SPORTSMAN’S WAREHOUSE HOLDINGS, INC. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (form 10-Q)

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The discussion below contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated
in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including
those which are discussed in "Part I. Item 1A. Risk Factors" in our Fiscal 2021
Form 10-K. Also see "Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" preceding
Part I in this 10-Q.

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the
unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto
included in this 10-Q.

                                    Overview

We are an outdoor sporting goods retailer focused on meeting the everyday needs
of the seasoned outdoor veteran, the first-time participant and everyone in
between. Our mission is to provide outstanding gear and exceptional service to
inspire outdoor memories.

Our business was founded in 1986 as a single retail store in Midvale, Utah.
Today, we operate 131 stores in 30 states, totaling approximately 4.9 million
gross square feet. We list the locations of our stores on our website,
www.sportsmans.com. We also operate an e-commerce platform at
www.sportsmans.com.

Our stores and our e-commerce platform are aggregated into one operating and
reportable segment.


                       Impact of Macroeconomic Conditions

Our financial results and operations have been, and will continue to be,
impacted by events outside of our control.


Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in mid-March 2020 and continuing
into the third quarter of 2022, we experienced a significant increase in sales
from pre-pandemic sales. A larger than normal portion of those sales came from
certain product categories, particularly firearms and ammunition. While our net
sales and same store sales remain elevated as compared to pre-COVID periods, we
are experiencing a decrease in net sales and same store sales when compared with
COVID-driven peak levels in 2021.

In addition to continued market disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic,
global economic and business activities continue to face widespread
macroeconomic uncertainties, including labor shortages, inflation and monetary
supply shifts, recession risks and potential disruptions from the Russia-Ukraine
conflict. During the third quarter of 2022, our business continued to be
impacted by consumer inflationary pressures and recession concerns. We continue
to actively monitor the impact of these macroeconomic factors on our financial
condition, liquidity, operations, suppliers, industry and workforce. The extent
of the impact of these factors on our operational and financial performance,
including our ability to execute our business strategies and initiatives in the
expected time frame, will depend on future developments, and the impact on our
customers, partners and employees, all of which are uncertain and cannot be
predicted; however, any continued or renewed disruption resulting from these
factors could negatively impact our business.

                 How We Assess the Performance of Our Business

In assessing the performance of our business, we consider a variety of
performance and financial measures. The key measures for determining how our
business is performing are net sales, same store sales, gross margin, selling,
general, and administrative expenses, income from operations and adjusted
earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("Adjusted
EBITDA").


Net Sales and Same Store Sales


Our net sales are primarily received from revenue generated in our stores and
also include sales generated through our e-commerce platform. When measuring
revenue generated from our stores, we review our same store sales as

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well as the performance of our stores that have not operated for a sufficient
amount of time to be included in same store sales. We include net sales from a
store in same store sales on the first day of the 13th full fiscal month
following the store's opening or acquisition by us. We exclude sales from stores
that were closed during the period from our same store sales calculation. We
include net sales from e-commerce in our calculation of same store sales. For
fiscal years consisting of 53 weeks, we exclude net sales during the 53rd week
from our calculation of same store sales. Some of our competitors and other
retailers may calculate same store sales differently than we do. As a result,
data regarding our same store sales may not be comparable to similar data made
available by other retailers.

Measuring the change in year-over-year same store sales allows us to evaluate
how our retail store base is performing. Various factors affect same store
sales, including:

macroeconomic factors, such as political trends, social unrest, inflationary
pressures and recessionary trends;

consumer preferences, buying trends and overall economic trends;

changes or anticipated changes to laws and government regulations related to
some of the products we sell, in particular regulations relating to the sale of
firearms and ammunition;

the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic;

our ability to identify and respond effectively to local and regional trends and
customer preferences;

our ability to provide quality customer service that will increase our
conversion of shoppers into paying customers;

the success of our omni-channel strategy and our e-commerce platform;

competition in the regional market of a store;

atypical weather;

new product introductions and changes in our product mix; and

changes in pricing and average ticket sales.



