Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (Nasdaq: SFM) today reported results
for the 13-week third quarter ended September 27, 2020.
Third Quarter Highlights:
- Net sales of $1.6 billion; a 9.5% increase from the same period
in 2019
- Comparable store sales growth of 4.2% and two-year comparable
store sales growth of 5.7%
- Net income of $60 million and adjusted net income(1) of $62
million; compared to net income and adjusted net income of $26
million from the same period in 2019
- Diluted earnings per share of $0.51 and adjusted diluted
earnings per share(1) of $0.52; compared to $0.22 diluted and
adjusted diluted earnings per share from the same period in
2019
“Sprouts continues to prioritize the wellbeing of our team
members and customers through our safe store operations and the
wholesome foods we offer,” said Jack Sinclair, chief executive
officer of Sprouts Farmers Market. “Our strong financial
performance in the third quarter was driven by our curation of
healthy offerings, coupled with ongoing strategic changes. With
each passing quarter, the progression of our strategy strengthens
our conviction in our long-term growth and our ability to provide
exceptional returns for years to come.”
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1 Adjusted net income and adjusted diluted earnings
per share, non-GAAP financial measures, exclude the impact of
certain special items. See the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures”
section of this release for additional information about these
items.
Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results
Net sales for the third quarter of 2020 were $1.6 billion, a
9.5% increase compared to the same period in 2019. Net sales growth
was driven by continued demand from the COVID-19 pandemic,
contributing to a 4.2% increase in comparable store sales and
strong performance in new stores opened.
Gross profit for the quarter increased 23% to $585 million,
resulting in a gross profit margin of 37.1%, an increase of 400
basis points compared to the same period in 2019. A number of
sustainable strategic changes contributed to this increase, from
promotional activities to shrink initiatives, partially accelerated
by the COVID-19 landscape, as well as positive leverage from
additional sales.
Selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) for
the quarter increased $71 million to $475 million, or 30.1% of
sales, a deleverage of 200 basis points compared to the same period
in 2019. Increased team member bonuses and store operational
expenses from COVID-19 were approximately $34 million for the third
quarter, driving the deleverage. Additionally, with our
elevated ecommerce sales, we realized increased ecommerce fees,
which were offset by other efficiencies and leveraging fixed costs
on our higher sales.
Depreciation and amortization for the quarter increased 1.0% to
$31 million, or 2.0% of sales, a decrease of 10 basis points
compared to the same period in 2019.
Store closure and other costs, net for the quarter were $0.3
million compared to $2.1 million in the same period of 2019.
Net income for the quarter was $60 million and diluted earnings
per share (“EPS”) was $0.51, compared with $26 million and $0.22,
respectively, in 2019. Excluding the impact of special items,
adjusted net income was $62 million and adjusted diluted EPS was
$0.52; an increase of 136% from the same period in 2019 (see
“Non-GAAP Financial Measures”).
Unit Growth and Development
During the third quarter of 2020, Sprouts opened six new stores,
resulting in a total of 356 stores in 23 states as of September 27,
2020.
Leverage and Liquidity
Sprouts generated cash from operations of $410 million
year-to-date through September 27, 2020 and invested $76 million in
capital expenditures net of landlord reimbursements, primarily for
new stores. After paying down $176 million of outstanding debt,
Sprouts ended the quarter with $275 million in loans and $34
million of letters of credit outstanding under its revolving credit
facility, and $138 million in cash and cash equivalents.
Fourth Quarter 2020 and Full Year 2021
Outlook
As customers continue to consume much of their food at home due
to the COVID-19 pandemic, grocery spend and ecommerce penetration
have remained at elevated levels, as do additional company
expenses. For the fourth quarter we expect our comparable
store sales to be in the low single digits and inclusive of the
53rd week, adjusted diluted EPS to be between $0.36 to $0.40, which
translates into a full-year adjusted diluted EPS range of $2.26 to
$2.30, on a 53-week basis.
“We remain confident in executing our long-term unit growth
plans, winning with our target customer, maintaining our strong
balance sheet and delivering sustainable superior returns,” said
Denise Paulonis, chief financial officer of Sprouts Farmers Market.
“As we build out our 2021 plans, we are more focused than ever on
maintaining the momentum we have captured in 2020, giving us
confidence that our earnings before interest and taxes in 2021 will
be in the range of $285 to $305 million.”
Third Quarter 2020 Conference Call
Sprouts will hold a conference call at 2 p.m. Pacific Daylight
Time (5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time) on Wednesday, October 28, 2020,
during which Sprouts executives will further discuss third quarter
2020 financial results.
A webcast of the conference call will be available through
Sprouts’ investor webpage located at investors.sprouts.com.
Participants should register on the website approximately 15
minutes prior to the start of the webcast.
