Pricesmart Inc (PSMT) SEC Filing 10-K Annual report for the fiscal year ending Friday, August 31, 2018

PriceSmart Announces Third Quarter Results of Operations 





San Diego, CA (July 5, 2018) - PriceSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ: PSMT) today announced its results of operations for the third quarter of fiscal year 2018 which ended on May 31, 2018.



For the third quarter of fiscal year 2018, net warehouse club sales increased 5.6% to $750.5 million from $710.7 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2017. Total revenues for the third quarter of fiscal year 2018 increased 7.1% to $782.2 million from  $730.3 million in the comparable period of the prior year. The Company had 41 warehouse clubs in operation as of May 2018 and 39 clubs in operation as of May 2017.



Total selling, general and administrative expenses in the quarter were $101.1 million or 12.9% of total revenues compared to 11.6% a year ago. SG&A this year includes the cost of two additional warehouse clubs. Santa Ana, Costa Rica that opened in October 2017, and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic that opened in May 2018.  In addition, the Company had an increase in SG&A costs of approximately $8.0 million, related to Aeropost operations.



The Company recorded operating income during the quarter of $28.4 million, as compared to $27.6 million in the prior year. Net income was $18.7 million, or $0.61 per diluted share, in the third quarter of fiscal year 2018 as compared to $18.8 million, or $0.62 per diluted share, in the third quarter of fiscal year 2017. 



For the first nine months of fiscal year 2018, net warehouse club sales increased 5.2% to $2,312.4 million from $2,199.1 million in the first nine months of fiscal year 2017. Total revenues for the first nine months of the fiscal year 2018 increased 5.6% to $2,388.8 million from $2,263.1 million in the same period of the prior year.



Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $30.4 million to 11.9% of total revenues for the nine-month period ended May 31, 2018 compared to 11.2% for the same period during fiscal year 2017.  The $8.0 million of increases to warehouse club and other operations and general and administrative costs associated with the Aeropost acquisitions discussed above



For the first nine months of fiscal year 2018, the Company recorded operating income of $98.9 million and net income of $55.3 million, or $1.82 per diluted share. During the nine month period in fiscal year 2017, the Company recorded operating income of $105.4 million and net income of $70.9 million, or $2.34 per diluted share.



PriceSmart management will host a conference call at 12:00 p.m. Eastern time (9:00a.m. Pacific time) on Friday, July 6, 2018, to discuss the financial results. Individuals interested in participating in the conference call may do so by dialing (855)  209-8211 toll free, or (412) 317-5214 for international callers and asking to join the PriceSmart, Inc. call. A digital replay will be available through July 13, 2018, 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 10120109.