Albertsons Companies, Inc.

NYSE:ACI Stock Report

Market Cap: US$11.2b

Albertsons Companies Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 1/6

Albertsons Companies has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 14.6%, while the Consumer Retailing industry saw earnings growing at 14.2% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 5.5% per year. Albertsons Companies's return on equity is 33%, and it has net margins of 1.3%.

Key information

14.6%

Earnings growth rate

8.0%

EPS growth rate

Consumer Retailing Industry Growth10.9%
Revenue growth rate5.5%
Return on equity33.0%
Net Margin1.3%
Last Earnings Update07 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

There May Be Life In The Busted Albertsons -- Kroger Deal

Dec 12

Albertsons Companies, Inc.'s (NYSE:ACI) Earnings Are Not Doing Enough For Some Investors

Nov 10
Albertsons Companies, Inc.'s (NYSE:ACI) Earnings Are Not Doing Enough For Some Investors

Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.12

Oct 18
Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.12

Albertsons Companies Remains One Of The Best Risk-To-Reward Prospects In This Market

Oct 16

An Intrinsic Calculation For Albertsons Companies, Inc. (NYSE:ACI) Suggests It's 44% Undervalued

Oct 14
An Intrinsic Calculation For Albertsons Companies, Inc. (NYSE:ACI) Suggests It's 44% Undervalued

Albertsons-Kroger Deal Offers A Potential Premium

Sep 13

Does Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Sep 10
Does Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Albertsons: Merger Scrutiny Heats Up With Nearing FTC Trial

Aug 17

Albertsons: Grocery Chains Shouldn't Trade At These Multiples

Jun 08

Albertsons May Be Win-Win Proposition, With Or Without Kroger Deal

May 19

Albertsons Companies: As Merger Woes Mount, Things Get Interesting

Apr 23

Albertsons Investment Prospects After FTC Blocks Kroger Buyout

Feb 29

Albertsons-Kroger And 15 Other Merger Arbitrage Opportunities With Wide Spreads

Jan 09

Kroger Vs. Albertsons: Merger Of Grocery Titans Makes One A Better Deal Based On Value

Dec 29

Supermarket Chain Albertsons Rated Hold Until Kroger Merger Completes

Nov 27

Albertsons And Kroger Will Not Likely Merge As Planned

Sep 22

Kroger And Albertsons Offer A Tasty Opportunity That's Hard To Ignore

Sep 10

Albertsons: 25% Arbitrage Upside In Merger With Kroger

Aug 11

Albertsons Companies: The Kroger Merger Will Potentially Transform The Company

Jul 12

Albertsons Companies proposes $750M senior notes offering

Feb 06

The Albertsons/Kroger Merger Is In Jeopardy

Jan 25

Albertsons Companies shares payment date for $6.85 special dividend

Jan 19

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Albertsons Companies makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:ACI Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
07 Sep 2479,71499818,8090
15 Jun 2479,4531,11918,6420
24 Feb 2479,2381,29518,4500
02 Dec 2379,1631,34318,4580
09 Sep 2378,7611,09118,3870
17 Jun 2378,3901,20018,2900
25 Feb 2377,6501,21018,1130
03 Dec 2276,7681,27817,7390
10 Sep 2275,3421,53217,5260
18 Jun 2273,9281,37617,3040
26 Feb 2271,8871,28416,9180
04 Dec 2170,27677217,4150
11 Sep 2168,95650517,4530
19 Jun 2168,20851717,3500
27 Feb 2169,69076417,5210
05 Dec 2069,35597916,8870
12 Sep 2068,04993715,5870
20 Jun 2066,4681,00015,6600
29 Feb 2062,45546615,4310
30 Nov 1961,03553415,0780
07 Sep 1960,77252516,0660
15 Jun 1960,62019816,0380
23 Feb 1960,53513114,8780
01 Dec 1860,55238416,3230
08 Sep 1860,31055616,3790
16 Jun 1860,11823416,3600
24 Feb 1859,9254615,9910
02 Dec 1759,708-30716,3570
09 Sep 1759,722-56216,3250
17 Jun 1759,747-44516,1700
25 Feb 1759,678-37316,1960
27 Feb 1658,734-50215,7430
28 Feb 1527,199-1,2257,6630

Quality Earnings: ACI has a large one-off loss of $390.1M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 7th September, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: ACI's current net profit margins (1.3%) are lower than last year (1.4%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: ACI's earnings have grown by 14.6% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: ACI's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: ACI had negative earnings growth (-8.7%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Consumer Retailing industry average (10.5%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: Whilst ACI's Return on Equity (33.05%) is high, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/18 22:53
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/18 00:00
Earnings2024/09/07
Annual Earnings2024/02/24

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Management10 years
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Analyst Sources

Albertsons Companies, Inc. is covered by 31 analysts. 18 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Karen ShortBarclays
Kelly BaniaBMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Robert OhmesBofA Global Research