Dollar Tree Inc DLTR shares are trading lower after the company reported fourth-quarter FY23 sales growth of 11.9% year-over-year to $8.63 billion, missing analysts’ consensus estimate of $8.67 billion dollars.
Same-store sales increased 6.3% for the Dollar Tree segment, decreased 1.2% for Family Dollar and grew 3% for Enterprise.
Gross profit for the quarter increased 16.2% y/y to $2.77 billion, and gross margin grew 120 basis points to 32.1%.
Operating loss for the quarter was $(1.89) billion compared to operating profit of $618.1 million. Adjusted EPS of $2.55 missed the consensus estimate of $2.65.
The company had $684.9 million in cash and cash equivalents as of February 3, 2024. Twelve-month operating cash flow was $2.68 billion.
The company opened 219 new stores in the quarter and closed 72. Dollar Tree repurchased 3.9 million shares in the quarter for $504.3 million.
“Our core operating performance was strong in the fourth quarter, despite some unexpected developments related to general liability claims,” said CFO Jeff Davis.
View: Dollar Tree expects fiscal 24 net sales of $31 billion to $32 billion versus consensus of $31.65 billion. Adjusted EPS of $6.70 – $7.30 vs. estimate of $7.04.
Dollar Tree expects first-quarter net sales of $7.6 billion – $7.9 billion versus estimate of $7.68 billion. Adjusted EPS of $1.33 – $1.48 vs. Street View of $1.69.
Price action: DLTR shares were trading 7.48% lower at $138.50 in premarket at last check on Wednesday.
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