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PRICESMART ANNOUNCES FISCAL 2026 SECOND QUARTER OPERATING RESULTS AND PLANS FOR EIGHTH CLUB IN GUATEMALAApril 8, 2026 4:01 PM
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NET MERCHANDISE SALES GREW 9.9%
COMPARABLE NET MERCHANDISE SALES INCREASED 7.6%
$1.62 EARNINGS PER DILUTED SHARESAN DIEGO, April 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- PriceSmart, Inc. ("PriceSmart" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: PSMT), operator of 56 warehouse clubs in 12 countries and one U.S. territory, today announced results for the fiscal second quarter of 2026, which ended on February 28, 2026.
Second Quarter Financial ResultsTotal revenues for the second quarter of fiscal year 2026 increased 9.7% to $1.50 billion compared to $1.36 billion in the comparable period of the prior year. For the second quarter of fiscal year 2026, net merchandise sales increased 9.9% to $1.47 billion from $1.33 billion in the second quarter of fiscal year 2025. Net merchandise sales - constant currency increased 7.8% over the comparable prior-year period. Foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations impacted net merchandise sales positively by $27.7 million, or 2.1%, versus the same period in the prior year. The Company had 56 warehouse clubs in operation as of February 28, 2026 compared to 54 warehouse clubs in operation as of February 28, 2025.Comparable net merchandise sales for the 54 warehouse clubs that have been open for greater than 13 ½ calendar months increased 7.6% for the 13-week period ended March 1, 2026 compared to the comparable 13-week period of the prior year. Comparable net merchandise sales - constant currency for the 13 weeks ended March 1, 2026 increased 5.5%. Foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations impacted comparable net merchandise sales positively by 2.1% versus the same period in the prior year.The Company recorded operating income during the fiscal second quarter of $75.4 million compared to operating income of $65.3 million in the prior-year period. Net income increased 12.2% to $49.1 million, or $1.62 per diluted share, in the second quarter of fiscal year 2026 compared to $43.8 million, or $1.45 per diluted share, in the second quarter of fiscal year 2025.Adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter of fiscal year 2026 was $99.7 million compared to $87.0 million in the same period last year.Year-to-Date Financial ResultsTotal revenues for the six months ended February 28, 2026 increased 9.8% to $2.88 billion compared to $2.62 billion in the comparable period of the prior year. For the first six months of fiscal year 2026, net merchandise sales increased 10.2% to $2.82 billion from $2.56 billion in the comparable prior-year period. Net merchandise sales - constant currency increased 8.6% over the comparable prior-year period. Foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations impacted net merchandise sales positively by $41.5 million, or 1.6%, versus the same period in the prior year.Comparable net merchandise sales for the 54 warehouse clubs that have been open for greater than 13 ½ calendar months increased 7.8% for the 26-week period ended March 1, 2026 compared to the comparable 26-week period of the prior year. Comparable net merchandise sales - constant currency for the 26 weeks ended March 1, 2026 increased 6.2%. Foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations impacted comparable net merchandise sales positively by 1.6% versus the same period in the prior year.The Company recorded operating income during the first six months of fiscal year 2026 of $138.3 million compared to operating income of $123.5 million in the prior-year period. Net income increased 9.9% to $89.3 million, or $2.91 per diluted share, in the first six months of fiscal year 2026 compared to $81.2 million, or $2.66 per diluted share, in the first six months of fiscal year 2025.Adjusted EBITDA for the first six months of fiscal year 2026 was $186.6 million compared to $166.1 million in the same period last year.Plans for New ClubThe Company has leased land and plans to open its eighth warehouse club in Guatemala, located in Villa Nueva, approximately 13 miles south from the nearest club in the capital of Guatemala City, subject to all permits being obtained. The club will be built on a five-acre property and is anticipated to open in the spring of 2027. Once this club and four other previously announced clubs are open, the Company will operate 61 warehouse clubs.Note Regarding Non-GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) Financial MeasuresThe foregoing discussion of the Company's operating results includes references to Adjusted EBITDA, net merchandise sales - constant currency and comparable net merchandise sales - constant currency, which are non-GAAP financial measures. We believe these supplemental measures are useful to investors and analysts because they exclude items that we do not believe are indicative of our core operating performance. These non-GAAP financial measures are defined and reconciled to the most comparable GAAP measures later in this document.Conference Call InformationPriceSmart management will host a conference call at 12:00 p.m. Eastern time (9:00 a.m. Pacific time) on Thursday, April 9, 2026, to discuss the financial results. Individuals interested in participating in the conference call may do so by dialing toll free (800) 715-9871 for domestic callers or +1 (646) 307-1963 for international callers and asking to join the PriceSmart earnings call. A digital replay will be available shortly following the conclusion of the call through Thursday, April 16, 2026, by dialing +1 (800) 770-2030 for domestic callers or +1 (647) 362-9199 for international callers and entering replay passcode 5898084.About PriceSmartPriceSmart, headquartered in San Diego, owns and operates U.S.-style membership shopping warehouse clubs in Latin America and the Caribbean, selling high quality merchandise and providing services at low prices to PriceSmart Members. PriceSmart operates 56 warehouse clubs in 12 countries and one U.S. territory (ten in Colombia; nine in Costa Rica; seven each in Panama and Guatemala; five in Dominican Republic; four each in Trinidad and El Salvador; three in Honduras; two each in Nicaragua and Jamaica; and one each in Aruba, Barbados and the United States Virgin Islands). In addition, the Company plans to open one new warehouse club in La Romana, Dominican Republic in May 2026, one warehouse club in each of Montego Bay and South Camp Road (Kingston), Jamaica in the summer and winter of 2026, respectively, one warehouse club in Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica in the summer of 2026 and one warehouse club in Villa Nueva, Guatemala in the spring of 2027. Once these five new clubs are open, the Company will operate 61 warehouse clubs.This press release may contain forward-looking statements concerning PriceSmart, Inc.'s ("PriceSmart", the "Company" or "we") anticipated future revenues and earnings, adequacy of future cash flows, future dividends, omni-channel initiatives, proposed warehouse club and distribution center openings, the Company's performance relative to competitors and related matters. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements containing the words "expect," "believe," "will," "may," "should," "project," "estimate," "anticipated," "scheduled," "intend," and like expressions, and the negative thereof. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially including, but not limited to: various political, economic and compliance risks associated with our international operations, including the effects of tariffs and/or international trade wars and disruptions to remittances, adverse changes in economic conditions in our markets, natural disasters, volatility in currency exchange rates and illiquidity of certain local currencies in our markets, competition, consumer and small business spending patterns, political instability, increased costs associated with the integration of online commerce with our traditional business, whether the Company can successfully execute strategic initiatives, our reliance on third party service providers, including those who support transaction and payment processing, data security and other technology services, cybersecurity breaches that could cause disruptions in our systems or jeopardize the security of Member, employee or business information, cost increases from product and service providers, interruption of supply chains, exposure to product liability claims and product recalls, recoverability of moneys owed to PriceSmart from governments, and other important factors discussed in the Risk Factors section of the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, and other factors discussed from time to time in other filings with the SEC, which are accessible on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov, including Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date that they are made, and the Company does not undertake to update them, except as required by law. In addition, these risks are not the only risks that the Company faces. The Company could also be affected by additional factors that apply to all companies operating globally and in the U.S., as well as other risks that are not presently known to the Company or that the Company considers to be immaterial.For further information, please contact Investor Relations (858) 404-8826 or send an email to ir@pricesmart.com.PRICESMART, INC.CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME(UNAUDITED—AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
