EDGAR 10-K Filing

Company CIK: 1206264
Filing Year: 2022
Filename: 1206264_10-K_2022_0001206264-22-000057.json

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ITEM 1. BUSINESS
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
General
We are committed to improving the sleep of more people, every night, all around the world. As a leading designer, manufacturer, distributor and retailer of bedding products, we know how crucial a good night of sleep is to overall health and wellness. Utilizing over a century of knowledge and industry-leading innovation, we deliver award-winning products that provide breakthrough sleep solutions to consumers in over 100 countries.
Our highly recognized brands include Tempur-Pedic®, Sealy® and Stearns & Foster® and our non-branded offerings include private label and original equipment manufacturer ("OEM") products. Our distinct brands allow for complementary merchandising strategies at a range of price points.
Our powerful distribution model operates through an omni-channel strategy. Our products are sold through third-party retailers, our more than 650 company-owned stores and our e-commerce platforms. We have a global manufacturing footprint with approximately 12,000 employees around the world. Tempur Sealy has a strong competitive presence in the bedding marketplace with a leadership position that comes from product and service quality, culture, strategy and people, backed with financial strength and a disciplined approach to returning value to shareholders.
Our long-term strategy is to drive earnings growth with high return on invested capital and strong free cash flow, which is a non-GAAP financial measure. In order to achieve our long-term strategy, we focus on developing the most innovative bedding products in all the markets we serve, making significant investments in our iconic global brands and optimizing our worldwide omni-channel distribution. We also intend to generate earnings growth through ongoing investments in research and development and productivity initiatives, which will improve our profitability and create long-term stockholder value.
We have a balanced approach to capital allocation that includes investments in our operations to facilitate long-term growth and returning capital to shareholders via quarterly cash dividends and share repurchases. From time to time we also look at acquisition opportunities that could complement and strengthen our core business. When doing so, we seek to balance our assessment of the industry environment, our business outlook and the potential for further strategic expansion, while also prudently managing our business.
We operate in two segments: North America and International. Corporate operating expenses are not included in either of the segments and are presented separately as a reconciling item to consolidated results. These segments are strategic business units that are managed separately based on geography. Our North America segment consists of manufacturing and distribution subsidiaries, joint ventures and licensees located in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Our International segment consists of manufacturing and distribution subsidiaries, joint ventures and licensees located in Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America (other than Mexico). On August 2, 2021, we acquired Dreams Topco Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries ("Dreams"). Dreams is also included in the International segment.
On January 31, 2020, we acquired an 80% ownership interest in a newly formed limited liability company containing substantially all of the assets of the Sherwood Bedding business. Sherwood Bedding is a major manufacturer in the U.S. private label and OEM bedding market, and this acquisition of a majority interest marked our entrance into the private label category.
Our principal executive office is located at 1000 Tempur Way, Lexington, Kentucky 40511 and our telephone number is (800) 878-8889. Tempur Sealy International, Inc. was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware in September 2002. Our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and any amendments to such reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, are available free of charge on our website at www.tempursealy.com as soon as reasonably practicable after such reports are electronically filed with the SEC. Our website and its contents are not incorporated by reference into this Report.
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Our Products and Brands
We have a comprehensive offering of products that appeal to a broad range of consumers, some of which are covered by one or more patents and/or patent applications. We also routinely introduce new mattress models, launch new products and update our existing mattress products in each of our segments.
In order to achieve our goal to improve the sleep of more people, every night, all around the world, one of our strategic initiatives is to leverage and strengthen our comprehensive portfolio of iconic brands and products. Our portfolio of product brands includes many highly recognized brands, including Tempur®, Tempur-Pedic®, Sealy® and Stearns & Foster®, which are described below:
•Tempur-Pedic® - Founded in 1991, the Tempur brand is our specialty innovation category leader designed to provide life changing sleep for our wellness-seeking consumers. Our proprietary Tempur material precisely adapts to the shape, weight and temperature of the consumer and creates fewer pressure points, reduces motion transfer and provides personalized comfort and support. Tempur-Pedic was awarded #1 in Customer Satisfaction for the retail mattress segment in the J.D. Power 2021 Mattress Satisfaction Report for the third year in a row. In addition, Tempur-Pedic was also awarded #1 in Customer Satisfaction for the online mattress segment in the same report.
•Stearns & Foster® - The Stearns & Foster brand offers our consumers high quality mattresses built by certified craftsmen who have been specially trained. Founded in 1846, the brand is designed and built with precise engineering and relentless attention to detail and fuses new innovative technologies with time-honored techniques, creating supremely comfortable beds.
•Sealy® - The Sealy brand originated in 1881 in Sealy, Texas, and for over a century has focused on offering trusted comfort, durability and excellent value while maintaining contemporary styles and great support. The Sealy Posturepedic™ brand, introduced in 1950, was engineered to provide all-over support and body alignment to allow full relaxation and deliver a comfortable night's sleep. Sealy was voted America's most-trusted mattress brand by American shoppers in the 2021 American Brand Trust Study. Sealy is also the #1 best-selling mattress brand according to Furniture Today's Top 20 U.S. Bedding Producers methodology, which includes Stearns & Foster.
•Cocoon by SealyTM - The Cocoon by Sealy brand, introduced in 2016, is our offering in the below $1,000 e-commerce space, made with the high quality materials that consumers expect from Sealy, sold online at www.cocoonbysealy.com and delivered in a box directly to consumers' doorsteps.
•Non-Branded - Our non-branded product offerings include private label and OEM products, including mattresses, pillows and other bedding products and components at a wide range of price points. The addition of non-branded offerings expands our capabilities to service third-party retailers to capture manufacturing profits from bedding brands outside our own.
Our portfolio of retail brands includes Tempur-Pedic® retail stores, Sleep Outfitters®, Sleep Solutions OutletTM, Dreams®, SOVA and a variety of other retail brands internationally, which operate in various countries. The retail brands named above are described below:
•Tempur-Pedic® retail stores - Tempur-Pedic® retail stores are designed for the consumers that prefer to purchase directly from the manufacturer, and for those seeking a more personalized and educational sales experience. These retail boutiques are strategically located in high traffic, premium retail centers with customer demographics that closely align to the Tempur-Pedic customer profile.
•Sleep Outfitters® - Sleep Outfitters is a regional bedding retailer with locations across five states in the U.S. Sleep Outfitters is a specialty mattress retailer that serves consumers across a wide range of price points with its extensive selection of Tempur-Pedic®, Sealy® and Stearns & Foster® products.
•Sleep Solutions OutletTM - Sleep Solutions Outlet stores serve as a channel of high-quality comfort returns, as well as discontinued or factory close-out mattresses and bases. There are a limited number of stores across the U.S. that sell these products, which reduces our disposal costs, and helps reduce the volume of products disposed of via landfill, thereby favorably impacting the environment.
•Dreams® - Dreams is the United Kingdom's ("UK") leading specialty bedding retailer. As a multi-branded retailer, Dreams sells a variety of products across a range of price points. In addition to operating over 200 brick-and-mortar stores and an e-commerce channel throughout the UK, Dreams also manufacturers the majority of the bedding products it sells in-house.
•SOVA - SOVA is a highly respected and well established premium bedding chain in Sweden. Our stores are connected to the urban areas of Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö. The assortment primarily focuses on premium to ultra premium brands and well trained sales staff targeting to sell quality beds with a very high average selling price.
In 2022, we plan to complete the rollout of a complete refresh of our North American Sealy portfolio that began in 2021. The updated Sealy portfolio features new models in our Posturepedic PlusTM, Posturepedic® and Essentials product lines. These models offer superior support and feature Sealy ChillTM and Surface-Guard TechnologyTM, making this product the ideal choice for the consumer searching for high quality sleep.
We expect to launch a complete refresh of our North American Stearns & Foster® portfolio in 2022. The new line is designed to further distinguish our high-end traditional innerspring brand and includes superior technologies, clear product step-up stories, and a new, contemporary look.
We also plan to launch a Sealy-branded, eco-friendly mattress collection, as well as a Sealy mattress with a best-in-class pressure-relieving gel grid layer at a consumer-appealing, mid-market price point, in 2022 in the U.S.
We expect to begin the launch an all-new line of Tempur® products in Europe and Asia-Pacific in 2022 with the objective of reaching a new segment of international consumers. This new line of products will broaden Tempur®'s price range with the super-premium average selling price ceiling maintained and the floor expanded into the premium category.
Omni-Channel Distribution
Our primary selling channels are Wholesale and Direct. These channels align to the operating margin characteristics of our business and our marketplace.
One of Tempur Sealy's long-term initiatives is to be wherever the consumer wants to shop, and our wholesale business strategy brings this key business initiative to life by growing our share with existing customers, gaining new business and expanding into new channels of distribution. In 2020, we successfully completed the largest expansion of stores in our history by rolling out product to our expanded distribution relationships, realizing robust wholesale channel growth as a result. We also invested in our direct business, generating triple-digit growth in North American web sales while supporting our company-owned stores and third-party retailers throughout difficulties resulting from the global COVID-19 pandemic.
We are continuing to expand our Direct channel to strengthen our distribution footprint and provide alternatives to allow the customer to shop on their preferred terms - whether online or in-store. Our Direct channel includes company-owned stores, online and call centers and represented 18.2% of net sales in 2021. The Direct channel growth rate has surpassed the Wholesale growth rate over the last few years, and we anticipate the Direct channel will continue to grow as a percentage of net sales in future years. Our expanded direct channel distribution complements our wholesale business, and we believe this balanced approach enhances the overall sales potential and profitability of Tempur Sealy.
For consumers that prefer to purchase directly from the manufacturer and are seeking a more personalized and educational sales experience, we have over 650 retail stores worldwide, including our retail stores owned through our international joint venture operations.
As of December 31, 2021, we had 88 Tempur-Pedic retail stores throughout the U.S. that provide a low-pressure environment to explore the comprehensive line up of our Tempur-Pedic products. Each showroom features knowledgeable, non-commissioned Brand Ambassadors who educate potential customers on Tempur-Pedic products in a relaxed, comfortable environment. Going forward, we expect our strategy for opening additional locations of Tempur-Pedic retail stores to remain consistent with our previous expansion approach.
In addition to our high-end Tempur-Pedic retail stores, we operate Sleep Outfitters, a regional bedding retailer that had 104 stores in 2021. Sleep Outfitters is a specialty mattress retailer that serves consumers across all price points with its extensive selection of Tempur-Pedic®, Sealy® and Stearns & Foster® products.
In August 2021, we expanded our retail presence in the International segment through our acquisition of Dreams. Dreams has developed a successful multi-channel sales strategy, with over 200 brick and mortar retail locations in the U.K., an industry-leading online channel, as well as manufacturing and delivery assets.
Our third-party retailers, Tempur-Pedic retail stores, Dreams and Sleep Outfitters, and our other company-owned store concepts reach the vast majority of consumers who still prefer to touch and feel a mattress and speak to a retail sales associate prior to making a purchase decision. However, our consumer insights also demonstrate that there is a growing segment of the population that prefers to purchase products online and, to a lesser degree, via a call center. As such, having an omni-channel presence is more important than ever, with most customers completing research and shopping both online and in-stores before making their purchase decision.
For customers that prefer the convenience of making purchases online and having their bedding products delivered right to their front door, we have evolved our distribution model to include multiple online options to reach those that want to purchase our products without the need to go into a brick-and-mortar store.
Marketing
Our overall marketing strategy is to drive consumer demand through the use of effective marketing. We invest across multiple media platforms to build brand awareness and drive consumer interest in our products. The majority of our advertising programs are created on a centralized basis through our in-house marketing team. We plan to drive net sales through continued investments in new products, marketing and other initiatives.
We advertise nationally on television, digitally and through consumer and trade print. In addition, we participate in cooperative advertising on a shared basis with some of our retail customers. Throughout the year, we invested in a series of strategic marketing initiatives, which included new product introductions, advertising and in-store marketing investments.
Seasonality
We believe that sales of products to furniture and bedding stores are typically subject to modest seasonality inherent in the bedding industry, with sales expected to be generally lower in the second and fourth quarters. Sales in a particular quarter can also be impacted by competitive industry dynamics. Additionally, the U.S. bedding industry generally experiences increases in sales around holidays and promotional periods.
Operations
Manufacturing and Distribution
Our products are currently manufactured and distributed through our global network of facilities. For a list of our principal manufacturing and distribution facilities, please refer to ITEM 2, "Properties".
Suppliers
We obtain the raw materials used to produce our pressure-relieving Tempur® material and components used in the manufacture of Tempur products from outside sources. We currently acquire chemicals and proprietary additives for Tempur products as well as other components such as textiles from a number of suppliers with manufacturing locations around the world. These supplier relationships may be modified in order to maintain quality, cost, and delivery expectations. We do not consider ourselves dependent upon any single outside vendor as a source of raw materials for Tempur products and believe that sufficient alternate sources of supply for the same or similar raw materials are available. Additionally, we source our adjustable bed bases and foundations from third party manufacturers. These are purchased under supply agreements from a limited number of key suppliers. These products are dependent on components supply chains originating in China. We believe over time that sufficient alternate sources of supply for the same or similar products will be available outside of China from our current or alternate suppliers.
Raw materials for Sealy, Sherwood and Comfort Revolution products consist mainly of polyethylene foam, textiles and steel innerspring components that we purchase from various suppliers. In the U.S. and Canada, we source the majority of our requirements for polyurethane foam components and spring components for our Sealy and Stearns & Foster mattress units from key suppliers for each component. We also purchase a significant portion of our Sealy foundation parts from third party sources. All critical components are purchased under supply agreements. We do not consider ourselves to be dependent in the long term upon any single outside vendor as a source of supply to our bedding business, and we believe over time that sufficient alternate sources of supply for the same, similar or alternate components are available. Our adjustable base products are dependent on components supply chains originating in China. We believe over time that sufficient alternate courses of supply for the same or similar products will be available outside of China from our current and alternate suppliers.
The rapid increase in demand for bedding products challenged the entire bedding industry and supply chain, including our business. The broad-based increase in demand coupled with supply chain constraints has created operational challenges for production. This constrained production for certain products and increased our production costs in 2021. We have taken actions and made numerous investments to expand capacity, diversify our suppliers and increase our safety stock to reduce these challenges going forward and service long-term demand outlook for our brands and products.
Research and Development
We have four research and development centers, three in the U.S. and one in Denmark, that conduct technology and product development. Additionally, we have a product testing facility that conducts hundreds of consumer tests annually. We believe our consumer-research driven approach to innovation results in best-in-class products that benefit the consumer.
Industry and Competition
We compete in the global bedding industry. The bedding industry is comprised of mattresses and foundations, pillows and accessories. The mattress category is comprised of traditional innerspring mattresses and non-innerspring mattresses, which includes visco-elastic and foam mattresses, innerspring/foam hybrid mattresses, airbeds and latex mattresses. The foundation category is comprised of traditional foundations and adjustable foundations. Additionally, the pillow market is comprised of traditional foam and feather pillows, as well as pillows made of visco-elastic, latex, foam, gel, rubber and down. The primary distribution channels for bedding products are retail furniture and bedding stores, big-box retailers and online.
We encounter competition from a number of bedding manufacturers in both the highly concentrated domestic and highly fragmented international markets. Participants in each of these markets compete primarily on price, quality, brand name recognition, product availability and product performance. Mattress and pillow manufacturers and retailers are seeking to increase their channels of distribution and are looking for new ways to reach the consumer, including the expansion in the number of U.S. and international companies pursuing online direct-to-consumer models for mattresses. In addition, retailers both in the U.S. and internationally are increasingly seeking to offer their own private label products.
The international market is served by a large number of manufacturers, primarily operating on a regional and local basis. These manufacturers offer a broad range of mattress and pillow products. Entry-level bedding imports from Asia began to significantly increase during 2018 and are competing against certain of our products in the U.S. market. In September 2018 and again in December 2019, petitions were filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Commerce, alleging that many of these imports were being dumped into the U.S. market at prices less than fair value. As a result of the petitions, the U.S. Department of Commerce issued anti-dumping duty orders on December 16, 2019 for the 2018 petition and on May 14, 2021 for the 2019 petition and the U.S. International Trade Commission affirmed a range of tariffs on these imports.
Intellectual Property
Patents, Trademarks and Licensing
We hold U.S. and foreign patents and patent applications regarding certain elements of the design and function of many of our mattress and pillow products.
As of December 31, 2021, we held trademark registrations worldwide, which we believe have significant value and are important to the marketing of our products to retailers. Tempur®, Tempur-Pedic® and Dreams® are trademarks registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. In addition, we have U.S. applications pending for additional trademarks. Several of our trademarks have been registered, or are the subject of pending applications, in various foreign countries. Each U.S. trademark registration is renewable indefinitely as long as the trademark remains in use. We also own numerous trademarks, trade names, service marks, logos and design marks, including Sealy®, Stearns & Foster® and Sealy Posturepedic®. In addition, we license the Bassett® trade name in various territories under a long-term agreement.
We derive income from royalties by licensing Sealy®, Stearns & Foster® and Tempur® brands, technology and trademarks to other manufacturers. Under the license arrangements, licensees have the right to use certain trademarks and current proprietary and/or patented technology. We also provide our licensees with product specifications, research and development, statistical services and marketing programs. For the year ended December 31, 2021, our licensing activities as a whole generated royalties of approximately $29.1 million.
Governmental Regulation
Our operations are subject to international, federal, state, and local consumer protection and other regulations, primarily relating to the mattress and pillow industry. These regulations vary among the states, countries, and localities in which we do business. The regulations generally impose requirements as to the proper labeling of bedding merchandise, restrictions regarding the identification of merchandise as "new" or otherwise, controls as to hygiene and other aspects of product handling and sale and penalties for violations. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ("CPSC") has adopted rules relating to fire retardancy standards for the mattress industry. Many foreign jurisdictions also regulate fire retardancy standards. Future changes to these standards may require modifications to our products to comply with such changes. We are also subject to environmental and health and safety requirements with regard to the manufacture of our products and the conduct of our operations and facilities. We have made and will continue to make expenditures necessary to comply with these requirements. Currently these expenditures are immaterial to our financial results. For a discussion of the risks associated with our compliance programs in connection with these regulations, please refer to "Risk Factors" under Part I, Item 1A of this Report.
Our principal waste products are foam and fabric scraps, wood, cardboard and other non-hazardous materials derived from product component supplies and packaging. We also periodically dispose of small amounts of used machine lubricating oil and air compressor waste oil, primarily by recycling. In the U.S., we are subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to environmental health and safety, including the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the Clean Air Act and the Resource, Conservation and Recovery Act. We believe that we are in compliance with all applicable international, federal, state and local environmental statutes and regulations. We do not expect that compliance with international, federal, state or local provisions that have been enacted or adopted regulating the discharge of materials into the environment, or otherwise relating to the protection of the environment, will have a material effect upon our capital expenditures, earnings or competitive position. We are not aware of any pending federal environmental legislation that would have a material impact on our operations, and have not been required to make, and do not expect to make, any material capital expenditures for environmental control facilities in the foreseeable future.
In connection with sales of our products and operation of our business, we collect and process personal data from our customers and employees. As such, we are subject to certain laws and regulations relating to information technology security and personal data protection and privacy. For example, in 2018, the European Union adopted the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR"), which took effect in May 2018. The GDPR imposed a new and expanded set of ongoing compliance requirements on companies, including us, that process personal data from citizens living in the European Union. In addition, there are country-specific data privacy laws in Europe which tend to follow the principles laid out in the GDPR, but in some cases, impose additional requirements on data controllers. Several U.S. states have also recently introduced legislation that mirror some of the protections provided by the GDPR, such as the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA"), the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act ("VCDPA") and the Colorado Privacy Act ("CPA"). The CCPA came into effect on January 1, 2020, the VCDPA on March 2, 2021 and the CPA on July 7, 2021 (together the "U.S. state privacy laws"). These U.S. state privacy laws grant consumers certain rights related to their personal information, such as access to and deletion of their personal information, placing strict data collection requirements on businesses, including ours. In Asia-Pacific, several data privacy laws regulate the processing of personal data of resident citizens and compliance requirements vary widely. For example, the People's Republic of China recently consolidated its existing data privacy laws into one overarching regime with the introduction of the Personal Information Protection Law ("PIPL") on November 1, 2021. The PIPL is widely considered one of the strictest data privacy laws in the world, with significant restrictions placed on businesses transferring personal information outside of China or use without separate citizen consent. We have implemented a global compliance system, appointed
dedicated resources and have put reasonable measures in place to facilitate adherence to the continuing compliance requirements of applicable worldwide data privacy laws such as the GDPR, CCPA, VCDPA, CPA and PIPL.
Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance ("ESG")
We recognize that as a corporate citizen we have a responsibility to protect our communities and environment. Our executive leadership and board members believe that our success as an organization must be inclusive of our impact on our communities and environment.
We believe that ESG initiatives can create value for our stakeholders and contribute to the financial success of our business. Below are some highlights of the progress we made on our social values initiatives in 2021:
Environment
•Achieved an 8.4% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions per unit produced at our wholly owned manufacturing and logistics operations compared to the prior year, furthering our progress towards our goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2040
•Improved the percent of waste diverted from landfills from our U.S. wholly owned manufacturing operations to 94% for the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2021, compared to 91% in 2020, furthering our progress towards our goal of achieving zero landfill waste by the end of 2022
•Installed multi-million dollar solar panel technology at our largest manufacturing site, located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, which is expected to reduce the annual electric consumption purchased from public utility by over 3 million kWh
Social
•The Tempur Sealy Foundation made its largest gift yet in the form of $2 million to support the establishment of the Tempur Sealy Pediatric Sleep Center at Kentucky Children's Hospital
•Designed and developed Sealy Naturals, a mattress line made with sustainable materials, that will launch in the U.S. in 2022
•Developed accessible marketing material and shopping experiences by implementing a bilingual marketing program and reflecting our diverse consumer base in advertising campaigns
Corporate Governance
•The Nominating Corporate Governance Committee of our Board of Directors established oversight of our practices and positions relating to ESG issues
•Embedded ESG as a metric in executive leadership's compensation for 2021
•Increased the number of women represented on our Board of Directors by 50% to three directors, representing 33% of the Board's composition
Human Capital Management
As a global organization, our workforce is important to us. We believe a key driver of long-term success is the strength of our workforce and we are committed to investing in our workforce. As part of our commitment to our workforce, we focus on the following key areas noted below:
Inclusion and Diversity
We have a diverse global workforce that includes a range of skill sets, perspectives, backgrounds, ethnicity, genders and qualifications. We are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and representative of the communities where we operate. As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, we are committed to providing opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibiting discrimination and harassment. The following are some of the actions that we take to realize our commitment to equal opportunity employment:
•Goal of promoting a diverse slate of qualified candidates during the hiring process
•Outreach with organizations in each of our local communities to increase the flow of minority, female, veteran and disabled applicants for employment
•Periodic gender and minority pay equity analysis
•Involvement in external, community-based activities sponsored by local organizations, including those that assist women, minorities and veterans
As part of ongoing efforts to support our understanding, tracking and transparency of inclusion and diversity within our employee population, we disclosed additional metrics in our 2022 Corporate Social Values Report located on the Tempur Sealy Investor website at http://investor.tempursealy.com. Our website and the 2022 Corporate Social Values Report are not incorporated by reference into this Report.
Employee Health and COVID-19
We are committed to a safe and healthy work environment and are committed to our global safety policy. With sleep and wellness at the core of our business, we recognize the connection between sleeping and living well and overall health. We offer a number of initiatives to help our employees maintain or improve their health and wellness.
In 2021, we continued to implement numerous health and safety measures across our global operations in an effort to minimize the risk of COVID-19 infections, following all local government directives and CDC recommendations. While working in a Tempur Sealy building, unvaccinated employees are required to wear a mask, and all employees are encouraged to maintain physical distancing. Additionally, each employee is subject to a temperature and wellness check each time they enter the building. Hand sanitizer and other sanitizing products are available throughout each building for employee use.
People Development and Training
Our goal is to design and offer development opportunities that improve Company performance by meeting individual learning and development needs and strengthen our culture by reinforcing Company values. We use the 70/20/10 learning and development model. This approach gives employees the opportunity to develop their skills through a combination of job experience (70%), mentoring (20%), and formal training (10%). Training at Tempur Sealy includes, but is not limited to, formal training programs, leadership development mentorships, professional and industry conferences, and education assistance. During 2021, we rolled out our new learning management system, the Learning Zone, where employees can take courses on a variety of individual and leadership development topics. All our professional employees have access to this system, and there are thousands of individual modules offered through our partnership with Skillsoft.

