(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AND PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
September 29, 2024
December 31, 2023
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
309,668
$
201,794
Accounts receivable, net
25,073
30,313
Inventories
329,472
323,198
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
29,384
48,467
Total current assets
693,597
603,772
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
851,443
798,707
Operating lease assets, net
1,437,280
1,322,854
Intangible assets
208,060
208,060
Goodwill
381,750
381,741
Other assets
13,407
12,294
Total assets
$
3,585,537
$
3,327,428
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
$
198,246
$
179,927
Accrued liabilities
206,153
164,887
Accrued salaries and benefits
81,528
74,752
Accrued income tax
1,392
—
Current portion of operating lease liabilities
127,558
126,271
Current portion of finance lease liabilities
1,147
1,032
Total current liabilities
616,024
546,869
Long-term operating lease liabilities
1,517,192
1,399,676
Long-term debt and finance lease liabilities
7,731
133,685
Other long-term liabilities
37,560
36,270
Deferred income tax liability
63,538
62,381
Total liabilities
2,242,045
2,178,881
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Undesignated preferred stock; $0.001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding
—
—
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized, 100,039,217 shares issued and outstanding, September 29, 2024; 101,211,984 shares issued and outstanding, December 31, 2023
100
101
Additional paid-in capital
799,487
774,834
Retained earnings
543,905
373,612
Total stockholders’ equity
1,343,492
1,148,547
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
3,585,537
$
3,327,428
SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
(IN THOUSANDS)
Thirty-nine weeks ended
September 29, 2024
October 1, 2023
Operating activities
Net income
$
300,999
$
208,807
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization expense
103,881
103,668
Operating lease asset amortization
99,278
94,403
Impairment of assets
—
27,845
Share-based compensation
19,925
14,731
Deferred income taxes
1,170
(13,225)
Other non-cash items
3,116
596
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisition:
Accounts receivable
30,273
10,070
Inventories
(6,275)
(11,322)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
18,595
21,093
Other assets
219
3,870
Accounts payable
25,556
27,446
Accrued liabilities
37,877
19,027
Accrued salaries and benefits
6,777
4,509
Accrued income tax
1,392
—
Operating lease liabilities
(122,646)
(103,787)
Other long-term liabilities
214
1,294
Cash flows from operating activities
520,351
409,025
Investing activities
Purchases of property and equipment
(161,687)
(165,016)
Payments for acquisition, net of cash acquired
—
(13,032)
Cash flows used in investing activities
(161,687)
(178,048)
Financing activities
Payments on revolving credit facilities
(125,000)
(100,000)
Payments on finance lease liabilities
(840)
(749)
Repurchase of common stock
(129,698)
(180,415)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
4,729
8,844
Cash flows used in financing activities
(250,809)
(272,320)
Increase/(decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
107,855
(41,343)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of the period
203,870
295,192
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at the end of the period
$
311,725
$
253,849
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to reporting financial results in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”), the company presents Adjusted gross margin, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBIT, and Adjusted diluted earnings per share. These measures are not in accordance with, and are not intended as alternatives to, GAAP. The company's management believes that this presentation provides useful information to management, analysts and investors regarding certain additional financial and business trends relating to its results of operations and financial condition. In addition, management uses these measures for reviewing the financial results of the company, and certain of these measures may be used as components of incentive compensation.
The company defines EBITDA as net income before interest expense, provision for income tax, and depreciation, amortization and accretion. Adjusted gross margin, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBIT and Adjusted diluted earnings per share exclude the impact of certain specified special items. The Company reported these adjusted measures to provide additional information with respect to the impact of store closure costs and certain other items during the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 1, 2023. There were no such material adjustments during the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2024.
Non-GAAP measures are intended to provide additional information only and do not have any standard meanings prescribed by GAAP. Use of these terms may differ from similar measures reported by other companies. Because of their limitations, non-GAAP measures should not be considered as a measure of discretionary cash available to use to reinvest in the growth of the company’s business, or as a measure of cash that will be available to meet the company’s obligations. Each non-GAAP measure has its limitations as an analytical tool, and they should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the company’s results as reported under GAAP.
The following table shows a reconciliation of (i) Adjusted gross margin to gross margin, (ii) Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBIT to net income and (iii) Adjusted diluted earnings per share to diluted earnings per share, in each case, for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2024 and October 1, 2023:
SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NON-GAAP MEASURE RECONCILIATION
(UNAUDITED)
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
Thirteen weeks ended
Thirty-nine weeks ended
September 29, 2024
October 1, 2023
September 29, 2024
October 1, 2023
Gross profit
$
740,923
$
625,434
$
2,181,601
$
1,901,468
Special items (1)
—
1,302
—
2,955
Adjusted gross profit
$
740,923
$
626,736
$
2,181,601
$
1,904,423
Gross margin
38.1
%
36.5
%
38.1
%
37.0
%
Adjusted gross margin
38.1
%
36.6
%
38.1
%
37.1
%
Net income
$
91,610
$
65,313
$
300,999
$
208,807
Income tax provision
31,902
20,644
97,417
65,928
Interest (income) expense, net
(1,061)
1,698
(382)
6,058
Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT)
122,451
87,655
398,034
280,793
Special items (2)
—
2,392
—
46,034
Adjusted EBIT
122,451
90,047
398,034
326,827
Depreciation, amortization and accretion, adjusted for special items
36,125
33,655
103,881
97,789
Adjusted EBITDA
$
158,576
$
123,702
$
501,915
$
424,616
Net income
$
91,610
$
65,313
$
300,999
$
208,807
Special items, net of tax (2)
—
1,780
—
34,272
Adjusted net income
$
91,610
$
67,093
$
300,999
$
243,079
Diluted earnings per share
$
0.91
$
0.64
$
2.97
$
2.01
Adjusted diluted earnings per share
$
0.91
$
0.65
$
2.97
$
2.34
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding
101,025
102,703
101,469
103,758
(1)For the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2024, there were no special items. For the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 1, 2023, special items included approximately $1 million and $3 million, respectively, in Cost of sales related to store closures and our supply chain transition.
(2)For the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2024, there were no special items. For the thirteen weeks ended October 1, 2023, special items included approximately $1 million in Selling, general and administrative expenses primarily related to store closures and $1 million in Cost of sales related to our supply chain transition. For the thirty-nine weeks ended October 1, 2023, special items included approximately $28 million in Store Closure and other costs, net primarily related to impairment charges and $6 million in Depreciation and amortization (exclusive of depreciation in cost of sales) for accelerated depreciation in connection with store closures, $9 million in Selling, general and administrative expenses related to store closures, our supply chain transition and acquisition related costs, and $3 million in Cost of sales related to store closures and our supply chain transition. After-tax impact included the tax benefit on the pre-tax charge.