DICK’S Sporting Goods
Annual Report 2016

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2016 Annual Report Dear Fellow Shareholders, As I reflect on where we were a year ago...looking ahead at 2016...I noted that the sporting goods industry was at an inflection point. Now, almost a year later, we have reached that tipping point in the industry. Several major sporting goods retailers have closed their doors, and over 22 million square feet of retail space has evaporated from the sporting goods industry. Apart from the sporting goods industry, retail giants are beleaguered, and there is that incessant question, “What is the future of brick and mortar retail?” We ask that question differently. We ask ourselves, “What will retail look like 10 years from now and what will sporting goods retail look like 10 years from now?” We are focused on what the balance will be between online and traditional brick and mortar retailing. We are building an omni-channel consumer experience that we believe will take us into and through the next decade. We are driven by what drives our customers: that sports really matter in people’s lives, that sports make people better and that sports teach our young people great lessons they can use for the rest of their lives. Our passion is to inspire, support and equip sports enthusiasts with an experience that is unparalleled in retail. We, like so many of those sports enthusiasts, place our mission above ourselves and promise we will leave it all on the field. We translate our passion into an omni-channel retail experience that allows us to serve our customers in whatever manner they choose to interact with us, and with the best product offering in sporting goods. For 69 years, that passion has driven us to evolve with our customers by developing new concepts, continuously refreshing our store environment, opening our first eCommerce business in 1999, building a private brand business, and creating meaningful vendor partnerships to keep our product offering relevant and differentiated. I want to briefly review our 2016 results, the opportunities in the core business, and then turn our focus to how we plan to continue evolving with our customers. Finally, I want to talk about Sports Matter, our $50 million initiative to help save youth sports. 2016 Highlights: We delivered strong results and have no long-term debt on our balance sheet, which allows us to invest in our customer experience. We delivered value for our shareholders in 2016. We grew sales by 9.0%, comp sales by 3.5%, and delivered non-GAAP earnings per diluted share1 that exceeded our guidance for the year. Here are some highlights on how we achieved these results: • We expanded our store network, ending 2016 with 676 DICK'S Sporting Goods stores, 91 golf specialty stores and 27 Field & Stream stores, and kept our stores fresh by relocating or remodeling 15 DICK'S stores. Our new store productivity remained above 90%. • We grew our eCommerce business approximately 26% to $939 million; and in the beginning of fiscal year 2017, we relaunched dicks.com on our proprietary platform. • We captured displaced market share by acquiring The Sports Authority ("TSA") and Golfsmith’s best locations that augment our store base, their customer information and transaction details to ensure we can serve those customers with the right product offerings at the right locations. • We continued to elevate the footwear experience, ending 2016 with a total of 184 premium full-service footwear decks that offer customers an elevated footwear and service experience. • We returned over $210 million in capital in the form of quarterly dividends and share repurchases. • In 2016, our Board approved a 10% increase in our quarterly dividend, and in early 2017, they approved another 12% increase in the dividend, for a current quarterly dividend of $0.17 per share. We have no long-term debt outside of lease obligations, and have balance sheet strength that allows us to invest in our customer experience, whether in our stores or online. We keep our stores fresh with engaging platforms like our premium full- service footwear decks. We invest in eCommerce and our digital presence to evolve with our customers. We create proprietary products to provide our customers a wide range of options to meet their needs, with both our own brands like CALIA by Carrie Underwood, Reebok, Field & Stream, Walter Hagen, Top-Flite and Second Skin, and co-created exclusive styles with vendors, such as adidas, Under Armour, Nike and The North Face. We are the best at inspiring, supporting and equipping sports enthusiasts because we are never going to stop investing in our customer experience. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1Non-GAAP earnings per diluted share is a non-GAAP financial measure. Refer to the Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures section at the end of the Annual Report for additional information, as well as reconciliations between the Company's GAAP and non-GAAP financial results. Retail disruption and uncertainty translates to opportunity in our core business. The disruption and uncertainty in retail positions us well to optimize our core business. We see four key opportunities to capture. First, there remains a great deal of displaced market share. We continue to leverage data we acquired from TSA and Golfsmith, while also leveraging data from our DICK’S ScoreCard loyalty program and DICK’S Team Sports HQ business. Second, significant store closings by brick and mortar retailers create a real estate environment that allows us to be patient for the best locations at the best terms. With approximately 25% of our DICK’S leases that are up for renewal at our option over the next three years, we have flexibility to optimize the overall size and cost of our brick and mortar footprint. Third, we have implemented a new merchandising and vendor matrix to segment vendors into three groups: strategic, transactional and nonessential vendors. Our strategic vendors function as true partners. We will invest in each other to provide DICK’S with exclusive and differentiated products and an experience that customers do not see across the retail landscape. Ultimately, we will reduce our vendor base by up to 20% by year-end 2017. Fourth, our premium full-service footwear decks help us capture market share. This growth engine allows us to compete against mall-based retailers, challenged by decreasing mall traffic. Our passion for sports enthusiasts drives us to always evolve to provide the best customer experience. The growth in our core business permits us to invest in strategic initiatives as we look beyond 2017. We continue to invest in our online businesses across all digital channels. After a multi-year journey to build our proprietary eCommerce platform, we re- launched dicks.com this past January. This enables us to enhance profitability and, most importantly, gain control to elevate the customer experience. We will continue to make appropriate investments in our digital business to ensure we are delivering the best possible customer experience. We also continue to invest in our private brands, including CALIA, Reebok, Field & Stream, Walter Hagen, Top-Flite and Second Skin. We create these brands and products to provide our customers differentiated products to serve specific sport’s needs. We expect this business to reach approximately $1 billion in 2017. Finally, I am very excited about DICK’S Team Sports HQ, a new technology platform that provides youth sports leagues, teams, coaches and parents access to a digital ecosystem including online registration, team websites, and mobile apps that enable scheduling, communications and live scorekeeping. This is an investment area for us. This business continues to reveal future opportunities that reach beyond traditional retail to a fast-evolving, customer-focused, data-driven engagement platform. Sports Matter: Our commitment to help save youth sports. DICK’S Sporting Goods has a long-standing commitment to supporting sports within the communities we serve. We have never wavered from the belief that sports make people better. Unfortunately, billions in funding have been cut in youth sports budgets and many kids can’t afford to play. We are committed to changing that trajectory. DICK’S and the DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation are working together to combat the funding crisis. Since 2014, together we have committed over $50 million to keep kids playing sports through our Sports Matter initiative. To date, we have helped save thousands of youth sports teams and have given hundreds of thousands of youth athletes the chance to play. In 2016, DICK’S and the DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation gave over $30 million in financial contributions and equipment to teams, leagues, community groups and schools across the country through our Sports Matter program. We have worked in conjunction with the DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation to raise public awareness and to highlight the positive impact school and community sports programs have on our kids. We have done this in a number of ways, including producing two documentaries in the past three years on this subject, We Could Be King and Keepers of the Game. We Could Be King won a Sports Emmy and Keepers of the Game has been nominated for one at the time of this writing. As a stakeholder of DICK’S Sporting Goods, I strongly encourage my fellow stakeholders to watch these documentaries. These documentaries clearly show the impact sports have on our kids’ lives; you will be inspired to help save youth sports. Our awareness and fundraising work continues, and we remain steadfast in our commitment. In closing We remain optimistic about the future of DICK’S Sporting Goods. We believe the disruption in retail today is a great opportunity for us to further strengthen our position in the industry. Our team is committed to inspiring, supporting and equipping sports enthusiasts, when and how they choose to interact with us. On behalf of our Board of Directors, our management team and our associates, we thank you for your support. Edward W. Stack Chairman and Chief Executive Officer UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended January 28, 2017 Commission File No. 001-31463 DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 16-1241537 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 345 Court Street, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania 15108 (724) 273-3400 (Address of principal executive offices, zip code, telephone number) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Common Stock, $0.01 par value Name of Each Exchange on which Registered The New York Stock Exchange Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes þ    No o Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes o    No þ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ    No o Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes þ    No o Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. þ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Act (check one). Large accelerated filer þ Accelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer o Smaller reporting company o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes o    No þ The aggregate market value of the voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant was $4,395,310,091 as of July 29, 2016 based upon the closing price of the registrant's common stock on the New York Stock Exchange reported for July 29, 2016. The number of shares of common stock and Class B common stock of the registrant outstanding as of March 20, 2017 was 88,085,668 and 24,710,870, respectively. Documents Incorporated by Reference: Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K incorporates certain information from the registrant's definitive proxy statement for its Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on June 7, 2017 (the "2017 Proxy Statement"). TABLE OF CONTENTS Part I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 3 Item 1. Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Item 1A. Risk Factors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 9 Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Item 2. Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Item 3. Legal Proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Part II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities . 17 Item 6. Selected Financial Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Item 9A. Controls and Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Item 9B. Other Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Part III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Item 11. Executive Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Shareholder Matters . . . . . . . . . 36 Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Part IV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Item 16. Form 10-K Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 SIGNATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 CERTIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Forward-Looking Statements We caution that any forward-looking statements (as such term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K or made by our management involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based on various important factors, many of which may be beyond our control. Accordingly, our future performance and financial results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in any such forward-looking statements. Investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. These statements can be identified as those that may predict, forecast, indicate or imply future results, performance or advancements and by forward-looking words such as "believe", "anticipate", "expect", "estimate", "predict", "intend", "plan", "project", "goal", "will", "will be", "will continue", "will result", "could", "may", "might" or any variations of such words or other words with similar meanings. Forward-looking statements address, among other things, our expectations, our growth strategies, including our plans to open new stores, the operation and continued development of our own eCommerce platform, and the enhancement of the Company's digital capabilities; our efforts to increase profit margins and return on invested capital; plans to grow our private brand business, projections of our future profitability; streamlining the Company's vendor base and implementing the Company's new merchandising strategy; the construction of a new distribution center; future results of operations; the effect of proposed changes in corporate income tax laws or tariffs; capital expenditures; plans to return capital to stockholders through dividends or share repurchases; and our future financial condition. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties which may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. A detailed discussion of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and events to differ materially from such forward-looking statements is included in the section titled "Risk Factors" (Item 1A of this Form 10-K). In addition, we operate in a highly competitive and rapidly changing environment; therefore, new risk factors can arise, and it is not possible for management to predict all such risk factors, nor to assess the impact of all such risk factors on our business or the extent to which any individual risk factor, or combination of risk factors, may cause results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. The forward-looking statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are made as of this date. We do not assume any obligation and do not intend to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise except as may be required by the securities laws. PART I ITEM 1.  BUSINESS General Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, referred to as "the Company", "we", "us" and "our" unless specified otherwise) is a leading omni-channel sporting goods retailer offering an extensive assortment of authentic, high-quality sports equipment, apparel, footwear and accessories through a blend of dedicated associates, in-store services and unique specialty shop-in-shops. The Company also owns and operates Golf Galaxy, Field & Stream and other specialty concept stores, and Dick's Team Sports HQ, an all-in-one youth sports digital platform offering free league management services, mobile apps for scheduling, communications and live scorekeeping, custom uniforms and FanWear and access to donations and sponsorships. The Company offers its products through a content-rich eCommerce platform that is integrated with its store network and provides customers with the convenience and expertise of a 24-hour storefront. When used in this Annual Report on Form 10- K, unless the context otherwise requires or unless otherwise specified, any reference to "year" is to the Company's fiscal year. The Company was founded in 1948 when Richard "Dick" Stack, the father of Edward W. Stack, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, opened his original bait and tackle store in Binghamton, New York. Edward W. Stack joined his father's business full-time in 1977 and in 1984 became President and Chief Executive Officer of the then two-store chain. Our vision is to build leading brands that serve and inspire athletes and outdoor enthusiasts around the world to achieve their personal best; create value for our stockholders through the relentless improvement of everything we do; and make a lasting impact in our communities through sport. We were incorporated in 1948 in New York under the name Dick's Clothing and Sporting Goods, Inc. In November 1997, we reincorporated as a Delaware corporation and in April 1999 we changed our name to Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. Our executive office is located at 345 Court Street, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania 15108 and our phone number is (724) 273-3400. Our website is located at www.DICKS.com. The information on our website does not constitute a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We include on our website, free of charge, copies of our Annual and Quarterly Reports filed on Forms 10-K and 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 3 Business Strategy The key elements of our business strategy are: Authentic Sporting Goods Retailer. Our history and core foundation is as a retailer of high-quality authentic athletic equipment, apparel and footwear, intended to enhance our customers' performance and enjoyment of athletic pursuits, rather than focusing our merchandise selection on the latest fashion trend or style. We believe our customers seek genuine, deep product offerings, and that ultimately this merchandising approach positions us with advantages in the market, which we believe will continue to benefit from new product offerings with enhanced technological features. Our objective is not only to carry leading brands, but to carry a full range of products within each category, including premium items for the sports enthusiast. We believe that the breadth of our product selections in each category of sporting goods offers our customers a wide range of good, better and best price points and enables us to address the needs of sporting goods consumers, from the beginner to the sports enthusiast, which distinguishes us from other large format sporting goods stores. We also believe that the range of merchandise and extensive in-store support services that we offer allows us to differentiate and compete effectively against all of our competitors, from traditional independent sporting goods stores and specialty shops to other large format sporting goods stores and mass merchant discount retailers to internet-based retailers. Capturing Displaced Market Share. The sporting goods industry experienced consolidation during 2016 as competitor bankruptcies left behind significant market share. The Company strategically acquired the best store locations, customer information and intellectual property for some of these competitors and believes it realized market share gains during 2016 as it leveraged these assets to capture these displaced customers. The Company remains focused on continuing to capture displaced market share in the future. Our store growth plans will focus on new and under-penetrated markets which were historically served by our former competitors. We will also continue to leverage the transaction details and target millions of new customers within the acquired customer information. Omni-channel Development. We believe when our customers connect with the Dick's Sporting Goods brand they expect a seamless shopping experience, regardless of the manner in which they choose to shop with us. We continue to see growth in the number of customers who shop with us both online and in our stores and believe these omni-channel customers represent the future of retail. Our customers may research products online, then visit a store to experience the merchandise and consult with one of our in- store experts, such as a bicycle mechanic or running specialist. Other customers may be inspired by one of our push notifications on their mobile device, visit our store to test the merchandise by utilizing such features as the golf hitting bay, archery lane or trying a pair of running shoes on the treadmill and complete the purchase in the store or later on their tablet device. We believe that leveraging all of our sales channels to deliver a consistent, seamless and high-quality customer experience across our store, on the web and via mobile technology, will differentiate us from our online-only competitors. On January 29, 2017, we transitioned our eCommerce platform from a third-party provider to a proprietary internal platform that now allows us to fully control our customer experience and maximize profitability, while continuing store growth. The Company's focus will be to refine platform functionality, improve customer-facing features, and leverage customer and transaction data to optimize its customer relationship management efforts and to deliver more targeted digital marketing. Like our customers, we see retail as an omni-experience, where the distinctions between stores and online are increasingly irrelevant. We believe our store base is a competitive advantage to our online-only competitors, as our physical presence allows us to better serve our customers, whether through the convenience of accepting in-store returns or exchanges, or expediting fulfillment of eCommerce orders. We believe that offering support services for the products we sell enhances the credibility of our associates and specialty store concepts with our customers and further differentiates our stores from our competitors. Within specialty retail, we opened nine Field & Stream stores during fiscal 2016, eight of which were in the combo store format. In some markets, we operate Dick's Sporting Goods stores adjacent to our specialty concept stores on the same property with a pass-through for customers. We refer to this format as a "combo store". In fiscal 2017, we plan to open eight additional Field & Stream stores, all in the combo store format. These highly specialized concept stores enable us to connect with the outdoor enthusiast in their own element, giving us valuable insight into key merchandise categories that we can apply across our entire network. 4 Drive Digital Growth. The Company plans to invest in digital in many forms, including our eCommerce platform, online assortments, customer relationship management and digital marketing, and Dick's Team Sports HQ, just as we make investments in our stores to keep them fresh and in the best locations. Our marketing program is designed to build loyalty for the Dick's Sporting Goods brand while promoting our broad assortment of brand name sporting goods equipment, apparel and footwear in a specialty store environment. While we continue to market our merchandise assortment through traditional channels, such as newspaper and direct mail pieces, we have developed brand- building marketing campaigns focused on building passion and loyalty to the Dick's Sporting Goods brand and shifted our advertising mix to include more digital marketing. The Company is also actively involved in communities, sponsoring thousands of teams in various sports at the local level. The Dick's Team Sports HQ business, which is comprised of our Blue Sombrero, Affinity Sports and GameChanger acquisitions, is focused on creating a holistic digital eco-system to support and equip youth sports and establish relationships with millions of players. We plan to use Dick's Team Sports HQ to stay top-of-mind for athletes and their families, and to create a powerful dataset that we will use to develop offers that are tailored and timed to meet the needs of these athletes. We also plan to continue to optimize our media mix by shifting to more efficient and effective marketing channels and by leveraging our extensive and expanding customer relationship marketing database from our "ScoreCard" loyalty program. Brand Partnerships. We carry a wide variety of well-known brands, including adidas, Asics, Callaway Golf, Columbia, Nike, Remington, TaylorMade-adidas Golf, The North Face, Under Armour and Yeti. In addition to the cost efficiencies of shared investments with our brand partners, we seek to leverage our partnerships to offer authenticity and credibility to our customers, while differentiating ourselves from our competitors. We partner with our brands on important marketing initiatives and product launches, in addition to leveraging athletes that these brands bring to us for our marketing campaigns. Our brand partnerships also provide us with access to exclusive products and allow us to differentiate our customers' shopping experience through initiatives such as our brand shops, which provide our customers with a wider and deeper selection of products from our key brands. Private Brands. To provide differentiation in assortment when compared to our competitors, we offer a wide variety of private brand products that are not available from other retailers. Our exclusive private brand offerings include brands that we own such as CALIA, DBX, Field & Stream, Fitness Gear, Lady Hagen, MAXFLI, Nishiki, Primed, Quest, Top-Flite and Walter Hagen, as well as brands that we exclusively license from third parties including adidas baseball, Reebok (performance apparel), Slazenger (golf and racquets) and Umbro (performance soccer equipment, footwear and apparel). Our private brands offer exceptional value and quality to our customers, while also providing the Company with higher gross margins than we obtain on sales of comparable third-party branded products. We consider our overall private brand strategy to be a key area of opportunity to increase productivity in our stores and on-line, and have invested in a development and procurement staff to support our private brand business. In fiscal 2016, we expanded our private brand business and continued to focus on our CALIA line of women's athletic apparel. Looking forward, we intend to expand product offerings within the CALIA line as well as introduce multiple new private brands during fiscal 2017. The Company anticipates the private brand business exceeding $1 billion in sales during fiscal 2017. Private brand sales represented approximately 10% of the Company's consolidated net sales during fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014. Merchandising The following table sets forth the approximate percentage of our sales attributable to the hardlines, apparel and footwear categories for the periods presented: Category Hardlines (1) Apparel Footwear Other (2) Total 2016 Fiscal Year 2015 2014 45% 35% 19% 1% 100% 45% 35% 19% 1% 100% 44% 36% 19% 1% 100% (1) Includes items such as sporting goods equipment, fitness equipment, golf equipment and hunting and fishing gear. 5 (2) Includes the Company's non-merchandise sales categories, including in-store services and shipping revenues. Segment information is further described within Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. Selling Channels We offer products to our customers through our retail stores and online. Although we sell through both of these channels, we believe that sales in one channel are not independent of the other. Regardless of the sales channel, we seek to provide our customers with a seamless omni-channel shopping experience. Retail Stores: Store Format. Each of our Dick's Sporting Goods stores unites several sports specialty stores under one roof and typically contains the following specialty shops: Footwear, Team Sports, Outdoor Lodge, Golf, Fitness and Athletic Apparel. We believe our "store-within-a-store" concept creates a unique shopping environment by combining the convenience, broad assortment and competitive prices of large format stores with the brand names, deep product selection and customer service of a specialty store. Our Golf Galaxy and Field & Stream stores are designed to create an exciting and interactive shopping environment for the sporting enthusiast that highlights our extensive product assortments and value-added services. The Company seeks to expand its presence through the opening of new stores and the Company believes that growing its store network and eCommerce business simultaneously, will enable it to profitably grow the business by delivering an omni-channel shopping experience for its customers. The rate of future store growth may be reduced compared to historical levels as the Company monitors the competitive landscape and focuses its store growth in under-served and under- penetrated markets. eCommerce: Through our websites, we seek to provide our customers with in-depth product knowledge and the ability to shop with us at any time. We continue to develop our online content and capabilities to enhance the online experience and fully integrate our online business with our stores to provide our customers with an omni-channel shopping experience. Currently, we have return-to-store capabilities for online orders and the ability to place online orders in our stores if we are out of stock in the retail store. We also have the ability through our websites to ship orders placed online from our retail locations, which reduces delivery times for online orders and improves inventory productivity. We also have capability for our customers to buy merchandise online and pick it up in store. In fiscal 2016, our eCommerce business accounted for approximately 12% of our total net sales. Purchasing, Distribution and Customer Fulfillment We purchase merchandise from approximately 1,400 vendors. During fiscal 2016, Nike and Under Armour, our largest vendors, represented approximately 20% and 12%, respectively, of our merchandise purchases. No other vendor represented 10% or more of our fiscal 2016 merchandise purchases. We do not have long-term purchase contracts with any of our vendors and all of our purchases from vendors are made on a short-term purchase order basis. We currently operate four regional distribution centers for supplying stores with merchandise and are constructing a new 650,000 square foot distribution center in Conklin, NY that we expect to be operational by the end of fiscal 2017. Vendors directly ship floor ready merchandise to our distribution centers, where it is processed and allocated directly to our stores or to temporary storage at our distribution centers. Our distribution centers are responsible for consolidating damaged or defective merchandise from our stores that is being returned to vendors. We have contracted with common carriers to deliver merchandise from all of our distribution centers to our stores. During fiscal 2016, our stores received approximately 95% of merchandise through our distribution network with the remaining merchandise shipped directly to the stores from our vendors. We believe this flow of merchandise facilitates prompt and efficient distribution to our stores in order to enhance in-stocks, minimize freight costs and improve our inventory turns. The Company leverages various fulfillment channels to ensure merchandise delivery speed to its customers and to minimize shipping costs. The Company leverages its store network, a third-party operated fulfillment center as well as its vendors to ship merchandise to its customers. 