We operate in a complex regulatory and legal environment that could negatively
impact the demand for our products, which could significantly affect our
operations and financial results. State, local and federal laws and regulations
relating to products that we sell may change, sometimes significantly, as a
result of political, economic or social events. For instance, in November 2022
Oregon passed legislation that will, among other things, impose complex
permitting and training requirements for the purchases of firearms. As a result,
sales of firearms in Oregon may be halted or substantially diminished until such
permitting and training programs are developed by the state, which may take a
significant amount of time. If that were to occur, it could result in a
substantial decline in our sales of firearms and related products and reduce
traffic to our stores in Oregon, which could have a substantial impact on our
sales and gross margin. On December 6, 2022 a state court judge in Oregon
temporarily blocked the enforcement of such legislation. We currently operate
eight stores in the State of Oregon.



Opening new stores and acquiring store locations is also an important part of
our growth strategy. We plan to open between 13 and 18 stores during fiscal year
2023 and are targeting 190 to 210 open store locations by the end of fiscal year
2025. We may deviate from these targets, including if attractive opportunities
are presented to open stores or acquire new store locations outside of our
target growth rate.

We also have been scaling our e-commerce platform and increasing sales through
our website, www.sportsmans.com.

We believe the key drivers to increasing our total net sales include:

increasing our total gross square footage by opening new stores and through
strategic acquisitions;

increasing and improving same store sales in our existing markets;

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increasing customer visits to our stores and improving our conversion rate
through focused marketing efforts and continually high standards of customer
service;

growing our loyalty and credit card programs; and

expanding our omni channel capabilities through larger assortment and inventory,
expanded content and expertise and better user experience.

Gross Margin


Gross profit is our net sales less cost of goods sold. Gross margin measures our
gross profit as a percentage of net sales. Our cost of goods sold primarily
consists of merchandise acquisition costs, including freight-in costs, shipping
costs, payment term discounts received from the vendor and vendor allowances and
rebates associated directly with merchandise and shipping costs related to
e-commerce sales.

We believe the key drivers to improving our gross margin are increasing the
product mix to higher margin products, particularly apparel and footwear,
increasing foot traffic within our stores and traffic to our website, improving
buying opportunities with our vendor partners and coordinating pricing
strategies among our stores and our merchandise group. Our ability to properly
manage our inventory can also impact our gross margin. Successful inventory
management ensures we have sufficient high margin products in stock at all times
to meet customer demand, while overstocking of items could lead to markdowns in
order to help a product sell. We believe that the overall growth of our business
will allow us to generally maintain or increase our gross margins, because
increased merchandise volumes will enable us to maintain our strong
relationships with our vendors.


Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses


We closely manage our selling, general, and administrative expenses. Our
selling, general, and administrative expenses are comprised of payroll, rent and
occupancy, depreciation and amortization, acquisition expenses, pre-opening
expenses and other operating expenses, including stock-based compensation
expense. Pre-opening expenses include expenses incurred in the preparation and
opening of a new store location, such as payroll, travel and supplies, but do
not include the cost of the initial inventory or capital expenditures required
to open a location.

Our selling, general, and administrative expenses are primarily influenced by
the volume of net sales of our locations, except for our corporate payroll, rent
and occupancy and depreciation and amortization, which are generally fixed in
nature. We control our selling, general, and administrative expenses through a
budgeting and reporting process that allows our personnel to adjust our expenses
as trends in net sales activity are identified.

We expect that our selling, general, and administrative expenses will increase
in future periods due to our continuing growth. In addition, we have experienced
increased payroll expenses due to increased minimum wages and generally
increasing salaries and wages due to a competitive labor market and inflation.

Income from Operations


Income from operations is gross profit less selling, general, and administrative
expenses. We use income from operations as an indicator of the productivity of
our business and our ability to manage selling, general, and administrative
expenses.

Adjusted EBITDA


We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income plus interest expense, income tax
expense, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation expense,
pre-opening expenses, and other gains, losses and expenses that we do not
believe are indicative of our ongoing expenses. In evaluating our business, we
use Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin as an additional measurement tool
for purposes of business decision-making, including evaluating store
performance, developing budgets and managing expenditures. See "-Non-GAAP
Measures."

