Financial Performance - In the second quarter of fiscal 2025, the company reported revenue of 9.3billion,adecreaseof3.12.186 billion, representing 23.5% of revenue, compared to 23.2% in the same quarter last year[85]. - Operating income increased to 383millioninthesecondquarter,withanoperatingincomemarginof4.1291 million, resulting in diluted earnings per share of 1.34,upfrom1.25 in the prior year[85]. Domestic Segment Performance - Domestic segment revenue for the three months ended August 3, 2024, was 8,623million,adecreaseof3.08,890 million for the same period last year[92]. - Comparable sales in the Domestic segment decreased by 2.3% in the second quarter, with notable declines in appliances, home theater, and gaming categories[93]. - Domestic gross profit for the three months ended August 3, 2024, was 2,027million,withagrossprofitmarginof23.51,668 million in the second quarter, primarily due to lower employee compensation and other expenses[96]. - Online revenue for the Domestic segment was 2,718millioninthesecondquarter,reflectinga1.6665 million, down 4.0% from 693millionintheprioryear[100].−Internationalcomparablesalesdecreasedby1.8750 million in fiscal 2025, down from 795millioninfiscal2024[117].−Thetotalcostofsharesrepurchasedincreasedto98 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2025, with an average price per share of 82.57[125].−Cashdividendsdeclaredandpaidincreasedto203 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2025, up from 200millionintheprioryear[125].CashandLiquidity−Cashandcashequivalentsdecreasedto1,387 million as of August 3, 2024, from 1,447milliononFebruary3,2024,primarilyduetodividendpaymentsandcapitalexpenditures[113].−Operatingactivitiesgenerated817 million in cash for the six months ended August 3, 2024, compared to 181millionforthesameperiodintheprioryear[115].−Restrictedcashdecreasedto311 million as of August 3, 2024, from 346milliononFebruary3,2024,primarilyduetoreleasesofproductprotectionreserves[122].−Thecompanyhasa1.25 billion undrawn revolving credit facility agreement expiring in April 2028, with no borrowings outstanding as of August 3, 2024[121]. Foreign Exchange Impact - Foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations had an unfavorable impact on revenue of approximately 18millioninthesecondquarteroffiscal2025[138].−ThestrengthoftheU.S.dollaragainsttheCanadiandollarwasasignificantfactorintheforeigncurrencyexchangeratefluctuations[138].−Theimpactofforeignexchangeratefluctuationsonnetearningsinthesecondquarterandfirstsixmonthsoffiscal2025wasnotsignificant[138].−Foreigncurrencyexchangeratefluctuationsnegativelyimpactedrevenuebyapproximately18 million in the second quarter and 19millioninthefirstsixmonthsoffiscal2025comparedtotheprior−yearperiod[138].InterestRateSensitivity−AsofAugust3,2024,a50−basispointincreaseinshort−terminterestrateswouldleadtoanestimated6 million increase in interest income[136]. - As of August 3, 2024, the company had 1.7billionincash,cashequivalents,andrestrictedcash,with0.5 billion of debt swapped to floating rate, resulting in a net asset balance of 1.2billionexposedtointerestratechanges[136].−A50−basispointincreaseinshort−terminterestrateswouldleadtoanestimated6 million increase in interest income, while a decrease would result in a $6 million decrease[136].