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
The following risk factors and other information included in this Report should be carefully considered. Please also see "Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" on page 3.
Risks related to our Business and Economic Environment
The uncertainty of the ongoing COVID-19, including new variants, could have a material adverse effect on our business, operations, or financial results in future periods.
The novel strain of coronavirus (COVID-19) first identified in Wuhan, China in December 2019 has now spread across the world. The outbreak, and measures taken to contain or mitigate it, have had dramatic adverse consequences for the economy, including on demand, operations, supply chains and financial markets. The nature and scope of the consequences to date are difficult to evaluate precisely, and their future course is impossible to predict with confidence.
The COVID-19 pandemic and related responses are continuing to evolve and, therefore, continue to present potential new risks to our business, particularly in light of new variants of the virus. We have seen and expect to continue to see effects of the COVID-19 crisis on our business operations including impacts such as the following: increased raw material prices, a decline in consumer confidence and spending, further increase in unemployment which could impact consumers' disposable income and, in turn, decrease sales of our products, required isolation in certain markets, disruptions in our supply chain, as the outbreak has disrupted travel, manufacturing and distribution throughout the world, increases in operating costs due to disruptions, the cost of complying with public health vaccine and testing mandates and personal protective equipment requirements and other increased employment-related costs. The rapid development and uncertainty of the pandemic precludes any prediction as to the ultimate impact of COVID-19. The full extent of the impact and effects of COVID-19 on our business,
operations, liquidity, financial condition and results of operations remain uncertain at this time but could be material. Any of these events could potentially result in a material adverse impact on our business and results of operations.
We operate in a highly competitive industry and if we are unable to compete successfully, we may lose customers and our sales may decline.
Participants in the mattress and pillow industries compete primarily on price, quality, brand name recognition, product availability and product performance across a range of distribution channels.
A number of our significant competitors offer mattress and pillow products that compete directly with our products. The effectiveness of our competition relative to our performance, including by established manufacturers or new entrants into the market, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and/or operating results. For example, market participants continue to improve their channels of distribution to optimize their reach to the consumer, including by pursuing online direct-to-consumer models. In addition, retailers in the U.S. and internationally have integrated vertically in the furniture and bedding industries, and it is possible that such vertical integration may provide conditions that would negatively impact our net sales and results of operations. The pillow industry in particular is characterized by a large number of competitors, none of which is dominant. As such, conditions that substantially increase a single participant's market share could be detrimental to our financial performance. The highly competitive nature of the mattress and pillow industries means we are continually subject to the risk of loss of market share, loss of significant customers, reductions in margins, and the inability to acquire new customers.
Loss of suppliers and disruptions in the supply of our raw materials and components could increase our costs of sales and reduce our ability to compete effectively.
We acquire raw materials and components from a number of suppliers with manufacturing locations around the world. If we were unable to obtain raw materials and components from these suppliers for any reason, we would have to find replacement suppliers. Any substitute arrangements for raw materials and components might not be on terms as favorable to us. We maintain relatively small supplies of our raw materials and components at our manufacturing facilities, and any disruption in the shipment of supplies could interrupt production of our products, which in turn could result in a decrease of our sales or could cause an increase in our cost of sales, either of which could decrease our liquidity and profitability.
Raw materials for Sealy, Sherwood Bedding and Comfort Revolution products consist mainly of polyethylene foam, textiles and steel innerspring components that we purchase from various suppliers. In the U.S. and Canada, we source the majority of our requirements for polyurethane foam components and spring components for our Sealy and Stearns & Foster mattress units from key suppliers for each component. We also purchase a significant portion of our Sealy foundation parts from third party sources under supply agreements. All critical components are purchased under supply agreements. We do not consider ourselves to be dependent in the long term upon any single outside vendor as a source of supply to our bedding business, and we believe over time that sufficient alternate sources of supply for the same, similar or alternate components are available. Our adjustable base products are dependent on components supply chains originating in China. We believe over time that sufficient alternate sources of supply for the same or similar products will be available outside of China from our current and alternate suppliers.
However, if a key supplier for an applicable component failed to supply components in the amount we require, this could significantly interrupt production of our products and increase our production costs in the near term. Such a disruption could occur for a variety of reasons, including changes in international trade duties and other aspects of international trade policy, labor shortages, natural disasters, pandemics and political events. For example, the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine could result in a temporary disruption in supply of a component in our International segment.
If we are not able to successfully mitigate such supply chain risks, we could experience disruptions in production or increased costs, which may result in a decrease in our gross margin or reduced sales, and have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Changes in economic conditions, including inflationary trends in the price of our input costs, such as raw materials, could adversely affect our business and financial results.
The bedding industry is subject to volatility in the price of petroleum-based and steel products, which affects the cost of polyurethane foam, polyester, polyethylene foam and steel innerspring component parts. The price and availability of these raw materials are subject to market conditions affecting supply and demand. Given the significance of the cost of these materials to our products, volatility in the prices of the underlying commodities can significantly affect profitability.
We have experienced and may continue to experience, volatility and increases in the price of certain of these raw materials as a result of a global market and supply chain disruptions and the broader inflationary environment related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Throughout 2021, we implemented pricing actions to mitigate these known commodity headwinds. In January 2022, we implemented pricing actions designed to offset the dollar impact of these inflationary headwinds. To the extent we are unable to absorb higher costs, or pass any such higher costs to our customers, our gross margin could be negatively affected, which could result in a decrease in our liquidity and profitability.
Risks related to operating our business
The performance of our business depends on our ability to implement strategic initiatives and actions taken to increase sales growth may not be effective.
The performance of our business depends upon a number of factors, including the following:
•our ability to continuously improve our products to offer new and enhanced consumer benefits and better quality;
•the ability of our current and future product launches to increase net sales;
•the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns and other marketing programs to build product and brand awareness, driving traffic to our distribution channels and increasing sales;
•our ability to successfully launch new products;
•our ability to compete in the mattress and pillow industry;
•our ability to continue to expand into new distribution channels and optimize our existing channels;
•our ability to continue to successfully execute our strategic initiatives;
•our ability to manage growth and limit cannibalization associated with new or expanded supply agreements;
•our ability to reduce costs, including the level of consumer acceptance of our products at optimal price points;
•our ability to successfully mitigate the impact of headwinds facing our business, including increased commodity prices and the influx of low-end, imported beds that compete with certain of our products;
•our ability to successfully integrate potential acquisition opportunities; and
•general economic factors that impact consumer confidence, disposable income or the availability of consumer financing.
Our new product launches may not be successful due to development delays, failure of new products to achieve anticipated levels of market acceptance and significant costs associated with failed product introductions, which could adversely affect our revenues and profitability.
Each year we invest significant time and resources in research and development to improve our product offerings and launch new products. In 2021, we began refreshing our Sealy portfolio with the launch of new models in our Posturepedic PlusTM, Posturepedic® and Essentials product lines and expect to complete this rollout in 2022. Additionally in 2022, we are launching a refreshed Stearns & Foster product line and introducing a new Sealy® Naturals™ product line in the U.S. and beginning the launch of a new line of Tempur mattresses internationally. There are a number of risks that are inherent in our new product line introductions, including that the anticipated level of market acceptance may not be realized, which could negatively impact our sales. Further, introduction costs and manufacturing inefficiencies may be greater than anticipated, while the rollout of the product could be delayed, each of which could impact profitability.
Because we depend on certain significant customers, a decrease or interruption in their business with us would reduce our sales and results of operations.
Our top five customers, collectively, accounted for approximately 33% of our net sales in 2021, and of these, there was one wholesale customer that contributed approximately 15%. The credit environment in which our customers operate has been
relatively stable over the past few years. However, there have been signs of deterioration in the U.S. retail sector, both nationally and regionally. Some additional retailers that carry our products may consolidate, undergo restructurings or reorganizations, experience financial difficulty, or realign their affiliations, any of which could decrease the number of stores that carry our products or increase the ownership concentration in the retail industry. An increase in the concentration of our sales to large customers may negatively affect our profitability due to the impact of volume and other incentive programs related to these customers. Furthermore, if sales to our large customers grow, our credit exposure to these customers may also increase. Some of these retailers may decide to carry only a limited number of brands of mattress products, which could affect our ability to sell products to them on favorable terms, if at all. A substantial decrease or interruption in business from these significant customers could result in the loss of future business and could reduce revenue, liquidity and profitability.
We rely significantly on information technology and any failure, inadequacy, interruption or security lapse of that technology, including cyber-based attacks, could harm our ability to effectively operate our business.
Consistent with other manufacturing and retail operations, we are dependent on information technology, including the Internet, for the storage, processing, and transmission of our electronic, business-related information assets. We leverage our internal information technology, infrastructures, and those of our service providers, to enable, sustain and support our global business interests. As such, our ability to effectively manage our business depends significantly on our information systems. The failure of our current systems, or future upgrades, to operate effectively or to integrate with other systems, or a breach in security of these systems could cause reduced efficiency of our operations, and remediation of any such failure, problem or breach could reduce our liquidity and profitability. Any disruptions caused by the failure of these systems could adversely impact our day-to-day business and decision making and could have a material adverse effect on our performance.
We are subject to laws and regulations relating to information technology security and personal data protection and privacy and this legislative landscape is forever evolving. For example, the GDPR, which took effect in May 2018, the CCPA, which took effect in January 2020 and the PIPL, which took effect in November 2021, have imposed new and expanded compliance requirements on companies, including us, that process personal data from citizens living in the European Union, California and China. In addition, there are country-specific data privacy laws in Europe and elsewhere in the world, such as those in Japan, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Mexico, and state-specific data privacy laws forthcoming in the U.S., such as those in Virginia and Colorado, which broadly follow key principles laid out in the GDPR and the CCPA, but in some cases, impose different and additional requirements on businesses like ours. We are actively working to ensure ongoing compliance with all data privacy and information technology security laws and regulations worldwide to which we are subject, which involves substantial resource and costs. Despite our ongoing efforts to maintain compliance, we may not be successful due to various factors within or outside of our control. Failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations could result in costly investigations from regulators and litigation, expose us to potentially significant penalties, and result in negative publicity that could damage our reputation and credibility.
Prior to 2020, we successfully implemented a new enterprise resource planning, or "ERP," system across several of our global subsidiaries. We successfully implemented new ERP systems in certain significant U.S. subsidiaries in 2020 and January 2021 and are continuing to implement this ERP system in other significant U.S. subsidiaries with key go-live dates in 2022. This new system replaces a substantial portion of our legacy systems that have historically supported our operations. If we are unable to successfully continue the implementation of the replacement system or if errors or failures in the implementation process lead to production shutdowns, our business may be materially impacted and disrupted and we may be required to engage in unanticipated additional use of capital and other resources, which may adversely impact our results of operations. In addition, if the cost of implementing this ERP system increases above our estimates, this could have a significant adverse effect on our profitability.
We rely on third party technology service providers in the ordinary course of our Direct channel. The services provided include website infrastructure and hosting services, digital advertising platforms, private label credit card financing program and credit card payment authorization and capture services in support of our business, all of which are customarily provided by third party technology service providers for similarly-situated retail business operations. Like others in the industry, we experience cyber-based attacks and incidents from time to time. In the event that we or our service providers are unable to prevent or detect and remediate cyber-based attacks or other security incidents in a timely manner, our operations could be disrupted or we may incur financial or reputational losses arising from the theft, misuse, unauthorized disclosure or destruction of our information assets.
Deterioration in labor relations could disrupt our business operations and increase our costs, which could decrease our liquidity and profitability.
As of December 31, 2021, we had approximately 12,000 full-time employees. Our joint ventures also employ approximately 1,350 full-time employees. Approximately 19% of our employees are represented by various labor unions with separate collective bargaining agreements or government labor union contracts for certain international locations. Our North American collective bargaining agreements, which are typically three years in length, expire at various times during any given three year period. Due to the large number of collective bargaining agreements, we are periodically in negotiations with certain of the unions representing our employees. We may at some point be subject to work stoppages by some of our employees and, if such events were to occur, there may be a material adverse effect on our operations and profitability. Further, we may not be able to renew our various collective bargaining agreements on a timely basis or on favorable terms, or at all. Any significant increase in our labor costs could decrease our liquidity and profitability and any deterioration of employee relations, slowdowns or work stoppages at any of our locations, whether due to union activities, employee turnover or otherwise, could result in a decrease in our net sales or an increase in our costs, either of which could decrease our liquidity and profitability.
We may face exposure to product liability claims and premises liability claims, which could reduce our liquidity and profitability and reduce consumer confidence in our products.
We face an inherent business risk of exposure to product liability claims if the use of any of our products results in personal injury or property damage. In the event that any of our products prove to be defective or otherwise fail to meet safety standards, we may be required to recall, redesign or even discontinue those products. We maintain insurance against product liability claims, but such coverage may not continue to be available on terms acceptable to us or be adequate for liabilities actually incurred. A successful claim brought against us in excess of available insurance coverage could impair our liquidity and profitability, and any claim or product recall that results in significant adverse publicity against us could result in consumers purchasing fewer of our products, which would also impair our liquidity and profitability.
We also face inherent business risks by operating physical stores that are open to the public. By opening retail stores, we have increased our exposure to premises liability claims. We maintain insurance against premises liability claims, but such coverage may not continue to be available on terms acceptable to us or be adequate for liabilities actually incurred. A successful claim brought against us in excess of available insurance coverage could impair our liquidity and profitability, and any claim or product recall that results in significant adverse publicity against us could adversely affect our reputation or result in consumers purchasing fewer of our products, which would also impair our liquidity and profitability.
If we are not able to protect our trade secrets or maintain our trademarks, patents and other intellectual property, we may not be able to prevent competitors from developing similar products or from marketing in a manner that capitalizes on our intellectual property rights, and this loss of a competitive advantage could decrease our profitability and liquidity.
We rely on patents and trade secrets to protect the design, technology and function of our products. To date, we have not sought U.S. or international patent protection for our principal product formula for Tempur® material and certain of our manufacturing processes. Accordingly, we may not be able to prevent others from developing certain visco-elastic material and products that are similar to or competitive with our products. Our ability to compete effectively with other companies also depends, to a significant extent, on our ability to maintain the proprietary nature of our owned and licensed intellectual property. We own a significant number of patents or have patent applications pending on some aspects of our products and certain manufacturing processes. However, the principal product formula and manufacturing processes for our Tempur® material are not patented and we must maintain these as trade secrets in order to protect this intellectual property. We own U.S. and foreign registered trademarks and service marks and have applications for the registration of trademarks and service marks pending domestically and abroad. We also license certain intellectual property rights from third parties.
Certain of our trademarks are currently registered in the U.S. and are registered or pending in foreign jurisdictions. Certain other trademarks are the subject of protection under common law. However, those rights could be circumvented, or violate the proprietary rights of others, or we could be prevented from using them if challenged. A challenge to our use of our trademarks could result in a negative ruling regarding our use of our trademarks, their validity or their enforceability, or could prove expensive and time consuming in terms of legal costs and time spent defending against such a challenge. Any loss of trademark protection could result in a decrease in sales or cause us to spend additional amounts on marketing, either of which could decrease our liquidity and profitability. In addition, if we incur significant costs defending our trademarks, that could also decrease our liquidity and profitability. In addition, we may not have the financial resources necessary to enforce or defend our trademarks. Furthermore, our patents may not provide meaningful protection and patents may never issue from pending applications. It is also possible that others could bring claims of infringement against us, as our principal product formula and
manufacturing processes are not patented, and that any licenses protecting our intellectual property could be terminated. If we were unable to maintain the proprietary nature of our intellectual property and our significant current or proposed products, this loss of a competitive advantage could result in decreased sales or increased operating costs, either of which would decrease our liquidity and profitability.
In addition, the laws of certain foreign countries may not protect our intellectual property rights and confidential information to the same extent as the laws of the U.S. or the EU. Third parties, including competitors, may assert intellectual property infringement or invalidity claims against us that could be upheld. Intellectual property litigation, which could result in substantial cost to and diversion of effort by us, may be necessary to protect our trade secrets or proprietary technology, or for us to defend against claimed infringement of the rights of others and to determine the scope and validity of others’ proprietary rights. We may not prevail in any such litigation, and if we are unsuccessful, we may not be able to obtain any necessary licenses on reasonable terms or at all.
The loss of the services of any members of our executive management team could impair our ability to execute our business strategy and as a result, reduce our sales and profitability.
We depend on the continued services of our executive management team. The loss of key personnel could have a material adverse effect on our ability to execute our business strategy and on our financial condition and results of operations. We do not maintain key-person insurance for members of our executive management team.
Regulatory, Legal and Financial Risks
We entered into the Advance Pricing Agreement Program to resolve a tax matter in Denmark, and a failure to resolve the matter or a change in factors or circumstances could adversely impact our income tax expense, effective tax rate and cash flows.
We are a participant in the Advance Pricing Agreement Program (the "APA Program") for the tax years 2012 through 2022, under which the U.S. Internal Revenue Service ("IRS"), on our behalf, will negotiate directly with the Danish Tax Authority ("SKAT") with respect to the royalty to be paid by a U.S. subsidiary of the Company to the Company's Danish subsidiary for the right to utilize certain intangible assets owned by the Danish subsidiary. If this matter is not resolved successfully or there is a change in facts or circumstances, we may be required to further increase our uncertain income tax provision or decrease our deferred tax asset related to this matter, which could have a material impact on the Company's reported earnings. For a description of these matters and additional information please refer to Note 13, "Income Taxes," to the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements.
We may be adversely affected by fluctuations in exchange rates, which could affect our results of operations, the costs of our products and our ability to sell our products in foreign markets.
Approximately 23.9% of our net sales were generated outside of the U.S. in 2021. We conduct our business in a wide variety of currencies and are therefore subject to market risk relating to changes in foreign exchange rates. If the U.S. dollar strengthens relative to the Euro or other foreign currencies where we have operations, for example, there will be a negative impact on our operating results upon translation of those foreign operating results into the U.S. dollar. In 2021, foreign currency exchange rate changes positively impacted our net income by approximately 1.8% and positively impacted adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, by approximately 1.4%. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates could have an adverse impact on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. Except for the use of foreign exchange forwards contracts described immediately below, we do not hedge the translation of foreign currency operating results into the U.S. dollar.
We use foreign exchange forward contracts to manage a portion of the exposure to the risk of the eventual net cash inflows and outflows resulting from foreign currency denominated transactions among certain subsidiaries. These hedging transactions may not succeed or may be only partially successful in managing our foreign currency exchange rate risk.
Refer to "Management's Discussion and Analysis" included in Part II, ITEM 7 of this Report and "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk" included in Part II, ITEM 7A of this Report for further discussion on the impact of foreign exchange rates on our operations.
Our leverage affects how we manage our business and may limit our flexibility.
We operate in the ordinary course of our business with a certain amount of leverage. Our degree of leverage could have important consequences, such as:
•increasing our vulnerability to adverse economic, industry or competitive developments;
•requiring a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to be dedicated to the payment of principal and interest on our indebtedness, thereby reducing our ability to use our cash flow to fund our operations, capital expenditures and other business opportunities;
•making it more difficult for us to satisfy the obligations related to our indebtedness;
•restricting us from making strategic acquisitions or investments or causing us to make non-strategic divestitures;
•limiting our ability to obtain additional financing for working capital, capital expenditures, product development, debt service requirements, acquisitions and general corporate or other purposes;
•limiting our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business or the industry in which we operate;
•exposing us to variability in interest rates, as a substantial portion of our indebtedness is and will be at variable rates; and
•limiting our ability to return capital to our stockholders, including through share repurchases and dividends.
In addition, the instruments governing our debt contain customary financial and other restrictive covenants, which limit our operating flexibility and could prevent us from taking advantage of business opportunities and reduce our flexibility to respond to changing business and economic conditions. Failure to comply with our debt covenants may result in a default or event of default under the related credit document. If such default or event of default is not cured or waived, as applicable, we may suffer adverse effects on our operations, business or financial condition, including acceleration of the maturity date of all amounts outstanding under our debt facilities. For further discussion regarding our debt covenants and compliance, refer to "Management’s Discussion and Analysis" included in Part II, ITEM 7 of this Report and Note 6, "Debt," in our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, ITEM 8 of this Report.
Our variable rate debt agreements, including our 2019 Credit Agreement, use LIBOR, which is subject to uncertainty. In March 2021, the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (the "FCA"), which regulates LIBOR, confirmed that all of the LIBOR settings for Euro and Swiss Franc and some of the LIBOR settings for Japanese Yen, Sterling and US dollars will cease in December 2021 and the remainder of the LIBOR settings for U.S. dollars will cease in June 2023. When LIBOR ceases to exist or is no longer representative of the underlying market, our variable rate debt agreements with interest rates that are indexed to LIBOR will use various alternative methods to calculate the applicable interest rate, which could result in increases in interest rates on such debt and adversely impact our interest expense, results of operations and cash flows. Further, we may need to amend our variable rate debt agreements to replace LIBOR with a new reference rate. As of December 31, 2021, we do not utilize any derivatives or hedging strategies that have a LIBOR component. The U.S. Federal Reserve, in conjunction with the Alternative Reference Rates Committee, a steering committee comprised of large U.S. financial institutions, may replace U.S. Dollar LIBOR with a new index calculated by short term repurchase agreements, backed by Treasury securities called the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR"). Whether or not SOFR attains market traction as a LIBOR replacement remains a question and the future of LIBOR and any successor rates for LIBOR is uncertain.
For information regarding our sensitivity to changes in interest rates, refer to "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk" included in Part II, ITEM 7A of this Report.
We are subject to risks from our international operations, such as complying with U.S. and foreign laws, foreign exchange exposure, tariffs, increased costs, political risks and our ability to expand in certain international markets, which could impair our ability to compete and our profitability.
We are a global company, selling our products in approximately 100 countries worldwide. We generated approximately 23.9% of our net sales outside of the U.S. in the year ended December 31, 2021. We operate through multiple wholly owned subsidiaries and we also participate in international license and joint venture arrangements with independent third parties.
Our international operations are subject to the customary risks of operating in an international environment, including complying with U.S. laws affecting operations outside of the U.S. such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act; complying with foreign laws and regulations, including disparate anti-corruption laws and regulations; and the potential imposition of trade or foreign exchange restrictions, tariffs and other tax increases, inflation and unstable political situations and labor issues. We are also limited in our ability to independently expand in certain international markets where we have granted licenses to
manufacture and sell Sealy® bedding products. Fluctuations in the rate of exchange between currencies in which we do business may affect our financial condition or results of operations. Additionally, changes in international trade duties and other aspects of international trade policy, both in the U.S. and abroad, could materially impact our business.
Regulatory requirements, including, but not limited to, trade, environmental, health and safety requirements, may require costly expenditures and expose us to liability.
Our products and our marketing and advertising programs are subject to regulation in the U.S. by various federal, state and local regulatory authorities, including the Federal Trade Commission, the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. In addition, other governments and agencies in other jurisdictions regulate the sale and distribution of our products. These rules and regulations may change from time to time, or may conflict. There may be continuing costs of regulatory compliance including continuous testing, additional quality control processes and appropriate auditing of design and process compliance. For example, the CPSC and many foreign jurisdictions have adopted rules relating to fire retardancy standards for the mattress industry. Further, some cities, states and the U.S. Congress continue to consider fire retardancy regulations that may be different or more stringent than the CPSC standard. Adoption of multi-layered regulatory regimes, particularly if they conflict with each other, could increase our costs, alter our manufacturing processes and impair the performance of our products which may have an adverse effect on our business. We are also subject to various health and environmental provisions, such as California Proposition 65 (the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986) and 16 CFR Part 1633 (Standard for the Flammability (Open Flame) of Mattress Sets) and in our international jurisdictions we are subject to the medical devices regulatory authorities such as the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the UK and the International Chamber of Commerce Advertising and Marketing Communications Code.
Our marketing and advertising practices could also become the subject of proceedings before regulatory authorities or the subject of claims by other parties and could require us to alter or end these practices or adopt new practices that are not as effective or are more expensive.
In addition, we are subject to laws and regulations both in the U.S. and internationally, relating to pollution, environmental protection and occupational health and safety. We may not be in complete compliance with all such requirements at all times. We have made and will continue to make capital and other expenditures to comply with environmental and health and safety requirements. If a release of hazardous substances occurs on or from our properties or any associated offsite disposal location, or if contamination from prior activities is discovered at any of our properties, we may be held liable and the amount of such liability could be material. As a manufacturer of bedding and related products, we use and dispose of a number of substances, such as glue, lubricating oil and solvents, as well as certain foam ingredients, that may subject us to regulation under numerous foreign, federal and state laws and regulations governing the environment. Among other laws and regulations, we are subject in the U.S. to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Clean Air Act and related state and local statutes and regulations in our international jurisdictions we are subject to the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), the Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE) and the General Product Safety Directive amongst others.
Our operations could also be impacted by a number of pending legislative and regulatory proposals to address greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. and other countries. Certain countries have adopted the Kyoto Protocol. New greenhouse gas reduction targets have been established under the Kyoto Protocol, as amended, and certain countries, including Denmark, have adopted the new reduction targets. This and other international initiatives under consideration could affect our International operations. These actions could increase costs associated with our operations, including costs for raw materials, pollution control equipment and transportation. Because it is uncertain what laws will be enacted, we cannot predict the potential impact of such laws on our future consolidated financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.
We have made and will continue to make expenditures to comply with environmental and health and safety requirements. In the event contamination is discovered with respect to one or more of our current or former properties, government authorities or third parties may bring claims related to these properties, which could have a material effect on our profitability.
Our pension plans are currently underfunded and we may be required to make cash payments to the plans, reducing our available cash.
We maintain certain single employer defined benefit pension plans at certain of our manufacturing facilities. These plans cover both active employees and retirees. The plans are currently underfunded, and under certain circumstances, including the decision to close or sell a facility, we could be required to pay amounts with respect to this underfunding. Such events may significantly impair our profitability and liquidity and the possibility of having to make these payments could affect our decision on whether to close or sell a particular facility.
We also contribute to multi-employer pension plans according to collective bargaining agreements that cover certain union-represented employees. Participating in these multi-employer plans exposes us to potential liabilities if the multi-employer plan is unable to pay its underfunded obligations or we trigger a withdrawal event. The withdrawal liability is an exit fee for employers who cease contributions to multi-employer defined benefit pension plans with unfunded vested benefits. We participate in several plans which are in the Red Zone for 2021. A plan is in the Red Zone (Critical) if it has a current funded percentage of less than 65.0%. The following risks of participating in these multi-employer plans differ from single employer pension plan risks:
•Employer contributions to a multi-employer plan may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers.
•If a participating employer stops contributing to a multi-employer plan, the remaining participating employers assume the unfunded obligations of the plan.
•If the multi-employer plan becomes significantly underfunded or is unable to pay its benefits, we may be required to contribute additional amounts in excess of the rate required by the collective bargaining agreements.
For more information, refer to Note 8, "Retirement Plans," in our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, ITEM 8 of this Report.
Challenges to our pricing or promotional allowance policies or practices could adversely affect our operations.
Certain of our retail pricing and promotional allowance policies or practices are subject to antitrust and consumer protection regulations in the U.S. and abroad. If regulators or private parties in any jurisdiction in which we do business initiate investigations or claims that challenge our pricing or promotional allowance policies or practices, our efforts to respond could force us to divert management resources and we could incur significant unanticipated costs. If such an investigation or claim were to result in a charge that our practices or policies were in violation of applicable antitrust, consumer protection or other laws or regulations, we could be subject to significant additional costs of defending such charges in a variety of venues and, ultimately, if there were a finding that we were in violation of antitrust, consumer protection or other laws or regulations, there could be an imposition of fines, and damages for persons injured, as well as injunctive or other relief. Any requirement that we pay fines or damages (which, under the laws of certain jurisdictions, may be trebled) could decrease our liquidity and profitability, and any investigation or claim that requires significant management attention or causes us to change our business practices could disrupt our operations or increase our costs, also resulting in a decrease in our liquidity and profitability. An antitrust or consumer protection class action or individual suit against us could result in potential liabilities, substantial costs, treble damages, and the diversion of our management’s attention and resources, regardless of the outcome.
Risks Related to Ownership of Our Common Stock
Although we recently announced a quarterly cash dividend, there can be no assurance as to the declaration or amount of future dividends.
We previously announced our intention to begin paying a quarterly cash dividend beginning in 2021 and recently declared a dividend of 10 cents per share for the first quarter of 2022. Any decision to declare and pay dividends, and the amount of any such dividends, will be dependent on a variety of factors, including compliance with Section 170 of the Delaware General Corporation Law; changes to our capital allocation policies; our results of operation, liquidity and cash flows; contractual restrictions in our debt agreements; economic conditions, including the impact of COVID-19 and related macroeconomic impacts on our business and financial condition; and other factors the Board of Directors may deem relevant. There can be no assurance that we will declare dividends in any particular amounts or at all, and changes in our dividend policy could adversely affect the market price for our stock.
Our share repurchase program could be suspended or terminated, and may not enhance long-term stockholder value.
Our Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program in 2016 pursuant to which we are authorized to repurchase shares of our common stock. From 2016 through December 31, 2021, we had repurchased an aggregate of 36.6 million shares for approximately $1,762.7 million under our share repurchase program. As of December 31, 2021, we had approximately $1,400.7 million remaining under the share repurchase authorization. The share repurchase program may be suspended or terminated at any time. Shares may be repurchased from time to time, in the open market or through private transactions, subject to market conditions, in compliance with applicable state and federal securities laws. The timing and amount of repurchases, if any, will depend upon several factors, including market and business conditions, restrictions in our debt agreements, the trading price of our common stock and the nature of other investment opportunities. Repurchases of our common stock pursuant to our share repurchase program could affect the market price of our common stock or increase its volatility. Although our share repurchase program is intended to enhance long-term stockholder value, there is no assurance that it will do so and short-term stock price fluctuations could reduce the program's effectiveness.
Delaware law and our certificate of incorporation and bylaws contain anti-takeover provisions, any of which could delay or discourage a merger, tender offer, or assumption of control of the Company not approved by our Board of Directors that some stockholders may consider favorable.
Provisions of Delaware law and our certificate of incorporation and by-laws could hamper a third party's acquisition of us, or discourage a third party from attempting to acquire control of us. You may not have the opportunity to participate in these transactions. These provisions could also limit the price that investors might be willing to pay in the future for shares of our common stock. These provisions include:
•our ability to issue preferred stock with rights senior to those of the common stock without any further vote or action by the holders of our common stock;
•the requirements that our stockholders provide advance notice and certain disclosures when nominating our directors; and
•the inability of our stockholders to convene a stockholders' meeting without the chairperson of the Board of Directors, the president, or a majority of the Board of Directors first calling the meeting.
Our Board of Directors could determine in the future that adoption of a stockholder rights agreement is in the best interest of our stockholders and any such stockholder rights agreement, if adopted, could render more difficult, or discourage, a merger, tender offer, or assumption of control of the Company that is not approved by our Board of Directors.

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ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
None.

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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
The following table sets forth certain information regarding our principal facilities by segment, which have been aggregated by principal manufacturing and distribution entity, at December 31, 2021.
Name Location Type of Facility
North America
Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Co., LLC United States Manufacturing
Tempur Production USA, LLC United States Manufacturing
Sherwood Bedding United States Manufacturing
Comfort Revolution, LLC United States Manufacturing
Sealy Canada, Ltd Canada Manufacturing
Sealy Mattress Company Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. Mexico Manufacturing
International
Dan-Foam ApS Denmark Manufacturing
Dreams UK Manufacturing
In addition to the properties listed above, we have other facilities in the U.S. and other countries, the majority under leases with one to ten year terms. We lease the land that our manufacturing facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico is located, as part of the related industrial revenue bond financing. We have an option to repurchase the land for one dollar upon termination of the lease.
We believe that our existing properties are suitable for the conduct of our business, are adequate for our present needs and will be adequate to meet our future needs.

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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Information regarding legal proceedings can be found in Note 12, "Commitments and Contingencies," of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, included in Part II, ITEM 8 of this Report, "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data," and is incorporated herein by reference.

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ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
None.
PART II

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ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Market for Registrant’s Common Equity
Our sole class of common equity is our $0.01 par value common stock, which trades on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") under the symbol "TPX." Trading of our common stock commenced on the NYSE on December 18, 2003. Prior to that time, there was no public trading market for our common stock.
As of February 17, 2022, we had approximately 67 stockholders of record of our common stock.
Dividends
In February 2022, our Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of 10 cents per share on our common stock. The dividend is payable on March 22, 2022 to shareholders of record on the close of business March 8, 2022. However, payment of future dividends, and the timing and amount thereof, will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend on our earnings, operating and financial condition, capital requirements, legal requirements and other factors that our Board of Directors deems relevant. Further, we are subject to certain customary restrictions on dividends under our 2019 Credit Agreement and Indentures. See Note 6, "Debt," in our Consolidated Financial Statements, included in Part II, ITEM 8 of this Report, for a discussion of the 2019 Credit Agreement and Indentures.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Our Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program in 2016 pursuant to which we were authorized to repurchase shares of our common stock. During 2021, the Board of Directors authorized increases to our share repurchase authorization of $211.4 million, $325.3 million, $431.5 million and $1,032.3 million during February, April, October and December 2021, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2021, we had repurchased 19.5 million shares, under the share repurchase program, for approximately $801.4 million and had approximately $1,400.7 million remaining under the program. Subsequent to year-end, the Company repurchased an additional 7.7 million shares for approximately $305.0 million.
Share repurchases under this program may be made through open market transactions, negotiated purchases or otherwise, at times and in such amounts as management deems appropriate. The timing and actual number of shares repurchased will depend on a variety of factors including price, financing, regulatory requirements and other market conditions. The program does not require the repurchase of any minimum number of shares and may be suspended, modified or discontinued at any time without prior notice. Repurchases may be made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan, which would permit shares to be repurchased when we might otherwise be precluded from doing so under federal securities laws.
The following table sets forth purchases of our common stock for the three months ended December 31, 2021:
Period (a) Total number of shares purchased (b) Average price paid per share (c) Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs (d) Maximum number of shares (or approximate dollar value of shares) that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs
(in millions) (2)
October 1, 2021 - October 31, 2021 445,674 (1)
$45.97 441,892 $598.1
November 1, 2021 - November 30, 2021 1,481,317 (1)
$43.54 1,474,105 $533.9
December 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021 3,620,712 (1)
$45.71 3,620,712 $1,400.7
Total 5,547,703 5,536,709
(1) Includes shares withheld upon the vesting of certain equity awards to satisfy tax withholding obligations. The shares withheld were valued at the closing price of the common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on the vesting date or prior business day.
(2) On October 28, 2021 and December 13, 2021, the Board of Directors increased the authorization under the Company's share repurchase program by $431.5 million and $1,032.3 million, respectively.
Equity Compensation Plan Information
Equity compensation plan information required by this Item is incorporated by reference from Part III, ITEM 12 of this Report.
Performance Graph
The following Performance Graph and related information shall not be deemed to be "soliciting material" or to be "filed" with the Securities and Exchange Commission, nor shall such information be incorporated by reference into any future filing under the Securities Act or Exchange Act, except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates it by reference into such filing.
The following table compares cumulative stockholder returns for us over the last five years to the Standard & Poor’s ("S&P") 500 Stock Composite Index and a peer group. The S&P 500 Composite Index is a capitalization weighted index of 500 stocks intended to be a representative sample of leading companies in leading industries within the U.S. economy. We selected these stocks based on market size, liquidity and industry group representation. We believe the peer group discussed below closely reflects our business and, as a result, provides a meaningful comparison of stock performance.
The peer issuers included in this graph are set forth below in the table.
2021 Peer Group
Brunswick Corporation (BC) Hasbro, Inc. (HAS) RH (RH)
Carter's, Inc. (CRI) HNI Corporation (HNI) Sleep Number Corporation (SNBR)
Columbia Sportswear Company (COLM) La-Z-Boy Incorporated (LZB) Steelcase Inc. (SCS)
Deckers Outdoor Corporation (DECK) Leggett & Platt, Incorporated (LEG) Under Armour, Inc. (UA)
Gildan Activewear Inc. (GIL) Herman Miller, Inc. (MLHR) Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM)
Hanesbrands Inc. (HBI) Polaris Industries Inc. (PII) Wolverine World Wide, Inc. (WWW)
12/31/2016 12/31/2017 12/31/2018 12/31/2019 12/31/2020 12/31/2021
Tempur Sealy International, Inc. $ 100.00 $ 91.81 $ 60.63 $ 127.50 $ 158.17 $ 277.75
S&P 500 100.00 121.83 116.49 153.17 181.35 233.41
Peer Group 100.00 111.10 101.24 131.16 139.74 169.79

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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes thereto included elsewhere in this Report. Unless otherwise noted, all of the financial information in this Report is consolidated financial information for the Company. The forward-looking statements in this discussion regarding the mattress and pillow industries, our expectations regarding our future performance, liquidity and capital resources and other non-historical statements in this discussion are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties. See "Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" and Part I, ITEM 1A of this Report. Our actual results may differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. For results of operations comparisons relating to years ending December 31, 2020 and 2019, refer to our annual report on Form 10-K, Part II, ITEM 7: Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 19, 2021.
In this discussion and analysis, we discuss and explain the consolidated financial condition and results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, including the following topics:
•an overview of our business and strategy;
•results of operations, including our net sales and costs in the periods presented as well as changes between periods;
•expected sources of liquidity for future operations; and
•our use of certain non-GAAP financial measures.
Business Overview
General
We are committed to improving the sleep of more people, every night, all around the world. As a leading designer, manufacturer, distributor and retailer of bedding products worldwide, we know how crucial a good night of sleep is to overall health and wellness. Utilizing over a century of knowledge and industry-leading innovation, we deliver award-winning products that provide breakthrough sleep solutions to consumers in over 100 countries.
We operate in two segments: North America and International. These segments are strategic business units that are managed separately based on geography. Our North America segment consists of manufacturing and distribution subsidiaries, joint ventures and licensees located in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Our International segment consists of manufacturing and distribution subsidiaries, joint ventures and licensees located in Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America (other than Mexico). On August 2, 2021, we acquired Dreams Topco Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries ("Dreams"). Dreams is also included in the International segment. Corporate operating expenses are not included in either of the segments and are presented separately as a reconciling item to consolidated results. We evaluate segment performance based on net sales, gross profit and operating income. For additional information refer to Note 15, "Business Segment Information," included in Part II, ITEM 8 "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data", of this Report.
Our highly recognized brands include Tempur-Pedic®, Sealy® and Stearns & Foster® and our non-branded offerings consist of value-focused private label and OEM products. Our products allow for complementary merchandising strategies and are sold through third-party retailers, our more than 650 company-owned and joint venture operated retail stores worldwide and our e-commerce channel.
Our distribution model operates through an omni-channel strategy. We distribute through two channels in each operating business segment: Wholesale and Direct. Our Wholesale channel consists of third-party retailers, including third-party distribution, hospitality and healthcare. Our Direct channel includes company-owned stores, online and call centers.
Full year net income for 2021 increased 79.0% and full year diluted earnings per share ("EPS") increased 86.6% to $3.06. We also maintain a strong competitive position within the industry. We believe the investments that we have made over the past several years have strengthened the long-term foundation of our company and enhanced our competitive position. The combination of our product superiority, brand strength, manufacturing efficiency and quality, powerful omni-channel distribution platform, substantial cash flow and fortified balance sheet continue to drive market share gains and solid financial performance.
General Business and Economic Conditions
We believe the bedding industry is structured for sustained growth, driven by product innovation, sleep technology advancements, consumer confidence, housing formations and population growth. The industry is no longer engaged in uneconomical retail store expansion, startups have shifted from uneconomical strategies to becoming profitable and legacy retailers and manufacturers have become skilled in producing profitable online sales.
Over the past several years and accelerating during the COVID-19 global pandemic, consumers have shifted their spending habits towards in-home products, including bedding products. We believe this may be a long-term shift in consumer spending habits, which could continue to favorably impact our industry. The rapid increase in demand for bedding products has challenged the entire bedding industry and supply chain, including our U.S. business. As a result, the U.S. sales growth in 2021 was unfavorably impacted as we could not fulfill the entire domestic demand for these products. These supply chain constraints were largely resolved by the end of 2021. We expect to be better positioned to meet consumer demand in 2022.
During 2021, commodity costs unfavorably impacted our gross margin. Throughout 2021, we implemented pricing actions to mitigate the dollar impact of these known commodity headwinds. In January 2022, we implemented further pricing actions designed to offset the dollar impact of these inflationary headwinds.
Product Launches
In 2022, we plan to complete the rollout of a complete refresh of our North American Sealy portfolio that began in 2021. The updated Sealy portfolio features new models in our Posturepedic PlusTM, Posturepedic® and Essentials product lines. We also expect to launch a complete refresh of our North American Stearns & Foster portfolio in 2022. In the U.S., we plan to launch a Sealy-branded, eco-friendly mattress collection, as well as a Sealy mattress with a best-in-class pressure-relieving gel grid layer at a consumer-appealing, mid-market price point, in 2022.
In our international segment, we expect to begin the launch an all-new line of Tempur® products in Europe and Asia-Pacific in 2022 with the objective of reaching a new segment of international consumers. This new line of products will broaden Tempur®'s price range with the super-premium average selling price ceiling maintained and the floor expanded into the premium category.
Our global 2022 marketing plan is to aggressively support our innovative bedding products through investing significant marketing dollars to promote our worldwide brands and product launches.
Omni-Channel Distribution Expansion
We have a diversified group of strong retail partners and a rapidly growing direct business. Due to supply chain constraints, we were not able to fulfill the entire domestic demand for our products in 2021. As a result, we focused on our existing third-party retailer relationships and did not meaningfully expand domestic distribution through new or existing retail partners during the year. In 2022, we expect to be better positioned to meet consumer demand and able to reengage with opportunities to expand our distribution through our domestic wholesale channel.
We have been focused on building our direct channel, both online and company-owned retail stores in recent years. The development of our online business has been particularly important as consumers have grown more comfortable shopping for bedding products online. Online purchases accelerated during the pandemic and we expect that consumers will continue to lean into this channel in the future. The direct channel growth rate has surpassed the wholesale growth rate over the last few years, and we anticipate the direct channel to continue to grow as a percentage of net sales in future years.
We currently operate over 650 retail stores globally through our wholly-owned and joint venture operations. We expect to continue to increase our store count organically through opening an average of 60 new stores per year over the next several years. As of December 31, 2021, we had 88 Tempur-Pedic retail stores throughout the U.S. We plan to expand our network to 125 to 150 new retail stores in the long-term. We expect these retail stores to complement our existing third-party retail partners by increasing our products' brand awareness in the local markets. In addition to our high-end Tempur-Pedic retail stores, we operate Sleep Outfitters, a regional bedding retailer that had 104 stores in 2021. Additionally, in 2021, we expanded our retail presence in the International segment through our acquisition of Dreams. Dreams has a successful multi-channel sales strategy, with over 200 brick and mortar retail locations in the U.K., an industry-leading online channel, as well as manufacturing and delivery assets.
In 2020, we expanded our presence into the OEM market by offering non-branded products, including mattresses, pillows, and other bedding products and components at a wide range of price points. The addition of non-branded offerings expands our capabilities to service third-party retailers and creates opportunity to capture manufacturing profits from bedding brands outside our own.
Acquisition of Dreams
On August 2, 2021, we completed the acquisition of Dreams, for a cash purchase price of $476.7 million, which included $49.5 million of cash acquired. The transaction was funded using cash on hand and bank financing. As a multi-branded retailer, Dreams sells a variety of products across a range of price points with a margin profile lower than our historical International segment margins.
2021 Results of Operations
A summary of our results for the year ended December 31, 2021 include:
•Total net sales increased 34.1% to $4,930.8 million as compared to $3,676.9 million in 2020.
•Gross margin was 43.8% in 2021 as compared to 44.6% in 2020.
•Operating income was $912.3 million as compared to $532.1 million in 2020. Adjusted operating income, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, was $918.5 million as compared to $617.7 million in 2020.
•Net income was $624.5 million as compared to $348.8 million in 2020. Adjusted net income, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, was $651.7 million as compared to $405.7 million in 2020.
•EPS increased to $3.06 as compared to $1.64 in 2020. Adjusted EPS, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, increased 67.0% to $3.19 as compared to $1.91 in 2020.
For a discussion and reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures as discussed above to the corresponding GAAP financial results, refer to the non-GAAP financial information set forth below under the heading "Non-GAAP Financial Information."
We may refer to net sales or earnings or other historical financial information on a "constant currency basis," which is a non-GAAP financial measure. These references to constant currency basis do not include operational impacts that could result from fluctuations in foreign currency rates. To provide information on a constant currency basis, the applicable financial results are adjusted based on a simple mathematical model that translates current period results in local currency using the comparable prior corresponding period’s currency conversion rate. This approach is used for countries where the functional currency is the local country currency. This information is provided so that certain financial results can be viewed without the impact of fluctuations in foreign currency rates, thereby facilitating period-to-period comparisons of business performance. Constant currency information is not recognized under GAAP, and it is not intended as an alternative to GAAP measures. Refer to Part II, ITEM 7A of this Report for a discussion of our foreign currency exchange rate risk.
The following table sets forth the various components of our Consolidated Statements of Income and expresses each component as a percentage of net sales:
(in millions, except percentages and Year Ended December 31,
per common share amounts) 2021 2020
Net sales $ 4,930.8 100.0 % $ 3,676.9 100.0 %
Cost of sales 2,772.1 56.2 2,038.5 55.4
Gross profit 2,158.7 43.8 1,638.4 44.6
Selling and marketing expenses 923.1 18.7 740.2 20.1
General, administrative and other expenses 353.9 7.2 382.5 10.4
Equity income in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates (30.6) (0.6) (16.4) (0.4)
Operating income 912.3 18.5 532.1 14.5
Other expense, net:
Interest expense, net 66.3 1.3 77.0 2.1
Loss on extinguishment of debt 23.0 0.5 5.1 0.1
Other income, net (1.0) - (2.4) (0.1)
Total other expense, net 88.3 1.8 79.7 2.2
Income from continuing operations before income taxes 824.0 16.7 452.4 12.3
Income tax provision (198.3) (4.0) (102.6) (2.8)
Income from continuing operations 625.7 12.7 349.8 9.5
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax (0.7) - - -
Net income before non-controlling interests 625.0 12.7 349.8 9.5
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests 0.5 - 1.0 -
Net income attributable to Tempur Sealy International, Inc. $ 624.5 12.7 % $ 348.8 9.5 %
Earnings per common share:
Basic
Earnings per share for continuing operations $ 3.17 $ 1.68
Loss per share for discontinued operations - -
Earnings per share $ 3.17 $ 1.68
Diluted
Earnings per share for continuing operations $ 3.06 $ 1.64
Loss per share for discontinued operations - -
Earnings per share $ 3.06 $ 1.64
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic 197.0 207.9
Diluted 204.3 212.3
NET SALES
Year Ended December 31,
Consolidated North America International
(in millions) 2021 2020 2021 2020 2021 2020
Net sales by channel
Wholesale $ 4,034.4 $ 3,185.8 $ 3,584.1 $ 2,806.7 $ 450.3 $ 379.1
Direct 896.4 491.1 495.1 352.5 401.3 138.6
Total net sales $ 4,930.8 $ 3,676.9 $ 4,079.2 $ 3,159.2 $ 851.6 $ 517.7
Net sales increased 34.1%, and on a constant currency basis increased 33.0%. The change in net sales was driven by the following:
•North America net sales increased $920 million, or 29.1%. Net sales in the Wholesale channel increased $777.4 million, or 27.7%, primarily driven by broad-based demand across our retail partners. Net sales in our Direct channel increased $142.6 million, or 40.5%, primarily driven by strong company-owned sales growth and higher retail sales volume compared to the prior year period, which was impacted by COVID-19.
•International net sales increased $333.9 million, or 64.5%. On a constant currency basis, our International net sales increased 60.1%. Net sales in the Wholesale channel increased 14.1% on a constant currency basis. Net sales in the Direct channel increased 186.1% on a constant currency basis, driven by the acquisition of Dreams. The increase in net sales across all channels was driven by higher sales volume compared to the prior year period, which was impacted by COVID-19.
GROSS PROFIT
Year Ended December 31,
2021 2020 Margin Change
(in millions, except percentages) Gross Profit Gross Margin Gross Profit Gross Margin 2021 vs 2020
North America $ 1,678.0 41.1 % $ 1,332.0 42.2 % (1.1) %
International 480.7 56.4 % 306.4 59.2 % (2.8) %
Consolidated gross margin $ 2,158.7 43.8 % $ 1,638.4 44.6 % (0.8) %
Costs associated with net sales are recorded in cost of sales and include the costs of producing, shipping, warehousing, receiving and inspecting goods during the period, as well as depreciation and amortization of long-lived assets used in the manufacturing process.
Our gross margin is primarily impacted by the relative amount of net sales contributed by our Tempur and Sealy products. Our Sealy products have a significantly lower gross margin than our Tempur products. Our Sealy mattress products range from value to premium priced offerings, and gross margins are typically higher on premium products compared to value priced offerings. Our Tempur products are exclusively premium priced products. If sales of our Sealy products increase relative to sales of our Tempur products, our gross margins will be negatively impacted in both our North America and International segments.
Our gross margin is also impacted by fixed cost leverage based on manufacturing unit volumes; the cost of raw materials; operational productivity due to the utilization in our manufacturing facilities; product, channel and geographic mix; the margin profile of acquired subsidiaries; foreign exchange fluctuations; volume incentives offered to certain retail accounts; participation in our retail cooperative advertising programs; and costs associated with new product introductions. Future changes in raw material prices could have a significant impact on our gross margin. In 2021, commodity cost inflation negatively impacted gross margin. Our margins are also impacted by the growth in our Wholesale channel as sales in our Wholesale channel are at wholesale prices whereas sales in our Direct channel are at retail prices.
Gross margin declined 80 basis points. The principal factors impacting gross margin for each segment are discussed below.
•North America gross margin declined 110 basis points. The decline in gross margin was primarily driven by price increases to customers without a margin benefit of 120 basis points. Our gross margin was impacted as sales increased with no change in gross profit dollars, as our pricing actions have been offset the dollar impact of commodities.
•International gross margin declined 280 basis points. The decline in gross margin was primarily driven by the acquisition of Dreams of 210 basis points and price increases to customers without a margin benefit of 100 basis points. Dreams' margin profile is lower than our historical international margins as they sell a variety of products across a range of price points.
OPERATING EXPENSES
Selling and marketing expenses include advertising and media production associated with the promotion of our brands, other marketing materials such as catalogs, brochures, videos, product samples, direct customer mailings and point of purchase materials, and sales force compensation. We also include in selling and marketing expense certain new product development costs, including market research and new product testing.
General, administrative and other expenses include salaries and related expenses, information technology, professional fees, depreciation and amortization of long-lived assets not used in the manufacturing process, expenses for administrative functions and research and development costs.
Year Ended December 31,
2021 2020 2021 2020 2021 2020 2021 2020
(in millions) Consolidated North America International Corporate
Operating expenses:
Advertising $ 432.8 $ 332.5 $ 368.6 $ 297.7 $ 64.2 $ 34.8 $ - $ -
Other selling and marketing 490.3 407.7 289.6 251.0 174.8 112.2 25.9 44.5
General, administrative and other 353.9 382.5 163.1 191.9 72.3 48.2 118.5 142.4
Total operating expense $ 1,277.0 $ 1,122.7 $ 821.3 $ 740.6 $ 311.3 $ 195.2 $ 144.4 $ 186.9
Operating expenses increased $154.3 million, or 13.7%, and decreased 460 basis points as a percentage of net sales. The primary drivers of changes in operating expenses by segment are discussed below.
•North America operating expenses increased $80.7 million, or 10.9%, and decreased 330 basis points as a percentage of net sales. The increase in operating expenses was primarily driven by increases in advertising and other selling and marketing investments, offset by incremental bad debt expense primarily related to the bankruptcy of one department store in the U.S. in 2020. Additionally, in 2020, we recorded $11.7 million of customer-related charges in connection with the bankruptcy of Art Van Furniture, LLC and affiliates to fully reserve trade receivables and other assets associated with this account and $7.0 million of asset impairment charges related to the write-off of certain sales and marketing assets driven by the macro-economic environment, which were not repeated in 2021.
•International operating expenses increased $116.1 million and decreased 110 basis points as a percentage of net sales. The increase in operating expenses was primarily driven by increases in advertising and other selling and marketing investments, as well as the acquisition of Dreams.
•Corporate operating expenses decreased $42.5 million, or 22.7%. The decrease in operating expenses was primarily driven by increased amortization for the Company's aspirational plan and other stock-based compensation in 2020. This decrease was offset by $3.9 million of acquisition-related costs, primarily legal and professional fees associated with the acquisition of Dreams in 2021.
Research and development expenses for the year ended December 31, 2021 were $27.3 million compared to $23.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, an increase of $4.2 million, or 18.2%.
OPERATING INCOME
Year Ended December 31,
2021 2020 Margin Change
(in millions, except percentages) Operating Income Operating Margin Operating Income Operating Margin 2021 vs 2020
North America $ 856.7 21.0 % $ 591.4 18.7 % 2.3 %
International 200.0 23.5 % 127.6 24.6 % (1.1) %
1,056.7 719.0
Corporate expenses (144.4) (186.9)
Total operating income $ 912.3 18.5 % $ 532.1 14.5 % 4.0 %
Operating income increased $380.2 million and operating margin improved 400 basis points. The increase was driven by the following:
•North America operating income increased $265.3 million and operating margin improved 230 basis points. The improvement in operating margin was primarily driven by improved operating expense leverage of 240 basis points and decreased customer-related charges, offset by the decline in gross margin of 110 basis points. In 2020, we recorded $11.7 million of customer-related charges in connection with the bankruptcy of Art Van Furniture, LLC and affiliates. Additionally, in 2020, we recorded $7.0 million of asset impairment charges related to the write-off of certain sales and marketing assets driven by the macro-economic environment, which were not repeated in 2021.
•International operating income increased $72.4 million and operating margin declined 110 basis points. The decline in operating margin was primarily driven by the decline in gross margin of 280 basis points, offset by operating expense leverage.
•Corporate operating expenses decreased $42.5 million, which positively impacted our consolidated operating margin by 90 basis points. The decrease in operating expenses was primarily driven by increased amortization for the Company's aspirational plan and other stock-based compensation in 2020. This decrease was offset by $3.9 million of acquisition-related costs, primarily related to legal and professional fees associated with the acquisition of Dreams recognized in 2021.
INTEREST EXPENSE, NET
Year Ended December 31, Percent change
(in millions, except percentages) 2021 2020 2021 vs 2020
Interest expense, net $ 66.3 $ 77.0 (13.9) %
Interest expense, net, decreased $10.7 million, or 13.9%. The decrease in interest expense, net, was primarily driven by reduced average levels of outstanding debt and lower interest rates on our debt, primarily offset by $5.2 million of overlapping interest expense for the period between the issuance of the 2029 Senior Notes and the redemption of the 2026 Senior Notes incurred in 2021.
LOSS ON EXTINGUISHMENT OF DEBT
On March 25, 2021, we issued our 2029 Senior Notes. During the second quarter of 2021, we used the net proceeds from the 2029 Senior Notes primarily to redeem in full our $600.0 million 2026 Senior Notes, at 102.75% of their principal amount, plus the accrued and unpaid interest. As a result of the redemption, we recognized $18.0 million of loss on extinguishment of debt, which included a prepayment premium of $16.5 million and the write-off of $1.5 million of deferred financing costs. Additionally, in the first quarter of 2021, we recognized $5.0 million of loss on extinguishment of debt, which includes a prepayment premium of $3.5 million and the write-off of $1.5 million of deferred financing costs, associated with the redemption of the remaining amount outstanding of the 2023 Senior Notes. Refer to Note 6, "Debt," in our Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in ITEM 8 under Part II for additional information.
INCOME TAX PROVISION
Year Ended December 31, Percent change
(in millions, except percentages) 2021 2020 2021 vs 2020
Income tax provision $ 198.3 $ 102.6 93.3 %
Effective tax rate 24.1 % 22.7 % 1.4 %
Income tax provision includes income taxes associated with taxes currently payable and deferred taxes, and includes the impact of net operating losses for certain of our foreign operations.
Our income tax provision increased $95.7 million due to an increase in income before income taxes, net of the favorable impact of discrete items. Our 2021 effective tax rate increased as compared to 2020 by 140 basis points. The effective tax rate as compared to the U.S. federal statutory tax rate for the year ending December 31, 2021 included a net favorable impact of discrete items, primarily related to excess tax benefits from the vesting of certain stock awards under our incentive stock compensation plan. The effective tax rate as compared to the U.S. federal statutory tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2020 included the impact of net favorable discrete items primarily related to the implementation of income tax regulations in 2020 that favorably impacted our global intangible low-taxed income ("GILTI") starting from the year ending December 31, 2018 onward and the excess tax benefits from the vesting of certain stock awards under our incentive stock compensation plan.
Refer to Note 13, "Income Taxes," in our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, ITEM 8 of this Report for further information.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Liquidity
Our principal sources of funds are cash flows from operations, supplemented with borrowings made pursuant to our credit facilities and cash and cash equivalents on hand. Principal uses of funds consist of payments of principal and interest on our debt facilities, share repurchases, capital expenditures and working capital needs.
As of December 31, 2021, we had net working capital of $222.2 million, including cash and cash equivalents of $300.7 million, as compared to working capital deficit of $6.4 million, including cash and cash equivalents of $65.0 million, as of December 31, 2020.
At December 31, 2021, total cash and cash equivalents were $300.7 million, of which $188.2 million was held in the U.S. and $112.5 million was held by subsidiaries outside of the U.S. The amount of cash and cash equivalents held by subsidiaries outside of the U.S. and not readily convertible into the U.S. Dollar or other major foreign currencies is not material to our overall liquidity or financial position.
Cash Provided by (Used in) Continuing Operations
The table below presents net cash provided by (used in) operating, investing and financing activities from continuing operations for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.
Year Ended December 31,
(in millions) 2021 2020
Net cash provided by (used in) continuing operations:
Operating activities $ 723.1 $ 654.7
Investing activities (554.8) (146.6)
Financing activities 76.5 (522.6)
Cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations increased $68.4 million in 2021 as compared to 2020. The increase in cash provided by operating activities was driven by strong operational performance in the period.
Cash used in investing activities from continuing operations increased $408.2 million in 2021 as compared to 2020. The increase in cash used in investing activities was due to the acquisition of Dreams in the third quarter of 2021.
Cash provided by financing activities from continuing operations increased $599.1 million in 2021 as compared to 2020. In 2021, we had net funding of $979.3 million as compared to net repayments of $184.5 million in 2020 on our credit facilities. This increase included proceeds of $1.6 billion from the issuance of our 2029 and 2031 Senior Notes, offset by repayments of $250.0 million of our 2023 Senior Notes and $600.0 million of our 2026 Senior Notes and net borrowings of $229.3 million on our credit facilities. In 2021, we repurchased $816.3 million of our common stock, as compared to $331.8 million in 2020. Cash provided by financing activities also decreased due to dividends paid to shareholders of $63.1 million and payments of deferred financing costs of $24.9 million in 2021.
Cash Provided by (Used in) Discontinued Operations
Net cash provided by (used in) operating, investing and financing activities from discontinued operations for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 was not material.
Capital Expenditures
Capital expenditures totaled $123.3 million and $111.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. We currently expect our 2022 capital expenditures to be approximately $250 million to $280 million, which includes investments in manufacturing capacity expansion and investments in our other growth initiatives. We expect to generate operating cash flows sufficient to fully fund our anticipated capital expenditures in 2022.
Indebtedness
Our total debt increased to $2,353.2 million as of December 31, 2021 from $1,370.3 million as of December 31, 2020. Total availability under our revolving senior secured credit facility was $724.3 million as of December 31, 2021, which matures in 2024.
On February 2, 2021 we entered into an amendment to our 2019 Credit Agreement, which increased our revolving credit facility from $425.0 million to $725.0 million.
On March 25, 2021, we issued the 2029 Senior Notes. The 2029 Senior Notes mature on April 15, 2029 and 4.00% interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on each April 15 and October 15, beginning on October 15, 2021. On June 15, 2021, we redeemed our $600.0 million 2026 Senior Notes, in full, using net proceeds from our 2029 Senior Notes.
Additionally, on May 26, 2021, we entered into an amendment to our 2019 Credit Agreement. The amendment provides for a $300.0 million delayed draw term loan. On July 30, 2021 we drew down the full $300.0 million available under the delayed draw term loan to fund, in part, the Dreams acquisition.
On September 21, 2021, we entered into an additional amendment to the 2019 Credit Agreement to remove the limit to the amount of netted cash that may be deducted from indebtedness for purposes of calculating certain leverage ratios.
On September 24, 2021, we issued the 2031 Senior Notes. The 2031 Senior Notes mature on October 15, 2031 and 3.875% interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on each April 15 and October 15, beginning on April 15, 2022. Refer to Note 6, "Debt," in our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, ITEM 8 for further discussion of our debt.
As of December 31, 2021, our ratio of consolidated indebtedness less netted cash to adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure defined in the 2019 Credit Agreement, was 1.81 times. This ratio is within the terms of the financial covenants for the maximum consolidated total net leverage ratio as set forth in the 2019 Credit Agreement, which limits this ratio to 5.00 times. As of December 31, 2021, we were in compliance with all of the financial covenants in our debt agreements, and we do not anticipate material issues under any debt agreements based on current facts and circumstances.
Our debt agreements contain certain covenants that limit restricted payments, including share repurchases and dividends. The 2019 Credit Agreement, 2029 Senior Notes and 2031 Senior Notes contain similar limitations which, subject to other conditions, allow unlimited restricted payments at times when the ratio of consolidated indebtedness less netted cash to adjusted EBITDA remains below 3.5 times. In addition, these agreements permit limited restricted payments under certain conditions when the ratio of consolidated indebtedness less netted cash to adjusted EBITDA is above 3.5 times. The limit on restricted payments under the 2019 Credit Agreement, 2029 Senior Notes and 2031 Senior Notes is in part determined by a basket that grows at 50% of adjusted net income each quarter, reduced by restricted payments that are not otherwise permitted.
For additional information, refer to "Non-GAAP Financial Information" below for the calculation of the ratio of consolidated indebtedness less netted cash to adjusted EBITDA calculated in accordance with our 2019 Credit Agreement. Both consolidated indebtedness and adjusted EBITDA as used in discussion of the 2019 Credit Agreement are terms that are not recognized under GAAP and do not purport to be alternatives to net income as a measure of operating performance or total debt.
Share Repurchase Program
Our Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program in 2016 pursuant to which we were authorized to repurchase shares of our common stock. The Board of Directors authorized increases to our share repurchase authorization of $211.4 million, $325.3 million, $431.5 million and $1,032.3 million during February, April, October and December 2021, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2021, we repurchased 19.5 million shares under our share repurchase program for approximately $801.4 million and had approximately $1,400.7 million remaining under our share repurchase program. Subsequent to year-end, we repurchased an additional 7.7 million shares for approximately $305.0 million.
Share repurchases under this program may be made through open market transactions, negotiated purchases or otherwise, at times and in such amounts as management deems appropriate. These repurchases may be funded by operating cash flows and/or borrowings under our debt arrangements. The timing and actual number of shares repurchased will depend on a variety of factors including price, financing and regulatory requirements and other market conditions. The program is subject to certain limitations under our debt agreements. The program does not require the purchase of any minimum number of shares and may be suspended, modified or discontinued at any time without prior notice. Repurchases may be made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan, which would permit shares to be repurchased when we might otherwise be precluded from doing so under federal securities laws.
In 2022, subject to market conditions, we expect to repurchase at least 10.0% of common shares outstanding. We will manage our share repurchase program based on current and expected cash flows, share price and alternative investment opportunities. For a complete description of our share repurchase program, please refer to ITEM 5 under Part II, "Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities," of this Report.
Future Liquidity Sources and Uses
As of December 31, 2021, we had $1.2 billion of liquidity, including $300.7 million of cash on hand and $724.3 million available under our revolving senior secured credit facility and $160.0 million available under our securitization facility. We believe that cash flow from operations, availability under our existing credit facilities and arrangements, current cash balances and the ability to obtain other financing, if necessary, will provide adequate cash funds for our foreseeable working capital needs, necessary capital expenditures, share repurchases and debt service obligations.
Our capital allocation strategy follows a balanced approach focused on supporting the business, returning shareholder value through share repurchases and quarterly dividends as well as opportunistic and strategic acquisition opportunities that enhance our global competitiveness. Throughout 2021, we took capital structure actions to optimize our balance sheet, through extending the maturities of our long-term debt and lowering our fixed interest rates.
The Board of Directors declared a dividend of 10 cents per share for the first quarter of 2022. The dividend is payable on March 22, 2022 to shareholders of record as of March 8, 2022.
As of December 31, 2021, we had $2,353.2 million in total debt outstanding and consolidated indebtedness less netted cash, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, of $2,053.7 million. Leverage based on the ratio of consolidated indebtedness less netted cash to adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, was 1.81 times for the year ended December 31, 2021. Our target range for our ratio of consolidated indebtedness less netted cash, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, is 2.0 to 3.0 times.
Our debt service obligations could, under certain circumstances, have material consequences to our stockholders. Similarly, our cash requirements are subject to change as business conditions warrant and opportunities arise. The timing and size of any new business ventures or acquisitions that we may complete may also impact our cash requirements and debt service obligations. For information regarding the impact of COVID-19 on our business, including our liquidity and capital resources, please refer to "Risk Factors" in ITEM 1A of Part I of this Report.
Material Cash Requirements
Our material cash requirements as of December 31, 2021 are summarized below:
(in millions) Payment Due By Period
Contractual Obligations 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Thereafter Total
Obligations
Debt (1)
$ 39.3 $ 54.4 $ 584.3 $ - $ - $ 1,600.0 $ 2,278.0
Letters of credit 25.0 - - - - - 25.0
Interest payments (2)
87.0 79.7 69.8 63.0 63.0 221.9 584.4
Operating lease obligations 118.5 106.5 88.9 73.5 58.9 155.1 601.4
Finance lease obligations (3)
13.8 11.3 8.8 7.4 8.0 25.9 75.2
Pension obligations 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.4 35.7 42.1
Total (4)
$ 284.7 $ 253.1 $ 753.1 $ 145.3 $ 131.3 $ 2,038.6 $ 3,606.1
(1)Debt excludes finance lease obligations and deferred financing costs.
(2)Interest payments represent obligations under our debt outstanding as of December 31, 2021, applying December 31, 2021 interest rates and assuming scheduled payments are paid as contractually required through maturity.
(3)The payments due for finance lease obligations excludes $15.8 million in future payments for interest.
(4)Uncertain tax positions are excluded from this table given the timing of payments cannot be reasonably estimated.
Non-GAAP Financial Information
We provide information regarding adjusted net income, adjusted EPS, adjusted operating income (expense), adjusted operating margin, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, consolidated indebtedness and consolidated indebtedness less netted cash, which are not recognized terms under GAAP and do not purport to be alternatives to net income, earnings per share, gross profit, gross margin, operating income (expense) and operating margin as a measure of operating performance or an alternative to total debt as a measure of liquidity. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures provide investors with performance measures that better reflect our underlying operations and trends, providing a perspective not immediately apparent from net income, gross profit, gross margin, operating income (expense) and operating margin. The adjustments we make to derive the non-GAAP financial measures include adjustments to exclude items that may cause short-term fluctuations in the nearest GAAP financial measure, but which we do not consider to be the fundamental attributes or primary drivers of our business.
We believe that exclusion of these items assists in providing a more complete understanding of our underlying results from continuing operations and trends, and we use these measures along with the corresponding GAAP financial measures to manage our business, to evaluate our consolidated and business segment performance compared to prior periods and the marketplace, to establish operational goals and to provide continuity to investors for comparability purposes. Limitations associated with the use of these non-GAAP financial measures include that these measures do not present all of the amounts associated with our results as determined in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered supplemental in nature and should not be construed as more significant than comparable financial measures defined by GAAP. Because not all companies use identical calculations, these presentations may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies. For more information about these non-GAAP financial measures and a reconciliation to the nearest GAAP financial measure, please refer to the reconciliations on the following pages.
Key Highlights
Year Ended December 31,
(in millions, except percentages and per common share amounts) 2021 2020 % Change
Net sales $ 4,930.8 $ 3,676.9 34.1 %
Net income $ 624.5 $ 348.8 79.0 %
Adjusted net income (1)
$ 651.7 $ 405.7 60.6 %
EBITDA (1)
$ 1,088.7 $ 737.8 47.6 %
Adjusted EBITDA(1)
$ 1,135.9 $ 779.9 45.6 %
EPS $ 3.06 $ 1.64 86.6 %
Adjusted EPS (1)
$ 3.19 $ 1.91 67.0 %
(1) Non-GAAP financial measure. Please refer to the reconciliations in the following tables.
Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS
A reconciliation of net income to adjusted net income and the calculation of adjusted EPS is provided below. We believe that the use of these non-GAAP financial measures provides investors with additional useful information with respect to the impact of various adjustments as described in the footnotes below. The following table sets forth the reconciliation of our reported net income to adjusted net income and the calculation of adjusted EPS for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.
Year Ended December 31,
(in millions, except per common share amounts) 2021 2020
Net income $ 624.5 $ 348.8
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax (1)
0.7 -
Loss on extinguishment of debt (2)
23.0 5.1
Acquisition-related costs (3)
6.2 -
Overlapping interest expense (4)
5.2 -
Aspirational plan amortization (5)
- 49.4
Customer-related charges (6)
- 11.7
Incremental operating costs (7)
- 7.2
Asset impairments (8)
- 7.0
Restructuring costs (9)
- 3.8
Accounting standard adoption (10)
- 3.6
Aspirational plan employer costs (11)
- 2.3
Facility expansion costs (12)
- 0.6
Other income (13)
- (2.3)
Tax adjustments (14)
(7.9) (31.5)
Adjusted net income $ 651.7 $ 405.7
Adjusted earnings per share, diluted $ 3.19 $ 1.91
Diluted shares outstanding 204.3 212.3
(1) Certain subsidiaries in the International business segment are accounted for as discontinued operations and have been designated as unrestricted subsidiaries in the 2019 Credit Agreement. Therefore, these subsidiaries are excluded from our adjusted financial measures for covenant compliance purposes.
(2) In the year ended December 31, 2021, we recognized $23.0 million of loss on extinguishment of debt associated with the redemption of the 2026 and 2023 senior notes. In the year ended December 31, 2020, we recognized $5.1 million of loss on extinguishment of debt associated with the redemption of the 2023 senior notes and the early repayment of the 364-day term loan.
(3) In the year ended December 31, 2021, we recognized $6.2 million of acquisition-related costs, primarily related to legal and professional fees and stamp taxes associated with the acquisition of Dreams.
(4) In the year ended December 31, 2021, we incurred $5.2 million of overlapping interest expense during the period between the issuance of the 2029 Senior Notes and the redemption of the 2026 Senior Notes.
(5) In the year ended December 31, 2020, we recognized $49.4 million which represented the cumulative catch-up adjustment for the long-term aspirational awards that became probable of vesting during the third quarter of 2020 and the remaining requisite service period in the fourth quarter of 2020.
(6) In the year ended December 31, 2020, we recorded $11.7 million of customer-related charges in connection with the bankruptcy of Art Van Furniture, LLC and affiliates to fully reserve trade receivables and other assets associated with this account.
(7) In the year ended December 31, 2020, we recorded $7.2 million of incremental operating costs and charges associated with the global pandemic. Cost of sales included $4.5 million of costs for relief efforts, increased sanitation supplies and services and other items. Operating expenses included $2.7 million of charges related to increased sanitation supplies and services.
(8) In the year ended December 31, 2020, we recorded $7.0 million of asset impairment charges related to the write-off of certain sales and marketing assets.
(9) In the year ended December 31, 2020, we incurred $3.8 million of restructuring costs associated with International headcount reductions driven by the macro-economic environment.
(10) In the year ended December 31, 2020, we recorded $3.6 million of charges related to the adoption of ASU No. 2016-13, "Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326)". As permitted by the 2019 Credit Agreement, we elected to eliminate the effect of this accounting change within its covenant compliance calculation.
(11) In the fourth quarter of 2020, we recognized $2.3 million of employer-related tax costs related to the aspirational plan compensation.
(12) In the year ended December 31, 2020, we recorded $0.6 million of costs related to the opening of a Sealy manufacturing facility.
(13) In the fourth quarter of 2020, we recorded $2.3 million of other income related to the sale of a manufacturing facility.
(14) Adjusted income tax provision represents the tax effects associated with the aforementioned items and discrete income tax events. In the fourth quarter of 2020, we recorded a $9.5 million discrete income tax benefit upon the vesting of our long-term aspirational plan awards.
Adjusted Gross Profit and Gross Margin and Adjusted Operating Income (Expense) and Operating Margin
A reconciliation of gross profit and gross margin to adjusted gross profit and adjusted gross margin, respectively, and operating income (expense) and operating margin to adjusted operating income (expense) and adjusted operating margin, respectively, are provided below. We believe that the use of these non-GAAP financial measures provides investors with additional useful information with respect to the impact of various adjustments as described in the footnotes below.
The following table sets forth our reported gross profit and the reconciliation of our operating income (expense) to the calculation of adjusted gross profit and adjusted operating income (expense) for the year ended December 31, 2021. We had no adjustments to gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2021.
FULL YEAR 2021
(in millions, except percentages) Consolidated Margin North America Margin International Margin Corporate
Net sales $ 4,930.8 $ 4,079.2 $ 851.6 $ -
Gross profit $ 2,158.7 43.8 % $ 1,678.0 41.1 % $ 480.7 56.4 % $ -
Operating income (expense) $ 912.3 18.5 % $ 856.7 21.0 % $ 200.0 23.5 % $ (144.4)
Adjustments:
Acquisition-related costs (1)
6.2 - 2.3 3.9
Total adjustments 6.2 - 2.3 3.9
Adjusted operating income (expense) $ 918.5 18.6 % $ 856.7 21.0 % $ 202.3 23.8 % $ (140.5)
(1) In the year ended December 31, 2021, we recognized $6.2 million of acquisition-related costs, primarily related to legal and professional fees and stamp taxes associated with the acquisition of Dreams.
The following table sets forth the reconciliation of our operating income (expense) and operating margin to the calculation of adjusted operating income (expense) and adjusted operating margin for the year ended December 31, 2020:
FULL YEAR 2020
(in millions, except percentages) Consolidated Margin North America Margin International Margin Corporate
Net sales $ 3,676.9 $ 3,159.2 $ 517.7 $ -
Gross profit $ 1,638.4 44.6 % $ 1,332.0 42.2 % $ 306.4 59.2 % $ -
Adjustments:
Incremental operating costs (1)
4.5 4.0 0.5 -
Facility expansion costs (2)
0.6 0.6 - -
Total adjustments 5.1 4.6 0.5 -
Adjusted gross profit $ 1,643.5 44.7 % $ 1,336.6 42.3 % $ 306.9 59.3 % $ -
Operating income (expense) $ 532.1 14.5 % $ 591.4 18.7 % $ 127.6 24.6 % $ (186.9)
Adjustments:
Aspirational plan amortization (3)
49.4 - - 49.4
Customer-related charges (4)
11.7 11.7 - -
Incremental operating costs (1)
7.2 4.3 2.9 -
Asset impairments (5)
7.0 7.0 - -
Restructuring costs (6)
3.8 - 3.8 -
Accounting standard adoption (7)
3.6 3.6 - -
Aspirational plan employer costs (8)
2.3 - - 2.3
Facility expansion costs (2)
0.6 0.6 - -
Total adjustments 85.6 27.2 6.7 51.7
Adjusted operating income (expense) $ 617.7 16.8 % $ 618.6 19.6 % $ 134.3 25.9 % $ (135.2)
(1) In the year ended December 31, 2020, we recorded $7.2 million of incremental operating costs and charges associated with the global pandemic. Cost of sales included $4.5 million of costs for relief efforts, increased sanitation supplies and services and other items. Operating expenses included $2.7 million of charges related to increased sanitation supplies and services.
(2) In the year ended December 31, 2020, we recorded $0.6 million of costs related to the opening of a Sealy manufacturing facility.
(3) In the year ended December 31, 2020, we recognized $49.4 million which represented the cumulative catch-up adjustment for the long-term aspirational awards that became probable of vesting during the third quarter of 2020 and the remaining requisite service period in the fourth quarter of 2020.
(4) In the year ended December 31, 2020, we recorded $11.7 million of customer-related charges in connection with the bankruptcy of Art Van Furniture, LLC and affiliates to fully reserve trade receivables and other assets associated with this account.
(5) In the year ended December 31, 2020, we recorded $7.0 million of asset impairment charges related to the write-off of certain sales and marketing assets.
(6) In the year ended December 31, 2020, we incurred $3.8 million of restructuring costs associated with International headcount reductions driven by the macro-economic environment.
(7) In the year ended December 31, 2020, we recorded $3.6 million of charges related to the adoption of ASU No. 2016-13, "Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326)". As permitted by the 2019 Credit Agreement, we elected to eliminate the effect of this accounting change within its covenant compliance calculation.
(8) In the fourth quarter of 2020, we recognized $2.3 million of employer-related tax costs related to the aspirational plan compensation.
EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Consolidated Indebtedness Less Netted Cash
The following reconciliations are provided below:
•Net income to EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA
•Ratio of consolidated indebtedness less netted cash to adjusted EBITDA
•Total debt, net to consolidated indebtedness less netted cash
We believe that presenting these non-GAAP measures provides investors with useful information with respect to our operating performance, cash flow generation and comparisons from period to period, as well as general information about our progress in reducing our leverage.
The 2019 Credit Agreement provides the definition of adjusted EBITDA. Accordingly, we present adjusted EBITDA to provide information regarding our compliance with requirements under the 2019 Credit Agreement.
The following table sets forth the reconciliation of our reported net income to the calculations of EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020:
Year Ended
(in millions) December 31, 2021 December 31, 2020
Net income $ 624.5 $ 348.8
Interest expense, net 61.1 77.0
Overlapping interest expense (1)
5.2 -
Loss on extinguishment of debt (2)
23.0 5.1
Income tax provision 198.3 102.6
Depreciation and amortization 176.6 154.9
Aspirational plan amortization (3)
- 49.4
EBITDA $ 1,088.7 $ 737.8
Adjustments:
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax (4)
0.7 -
Acquisition-related costs (5)
6.2 -
Earnings from Dreams/Sherwood prior to acquisition (6)
40.3 0.3
Customer-related charges (7)
- 11.7
COVID-19 charges (8)
- 7.9
Incremental operating costs (9)
- 7.2
Asset impairments (10)
- 7.0
Restructuring costs (11)
- 3.8
Accounting standard adoption (12)
- 3.6
Aspirational plan employer costs (13)
- 2.3
Facility expansion costs (14)
- 0.6
Other income (15)
- (2.3)
Adjusted EBITDA $ 1,135.9 $ 779.9
Consolidated indebtedness less netted cash $ 2,053.7 $ 1,306.7
Ratio of consolidated indebtedness less netted cash to adjusted EBITDA 1.81 times 1.68 times
(1) In the year ended December 31, 2021, we incurred $5.2 million of overlapping interest expense during the period between the issuance of the 2029 Senior Notes and the redemption of the 2026 Senior Notes.
(2) In the year ended December 31, 2021, we recognized $23.0 million of loss on extinguishment of debt associated with the redemption of the 2026 and 2023 senior notes. In the year ended December 31, 2020, we recognized $5.1 million of loss on extinguishment of debt associated with the redemption of the 2023 senior notes and the early repayment of the 364-day term loan.
(3) In the year ended December 31, 2020, we recognized $49.4 million which represented the cumulative catch-up adjustment for the long-term aspirational awards that became probable of vesting during the third quarter of 2020 and the remaining requisite service period in the fourth quarter of 2020.
(4) Certain subsidiaries in the International business segment are accounted for as discontinued operations and have been designated as unrestricted subsidiaries in the 2019 Credit Agreement. Therefore, these subsidiaries are excluded from our adjusted financial measures for covenant compliance purposes.
(5) In the year ended December 31, 2021, we recognized $6.2 million of acquisition-related costs, primarily related to legal and professional fees and stamp taxes associated with the acquisition of Dreams.
(6) We completed the acquisition of Dreams on August 2, 2021 and designated this subsidiary as restricted under the 2019 Credit Agreement. For covenant compliance purposes, we included $40.3 million of EBITDA from this subsidiary for the seven months prior to acquisition in our calculation of adjusted EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2021. We completed the acquisition of Sherwood Bedding on January 31, 2020 and designated this subsidiary as restricted under the 2019 Credit Agreement. For covenant compliance purposes, we included $0.3 million of EBITDA from this subsidiary for the one month prior to acquisition in our calculation of adjusted EBITDA for the trailing twelve months ended December 31, 2020.
(7) In the year ended December 31, 2020, we recorded $11.7 million of customer-related charges in connection with the bankruptcy of Art Van Furniture, LLC and affiliates to fully reserve trade receivables and other assets associated with this account.
(8) In the year ended December 31, 2020, adjusted EBITDA excluded $7.9 million of COVID-19 charges associated with temporarily closed company-owned retail stores and sales force retention costs.
(9) In the year ended December 31, 2020, we recorded $7.2 million of incremental operating costs and charges associated with the global pandemic. Cost of sales included $4.5 million of costs for relief efforts, increased sanitation supplies and services and other items. Operating expenses included $2.7 million of charges related to increased sanitation supplies and services.
(10) In the year ended December 31, 2020, we recorded $7.0 million of asset impairment charges related to the write-off of certain sales and marketing assets.
(11) In the year ended December 31, 2020, we incurred $3.8 million of restructuring costs associated with International headcount reductions driven by the macro-economic environment.
(12) In the year ended December 31, 2020, we recorded $3.6 million of charges related to the adoption of ASU No. 2016-13, "Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326)". As permitted by the 2019 Credit Agreement, we elected to eliminate the effect of this accounting change within its covenant compliance calculation.
(13) In the fourth quarter of 2020, we recognized $2.3 million of employer-related tax costs related to the aspirational plan compensation.
(14) In the year ended December 31, 2020, we recorded $0.6 million of costs related to the opening of a Sealy manufacturing facility.
(15) In the fourth quarter of 2020, we recorded $2.3 million of other income related to the sale of a manufacturing facility.
Under the 2019 Credit Agreement, the definition of adjusted EBITDA contains certain restrictions that limit adjustments to net income when calculating adjusted EBITDA. For the year ended December 31, 2021, our adjustments to net income when calculating adjusted EBITDA did not exceed the allowable amount under the 2019 Credit Agreement.
The ratio of consolidated indebtedness less netted cash to adjusted EBITDA was 1.81 times for the trailing twelve months ended December 31, 2021. The 2019 Credit Agreement requires us to maintain a ratio of consolidated indebtedness less netted cash to adjusted EBITDA of less than 5.00:1.00 times.
The following table sets forth the reconciliation of our reported total debt to the calculation of consolidated indebtedness less netted cash as of December 31, 2021 and 2020. "Consolidated Indebtedness" and "Netted Cash" are terms used in the 2019 Credit Agreement for purposes of certain financial covenants.
(in millions) December 31, 2021 December 31, 2020
Total debt, net $ 2,331.5 $ 1,366.9
Plus: Deferred financing costs (1)
21.7 3.4
Consolidated indebtedness 2,353.2 1,370.3
Less: Netted cash (2)
299.5 63.6
Consolidated indebtedness less netted cash $ 2,053.7 $ 1,306.7
(1) We present deferred financing costs as a direct reduction from the carrying amount of the related debt in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. For purposes of determining total debt for financial covenant purposes, we added these costs back to total debt, net as calculated per the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(2) Netted cash includes cash and cash equivalents for domestic and foreign subsidiaries designated as restricted subsidiaries in the 2019 Credit Agreement.
Critical Accounting Estimates
Our management is responsible for our financial statements and has evaluated the accounting policies to be used in their preparation. Our management believes these policies are reasonable and appropriate. The following discussion identifies those accounting policies that we believe are critical in the preparation of our financial statements, the judgments and uncertainties affecting the application of those policies and the possibility that materially different amounts will be reported under different conditions or using different assumptions.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires that management make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of commitments and contingencies at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Our actual results could differ from those estimates.
Revenue Recognition. Sales of product are recognized when the obligations under the terms of the contract with the customer are satisfied, which is generally when control of the product has transferred to the customer. Transferring control of each product sold is considered a separate performance obligation. We transfer control and recognize a sale when the product ships to the customer or when the customer receives the product based upon agreed shipping terms. Each unit sold is considered an independent, unbundled performance obligation. We do not have any additional performance obligations other than product sales that are material in the context of the contract. We extend volume discounts to certain customers and reflect these amounts as a reduction of net sales.
We allow product returns through certain sales channels and on certain products. The accrued sales returns in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet, which include a current balance in accrued expenses and other current liabilities and a non-current balance in other non-current liabilities, was $49.8 million and $44.9 million as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Estimated sales returns are provided at the time of sale based on historical sales channel return rates. Estimated future obligations related to these products are provided by a reduction of sales in the period in which the revenue is recognized. We considered the impact of recoverable salvage value on sales returns by product in determining its estimate of future sales returns. We recognized a return asset for the right to recover the goods returned by the customer. The right of return asset is recognized on a gross basis outside of the accrued sales returns and is not material to our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Our level of sales returns differs by channel, with our Direct channel typically experiencing the higher rate of returns. In the event future sales returns claims are higher than our historical experiences, such as a 50 basis point increase, the impacts would not be material to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
The allowance for credit losses is our best estimate of the amount of estimated lifetime credit losses in our accounts receivable. The allowance for credit losses included in accounts receivable, net in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets was $62.1 million and $71.6 million as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. We regularly review the adequacy of its allowance for credit losses. We estimate losses over the contractual life using assumptions to capture the risk of loss, even if remote, based principally on how long a receivable has been outstanding. Account balances are charged off against the allowance for credit losses after all reasonable means of collection have been exhausted and the potential for recovery is considered remote. As of December 31, 2021, our accounts receivable were substantially current. Other factors considered include historical write-off experience, current economic conditions and also factors such as customer credit, past transaction history with the customer and changes in customer payment terms.
The credit environment in which our customers operate has been relatively stable over the past few years. Historically, less than 1.0% of net sales ultimately prove to be uncollectible. However, there have been signs of deterioration in the U.S. retail sector, with certain key retailer bankruptcies over the last few years. Total bad debt expense was $2.7 million in 2021, $35.8 million in 2020 and $29.3 million in 2019 which were predominantly related to customer bankruptcies which were current on payments at the time proceedings began. If circumstances change, for example, due to the occurrence of higher-than-expected defaults or a significant adverse change in a major customer’s ability to meet our financial obligations such as bankruptcies, estimates of the recoverability of receivable amounts due could be reduced.
We have not made any material changes in the accounting methodology we use to measure the estimated liability for sales returns or allowance for credit losses during the past three fiscal years.
We do not believe there is a reasonable likelihood that there will be a material change in the future estimates or assumptions we use to establish the liability for sales returns and credit losses. However, if actual results are not consistent with our estimates or assumptions which are based on our historical experiences, we may be exposed to losses or gains that could be material.
Income Taxes. Accounting for income taxes requires recognition of deferred tax liabilities and assets for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities.
We recognize deferred tax assets in our Consolidated Balance Sheets, and these deferred tax assets typically represent items deducted currently from operating income in the financial statements that will be deducted in future periods in tax returns. A valuation allowance is recorded against certain deferred tax assets to reduce the consolidated deferred tax asset to an amount that will, more likely than not, be realized in future periods. At December 31, 2021 the valuation allowance of $42.6 million was primarily related to certain tax attributes both domestically and in various foreign jurisdictions. The valuation allowance is based, in part, on our estimate of future taxable income, the expected utilization of foreign and state tax loss carryforwards, and credits and the expiration dates of such tax loss carryforwards.
We did not recognize certain tax benefits from uncertain tax positions within the provision for income taxes. We may recognize a tax benefit only if it is more likely than not the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such positions are then measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon settlement. At December 31, 2021, our estimated gross unrecognized tax benefits were $45.3 million of which $29.1 million, if recognized, would favorably impact our future earnings. Due to uncertainties in any tax audit outcome, our estimates of the ultimate settlement of our unrecognized tax positions may change and the actual tax benefits may differ significantly from the estimates.
We have been involved in a dispute with SKAT regarding the Danish Tax Matter for tax years 2001 through current. The royalty is paid by the U.S. subsidiary for the right to utilize certain intangible assets owned by the Danish subsidiary in the U.S. production process.
During 2018, we negotiated a settlement with SKAT (the "Settlement") for the tax years 2001 through 2011 (the "Settlement Years"). During 2021, the Company resolved in all material respects the calculation of interest payable to SKAT related to the Settlement Years. As such, the Danish Tax Matter for the Settlement Years is considered closed in all material respects. In addition, we have entered into the APA Program for the tax years 2012 through 2022 in which the IRS, on our behalf, will negotiate directly with SKAT the royalty to be paid by the U.S. subsidiary to the Danish Subsidiary. We maintain an uncertain income tax liability for the tax years 2012 through 2021 that are included in the APA Program. If we are required to further increase the uncertain tax liability for any year after the Settlement Years based on a change in facts and circumstances, it could have a material impact on our reported earnings. Further, if the IRS and SKAT are unable to reach a mutually acceptable agreement with respect to the tax years included in the APA Program, we could be required to make a significant payment to SKAT for Danish tax related to such years, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and liquidity.
Our liability for the Danish Tax Matter uncertain tax position is derived using a cumulative probability analysis with possible outcomes based on an evaluation of the facts and circumstances and applying the technical requirements applicable to U.S., Danish, and the international transfer pricing standards, taking into account both the U.S. and Danish income tax implications of such outcomes. The key assumption in these outcomes relates to the underlying royalty rate which the U.S. subsidiary would be required to pay to the Danish subsidiary. Assuming the U.S. IRS and SKAT conclude the APA with a mutually acceptable royalty rate, an increase in that royalty rate (over the rate used in our calculation of both the uncertain tax position and the correlative deferred tax asset associated with the U.S. tax benefit of the additional royalty expense) will increase the Danish income tax liability resulting from such agreement but also decrease the U.S. income tax liability associated with the correlative deduction for such additional royalty. For example, if the royalty rate agreed upon by the IRS and SKAT is 10% more per year than the rate used in our calculations of both the uncertain tax liability and correlative deferred tax asset, our uncertain tax position would increase approximately $8.0 million while the associated deferred tax asset for the U.S. correlative benefit would increase by approximately $2.2 million. Thus, the net impact on the income tax provision would be
approximately $5.8 million. For a description of these matters and additional information please refer to Note 13, "Income Taxes," to the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements.
Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets. Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets are evaluated for impairment annually as of October 1 and whenever events or circumstances make it more likely than not that impairment may have occurred or when required by accounting standards.
We test goodwill for impairment at the reporting unit level. Our reporting units are our North America segment, our International segment excluding Dreams and Dreams. Dreams was added as a separate reporting unit upon acquisition of the business on August 2, 2021. We test individual indefinite-lived intangible assets at the brand level. These assessments may be performed quantitatively or qualitatively.
Using the quantitative approach, we make various estimates and assumptions in determining the estimated fair value of each reporting unit using a combination of discounted cash flow models and valuations based on earnings multiples for guideline public companies in each reporting unit’s industry peer group, when externally quoted market prices are not readily available. Discounted cash flow models are reliant on various assumptions, including projected business results, long-term growth factors and weighted-average cost of capital. Management judgement is involved in estimating these variables, and they include inherent uncertainties as they are forecasting future events. We perform sensitivity analyses by using a range of inputs to confirm the reasonableness of the long-term growth rate and weighted average cost of capital. Additionally, we compare the indicated equity value to our market capitalization and evaluate the resulting implied control premium/discount to determine if the estimated enterprise value is reasonable compared to external market indicators.
Under the qualitative approach, we review macroeconomic conditions, industry and market conditions and entity specific factors, including strategies and financial performance for potential indicators of impairment.
With the exception of the addition of the Dreams reporting unit, we have not made any changes in 2021 to our reporting units. Prior to 2021, Management performed an assessment of the impairment of goodwill for our reporting units and indefinite-lived intangible assets using a quantitative approach, which indicated that the fair values of each of our reporting units and indefinite-lived intangible assets were substantially in excess of their carrying values. In 2021, we elected to qualitatively perform our annual impairment analysis for all reporting units and indefinite-lived intangible assets. Subsequent to our October 1, 2021 annual impairment test, no indications of impairment were identified.
We do not believe there is a reasonable likelihood that there will be a material change in the future estimates or assumptions we use to test for impairment losses on goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets. However, if actual results are not consistent with our estimates or assumptions, we may be exposed to an impairment charge that could be material.
Business Combinations. Accounting for acquisitions requires us to recognize separately from goodwill the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed at their acquisition date fair values. Goodwill as of the acquisition date is measured as the excess of the purchase price over the acquisition date fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed. Management estimates the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on quoted market prices, the carrying value of the acquired assets and widely accepted valuation techniques, including discounted cash flows and market multiple analyses. We make various estimates and assumptions in determining the estimated fair value of intangible assets acquired, which include assumptions about the period of time the acquired tradenames will continue to be valuable, projected business results, long-term growth factors, discount rates and royalty rates. While we use our best estimates and assumptions to accurately value assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date, our estimates are inherently uncertain and subject to refinement. If actual results are materially different than the assumptions used to determine fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed through a business combination, or the useful lives of the acquired intangible assets, it is possible that adjustments to the carrying values of such assets and liabilities will have a material impact on our financial position and results of operations. Furthermore, if actual results are not consistent with estimates or assumptions, the Company may be exposed to an impairment charge that could materially adversely impact its consolidated financial position and results of operations. For additional information of our recent acquisitions, please refer to Note 3, "Acquisitions and Divestitures," to the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, ITEM 8 of this report.

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ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Interest Rate Risk
Our primary exposure to interest rate risk is due to our variable-rate debt agreements, including our 2019 Credit Agreement. These variable-rate debt agreements use LIBOR, which is subject to fluctuation and uncertainty. As of December 31, 2021, the value of our variable-rate debt was $678.0 million. Based on our balance sheet position as of December 31, 2021, the annualized effect of a 10% percentage point increase in floating interest rates on our variable-rate debt obligations would not have a significant impact on income before income taxes.
Further, in 2017, the FCA announced that it intends to phase out the LIBOR by the end of 2021 and we currently expect certain LIBOR maturities to continue to be available through mid-2023. In March 2021, the FCA confirmed that all of the LIBOR settings for Euro and Swiss Franc and some of the LIBOR settings for Japanese Yen, Sterling and U.S. dollars would cease in December 2021 and the remainder of the LIBOR settings for U.S. dollars would cease in June 2023. As a result, we may amend our debt agreements that use LIBOR as a benchmark, but do not expect these changes will have a material impact on our financial statements, liquidity and access to capital markets. For further information regarding the potential impacts of the LIBOR phase-out on the Company, please refer to "Risk Factors" in ITEM 1A of Part I of this Report.
Foreign Currency Exchange Risk
We hedge a portion of our currency exchange exposure relating to foreign currency transactions with foreign exchange forward contracts. A sensitivity analysis indicates the potential loss in fair value on foreign exchange forward contracts outstanding at December 31, 2021, resulting from a hypothetical 10.0% adverse change in all foreign currency exchange rates against the U.S. dollar, is approximately $3.5 million. Such losses would be largely offset by gains from the revaluation or settlement of the underlying assets and liabilities that are being protected by the foreign exchange forward contracts.

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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
INDEX TO HISTORICAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Report of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID:42)
Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2021 and 2020
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Stockholders and Board of Directors of Tempur Sealy International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Tempur Sealy International, Inc. and Subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, stockholders' equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2021, and the related notes and financial statement schedule listed in the Index at Item 15(a) (collectively referred to as the "consolidated financial statements"). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company at December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2021, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework), and our report dated February 22, 2022, expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matter
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective or complex judgments. The communication of the critical audit matter does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the account or disclosure to which it relates.
Danish Tax Matter Uncertain Tax Position
Description of the Matter
As described in Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company’s liability for the Danish Tax Matter uncertain tax position, including interest and penalties, was approximately $50.1 million as of December 31, 2021. The Company's liability for the Danish Tax Matter uncertain tax position is derived using a cumulative probability analysis with possible outcomes based on an evaluation of the facts and circumstances and applying the technical requirements applicable to U.S., Danish, and international transfer pricing standards, taking into account both the U.S. and Danish income tax implications of such outcomes.
Auditing the measurement of the liability for the Danish Tax Matter uncertain tax position was complex and highly judgmental due to the significant judgment to measure the largest amount of benefit that is more likely than not to be realized upon ultimate settlement.
How We Addressed the Matter in Our Audit
We obtained an understanding, evaluated the design, and tested the operating effectiveness of controls over the Company’s process to measure the liability for the Danish Tax Matter uncertain tax position. For example, we tested management's review of inputs and calculations of the liability for the Danish Tax Matter uncertain tax position.
To test the Company’s measurement of the liability for the Danish Tax Matter uncertain tax position, we involved our tax professionals to evaluate the transfer pricing conclusions reached by the Company. For example, we compared the transfer pricing methodology utilized by management to alternative methodologies. We also reviewed the Company’s correspondence with the relevant tax authorities and any third-party professional and legal advice obtained by the Company. In addition, we used our knowledge of U.S., Danish and international income tax laws, as well as settlement activity from the relevant income tax authorities, to evaluate the Company’s measurement of the liability for the Danish Tax Matter uncertain tax position.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
We have served as the Company's auditor since 2002.
Louisville, Kentucky
February 22, 2022
TEMPUR SEALY INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(in millions, except per common share amounts)
Year Ended December 31,
2021 2020 2019
Net sales $ 4,930.8 $ 3,676.9 $ 3,106.0
Cost of sales 2,772.1 2,038.5 1,763.8
Gross profit 2,158.7 1,638.4 1,342.2
Selling and marketing expenses 923.1 740.2 666.3
General, administrative and other expenses 353.9 382.5 345.1
Equity income in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates (30.6) (16.4) (15.9)
Operating income 912.3 532.1 346.7
Other expense, net:
Interest expense, net 66.3 77.0 85.7
Loss on extinguishment of debt 23.0 5.1 -
Other income, net (1.0) (2.4) (4.5)
Total other expense, net 88.3 79.7 81.2
Income from continuing operations before income taxes 824.0 452.4 265.5
Income tax provision (198.3) (102.6) (74.7)
Income from continuing operations 625.7 349.8 190.8
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax (0.7) - (1.4)
Net income before non-controlling interests 625.0 349.8 189.4
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests 0.5 1.0 (0.1)
Net income attributable to Tempur Sealy International, Inc. $ 624.5 $ 348.8 $ 189.5
Earnings per common share:
Basic
Earnings per share for continuing operations $ 3.17 $ 1.68 $ 0.87
Loss per share for discontinued operations - - -
Earnings per share $ 3.17 $ 1.68 $ 0.87
Diluted
Earnings per share for continuing operations $ 3.06 $ 1.64 $ 0.86
Loss per share for discontinued operations - - -
Earnings per share $ 3.06 $ 1.64 $ 0.86
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic 197.0 207.9 218.0
Diluted 204.3 212.3 221.6
The accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.
TEMPUR SEALY INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(in millions)
Year Ended December 31,
2021 2020 2019
Net income before non-controlling interests $ 625.0 $ 349.8 $ 189.4
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments (36.6) 23.6 9.5
Net change in pension benefits, net of tax 2.9 (1.4) (1.9)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax (33.7) 22.2 7.6
Comprehensive income 591.3 372.0 197.0
Less: Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests 0.5 1.0 (0.1)
Comprehensive income attributable to Tempur Sealy International, Inc. $ 590.8 $ 371.0 $ 197.1
The accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.
TEMPUR SEALY INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in millions)
December 31, 2021 December 31, 2020
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 300.7 $ 65.0
Accounts receivable, net 419.5 383.7
Inventories 463.9 312.1
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 91.5 207.6
Total Current Assets 1,275.6 968.4
Property, plant and equipment, net 583.5 507.9
Goodwill 1,107.4 766.3
Other intangible assets, net 750.9 630.1
Operating lease right-of-use assets 480.6 304.3
Deferred income taxes 13.6 13.5
Other non-current assets 111.8 118.1
Total Assets $ 4,323.4 $ 3,308.6
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 432.0 $ 324.1
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 558.5 585.1
Income taxes payable 9.9 21.7
Current portion of long-term debt 53.0 43.9
Total Current Liabilities 1,053.4 974.8
Long-term debt, net 2,278.5 1,323.0
Long-term operating lease obligations 427.0 275.1
Deferred income taxes 129.2 90.4
Other non-current liabilities 140.3 131.8
Total Liabilities 4,028.4 2,795.1
Redeemable non-controlling interest 9.2 8.9
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 500.0 million shares authorized; 283.8 million shares issued as of December 31, 2021 and 2020
2.8 2.8
Additional paid in capital 622.0 617.5
Retained earnings 2,604.9 2,045.6
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (99.2) (65.5)
Treasury stock at cost; 96.4 million and 78.9 million shares as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively
(2,844.7) (2,096.8)
Total stockholders' equity, net of non-controlling interests in subsidiaries 285.8 503.6
Non-controlling interests in subsidiaries - 1.0
Total Stockholders' Equity 285.8 504.6
Total Liabilities, Redeemable Non-Controlling Interest and Stockholders' Equity $ 4,323.4 $ 3,308.6
The accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.
TEMPUR SEALY INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(in millions)
Tempur Sealy International, Inc. Stockholders' Equity
Redeemable
Non-controlling Interest Common Stock Treasury Stock Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income Non-controlling Interests in Subsidiaries Total Stockholders' Equity
Shares Issued At Par Shares Issued At Cost Additional Paid in Capital Retained Earnings
Balance, December 31, 2018 $ - 283.8 $ 2.8 74.4 $ (1,737.0) $ 530.3 $ 1,513.8 $ (95.3) $ 2.9 $ 217.5
Net income 189.5 189.5
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests (0.1) (0.1)
Repurchase of interest in subsidiary (1.9) (1.9)
Adjustment to pension liability, net of tax of $(0.7)
(1.9) (1.9)
Foreign currency translation adjustments 9.5 9.5
Exercise of stock options (0.3) 4.8 13.0 17.8
Issuances of PRSUs, RSUs, and DSUs
(0.3) 3.7 (3.7) -
Treasury stock repurchased 1.3 (102.3) (102.3)
Treasury stock repurchased - PRSU/RSU/DSU releases
0.1 (3.4) (3.4)
Amortization of unearned stock-based compensation
26.8 26.8
Charitable stock donation (0.1) $ 1.4 7.5 8.9
Balance, December 31, 2019 $ - 283.8 $ 2.8 75.1 $ (1,832.8) $ 573.9 $ 1,703.3 $ (87.7) $ 0.9 $ 360.4
Adoption of accounting standard effective January 1, 2020, net of tax (6.5) (6.5)
Net income 348.8 348.8
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests 0.9 0.1 0.1
Acquisition of non-controlling interest in subsidiary 8.4 -
Dividend paid to non-controlling interest in subsidiary (0.4) -
Adjustment to pension liability, net of tax of $(0.4)
(1.4) (1.4)
Foreign currency translation adjustments 23.6 23.6
Exercise of stock options (0.5) 9.6 (2.7) 6.9
Issuances of PRSUs, RSUs, and DSUs
(3.6) 58.2 (58.2) -
Treasury stock repurchased 6.5 (285.9) (285.9)
Treasury stock repurchased - PRSU/RSU/DSU releases
1.4 (45.9) (45.9)
Amortization of unearned stock-based compensation
104.5 104.5
Balance, December 31, 2020 $ 8.9 283.8 $ 2.8 78.9 $ (2,096.8) $ 617.5 $ 2,045.6 $ (65.5) $ 1.0 $ 504.6
Net income 624.5 624.5
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests 0.3 0.2 0.2
Purchase of remaining interest in subsidiary (3.4) (1.2) (4.6)
Adjustment to pension liability, net of tax of $0.9
2.9 2.9
Foreign currency translation adjustments (36.6) (36.6)
Dividends declared on common stock (65.2) (65.2)
Exercise of stock options (0.9) 25.9 (11.0) 14.9
Issuances of PRSUs, RSUs, and DSUs
(1.6) 42.5 (42.5) -
Treasury stock repurchased
19.5 (801.4) (801.4)
Treasury stock repurchased - PRSU/RSU/DSU releases
0.5 (14.9) (14.9)
Amortization of unearned stock-based compensation
61.4 61.4
Balance, December 31, 2021 $ 9.2 283.8 $ 2.8 96.4 $ (2,844.7) $ 622.0 $ 2,604.9 $ (99.2) $ - $ 285.8
The accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.
TEMPUR SEALY INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in millions) Year Ended December 31,
2021 2020 2019
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS:
Net income before non-controlling interests $ 625.0 $ 349.8 $ 189.4
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax 0.7 - 1.4
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 113.2 98.0 89.7
Amortization of stock-based compensation 61.4 104.5 26.8
Amortization of deferred financing costs 2.8 3.2 2.4
Bad debt expense 2.7 35.8 29.3
Charitable stock donation - - 8.9
Deferred income taxes 11.1 (8.6) (7.1)
Dividends received from unconsolidated affiliates 22.9 19.3 13.4
Equity income in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates (30.6) (16.4) (15.9)
Loss on extinguishment of debt 3.0 2.3 -
Loss (gain) on sale of assets 0.5 (1.7) 1.0
Foreign currency adjustments and other 1.0 (0.5) (5.2)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of business acquisitions:
Accounts receivable (40.4) (55.7) (76.0)
Inventories (106.4) (42.5) (28.2)
Prepaid expenses and other assets 125.1 (19.4) 11.3
Operating leases, net 9.2 21.9 8.6
Accounts payable 50.5 63.0 (4.8)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities (113.8) 90.5 67.3
Income taxes, net (14.8) 11.2 2.5
Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations 723.1 654.7 314.8
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment (123.3) (111.3) (88.2)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired (432.8) (41.2) (17.1)
Other 1.3 5.9 15.1
Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations (554.8) (146.6) (90.2)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS:
Proceeds from borrowings under long-term debt obligations 3,664.2 1,175.8 1,242.8
Repayments of borrowings under long-term debt obligations (2,684.9) (1,360.3) (1,347.1)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options 14.9 6.9 17.8
Treasury stock repurchased (816.3) (331.8) (105.7)
Dividends paid (63.1) - -
Payment of deferred financing costs (24.9) (1.3) (3.2)
Repayments of finance lease obligations and other (13.4) (11.9) (7.8)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities from continuing operations 76.5 (522.6) (203.2)
Net cash provided by (used in) continuing operations 244.8 (14.5) 21.4
Net operating cash flows (used in) provided by discontinued operations (0.9) 0.3 (2.0)
NET EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (8.2) 14.3 (0.3)
Increase in cash and cash equivalents 235.7 0.1 19.1
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period 65.0 64.9 45.8
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period $ 300.7 $ 65.0 $ 64.9
Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest $ 55.2 $ 79.0 $ 89.0
Income taxes, net of refunds $ 184.8 $ 93.8 $ 73.8
The accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.
TEMPUR SEALY INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(1) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
(a) Basis of Presentation and Description of Business. Tempur Sealy International, Inc., a Delaware corporation, together with its subsidiaries, is a U.S. based, multinational company. The term "Tempur Sealy International" refers to Tempur Sealy International, Inc. only, and the term "Company" refers to Tempur Sealy International, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.
The Company designs, manufactures and distributes bedding products, which include mattresses, foundations and adjustable bases, and other products, which include pillows and other accessories. The Company also derives income from royalties by licensing Sealy® and Stearns & Foster® brands, technology and trademarks to other manufacturers. The Company sells its products through two sales channels: Wholesale and Direct.
(b) Basis of Consolidation. The accompanying financial statements include the accounts of Tempur Sealy International and its controlled subsidiaries. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.
The Company has ownership interests in a group of Asia-Pacific joint ventures to develop markets for Sealy® branded products in those regions. The Company's ownership interest in these joint ventures is 50.0%. Additionally, in October 2020, the Company entered into a 50.0% ownership joint venture to reacquire the rights and acquire the assets to manufacture, market and distribute Sealy® and Stearns & Foster® branded products in the U.K. The equity method of accounting is used for these joint ventures, over which the Company has significant influence but does not have effective control, and consolidation is not otherwise required. The Company's equity in the net income and losses of these investments is reported in equity income in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income.
(c) Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP") requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the Consolidated Financial Statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Company's results are affected by economic, political, legislative, regulatory and legal actions. Economic conditions, such as recessionary trends, inflation, interest and monetary exchange rates, government fiscal policies and changes in the prices of raw materials, can have a significant effect on operations.
(d) Foreign Currency. Assets and liabilities of non-U.S. subsidiaries, whose functional currency is the local currency, are translated into U.S. Dollars at period-end exchange rates. Income and expense items are translated at the average rates of exchange prevailing during the period. The adjustments resulting from translating the financial statements of foreign subsidiaries are included in accumulated other comprehensive loss ("AOCL"), a component of stockholders' equity, and included in net earnings only upon sale or liquidation of the underlying foreign subsidiary or affiliated company. Foreign currency transaction gains and losses are recognized in net earnings based on differences between foreign exchange rates on the transaction date and on the settlement date. These amounts are not considered material to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
(e) Derivative Financial Instruments. Derivative financial instruments are used in the normal course of business to manage interest rate and foreign currency exchange risks. The financial instruments used by the Company are straight-forward, non-leveraged instruments. The counterparties to these financial instruments are financial institutions with strong credit ratings. The Company maintains control over the size of positions entered into with any one counterparty and regularly monitors the credit ratings of these institutions. For all transactions designated as hedges, the hedging relationships are formally documented at the inception and on an ongoing basis in offsetting changes in cash flows of the hedged transaction.
The Company records derivative financial instruments on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as either an asset or liability measured at its fair value. The effectiveness of the cash flow hedge contracts, including time value, is assessed prospectively and retrospectively on a monthly basis using regression analysis, as well as other timing and probability criteria to test whether the hedge continues to be effective. Changes in a derivative's fair value (i.e. unrealized gains or losses) related to an effective hedge are deferred and recorded in the stockholders' equity section of the Consolidated Balance Sheets as a component of AOCL and subsequently recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income when the hedged item affects net income. The ineffective portion, if any, of the change in fair value of a hedge is recognized in income immediately in the same line item as the hedged risk.
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For derivative instruments that are not designated as hedges, the gain or loss related to the change in fair value (i.e. unrealized gains or losses) is also recorded in net income immediately in the same line item as the hedged risk.
The Company's derivative instruments are limited to forward exchange contract assets and liabilities which were not designated as hedges as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 and were not material in any period presented.
(f) Cash and Cash Equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents consist of all highly liquid investments with initial maturities of three months or less. The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents approximates fair value because of the short-term maturity of those instruments.
(g) Inventories. Inventories are stated at the lower of cost and net realizable value, determined by the first-in, first-out method and consist of the following:
December 31,
(in millions) 2021 2020
Finished goods $ 297.8 $ 170.2
Work-in-process 11.4 12.6
Raw materials and supplies 154.7 129.3
$ 463.9 $ 312.1
(h) Property, Plant and Equipment. Property, plant and equipment are carried at cost at acquisition date and are depreciated using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives as follows:
Estimated
Useful Lives
(in years)
Buildings 25-30
Computer equipment and software 3-7
Leasehold improvements 4-7
Machinery and equipment 3-7
Office furniture and fixtures 5-7
The Company records depreciation and amortization in cost of sales for long-lived assets used in the manufacturing process, and within each line item of operating expenses for all other long-lived assets. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the life of the lease or seven years. Assets under finance leases are included within property, plant and equipment and represent non-cash investing activities.
Property, plant and equipment, net consisted of the following:
December 31,
(in millions) 2021 2020
Machinery and equipment $ 481.8 $ 419.6
Land and buildings 386.1 359.7
Computer equipment and software 209.3 182.0
Furniture and fixtures 75.5 57.6
Construction in progress 88.2 72.0
Total property, plant and equipment 1,240.9 1,090.9
Accumulated depreciation (657.4) (583.0)
Total property, plant and equipment, net $ 583.5 $ 507.9
Depreciation expense, which includes depreciation expense for finance lease assets, for the Company was $94.7 million, $80.5 million and $73.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
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(i) Long-Lived Assets. Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of long-lived assets is assessed by a comparison of the carrying amount of the asset to the estimated future undiscounted net cash flows expected to be generated by the asset or group of assets. If estimated future undiscounted net cash flows are less than the carrying amount of the asset or group of assets, the asset is considered impaired and an expense is recorded in an amount required to reduce the carrying amount of the asset to its then fair value. Fair value generally is determined from estimated discounted future net cash flows (for assets held for use) or net realizable value (for assets held for sale). The Company did not identify any impairments for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019.
(j) Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. Intangible assets with finite useful lives are amortized over their respective estimated useful lives to their estimated residual values and reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate impairment may have occurred. The Company performs an annual impairment test on goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets on October 1 of each year and whenever events or circumstances make it more likely than not that impairment may have occurred. This assessment may be performed quantitatively or qualitatively. In conducting the impairment test for the North America, International and Dreams reporting units, the fair value of each of the Company's reporting units is compared to its respective carrying amount including goodwill. If the fair value exceeds the carrying amount, then no impairment exists. If the carrying amount exceeds the fair value, the goodwill is written down for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the fair value. However, the loss recognized cannot exceed the carrying amount of goodwill.
Using the quantitative approach, the Company makes various estimates and assumptions in determining the estimated fair value of each reporting unit using a combination of discounted cash flow models and valuations based on earnings multiples for guideline public companies in each reporting unit’s industry peer group, when externally quoted market prices are not readily available. Discounted cash flow models are reliant on various assumptions, including projected business results, long-term growth factors and weighted-average cost of capital. Management judgement is involved in estimating these variables, and they include inherent uncertainties as they are forecasting future events. The Company performs sensitivity analyses by using a range of inputs to confirm the reasonableness of the long-term growth rate and weighted average cost of capital. Additionally, the Company compares the indicated equity value to its market capitalization and evaluates the resulting implied control premium/discount to determine if the estimated enterprise value is reasonable compared to external market indicators.
Using the qualitative approach, the Company reviews macroeconomic conditions, industry and market conditions and entity specific factors, including strategies and financial performance for potential indicators of impairment.
The Company also tests its indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment, principally the Tempur, Sealy and Dreams trade names. Under a quantitative approach, the Company uses a "relief-from-royalty" method. Significant assumptions inherent in the methodologies are employed and include such estimates as royalty and discount rates.
The Company performed its annual impairment test of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets qualitatively in 2021 and quantitatively in 2020 and 2019, none of which resulted in the recognition of impairment charges. For further information on goodwill and other intangible assets, refer to Note 4, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets."
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(k) Accrued Sales Returns. The Company allows product returns through certain sales channels and on certain products. Estimated sales returns are provided at the time of sale based on historical sales channel return rates. Estimated future obligations related to these products are provided by a reduction of sales in the period in which the revenue is recognized. The Company considers the impact of recoverable salvage value on sales returns by product in determining its estimate of future sales returns. The Company recognizes a return asset for the right to recover the goods returned by the customer. The right of return asset is recognized on a gross basis outside of the accrued sales returns and is not material to the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets.
The Company had the following activity for accrued sales returns from December 31, 2019 to December 31, 2021:
(in millions)
Balance as of December 31, 2019 $ 39.3
Amounts accrued 111.9
Returns charged to accrual (106.3)
Balance as of December 31, 2020 44.9
Amounts accrued 142.2
Returns charged to accrual (137.3)
Balance as of December 31, 2021 $ 49.8
As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, $33.7 million and $31.6 million of accrued sales returns is included as a component of accrued expenses and other current liabilities and $16.1 million and $13.3 million of accrued sales returns is included in other non-current liabilities on the Company’s accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets, respectively.
(l) Warranties. The Company provides warranties on certain products, which vary by segment, product and brand. Estimates of warranty expenses are based primarily on historical claims experience and product testing. Estimated future obligations related to these products are charged to cost of sales in the period in which the related revenue is recognized. The Company considers the impact of recoverable salvage value on warranty costs in determining its estimate of future warranty obligations.
The Company provides warranties on mattresses with varying warranty terms. Tempur-Pedic mattresses sold in the North America segment and all Sealy mattresses have warranty terms ranging from 10 to 25 years, generally non-prorated for the first 10 to 15 years and then prorated for the balance of the warranty term. Tempur-Pedic mattresses sold in the International segment have warranty terms ranging from 5 to 15 years, non-prorated for the first 5 years and then prorated on a straight-line basis for the last 10 years of the warranty term. Tempur-Pedic pillows have a warranty term of 3 years, non-prorated.
The Company had the following activity for its accrued warranty expense from December 31, 2019 to December 31, 2021:
(in millions)
Balance as of December 31, 2019 $ 41.6
Amounts accrued 24.3
Warranties charged to accrual (21.7)
Balance as of December 31, 2020 44.2
Amounts accrued 21.4
Warranties charged to accrual (21.7)
Balance as of December 31, 2021 $ 43.9
As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, $20.2 million and $20.3 million of accrued warranty expense is included as a component of accrued expenses and other current liabilities and $23.7 million and $23.9 million of accrued warranty expense is included in other non-current liabilities on the Company’s accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets, respectively.
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(m) Allowance for Credit Losses. The allowance for credit losses is the Company's best estimate of the amount of estimated lifetime credit losses in the Company's accounts receivable. The Company regularly reviews the adequacy of its allowance for credit losses. The Company estimates losses over the contractual life using assumptions to capture the risk of loss, even if remote, based principally on how long a receivable has been outstanding. Account balances are charged off against the allowance for credit losses after all reasonable means of collection have been exhausted and the potential for recovery is considered remote. As of December 31, 2021, the Company's accounts receivable were substantially current. Other factors considered include historical write-off experience, current economic conditions and also factors such as customer credit, past transaction history with the customer and changes in customer payment terms. The allowance for credit losses is included in accounts receivable, net in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.
The Company had the following activity for its allowance for credit losses from December 31, 2019 to December 31, 2021.
(in millions)
Balance as of December 31, 2019
$ 71.9
ASU 2016-13 adoption impact (before tax) 8.9
Balance as of January 1, 2020 80.8
Amounts accrued 35.8
Write-offs charged against the allowance (45.0)
Balance as of December 31, 2020
71.6
Amounts accrued 2.7
Write-offs charged against the allowance (12.2)
Balance as of December 31, 2021
$ 62.1
(n) Fair Value. Financial instruments, although not recorded at fair value on a recurring basis, include cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and the Company's debt obligations. The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate fair value because of the short-term maturity of those instruments. Borrowings under the 2019 Credit Agreement and the securitized debt are at variable interest rates and accordingly their carrying amounts approximate fair value. The fair value of the following material financial instruments were based on Level 2 inputs, which include observable inputs estimated using discounted cash flows and market-based expectations for interest rates, credit risk, and the contractual terms of debt instruments. The fair values of these material financial instruments are as follows:
Fair Value
(in millions) December 31, 2021 December 31, 2020
2023 Senior Notes $ - $ 255.1
2026 Senior Notes - 625.4
2029 Senior Notes 816.9 -
2031 Senior Notes 803.7 -
(o) Income Taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Deferred tax assets are also recognized for the estimated future effects of tax loss carry forwards. The effect of changes in tax rates on deferred taxes is recognized in the period in which the enactment dates change. Valuation allowances are established when necessary on a jurisdictional basis to reduce deferred tax assets to the amounts expected to be realized. The Company accounts for uncertain foreign and domestic tax positions utilizing a proscribed recognition threshold and measurement attributes for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. Interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions are recognized as part of the income tax provision and are accrued beginning in the period that such interest and penalties would be applicable under relevant tax law and until such time that the related tax benefits are recognized.
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(p) Cost of Sales. Costs associated with net sales are recorded in cost of sales. Cost of sales includes the costs of receiving, producing, inspecting, warehousing, insuring, and shipping goods during the period, as well as depreciation and amortization of long-lived assets used in these processes. Cost of sales also includes shipping and handling costs associated with the delivery of goods to customers and costs associated with internal transfers between plant locations. Amounts included in cost of sales for shipping and handling were $294.8 million, $223.1 million and $192.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Additionally, cost of sales include royalties that the Company pays to other entities for the use of their names on products produced by the Company. For additional information, please refer to Note 2, "Net Sales." Royalty expense is not material to the Company's Consolidated Statements of Income.
(q) Cooperative Advertising, Rebate and Other Promotional Programs. The Company enters into programs with customers to provide funds for advertising and promotions. The Company also enters into volume and other rebate programs with customers. When sales are made to these customers, the Company records liabilities pursuant to these programs. The Company periodically assesses these liabilities based on actual sales and claims to determine whether all of the cooperative advertising earned will be used by the customer or whether the customer will meet the requirements to receive rebate funds. The Company generally negotiates these programs on a customer-by-customer basis. Some of these agreements extend over several years. Significant estimates are required at any point in time with regard to the ultimate reimbursement to be claimed by the customers. Subsequent revisions to the estimates are recorded and charged to earnings in the period in which they are identified. Rebates and cooperative advertising are classified as a reduction of revenue and presented within net sales in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income. Certain cooperative advertising expenses are reported as components of selling and marketing expenses in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income because the Company receives an identifiable benefit and the fair value of the advertising benefit can be reasonably estimated.
(r) Advertising Costs. The Company expenses advertising costs as incurred except for production costs and advance payments, which are deferred and expensed when advertisements run for the first time. Direct response advance payments are deferred and amortized over the life of the program. Advertising costs are included in selling and marketing expenses in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income. Advertising costs charged to expense were $432.8 million, $332.5 million and $280.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Advertising costs include expenditures for shared advertising costs that the Company reimburses to customers under its integrated and cooperative advertising programs. Advertising costs deferred and included in prepaid expenses and other current assets in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets were $9.0 million and $4.7 million as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
(s) Research and Development Expenses. Research and development expenses for new products are expensed as they are incurred and are included in general, administrative and other expenses in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income. Research and development costs charged to expense were $27.3 million, $23.1 million and $23.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
(t) Stock-based Compensation. The Company accounts for stock-based payment transactions in which the Company receives employee services in exchange for equity instruments of the Company. Stock-based compensation cost for restricted stock units ("RSUs"), performance restricted stock units ("PRSUs") and deferred stock units ("DSUs") is measured based on the closing fair market value of the Company's common stock on the date of grant. Stock-based compensation cost for stock options is estimated at the grant date based on each option's fair value as calculated by the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. Stock-based compensation cost for equity instruments that include a market performance condition are determined using a Monte Carlo simulation valuation model. The Company recognizes stock-based compensation cost as expense for awards other than its PRSUs ratably on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. The Company recognizes stock-based compensation cost associated with its PRSUs over the requisite service period if it is probable that the performance conditions will be satisfied. The Company recognizes forfeitures of awards as they occur. Further information regarding stock-based compensation can be found in Note 11, "Stock-based Compensation."
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(u) Treasury Stock. Subject to Delaware law, and the limitations in the 2019 Credit Agreement (as defined in Note 6, "Debt") and the Company's other debt agreements, the Board of Directors may authorize share repurchases of the Company’s common stock. Purchases made pursuant to these authorizations may be carried out through open market transactions, negotiated purchases or otherwise, at times and in such amounts as the Company deems appropriate. Shares repurchased under such authorizations are held in treasury for general corporate purposes, including issuances under various employee stock-based award plans. On February 1, 2016, the Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program pursuant to which the Company was permitted to repurchase shares of Tempur Sealy International's common stock. Treasury stock is accounted for under the cost method and reported as a reduction of stockholders’ equity. The authority provided under the share repurchase program may be suspended, limited or terminated at any time without notice. Please refer to Note 9, "Stockholders' Equity", for additional information.
(v) Pension Obligations. The Company has a noncontributory, defined benefit pension plan covering current and former hourly employees at two of its active Sealy plants and ten previously-closed Sealy U.S. facilities. Sealy Canada, Ltd. (a 100.0% owned subsidiary of the Company) also sponsors a noncontributory, defined benefit pension plan covering hourly employees at one of its facilities. Both plans provide retirement and survivorship benefits based on the employees' credited years of service. The Company's funding policy provides for contributions of an amount between the minimum required and maximum amount that can be deducted for federal income tax purposes. The funded status is measured as the difference between the fair value of plan assets and the benefit obligation at December 31, the measurement date. The benefit obligation is the projected benefit obligation ("PBO"). The PBO represents the actuarial present value of benefits expected to be paid upon retirement based on estimated future compensation levels. The measurement of the PBO is based on the Company's estimates and actuarial valuations. The fair value of plan assets represents the current market value of assets held by an irrevocable trust fund for the sole benefit of participants. These valuations reflect the terms of the plans and use participant-specific information such as compensation, age and years of service, as well as certain assumptions, including discount rates, expected return on plan assets, rate of compensation increases, interest crediting rates and mortality rates. The Company's PBO and fair value of plan assets were $42.1 million and $34.3 million as of December 31, 2021, respectively, and $42.5 million and $31.3 million as of December 31, 2020, respectively. The Company recognizes the funded status of each applicable plan within the Consolidated Balance Sheets as either an asset or liability based on its funded status measured as the difference between the fair value of plan assets and the PBO, which was not material as of December 31, 2021 or 2020.
(2) Net Sales
The following table presents the Company's disaggregated revenue by channel, product and geographical region, including a reconciliation of disaggregated revenue by segment, for the years ended December 31.
Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2021
(in millions) North America International Consolidated
Channel
Wholesale $ 3,584.1 $ 450.3 $ 4,034.4
Direct 495.1 401.3 896.4
Net sales $ 4,079.2 $ 851.6 $ 4,930.8
North America International Consolidated
Product
Bedding $ 3,825.9 $ 687.0 $ 4,512.9
Other 253.3 164.6 417.9
Net sales $ 4,079.2 $ 851.6 $ 4,930.8
North America International Consolidated
Geographical region
United States $ 3,751.3 $ - $ 3,751.3
All other 327.9 851.6 1,179.5
Net sales $ 4,079.2 $ 851.6 $ 4,930.8
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Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2020
(in millions) North America International Consolidated
Channel
Wholesale $ 2,806.7 $ 379.1 $ 3,185.8
Direct 352.5 138.6 491.1
Net sales $ 3,159.2 $ 517.7 $ 3,676.9
North America International Consolidated
Product
Bedding $ 2,956.3 $ 397.5 $ 3,353.8
Other 202.9 120.2 323.1
Net sales $ 3,159.2 $ 517.7 $ 3,676.9
North America International Consolidated
Geographical region
United States $ 2,886.6 $ - $ 2,886.6
All other 272.6 517.7 790.3
Net sales $ 3,159.2 $ 517.7 $ 3,676.9
Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2019
(in millions) North America International Consolidated
Channel
Wholesale $ 2,343.5 $ 373.6 $ 2,717.1
Direct 260.0 128.9 388.9
Net sales $ 2,603.5 $ 502.5 $ 3,106.0
North America International Consolidated
Product
Bedding $ 2,448.8 $ 388.2 $ 2,837.0
Other 154.7 114.3 269.0
Net sales $ 2,603.5 $ 502.5 $ 3,106.0
North America International Consolidated
Geographical region
United States $ 2,312.1 $ - $ 2,312.1
All Other 291.4 502.5 793.9
Net sales $ 2,603.5 $ 502.5 $ 3,106.0
The North America and International segments sell product through two channels: Wholesale and Direct. The Wholesale channel includes all product sales to third party retailers, including third party distribution, hospitality and healthcare. The Direct channel includes product sales through company-owned stores, e-commerce and call centers. The North America and International segments classify products into two major categories: Bedding and Other. Bedding products include mattresses, foundations and adjustable foundations. Other products include pillows, mattress covers, sheets, cushions and various other comfort products.
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The Wholesale channel also includes income from royalties derived by licensing Sealy®, Stearns & Foster® and Tempur® brands, technology and trademarks to other manufacturers. The licenses include rights for the licensees to use trademarks as well as current proprietary or patented technology that the Company utilizes. The Company also provides its licensees with product specifications, research and development, statistical services and marketing programs. The Company recognizes royalty income based on the occurrence of sales of Sealy®, Stearns & Foster® and Tempur® branded products by various licensees. Royalty income was $29.1 million, $21.9 million and $22.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
For product sales in each of the Company's channels, the Company recognizes a sale when the obligations under the terms of the contract with the customer are satisfied, which is generally when control of the product has transferred to the customer. Transferring control of each product sold is considered a separate performance obligation. The Company transfers control and recognizes a sale when the customer receives the product. Each unit sold is considered an independent, unbundled performance obligation. The Company does not have any additional performance obligations other than product sales that are material in the context of the contract. The Company also offers assurance type warranties on certain of its products, which is not accounted for as separate performance obligations under the revenue model.
The transaction price is measured as the amount of consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for transferring goods. The amount of consideration the Company receives, and correspondingly, the revenue that is recognized, varies due to sales incentives and returns the Company offers to its Wholesale and Direct channel customers. Specifically, the Company extends volume discounts, as well as promotional allowances, floor sample discounts, commissions paid to retail associates and slotting fees to its Wholesale channel customers and reflects these amounts as a reduction of sales at the time revenue is recognized based on historical experience. The Company allows returns following a sale, depending on the channel and promotion. The Company reduces revenue and cost of sales for its estimate of the expected returns, which is primarily based on the level of historical sales returns. The Company does not offer extended payment terms beyond one year to customers. As such, the Company does not adjust its consideration for financing arrangements.
In certain jurisdictions, the Company is subject to certain non-income taxes including, but not limited to, sales tax, value added tax, excise tax and other taxes. These taxes are excluded from the transaction price, and therefore, excluded from revenue. The Company has elected to account for shipping and handling activities as a fulfillment cost. Accordingly, the Company reflects all amounts billed to customers for shipping and handling in revenue and the costs of fulfillment in cost of sales. Amounts included in net sales for shipping and handling were $7.4 million, $14.4 million and $19.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
(3) Acquisitions and Divestitures
Acquisition of Dreams Topco Limited
On August 2, 2021, the Company completed the acquisition of Dreams Topco Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries ("Dreams"), for a cash purchase price of $476.7 million, which includes $49.5 million of cash acquired. The transaction was funded using cash on hand and bank financing. Dreams has developed a successful multi-channel sales strategy, with over 200 brick and mortar retail locations in the United Kingdom, an industry-leading online channel, as well as manufacturing and delivery assets.
The financial results of Dreams subsequent to the date of acquisition are included in the consolidated financial statements of the Company. The Company accounted for this transaction as a business combination. The preliminary allocation of the purchase price is based on the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of August 2, 2021. The Company continues to obtain information to determine the fair value of acquired assets and liabilities. The components of the preliminary purchase price allocation are as follows:
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(in millions)
Accounts receivable, net $ 3.5
Inventory 51.2
Property, plant and equipment 33.9
Goodwill 357.1
Indefinite-lived intangible asset 141.9
Operating lease right-of-use assets 158.2
Other current and non-current assets 4.4
Accounts payable (55.2)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities (69.7)
Operating lease liabilities (165.1)
Debt (6.1)
Other liabilities (26.9)
Purchase price, net of cash acquired $ 427.2
The indefinite-lived intangible asset represents Dreams' portfolio of trade names as marketed through Dreams. The Company applied the income approach through a relief from royalty method to fair value the trade name asset using level 2 inputs. The indefinite-lived intangible asset is not deductible for income tax purposes.
Goodwill is calculated as the excess of the purchase price over the net assets acquired and primarily represents the expansion of retail competency and online capabilities, and expected synergistic manufacturing and distribution benefits to be realized from the acquisition. The goodwill is not deductible for income tax purposes and is included within the International business segment.
Acquisition of Sherwood Bedding
On January 31, 2020, the Company acquired an 80% ownership interest in a newly formed limited liability company containing substantially all of the assets of the Sherwood Bedding business for a cash purchase price of $39.1 million, which included $1.2 million of cash acquired. Goodwill is calculated as the excess of the purchase price over the net assets acquired and primarily represents the private label product growth opportunities and expected synergistic manufacturing benefits to be realized from the acquisition. The goodwill is deductible for income tax purposes and is included within the North American reporting unit for goodwill impairment assessments.
Acquisition of Innovative Mattress Solutions, LLC ("iMS")
On January 11, 2019, iMS filed for bankruptcy and the Company provided debtor-in-possession financing in connection with the iMS Chapter 11 proceedings. On April 1, 2019, the Company acquired substantially all of the net assets of iMS in a transaction valued at approximately $24.0 million, including assumed liabilities of approximately $11.0 million as of March 31, 2019 (referred to as the "Sleep Outfitters Acquisition"). The acquisition of this regional bedding retailer furthers the Company’s North American retail strategy, which is focused on meeting customer demand through geographic representation and sales expertise.
The Company accounted for this transaction as a business combination. Total cash consideration was $13.2 million, which included $5.1 million of cash acquired. Goodwill is calculated as the excess of the purchase price over the net assets acquired and primarily represents the growth opportunities and expected retail synergistic benefits to be realized from the acquisition. The goodwill is deductible for income tax purposes and is included within the North American reporting unit for goodwill impairment assessments.
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(4) Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
The following summarizes the Company's goodwill by segment:
(in millions) North America International Consolidated
Balance as of December 31, 2019 $ 581.9 $ 150.4 $ 732.3
Goodwill resulting from acquisitions 26.7 - 26.7
Foreign currency translation adjustments and other 1.7 5.6 7.3
Balance as of December 31, 2020 $ 610.3 $ 156.0 $ 766.3
Goodwill resulting from acquisition - 357.1 357.1
Foreign currency translation adjustments and other 1.2 (17.2) (16.0)
Balance as of December 31, 2021 $ 611.5 $ 495.9 $ 1,107.4
The following table summarizes information relating to the Company’s other intangible assets, net:
($ in millions)
December 31, 2021 December 31, 2020
Useful
Lives
(Years) Gross
Carrying
Amount Accumulated
Amortization Net
Carrying
Amount Gross
Carrying
Amount Accumulated
Amortization Net
Carrying
Amount
Unamortized indefinite life intangible assets:
Trade names
$ 698.0 $ 698.0 $ 560.7 $ 560.7
Amortized intangible assets:
Contractual distributor relationships
15 85.8 50.3 35.5 85.7 44.5 41.2
Technology and other
4-10
91.2 82.7 8.5 91.3 75.9 15.4
Patents, other trademarks and other trade names
5-20
28.1 22.8 5.3 28.7 21.3 7.4
Customer databases, relationships and reacquired rights
2-5
34.6 31.0 3.6 35.1 29.7 5.4
Total
$ 937.7 $ 186.8 $ 750.9 $ 801.5 $ 171.4 $ 630.1
Amortization expense relating to intangible assets for the Company was $16.3 million, $16.5 million and $15.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and is recorded in general, administrative and other expenses in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Income. No impairments of goodwill or other intangible assets have adjusted the gross carrying amount of these assets in any period.
Estimated annual amortization of intangible assets is expected to be as follows for the years ending December 31:
(in millions)
2022 $ 16.2
2023 10.3
2024 6.7
2025 6.0
2026 6.0
Thereafter 7.7
Total $ 52.9
TEMPUR SEALY INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(5) Unconsolidated Affiliate Companies
The Company has ownership interests in a group of Asia-Pacific joint ventures to develop markets for Sealy® branded products in those regions. The Company’s ownership interest in each of these joint ventures is 50.0% and is accounted for under the equity method. Additionally, in October 2020, the Company entered into a 50.0% ownership joint venture to reacquire the rights and acquire the assets to manufacture, market and distribute Sealy® and Stearns & Foster® branded products in the United Kingdom. The Company’s investment of $27.0 million and $23.6 million at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, is recorded in other non-current assets in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company’s share of earnings for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 respectively, is recorded in equity income in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income.
The table below presents summarized financial information for the joint ventures as of and for the years ended December 31:
(in millions)
2021 2020 2019
Net sales
$ 339.7 $ 225.0 $ 212.6
Income from operations 70.9 46.9 44.6
(6) Debt
Debt for the Company consists of the following:
(in millions) December 31, 2021 December 31, 2020
Debt: Amount Rate Amount Rate Maturity Date
2019 Credit Agreement:
Term A Facility $ 675.0 (1) $ 409.1 (2) October 16, 2024
Revolver - (1) - (2) October 16, 2024
2031 Senior Notes 800.0 3.875% - N/A October 15, 2031
2029 Senior Notes 800.0 4.000% - N/A April 15, 2029
2026 Senior Notes - N/A 600.0 5.500% June 15, 2026
2023 Senior Notes - N/A 250.0 5.625% October 15, 2023
Securitized debt - (3) 33.9 (4) April 6, 2023
Finance lease obligations (5)
75.2 71.4 Various
Other 3.0 5.9 Various
Total debt 2,353.2 1,370.3
Less: Deferred financing costs 21.7 3.4
Total debt, net 2,331.5 1,366.9
Less: Current portion 53.0 43.9
Total long-term debt, net $ 2,278.5 $ 1,323.0
(1) Interest at LIBOR plus applicable margin of 1.250% as of December 31, 2021.
(2) Interest at LIBOR plus applicable margin of 1.250% as of December 31, 2020.
(3) Interest at one month LIBOR index plus 70 basis points.
(4) Interest at one month LIBOR index plus 80 basis points.
(5) Finance lease obligations are a non-cash financing activity. Refer to Note 7, "Leases."
2019 Credit Agreement
On October 16, 2019, the Company entered into the 2019 Credit Agreement with a syndicate of banks. The 2019 Credit Agreement replaced the Company's 2016 Credit Agreement. The 2019 Credit Agreement provides for a $425.0 million revolving credit facility, a $425.0 million term loan facility and an incremental facility in an aggregate amount of up to $550.0 million plus the amount of certain prepayments plus an additional unlimited amount subject to compliance with a maximum consolidated secured leverage ratio test. The 2019 Credit Agreement has a $60.0 million sub-facility for the issuance of letters of credit.
On February 2, 2021, the Company entered into an amendment to the 2019 Credit Agreement. The amendment increased the revolving credit facility from $425.0 million to $725.0 million.
On May 26, 2021, the Company entered into an additional amendment to the 2019 Credit Agreement. The amendment provides for a $300.0 million delayed draw term loan. On July 30, 2021 the Company drew down the full $300.0 million available under the delayed draw term loan to fund, in part, the Dreams acquisition. The delayed draw term loan has the same terms and conditions as the Company's existing term loans under the 2019 Credit Agreement. Total availability under the revolving facility was $724.3 million, after a $0.7 million reduction for outstanding letters of credit, as of December 31, 2021.
On September 21, 2021, the Company entered into an additional amendment to the 2019 Credit Agreement to remove the limit to the amount of netted cash that may be deducted from indebtedness for purposes of calculating certain leverage ratios.
Borrowings under the 2019 Credit Agreement will generally bear interest, at the election of Tempur Sealy International and the other subsidiary borrowers, at either Base Rate or LIBOR plus the applicable margin. For the revolving credit facility and the term loan facility (a) the initial applicable margin for Base Rate advances was 0.625% per annum and the initial applicable margin for LIBOR advances was 1.625% per annum, and (b) following the delivery of financial statements for the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2019, such applicable margins that are determined by a pricing grid based on the consolidated total net leverage ratio of the Company.
Obligations under the 2019 Credit Agreement are guaranteed by the Company’s existing and future direct and indirect wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions and are secured by a security interest in substantially all of Tempur Sealy International’s and the other subsidiary borrowers’ domestic assets and the domestic assets of each subsidiary guarantor, whether owned as of the closing or thereafter acquired, including a pledge of 100.0% of the equity interests of each subsidiary owned by the Company or a subsidiary guarantor that is a domestic entity (subject to certain limited exceptions) and 65.0% of the voting equity interests of any direct first tier foreign entity owned by the Company or a subsidiary guarantor.
The 2019 Credit Agreement requires compliance with certain financial covenants providing for maintenance of a minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio, maintenance of a maximum consolidated total net leverage ratio, and maintenance of a maximum consolidated secured net leverage ratio. The consolidated total net leverage ratio is calculated using consolidated indebtedness less netted cash (as defined below). Consolidated indebtedness includes debt recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of the reporting date, plus letters of credit outstanding in excess of $40.0 million and other short-term debt. The Company is allowed to subtract from consolidated indebtedness an amount equal to 100.0% of the domestic and foreign unrestricted cash ("netted cash"). As of December 31, 2021, the Company's consolidated total net leverage ratio was 1.81 times, which complies with the covenant in the 2019 Credit Agreement that limits this ratio to 5.00 times.
The 2019 Credit Agreement contains certain customary negative covenants, which include limitations on liens, investments, indebtedness, dispositions, mergers and acquisitions, the making of restricted payments, changes in the nature of business, changes in fiscal year, transactions with affiliates, use of proceeds, prepayments of certain indebtedness, entry into burdensome agreements and changes to governing documents. The 2019 Credit Agreement also contains certain customary affirmative covenants and events of default, including upon a change of control.
The Company was in compliance with all applicable covenants in the 2019 Credit Agreement at December 31, 2021.
The maturity date of the 2019 Credit Agreement is October 16, 2024. Amounts under the revolving credit facility may be borrowed, repaid and re-borrowed from time to time until the maturity date. The term loan facility is subject to quarterly amortization as set forth in the 2019 Credit Agreement. In addition, the term loan facility is subject to mandatory prepayment in connection with certain debt issuances, asset sales and casualty events, subject to certain reinvestment rights. Voluntary
prepayments and commitment reductions under the 2019 Credit Agreement are permitted at any time without payment of any prepayment premiums.
Securitized Debt
On April 12, 2017, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries entered into a securitization transaction with respect to certain accounts receivable due to the Company and certain of its subsidiaries (as amended the "Accounts Receivable Securitization"). In connection with this transaction, Tempur Sealy International and its wholly-owned special purpose subsidiary, Tempur Sealy Receivables, LLC, entered into a credit agreement that provides for revolving loans to be made from time to time in a maximum amount that varies over the course of the year based on the seasonality of the Company's accounts receivable and is subject to an overall limit of $120.0 million.
On April 6, 2021, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries entered into a new amendment to the Accounts Receivable Securitization. The amendment, among other things, extended the maturity date of the Accounts Receivable Securitization to April 6, 2023 and increased the overall limit from $120.0 million to $200.0 million. While subject to a $200.0 million overall limit, the availability of revolving loans varies over the course of the year based on the seasonality of the Company's accounts receivable. As of December 31, 2021, total availability under the Accounts Receivable Securitization was $160.0 million.
The obligations of the Company and its relevant subsidiaries under the Accounts Receivable Securitization are secured by the accounts receivable and certain related rights and the facility agreements contain customary events of default. The accounts receivable continue to be owned by the Company and its subsidiaries and continue to be reflected as assets on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets and represent collateral up to the amount of the borrowings under this facility.
2031 Senior Notes
On September 24, 2021, Tempur Sealy International issued $800.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 3.875% senior notes due 2031 (the "2031 Senior Notes") in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and to certain non-U.S. persons in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. The 2031 Senior Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of September 24, 2021 (the "2031 Indenture"), among Tempur Sealy International, certain subsidiaries of Tempur Sealy International as guarantors (the "Guarantors"), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee. The 2031 Senior Notes are general unsecured senior obligations of Tempur Sealy International and are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by the Guarantors. The 2031 Senior Notes mature on October 15, 2031, and interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on each April 15 and October 15, beginning on April 15, 2022.
Tempur Sealy International has the option to redeem all or a portion of the 2031 Senior Notes at any time on or after October 15, 2026. The initial redemption price is 101.938% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any. The redemption price will decline each year after 2026 until it becomes 100.0% of the principal amount beginning on October 15, 2029. In addition, Tempur Sealy International has the option at any time prior to October 15, 2026 to redeem some or all of the 2031 Senior Notes at 100.0% of the original principal amount plus a "make-whole" premium and accrued and unpaid interest, if any. Tempur Sealy International may also redeem up to 40.0% of the 2031 Senior Notes prior to October 15, 2024, under certain circumstances with the net cash proceeds from certain equity offerings, at 103.875% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any. Tempur Sealy International may make such redemptions as described in the preceding sentence only if, after any such redemption, at least 60.0% of the original aggregate principal amount of the 2031 Senior Notes issued remains outstanding.
The 2031 Indenture restricts the ability of Tempur Sealy International and the ability of certain of its subsidiaries to, among other things: (i) incur, directly or indirectly, debt; (ii) make, directly or indirectly, certain investments and restricted payments; (iii) incur or suffer to exist, directly or indirectly, liens on its properties or assets; (iv) sell or otherwise dispose of, directly or indirectly, assets; (v) create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist any consensual restriction on the right of certain of the subsidiaries of Tempur Sealy International to pay dividends or make any other distributions on or in respect of their capital stock; and (vi) enter into transactions with affiliates. These covenants are subject to a number of exceptions and qualifications.
2029 Senior Notes
On March 25, 2021, Tempur Sealy International issued $800.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.00% senior notes due 2029 (the "2029 Senior Notes") in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act, and to certain non-U.S. persons in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. The 2029 Senior Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of March 25, 2021 (the "2029 Indenture"), among Tempur Sealy International, the Guarantors, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee. The 2029 Senior Notes are general unsecured senior obligations of Tempur Sealy International and are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by the Guarantors. The 2029 Senior Notes mature on April 15, 2029, and interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on each April 15 and October 15, beginning on October 15, 2021.
Tempur Sealy International has the option to redeem all or a portion of the 2029 Senior Notes at any time on or after April 15, 2024. The initial redemption price is 102.00% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any. The
redemption price will decline each year after 2024 until it becomes 100.0% of the principal amount beginning on April 15, 2026. In addition, Tempur Sealy International has the option at any time prior to April 15, 2024 to redeem some or all of the 2029 Senior Notes at 100.0% of the original principal amount plus a "make-whole" premium and accrued and unpaid interest, if any. Tempur Sealy International may also redeem up to 40.0% of the 2029 Senior Notes prior to April 15, 2024, under certain circumstances with the net cash proceeds from certain equity offerings, at 104.00% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any. Tempur Sealy International may make such redemptions as described in the preceding sentence only if, after any such redemption, at least 60.0% of the original aggregate principal amount of the 2029 Senior Notes issued remains outstanding.
The 2029 Indenture restricts the ability of Tempur Sealy International and the ability of certain of its subsidiaries to, among other things: (i) incur, directly or indirectly, debt; (ii) make, directly or indirectly, certain investments and restricted payments; (iii) incur or suffer to exist, directly or indirectly, liens on its properties or assets; (iv) sell or otherwise dispose of, directly or indirectly, assets; (v) create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist any consensual restriction on the right of certain of the subsidiaries of Tempur Sealy International to pay dividends or make any other distributions on or in respect of their capital stock; and (vi) enter into transactions with affiliates. These covenants are subject to a number of exceptions and qualifications.
2026 Senior Notes
On June 15, 2021, the Company redeemed its $600.0 million issued and outstanding 2026 Senior Notes, in full, at 102.75% of their principal amount, plus the accrued and unpaid interest. The Company used net proceeds from the 2029 Senior Notes primarily to fund the redemption. As a result of the Company's redemption of the 2026 Senior Notes, the Company incurred $18.0 million of loss on extinguishment of debt which includes a prepayment premium of $16.5 million and the write-off of $1.5 million of unamortized deferred financing costs. Additionally, the Company incurred $5.2 million of overlapping interest expense for the final 83 day period between the issuance of the 2029 Senior Notes and redemption of the 2026 Senior Notes.
2023 Senior Notes
On November 9, 2020, the Company redeemed the first $200.0 million of the issued and outstanding 2023 Senior Notes at 101.406% of the principal amount, plus the accrued and unpaid interest. During the first quarter of 2021, the Company redeemed the remaining $250.0 million of the issued and outstanding 2023 Senior Notes at 101.406% of the principal amount, plus the accrued and unpaid interest. In 2021, the Company recognized $5.0 million of loss on extinguishment of debt, which includes a prepayment premium of $3.5 million and the write-off of $1.5 million of unamortized deferred financing costs, associated with the redemption of the remaining amount outstanding of the 2023 Senior Notes.
Deferred Financing Costs
The Company capitalizes costs associated with the issuance of debt and amortizes these costs as additional interest expense over the lives of the debt instruments using the effective interest method. These costs are recorded as deferred financing costs as a direct reduction from the carrying amount of the corresponding debt liability in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets and the related amortization is included in interest expense, net in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income. Upon the prepayment of the related debt, the Company accelerates the recognition of an appropriate amount of the costs. As a result of the issuance of the 2031 Senior Notes, $11.4 million of deferred financing costs were capitalized in 2021 and will be amortized as interest expense over the respective debt instrument period, 10 years, using the effective interest method. As a result of the issuance of the 2029 Senior Notes, $11.4 million of deferred financing costs were capitalized in 2021 and will be amortized as interest expense over the respective debt instrument period, 8 years, using the effective interest method.
Future Obligations
As of December 31, 2021, the scheduled maturities of long-term debt outstanding, excluding finance lease obligations, for each of the next five years and thereafter are as follows:
(in millions)
2022 $ 39.3
2023 54.4
2024 584.3
2025 -
2026 -
Thereafter 1,600.0
Total $ 2,278.0
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(7) Leases
The Company leases retail stores, manufacturing and distribution facilities, office space and equipment under operating and finance lease agreements. Most leases include one or more options to renew, with renewal terms that can extend the lease term from one to several years, with the longest renewal period extending through 2034. The exercise of lease renewal options are at the Company's sole discretion. Certain leases also include options to purchase the leased property. The depreciable life of assets and leasehold improvements are limited by the expected lease term, unless there is a transfer of title or purchase option reasonably certain of exercise.
The following table summarizes the classification of operating and finance lease assets and obligations in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2021 and 2020:
(in millions) December 31, 2021 December 31, 2020
Assets
Operating lease assets Operating lease right-of-use assets $ 480.6 $ 304.3
Finance lease assets Property, plant and equipment, net 64.8 61.2
Total leased assets $ 545.4 $ 365.5
Liabilities
Short-term:
Operating lease obligations Accrued expenses and other current liabilities $ 101.7 $ 61.0
Finance lease obligations Current portion of long-term debt 13.7 11.4
Long-term:
Operating lease obligations Long-term operating lease obligations 427.0 275.1
Finance lease obligations Long-term debt, net 61.5 60.0
Total lease obligations $ 603.9 $ 407.5
The following table summarizes the classification of lease expense in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020:
Twelve Months Ended
(in millions) December 31, 2021 December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019
Operating lease expense:
Operating lease expense $ 99.8 $ 75.4 $ 63.8
Short-term lease expense 13.1 11.1 9.0
Variable lease expense 26.9 22.2 18.8
Finance lease expense:
Amortization of right-of-use assets 12.6 9.3 8.5
Interest on lease obligations 4.5 4.7 4.7
Total lease expense $ 156.9 $ 122.7 $ 104.8
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The following table sets forth the scheduled maturities of lease obligations as of December 31, 2021:
(in millions) Operating Leases Finance Leases Total
Year Ended December 31,
2022 $ 118.5 $ 17.3 $ 135.8
2023 106.5 14.2 120.7
2024 88.9 11.2 100.1
2025 73.5 9.5 83.0
2026 58.9 9.7 68.6
Thereafter 155.1 29.1 184.2
Total lease payments 601.4 91.0 692.4
Less: Interest (72.7) (15.8) (88.5)
Present value of lease obligations $ 528.7 $ 75.2 $ 603.9
The following table provides lease term and discount rate information related to operating and finance leases as of December 31, 2021:
December 31, 2021
Weighted average remaining lease term (years):
Operating leases 6.38
Finance leases 7.07
Weighted average discount rate:
Operating leases 4.00 %
Finance leases 5.22 %
The following table provides supplemental information related to the Company's Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020:
Twelve Months Ended December 31,
(in millions) 2021 2020 2019
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease obligations:
Operating cash flows paid for operating leases (a)
$ 89.6 $ 70.1 $ 62.7
Operating cash flows paid for finance leases $ 4.5 $ 4.7 $ 3.7
Financing cash flows paid for finance leases $ 13.4 $ 10.2 $ 7.7
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease obligations $ 101.6 $ 109.4 $ 60.9
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease obligations $ 10.8 $ 17.6 $ 4.1
(a)Operating cash flows paid for operating leases are included within the change in other assets and liabilities within the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows offset by non-cash right-of-use asset amortization and lease liability accretion.
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(8) Retirement Plans
401(k) Plan
The Company has a defined contribution plan ("the 401(k) Plan") whereby eligible employees may contribute up to 85.0% of their pay subject to certain limitations as defined by the 401(k) Plan. Employees are eligible to participate in the 401(k) Plan upon hire and are eligible to receive matching contributions upon six months of continuous employment with the Company. The 401(k) Plan provides a 100.0% match of the first 3.0% and 50.0% of the next 2.0% of eligible employee contributions. The match for union employees is based on the applicable collective bargaining arrangement. All matching contributions vest immediately. The Company incurred $7.6 million, $5.8 million and $6.0 million of expenses associated with the 401(k) Plan for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively, which are included in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
Multi-Employer Benefit Plans
Approximately 21.4% of the Company's domestic employees are represented by various labor unions with separate collective bargaining agreements. Hourly employees working at six of the Company's domestic manufacturing facilities are covered by union sponsored retirement plans. Further, employees working at three of the Company's domestic manufacturing facilities are covered by union sponsored health and welfare plans. These plans cover both active employees and retirees. Through the health and welfare plans, employees receive medical, dental, vision, prescription and disability coverage. The Company's cost associated with these plans consists of periodic contributions to these plans based upon employee participation. The expense recognized by the Company for such contributions for the years ended December 31 was follows:
(in millions)
2021 2020 2019
Multi-employer retirement plan expense
$ 4.1 $ 4.6 $ 4.3
Multi-employer health and welfare plan expense
3.8 3.4 3.8
The risks of participating in multi-employer pension plans are different from the risks of sponsoring single-employer pension plans in the following respects: 1) contributions to the multi-employer plan by one employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers; 2) if a participating employer ceases its contributions to the plan, the unfunded obligations of the plan allocable to the withdrawing employer may be borne by the remaining participating employers; and 3) if the Company withdraws from the multi-employer pension plans in which it participates, the Company may be required to pay those plans an amount based on its allocable share of the underfunded status of the plan.
The following table presents information regarding the multi-employer pension plans that are significant to the Company for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively:
Pension Fund
EIN/Pension Plan Number
Date of Plan Year-End
Pension Protection Act
Zone Status(1) 2021
FIP/RP Status
Pending/Implemented(2)
Contributions of the Company in 2021
Surcharge Imposed(3)
Expiration Date
of Collective
Bargaining Agreement
Year Contributions to Plan Exceeded More than 5 Percent of Total Contributions
(in millions)
United Furniture Workers Pension Fund A(4)
13-5511877-001 2/28/21 Red Implemented $ 1.8 No 2022, 2023 2019, 2020, 2021
Pension Plan of the National Retirement Fund
13-6130178-001 12/31/20 Red Implemented $ 1.1 Yes, 10.0%
2022 N/A
Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan
36-6044243-001 12/31/20 Red Implemented $ 1.2 Yes, 10.0%
2022, 2024 N/A
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Pension Fund
EIN/Pension Plan Number
Date of Plan Year-End
Pension Protection Act
Zone Status(1) 2020
FIP/RP Status
Pending/Implemented(2)
Contributions of the Company in 2020
Surcharge Imposed(3)
Expiration Date
of Collective
Bargaining Agreement
Year Contributions to Plan Exceeded More than 5 Percent of Total Contributions
(in millions)
United Furniture Workers Pension Fund A(4)
13-5511877-001 2/28/20 Red Implemented $ 1.5 No 2022, 2023 2018, 2019, 2020
Pension Plan of the National Retirement Fund
13-6130178-001 12/31/19 Red Implemented $ 1.1 Yes, 10.0%
2022 N/A
Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan
36-6044243-001 12/31/19 Red Implemented $ 1.0 Yes, 10.0%
2021, 2022 N/A
(1) The Pension Protection Act of 2006 ranks the funded status of multi-employer pension plans depending upon a plan's current and projected funding. A plan is in the Red Zone (Critical) if it has a current funded percentage of less than 65.0%. A plan is in the Yellow Zone (Endangered) if it has a current funded percentage of less than 80.0%, or projects a credit balance deficit within seven years. A plan is in the Green Zone (Healthy) if it has a current funded percentage greater than 80.0% and does not have a projected credit balance deficit within seven years. The zone status is based on the plan’s year end rather than the Company's. The zone status listed for each plan is based on information that the Company received from that plan and is certified by that plan’s actuary for the most recent year available.
(2) Funding Improvement Plan or Rehabilitation Plan as defined in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 has been implemented or is pending.
(3) Indicates whether the Company paid a surcharge to the plan in the most current year due to funding shortfalls and the amount of the surcharge.
(4) The Company represented more than 5.0% of the total contributions for the most recent plan year available. For year ended December 31, 2019, the Company contributed $1.1 million to the plan.
(9) Stockholders' Equity
(a) Common and Preferred Stock. Tempur Sealy International has 500.0 million authorized shares of common stock with $0.01 per share par value and 10.0 million authorized shares of preferred stock with $0.01 per share par value. The holders of the common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders. Subject to preferences that may be applicable to any outstanding preferred stock, holders of common stock are entitled to receive ratably such dividends as may be declared from time to time by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available for that purpose. In the event of liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the holders of common stock are entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining after payment of liabilities, subject to prior distribution rights of preferred stock, if any, then outstanding.
The Board of Directors is authorized, subject to any limitations prescribed by law, without further vote or action by the stockholders, to issue from time to time shares of preferred stock in one or more series. Each such series of preferred stock will have such number of shares, designations, preferences, voting powers, qualifications, and special or relative rights or privileges as determined by the Board of Directors, which may include, among others, dividend rights, voting rights, redemption and sinking fund provisions, liquidation preferences, conversion rights and preemptive rights.
(b) Treasury Stock. As of December 31, 2021, the Company had approximately $1,400.7 million remaining under an existing share repurchase program initially authorized by the Board of Directors in 2016. The Company repurchased 19.5 million shares, 6.5 million shares and 1.3 million shares under the program, for approximately $801.4 million, $285.9 million and $102.3 million during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Subsequent to year-end, the Company repurchased an additional 7.7 million shares for approximately $305.0 million.
In addition, the Company acquired shares upon the vesting of certain restricted stock units ("RSUs") and performance restricted stock units ("PRSUs"), which were withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The shares withheld were valued at the closing price of the stock on the New York Stock Exchange on the vesting date or first business day prior to vesting, resulting in approximately $14.9 million, $45.9 million and $3.4 million in treasury stock acquired during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
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(c) Charitable Stock Donation. In the fourth quarter of 2019, the Company recorded an $8.9 million charge, recorded in General, administrative and other expenses, related to the donation of 100,000 shares of its common stock at fair market value to certain public charities.
(d) AOCL. AOCL consisted of the following:
Year Ended December 31,
(in millions)
2021 2020 2019
Foreign Currency Translation
Balance at beginning of period
$ (58.6) $ (82.2) $ (91.7)
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
Foreign currency translation adjustments (1)
(36.6) 23.6 9.5
Balance at end of period
$ (95.2) $ (58.6) $ (82.2)
Pension Benefits
Balance at beginning of period
$ (6.9) $ (5.5) $ (3.6)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Net change from period revaluation
3.8 (1.8) (2.6)
Tax (expense) benefit (2)
(0.9) 0.4 0.7
Total other comprehensive income (loss)
2.9 (1.4) (1.9)
Balance at end of period
$ (4.0) $ (6.9) $ (5.5)
(1)In 2021, 2020 and 2019, there were no tax impacts related to foreign currency translation adjustments and no amounts were reclassified to earnings.
(2)These amounts were included in the income tax provision in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income.
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(10) Other Items
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following:
December 31,
December 31,
(in millions)
2021 2020
Wages and benefits
112.2 102.5
Operating leases obligations 101.7 61.0
Advertising
72.3 74.4
Taxes 15.0 150.4
Other
257.3 196.8
$ 558.5 $ 585.1
(11) Stock-based Compensation
Tempur Sealy International has two stock-based compensation plans which provide for grants of non-qualified and incentive stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock and stock unit awards, performance shares, stock grants and performance based awards to employees, non-employee directors, consultants and Company advisors. The plan under which equity awards may be granted in the future is the Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2013 Plan"). It is the policy of the Company to issue stock out of treasury shares upon issuance or exercise of share-based awards. The Company believes that awards and purchases made under these plans better align the interests of the plan participants with those of its stockholders.
On May 11, 2017, the Company's stockholders approved the amendment and restatement of the original 2013 Plan. The 2013 Plan provides for grants of stock options to purchase shares of common stock to employees and directors of the Company. The 2013 Plan may be administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, by the Board of Directors directly, or, in certain cases, by an executive officer or officers of the Company designated by the Compensation Committee. The shares issued or to be issued under the 2013 Plan may be either authorized but unissued shares of the Company's common stock or shares held by the Company in its treasury. Tempur Sealy International may issue a maximum of 34.8 million shares of common stock under the 2013 Plan, subject to certain adjustment provisions.
The Amended and Restated 2003 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the "2003 Plan"), was administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, which, together with the Board of Directors, had the exclusive authority to administer the 2003 Plan, including the power to determine eligibility to receive awards, the types and number of shares of stock subject to the awards, the price and timing of awards and the acceleration or waiver of any vesting and performance of forfeiture restrictions, in each case subject to the terms of the 2003 Plan. Any of the Company's employees, non-employee directors, consultants and Company advisors, as determined by the Compensation Committee, were eligible to be selected to participate in the 2003 Plan. Tempur Sealy International allowed a maximum of 46.0 million shares of its common stock under the 2003 Plan to be issued. In May 2013, the Company's Board of Directors adopted a resolution that prohibited further grants under the 2003 Plan.
In 2010, the Board of Directors approved the terms of a Long-Term Incentive Plan established under the 2003 Plan. In 2013, the Board of Directors approved the terms of another Long-Term Incentive Plan established under the 2013 Plan. Awards under both Long-Term Incentive Plans have typically consisted primarily of a mix of stock options, RSUs and PRSUs. Shares with respect to the PRSUs will be granted and vest following the end of the applicable performance period and achievement of applicable performance metrics, market and environmental, social and corporate governance ("ESG") conditions as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.
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The Company's stock-based compensation expense for the year ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 included PRSUs, stock options, RSUs and DSUs. A summary of the Company’s stock-based compensation expense is presented below:
Year Ended December 31,
(in millions) 2021 2020 2019
PRSU expense $ 39.4 $ 77.4 $ 1.4
Stock option expense 1.5 4.9 4.9
RSU/DSU expense 20.5 22.2 20.5
Total stock-based compensation expense $ 61.4 $ 104.5 $ 26.8
Performance Restricted Stock Units
A summary of the Company's PRSU activity and related information for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 is presented below:
(shares in millions) Shares Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Awards unvested at December 31, 2019 3.5 $ 15.02
Granted 3.5 21.39
Vested (3.4) 15.03
Forfeited - -
Awards unvested at December 31, 2020 3.6 21.18
Granted 1.5 28.92
Vested (0.1) 15.07
Forfeited (0.1) -
Awards unvested at December 31, 2021 4.9 $ 22.99
The Company grants PRSUs to executive officers and certain members of management. The Company granted PRSUs during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019. Actual payout under the PRSUs is dependent upon the achievement of certain financial goals.
During the first quarter of 2021, the Company granted 0.5 million PRSUs at target at a weighted average grant date fair value of $28.92 per share with a performance period of January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 as a component of the long-term incentive plan ("2021 PRSUs"). For the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense related to the 2021 PRSUs, as the Company achieved the maximum specified performance target for the performance period.
During the first quarter of 2020, the Company granted 0.6 million PRSUs at target at a weighted average grant date fair value of $21.39 per share with a performance period of January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020 as a component of the long-term incentive plan ("2020 PRSUs"). For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense related to the 2020 PRSUs, as the Company achieved the maximum specified performance target for the performance period.
During 2017, the Company granted executive officers and certain members of management PRSUs if the Company achieved a certain level of adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization ("Adjusted EBITDA") during four consecutive fiscal quarter period ending between (and including) March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2020 (the "Aspirational Plan PRSUs"). On November 16, 2020, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors determined that the maximum performance condition was achieved. The Aspirational Plan PRSUs vested on December 15, 2020. The Company recorded $49.4 million of stock-based compensation expense related to the Aspirational Plan PRSUs for the year ended December 31, 2020.
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Stock Options
A summary of the Company's stock option activity under the 2003 Plan and 2013 Plan for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 is presented below:
(in millions, except per share amounts and years) Shares Weighted Average Exercise Price Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years) Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Options outstanding at December 31, 2019 5.2 $ 16.30
Granted - -
Exercised (0.5) 13.03
Forfeited - -
Options outstanding at December 31, 2020 4.7 $ 16.69
Granted - -
Exercised (0.9) 15.40
Forfeited - -
Options outstanding at December 31, 2021 3.8 $ 17.03 5.94 $ 109.6
Options exercisable at December 31, 2021 3.5 $ 17.15 5.94 $ 101.5
The aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 was $22.3 million, $6.0 million and $5.9 million, respectively.
A summary of the Company's unvested shares relating to stock options as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, and changes during the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, are presented below:
(shares in millions) Shares Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Options unvested at December 31, 2019 2.0 $ 16.50
Granted - -
Vested (0.9) 16.67
Forfeited - -
Options unvested at December 31, 2020 1.1 $ 16.38
Granted - -
Vested (0.8) 15.40
Forfeited - -
Options unvested at December 31, 2021 0.3 $ 15.45
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Restricted/Deferred Stock Units
A summary of the Company's RSU and DSU activity and related information for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 is presented below:
(in millions, except per share amounts) Shares Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Awards outstanding at December 31, 2019 5.1 $ 13.24
Granted 0.8 20.81
Vested (1.6) 13.43
Terminated (0.1) 13.99
Awards outstanding at December 31, 2020 4.2 $ 14.57 $ 113.6
Granted 0.7 28.68
Vested (1.5) 14.32
Terminated (0.1) 25.54
Awards outstanding at December 31, 2021 3.3 $ 17.37 $ 154.0
The aggregate intrinsic value of RSUs and DSUs vested during the year ended December 31, 2021 was $42.5 million.
A summary of total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense based on current performance estimates related to stock options, DSUs, RSUs and PRSUs for the year ended December 31, 2021 is presented below:
(in millions, except years) December 31, 2021 Weighted Average Remaining Vesting Period (Years)
Unrecognized DSU/RSU expense 27.6 2.27
Unrecognized PRSU expense 42.8 1.88
Total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense $ 70.4 2.03
(12) Commitments and Contingencies
The Company is involved in various legal and administrative proceedings incidental to the operations of its business. The Company believes that the outcome of all pending proceedings in the aggregate will not have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition, liquidity, or operating results.
(13) Income Taxes
Pre-tax Income by Jurisdiction
The following sets forth the amount of income before income taxes attributable to each of the Company's geographies for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019:
Year Ended December 31,
(in millions) 2021 2020 2019
Income before income taxes:
United States $ 602.5 $ 319.5 $ 150.9
Rest of the world 221.5 132.9 114.6
$ 824.0 $ 452.4 $ 265.5
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Reconciliation of Statutory Tax Rate to Effective Tax Rate
The Company's effective income tax provision differs from the amount calculated using the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate, principally due to the following:
Year Ended December 31,
2021 2020 2019
(dollars in millions) Amount Percentage of Income
Before Income Taxes Amount Percentage of Income
Before Income Taxes Amount Percentage of Income
Before Income Taxes
Statutory U.S. federal income tax $ 172.9 21.0 % $ 95.0 21.0 % $ 55.8 21.0 %
State income taxes, net of federal benefit 21.0 2.6 % 9.9 2.2 % 8.7 3.3 %
Foreign tax differential 4.6 0.6 % 2.8 0.6 % 2.1 0.8 %
Change in valuation allowances 4.9 0.6 % 5.5 1.2 % (8.6) (3.2) %
Uncertain tax positions and interest 6.5 0.8 % 0.5 0.1 % 2.4 0.9 %
Subpart F income - - % 3.3 0.7 % 1.8 0.7 %
Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income ("GILTI")
1.5 0.2 % - - 9.2 3.4 %
GILTI High-Taxed Exception
- - % (8.6) (1.9) % - -
Stock compensation (8.1) (1.0) % (10.9) (2.4) % 0.9 0.3 %
Permanent and other (5.0) (0.7) % 5.1 1.2 % 2.4 0.9 %
Effective income tax provision $ 198.3 24.1 % $ 102.6 22.7 % $ 74.7 28.1 %
Income Tax Provision
The income tax provision consisted of the following:
Year Ended December 31,
(in millions) 2021 2020 2019
Current provision
Federal $ 109.9 $ 55.1 $ 50.4
State 24.5 17.3 11.9
Foreign 52.8 38.8 19.5
Total current $ 187.2 $ 111.2 $ 81.8
Deferred provision
Federal $ 11.6 $ (3.4) $ (10.8)
State 0.4 (3.4) (8.0)
Foreign (0.9) (1.8) 11.7
Total deferred 11.1 (8.6) (7.1)
Total income tax provision $ 198.3 $ 102.6 $ 74.7
The income tax provision includes federal, state and foreign income taxes currently payable and those deferred or prepaid because of temporary differences between financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities.
Deferred Income Tax Assets and Liabilities
The net deferred tax assets and liabilities recognized in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets, determined using the income tax rate applicable to each period in which those items will reverse, consist of the following:
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December 31,
(in millions) 2021 2020
Deferred tax assets:
Stock-based compensation $ 30.1 $ 21.6
Operating lease obligations 137.6 92.9
Accrued expenses and other 41.8 55.1
Net operating losses, foreign tax credits and other tax attribute carryforwards 49.6 50.6
Inventories 9.0 11.1
Transaction costs 3.9 6.0
Property, plant and equipment 12.9 2.5
Total deferred tax assets 284.9 239.8
Valuation allowances (42.6) (33.5)
Total net deferred tax assets $ 242.3 $ 206.3
Deferred tax liabilities:
Intangible assets $ (181.7) $ (150.7)
Operating lease right-of-use assets (122.8) (82.3)
Property, plant and equipment (37.1) (34.3)
Accrued expenses and other (16.3) (15.9)
Total deferred tax liabilities (357.9) (283.2)
Net deferred tax liabilities $ (115.6) $ (76.9)
Tax Attributes Included in Deferred Tax Assets
Included in the calculation of the Company's deferred tax assets are the following gross income tax attributes available at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively:
(in millions) 2021 2020
State net operating losses ("SNOLs") $ 114.9 $ 157.0
U.S. federal foreign tax credits ("FTCs") 12.2 12.2
U.S. state income tax credits ("SITCs") 3.2 4.9
Foreign net operating losses ("FNOLs") 50.6 54.1
Charitable contribution carryover ("CCCs") 1.2 23.6
The SNOLs, FTCs, SITCs, FNOLs and CCCs generally expire in 2022, 2023, 2031, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
Management believes that, based on a number of factors, the available objective evidence creates sufficient uncertainty regarding the realizability of certain of the SNOLs, FTCs, SITCs, FNOLs, the CCCs and certain other deferred tax assets related to certain foreign operations (together, the "Tax Attributes"). The Company has established a valuation allowance for certain deferred tax assets (including the Tax Attributes) where it is more-likely-than-not such deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which the temporary differences become deductible or creditable. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making its assessment regarding the recoverability of its deferred tax assets. The Company has recorded valuation allowances against $49.7 million of the SNOLs and $12.2 million of the FTCs. With respect to all other Tax Attributes above, based upon the level of historical taxable income and projections for future taxable income, management believes it is more likely than not the Company will realize the benefits of the underlying deferred tax assets. However, there can be no assurance that such assets will be realized if circumstances change.
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Deferred Tax Liability for Undistributed Foreign Earnings
As it relates to stock of the Company's top tier foreign subsidiaries in the hands of each such subsidiary's U.S. shareholder, at December 31, 2021, the book basis of each such subsidiary exceeds the tax basis in each such subsidiary. No income taxes have been provided for the book to tax basis differences (including undistributed foreign earnings) inherent in these entities except to the extent of certain earnings that have been previously subject to U.S. income tax ("PTEP"). During the three month period ended December 31, 2021, the Company recorded a deferred income tax liability associated with the PTEP. Such amount is not material.
As it relates to the book to tax basis difference with respect to the stock of each of the Company's second and lower tier foreign subsidiaries, as a general matter, the book basis exceeds the tax basis in the hands of such foreign subsidiaries' shareholders. By operation of the tax laws of the various countries in which these subsidiaries are domiciled, earnings of lower tier foreign subsidiaries are not subject to tax, in all material respects, when distributed to a foreign shareholder. It is the Company's intent that the earnings of each lower tier foreign subsidiary, with the exception of its Danish subsidiary and its two Canadian subsidiaries, will be permanently reinvested in each such foreign subsidiaries' own operations. As it relates to the Danish subsidiary, its earnings may be distributed without any income tax impact. With respect to the Canadian subsidiaries, Canadian income tax withholding applies to any distribution each subsidiary makes to its foreign parent company. The Company concluded that at December 31, 2021 each Canadian subsidiary has accumulated earnings in excess of its operating needs and as such Canadian withholding tax has been accrued on such excess. The amount accrued is not material.
Uncertain Income Tax Positions
GAAP prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the accounting and financial statement disclosure of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The evaluation of a tax position is a two-step process. The first step requires the Company to determine whether it is more likely than not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination based on the technical merits of the position. The second step requires the Company to recognize in the financial statements each tax position that meets the more likely than not criteria, measured at the largest amount of benefit that has a greater than 50.0% likelihood of being realized. Interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits are recorded in income tax expense. Uncertain income tax liabilities reflect the Company's best judgement of the facts, circumstances and information available through December 31, 2021. Uncertain income tax liabilities are derived using the cumulative probability approach and applying the tax technical requirements applicable to U.S. and other international tax and transfer pricing requirements.
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
(in millions)
Balance as of December 31, 2019 $ 104.5
Additions based on tax positions related to 2020 -
Additions for tax positions of prior years 14.1
Expiration of statutes of limitations -
Settlements of uncertain tax positions with tax authorities -
Balance as of December 31, 2020 $ 118.6
Additions based on tax positions related to 2021 1.4
Additions for tax positions of prior years 2.5
Expiration of statutes of limitations -
Settlements of uncertain tax positions with tax authorities (77.2)
Balance as of December 31, 2021 $ 45.3
The amount of unrecognized tax benefits that would impact the effective tax rate if recognized at December 31, 2021 and 2020 would be $29.1 million and $106.0 million, respectively. During the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company recognized $3.2 million and $1.0 million in interest and penalties, respectively, in income tax expense. The Company had $15.7 million and $74.9 million of accrued interest and penalties at December 31, 2021 and 2020. As discussed below, during the quarter ended June 30, 2021 the Company resolved in all material respects the calculation of interest payable to SKAT related to the settlement of the Danish Tax Matters for the years 2001 through 2011 (the "Settlement Years"). As such,
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the Danish Tax Matter for the Settlement Years is considered in all material respects, closed. Consequently, the tax deposits previously with SKAT were offset against the uncertain income tax liability for the Settlement Years as reflected in the table above.
The Company anticipates it is reasonably possible an increase or decrease in the amount of unrecognized tax benefits could be made in the next twelve months as a result of the statute of limitations expiring and/or the examinations being concluded on these returns. However, the Company does not presently anticipate that any increase or decrease in unrecognized tax benefits will be material to the Consolidated Financial Statements, other than the Danish Tax Matter discussed below which the Company believes will be settled commensurate with the amount previously accrued. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to tax examinations by the U.S., state and local municipalities or non-U.S. jurisdictions for periods prior to 2012. The Company is currently under examination by various tax authorities around the world.
The Danish Tax Matter
The Company has been involved in a dispute with the Danish Tax Authority ("SKAT") regarding the royalty paid by a U.S. subsidiary of Tempur Sealy International to a Danish subsidiary (the "Danish Tax Matter") for tax years 2012 through current. The royalty is paid by the U.S. subsidiary for the right to utilize certain intangible assets owned by the Danish subsidiary in the U.S. production process.
During 2018, the Company reached agreements with both SKAT and the U.S. Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") with respect to the adjusted amount of royalties (the "Settlement") for the Settlement Years. During the quarter ended June 30, 2021 the Company and SKAT resolved in all material respects the calculation of interest payable to SKAT (which had previously been under discussion with SKAT) related to the settlement of the Danish Tax Matters for Settlement Years. This resolution resulted in SKAT refunding substantially all of the excess tax deposits it was holding for the Settlement Years (all other aspects of the settlement of the Settlement Years had previously been agreed upon). As such, the Danish Tax Matter for the Settlement Years is considered in all material respects, closed. Consequently, the tax deposits previously with SKAT were applied to offset the uncertain income tax liability for the Settlement Years.
The tax years 2012 through 2021 (the "2012 to Current Period") are currently the subject of the Advance Pricing Agreement procedure ("APA") request filed by the Company with SKAT and the IRS in the third quarter of 2018. As part of the APA, the IRS is negotiating on the Company’s behalf directly with SKAT for a mutually agreeable royalty due from the U.S. subsidiary to the Danish Subsidiary. The APA negotiation is ongoing and is not expected to conclude in the near term. The Company anticipates such negotiations will result in additional income tax in Denmark and a reduction of income tax in the U.S. Consequently, the Company maintains both an uncertain income tax liability for its estimate of the potential Danish income tax and a deferred tax asset for the associated United States tax benefit for the 2012 to Current Period.
The uncertain income tax liabilities for the Danish Tax Matter Settlement Years and for the 2012 to Current Period are reflected in the Company Consolidated Balance Sheet as per below:
December 31, 2021 December 31, 2020
Period Balance Sheet Presentation USD USD
Settlement Years Accrued expenses and other current liabilities $ - $ 139.1
2012 to Current Period Other non-current liabilities 50.1 48.4
Total $ 50.1 $ 187.5
The deferred tax asset for the U.S. correlative benefit associated with the accrual of Danish tax for the 2012 to Current Period at December 31, 2021 and 2020 is approximately $15.5 million and $12.0 million, respectively.
If the IRS and SKAT are unable to reach a mutually acceptable agreement with respect to the years included in the APA Program, the Company could be required to make a significant payment to SKAT for Danish tax related to such years, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations and liquidity.
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SKAT has issued income tax assessments for the years 2012 through 2015. The Company is contesting all four assessments. Further, SKAT has proposed assessments for the years 2016 through 2017. For each of the years 2012 through 2017, SKAT is asserting an increase in the royalty earned by the Danish subsidiary. The Company expects to continue to receive income tax assessments from SKAT for the tax years 2018 and forward, asserting the royalties paid by the U.S. to the Danish subsidiary were too low, which the Company disputes.
From June 2012 through December 31, 2018, SKAT withheld Value Added Tax ("VAT") refunds otherwise owed to the Company, pending resolution of the Danish Tax Matter. After application of the VAT refunds to the liability associated with the Settlement Years, the remaining VAT on deposit with SKAT is approximately $1.5 million. As of December 31, 2021, the Company made the following tax deposits with SKAT related to the Danish Tax Matter for the years 2012 through 2015:
USD
VAT deposits remaining with SKAT $ 1.5
The three months ended March 31, 2020 20.5
The three months ended September 30, 2020 11.7
The three months ended September 30, 2021 14.9
Total $ 48.6
The above VAT refunds withheld and the tax deposits made are reflected in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet, as per below:
December 31, 2021 December 31, 2020
USD USD
Prepaid expenses and other current assets $ - $ 139.1
Other non-current assets 48.6 54.8
Total $ 48.6 $ 193.9
If the Company is not successful in resolving the Danish Tax Matter for the 2012 to Current Period or there is a change in facts and circumstances, the Company may be required to further increase its uncertain income tax position associated with this matter, or decrease its deferred tax asset, also related to this matter, which could have a material impact on the Company's reported earnings.
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(14) Earnings Per Common Share
The following table sets forth the components of the numerator and denominator for the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share for net income attributable to Tempur Sealy International.
Year Ended December 31,
(in millions, except per common share amounts) 2021 2020 2019
Numerator:
Net income from continuing operations, net of income attributable to non-controlling interests $ 625.2 $ 348.8 $ 190.9
Denominator:
Denominator for basic earnings per common share-weighted average shares 197.0 207.9 218.0
Effect of dilutive securities:
Employee stock-based compensation 7.3 4.4 3.6
Denominator for diluted earnings per common share-adjusted weighted average shares 204.3 212.3 221.6
Basic earnings per common share for continuing operations $ 3.17 $ 1.68 $ 0.87
Diluted earnings per common share for continuing operations $ 3.06 $ 1.64 $ 0.86
For the years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company excluded an insignificant number of shares from the diluted earnings per common share computation because their exercise price was greater than the average market price of Tempur Sealy International's common stock or they were otherwise anti-dilutive. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company excluded 4.4 million shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock options from the diluted earnings per common share computation because their exercise price was greater than the average market price of Tempur Sealy International's common stock or they were otherwise anti-dilutive. Holders of non-vested stock-based compensation awards do not have voting rights.
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(15) Business Segment Information
The Company operates in two segments: North America and International. These segments are strategic business units that are managed separately based on geography. The North America segment consists manufacturing and distribution subsidiaries, joint ventures and licensees located in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. The International segment consists manufacturing and distribution subsidiaries, joint ventures and licensees located in Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America (other than Mexico). On August 2, 2021, the Company acquired Dreams, which is also included in the International segment. Corporate operating expenses are not included in either of the segments and are presented separately as a reconciling item to consolidated results. The Company evaluates segment performance based on net sales, gross profit and operating income.
The Company sells its products in over 100 countries to over 10,000 wholesale customers. The Company’s Direct channel represents 18.2% of the Company’s consolidated net sales in 2021. One wholesale customer contributed approximately 15% of the Company’s consolidated net sales in the years ended 2021 and 2020.
The Company’s North America and International segment assets include investments in subsidiaries that are appropriately eliminated in the Company’s accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements. The remaining inter-segment eliminations are comprised of intercompany accounts receivable and payable.
The following table summarizes total assets by segment:
December 31, December 31,
(in millions) 2021 2020
North America $ 4,360.6 $ 3,740.3
International 1,305.9 639.8
Corporate 730.9 490.3
Inter-segment eliminations (2,074.0) (1,561.8)
Total assets $ 4,323.4 $ 3,308.6
The following table summarizes property, plant and equipment, net, by segment:
December 31, December 31,
(in millions) 2021 2020
North America $ 449.9 $ 415.3
International 82.3 49.8
Corporate 51.3 42.8
Total property, plant and equipment, net $ 583.5 $ 507.9
The following table summarizes operating lease right-of-use assets by segment:
December 31, December 31,
(in millions) 2021 2020
North America $ 280.6 $ 256.6
International 199.0 45.7
Corporate 1.0 2.0
Total operating lease right-of-use assets $ 480.6 $ 304.3
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The following table summarizes segment information for the year ended December 31, 2021:
(in millions) North America International Corporate Eliminations Consolidated
Bedding sales $ 3,825.9 $ 687.0 $ - $ - $ 4,512.9
Other sales 253.3 164.6 - - 417.9
Net sales $ 4,079.2 $ 851.6 $ - $ - $ 4,930.8
Inter-segment sales $ 1.8 $ 1.2 $ - $ (3.0) $ -
Inter-segment royalty expense (income) 8.7 (8.7) - - -
Gross profit 1,678.0 480.7 - - 2,158.7
Operating income (loss) 856.7 200.0 (144.4) - 912.3
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes 853.2 198.9 (228.1) - 824.0
Depreciation and amortization (1)
$ 87.7 $ 18.1 $ 68.8 $ - $ 174.6
Capital expenditures 89.7 18.0 15.6 - 123.3
(1)Depreciation and amortization includes stock-based compensation amortization expense.
The following table summarizes segment information for the year ended December 31, 2020:
(in millions) North America International Corporate Eliminations Consolidated
Bedding sales $ 2,956.3 $ 397.5 $ - $ - $ 3,353.8
Other sales 202.9 120.2 - - 323.1
Net sales $ 3,159.2 $ 517.7 $ - $ - $ 3,676.9
Inter-segment sales $ 1.2 $ 0.7 $ - $ (1.9) $ -
Inter-segment royalty expense (income) 9.4 (9.4) - - -
Gross profit 1,332.0 306.4 - - 1,638.4
Operating income (loss) 591.4 127.6 (186.9) - 532.1
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes 590.1 120.2 (257.9) - 452.4
Depreciation and amortization (1)
$ 76.3 $ 13.6 $ 112.6 $ - $ 202.5
Capital expenditures 92.6 11.0 7.7 - 111.3
(1)Depreciation and amortization includes stock-based compensation amortization expense.
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The following table summarizes segment information for the year ended December 31, 2019:
(in millions) North America International Corporate Eliminations Consolidated
Bedding sales 2,448.8 $ 388.2 $ - $ - $ 2,837.0
Other sales 154.7 114.3 - - 269.0
Net sales $ 2,603.5 $ 502.5 $ - $ - $ 3,106.0
Inter-segment sales $ 1.2 $ 1.1 $ - $ (2.3) $ -
Inter-segment royalty expense (income) 7.6 (7.6) - - -
Gross profit 1,055.2 287.0 - - 1,342.2
Operating income (loss) 349.9 110.3 (113.5) - 346.7
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes 342.9 103.8 (181.2) - 265.5
Depreciation and amortization (1)
$ 65.1 $ 13.0 $ 38.4 $ - $ 116.5
Capital expenditures 63.0 10.7 14.5 - 88.2
(1)Depreciation and amortization includes stock-based compensation amortization expense.
The following table summarizes property, plant and equipment, net, by geographic region:
December 31, December 31,
(in millions)
2021 2020
United States $ 481.1 $ 436.2
All other 102.4 71.7
Total property, plant and equipment, net
$ 583.5 $ 507.9
The following table summarizes operating lease right-of-use assets by geographic region:
December 31, December 31,
(in millions)
2021 2020
United States $ 278.3 $ 255.0
United Kingdom 162.8 4.7
All Other 39.5 44.6
Total operating lease right-of-use assets
$ 480.6 $ 304.3
The following table summarizes net sales by geographic region:
Year Ended December 31,
(in millions) 2021 2020 2019
United States $ 3,751.3 $ 2,886.6 $ 2,312.1
All other 1,179.5 790.3 793.9
Total net sales $ 4,930.8 $ 3,676.9 $ 3,106.0