6 Competition The market for sporting goods retailers is highly fragmented and intensely competitive. We compete with many retailing formats, including large format sporting goods stores, traditional sporting goods stores, specialty and vendor stores, mass merchants and department stores, internet and catalog-based retailers, and vendors selling directly to consumers. We seek to attract customers by offering a wide range of products and broad selection and distinctive marketing in stores that provide a unique shopping environment and superior service through an omni-channel experience. Employees As of January 28, 2017, we employed approximately 14,600 full-time and 25,900 part-time associates. Due to the seasonal nature of our business, total employment figures fluctuate throughout the year and typically peak during the fourth quarter. None of our associates are covered by a collective bargaining agreement. We believe that our relations with our associates are good. Seasonality Seasonality of the Company's business is discussed in further detail within Item 1A. "Risk Factors". Proprietary Rights The Company has a number of registered service marks and trademarks with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, including various versions of the following: "Acuity", "CALIA", "DBX", "Dick's", "Dick's Sporting Goods", "Ethos", "Field & Stream", "Fitness Gear", "Golf Galaxy", "Golfsmith", "Lady Hagen", "MAXFLI", "Nishiki", "Primed", "Quest", "Second Skin", "ScoreCard", "ScoreCard Rewards", "Top-Flite", "The Sports Authority" and "Walter Hagen". The Company also has a number of registered domain names, including "dickssportinggoods.com", "DICKS.com", "golfgalaxy.com", "fieldandstreamshop.com" and "caliastudio.com". Our service marks, trademarks and other intellectual property are subject to risks and uncertainties that are discussed within Item 1A. "Risk Factors". We have entered into licensing agreements for names that we do not own, which provide for exclusive rights to use names such as "adidas" (baseball and football), "Cobra" (youth golf), "Slazenger" (golf and racquets), "Louisville Slugger" (hosiery only), "Reebok" (performance apparel) and "Umbro" (performance soccer equipment, footwear and apparel) for specified product categories and, in some cases, specified sales channels. These licenses contemplate long-term business relationships, with substantial initial terms and the opportunity for multi-year extensions. These licenses contain customary termination provisions at the option of the licensor including, in some cases, termination upon our failure to purchase or sell a minimum volume of products and may include early termination fees. Our licenses are also subject to risks and uncertainties common to licensing arrangements that are described within Item 1A. "Risk Factors". Governmental Regulations We must comply with various federal, state and local regulations, including regulations relating to consumer products and consumer protection, advertising and marketing, labor and employment, data protection and privacy, intellectual property, the environment and tax. In addition, in connection with the sale of firearms in our stores, we must comply with a number of federal and state laws and regulations related to the sale of firearms and ammunition, including the federal Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act. Ensuring our compliance with these various laws and regulations, and keeping abreast of changes to the legal and regulatory landscape, requires us to expend considerable resources. 7 Executive Officers of the Company The following table and accompanying narrative sets forth the name, age and business experience of the current Executive Officers of the Company: Name Edward W. Stack André J. Hawaux Lee J. Belitsky Lauren R. Hobart Michele B. Willoughby John E. Hayes III Holly R. Tyson Age 62 Position Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 56 56 48 51 54 45 Executive Vice President - Chief Operating Officer Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer Executive Vice President - Chief Marketing Officer Executive Vice President - eCommerce and Supply Chain Senior Vice President - General Counsel and Secretary Senior Vice President - Chief Human Resources Officer Edward W. Stack has served as our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since 1984 when our founder and Mr. Stack's father, Richard "Dick" Stack, retired from our then two-store chain. Mr. Stack has served us full-time since 1977 in a variety of positions, including President, Store Manager and Merchandise Manager. André J. Hawaux became our Executive Vice President - Chief Operating Officer in August 2015 and also served as our interim principal financial officer from August 2016 to September 2016. From February 2015 to August 2015, Mr. Hawaux served as our Executive Vice President - Chief Operating Officer / Chief Financial Officer. From June 2013 to January 2015, Mr. Hawaux served as our Executive Vice President - Finance, Administration and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Hawaux served as the President, Consumer Foods at ConAgra Foods, Inc., one of North America's leading packaged food companies, since 2009. From 2006 to 2009, Mr. Hawaux served as ConAgra Foods' Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer where he was responsible for the company's Finance and Information System and Services organizations. Prior to ConAgra Foods, Mr. Hawaux served as general manager of a large U.S. division of PepsiAmericas and previously served as Chief Financial Officer for Pepsi-Cola North America and Pepsi International's China business unit. Mr. Hawaux is also a Trustee of Southern New Hampshire University and a member of the Board of Directors of PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE: PHM). Lee J. Belitsky became our Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer in September 2016. Mr. Belitsky joined Dick's Sporting Goods in 1997 as Vice President - Controller and has held a number of roles at Dick's Sporting Goods. From September 2014 to September 2016, Mr. Belitsky served as Executive Vice President - Product Development and Planning, Allocations and Replenishment; from July 2013 to September 2014, Mr. Belitsky served as Senior Vice President - Product Development; from September 2011 to July 2013, he served as Senior Vice President - Chief Risk and Compliance Officer; from January 2010 to September 2011, he served as Senior Vice President - Strategic Planning and Analysis and Treasury Services; from February 2009 to January 2010, he served as Senior Vice President - Store Operations and Distribution / Transportation; from April 2006 to February 2009, he served as Senior Vice President - Distribution and Transportation; from December 2005 to April 2006, he served as Vice President - Treasurer; and from December 1997 to December 2005, he served as Vice President - Controller. Prior to joining Dick's Sporting Goods, Mr. Belitsky was the Chief Financial Officer of Domain, Inc., a Boston-based home furnishings retailer. He also served as Vice President - Controller and Treasurer with Morse Shoe, Inc. and as an Audit Manager with KPMG LLP. Lauren R. Hobart will serve as our Executive Vice President - Chief Customer & Digital Officer effective April 2017. Ms. Hobart joined Dick's Sporting Goods in February 2011 as our Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. In September 2015, Ms. Hobart was promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. Prior to joining Dick's Sporting Goods, Ms. Hobart spent 14 years with PepsiCo, Inc., most recently serving as Chief Marketing Officer for its carbonated soft drink portfolio in the United States. During her career at PepsiCo, Ms. Hobart held several other significant marketing roles and also spent several years in strategic planning. Prior to joining PepsiCo, Ms. Hobart worked in commercial banking for JP Morgan Chase and Wells Fargo Bank. Ms. Hobart also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Sonic Corp. (Nasdaq: SONC). 8 Michele B. Willoughby will serve as our Executive Vice President - Chief Strategy Officer effective April 2017. Ms. Willoughby joined Dick's Sporting Goods in 2004 as our Vice President, Planning and Allocation. In July 2013, Ms. Willoughby was promoted to Executive Vice President - eCommerce and Supply Chain. From November 2010 to July 2013, Ms. Willoughby served as Senior Vice President - eCommerce and from February 2009 to November 2010, she served as Senior Vice President - Supply Chain. Prior to joining Dick's Sporting Goods, Ms. Willoughby was employed by Kohl's Department Stores, where she held various positions in Merchandise Planning and Allocation from 1997 to 2004, most recently as Vice President, Planning and Allocation. John E. Hayes III became our Senior Vice President - General Counsel and Secretary in January 2015. Prior to joining Dick's Sporting Goods, Mr. Hayes served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Coldwater Creek Inc. from February 2009 to September 2014. During his tenure with Coldwater Creek, Mr. Hayes also served as the Company's interim Chief Financial Officer from November 2009 to April 2010 and as Senior Vice President, Human Resources from April 2010 to May 2013. Prior to joining Coldwater Creek, Mr. Hayes was engaged for seventeen years in private law practice, most recently as a partner with Hogan & Hartson, LLP, from March 2003 to February 2009. Prior to his legal career, Mr. Hayes practiced as an accountant with KPMG LLP. Holly R. Tyson joined Dick's Sporting Goods as the Chief Human Resources Officer in August 2016. Prior to joining Dick's Sporting Goods, Ms. Tyson served as the Chief Human Resources Officer at The Brink's Company from January 2012 to August 2016. Prior to joining The Brink's Company, Ms. Tyson was Vice President Human Resources U.S. Pharmaceuticals at Bristol-Myers Squibb from January 2010 to January 2012. During her tenure there, Ms. Tyson also served as Executive Director Worldwide Pharmaceuticals Talent and U.S. Pharmaceuticals Sales Learning, Director Human Resources U.S. Pharmaceuticals Sales Learning, Director Human Resources Cardiovascular Metabolics and Director Leadership and Change from 2004 to 2010. Prior to her joining Bristol-Myers Squibb, Ms. Tyson held various human resources and organizational development leadership roles at Alliance Consulting, Cigna Corporation and Accenture from 1994 to 2004. ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS Risks and Uncertainties Our business is dependent on consumer discretionary spending and reductions in consumer spending might adversely affect the Company's business, operations, liquidity, financial results and stock price. Our business depends on consumer discretionary spending, and as a result, our results are highly dependent on U.S. consumer confidence and the health of the U.S. economy. Consumer spending may be affected by many factors outside of the Company's control, including general economic conditions, consumer disposable income levels, consumer confidence levels, the availability, cost and level of consumer debt, the costs of basic necessities and other goods and the effects of the weather or natural disasters. Decreases in consumer discretionary spending can result in the need for more promotional activities and a decrease in same store sales, customer traffic or average value per transaction, which could negatively affect the Company's business, financial performance and/or stock price, particularly if consumer spending is depressed for a prolonged period of time. Intense competition in the sporting goods industry and in retail could limit our growth and reduce our profitability. The market for sporting goods retailers is highly fragmented and intensely competitive. Our current and prospective competitors include many large companies, some of which have greater market presence, name recognition and financial, marketing and other resources than we do. Additionally, the ability of consumers to compare prices on a real-time basis through the use of smartphones and digital technology puts additional pressure on us to maintain competitive prices vis-à-vis our competitors. We compete with retailers from multiple categories and in multiple channels, including large formats; traditional and specialty formats; mass merchants; department stores and catalog; internet-based and direct-sell retailers; and vendors that sell directly to customers. Many factors affect the extent to which competition could affect our results, including pricing, quality, assortment, advertising, service, locations and reputation, and prolonged competitive pressures could have a material effect on our results of operations. 9 Omni-channel growth in our business is complex and we have recently implemented an internal eCommerce platform. Our business has become increasingly omni-channel as we strive to deliver a seamless shopping experience to our customers through both online and in-store shopping experiences. On January 29, 2017, we launched an internal eCommerce platform that allows us to control our customer experience without relying on a third-party provider. Maintaining and developing our internal eCommerce platform involves substantial investment of capital and resources, integrating a number of information and management systems from different vendors, increasing supply chain and distribution capabilities, attracting, developing and retaining qualified personnel with relevant subject matter expertise, and effectively managing the customer experience. This involves substantial risk, including risk of cost overruns, technology interruptions, supply and distribution delays, and other issues that can affect the successful operation of our internal eCommerce platform. If we are not able to successfully operate our internal eCommerce platform, our reputation, operations, financial results, and future growth could be materially adversely affected. If we are unable to predict or effectively react to changes in consumer demand or shopping patterns, we may lose customers and our sales may decline. Our success depends in part on our ability to anticipate and respond in a timely manner to changing consumer demand, preferences and shopping patterns regarding sporting goods. We must develop and execute merchandising initiatives with marketing programs that appeal to a broad range of consumers and markets throughout the country. Consumer preferences cannot be predicted with certainty and are subject to continual change and evolution. Additionally, our customers may also have expectations about how they shop in stores or through eCommerce or more generally engage with businesses across different channels or media (through internet-based and other digital or mobile channels or particular forms of social media), which may vary across demographics and may evolve rapidly. We often make commitments to purchase products from our vendors several months in advance of the proposed delivery. Furthermore, the Company also is implementing a new merchandising and vendor strategy to better serve its customers. The Company will leverage its relationships with strategic vendors to drive growth through exclusive and differentiated products. These initiatives might require considerable attention from our management teams and other company specialists in order to implement and maintain, and we may not recognize the anticipated benefits from these initiatives within the expected time- frame or at all. Our sales may decline significantly if we misjudge the market for our new merchandise, which may result in significant inventory markdowns, missed opportunities for other products, or inventory write-downs, and could have a negative impact on our reputation and profitability. Lack of available retail store sites on terms acceptable to us, rising real estate prices and other costs and risks relating to a brick and mortar retail store model could affect our results. Opening stores in new and existing markets is a critical part of our business strategy. Our plans to increase our number of retail stores will depend in part on the availability of existing retail stores or store sites. Furthermore, even if suitable properties are identified, if we fail to negotiate appropriate terms for new leases we enter into, we may incur lease costs that are excessive and cause operating margins to be below acceptable levels. We may also make term commitments that are too long or too short, without the option to exit early or extend. Factors such as the condition of local property markets, availability of lease financing, taxes, zoning and environmental issues, and competitive actions may impact the availability of, and our ability to successfully negotiate leases, for suitable property. Furthermore, the success of new stores depends on a number of factors, including the success of the shopping center where our store is located, consumer demographics and consumer shopping patterns. These factors cannot be predicted with complete accuracy. If we fail to profitably operate these new stores once they open, our financial performance could be adversely affected. 10 Unauthorized disclosure of sensitive or confidential customer information could harm the Company's business and standing with our customers. The protection of our customer, associate and Company data is critical to us. The Company receives confidential customer data, including payment card and personally identifiable information, in the normal course of customer transactions. While we have taken significant steps to protect customer and confidential information, the intentional or negligent actions of employees, business associates or third parties may undermine our security measures. As a result, unauthorized parties may obtain access to our data systems and misappropriate confidential data. There can be no assurance that advances in computer capabilities, new discoveries in the field of cryptography or other developments will prevent the compromise of our customer transaction processing capabilities and personal data. Because the techniques used to obtain unauthorized access, disable or degrade service, or sabotage systems, change frequently and often are not recognized until launched against a target, we may be unable to anticipate these techniques or to implement adequate preventative measures. While we have no knowledge of material data security breach to date, any compromise of our data security could result in a violation of applicable privacy and other laws or standards, significant legal and financial exposure beyond the scope or limits of insurance coverage, interruption of our operations, increased operating costs associated with remediation, equipment acquisitions or disposal and added personnel, and a loss of confidence in our security measures, which could harm our business or investor confidence. Any security breach involving the misappropriation, loss or other unauthorized disclosure of sensitive or confidential information could attract a substantial amount of media attention, damage our reputation, expose us to risk of litigation and material liability, disrupt our operations and harm our business. Our private brand offerings and new retail concepts expose us to increased costs and certain additional risks. We offer our customers private brand products that are not available from other retailers. We expect to continue to grow our exclusive private brand offerings through a combination of brands that we own and brands that we exclusively license from third parties. We also evaluate and operate new retail concepts, including, for example, our Field & Stream and Golf Galaxy concepts. We invest in our development and procurement resources and marketing efforts relating to these private brand offerings and new retail concepts. There is no assurance that our private brand products or our new retail concepts will be successful, and we could curtail or abandon any of our private brands or retail concepts at any time. Factors that could cause us to curtail or abandon one of our private brands or retail concepts include unexpected or increased costs or delays in development of the brand, demands on management resources, legal or regulatory constraints, change in consumer demands, preferences and shopping patterns regarding sporting goods, or a determination that the demand does not support the brand. Additional risks relating to private brand offerings include product liability and product recalls; our ability to successfully protect our proprietary rights (e.g., defending against counterfeit or otherwise unauthorized goods); our ability to successfully navigate and avoid claims related to the proprietary rights of third parties; and our ability to successfully administer and comply with obligations under license agreements that we have with the licensors of brands. Our ability to operate and expand our business and to respond to changing business and economic conditions will be dependent upon the availability of adequate capital. The terms of our senior secured revolving credit facility impose certain restrictions that may impair our ability to access sufficient capital. The operation and growth of our business, including opening new stores and expanding our eCommerce business, and our ability to respond to changing business and economic conditions depend on the availability of adequate capital, which in turn depends on cash flow generated by our business and, if necessary, the availability of equity or debt capital. Our current senior secured revolving credit facility contains provisions that limit our ability to incur additional indebtedness or make substantial asset sales, which might otherwise be used to finance our operations. In the event of our insolvency, liquidation, dissolution or reorganization, the lenders under our senior secured revolving credit facility would be entitled to payment in full from our assets before distributions, if any, were made to our stockholders. If we are unable to generate sufficient cash flows from operations in the future, and if availability under our current senior secured revolving credit facility is not sufficient, we may have to obtain additional financing. We cannot provide assurance that we could obtain refinancing or additional financing on favorable terms or at all. Our liquidity or access to capital could also be adversely affected by unforeseen changes in the financial markets and global economy. 11 We are subject to costs and risks associated with a complex regulatory, compliance and legal environment, including increased or changing laws and regulations affecting our business, particularly those relating to the sale of consumer products and firearms and ammunition, and those relating to data protection and privacy. We operate in a complex regulatory and legal environment that exposes us to compliance and litigation risks that could materially affect our operations and financial results. These laws may change, sometimes significantly, as a result of political, economic or social events. Some of the federal, state or local laws and regulations that affect us include those relating to consumer products, product liability or consumer protection; eCommerce, data protection and privacy; advertisement and marketing; labor and employment; taxes, including tax rates and new taxes and surcharges; firearms, ammunition, knives, food items or other regulated products; accounting, corporate governance and securities; custom or import; and intellectual property. In addition to potential damage to our reputation and brand, failure to comply with applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations such as those outlined above may result in our being subject to claims, lawsuits, fines and adverse publicity that could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. We depend on our suppliers, distributors and manufacturers to provide us with sufficient quantities of quality products in a timely fashion. We purchase merchandise from approximately 1,400 vendors. In fiscal 2016, purchases from Nike and Under Armour represented approximately 20% and 12%, respectively, of our merchandise purchases. Although in fiscal 2016 purchases from no other vendor represented 10% or more of our total purchases, our dependence on our principal suppliers involves risk. We generally do not have long-term written contracts with our major suppliers that would require them to continue supplying us with merchandise. If any of our key vendors fails to supply us with sufficient products that comply with our safety and quality standards, whether as a result of supply chain disruptions or other causes, or continue to develop new products that create consumer demand, we may not be able to meet the demands of our customers and our revenue could materially decline. Moreover, many of our suppliers provide us with incentives, such as return privileges, volume purchasing allowances and cooperative advertising. A decline or discontinuation of these incentives could reduce or eliminate our profit margins. We may be subject to various types of litigation and other claims, and our insurance may not be sufficient to cover damages related to those claims. From time to time the Company or its subsidiaries may be involved in lawsuits or other claims arising in the ordinary course of business, including those related to federal or state wage and hour laws, product liability, consumer protection, advertising, employment, intellectual property, tort, privacy or data protection and other matters. We sell hunting rifles, semi-automatic hunting rifles and ammunition, and in some of our stores, including Field & Stream stores, handguns. These are products that are associated with an increased risk of injury and related lawsuits with respect to our compliance with Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ("ATF") or state laws or regulations. Any improper or illegal use by our customers of ammunition or firearms sold by us could have a negative impact on our reputation and business. We may incur losses due to lawsuits, including potential class actions, relating to our performance of background checks on firearms purchases and compliance with other sales laws as mandated by state and federal law. We may also incur losses from lawsuits relating to the improper use of firearms or ammunition sold by us, including lawsuits by municipalities or other organizations attempting to recover costs from manufacturers and retailers of firearms and ammunition. We may incur losses relating to claims filed against us, including costs associated with defending against such claims, and there is risk that any such claims or liabilities will exceed our insurance coverage, or affect our ability to retain adequate liability insurance in the future. Even if a claim is unsuccessful or is not fully pursued, the negative publicity surrounding any such assertions could adversely affect our reputation with our customers. Due to the inherent uncertainties of litigation and other claims, we cannot accurately predict the ultimate outcome of any such matters. 