AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · PriceSmart (PSMT)

PriceSmart Q4 fiscal 2024 net income rose 89% to $29.1 million, $0.94 per share

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

PriceSmart reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2024 revenue up 9.6% to $1.23 billion and net income up 89.0% to $29.1 million, or $0.94 per diluted share, compared with $0.49 a year earlier, when results included a $9.2 million minimum tax settlement and a $5.7 million asset impairment charge. For full fiscal 2024, net income rose 27.2% to $138.9 million, or $4.57 per diluted share. The company also plans a seventh warehouse club in Guatemala, which would bring its total to 56 clubs once open in summer 2025.

Key points

  • Q4 fiscal 2024 total revenues rose 9.6% to $1.23 billion; net merchandise sales rose 9.5% to $1.19 billion
  • Q4 fiscal 2024 diluted EPS was $0.94, versus $0.49 in the prior-year quarter
  • Fiscal 2024 total revenues rose 11.4% to $4.91 billion; operating income was $220.9 million
  • Guatemala club in Quetzaltenango expected to open in summer 2025; conference call on October 31, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern

The filing

CompanyPriceSmart (PSMT)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 30, 2024, 4:10 PM ET
Accession number0001041803-24-000048

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

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