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                             Results of Operations

The following table summarizes key components of our results of operations as a
percentage of net sales for the periods indicated:


                                        Thirteen Weeks Ended                

Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended

                                   October 29,         October 30,      

October 29, October 30,

                                      2022                2021              2022               2021
Percentage of net sales:
Net sales                                 100.0 %             100.0 %          100.0 %            100.0 %
Cost of goods sold                         66.4                67.7             66.9               67.5
Gross profit                               33.6                32.3             33.1               32.5
Selling, general, and
administrative expenses                    28.4                24.9             29.0               26.3
Income from operations                      5.2                 7.4              4.1                6.2
Interest expense                            0.3                 0.1              0.2                0.1
Income before income taxes                  4.9                 7.3              3.9                6.1
Income tax expense                          1.2                 1.8              1.0                1.5
Net income                                  3.7 %               5.5 %            2.9 %              4.6 %
Adjusted EBITDA                             8.1 %               9.8 %            7.1 %              9.0 %




The following table shows our sales during the periods presented by department:

                                             Thirteen Weeks Ended               Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
                                       October 29,         October 30,      October 29,        October 30,
Department        Product Offerings        2022               2021              2022               2021
Camping          Backpacks, camp
                 essentials, canoes
                 and kayaks,
                 coolers, outdoor
                 cooking equipment,
                 sleeping bags,
                 tents and tools               12.6 %              12.6 %           13.5 %             13.9 %
Apparel          Camouflage,
                 jackets, hats,
                 outerwear,
                 sportswear,
                 technical gear and
                 work wear                     10.5 %               9.1 %            8.2 %              7.4 %
Fishing          Bait, electronics,
                 fishing rods,
                 flotation items,
                 fly fishing, lines,
                 lures, reels,
                 tackle and small
                 boats                          6.8 %               7.7 %           10.2 %             11.3 %
Footwear         Hiking boots,
                 socks, sport
                 sandals, technical
                 footwear, trail
                 shoes, casual
                 shoes, waders and
                 work boots                     7.2 %               6.4 %            6.7 %              6.3 %
Hunting and      Ammunition, archery
Shooting         items, ATV
                 accessories, blinds
                 and tree stands,
                 decoys, firearms,
                 reloading equipment
                 and shooting gear             54.9 %              55.4 %           55.0 %             53.7 %
Optics,          Gift items, GPS
Electronics,     devices, knives,
Accessories,     lighting, optics,
and Other        two-way radios, and
                 other license
                 revenue, net of
                 revenue discounts              8.0 %               8.8 %            6.4 %              7.4 %
Total                                         100.0 %             100.0 %          100.0 %            100.0 %




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Thirteen Weeks Ended October 29, 2022 Compared to Thirteen Weeks Ended October
30, 2021


Net Sales. Net sales decreased by $41.3 million, or 10.3%, to $359.7 million
during the 13 weeks ended October 29, 2022 compared to $401.0 million in the
corresponding period of fiscal year 2021. Our net sales decreased primarily due
to lower demand across most product categories as we continued to see the impact
of consumer inflationary pressures and recessionary concerns, partially offset
by our opening of 11 new stores since October 30, 2021. Stores that have been
open for less than 12 months and were, therefore, not included in our same store
sales, contributed $23.0 million to net sales. Same store sales decreased by
15.0% during the 13 weeks ended October 29, 2022 compared to the comparable
13-week period of fiscal year 2021, primarily driven by a decrease in demand
across most product categories due to consumer inflationary pressures and
recessionary concerns. Same store sales increased by 19.5% during the 13 weeks
ended October 29, 2022 compared to the comparable 13-week period of fiscal year
2019, primarily driven by increased participation in most product categories.

Our apparel and footwear categories saw increases of $1.4 million and $0.3
million, respectively, in the third quarter of fiscal year 2022 compared to the
comparable 13-week period of fiscal year 2021 due to the opening of 11 new
stores since October 30, 2021. Our hunting and shooting, fishing, camping and
optics, electronics and accessories categories saw decreases of $25.0 million,
$6.5 million, $5.1 million and $4.7 million, respectively, in the third quarter
of fiscal year 2022 compared to the comparable 13-week period of fiscal year
2021. Within the hunting and shooting department, our firearm and ammunition
categories saw decreases of $18.2 million and $7.8 million or 21.6% and 12.3%,
respectively, in the third quarter of fiscal year 2022 compared to the
comparable 13-week period of fiscal year 2021. The decreases seen in the firearm
and ammunition categories were primarily due to the impact of consumer
inflationary pressures and softening of demand within certain types of firearm
categories, partially offset by the opening of 11 new stores since October 30,
2021.

