FOOD 4 LESS HOLDINGS INC /DE/

EDGAR

12 filing records in this dataset, filed from 1995-09-01 to 1998-05-04. Explore the available filing history and original sources.

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Latest fiscal year

Revenue

5.49 billion USD

1998 · USD

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Revenue: 5487469000 USD Source

Operating margin

3.73%

1998 · %

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Income: 204601000 USD Source
  • Revenue: 5487469000 USD Source

Operating cash flow

110 million USD

1998 · USD

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Cash Flow: 109692000 USD Source
Cash and cash equivalents
75.6 million USD Source
Exact value

75601000 USD

Long-term debt including current maturities
Not available
Shares outstanding
Not available

Company performance

Up to ten complete financial years · consolidated figures

Includes later revisions to earlier periods. Annual charts exclude incomplete years.

Latest filing recorded: 1998-05-04.

Financial data available through: 1998-02-01.

Coverage by financial measure
  • Revenue: 3 of 11 periods available· newest 1998-02-01
  • Operating income: 3 of 11 periods available· newest 1998-02-01
  • Net income: 3 of 11 periods available· newest 1998-02-01
  • Operating cash flow: 3 of 11 periods available· newest 1998-02-01
  • capital expenditure: No compatible figures in this window
  • Total assets: 1 of 11 periods available· newest 1998-02-01
  • liabilities: No compatible figures in this window
  • Current assets: 1 of 11 periods available· newest 1998-02-01
  • Current liabilities: 1 of 11 periods available· newest 1998-02-01
  • Cash and cash equivalents: 1 of 11 periods available· newest 1998-02-01
  • long term debt: No compatible figures in this window
  • shares outstanding: No compatible figures in this window

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What changed year over year

Latest complete year compared with the corresponding period one year earlier. These are measured changes; they do not establish their business causes.

  • Revenue

    -0.5%

    Prior period

    USD 5.52 billion

    –

    Current period

    USD 5.49 billion

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    5487469000 − 5516259000 = -28790000 USD

    5516259000 USD · 1996-02-02 – 1997-02-01

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    5487469000 USD · 1997-02-02 – 1998-02-01

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  • Net income

    +USD 5.22 million

    Prior period

    −USD 129.58 million

    –

    Current period

    −USD 124.36 million

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    -124360000 − -129580000 = 5220000 USD

    -129580000 USD · 1996-02-02 – 1997-02-01

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    -124360000 USD · 1997-02-02 – 1998-02-01

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  • Operating cash flow

    -17.9%

    Prior period

    USD 133.67 million

    –

    Current period

    USD 109.69 million

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    109692000 − 133665000 = -23973000 USD

    133665000 USD · 1996-02-02 – 1997-02-01

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    109692000 USD · 1997-02-02 – 1998-02-01

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Comparable inputs unavailable for: Capital expenditure.

Where revenue goes

How a period’s revenue divides into costs and what remains as profit. Items marked Derived are calculated by subtraction from reported figures.

1998 1997-02-02 – 1998-02-01

  • Revenue USD 5.49 billion 100% of revenue
  • Operating costs Derived USD 5.28 billion 96% of revenue
  • Operating income USD 204.6 million 3.7% of revenue
  • Tax, interest and other Derived USD 328.96 million 6% of revenue
  • Net income −USD 124.36 million −2.3% of revenue

Cash

  • Operating cash flow USD 109.69 million 2% of revenue
  • Capital expenditure Unavailable An input is unavailable.
  • Free cash flow Derived Unavailable An input is unavailable.

Share of revenue by period

  • Net income
  • Tax, interest and other
  • Operating costs
  • 1996 Operating loss: operating costs were 102% of revenue.
  • 1997 Net loss: net income was −2.3% of revenue.
  • 1998 Net loss: net income was −2.3% of revenue.
Values and sources
Revenue breakdown by annual reporting period
PeriodRevenueOperating costsOperating incomeTax, interest and otherNet incomeFree cash flowSource
1996 1995-02-02 – 1996-02-014335109000 4415952000 Derived -80843000 241575000 Derived -322418000 Unavailable
Source
1997 1996-02-02 – 1997-02-015516259000 5361622000 Derived 154637000 284217000 Derived -129580000 Unavailable
Source
1998 1997-02-02 – 1998-02-015487469000 5282868000 Derived 204601000 328961000 Derived -124360000 Unavailable
Source

Amounts are exact, in USD.

Growth

Sales over time and how quickly they are changing.

Revenue

Revenue reported for each complete financial period.

