United States securities and exchange commission logo
January 27, 2022
Matt Susz
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
JOANN Inc.
5555 Darrow Road
Hudson, Ohio 44236
Re: JOANN Inc.
Form 10-K for
Fiscal Year Ended January 30, 2021
Filed April 1, 2021
Form 10-Q for
Fiscal Quarter Ended October 30, 2021
Filed December 3,
2021
Item 2.02 Form 8-K
Dated December 2, 2021
File No. 001-40204
Dear Mr. Susz:
We have reviewed your filings and have the following comment. In
our comment, we
may ask you to provide us with information so we may better understand
your disclosure.
Please respond to the comment within ten business days by
providing the requested
information or advise us as soon as possible when you will respond. If
you do not believe our
comment applies to your facts and circumstances, please tell us why in
your response.
After reviewing your
response to our comment, we may have additional comments.
Form 10-Q for Fiscal Quarter Ended October 30, 2021
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Adjusted EBITDA, page 16
1. Please tell us why you
believe the adjustment for excess import freight costs to arrive at
adjusted EBITDA is
appropriate when considering Question 100.01 of the Compliance
and Disclosure
Interpretations on Non-GAAP Financial Measures. This comment also
applies to the non-GAAP
financial measure disclosure in your Item 2.02 Form 8-K dated
December 2, 2021.
Matt Susz
JOANN Inc.
January 27, 2022
Page 2
We remind you that the company and its management are responsible for
the accuracy
and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action
or absence of
action by the staff.
You may contact Suying Li at (202) 551-3335 or Angela Lumley at (202)
551-3398 with
any questions.
FirstName LastNameMatt Susz Sincerely,
Comapany NameJOANN Inc.
Division of
Corporation Finance
January 27, 2022 Page 2 Office of Trade &
Services
FirstName LastName