth strategy | property			1
Fred Allen Enterprises, Inc. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total consideration transferred	$ 17,400
Acquisition date	Dec. 06, 2020
Number of stores acquired | item	17
Costs related to completed acquisitions			$ 100
Sales for acquired entities			$ 900
Nevada Tire Holdings, LLC and Idaho Tire Holdings, LLC [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition date			Nov. 17, 2019
Number of stores acquired | item				18
S & S Unlimited, Inc. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition date			Oct. 27, 2019
Number of stores acquired | item				6
Lloyd’s Tire Service, Inc. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition date			Oct. 27, 2019
Number of stores acquired | item				3
Atlas Tire Center, Inc. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition date			Aug. 25, 2019
Number of stores acquired | store				1
LRZ3 Auto, LLC. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition date			Aug. 25, 2019
Number of stores acquired | store				2
T-Boy's Tire and Automotive, LLC. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition date			Aug. 25, 2019
Number of stores acquired | store				1
Twin Tire & Auto Care, Inc. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition date			Aug. 25, 2019
Number of stores acquired | store				2
Twin Tire & Auto Care Team, Inc. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition date			Aug. 25, 2019
Number of stores acquired | store				1
Scotty's Tire & Automotive, Inc. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition date			Aug. 25, 2019
Number of stores acquired | store				1
BAW LLC [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition date			Jun. 23, 2019
Number of stores acquired | store				2
Certified Tire And Service Centers, Inc. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition date			May 19, 2019
Number of stores acquired | store				40
Number of distribution centers acquired | warehouse				1
Allied Discount Tire And Brake, Inc [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition date			Mar. 31, 2019
Number of stores acquired | store				12
Fiscal 2020 Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total consideration transferred				$ 103,692
Fiscal 2020 Acquisitions [Member] | Customer Lists [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Weighted average useful life			7 years
Intangible assets		$ 2,847		$ 2,847
Fiscal 2021 Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total consideration transferred			$ 17,426
Fiscal 2021 Acquisitions [Member] | Customer Lists [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Weighted average useful life			7 years
Intangible assets			$ 400

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Acquisitions (Schedule Of Purchase Price Allocation) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2020	Dec. 28, 2019	Mar. 28, 2020
Purchase price of acquisitions allocation
Total consideration transferred		$ 103,700
Goodwill	$ 689,847		$ 671,843
Fiscal 2020 Acquisitions [Member]
Purchase price of acquisitions allocation
Inventories		4,433
Other current assets		706
Property, plant and equipment		2,405
Finance lease and financing obligation assets, net		29,147
Operating lease assets, net		42,680
Intangible assets		2,847
Other non-current assets		375
Long-term deferred income tax assets		4,870
Total assets acquired		87,463
Current portion of finance leases and financing obligations		2,672
Current portion of operating lease liabilities		4,416
Deferred revenue		1,618
Other current liabilities		358
Long-term finance leases and financing obligations		36,225
Long-term operating lease liabilities		43,668
Other long-term liabilities		1,747
Total liabilities assumed		90,704
Total net identifiable liabilities assumed		(3,241)
Total consideration transferred		103,692
Less: total net identifiable liabilities assumed		(3,241)
Goodwill		$ 106,933
Fiscal 2021 Acquisitions [Member]
Purchase price of acquisitions allocation
Inventories	1,220
Other current assets	149
Property, plant and equipment	683
Finance lease and financing obligation assets, net	4,328
Operating lease assets, net	9,531
Intangible assets	418
Other non-current assets	31
Long-term deferred income tax assets	1,371
Total assets acquired	17,731
Current portion of finance leases and financing obligations	657
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	1,067
Deferred revenue	697
Other current liabilities	4
Long-term finance leases and financing obligations	7,361
Long-term operating lease liabilities	7,984
Other long-term liabilities	536
Total liabilities assumed	18,306
Total net identifiable liabilities assumed	(575)
Total consideration transferred	17,426
Less: total net identifiable liabilities assumed	(575)
Goodwill	$ 18,001

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Acquisitions (Schedule Of Intangible Assets Acquired) (Details) - Customer Lists [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2020	Dec. 28, 2019
Fiscal 2020 Acquisitions [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets		$ 2,847
Weighted average useful life	7 years
Fiscal 2021 Acquisitions [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets	$ 400
Weighted average useful life	7 years

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Earnings Per Common Share (Narrative) (Details) - shares shares in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2020	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 26, 2020	Dec. 28, 2019
Earnings Per Common Share [Abstract]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share	672,000	177,000	519,000	169,000

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Earnings Per Common Share (Reconciliation Of Basic And Diluted Earnings Per Share) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Dec. 26, 2020	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 26, 2020	Dec. 28, 2019
Numerator for earnings per common share calculation:
Net income		$ 6,683	$ 18,880	$ 22,516	$ 61,800
Less: Preferred stock dividends	[1]	(112)	(112)	(337)	(337)
Income available to common shareholders		$ 6,571	$ 18,768	$ 22,179	$ 61,463
Denominator for earnings per common share calculation:
Weighted average common shares, basic		33,307	33,274	33,296	33,234
Effect of dilutive securities:
Preferred stock		510	510	510	510
Weighted average common shares, diluted		33,827	33,973	33,840	33,971
Basic earnings per common share:		$ 0.20	$ 0.56	$ 0.67	$ 1.85
Diluted earnings per common share:		$ 0.20	$ 0.56	$ 0.67	$ 1.82
Stock Options [Member]
Effect of dilutive securities:
Share based payment arrangements (in shares)			165	16	196
Restricted Stock [Member]
Effect of dilutive securities:
Share based payment arrangements (in shares)		10	24	18	31

[1] Declared quarterly dividend of $0.22 per common share or common share equivalent paid in each of the first, second and third quarter of fiscal 2021 and fiscal 2020.

