United Natural Foods, Inc. Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2023 Results
Third Quarter Fiscal 2023 Highlights (comparisons to third quarter fiscal 2022)
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Net sales increased
3.7% to$7.5 billion -
Gross profit decreased
$12 million 1.2% , to$1.0 billion 4.7% -
Net income decreased
89.6% to$7 million 89.1% to$0.12 -
Adjusted EBITDA decreased
18.9% to$159 million -
Adjusted EPS decreased
50.9% to$0.54 -
Reduced net debt by
$46 million - Lowering FY2023 profitability outlook; maintaining sales and capital expenditure outlook
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Actioning over
$100 million
“Our third quarter results continue to demonstrate the strength of our customer value proposition as sales and product penetration increased despite significant industry headwinds,” said UNFI CEO Sandy Douglas. “However, our profitability was impacted by a greater than expected decline in gross margins reflecting a challenging operating and macroeconomic backdrop, which contributed to lower inflationary benefits primarily related to reduced procurement gains, as well as higher shrink. Because of this pressure, we are reducing fiscal 2023 outlook for adjusted EBITDA and adjusted earnings per share.”
“Customers continue to tell us we have the right products and value added services. They’re optimistic we’re taking the appropriate actions to help them plan and execute their go-to-market strategies and continuing to improve our execution capabilities in support of their business growth,” Douglas continued. “While work is underway on our longer-term improvement efforts, we’re also focused on taking immediate cost mitigation actions to improve the profitability of our business in the near term, with these near-term profitability enhancements projected to deliver over
Third Quarter Fiscal 2023 Summary |
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13-Week Period Ended |
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Percent Change |
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($ in millions, except for per share data) |
April 29, 2023 |
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April 30, 2022 |
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Net sales |
$ |
7,507 |
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$ |
7,242 |
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3.7 |
% |
Chains |
$ |
3,129 |
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$ |
3,111 |
|
|
0.6 |
% |
Independent retailers |
$ |
1,875 |
|
|
$ |
1,833 |
|
|
2.3 |
% |
Supernatural |
$ |
1,647 |
|
|
$ |
1,468 |
|
|
12.2 |
% |
Retail |
$ |
598 |
|
|
$ |
602 |
|
|
(0.7 |
)% |
Other |
$ |
640 |
|
|
$ |
625 |
|
|
2.4 |
% |
Eliminations |
$ |
(382 |
) |
|
$ |
(397 |
) |
|
(3.8 |
)% |
Net income |
$ |
7 |
|
|
$ |
67 |
|
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(89.6 |
)% |
Adjusted EBITDA(1) |
$ |
159 |
|
|
$ |
196 |
|
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(18.9 |
)% |
EPS |
$ |
0.12 |
|
|
$ |
1.10 |
|
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(89.1 |
)% |
Adjusted EPS(1) |
$ |
0.54 |
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|
$ |
1.10 |
|
|
(50.9 |
)% |
(1) |
Please refer to the tables in this press release for a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. |
Net sales increased
Gross profit in the third quarter of fiscal 2023 was
Operating expenses in the third quarter of fiscal 2023 were
Interest expense, net for the third quarter of fiscal 2023 was
Effective tax rate for the third quarter of fiscal 2023 was a benefit of
Net income for the third quarter of fiscal 2023 was
Net income per diluted share (EPS) was
Adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter of fiscal 2023 was
Capital Allocation and Financing Overview
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Free Cash Flow – During the third quarter of 2023, free cash flow was
$65 million $(126) million $132 million $67 million -
Leverage – Total outstanding debt, net of cash, ended the quarter at
$2.02 billion $46 million -
Liquidity – As of April 29, 2023, total liquidity was approximately
$1.62 billion $38 million $1.58 billion -
Repurchase program – During the third quarter of fiscal 2023, the Company repurchased approximately 368,000 shares at an average price of
$35.06 $12 million
Fiscal 2023 Outlook (1) |
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The Company has updated its full year outlook to the following: |
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Fiscal Year Ending July 29, 2023 |
Previous Full Year Outlook
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Updated Full Year Outlook |
Net sales ($ in billions) |
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Net income ($ in millions) |
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EPS (2) |
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Adjusted EPS (2)(3)(4) |
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Adjusted EBITDA (4) ($ in millions) |
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Capital expenditures ($ in millions) |
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(1) |
The outlook provided above is for fiscal 2023 only and replaces and supersedes any and all guidance provided prior to the date hereof covering fiscal 2023. This outlook is forward-looking, is based on management's current estimates and expectations and is subject to a number of risks, including many that are outside of management's control. See cautionary Safe Harbor Statement below. Previous Full Year Outlook reflects Company’s outlook provided on March 8, 2023 in connection with its second quarter fiscal 2023 results. |
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Earnings per share amounts as presented include rounding. |
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The Company uses an adjusted effective tax rate in calculating Adjusted EPS. The adjusted effective tax rate is calculated based on adjusted net income before tax. It also excludes the potential impact of changes to uncertain tax positions, valuation allowances, tax impacts related to the vesting of share-based compensation awards and discrete GAAP tax items which could impact the comparability of the operational effective tax rate. The Company believes using this adjusted effective tax rate provides better consistency across the interim reporting periods since each of these discrete items can cause volatility in the GAAP tax rate that is not indicative of the underlying ongoing operations of the Company. By providing this non-GAAP measure, management intends to provide investors with a meaningful, consistent comparison of the Company’s effective tax rate on ongoing operations. |
