earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.65
Tractor Supply Q1 EPS $1.83 (+10.9%) on sales $3.39B (+2.9%); reiterates FY guidance
TRACTOR SUPPLY CO /DE/
2024-Q1 EPS reported
$1.83
revenue$3,394,834,000
- Comparable store sales +1.1% driven by transaction growth of 1.3%; average ticket -0.2%.
- Gross margin expanded 50 bps to 36.0% on lower transportation costs and cost management.
- Net income $198.2M (+8.2%); repurchased 0.5M shares for $117.4M and paid $118.8M dividends.
- FY2024 outlook: net sales $14.7-15.1B, EPS $9.85-10.50, comps -1.0% to +1.5%.
- Opened 17 Tractor Supply and 4 Petsense stores in Q1; plans ~80 new TSCO stores in FY2024.