The conference call will be available via the following dial-in
numbers:
- U.S. Participants: 877-398-9481
- International Participants: +1-408-337-0130
- Conference ID: 5589871
The audio replay will remain available for 72 hours and can be
accessed by dialing 855-859-2056 (toll-free) or 404-537-3406
(international) and entering the confirmation code: 5589871.
Important Information Regarding Outlook
There is no guarantee that Sprouts will achieve its projected
financial expectations, which are based on management estimates,
currently available information and assumptions that management
believes to be reasonable. These expectations are
inherently subject to significant economic, competitive and other
uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the
control of management. See “Forward-Looking Statements”
below.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking as
defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Any statements contained herein that are not statements of
historical fact (including, but not limited to, statements to the
effect that Sprouts Farmers Market or its management "anticipates,"
"plans," "estimates," "expects," or "believes," or the negative of
these terms and other similar expressions) should be considered
forward-looking statements, including, without limitation,
statements regarding the company’s guidance, outlook, growth,
opportunities and long-term strategy. These statements involve
certain risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to
differ materially from expectations as of the date of this release.
These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, risks
associated with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; the Company’s
ability to execute on its long-term strategy; the company’s ability
to successfully compete in its intensely competitive industry; the
company’s ability to successfully open new stores; the company’s
ability to manage its growth; the company’s ability to maintain or
improve its operating margins; the company’s ability to identify
and react to trends in consumer preferences; product supply
disruptions; general economic conditions; accounting standard
changes; and other factors as set forth from time to time in the
company’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including,
without limitation, the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. The company intends these
forward-looking statements to speak only as of the time of this
release and does not undertake to update or revise them as more
information becomes available, except as required by law.
Corporate ProfileSprouts is the place where
goodness grows. True to its farm-stand heritage, Sprouts offers a
unique grocery experience featuring an open layout with fresh
produce at the heart of the store. Sprouts inspires wellness
naturally with a carefully curated assortment of better-for-you
products paired with purpose-driven people. The healthy grocer
continues to bring the latest in wholesome, innovative products
made with lifestyle-friendly ingredients such as organic,
plant-based and gluten-free. Headquartered in Phoenix, and one
of the fastest growing retailers in the country, Sprouts employs
approximately 35,000 team members and operates more than
350 stores in 23 states nationwide. To learn more about
Sprouts, and the good it brings communities,
visit about.sprouts.com.
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Investor
Contact: |
Media
Contact: |
Susannah Livingston |
Diego Romero |
(602) 682-1584 |
(602) 682-3173 |
susannahlivingston@sprouts.com |
media@sprouts.com |
SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIESCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
INCOME(UNAUDITED)(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER
SHARE AMOUNTS) |
|
|
ThirteenWeeks Ended |
|
|
ThirteenWeeks Ended |
|
|
Thirty-nineWeeks Ended |
|
|
Thirty-nineWeeks Ended |
|
|
|
September 27, 2020 |
|
|
September 29, 2019 |
|
|
September 27, 2020 |
|
|
September 29, 2019 |
|
Net sales |
|
$ |
1,577,598 |
|
|
$ |
1,440,222 |
|
|
$ |
4,866,925 |
|
|
$ |
4,269,844 |
|
Cost of sales |
|
|
992,829 |
|
|
|
963,497 |
|
|
|
3,075,665 |
|
|
|
2,843,989 |
|
Gross profit |
|
|
584,769 |
|
|
|
476,725 |
|
|
|
1,791,260 |
|
|
|
1,425,855 |
|
Selling, general and
administrative expenses |
|
|
475,053 |
|
|
|
404,285 |
|
|
|
1,400,234 |
|
|
|
1,162,226 |
|
Depreciation and amortization
(exclusive of depreciation included in cost of sales) |
|
|
31,067 |
|
|
|
30,764 |
|
|
|
92,637 |
|
|
|
89,788 |
|
Store closure and other costs,
net |
|
|
268 |
|
|
|
2,119 |
|
|
|
(344 |
) |
|
|
3,396 |
|
Income from operations |
|
|
78,381 |
|
|
|
39,557 |
|
|
|
298,733 |
|
|
|
170,445 |
|
Interest expense, net |
|
|
3,117 |
|
|
|
5,557 |
|
|
|
11,681 |
|
|
|
15,997 |
|
Income before income taxes |
|
|
75,264 |
|
|
|
34,000 |
|
|
|
287,052 |
|
|
|
154,448 |
|
Income tax provision |
|
|
15,023 |
|
|
|
7,740 |
|
|
|
67,999 |
|
|
|
36,453 |
|
Net income |
|
$ |
60,241 |
|
|
$ |
26,260 |
|
|
$ |
219,053 |
|
|
$ |
117,995 |
|
Net income per share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