February 28,
2026
February 28,
2025
February 28,
2026
February 28,
2025Revenues:
Net merchandise sales$ 1,466,530
$ 1,334,555
$ 2,820,326
$ 2,558,414Export sales359
3,987
486
13,605Membership income24,459
20,915
47,879
41,114Other revenue and income4,180
4,429
9,566
8,697Total revenues1,495,528
1,363,886
2,878,257
2,621,830Operating expenses:
Cost of goods sold:
Net merchandise sales1,230,128
1,126,335
2,368,310
2,156,212Export sales327
3,800
489
12,813Selling, general and administrative:
Warehouse club and other operations139,464
124,232
271,279
242,087General and administrative49,742
43,034
99,050
85,599Pre-opening expenses45
293
47
315Loss on disposal of assets402
922
735
1,274Total operating expenses1,420,108
1,298,616
2,739,910
2,498,300Operating income75,420
65,270
138,347
123,530Other income (expense):
Interest income3,632
2,735
6,581
4,955Interest expense(3,959)
(2,538)
(8,379)
(5,233)Other expense, net(8,405)
(5,306)
(14,166)
(12,162)Total other expense(8,732)
(5,109)
(15,964)
(12,440)Income before provision for income taxes and
loss of unconsolidated affiliates66,688
60,161
122,383
111,090Provision for income taxes(17,597)
(16,384)
(33,126)
(29,880)Loss of unconsolidated affiliates—
(17)
—
(22)Net income$ 49,091
$ 43,760
$ 89,257
$ 81,188Net income per share available for distribution:
Basic$ 1.62
$ 1.45
$ 2.91
$ 2.66Diluted$ 1.62
$ 1.45
$ 2.91
$ 2.66Shares used in per share computations:
Basic30,226
30,063
30,199
30,041Diluted30,245
30,068
30,212
30,044 PRICESMART, INC.CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
February 28,
2026
(Unaudited)
August 31,
2025ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$ 156,249
$ 241,024Short-term restricted cash8,559
11,061Short-term investments149,712
73,186Receivables, net of allowance for credit losses of $2 as of February 28, 2026 and
August 31, 202522,953
17,400Merchandise inventories623,142
560,730Prepaid expenses and other current assets81,305
71,059Total current assets1,041,920
974,460Long-term restricted cash30,279
33,206Property and equipment, net1,071,674
996,281Operating lease right-of-use assets, net125,744
113,479Goodwill43,263
43,238Deferred tax assets44,468
41,229Other non-current assets (includes $488 and $701 as of February 28, 2026 and
August 31, 2025, respectively, for the fair value of derivative instruments)79,410
60,375Investment in unconsolidated affiliates—
6,889Total Assets$ 2,436,758
$ 2,269,157LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Short-term borrowings$ 3,981
$ 12,286Accounts payable556,342
506,949Accrued salaries and benefits44,875
52,478Deferred income49,903
43,061Income taxes payable4,816
7,265Other accrued expenses and other current liabilities (includes $2,456 and $551 as of
February 28, 2026 and August 31, 2025, respectively, for the fair value of derivative
instruments)81,509
57,627Operating lease liabilities, current portion8,129
7,930Dividends payable21,683
—Long-term debt, current portion34,004
38,675Total current liabilities805,242
726,271Deferred tax liability764
1,100Long-term income taxes payable, net of current portion4,489
4,424Long-term operating lease liabilities134,835
122,244Long-term debt, net of current portion129,148
147,922Other long-term liabilities (includes $5,013 and $6,196 for the fair value of derivative
instruments and $14,352 and $13,628 for post-employment plans as of February 28,
2026 and August 31, 2025, respectively)29,241
19,824Total Liabilities1,103,719
1,021,785
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock $0.0001 par value, 45,000,000 shares authorized; 32,852,656 and
32,688,047 shares issued and 30,895,879 and 30,745,833 shares outstanding (net of
treasury shares) as of February 28, 2026 and August 31, 2025, respectively3
3Additional paid-in capital536,554
529,354Accumulated other comprehensive loss(123,496)
(161,439)Retained earnings1,045,373
999,426Less: treasury stock at cost, 1,956,777 shares as of February 28, 2026 and 1,942,214
shares as of August 31, 2025(125,395)
(119,972)Total Stockholders' Equity1,333,039
1,247,372Total Liabilities and Equity$ 2,436,758
$ 2,269,157
