Tractor Supply's Q2 Sales Miss, Tightens Outlook; CEO Lawton Highlights 'Creating More Separation Between Us And Our Competition'
Tractor Supply's Q2 Sales Miss, Tightens Outlook; CEO Lawton Highlights 'Creating More Separation Between Us And Our Competition'
Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ:TSCO) shares are trading lower after releasing second-quarter earnings.
拖拉机供应公司（纳斯达克股票代码：TSCO）在公布第二季度财报后股价走低。
The company reported quarterly earnings per share of $3.93, in line with the street view.
该公司公布的季度每股收益为3.93美元，与街景一致。
Second-quarter sales totaled $4.25 billion (+1.5%), which missed the analyst consensus of $4.284 billion.
第二季度总销售额为42.5亿美元（+1.5％），未达到分析师共识的42.84亿美元。
Comparable store sales decreased 0.5%, as compared to an increase of 2.5% in the prior year's second quarter, driven by a comparable average transaction count decline of 0.6%.
受可比平均交易量下降0.6％的推动，可比门店的销售额下降了0.5％，而去年第二季度增长了2.5％。
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Gross profit, however, increased 2.7% to $1.56 billion. Gross margin increased 43 basis points to 36.6% from 36.2% in the prior year's second quarter.
但是，毛利增长了2.7％，达到15.6亿美元。毛利率从去年第二季度的36.2％增长了43个基点至36.6％。
The gross margin rate increase was primarily attributable to ongoing lower transportation costs along with disciplined product cost management and the continued execution of an everyday low price strategy.
毛利率的提高主要归因于持续降低的运输成本、严格的产品成本管理以及持续执行每日低价策略。
The company opened 21 new Tractor Supply stores and three new Petsense by Tractor Supply stores in the second quarter of 2024.
该公司在2024年第二季度开设了21家新的拖拉机供应门店和三家新的Petsense by Tractor Supply门店。
"At the halfway point of the year, we have made significant progress on our Life Out Here strategy. We continue to create more separation between us and our competition," said Hal Lawton, President and Chief Executive Officer of Tractor Supply.
“在今年中期，我们在Life Out Here战略方面取得了重大进展。我们继续在我们与竞争对手之间建立更大的分离。” 拖拉机供应总裁兼首席执行官哈尔·劳顿说。
Outlook: Tractor Supply tightened its 2024 net sales forecast to $14.8 billion-$15 billion from the prior guidance of $14.7 billion-$15.1 billion and consensus of $14.97 billion.
展望：拖拉机供应公司将其2024年的净销售额预期从之前的147亿美元至151亿美元和共识的149.7亿美元收紧至148亿美元至150亿美元。
Tractor Supply forecasts 2024 EPS of $10.00-$10.40 versus prior guidance of $9.85-$10.50 and consensus of $10.38.
拖拉机供应公司预测2024年每股收益为10.00美元至10.40美元，而之前的预期为9.85-10.50美元，共识为10.38美元。
Price Action: TSCO shares are trading lower by 3.79% to $252.57 premarket at last check Thursday.
价格走势：周四最后一次盘前检查时，TSCO股价下跌3.79％，至252.57美元。
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