Sysco Corp 10-Q for FY2024 Q3
Sysco Corp (SYY)
10-Q
2024-05-01
For: 2024-03-30
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About this 10-Q
Sysco Corp filed this 10-Q on May 1, 2024, covering the quarter ended March 30, 2024 (FY2024 Q3).
Headline figures
Quarter ended March 30, 2024, as reported in this filing, compared with the same period a year earlier where the filing states it.
- Revenue
- $19.38B
- up 2.7% from $18.88B a year earlier
- Net income
- $424.69M
- down 1.1% from net income of $429.6M a year earlier
- Diluted EPS
- $0.85
- up 1.2% from $0.84 a year earlier
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-Q
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| QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||
For the quarterly period ended March 30, 2024
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| TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||
Commission File Number: 1-6544
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(281 ) 584-1390
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
| PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION | Page No. | |||||||
| PART II – OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||||
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
Sysco Corporation and its Consolidated Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except for share data)
| Mar. 30, 2024 | Jul. 1, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
| (unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||
| ASSETS | |||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | |||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
Accounts receivable, less allowances of $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Inventories | |||||||||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | |||||||||||||||||
| Income tax receivable | |||||||||||||||||
| Total current assets | |||||||||||||||||
| Plant and equipment at cost, less accumulated depreciation | |||||||||||||||||
| Other long-term assets | |||||||||||||||||
| Goodwill | |||||||||||||||||
| Intangibles, less amortization | |||||||||||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | |||||||||||||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets, net | |||||||||||||||||
| Other assets | |||||||||||||||||
| Total other long-term assets | |||||||||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | |||||||||||||||||
| Current liabilities | |||||||||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Accrued expenses | |||||||||||||||||
| Accrued income taxes | |||||||||||||||||
| Current operating lease liabilities | |||||||||||||||||
| Current maturities of long-term debt | |||||||||||||||||
| Total current liabilities | |||||||||||||||||
| Long-term liabilities | |||||||||||||||||
| Long-term debt | |||||||||||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | |||||||||||||||||
| Long-term operating lease liabilities | |||||||||||||||||
| Other long-term liabilities | |||||||||||||||||
| Total long-term liabilities | |||||||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interest | |||||||||||||||||
| Shareholders’ equity | |||||||||||||||||
Preferred stock, par value $ | |||||||||||||||||
Common stock, par value $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Paid-in capital | |||||||||||||||||
| Retained earnings | |||||||||||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
Treasury stock at cost, | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Total shareholders’ equity | |||||||||||||||||
| Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
Note: The July 1, 2023 balance sheet has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date.
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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Sysco Corporation and its Consolidated Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except for share and per share data)
| 13-Week Period Ended | 39-Week Period Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mar. 30, 2024 | Apr. 1, 2023 | Mar. 30, 2024 | Apr. 1, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Other expense (income), net (1) (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings before income taxes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income taxes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net earnings | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net earnings: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic earnings per share | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted earnings per share | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average shares outstanding | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted shares outstanding | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(1) | Gains and losses related to the disposition of fixed assets have been recognized within operating expenses. Prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to this presentation. | ||||
(2) | Sysco’s second quarter of fiscal 2023 included a charge of $ | ||||
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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Sysco Corporation and its Consolidated Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited)
(In thousands)
| 13-Week Period Ended | 39-Week Period Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mar. 30, 2024 | Apr. 1, 2023 | Mar. 30, 2024 | Apr. 1, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net earnings | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Items presented net of tax: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of cash flow hedges | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in net investment hedges | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in cash flow hedges | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Changes in excluded components of fair value hedge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of prior service cost | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of actuarial loss | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pension settlement charge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net actuarial (loss) gain arising in current year | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in marketable securities | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total other comprehensive income (loss) | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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Sysco Corporation and its Consolidated Subsidiaries
CHANGES IN CONSOLIDATED SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except for share data)
Quarter to Date
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock | Paid-in Capital | Retained Earnings | Treasury Stock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amounts | Totals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of December 30, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net earnings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends declared ($ | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Treasury stock purchases | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation awards | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of March 30, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock | Paid-in Capital | Retained Earnings | Treasury Stock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amounts | Totals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of December 31, 2022 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net earnings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends declared ($ | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Treasury stock purchases | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation awards | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of April 1, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year to Date
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock | Paid-in Capital | Retained Earnings | Treasury Stock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amounts | Totals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of July 1, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net earnings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends declared ($ | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Treasury stock purchases | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation awards | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of March 30, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock | Paid-in Capital | Retained Earnings | Treasury Stock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amounts | Totals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of July 2, 2022 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net earnings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends declared ($ | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Treasury stock purchases | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Increase in ownership interest in subsidiaries | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation awards | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of April 1, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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Sysco Corporation and its Consolidated Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)
(In thousands)
| 39-Week Period Ended | |||||||||||
| Mar. 30, 2024 | Apr. 1, 2023 | ||||||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Net earnings | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Pension settlement charge | |||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | |||||||||||
| Operating lease asset amortization | |||||||||||
| Amortization of debt issuance and other debt-related costs | |||||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Provision for losses on receivables | |||||||||||
| Other non-cash items | ( | ||||||||||
| Additional changes in certain assets and liabilities, net of effect of businesses acquired: | |||||||||||
| Increase in receivables | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Increase in inventories | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other current assets | ( | ||||||||||
| (Decrease) increase in accounts payable | ( | ||||||||||
| Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses | ( | ||||||||||
| Decrease in operating lease liabilities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| (Decrease) increase in accrued income taxes | ( | ||||||||||
| Decrease in other assets | |||||||||||
| Increase (decrease) in other long-term liabilities | ( | ||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | |||||||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | |||||||||||
| Additions to plant and equipment | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Proceeds from sales of plant and equipment | |||||||||||
| Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Purchase of marketable securities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Proceeds from sales of marketable securities | |||||||||||
| Other investing activities | |||||||||||
| Net cash used for investing activities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||||||
| Bank and commercial paper borrowings, net | |||||||||||
| Other debt borrowings including senior notes | |||||||||||
| Other debt repayments including senior notes | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Debt issuance costs | ( | ||||||||||
| Proceeds from stock option exercises | |||||||||||
| Stock repurchases | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Dividends paid | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Other financing activities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities | ( | ||||||||||
| Effect of exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | ( | ||||||||||
| Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period | |||||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: | |||||||||||
| Cash paid during the period for: | |||||||||||
| Interest | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Income taxes, net of refunds | |||||||||||
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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Sysco Corporation and its Consolidated Subsidiaries
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
Unless this Form 10-Q indicates otherwise or the context otherwise requires, the terms “we,” “our,” “us,” “Sysco,” or the “company” as used in this Form 10-Q refer to Sysco Corporation together with its consolidated subsidiaries and divisions.
1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the company, without an audit. The financial statements include consolidated balance sheets, consolidated results of operations, consolidated statements of comprehensive income, changes in consolidated shareholders’ equity and consolidated cash flows. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, which consist of normal recurring adjustments, except as otherwise disclosed, necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations, comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in shareholders’ equity for all periods presented have been made.
These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 1, 2023. Certain footnote disclosures included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to applicable rules and regulations for interim financial statements.
