Smart & Final Stores (SFS) Tops Q4 EPS by 5c, FY15 EPS Guidance Tops Views

March 18, 2015 4:11 PM EDT

Smart & Final Stores (NYSE: SFS) reported Q4 EPS of $0.16, $0.05 better than the analyst estimate of $0.11. Revenue for the quarter came in at $839.3 million versus the consensus estimate of $820.46 million. It reported comparable store sales growth of 7.8%.

Outlook

The following provides information on the Company's guidance for the full year ending January 3, 2016:

2015

Net sales growth

11% - 12%

Comparable store sales growth

3.5% - 4.5%

Unit growth (net new stores)

20 Smart & Final Extra!

2 Cash & Carry

Relocations of existing stores

3 Smart & Final

1 Cash & Carry

Conversions of legacy stores to the Extra! format

6 stores

Adjusted EBITDA

$185 - $190 million

Adjusted net income

$51 - $53 million

Adjusted diluted EPS

$0.67- $0.70

Capital expenditures

$135 - $145 million

Basic weighted average shares

73.1 million

Fully diluted weighted average shares

76.6 million

(Street sees FY15 EPS of $0.63)

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