The Kroger Co.
KR
NYSE44.29
The Kroger Co.
NYSE:KR
RECENT
PRICE
44.29
P/E
RATIO
13.54
(PEG:13.88)
P/E RATIO
RELATIVE
TO S&P
0.68
DIV
YLD
1.76%
High:
Low:
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Legends
Stock price
- - Beta (1.0 Market)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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% total return 09/22:
Stock
S&P
1y.
0
0
3y.
0
0
5y.
0
0
0
Percent shares traded:
0
0
0
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2022
TTM
Fiscal year
41.82
0.66
0.46
0.10
46.23
0.78
0.32
0.14
50.89
0.86
0.54
0.16
58.28
0.96
0.48
0.18
59.34
0.05
1.12
0.19
64.70
0.88
0.60
0.20
76.64
0.51
0.65
0.23
90.69
1.40
0.98
0.30
95.70
1.48
1.30
0.33
110.68
1.76
1.51
0.39
113.70
2.11
0.59
0.44
122.44
2.10
0.64
0.47
137.05
2.13
1.34
0.49
149.58
3.84
1.90
0.60
153.05
2.08
4.48
0.74
172.58
2.07
0.45
0.19
197.93
3.33
3.80
0.85
Revenue per share
Earnings per share
Free Cash Flow per sh
Dividends per share
1.16
3.03
1.49
3.44
1.56
3.56
1.76
3.97
1.48
3.74
1.49
4.17
1.75
3.38
2.18
3.94
2.75
5.24
3.42
5.52
3.83
7.06
2.98
7.11
3.32
7.74
3.86
9.74
3.27
10.77
0.93
11.83
3.74
13.04
CAPEX per share
Book Value per share
1,448
1,430
1,380
1,304
1,293
1,270
1,179
1,067
1,028
980
966
942
895
810
799
799
728
Comm.Shares outs.(m)
16.1
0.9
0.9%
17.7
1.0
1.0%
15.6
0.7
1.2%
11.5
0.2
1.7%
199.0
9.6
1.8%
13.3
0.8
1.7%
23.2
1.6
1.9%
12.7
0.7
1.7%
16.5
0.9
1.4%
20.6
1.0
1.1%
16.6
0.7
1.3%
12.8
0.5
1.8%
13.2
0.5
1.7%
6.6
0.3
2.4%
15.5
0.4
2.3%
24.1
1.2
0.4%
13.5
0.7
1.8%
Avg. annual P/E ratio
P/E relative to S&P500
Avg. annual div. yield
Capital Structure (13/8/22 | Q2)
Total liabilities
$39,102 m.
Total assets
$48,741 m.
Long-term debt
$18,937 m.
Cash and equiv.
$251 m.
Goodwill $3,076 m.
Retained earnings $25,314 m.
Common stock 716 m. shares
Market Capitalisation
$31,703 m. (as of 28/9/22)
82,189
2.7%
90,374
1.4%
96,751
2.9%
98,375
2.8%
108,465
2.9%
109,830
3.3%
115,337
3.0%
122,662
1.7%
121,162
2.2%
122,286
1.8%
137,888
2.5%
144,146
2.9%
Revenue (m)
Operating margin
1,600
1,116
1,638
602
1,652
1,497
1,703
1,519
1,948
1,728
2,089
2,039
2,340
1,975
2,436
1,907
2,465
3,110
3,289
1,659
3,429
1,655
3,349
2,443
Depreciation (m)
Net profit (m)
34.7%
1.4%
29.3%
0.7%
34.5%
1.5%
32.9%
1.5%
34.1%
1.6%
33.8%
1.9%
32.8%
1.7%
(27.3)%
1.6%
22.6%
2.6%
23.7%
1.4%
18.8%
1.2%
18.6%
1.7%
Income tax rate
Net profit margin
(449)
7,304
5,296
(1,780)
6,850
3,981
(3,098)
6,141
4,207
(1,875)
9,653
5,384
(2,492)
9,771
5,412
(3,079)
9,708
6,820
(2,520)
11,825
6,698
(3,080)
12,029
6,931
(3,471)
12,072
7,886
(3,353)
12,111
8,602
(4,149)
19,235
9,452
(4,657)
18,937
9,639
Working capital (m)
Long-term debt (m)
Equity (m)
9.2%
9.2%
21.1%
6.3%
5.5%
15.1%
13.3%
11.2%
35.6%
9.8%
9.3%
28.2%
10.8%
10.2%
31.9%
11.3%
10.5%
29.9%
9.8%
9.5%
29.5%
11.6%
5.7%
27.5%
15.0%
12.1%
39.4%
6.7%
6.0%
19.3%
6.5%
5.3%
17.5%
9.1%
7.4%
25.3%
ROIC
Return on capital
Return on equity
Working Capital
2019
2020
2022
Cash assets
858
828
2,250
Receivables
1,589
1,706
1,828
Inventory
6,846
7,084
6,783
Other
1,510
1,302
660
Current assets
10,803
10,890
12,174
Acc. Payable
6,059
6,349
7,117
Debt due
3,157
2,562
1,205
Other
5,058
5,332
8,001
Current liab.
14,274
14,243
16,323
57.3%
221.8%
82.2%
183.9%
79.0%
69.7%
80.4%
113.4%
81.1%
65.2%
78.3%
371.2%
76.8%
335.3%
85.9%
199.0%
70.7%
58.3%
64.4%
57.7%
76.9%
197.8%
74.6%
82.6%
Plowback ratio
Div.&Repurch. to FCF
The Kroger Co. (US) started trading on January 4, 1928 (cik: 0000056873), operates in the Consumer Defensive sector (Grocery Stores industry), has 500,000 full-time employees, and is led by Mr. William McMullen. The Kroger Co. operates as a retailer in the United States. The company operates combination food and drug stores, multi-department stores, marketplace stores, and price impact warehouses. Its combination food and drug stores offer natural food and organic sections, pharmacies, general merchandise, pet centers, fresh seafood, and organic produce; and multi-department stores provide apparel, home fashion and furnishings, outdoor living, electronics, automotive products, and toys. The company's marketplace stores offer full-service grocery, pharmacy, health and beauty care, and perishable goods, as well as general merchandise, including apparel, home goods, and toys; and price impact warehouse stores provide grocery, and health and beauty care items, as well as meat, dairy, baked goods, and fresh produce items. It also manufactures and processes food products for sale in its supermarkets and online; and sells fuel through 1,613 fuel centers. As of January 29, 2022, the company operated 2,726 supermarkets under various banner names in 35 states and the District of Columbia. The Kroger Co. was founded in 1883 and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Annual rates
(avg rate of change)
Past
5 y.
Past
10 y.
Revenues
4.70%
4.90%
Cash flow
42.32%
20.86%
Earnings
3.19%
21.28%
Dividends
-10.70%
1.25%
Book value
9.05%
10.51%
Insider trading
Type
Shares
Date
Jabbar Valerie L.
InKind
613
09/20/22
Aitken Stuart
InKind
2,290
09/16/22
Cosset Yael
InKind
2,367
09/16/22
Jabbar Valerie L.
InKind
611
09/15/22
Foley Todd A
InKind
428
09/15/22
Fiscal Year Ends
Quarterly Revenue (m)
Full fiscal year
I
II
III
IV
2021
- -
- -
27,974
28,893
- -
2022
41,298
31,682
31,860
33,048
137,888
2023
44,600
34,638
- -
- -
- -
Fiscal Year Ends
Earnings per share
Full fiscal year
I
II
III
IV
2021
- -
- -
0.33
0.41
- -
2022
0.18
0.58
0.60
0.71
2.07
2023
0.92
1.02
- -
- -
- -
Fiscal Year Ends
Quarterly dividends paid
Full fiscal year
I
II
III
IV
2021
- -
- -
0.16
0.16
- -
2022
0.17
0.17
0.20
0.20
0.74
2023
0.21
0.21
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