** charts after earnings **
Whole Foods beats by $0.06, reports revs in-line; reaffirms FY16 revs guidance :
- Reports Q1 (Dec) earnings of $0.46 per share, $0.06 better than the Capital IQ Consensus of $0.40; revenues rose 3.4% year/year to $4.83 bln vs the $4.81 bln Capital IQ Consensus.
- Comps fell 1.8 % vs. ests near -2%
- Co reaffirms guidance for FY16, sees FY16 revs +3-5% to ~$15.85-16.16 bln vs. $16 bln Capital IQ Consensus. EBITDA margin of ~8.5% The Company is hopeful that comps will improve over the course of the year as comparisons get easier and sales-building initiatives gain traction; however, there could be some offsetting impact from a ramp up in price investments and promotions throughout the year. The 3% to 5% sales outlook for the year reflects comps of -2% to 0%. Based on year-to-date results, the Company now expects a decline in operating margin for the fiscal year of up to 70 basis points from the 6.1% reported last year excluding fourth quarter charges.
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