earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.70
Weis Markets Q3 net sales +8.2% to $1.15B, comp sales +7.9%; dividend raised 6.3%
WEIS MARKETS INC
2022-Q3 EPS reported
$3.58
revenue$3,389,853,000
- Q3 net sales $1.15B, up 8.2% YoY; comparable store sales increased 7.9% (12.5% two-year stacked).
- Q3 net income $28.66M ($1.07 EPS) vs $28.51M ($1.06 EPS) prior year; YTD net income $96.31M (+11.7%) on $3.39B sales.
- Board declared a 6.3% dividend increase to $0.34/share, payable Nov 21, 2022 to holders of record Nov 7, 2022.
- Provision for income taxes reduced by $5.6M due to Pennsylvania corporate tax rate cut from 9.99% to 4.99% by 2031.
- CEO Jonathan Weis cited inflationary challenges but elevated expectations; Gas Rewards, private label programs drive value.