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Casey’s General Stores, Inc., ("Casey's" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: CASY) one of the leading convenience store chains in the United States, today announced financial results for the three months and year ended April 30, 2024.
Fourth Quarter 2024 Key Highlights1
Fiscal Year 2024 Key Highlights
“Casey's started its three-year strategic plan with a record fiscal year, exceeding $1 billion in EBITDA for the first time in the company's history," said Darren Rebelez, President and CEO. “Inside same-store sales were outstanding, up 4.4%, or 11.2% on a two-year stack basis, led by strong performance in pizza and bakery as well as alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. Strong sales growth was accomplished while improving inside margin. Our fuel team achieved market share gains while striking the right balance between fuel gallon growth and gross profit margin throughout the year to drive fuel gross profit up 3.9% from the prior year. The operations team did a tremendous job driving sales growth, while integrating new stores and reducing same-store labor hours for the eighth consecutive quarter.”
Earnings
Three Months Ended April 30,
Twelve Months Ended April 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Net income (in thousands)
$
87,020
$
56,092
$
501,972
$
446,691
Diluted earnings per share
$
2.34
$
1.49
$
13.43
$
11.91
EBITDA (in thousands)
$
219,026
$
166,023
$
1,059,398
$
952,464
Fourth quarter net income, diluted EPS, and EBITDA were up versus the same period the prior year primarily due to higher inside and higher fuel gross profit partially offset by higher operating expense due to operating 137 additional stores.
______________________1 During the quarter Casey's had one additional operating day due to the leap year. This impacted same-store and total results for the quarter by approximately 100 basis points. The impact for the full year was approximately 25 basis points.
2 EBITDA is reconciled to net income below.
Inside
Three Months Ended April 30,
Twelve Months Ended April 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Inside sales (in thousands)
$
1,257,375
$
1,124,060
$
5,188,994
$
4,768,337
Inside same-store sales
5.6
%
6.5
%
4.4
%
6.5
%
Grocery and general merchandise same-store sales
4.3
%
7.1
%
3.5
%
6.3
%
Prepared food and dispensed beverage same-store sales
8.8
%
4.9
%
6.8
%
7.1
%
Inside gross profit (in thousands)
$
517,613
$
445,549
$
2,128,822
$
1,904,856
Inside margin
41.2
%
39.6
%
41.0
%
39.9
%
Grocery and general merchandise margin
34.4
%
33.0
%
34.1
%
33.6
%
Prepared food and dispensed beverage margin
58.1
%
56.8
%
58.7
%
56.6
%
For the quarter, total inside sales were up 11.9% for the quarter and total inside gross profit was up 16.2%. Inside same-store sales were up 5.6%, or 12.4% on a two-year stack basis, driven by strong performance in hot sandwiches and dispensed beverage in the prepared food and dispensed beverage category as well as non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages in the grocery and general merchandise category. Inside margin was up 160 basis points for the quarter primarily due to mix shift, modest retail price adjustments and strong cost of goods management.
Fuel3
Three Months Ended April 30,
Twelve Months Ended April 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Fuel gallons sold (in thousands)
694,989
635,916
2,828,669
2,672,366
Same-store gallons sold
0.9
%
0.0
%
0.1
%
(0.8
)%
Fuel gross profit (in thousands)
$
253,612
$
219,746
$
1,116,671
$
1,074,913
Fuel margin (cents per gallon, excluding credit card fees)
36.5 ¢
34.6 ¢
39.5 ¢
40.2 ¢
For the quarter, total fuel gallons sold increased 9.3% compared to the prior year primarily due to operating more stores, while same-store gallons sold were up 0.9% versus the prior year. Fuel gross profit was up 15.4% versus the prior year. The Company sold $1.0 million in renewable fuel credits (RINs) in the fourth quarter, while the company did not sell any RINs in the same period last year.
Operating Expenses
Three Months Ended April 30,
Twelve Months Ended April 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Operating expenses (in thousands)
$
579,047
$
521,729
$
2,288,513
$
2,119,942
Credit card fees (in thousands)
$
53,539
$
51,287
$
229,418
$
233,014
Same-store operating expense excluding credit card fees
2.6
%
2.7
%
2.7
%
2.8
%
Total operating expenses increased 11% for the fourth quarter. Approximately 6% of the increase is due to operating 137 more stores than a year ago. Approximately 2% of the increase was due to same-store employee expense. Approximately 1% of the change is related to an increase in accrued costs for incentive compensation due to strong financial performance. Finally, approximately 1% of the increase was due to discretionary charitable giving and a special team member bonus.
_________________________3 Fuel category does not include wholesale fuel activity, which is included in Other.
Expansion
Store Count
April 30, 2023
2,521
New store construction
42
Acquisitions
112
Acquisitions not opened
(1
)
Prior acquisitions opened
6
Closed
(22
)
April 30, 2024
2,658
Liquidity
At April 30, 2024, the Company had approximately $1.1 billion in available liquidity, consisting of approximately $206 million in cash and cash equivalents on hand and $900 million in undrawn borrowing capacity on existing lines of credit.
Share Repurchase
During the fourth quarter, the Company repurchased approximately $15 million of shares bringing the total for the year to $105 million. The Company has approximately $295 million remaining under its existing share repurchase authorization.
Dividend
At its June meeting, the Board of Directors voted to increase the quarterly dividend by 16% to $0.50 per share, which is the 25th consecutive year increasing the dividend. The dividend is payable August 15, 2024, to shareholders of record on August 1, 2024.
Fiscal 2025 Outlook
Casey's expects the following performance during fiscal 2025. The Company expects EBITDA to increase at least 8%. The Company expects inside same-store sales to increase 3% to 5% and inside margin comparable to fiscal 2024. The Company expects same-store fuel gallons sold to be between negative 1% to positive 1%. Total operating expenses are expected to increase approximately 6% to 8%. The Company expects to add at least 100 stores in fiscal 2025 through a mix of M&A and new store construction. Net interest expense is expected to be approximately $56 million. Depreciation and amortization is expected to be approximately $390 million and the purchase of property and equipment is expected to be approximately $575 million. The tax rate is expected to be approximately 24% to 26% for the year.
Casey’s General Stores, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended April 30,
Twelve Months Ended April 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Total revenue
$
3,600,015
$
3,328,701
$
14,862,913
$
15,094,475
Cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization, shown separately below)
2,801,942
2,640,949
11,515,002
12,022,069
Operating expenses
579,047
521,729
2,288,513
2,119,942
Depreciation and amortization
92,344
80,631
349,797
313,131
Interest, net
14,494
12,800
53,441
51,815
Income before income taxes
112,188
72,592
656,160
587,518
Federal and state income taxes
25,168
16,500
154,188
140,827
Net income
$
87,020
$
56,092
$
501,972
$
446,691
Net income per common share
Basic
$
2.35
$
1.50
$
13.51
$
11.99
Diluted
$
2.34
$
1.49
$
13.43
$
11.91
Basic weighted average shares
37,025,986
37,283,677
37,164,022
37,266,851
Plus effect of stock compensation
233,993
290,000
206,284
252,844
Diluted weighted average shares
37,259,979
37,573,677
37,370,306
37,519,695
Casey’s General Stores, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)
April 30, 2024
April 30, 2023
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
$
206,482
$
378,869
Receivables
151,793
120,547
Inventories
428,722
376,085
Prepaid expenses
25,791
22,107
Income taxes receivable
17,066
23,347
Total current assets
829,854
920,955
Other assets, net of amortization
195,559
192,153
Goodwill
652,663
615,342
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $2,883,925 at April 30, 2024 and $2,620,149 at April 30, 2023
4,669,357
4,214,820
Total assets
$
6,347,433
$
5,943,270
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Current liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt and finance lease obligations
$
53,181
$
52,861
Accounts payable
569,527
560,546
Accrued expenses
330,758
313,718
Total current liabilities
953,466
927,125
Long-term debt and finance lease obligations, net of current maturities
