earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.80
Grocery Outlet Q3: Net sales up 9.3%, comp sales +6.4%, EPS $0.27, adjusted EBITDA +20%
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.
2023-Q3 EPS reported
$0.65
revenue$2,979,635,000
- Net sales rose 9.3% to $1.00B; comparable store sales increased 6.4% (transactions +8.6%, avg ticket -1.9%).
- GAAP net income $27.1M ($0.27 diluted EPS), up 55.1%; adjusted EBITDA $68.1M, up 20.0%.
- Gross margin expanded 80 bps to 31.4%; late-August tech disruption hurt comp sales by ~150 bps and margin by 50 bps.
- Opened 8 new stores in Q3, ending with 455 stores; company updated fiscal 2023 guidance (specifics not in excerpt).