Supplemental Cash Flow Information
The following table sets forth our reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the consolidated balance sheets that sum to the total of the amounts shown in the consolidated statement of cash flows:
| Mar. 30, 2024 | Apr. 1, 2023 | ||||||||||
| (In thousands) | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | |||||||||
Restricted cash (1) | |||||||||||
| Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the consolidated statement of cash flows | $ | $ | |||||||||
(1) | Restricted cash primarily represents cash and cash equivalents of Sysco’s wholly owned captive insurance subsidiary, restricted for use to secure the insurer’s obligations for workers’ compensation, general liability and auto liability programs. Restricted cash is located within other assets in each consolidated balance sheet. | ||||
The following table sets forth our non-cash investing and financing activities:
| Mar. 30, 2024 | Apr. 1, 2023 | ||||||||||
| (In thousands) | |||||||||||
| Non-cash investing and financing activities: | |||||||||||
| Plant and equipment acquired through financing programs | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Assets obtained in exchange for finance lease obligations | |||||||||||
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2. NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
Recently Adopted Accounting Guidance
Liabilities – Supplier Financing Programs
In September 2022, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2022-04, Liabilities—Supplier Finance Programs, Subtopic 405-50, that requires entities to disclose in the annual financial statements the key terms of the supplier finance program they use in connection with the purchase of goods and services, along with information about their obligations under such programs, including a roll forward of those obligations. Additionally, the guidance requires disclosure of the outstanding amount of the obligations as of the end of each interim period. The guidance does not affect the recognition, measurement, or financial statement presentation of supplier finance program obligations.
The guidance is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, which is the first quarter of fiscal 2024 for Sysco, except for the roll forward requirement, which is effective annually for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, which is fiscal year 2025 for Sysco. Early adoption is permitted. The guidance requires retrospective application to all periods in which a balance sheet is presented, except for the roll forward requirement, which will be applied prospectively.
Sysco completed its assessment of the disclosures required under ASU 2022-04 and adopted the standard, with the exception of the roll forward requirement, in the first quarter of fiscal 2024 on a retrospective basis. The company has agreements with third parties to provide supplier finance programs which facilitate participating suppliers’ ability to finance payment obligations from the company with designated third-party financial institutions. Participating suppliers may, at their sole discretion, make offers to finance one or more payment obligations of the company prior to their scheduled due dates at a discounted price to participating financial institutions. Obligations of the company that have been confirmed as valid require payment by Sysco upon the due date of the obligation.
The company’s outstanding payment obligations that suppliers financed to participating financial institutions, which are included in accounts payable on the consolidated balance sheets, are as follows:
| Mar. 30, 2024 | Jul. 1, 2023 | Apr. 1, 2023 | Jul. 2, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financed payment obligations | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Recent Accounting Guidance Not Yet Adopted
Segment Reporting
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280), Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures to improve reportable segment disclosure requirements through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. ASU 2023-07 expands public entities’ segment disclosures by requiring disclosure of significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker and included within each reported measure of segment profit or loss, an amount and description of its composition for other segment items and interim disclosures of a reportable segment’s profit or loss and assets. ASU 2023-07 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, which is fiscal 2025 for Sysco, and interim periods for our fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, which is the first quarter of fiscal 2026 for Sysco, and should be applied on a retrospective basis to all periods presented. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the effect of adopting ASU 2023-07 on our disclosures.
Income Taxes
In December 2023, the FASB issued 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740), Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures to enhance income tax information primarily through changes in the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid information. ASU 2023-09 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, which is fiscal 2026 for Sysco, on a prospective basis. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the effect of adopting ASU 2023-09 on our disclosures.
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3. REVENUE
We recognize revenues when our performance obligations are satisfied in an amount that reflects the consideration Sysco expects to be entitled to receive in exchange for those goods and services. Customer receivables, which are included in accounts receivable, less allowances in the consolidated balance sheet, were $5.3 billion and $4.7 billion as of March 30, 2024 and July 1, 2023, respectively.
Sysco has certain customer contracts in which upfront monies are paid to its customers. These payments have become industry practice and are not related to financing of the customer’s business. They are not associated with any distinct good or service to be received from the customer and, therefore, are treated as a reduction of transaction prices. All upfront payments are capitalized in other assets and amortized over the life of the contract or the expected life of the relationship with the customer on a straight-line basis. As of March 30, 2024, our contract assets were not significant. We have no significant commissions paid that are directly attributable to obtaining a particular contract.
The following tables present our sales disaggregated by reportable segment and sales mix for the company’s principal product categories for the periods presented:
| 13-Week Period Ended Mar. 30, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| US Foodservice Operations | International Foodservice Operations | SYGMA | Other | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Principal Product Categories | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canned and dry products | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresh and frozen meats | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frozen fruits, vegetables, bakery and other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dairy products | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Poultry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresh produce | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paper and disposables | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seafood | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beverage products | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Equipment and smallwares (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Sales | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1) | Due to the acquisition of Edward Don & Company (Edward Don), a distributor of foodservice equipment and supplies, “Equipment and smallwares” is now presented as a separate principal product category. See Note 4, “Acquisitions,” for details on this acquisition. | ||||
(2) | Other sales relate to certain non-food products, including textiles and amenities for our hotel supply business, other janitorial products, and medical supplies. | ||||
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| 13-Week Period Ended Apr. 1, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| US Foodservice Operations | International Foodservice Operations | SYGMA | Other | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Principal Product Categories | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canned and dry products | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresh and frozen meats | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frozen fruits, vegetables, bakery and other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dairy products | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Poultry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresh produce | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paper and disposables | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seafood | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beverage products | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Equipment and smallwares (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Sales | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1) | Due to the acquisition of Edward Don & Company (Edward Don), a distributor of foodservice equipment and supplies, “Equipment and smallwares” is now presented as a separate principal product category. See Note 4, “Acquisitions,” for details on this acquisition. | ||||
(2) | Other sales relate to certain non-food products, including textiles and amenities for our hotel supply business, other janitorial products, and medical supplies. | ||||
| 39-Week Period Ended Mar. 30, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| US Foodservice Operations | International Foodservice Operations | SYGMA | Other | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Principal Product Categories | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canned and dry products | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresh and frozen meats | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frozen fruits, vegetables, bakery and other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dairy products | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Poultry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresh produce | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paper and disposables | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seafood | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beverage products | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Equipment and smallwares (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Sales | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1) | Due to the acquisition of Edward Don & Company (Edward Don), a distributor of foodservice equipment and supplies, “Equipment and smallwares” is now presented as a separate principal product category. See Note 4, “Acquisitions,” for details on this acquisition. | ||||
(2) | Other sales relate to certain non-food products, including textiles and amenities for our hotel supply business, other janitorial products, and medical supplies. | ||||
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| 39-Week Period Ended Apr. 1, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| US Foodservice Operations | International Foodservice Operations | SYGMA | Other | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Principal Product Categories | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canned and dry products | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresh and frozen meats | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frozen fruits, vegetables, bakery and other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dairy products | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Poultry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresh produce | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paper and disposables | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seafood | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beverage products | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Equipment and smallwares (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Sales | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1) | Due to the acquisition of Edward Don & Company (Edward Don), a distributor of foodservice equipment and supplies, “Equipment and smallwares” is now presented as a separate principal product category. See Note 4, “Acquisitions,” for details on this acquisition. | ||||
(2) | Other sales relate to certain non-food products, including textiles and amenities for our hotel supply business, other janitorial products, and medical supplies. | ||||
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4. ACQUISITIONS
During the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024, we paid cash of $1.2 billion for several acquisitions.
