Warehouse Clubs Operator PriceSmart Soars on Strong Q2, Rewards Shareholders With Special Dividend
Warehouse Clubs Operator PriceSmart Soars on Strong Q2, Rewards Shareholders With Special Dividend
PriceSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ:PSMT) shares are trading higher after it reported second-quarter FY24 results.
PriceSmart, Inc.(纳斯达克股票代码:PSMT)在公布24财年第二季度业绩后,股价走高。
Revenue increased 13.1% Y/Y to $1.29 billion, beating the consensus of $1.28 billion.
收入同比增长13.1%,达到12.9亿美元,超过了市场预期的12.8亿美元。
Net merchandise sales rose 13.0% Y/Y (+9.0% Y/Y in constant currency) to $1.26 billion, with foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations impacting positively by $44.2 million.
商品净销售额同比增长13.0%(按固定货币计算同比增长9.0%),达到12.6亿美元,外币汇率波动对4,420万美元产生了积极影响。
Comparable net merchandise sales for the 50 warehouse clubs, open for over 13 1⁄2 calendar months, rose 8.8% for the 13 weeks ending March 3, 2024.
开放时间超过13 1⁄2个日历月的50个仓库俱乐部的可比商品净销售额在截至2024年3月3日的13周内增长了8.8%。
Adjusted EBITDA stood at $84.1 million vs. $79.4 million a year ago. Adjusted EPS of $1.31 exceeded the consensus of $1.25.
调整后的息税折旧摊销前利润为8,410万美元,去年同期为7,940万美元。调整后的每股收益为1.31美元,超过了市场普遍预期的1.25美元。
As of February 29, cash and cash equivalents stood at ~$267 million.
截至2月29日,现金及现金等价物约为2.67亿美元。
Dividend: The company distributed excess cash to stockholders through a special dividend.
股息:公司通过特别股息向股东分配多余的现金。
On April 3, 2024, the Board of Directors declared a one-time $1.00 per share special dividend payable on April 30, 2024, to shareholders of record on April 19, 2024.
2024 年 4 月 3 日,董事会宣布于 2024 年 4 月 30 日向 2024 年 4 月 19 日的登记股东一次性派发每股 1.00 美元的特别股息。
As of February 29, the company had 54 warehouse clubs in operation versus 50 the prior year.
截至2月29日,该公司有54个仓库俱乐部在运营,而去年同期为50个。
PriceSmart has purchased land and plans to open its ninth warehouse club in Costa Rica, located in Cartago. The club will be built on a six-acre property and is anticipated to open in early 2025.
PriceSmart已经购买了土地,并计划在哥斯达黎加开设位于卡塔戈的第九个仓库俱乐部。该俱乐部将建在一块占地六英亩的土地上,预计将于2025年初开放。
Investors can gain exposure to the stock via Invesco S&P SmallCap Consumer Staples ETF (NASDAQ:PSCC) and SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSE:XRT).
投资者可以通过景顺标普小型股必需消费品ETF(纳斯达克股票代码:PSCC)和SPDR标普零售ETF(纽约证券交易所代码:XRT)获得股票敞口。
Price Action: PSMT shares are up 1.97% at $84.73 premarket on the last check Wednesday.
价格走势:PSMT股价在周三的最后一次盘前交易中上涨1.97%,至84.73美元。