NYSE$UNFI

United Natural Foods Inc · Q1 2024 earnings

Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

UNFI's financial performance exceeded expectations due to improved operational execution and early delivery of savings from near-term value creation initiatives, offsetting anticipated procurement gains decline.

UNFI reported a slight increase in net sales but a significant decrease in net income and adjusted EBITDA for Q1 2024. Improved operational execution and early realization of value creation initiatives helped offset the decline in procurement gains due to lower inflation.

  • Net sales increased by 0.3% to $7.6 billion.
  • Net loss was $39 million, with a loss per diluted share (EPS) of $(0.67).
  • Adjusted EBITDA decreased by 43.5% to $117 million.
  • Adjusted EPS decreased to $(0.04).

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$7.55B

Previous: $7.53B+0.3%
EPS (adj)

-$0.04

Previous: $1.13-103.5%
Adjusted EBITDA

$117M

Previous: $207M-43.5%
Capital Expenditures

-$74M

Previous: -$67M-10.4%
Free Cash Flow

-$113M

Previous: -$1M-11200.0%
Net Income

-$39M

Previous: $66M-159.1%
Operating Income

-$16M

Previous: $99M-116.2%
Gross Profit

$1.03B

Previous: $1.1B-6.0%
Cash & Equivalents

$37M

Previous: $39M-5.1%
Total Assets

$7.85B

Previous: $8.2B-4.3%
Stock-Based Comp

$6M

Previous: $12M-50.0%

Revenue & EPS history

UNFI · Revenue · Quarterly

$7.55B

Q1 2024+0.3%vs Q1 2023
Beat estimate in 11 of 16 quarters(69%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

UNFI · $7.99B total across 3 segments · Q3 2026

  • Natural
    $4.34B
  • Conventional
    $3.14B
  • Retail
    $515M

Forward guidance

The company is updating its full-year outlook for fiscal 2024 for net loss and EPS to reflect non-cash asset charges and a gain on sale and reaffirming its expectations for net sales, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EPS and capital and cloud implementation expenditures.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2024

Historical avgQ1 2024

-2.7%

Avg return

Earnings day

-4.7%

Avg return

5 days after

-3.9%

Avg return

30 days after

37%

25 / 68 earnings

Positive

+34.0%

Q4 2021

Best reaction

-34.5%

Q3 2020

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q3 2026-9.9%-1.8%
Q2 2026-3.0%+7.3%+22.1%
Q1 2026+4.8%-0.7%-2.0%
Q4 2025+18.8%+27.6%+20.1%
Q3 2025-2.7%-3.5%+23.5%
Q2 2025-4.9%+3.5%-8.1%
Q1 2025+13.8%+15.4%+16.9%
Q4 2024+25.4%+17.5%+20.9%
Q3 2024+28.0%+17.8%+2.2%
Q2 2024-19.6%-19.8%-29.9%
Q1 2024-3.6%-7.9%-6.0%
Q4 2023-22.4%-25.3%-22.8%
Q3 2023-20.6%-23.6%-28.8%
Q2 2023-28.6%-38.4%-36.6%
Q1 2023-15.5%-13.4%-13.9%
Q4 2022-6.3%-10.6%+6.9%
Q3 2022-1.2%-6.8%-12.3%
Q2 2022-9.7%-9.3%+6.7%
Q1 2022+10.2%+3.9%-2.8%
Q4 2021+34.0%+29.4%+12.9%
Q3 2021-14.5%-9.2%-10.7%
Q2 2021+28.6%+20.5%+15.7%
Q1 2021-9.5%-20.5%-11.8%
Q4 2020-8.1%-11.1%-14.6%
Q3 2020-34.5%-26.6%-13.9%
Q2 2020-19.9%+9.0%+47.3%
Q1 2020-26.7%-27.6%-14.1%
Q4 2019-29.1%-35.3%-34.9%
Q3 2019-4.1%+0.6%-8.0%
Q2 2019-9.3%-6.5%-12.4%
Q1 2019-26.8%-34.6%-46.3%
Q4 2018-7.0%-7.3%-19.6%
Q3 2018-15.5%-12.4%-8.8%
Q2 2018+4.9%+4.2%-0.6%
Q1 2018+0.7%+2.6%-9.2%
Q4 2017+7.1%+9.4%+10.7%
Q3 2017-5.3%-2.2%-14.1%
Q2 2017+0.0%-2.4%+0.0%
Q1 2017-4.9%-7.1%-3.4%
Q4 2016-1.1%-7.0%+2.5%
Q3 2016+14.7%+9.7%+22.2%
Q2 2016+12.2%
Q1 2016-14.1%
Q4 2015+0.6%
Q3 2015-4.9%
Q2 2015-6.5%
Q1 2015-1.7%
Q4 2014+1.2%
Q3 2014-8.4%
Q2 2014-0.1%
Q1 2014+1.2%
Q4 2013+15.2%
Q3 2013-1.7%
Q2 2013-4.5%
Q1 2013-0.1%
Q4 2012-3.8%
Q3 2012+3.5%
Q2 2012+2.7%
Q1 2012-2.7%
Q4 2009-1.8%
Q4 2011-1.8%
Q3 2011+1.0%
Q3 2010+1.0%
Q2 2011-1.7%
Q2 2010-1.7%
Q1 2011+1.1%
Q1 2010+1.1%
Q4 2010+1.1%

Discussion

Share your read of this quarter. Sign-in carries your eToro identity.

Join the conversation

Sign in with eToro to post your read of this quarter and vote on others'.

Sign in with eToro