Albertsons Companies
Market Cap
US$8.0b
Last Updated
2021/01/17 23:03 UTC
Data Sources
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Executive Summary
Albertsons Companies, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a food and drug retailer in the United States. More Details
Rewards
Risk Analysis
Earnings are forecast to decline by an average of 9% per year for the next 3 years
Snowflake Analysis
Good value with proven track record.
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Share Price & News
How has Albertsons Companies's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: ACI is less volatile than 75% of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 4% a week.
Volatility Over Time: ACI's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
4.1%
ACI
-0.4%
US Consumer Retailing
-1.0%
US Market
1 Year Return
n/a
ACI
19.8%
US Consumer Retailing
19.6%
US Market
Return vs Industry: Insufficient data to determine how ACI performed against the US Consumer Retailing industry.
Return vs Market: Insufficient data to determine how ACI performed against the US Market.
Shareholder returns
| ACI | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 4.1% | -0.4% | -1.0% |
| 30 Day | 10.7% | 0.9% | 2.3% |
| 90 Day | 20.2% | 2.4% | 13.1% |
| 1 Year | n/a | 22.5%19.8% | 22.3%19.6% |
| 3 Year | n/a | 42.1%33.6% | 45.3%35.7% |
| 5 Year | n/a | 100.0%79.0% | 124.8%99.8% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Albertsons Companies's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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Is Albertsons Companies undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
>50%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: ACI ($17.29) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($70.26)
Significantly Below Fair Value: ACI is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: ACI is good value based on its PE Ratio (9.3x) compared to the US Consumer Retailing industry average (14.7x).
PE vs Market: ACI is good value based on its PE Ratio (9.3x) compared to the US market (21x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: ACI's earnings are forecast to decline next year, so we can't calculate its PEG ratio.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: ACI is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (5.9x) compared to the US Consumer Retailing industry average (2.6x).
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Future Growth
How is Albertsons Companies forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 16 analysts?
-9.0%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: ACI's earnings are forecast to decline over the next 3 years (-9% per year).
Earnings vs Market: ACI's earnings are forecast to decline over the next 3 years (-9% per year).
High Growth Earnings: ACI's earnings are forecast to decline over the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: ACI's revenue is expected to decline over the next 3 years (-1.4% per year).
High Growth Revenue: ACI's revenue is forecast to decline over the next 3 years (-1.4% per year).
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: ACI's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time (23.2%)
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Past Performance
How has Albertsons Companies performed over the past 5 years?
73.7%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: ACI has a large one-off loss of $655.9M impacting its December 5 2020 financial results.
Growing Profit Margin: ACI's current net profit margins (1.4%) are higher than last year (0.9%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: ACI has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 73.7% per year.
Accelerating Growth: ACI's earnings growth over the past year (84.8%) exceeds its 5-year average (73.7% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: ACI earnings growth over the past year (84.8%) exceeded the Consumer Retailing industry 57.8%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: Whilst ACI's Return on Equity (35.72%) is high, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.
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Financial Health
How is Albertsons Companies's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: ACI's short term assets ($7.4B) exceed its short term liabilities ($6.6B).
Long Term Liabilities: ACI's short term assets ($7.4B) do not cover its long term liabilities ($16.7B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: ACI's debt to equity ratio (268%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: Insufficient data to determine if ACI's debt to equity ratio has reduced over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: ACI's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (44.1%).
Interest Coverage: ACI's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (4.6x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Dividend
What is Albertsons Companies's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
2.31%
Current Dividend Yield
Upcoming Dividend Payment
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: ACI's dividend (2.31%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.39%).
High Dividend: ACI's dividend (2.31%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (3.85%).
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Too early to tell whether ACI's dividend payments have been stable as they only just started paying a dividend.
Growing Dividend: Too early to tell if ACI's dividend payments are increasing as they only just started paying a dividend.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: With its low payout ratio (5.4%), ACI's dividend payments are thoroughly covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: ACI's dividends in 3 years are forecast to be thoroughly covered by earnings (14.3% payout ratio).
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
3.3yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Vivek Sankaran (57 yo)
1.75yrs
Tenure
US$28,944,892
Compensation
Mr. Vivek Sankaran has been the President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Albertsons Companies, Inc. since April 25, 2019. Mr. Sankaran served as Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo Foods North Am...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Vivek's total compensation ($USD28.94M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD6.21M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Vivek's compensation with company performance.
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 1.75yrs | US$28.94m | 0.42% $ 33.9m | |
| Executive VP & CFO | 6.92yrs | US$2.07m | 0.10% $ 8.4m | |
| Executive VP & COO | 2.33yrs | US$2.34m | 0.11% $ 9.2m | |
| EVP of GR | 1.42yrs | US$3.37m | 0.0051% $ 407.3k | |
| Executive VP & Chief Customer and Digital Officer | 1.08yrs | US$4.81m | no data | |
| Senior VP & Chief Accounting Officer | no data | no data | 0.026% $ 2.1m | |
| Executive VP & Chief Information Officer | 5.08yrs | US$2.30m | 0.049% $ 3.9m | |
| Group Vice President | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP | 0.58yr | no data | no data | |
| Executive Vice President of Corporate Development & Real Estate | 6yrs | no data | 0.24% $ 19.3m | |
| President of Seattle Division | 4.33yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP of Retail Operations & President of Southern Division | 5.75yrs | no data | 0.38% $ 30.6m |
3.3yrs
Average Tenure
55yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: ACI's management team is considered experienced (3.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 1.75yrs | US$28.94m | 0.42% $ 33.9m | |
| Co-Chairman of the Board | 1.75yrs | US$13.38m | 0.17% $ 13.5m | |
| Independent Director | 5.83yrs | US$300.00k | 0.016% $ 1.3m | |
| Independent Director | 5.83yrs | US$315.00k | 0.016% $ 1.3m | |
| Director | 10.83yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chairman Emeritus | 1.75yrs | US$1.04m | 1.81% $ 145.6m | |
| Independent Director | 5.58yrs | US$295.00k | 0.020% $ 1.6m | |
| Independent Director | 5.58yrs | US$290.00k | 0.031% $ 2.5m | |
| Co-Chairman of the Board | 1.75yrs | no data | no data | |
| Director | 0.25yr | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 2.25yrs | US$250.00k | 0.0017% $ 139.2k | |
| Vice Chairman of the Board | no data | no data | no data |
2.3yrs
Average Tenure
64yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: ACI's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.3 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: ACI only recently listed within the past 12 months.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Albertsons Companies, Inc.'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Albertsons Companies, Inc.
- Ticker: ACI
- Exchange: NYSE
- Founded: 1939
- Industry: Food Retail
- Sector: Consumer Retailing
- Market Cap: US$8.049b
- Shares outstanding: 465.53m
- Website: https://www.albertsonscompanies.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Albertsons Companies, Inc.
- 250 Parkcenter Boulevard
- Boise
- Idaho
- 83706
- United States
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACI | NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) | Yes | Class A Common Stock | US | USD | Jun 2020 |
Biography
Albertsons Companies, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a food and drug retailer in the United States. Its food and drug retail stores offer grocery products, general merchandise, health and beau...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2021/01/17 23:03 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2021/01/15 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2020/12/05 |
| Annual Earnings | 2020/02/29 |
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.