Edward Don & Company
On November 27, 2023, Sysco consummated its acquisition of Edward Don & Company (Edward Don or the acquiree) through a merger between Edward Don and a wholly owned subsidiary of Sysco Corporation, in which Sysco acquired 100 % of the members’ equity of the acquiree for cash consideration of $969.4 million. Edward Don is a leading distributor of foodservice equipment, supplies and disposables and has a robust supply chain that is expected to enable cost effective distribution of restaurant equipment and supplies across the Sysco network. The acquisition allows Sysco to add strategic capabilities and diversified offerings to complement its existing business and create a specialty equipment and supplies platform that will provide better selection and service to customers.
The assets, liabilities and operating results of Edward Don are reflected in our consolidated financial statements in accordance with ASC Topic No. 805, Business Combinations, commencing from the acquisition date. The purchase price was allocated based on the company’s preliminary estimated fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, and the excess was assigned to goodwill and intangibles. Goodwill of $445.1 million is attributed to the U.S. Foodservice Operations reportable segment and represents synergies and disposable, supply and foodservice equipment capabilities and offerings expected to benefit Sysco’s existing business.
In certain circumstances, purchase price allocations may be based upon preliminary estimates and assumptions. Accordingly, allocations are subject to revision until Sysco receives final information and completes its analysis during the measurement period. This includes finalizing the valuation of acquired tangible and intangible assets and related tax attributes.
5. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Sysco’s policy is to invest only in high-quality investments. The fair values of our cash deposits and money market funds included in cash equivalents are valued using inputs that are considered a Level 1 measurement. Other cash equivalents, such as time deposits and highly liquid instruments with original maturities of three months or less, are valued using inputs that are considered a Level 2 measurement. The fair value of our marketable securities is measured using inputs that are considered a Level 2 measurement, as they rely on quoted prices in markets that are not actively traded or observable inputs over the full term of the asset. The location and the fair value of the company’s marketable securities in the consolidated balance sheet are disclosed in Note 6, “Marketable Securities.” The fair value of our derivative instruments is measured using inputs that are considered a Level 2 measurement, as they are not actively traded and are valued using pricing models that use observable market quotations. The location and the fair values of derivative assets and liabilities designated as hedges in the consolidated balance sheet are disclosed in Note 7, “Derivative Financial Instruments.”
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The following tables present our assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 30, 2024 and July 1, 2023:
| Assets Measured at Fair Value as of Mar. 30, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assets: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
Other assets (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total assets at fair value | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
(1) | Represents restricted cash balance recorded within other assets in the consolidated balance sheet. | ||||
| Assets Measured at Fair Value as of Jul. 1, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assets: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
Other assets (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total assets at fair value | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
(1) | Represents restricted cash balance recorded within other assets in the consolidated balance sheet. | ||||
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6. MARKETABLE SECURITIES
Sysco invests a portion of the assets held by its wholly owned captive insurance subsidiary in a restricted investment portfolio of marketable fixed income securities, which have been classified and accounted for as available-for-sale. We include fixed income securities maturing in less than 12 months within prepaid expenses and other current assets. Fixed income securities maturing in more than 12 months are included within other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. We record the amounts at fair market value, which is determined using quoted market prices at the end of the reporting period.
Unrealized gains and any portion of a security’s unrealized loss attributable to non-credit losses are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss. There were no significant credit losses recognized in the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024.
The following table presents our available-for-sale marketable securities as of March 30, 2024 and July 1, 2023:
| Mar. 30, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortized Cost Basis | Gross Unrealized Gains | Gross Unrealized Losses | Fair Value | Short-Term Marketable Securities | Long-Term Marketable Securities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fixed income securities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate bonds | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Government bonds | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total marketable securities | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jul. 1, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortized Cost Basis | Gross Unrealized Gains | Gross Unrealized Losses | Fair Value | Short-Term Marketable Securities | Long-Term Marketable Securities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fixed income securities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate bonds | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Government bonds | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total marketable securities | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of March 30, 2024, the balance of available-for-sale securities by contractual maturity is shown in the following table. Within the table, maturities of fixed income securities have been allocated based upon timing of estimated cash flows. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because the issuers of the securities may have the right to prepay obligations without prepayment penalties.
| Mar. 30, 2024 | |||||
| (In thousands) | |||||
| Due in one year or less | $ | ||||
| Due after one year through five years | |||||
| Due after five years | |||||
| Total | $ | ||||
There were no significant realized gains or losses in marketable securities in the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024.
7. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Sysco uses derivative financial instruments to enact hedging strategies for risk mitigation purposes; however, we do not use derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. Hedging strategies are used to manage interest rate risk, foreign currency risk and fuel price risk.
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Hedging of interest rate risk
Sysco manages its debt portfolio with interest rate swaps from time to time to achieve an overall desired position of fixed and floating rates. In the second quarter of fiscal 2024, we entered into forward swap agreements to trade the fixed interest rate on $500 million of 6.00 % senior notes with variable rates, starting in November 2024. The interest rate swap agreements are designated as fair value hedges and valued based on an income approach using observable market inputs including Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) yield curves. The company has incorporated credit valuation adjustments to appropriately reflect the risk of default in the fair value measurements. Changes in the fair value of the hedge and the carrying value of the hedged item attributable to changes in the benchmark interest rates being hedged are recognized in interest expense.
Hedging of foreign currency risk
Sysco’s operations in Europe have inventory purchases denominated in currencies other than their functional currency, such as the euro, U.S. dollar, British pound sterling, Polish zloty and Danish krone. These inventory purchases give rise to foreign currency exposure between the functional currency of each entity and these currencies. The company enters into foreign currency forward swap contracts to sell the applicable entity’s functional currency and buy currencies matching the inventory purchase, which operate as cash flow hedges of the company’s foreign currency-denominated inventory purchases.
Sysco has cross-currency swaps designated as fair value hedges for the purpose of hedging foreign currency risk associated with changes in spot rates on foreign denominated intercompany loans. Sysco has elected to exclude the changes in fair value of the forward points from the assessments of hedge effectiveness. Gains or losses from fair value hedges impact the same category on the consolidated statements of income as the item being hedged, including the earnings impact of the excluded components. Unrealized gains or losses on components excluded from hedge effectiveness are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and recognized into earnings over the life of the hedged instrument. Except for the excluded components, changes in the fair value of the hedge are offset against changes in the fair value of the hedged assets or liabilities through earnings.
In the second quarter of fiscal 2024, we entered into a cross-currency swap to hedge the foreign currency exposure of our net investment in certain foreign operations. This cross-currency swap is designated as a net investment hedge with gains and losses recognized within accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).
Cross-currency swaps are valued based on an income approach using observable market inputs including foreign currency rates and interest rates in both countries subject to the swap.
Hedging of fuel price risk
Sysco uses fuel commodity swap contracts to hedge against the risk of the change in the price of diesel fuel on anticipated future purchases. These swaps have been designated as cash flow hedges.