12 If our product costs are adversely affected by foreign trade issues, currency exchange rate fluctuations, increasing prices for raw materials, political instability or other reasons, our sales and profitability may suffer. A significant portion of the products that we purchase, including those purchased from domestic suppliers, as well as most of our private brand merchandise, is manufactured abroad. Foreign imports subject us to risk relating to changes in import duties, quotas, the introduction of U.S. taxes on imported goods or the extension of U.S. income taxes on our foreign suppliers' sales of imported goods through the adoption of destination-based income tax jurisdiction, loss of "most favored nation" status with the U.S., shipment delays and shipping port constraints, labor strikes, work stoppages or other disruptions, freight cost increases and economic uncertainties. Furthermore, we could face significantly higher U.S. income and similar taxes with respect to sales of products purchased from foreign suppliers if the U.S. were to adopt a system of taxation, such as a border adjustment tax, under which the cost of imported products was not deductible in determining the tax base. If such a tax system were adopted, we could also face higher prices for products manufactured or produced abroad that we purchase from our domestic suppliers if they were subject to such a tax. In addition, the U.S. government periodically considers other restrictions on the importation of products obtained by our vendors and us. If any of these or other factors were to cause a disruption of trade from the countries in which our vendors' supplies or our private brand products' manufacturers are located, our inventory levels may be reduced or the cost of our products may increase. In addition, to the extent that any foreign manufacturers from whom we directly or indirectly purchase products utilize labor, environmental, worker safety and other practices that vary from those commonly accepted in the U.S., we could be hurt by any resulting negative publicity or, in some cases, face potential liability. Also, the prices charged by foreign manufacturers may be affected by the fluctuation of their local currency against the U.S. dollar and the price of raw materials, which could cause the cost of our products to increase and negatively impact our sales or profitability. Our inability or failure to protect our intellectual property rights, or any claimed infringement by us of third party intellectual rights, could have a negative impact on our operating results. Our trademarks, service marks, copyrights, patents, trade secrets, domain names and other intellectual property, including exclusive licensing rights, are valuable assets that are critical to our success. Effective trademark and other intellectual property protection may not be available in every country in which our products are manufactured or may be made available. The unauthorized reproduction or other misappropriation of our intellectual property could diminish the value of our brands or goodwill and cause a decline in our revenue. In addition, any infringement or other intellectual property claim made against us could be time-consuming to address, result in costly litigation, cause product delays, require us to enter into royalty or licensing agreements or result in our loss of ownership or use of the intellectual property. Problems with our information system software could disrupt our operations and negatively impact our financial results and materially adversely affect our business operations. We utilize a number of third party information systems for core system needs of our business. These systems, if not functioning properly, could disrupt our operations, including our ability to track, record and analyze the merchandise that we sell, process shipments of goods, process financial information or credit card transactions, deliver products or engage in similar normal business activities. Any material disruption, malfunction or other similar problems in or with our core information systems could negatively impact our financial results and materially adversely affect our business operations. We may be unable to attract, train, engage and retain key personnel and associates. Furthermore, the loss of Edward W. Stack as our key executive could have a material adverse effect on our business. If we do not continue to effectively implement our strategic and business planning processes to attract, retain, train and develop key personnel and qualified employees in all areas of the organization, our business may suffer. In addition, stores depend significantly on our ability to hire and retain quality associates, including store managers and sales associates. The market for non-entry level personnel, particularly for associates with retail expertise, is highly competitive. We also are dependent on the associates who staff our distribution centers, many of whom are skilled. Furthermore, our success depends on continued service from Edward W. Stack, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, who has been operating the Company since 1984. Mr. Stack possesses detailed and in-depth knowledge of the issues, opportunities and challenges facing the Company and the industry. If we were to lose Mr. Stack, our business could be materially adversely affected. 13 Wage increases could adversely affect our financial results. Recently, various legislative movements have sought to increase the federal minimum wage in the United States, as well as the minimum wage in a number of individual states. As federal or state minimum wage rates increase, we may need to increase not only the wage rates of our minimum wage employees, but also the wages paid to our other hourly employees as well. Further, should we fail to increase our wages competitively in response to increasing wage rates, the quality of our workforce could decline, causing our customer service to suffer. Additionally, while the U.S. Department of Labor's Final Overtime Rule ("Final Rule") has been enjoined, the Final Rule, if we are required to comply, may impact the compensation paid to employees currently classified as "exempt," resulting in a substantial increase in store payroll expense. Any increase in the cost of our labor could have an adverse effect on our operating costs, financial condition and results of operations. We rely on our distribution centers and store support center, and a natural disaster or other serious disruption at one or more of these facilities could cause us to lose merchandise, be unable to effectively deliver merchandise to our stores, and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations. We currently operate a 914,000 square foot distribution center near Atlanta, Georgia, a 725,000 square foot distribution center in Plainfield, Indiana, a 601,000 square foot distribution center in Smithton, Pennsylvania, a 624,000 square foot distribution center in Goodyear, Arizona, and a 670,000 square foot store support center in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania that serves as our corporate headquarters, and we plan to construct a 650,000 square foot distribution center in Conklin, New York by the end of fiscal 2017. Any natural disaster or other serious disruption to one of these facilities due to fire, tornado or any other cause could damage a material portion of our inventory, impair our ability to adequately stock our stores and process returns of products to vendors, and negatively affect our operations, sales, and profitability. Poor performance of professional sports teams within our core regions of operation, as well as professional team lockouts or strikes, retirement of sports superstars or scandals involving sports superstars could adversely affect our financial results. We sell a significant amount of professional sports team merchandise, the sale of which may be subject to fluctuations based on the success or failure of such teams. The poor performance by the professional sports teams within our core regions of operations, as well as professional team lockouts and strikes, could cause our financial results to fluctuate accordingly year over year. In addition, to the extent we use sports superstars to market our products and advertise our stores, or we sell merchandise branded by one or more sports superstars, the retirement of such individuals or scandals in which they may be implicated could negatively impact our financial results. The relative seasonality of our operations, along with the current geographic concentrations of our Dick's stores, exposes us to certain risks. Our business is largely seasonal based on sports seasons and the holiday selling season. Furthermore, a majority of our Dick's Sporting Goods stores are located in the eastern half of the United States, which exposes us to various regional risks, including those relating to weather conditions. Many of our stores are located in geographic areas that experience seasonably cold weather, and we sell a significant amount of cold weather sporting goods and apparel. Our highest sales and operating income results historically occur during our fourth fiscal quarter, which is due, in part, to the holiday selling season and, in part, to our strong sales of cold weather sporting goods and apparel. Poor performance during our fourth quarter, whether because of a slow holiday selling season, unseasonable weather conditions, economic conditions or otherwise, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results for the entire fiscal year. Additionally, abnormally wet or cold weather in the spring or summer months could reduce our sales of golf, team sports or other merchandise and cause a decrease in our profitability. 14 We may pursue strategic alliances, acquisitions or investments and the failure of an alliance, acquisition or investment to produce the anticipated results or the inability to fully integrate the acquired companies could have an adverse impact on our business. We may from time to time acquire or invest in complementary companies or businesses. The success of such acquisitions or investments is based on our ability to make accurate assumptions regarding the valuation, operations, growth potential, integration and other factors relating to the respective business. There can be no assurance that our acquisitions or investments will produce the results that we expect at the time we enter into or we complete the transaction. Furthermore, acquisitions may result in dilutive issuances of our equity securities, the incurrence of debt, contingent liabilities, amortization expenses or write- offs of goodwill or other intangibles, any of which could harm our financial condition. We also may not be able to successfully integrate operations that we acquire, including their personnel, financial systems, supply chain and other operations, which could adversely affect our business. Acquisitions may also result in the diversion of our capital and our management's attention from other business issues and opportunities. We are controlled by our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and his relatives, whose interests may differ from other stockholders. As of January 28, 2017, Mr. Edward W. Stack, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and his relatives controlled a majority of the combined voting power of our common stock and Class B common stock and would control the outcome of a vote on any corporate transaction or other matter submitted to our stockholders for approval. The interests of Mr. Stack and his relatives may differ from the interests of our other stockholders and they may take actions with which our other stockholders disagree. Our anti-takeover provisions could prevent or delay a change in control of our Company, even if such change in control would be beneficial to our stockholders. Provisions of our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws as well as provisions of Delaware law could discourage, delay or prevent a merger, acquisition or other change in control of our Company, even if such change in control would be beneficial to our stockholders. These provisions include: authorizing the issuance of Class B common stock; classifying the Board of Directors such that only one-third of directors are elected each year; authorizing the issuance of "blank check" preferred stock that could be issued by our Board of Directors to increase the number of outstanding shares and thwart a takeover attempt; prohibiting the use of cumulative voting for the election of directors; if our Class B common stock is no longer outstanding, prohibiting stockholder action by partial written consent and requiring all stockholder actions to be taken at a meeting of our stockholders or by unanimous written consent; and establishing advance notice requirements for nominations for election to the Board of Directors or for proposing matters that can be acted upon by stockholders at stockholder meetings. In addition, the Delaware General Corporation Law, to which we are subject, prohibits us, except under specified circumstances, from engaging in any mergers, significant sales of stock or assets or business combinations with any stockholder or group of stockholders who owns 15% or more of our common stock. We cannot provide any guaranty of future dividend payments or that we will continue to repurchase our common stock pursuant to our stock repurchase program. Although our Board of Directors has indicated an intention to pay future quarterly cash dividends on our common stock, any determination to pay cash dividends on our common stock in the future will be based primarily upon our financial condition, results of operations, business requirements, and the continuing determination from our Board of Directors that the declaration of dividends is in the best interests of our stockholders and is in compliance with all laws and agreements applicable to the dividend. Furthermore, although we have authorized a five-year $1 billion share repurchase program, we are not obligated to make any purchases under the program and we may discontinue it at any time. ITEM 1B.  UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS None. ITEM 2.  PROPERTIES We lease all of our stores. Initial lease terms are generally for 10 to 15 years, and most leases contain multiple five-year renewal options and rent escalation provisions. We believe that our leases, when entered into, are at market rate rents. We generally select a new store site nine to 18 months before its opening. Our stores are primarily located in shopping centers in regional shopping areas, as well as in freestanding locations and malls. 15 As of January 28, 2017, we operated 797 stores in 47 states. The following table sets forth the number of stores by state: State Alabama Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Total Dick's Sporting Goods Specialty Store Concepts (1) Total 14 8 3 47 12 11 3 1 36 19 5 28 20 7 10 12 8 4 15 18 23 9 7 14 4 3 6 18 4 40 32 1 40 9 10 41 2 13 1 17 32 5 2 31 11 6 13 1 676 2 2 — 5 1 2 1 — 9 — 1 4 1 1 1 2 1 — 3 3 5 4 — 2 1 2 — 3 — 7 8 — 10 1 2 11 — 2 — 2 12 1 — 6 — — 3 — 121 16 10 3 52 13 13 4 1 45 19 6 32 21 8 11 14 9 4 18 21 28 13 7 16 5 5 6 21 4 47 40 1 50 10 12 52 2 15 1 19 44 6 2 37 11 6 16 1 797 (1) Includes the Company's Golf Galaxy, Field & Stream and other specialty concept stores. As of January 28, 2017, the Company operated 91 golf specialty stores in 32 states and 27 Field & Stream stores in 13 states. Combo stores are included within the Dick's Sporting Goods, Golf Galaxy and Field and Stream store counts as applicable. As of January 28, 2017, the Company operated 12 combo stores. 16 The following is a list of distribution locations including the approximate square footage and if the location is leased or owned: Distribution Facility Location Atlanta, Georgia Plainfield, Indiana Goodyear, Arizona Smithton, Pennsylvania Approximate Square Footage 914,000 Owned/Leased Facility Leased 725,000 624,000 601,000 Leased Owned Leased During fiscal 2016, the Company entered into a development contract to construct a new 650,000 square foot distribution center in Conklin, New York. The Company currently expects the new distribution center to be operational by the end of fiscal 2017. The Company's Store Support Center occupies approximately 670,000 square feet of owned building space in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania. The Company is a direct tenant of Allegheny County Airport Authority ("ACAA") pursuant to an underlying ground lease through 2038. The Company holds a second ground lease with ACAA through 2038 for 89 acres adjacent to its Store Support Center for future expansion. ITEM 3.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS The Company and its subsidiaries are involved in various proceedings that are incidental to the normal course of our businesses. As of the date of this report, the Company does not expect that any of such proceedings will have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial position or results of operations. ITEM 4.  MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES Not applicable. PART II ITEM 5.  MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES MARKET INFORMATION AND DIVIDEND POLICY The shares of Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. common stock are listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") under the symbol "DKS". The Company also has shares of Class B common stock outstanding, which are not listed or traded on any stock exchange or other market. Shares of our Class B common stock can be converted on a one-for-one basis to shares of our common stock at any time at the holder's option and are automatically converted upon certain events. The following table shows the quarterly high and low closing sale prices per share of the Company's common stock as reported by the NYSE for each quarter during the last two fiscal years and the quarterly cash dividend declared per share of our common stock during the periods indicated: Fiscal Quarter Ended April 30, 2016 July 30, 2016 October 29, 2016 January 28, 2017 Fiscal Quarter Ended May 2, 2015 August 1, 2015 October 31, 2015 January 30, 2016 High Low $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 47.74 51.29 61.59 62.25 High 58.98 56.29 53.41 44.88 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Dividend (a) 0.15125 0.15125 0.15125 0.15125 36.57 38.10 50.36 50.87 $ $ $ $ Low 52.25 49.24 42.02 34.24 Dividend (b) 0.1375 $ 0.1375 $ 0.1375 $ 0.1375 $ 17 (a) Quarterly cash dividend of $0.15125 per share of common stock and Class B common stock paid on March 31, 2016, June 30, 2016, September 30, 2016 and December 30, 2016 to stockholders of record on March 11, 2016, June 10, 2016, September 9, 2016 and December 9, 2016, respectively. (b) Quarterly cash dividend of $0.1375 per share of common stock and Class B common stock paid on March 31, 2015, June 30, 2015, September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2015 to stockholders of record on March 13, 2015, June 12, 2015, September 11, 2015 and December 11, 2015, respectively. The number of holders of record of shares of the Company's common stock and Class B common stock as of March 20, 2017 was 276 and 27, respectively. The declaration of future dividends and the establishment of the per share amount, record dates and payment dates for any such future dividends are subject to the final determination of the Board of Directors, and will be dependent upon future earnings, cash flows, financial requirements and other factors. COMPARISON OF 5 YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN The following graph compares the performance of the Company's common stock with the performance of the Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock Price Index (the "S&P 500") and the S&P Specialty Retail Index for the periods indicated below. The graph assumes that $100 was invested on January 27, 2012 in the Company's common stock, the S&P 500 and the S&P Specialty Retail Index and that all dividends were reinvested. DKS S&P 500 S&P Specialty Retail Index / 3 1 3 5 / / 3 1 2 8 / / 3 1 1 1 1 / / 4 1 1 3 1 / / 4 1 2 5 / / 4 1 1 8 / / 4 1 1 3 0 1 / / 5 1 0 3 1 / / 5 1 1 5 / / 5 1 1 3 7 / / 3 1 1 2 / / 2 1 6 2 0 1 / / 2 1 7 2 7 / / 2 1 7 2 4 / / 2 1 7 2 1 / 260.00 240.00 220.00 200.00 180.00 160.00 140.00 120.00 100.00 80.00 18 / 5 1 0 3 0 1 / / 6 1 9 2 1 / / 6 1 9 2 4 / / 6 1 9 2 7 / / 6 1 8 2 0 1 / / 7 1 7 2 1 / ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES The following table sets forth information with respect to common stock repurchases made during the three months ended January 28, 2017: Total Number of Shares Purchased (a) 351,327 200,395 982 552,704 $ $ $ $ Average Price Paid Per Share 54.71 52.95 54.00 54.07 Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (b) 350,000 Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet be Purchased Under the Plan or Program 1,051,971,177 $ 200,000 $ — $ 550,000 1,041,383,737 1,041,383,737 Period October 30, 2016 to November 26, 2016 November 27, 2016 to December 31, 2016 January 1, 2017 to January 28, 2017 Total (a) Includes shares withheld from employees to satisfy minimum tax withholding obligations associated with the vesting of restricted stock during the period. (b) Shares repurchased as part of the Company's previously announced five-year $1 billion share repurchase program, authorized by the Board of Directors on March 7, 2013. On March 16, 2016, the Company's Board of Directors authorized an additional five-year share repurchase program of up to $1 billion of the Company's common stock. The Company will continue to purchase under the 2013 program until it is exhausted or expired. The information set forth under Part III, Item 12. "Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Shareholder Matters" is incorporated herein. ITEM 6.  SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA The selected consolidated financial data for fiscal years 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 and 2012 presented below under the captions "Statement of Income Data", "Per Common Share Data", "Other Data" and "Balance Sheet Data" have been derived from our Consolidated Financial Statements for those periods. The selected consolidated financial data for fiscal years 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 and 2012 presented below under the caption "Store Data" have been derived from internal records of our operations. Our fiscal year consists of 52 or 53 weeks, ends on the Saturday nearest to the last day in January and is referenced by the calendar year ending closest to that date. All fiscal years presented include 52 weeks of operations except fiscal 2012, which included 53 weeks. 19 The information set forth below should be read in conjunction with other sections of this Annual Report on Form 10-K including Part II, Item 7. "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and our Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. 2016 2015 Fiscal Year 2014 2013 2012 (Dollars in thousands, except per share and per square foot data) $ 7,921,981 $ 7,270,965 $ 6,814,479 $ 6,213,173 $ 5,836,119 5,556,198 2,365,783 5,088,078 2,182,887 4,727,813 2,086,666 4,269,223 1,943,950 3,998,956 1,837,163 1,875,643 1,613,075 1,502,089 1,386,315 1,297,413 40,286 449,854 — 5,856 (14,424) 458,422 171,026 287,396 2.59 2.56 0.605 $ $ $ $ 34,620 535,192 — 4,012 305 530,875 200,484 330,391 2.87 2.83 0.55 $ $ $ $ 30,518 554,059 — 3,215 (5,170) 556,014 211,816 344,198 2.89 2.84 0.50 $ $ $ $ 20,823 536,812 — 2,929 (12,224) 546,107 208,509 337,598 2.75 2.69 0.50 $ $ $ $ 16,076 523,674 32,370 6,034 (4,555) 489,825 199,116 290,709 2.39 2.31 2.50 $ $ $ $ 111,095 112,216 115,230 116,794 119,244 121,238 122,878 125,628 121,629 125,995 3.5% 797 (0.2)% 741 2.4% 694 1.9% 642 4.3% 601 39,270,591 36,703,905 34,245,885 31,621,488 29,587,733 $ 182 $ 181 $ 185 $ 186 $ 193 29.9% 23.7% 5.7% 3.06x 30.0 % 22.2 % 7.4 % 3.03x 30.6% 22.0% 8.1% 3.10x 31.3% 22.3% 8.6% 3.18x 31.5% 22.2% 9.0% 3.33x $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 233,834 1,638,632 598,263 4,058,296 5,325 1,956,066 1,929,489 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 193,594 1,527,187 621,015 3,559,336 5,913 1,737,214 1,789,187 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 179,431 1,390,767 679,965 3,391,704 6,450 1,471,182 1,832,225 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 154,928 1,232,065 578,649 3,032,870 7,375 1,187,514 1,692,179 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 125,096 1,096,186 564,832 2,880,394 16,275 911,704 1,587,324 Statement of Income Data: Net sales Cost of goods sold (1) Gross profit Selling, general and administrative expenses (2) Pre-opening expenses (3) Income from operations Impairment of available-for-sale investments (4) Interest expense (5) Other (income) expense (6) Income before income taxes Provision for income taxes Net income Per Common Share Data: Earnings per common share - Basic Earnings per common share - Diluted Dividends declared per common share (7) Weighted average common shares outstanding: Basic Diluted Store Data: Same store sales increase (decrease) (8) Number of stores at end of period (9) Total square footage at end of period (9) Net sales per square foot (10) Other Data: Gross profit margin Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales Operating margin Inventory turnover (11) Depreciation and amortization Balance Sheet Data: Inventories, net Working capital (12) Total assets Total debt including capital and financing lease obligations (5) Retained earnings Total stockholders' equity 20 (1) The cost of goods sold for fiscal 2014 included a $2.4 million write-down of golf-related inventory from the Company's golf restructuring. The cost of goods sold for fiscal 2016 includes a $46.4 million write-down of inventory in connection with the Company's implementation of its new merchandising strategy. (2) Selling, general and administrative expenses ("SG&A") for fiscal 2013 included $7.9 million for a non-cash impairment charge to reduce the carrying value of a corporate aircraft held for sale to its fair market value. SG&A for fiscal 2014 included a $14.4 million gain on sale of an additional corporate aircraft and asset impairment and severance charges for the Company's golf restructuring of $14.3 million and $3.7 million, respectively. SG&A for fiscal 2015 included a $7.9 million litigation settlement charge. SG&A for fiscal 2016 includes a $32.9 million impairment of store assets and store closing charges primarily for ten Golf Galaxy stores in overlapping trade areas with acquired Golfsmith stores, merger and integration costs of $8.5 million to convert former The Sports Authority ("TSA") and Golfsmith stores to Dick's Sporting Goods and Golf Galaxy stores, and a $7.7 million non-cash impairment charge to reduce the carrying value of a corporate aircraft held for sale to its fair market value. (3) Pre-opening expenses for fiscal 2016 include occupancy expenses totaling $5.1 million for TSA stores converted to Dick's Sporting Goods stores. (4) (5) (6) Impairment of available-for-sale investments reflects the Company's impairment of its investment in JJB Sports, plc ("JJB Sports"). Interest expense in fiscal 2012 included rent payments under the Company's financing lease obligation for its corporate headquarters building, which the Company purchased in fiscal 2012 for $133.4 million, including closing costs. The Company's payment to purchase the building was reflected as a payment of its financing lease obligation in fiscal 2012. Includes investment income recognized to reflect changes in deferred compensation plan investment values with a corresponding charge / reduction to SG&A for the same amount. During fiscal 2013, the Company recorded $4.3 million from the partial recovery of its previously impaired investment in JJB Sports, which is reflected herein. (7) Dividends declared per common share during fiscal 2012 through fiscal 2014 represent quarterly dividends of $0.125 per share of common stock and Class B common stock. Fiscal 2012 included a special cash dividend of $2.00 per share of common stock and Class B common stock. Dividends declared per common share in fiscal 2015 represent quarterly dividends of $0.1375 per share of common stock and Class B common stock. Dividends declared per common share in fiscal 2016 represent quarterly dividends of $0.15125 per share of common stock and Class B common stock. (8) A store is included in the same store sales calculation during the same fiscal period that it commences its 14th full month of operations. Stores that were closed or relocated during the applicable period have been excluded from same store sales. Each relocated store is returned to the same store sales base during the fiscal period that it commences its 14th full month of operations at the new location. The Company's same store sales calculation consists of both brick and mortar and eCommerce sales. Fiscal 2012 excluded sales during the 53rd week. (9) Includes Dick's Sporting Goods, Golf Galaxy, Field & Stream and other specialty concept stores. (10) Calculated using net sales and gross square footage of all stores open at both the beginning and the end of the period, excluding eCommerce sales. Gross square footage includes the storage, receiving and office space that generally occupies approximately 16% of total store space within our stores. (11) Calculated as cost of goods sold divided by the average monthly ending inventories of the last 13 months. (12) Defined as current assets less current liabilities. 21 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 Part II, Item 6, "Selected Financial Data" and our Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. See "Forward-Looking Statements" and Part I, Item 1A. "Risk Factors". Overview The Company is a leading omni-channel sporting goods retailer offering an extensive assortment of authentic, high-quality sports equipment, apparel, footwear and accessories through a blend of dedicated associates, in-store services and unique specialty shop-in-shops. The Company also owns and operates Golf Galaxy, Field & Stream and other specialty concept stores, and Dick's Team Sports HQ, an all-in-one youth sports digital platform offering free league management services, mobile apps for scheduling, communications and live scorekeeping, custom uniforms and FanWear and access to donations and sponsorships. The Company offers its products through a content-rich eCommerce platform that is integrated with its store network and provides customers with the convenience and expertise of a 24-hour storefront. When used in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, unless the context otherwise requires or otherwise specifies, any reference to "year" is to the Company's fiscal year. The primary factors that have historically influenced the Company's profitability and success have been the growth in its number of stores and selling square footage, the integration of eCommerce with its brick and mortar stores, positive consolidated same store sales, which include the Company's eCommerce business, and its strong gross profit margins. Over the last five years, the Company has grown from 480 Dick's Sporting Goods stores at the end of fiscal 2011 to 676 Dick's Sporting Goods stores at the end of fiscal 2016. The Company's eCommerce sales penetration to total net sales has increased from 3.5% in fiscal 2011 to 11.9% in fiscal 2016. In recent years, the Company has innovated its eCommerce sites with enhancements in the customer experience, new releases of its mobile and tablet sites, and development of capabilities that integrate the Company's online presence with its brick and mortar stores, including ship-from-store; buy-online, pick-up in-store; return-to-store and multi-faceted marketing campaigns that are consistent across our stores and our eCommerce websites. On average, approximately 80% of the Company's eCommerce sales are generated within brick and mortar trade areas. The Company's senior management focuses on certain key indicators to monitor the Company's performance including: Consolidated same store sales performance – Our management considers same store sales, which consists of both brick and mortar and eCommerce sales, to be an important indicator of our current performance. Same store sales results are important to leverage our costs, which include occupancy costs, store payroll and other store expenses. Same store sales also have a direct impact on our total net sales, cash and working capital. See further discussion of the Company's consolidated same store sales within Part II, Item 6. "Selected Financial Data". Operating cash flow – Cash flow generation supports the general operating needs of the Company and funds capital expenditures from its omni-channel platform, distribution and administrative facilities, costs associated with continued improvement of information technology tools, potential strategic acquisitions or investments that may arise from time to time and stockholder return initiatives, including cash dividends and share repurchases. We typically generate significant positive operating cash flows and proportionately higher net income levels in our fiscal fourth quarter in connection with the holiday selling season and in part to sales of cold weather sporting goods and apparel. See further discussion of the Company's cash flows in the "Liquidity and Capital Resources" section herein. Quality of merchandise offerings – To measure acceptance of its merchandise offerings, the Company monitors sell- throughs, inventory turns, gross margins and markdown rates on a department and style level. This analysis helps the Company manage inventory levels to reduce cash flow requirements and deliver optimal gross margins by improving merchandise flow and establishing appropriate price points to minimize markdowns. Store productivity – To assess store-level performance, the Company monitors various indicators, including new store productivity, sales per square foot, store operating contribution margin and store cash flow. • • • • 22 Executive Summary • • • • Earnings per diluted share of $2.56 in fiscal 2016 decreased compared to earnings per diluted share of $2.83 in fiscal 2015. Net income for fiscal 2016 totaled $287.4 million compared to $330.4 million in fiscal 2015. • • Fiscal 2016 net income includes $62.3 million, net of tax, or $0.56 per diluted share of costs for asset write- downs, impairments and merger and integration costs. Fiscal 2015 net income included $4.7 million, net of tax, or $0.04 per diluted share, from a litigation settlement charge. Net sales increased 9% to $7,922.0 million in fiscal 2016 from $7,271.0 million in fiscal 2015. eCommerce sales penetration in fiscal 2016 increased to 11.9% of total net sales compared to 10.3% in fiscal 2015. During fiscal 2016, the Company: • • • • Declared and paid aggregate cash dividends of $0.605 per share of common stock and Class B common stock. Repurchased 3.1 million shares of common stock for $145.7 million. Completed acquisitions of certain assets of The Sports Authority ("TSA") and Golfsmith International Holdings ("Golfsmith") and acquired two sports management technology companies, Affinity Sports and GameChanger. Ended the period with no outstanding borrowings under its Credit Agreement. • The following table summarizes store openings and closings for fiscal 2016 and fiscal 2015: Fiscal 2016 Fiscal 2015 Dick's Sporting Goods Specialty Store Concepts (1) Total Dick's Sporting Goods Specialty Store Concepts (1) Total Beginning stores New stores: Single-level stores Two-level stores Total new stores Closed stores Ending stores Relocated stores 644 34 4 38 6 676 9 97 41 — 41 17 121 — 741 75 4 79 23 797 9 603 41 3 44 3 644 7 91 11 — 11 5 97 1 694 52 3 55 8 741 8 (1) Includes the Company's Golf Galaxy, Field & Stream and other specialty concept stores. Fiscal 2016 includes three former TSA stores that were converted into Dick's Sporting Goods stores and 30 former Golfsmith stores that are operational and being converted to the Golf Galaxy brand. 23 Results of Operations The following table presents, for the periods indicated, selected items in the Consolidated Statements of Income as a percentage of the Company's net sales, as well as the basis point change in percentage of net sales from the prior year: Net sales Cost of goods sold, including occupancy and distribution costs Gross profit Selling, general and administrative expenses Pre-opening expenses Income from operations Interest expense Other (income) expense Income before income taxes Provision for income taxes Net income 2016 (A) Fiscal Year 2015 (A) 100.00% 100.00% 2014 100.00% 70.14 29.86 23.68 0.51 5.68 0.07 (0.18) 5.79 2.16 3.63% 69.98 30.02 22.19 0.48 7.36 0.06 — 7.30 2.76 4.54% 69.38 30.62 22.04 0.45 8.13 0.05 (0.08) 8.16 3.11 5.05% (A) Column does not add due to rounding. Basis Point Increase / (Decrease) in Percentage of Net Sales from Prior Year 2016 - 2015 N/A Basis Point Increase / (Decrease) in Percentage of Net Sales from Prior Year 2015 - 2014 (A) N/A 16 (16) 149 3 (168) 1 (18) (151) (60) (91) 60 (60) 15 3 (77) 1 8 (86) (35) (51) Note - As retailers vary in how they record costs of operating their stores and supply chain between cost of goods sold and selling, general and administrative expenses ("SG&A"), our gross profit rate and SG&A rate may not be comparable to other retailers. For additional information regarding the types of costs classified within cost of goods sold, SG&A or any other financial statement line item presented herein, refer to Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8, "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data", of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Fiscal 2016 (52 weeks) Compared to Fiscal 2015 (52 weeks) Net Sales Net sales increased 9% to $7,922.0 million in fiscal 2016 from $7,271.0 million in fiscal 2015 due primarily to the growth of our store network and a 3.5% increase in consolidated same store sales. The 3.5% increase in consolidated same store sales contributed $245.6 million of the increase in net sales during fiscal 2016. The remaining $405.4 million increase in net sales was attributable to new stores. The 3.5% increase in consolidated same store sales consisted of a 3.7% increase at Dick's Sporting Goods and a 0.2% increase at Golf Galaxy. eCommerce sales penetration was 11.9% of total net sales during fiscal 2016 compared to 10.3% of total net sales during fiscal 2015, representing an increase of approximately 26% in eCommerce sales. The increase in consolidated same store sales was driven by broad-based increases across our hardlines, apparel and footwear categories. The same store sales increase at Dick's Sporting Goods was driven by an increase in transactions of approximately 2.1% and an increase in sales per transaction of approximately 1.6%. 24 Income from Operations Income from operations decreased $85.3 million to $449.9 million in fiscal 2016 from $535.2 million in fiscal 2015. Gross profit increased 8% to $2,365.8 million in fiscal 2016 from $2,182.9 million in fiscal 2015, but decreased as a percentage of net sales by 16 basis points compared to fiscal 2015. Given the continuing consolidation that is occurring in the sporting goods industry, the Company conducted a thorough review of its business, including its merchandising strategy, vendor structure and its stores. As a result of this review, the Company is implementing a new merchandising and vendor strategy to better serve its customers. The Company will leverage its relationships with strategic vendors to drive growth through exclusive and differentiated products. During fiscal 2016, the Company recognized a $46.4 million inventory write-down, or 59 basis points, to reflect merchandise that does not fit with its go forward merchandising strategy to its net realizable value. Apart from the inventory write-down, merchandise margin expanded by 61 basis points when compared to fiscal 2015, which was primarily driven by lower promotional activity during fiscal 2016. The improvement in merchandise margin was partially offset by higher shipping expenses during fiscal 2016 resulting from the growth and increased penetration of eCommerce sales as compared to the Company's total net sales. Occupancy costs increased $68.4 million from fiscal 2015 but leveraged slightly compared to fiscal 2015. Our occupancy costs, which after the cost of merchandise represent our largest expense within cost of goods sold, are generally fixed in nature and fluctuate based on the number of stores that we operate. As a percentage of net sales, occupancy costs increased at a slightly lower rate than the 9% increase in net sales during fiscal 2016. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased 16% to $1,875.6 million in fiscal 2016 from $1,613.1 million in fiscal 2015, and increased as a percentage of net sales by 149 basis points. Fiscal 2016 includes $49.1 million of charges for asset write-downs, impairments and merger and integration costs. Fiscal 2015 included a litigation settlement charge of $7.9 million. The Company's comprehensive review of its business referenced above resulted in the closure of three Dick's Sporting Goods stores. The Company also closed ten Golf Galaxy stores that were located in close proximity to an acquired Golfsmith store that is better positioned to serve our customers. Further, the Company impaired assets of 12 stores and wrote-down the carrying value of a corporate aircraft that is held for sale to its fair market value. The current year charges also include TSA and Golfsmith integration costs. Apart from the enumerated items affecting both fiscal 2016 and 2015, selling, general and administrative expenses increased as a percentage of net sales by 98 basis points. This increase was due primarily to higher administrative payroll, incentive compensation and benefit costs and higher store payroll costs as the Company continued to invest to enhance the shopping experience within its stores compared to the same period last year. Pre-opening expenses increased to $40.3 million in fiscal 2016 from $34.6 million in fiscal 2015. Pre-opening expenses in any period fluctuate depending on the timing and number of store openings and relocations. Fiscal 2016 includes costs incurred by the Company to convert TSA and Golfsmith stores to Dick's Sporting Goods and Golf Galaxy stores totaling $5.1 million. Pre- opening rent expenses for our self-developed store sites will generally exceed those for sites built to our specifications by our landlords as we commence recognition of rent expense when we take possession of a site. Other (Income) Expense Other income increased to $14.4 million in fiscal 2016 compared to $0.3 million of expense in fiscal 2015. The Company recognizes investment income / expense to reflect changes in deferred compensation plan investment values with a corresponding charge / reduction to selling, general and administrative costs for the same amount. The Company recognized investment income totaling $7.2 million during fiscal 2016 compared to an investment loss of $1.7 million during fiscal 2015, primarily driven by an overall improvement in the equity markets, which impacted the deferred compensation plan investment values. Fiscal 2016 also includes a $4.0 million gain for the Company's share of profits from the liquidation of former Golfsmith stores as well as a $2.9 million benefit from a multi-year sales tax refund. Income Taxes The Company's effective tax rate was 37.3% for fiscal 2016 as compared to 37.8% for fiscal 2015 primarily due to the partial reversal of a valuation allowance resulting from realization of capital gains in the current fiscal year. 25 Fiscal 2015 (52 weeks) Compared to Fiscal 2014 (52 weeks) Net Sales Net sales increased 7% to $7,271.0 million in fiscal 2015 from $6,814.5 million in fiscal 2014 due primarily to the growth of our store network, partially offset by a 0.2% decrease in consolidated same store sales. Noncomparable sales increased $468.0 million due to new stores, partially offset by an $11.5 million sales decrease caused by the 0.2% decrease in consolidated same store sales. The 0.2% decrease in consolidated same store sales consisted of a 0.1% increase at Dick's Sporting Goods and a 5.6% decrease at Golf Galaxy. eCommerce sales penetration was 10.3% of total net sales during the current period compared to 9.2% of total net sales during fiscal 2014, representing an approximate increase of 19% in eCommerce sales. The decrease in consolidated same store sales was primarily driven by a decrease within the softlines category, partially offset by increases within the hardlines and footwear categories. The decrease in softlines, which was most notably driven by sales declines in cold-weather related categories, was negatively impacted by record-setting warm weather across the majority of our markets during the back half of fiscal 2015. The same store sales increase at Dick's Sporting Goods was driven by an increase in sales per transaction of approximately 1.3% and a decrease in transactions of approximately 1.2%. Income from Operations Income from operations decreased $18.9 million to $535.2 million in fiscal 2015 from $554.1 million in fiscal 2014. Gross profit increased 5% to $2,182.9 million in fiscal 2015 from $2,086.7 million in fiscal 2014, but decreased as a percentage of net sales by 60 basis points compared to fiscal 2014. Fiscal 2014 included a $2.4 million write-down of inventory from our golf restructuring. Apart from the golf restructuring, gross profit decreased 63 basis points compared to fiscal 2014. The decline in the gross profit rate was driven by a decrease in merchandise margin of 25 basis points coupled with an increase in occupancy and shipping expenses during fiscal 2015 compared to fiscal 2014. The decrease in merchandise margin was primarily driven by higher promotional activity. Occupancy costs increased $75.2 million from fiscal 2014. Our occupancy costs are generally fixed in nature and fluctuate based upon the number of stores that we operate. As a percentage of net sales, occupancy costs increased at a higher rate than the 7% increase in net sales during fiscal 2015. The increase in shipping expenses during fiscal 2015 resulted from the growth and increased penetration of eCommerce sales as compared to the Company's total net sales. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased 7% to $1,613.1 million in fiscal 2015 from $1,502.1 million in fiscal 2014, and increased as a percentage of net sales by 15 basis points. Fiscal 2015 includes a litigation settlement charge of $7.9 million. Fiscal 2014 included (i) a pre-tax gain on the sale of a corporate aircraft of $14.4 million, and (ii) asset impairment and severance charges from the Company's golf restructuring of $14.3 million and $3.7 million, respectively. Apart from the enumerated items, selling, general and administrative expenses increased as a percentage of net sales by nine basis points. This increase was primarily driven by higher advertising expenses and planned investments to support the Company's eCommerce initiatives, partially offset by lower incentive compensation expense compared to fiscal 2014. Pre-opening expenses increased to $34.6 million in fiscal 2015 from $30.5 million in fiscal 2014. Pre-opening expenses in any period fluctuate depending on the timing and number of store openings and relocations. Pre-opening rent expenses for our self- developed store sites will generally exceed those for sites built to our specifications by our landlords as we commence recognition of rent expense when we take possession of a site. Income Taxes The Company's effective tax rate was 37.8% for fiscal 2015 as compared to 38.1% for fiscal 2014. Liquidity and Capital Resources Overview The Company's liquidity and capital needs have generally been met by cash from operating activities supplemented by borrowings from the Company's Credit Agreement as seasonally necessary. Cash flow from operations is seasonal in our business. The Company generally utilizes its Credit Agreement for working capital needs based primarily on the seasonal nature of its operating cash flows, with the Company's peak borrowings occurring during its third quarter as the Company increases inventory in advance of the holiday selling season. 26 The Company has a $1 billion revolving senior secured credit facility, including up to $150 million in the form of letters of credit, in the event further liquidity is needed. Under the Credit Agreement, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, the Company may request an increase of up to $250 million in borrowing availability. The Credit Agreement is further described within Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. Liquidity information for the fiscal periods ended (dollars in thousands): Funds drawn on Credit Agreement Number of days with outstanding balance on Credit Agreement Maximum daily amount outstanding under Credit Agreement January 28, 2017 2,159,600 $ January 30, 2016 1,338,100 $ 199 days 127 days $ 506,900 $ 494,000 The Company's more frequent use of its Credit Agreement in fiscal 2016 compared to fiscal 2015 was primarily driven by continued capital return to stockholders as well as strategic acquisitions. Liquidity information as of the fiscal periods ended (dollars in thousands): Outstanding borrowings under Credit Agreement Cash and cash equivalents Remaining borrowing capacity under Credit Agreement Outstanding letters of credit under Credit Agreement January 28, 2017 January 30, 2016 $ $ $ $ — $ $ 164,777 978,687 21,313 $ $ — 118,936 985,969 14,031 The Company intends to allocate capital to invest in its future growth, specifically growing its store network and eCommerce business together to deliver an omni-channel shopping experience, as well as to return capital to stockholders through dividends and share repurchases.  Capital expenditures – Fiscal 2016 capital expenditures totaled $242 million on a net basis, which includes tenant allowances provided by landlords, and $422 million on a gross basis. We expect capital expenditures to be approximately $350 million on a net basis and approximately $465 million on a gross basis in fiscal 2017. Normal capital requirements primarily relate to the development of our omni-channel platform, including investments in new and existing stores and eCommerce technology. The Company also plans to invest in continuously improving its supply chain and corporate information technology infrastructure. We plan to open approximately 49 new stores and complete construction of our 5th distribution facility in fiscal 2017. We expect our new stores, as well as investments in our existing stores, to represent the majority of our total capital expenditures during fiscal 2017. The Company has a capital appropriations committee that approves all capital expenditures in excess of certain amounts, and groups and prioritizes all capital projects among required, discretionary and strategic categories. Share repurchases – On March 7, 2013, the Company's Board of Directors authorized a five-year share repurchase program of up to $1 billion of the Company's common stock. Since the beginning of 2013, we have repurchased $958.6 million of common stock and have $41.4 million remaining under this authorization. On March 16, 2016, the Company's Board of Directors authorized an additional five-year share repurchase program of up to $1 billion of the Company's common stock. During fiscal 2016, the Company repurchased 3.1 million shares of its common stock for $145.7 million. During fiscal 2015, the Company repurchased 7.4 million shares of its common stock for $357.3 million. Any future share repurchase programs are subject to authorization by our Board of Directors, and will be dependent upon future earnings, cash flows, financial requirements and other factors. Dividends – During the fiscal year ended January 28, 2017, the Company paid $68.0 million of dividends to its stockholders. The declaration of future dividends and the establishment of the per share amount, record dates and payment dates for any such future dividends are subject to authorization by our Board of Directors, and will be dependent upon future earnings, cash flows, financial requirements and other factors. 27   The Company currently believes cash flows generated by operations and funds available under its Credit Agreement will be sufficient to satisfy capital requirements, including planned capital expenditures, share repurchases and quarterly dividend payments to its stockholders through fiscal 2017. The Company may require additional funding should the Company pursue strategic acquisitions or undertake share repurchases, other investments or store expansion rates in excess of those presently planned. Changes in cash and cash equivalents are as follows: Net cash provided by operating activities Net cash used in investing activities Net cash used in financing activities Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents Operating Activities January 28, 2017 Fiscal Year Ended January 30, 2016 January 31, 2015 $ $ $ 758,983 (550,324) (162,865) 47 45,841 $ $ 643,514 (372,434) (373,717) (106) (102,743) $ 605,978 (305,020) (260,913) (97) 39,948 Operating activities consist primarily of net income, adjusted for certain non-cash items and changes in operating assets and liabilities. Adjustments to net income for non-cash items include depreciation and amortization, deferred income taxes, stock- based compensation expense and tax benefits on stock options, as well as non-cash gains and losses on the disposal of the Company's assets. Changes in operating assets and liabilities primarily reflect changes in inventories, accounts payable and income taxes payable / receivable, as well as other working capital changes. Cash provided by operating activities increased $115.5 million in fiscal 2016 to $759.0 million. The increase in cash provided by operating activities is due primarily to a $171.3 million increase in cash flows provided by changes in operating assets and liabilities, partially offset by a $43.0 million decrease in net income and a $12.8 million decrease in non-cash items. The increase in operating assets and liabilities year-over-year is primarily due to the following: • • • Cash flows provided by changes in inventory and accounts payable increased $77.3 million compared to fiscal 2015, primarily attributable to the timing of inventory receipts. Changes in accrued expenses increased operating cash flows by $59.3 million compared to the prior year, primarily due to year-over-year changes in incentive compensation accruals and corresponding payments. Changes in income taxes payable / receivable for fiscal 2016 increased operating cash flows by $18.9 million compared to the same period in fiscal 2015, primarily due to the timing of tax payments. Tax payments are impacted year-over-year primarily by the timing of deductions from capital expenditures and the level of stock option exercises. Investing Activities Cash used in investing activities for fiscal 2016 increased by $177.9 million to $550.3 million from fiscal 2015 primarily due to current year acquisitions coupled with a $51.9 million increase in gross capital expenditures. During fiscal 2016, the Company acquired certain assets of TSA and Golfsmith as well as two sports management technology companies, Affinity Sports and GameChanger, for $118.8 million. The increase in gross capital expenditures was primarily driven by the Company's full- service footwear store initiative. Financing Activities Cash used in financing activities consists primarily of the Company's capital return initiatives, including its share repurchase program and cash dividend payments, and cash flows generated from stock option exercises. Cash used in financing activities for fiscal 2016 totaled $162.9 million compared to $373.7 million in fiscal 2015. The Company repurchased $145.7 million of common stock during fiscal 2016 compared to $357.3 million during fiscal 2015. 28 Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments The Company is party to many contractual obligations that involve commitments to make payments to third parties in the ordinary course of business. The following table provides summary information concerning our future contractual obligations (within the scope of Item 303(a)(5) of Regulation S-K) as of January 28, 2017 (in thousands): Payments Due by Period Total Less than 1 year 1-3 years 3-5 years More than 5 years Contractual obligations: Capital lease obligations (see Note 7) $ 5,091 $ Other long-term debt Interest payments (see Note 7) Operating lease obligations (see Note 8) (a) Unrecognized tax benefits (b) Purchase and other commitments (see Note 14) (c) 234 2,068 521 125 503 $ 1,320 $ 1,513 $ 109 827 — 533 1,737 — 205 3,906,922 2,436 588,641 2,436 1,082,522 871,705 1,364,054 — — — 216,389 59,684 124,953 16,863 14,889 Total contractual obligations $ 4,133,140 $ 651,910 $ 1,209,731 $ 890,614 $ 1,380,885 (a) Amounts include direct lease obligations, excluding any taxes, insurance and other related expenses. (b) Excludes $8,351 of accrued liability for unrecognized tax benefits as we cannot reasonably estimate the timing of settlement. These payments include interest and penalties. (c) The Company's purchase obligations relate primarily to marketing commitments, including naming rights, licenses for trademarks, minimum requirements with its third-party eCommerce fulfillment provider, corporate aircraft, and technology-related and other ordinary course commitments. In the ordinary course of business, the Company enters into many contractual commitments, including purchase orders and commitments for products or services, but generally, such commitments represent annual or cancellable commitments. The amount of purchase obligations shown is based on multi-year non-cancellable contracts outstanding at the end of fiscal 2016. The Note references in the table above are to the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 herein. The following table summarizes the Company's other commercial commitments, including both on and off-balance sheet arrangements, in effect at January 28, 2017 (in thousands): Other commercial commitments: Documentary letters of credit Standby letters of credit Total other commercial commitments Total Less than 1 year $ $ — $ 21,313 21,313 $ — 21,313 21,313 The Company expects to fund these commitments primarily with operating cash flows generated in the normal course of business. Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements Operating leases for our stores represent the majority of our contractual obligations. Future scheduled lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases as of January 28, 2017 are described under the heading "Operating lease obligations" in the table above. 29 Critical Accounting Policies and Use of Estimates The Company's significant accounting policies are described in Note 1 of the Consolidated Financial Statements, which were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Critical accounting policies are those that the Company believes are both most important to the portrayal of the Company's financial condition and results of operations, and require the Company's most difficult, subjective or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. Judgments and uncertainties affecting the application of those policies may result in materially different amounts being reported under different conditions or using different assumptions. The Company considers the following policies to be the most critical in understanding the judgments that are involved in preparing its consolidated financial statements. Inventory Valuation The Company values inventory using the lower of weighted average cost or market method. Market price is generally based on the selling price expectations of the merchandise. The Company regularly reviews inventories to determine if the carrying value of the inventory exceeds market value and the Company records a reserve to reduce the carrying value to its market price, as necessary. Changes in customer merchandise preference, consumer spending, weather patterns, economic conditions, business trends or merchandising strategies could cause the Company's inventory to be exposed to obsolescence or slow moving merchandise. Shrink expense is accrued as a percentage of merchandise sales based on historical shrink trends. The Company performs physical inventories at its stores and distribution centers throughout the year. The reserve for shrink represents an estimate for shrink for each of the Company's locations since the last physical inventory date through the reporting date. Estimates by location and in the aggregate are impacted by internal and external factors and may vary significantly from actual results. Vendor Allowances Vendor allowances include allowances, rebates and cooperative advertising funds received from vendors. These funds are determined for each fiscal year and the majority are based on various quantitative contract terms. Amounts expected to be received from vendors for the purchase of merchandise inventories are treated as a reduction of inventory and reduce cost of goods sold as the merchandise is sold. Amounts that represent a reimbursement of costs incurred, such as advertising, are recorded as a reduction to the related expense in the period that the related expense is incurred. The Company records an estimate of earned allowances based on the latest projected purchase volumes and advertising forecasts. Goodwill and Intangible Assets Goodwill, indefinite-lived and other finite-lived intangible assets are reviewed for impairment on an annual basis, or whenever circumstances indicate that a decline in value may have occurred. Our evaluation for impairment requires accounting judgments and financial estimates in determining the fair value of the reporting unit. If these judgments or estimates change in the future, we may be required to record impairment charges for these assets. The goodwill impairment test is a two-step impairment test. In the first step, the Company compares the fair value of each reporting unit to its carrying value. The Company determines the fair value of its reporting units using a combination of a discounted cash flow and a market value approach. The Company's estimates may differ from actual results due to, among other things, economic conditions, changes to its business models, or changes in operating performance. Significant differences between these estimates and actual results could result in future impairment charges and could materially affect the Company's future financial results. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds the carrying value of the net assets assigned to that reporting unit, goodwill is not impaired and the Company is not required to perform further testing. If the carrying value of the net assets assigned to the reporting unit exceeds the fair value of the reporting unit, then the Company must perform the second step in order to determine the implied fair value of the reporting unit's goodwill and compare it to the carrying value of the reporting unit's goodwill. The activities in the second step include valuing the tangible and intangible assets and liabilities of the impaired reporting unit based on their fair value and determining the fair value of the impaired reporting unit's goodwill based upon the residual of the aggregate identified tangible and intangible assets and liabilities. As of January 28, 2017, the Company had no reporting unit(s) at risk for goodwill impairment. 30 Intangible assets that have been determined to have indefinite lives are also not subject to amortization and are reviewed at least annually for potential impairment, or more frequently as mentioned above. The fair value of the Company's intangible assets are estimated and compared to their carrying value. The Company estimates the fair value of these intangible assets based on an income approach using the relief-from-royalty method. This methodology assumes that, in lieu of ownership, a third party would be willing to pay a royalty in order to exploit the related benefits of these types of assets. This approach is dependent on a number of factors, including estimates of future sales growth and trends, royalty rates in the category of intellectual property, discount rates and other variables. If actual results are not consistent with our estimates and assumptions used in estimating fair value, the Company may be exposed to losses that could be material. The Company does not believe there is reasonable likelihood that there will be a material change in the estimates or assumptions used to calculate fair value. The Company recognizes an impairment charge when the estimated fair value of the intangible asset is less than the carrying value. Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and Closed Store Reserves The Company reviews long-lived assets whenever events and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of these assets may not be recoverable based on estimated undiscounted future cash flows. Assets are reviewed at the lowest level for which cash flows can be identified, which is the store level. The Company uses an income approach to determine the fair value of individual store locations, which requires discounting projected future cash flows over its remaining lease term. When determining the stream of projected future cash flows associated with an individual store location, the Company makes assumptions, incorporating local market conditions, about key store variables including sales growth rates, gross margin and controllable expenses, such as store payroll. An impairment loss is recognized when the carrying amount of the store location is not recoverable and exceeds its fair value. Based on an analysis of current and future store performance, management periodically evaluates the need to close underperforming stores. Reserves are established for the present value of any remaining operating lease obligations, net of estimated sublease income, when the Company ceases to use the location. If the timing or amount of actual sublease income differs from estimated amounts, this could result in an increase or decrease in the related reserves. Self-Insurance The Company is self-insured for certain losses related to health, workers' compensation and general liability insurance, although we maintain stop-loss coverage with third party insurers to limit our liability exposure. Liabilities associated with these losses are estimated in part by considering historical claims experience, industry factors, severity factors and other actuarial assumptions. Stock-Based Compensation The Company accounts for stock-based compensation in accordance with fair value recognition provisions, under which the Company uses the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, which requires the input of assumptions. These assumptions include estimating the length of time employees will retain their vested stock options before exercising them ("expected term"), the estimated volatility of the Company's common stock price over the expected term and the expected dividend yield. In addition, we estimate the number of awards that will ultimately not complete their vesting requirements ("forfeitures") and recognize expense for those stock awards expected to vest. Changes in the assumptions can materially affect the estimate of fair value of stock-based compensation and consequently, the related amount recognized on the Consolidated Statements of Income. Uncertain Tax Positions The Company only recognizes the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities. The application of income tax law is inherently complex. Laws and regulations in this area are voluminous and are often ambiguous. As such, we are required to make many subjective assumptions and judgments regarding our income tax exposures. Interpretations of and guidance surrounding income tax laws and regulations change over time. As such, changes in our assumptions and judgments can materially affect amounts recognized on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and Statements of Income. 31 ITEM 7A.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK Interest Rate Risk The Company maintains a revolving credit facility to support potential liquidity and capital needs. Our interest rate under the Credit Agreement is benchmarked to, at the Company's option, a base rate or an adjusted LIBOR rate plus, in each case, an applicable margin percentage. There were no outstanding borrowings under the Credit Agreement as of January 28, 2017 and January 30, 2016. The Company holds highly liquid instruments purchased with a maturity of three months or less at the date of purchase that are classified as cash equivalents. The Company had cash equivalent investments at January 28, 2017 and January 30, 2016 totaling $81.6 million and $35.2 million, respectively. As these investments are short-term in nature, changes in interest rates generally would not have a material impact on the valuation of these investments. During fiscal 2016 and 2015, a hypothetical 10% increase or decrease in interest rates would not have materially affected the Consolidated Financial Statements. Impact of Inflation Inflationary factors such as increases in the cost of our products and overhead costs may adversely affect our operating results. Although we do not believe that inflation has had a material impact on our financial position or results of operations to date, a high rate of inflation in the future may have an adverse effect on our ability to maintain current levels of gross margin and selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales if the selling prices of our products do not increase with inflation. Seasonality and Quarterly Results The Company's business is subject to seasonal fluctuations. Significant portions of the Company's net sales and profits are realized during the fourth quarter of the Company's fiscal year, which is due in part to the holiday selling season and in part to sales of cold weather sporting goods and apparel. Any decrease in fiscal fourth quarter sales, whether because of a slow holiday selling season, unseasonable weather conditions or otherwise, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results for the entire fiscal year. ITEM 8.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA The financial statements required to be filed hereunder are set forth on pages 40 through 64 of this Annual Report on Form 10- K. ITEM 9.  CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE None. ITEM 9A.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES Disclosure Controls and Procedures The Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company's management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). Based upon that evaluation, the Company's management, including the Company's Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of January 28, 2017, the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were effective in ensuring that material information for the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's ("SEC") rules and forms, and that it is accumulated and communicated to management, including our principal executive and financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. 32 Report of Management on Internal Control over Financial Reporting Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is a process to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of our financial reporting for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Internal control over financial reporting includes: maintaining records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect our transactions; providing reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary for preparation of our financial statements; providing reasonable assurance that receipts and expenditures of Company assets are made in accordance with management authorization; and providing reasonable assurance that unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of Company assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements would be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting is not intended to provide absolute assurance that a misstatement of our financial statements would be prevented or detected. Our management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework and criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013), issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. This evaluation included review of the documentation of controls, evaluation of the design effectiveness of controls, testing of the operating effectiveness of controls and a conclusion on this evaluation. Based on this evaluation, management concluded that the Company's internal control over financial reporting was effective as of January 28, 2017. Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, has issued an attestation report on the Company's internal control over financial reporting included on the following page of this document. Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting There were no changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended January 28, 2017 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Inherent Limitations of Control Systems There are inherent limitations in the effectiveness of any control system, including the potential for human error and the circumvention or overriding of the controls and procedures. Additionally, judgments in decision making can be faulty and breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. An effective control system can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control objectives of the system are adequately met. Accordingly, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that our control system can prevent or detect all error or fraud. Finally, projections of any evaluation or assessment of effectiveness of a control system to future periods are subject to the risks that, over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in an entity's operating environment or deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies and procedures. 33 REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of January 28, 2017, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. 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 Report of Management 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 conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). 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. A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the company's principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, and effected by the company's board of directors, management, and other personnel 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 the inherent limitations of internal control over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Also, projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of January 28, 2017, based on the criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended January 28, 2017 of the Company and our report dated March 24, 2017 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements. /s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania March 24, 2017 34 ITEM 9B.  OTHER INFORMATION None. PART III ITEM 10.  DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE (a) Directors of the Company Information relative to Directors of the Company is set forth under the section entitled "Item 1 - Election of Directors" in the Company's definitive Proxy Statement for the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders ("2017 Proxy Statement") and is incorporated herein by reference. (b) Executive Officers of the Company Information with respect to Executive Officers of the Company is set forth in Part I, Item 1. (c) Information with respect to compliance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is set forth under the section entitled "Stock Ownership" in the 2017 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference. (d) The Company has adopted a code of ethics entitled "The Rules of the Game: The Dick's Sporting Goods Code of Ethics and Business Conduct" (the "Code of Conduct") that applies to all of its employees, including its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, controller, other Executive Officers, and the Board of Directors, the complete text of which is available through the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at www.DICKS.com/investors. If the Company makes any amendments to the Code of Conduct other than technical, administrative, or other non-substantive amendments, or grants any waivers, including implicit waivers, from a provision of the Code of Conduct applicable to the Company's principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller or persons performing similar functions, the Company will disclose the nature of the amendment or waiver, its effective date and to whom it applies on its website or in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC. The Company's website does not form a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. (e) Information on our audit committee and audit committee financial experts is set forth under the section entitled "Corporate Governance" in the 2017 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference. ITEM 11.  EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the information under the sections entitled "Executive Compensation", "Compensation Tables", "Corporate Governance" and "Item 1 - Election of Directors" in the Company's 2017 Proxy Statement. The information under the caption "Executive Compensation - Compensation Committee Report" shall not be deemed "soliciting material" or to be "filed" with the SEC, nor shall such information be incorporated by reference into a future filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except to the extent the Company specifically incorporates the information by reference. 35 ITEM 12.  SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS Part of the information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the information under the caption "Stock Ownership" in the Company's 2017 Proxy Statement. The following table summarizes information, as of January 28, 2017 for the equity compensation plans of the Company pursuant to which grants of options, restricted stock, restricted stock units or other rights to acquire shares may be granted from time to time: Equity Compensation Plan Information Number of Securities to be Issued Upon Exercise of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights (a) Weighted Average Exercise Price of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights (b) Number of Securities Remaining Available for Future Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans (Excluding Securities Reflected in Column (a)) (c) 3,561,085 (2) $ 46.71 8,247,527 (3) — 3,561,085 — 8,247,527 Plan Category Equity compensation plans approved by security holders (1) Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders Total (1) Represents outstanding awards pursuant to the Company's 2002 Amended and Restated Stock and Incentive Plan and 2012 Stock and Incentive Plan. (2) Upon adoption of the Company's 2012 Stock and Incentive Plan, the common stock available under the 2002 Amended and Restated Stock and Incentive Plan, Golf Galaxy, Inc. 1996 Stock Option and Incentive Plan and Golf Galaxy, Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive Plan became available for issuance under the 2012 Stock and Incentive Plan. Represents shares of common stock. Shares of Class B Common Stock are not generally authorized for issuance under the 2012 Stock and Incentive Plan. (3) Any shares of common stock that are subject to any award (e.g. options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units or performance stock) pursuant to the 2012 Stock and Incentive Plan will count against the aggregate number of shares of common stock that may be issued as one share for every share issued. ITEM 13.  CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE The information required by this Item is set forth under the caption "Certain Relationships and Transactions with Related Persons" and "Election of Directors - How does the Board determine which directors are considered independent?" in the Company's 2017 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference. ITEM 14.  PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES The information required by this Item is set forth under the caption "Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm – Audit and Non-Audit Fees and Independent Public Accountants" in the Company's 2017 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference. 36 PART IV ITEM 15.  EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES (a) The following documents are filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K: (1) Financial Statements. The Consolidated Financial Statements required to be filed hereunder are listed in the Index to Consolidated Financial Statements on page 38 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. (2) Financial Statement Schedule. The consolidated financial statement schedule to be filed hereunder is included on page 67 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Other schedules have not been included because they are not applicable or because the information is included elsewhere in this report. (3) Exhibits. The Exhibits listed in the Index to Exhibits, which appears on pages 68 to 70 and is incorporated herein by reference, are filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Certain Exhibits are incorporated by reference from documents previously filed by the Company with the SEC pursuant to Rule 12b-32 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 37 INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consolidated Statements of Income for the Fiscal Years Ended January 28, 2017, January 30, 2016, and January 31, 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Fiscal Years Ended January 28, 2017, January 30, 2016 and January 31, 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consolidated Balance Sheets as of January 28, 2017 and January 30, 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity for the Fiscal Years Ended January 28, 2017, January 30, 2016 and January 31, 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Fiscal Years Ended January 28, 2017, January 30, 2016 and January 31, 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 39 40 41 42 43 44 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the Fiscal Years Ended January 28, 2017, January 30, 2016 and January 31, 2015. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 - 64 38 REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of January 28, 2017 and January 30, 2016, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended January 28, 2017. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. and subsidiaries as of January 28, 2017 and January 30, 2016, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended January 28, 2017, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of January 28, 2017, based on the criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated March 24, 2017 expressed an unqualified opinion on the Company's internal control over financial reporting. /s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania March 24, 2017 39 DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Amounts in thousands, except per share data) Fiscal Year Ended January 28, 2017 January 30, 2016 January 31, 2015 Net sales $ 7,921,981 $ 7,270,965 $ Cost of goods sold, including occupancy and distribution costs GROSS PROFIT Selling, general and administrative expenses Pre-opening expenses INCOME FROM OPERATIONS Interest expense Other (income) expense INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES Provision for income taxes NET INCOME EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE: Basic Diluted WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING: Basic Diluted See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. 5,556,198 2,365,783 1,875,643 40,286 449,854 5,856 (14,424) 458,422 171,026 287,396 2.59 2.56 111,095 112,216 $ $ $ 5,088,078 2,182,887 1,613,075 34,620 535,192 4,012 305 530,875 200,484 330,391 2.87 2.83 115,230 116,794 $ $ $ $ $ $ 6,814,479 4,727,813 2,086,666 1,502,089 30,518 554,059 3,215 (5,170) 556,014 211,816 344,198 2.89 2.84 119,244 121,238 40 DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Dollars in thousands) NET INCOME OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS): Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax TOTAL OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) COMPREHENSIVE INCOME See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. Fiscal Year Ended January 28, 2017 January 30, 2016 January 31, 2015 287,396 $ 330,391 $ 344,198 47 47 (106) (106) (97) (97) 287,443 $ 330,285 $ 344,101 $ $ 41 DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data) ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS: Cash and cash equivalents Accounts receivable, net Income taxes receivable Inventories, net Prepaid expenses and other current assets Total current assets PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET GOODWILL OTHER ASSETS: Deferred income taxes Other Total other assets TOTAL ASSETS LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY CURRENT LIABILITIES: Accounts payable Accrued expenses Deferred revenue and other liabilities Income taxes payable Current portion of other long-term debt and leasing obligations Total current liabilities LONG-TERM LIABILITIES: Other long-term debt and leasing obligations Deferred income taxes Deferred revenue and other liabilities Total long-term liabilities COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY: Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, authorized shares 5,000,000; none issued and outstanding Common stock, par value $0.01 per share, authorized shares 200,000,000; issued shares 109,355,095 and 107,454,893 at January 28, 2017 and January 30, 2016, respectively; outstanding shares 85,619,878 and 86,850,630 at January 28, 2017 and January 30, 2016, respectively Class B common stock, par value, $0.01 per share, authorized shares 40,000,000; issued and outstanding shares 24,710,870 and 24,900,870 at January 28, 2017 and January 30, 2016, respectively Additional paid-in capital Retained earnings Accumulated other comprehensive loss Treasury stock, at cost, 23,735,217 and 20,604,263 at January 28, 2017 and January 30, 2016, respectively Total stockholders' equity January 28, 2017 January 30, 2016 $ 164,777 $ 75,199 2,307 1,638,632 114,763 1,995,678 1,522,574 140,835 245,059 45,927 108,223 154,150 118,936 61,395 5,432 1,527,187 99,740 1,812,690 1,347,885 109,440 200,594 6,165 82,562 88,727 $ $ 4,058,296 $ 3,559,336 755,537 $ 384,210 203,788 53,234 646 677,864 289,001 184,386 39,835 589 1,397,415 1,191,675 4,679 — 726,713 731,392 — 856 247 1,130,830 1,956,066 (132) (1,158,378) 1,929,489 5,324 6,454 566,696 578,474 — 869 249 1,063,705 1,737,214 (179) (1,012,671) 1,789,187 3,559,336 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY $ 4,058,296 $ See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. 