Why Merchandising & Marketing Services Firm SPAR Shares Are Rocketing Today
Why Merchandising & Marketing Services Firm SPAR Shares Are Rocketing Today
SPAR Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:SGRP) shares are trading higher after the company reported fourth-quarter financial results and announced the sale of its interest in South Africa and Brazil for roughly $22 million.
SPAR集團公司（納斯達克股票代碼：SGRP）股價走高，此前該公司公佈了第四季度財務業績，並宣佈以約2200萬美元的價格出售其在南非和巴西的權益。
The company reported an adjusted EPS of $0.11, higher than $0.02 a year ago and above the consensus of $(0.01). Sales of $65.10 million beat the consensus of $65.00 million.
該公司報告調整後的每股收益爲0.11美元，高於去年同期的0.02美元，高於市場普遍預期的0.01美元。6,510萬美元的銷售額超過了共識的6,500萬美元。
Gross profit rose to $14.9 million from $13.4 million the prior year, with margin expansion of 210-basis points, led by planned initiatives, including improved contract terms and pricing, system enhancements and other cost containments, and services mix shifts.
毛利從去年的1,340萬美元增至1,490萬美元，利潤率增長了210個點子，這得益於計劃中的舉措，包括合同條款和定價的改善、系統增強和其他成本控制以及服務組合的轉變。
As of December 31, 2023, the company had $10.7 million in cash and cash equivalents and $8.6 million of unused availability.
截至2023年12月31日，該公司擁有1,070萬澳元的現金及現金等價物以及860萬澳元的未用可用資金。
Mike Matacunas, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "The 2023 U.S. remodel and retail transformation business was below 2022 for the year, however, ramped sequentially each quarter with expectations of revenue growth for 2024. Canada's merchandising and remodeling revenue grew by over 50% in 2023, compared to 2022."
總裁兼首席執行官邁克·馬塔庫納斯表示：“2023年美國改造和零售轉型業務全年低於2022年，但每個季度都環比增長，預計2024年收入將增長。與2022年相比，加拿大的銷售和裝修收入在2023年增長了50％以上。”
In a separate release, the company disclosed the divestiture of its majority share in South Africa's Meridian Group to the minority shareholder Lindicom for R181 million and the sale of SGRP Brasil Participações Ltda for 58.9 million BRL to a minority shareholder.
在另一份新聞稿中，該公司披露以1.81億蘭特將其在南非子午線集團的多數股權剝離給少數股東Lindicom，並以5,890萬巴西雷亞爾的價格向少數股東出售SGRP巴西參與有限公司。
These transactions, approved by the SPAR Board of Directors, are expected to close in the second quarter.
這些交易經SPAR董事會批准，預計將在第二季度完成。
Investors can gain exposure to the stock via Vanguard Extended Market ETF (NYSE:VXF).
投資者可以通過Vanguard擴展市場ETF（紐約證券交易所代碼：VXF）獲得股票敞口。
Price Action: SGPR shares are up 31% at $1.27 on the last check Monday.
價格走勢：週一的最後一張支票中，SGPR股價上漲了31％，至1.27美元。
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