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| FINISH LINE INC /IN/ Item 1A Risk Factors Our operations may be adversely affected by general economic conditions |
| General economic factors that are beyond the Company’s control impact the Company’s forecasts and actual performance |
| These factors include interest rates; recession; inflation; deflation; consumer credit availability; consumer debt levels; energy costs; tax rates and policy; unemployment trends; the threat or possibility of war, terrorism or other global or national unrest; political or financial instability; and other matters that influence consumer confidence and spending |
| Increasing volatility in financial markets may cause these factors to change with a greater degree of frequency and magnitude |
| Changes in the economic climate could adversely affect the Company’s performance |
| Our business faces a great deal of competitive pressure |
| The retail business is highly competitive |
| The Company competes for customers, associates, locations, merchandise, services and other important aspects of its business with many other local, regional and national retailers |
| Those competitors, some of which have a greater market presence than the Company, include traditional store-based retailers, internet and catalog businesses and other forms of retail commerce |
| Unanticipated changes in the pricing and other practices of those competitors may adversely affect the Company’s performance |
| Our business is dependent on consumer demand |
| The Company’s business is dependent on the Company’s ability to anticipate fluctuations in consumer demand for a wide variety of merchandise |
| Failure to accurately predict constantly changing consumer tastes, preferences, spending patterns and other lifestyle decisions could create inventory imbalances and adversely affect the Company’s financial performance and long term relationships with its customers |
| Various risks associated with catalog and internet sales may adversely affect our business |
| The Company sells merchandise over the Internet through its websites, www |
| Although the Company’s catalog and Internet operations encompass only a minor portion of the 8 ______________________________________________________________________ Company’s total sales, it is anticipated that the percentage will continue to grow and thus the risks associated with these operations could have an impact on the Company’s overall operations |
| The Company’s catalog and Internet operations are subject to numerous risks, including unanticipated operating problems, reliance on third party computer hardware and software providers, system failures and the need to invest in additional computer systems |
| The catalog and Internet operations also involve other risks that could have an impact on the Company’s results of operations including hiring, retention and training of personnel to conduct the Company’s catalog and Internet operations, diversion of sales from the Company’s stores, rapid technological change, liability for online content, credit card fraud, risks related to the failure of the computer systems that operate the website and its related support systems, including computer viruses, telecommunication failures and electronic break-ins and similar disruptions |
| There can be no assurance that the Company’s catalog and Internet operations will continue to achieve sales and profitability growth or even remain at their current level |
| Our operations are dependent on a single distribution facility |
| The Company’s distribution functions for all of its Finish Line, Man Alive and Paiva stores and for their respective catalog and Internet sales are handled from a single facility in Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Any significant interruption in the operation of the distribution facility due to natural disasters, accidents, system failures or other unforeseen causes could delay or impair the Company’s ability to distribute merchandise to its stores and/or fulfill catalog and Internet orders, which could cause sales to decline |
| The effects of weather conditions may adversely affect our results of operations |
| Frequent or unusually heavy snow, ice or rain storms or extended periods of unseasonable temperatures in its markets could adversely affect the Company’s performance |
| We may experience fluctuations in our results of operations due to seasonality of our business |
| The Company’s business is subject to seasonal influences, with a major portion of sales and income historically realized during the second and fourth quarter of the fiscal year, which includes the back-to-school and holiday seasons, respectively |
| This seasonality causes the Company’s operating results to vary considerably from quarter to quarter and could materially and adversely affect the market price of its securities |
| Our business may be adversely affected by changes in our merchandise sourcing |
| All of the Company’s vendors must comply with applicable laws and the Company’s required standards of conduct |
| The Company’s ability to find qualified vendors and access products in a timely and efficient manner can be a challenge, especially with respect to goods sourced outside the United States |
| Political or financial instability, trade restrictions, tariffs, currency exchange rates, transport capacity and costs and other factors relating to foreign trade, and the ability to access suitable merchandise on acceptable terms are beyond the Company’s control and could adversely impact the Company’s performance |
| Changes in labor conditions may negatively affect our business |
| The Company’s performance is dependent on attracting and retaining a large and growing number of quality associates |