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Please refer to the tables in this press release for a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. |
Conference Call and Webcast
The Company’s third quarter fiscal 2023 conference call and audio webcast will be held today, Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at 8:30 a.m. ET. A webcast of the conference call (and supplemental materials) will be available to the public, on a listen only basis, via the internet at the Investors section of the Company’s website www.unfi.com. The call can also be accessed at (888) 660 - 6768 (conference ID 1099581). An online archive of the webcast (and supplemental materials) will be available for 120 days.
About United Natural Foods
UNFI is North America’s premier grocery wholesaler delivering the widest variety of fresh, branded, and owned brand products to more than 30,000 locations throughout
Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding the Company’s business that are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements” that involve risks and uncertainties and are based on current expectations and management estimates; actual results may differ materially. The risks and uncertainties which could impact these statements are described in the Company’s filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended July 30, 2022 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on September 27, 2022 and other filings the Company makes with the SEC, and include, but are not limited to, our dependence on principal customers; the relatively low margins of our business, which are sensitive to inflationary and deflationary pressures; our ability to operate, and rely on third parties to operate, reliable and secure technology systems; our ability to realize anticipated benefits of our strategic initiatives, including any acquisitions; labor and other workforce shortages and challenges; the addition or loss of significant customers or material changes to our relationships with these customers; our sensitivity to general economic conditions including inflation, changes in disposable income levels and consumer spending trends; the impact and duration of any pandemics or disease outbreaks; our ability to continue to grow sales, including of our higher margin natural and organic foods and non-food products, and to manage that growth; increased competition in our industry, including as a result of continuing consolidation of retailers and the growth of chains, direct distribution by large retailers and the growth of online distributors; our ability to timely and successfully deploy our warehouse management system throughout our distribution centers and our transportation management system across the Company and to achieve efficiencies and cost savings from these efforts; the potential for disruptions in our supply chain or our distribution capabilities from circumstances beyond our control, including due to lack of long-term contracts, severe weather, labor shortages or work stoppages or otherwise; moderated supplier promotional activity, including decreased forward buying opportunities; union-organizing activities that could cause labor relations difficulties and increased costs; the potential for additional asset impairment charges; our ability to maintain food quality and safety; volatility in fuel costs; volatility in foreign exchange rates; and our ability to identify and successfully complete asset or business acquisitions. Any forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and, as such, speak only as of the date made. The Company is not undertaking to update any information in the foregoing reports until the effective date of its future reports required by applicable laws. Any estimates of future results of operations are based on a number of assumptions, many of which are outside the Company’s control and should not be construed in any manner as a guarantee that such results will in fact occur. These estimates are subject to change and could differ materially from final reported results. The Company may from time to time update these publicly announced estimates, but it is not obligated to do so.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures: To supplement the financial information presented on a
The reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their comparable GAAP financial measures and the calculation of net debt to Adjusted EBITDA leverage are presented in the tables appearing below. The presentation of non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for any measure prepared in accordance with GAAP. The Company believes that presenting the non-GAAP financial measures Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EPS aids in making period-to-period comparisons, assessing the performance of our business and understanding the underlying operating performance and core business trends by excluding certain adjustments not expected to recur in the normal course of business or that are not meaningful indicators of actual and estimated operating performance. The inclusion of free cash flow assists investors in understanding the cash generating ability of the Company separate from cash generated by the sale of assets. Net debt to Adjusted EBITDA leverage ratio is a commonly used metric that assists investors in understanding and evaluating the Company’s capital structure and changes to its capital structure over time. The Company currently expects to continue to exclude the items listed above from non-GAAP financial measures. Management utilizes and plans to utilize these non-GAAP financial measures to compare the Company’s operating performance during the 2023 fiscal year to the comparable periods in the 2022 fiscal year and to internally prepared projections. These non-GAAP financial measures may differ from similarly titled measures of other companies.
UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited) (in millions, except for per share data) |
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13-Week Period Ended |
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39-Week Period Ended |
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April 29,
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April 30,
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April 29,
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April 30,
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Net sales |
|
$ |
7,507 |
|
|
$ |
7,242 |
|
|
$ |
22,855 |
|
|
$ |
21,655 |
|
Cost of sales |
|
|
6,507 |
|
|
|
6,230 |
|
|
|
19,690 |
|
|
|
18,526 |
|
Gross profit |
|
|
1,000 |
|
|
|
1,012 |
|
|
|
3,165 |
|
|
|
3,129 |
|
Operating expenses |
|
|
967 |
|
|
|
969 |
|
|
|
2,969 |
|
|
|
2,845 |
|
Restructuring, acquisition and integration related (benefits) expenses |
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
16 |
|
Loss (gain) on sale of assets |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
(88 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(87 |
) |
Operating income |
|
|
33 |
|
|
|
123 |
|
|
|
195 |
|
|
|
355 |
|
Net periodic benefit income, excluding service cost |
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
(10 |
) |
|
|
(22 |
) |
|
|
(30 |
) |
Interest expense, net |
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
37 |
|
|
|
109 |
|
|
|
121 |
|
Other income, net |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
(2 |
) |
Income before income taxes |
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
97 |
|
|
|
110 |
|
|
|
266 |
|
(Benefit) provision for income taxes |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
29 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
53 |
|
Net income including noncontrolling interests |
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
68 |
|
|
|
97 |
|
|
|
213 |
|
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
(4 |
) |
Net income attributable to United Natural Foods, Inc. |
|
$ |
7 |
|
|
$ |
67 |
|
|
$ |
92 |
|
|
$ |
209 |
|
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|
|
|
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Basic earnings per share |
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$ |
0.12 |
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|
$ |
1.15 |
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|
$ |
1.55 |
|
|
$ |
3.62 |
|
Diluted earnings per share |
|
$ |
0.12 |
|
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$ |
1.10 |
|
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$ |
1.51 |
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|
$ |
3.44 |
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Weighted average shares outstanding: |
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|
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|
|
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Basic |
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|
59.4 |
|
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|
58.4 |
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|
59.3 |
|
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|
57.9 |
|
Diluted |
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|
60.4 |
|
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|
60.9 |
|
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|
61.0 |
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|
61.0 |
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UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited) (in millions, except for par values) |
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April 29,
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July 30,
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ASSETS |
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|
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Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
38 |
|
|
$ |
44 |
|
Accounts receivable, net |
|
|
985 |
|
|
|
1,214 |
|
Inventories, net |
|
|
2,465 |
|
|
|
2,355 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
|
204 |
|
|
|
184 |
|
Total current assets |
|
|
3,692 |
|
|
|
3,797 |
|
Property and equipment, net |
|
|
1,735 |
|
|
|
1,690 |
|
Operating lease assets |
|
|
1,236 |
|
|
|
1,176 |
|
Goodwill |
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
Intangible assets, net |
|
|
765 |
|
|
|
819 |
|
Other long-term assets |
|
|
193 |
|
|
|
126 |
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
7,641 |
|
|
$ |
7,628 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
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|
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Accounts payable |
|
$ |
1,837 |
|
|
$ |
1,742 |
|
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
|
|
268 |
|
|
|
260 |
|
Accrued compensation and benefits |
|
|
165 |
|
|
|
232 |
|
Current portion of operating lease liabilities |
|
|
164 |
|
|
|
156 |
