Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.
Business
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. operates an extreme-value retail chain that sells quality, name-brand consumables and fresh products through a network of primarily independently operated stores. It offers a curated, ever-changing assortment of opportunistic “WOW!” deals alongside everyday staples, private-label SKUs, NOSH, produce, meat, beer and wine, general merchandise and related services. The company’s business model comprises independently operated (IO) stores and a smaller group of Company-operated stores supported by centralized purchasing, distribution centers, transportation, marketing and technology capabilities. Grocery Outlet distributes inventory to stores across multiple U.S. states through its distribution centers, direct supplier deliveries and third-party delivery partnerships.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-26
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net sales | 4,689 | 4,372 | 3,969 | 3,578 | 3,080 | |
| Cost of sales | 3,269 | 3,050 | 2,728 | 2,486 | 2,131 | |
| Gross profit | 1,419 | 1,322 | 1,242 | 1,092 | 949 | |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 1,332 | 1,228 | 1,116 | 997 | 860 | |
| Impairment of long-lived assets | 114 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Restructuring charges | 46 | 16 | 0 | — | — | |
| Goodwill impairment | 149 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Operating income (loss) | −222 | 78 | 126 | 95 | 89 | |
| Interest expense, net | 27 | 22 | 16 | 18 | 16 | |
| Loss on debt extinguishment and modification | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total other expenses | 27 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 12 | |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | −249 | 56 | 104 | 76 | 78 | |
| Income tax expense (benefit) | −24 | 17 | 25 | 11 | 15 | |
| Net income (loss) | −225 | 39 | 79 | 65 | 62 | |
| Comprehensive income (loss) | −225 | 39 | 79 | 65 | 62 | |
| Basic earnings (net loss) per share (in usd per share) | −2.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.67 | 0.65 | |
| Diluted earnings (net loss) per share (in usd per share) | −2.3 | 0.4 | 0.79 | 0.65 | 0.63 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 98 | 99 | 99 | 97 | 96 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 98 | 100 | 101 | 100 | 99 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 70 | 63 | 115 | 103 | 140 | |
| Independent operator receivables and current portion of independent operator notes, net of allowance $12,253 and $5,770 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 7 | |
| Other accounts receivable, net of allowance $8 and $9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
| Merchandise inventories | 382 | 394 | 350 | 334 | 276 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 25 | 27 | 32 | 15 | 17 | |
| Total current assets | 498 | 504 | 517 | 467 | 443 | |
| Independent operator notes and receivables, net of allowance $15,291 and $12,709 | 44 | 36 | 28 | 23 | 22 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 743 | 750 | 643 | 561 | 499 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 1,090 | 1,015 | 946 | 902 | 898 | |
| Intangible assets, net | 78 | 79 | 79 | 64 | 52 | |
| Goodwill, net | 634 | 783 | 748 | 748 | 748 | |
| Other assets | 5 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | |
| Total assets | 3,091 | 3,174 | 2,970 | 2,772 | 2,670 | |
| Trade accounts payable | 177 | 176 | 209 | 138 | 122 | |
| Accrued and other current liabilities | 54 | 55 | 67 | 53 | 49 | |
| Accrued compensation | 18 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 8 | |
| Current portion of long-term debt | 15 | 15 | 6 | 0 | — | |
| Current lease liabilities | 87 | 73 | 64 | 55 | 51 | |
| Income and other taxes payable | 12 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 7 | |
| Total current liabilities | 364 | 350 | 384 | 281 | 238 | |
| Long-term debt, net | 478 | 463 | 287 | 380 | — | |
| Deferred income tax liabilities, net | 33 | 56 | 39 | 20 | 9 | |
| Long-term lease liabilities | 1,229 | 1,106 | 1,038 | 981 | 962 | |
| Other long-term liabilities | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total liabilities | 2,107 | 1,976 | 1,750 | 1,662 | 1,661 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 12) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Common stock, par value $0.001 per share, 500,000,000 shares authorized; 98,153,086 and 97,262,557 shares issued and outstanding, respectively | 98,000 | 97,000 | 99,000 | 98,000 | 96,000 | |
| Series A preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, 50,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 827 | 816 | 877 | 848 | 812 | |
| Retained earnings | 157 | 381 | 342 | 263 | 197 | |
| Total stockholders' equity | 984 | 1,197 | 1,219 | 1,110 | 1,009 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | 3,091 | 3,174 | 2,970 | 2,772 | 2,670 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation of property and equipment | 108 | 91 | 77 | 70 | 63 | |
| Amortization of intangible and other assets | 23 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 8 | |
| Amortization of debt issuance costs and debt discounts | 928,000 | 910,000 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Non-cash rent | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | — | |
| Impairment of long-lived assets | 121 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Share-based compensation | 10 | 11 | 31 | 33 | 18 | |
| Provision for independent operator and other accounts receivable reserves | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |
| Deferred income taxes | −23 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 13 | |
| Other | 3 | 1 | 487,000 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent operator and other accounts receivable | −11 | −8 | −11 | −7 | −21,000 | |
| Merchandise inventories | 12 | −30 | −16 | −59 | −30 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | 2 | 8 | −11 | 841,000 | 3 | |
| Income and other taxes payable | 1 | −4 | 6 | 705,000 | −362,000 | |
| Trade accounts payable | 2 | −37 | 74 | 16 | 3 | |
| Accrued and other liabilities | 5 | −25 | 20 | 251,000 | — | |
| Accrued compensation | −2 | −8 | −2 | 19 | — | |
| Operating lease liabilities | 25 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 8 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 222 | 112 | 303 | 186 | 166 | |
| Advances to independent operators | −14 | −11 | −9 | −10 | −10 | |
| Repayments of advances from independent operators | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | |
| Business acquisition, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired | 0 | −61 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Purchases of property and equipment | −198 | −187 | −169 | −130 | −123 | |
| Proceeds from sales of assets | 39,000 | 0 | 24,000 | 39,000 | 37,000 | |
| Investments in intangible assets and licenses | −22 | −20 | −23 | −17 | −10 | |
| Proceeds from insurance recoveries - property and equipment | 0 | 0 | 632,000 | 0 | 2 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −230 | −274 | −194 | −150 | −137 | |
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 700,000 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | |
| Tax withholding related to net settlement of employee share-based awards | 0 | 0 | −537,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from senior term loan due 2028 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from revolving credit facility | 70 | 190 | 25 | 0 | 0 | |
| Principal payments on revolving credit facility | −40 | 0 | −25 | 0 | 0 | |
| Principal payments on finance leases | −1 | −2 | −1 | −1 | −1 | |
| Repurchase of common stock | 0 | −81 | −6 | −3 | 0 | |
| Dividends paid | 0 | 0 | −15,000 | −105,000 | −186,000 | |
| Debt issuance costs paid | 0 | 0 | −5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 14 | 110 | −97 | −73 | 6 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 7 | −52 | 12 | −37 | 35 | |
| Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized | 33 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 15 | |
| Income taxes paid in cash | 2 | 3 | 8 | −2 | 477,000 | |
| Purchases of property and equipment accrued at end of period | 16 | 13 | 7 | 19 | 15 | |
| Investments in intangible assets accrued at end of period | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 |