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None of our hedging instruments contain credit-risk-related contingent features. Details of outstanding hedging instruments as of March 30, 2024 are presented below:
| Maturity Date of the Hedging Instrument | Currency / Unit of Measure | Notional Value | ||||||||||||
| (In millions) | ||||||||||||||
| Hedging of interest rate risk | ||||||||||||||
| January 2034 | U.S. Dollar | |||||||||||||
| Hedging of foreign currency risk | ||||||||||||||
| Various (April 2024 to August 2024) | Swedish Krona | |||||||||||||
| Various (April 2024 to October 2024) | British Pound Sterling | |||||||||||||
| May 2024 | Mexican Peso | |||||||||||||
| April 2025 | Canadian Dollar | |||||||||||||
| January 2029 | Euro | |||||||||||||
| Hedging of fuel risk | ||||||||||||||
| Various (April 2024 to March 2026) | Gallons | |||||||||||||
The location and the fair value of derivative instruments designated as hedges in the consolidated balance sheet as of March 30, 2024 and July 1, 2023 are as follows:
| Derivative Fair Value | |||||||||||||||||
| Balance Sheet location | Mar. 30, 2024 | Jul. 1, 2023 | |||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | |||||||||||||||||
| Fair Value Hedges: | |||||||||||||||||
| Interest rate swaps | Other assets | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Interest rate swaps | Other current liabilities | ||||||||||||||||
| Cross currency swaps | Other current liabilities | ||||||||||||||||
| Cross currency swaps | Other long-term liabilities | ||||||||||||||||
| Cash Flow Hedges: | |||||||||||||||||
| Fuel swaps | Other current assets | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency forwards | Other current assets | ||||||||||||||||
| Fuel swaps | Other assets | ||||||||||||||||
| Fuel swaps | Other current liabilities | ||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency forwards | Other current liabilities | ||||||||||||||||
| Fuel swaps | Other long-term liabilities | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Investment Hedges: | |||||||||||||||||
| Cross currency swaps | Other current assets | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Cross currency swaps | Other long-term liabilities | ||||||||||||||||
Gains or losses recognized in the consolidated results of operations for cash flow hedging relationships are not significant for each of the periods presented. The location and amount of gains or losses recognized in the consolidated results of operations for fair value hedging relationships for each of the periods, presented on a pretax basis, are as follows:
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| 13-Week Period Ended | 39-Week Period Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mar. 30, 2024 | Apr. 1, 2023 | Mar. 30, 2024 | Apr. 1, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total amounts of income and expense line items presented in the consolidated results of operations in which the effects of fair value hedges are recorded | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gain or (loss) on fair value hedging relationships: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest rate swaps: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hedged items | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cross currency swaps: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hedged items | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The gains and losses on the fair value hedging relationships associated with the hedged items as disclosed in the table above consist of the following components for each of the periods presented:
| 13-Week Period Ended | 39-Week Period Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mar. 30, 2024 | Apr. 1, 2023 | Mar. 30, 2024 | Apr. 1, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||||
| Increase (decrease) in fair value of debt | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency gain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hedged items | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
The location and effect of cash flow, net investment, and excluded components of fair value hedges on the consolidated statements of comprehensive income for the 13-week periods ended March 30, 2024 and April 1, 2023, presented on a pretax basis, are as follows:
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| 13-Week Period Ended Mar. 30, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
| Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income on Derivatives | Location of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income into Income | Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income into Income | |||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | (In thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
| Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships: | |||||||||||||||||
| Fuel swaps | $ | Operating expense | $ | ( | |||||||||||||
| Foreign currency contracts | Cost of sales / Other income | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||
| Derivatives in net investment hedging relationships: | |||||||||||||||||
| Cross currency contracts | $ | N/A | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Derivatives in fair value hedging relationships: | |||||||||||||||||
| Change in excluded component of fair value hedge | $ | Other expense (income) | $ | ||||||||||||||
| 13-Week Period Ended Apr. 1, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
| Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income on Derivatives | Location of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income into Income | Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income into Income | |||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | (In thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
| Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships: | |||||||||||||||||
| Fuel swaps | $ | ( | Operating expense | $ | ( | ||||||||||||
| Foreign currency contracts | ( | Cost of sales / Other income | |||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||
| Derivatives in net investment hedging relationships: | |||||||||||||||||
| Foreign denominated debt | $ | ( | N/A | $ | |||||||||||||
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The location and effect of cash flow, net investment, and excluded components of fair value hedges on the consolidated statements of comprehensive income for the 39-week periods ended March 30, 2024 and April 1, 2023, presented on a pretax basis, are as follows:
| 39-Week Period Ended Mar. 30, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
| Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income on Derivatives | Location of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income into Income | Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income into Income | |||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | (In thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
| Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships: | |||||||||||||||||
| Fuel swaps | $ | Operating expense | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency contracts | Cost of sales / Other income | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Derivatives in net investment hedging relationships: | |||||||||||||||||
| Cross currency contracts | $ | ( | N/A | $ | |||||||||||||
| Derivatives in fair value hedging relationships: | |||||||||||||||||
| Change in excluded component of fair value hedge | $ | Other expense (income) | $ | ||||||||||||||
| 39-Week Period Ended Apr. 1, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
| Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income on Derivatives | Location of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income into Income | Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income into Income | |||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | (In thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
| Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships: | |||||||||||||||||
| Fuel swaps | $ | ( | Operating expense | $ | |||||||||||||
| Foreign currency contracts | ( | Cost of sales / Other income | |||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Derivatives in net investment hedging relationships: | |||||||||||||||||
| Foreign denominated debt | $ | ( | N/A | $ | |||||||||||||
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The location and carrying amount of hedged liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet as of March 30, 2024 are as follows:
| Mar. 30, 2024 | |||||||||||
| Carrying Amount of Hedged Assets (Liabilities) | Cumulative Amount of Fair Value Hedging Adjustments Included in the Carrying Amount of Hedged Assets (Liabilities) | ||||||||||
| (In thousands) | |||||||||||
| Balance sheet location: | |||||||||||
| $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||||||
The carrying amount of hedged liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet as of July 1, 2023 is zero .
8. DEBT
Sysco has a long-term revolving credit facility that includes aggregate commitments of the lenders thereunder of $3.0 billion, with an option to increase such commitments to $4.0 billion. As of March 30, 2024, there were no borrowings outstanding under this facility.
We have a U.S commercial paper program allowing the company to issue short-term unsecured notes in an aggregate amount not to exceed $3.0 billion. Any outstanding amounts are classified within long-term debt, as the program is supported by the long-term revolving credit facility. As of March 30, 2024, there were $400.0 million in commercial paper issuances outstanding under this program.
On November 17, 2023, Sysco issued senior notes (the Notes) totaling $1.0 billion. Details of the Notes are as follows:
| Maturity Date | Par Value (in millions) | Coupon Rate | Pricing (percentage of par) | ||||||||||||||
| January 17, 2029 (the 2029 Notes) | $ | % | % | ||||||||||||||
| January 17, 2034 (the 2034 Notes) | |||||||||||||||||
The Notes initially are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Sysco’s direct and indirect wholly owned subsidiaries that guarantee Sysco’s other senior notes issued under the indenture governing the Notes or any of Sysco’s other indebtedness. Interest on the Notes will be paid semi-annually in arrears on July 17 and January 17, beginning July 17, 2024. At Sysco’s option, any or all of the Notes may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at any time prior to maturity. If Sysco elects to redeem (i) the 2029 Notes before the date that is one month prior to the maturity date, or (ii) the 2034 Notes before the date that is three months prior to the maturity date, Sysco will pay an amount equal to the greater of 100 % of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest or the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the Notes to be redeemed that would be due if such senior notes matured on the applicable date described above. If Sysco elects to redeem a series of Notes on or after the applicable date described in the preceding sentence, Sysco will pay an amount equal to 100 % of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed. Sysco will pay accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes redeemed to the redemption date.
The total carrying value of our debt was $12.2 billion as of March 30, 2024 and $10.4 billion as of July 1, 2023. The increase in the carrying value of our debt from the prior year was due to new debt associated with our acquisition of Edward Don and share repurchases.
On October 17, 2023, we entered into a new commercial paper dealer agreement in Europe for a commercial paper program with borrowings not to exceed €250 million. As of March 30, 2024, there were €115 million (the equivalent of $124.2 million) in commercial paper issuances outstanding under this program.