|
Current portion of long-term debt and finance lease liabilities |
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
27 |
|
Total current liabilities |
|
|
2,455 |
|
|
|
2,417 |
|
Long-term debt |
|
|
2,022 |
|
|
|
2,109 |
|
Long-term operating lease liabilities |
|
|
1,122 |
|
|
|
1,067 |
|
Long-term finance lease liabilities |
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
23 |
|
Pension and other postretirement benefit obligations |
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
Other long-term liabilities |
|
|
154 |
|
|
|
194 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
|
5,799 |
|
|
|
5,836 |
|
Stockholders’ equity: |
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|
|
|
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Preferred stock, |
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|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Common stock, |
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|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
|
602 |
|
|
|
608 |
|
Treasury stock at cost |
|
|
(65 |
) |
|
|
(24 |
) |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
(20 |
) |
Retained earnings |
|
|
1,318 |
|
|
|
1,226 |
|
Total United Natural Foods, Inc. stockholders’ equity |
|
|
1,841 |
|
|
|
1,791 |
|
Noncontrolling interests |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
Total stockholders’ equity |
|
|
1,842 |
|
|
|
1,792 |
|
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
|
$ |
7,641 |
|
|
$ |
7,628 |
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UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited) |
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39-Week Period Ended |
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(in millions) |
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April 29,
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April 30,
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: |
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Net income including noncontrolling interests |
|
$ |
97 |
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$ |
213 |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: |
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|
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|
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Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
224 |
|
|
|
210 |
|
Share-based compensation |
|
|
33 |
|
|
|
33 |
|
Gain on sale of property and equipment |
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
|
(87 |
) |
Closed property and other restructuring charges |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1 |
|
Net pension and other postretirement benefit income |
|
|
(22 |
) |
|
|
(30 |
) |
Deferred income tax expense |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
— |
|
LIFO charge |
|
|
83 |
|
|
|
102 |
|
(Recoveries) provision for losses on receivables |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
4 |
|
Non-cash interest expense and other adjustments |
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities |
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
(497 |
) |
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |
|
|
402 |
|
|
|
(31 |
) |
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: |
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Payments for capital expenditures |
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(218 |
) |
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|
(158 |
) |
Proceeds from dispositions of assets |
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|
14 |
|
|
|
231 |
|
Payments for investments |
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|
(7 |
) |
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|
(28 |
) |
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities |
|
|
(211 |
) |
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|
45 |
|
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: |
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Proceeds from borrowings under revolving credit line |
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|
2,387 |
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|
|
3,853 |
|
Repayments of borrowings under revolving credit line |
|
|
(2,348 |
) |
|
|
(3,453 |
) |
Repayments of long-term debt and finance leases |
|
|
(149 |
) |
|
|
(369 |
) |
Repurchases of common stock |
|
|
(41 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock and exercise of stock options |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
9 |
|
Payments of employee restricted stock tax withholdings |
|
|
(39 |
) |
|
|
(42 |
) |
Payments for debt issuance costs |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
Distributions to noncontrolling interests |
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
(4 |
) |
Repayments of other loans |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Net cash used in financing activities |
|
|
(197 |