Non–GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) Financial MeasuresThe accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements are presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles). In addition to relevant GAAP measures, we also provide non-GAAP measures including Adjusted EBITDA, net merchandise sales - constant currency and comparable net merchandise sales - constant currency because management believes these metrics are useful to investors and analysts by excluding items that we do not believe are indicative of our core operating performance. These measures are customary for our industry and commonly used by competitors. However, these non-GAAP financial measures should not be reviewed in isolation or considered as an alternative to any other performance measure derived in accordance with GAAP and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies in our industry or across different industries.Adjusted EBITDAAdjusted EBITDA is defined as net income before interest expense, provision for income taxes and depreciation and amortization, adjusted for the impact of certain other items, including interest income and other income (expense), net. The following is a reconciliation of our Net income to Adjusted EBITDA for the periods presented:
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended(Amounts in thousands)February 28,
2026
February 28,
2025
February 28,
2026
February 28,
2025Net income as reported$ 49,091
$ 43,760
$ 89,257
$ 81,188Adjustments:
Interest expense3,959
2,538
8,379
5,233Provision for income taxes17,597
16,384
33,126
29,880Depreciation and amortization24,272
21,767
48,249
42,629Interest income(3,632)
(2,735)
(6,581)
(4,955)Other expense, net (1)8,405
5,306
14,166
12,162Adjusted EBITDA $ 99,692
$ 87,020
$ 186,596
$ 166,137(1)Primarily consists of transaction costs of converting the local currencies into available tradable currencies in some of our countries with liquidity issues and foreign currency losses or gains due to the revaluation of monetary assets and liabilities (primarily U.S. dollars) for the three and six months ended February 28, 2026 and 2025.Net Merchandise Sales - Constant Currency and Comparable Net Merchandise Sales – Constant CurrencyAs a multinational enterprise, we are exposed to changes in foreign currency exchange rates. The translation of the operations of our foreign-based entities from their local currencies into U.S. dollars is sensitive to changes in foreign currency exchange rates and can have a significant impact on our reported financial results. We believe that constant currency is a useful measure, indicating the actual growth of our operations. When we use the term "net merchandise sales – constant currency," it means that we have translated current year net merchandise sales at prior year monthly average exchange rates. Net merchandise sales - constant currency results exclude the effects of foreign currency translation. Similarly, when we use the term "comparable net merchandise sales – constant currency," it means that we have translated current year comparable net merchandise sales at prior year monthly average exchange rates. Comparable net merchandise sales – constant currency results exclude the effects of foreign currency translation. Refer to "Management's Discussion & Analysis – Net Merchandise Sales" and "Management's Discussion & Analysis – Comparable Net Merchandise Sales" in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended February 28, 2026 for our quantitative analysis and discussion. Reconciliations between net merchandise sales – constant currency and comparable net merchandise sales - constant currency and the most directly comparable GAAP measures are included below.Net merchandise sales growth rate on a net merchandise sales - constant currency basis is calculated as follows:
February 28, 2026
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended(Amounts in thousands, except % growth)Net
merchandise
sales
% Growth
Net
merchandise
sales
% GrowthNet merchandise sales$ 1,466,530
9.9 %
$ 2,820,326
10.2 %Favorable impact of foreign currency exchange27,720
2.1 %
41,536
1.6 %Net merchandise sales on a constant-currency basis$ 1,438,810
7.8 %
$ 2,778,790
8.6 %Comparable net merchandise sales growth rate on a net merchandise sales - constant currency basis is calculated as follows:
March 1, 2026
Thirteen Weeks
Ended
Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
% Growth
% GrowthComparable net merchandise sales7.6 %
7.8 %Favorable impact of foreign currency exchange2.1 %
1.6 %Comparable net merchandise sales on a constant-currency basis5.5 %
6.2 %
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PriceSmart Announces 11.1% Increase to Annual Dividend and Voting Results from the 2026 Annual Meeting of StockholdersFebruary 6, 2026 8:00 AM
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SAN DIEGO, Feb. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- PriceSmart, Inc. ("PriceSmart" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: PSMT), operator of 56 warehouse clubs in 12 countries and one U.S. territory, today announced an 11.1% increase to its annual dividend and the results of the Company's 2026 annual meeting of stockholders that was held on February 5, 2026.
