PriceSmart Announces Plans for Sixth Warehouse Club in Guatemala and Earnings Release and Conference Call Details for the Second Quarter of Fiscal 2023
On March 14, 2023, PriceSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ: PSMT) announced plans to open its sixth warehouse club in Guatemala, located in Escuintla, approximately 40 miles from Guatemala City. The new small format club will occupy five acres and is expected to begin operations in fall 2023, bringing the total to 53 warehouse clubs. Additionally, PriceSmart will release its second quarter financial results for fiscal 2023 on April 10, 2023, with a conference call scheduled for April 11, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern time.
- Expansion into Guatemala with a new warehouse club, indicating growth potential.
- Anticipated increase in total clubs to 53, enhancing market presence.
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SAN DIEGO, March 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- PriceSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ: PSMT) today announced that it has leased land and has plans to open its sixth warehouse club in Guatemala, located in the city of Escuintla, approximately 40 miles south from the nearest club in the capital of Guatemala City. The small format club will be built on a five-acre property and is anticipated to open in the fall of 2023. Once this new club is open, PriceSmart will operate 53 warehouse clubs.
Second Quarter Conference Call Details
PriceSmart plans to release financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2023 on Monday, April 10, 2023, after the market closes. PriceSmart management will host a conference call at 12:00 p.m. Eastern time (9:00 a.m. Pacific time) on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, to discuss the financial results. Individuals interested in participating in the conference call may do so by dialing toll free (855) 209-8211 or (412) 317-5214 for international callers and asking to join the PriceSmart earnings call. A digital replay will be available through April 18, 2023, shortly following the conclusion of the call by dialing (877) 344-7529 for domestic callers, or (412) 317-0088 for international callers, and entering replay passcode 6733003.
About PriceSmart
PriceSmart, headquartered in San Diego, owns and operates U.S.-style membership shopping warehouse clubs in Latin America and the Caribbean, selling high quality merchandise and services at low prices to PriceSmart Members. PriceSmart operates 50 warehouse clubs in 12 countries and one U.S. territory (nine in Colombia; eight in Costa Rica; seven in Panama; five in the Dominican Republic and Guatemala, four in Trinidad; three in Honduras; two each in El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Jamaica; and one each in Aruba, Barbados and the United States Virgin Islands). In addition, the Company plans to open a warehouse club in San Miguel, El Salvador, in May 2023. The Company also plans to open a warehouse club in Medellin, Colombia and Escuintla, Guatemala in 2023. Once these three new clubs are open, the Company will operate 53 warehouse clubs.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements concerning PriceSmart, Inc.'s ("PriceSmart", the "Company" or "we") anticipated future revenues and earnings, adequacy of future cash flows, omni-channel initiatives, proposed warehouse club openings, the Company's performance relative to competitors and related matters. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements containing the words "expect," "believe," "will," "may," "should," "project," "estimate," "anticipated," "scheduled," "intend," and like expressions, and the negative thereof. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially including, but not limited to: various political, economic and compliance risks associated with our international operations, adverse changes in economic conditions in our markets, natural disasters, volatility in currency exchange rates and illiquidity of certain local currencies in our markets, competition, consumer and small business spending patterns, political instability, increased costs associated with the integration of online commerce with our traditional business, whether the Company can successfully execute strategic initiatives, our reliance on third party service providers, including those who support transaction and payment processing, data security and other technology services, cybersecurity breaches that could cause disruptions in our systems or jeopardize the security of Member or business information, cost increases from product and service providers, interruption of supply chains, novel coronavirus (COVID-19) related factors and challenges, exposure to product liability claims and product recalls, recoverability of moneys owed to PriceSmart from governments, risks associated with our leadership transition, and other important factors discussed in the Risk Factors section of the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, and other factors discussed from time to time in other filings with the SEC, which are accessible on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov, including Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date that they are made, and the Company does not undertake to update them, except as required by law.
For further information, please contact Michael L. McCleary, EVP, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer (858) 404-8826 or send an email to ir@pricesmart.com.
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