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.（納斯達克股票代碼：PSMT）在公佈24財年第二季度業績後，股價走高。
Revenue increased 13.1% Y/Y to $1.29 billion, beating the consensus of $1.28 billion.
收入同比增長13.1％，達到12.9億美元，超過了市場預期的12.8億美元。
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.
商品淨銷售額同比增長13.0％（按固定貨幣計算同比增長9.0％），達到12.6億美元，外幣匯率波動對4,420萬美元產生了積極影響。
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.
開放時間超過13 1⁄2個日曆月的50個倉庫俱樂部的可比商品淨銷售額在截至2024年3月3日的13周內增長了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.
調整後的息稅折舊攤銷前利潤爲8,410萬美元，去年同期爲7,940萬美元。調整後的每股收益爲1.31美元，超過了市場普遍預期的1.25美元。
As of February 29, cash and cash equivalents stood at ~$267 million.
截至2月29日，現金及現金等價物約爲2.67億美元。
Dividend: The company distributed excess cash to stockholders through a special dividend.
股息：公司通過特別股息向股東分配多餘的現金。
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，董事會宣佈於 2024 年 4 月 30 日向 2024 年 4 月 19 日的登記股東一次性派發每股 1.00 美元的特別股息。
As of February 29, the company had 54 warehouse clubs in operation versus 50 the prior year.
截至2月29日，該公司有54個倉庫俱樂部在運營，而去年同期爲50個。
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已經購買了土地，並計劃在哥斯達黎加開設位於卡塔戈的第九個倉庫俱樂部。該俱樂部將建在一塊佔地六英畝的土地上，預計將於2025年初開放。
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).
投資者可以通過景順標普小型股必需消費品ETF（納斯達克股票代碼：PSCC）和SPDR標普零售ETF（紐約證券交易所代碼：XRT）獲得股票敞口。
Price Action: PSMT shares are up 1.97% at $84.73 premarket on the last check Wednesday.
價格走勢：PSMT股價在週三的最後一次盤前交易中上漲1.97％，至84.73美元。