Information regarding the guarantors of our registered debt securities is contained in the section captioned Guarantor Summarized Financial Information in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Item 2 of Part I of this Form 10-Q.
9. COMPANY-SPONSORED EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
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Sysco has company-sponsored defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans for its employees. We also provide certain health care benefits to eligible retirees and their dependents.
On October 25, 2022, the Sysco Corporation Retirement Plan (the Plan) executed an agreement with Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (the Insurer). Under this agreement, the Plan purchased a nonparticipating single premium group annuity contract using Plan assets that transferred to the Insurer $695.0 million of the Plan’s defined benefit pension obligations related to certain pension benefits. The contract covers approximately 10,000 Sysco participants and beneficiaries (the Transferred Participants) in the U.S. pension plan (the U.S. Retirement Plan). Under the group annuity contract, the Insurer made an unconditional and irrevocable commitment to pay the pension benefits of each Transferred Participant that were due on or after January 1, 2023. The transaction resulted in no changes to the amount of benefits payable to the Transferred Participants.
As a result of the transaction, we recognized a one-time, non-cash pre-tax pension settlement charge of $315.4 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2023 primarily related to the accelerated recognition of actuarial losses included within accumulated other comprehensive loss in the statement of changes in consolidated shareholders’ equity. The transaction also required us to remeasure the benefit obligations and plan assets of the U.S. Retirement Plan. The remeasurement reflected the use of an updated discount rate and an expected rate of return on plan assets as of October 31, 2022, applying the practical expedient to remeasure plan assets and obligations as of the nearest calendar month-end date.
Components of Net Benefit Costs
The components of net company-sponsored benefit cost for the U.S. Retirement Plan are as follows:
| 13-Week Period | 39-Week Period | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ended (1) | Ended (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Apr. 1, 2023 | Apr. 1, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | (In thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Service cost | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest cost | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Expected return on plan assets | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of prior service cost | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of actuarial loss | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Settlement loss recognized | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net pension costs | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
(1) | Net pension costs were not material for the third quarter and first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024. | ||||
The components of net company-sponsored benefit costs other than the service cost component are reported in other expense (income), net within the consolidated results of operations.
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10. EARNINGS PER SHARE
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:
| 13-Week Period Ended | 39-Week Period Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mar. 30, 2024 | Apr. 1, 2023 | Mar. 30, 2024 | Apr. 1, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands, except for share and per share data) | (In thousands, except for share and per share data) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Numerator: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net earnings | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Basic earnings per share | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted earnings per share | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
The number of securities that were not included in the diluted earnings per share calculation because the effect would have been anti-dilutive was approximately 1,938,000 and 2,264,000 for the third quarter of fiscal 2024 and 2023, respectively, and approximately 4,792,000 and 1,835,000 for the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Accelerated Share Repurchase Program
On December 15, 2023, we entered into a Master Confirmation and Supplemental Confirmation (collectively, the ASR Agreement) with Goldman, Sachs & Co. (Goldman) relating to an accelerated share repurchase program (the ASR Program). Pursuant to the terms of the ASR Agreement, effective January 3, 2024, we agreed to repurchase $500 million of our common stock from Goldman under the share repurchase program authorized by our Board of Directors in May 2021.
11. OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Comprehensive income is net earnings plus certain other items that are recorded directly to shareholders’ equity, such as foreign currency translation adjustment, changes in marketable securities, amounts related to certain hedging arrangements and amounts related to pension and other postretirement plans. Comprehensive income was $383.2 million and $473.5 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023, respectively. Comprehensive income was $1.4 billion and $1.2 billion for the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023, respectively.
A summary of the components of other comprehensive income (loss) and the related tax effects for each of the periods presented is as follows:
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| 13-Week Period Ended Mar. 30, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location of Expense (Income) Recognized in Net Earnings | Before Tax Amount | Tax | Net of Tax Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Foreign currency translation: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | N/A | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||
| Hedging instruments: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification adjustments: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in excluded component of fair value hedge | Other expense, net | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in cash flow hedges | Operating expenses (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in net investment hedges | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Reclassification adjustments: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of cash flow hedges | Interest expense | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pension and other postretirement benefit plans: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reclassification adjustments: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of prior service cost | Other expense, net | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of actuarial loss, net | Other expense, net | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total reclassification adjustments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marketable securities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Change in marketable securities (2) | N/A | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total other comprehensive income (loss) | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||||
(1) | Amount partially impacts operating expense for fuel swaps accounted for as cash flow hedges. | ||||
(2) | Realized gains or losses on marketable securities are presented within other (income) expense, net in the consolidated results of operations; however, there were no significant gains or losses realized in the third quarter of fiscal 2024. | ||||
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| 13-Week Period Ended Apr. 1, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location of Expense (Income) Recognized in Net Earnings | Before Tax Amount | Tax | Net of Tax Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Foreign currency translation adjustment | N/A | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hedging instruments: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification adjustments: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in cash flow hedges | Operating expenses (1) | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Change in net investment hedges | N/A | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total other comprehensive (loss) before reclassification adjustments | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reclassification adjustments: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of cash flow hedges | Interest expense | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pension and other postretirement benefit plans: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reclassification adjustments: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of prior service cost | Other expense, net | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of actuarial loss, net | Other expense, net | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total reclassification adjustments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marketable securities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Change in marketable securities (2) | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total other comprehensive income | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
(1) | Amount partially impacts operating expense for fuel swaps accounted for as cash flow hedges. | ||||
(2) | Realized gains or losses on marketable securities are presented within other (income) expense, net in the consolidated results of operations; however, there were no significant gains or losses realized in the third quarter of fiscal 2023. | ||||
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| 39-Week Period Ended Mar. 30, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location of Expense (Income) Recognized in Net Earnings | Before Tax Amount | Tax | Net of Tax Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Foreign currency translation: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | N/A | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||
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| Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification adjustments: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in excluded component of fair value hedge | Other expense, net | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in cash flow hedges | Operating expenses (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in net investment hedges | N/A | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total other comprehensive (loss) before reclassification adjustments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reclassification adjustments: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of cash flow hedges | Interest expense | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pension and other postretirement benefit plans: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income before reclassification adjustments: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net actuarial gain, arising in the current year | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reclassification adjustments: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of prior service cost | Other expense, net | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of actuarial loss, net | Other expense, net | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total reclassification adjustments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marketable securities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Change in marketable securities (2) | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total other comprehensive income | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||
(1) | Amount partially impacts operating expense for fuel swaps accounted for as cash flow hedges. | ||||
(2) | Realized gains or losses on marketable securities are presented within other (income) expense, net in the consolidated results of operations; however, there were no significant gains or losses realized in the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024. | ||||
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| 39-Week Period Ended Apr. 1, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location of Expense (Income) Recognized in Net Earnings | Before Tax Amount | Tax | Net of Tax Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Foreign currency translation: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | N/A | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hedging instruments: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive (loss) before reclassification adjustments: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in cash flow hedges | Operating expenses (1) | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Change in net investment hedges | N/A | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total other comprehensive (loss) before reclassification adjustments | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reclassification adjustments: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of cash flow hedges | Interest expense | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pension and other postretirement benefit plans: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income before reclassification adjustments: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net actuarial loss, arising in the current year | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Settlements | Other expense, net | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total other comprehensive income before reclassification adjustments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reclassification adjustments: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of prior service cost | Other expense, net | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of actuarial loss, net | Other expense, net | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total reclassification adjustments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marketable securities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Change in marketable securities (2) | N/A | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total other comprehensive income | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||
(1) | Amount partially impacts operating expense for fuel swaps accounted for as cash flow hedges. | ||||
(2) | Realized gains or losses on marketable securities are presented within other (income) expense, net in the consolidated results of operations; however, there were no significant gains or losses realized in the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2023. | ||||
The following tables provide a summary of the changes in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income for the periods presented:
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| 13-Week Period Ended Mar. 30, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign Currency Translation | Hedging, net of tax | Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, net of tax | Marketable Securities, net of tax | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of Dec. 30, 2023 | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Equity adjustment from foreign currency translation | ( | — | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of cash flow hedges | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in net investment hedges | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in cash flow hedges | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in excluded component of fair value hedge | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of unrecognized prior service cost | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of unrecognized net actuarial losses | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in marketable securities | — | — | — | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of Mar. 30, 2024 | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13-Week Period Ended Apr. 1, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign Currency Translation | Hedging, net of tax | Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, net of tax | Marketable Securities, net of tax | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of Dec. 31, 2022 | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity adjustment from foreign currency translation | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of cash flow hedges | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in net investment hedges | — | ( | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in cash flow hedges | — | ( | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of unrecognized prior service cost | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of unrecognized net actuarial losses | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in marketable securities | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of Apr. 1, 2023 | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 39-Week Period Ended Mar. 30, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign Currency Translation | Hedging, net of tax | Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, net of tax | Marketable Securities, net of tax | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of Jul. 1, 2023 | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Equity adjustment from foreign currency translation | ( | — | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of cash flow hedges | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in net investment hedges | — | ( | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in cash flow hedges | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in excluded component of fair value hedge | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of unrecognized prior service cost | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of unrecognized net actuarial losses | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net actuarial loss arising in the current year | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in marketable securities | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of Mar. 30, 2024 | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| 39-Week Period Ended Apr. 1, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign Currency Translation | Hedging, net of tax | Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, net of tax | Marketable Securities, net of tax | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of Jul. 2, 2022 | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity adjustment from foreign currency translation | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of cash flow hedges | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in net investment hedges | — | ( | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in cash flow hedges | — | ( | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of unrecognized prior service cost | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of unrecognized net actuarial losses | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Settlements | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net actuarial loss arising in the current year | — | — | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in marketable securities | — | — | — | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of Apr. 1, 2023 | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
12. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
Sysco provides compensation benefits to employees under several share-based payment arrangements, including various long-term employee stock incentive plans and the 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
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Stock Incentive Plans
In the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024, options to purchase 808,279 shares were granted to employees. The fair value of each option award is estimated as of the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option pricing model. The weighted average grant-date fair value per option granted during the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024 was $19.27 .
In the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024, employees were granted 524,164 performance share units (PSUs). Based on the jurisdiction in which the employee resides, some of these PSUs were granted with forfeitable dividend equivalents. The fair value of each PSU award granted with a dividend equivalent is based on the company’s stock price as of the date of grant. For PSUs granted without dividend equivalents, the fair value was reduced by the present value of expected dividends during the vesting period. The weighted average grant-date fair value per PSU granted during the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024 was $74.91 . The PSUs will convert into shares of Sysco’s common stock at the end of the three-year performance period based on actual performance targets achieved, as well as the market-based return of Sysco’s common stock relative to that of each company within the S&P 500 index.
In the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024, employees were granted 1,135,537 restricted stock units. The weighted average grant-date fair value per restricted stock unit granted during the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024 was $74.50 .
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Plan participants purchased 837,169 shares of common stock under the ESPP during the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024. The weighted average fair value per employee stock purchase right issued pursuant to the ESPP was $10.86 during the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024. The fair value of each stock purchase right is estimated as the difference between the stock price at the date of issuance and the employee purchase price.
All Share-Based Payment Arrangements
The total share-based compensation cost that has been recognized in results of operations was $76.7 million and $73.8 million for the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023, respectively.
As of March 30, 2024, there was a total of $164.8 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to share-based compensation arrangements. This cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.03 years.
13. INCOME TAXES
Effective Tax Rate
The effective tax rates for the third quarter and first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024 were 23.32 % and 23.74 %, respectively. These rates are higher than the company’s 21.00% statutory tax rate primarily because of state income taxes. The rates are partially offset by a foreign income tax benefit and equity-based compensation excess tax benefits.
The effective tax rates for the third quarter and first 39 weeks of fiscal 2023 were 22.46 % and 21.92 %, respectively. The third quarter rate was higher than the company’s statutory tax rate as a result of state income taxes, and partially offset by a foreign income tax benefit and equity-based compensation excess tax benefits. The first 39 weeks of fiscal 2023 were favorably impacted by the benefit of the pension buyout and excess tax benefits of equity-based compensation.
Uncertain Tax Positions
As of March 30, 2024, the gross amount of unrecognized tax benefit and related accrued interest was $32.4 million and $10.6 million, respectively. It is reasonably possible the amount of the unrecognized tax benefit with respect to certain unrecognized tax positions of the company will increase or decrease in the next 12 months. At this time, an estimate of the range of the reasonably possible change cannot be made.
During the third quarter of fiscal 2023, Sysco received a Statutory Notice of Deficiency from the Internal Revenue Service, mainly related to foreign tax credits generated in fiscal 2018 from repatriated earnings primarily from our Canadian operations. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023, the company filed suit in the U.S. Tax Court challenging the validity of certain tax regulations related to the one-time transition tax on unrepatriated foreign earnings, which were enacted as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA). The lawsuit seeks to have the court invalidate these regulations, which would affirm the company’s position regarding its foreign tax credits. Sysco has previously recorded a benefit of $131.0 million attributable to its
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interpretation of the TCJA and the Internal Revenue Code. If we are ultimately unsuccessful in defending our position, we may be required to reverse all, or some portion, of the benefit previously recorded.
Other
On October 8, 2021, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) announced the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting, which provides for a two-pillar solution to address tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy. Pillar One expands a country’s authority to tax profits from companies that make sales into their country but do not have a physical location in the country. Pillar Two includes an agreement on international tax reform, including rules to ensure that large corporations pay a minimum rate of corporate income tax. On December 20, 2021, the OECD released Pillar Two Model Rules defining the global minimum tax, which calls for the taxation of large corporations at a minimum rate of 15%. The OECD continues to release additional guidance on the two-pillar framework, with widespread implementation anticipated by 2024. We are continuing to evaluate the potential impact on future periods of the Pillar Two Framework, pending legislation adoption and/or guidance by individual countries, with the rules being effective for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2024. For Sysco, Pillar Two will be effective in fiscal 2025.
The determination of our provision for income taxes requires judgment, the use of estimates and the interpretation and application of complex tax laws. Our provision for income taxes reflects income earned and taxed in the various U.S. federal and state, as well as foreign jurisdictions. Tax law changes, increases or decreases in permanent book versus tax basis differences, accruals or adjustments of accruals for unrecognized tax benefits or valuation allowances, and our change in the mix of earnings from these taxing jurisdictions all affect the overall effective tax rate.
14. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Legal Proceedings
Sysco is engaged in various legal proceedings that have arisen but have not been fully adjudicated. The likelihood of loss for these legal proceedings, based on definitions within contingency accounting literature, ranges from remote to reasonably possible to probable. When probable and reasonably estimable, the losses have been accrued. Although the final results of legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, based on estimates of the range of potential losses associated with these matters, management does not believe the ultimate resolution of these proceedings, either individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect upon the consolidated financial position or results of operations of the company.
15. BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION
Sysco distributes food and related products to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other foodservice customers. Our primary operations are located in North America and Europe. Under the accounting provisions related to disclosures about segments of an enterprise, we have aggregated certain operating segments into three reportable segments. “Other” financial information is attributable to our other operating segments that do not meet the quantitative disclosure thresholds.
•U.S. Foodservice Operations – primarily includes (a) our U.S. Broadline operations, which distribute a full line of food products, including custom-cut meat, seafood, produce, specialty Italian, specialty imports and a wide variety of non-food products and (b) our U.S. Specialty operations, which include our FreshPoint fresh produce distribution business, our Specialty Meats and Seafood Group specialty protein operations, our growing Italian Specialty platform anchored by Greco and Sons, Inc., Edward Don, acquired in the second quarter of fiscal 2024, which distributes restaurant equipment and supplies, our Asian specialty distribution company and a number of other small specialty businesses that are not material to our operations;
•International Foodservice Operations – includes operations outside of the U.S., which distribute a full line of food products and a wide variety of non-food products. The Americas primarily consists of operations in Canada, Bahamas, Mexico, Costa Rica and Panama, as well as our export operations that distribute to international customers. Our European operations primarily consist of operations in the United Kingdom, France, Ireland and Sweden;
•SYGMA – our U.S. customized distribution operations serving quick-service chain restaurant customer locations; and
•Other – primarily our hotel supply operations, Guest Worldwide.
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The accounting policies for the segments are the same as those disclosed by Sysco for its consolidated financial statements. Our Global Support Center generally includes all expenses of the corporate office and Sysco’s shared service operations. These also include all U.S. share-based compensation costs.
The following tables set forth certain financial information for Sysco’s reportable business segments:
| 13-Week Period Ended | 39-Week Period Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mar. 30, 2024 | Apr. 1, 2023 | Mar. 30, 2024 | Apr. 1, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales: | (In thousands) | (In thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Foodservice Operations | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| International Foodservice Operations | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Mar. 30, 2024 | Apr. 1, 2023 | Mar. 30, 2024 | Apr. 1, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income (loss): | (In thousands) | (In thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Foodservice Operations | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| International Foodservice Operations | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Global Support Center | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Earnings before income taxes | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
This discussion should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements as of July 1, 2023, and for the fiscal year then ended, and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, both contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 1, 2023 (our fiscal 2023 Form 10-K), as well as the consolidated financial statements (unaudited) and notes to the consolidated financial statements (unaudited) contained in this report.
Highlights
Our third quarter of fiscal 2024 results were driven by sales growth that surpassed third quarter of fiscal 2023 levels by 2.7%. The increase in sales was driven by inflation at the enterprise level and sales from recent acquisitions. Our gross profit growth this quarter outpaced adjusted operating expense growth due to effective management of product cost fluctuations through margin management, incremental progress from our strategic sourcing efforts, disciplined and rational pricing, and delivery of our cost-out measures. See below for a comparison of our fiscal 2024 results to our fiscal 2023 results, both including and excluding Certain Items (as defined below).
Comparisons of results from the third quarter of fiscal 2024 to the third quarter of fiscal 2023 are presented below:
•Sales:
◦increased 2.7%, or $503.8 million, to $19.4 billion;
•Operating income:
◦increased 3.8%, or $26.3 million, to $722.0 million;
◦adjusted operating income increased 8.4%, or $62.2 million, to $799.3 million;
•Net earnings:
◦decreased 1.1%, or $4.9 million, to $424.7 million;
◦adjusted net earnings increased 5.0%, or $22.9 million, to $483.4 million;
•Basic earnings per share:
◦unchanged, at $0.85 per share;
•Diluted earnings per share:
◦increased 1.2%, or $0.01, to $0.85 per share;
◦adjusted diluted earnings per share increased 6.7%, or $0.06, to $0.96;
•EBITDA:
◦increased 5.4%, or $48.1 million, to $933.0 million; and
◦adjusted EBITDA increased 8.5%, or $76.9 million, to $976.6 million.
Comparisons of results from the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024 to the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2023 are presented below:
•Sales:
◦increased 3.0%, or $1.7 billion, to $58.3 billion;
•Operating income:
◦increased 7.3%, or $152.3 million, to $2.2 billion;
◦adjusted operating income increased 9.4%, or $206.4 million, to $2.4 billion;
•Net earnings:
◦increased 29.6%, or $306.9 million, to $1.3 billion;
◦adjusted net earnings increased 8.3%, or $113.0 million, to $1.5 billion;
•Basic earnings per share:
◦increased 30.9%, or $0.63, to $2.67 per share;
•Diluted earnings per share:
◦increased 31.0%, or $0.63, to $2.66 per share;
◦adjusted diluted earnings per share increased 9.4%, or $0.25, to $2.92;
•EBITDA:
◦increased 24.3%, or $556.8 million, to $2.9 billion; and
◦adjusted EBITDA increased 10.6%, or $280.6 million, to $2.9 billion.
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The discussion of our results includes certain non-GAAP financial measures, including EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA, that we believe provide important perspective with respect to underlying business trends. Other than EBITDA and free cash flow, any non-GAAP financial measures will be denoted as adjusted measures to remove (1) restructuring charges; (2) expenses associated with our various transformation initiatives; (3) severance charges; and (4) acquisition-related costs consisting of: (a) intangible amortization expense and (b) acquisition costs and due diligence costs related to our acquisitions. Our results for fiscal 2023 were also impacted by adjustments to a product return allowance pertaining to COVID-related personal protection equipment inventory, a pension settlement charge that resulted from the purchase of a nonparticipating single premium group annuity contract that transferred defined benefit plan obligations to an insurer and the reduction of bad debt expense previously recognized in fiscal 2020 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the collectability of our pre-pandemic trade receivable balances.
The fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023 items discussed above are collectively referred to as “Certain Items.” The results of our operations can be impacted by changes in exchange rates applicable to converting from local currencies to U.S. dollars. We measure our results on a constant currency basis.
Trends
Economic and Industry Trends
Sysco continues to outperform the foodservice market and successfully grew its market share in the third quarter of fiscal 2024. The food-away-from-home sector is a healthy, long-term growth market. Sysco is diversified and well positioned as a market leader in food service. Softer industry trends during the quarter were impacted by unfavorable weather in January across the U.S and restaurant traffic that was lower in the most recent quarter as compared to fiscal 2023.
Sales and Gross Profit Trends
Our sales and gross profit performance are influenced by multiple factors, including price, volume, inflation, customer mix and product mix. We experienced a 2.9% and 3.0% improvement in U.S. Foodservice case volume in the third quarter and first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024, respectively, as compared to the third quarter and first 39 weeks of fiscal 2023. Local case volume within our U.S. Foodservice Operations segment increased 0.4% and 1.3% in the third quarter and first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024, respectively, as compared to the third quarter and first 39 weeks of fiscal 2023. Our volume growth for the third quarter was primarily from acquisitions. Our volume reflects our broadline and specialty businesses, except for our specialty meats business, which measures its volume in pounds.
We experienced inflation at a rate of 1.9% in the third quarter of fiscal 2024, at the total enterprise level, primarily driven by inflation in the meat and frozen categories. We continued to be successful in managing our inflation, resulting in an increase in gross profit dollars. Gross margin increased 44 and 33 basis points in the third quarter and first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024, respectively, as compared to the third quarter and first 39 weeks of fiscal 2023. This was primarily driven by effective management of product cost fluctuations, progress from our strategic sourcing efforts, disciplined and rational pricing, and improved penetration from Sysco Brand products within our local customer base.