) |
|
|
(7 |
) |
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE ON CASH |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS |
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
7 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents, at beginning of period |
|
|
44 |
|
|
|
41 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents, at end of period |
|
$ |
38 |
|
|
$ |
48 |
|
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: |
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Cash paid for interest |
|
$ |
114 |
|
|
$ |
110 |
|
Cash refunds for federal, state, and foreign income taxes, net |
|
$ |
(4 |
) |
|
$ |
— |
|
Leased assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities |
|
$ |
198 |
|
|
$ |
260 |
|
Leased assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease liabilities |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
1 |
|
Additions of property and equipment included in Accounts payable |
|
$ |
42 |
|
|
$ |
27 |
|
SUPPLEMENTAL NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION (unaudited) UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC. |
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Reconciliation of Net income including noncontrolling interests to Adjusted EBITDA (unaudited) |
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13-Week Period Ended |
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39-Week Period Ended |
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(in millions) |
April 29, 2023 |
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April 30, 2022 |
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April 29, 2023 |
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April 30, 2022 |
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Net income including noncontrolling interests |
$ |
8 |
|
|
$ |
68 |
|
|
$ |
97 |
|
|
$ |
213 |
|
Adjustments to net income including noncontrolling interests: |
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Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests |
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
(4 |
) |
Net periodic benefit income, excluding service cost |
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
(10 |
) |
|
|
(22 |
) |
|
|
(30 |
) |
Interest expense, net |
|
35 |
|
|
|
37 |
|
|
|
109 |
|
|
|
121 |
|
Other income, net |
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
(2 |
) |
(Benefit) provision for income taxes |
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
29 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
53 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
77 |
|
|
|
72 |
|
|
|
224 |
|
|
|
210 |
|
Share-based compensation |
|
10 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
33 |
|
|
|
33 |
|
LIFO charge |
|
33 |
|
|
|
72 |
|
|
|
83 |
|
|
|
102 |
|
Restructuring, acquisition and integration related (benefits) expenses |
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
16 |
|
Loss (gain) on sale of assets(1) |
|
4 |
|
|
|
(88 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(87 |
) |
Multiemployer pension plan withdrawal benefit(2) |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
Other retail benefit(3) |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
Business transformation costs(4) |
|
7 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
159 |
|
|
$ |
196 |
|
|
$ |
547 |
|
|
$ |
616 |
|
(1) |
Fiscal 2022 primarily reflects the gain on sale of our |
|
(2) |
Reflects an adjustment to multiemployer pension plan withdrawal charge estimates. |
|
(3) |
Reflects an insurance recovery associated with event-specific damages to certain retail stores and store closure costs. |
|
(4) |
Reflects third-party costs primarily for business transformation initiatives, including network automation and optimization, commercial value creation, digital offering enhancement and infrastructure unification and modernization. |
Reconciliation of Net income attributable to United Natural Foods, Inc. to Adjusted net income and Adjusted EPS (unaudited) |
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|
|
|
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|
|
13-Week Period Ended |
|
39-Week Period Ended |
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(in millions, except per share amounts) |
|
April 29, 2023 |
|
April 30, 2022 |
|
April 29, 2023 |
|
April 30, 2022 |
||||||||
Net income attributable to United Natural Foods, Inc. |
|
$ |
7 |
|
|
$ |
67 |
|
|
$ |
92 |
|
|
$ |
209 |
|
Restructuring, acquisition and integration related (benefits) expenses |
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
16 |
|
Gain on sale of assets other than losses on sales of receivables(1) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(88 |
) |
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
|
(87 |
) |
LIFO charge |
|
|
33 |
|
|
|
72 |
|
|
|
83 |
|
|
|
102 |
|
Surplus property depreciation and interest expense(2) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
