Revenue and Sales Performance - Net sales for the 13 weeks ended July 28, 2024, increased by 2.6% to 2.858billioncomparedto2.785 billion in the same period last year[76] - Net sales for the thirteen weeks ended July 28, 2024 increased by 73.3million,or2.62.9 billion compared to 2.8billionforthethirteenweeksendedJuly30,2023[100]−Netsalesperactivecustomerincreasedby6.2565 for the 13 weeks ended July 28, 2024, compared to 532inthesameperiodlastyear[76]−Netsalesperactivecustomerincreased33, or 6.2%, in the thirteen weeks ended July 28, 2024 compared to the thirteen weeks ended July 30, 2023[100] - Autoship customer sales grew by 5.8% to 2.242billionforthe13weeksendedJuly28,2024,comparedto2.120 billion in the prior year period[76] Profitability and Margins - Net income for the 13 weeks ended July 28, 2024, surged to 299.117millionfrom20.207 million in the prior year period, with net margin improving to 10.5% from 0.7%[76] - Net income for the 13 weeks ended July 28, 2024, was 299.12million,comparedto20.21 million for the same period in 2023[84] - Adjusted EBITDA for the 13 weeks ended July 28, 2024, rose 64.3% to 144.835million,withadjustedEBITDAmarginincreasingto5.155.1 million, or 7.0%, to 843.8millioncomparedto788.7 million in the thirteen weeks ended July 30, 2023[103] - Gross profit as a percentage of net sales for the thirteen weeks ended July 28, 2024 increased by 120 basis points compared to the thirteen weeks ended July 30, 2023[103] - Adjusted net income for the 13 weeks ended July 28, 2024, increased by 62.3% to 104.790millioncomparedto64.577 million in the same period last year[76] - Adjusted net income for the 13 weeks ended July 28, 2024, was 104.79million,comparedto64.58 million for the same period in 2023[84] - Adjusted earnings per share, diluted, rose by 60.0% to 0.24forthe13weeksendedJuly28,2024,comparedto0.15 in the prior year period[76] - Adjusted diluted earnings per share for the 13 weeks ended July 28, 2024, was 0.24,comparedto0.15 for the same period in 2023[84] Customer Metrics - Active customers decreased by 1.8% to 20.002 million as of July 28, 2024, compared to 20.367 million in the prior year period[76] Operating Expenses and Costs - Selling, general and administrative expenses for the thirteen weeks ended July 28, 2024 increased by 1.4million,or0.2621.3 million compared to 619.9millioninthethirteenweeksendedJuly30,2023[105]−AdvertisingandmarketingexpensesforthethirteenweeksendedJuly28,2024increasedby5.0 million, or 2.7%, to 190.5millioncomparedto185.5 million in the thirteen weeks ended July 30, 2023[107] - Share-based compensation expense and related taxes for the 13 weeks ended July 28, 2024, was 82.47million,comparedto68.30 million for the same period in 2023[84] - Exit costs for the 13 weeks ended July 28, 2024, were 0,comparedto5.26 million for the same period in 2023[84] Cash Flow and Liquidity - Net cash provided by operating activities decreased by 22.2% to 123.410millionforthe13weeksendedJuly28,2024,comparedto158.575 million in the same period last year[76] - Net cash provided by operating activities for the 13 weeks ended July 28, 2024, was 123.41million,comparedto158.58 million for the same period in 2023[90] - Free cash flow declined by 9.4% to 91.484millionforthe13weeksendedJuly28,2024,comparedto100.931 million in the prior year period[76] - Free cash flow for the 13 weeks ended July 28, 2024, was 91.48million,comparedto100.93 million for the same period in 2023[90] - Net cash provided by operating activities for the twenty-six weeks ended July 28, 2024 was 205.3million,primarilyconsistingof366.0 million of net income, offset by 56.9millionofnon−cashadjustmentsanda90.0 million decrease in working capital[113] - Net cash provided by investing activities for the twenty-six weeks ended July 28, 2024 was 477.2million,primarilyfrom538.4 million in maturities of marketable securities, offset by 61.2millionincapitalexpenditures[116]−Netcashusedinfinancingactivitiesforthetwenty−sixweeksendedJuly28,2024was590.1 million, primarily consisting of 532.0millionforrepurchasesofcommonstock[117]−Netcashprovidedbyoperatingactivitiesforthetwenty−sixweeksendedJuly30,2023was307.3 million, consisting of 43.1millionofnetincome,173.9 million of non-cash adjustments, and a 102.5millionincreaseinworkingcapital[115]−Netcashusedininvestingactivitiesforthetwenty−sixweeksendedJuly30,2023was172.4 million, primarily consisting of 92.8millionforpurchasesofmarketablesecuritiesand79.2 million for capital expenditures[116] - Net cash used in financing activities for the twenty-six weeks ended July 30, 2023 was 8.1million[117]CapitalExpendituresandInvestments−Capitalexpendituresforthe13weeksendedJuly28,2024,were31.93 million, compared to 57.64millionforthesameperiodin2023[90]ShareRepurchasesandEquity−Thecompanyrepurchasedandretired17,550,000sharesofClassAcommonstockat28.49 per share for a total of 500milliononJune26,2024[120]−DuringthethirteenweeksendedJuly28,2024,thecompanyrepurchasedandretired1,321,502sharesofClassAcommonstockfor32.7 million and 17,550,000 shares for 500.0million[121]−TheremainingauthorizedvalueforsharerepurchasesundertheProgramwas467.3 million as of July 28, 2024[121] Other Financial Metrics - Interest income for the thirteen weeks ended July 28, 2024 increased by 4.0million,to12.9 million compared to interest income of 8.9millioninthethirteenweeksendedJuly30,2023[108]−OtherincomeforthethirteenweeksendedJuly28,2024decreasedby27.7 million, to 1.5millioncomparedtootherincomeof29.2 million in the thirteen weeks ended July 30, 2023[110] - Cash and cash equivalents totaled 694.5millionasofJuly28,2024,anincreaseof92.2 million from January 28, 2024[111] - The company had 760.2millionofborrowingcapacityundertheABLCreditFacilityasofJuly28,2024,withnooutstandingborrowings[118]−Changeinfairvalueofequitywarrantsforthe13weeksendedJuly28,2024,wasalossof1.13 million, compared to a loss of 29.19millionforthesameperiodin2023[84]−Deferredincometaxbenefitforthe13weeksendedJuly28,2024,was275.67 million, compared to $0 for the same period in 2023[84]