| Many of those associates are in entry level or part time positions with historically high rates of turnover |
| The Company’s ability to meet the Company’s labor needs while controlling the Company’s costs is subject to external factors such as unemployment levels, prevailing wage rates, minimum wage legislation and changing demographics |
| Changes that adversely impact the Company’s ability to attract and retain quality associates could adversely affect the Company’s performance |
| Our inability to implement our new store growth strategy may have an adverse impact on our future results |
| The Company’s plan to continue to increase the number of stores will depend in part upon the availability of new store sites on acceptable terms |
| Increases in real estate, construction and development costs could limit the 9 ______________________________________________________________________ Company’s growth opportunities and affect its return on investment |
| There can be no assurance that such sites will be available to the Company for lease, or that they will be available on terms acceptable to the Company |
| If the Company is unable to grow its retail business, the Company’s financial performance could be adversely affected |
| Our inability to implement our strategic developments of new concepts may have an adverse impact on our future results |
| During fiscal 2007, the Company will launch a new concept, Paiva, in which the product offering is focused around upscale, active women who seek a blend of fitness and fashion apparel, footwear, and accessories |
| The Company has committed significant financial and human resources to develop and launch this concept |
| The Company’s ability to succeed in this new concept requires significant capital expenditures and management attention |
| Additionally, any new concept is subject to certain risks including customer acceptance, competition, product differentiation, challenges to economies of scale in merchandise sourcing and the ability to attract and retain qualified personnel, including management and designers |
| There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to develop and grow this or any other new concepts to a point where they will become profitable, or generate positive cash flow |
| If the Company cannot successfully execute its growth strategies for this new concept, the Company’s financial condition and results of operations may be adversely impacted |
| Our inability to successfully integrate acquired businesses may negatively affect our operations |
| As part of the Company’s growth strategy, the Company acquired Man Alive on January 29, 2005 |
| The Company has been working on the integration throughout fiscal 2006 including moving all personnel and distribution activities to Finish Line’s corporate office and distribution center |
| The integration of Man Alive is anticipated to be complete in the first quarter of fiscal 2007 |
| The integration of this and any future acquisitions may not be successful or generate anticipated sales increases |
| When the Company acquires businesses, it believes those businesses can enhance its business opportunities and its growth prospects |
| All acquisitions involve risks that could materially adversely affect the Company’s business and operating results |
| These risks include: • Distracting management from the Company’s business operations; • Losing key personnel and other employees; • Costs, delays and inefficiencies associated with integrating acquired operations and personnel; • The impairment of acquired assets and goodwill, and • Acquiring the contingent and other liabilities of the businesses acquired |
| In addition, acquired businesses may not provide the Company with increased business opportunities, or result in the growth that the Company anticipates |
| Furthermore, integrating acquired operations is a complex, time-consuming, and expensive process |
| Combining acquired operations may result in lower overall operating margins, greater stock price volatility, and quarterly earnings fluctuations |
| Cultural incompatibilities, career uncertainties, and other factors associated with such acquisitions may also result in the loss of employees |
| Failure to acquire and successfully integrate complementary practices, or failure to achieve the business synergies or other anticipated benefits, could materially adversely affect the Company’s business and results of operations |
| Our business may be adversely affected by regulatory and litigation developments |
| Various aspects of the Company’s operations are subject to federal, state or local laws, rules and regulations, any of which may change from time to time |
| Additionally, the Company is regularly involved in various litigation matters that arise in the ordinary course of its business |
| Litigation or regulatory developments could adversely affect the Company’s business operations and financial performance |
| 10 ______________________________________________________________________ A major failure of our information systems could harm our business |
| The efficient operation of our business is dependent on our information systems |
| In particular, the Company relies on its information systems to effectively manage sales, distribution, merchandise planning and allocation functions |
| The Company possesses offsite recovery capabilities for its information systems |
| The failure of the Company’s information systems to perform as designed could disrupt its business and harm sales and profitability |
| Other factors may negatively affect our business |
| The foregoing list of risk factors is not exclusive |
| Other factors and unanticipated events could adversely affect the Company |
| The Company does not undertake to revise any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the date the statement is made |