42 DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Dollars in thousands) Common Stock Class B Common Stock Shares Dollars Shares Dollars Additional Paid-In Capital Retained Earnings Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) BALANCE, February 1, 2014 96,065,661 $ 961 24,900,870 $ 249 $ 958,943 $ 1,187,514 $ Exercise of stock options Restricted stock vested Minimum tax withholding requirements Net income Stock-based compensation Total tax benefit from exercise of stock options Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of taxes of $57 1,175,540 433,249 (139,867) — — — — 11 4 (1) — — — — Purchase of shares for treasury (4,328,875) (43) Cash dividends declared, $0.50 per common share — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 26,110 (4) (7,792) — — — — 344,198 26,275 11,872 — — — — — — — (60,530) 24 — — — — — — (97) — — Treasury Stock Total $ (455,512) $ 1,692,179 — — — — — — — 26,121 — (7,793) 344,198 26,275 11,872 (97) (199,957) (200,000) — (60,530) BALANCE, January 31, 2015 93,205,708 $ 932 24,900,870 $ 249 $ 1,015,404 $ 1,471,182 $ (73) $ (655,469) $ 1,832,225 Exercise of stock options Restricted stock vested Minimum tax withholding requirements Net income Stock-based compensation Total tax benefit from exercise of stock options Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of taxes of $62 773,773 400,951 8 4 (134,119) (1) — — — — — — — — Purchase of shares for treasury (7,395,683) (74) Cash dividends declared, $0.55 per common share — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 20,609 (4) (7,752) — — — — 330,391 29,288 6,160 — — — — — — — (64,359) — — — — — — (106) — — — — — — — — — 20,617 — (7,753) 330,391 29,288 6,160 (106) (357,202) (357,276) — (64,359) BALANCE, January 30, 2016 86,850,630 $ 869 24,900,870 $ 249 $ 1,063,705 $ 1,737,214 $ (179) $(1,012,671) $ 1,789,187 Exchange of Class B common stock for common stock Exercise of stock options Restricted stock vested Minimum tax withholding requirements Net income Stock-based compensation Total tax benefit from exercise of stock options Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of taxes of $28 190,000 1,421,389 438,160 2 13 4 (149,347) (1) — — — — — — — — Purchase of shares for treasury (3,130,954) (31) Cash dividends declared, $0.605 per common share — — (190,000) (2) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 31,076 (4) (7,059) — — — — — 287,396 33,602 9,510 — — — — — — — (68,544) — — — — — — — 47 — — — — — — — — — — — 31,089 — (7,060) 287,396 33,602 9,510 47 (145,707) (145,738) — (68,544) BALANCE, January 28, 2017 85,619,878 $ 856 24,710,870 $ 247 $ 1,130,830 $ 1,956,066 $ (132) $(1,158,378) $ 1,929,489 See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. 43 DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Dollars in thousands) CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Net income Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization Deferred income taxes Stock-based compensation Excess tax benefit from exercise of stock options Gain on sale of asset Other non-cash items Changes in assets and liabilities: Accounts receivable Inventories Prepaid expenses and other assets Accounts payable Accrued expenses Income taxes payable / receivable Deferred construction allowances Deferred revenue and other liabilities Net cash provided by operating activities CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: Capital expenditures Acquisitions, net of cash acquired Proceeds from sale of other assets Deposits and purchases of other assets Net cash used in investing activities CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Revolving credit borrowings Revolving credit repayments Payments on other long-term debt and leasing obligations Construction allowance receipts Proceeds from exercise of stock options Excess tax benefit from exercise of stock options Minimum tax withholding requirements Cash paid for treasury stock Cash dividends paid to stockholders Increase (decrease) in bank overdraft Net cash used in financing activities EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: Accrued property and equipment Cash paid during the year for interest Cash paid during the year for income taxes See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. 44 January 28, 2017 Fiscal Year Ended January 30, 2016 January 31, 2015 $ 287,396 $ 330,391 $ 344,198 233,834 (45,036) 33,602 (10,011) — 721 (4,125) (84,733) (2,282) 59,870 64,469 26,034 179,864 19,380 758,983 (421,920) (118,769) — (9,635) (550,324) 193,594 9,243 29,288 (6,825) — 626 (6,412) (136,420) (21,266) 34,232 5,190 7,157 165,616 39,100 643,514 179,431 (6,259) 26,275 (11,953) (14,428) 576 1,797 (158,702) (11,004) 81,330 16,158 32,476 101,630 24,453 605,978 (370,028) (349,007) — — (2,406) (372,434) — 74,534 (30,547) (305,020) 2,159,600 (2,159,600) 1,338,100 (1,338,100) 1,401,800 (1,401,800) (588) — 31,089 10,011 (7,060) (145,738) (67,972) 17,393 (162,865) 47 45,841 118,936 164,777 70,129 4,983 196,712 $ $ $ $ (537) — 20,617 6,826 (7,753) (357,276) (64,715) 29,121 (373,717) (106) (102,743) 221,679 118,936 43,481 3,308 186,741 $ $ $ $ (925) — 26,121 12,204 (7,793) (200,000) (61,262) (29,258) (260,913) (97) 39,948 181,731 221,679 42,900 2,631 186,790 $ $ $ $ DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1. Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Operations – Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, referred to as "the Company", "we", "us" and "our" unless specified otherwise) is a leading omni-channel sporting goods retailer offering an extensive assortment of authentic, high-quality sports equipment, apparel, footwear and accessories through a blend of dedicated associates, in-store services and unique specialty shop-in-shops. The Company also owns and operates Golf Galaxy, Field & Stream and other specialty concept stores, and Dick's Team Sports HQ. The Company offers its products through a content-rich eCommerce platform that is integrated with its store network and provides customers with the convenience and expertise of a 24-hour storefront. Fiscal Year – The Company's fiscal year ends on the Saturday closest to the end of January. Fiscal years 2016, 2015 and 2014 ended on January 28, 2017, January 30, 2016 and January 31, 2015, respectively. Principles of Consolidation – The Consolidated Financial Statements include Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. and its wholly- owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. 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 financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Cash and Cash Equivalents – Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand and all highly liquid instruments purchased with a maturity of three months or less at the date of purchase. Cash equivalents are considered Level 1 investments and totaled $81.6 million and $35.2 million at January 28, 2017 and January 30, 2016, respectively. Cash Management – The Company's cash management system provides for the reimbursement of all major bank disbursement accounts on a daily basis. Accounts payable at January 28, 2017 and January 30, 2016 include $152.5 million and $135.1 million, respectively, of checks drawn in excess of cash balances not yet presented for payment. Accounts Receivable – Accounts receivable consist principally of amounts receivable from vendors and landlords. The allowance for doubtful accounts totaled $3.2 million and $2.7 million as of January 28, 2017 and January 30, 2016 respectively. Inventories – Inventories are stated at the lower of weighted average cost or market. Inventory costs consist of the direct cost of merchandise including freight. Inventories are net of shrinkage, obsolescence, other valuation accounts and vendor allowances totaling $176.4 million and $113.5 million at January 28, 2017 and January 30, 2016, respectively. Property and Equipment – Property and equipment are recorded at cost and include capitalized leases. For financial reporting purposes, depreciation and amortization are computed using the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives: Buildings Leasehold improvements Furniture, fixtures and equipment Computer software 40 years 10-25 years 3-7 years 3-10 years For leasehold improvements and property and equipment under capital lease agreements, depreciation and amortization are calculated using the straight-line method over the shorter of the estimated useful lives of the assets or the lease term. Leasehold improvements made significantly after the initial lease term are depreciated over the shorter of their estimated useful lives or the remaining lease term, including renewal periods, if reasonably assured. Depreciation expense was $203.1 million, $178.9 million and $159.1 million for fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Renewals and betterments are capitalized and repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred. 45 DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued) Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and Closed Store Reserves – The Company evaluates its long-lived assets to assess whether the carrying values have been impaired whenever events and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of these assets may not be recoverable based on estimated undiscounted future cash flows. An impairment loss is recognized when the estimated undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset plus eventual net proceeds expected from disposition of the asset (if any) are less than the carrying value of the asset. When an impairment loss is recognized, the carrying amount of the asset is reduced to its estimated fair value as determined based on quoted market prices or through the use of other valuation techniques. The related expense is recorded within selling, general and administrative expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Income. The Company recognizes a liability for costs associated with closed or relocated premises when the Company ceases to use the location. The calculation of accrued lease termination and other costs primarily includes future minimum lease payments, maintenance costs and taxes from the date of closure or relocation to the end of the remaining lease term, net of contractual or estimated sublease income. The liability is discounted using a credit-adjusted risk-free rate of interest. The assumptions used in the calculation of the accrued lease termination and other costs are evaluated on a quarterly basis. The current portion of accrued store closing and relocation reserves is included within accrued expenses and the non-current portion is included within long-term deferred revenue and other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The related expense is recorded within selling, general and administrative expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Income. Goodwill – Goodwill represents the excess of acquisition cost over the fair value of the net assets of acquired entities. The Company assesses the carrying value of goodwill annually or whenever circumstances indicate that a decline in value may have occurred. The goodwill impairment test is a two-step impairment test. In the first step, the Company compares the fair value of each reporting unit to its carrying value. The Company determines the fair value of its reporting units using a combination of a discounted cash flow and a market value approach. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds the carrying value of the net assets assigned to that reporting unit, goodwill is not impaired and the Company is not required to perform further testing. If the carrying value of the net assets assigned to the reporting unit exceeds the fair value of the reporting unit, then the Company must perform the second step in order to determine the implied fair value of the reporting unit's goodwill and compare it to the carrying value of the reporting unit's goodwill. If the carrying value of goodwill exceeds the implied estimated fair value, an impairment charge to selling, general and administrative expenses is recorded to reduce the carrying value to the implied estimated fair value. A reporting unit is the operating segment, or a business unit one level below that operating segment, for which discrete financial information is prepared and regularly reviewed by management. Intangible Assets – Intangible assets consist primarily of trademarks and acquired trade names with indefinite lives, which are tested for impairment annually or whenever circumstances indicate that a decline in value may have occurred. The Company estimates the fair value of these intangible assets based on an income approach using the relief-from-royalty method. The Company's finite-lived intangible assets consist primarily of customer lists, favorable lease assets and other acquisition related assets. Finite-lived intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful economic lives and are reviewed for impairment when factors indicate that an impairment may have occurred. The Company recognizes an impairment charge when the estimated fair value of the intangible asset is less than the carrying value. Self-Insurance – The Company is self-insured for certain losses related to health, workers' compensation and general liability insurance, although we maintain stop-loss coverage with third party insurers to limit our liability exposure. Liabilities associated with these losses are estimated in part by considering historical claims experience, industry factors, severity factors and other actuarial assumptions. Pre-opening Expenses – Pre-opening expenses, which consist primarily of rent, marketing, payroll and recruiting costs, are expensed as incurred. Rent is recognized within pre-opening expense from the date the Company takes possession of a site through the date of store opening. Earnings Per Common Share – Basic earnings per common share is computed based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per common share is computed based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock, plus the effect of dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period, using the treasury stock method. Dilutive potential common shares include outstanding stock options, restricted stock and warrants. 46 DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued) Stock-Based Compensation – The Company has the ability to grant restricted shares of common stock, restricted stock units and stock options to purchase common stock under the Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. 2012 Stock and Incentive Plan. The Company records stock-based compensation expenses based on the fair value of stock awards at the grant date and recognizes the expense over the related service period. Income Taxes – The Company utilizes the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes and provides deferred income taxes for temporary differences between the amounts reported for assets and liabilities for financial statement purposes and for income tax reporting purposes, using enacted tax rates in effect in the years in which the differences are expected to reverse. The Company recognizes the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the relevant taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the Consolidated Financial Statements from such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that will more likely than not be realized upon ultimate settlement. Interest and penalties from income tax matters are recognized in income tax expense. Revenue Recognition – Revenue from retail sales is recognized at the point of sale, net of sales tax. Revenue from eCommerce sales is recognized upon shipment of merchandise. Service-related revenue is recognized as the services are performed. A provision for anticipated merchandise returns is provided through a reduction of sales and cost of goods sold in the period that the related sales are recorded. Revenue from gift cards and returned merchandise credits (collectively the "cards") is deferred and recognized upon the redemption of the cards. These cards have no expiration date. Income from unredeemed cards is recognized on the Consolidated Statements of Income within selling, general and administrative expenses at the point at which redemption becomes remote. The Company performs an evaluation of the aging of the unredeemed cards, based on the elapsed time from the date of original issuance, to determine when redemption becomes remote. Cost of Goods Sold – Cost of goods sold includes: the cost of merchandise (inclusive of vendor allowances, inventory shrinkage and inventory write-downs for the lower of cost or market); freight; distribution; shipping; and store occupancy costs. The Company defines merchandise margin as net sales less the cost of merchandise sold. Store occupancy costs include rent, common area maintenance charges, real estate and other asset-based taxes, general maintenance, utilities, depreciation, fixture lease expenses and certain insurance expenses. Selling, General and Administrative Expenses – Selling, general and administrative expenses include store and field support payroll and fringe benefits, advertising, bank card charges, information systems, marketing, legal, accounting, other store expenses and all expenses associated with operating the Company's corporate headquarters. Advertising Costs – Production costs of advertising and the costs to run the advertisements are expensed the first time the advertisement takes place. Advertising expense, net of cooperative advertising, was $304.9 million, $276.3 million and $248.7 million for fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Vendor Allowances – Vendor allowances include allowances, rebates and cooperative advertising funds received from vendors. These funds are determined for each fiscal year and the majority are based on various quantitative contract terms. Amounts expected to be received from vendors for the purchase of merchandise inventories are recognized as a reduction of cost of goods sold as the merchandise is sold. Amounts that represent a reimbursement of costs incurred, such as advertising, are recorded as a reduction to the related expense in the period that the related expense is incurred. The Company records an estimate of earned allowances based on the latest projected purchase volumes and advertising forecasts. 47 DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued) Segment Information – The Company is a specialty omni-channel retailer that offers a broad range of products in its specialty retail stores primarily in the eastern United States. Given the economic characteristics of the store formats, the similar nature of the products sold, the type of customer and method of distribution, the Company's operating segments are aggregated within one reportable segment. The following table sets forth the approximate amount of net sales attributable to hardlines, apparel and footwear for the periods presented (in millions): Hardlines Apparel Footwear Other Total net sales 2016 Fiscal Year 2015 2014 $ $ 3,574 $ 3,264 $ 2,756 1,529 63 2,553 1,403 51 7,922 $ 7,271 $ 2,992 2,461 1,316 45 6,814 Construction Allowances – All of the Company's store locations are leased. The Company may receive reimbursement from a landlord for some of the cost of the structure, subject to satisfactory fulfillment of applicable lease provisions. These reimbursements may be referred to as tenant allowances, construction allowances or landlord reimbursements ("construction allowances"). The Company's accounting for construction allowances differs if the Company is deemed to be the owner of the asset during the construction period. Some of the Company's leases have a cap on the construction allowance, which places the Company at risk for cost overruns and causes the Company to be deemed the owner during the construction period. In cases where the Company is deemed to be the owner during the construction period, a sale and leaseback of the asset occurs when construction of the asset is complete and the lease term begins, if relevant sale-leaseback accounting criteria are met. Any gain or loss from the transaction is included within deferred revenue and other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and deferred and amortized as rent expense on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. The Company reports the amount of cash received for the construction allowance as construction allowance receipts within the financing activities section of its Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows when such allowances are received prior to completion of the sale-leaseback transaction. The Company reports the amount of cash received from construction allowances as proceeds from sale leaseback transactions within the investing activities section of its Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows when such amounts are received after the sale-leaseback accounting criteria have been achieved. In instances where the Company is not deemed to be the owner during the construction period, reimbursement from a landlord for tenant improvements is classified as an incentive and included within deferred revenue and other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The deferred rent credit is amortized as rent expense on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. Landlord reimbursements from these transactions are included in cash flows from operating activities as a change in deferred construction allowances. Leases – Escalating rent payments, rent abatements and rent holidays are considered in the calculation of minimum lease payments in the Company's capital lease tests and in determining straight-line rent expense for operating leases. The Company records any difference between the straight-line rent amount and amounts payable under the lease as part of deferred rent within long-term deferred revenue and other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Contingent payments based upon sales and future increases determined by inflation related indices cannot be estimated at the inception of the lease and accordingly, are charged to operations as incurred. The Company records contingent rent within accrued expenses on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. 48 DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued) Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Intangibles - Goodwill and Other In January 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2017-04, "Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test of Goodwill Impairment". This update modifies the concept of impairment and simplifies how an entity is required to test goodwill for impairment by eliminating Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. ASU 2017-04 is effective for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests during fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. Early application is permitted and prospective application is required. The Company does not expect that the adoption of this guidance will have a significant impact on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements. Income Taxes In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-16, "Income Taxes (Topic 740): Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory". This update requires the income tax consequences of intra-entity transfers of assets other than inventory to be recognized when the intra-entity transfer occurs rather than deferring recognition of income tax consequences until the transfer was made with an outside party. ASU 2016-16 is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods therein, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early application is permitted as of the beginning of the interim or annual reporting period. A modified retrospective approach should be applied. The Company plans to adopt ASU 2016-16 during the first quarter of fiscal 2017. The Company does not expect that the adoption of this guidance will have a significant impact on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements. Statement of Cash Flows In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, "Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments (a consensus of the Emerging Issues Task Force)". This update addresses eight specific cash flow topics with the objective of reducing the existing diversity in practice for certain aspects under Topic 230. ASU 2016-15 is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods therein, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early application is permitted as of the beginning of the interim or annual reporting period. If early adopted, an entity must adopt all of the amendments during the same period. The Company plans to adopt ASU 2016-15 during the first quarter of fiscal 2017. The Company does not expect that the adoption of this guidance will have a significant impact on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements. Stock Compensation In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, "Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting". This update simplifies several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities and classification on the statement of cash flows. ASU 2016-09 is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods therein, beginning after December 15, 2016, with early application permitted. If early adopted, an entity must adopt all of the amendments during the same period. The Company does not expect that the adoption of this guidance will have a significant impact on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements, however, the Company's effective income tax rate will be impacted by the volume of share- based award activity during each reporting period. Leases In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, "Leases (Topic 842)". This update requires an entity to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and to disclose key information about the entity's leasing arrangements. ASU 2016-02 is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods therein, beginning after December 15, 2018, with early application permitted. A modified retrospective approach is required. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU 2016-02 on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements but anticipates that it will result in significant right of use assets and related liabilities as all of the Company's retail locations and the majority of our supply chain facilities are categorized as operating leases. 49 DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued) Measurement of Inventory In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-11, "Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory". This update requires an entity that determines the cost of inventory by methods other than last-in, first-out (LIFO) and the retail inventory method (RIM) to measure inventory at the lower of cost and net realizable value. ASU 2015-11 is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods therein, beginning after December 15, 2016. Prospective application is required. Early application is permitted as of the beginning of the interim or annual reporting period. The Company does not expect that the adoption of this guidance will have a significant impact on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements. Contracts with Customers In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers". This update requires an entity to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Additionally, the update (1) specifies the accounting for some costs to obtain or fulfill a contract with a customer and (2) expands disclosure requirements for revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. In August 2015, the FASB subsequently issued ASU 2015-14, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers - Deferral of the Effective Date", which approved a one year deferral of ASU 2014-09 for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. In March 2016, April 2016, and December 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-08, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers - Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net)", ASU 2016-10, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers - Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing", and ASU 2016-20, "Technical Corrections and Improvements to Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers", respectively, which further clarify the guidance for those specific topics within ASU 2014-09. In May 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-12, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers - Narrow Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients", to reduce the risk of diversity in practice for certain aspects in ASU 2014-09, including collectibility, noncash consideration, presentation of sales tax and transition. These updates permit the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. Early application is permitted as of the original effective date for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim reporting periods within that reporting period. These ASU's will most likely change the way the Company accounts for sales returns, our customer loyalty program, gift card breakage and certain other promotional programs. Based on current estimates, we do not expect these provisions of the ASU to have a material impact on our financial statements. The Company is continuing to evaluate which transition approach it will utilize and the impact these standards will have on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements upon adoption. 2. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets The following table summarizes the carrying amount of goodwill and accumulated impairment charges as of the end of the fiscal periods (in thousands): Goodwill 2016 2015 Carrying Value $ 245,059 Accumulated Impairment 111,312 $ Carrying Value $ 200,594 Accumulated Impairment 111,312 $ No impairment charges were recorded for goodwill in fiscal 2016, 2015 or 2014. The Company had indefinite-lived and finite-lived intangible assets of $111.0 million and $29.8 million, respectively, as of January 28, 2017 and $104.7 million and $4.8 million, respectively, as of January 30, 2016. During fiscal 2014, the Company recorded a $12.4 million non-cash impairment charge for a trademark and trade name from the Company's golf restructuring to reduce the carrying value of the respective assets to their estimated fair value. 50 DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued) The components of intangible assets were as follows as of the end of the fiscal periods (in thousands): 2016 Trademarks (indefinite-lived) Trade names (indefinite-lived) Customer lists Acquired technology and other finite-lived intangible assets Other indefinite-lived intangible assets Total intangible assets $ Gross Amount 89,206 16,031 19,166 26,763 5,772 Accumulated Amortization $ Gross Amount 89,056 9,850 1,200 16,205 5,764 — $ — (2,260) (13,843) — (16,103) $ $ 156,938 $ 122,075 $ 2015 Accumulated Amortization — $ — (1,200) (11,435) — (12,635) Amortization expense for the Company's finite-lived intangible assets was $3.5 million, $1.6 million and $2.5 million for fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The annual estimated amortization expense of the finite-lived intangible assets recorded as of January 28, 2017 is expected to be as follows (in thousands): Fiscal Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Thereafter Total The following table summarizes intangible assets acquired during fiscal 2016: Estimated Amortization Expense $ $ 6,283 6,100 5,206 4,128 3,991 4,118 29,826 TSA (1) Technology companies (2) Golfsmith (3) Total $ $ Weighted average amortization period (in years) Customer Lists 10,300 4,651 3,015 Finite-lived Acquired Technology $ Tradenames 2,300 — $ Indefinite-lived Goodwill Tradenames $ — $ — $ Total Intangible Assets Acquired 12,600 7,671 — — 230 44,465 — 6,181 — 17,966 $ 7,671 $ 2,530 $ 44,465 $ 6,181 $ 7 5 3 62,968 3,245 78,813 6 (1) The Company acquired intellectual property assets of The Sports Authority ("TSA") along with the right to acquire 31 store leases for $17.2 million, net of sale proceeds. The Company retained 22 of the acquired store leases. (2) The Company acquired two sports management technology companies, Affinity Sports and GameChanger, which support the Dick's Team Sports HQ initiative, for an aggregate purchase price of $63.8 million. (3) The Company acquired intellectual property assets of Golfsmith International Holdings, Inc. ("Golfsmith") along with the right to acquire store leases and inventory for 30 stores, for approximately $41.1 million, of which $3.2 million was for intellectual property assets. 51 DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued) 3. Store Closings The following table summarizes the activity of the Company's store closing reserves (in thousands): Accrued store closing and relocation reserves, beginning of period $ 11,702 $ Expense charged to earnings Cash payments Interest accretion and other changes in assumptions Accrued store closing and relocation reserves, end of period Less: current portion of accrued store closing and relocation reserves Long-term portion of accrued store closing and relocation reserves $ 12,513 (5,943) (741) 17,531 (8,682) 8,849 $ 12,785 4,496 (5,344) (235) 11,702 (4,394) 7,308 2016 2015 The Company recorded $5.7 million of expense during fiscal 2016 for the closure of ten Golf Galaxy stores that were located in close proximity to an acquired Golfsmith store that is better positioned to serve its customers. 4. Property and Equipment Property and equipment are recorded at cost and consist of the following as of the end of the fiscal periods (in thousands): Buildings and land Leasehold improvements Furniture, fixtures and equipment Computer software Total property and equipment Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization Net property and equipment 2016 2015 $ 224,061 $ 220,875 1,514,825 1,245,694 932,442 338,750 896,846 301,899 3,010,078 (1,487,504) 1,522,574 $ 2,665,314 (1,317,429) 1,347,885 $ The amounts above include construction in progress of $182.8 million and $124.4 million for fiscal 2016 and 2015, respectively. With the recent pace of consolidation within the sporting goods industry, the Company conducted a comprehensive review of its business, including its stores, during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016. As a result of this comprehensive review, the Company recorded a $23.4 million impairment charge during fiscal 2016 to adjust certain long-lived store assets, primarily comprised of leasehold improvements, to fair value. 5. Accrued Expenses Accrued expenses consist of the following as of the end of the fiscal periods (in thousands): Accrued payroll, withholdings and benefits Accrued real estate taxes, utilities and other occupancy Accrued property and equipment Accrued sales tax Other accrued expenses Total accrued expenses 52 2016 2015 $ 137,472 $ 78,367 71,365 32,826 64,180 95,721 60,060 43,649 28,169 61,402 $ 384,210 $ 289,001 DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued) 6. Deferred Revenue and Other Liabilities Deferred revenue and other liabilities consist of the following as of the end of the fiscal periods (in thousands): Current: Deferred gift card revenue Deferred construction allowances Other Total current Long-term: Deferred rent, including pre-opening rent Deferred construction allowances Other Total long-term 7. Debt 2016 2015 $ $ $ $ 179,069 $ 162,640 1,794 22,925 203,788 102,938 523,078 100,697 $ $ 1,850 19,896 184,386 93,321 384,428 88,947 726,713 $ 566,696 The Company's outstanding debt consists of the following as of the end of the fiscal periods (in thousands): Revolving line of credit Capital leases Other debt Total debt Less: current portion Total long-term debt 2016 2015 $ $ — $ 5,091 234 5,325 (646) 4,679 $ — 5,565 348 5,913 (589) 5,324 Revolving Credit Agreement – On August 12, 2015, the Company entered into a five-year senior secured revolving credit agreement (the "Credit Agreement") that amended and restated the Company's then existing credit facility. The Credit Agreement provides for a $1 billion revolving credit facility, including up to $150 million in the form of letters of credit and allows the Company, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, to request an increase of up to $250 million in borrowing availability to the extent that existing or new lenders agree to provide such additional revolving commitments. Subject to specified conditions, the Credit Agreement matures on August 12, 2020. It is secured by a first priority security interest in certain property and assets, including receivables, inventory, deposit accounts, securities accounts and other personal property of the Company and is guaranteed by the Company's domestic subsidiaries. The annual interest rates applicable to loans under the Credit Agreement are, at the Company's option, equal to a base rate or an adjusted LIBOR rate plus, in each case, an applicable margin percentage. The applicable margin percentage for base rate loans is 0.125% to 0.375% and for adjusted LIBOR rate loans is 1.125% to 1.375%, depending on the borrowing availability of the Company. The Credit Agreement contains a covenant that requires the Company to maintain a minimum adjusted availability of 7.5% of its borrowing base. The Credit Agreement also contains certain covenants that could within specific predefined circumstances limit the Company's ability to, among other things: incur or guarantee additional indebtedness; pay distributions on, redeem or repurchase capital stock; redeem or repurchase subordinated debt; make certain investments; sell assets; and consolidate, merge or transfer all or substantially all of the Company's assets. Other than in certain limited conditions, the Company is permitted to pay dividends and repurchase shares pursuant to its stock repurchase program. As of January 28, 2017, the Company was in compliance with the terms of the Credit Agreement. 53 DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued) Credit Agreement information as of the fiscal periods ended (in thousands): Outstanding borrowings under Credit Agreement Remaining borrowing capacity under Credit Agreement Outstanding letters of credit under Credit Agreement 2016 2015 $ $ $ — $ $ 978,687 21,313 $ — 985,969 14,031 Capital Lease Obligations – The gross and net carrying values of assets under capital leases were $6.9 million and $0.3 million, respectively, as of January 28, 2017, and $6.9 million and $0.4 million, respectively, as of January 30, 2016. Scheduled lease payments under capital lease obligations as of January 28, 2017 are as follows (in thousands): Fiscal Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Thereafter Subtotal Less: amounts representing interest Present value of net scheduled lease payments Less: amounts due in one year Total long-term capital leases 8. Operating Leases $ $ 1,024 1,044 1,103 1,103 943 1,942 7,159 (2,068) 5,091 (521) 4,570 The Company leases all of its stores, three of its distribution centers and certain equipment under non-cancellable operating leases that expire at various dates through 2034. Initial lease terms are generally for 10 to 15 years and most store leases contain multiple five-year renewal options and rent escalation provisions. The lease agreements provide primarily for the payment of minimum annual rentals, costs of utilities, property taxes, maintenance, common areas and insurance, and in some cases, contingent rent stated as a percentage of gross sales over certain base amounts. Rent expense under these operating leases totaled approximately $501.9 million, $469.0 million and $441.5 million for fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Scheduled lease payments due under non-cancellable operating leases as of January 28, 2017 are as follows (in thousands): Fiscal Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Thereafter Total 54 $ $ 588,641 566,233 516,289 465,706 405,999 1,364,054 3,906,922 DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued) 9. Stockholders' Equity Common Stock, Class B Common Stock and Preferred Stock – The Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the issuance of 200,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and the issuance of 40,000,000 shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share. In addition, the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the issuance of up to 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock. Holders of common stock generally have rights identical to holders of Class B common stock, except that holders of common stock are entitled to one vote per share and holders of Class B common stock are entitled to ten votes per share. A related party, relatives of the related party and trusts held by them hold all of the Class B common stock. These shares can only be held by members of this group and are not publicly tradable. Each share of Class B common stock can be converted at any time into one share of common stock at the holder's option. Dividends per Common Share – The Company declared and paid cash dividends of $0.605, $0.55 and $0.50 per share of common stock and Class B common stock during fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Treasury Stock – On March 7, 2013, the Company's Board of Directors authorized a five-year share repurchase program of up to $1 billion of the Company's common stock. During fiscal 2016, the Company repurchased 3.1 million shares of its common stock for $145.7 million. During fiscal 2015, the Company repurchased 7.4 million shares of its common stock for $357.3 million. On March 16, 2016, the Company's Board of Directors authorized an additional five-year share repurchase program of up to $1 billion of the Company's common stock. 10. Stock-Based Compensation and Employee Stock Plans The Company has the ability to grant restricted shares of common stock, restricted stock units and options to purchase common stock under the Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. 2012 Stock and Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). As of January 28, 2017, shares of common stock available for future issuance pursuant to the Plan were 8,247,527 shares. The following represents total stock-based compensation recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Income for the fiscal years presented (in thousands): Stock option expense Restricted stock expense Total stock-based compensation expense Total related tax benefit 2016 2015 2014 $ $ $ 9,506 24,096 33,602 11,718 $ $ $ 8,211 21,077 29,288 10,290 $ $ $ 7,903 18,372 26,275 9,200 Stock Option Plans – Stock options are generally granted on an annual basis, vest 25% per year over four years and have a seven-year maximum term. The fair value of each stock option granted is estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes ("Black-Scholes") option valuation model. The assumptions used to calculate the fair value of options granted are evaluated and revised, as necessary, to reflect market conditions and the Company's experience. These options are expensed on a straight-line basis over the vesting period, which is considered to be the requisite service period. Compensation expense is recognized only for those options expected to vest, with forfeitures estimated at the date of grant based on the Company's historical experience and future expectations. 55 DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued) The fair value of stock-based awards to employees is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes valuation with the following assumptions: Black-Scholes Valuation Assumptions Expected life (years) (1) Expected volatility (2) Weighted average volatility Risk-free interest rate (3) Expected dividend yield Weighted average grant date fair value Employee Stock Option Plans 2015 2014 2016 5.40 29.20% - 31.93% 31.01% 1.07% - 1.90% 5.41 30.38% - 42.07% 32.67% 1.28% - 1.74% 5.23 31.97% - 44.48% 36.28% 1.44% - 2.39% 1.03% - 1.59% 0.98% - 1.12% 0.90% - 1.13% $ 12.56 $ 16.28 $ 17.31 (1) The expected term of the options represents the estimated period of time until exercise and is based on historical experience of similar awards giving consideration to the contractual terms, vesting schedules and expectations of future employee behavior. (2) Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of the Company's common stock over a timeframe consistent with the expected life of the stock options. (3) The risk-free interest rate is based on the implied yield available on U.S. Treasury constant maturity interest rates whose term is consistent with the expected life of the stock options. The assumptions used to calculate the fair value of options granted are evaluated and revised, as necessary, to reflect market conditions and experience. The stock option activity from February 1, 2014 through January 28, 2017 is presented in the following table: Shares Subject to Options 4,954,047 $ 559,722 (1,175,540) (256,931) 4,081,298 812,482 (773,773) (145,495) 3,974,512 1,143,326 (1,348,241) (208,512) 3,561,085 1,681,131 3,346,290 $ $ $ $ $ Weighted Average Exercise Price per Share 28.55 53.78 22.22 44.42 32.83 56.97 26.64 51.38 38.29 47.79 22.28 50.01 46.71 41.77 46.45 Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years) 3.19 Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands) $ 118,784 3.00 $ 78,432 2.94 $ 51,930 3.88 2.09 3.76 $ $ $ 22,638 17,875 22,061 Outstanding, February 1, 2014 Granted Exercised Forfeited / Expired Outstanding, January 31, 2015 Granted Exercised Forfeited / Expired Outstanding, January 30, 2016 Granted Exercised Forfeited / Expired Outstanding, January 28, 2017 Exercisable, January 28, 2017 Vested and expected to vest, January 28, 2017 56 DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued) The aggregate intrinsic value reported in the table above is based on the Company's closing stock prices for the last business day of the period indicated. The total intrinsic value for stock options exercised during 2016, 2015 and 2014 was $36.4 million, $20.2 million and $34.3 million, respectively. The total fair value of options vested during 2016, 2015 and 2014 was $8.4 million, $8.4 million and $8.2 million, respectively. The nonvested stock option activity for the year ended January 28, 2017 is presented in the following table: Nonvested, January 30, 2016 Granted Vested Forfeited Nonvested, January 28, 2017 Shares Subject to Options Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value 1,421,208 1,143,326 (480,267) (204,313) 1,879,954 $ $ 17.03 12.56 17.49 13.76 14.55 As of January 28, 2017, unrecognized stock-based compensation expense from nonvested stock options was approximately $17.0 million, net of estimated forfeitures, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 2.56 years. The Company issues new shares of common stock upon exercise of stock options. Additional information regarding options outstanding as of January 28, 2017 is as follows: Range of Exercise Prices $26.03 - $40.00 $40.42 - $46.97 $47.09 - $47.09 $47.73 - $55.29 $55.49 - $58.86 $26.03 - $58.86 Options Outstanding Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years) 0.47 $ Shares 777,769 372,898 955,240 770,694 684,484 3,561,085 3.40 6.12 3.61 5.20 3.88 $ Weighted Average Exercise Price 31.01 45.91 47.09 52.11 58.40 46.71 Options Exercisable Weighted Average Exercise Price 31.01 45.98 — 51.18 58.33 41.77 Shares 777,769 $ 250,689 — 488,742 163,931 1,681,131 $ Restricted Stock – The Company issues shares of restricted stock to eligible employees, which are subject to forfeiture until the end of an applicable vesting period. The awards generally vest on the third anniversary of the date of grant, subject to the employee's continuing employment as of that date. 57 DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued) The restricted stock activity from February 1, 2014 through January 28, 2017 is presented in the following table: Nonvested, February 1, 2014 Granted Vested Forfeited Nonvested, January 31, 2015 Granted Vested Forfeited Nonvested, January 30, 2016 Granted Vested Forfeited Nonvested, January 28, 2017 Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value 45.93 53.36 39.99 48.40 48.67 56.95 48.59 50.52 50.97 47.89 47.05 51.23 50.64 Shares 2,431,654 593,841 (433,249) (406,127) 2,186,119 661,640 (400,951) (241,828) 2,204,980 789,460 (438,160) (196,240) 2,360,040 $ $ $ $ As of January 28, 2017, total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense from nonvested shares of restricted stock, net of estimated forfeitures, was approximately $31.7 million before income taxes, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 1.34 years. During 2013, the Company issued a special grant of 1,185,793 shares of performance-based restricted stock in support of the Company's five-year strategic plan ("the Long-Term Incentive Plan"). The Company issued 38,703, 90,735 and 118,095 shares pursuant to the Long-Term Incentive Plan during 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively, to newly eligible associates. As of January 28, 2017, nonvested restricted stock outstanding included 827,008 shares of these performance-based awards, which vest at the end of a five-year period based upon the achievement of certain pre-established financial performance metrics at the end of the performance period, with an opportunity for earlier vesting if the target metrics are achieved at the end of any fiscal year within the performance period. As of January 28, 2017, these awards were not deemed probable of achieving the pre- established financial performance metrics. 11. Income Taxes The components of the provision for income taxes are as follows for the fiscal periods ended (in thousands): 2016 2015 2014 $ $ 184,636 31,426 216,062 (38,138) (6,898) (45,036) 171,026 $ $ 164,165 27,076 191,241 8,198 1,045 9,243 200,484 $ $ 187,735 30,340 218,075 (5,740) (519) (6,259) 211,816 Current: Federal State Deferred: Federal State Total provision 58 DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued) The provision for income taxes differs from the amounts computed by applying the federal statutory rate as follows for the following periods: Federal statutory rate State tax, net of federal benefit Valuation allowance Other permanent items Effective income tax rate 2016 2015 2014 35.0 % 3.3 % (0.1)% (0.9)% 37.3 % 35.0 % 3.5 % (0.1)% (0.6)% 37.8 % 35.0% 3.1% —% —% 38.1% Components of deferred tax assets (liabilities) consist of the following as of the fiscal periods ended (in thousands): Inventory Employee benefits Deferred rent Stock-based compensation Gift cards Deferred revenue currently taxable Store closing expense Other accrued expenses not currently deductible for tax purposes Net operating loss carryforward Non income-based tax reserves Capital loss carryforward Uncertain income tax positions Insurance Other Valuation allowance Total deferred tax assets Property and equipment Inventory valuation Intangibles Total deferred tax liabilities Net deferred tax asset (liability) 2016 2015 $ $ 69,784 42,730 41,684 26,697 19,077 12,485 6,852 6,577 5,901 5,319 4,717 3,597 2,674 139 (4,717) 243,516 (146,925) (42,354) (8,310) (197,589) 45,927 $ $ 45,442 37,295 36,485 26,843 15,884 4,957 4,569 9,532 — 5,274 5,304 4,253 2,280 179 (5,304) 192,993 (152,287) (35,095) (5,900) (193,282) (289) The deferred tax asset from net operating loss carryforwards of $5.9 million represents approximately $14.5 million of federal net operating losses which expire in 2030 and $16.0 million of state net operating losses which expire in 2034. In 2016, the $45.9 million net deferred tax asset is included in its entirety within other long-term assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. In 2015, of the $0.3 million net deferred tax liability, $6.2 million was included within other long-term assets and $6.5 million was included within long-term liabilities. As of January 28, 2017, deferred income taxes have not been provided on accumulated, but undistributed, earnings of $46.7 million from the Company's international subsidiaries. It is the Company's intention to permanently reinvest these earnings outside the United States. The amount of the unrecognized tax liability from the undistributed earnings as of January 28, 2017 is estimated to be $16.1 million. As of January 28, 2017, the total liability for uncertain tax positions, including related interest and penalties, was approximately $10.8 million. 59 DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued) The following table represents a reconciliation of the Company's total balance of unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties (in thousands): 2016 2015 2014 Beginning of fiscal year $ 9,784 $ 8,376 $ Increases as a result of tax positions taken in a prior period Decreases as a result of tax positions taken in a prior period Increases as a result of tax positions taken in the current period Decreases as a result of settlements during the current period Reductions as a result of a lapse of statute of limitations during the current period End of fiscal year — (831) 2,067 (2,534) 1,101 — 1,193 (63) (193) 8,293 $ (823) 9,784 $ $ 7,507 124 — 1,057 (312) — 8,376 The balance at January 28, 2017 includes $5.4 million of unrecognized tax benefits that would impact our effective tax rate if recognized. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties from unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense. As of January 28, 2017, the liability for uncertain tax positions includes $2.5 million for the accrual of interest and penalties. During fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014, the Company recorded $0.3 million, $1.2 million and $0.3 million, respectively, for the accrual of interest and penalties in the Consolidated Statements of Income. The Company has federal, state and local examinations currently ongoing. It is possible that these examinations may be resolved within 12 months. Due to the potential for resolution of these examinations, and the expiration of various statutes of limitation, it is reasonably possible that $3.3 million of the Company's gross unrecognized tax benefits and interest at January 28, 2017 could be recognized within the next 12 months. The Company does not anticipate that changes in its unrecognized tax benefits will have a material impact on the Consolidated Statements of Income during fiscal 2017. The Company participates in the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") Compliance Assurance Program ("CAP"). As part of the CAP, tax years are audited on a contemporaneous basis so that all or most issues are resolved prior to the filing of the tax return. The IRS has completed examinations of 2015 and all prior tax years. The Company is no longer subject to examination in any of its major state jurisdictions for years prior to 2009. 12. Earnings per Common Share The computations for basic and diluted earnings per common share are as follows (in thousands, except per share data): Fiscal Year Ended 2015 2014 2016 Earnings per common share - Basic: Net income Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic Earnings per common share Earnings per common share - Diluted: Net income Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic Dilutive effect of stock-based awards Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted Earnings per common share $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 287,396 111,095 2.59 287,396 111,095 1,121 112,216 $ $ $ 330,391 115,230 2.87 330,391 115,230 1,564 116,794 2.56 $ 2.83 $ Anti-dilutive stock-based awards excluded from diluted calculation 1,822 1,449 344,198 119,244 2.89 344,198 119,244 1,994 121,238 2.84 1,334 60 DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued) 13. Retirement Savings Plans The Company's retirement savings plan, established pursuant to Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code, covers regular status full-time hourly and salaried employees as of their date of hire and part-time regular employees who have worked 1,000 hours or more in a year. Employees must be 21 years of age to participate. Under the terms of the retirement savings plan, the Company may make a discretionary matching contribution equal to a percentage of each participant's contribution, up to 10% of the participant's compensation. The Company's discretionary matching contribution percentage is typically 50%. Total employer contributions recorded under the plan, net of forfeitures, was $8.7 million, $7.0 million and $6.1 million for fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The Company also has non-qualified deferred compensation plans for highly compensated employees whose contributions are limited under qualified defined contribution plans. Amounts contributed and deferred under the deferred compensation plans are credited or charged with the performance of investment options offered under the plans and elected by the participants. In the event of bankruptcy, the assets of these plans are available to satisfy the claims of general creditors. The liability for compensation deferred under the Company's plans was $64.5 million and $53.0 million as of January 28, 2017 and January 30, 2016, respectively, and is included within long-term liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Total employer contributions recorded under these plans, net of forfeitures, was $2.2 million, $2.0 million and $1.5 million for fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. 14. Commitments and Contingencies Marketing and Naming Rights Commitments Within the ordinary course of business, the Company enters into contractual commitments in order to promote the Company's brand and products, including media and naming rights extending through 2026. The aggregate payments under these commitments were $39.3 million, $43.0 million and $52.1 million during fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The aggregate amount of future minimum payments at January 28, 2017 is as follows (in thousands): Fiscal Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Thereafter Total $ $ 19,734 11,293 4,296 3,860 2,723 14,889 56,795 61 DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued) Licenses for Trademarks Within the ordinary course of business, the Company enters into licensing agreements for the exclusive or preferential rights to use certain trademarks extending through 2021. Under specific agreements, the Company is obligated to pay annual guaranteed minimum royalties. Also, the Company is required to pay additional royalties when the royalties that are based on qualified purchases or retail sales (dependent upon the agreement) exceed the guaranteed minimum. The aggregate payments under these commitments were $8.8 million, $18.2 million and $16.4 million during fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The aggregate amount of future minimum payments at January 28, 2017 is as follows (in thousands): Fiscal Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Thereafter Total Other $ 8,800 9,365 9,565 8,595 540 — $ 36,865 The Company also has other non-cancellable contractual commitments, including minimum requirements with its third-party eCommerce fulfillment provider, corporate aircraft and technology-related commitments extending through 2020. The aggregate payments under these commitments were $17.9 million, $11.7 million and $8.7 million during fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The aggregate amount of future minimum payments at January 28, 2017 is as follows (in thousands): Fiscal Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Thereafter Total $ 31,150 61,736 28,698 1,145 — — $ 122,729 The Company is involved in legal proceedings incidental to the normal conduct of its business. Although the outcome of any pending legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, management believes that adequate insurance coverage is maintained and that the ultimate resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's liquidity, financial position or results of operations. 