Food Distribution Company Beats Estimates

  • United Natural Foods reports narrower fourth-quarter loss
  • Sales rise by 10%
  • Adjusted profit beats analyst estimates
  • Loss narrows to $37 million from $68 million

United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) reported a narrower fourth-quarter loss as sales rose by 10% and its adjusted profit exceeded analyst estimates, delivering an upside surprise. The company’s loss for the quarter was $37 million, or 63 cents per share, compared to a loss of $68 million, or $1.15 per share in the year-ago quarter. United Natural Foods’ adjusted profit of a penny per share surpassed the FactSet consensus estimate for a loss of 8 cents per share. Sales increased to $8.16 billion from $7.42 billion and beat the analyst estimate of $7.94 billion.

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