|
$ |
0.51 |
|
|
$ |
0.22 |
|
|
$ |
1.86 |
|
|
$ |
0.98 |
|
Diluted |
|
$ |
0.51 |
|
|
$ |
0.22 |
|
|
$ |
1.85 |
|
|
$ |
0.98 |
|
Weighted average shares
outstanding: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
|
|
117,947 |
|
|
|
118,029 |
|
|
|
117,775 |
|
|
|
119,846 |
|
Diluted |
|
|
118,450 |
|
|
|
118,174 |
|
|
|
118,157 |
|
|
|
120,227 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIESCONSOLIDATED BALANCE
SHEETS(UNAUDITED)(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT
SHARE AND PER SHARE AMOUNTS) |
|
|
September 27,2020 |
|
|
December 29,2019 |
|
ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
137,518 |
|
|
$ |
85,314 |
|
Accounts receivable, net |
|
|
24,258 |
|
|
|
15,713 |
|
Inventories |
|
|
257,255 |
|
|
|
275,979 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
|
18,948 |
|
|
|
10,833 |
|
Total current assets |
|
|
437,979 |
|
|
|
387,839 |
|
Property and equipment, net of
accumulated depreciation |
|
|
735,670 |
|
|
|
741,508 |
|
Operating lease assets,
net |
|
|
1,040,329 |
|
|
|
1,028,436 |
|
Intangible assets, net of
accumulated amortization |
|
|
184,960 |
|
|
|
185,395 |
|
Goodwill |
|
|
368,878 |
|
|
|
368,078 |
|
Other assets |
|
|
14,407 |
|
|
|
11,727 |
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
2,782,223 |
|
|
$ |
2,722,983 |
|
LIABILITIES AND
STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable |
|
$ |
163,259 |
|
|
$ |
122,839 |
|
Accrued liabilities |
|
|
138,996 |
|
|
|
136,482 |
|
Accrued salaries and benefits |
|
|
72,155 |
|
|
|
48,579 |
|
Accrued income tax |
|
|
4,089 |
|
|
|
2,005 |
|
Current portion of operating lease liabilities |
|
|
130,088 |
|
|
|
106,153 |
|
Current portion of finance lease liabilities |
|
|
994 |
|
|
|
754 |
|
Total current liabilities |
|
|
509,581 |
|
|
|
416,812 |
|
Long-term operating lease
liabilities |
|
|
1,074,267 |
|
|
|
1,078,927 |
|
Long-term debt and finance
lease liabilities |
|
|
285,704 |
|
|
|
549,419 |
|
Other long-term
liabilities |
|
|
50,140 |
|
|
|
41,517 |
|
Deferred income tax
liability |
|
|
54,585 |
|
|
|
54,356 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
|
1,974,277 |
|
|
|
2,141,031 |
|
Commitments and contingencies
(Note 6) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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,
117,950,276 shares issued and outstanding, September 27,
2020; 117,543,668 shares issued and outstanding, December 29,
2019 |
|
|
117 |
|
|
|
117 |
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
|
682,709 |
|
|
|
670,966 |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |
|
|
(9,484 |
) |
|
|
(4,682 |
) |
Retained earnings (Accumulated deficit) |
|
|
134,604 |
|
|
|
(84,449 |
) |
Total stockholders’
equity |
|
|
807,946 |
|
|
|
581,952 |
|
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
|
$ |
2,782,223 |
|
|
$ |
2,722,983 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIESCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH
FLOWS(UNAUDITED)(IN
THOUSANDS) |
|
|
Thirty-nineWeeks Ended |
|
|
Thirty-nineWeeks Ended |
|
|
|
September 27, 2020 |
|
|
September 29, 2019 |
|
Cash flows from operating activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
$ |
219,053 |
|
|
$ |
117,995 |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net
income to net cash provided by operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization expense |
|
|
94,748 |
|
|
|
91,546 |
|
Operating lease asset amortization |
|
|
71,765 |
|
|
|
62,251 |
|
Store closure and other costs, net |
|
|
(321 |
) |
|
|
850 |
|
Share-based compensation |
|
|
10,400 |
|
|
|
6,901 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
|
228 |
|
|
|
(245 |
) |
Other non-cash items |
|
|
1,996 |
|
|
|
(2,873 |
) |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable |
|
|
7,372 |
|
|
|
28,978 |
|
Inventories |
|
|
18,724 |
|
|
|
(21,348 |
) |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
|
(8,937 |
) |
|
|
(2,379 |
) |
Other assets |
|
|
(2,575 |
) |
|
|
(762 |
) |
Accounts payable |
|
|
45,806 |
|
|
|
63,947 |
|
Accrued liabilities |
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
32,963 |
|
Accrued salaries and benefits |
|
|
23,577 |
|
|
|
(4,054 |
) |
Accrued income tax |
|
|
2,083 |
|
|
|
3,764 |
|
Operating lease liabilities |
|
|
(79,602 |
) |
|
|
(52,209 |
) |
Other long-term liabilities |
|
|
5,954 |
|
|
|
(2,013 |
) |
Cash flows from operating activities |
|
|
410,264 |
|
|
|
323,312 |
|
Cash flows used in
investing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases of property and
equipment |
|
|
(95,874 |
) |
|
|
(146,480 |
) |
Cash flows used in investing activities |
|
|
(95,874 |
) |
|
|
(146,480 |
) |
Cash flows used in
financing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from revolving credit
facilities |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
187,405 |
|
Payments on revolving credit
facilities |
|
|
(263,000 |
) |
|
|
(125,405 |
) |
Payments on finance lease
obligations |
|
|
(474 |
) |
|
|
(536 |
) |
Repurchase of common
stock |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(163,310 |
