PriceSmart (PSMT) May Comps Decline 0.9%

PriceSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ: PSMT) today announced that for the month of May 2019, net merchandise sales increased 0.8% to $251.0 million from $248.7 million in May a year earlier. Foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations impacted net merchandise sales negatively by $9.6 million or 3.8% versus the same prior year one-month period.

For the nine months ended May 31, 2019, net merchandise sales increased 0.4% to $2,322.6 million from $2,312.2 million in the same period last year. Foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations impacted net merchandise sales negatively by $77.1 million or 3.3% versus the same prior year nine-month period.

There were 42 warehouse clubs in operation at May 31, 2019 compared to 41 warehouse clubs in operation at May 31, 2018.

For the five weeks ended June 2, 2019, comparable warehouse sales for the 40 warehouse clubs open at least 13 ½ full months decreased 0.9% compared to the same five-week period last year. Foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations impacted comparable net merchandise sales negatively by $10.9 million or 3.9% versus the same prior year period.

For the thirty-nine week period ended June 2, 2019, comparable warehouse sales decreased 1.3% compared to the comparable thirty-nine week period a year ago. Foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations impacted comparable net merchandise sales negatively by $76.1 million or 3.3% versus the same prior year period.

The Company reports comparable net merchandise sales on a "same week" basis with 13 weeks in each quarter beginning on a Monday and ending on a Sunday. The periods are established at the beginning of the fiscal year to provide as close a match as possible to the calendar month and quarter that is used for financial reporting purposes. This approach equalizes the number of weekend days and weekdays in each period for improved sales comparison, as we experience higher merchandise club sales on the weekends. Each of the warehouse clubs used in the calculations was open for at least 13 ½ calendar months before its results for the current period were compared with its results for the prior period.

The term "currency exchange rates" refers to the currency exchange rates we use to convert net merchandise and comparable net merchandise sales for all countries where the functional currency is not the U.S. dollar into U.S. dollars. We calculate the effect of changes in currency exchange rates as the difference between current period activities translated using the current period's currency exchange rates, and the comparable prior year period's currency exchange rates. The disclosure of the effects of currency exchange rate fluctuations on the Company's results permits investors to understand better our underlying performance.

Third Quarter 2019 Earnings Announcement Details:

PriceSmart today also announced that it plans to release third quarter fiscal year 2019 financial results on Wednesday, July 10, 2019, after the market closes. PriceSmart management plans to host a conference call at 12:00 p.m. Eastern time (9:00 a.m. Pacific time) on Thursday, July 11, 2019, to discuss the financial results. Individuals interested in participating in the conference call may do so by dialing (855) 209-8211 for domestic callers or (412) 317-5214 for international callers, and asking to join the PriceSmart, Inc. call. A digital replay will be available through July 18, 2019, following the conclusion of the call by dialing (877) 344-7529 for domestic callers, or (412) 317-0088 for international callers, and entering replay access code 10131782.

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