The Kroger Co.
KR
NYSE52.96
The Kroger Co.
NYSE:KR
RECENT
PRICE
52.96
P/E
RATIO
24.03
(PEG:24.63)
P/E RATIO
RELATIVE
TO S&P
0.93
DIV
YLD
1.71%
High:
Low:
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0
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0
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Legends
Stock price
- - Beta (1.0 Market)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
% total return 05/22:
Stock
S&P
1y.
0
0
3y.
0
0
5y.
0
0
0
Percent shares traded:
0
0
0
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2022
Fiscal year
38.34
(0.07)
0.47
- -
41.82
0.66
0.61
- -
46.23
0.78
0.47
0.10
50.89
0.86
0.33
0.15
58.28
0.96
0.57
0.17
59.34
0.05
0.48
0.18
64.70
0.88
1.14
0.20
76.64
0.51
0.64
0.22
90.69
1.40
0.72
0.25
95.70
1.48
1.02
0.31
110.68
1.76
1.36
0.34
113.70
2.11
1.54
0.40
122.44
2.10
0.61
0.46
137.05
2.13
0.67
0.49
149.58
3.84
1.48
0.54
153.05
2.08
1.92
0.61
172.58
2.07
4.48
0.74
Revenue per share
Earnings per share
Free Cash Flow per sh
Dividends per share
1.11
2.40
0.90
3.03
1.18
3.44
1.54
3.56
1.65
3.97
1.78
3.74
1.51
4.17
1.61
3.38
1.93
3.94
2.27
5.24
2.89
5.52
3.47
7.06
3.93
7.11
3.14
7.74
3.66
9.74
3.91
10.77
3.27
11.83
CAPEX per share
Book Value per share
1,472
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
Comm.Shares outs.(m)
- -
- -
- -
16.1
0.89
- -
17.7
1.02
0.71%
15.6
0.73
1.10%
11.5
0.16
1.58%
199.0
9.61
1.71%
13.3
0.82
1.68%
23.2
1.56
1.84%
12.7
0.74
1.41%
16.5
0.91
1.27%
20.6
1.03
0.95%
16.6
0.75
1.14%
12.8
0.54
1.70%
13.2
0.53
1.76%
6.6
0.27
2.13%
15.5
0.41
1.89%
24.7
0.95
1.44%
Avg. annual P/E ratio
P/E relative to S&P500
Avg. annual div. yield
Capital Structure (29/1/22 | Q4)
Total liabilities
$39,657 m.
Total assets
$49,086 m.
Long-term debt
$19,235 m.
Cash and equiv.
$1,821 m.
Goodwill $3,076 m.
Retained earnings $24,066 m.
Common stock 733 m. shares
Market Capitalisation
$37,590 m. (as of 27/5/22)
76,733
1.4%
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%
Revenue (m)
Operating margin
1,525
70
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
Depreciation (m)
Net profit (m)
90.3%
0.1%
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%
Income tax rate
Net profit margin
(264)
7,477
4,832
(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
Working capital (m)
Long-term debt (m)
Equity (m)
0.7%
4.8%
1.4%
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%
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
81.8%
92.6%
(240.0)%
64.8%
77.6%
52.9%
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%
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 420,000 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
66.18%
31.03%
Earnings
3.19%
21.28%
Dividends
8.58%
9.89%
Book value
9.05%
10.51%
Insider trading
Type
Shares
Date
Mcmullen W Rodney
Exempt
194,880
05/12/22
Mcmullen W Rodney
InKind
105,569
05/12/22
Mcmullen W Rodney
Exempt
194,880
05/12/22
Moore Clyde R
Gift
4,000
04/21/22
Massa Timothy A
Exempt
16,000
04/21/22
Fiscal Year Ends
Quarterly Revenue (m)
Full fiscal year
I
II
III
IV
2020
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
2021
37,251
28,168
27,974
28,893
122,286
2022
41,298
31,682
31,860
33,048
137,888
Fiscal Year Ends
Earnings per share
Full fiscal year
I
II
III
IV
2020
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
2021
0.97
0.37
0.33
0.41
2.08
2022
0.18
0.58
0.60
0.71
2.07
Fiscal Year Ends
Quarterly dividends paid
Full fiscal year
I
II
III
IV
2020
- -
- -
- -
0.14
- -
2021
0.14
0.14
0.16
0.16
0.61
2022
0.17
0.17
0.20
0.20
0.74
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