Company Earnings UpdateKroger (NYSE: KR) 1Q19 Results: Comp Growth Slows, Management Guides for an Uptick Coresight Research June 21, 2019 Executive Summary For 1Q19, Kroger reported same-store sales growth ex fuel of 1.5%, below the consensus estimate of 1.7% and slowing from 1.9% in the prior quarter. Adjusted EPS of $0.72 was just ahead of the $0.71 consensus and just below $0.73 in the year-ago period. Management confirmed FY19 guidance of same-store sales growth of 2.0-2.25% and EPS of $2.15-2.25. Please Login to read the full report. Not a member? To access this content for free, register for a free account. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Freeze, Flight or Fight? How Retailers Can Strategically Navigate Tariff TurmoilRetail Crime and Shrink: More Shoppers Say No to Locked-Up Merchandise; Self-Checkout Gets a MakeoverAnalyst Corner: Three Consumer-Focused Predictions for US Retail for the Second Half of 2025, with Anand KumarRetail-Tech Landscape: Supply Chain Technology
