earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.75
Grocery Outlet Q1 net loss $1.0M; sales up 7.4% but gross margin down 180bps
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.
2024-Q1 EPS reported
-$0.01
revenue$1,036,944,000
- Net sales $1.04B (+7.4% YoY); comparable store sales +3.9% (transactions +7.0%, ticket -2.9%).
- Net loss $1.0M (EPS -$0.01); adjusted net income $8.8M (-67.4%) vs $27.0M prior year.
- Gross margin 29.3% (-180bps); system disruptions estimated to have negatively impacted margin by 210bps.
- Adjusted EBITDA $39.4M (-37.5%); includes $12.4M operator commission support related to system upgrades.
- Opened 6 new stores in Q1, ending with 474 stores across nine states.