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Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2020	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 28, 2019
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Effective tax rate	25.20%	24.10%	23.60%

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Fair Value (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 26, 2020	Mar. 28, 2020
Fair Value [Abstract]
Carrying amount of long-term debt ( including current portion)	$ 190.0	$ 566.4

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Cash Dividend (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2020	Dec. 28, 2019
Dividends to shareholders	$ 22,315	$ 22,281
First Amendment To Credit Facility [Member]
Debt instrument, Allowable dividend or distribution in next year	$ 38,500

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Revenues (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2020	Mar. 28, 2020
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Deferred revenue	$ 16,920	$ 18,506
Deferred revenue, current	12,139	13,129
Deferred revenue, noncurrent	$ 4,800	$ 5,400
Minimum [Member]
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Payment term	15 days
Maximum [Member]
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Payment term	45 days
Tire Road Hazard Warranty [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Revenue recognition, contract term	21 months
Tire Road Hazard Warranty [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Revenue recognition, contract term	36 months

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Revenues (Narrative) (Performance Obligation) (Details) $ in Millions	Dec. 26, 2020 USD ($)
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2020-09-27
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Deferred revenue, performance obligation	$ 4.0
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2021-03-28
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Deferred revenue, performance obligation	9.6
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2022-03-27
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Deferred revenue, performance obligation	$ 3.3

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Revenues (Schedule Of Changes In Deferred Revenue) (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2020 USD ($)
Revenues [Abstract]
Balance	$ 18,506
Deferral of revenue	10,713
Deferral of revenue from acquisitions	1,225
Recognition of revenue	(13,524)
Balance	$ 16,920

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Revenues (Schedule Of Disaggregated Revenue By Product Group) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2020	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 26, 2020	Dec. 28, 2019
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 284,591	$ 329,281	$ 820,237	$ 970,458
Brakes [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	29,962	38,261	94,015	131,575
Exhaust [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	5,391	6,256	15,533	20,317
Steering [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	20,464	24,987	60,497	77,397
Tires [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	162,442	179,086	454,217	491,956
Maintenance [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	65,648	79,889	193,754	246,704
Other [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 684	$ 802	$ 2,221	$ 2,509

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Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 26, 2020 USD ($) entity
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility borrowed	$ 350,000,000
Repayment of revolving credit facility		$ 350,000,000
Net availability under the credit facility		$ 376,400,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility term		5 years
Revolving credit facility agreement		$ 600,000,000
Number of banks involved in credit facility | entity		8
Credit facility, Potential increased availability		$ 250,000,000
First Amendment To Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Allowable dividend or distribution		38,500,000
Allowable acquisitions		$ 100,000,000
Interest rate		0.75%
First Amendment To Credit Facility [Member] | LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate over LIBOR on the facility		2.25%

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Commitments and Contingencies (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2020	Mar. 28, 2020
Rent deferrals	$ 1,600
Timing of lease related expenses	1,100
Finance lease and financing obligation assets, net	279,304	$ 196,575
Operating lease assets, net	$ 207,508	$ 199,729
Re-negotiated Rental Payments [Member]
Percent of leases re-negotiated	23.00%
Finance lease and financing obligation assets, net	$ 67,500
Finance lease liability	63,800
Operating lease assets, net	16,400
Operating lease obligations	$ 20,100

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Commitments and Contingencies (Schedule Of Payments Due By Period) (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2020 USD ($)
Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]
Principal payments on long-term debt, Total	$ 190,000
Principal payments on long-term debt, 4 to 5 years	190,000
Finance lease commitments/financing obligations, Total	525,740	[1]
Finance lease commitments/financing obligations, Within 1 Year	55,001	[1]
Finance lease commitments/financing obligations, 2 to 3 Years	109,489	[1]
Finance lease commitments/financing obligations, 4 to 5 Years	101,296	[1]
Finance lease commitments/financing obligations, After 5 Years	259,954	[1]
Operating lease commitments, Total	244,508	[1]
Operating lease commitments, Within 1 year	36,396	[1]
Operating lease commitments, 2 to 3 years	66,097	[1]
Operating lease commitments, 4 to 5 years	54,180	[1]
Operating lease commitments, After 5 years	87,835	[1]
Accrued rent, Total	2,664
Accrued rent, Within 1 year	2,492
Accrued rent, 2 to 3 Years	141
Accrued rent, 4 to 5 Years	14
Accrued rent, After 5 Years	17
Other liabilities, Total	1,333
Other liabilities, Within 1 year	800
Other liabilities, 2 to 3 years	533
Other liabilities, 4 to 5 years
Other liabilities, After 5 years
Contractual commitments, Total	964,245
Contractual commitments, Within 1 year	94,689
Contractual commitments, 2 to 3 years	176,260
Contractual commitments, 4 to 5 years	345,490
Contractual commitments, After 5 years	347,806
Operating lease payments, related to options to extend, reasonably certain of being exercised	112,600
Finance lease payments, related to options to extend, reasonable certain of being exercised	$ 59,400

[1] Finance and operating lease commitments represent future undiscounted lease payments and include $112.6 million and $59.4 million, respectively, related to options to extend lease terms that are reasonably certain of being exercised.