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RLRalph Lauren Corporation

Consumer discretionary · Apparel · NYSE

Founded in 1967 by Mr. Ralph Lauren, we are a global leader in the design, marketing, and distribution of luxury lifestyle products, including apparel, handbags, footwear & accessories, fragrances, home, and hospitality. 10-K, Item 1

Employees
23,600
Headquarters
New York, NY
CEO
Patrice Louvet
Next results
around Feb 4, 2027
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When the SEC's staff reviews a filing, it writes to the company with numbered questions, and the company answers each one in a letter. SEC publishes the exchange once the review is over, at least 20 business days later. Below: what the staff asked RL, and the company's answer to each question, quoted from the letters. A question is not an accusation; most reviews end with the company adding detail to its next filing.

Form 10-K

2025-02-14 to 2025-03-04 · 1 question · 1 letter from the SEC, 1 from the company
Review closed 2025-03-04
RevenueNon-GAAP measuresSegmentsResults discussion (MD&A)
Reconciliation of Non-U.S. GAAP Financial Measures, page 15
SEC asked
We note you furnished full non-U.S. GAAP financial statements on pages 15 through 18. We consider the presentation of a non-GAAP income statement, alone or as part of the required non-GAAP reconciliation, as giving undue prominence to non-GAAP measures.
Rest of the question

Please refer to Question 102.10 of the Division of Corporation Finance’s Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations on Non-GAAP Financial Measures and revise to remove this presentation in future filings as necessary. Footnotes to Reconciliation of Non-U.S. GAAP Financial Measures, page 19 We note adjustments (f) and (g) exclude marketing and advertising expenses. Explain how you determined it is appropriate based on the guidance in Question 100.01 of the Division of Corporation Finance's Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations on Non- GAAP Financial Measures since it appears the adjustments represent normal 2. operating expenses related to your business. Please advise or revise your future filings to remove these adjustments. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Results of Operations Gross Profit, page 52 3. We note your disclosure that gross profit as a percentage of net revenues is dependent upon a variety of factors, including changes in the relative sales mix among distribution channels, changes in the mix of products sold, pricing, the timing and level of promotional activities, foreign currency exchange rates, and fluctuations in product costs. Please revise your future filings to quantify the extent to which changes in gross profit, as well as changes in segment operating margins (discussed on page 54) were materially impacted by changes in volume, product mix, and price. In this regard, expand your disclosure to explain any increases/decreases in segment net revenues (discussion starting on page 51) resulting from changes in volume of products sold, changes in average unit retail, and to quantify the impact of each of these underlying drivers. See Item 303(b)(2)(iii) of Regulation S-K. In closing, we remind you that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of action by the staff.

RL answered
We respectfully acknowledge the

Staff's comment. In future filings, we will revise the presentation of our non-GAAP reconciliations to provide a separate reconciliation for each non-GAAP measure. This will ensure that such reconciliations do not resemble a non-GAAP income statement, in accordance with the guidance provided in Question 102.10 of the Division of Corporation Finance’s Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations on

Non-GAAP Financial Measures. Read in the reply ↗
In its next report

First report after the company's reply of 2025-02-28: 10-K filed 2025-05-22 ↗, against the 10-K filed 2024-05-23 ↗.

Tickdelta does not hold the text of both reports, so they are not compared here.

Also in this review: closing letter, 2025-03-04

From the SEC's correspondence on EDGAR: staff letters (form UPLOAD) and company letters (form CORRESP), 6 letters filed since 2019-08-12. Questions and answers are matched by their numbers; topics come from words in each question. The reports are compared word for word (same form, before the first SEC letter against the first report after the company's reply). No AI.

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