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The Kroger Co.

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The Kroger Co. Profile

About

The Kroger Co. is one of the world's largest food retailers. The Kroger Co. formats include supermarkets, price-impact warehouse stores, and multi-department stores, which are similar to supercenters, but offer an expanded variety of national brand appeal and general merchandise. Kroger also operates convenience stores, C-stores provide valuable synergies for the rapid expansion of supermarket fuel centers. Kroger fine jewelry stores under names like Fred Meyer Jewelers and Littman Jewelers. This is a high-margin business with good cash flow. Kroger is the only major U.S. supermarket company to operate an economical three-tier distribution system. Kroger also operates food production or manufacturing facilities producing high quality private-label products that provide value for customers and enhanced margins for Kroger. Kroger operates supermarket fuel centers, which are a natural addition to one-stop-shopping strategy.

Info & Links

CEO

Gregory S. Foran

Headquarters

1014 VINE STREET
CINCINNATI, OH 45202, UNITED STATES

Auditor

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Share holders

25,447

Employees

403,000

The Kroger Co. Statistics

Valuation Measures

Market Capitalization²

35.79B

Enterprise Value

48.69B

Enterprise Value/EBITDA(ttm)

8.35

Price to Earnings Ratio(ttm)

11.40

Price to Sales(ttm)

0.23

Price to Book(mrq)

5.34

Price to Cash(ytd)

5.02

Profitability

Gross Margin(ttm)

23.20%

Operating Margin(ttm)

2.14%

Profit Margin(ttm)

0.58%

Return on Equity(ttm)

44.33%

Return on Invested Capital(ttm)

4.66%

Return on Assets(ttm)

6.20%

Income Statement

Revenue(ttm)

148.65B

Revenue Per Share(ttm)

242.63

Gross Profit(ttm)

34.46B

EBITDA(ttm)³

5.83B

Net Income Available to Common(ttm)

1.05B

Diluted EPS(ttm)

1.70

Share Statistics

Beta (5Y Monthly)

0.41

52-Week Change

-12.84%

S&P 500 52-Week Change

18.85%

S&P 500 Member

Yes

Stock Optionable

Yes

Total Shares Outstanding¹

612.65M

Dividend Yield

2.76%

Float⁴

610.13M

% Held by Insiders

0.41%

% Held by Institutions

80.93%

Balance Sheet

Total Cash(mrq)

4.10B

Total Cash Per Share(mrq)

6.69

Total Debt(mrq)

17.00B

Total Debt/Equity(mrq)

262.35%

Current Ratio(mrq)

0.79%

Quick Ratio(mrq)

0.39%

Book Value Per Share(mrq)

10.57

Cash Flow

Operating Cash Flow Per Share(ytd)

2.88

Free Cash Flow(ytd)

481.00M

Table Key

mrq = Most Recent Quarter

ttm = Trailing Twelve Months

ytd = Year To Date

Footnotes

Data provided by Zacks Investment Research or calculated by FXEmpire. All numbers are rounded to the closest decimal.

1 Total Shares outstanding is taken from the most recently filed quarterly or annual report.
2 Market Cap is calculated using total shares outstanding and the most recent share price.
3 EBITDA is calculated using methodology that may differ from that used by a company in its reporting.
4 The float is a measure of the number of shares available for trading by the public. It's calculated by taking the number of issued and outstanding shares minus any restricted stock, which might not be publicly traded.

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