15. Fair Value Measurements ASC 820, "Fair Value Measurement and Disclosures", outlines a valuation framework and creates a fair value hierarchy for assets and liabilities as follows: Level 1:  Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; Level 2:  Inputs, other than quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly; and Level 3:  Unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions. 62 DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued) Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of January 28, 2017 and January 30, 2016 are set forth in the table below: Description Assets: Deferred compensation plan assets held in trust (1) Total assets Level 1 January 28, 2017 January 30, 2016 $ $ 64,512 64,512 $ $ 53,040 53,040 (1) Consists of investments in various mutual funds made by eligible individuals as part of the Company's deferred compensation plans (See Note 13). The fair value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and certain other liabilities approximated book value due to the short-term nature of these instruments at both January 28, 2017 and January 30, 2016. The Company uses quoted prices in active markets to determine the fair value of the aforementioned assets determined to be Level 1 instruments. The Company's policy for recognition of transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy is to recognize any transfer at the end of the fiscal quarter in which the determination to transfer was made. The Company did not transfer any assets or liabilities among the levels of the fair value hierarchy during the fiscal years ended January 28, 2017 and January 30, 2016. Additionally, the Company did not hold any Level 2 or Level 3 assets or liabilities during fiscal 2016 and fiscal 2015. 16. Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) Summarized quarterly financial information for fiscal 2016 and 2015 is as follows (in thousands, except earnings per share data): Net sales (1) Gross profit (1) Income from operations (1) Net income Earnings per common share: Basic Diluted (1) Weighted average common shares outstanding: Basic Diluted Fiscal 2016 First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter $ 1,660,343 $ 1,967,857 $ 1,810,347 $ 2,483,433 495,797 90,711 56,877 597,378 147,170 91,417 552,843 73,757 48,914 (2) 719,764 138,214 90,188 (3) $ $ 0.51 0.50 $ $ 0.82 0.82 $ $ 0.44 0.44 $ $ 0.82 0.81 112,105 113,276 111,272 112,118 110,607 111,826 110,397 111,644 63 DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued) Net sales Gross profit (1) Income from operations (1) Net income (1) Earnings per common share: Basic (1) Diluted (1) Weighted average common shares outstanding: Basic Diluted Fiscal 2015 First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter  $ 1,565,308 $ 1,822,979 $ 1,642,627 $ 2,240,051 468,988 101,912 63,345 553,558 148,407 90,839 488,376 77,081 47,215 (4) 671,966 207,794 128,993 $ $ 0.54 0.53 $ $ 0.78 0.77 $ $ 0.41 0.41 $ $ 1.15 1.13 117,044 118,906 116,281 117,805 114,978 116,506 112,618 113,960 (1) Quarterly results for fiscal 2016 and 2015 do not add to full year results due to rounding. (2) (3) (4) Includes TSA integration costs of $4.7 million. Includes inventory write-down in connection with the Company's implementation of its new merchandising strategy of $28.8 million, non-cash store asset impairment and store closing charges of $20.3 million, a non-cash asset impairment charge of $4.8 million and TSA / Golfsmith store conversion costs of $3.7 million. Includes litigation settlement charge of $4.7 million. 17. Subsequent Event On February 9, 2017, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend in the amount of $0.17 per share of common stock and Class B common stock payable on March 31, 2017 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 10, 2017. ITEM 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY Not applicable. 64 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, INC. (Registrant) By:  /s/ LEE J. BELITSKY Lee J. Belitsky Executive Vice President – Chief Financial Officer Date: March 24, 2017 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the date indicated. SIGNATURE /s/ EDWARD W. STACK      Edward W. Stack CAPACITY Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director DATE March 24, 2017 /s/ LEE J. BELITSKY Lee J. Belitsky Executive Vice President – Chief Financial Officer (principal financial and accounting officer) /s/ MARK J. BARRENECHEA     Mark J. Barrenechea Director /s/ VINCENT C. BYRD      Vincent C. Byrd Director /s/ EMANUEL CHIRICO      Emanuel Chirico Director /s/ WILLIAM J. COLOMBO      William J. Colombo Vice Chairman and Director /s/ JACQUALYN A. FOUSE      Jacqualyn A. Fouse Director /s/ LAWRENCE J. SCHORR      Lawrence J. Schorr Director /s/ LARRY D. STONE      Larry D. Stone Director /s/ ALLEN WEISS     Allen Weiss Director March 24, 2017 March 24, 2017 March 24, 2017 March 24, 2017 March 24, 2017 March 24, 2017 March 24, 2017 March 24, 2017 March 24, 2017 65 REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania We have audited the consolidated financial statements of Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of January 28, 2017 and January 30, 2016, and for each of the three years in the period ended January 28, 2017, and the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of January 28, 2017, and have issued our reports thereon dated March 24, 2017; such consolidated financial statements and reports are included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Our audits also included the consolidated financial statement schedule of the Company listed in Item 15. This consolidated financial statement schedule is the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion based on our audits. In our opinion, such consolidated financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein. /s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania March 24, 2017 66 DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES SCHEDULE II VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS (Dollars in thousands) Fiscal 2014 Inventory reserve Allowance for doubtful accounts Reserve for sales returns Allowance for deferred tax assets Fiscal 2015 Inventory reserve Allowance for doubtful accounts Reserve for sales returns Allowance for deferred tax assets Fiscal 2016 Inventory reserve Allowance for doubtful accounts Reserve for sales returns Allowance for deferred tax assets Balance at Beginning of Period Charged to Costs and Expenses Deductions Balance at End of Period $ 20,113 $ 3,109 4,406 6,242 $ 32,297 $ 2,684 5,829 5,608 $ 36,622 $ 2,727 7,754 5,304 18,634 4,712 408,546 — 10,761 4,736 432,760 — 57,692 4,834 449,666 — $ $ $ (6,450) (5,137) (407,123) (634) (6,436) (4,693) (430,835) (304) (6,512) (4,409) (449,220) (587) $ 32,297 2,684 5,829 5,608 $ 36,622 2,727 7,754 5,304 $ 87,802 3,152 8,200 4,717 67 Index to Exhibits Exhibit Number 3.1 Description Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation Method of Filing Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-100656, filed on October 21, 2002 Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, dated as of June 10, 2004 Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Form 10-Q, File No. 001-31463, filed on September 9, 2004 3.2 3.3 4.2 Amended and Restated Bylaws (adopted June 6, 2012) Form of Stock Certificate 10.1* Associate Savings and Retirement Plan 10.2* 10.3* 10.4 10.5 Form of Agreement entered into between Registrant and various executive officers, which sets forth form of severance Form of Option Award entered into between Registrant and various executive officers, directors and employees under Registrant's Amended and Restated 2002 Stock and Incentive Plan Amended and Restated Lease Agreement, originally dated February 4, 1999, for distribution center located in Smithton, Pennsylvania, effective as of May 5, 2004, between Lippman & Lippman, L.P., Martin and Donnabeth Lippman and Registrant Amended and Restated Lease Agreement originally dated August 31, 1999, for distribution center located in Plainfield, Indiana, effective as of November 30, 2005, between CP Gal Plainfield, LLC and Registrant 10.6* Registrant's Supplemental Smart Savings Plan 10.7* Golf Galaxy, Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive Plan First Amendment to Registrant's Supplemental Smart Savings Plan Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, File No. 001-31463, filed on June 11, 2012 Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Amendment No. 3 to Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-96587, filed on September 27, 2002 Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Amendment No. 1 to Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-96587, filed on August 27, 2002 Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Registrant's Amendment No. 1 to Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-96587, filed on August 27, 2002 Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Registrant's Form 10-K, File No. 001-31463, filed on April 8, 2004 Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant's Form 10-Q, File No. 001-31463, filed on September 9, 2004 Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 to Registrant's Form 10-K, File No. 001-31463, filed on March 23, 2006 Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, File No. 001-31463, filed on July 6, 2006 Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant's Statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-140713, filed on February 14, 2007 Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Registrant's Form 10-Q, File No. 001-31463, filed on June 6, 2007 10.8* 10.9* 10.10* 10.11* Registrant's Amended and Restated Officers' Supplemental Savings Plan, dated December 12, 2007 Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.35 to the Registrant's Form 10-K, File No. 001-31463, filed on March 27, 2008 First Amendment to Registrant's Amended and Restated Officers' Supplemental Savings Plan, dated March 27, 2008 Registrant's Amended and Restated 2002 Stock and Incentive Plan Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.36 to the Registrant's Form 10-K, File No. 001-31463, filed on March 27, 2008 Incorporated by reference to Annex A to the Registrant's Schedule 14A, File No. 001-31463, filed on April 21, 2010 Each management contract and compensatory plan has been marked with an asterisk (*). 68 Exhibit Number 10.12* 10.13* 10.14* 10.15* 10.16* 10.17* 10.18 Description Method of Filing Golf Galaxy, Inc. Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Incentive Plan Amendment to Golf Galaxy, Inc.'s Amended and Restated 1996 Stock Option and Incentive Plan Second Amendment to Registrant's Supplemental Smart Savings Plan Third Amendment to Registrant's Supplemental Smart Savings Plan Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant's Form 10-Q, File No. 001-31463, filed on May 22, 2008 Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Registrant's Form 10-Q, File No. 001-31463, filed on May 22, 2008 Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Form 10-Q, File No. 001-31463, filed on May 22, 2008 Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant's Form 10-Q, File No. 001-31463, filed on May 22, 2008 Second Amendment to Registrant's Amended and Restated Officers' Supplemental Savings Plan, dated as of December 4, 2008 Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.46 to the Registrant's Form 10-K, File No. 001-31463, filed on March 20, 2009 Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement granted under Registrant's Amended and Restated 2002 Stock and Incentive Plan Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, File No. 001-31463, filed on November 15, 2011 Lease Agreement originally dated June 25, 2007, for distribution center located in East Point, Georgia, between Duke Realty Limited Partnership and Registrant, as amended, supplemented or modified as of January 19, 2012 Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.31 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K, File No. 001-31463, filed on March 16, 2012 10.19* Registrant's 2012 Stock and Incentive Plan 10.20* 10.21* 10.22* 10.23 10.24* 10.25* 10.26* Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement granted under Registrant's 2012 Stock and Incentive Plan Form of Stock Option Award Agreement granted under Registrant's 2012 Stock and Incentive Plan Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, File No. 001-31463, filed on June 11, 2012 Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, File No. 001-31463, filed on June 11, 2012 Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, File No. 001-31463, filed on June 11, 2012 Form of Long-Term Performance Based Restricted Stock Award Agreement granted under the Registrant's 2012 Stock and Incentive Plan Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, File No. 001-31463, filed on May 31, 2013 Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of August 12, 2015, among Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc., the guarantors named therein, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, collateral agent, letter of credit issuer and swing line lender, the lenders party thereto, PNC Bank, National Association, as syndication agent, Bank of America, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and U.S. Bank, National Association, as co- documentation agents, and Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC and PNC Capital Markets, LLC, as joint lead arrangers and joint book managers Separation Agreement and General Release between the Company and Teri L. List-Stoll, Former Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, File No. 001-31463, filed on August 18, 2015 Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, File No. 001-31463, filed on November 21, 2016 Offer Letter between the Company and Holly R. Tyson, Senior Vice President - Chief Human Resources Officer Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, File No. 001-31463, filed on November 21, 2016 Offer Letter between the Company and Lee J. Belitsky, Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, File No. 001-31463, filed on November 21, 2016 Each management contract and compensatory plan has been marked with an asterisk (*). 69 Exhibit Number 10.27 Description Form of Indemnification Agreement 21 23.1 31.1 31.2 32.1 32.2 Subsidiaries Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP Certification of Edward W. Stack, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, dated as of March 24, 2017 and made pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended Certification of Lee J. Belitsky, Executive Vice President – Chief Financial Officer, dated as of March 24, 2017 and made pursuant to Rule 13a-14 (a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended Certification of Edward W. Stack, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, dated as of March 24, 2017 and made pursuant to Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002 Certification of Lee J. Belitsky, Executive Vice President – Chief Financial Officer, dated as of March 24, 2017 and made pursuant to Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Method of Filing Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, File No. 001-31463, filed on March 21, 2016 Filed herewith Filed herewith Filed herewith Filed herewith Furnished herewith Furnished herewith 101.INS 101.SCH 101.CAL 101.DEF 101.LAB 101.PRE XBRL Instance Document Filed herewith XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document Filed herewith XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document Filed herewith XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase Document Filed herewith XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document Filed herewith Filed herewith Each management contract and compensatory plan has been marked with an asterisk (*). Attached as Exhibits 101 to this report are the following financial statements from the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 28, 2017 formatted in XBRL ("eXtensible Business Reporting Language"): (i) the Consolidated Statements of Income, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iii) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity, (v) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (vi) related notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements. 70 Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. Subsidiary Listing Affinity Sports, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company American Sports Licensing, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company Blue Sombrero, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company Chick’s Sporting Goods, LLC, a California limited liability company Criterion Golf Technology, Inc., an Ontario corporation DCSG Ventures, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company Dick’s International Sourcing Group, a People’s Republic of China Trust Dick’s International Sourcing Holdings Limited, a Hong Kong limited corporation Dick’s Merchandising & Supply Chain, Inc., an Ohio corporation Dick’s Sporting Goods International, Limited, a Hong Kong limited corporation DIH I Limited, a Hong Kong limited corporation DIH II Limited, a Hong Kong limited corporation DSG Finance, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company DSG of Virginia, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company Galyan’s Trading Company, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company GameChanger Media, Inc., a Delaware corporation Golf Galaxy, LLC, a Minnesota limited liability company Golf Galaxy GolfWorks, Inc., an Ohio corporation Exhibit 21 71 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos. 333-182120, 333-102385, 333-100656 and 333-140713 on Form S-8 of our reports dated March 24, 2017, relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedule of Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. and subsidiaries and the effectiveness of Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. and subsidiaries' internal control over financial reporting, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. and subsidiaries for the year ended January 28, 2017. Exhibit 23.1 /s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania March 24, 2017 72 Exhibit 31.1 CERTIFICATIONS I, Edward W. Stack, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. (the "registrant"); 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, 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; (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. /s/ EDWARD W. STACK Edward W. Stack Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Date: March 24, 2017 73 Exhibit 31.2 CERTIFICATIONS I, Lee J. Belitsky, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. (the "registrant"); 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, 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; (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. /s/ LEE J. BELITSKY Lee J. Belitsky Executive Vice President – Chief Financial Officer Date: March 24, 2017 74 CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 Exhibit 32.1 In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. (the "Company") for the period ended January 28, 2017, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Edward W. Stack, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that: (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. /s/ EDWARD W. STACK Edward W. Stack Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Date: March 24, 2017 75 CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 Exhibit 32.2 In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. (the "Company") for the period ended January 28, 2017, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Lee J. Belitsky, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that: (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. /s/ LEE J. BELITSKY Lee J. Belitsky Executive Vice President – Chief Financial Officer Date: March 24, 2017 76 RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES Non-GAAP Financial Measures In addition to reporting the Company's financial results in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), the Company reports certain financial results that differ from what is reported under GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures include non-GAAP earnings per diluted share which management believes provides investors with useful supplemental information to evaluate the Company’s ongoing operations and to compare with past and future periods. Management also uses certain non-GAAP measures internally for forecasting, budgeting, and measuring its operating performance. These measures should be viewed as supplementing, and not as an alternative or substitute for, the Company's financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP. The methods used by the Company to calculate its non-GAAP financial measures may differ significantly from methods used by other companies to compute similar measures. As a result, any non-GAAP financial measures presented herein may not be comparable to similar measures provided by other companies. A reconciliation of the Company's non-GAAP earnings per diluted share to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is provided below. Fiscal 2016 52 Weeks Ended January 28, 2017 Selling, general and administrative expenses $ 1,875,643 Pre-opening expenses 40,286 Income before income taxes 458,422 $ $ Net income $ 287,396 $ Earnings per diluted share 2.56 23.68% 0.51% — (32,821) (7,707) (8,545) — — — (5,102) 5.79% 46,379 32,821 7,707 13,647 3.63% 28,755 20,349 4,778 8,461 Cost of goods sold $ 5,556,198 70.14% (46,379) — — — $ 5,509,819 $ 1,826,570 $ 35,184 $ 558,976 $ 349,739 $ 3.12 69.55% 23.06% 0.44% 7.06% 4.41% GAAP Basis % of Net sales Inventory write-down Non-cash impairment and store closing charge Non-operating asset impairment TSA and Golfsmith integration costs Non-GAAP Basis % of Net sales During the third quarter of 2016, the Company recorded pre-tax integration costs of $7.6 million to convert former TSA stores to Dick's Sporting Goods stores. During the fourth quarter of 2016, the Company recorded a pre-tax inventory write-down of $46.4 million in connection with the Company's implementation of its new merchandising strategy, a pre-tax non-cash impairment charge of $32.9 million for store assets and store closing charges primarily for ten Golf Galaxy stores in overlapping trade areas with acquired Golfsmith stores, a pre-tax non-cash impairment charge of $7.7 million to reduce the carrying value of a corporate aircraft held for sale to its fair market value, and pre-tax merger and integration costs of $6.0 million to convert former TSA and Golfsmith stores to Dick's Sporting Goods and Golf Galaxy stores. The provision for income taxes for the aforementioned adjustments were calculated at 38%, which approximates the Company's blended tax rate. CORPORATE AND STOCKHOLDER INFORMATION Corporate Office 345 Court Street Coraopolis, PA 15108 724-273-3400 DICK'S Sporting Goods Website www.DICKS.com Transfer Agent and Registrar American Stock Transfer & Trust Company 59 Maiden Lane New York, NY 10038 Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Deloitte & Touche LLP One PPG Place Suite 2600 Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Common Stock The shares of DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. common stock are listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), under the symbol "DKS". The shares of the Company's Class B common stock are neither listed nor traded on any stock exchange or other market. The number of holders of record of the Company's common stock and Class B common stock as of April 12, 2017 was 274 and 27, respectively. Quarterly Stock Price Range Set forth below, for the applicable periods indicated, are the high and low closing sales prices per share of the Company's common stock as reported by the NYSE. 2016 Fiscal Quarter Ended April 30, 2016 July 30, 2016 October 29, 2016 January 28, 2017 2015 Fiscal Quarter Ended May 2, 2015 August 1, 2015 October 31, 2015 January 30, 2016 High 47.74 $ 51.29 $ 61.59 $ 62.25 $ High 58.98 $ 56.29 $ 53.41 $ 44.88 $ Low 36.57 38.10 50.36 50.87 Low 52.25 49.24 42.02 34.24 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Annual Meeting June 7, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. Store Support Center 345 Court Street Coraopolis, PA 15108 Form 10-K A Form 10-K is available without charge online at investors.DICKS.com, by emailing a request to investors@dcsg.com, or through www.sec.gov. It is also available upon request to: Investor Relations 345 Court Street Coraopolis, PA 15108 724-273-3400 Forward-Looking Statements Our letter to stockholders and annual report contain forward- looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties and change based on various important factors, many of which may be beyond our control. Our future performance and actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements and should not be relied upon by investors as a prediction of actual results. Forward-looking statements can be identified as those that predict, forecast, indicate, or imply future results, performance, or advancements and include statements regarding, among other things, sales from our private brands reaching approximately $1 billion in 2017; streamlining our vendor base, including reducing our vendor base by 20% by the end of 2017, and implementing our new merchandising strategy; building additional premium full-service footwear decks; optimizing the overall size and cost of our brick and mortar footprint; investing in our digital capabilities across all digital channels, including our internal eCommerce platform and DICK'S Team Sports HQ; capturing displaced market share by leveraging the data we acquired from TSA and Golfsmith and data provided by DICK'S Team Sports HQ and DICK'S ScoreCard loyalty program; capital expenditures; returning capital to stockholders through dividends or share repurchases; and constructing a new distribution center. A detailed discussion of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and events to differ materially from such forward-looking statements is included in our annual report and our other filings with the SEC. The forward-looking statements included in the letter and annual report speak only as of the date made. We do not assume any obligation and do not intend to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise except as may be required by the securities laws. BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE OFFICERS Edward W. Stack Director since 1984 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. William J. Colombo Director since 2002 Vice Chairman DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. Mark J. Barrenechea Director since 2014 Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer OpenText Corp. Vincent C. Byrd Director since 2013 Retired Vice Chairman, President, and Chief Operating Officer J. M. Smucker Company Edward W. Stack Chairman and Chief Executive Officer André J. Hawaux Executive Vice President - Chief Operating Officer Lee J. Belitsky Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer Lauren R. Hobart Executive Vice President - Chief Customer & Digital Officer Michele B. Willoughby Executive Vice President - Chief Strategy Officer John E. Hayes III Senior Vice President - General Counsel and Secretary Holly R. Tyson Senior Vice President - Chief Human Resources Officer Emanuel Chirico Director since 2003 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer PVH Corp. Jacqualyn A. Fouse Director since 2010 Strategic Advisor to the Executive Committee Celgene Corp. Lawrence J. Schorr Director since 1985 Lead Director Chief Executive Officer SIMONA AMERICA GROUP, SIMONA AG Larry D. Stone Director since 2007 Retired President and Chief Operating Officer Lowe's Companies, Inc. Allen R. Weiss Director since 2011 Retired President of Worldwide Operations Walt Disney Parks and Resorts DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. 345 Court Street Coraopolis, PA 15108 

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