With respect to same store sales, during the 13 weeks ended October 29, 2022,
our fishing, hunting and shooting, optics, electronics and accessories, camping,
footwear and apparel departments saw decreases of 25.3%, 17.0%, 16.1%, 14.0%,
3.8% and 1.2%, respectively, compared to the comparable 13-week period of fiscal
year 2021 as we continued to see the impact of consumer inflationary pressures
and recessionary concerns. As of October 29, 2022, we had 115 stores included in
our same store sales calculation.

Gross Profit. Gross profit decreased to $120.8 million during the 13 weeks ended
October 29, 2022 compared to $129.6 million for the corresponding period of
fiscal year 2021. As a percentage of net sales, gross profit increased to 33.6%
during the 13 weeks ended October 29, 2022, compared to 32.3% for the
corresponding period of fiscal year 2021 primarily driven by increased product
margins, decreased shipping, freight and logistical expenses and favorable
product mix.

Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general, and
administrative expenses increased by $2.3 million, or 2.3%, to $102.3 million
during the 13 weeks ended October 29, 2022 from $100.0 million for the
comparable 13-week period of fiscal year 2021. This increase was primarily due
to an increase in other selling, general and administrative expenses of $2.8
million, which was largely driven by a continued return to pre-pandemic levels
of marketing and travel activities. We saw increases in depreciation, rent and
management recruiting expenses of $1.2 million, $0.8 million, and $0.3 million,
respectively, during the 13 weeks ended October 29, 2022 primarily related to
the opening of 11 new stores since October 30, 2021 and the recruiting and
hiring of key senior managers. These increases were offset by a decrease in
acquisition costs of $1.1 million due to the terminated merger with Great
Outdoors Group, a decrease in payroll expense of $1.3 million primarily due to
store operational efficiencies and by pre-opening expenses of $0.3 million due
to the timing of opening new stores. As a percentage of net sales, selling,
general, and administrative expenses increased to 28.4% of net sales in the
third quarter of fiscal year 2022, compared to 24.9% of net sales in the third
quarter of fiscal year 2021, due to the same reasons disclosed for the increase
in selling, general, and administrative expenses.

Interest Expense. Interest expense increased by $0.8 million, or 200.0%, to $1.2
million during the 13 weeks ended October 29, 2022 from $0.4 million for the
comparable 13-week period of fiscal year 2021. Interest expense

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increased primarily as a result of increased borrowings on our revolving credit
facility and higher interest rates during the third quarter of fiscal year 2022
compared to the third quarter of fiscal year 2021.

Income Taxes. We recognized income tax expense of $4.4 million during the 13
weeks ended October 29, 2022 compared to an income tax expense of $7.4 million
during the comparable 13-week period of fiscal year 2021. Our effective tax
rates during the 13 weeks ended October 29, 2022 and October 30, 2021 were 25.6%
and 25.2%, respectively. Our effective tax rate will generally differ from the
U.S. Federal statutory rate of 21.0%, due to state taxes, permanent items, and
discrete items relating to stock award deductions.


Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended October 29, 2022 Compared to Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
October 30, 2021


Net Sales. Net sales decreased by $69.5 million, or 6.4%, to $1,020.2 million
during the 39 weeks ended October 29, 2022 compared to $1,089.8 million in the
corresponding period of fiscal year 2021. Our net sales decreased primarily due
to lower demand across most product categories as we anniversaried the increased
demand during the first half of fiscal 2021 driven by the COVID-19 economic
stimulus package (the American Rescue Plan) and social unrest and the impact of
current year consumer inflationary pressures and recessionary concerns. These
headwinds were partially offset by our opening of 11 new stores since October
30, 2021. Stores that have been open for less than 12 months and were,
therefore, not included in our same store sales, contributed $68.1 million to
net sales. Same store sales decreased by 12.1% for the 39 weeks ended October
29, 2022 compared to the comparable 39-week period of fiscal year 2021,
primarily driven by decreased demand in most of our product categories. Same
store sales increased by 28.8% during the 39 weeks ended October 29, 2022
compared to the comparable 39-week period of fiscal year 2019, primarily driven
by increased participation in most product categories.