USD 5.5B 1998
Revenue historyRevenue reported for each complete financial period. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.6.0B4.5B3.0B1.5B0.0199619971998
Values and sources
Revenue values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(USD)Source evidence
1996Revenue4335109000
1997Revenue5516259000
1998Revenue5487469000

Revenue growth

Change in revenue from the same financial period one year earlier.

-0.5% 1998
Revenue growth historyChange in revenue from the same financial period one year earlier. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.29.5%21.4%13.4%5.3%-2.7%199619971998
Values and sources
Revenue growth values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
1996Year over yearNo prior comparable period
1997Year over year27.2%
1998Year over year-0.5%

Profit and cash

How much revenue becomes profit, and how much cash operations generate.

Profit margins

Operating income, net income and free cash flow as a share of revenue.

Operating margin 3.7% 1998
Net margin -2.3% 1998
Profit margins historyOperating income, net income and free cash flow as a share of revenue. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.4.6%1.4%-1.9%-5.1%-8.3%199619971998
  • Operating margin
  • Net margin
  • Free cash flow margin
Values and sources
Profit margins values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
1996Operating margin-1.9%
1997Operating margin2.8%
1998Operating margin3.7%
1996Net margin-7.4%
1997Net margin-2.3%
1998Net margin-2.3%
1996Free cash flow marginNot reported
1997Free cash flow marginNot reported
1998Free cash flow marginNot reported

Operating cash flow

Cash generated by the company’s normal business operations.

USD 109.7M 1998
Operating cash flow historyCash generated by the company’s normal business operations. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.145.7M102.1M58.4M14.8M-28.9M199619971998
Values and sources
Operating cash flow values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(USD)Source evidence
1996Operating cash flow-16842000
1997Operating cash flow133665000
1998Operating cash flow109692000

Free cash flow

Operating cash flow minus capital expenditure for the same period and unit.

Not enough comparable data to show this history.
Values and sources
Free cash flow values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(USD)Source evidence
1996Free cash flowUnavailable
1997Free cash flowUnavailable
1998Free cash flowUnavailable

Balance sheet

Liabilities and short-term ability to meet obligations at each period end.

Liabilities to assets

Total liabilities as a share of total assets.

Not enough comparable data to show this history.
Values and sources
Liabilities to assets values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
1996-02-01Liabilities / assetsNot reportedNo source recorded
1997-02-01Liabilities / assetsNot reportedNo source recorded
1998-02-01Liabilities / assetsNot reported

Current assets to current liabilities

Current assets divided by current liabilities.

0.81× 1998
Current assets to current liabilities historyCurrent assets divided by current liabilities. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.0.88×0.66×0.44×0.22×0.00×1996-02-011997-02-011998
Values and sources
Current assets to current liabilities values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
1996-02-01Current assets / current liabilitiesNot reportedNo source recorded
1997-02-01Current assets / current liabilitiesNot reportedNo source recorded
1998Current assets / current liabilities0.81×

Cash generation

Compare reported profit with operating cash and capital spending. Free cash flow is calculated as operating cash flow minus capital expenditure when both exact, consolidated amounts match the same period and unit.

Cash generation by annual reporting period
PeriodNet incomeOperating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow
1996 1995-02-02 – 1996-02-01
−USD 322.42 million
Exact value

Exact value: -322418000 USD

1995-02-02 – 1996-02-01: -322418000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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−USD 16.84 million
Exact value

Exact value: -16842000 USD

1995-02-02 – 1996-02-01: -16842000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Capital expenditure is unavailable for this period.

1997 1996-02-02 – 1997-02-01
−USD 129.58 million
Exact value

Exact value: -129580000 USD

1996-02-02 – 1997-02-01: -129580000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 133.67 million
Exact value

Exact value: 133665000 USD

1996-02-02 – 1997-02-01: 133665000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Capital expenditure is unavailable for this period.

1998 1997-02-02 – 1998-02-01
−USD 124.36 million
Exact value

Exact value: -124360000 USD

1997-02-02 – 1998-02-01: -124360000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 109.69 million
Exact value

Exact value: 109692000 USD

1997-02-02 – 1998-02-01: 109692000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Capital expenditure is unavailable for this period.

Capital expenditure uses the canonical mapped positive-spending convention. A missing, ambiguous, incompatible, or negative-sign input is left blank. Values use the latest reported version.

Dataset coverage and company identifiers

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12 filings · 0 latest values · 0 originally reported values

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Identifiers: 0000936523, 936523, edgar:936523