Double Digit Net Income & Earnings Per
Share Growth; Strong Full Year Cash Flow
Fourth-Quarter Fiscal 2024
Highlights
- Total case volume increased 1.1%
- Organic Independent Foodservice case volume increased 3.7%
- Net sales increased 2.2% to $15.2 billion
- Gross profit improved 4.7% to $1.7 billion
- Net income increased 10.9% to $166.5 million
- Adjusted EBITDA increased 18.4% to $456.2 million1
- Diluted Earnings Per Share (“EPS”) increased 11.5% to
$1.07
- Adjusted Diluted EPS increased 27.2% to $1.451
Full-Year Fiscal 2024
Highlights
- Total case volume grew 1.6%
- Organic Independent Foodservice case volume increased 6.0%
- Net sales increased 1.8% to $58.3 billion
- Gross profit improved 5.2% to $6.6 billion
- Net income increased 9.7% to $435.9 million
- Adjusted EBITDA increased 10.5% to $1.5 billion1
- Diluted EPS increased 9.8% to $2.79
- Adjusted Diluted EPS increased 10.8% to $4.301
- Operating Cash Flow of $1.2 billion
- Free cash flow of $767.4 million1
Performance Food Group Company (“PFG” or the “Company”) (NYSE:
PFGC) today announced its fourth-quarter and full-year fiscal 2024
business results.
“PFG had a strong finish to fiscal 2024, showing an acceleration
in sales, adjusted EBITDA and Earnings Per Share growth in the
fiscal fourth quarter,” said George Holm, PFG’s Chairman &
Chief Executive Officer. “I am excited for fiscal 2025 and expect
our underlying business momentum to continue. We are also pleased
to announce two value creating deals with the proposed purchase of
Cheney Brothers and the acquisition of José Santiago, which closed
in July. The addition of these two organizations is expected to
provide significant revenue and profit growth opportunities. Both
companies are led by excellent management teams, are good cultural
additions and will build upon our strong foodservice platform to
drive shareholder value over the long-term.”
1
This earnings release includes several
metrics, including Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Diluted Earnings per
Share, and Free Cash Flow, that are not calculated in accordance
with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the U.S. (“GAAP”).
Please see “Statement Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures” at the
end of this release for the definitions of such non-GAAP financial
measures and reconciliations of such non-GAAP financial measures to
their respective most comparable financial measures calculated in
accordance with GAAP.
Fourth-Quarter Fiscal 2024 Financial
Summary
Total case volume increased 1.1% for the fourth quarter of
fiscal 2024 compared to the prior year period. Total organic case
volume (defined as total case volume excluding case volume from
recent acquisitions) increased 0.7% for the fourth quarter of
fiscal 2024 compared to the prior year period. Total organic case
volume benefited from a 3.7% increase in organic independent cases,
growth in Performance Brands cases, and growth in cases sold to
Foodservice's Chain business.
Net sales for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024 grew 2.2% to
$15.2 billion compared to the prior year period. The increase in
net sales was primarily attributable to case volume growth in our
independent Foodservice business, as well as recent acquisitions,
partially offset by case declines in our Convenience and Vistar
business. Overall product cost inflation for the Company was
approximately 4.7%.
Gross profit for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024 grew 4.7% to
$1.7 billion compared to the prior year period. The gross profit
increase was primarily attributable to a favorable shift in the mix
of cases sold, including growth in the independent channel and
Performance Brands, as well as cost of goods sold optimization
through procurement efficiencies, and recent acquisitions.
Operating expenses rose 4.2% to $1.5 billion in the fourth
quarter of fiscal 2024 compared to the prior year period. The
increase in operating expenses was primarily due to increases in
personnel expense, primarily related to salaries, wages, and
benefits, and repairs and maintenance expense. Depreciation and
amortization increased $17.3 million primarily as a result of an
increase in transportation equipment under finance leases and an
increase in amortization of customer relationships and trade names
from recent acquisitions.
Net income for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024 increased $16.4
million year-over-year to $166.5 million. The increase was
primarily a result of the $19.6 million increase in operating
profit, partially offset by an increase in income tax expense. The
effective tax rate in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024 was 26.0%
compared to approximately 27.2% in the fourth quarter of fiscal
2023. The effective tax rate for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024
differed from the prior year due to an increase in income tax
credits, partially offset by an increase in foreign and state
income taxes as a percentage of book income and an increase in
non-deductible expenses.
For the quarter, Adjusted EBITDA rose 18.4% to $456.2 million
compared to the prior year period.
Diluted EPS increased 11.5% to $1.07 per share in the fourth
quarter of fiscal 2024 compared to the prior year period. Adjusted
Diluted EPS increased 27.2% to $1.45 per share in the fourth
quarter of fiscal 2024 compared to the prior year period.
Full-Year Fiscal 2024 Financial
Summary
Total case volume increased 1.6% in fiscal 2024 compared to the
prior year period. Total organic case volume increased 1.2%
compared to the prior year period. Total organic case volume
benefited from an 6.0% increase in organic independent cases,
growth in Performance Brands cases, and growth in cases sold to
Foodservice's Chain business.
Net sales for fiscal 2024 grew 1.8% to $58.3 billion compared to
the prior year period. The increase in net sales was primarily
attributable to case volume growth in our independent Foodservice
business, an increase in selling price per case as a result of
inflation, and recent acquisitions, partially offset by case
declines in our Convenience business.