1,582,758
1,620,513
Deferred income taxes
596,850
543,598
Insurance accruals, net of current portion
30,046
32,312
Other long-term liabilities
168,932
159,056
Total liabilities
3,332,052
3,282,604
Total shareholders’ equity
3,015,381
2,660,666
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$
6,347,433
$
5,943,270
Casey’s General Stores, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)
Twelve months ended April 30,
2024
2023
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income
$
501,972
$
446,691
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
349,797
313,131
Amortization of debt issuance costs
1,111
1,789
Change in excess replacement cost over LIFO inventory valuation
12,499
24,231
Share-based compensation
41,379
47,024
Loss on disposal of assets and impairment charges
6,414
6,871
Deferred income taxes
53,252
23,126
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Receivables
(31,246
)
(12,519
)
Inventories
(51,785
)
(141
)
Prepaid expenses
(3,684
)
(4,248
)
Accounts payable
(8,731
)
(9,483
)
Accrued expenses
14,387
20,292
Income taxes
5,112
20,652
Other, net
2,476
4,535
Net cash provided by operating activities
892,953
881,951
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property and equipment
(522,004
)
(476,568
)
Payments for acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired
(330,032
)
(85,569
)
Proceeds from sales of property and equipment
26,680
17,103
Net cash used in investing activities
(825,356
)
(545,034
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments of long-term debt
(53,656
)
(40,970
)
Payments of debt issuance costs
—
(3,940
)
Payments of cash dividends
(62,918
)
(55,617
)
Repurchase of common stock
(104,898
)
—
Tax withholdings on employee share-based awards
(18,512
)
(16,399
)
Net cash used in financing activities
(239,984
)
(116,926
)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
(172,387
)
219,991
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period
378,869
158,878
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period
$
206,482
$
378,869
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOWS INFORMATION
Twelve months ended April 30,
2024
2023
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest, net of amount capitalized
$
63,449
$
56,799
Income taxes, net
105,000
90,398
Noncash investing and financing activities:
Purchased property and equipment in accounts payable
45,617
27,905
Summary by Category (Amounts in thousands)
Three months ended April 30, 2024
Prepared Food
& Dispensed Beverage
Grocery & General Merchandise
Fuel
Other
Total
Revenue
$
356,895
$
900,480
$
2,276,586
$
66,054
$
3,600,015
Gross profit
$
207,443
$
310,170
$
253,612
$
26,848
$
798,073
58.1
%
34.4
%
11.1
%
40.6
%
22.2
%
Fuel gallons sold
694,989
Three months ended April 30, 2023
Revenue
$
314,222
$
809,838
$
2,137,815
$
66,826
$
3,328,701
Gross profit
$
178,580
$
266,969
$
219,746
$
22,457
$
687,752
56.8
%
33.0
%
10.3
%
33.6
%
20.7
%
Fuel gallons sold
635,916
Summary by Category (Amounts in thousands)
Twelve months ended April 30, 2024
Prepared Food & Dispensed Beverage
Grocery & General Merchandise
Fuel
Other
Total
Revenue
$
1,461,600
$
3,727,394
$
9,402,071
$
271,848
$
14,862,913
Gross profit
$
858,295
$
1,270,527
$
1,116,671
$
102,418
$
3,347,911
58.7
%
34.1
%
11.9
%
37.7
%
22.5
%
Fuel gallons sold
2,828,669
Twelve months ended April 30, 2023
Revenue
$
1,322,560
$
3,445,777
$
10,027,310
$
298,828
$
15,094,475
Gross profit
$
748,405
$
1,156,451
$
1,074,913
$
92,637
$
3,072,406
56.6
%
33.6
%
10.7
%
31.0
%
20.4
%
Fuel gallons sold
2,672,366
Prepared Food & Dispensed Beverage
Prepared Food & Dispensed Beverage
Same-store Sales
Margin
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Fiscal Year
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Fiscal Year
F2024
5.9
%
6.1
%
7.5
%
8.8
%
6.8
%
F2024
58.2
%
59.0
%
59.6
%
58.1
%
58.7
%
F2023
8.4
10.5
5.0
4.9
7.1
F2023
55.6
56.7
57.3
56.8
56.6
F2022
10.8
4.1
7.4
7.6
7.4
F2022
61.0
60.6
58.0
56.9
59.2
Grocery & General Merchandise
Grocery & General Merchandise
Same-store Sales
Margin
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Fiscal Year
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Fiscal Year
F2024
5.2
%
1.7
%
2.8
%
4.3
%
3.5
%
F2024
34.1
%
34.0
%
33.9
%
34.4
%
34.1
%
F2023
5.5
6.9
5.8
7.1
6.3
F2023
33.9
33.3
34.0
33.0
33.6
F2022
7.0
6.8
7.7
4.3
6.3
F2022
33.0
33.3
32.0
32.5
32.7
Fuel Gallons
Fuel Margin
Same-store Sales
(Cents per gallon, excluding credit card fees)
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Fiscal Year
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Fiscal Year
F2024
0.4
%
—
%
(0.4
)%
0.9
