What's Going On With Grocery Wholesaler United Natural Foods Stock Wednesday?
What's Going On With Grocery Wholesaler United Natural Foods Stock Wednesday?
Grocery wholesaler United Natural Foods Inc (NYSE:UNFI) shares are ticking higher after the third-quarter FY24 earnings and outlook update.
雜貨批發商聯合天然食品公司（紐約證券交易所代碼：UNFI）股價在24財年第三季度業績和展望更新後上漲。
The company reported a third-quarter FY24 sales decline of 0.1% year-on-year to $7.498 billion, missing the analyst consensus estimate of $7.515 billion.
該公司報告稱，24財年第三季度銷售額同比下降0.1％，至74.98億美元，未達到分析師共識估計的75.15億美元。
Gross margin for the quarter was 13.6% versus 13.3% last year. The gross profit climbed 2% to $1 billion.
該季度的毛利率爲13.6％，去年同期爲13.3％。毛利增長了2％，達到10億美元。
Operating income for the quarter was $6 million compared to $33 million last year. Adjusted EBITDA of $130 million decreased 18.2% Y/Y. Adjusted EPS of $0.10 beat the consensus estimate of $0.03.
該季度的營業收入爲600萬美元，而去年同期爲3,300萬美元。調整後的息稅折舊攤銷前利潤爲1.3億美元，同比下降18.2％。調整後的每股收益爲0.10美元，超過了市場普遍預期的0.03美元。
"We delivered another quarter in-line with our fiscal 2024 plan and our third consecutive quarter of improving profitability driven by continued progress on near-term operational and efficiency initiatives," said Sandy Douglas, UNFI's Chief Executive Officer.
UNFI首席執行官桑迪·道格拉斯表示：“在短期運營和效率舉措持續進展的推動下，我們又實現了與2024財年計劃相符的又一個季度，盈利能力連續第三個季度有所改善。”
The company held $39 million in cash and equivalents as of April 27. Free cash flow for the quarter totaled $49 million, and the operating cash flow nine months was $54 million.
截至4月27日，該公司持有3,900萬美元的現金及等價物。該季度的自由現金流總額爲4900萬美元，九個月的運營現金流爲5400萬美元。
Total outstanding debt, net of cash, was $2.13 billion at the end of the third quarter.
截至第三季度末，扣除現金後的未償債務總額爲21.3億美元。
"We expect our updated strategy to generate free cash flow approaching $100 million in fiscal 2025 and stable and dependable profit and cash flow growth, with improving returns on capital and declining net leverage on a multi-year basis," added Douglas.
道格拉斯補充說：“我們預計，我們更新的戰略將在2025財年產生接近1億美元的自由現金流，實現穩定可靠的利潤和現金流增長，資本回報率將提高，淨槓桿率將在多年內下降。”
Outlook: United Natural Foods continues to see FY24 sales of $30.5 billion-$31 billion, against the consensus of $30.78 billion.
展望：聯合天然食品公司24財年的銷售額繼續爲305億至310億美元，而市場預期爲307.8億美元。
UNFI updated FY24 adjusted EPS guidance from $(0.56)-$0.06 to $(0.20)-$0.20 versus the consensus of $(0.06).
UNFI更新了24財年調整後的每股收益指引，從（0.56）-0.06美元至（0.20）-0.20美元，而市場普遍預期爲0.06美元（0.06美元）。
Price Action: UNFI shares are trading higher by 12.4% at $13.64 at the last check Wednesday.
價格走勢：在週三的最後一次支票中，UNFI股價上漲12.4％，至13.64美元。
譯文內容由第三人軟體翻譯。