Gross profit for fiscal 2024 grew 5.2% to $6.6 billion compared
to the prior year period. The gross profit increase was primarily
attributable to cost of goods sold optimization through procurement
efficiencies, as well as growth in cases sold, including growth in
the independent channel and Performance Brands, and recent
acquisitions.
Operating expenses rose 4.8% to $5.8 billion in fiscal 2024
compared to the prior year period. The increase in operating
expenses was primarily due to increases in personnel expense,
insurance expense, and repairs and maintenance expense, partially
offset by a decrease in fuel expense. Depreciation and amortization
increased $60.0 million primarily as a result of recent
acquisitions, an increase in transportation equipment under finance
leases, and accelerated amortization of certain customer
relationships and trade names.
Net income for fiscal 2024 increased $38.7 million
year-over-year to $435.9 million. The increase was primarily a
result of the $60.6 million increase in operating profit, partially
offset by a $14.2 million increase in interest expense and a $14.1
million increase in income tax expense. The effective tax rate for
fiscal 2024 remained consistent with the prior fiscal year at
27.0%, although the components of the rate changed from the prior
year due to an increase in income tax credits and benefit from
stock-based compensation, offset by an increase in foreign and
state income tax expense and non-deductible expenses as a
percentage of book income.
For fiscal 2024, Adjusted EBITDA rose 10.5% to $1.5 billion
compared to the prior year period.
Diluted EPS increased 9.8% to $2.79 per share in fiscal 2024
compared to the prior year period. Adjusted Diluted EPS increased
10.8% to $4.30 per share in fiscal 2024 compared to the prior year
period.
Cash Flow and Capital
Spending
In fiscal 2024, PFG provided $1.2 billion in cash flow from
operating activities compared to $832.1 million of cash flow
provided by operating activities in the prior year period. The
increase in cash flow provided by operating activities in fiscal
2024 was largely driven by improvements in working capital and
higher operating income compared to the prior year period.
In fiscal 2024, PFG invested $395.6 million in capital
expenditures, an increase of $125.9 million versus the prior year
period. In fiscal 2024, PFG delivered free cash flow of $767.4
million compared to free cash flow of $562.4 million in the prior
year.
Share Repurchase Program
In November 2022, the Board of Directors authorized a share
repurchase program for up to $300 million of the Company’s
outstanding common stock. The Company did not repurchase any shares
of common stock during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024. During
fiscal 2024, the Company repurchased and subsequently retired 1.3
million shares of common stock, for a total of $78.1 million or an
average cost of $58.83 per share. During fiscal 2023, the Company
repurchased and subsequently retired 0.2 million shares of common
stock, for a total of $11.2 million or an average cost of $56.06
per share. As of June 29, 2024, approximately $210.6 million
remained available for additional share repurchases under the
program.
PFG expects to accelerate the pace of share repurchase activity
in fiscal 2025 subject to marketplace conditions and other
factors.
M&A Activity
Earlier this morning, PFG announced its intention to acquire
Cheney Bros., Inc. ("Cheney Brothers") for approximately $2.1
billion in cash. Cheney Brothers will add geographical reach and
resources to PFG’s Foodservice operations in the Southeastern
United States. The transaction is subject to U.S. federal antitrust
clearance and other customary closing conditions and is expected to
close in calendar 2025.
In July 2024, PFG acquired José Santiago, Inc., a broadline food
service distributor headquartered in Puerto Rico. The transaction
builds upon PFG’s Foodservice business, adding new geographic
territories in the Caribbean with high sales and profit growth
potential.
Fourth-Quarter Fiscal 2024 Segment Results
Foodservice
Fourth-quarter fiscal 2024 net sales for Foodservice increased
4.6% to $7.7 billion compared to the prior year period. This
increase in net sales was driven by case volume growth in our
independent and Chain business. Overall product cost inflation for
Foodservice was approximately 2.9% for the fourth quarter of fiscal
2024. Securing new and expanding business with independent
customers resulted in organic independent case growth of 3.7% for
the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024 compared to the prior year
period. For the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024, independent sales as
a percentage of total segment sales were 40.6%.
Fourth-quarter fiscal 2024 Adjusted EBITDA for Foodservice
increased 14.1% to $311.8 million compared to the prior year
period. The increase was the result of an increase in gross profit
for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024 compared to the prior year
period, partially offset by an increase in operating expenses.
Gross profit contributing to Foodservice's Adjusted EBITDA
increased 7.1% driven by a favorable shift in the mix of cases sold
to independent customers and growth in cases sold, including more
Performance Brands products sold to our independent customers.
Operating expenses impacting Foodservice's Adjusted EBITDA
increased 4.5% primarily as a result of an increase in personnel
expenses and insurance expenses as compared to the prior year
period.
Vistar
For the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024, net sales for Vistar
decreased 1.8% to $1.2 billion compared to the prior year period.
This decrease was driven primarily by declines in theater cases
sold, offset by a recent acquisition and growth in the vending,
office coffee service, office supply travel, and hospitality
channels.
