Chewy, Inc. (CHWY) as of February 1, 2026 (fiscal year 2025) presents a negative liquidation recovery posture, consistent with MFFAIS-reported CLV of -$1.96B and OLV of -$873M. Total assets of $3.37B are dominated by cash ($860M, 100% recovery), inventory ($865M at 60% = $519M), PP&E net ($552M at 60% = $331M), and operating lease ROU assets ($468M, zero recovery under liquidation). Accounts receivable of $222M at 90-95% recovers approximately $200M. Goodwill of $39M and finite/indefinite intangibles of $13M total are zeroed. Deferred tax asset net of $232M is zeroed (no value absent going-concern taxable income). Total haircutted asset recovery approximates $1.95-2.0B. Against this, total liabilities of $2.87B must be settled at face: current liabilities of $2.30B (trade payables $1.22B, accrued liabilities $1.08B including employee-related $112M and other accrued $313M, deferred revenue $61M), noncurrent operating lease obligations of $519M face value (full lease tail per ASC 842 disclosure showing $838M undiscounted, $557M present value), and other noncurrent liabilities of $48M. Recovery to equity is materially negative, with the $2.87B liability stack absorbing all haircutted assets before any equity residual. The primary drivers of the negative recovery are the operating lease commitment stack ($557M present value, $838M face undiscounted), the large current liability base anchored by $1.22B in trade payables and $1.08B in accrued liabilities, and the zero-recovery treatment of $232M deferred tax assets, $468M ROU assets, and $552M in PP&E (partially recoverable). Since the prior 10-Q (November 2, 2025), the annual filing confirms the subsequent event of the SmartPak acquisition closed February 2, 2026 for $175M cash — reducing the period-end cash balance post-close and adding unquantified goodwill and intangibles not yet allocated, which will further compress recovery in the next filing. The valuation allowance on U.S. federal/state DTAs was released in fiscal 2024 and remains released; no new material VA events occurred in fiscal 2025. The filing does not separately disclose operating lease commitment obligations by location or nature of underlying asset in XBRL beyond the maturity schedule, which is visible in the undiscounted future payments tag.
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