Multiemployer pension plan withdrawal benefit |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
Loss on debt extinguishment |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
Other retail benefit(3) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
Business transformation costs(4) |
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Tax impact of adjustments and adjusted effective tax rate(5) |
|
|
(10 |
) |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
(37 |
) |
|
|
(23 |
) |
Adjusted net income |
|
$ |
33 |
|
|
$ |
67 |
|
|
$ |
150 |
|
|
$ |
217 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Diluted weighted average shares outstanding |
|
|
60.4 |
|
|
|
60.9 |
|
|
|
61.0 |
|
|
|
61.0 |
|
Adjusted EPS(6) |
|
$ |
0.54 |
|
|
$ |
1.10 |
|
|
$ |
2.46 |
|
|
$ |
3.56 |
|
(1) |
Gain on sale of assets, as reflected here, does not include losses on sales of receivables under the accounts receivable monetization program, which are included in Loss (gain) on sale of assets on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and are not adjusted from Adjusted EPS. |
|
(2) |
Reflects surplus, non-operating property depreciation and interest expense. |
|
(3) |
Reflects an insurance recovery associated with event-specific damages to certain retail stores and store closure costs. |
|
(4) |
Reflects third-party costs primarily for business transformation initiatives, including network automation and optimization, commercial value creation, digital offering enhancement and infrastructure unification and modernization. |
|
(5) |
Represents the tax effect of the pre-tax adjustments using an adjusted effective tax rate. The adjusted effective tax rate is calculated based on adjusted net income before tax, and its impact reflects the exclusion of changes to uncertain tax positions, valuation allowances, tax impacts related to the vesting of share-based compensation awards and discrete GAAP tax items which could impact the comparability of the operational effective tax rate. The reconciliation of the adjusted effective tax rate used in calculating Adjusted EPS is provided in the table below. The Company believes using this adjusted effective tax rate provides better consistency across the interim reporting periods since each of these discrete items can cause volatility in the GAAP tax rate that is not indicative of the underlying ongoing operations of the Company. By providing this non-GAAP measure, management intends to provide investors with a meaningful, consistent comparison of the Company’s effective tax rate on ongoing operations. |
|
(6) |
Earnings per share amounts are calculated using actual unrounded figures. |
Calculation of net debt to Adjusted EBITDA leverage ratio (unaudited) |
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(in millions, except ratios) |
April 29, 2023 |
||
Current portion of long-term debt and finance lease liabilities |
$ |
21 |
|
Long-term debt |
|
2,022 |
|
Long-term finance lease liabilities |
|
15 |
|
Less: Cash and cash equivalents |
|
(38 |
) |
Net carrying value of debt and finance lease liabilities |
|
2,020 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA(1) |
$ |
760 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA leverage ratio |
|
2.7 |
x |
(1) |
Adjusted EBITDA for purposes of this calculation reflects the summation of the trailing four quarters ended April 29, 2023. Refer to the following table for the reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA trailing four quarters. |
Reconciliation of trailing four quarters Net income including noncontrolling interests to Adjusted EBITDA (unaudited) |
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|
|
|
||
(in millions) |
|
52-Week Period
|
||
Net income including noncontrolling interests |
|
$ |
138 |
|
Adjustments to net income including noncontrolling interests: |
|
|
||
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests |
|
|
(7 |
) |
Net periodic benefit income, excluding service cost |
|
|
(32 |
) |
Interest expense, net |
|
|
143 |
|
Other income, net |
|
|
(2 |
) |
Provision for income taxes |
|
|
16 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
299 |
|
Share-based compensation |
|
|
43 |
|
LIFO charge |
|
|
139 |
|
Restructuring, acquisition and integration related expenses |
|
|
6 |
|
Other retail expense |
|
|
1 |
|
Business transformation costs |
|
|
16 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA(1) |
|
$ |
760 |
|
(1) |
Adjusted EBITDA for purposes of this calculation reflects the summation of the trailing four quarters ended April 29, 2023. |
Reconciliation of Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities to Free cash flow (unaudited) |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
|
13-Week Period Ended |
|
39-Week Period Ended |
||||||||||||
(in millions) |
April 29, 2023 |
|
April 30, 2022 |
|
April 29, 2023 |
|
April 30, 2022 |
||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |
$ |
132 |
|
|
$ |
(74 |
) |
|
$ |
402 |
|
|