Declaration of Cash DividendOn February 5, 2026, the Company's Board of Directors declared an annual cash dividend in the total amount of $1.40 per share, with $0.70 per share payable on February 27, 2026 to stockholders of record as of February 17, 2026 and $0.70 per share payable on August 31, 2026 to stockholders of record as of August 17, 2026. This represents an 11.1% increase over last year's $1.26 per share dividend, which was paid in two $0.63 per share installments. The decision by the Board of Directors to increase the annual dividend by 11.1% reflects the Board's confidence in PriceSmart and the strength of its cash generating activities.PriceSmart anticipates the ongoing payment of annual dividends in subsequent periods, although the actual declaration of future dividends, if any, the amount of such dividends, and the establishment of record and payment dates is subject to final determination by the Board of Directors at its discretion after its review of the Company's financial performance and anticipated capital requirements, taking into account the uncertain macroeconomic conditions on the Company's results of operations and cash flows.Annual Meeting Results At the annual meeting of stockholders, all eleven of the Board's nominees were elected to the PriceSmart, Inc. Board of Directors. Each director elected will continue to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders of PriceSmart, or until the director resigns or a successor is elected or appointed. The following directors were elected: Sherry S. Bahrambeygui, Jeffrey R. Fisher, Gordon H. Hanson, Beatriz V. Infante, Leon C. Janks, Patricia Márquez, David N. Price, Robert E. Price, David R. Snyder, John D. Thelan and Edgar Zurcher.Stockholders also approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025 and ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2026. A final report on voting results will be filed with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission within four business days following the date of the annual meeting of stockholders.About PriceSmart PriceSmart, headquartered in San Diego, owns and operates U.S.-style membership shopping warehouse clubs in Latin America and the Caribbean, selling high quality merchandise and providing services at low prices to PriceSmart Members. PriceSmart operates 56 warehouse clubs in 12 countries and one U.S. territory (ten in Colombia; nine in Costa Rica; seven each in Panama and Guatemala; five in Dominican Republic; four each in Trinidad and El Salvador; three in Honduras; two each in Nicaragua and Jamaica; and one each in Aruba, Barbados and the United States Virgin Islands). In addition, the Company plans to open one new warehouse club in La Romana, Dominican Republic in the spring of 2026, one warehouse club in Montego Bay and South Camp Road (Kingston), Jamaica in the fall and winter of 2026, respectively, and one warehouse club in Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica in the fall of 2026. Once these four new clubs are open, the Company will operate 60 warehouse clubs.This press release may contain forward-looking statements concerning PriceSmart, Inc.'s ("PriceSmart", the "Company" or "we") anticipated future revenues and earnings, adequacy of future cash flows, future dividends, omni-channel initiatives, proposed warehouse club openings, the Company's performance relative to competitors and related matters. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements containing the words "expect," "believe," "will," "may," "should," "project," "estimate," "anticipated," "scheduled," "intend," and like expressions, and the negative thereof. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially including, but not limited to: various political, economic and compliance risks associated with our international operations, including the effects of tariffs and/or international trade wars and disruptions to remittances, adverse changes in economic conditions in our markets, natural disasters, volatility in currency exchange rates and illiquidity of certain local currencies in our markets, competition, consumer and small business spending patterns, political instability, increased costs associated with the integration of online commerce with our traditional business, whether the Company can successfully execute strategic initiatives, our reliance on third party service providers, including those who support transaction and payment processing, data security and other technology services, cybersecurity breaches that could cause disruptions in our systems or jeopardize the security of Member, employee or business information, cost increases from product and service providers, interruption of supply chains, exposure to product liability claims and product recalls, recoverability of moneys owed to PriceSmart from governments, and other important factors discussed in the Risk Factors section of the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, and other factors discussed from time to time in other filings with the SEC, which are accessible on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov, including Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date that they are made, and the Company does not undertake to update them, except as required by law. In addition, these risks are not the only risks that the Company faces. The Company could also be affected by additional factors that apply to all companies operating globally and in the U.S., as well as other risks that are not presently known to the Company or that the Company considers to be immaterial.For further information, please contact Investor Relations (858) 404-8826 or send an email to ir@pricesmart.com.
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