Smart Final Stores, Inc. (SFS) SEC Filing 10-K Annual report for the fiscal year ending Sunday, December 28, 2014

Exhibit 99.1

Smart & Final Stores, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2014 Financial Results

COMMERCE, Calif. (March 18, 2015) –Smart & Final Stores, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE:SFS) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 28, 2014.

Fourth Quarter Highlights:

·                 Net sales increased 13.0% to $839.3 million

·                 Comparable store sales growth of 7.8%

·                 Net income of $9.3 million, or $0.12 per diluted share

·                 Adjusted net income increased 50.3% to $12.3 million, or $0.16 per diluted share

·                 Adjusted EBITDA increased 7.4% to $41.3 million

Full Year Highlights:

·                 Net sales increased 10.1% to $3,534.2 million

·                 Comparable store sales growth of 6.3%

·                 Net income of $33.1 million, or $0.52 per diluted share

·                 Adjusted net income increased 45.9% to $46.5 million, or $0.73 per diluted share

·                 Adjusted EBITDA increased 7.2% to $176.1 million

·                 254 stores at year-end, including 98 Smart & Final Extra! stores

“2014 was an exciting year for Smart & Final. We delivered record financial results, continued our accelerated store expansion program and successfully completed our initial public offering,” said Dave Hirz, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Performance across both the Smart & Final and Cash & Carry store banners was strong, driven by our ongoing merchandising and marketing efforts and consistent store level execution. Smart & Final Extra! continues to be the key to our new store growth, and, as planned, we completed twice as many new store openings and conversions to Extra! in 2014 as compared to the prior year.”

Mr. Hirz continued, “Looking ahead, in 2015 we plan to continue our accelerated pace of new store openings and believe that our strong performance in comparable store sales, competitive positioning, and real estate development pipeline provide the foundation for strong operating and financial performance.”

In order to aid understanding of the Company’s business performance, it has presented results in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) and has also presented adjusted net income, adjusted net income per share, adjusted net income per diluted share, EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA, which are non-GAAP measures that are explained and reconciled to the comparable GAAP measures in the tables included in this release. Where applicable, the numbers below are first presented on a GAAP basis and then on an adjusted basis.

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