) |
Proceeds from exercise of
stock options |
|
|
1,343 |
|
|
|
4,483 |
|
Other |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(320 |
) |
Cash flows used in financing activities |
|
|
(262,131 |
) |
|
|
(97,683 |
) |
Increase in cash, cash equivalents, and
restricted cash |
|
|
52,259 |
|
|
|
79,149 |
|
Cash, cash equivalents, and
restricted cash at beginning of the period |
|
|
86,785 |
|
|
|
2,248 |
|
Cash, cash equivalents, and
restricted cash at the end of the period |
|
$ |
139,044 |
|
|
$ |
81,397 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted
EBIT, adjusted net income 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 and adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA excluding the impact of
special items. The company defines adjusted EBIT, adjusted net
income and adjusted diluted earnings per share by adjusting the
applicable GAAP measure to remove the impact of special items.
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 you should not consider them in isolation or
as a substitute for analysis of the company’s results as reported
under GAAP.
The following table shows a reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA to
net income for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September
27, 2020 and September 29, 2019 and a reconciliation of EBIT, net
income and diluted earnings per share to adjusted EBIT, adjusted
net income and adjusted diluted earnings per share for the thirteen
and thirty-nine weeks ended September 27, 2020 and September 29,
2019:
SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIESNON-GAAP MEASURE
RECONCILIATION(UNAUDITED)(IN THOUSANDS,
EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) |
|
|
ThirteenWeeks Ended |
|
|
|
|
ThirteenWeeks Ended |
|
|
|
|
Thirty-nineWeeks Ended |
|
|
|
|
Thirty-nineWeeks Ended |
|
|
|
September 27, 2020 |
|
|
|
|
September 29, 2019 |
|
|
|
|
September 27, 2020 |
|
|
|
|
September 29, 2019 |
|
Net income |
|
$ |
60,241 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
26,260 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
219,053 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
117,995 |
|
Income tax provision |
|
|
15,023 |
|
|
|
|
|
7,740 |
|
|
|
|
|
67,999 |
|
|
|
|
|
36,453 |
|
Interest expense, net |
|
|
3,117 |
|
|
|
|
|
5,557 |
|
|
|
|
|
11,681 |
|
|
|
|
|
15,997 |
|
Earnings before interest and
taxes (EBIT) |
|
|
78,381 |
|
|
|
|
|
39,557 |
|
|
|
|
|
298,733 |
|
|
|
|
|
170,445 |
|
Special items: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Strategic initiatives (1) |
|
|
2,416 |
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
7,033 |
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
Store closures (2) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
508 |
|
Adjusted EBIT |
|
|
80,797 |
|
|
|
|
|
39,557 |
|
|
|
|
|
305,766 |
|
|
|
|
|
170,953 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation, amortization and
accretion |
|
|
31,647 |
|
|
|
|
|
31,335 |
|
|
|
|
|
94,428 |
|
|
|
|
|
91,546 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
112,444 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
70,892 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
400,194 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
262,499 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
$ |
60,241 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
26,260 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
219,053 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
117,995 |
|
Special Items: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Strategic initiatives, net of tax (1) |
|
|
1,795 |
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
5,226 |
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
Store closures, net of tax (2) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
377 |
|
Adjusted Net income |
|
$ |
62,036 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
26,260 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
224,279 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
118,372 |
|
Diluted earnings per
share |
|
$ |
0.51 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
0.22 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
1.85 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
0.98 |
|
Adjusted diluted earnings per
share |
|
$ |
0.52 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
0.22 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
1.90 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
0.98 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted weighted average
shares outstanding |
|
|
118,450 |
|
|
|
|
|
118,174 |
|
|
|
|
|
118,157 |
|
|
|
|
|
120,227 |
|
(1) Includes professional fees related to our ongoing strategic
initiatives. After-tax impact includes the tax benefit on the
pre-tax charge.(2) Includes the direct costs associated with store
closures and relocation. After-tax impact includes the tax
benefit on the pre-tax charge.
Source: Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.Phoenix, AZ10/28/20
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