%
0.1
%
F2024
41.6
¢
42.3
¢
37.3
¢
36.5
¢
39.5
¢F2023
(2.3
)
0.3
(0.5
)
—
(0.8
)
F2023
44.7
40.5
40.7
34.6
40.2
F2022
9.0
2.5
5.7
1.5
4.4
F2022
35.1
34.7
38.3
36.2
36.0
RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO EBITDA AND ADJUSTED EBITDA
We define EBITDA as net income before net interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA further adjusts EBITDA by excluding the gain or loss on disposal of assets as well as impairment charges. Neither EBITDA nor Adjusted EBITDA are considered GAAP measures, and should not be considered as a substitute for net income, cash flows from operating activities or other income or cash flow statement data. These measures have limitations as analytical tools, and should not be considered in isolation or as substitutes for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. We strongly encourage investors to review our financial statements and publicly filed reports in their entirety and not to rely on any single financial measure.
We believe EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are useful to investors in evaluating our operating performance because securities analysts and other interested parties use such calculations as a measure of financial performance and debt service capabilities, and they are regularly used by the Company for internal purposes including our capital budgeting process, evaluating acquisition targets, assessing performance, and awarding incentive compensation.
Because non-GAAP financial measures are not standardized, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, as defined by us, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. It therefore may not be possible to compare our use of these non-GAAP financial measures with those used by other companies.
The following table contains a reconciliation of net income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the three and twelve months ended April 30, 2024 and 2023:
(In thousands)
Three Months Ended April 30,
Twelve Months Ended April 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Net income
$
87,020
$
56,092
$
501,972
$
446,691
Interest, net
14,494
12,800
53,441
51,815
Depreciation and amortization
92,344
80,631
349,797
313,131
Federal and state income taxes
25,168
16,500
154,188
140,827
EBITDA
$
219,026
$
166,023
$
1,059,398
$
952,464
Loss on disposal of assets and impairment charges
5,522
894
6,414
6,871
Adjusted EBITDA
$
224,548
$
166,917
$
1,065,812
$
959,335
NOTES:
This release contains statements that may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including those related to expectations for future periods, possible or assumed future results of operations, financial conditions, liquidity and related sources or needs, business and/or integration strategies, plans and synergies, supply chain, growth opportunities, performance at our stores. There are a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause our actual results to differ materially from any results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements, including but not limited to the execution of our strategic plan, the integration and financial performance of acquired stores, wholesale fuel, inventory and ingredient costs, distribution challenges and disruptions, the impact and duration of the conflict in Ukraine or other geopolitical disruptions, as well as other risks, uncertainties and factors which are described in the Company’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on our website. Any forward-looking statements contained in this release represent our current views as of the date of this release with respect to future events, and Casey’s disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements in the release whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
Corporate information is available at this website: https://www.caseys.com. Earnings will be reported during a conference call on June 12, 2024. The call will be broadcast live over the Internet at 7:30 a.m. CDT. To access the call, go to the Events and Presentations section of our website at https://investor.caseys.com/events-and-presentations/default.aspx. No access code is required. A webcast replay of the call will remain available in an archived format on the Events and Presentations section of our website at https://investor.caseys.com/events-and-presentations/default.aspx for one year after the call.
View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240611668192/en/
Investor Relations Contact: Brian Johnson (515) 446-6587
Media Relations Contact: Katie Petru (515) 446-6772
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