Our apparel category saw an increase of $2.9 million during the 39 weeks ended
October 29, 2022 compared to the comparable 39-week period of fiscal year 2021
primarily due to the opening of 11 new stores since October 30, 2021. Our
hunting and shooting, fishing, camping, optics, electronics and accessories, and
footwear categories saw decreases of $26.8 million, $19.6 million, $13.7
million, $11.7 million and $0.6 million, respectively, during the 39 weeks ended
October 29, 2022 compared to the comparable 39-week period of fiscal year 2021.
Within the hunting and shooting department, our firearm category saw a decrease
of $30.0 million or 12.2%, while our ammunition category saw an increase of $6.4
million or 3.7% during the 39 weeks ended October 29, 2022 compared to the
comparable 39-week period of fiscal year 2021. The decrease seen in the firearm
category is primarily due to softening of demand within certain types of firearm
categories as we anniversaried the increased demand during the first half of
fiscal 2021 driven by the COVID-19 economic stimulus package (the American
Rescue Plan) and social unrest and the impact of current year consumer
inflationary pressures. These headwinds were partially offset by the opening of
11 new stores since October 30, 2021. The increase in the ammunition category is
due to a decrease in supply chain disruptions in this category as well as the
opening of 11 new stores since October 30, 2021.

With respect to same store sales, during the 39 weeks ended October 29, 2022,
our fishing, optics, electronics and accessories, camping, hunting and shooting,
footwear and apparel departments saw decreases of 20.5%, 16.7%, 14.0%, 11.5%,
5.8% and 2.1%, respectively, compared to the comparable 39-week period of fiscal
year 2021 primarily due to lower demand across most product categories as we
anniversaried the increased demand during the first half of fiscal 2021 driven
by the COVID-19 economic stimulus package (the American Rescue Plan) and social
unrest and the impact of current year consumer inflationary pressures and
recessionary concerns. As of October 29, 2022, we had 115 stores included in our
same store sales calculation.

Gross Profit. Gross profit decreased to $337.5 million during the 39 weeks ended
October 29, 2022 compared to $353.7 million for the corresponding period of
fiscal year 2021 primarily due to lower net sales. As a percentage of net sales,
gross profit increased to 33.1% for the 39 weeks ended October 29, 2022,
compared to 32.5% for the corresponding period of fiscal year 2021 primarily
driven by increased product margins across most departments and decreased
shipping, freight and logistical expenses.

Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general, and
administrative expenses increased by $9.2 million, or 3.2%, to $295.4 million
during the 39 weeks ended October 29, 2022 from $286.3 million for the
comparable 39-week period of fiscal year 2021. This increase was primarily due
to an increase in other selling,

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general and administrative expenses of $9.2 million, which was largely driven by
a return to pre-pandemic levels of marketing and travel activities.
Depreciation, rent and management recruiting expenses of $4.2 million, $2.6
million, and $1.2 million, respectively, during the 39 weeks ended October 29,
2022 primarily related to the opening of 11 new stores since October 30, 2021
and the recruiting and hiring of key senior managers. These increases were
offset by a decrease in acquisition costs of $6.4 million due to the terminated
merger with Great Outdoors Group and a decrease in payroll expense of $2.2
million primarily due to store operational efficiencies. Preopening expenses
decreased by $0.2 million. As a percentage of net sales, selling, general, and
administrative expenses increased to 29.0% of net sales in the first 39 weeks of
fiscal year 2022, compared to 26.3% of net sales in the 39 weeks of fiscal year
2021, due to the same reasons disclosed for the increase in selling, general,
and administrative expenses.

Interest Expense. Interest expense increased by $1.6 million, or 177.8%, to $2.5
million during the 39 weeks ended October 29, 2022 from $0.9 million for the
comparable 39-week period of fiscal year 2021. Interest expense increased
primarily as a result of increased borrowings on our revolving credit facility
and higher interest rates during the first 39 weeks of fiscal year 2022 compared
to the first 39 weeks of fiscal year 2021.

Income Taxes. We recognized income tax expense of $10.0 million compared to an
income tax expense of $16.5 million during the 39 weeks ended October 29, 2022
and October 30, 2021, respectively. Our effective tax rate for the 39 weeks
ended October 29, 2022 and October 30, 2021 was 25.3% and 24.8%, respectively.
Our effective tax rate will generally differ from the U.S. Federal statutory
rate of 21.0%, due to state taxes, permanent items, and discrete items relating
to stock award deductions.


                                  Seasonality

Due to the openings of hunting season across the country and consumers' holiday
buying patterns, net sales are typically higher in the third and fourth fiscal
quarters than in the first and second fiscal quarters. We also incur additional
expenses in the third and fourth fiscal quarters due to higher sales volume and
increased staffing in our stores. We anticipate that our net sales will continue
to reflect this seasonal pattern.