Fourth-quarter fiscal 2024 Adjusted EBITDA for Vistar decreased
0.1% to $85.5 million versus the prior year period. The decrease
was the result of a 10.2% increase in operating expenses for the
fourth quarter of fiscal 2024 compared to the prior year period,
partially offset by a 6.0% increase in gross profit. The increase
in gross profit contributing to Vistar's Adjusted EBITDA was driven
by a recent acquisition and pricing improvement from procurement
efficiencies, partially offset by expected decreases in inventory
holding gains. Operating expenses impacting Vistar's Adjusted
EBITDA increased primarily as a result of a recent acquisition.
Convenience
Fourth-quarter fiscal 2024 net sales for Convenience decreased
0.5% to $6.3 billion compared to the prior year period. The
decrease in net sales was driven primarily by a decline in
cigarette carton sales and center of the store cases sold,
partially offset by an increase in selling price per case as a
result of cigarette manufacturers’ price increases and continued
inflation for food and foodservice related products.
Fourth-quarter fiscal 2024 Adjusted EBITDA for Convenience
increased 41.9% to $114.5 million compared to the prior year
period. Gross profit contributing to Convenience's Adjusted EBITDA
increased 5.3% in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024 compared to the
prior year period driven by pricing improvement from procurement
efficiencies and the release of aged accruals, partially offset by
expected decreases in inventory holding gains. Operating expenses
impacting Convenience's Adjusted EBITDA decreased $9.9 million in
the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024 compared to the prior year
period, primarily as a result of decreases in personnel expenses
compared to the prior year period.
Fiscal 2025 Outlook
For the first quarter of fiscal 2025, PFG expects net sales to
be in a range of $15.2 billion to $15.5 billion. For the first
quarter of fiscal 2025, PFG expects Adjusted EBITDA to be in a
range of $400 million to $420 million.
For the full fiscal year 2025, PFG expects net sales to be in a
range of approximately $60 billion to $61 billion. For the full
fiscal year 2025, PFG expects Adjusted EBITDA to be in a $1.6
billion to $1.7 billion range.
PFG’s outlook for the fiscal first quarter and full fiscal year
2025 include expected business results for José Santiago but do not
include any financial benefit from the proposed acquisition of
Cheney Bros, Inc.
PFG’s Adjusted EBITDA outlook excludes the impact of certain
income and expense items that management believes are not part of
underlying operations. These items may include, but are not limited
to, loss on early extinguishment of debt, restructuring charges,
certain tax items, and charges associated with non-recurring
professional and legal fees associated with acquisitions. PFG’s
management cannot estimate on a forward-looking basis the impact of
these income and expense items on its reported net income, which
could be significant, are difficult to predict, and may be highly
variable. As a result, PFG does not provide a reconciliation to the
closest corresponding GAAP financial measure for its Adjusted
EBITDA outlook. Please see the “Forward-Looking Statements” section
of this release for a discussion of certain risks to PFG’s
outlook.
Conference Call
As previously announced, a conference call with the investment
community and news media will be webcast today, August 14, 2024, at
9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Access to the webcast is available at
www.pfgc.com.
About Performance Food Group Company
Performance Food Group is an industry leader and one of the
largest food and foodservice distribution companies in North
America with more than 150 locations. Founded and headquartered in
Richmond, Virginia, PFG and our family of companies market and
deliver quality food and related products to over 300,000 locations
including independent and chain restaurants; businesses, schools
and healthcare facilities; vending and office coffee service
distributors; and big box retailers, theaters and convenience
stores. PFG’s success as a Fortune 100 company is achieved through
approximately 37,000 dedicated associates committed to building
strong relationships with the valued customers, suppliers and
communities we serve. To learn more about PFG, visit pfgc.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Securities Act") and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended. These statements include, but are not
limited to, statements related to our expectations regarding the
performance of our business, our financial results, our liquidity
and capital resources, completion and subsequent integration of our
proposed acquisition of Cheney Bros., Inc. (the “Cheney Brothers
Transaction”) and other non-historical statements. You can identify
these forward-looking statements by the use of words such as
“outlook,” “believes,” “expects,” “potential,” “continues,” “may,”
“will,” “should,” “could,” “seeks,” “projects,” “predicts,”
“intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” “anticipates” or the negative
version of these words or other comparable words.
Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and
uncertainties. The following factors, in addition to those
discussed under the section entitled Item 1A. Risk Factors in PFG’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 1, 2023
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on
August 16, 2023 and PFG's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
fiscal quarter ended March 30, 2024 filed with the SEC on May 8,
2024, as such factors may be updated from time to time in our
periodic filings with the SEC, which are accessible on the SEC’s
website at www.sec.gov, could cause actual future results to differ
materially from those expressed in any forward-looking
statements:
- economic factors, including inflation or other adverse changes
such as a downturn in economic conditions or a public health
crisis, negatively affecting consumer confidence and discretionary
spending;
- our reliance on third-party suppliers;
- labor relations and cost risks and availability of qualified
labor;
- costs and risks associated with a potential cybersecurity
incident or other technology disruption;
- our reliance on technology and risks associated with disruption
or delay in implementation of new technology;
- competition in our industry is intense, and we may not be able
to compete successfully;
- we operate in a low margin industry, which could increase the
volatility of our results of operations;
- we may not realize anticipated benefits from our operating cost
reduction and productivity improvement efforts;
- our profitability is directly affected by cost inflation and
deflation and other factors;
- we do not have long-term contracts with certain of our
customers;
- group purchasing organizations may become more active in our
industry and increase their efforts to add our customers as members
of these organizations;
- changes in eating habits of consumers;
- extreme weather conditions, including hurricane, earthquake and
natural disaster damage;
- volatility of fuel and other transportation costs;
- our inability to adjust cost structure where one or more of our
competitors successfully implement lower costs;
- our inability to increase our sales in the highest margin
portion of our business;
- changes in pricing practices of our suppliers;
- our growth strategy may not achieve the anticipated
results;
- risks relating to acquisitions, including the risks that we are
not able to realize benefits of acquisitions or successfully
integrate the businesses we acquire;
- environmental, health, and safety costs, including compliance
with current and future environmental laws and regulations relating
to carbon emissions and climate change and related legal or market
measures;
- our inability to comply with requirements imposed by applicable
law or government regulations, including increased regulation of
electronic cigarette and other alternative nicotine products;
- a portion of our sales volume is dependent upon the
distribution of cigarettes and other tobacco products, sales of
which are generally declining;
- the potential impact of product recalls and product liability
claims relating to the products we distribute and other
litigation;
- adverse judgments or settlements or unexpected outcomes in
legal proceedings;
- negative media exposure and other events that damage our
reputation;
- decrease in earnings from amortization charges associated with
acquisitions;
- impact of uncollectibility of accounts receivable;
- increase in excise taxes or reduction in credit terms by taxing
jurisdictions;
- the cost and adequacy of insurance coverage and increases in
the number or severity of insurance and claims expenses;
- risks relating to our substantial outstanding indebtedness,
including the impact of interest rate increases on our variable
rate debt;
- our ability to raise additional capital on commercially
reasonable terms or at all; and
- the following risks related to the Cheney Brothers Transaction:
- the risk that U.S. federal antitrust clearance or other
approvals required for the Cheney Brothers Transaction may be
delayed or not obtained or are obtained subject to conditions
(including divestitures) that are not anticipated that could
require the exertion of our management’s time and our resources or
otherwise have an adverse effect on us;
- the risk that we could owe a $115.2 million termination fee to
Cheney Brothers under certain circumstances relating to a failure
to obtain U.S. federal antitrust clearance or any other required
antitrust or competition approvals;
- the possibility that certain conditions to the consummation of
the Cheney Brothers Transaction will not be satisfied or completed
on a timely basis and accordingly the Cheney Brothers Transaction
may not be consummated on a timely basis or at all;
- uncertainty as to the expected financial performance of the
combined company following completion of the Cheney Brothers
Transaction;
- the possibility that the expected synergies and value creation
from the Cheney Brothers Transaction will not be realized or will
not be realized within the expected time period;
- the exertion of our management's time and our resources, and
other expenses incurred and business changes required, in
connection with complying with the undertakings in connection with
U.S. federal antitrust clearance or other third party consents or
approvals for the Cheney Brothers Transaction;
- the risk that unexpected costs will be incurred in connection
with the completion and/or integration of the Cheney Brothers
Transaction or that the integration of Cheney Brothers' foodservice
business will be more difficult or time consuming than
expected;
- the availability of debt financing for the Cheney Brothers
Transaction;
- a downgrade of the credit rating of our indebtedness, which
could give rise to an obligation to redeem existing
indebtedness;
- unexpected costs, charges or expenses resulting from the Cheney
Brothers Transaction;
- the inability to retain key personnel;
- disruption from the announcement, pendency and/or completion of
the Cheney Brothers Transaction, including potential adverse
reactions or changes to business relationships with customers,
employees, suppliers, other business partners or regulators, making
it more difficult to maintain business and operational
relationships; and
- the risk that, following the Cheney Brothers Transaction, the
combined company may not be able to effectively manage its expanded
operations.
Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could
cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those
indicated in these statements. These factors should not be
construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the
other cautionary statements that are included in this release and
in our filings with the SEC. Any forward-looking statement,
including any contained herein, speaks only as of the time of this
release or as of the date they were made and we do not undertake to
update or revise them as more information becomes available or to
disclose any facts, events, or circumstances after the date of this
release or our statement, as applicable, that may affect the
accuracy of any forward-looking statement, except as required by
law.
PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
(In millions, except per share
data)
Three Months Ended June 29,
2024
Three Months Ended July 1,
2023
Fiscal year ended June 29,
2024
Fiscal year ended July 1,
2023
Net sales
$
15,189.2
$
14,865.2
$
58,281.2
$
57,254.7
Cost of goods sold
13,442.0
13,196.9
51,704.1
50,999.8
Gross profit
1,747.2
1,668.3
6,577.1
6,254.9
Operating expenses
1,465.8
1,406.5
5,750.7
5,489.1
Operating profit
281.4
261.8
826.4
765.8
Other expense, net:
Interest expense, net
57.6
56.0
232.2
218.0
Other, net
(1.2
)
(0.3
)
(2.6
)
3.8
Other expense, net
56.4
55.7
229.6
221.8
Income before taxes
225.0
206.1
596.8
544.0
Income tax expense
58.5
56.0
160.9
146.8
Net income
$
166.5
$
150.1
$
435.9
$
397.2
Weighted-average common shares
outstanding:
Basic
154.3
154.5
154.4
154.2
Diluted
156.0
156.6
156.0
156.1
Earnings per common share:
Basic
$
1.08
$
0.97
$
2.82
$
2.58
Diluted
$
1.07
$
0.96
$
2.79
$
2.54
PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP COMPANY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
($ in millions)
As of June 29, 2024
As of July 1, 2023
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash
$
20.0
$
12.7
Accounts receivable, less allowances of
$55.2 and $56.3
2,478.9
2,399.3
Inventories, net
3,314.7
3,390.0
Income taxes receivable
71.6
41.7
Prepaid expenses and other current
assets
268.1
227.8
Total current assets
6,153.3
6,071.5
Goodwill
2,418.3
2,301.0
Other intangible assets, net
971.1
1,028.4
Property, plant and equipment, net
2,788.5
2,264.0
Operating lease right-of-use assets
875.5
703.6
Other assets
186.2
130.5
Total assets
$
13,392.9
$
12,499.0
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’
EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Trade accounts payable and outstanding
checks in excess of deposits
$
2,594.4
$
2,453.5
Accrued expenses and other current
liabilities
908.3
891.5
Finance lease obligations-current
installments
147.2
102.6
Operating lease obligations-current
installments
108.2
105.5
Total current liabilities
3,758.1
3,553.1
Long-term debt
3,198.5
3,460.1
Deferred income tax liability, net
497.9
446.2
Finance lease obligations, excluding
current installments
703.2
447.3
Operating lease obligations, excluding
current installments
819.3
628.9
Other long-term liabilities
289.0
217.9
Total liabilities
9,266.0
8,753.5
Total shareholders’ equity
4,126.9
3,745.5
Total liabilities and shareholders’
equity
$
13,392.9
$
12,499.0
PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP COMPANY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)
($ in millions)
Fiscal year ended June 29,
2024
Fiscal year ended July 1,
2023
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income
$
435.9
$
397.2
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
cash provided by operating activities
Depreciation and intangible asset
amortization
556.7
496.7
Provision for losses on accounts
receivables
19.8
6.0
Change in LIFO Reserve
62.3
39.2
Other non-cash activities
57.5
101.7
Changes in operating assets and
liabilities, net:
Accounts receivable
(81.1
)
(95.6
)
Inventories
37.7
56.9
Income taxes receivable
(29.9
)
(11.0
)
Prepaid expenses and other assets
(95.8
)
(3.2
)
Trade accounts payable and outstanding
checks in excess of deposits
124.0
(164.6
)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
75.9
8.8
Net cash provided by operating
activities
1,163.0
832.1
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and
equipment
(395.6
)
(269.7
)
Net cash paid for acquisitions
(307.7
)
(63.8
)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and
equipment and other
20.6
38.9
Net cash used in investing activities
(682.7
)
(294.6
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net borrowings (payments) under ABL
Facility
6.8
(454.4
)
Repayment of Notes due 2025
(275.0
)
—
Payments under finance lease
obligations
(122.2
)
(88.5
)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
and employee stock purchase plan
17.7
30.8
Cash paid for shares withheld to cover
taxes
(21.5
)
(12.6
)
Repurchases of common stock
(78.1
)
(11.2
)
Other financing activities
(0.3
)
(0.3
)
Net cash used in financing activities
(472.6
)
(536.2
)
Net increase in cash and restricted
cash
7.7
1.3
Cash and restricted cash, beginning of
period
20.0
18.7
Cash and restricted cash, end of
period
$
27.7
$
20.0
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and
restricted cash reported within the condensed consolidated balance
sheets that sum to the total of the same such amounts shown in the
condensed consolidated statements of cash flows:
(In millions)
As of June 29, 2024
As of July 1, 2023
Cash
$
20.0
$
12.7
Restricted cash(1)
7.7
7.3
Total cash and restricted cash
$
27.7
$
20.0
(1)
Restricted cash is reported within Other
assets and represents the amounts required by insurers to
collateralize a part of the deductibles for the Company’s workers’
compensation and liability claims.
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
($ in millions)
Fiscal year ended June 29,
2024
Fiscal year ended July 1,
2023
Cash paid during the year for:
Interest
$
242.1
$
218.5
Income tax payments net of refunds
177.1
134.1
Statement Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This earnings release and the accompanying financial statement
tables include several financial measures that are not calculated
in accordance with GAAP, including Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted
Diluted EPS, and Free Cash Flow. Such measures are not recognized
terms under GAAP, should not be considered in isolation or as a
substitute for measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, and are
not indicative of net income as determined under GAAP. Adjusted
EBITDA, Adjusted Diluted EPS, Free Cash Flow, and other non-GAAP
financial measures have limitations that should be considered
before using these measures to evaluate PFG’s liquidity or
financial performance. Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Diluted EPS, and
Free Cash Flow, as presented, may not be comparable to similarly
titled measures of other companies because of varying methods of
calculation.
PFG uses Adjusted EBITDA to evaluate the performance of its
business on a consistent basis over time and for business planning
purposes. In addition, targets based on Adjusted EBITDA are among
the measures we use to evaluate our management’s performance for
purposes of determining their compensation under our incentive
plans. PFG believes that the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA
enhances an investor’s understanding of PFG’s performance. PFG
believes this measure is a useful metric to assess PFG’s operating
performance from period to period by excluding certain items that
PFG believes are not representative of PFG’s core business.
