Merger-Bound Albertsons Companies' Q1 Sales Beats Estimate With Pharmacy And Digital Sales Boost
Merger-Bound Albertsons Companies' Q1 Sales Beats Estimate With Pharmacy And Digital Sales Boost
Albertsons Companies Inc (NYSE:ACI) reported first-quarter FY24 sales growth of 0.9% year-on-year to $24.27 billion, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $24.14 billion.
艾伯森公司（NYSE:ACI）报告FY24第一季度营业额同比增长0.9%，达242.7亿美元，超出分析师一致预期的241.4亿美元。
The increase was driven by a 1.4% increase in identical sales, with strong growth in pharmacy sales driving the identical sales increase. Digital sales increased 23%.
同店销售增长1.4%，其中药房销售强劲增长推动了同店销售的增长，数字化销售增长了23%。
Gross margin rate expanded 10 basis points to 27.8%. The operating margin was 1.9%, and operating income for the quarter declined 26.1% to $459.6 million.
毛利率增加10个基点至27.8%。本季度营业利润率为1.9%，营业收入下降了26.1%，仅为45960万美元。
The company held $291.1 million in cash and equivalents as of June 15. Operating cash flow totaled $960.9 million.
截至6月15日，公司持有现金及现金等价物为29110万美元，经营现金流总额为96090万美元。
Adjusted EBITDA of $1.183 billion decreased 10.2% Y/Y. Adjusted EPS of $0.66 missed the consensus estimate of $0.67.
调整后的EBITDA为11.83亿美元，同比下降10.2%。调整后的每股收益为0.66美元，低于预期的0.67美元。
Net debt totaled $7.57 billion as of June 15, 2024. Net debt ratio was 1.81.
截至2024年6月15日，净负债为75.7亿美元，净负债比率为1.81。
"Our Customers for Life strategy is placing the customer at the center of everything we do, and we continued to drive strong year-over-year growth in loyalty members as we launched our new simplified 'for U' loyalty program. Amidst an evolving economic and industry backdrop, we continued to deliver outsized growth in our digital and pharmacy businesses," said CEO Vivek Sankaran.
“我们的终身客户策略将客户置于我们所做的一切中心，我们继续推动忠诚会员年增长强劲增长，同时推出了我们新的简化版‘为您’忠诚计划。在不断演变的经济和行业背景下，我们在数字化和药房业务方面继续实现超额增长，”首席执行官Vivek Sankaran说。
Recently, Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) reportedly revealed the comprehensive list of stores, distribution centers, and plants it plans to divest to gain regulatory approval for its proposed merger with Albertsons.
近日，Kroger Co. （NYSE:KR）据称公布了全面的店铺、分销中心和工厂清单，以获得监管机构批准其与艾伯森的提议合并。
Price Action: ACI shares are trading higher by 0.75% at $20.09 at last check Tuesday.
股票价格变动：截至上周二最后一次检查，ACI股份上涨0.75%，报20.09美元。
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