$ |
(31 |
) |
Payments for capital expenditures |
|
(67 |
) |
|
|
(52 |
) |
|
|
(218 |
) |
|
|
(158 |
) |
Free cash flow |
$ |
65 |
|
|
$ |
(126 |
) |
|
$ |
184 |
|
|
$ |
(189 |
) |
FISCAL 2023 GUIDANCE |
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|
|
|
|||||||||
Reconciliation of 2023 guidance for estimated Net income attributable to United Natural Foods, Inc. to Adjusted net income and estimated Adjusted EPS (unaudited) |
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|
|
|
|||||||||
|
|
Fiscal Year Ending July 29, 2023 |
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(in millions, except per share amounts) |
|
Low Range |
|
Estimate |
|
High Range |
|||||
Net income attributable to United Natural Foods, Inc. |
|
$ |
11 |
|
|
|
$ |
41 |
|||
Restructuring, acquisition and integration related expenses |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
||||
LIFO charge |
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
|
||||
Business transformation costs |
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
||||
Tax impact of adjustments and adjusted effective tax rate(1) |
|
|
|
(32 |
) |
|
|
||||
Adjusted net income |
|
$ |
109 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
139 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding |
|
|
61 |
|
|
|
|
|
61 |
|
|
Adjusted EPS(2) |
|
$ |
1.80 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
2.30 |
|
|
(1) |
The estimated adjusted effective tax rate excludes the potential impact of changes in uncertain tax positions, tax impacts related to the vesting of share-based compensation awards and valuation allowances. Refer to the reconciliation for adjusted effective tax rate. |
|
(2) |
Adjusted EPS amounts as presented include rounding. |
Reconciliation of 2023 guidance for Net income attributable to United Natural Foods, Inc. to Adjusted EBITDA (unaudited) |
|||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
|
|
Fiscal Year Ending July 29, 2023 |
|||||||||
(in millions) |
|
Low Range |
|
Estimate |
|
High Range |
|||||
Net income attributable to United Natural Foods, Inc. |
|
$ |
11 |
|
|
|
$ |
41 |
|||
Provision for income taxes |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
LIFO charge |
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
|
||||
Interest expense, net |
|
|
|
139 |
|
|
|
||||
Other expense, net |
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
||||
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
|
301 |
|
|
|
||||
Share-based compensation |
|
|
|
43 |
|
|
|
||||
Net periodic benefit income, excluding service costs |
|
|
|
(29 |
) |
|
|
||||
Business transformation costs |
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
||||
Restructuring, acquisition and integration related expenses |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
||||
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
610 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
650 |
|
|
Reconciliation of estimated 2023 and actual 2022 U.S. GAAP effective tax rate to adjusted effective tax rate (unaudited) |
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
Estimated
|
|
Actual
|
||
|
|
15 |
% |
|
18 |
% |
Discrete quarterly recognition of GAAP items(1) |
|
7 |
% |
|
8 |
% |
Tax impact of other charges and adjustments (2) |
|
3 |
% |
|
— |
% |
Changes in valuation allowances(3) |
|
(1 |
)% |
|
— |
% |
Other(4) |
|
1 |
% |
|
— |
% |
Adjusted effective tax rate(4) |
|
25 |
% |
|
26 |
% |
| Note: As part of the year-end reconciliation, we update the reconciliation of the GAAP effective tax rate for actual results. | ||
(1) |
Reflects changes in tax laws excluding the CARES Act, uncertain tax positions, the tax impacts related to the exercise of share-based compensation awards and any prior-year deferred tax or payable adjustments. This includes prior-year Internal Revenue Service or other tax jurisdiction audit adjustments. |
|
(2) |
Reflects the tax impact of pre-tax adjustments that are excluded from pre-tax income when calculating adjusted EPS. |
|
(3) |
Reflects changes in valuation allowances related to changes in judgment regarding the realizability of deferred tax assets or current year operations. |
|
(4) |
The Company establishes an estimated adjusted effective tax rate at the beginning of the fiscal year based on the best available information. The Company re-evaluates its estimated adjusted effective tax rate as appropriate throughout the year and adjusts for any material changes. The actual adjusted effective tax rate at the end of the fiscal year is based on actual results and accordingly may differ from the estimated adjusted effective tax rate used during the year. |
|
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Steve Bloomquist
Vice President, Investor Relations
952-828-4144 sbloomquist@unfi.com
Kristyn Farahmand
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations and Transformation Finance
401-213-2160 kristyn.farahmand@unfi.com
Source: United Natural Foods, Inc.