Management measures operating performance based on our Adjusted
EBITDA, defined as net income before interest expense, interest
income, income and franchise taxes, and depreciation and
amortization, further adjusted to exclude certain items we do not
consider part of our core operating results. Such adjustments
include certain unusual, non-cash, non-recurring, cost reduction
and other adjustment items permitted in calculating covenant
compliance under PFG’s $4.0 billion secured credit facility (the
"ABL Facility") and indentures governing its outstanding notes
(other than certain pro forma adjustments permitted under our ABL
Facility and indentures relating to the Adjusted EBITDA
contribution of acquired entities or businesses prior to the
acquisition date). Under our ABL Facility and indentures, PFG’s
ability to engage in certain activities such as incurring certain
additional indebtedness, making certain investments, and making
restricted payments is tied to ratios based on Adjusted EBITDA (as
defined in the ABL Facility and indentures).
Management also uses Adjusted Diluted EPS, which is calculated
by adjusting the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure by
excluding the same items excluded in PFG’s calculation of Adjusted
EBITDA, as well as amortization of intangible assets, to the extent
that each such item was included in the applicable GAAP financial
measure. For business combinations, the Company generally allocates
a portion of the purchase price to intangible assets and such
intangible assets contribute to revenue generation. The amount of
the allocation is based on estimates and assumptions made by
management and is subject to amortization over the useful lives of
the intangible assets. The amount of the purchase price from an
acquisition allocated to intangible assets and the term of its
related amortization can vary significantly and are unique to each
acquisition, and thus the Company does not believe it is reflective
of ongoing operations. Intangible asset amortization excluded from
Adjusted Diluted EPS represents the entire amount recorded within
the Company’s GAAP financial statements; whereas, the revenue
generated by the associated intangible assets has not been excluded
from Adjusted Diluted EPS. Intangible asset amortization is
excluded from Adjusted Diluted EPS because the amortization, unlike
the related revenue, is not affected by operations of any
particular period unless an intangible asset becomes impaired, or
the estimated useful life of an intangible asset is revised.
Management also uses Free Cash Flow, which is defined as net
cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures
(purchases of property, plant, and equipment). PFG also believes
that the presentation of Free Cash Flow enhances an investor’s
understanding of PFG’s ability to make strategic investments and
manage debt levels.
PFG believes that the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted
Diluted EPS, and Free Cash Flow is useful to investors because
these metrics provide insight into underlying business trends and
year-over-year results and are frequently used by securities
analysts, investors, and other interested parties in their
evaluation of the operating performance of companies in PFG’s
industry.
The following tables include a reconciliation of non-GAAP
financial measures to the applicable most comparable GAAP financial
measures.
PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP COMPANY
Non-GAAP Reconciliation
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
($ in millions, except per share
data)
June 29, 2024
July 1, 2023
Change
%
Net income (GAAP)
$
166.5
$
150.1
$
16.4
10.9
Interest expense, net
57.6
56.0
1.6
2.9
Income tax expense
58.5
56.0
2.5
4.5
Depreciation
94.4
83.5
10.9
13.1
Amortization of intangible assets
50.4
44.0
6.4
14.5
Change in LIFO reserve (A)
11.8
(29.1
)
40.9
140.5
Stock-based compensation expense
10.2
10.2
—
—
Loss on fuel derivatives
0.5
0.5
—
—
Acquisition, integration &
reorganization expenses (B)
4.6
3.4
1.2
35.3
Other adjustments (C)
1.7
10.6
(8.9
)
(84.0
)
Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)
$
456.2
$
385.2
$
71.0
18.4
Diluted earnings per share
(GAAP)
$
1.07
$
0.96
$
0.11
11.5
Impact of amortization of intangible
assets
0.32
0.28
0.04
14.3
Impact of change in LIFO reserve
0.08
(0.19
)
0.27
142.1
Impact of stock-based compensation
expense
0.07
0.07
—
—
Impact of loss on fuel derivatives
—
—
—
—
Impact of acquisition, integration &
reorganization charges
0.03
0.02
0.01
50.0
Impact of other adjustment items
0.01
0.07
(0.06
)
(85.7
)
Tax impact of above adjustments
(0.13
)
(0.07
)
(0.06
)
(85.7
)
Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share
(Non-GAAP)
$
1.45
$
1.14
$
0.31
27.2
A.
Includes an increase in the LIFO inventory
reserve of $4.4 million for Foodservice and an increase of $7.4
million for Convenience for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024
compared to a decrease of $4.1 million for Foodservice and a
decrease of $25.0 million for Convenience for the fourth quarter of
fiscal 2023.
B.
Includes professional fees and other costs
related to in-progress, completed, and abandoned acquisitions,
costs of integrating certain of our facilities, and facility
closing costs.
C.
Includes gains and losses on disposal of
fixed assets, including a $7.6 million loss on the sale of a
Foodservice warehouse facility for the three months ended July 1,
2023, as well as asset impairments, insurance proceeds due to
hurricane and other weather related events, amounts related to
favorable and unfavorable leases, foreign currency transaction
gains and losses, franchise tax expense, and other adjustments
permitted by our ABL Facility.
PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP COMPANY
Non-GAAP Reconciliation
(Unaudited)
Fiscal year ended
($ in millions, except per share
data)
June 29, 2024
July 1, 2023
Change
%
Net income (GAAP)
$
435.9
$
397.2
$
38.7
9.7
Interest expense, net
232.2
218.0
14.2
6.5
Income tax expense
160.9
146.8
14.1
9.6
Depreciation
355.2
315.7
39.5
12.5
Amortization of intangible assets
201.5
181.0
20.5
11.3
Change in LIFO reserve (A)
62.3
39.2
23.1
58.9
Stock-based compensation expense
41.9
43.3
(1.4
)
(3.2
)
(Gain) loss on fuel derivatives
(1.8
)
5.7
(7.5
)
(131.6
)
Acquisition, integration &
reorganization expenses (B)
23.7
10.6
13.1
123.6
Other adjustments (C)
(5.7
)
5.9
(11.6
)
(196.6
)
Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)
$
1,506.1
$
1,363.4
$
142.7
10.5
Diluted earnings per share
(GAAP)
$
2.79
$
2.54
$
0.25
9.8
Impact of amortization of intangible
assets
1.29
1.16
0.13
11.2
Impact of change in LIFO reserve
0.40
0.25
0.15
60.0
Impact of stock-based compensation
0.27
0.28
(0.01
)
(3.6
)
Impact of (gain) loss on fuel
derivatives
(0.01
)
0.03
(0.04
)
(133.3
)
Impact of acquisition, integration &
reorganization charges
0.15
0.07
0.08
114.3
Impact of other adjustment items
(0.03
)
0.04
(0.07
)
(175.0
)
Tax impact of above adjustments
(0.56
)
(0.49
)
(0.07
)
(14.3
)
Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share
(Non-GAAP)
$
4.30
$
3.88
$
0.42
10.8
A.
Includes an increase in the LIFO inventory
reserve of $3.8 million for Foodservice and an increase of $58.5
million for Convenience for fiscal 2024 compared to a decrease of
$19.2 million for Foodservice and an increase of $58.4 million for
Convenience for fiscal 2023.
B.
Includes professional fees and other costs
related to in-progress, completed, and abandoned acquisitions,
costs of integrating certain of our facilities, and facility
closing costs.
C.
Includes an $8.1 million gain on the sale
of a Foodservice warehouse facility for the fiscal year ended June
29, 2024, as well as asset impairments, insurance proceeds due to
hurricane and other weather related events, amounts related to
favorable and unfavorable leases, foreign currency transaction
gains and losses, franchise tax expense, and other adjustments
permitted by our ABL Facility.
(In millions)
Fiscal year ended June 29,
2024
Fiscal year ended July 1,
2023
Net cash provided by operating
activities (GAAP)
$
1,163.0
$
832.1
Purchases of property, plant and
equipment
(395.6
)
(269.7
)
Free cash flow (Non-GAAP)
$
767.4
$
562.4
PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP COMPANY
Non-GAAP Reconciliation
(Unaudited)
Fiscal year ended June 29,
2024
($ in millions, except per share
data)
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Net income (GAAP)
$
120.7
$
78.3
$
70.4
$
166.5
Interest expense, net
56.1
61.4
57.1
57.6
Income tax expense
42.6
33.4
26.4
58.5
Depreciation
83.8
86.3
90.7
94.4
Amortization of intangible assets
45.5
57.0
48.6
50.4
Change in LIFO reserve (A)
19.2
21.8
9.5
11.8
Stock-based compensation expense
10.7
11.0
10.0
10.2
(Gain) loss on fuel derivatives
(3.5
)
1.8
(0.6
)
0.5
Acquisition, integration &
reorganization expenses (B)
9.8
3.9
5.4
4.6
Other adjustments (C)
(1.1
)
(9.5
)
3.2
1.7
Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)
$
383.8
$
345.4
$
320.7
$
456.2
Diluted earnings per share
(GAAP)
$
0.77
$
0.50
$
0.45
$
1.07
Impact of amortization of intangible
assets
0.29
0.36
0.31
0.32
Impact of change in LIFO reserve
0.12
0.14
0.06
0.08
Impact of stock-based compensation
0.07
0.07
0.06
0.07
Impact of (gain) loss on fuel
derivatives
(0.02
)
0.01
—
—
Impact of acquisition, integration &
reorganization charges
0.06
0.03
0.04
0.03
Impact of other adjustment items
—
(0.06
)
0.02
0.01
Tax impact of above adjustments
(0.14
)
(0.15
)
(0.14
)
(0.13
)
Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share
(Non-GAAP)
$
1.15
$
0.90
$
0.80
$
1.45
A.
Includes increases (decreases) in the LIFO
inventory reserve of $1.7 million, ($1.1) million, ($1.2) million,
and $4.4 million for Foodservice and $17.5 million, $22.9 million,
$10.7 million, and $7.4 million for Convenience for Q1, Q2, Q3, and
Q4 of fiscal 2024, respectively.
B.
Includes professional fees and other costs
related to in-progress, completed, and abandoned acquisitions,
costs of integrating certain of our facilities, and facility
closing costs.
C.
Includes an $8.1 million gain on the sale
of a Foodservice warehouse facility for Q2 of fiscal 2024, as well
as asset impairments, insurance proceeds due to hurricane and other
weather related events, amounts related to favorable and
unfavorable leases, foreign currency transaction gains and losses,
franchise tax expense, and other adjustments permitted by our ABL
Facility.
PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP COMPANY
Non-GAAP Reconciliation
(Unaudited)
Fiscal year ended July 1,
2023
($ in millions, except per share
data)
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Net income (GAAP)
$
95.7
$
71.1
$
80.3
$
150.1
Interest expense, net
50.4
55.7
55.9
56.0
Income tax expense
34.2
25.1
31.5
56.0
Depreciation
76.1
77.4
78.7
83.5
Amortization of intangible assets
43.1
47.8
46.1
44.0
Change in LIFO reserve (A)
26.8
25.0
16.5
(29.1
)
Stock-based compensation expense
11.5
11.4
10.2
10.2
Loss (gain) on fuel derivatives
9.8
(7.3
)
2.7
0.5
Acquisition, integration &
reorganization expenses (B)
3.0
2.8
1.4
3.4
Other adjustments (C)
4.1
(0.2
)
(8.6
)
10.6
Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)
$
354.7
$
308.8
$
314.7
$
385.2
Diluted earnings per share
(GAAP)
$
0.62
$
0.46
$
0.51
$
0.96
Impact of amortization of intangible
assets
0.28
0.30
0.29
0.28
Impact of change in LIFO reserve
0.17
0.16
0.11
(0.19
)
Impact of stock-based compensation
0.07
0.07
0.06
0.07
Impact of loss (gain) on fuel
derivatives
0.06
(0.05
)
0.02
—
Impact of acquisition, integration &
reorganization charges
0.02
0.02
0.01
0.02
Impact of other adjustment items
0.03
—
(0.05
)
0.07
Tax impact of above adjustments
(0.17
)
(0.13
)
(0.12
)
(0.07
)
Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share
(Non-GAAP)
$
1.08
$
0.83
$
0.83
$
1.14
A.
Includes (decreases) increases in the LIFO
inventory reserve of ($4.0) million, $2.0 million, ($13.1) million,
and ($4.1) million for Foodservice and $30.8 million, $23.0
million, $29.6 million, and ($25.0) million for Convenience for Q1,
Q2, Q3, and Q4 of fiscal 2023, respectively.
B.
Includes professional fees and other costs
related to in-progress, completed, and abandoned acquisitions,
costs of integrating certain of our facilities, and facility
closing costs.
C.
Includes gains and losses on disposal of
fixed assets, including a $10.5 million gain on the sale of a
Vistar warehouse facility for Q3 of fiscal 2023 and a $7.6 million
loss on the sale of a Foodservice warehouse facility for Q4 of
fiscal 2023, as well as asset impairments, amounts related to
favorable and unfavorable leases, foreign currency transaction
gains and losses, franchise tax expense, and other adjustments
permitted by our ABL Facility.
Segment Results
The Company has three reportable segments: Foodservice, Vistar,
and Convenience. Management evaluates the performance of these
segments based on various operating and financial metrics,
including their respective sales growth and Segment Adjusted
EBITDA, which is the Company’s GAAP measure of segment profit.
Segment Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income before interest
expense, interest income, income taxes, and depreciation and
amortization, and excludes certain items that the Company does not
consider part of its segments' core operating results, including
stock-based compensation expense, changes in the LIFO reserve,
acquisition, integration and reorganization expenses, and gains and
losses related to fuel derivatives.
Corporate & All Other is comprised of corporate overhead and
certain operations that are not considered separate reportable
segments based on their size. This includes the operations of our
internal logistics unit responsible for managing and allocating
inbound logistics revenue and expense.
The following tables set forth net sales and Adjusted EBITDA by
segment for the periods indicated (dollars in millions):
Net Sales
Three Months Ended
June 29, 2024
July 1, 2023
Change
%
Foodservice
$
7,652.8
$
7,317.8
$
335.0
4.6
Vistar
1,203.7
1,225.5
(21.8
)
(1.8
)
Convenience
6,258.5
6,287.3
(28.8
)
(0.5
)
Corporate & All Other
246.4
210.0
36.4
17.3
Intersegment Eliminations
(172.2
)
(175.4
)
3.2
1.8
Total net sales
$
15,189.2
$
14,865.2
$
324.0
2.2
Fiscal year ended
June 29, 2024
July 1, 2023
Change
%
Foodservice
$
29,024.6
$
28,490.6
$
534.0
1.9
Vistar
4,789.8
4,549.3
240.5
5.3
Convenience
24,177.0
24,119.6
57.4
0.2
Corporate & All Other
946.1
700.4
245.7
35.1
Intersegment Eliminations
(656.3
)
(605.2
)
(51.1
)
(8.4
)
Total net sales
$
58,281.2
$
57,254.7
$
1,026.5
1.8
Segment Adjusted EBITDA
Three Months Ended
June 29, 2024
July 1, 2023
Change
%
Foodservice
$
311.8
$
273.3
$
38.5
14.1
Vistar
85.5
85.6
(0.1
)
(0.1
)
Convenience
114.5
80.7
33.8
41.9
Corporate & All Other
(55.6
)
(54.4
)
(1.2
)
(2.2
)
Total Adjusted EBITDA
$
456.2
$
385.2
$
71.0
18.4
Fiscal year ended
June 29, 2024
July 1, 2023
Change
%
Foodservice
$
1,001.2
$
943.6
$
57.6
6.1
Vistar
340.6
325.3
15.3
4.7
Convenience
363.6
328.8
34.8
10.6
Corporate & All Other
(199.3
)
(234.3
)
35.0
14.9
Total Adjusted EBITDA
$
1,506.1
$
1,363.4
$
142.7
10.5
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