Smart Final Stores, Inc. (SFS) SEC Filing 10-K Annual report for the fiscal year ending Sunday, January 3, 2016

Exhibit 99.1

Smart & Final Stores, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2015 Financial Results

COMMERCE, Calif. (March 9, 2016) –Smart & Final Stores, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE:SFS), the value-oriented food and everyday staples retailer, today reported financial results for the thirteen week and fifty-three week periods ended January 3, 2016.

Full Year Highlights:

·                 Net sales increased 12.4% to $3.97 billion

·                 Comparable store sales growth of 4.5%

·                 Net income of $38.3 million, or $0.50 per diluted share

·                 Adjusted net income increased 21.0% to $56.3 million, or $0.73 per diluted share

·                 Adjusted EBITDA increased 9.5% to $192.9 million

·                 276 stores at year-end, including 127 Smart & Final Extra! stores

“2015 was an exceptional year for Smart & Final Stores,” said Mr. David Hirz, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Our focus on execution positioned us to deliver strong top-line sales growth and record bottom-line financial performance.  We completed our 2015 store development plan, which included expanding our Smart & Final Extra! store base by nearly 30% and adding two new Cash & Carry stores. Additionally, we continued the successful roll-out of key merchandising initiatives, which helped contribute to our 26th year of positive comparable store sales over the past 27 years.”

Mr. Hirz added, “We’ve set a new standard for growth at Smart & Final Stores and have made the necessary investments to support an accelerated pace of expansion in 2016. We plan to increase our Smart & Final banner store base by 15% this year, driven by the successful acquisition of 33 store leases and related assets in central and southern California previously operated under the Haggen banner.  In addition, we plan to open four to five new Cash & Carry stores in 2016.”

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.

Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2015 Financial Results

Net sales were $997.6 million, representing an 18.9% increase as compared to $839.3 million in the same period of 2014. An increase in net sales of $73.3 million was attributable to an additional week in the fourth quarter of 2015 as compared to the same period in 2014. Net sales growth was driven by a 3.5% increase in comparable store sales and from the net sales contribution of new stores. The growth in comparable store sales was comprised of a 3.9% increase in comparable transaction count and a 0.4% decrease in comparable average transaction size, which was negatively impacted by deflation.

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