The timing of our new retail store openings also may have an impact on our
quarterly results. First, we incur certain non-recurring expenses related to
opening each new retail store, which are expensed as they are incurred. Second,
most store expenses generally vary proportionately with net sales, but there is
also a fixed cost component, which includes occupancy costs. These fixed costs
typically result in lower store profitability during the initial period after a
new retail store opens. Due to both of these factors, new retail store openings
may result in a temporary decline in operating profit, in dollars and/or as a
percentage of net sales.

Weather conditions affect outdoor activities and the demand for related apparel
and equipment. Customers' demand for our products, and, therefore, our net
sales, can be significantly impacted by weather patterns on a local, regional
and national basis.

                        Liquidity and Capital Resources

Overview; Sources and Uses of Cash


Our primary cash requirements are for seasonal working capital needs and capital
expenditures related to opening and acquiring new store locations. For both the
short-term and the long-term, our sources of liquidity to meet these needs have
primarily been borrowings under our revolving credit facility, operating cash
flows and short and long-term debt financings from banks and financial
institutions. In addition, on December 2, 2021 we received a $55.0 million cash
payment from Great Outdoors Group, LLC ("Great Outdoors Group") in connection
with the termination of our previously pending merger with a subsidiary of Great
Outdoors Group. We believe that our cash on hand, cash generated by operating
activities and funds available under our revolving credit facility will be
sufficient to finance our operating activities for at least the next twelve
months and beyond.

Material Cash Requirements

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Our material cash requirements are primarily for opening and acquiring new store
locations, along with our general operating expenses and other expenses
discussed below.


Purchase Obligations. In the ordinary course of business, we enter into
arrangements with vendors to purchase merchandise in advance of expected
delivery. We or the vendor can generally terminate the purchase orders at any
time. These purchase orders do not contain any termination payments or other
penalties if cancelled. During fiscal 2021, we used cash to increase our
inventory levels after the increased demand during the pandemic reduced our
inventory. We have returned to more historical levels of inventory purchases
during fiscal 2022

Operating Lease Obligations. Lease commitments consist principally of leases for
our retail stores, corporate office and distribution center. Our leases often
include options which allow us to extend the terms beyond the initial lease
term. For the remainder of 2022, our expected operating lease payments will be
$16.4 million and our total committed lease payments are $414.0 million as of
October 29, 2022. Other operating lease obligations consist of distribution
center equipment. Additional information regarding our operating leases is
available in our Fiscal 2021 Form 10-K.

Capital Expenditures. For the 39 weeks ended October 29, 2022, we incurred
approximately $38.5 million in capital expenditures primarily related to the
construction of new stores and the refurbishment of existing stores during the
period. We expect capital expenditures between $48 million and $55 million for
fiscal year 2022 primarily to refurbish some of our existing stores and to open
9 new stores in fiscal year 2022. We intend to fund these capital expenditures
with our operating cash flows, cash on hand and funds available under our
revolving credit facility. Other investment opportunities, such as potential
strategic acquisitions or store expansion rates in excess of those presently
planned, may require additional funding.

Principal and Interest Payments. We maintain a $350.0 million revolving credit
facility. As of October 29, 2022, $120.2 million was outstanding under the
revolving credit facility. Assuming no additional repayments or borrowings on
our revolving credit facility after October 29, 2022 our interest payments would
be approximately $4.0 million for fiscal year 2022 based on the interest rate at
October 29, 2022. See below under "Indebtedness" for additional information
regarding our revolving credit facility, including the interest rate applicable
to any borrowing under such facility.

Share Repurchase Authorization. Our board authorized a share repurchase program
to allow for the repurchase of up to $75.0 million of outstanding shares of our
common stock for the period from March 31, 2022 to March 31, 2023. We may
repurchase shares of our common stock at any time or from time to time, without
prior notice, subject to market conditions and other considerations. Our
repurchases may be made through Rule 10b5-1 plans, accelerated share repurchase
transactions, open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, tender
offers, block purchases or other transactions. We intend to fund repurchases
under the repurchase program using cash on hand or available borrowings under
our revolving credit facility. We have no obligation to repurchase any shares of
our common stock under the share repurchase program and we may modify, suspend
or discontinue it at any time. As of October 29, 2022, we had repurchased
6,541,358 shares of our common stock for $62.4 million, utilizing cash on hand
and available borrowings under our revolving credit facility.

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