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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None.

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ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
An evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer), of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, as of the end of the period covered by this Report. Based on that evaluation, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2021, and designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act. Our internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their control objectives.
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we evaluated the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021 based on the framework in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission ("COSO"). Our evaluation of internal control over financial reporting did not include the internal controls of Dreams, which was acquired in 2021 and is included in the 2021 consolidated financial statements. Dreams constituted approximately 19% of total assets (inclusive of acquired goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets) as of December 31, 2021 and approximately 5% of net sales for the year then ended. Based on our assessment and those criteria, management believes that we maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021.
Our independent registered public accounting firm, Ernst & Young LLP, has issued a report on the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021. That report appears on page 70 of this Report.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2021 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Stockholders and Board of Directors of Tempur Sealy International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Opinion on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
We have audited Tempur Sealy International, Inc. and Subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework) (the COSO criteria). In our opinion, Tempur Sealy International, Inc. and Subsidiaries (the Company) maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021, based on the COSO criteria.
As indicated in the accompanying Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting, management’s assessment of and conclusion on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting did not include the internal controls of Dreams Topco Limited, which is included in the 2021 consolidated financial statements of the Company and constituted approximately 19% of total assets as of December 31, 2021 and approximately 5% of net sales for the year then ended. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting of the Company also did not include an evaluation of the internal control over financial reporting of Dreams Topco Limited.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, stockholders' equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2021, and the related notes and financial statement schedule listed in the Index at Item 15(a) and our report dated February 22, 2022, expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
Basis for Opinion
The Company's management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying Management's Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.
Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Louisville, Kentucky
February 22, 2022

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ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

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ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference from our definitive proxy statement for the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Proxy Statement") under the sections entitled "Proposal No. 1-Election of Directors," and "Board of Directors' Meetings, Committees of the Board and Related Matters-Corporate Governance," - "Committees of the Board," -"Policies Governing Director Nominations," -"Board and Committee Independence; Audit Committee Financial Experts" and "Other Information-Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports."
Information relating to executive officers is incorporated herein by reference from our Proxy Statement under the section entitled "Proposal No. 1-Election of Directors-Executive Officers."

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ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference from the Proxy Statement under the sections entitled "Executive Compensation and Related Information" and "Board of Directors' Meetings, Committees of the Board and Related Matters-Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation."

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ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Equity Compensation Plan Information
The following table sets forth equity compensation plan information as of December 31, 2021:
Plan category Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a))
(a) (b) (c)
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders:
Amended and Restated 2003 Equity Incentive Plan (1)
51,986 $ 9.69 -
Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (2)
11,539,051 17.13 6,620,626
Total
11,591,037 $ 26.82 6,620,626
(1)In May 2013, our Board of Directors adopted a resolution that prohibited further grants under the Amended and Restated 2003 Equity Incentive Plan. The number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding stock options, warrants and rights issued under the Amended and Restated 2003 Equity Incentive Plan includes 1,616 shares issuable under restricted stock units and deferred stock units. These restricted and deferred stock units are excluded from the weighted average exercise price calculation above.
(2)The number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding stock options, warrants and rights issued under the Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan includes 3,273,436 shares issuable under restricted stock units and deferred stock units. Additionally, this number includes 4,760,634 performance restricted stock units which reflects a maximum payout of the awards granted.
For information regarding the material features of each of the above plans see Note 11, "Stock-based Compensation," in our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, ITEM 8 of this Report.
All other information required by this Item is incorporated by reference from the Proxy Statement under the section entitled "Stock Ownership."

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ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference from the Proxy Statement under the section entitled "Certain Relationships and Related Transactions" and "Board of Directors' Meetings, Committees of the Board and Related Matters-Board and Committee Independence; Audit Committee Financial Experts."

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ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference from the Proxy Statement under the sections entitled "Proposal No. 2- Ratification of Independent Auditors-Fees for Independent Auditors During the Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020" and "-Policy on Audit Committee Pre-Approval of Audit and Non-Audit Services of Independent Auditors."
PART IV

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ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE
(a) 1. The following is a list of the financial statements of Tempur Sealy International, Inc. included in this Report, which are filed herewith pursuant to ITEM 8:
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID:42)
Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2021 and 2020
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
2. Financial Statement Schedule:
Schedule II-Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
All other schedules have been omitted because they are inapplicable, not required, or the information is included elsewhere in the Consolidated Financial Statements or notes thereto.
3. Exhibits:
The following is an index of the exhibits included in this Report or incorporated herein by reference.
(b) EXHIBIT INDEX
3.1 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Tempur-Pedic International Inc. (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Amendment No. 3 to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form S-1/A (File No. 333-109798) as filed on December 12, 2003). (1)
3.2 Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of Tempur-Pedic International Inc. (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on May 24, 2013). (1)
3.3 Second Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Tempur Sealy International, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on May 10, 2021). (1)
3.4 Seventh Amended and Restated By-laws of Tempur Sealy International, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on February 11, 2019). (1)
4.1 Specimen certificate for shares of common stock (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed on March 1, 2018). (1)
4.2 Indenture, dated as of September 24, 2015, among Tempur Sealy International, Inc., the Guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on September 24, 2015). (1)
4.3 Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 21, 2019, by and among Tempur Sealy International, Inc., the guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, re 5.625% Senior Notes due 2023 (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed on November 7, 2019). (1)
4.4 Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 14, 2020, by and among Tempur Sealy International, Inc., the guarantor party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee re 5.625% Senior Notes due 2023 (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed on November 5, 2020. (1)
4.5 Indenture, dated as of May 24, 2016, among Tempur Sealy International, Inc., the Guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 24, 2016). (1)
4.6 Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 21, 2019, by and among Tempur Sealy International, Inc., the guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, re 5.500% Senior Notes due 2026 (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed on November 7, 2019). (1)
4.7 Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 14, 2020, by and among Tempur Sealy International, Inc., the guarantor party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee re 5.500% Senior Notes due 2026 (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed on November 5, 2020. (1)
4.8 Indenture, dated as of March 25, 2021, among Tempur Sealy International, Inc., the Guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on March 25, 2021). (1).
4.9 Form of 4.00% Senior Notes due 2029 (included in Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on March 25, 2021). (1)
4.10 Indenture, dated as of September 24, 2021 among Tempur Sealy International, Inc., the Guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (filed as Exhibit 10.1 (but numbered 4.1) to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on September 24, 2021). (1)
4.11 Form of 3.875% Senior Notes due 2031 (included in Exhibit 10.1 (but numbered 4.1) to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on September 24, 2021). (1)
4.12 Description of Registered Securities.
10.1 Credit Agreement, dated as of April 6, 2016, by and among Tempur Sealy International, Inc., as parent borrower, the several banks and other financial institutions party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on April 7, 2016). (1)
10.2 Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement dated as of April 4, 2017 among Tempur Sealy International, Inc., as parent borrower, the several banks and other financial institutions party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed on February 25, 2019). (1)
10.3 Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement dated as of January 8, 2019 among Tempur Sealy International, Inc., as parent borrower, the several banks and other financial institutions party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed on February 25, 2019). (1)
10.4 Amendment No. 3, dated June 4, 2019, to Credit Agreement among Tempur Sealy International, Inc., as parent borrower, the several banks and other financial institutions party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed on August 1, 2019). (1)
10.5 Amendment and Restatement Agreement, dated as of October 16, 2019, by and among Tempur Sealy International, Inc., as parent borrower, Tempur-Pedic Management, LLC, as additional borrower, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, the several banks and other financial institutions party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on October 17, 2019). (1)
10.6 Amendment No. 1 dated as of May 13, 2020, by and among Tempur Sealy International, Inc., as parent borrower, Tempur-Pedic Management, LLC, as additional borrower, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, the several banks and other financial institutions party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 16, 2019 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on May 14, 2020). (1)
10.7 Amendment No. 3 dated February 2, 2021, by and among Tempur Sealy International, Inc, as parent borrower, the several banks and other financial institutions party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, to the Amended and Restated Credit Amendment Agreement dated as of October 16, 2019, as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated May 13, 2020 and Amendment No 2 dated June 10, 2020 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on February 3, 2021). (1)
10.8 Amendment No. 4 dated as of May 26, 2021, by and among Tempur Sealy International, Inc., as parent borrower, Tempur-Pedic Management, LLC, as additional borrower, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, the several banks and other financial institutions party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K/A as filed on May 27, 2021). (1)
10.9 Amendment No. 5 dated as of September 21, 2021, by and among Tempur Sealy International, Inc., as parent borrower and Tempur-Pedic Management, LLC, as additional borrower, the several banks and other financial institutions party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on September 21, 2021). (1)
10.10 Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement, dated as of April 12, 2017, between Tempur-Pedic North America, LLC, as seller and contributor, and Tempur Sealy Receivables LLC, as purchaser and contribute (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on April 18, 2017). (1)
10.11 Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of April 12, 2017, between Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Company, LLC, as seller and Tempur-Pedic North America, LLC, as purchaser (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on April 18, 2017). (1)
10.12 Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of April 12, 2017, among Tempur Sealy Receivables, LLC, as borrower, Tempur Sealy International, Inc., as master servicer and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as lender (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on April 18, 2017). (1)
10.13 Amendment No. 1, dated as of September 25, 2017, to that certain Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of April 12, 2017, among Tempur Sealy Receivables, LLC, as borrower, Tempur Sealy International, Inc., as master servicer and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as lender (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed on August 2, 2018). (1)
10.14 Amendment No. 2, dated as of April 2, 2018, to that certain Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of April 12, 2017, among Tempur Sealy Receivables, LLC, as borrower, Tempur Sealy International, Inc., as master servicer and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as lender (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed on August 2, 2018). (1)
10.15 Omnibus Amendment dated as of October 31, 2018 and constituting (a) Amendment No. 3 to the Credit and Security Agreement dated as of April 12, 2017 among Tempur Sealy Receivables, LLC, Tempur Sealy International, Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, (b) Amendment No. 1 to the Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement dated as of April 12, 2017 by and between Tempur Pedic North America, LLC and Tempur Sealy Receivables, LLC and (c) Amendment No. 1 to the Receivables Sale Agreement dated as of April 12, 2017 by and between Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Company, LLC and Tempur Pedic North America, LLC (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 10-Q as filed on November 8, 2018). (1)
10.16 Amendment No. 4, dated January 15, 2019, to that certain Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of April 12, 2017, among Tempur Sealy Receivables, LLC, as borrower, Tempur Sealy International, Inc., as master servicer and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as lender (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed on May 9, 2019). (1)
10.17†
Amendment No. 5, dated April 12, 2019, to that certain Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of April 12, 2017, among Tempur Sealy Receivables, LLC, as borrower, Tempur Sealy International, Inc., as master servicer and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as lender (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed on May 9, 2019). (1)
10.18 Omnibus Amendment No. 2, dated as of April 6, 2021, by and among Tempur Sealy International, Inc., Tempur Sealy Receivables, LLC, Tempur-Pedic North America, LLC, Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Company, LLC, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, as lender, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent and as lender (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on April 8, 2021). (1)
10.19 Annex A to Omnibus Amendment No. 2 - Amended and Restated Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of April 6, 2021, by and between Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Company, LLC, as seller, and Tempur-Pedic North America, LLC, as purchaser (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on April 8, 2021). (1)
10.20 Annex B to Omnibus Amendment No. 2 - Amended and Restated Receivables Sale and Contribution Agreement, dated as of April 6, 2021, by and between Tempur-Pedic North America, LLC, as seller and contributor, and Tempur Sealy Receivables, LLC, as purchaser and contributee (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on April 8, 2021). (1)
10.21 Annex C to Omnibus Amendment No. 2 - Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of April 6, 2021, among Tempur Sealy International, Inc., as master servicer, Tempur Sealy Receivables, LLC, as borrower, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent (filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on April 8, 2021). (1)
10.22 Bond Purchase Agreement, dated October 26, 2005, by and among Tempur World LLC, Tempur Production USA, Inc. and Bernalillo County (filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed on March 14, 2006). (1)
10.23 Trust Indenture, dated September 1, 2005, by and between Bernalillo County and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed on March 14, 2006). (1)
10.24 Mortgage, Assignment, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, dated as of October 27, 2005, by and between Bernalillo County and Tempur Production USA, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 10.7 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed on March 14, 2006). (1)
10.25 Lease Agreement, dated September 1, 2005, by and between Bernalillo County and Tempur Production USA, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed on March 14, 2006). (1)
10.26 Non-Disclosure and Standstill Agreement, dated as of June 26, 2017, by and among Tempur Sealy International, Inc., Usman Nabi, H Partners Management, LLC and the other parties named therein (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on June 28, 2017). (1)
10.27 Letter Agreement dated March 23, 2018 from Tempur Sealy International, Inc. to H Partners Management, LLC and the other H Partners Group Members listed therein (filed as filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on March 26, 2018). (1)
10.28 †
Share Purchase Agreement, dated May 26, 2021 among Dreams Topco Limited, Project Dream S.à r.l., the management sellers named therein, Tempur Sealy (UK) Limited and Tempur Sealy International, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K/A as filed on May 27, 2021). (1)
10.29 Amended and Restated Non-Employee Director Deferred Compensation Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.15 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed on February 13, 2015). (1)(2)
10.30 2021 Amended and Restated Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed on May 6, 2021). (1)(2)
10.31 Amended and Restated Tempur-Pedic International Inc. 2003 Equity Incentive Plan (filed as Appendix B to the Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A as filed on March 25, 2009). (1)(2)
10.32 First Amendment to the Amended and Restated 2003 Equity Incentive Plan (filed as Appendix A to the Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A as filed on March 25, 2009). (1)(2)
10.33 Tempur-Pedic International, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (filed as Appendix A to the Registrant's Definitive Proxy statement on Schedule 14A as filed on April 12, 2013). (1)(2)
10.34 Tempur Sealy International, Inc. Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on May 2, 2017). (1)(2)
10.35 Tempur Sealy International, Inc. Amended and Restated 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on July 26, 2017). (1)(2)
10.36 Second Amended and Restated Annual Incentive Bonus Plan for Senior Executives (filed as Appendix B to the Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement (File No.001-31922) filed on March 16, 2015). (1)(2)
10.37 Employment Agreement dated September 12, 2003, between Tempur International Limited and David Montgomery (filed as Exhibit 10.13 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form S-4 ((File No. 333-109054-02) as filed on October 31, 2003). (1)(2)
10.38 Employment and Non-Competition Agreement dated as of September 4, 2015, by and between Tempur Sealy International, Inc. and Scott L. Thompson (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on September 8, 2015). (1)(2)
10.39 First Amendment to Employment and Non-Competition Agreement dated November 27, 2017 by and between Tempur Sealy International, Inc. and Scott L. Thompson (filed as Exhibit 10.32 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed on March 1, 2018) (1)(2)
10.40 Second Amendment to Employment and Non-Competition Agreement dated March 25, 2020 by and between Tempur Sealy International, Inc. and Scott L. Thompson (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on March 27, 2020). (1)(2)
10.41 Employment and Non-Competition Agreement dated September 5, 2017, by and between Tempur Sealy International, Inc. and H. Clifford Buster, III (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed on November 9, 2017). (1)(2)
10.42 Employment and Non-Competition Agreement dated October 13, 2017, by and between Tempur Sealy International, Inc. and Bhaskar Rao (filed as Exhibit 10.6 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed on November 9, 2017). (1)(2)
10.43 Employment and Non-Competition Agreement dated February 27, 2018, by and between Tempur Sealy International, Inc. and Scott Vollet (filed as Exhibit 10.35 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed on March 1, 2018). (1)(2)
10.44 Employment and Non-Competition Agreement effective January 1, 2020, by and between Tempur Sealy International, Inc. and Thomas Murray (filed as Exhibit 10.33 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed on February 24,2020). (1)(2)
10.45 Employment and Non-Competition Agreement effective January 1, 2020, by and between Tempur Sealy International, Inc. and Steven Rusing (filed as Exhibit 10.34 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed on February 24, 2020). (1)(2)
10.46 Employment and Non-Competition Agreement effective January 1, 2022, by and between Tempur Sealy International Limited and Hansbart Wijand. (2)
10.47 Form of Stock Option Agreement under the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (Director) (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed on November 8, 2013). (1)(2)
10.48 Form of Stock Option Agreement under the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.37 to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed on February 13, 2015). (1)(2)
10.49 Stock Option Agreement dated as of September 4, between Tempur Sealy International, Inc. and Scott L. Thompson (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed September 8, 2015). (1)(2)
10.50 Form of Stock Option Agreement under the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.57 to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 24, 2017). (1)(2)
10.51 Form of Special Grant Stock Option Agreement under the Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.46 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed on March 1, 2018).(1) (2)
10.52 Form of Amendment to Stock Option Agreement (filed as Exhibit 10.47 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed on March 1, 2018) (1)(2)
10.53 Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement dated as of September 4, 2015, between Tempur Sealy International, Inc. and Scott L. Thompson (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on September 8, 2015). (1)(2)
10.54 Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.58 to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed on February 24, 2017). (1)(2)
10.55 Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.63 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed on March 1, 2018) (1)(2)
10.56 Form of Amendment to RSU Award Agreement (filed as Exhibit 10.64 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed on March 1, 2018) (1)(2)
10.57 Form of 2019 Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.60 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed on February 25, 2019). (1)(2)
10.58 Form of 2020 Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.63 to the Registrant's Annual Report of Form 10-K as filed on February 24, 2020). (1)(2)
10.59 Form of 2020 Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.64 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed on February 24, 2020). (1)(2)
10.60 Form of 2021 Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.63 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed on February 19, 2021). (1)(2)
10.61 Form of 2021 Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.64 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed on February 19, 2021). (1)(2)
10.62 Form of 2022 Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan. (2)
10.63 Form of 2022 Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan. (2)
10.64 Subscription Agreement dated as of September 4, 2015, between Tempur Sealy International, Inc. and Scott L. Thompson (filed as Exhibit 10.6 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on September 8, 2015). (1)(2)
21.1 Subsidiaries of Tempur Sealy International, Inc.
23.1 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
31.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002. (3)
101 The following materials from Tempur Sealy International Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, formatted in Inline XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Statements of Income, (ii) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text.
104 The cover page from the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, formatted in Inline XBRL.
† Certain portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to Item 601(b)(10)(iv) of Regulation S-K. The Company agrees to furnish supplementally an unredacted copy of the exhibit to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.
(1)Incorporated by reference.
(2)Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
(3)This exhibit shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filings under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language in any filings.
TEMPUR SEALY INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021, 2020 AND 2019
SCHEDULE II
(in millions)
Additions
Description Balance at
Beginning of
Period Charges to
Costs and
Expenses Charged to Other
Accounts Deductions Balance at
End of
Period
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets:
Year Ended December 31, 2019 $ 43.1 0.8 - (13.9) $ 30.0
Year Ended December 31, 2020 $ 30.0 7.6 - (4.1) $ 33.5
Year Ended December 31, 2021 $ 33.5 7.5 4.5 (2.9) $ 42.6