Kroger, wogulitsa zogulitsa ku America wodziwika bwino, posachedwapa adatulutsa lipoti lake lachiwiri lazachuma, zonse zomwe amapeza komanso kugulitsa zidali bwino kuposa momwe amayembekezera, chibayo chatsopano cha coronavirus chidayambitsa kufalikira kwa m'badwo watsopano kupangitsa ogula kukhala kunyumba pafupipafupi, kampaniyo. yawonjezeranso zoneneratu za momwe chaka chino zikuyendera.

Ndalama zonse mgawo lachiwiri zidakwana $819 miliyoni, kapena $1.03 pagawo lililonse, kuchokera pa $297 miliyoni, kapena $0.37 pagawo lililonse, munthawi yomweyi chaka chatha.Zopindula zosinthidwa pagawo lililonse zinali masenti 0.73, kupitirira mosavuta zomwe openda amayembekezera $0.54.

Zogulitsa mgawo lachiwiri zidakwera mpaka $ 30.49 biliyoni kuchokera $ 28.17 biliyoni chaka chatha, kuposa zomwe Wall Street adaneneratu za $ 29.97 biliyoni.Rodney McMullen, wamkulu wamkulu wa Kroger, adati polankhula kwa akatswiri, gulu lachinsinsi la Kroger likuyendetsa malonda onse ndikuwapatsa mwayi wopikisana.

Zogulitsa zosankhidwa mwachinsinsi, sitolo yapamwamba yamakampani, zidakula 17% kotala.Malonda a chowonadi chosavuta adakula ndi 20 peresenti, ndipo zogulitsa zamtundu wa sitolo zidakula ndi 50 peresenti.

Kugulitsa kwa digito kupitilira katatu mpaka 127%.Zogulitsa zomwezo popanda mafuta zidakwera ndi 14.6%, komanso kupitilira zomwe amayembekeza.Masiku ano, Kroger ili ndi malo opitilira 2400 operekera zakudya komanso malo onyamula 2100 m'nthambi zake, kukopa 98% ya ogula pamsika wake kudzera m'masitolo ogulitsa ndi ma digito.

"Novel coronavirus chibayo ndiye chinthu chofunikira kwambiri kwa antchito athu ndi ogula.Tipitilizabe kuyesetsa kuthana ndi zovuta zomwe chibayo chatsopanochi chikupitilira," adatero Mike Mullen.

"Ogwiritsa ntchito ali pamtima pazomwe timachita, ndiye tikukulitsa msika wathu.Bizinesi yolimba ya digito ya Kroger ndiye chinthu chofunikira kwambiri pakukula uku, popeza ndalama zokulitsa chilengedwe chathu cha digito zimagwirizana ndi ogula.Zotsatira zathu zikupitiriza kusonyeza kuti Kroger ndi mtundu wodalirika komanso kuti ogula amasankha kugula nafe chifukwa amayamikira ubwino, kutsitsimuka, zosavuta komanso zamakono zomwe timapereka.“

Polankhula ndi akatswiri, kuchuluka kwa chibayo kwa kampaniyi "kunali kochepa kwambiri kuposa kuchuluka kwa anthu omwe timagwira nawo ntchito," adatero McMullen.Ananenanso kuti: "Chibayo cha coronavirus chatsegulidwa kwa ife munthawi yatsopano ya chibayo ndipo taphunzira zambiri ndipo tipitilizabe kuphunzira."

Zikumveka kuti Kroger wavomereza ndondomeko yatsopano yowombola katundu wa $ 1 biliyoni kuti alowe m'malo mwa chilolezo chapitacho.Kwa chaka chonse, Kroger akuyembekeza kuti malonda omwewo osaphatikizapo mafuta akukula ndi 13%, ndi phindu pa gawo lililonse likuyembekezeka kukhala pakati pa $ 3.20 ndi $ 3.30.Kuyerekeza kwa Wall Street ndi komweko, kugulitsa kukwera 9.7% ndikupeza phindu pagawo lililonse la $2.92.

M'tsogolomu, chitsanzo cha ndalama cha Kroger sichimayendetsedwa ndi masitolo akuluakulu ogulitsa, mafuta ndi malonda a thanzi ndi thanzi, komanso kukula kwa phindu m'mabizinesi ake ena.

Njira yazachuma ya Kroger ndikupitilizabe kugwiritsa ntchito ndalama zaulere zaulere zomwe zimapangidwa ndi bizinesi ndikuziyika mwadongosolo kuti ziwongolere kukula kosatha kwanthawi yayitali pozindikira ma projekiti apamwamba omwe amathandizira njira yake.

Panthawi imodzimodziyo, Kroger adzapitiriza kugawa ndalama zoyendetsera kukula kwa malonda m'masitolo ndi malonda a digito, kupititsa patsogolo zokolola, ndikumanga chilengedwe cha digito chopanda malire ndi njira zogulitsira.

Kuphatikiza apo, Kroger akudzipereka kusunga ngongole yonse mu EBITDA yosinthidwa kuyambira 2.30 mpaka 2.50 kuti asunge ngongole zake zomwe zasungidwa.

Kampaniyo ikuyembekeza kupitiliza kukulitsa zopindulitsa pakapita nthawi kuti iwonetse chidaliro chake pamayendetsedwe andalama zaulere ndikupitiliza kubweza ndalama zochulukirapo kwa osunga ndalama kudzera pakugulanso magawo.

Kroger akuyembekeza kuti chitsanzo chake chidzapereka zotsatira zabwino zogwirira ntchito pakapita nthawi, kupitirizabe kusunga ndalama zaulere zaulere, ndi kumasulira kubweza kokhazikika komanso kokongola kwa omwe ali nawo pa nthawi yayitali ya 8% mpaka 11%.

Opikisana nawo akuluakulu a Kroger ndi Costco, chandamale ndi Wal Mart.Pano pali kufananitsa kwa sitolo yawo: