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Tractor Supply said net sales rose 2.9% to $3.39 billion in Q1 2024 (ended March 30, 2024). It said comparable store sales increased 1.1%, reflecting a 1.3% increase in comparable transaction count and a 0.2% decrease in comparable average ticket.
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AI summaryTractor Supply said net sales rose 2.9% to $3.39 billion in Q1 2024 (ended March 30, 2024). It said comparable store sales increased 1.1%, reflecting a 1.3% increase in comparable transaction count and a 0.2% decrease in comparable average ticket.
The company said its gross margin rate for Q1 was 36.0%, up 50 basis points from 35.5% a year earlier, and operating income rose 7.6% to $263.1 million. The company cited lower transportation costs, disciplined product cost management and its everyday low price strategy as factors behind the higher gross margin rate.
Net income for Q1 rose 8.2% to $198.2 million, the company said, and diluted earnings per share increased 10.9% to $1.83 from $1.65 a year earlier.
Tractor Supply said it reiterated its 2024 fiscal year outlook, with net sales of $14.7 billion to $15.1 billion and diluted earnings per share of $9.85 to $10.50. The outlook was first provided on February 1, 2024.
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Tractor Supply Q1 2024 Net Sales and Comparable Store Sales
Tractor Supply said net sales rose 2.9% to $3.39 billion in Q1 2024 (ended March 30, 2024). It said comparable store sales increased 1.1%, reflecting a 1.3% increase in comparable transaction count and a 0.2% decrease in comparable average ticket.
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Gross Margin Rate and Operating Income
The company said its gross margin rate for Q1 was 36.0%, up 50 basis points from 35.5% a year earlier, and operating income rose 7.6% to $263.1 million. The company cited lower transportation costs, disciplined product cost management and its everyday low price strategy as factors behind the higher gross margin rate.
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Net Income and Diluted EPS
Net income for Q1 rose 8.2% to $198.2 million, the company said, and diluted earnings per share increased 10.9% to $1.83 from $1.65 a year earlier.
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Reiterates 2024 Fiscal Year Outlook
Tractor Supply said it reiterated its 2024 fiscal year outlook, with net sales of $14.7 billion to $15.1 billion and diluted earnings per share of $9.85 to $10.50. The outlook was first provided on February 1, 2024.
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