Correspondence 0001104659-24-005568 from Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. (FND) (CIK 0001507079) (FND)
Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. (FND) (CIK 0001507079)
Date: Jan. 22, 2024 · CIK: 0001507079 · Accession: 0001104659-24-005568
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File numbers found in text: 001-38070
Referenced dates: December 21, 2023
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January 22, 2024
VIA EDGAR
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Trade & Services
100 F Street NE
Washington, DC 20549
Attention: Robert Shapiro and Theresa Brillant
Re: Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc.
Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended December 29,
2022
Form 10-Q for Fiscal Quarter Ended September
28, 2023
File No. 001-38070
Dear Mr. Shapiro and Ms. Brillant:
Set forth below are the responses of Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc.
(the “Company,” “we,” or “our”) to the written comments received from the staff of the Division of
Corporation Finance (the “Staff”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission by letter dated December 21, 2023, regarding the
above-referenced Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2022 (the “2022 Form 10-K”) and Form 10-Q
filed on November 2, 2023 (the “Q3 2023 10-Q”).
For your convenience, we have set forth the text of the Staff’s
original comment from your letter in bold, followed in each case by our response.
Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended December 29, 2022
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 2. Revenue
Disaggregated Revenue, page 73
1. Please explain to us your consideration of disclosing disaggregated
revenue by customer type as we note you discuss sales trends for Pros, Do-It-Yourself (DIY), and Buy-It-Yourself (BIY) customers in your
quarterly earnings calls with analysts. Refer to ASC 606-10-50-5 and 50-6 and ASC 606-10-55-89 through 55-91.
Response
The Company acknowledges the Staff’s comment
and respectfully advises the Staff that the Company has considered the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”)
606-10-50-5 and 50-6 and ASC 606-10-55-89 through 55-91, which require the Company to disaggregate revenue from contracts with customers
into categories that “depict how the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows are affected by economic
factors.” While ASC 606 provides examples of categories that may be used to achieve the disaggregation objective, an entity’s
revenue disaggregation disclosure is based on specific facts and circumstances and requires judgment.
2500 Windy Ridge Parkway, SE | Atlanta, GA 30339 | 404-471-1634 | flooranddecor.com
The Company primarily sells hard surface flooring and
related accessories through retail stores located in the United States and through its website. The Company offers a broad assortment
of in-stock hard-surface flooring, including tile, wood, laminate, vinyl, and natural stone along with decorative accessories and wall
tile, installation materials, and adjacent categories. The Company’s stores appeal to a variety of customers, which we categorize
into the following groups: (i) professional installers or commercial businesses (“Pro”); (ii) individuals who purchase and
install our products without professional help (“Do It Yourself” or “DIY”); and (iii) individuals who buy our
products for professional installation (“Buy it Yourself” or “BIY”).
In accordance with ASC 606-10-50-5
and 50-6, we considered the appropriate level of disaggregated revenue information to depict how the nature, amount, timing, and
uncertainty of our revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors, as well as sufficient information to enable users of financial
statements to understand the relationship between the disclosure of disaggregated revenue and revenue information that is disclosed for
our reportable retail segment. When considering whether it was appropriate to disaggregate revenue by customer, we considered the
guidance set forth in ASC 606-10-55-89 through 55-91, including the examples of categories in ASC 606-10-55-91. In particular, we considered
the following in accordance with 606-10-55-91(c):
· Market or type of customer – We recognize revenue when
the customer obtains control of the inventory, which is typically at the point-of-sale. Payment is generally due immediately at the point-of-sale.
Sales transactions are the same for our Pro, DIY, and BIY customers. In addition, the end users of our products are primarily homeowners
who are either making the purchase decision themselves or collaborating with the professionals performing the installation. Therefore,
sales are sensitive to trends in the levels of end-user consumer spending and are driven by the same macroeconomic factors irrespective
of which customer type executes the point-of-sale transaction. As a result of the foregoing considerations, we do not believe there is
a significant level of disparity in the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenues and cash flows within our categories of customers.
In addition, per the implementation guidance in ASC
606-10-55-89 through 91, we also considered (a) disclosures presented outside of the financial statements such as earnings releases and
investor presentations, (b) information regularly reviewed by the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) for evaluating the
financial performance of operating segments, and (c) other information that is similar to the types of information identified in (a) and
(b) and that is used by the Company or users of the Company’s financial statements to evaluate financial performance or make resource
allocation decisions.
We have historically provided both an
overall estimate of the percentage of sales to Pros and homeowners in our Form 10-K (Item 1. Business Our Competitive Strengths) and information
regarding Pros and homeowners in our quarterly earnings calls with analysts to provide context about sales to our customers. We generally
identify customers as Pros based on information that they provide to us when they transact in our stores or through our website. While
we believe this provides meaningful directional information about Pro customer sales, due to our reliance on customers to self-identify
as Pros, we do not believe that we have identified all Pros that transact with us. Accordingly, there is an element of estimation in determining
the level of sales to our Pros. Further, we generally assume that individuals who are not identified as Pros are “homeowners”
who may be either a DIY or BIY customer. Typically, every two to three years, we engage third-party research firms to survey a sample
of homeowners to estimate the approximate mix of our DIY and BIY customers. Because of the element of estimation associated with identifying
our DIY and BIY customers based on sample surveys, we do not bifurcate sales data between our DIY and BIY customers; rather, we
consider all non-Pro sales as homeowner sales. Our CODM reviews summary revenue information related to Pro and homeowner sales, but such
information is not used to make resource allocation decisions. We also considered whether any additional information related to customer
type is used by the Company or users of the Company’s financial statements to evaluate financial performance or make resource allocation
decisions but did not identify any such information.
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Based on the guidance and considerations set forth
above, including the guidance set forth in ASC 606-10-50-5 and 50-6 and ASC 606-10-55-89 to 55-91, we do not believe the Company is required
to disaggregate revenue by customer type in the notes to our financial statements as we do not believe there is a significant level of
disparity in the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenues and cash flows within our categories of customers. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the level of revenue disaggregation is subject to re-evaluation for appropriate disclosure in the future, as necessary,
due to changes to the Company or our business, either organically or through future acquisitions, divestitures, or otherwise.
In addition, after considering the Staff’s comment
and further evaluation and consideration of our disclosures in quarterly earnings calls with analysts, beginning with our Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 28, 2023, we will provide selected disclosure related to sales to Pro and homeowner customers in Management’s
Discussion & Analysis similar to the following example:
We estimate that our retail sales during [period] were
approximately [ ]% from homeowners and [ ]% from Pros compared to approximately [ ]% from homeowners and [ ]% from Pros during [prior
period].
Form 10-Q for Fiscal Quarter Ended September 28, 2023
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations
Gross Profit and Gross Profit Margin, page 23
2. Please provide a separate discussion and analysis of cost of
sales if changes in amounts are material. In your disclosure, consider discussing and quantifying components of costs of sales to the
extent material to the change in cost of sales between periods. Refer to Item 303(c)(2) of Regulation S-K. This comment also applies
to your annual reporting, if material.
Response
The Company acknowledges the Staff’s comment and respectfully
advises the Staff that, consistent with industry practice for retailers, the Company believes that when discussing its business performance,
considering the significant components of gross margin is more beneficial to the reader than a separate discussion of cost of sales and
the components thereof. Any material changes in cost of sales would be included in the discussion of gross margin. As such, we believe
a separate discussion of cost of sales and the components thereof would be duplicative to the reader.
Further, the Company has considered Item 303(b)(2) and Item 303(c)(2)
of Regulation S-K and believes that its existing disclosures comply with such requirements because its disclosures include discussion
of the primary driver of changes to components of cost of sales and gross margin, which for the comparative periods presented in both
its Q3 2023 Form 10-Q and FY2022 Form 10-K were supply chain costs. While the Company disclosed product costs as an additional factor
affecting the gross margin rate for the comparative periods presented in the Q3 2023 Form 10-Q, the Company respectfully advises the Staff
that only supply chain costs had a material impact on components of cost of sales and gross margin during such period. In future filings,
the Company will clarify which factors affecting gross margin were material.
Pursuant to Item 303(b)(2) and Item 303(c)(2) of Regulation S-K, we
will continue to consider the impacts of additional factors on our gross profit and gross margin, inclusive of cost of sales, and will
disclose and quantify, to the extent quantification is possible, such additional factors in future filings if they are material.
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If any additional supplemental information is required
by the Staff or if you have any questions regarding the foregoing, please direct any such requests or questions to me at (678) 505-3866
or to Monica J. Shilling, P.C. of Kirkland & Ellis LLP at (310) 552-4355.
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Sincerely,
/s/ Bryan H. Langley
Bryan H. Langley
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
cc: Luke Olson, Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer
David Christopherson, Executive
Vice President & General Counsel
Monica J. Shilling, P.C. of Kirkland
& Ellis LLP