Operating Expense Trends
Total operating expenses increased 5.5% and 4.2% during the third quarter and first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024, respectively, as compared to the third quarter and first 39 weeks of fiscal 2023, primarily due to volumes and recent costs associated with severances, transformation projects, and acquisitions. We have been successful in managing expenses through supply chain improvements, continued improvements with retention and productivity, successful labor planning, and delivery of our cost-out measures.
Interest Expense Trends
Interest expense for fiscal 2024 is expected to increase by approximately $70 million, as compared to fiscal 2023, primarily due to higher debt associated with our acquisition of Edward Don and share repurchases.
Mergers and Acquisitions
We continue to focus on mergers and acquisitions as a part of our growth strategy, where we plan to reinforce our existing businesses, while cultivating new growth opportunities.
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In the first quarter of fiscal 2024, we acquired BIX Produce Company, a leading produce specialty distributor based in Minnesota. This acquisition is expected to provide a strategic opportunity for specialty produce operations to expand its geographic footprint in an area of the country where it does not currently have operations. This company’s results are included within the U.S. Foodservice Operations.
In the second quarter of fiscal 2024, we acquired Edward Don, one of the largest kitchen equipment and supplies distributors, based out of Chicago. Edward Don has a robust supply chain that is expected to enable cost effective distribution of restaurant equipment and supplies. This acquisition further demonstrates our Recipe for Growth strategy of focusing on building strategic specialty platforms that help us better support restaurant and hospitality customers. This company’s results are included within the U.S. Foodservice Operations segment.
In the third quarter of fiscal 2024, we acquired Ready Chef, a fresh produce distributor in Ireland. This company’s results are included within the International Foodservice Operations segment.
The results of our acquired companies in fiscal 2024 were not material to our results for the third quarter and first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024.
Strategy
Our purpose is “Connecting the World to Share Food and Care for One Another.” Purpose driven companies are believed to perform better. We believe our purpose will assist us to grow substantially faster than the foodservice distribution industry and deliver profitable growth through our Recipe for Growth transformation. This growth transformation is supported by strategic pillars that we believe will allow us to better serve our customers, including our digital, products and solutions, supply chain, customer teams, and future horizons strategies.
Our various business transformation initiatives remain on track, including promoting our specialty programs for produce, protein and Italian products and our customer growth initiatives. From these actions as a part of our Recipe for Growth, the benefits of our developing capabilities are apparent in the new customers we are winning and in the progress we are making toward increasing market share. We expect that, as our Recipe for Growth matures, the impact on our top-line growth will deliver profitable and consistent growth.
Results of Operations
The following table sets forth the components of our consolidated results of operations expressed as a percentage of sales for the periods indicated:
| 13-Week Period Ended | 39-Week Period Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mar. 30, 2024 | Apr. 1, 2023 | Mar. 30, 2024 | Apr. 1, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 81.4 | 81.8 | 81.5 | 81.9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 18.6 | 18.2 | 18.5 | 18.1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | 14.9 | 14.5 | 14.7 | 14.4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other expense (income), net | 0.1 | — | — | 0.7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings before income taxes | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Income taxes | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net earnings | 2.2 | % | 2.3 | % | 2.3 | % | 1.8 | % | |||||||||||||||
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The following table sets forth the change in the components of our consolidated results of operations expressed as a percentage increase or decrease over the comparable period in the prior year:
| 13-Week Period Ended | 39-Week Period Ended | ||||||||||
| Mar. 30, 2024 | Mar. 30, 2024 | ||||||||||
| Sales | 2.7 | % | 3.0 | % | |||||||
| Cost of sales | 2.1 | 2.6 | |||||||||
| Gross profit | 5.2 | 4.9 | |||||||||
| Operating expenses | 5.5 | 4.2 | |||||||||
| Operating income | 3.8 | 7.3 | |||||||||
| Interest expense | 17.0 | 13.0 | |||||||||
Other expense (income), net (1) (2) | 53.6 | (93.7) | |||||||||
| Earnings before income taxes | — | 32.7 | |||||||||
| Income taxes | 3.8 | 43.7 | |||||||||
| Net earnings | (1.1) | % | 29.6 | % | |||||||
| Basic earnings per share | — | % | 30.9 | % | |||||||
| Diluted earnings per share | 1.2 | 31.0 | |||||||||
| Average shares outstanding | (1.6) | (0.9) | |||||||||
| Diluted shares outstanding | (1.6) | (1.0) | |||||||||
(1) | Other expense (income), net was expense of $10.4 million and $6.8 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023, respectively. | ||||
(2) | Other expense (income), net was expense of $22.3 million and $354.8 million in the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023, respectively. | ||||
The following tables represent our results by reportable segments:
| 13-Week Period Ended Mar. 30, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Foodservice Operations | International Foodservice Operations | SYGMA | Other | Global Support Center | Consolidated Totals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales | $ | 13,707,108 | $ | 3,493,232 | $ | 1,903,922 | $ | 275,238 | $ | — | $ | 19,379,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales increase (decrease) | 3.4 | % | 4.5 | % | (3.5) | % | (8.9) | % | 2.7 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Percentage of total | 70.7 | % | 18.0 | % | 9.8 | % | 1.5 | % | 100.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income (loss) | $ | 852,444 | $ | 83,898 | $ | 16,805 | $ | 6,371 | $ | (237,472) | $ | 722,046 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income (loss) increase (decrease) | (0.5) | % | 73.9 | % | (34.4) | % | (46.2) | % | (3.9) | % | 3.8 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Percentage of total segments | 88.8 | % | 8.7 | % | 1.8 | % | 0.7 | % | 100.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income as a percentage of sales | 6.2 | % | 2.4 | % | 0.9 | % | 2.3 | % | 3.7 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13-Week Period Ended Apr. 1, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Foodservice Operations | International Foodservice Operations | SYGMA | Other | Global Support Center | Consolidated Totals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales | $ | 13,257,519 | $ | 3,344,121 | $ | 1,972,058 | $ | 301,978 | $ | — | $ | 18,875,676 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Percentage of total | 70.2 | % | 17.7 | % | 10.4 | % | 1.7 | % | 100.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income (loss) | $ | 857,023 | $ | 48,236 | $ | 25,618 | $ | 11,836 | $ | (246,986) | $ | 695,727 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Percentage of total segments | 90.9 | % | 5.1 | % | 2.7 | % | 1.3 | % | 100.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income as a percentage of sales | 6.5 | % | 1.4 | % | 1.3 | % | 3.9 | % | 3.7 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 39-Week Period Ended Mar. 30, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Foodservice Operations | International Foodservice Operations | SYGMA | Other | Global Support Center | Consolidated Totals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales | $ | 40,925,350 | $ | 10,772,900 | $ | 5,723,651 | $ | 865,995 | $ | — | $ | 58,287,896 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales increase (decrease) | 2.5 | % | 8.7 | % | (2.0) | % | (4.8) | % | 3.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Percentage of total | 70.2 | % | 18.5 | % | 9.8 | % | 1.5 | % | 100.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income (loss) | $ | 2,632,451 | $ | 260,311 | $ | 45,918 | $ | 26,581 | $ | (739,590) | $ | 2,225,671 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income (loss) increase (decrease) | 3.5 | % | 35.1 | % | 20.3 | % | (20.0) | % | 0.7 | % | 7.3 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Percentage of total segments | 88.8 | % | 8.8 | % | 1.5 | % | 0.9 | % | 100.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income as a percentage of sales | 6.4 | % | 2.4 | % | 0.8 | % | 3.1 | % | 3.8 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 39-Week Period Ended Apr. 1, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Foodservice Operations | International Foodservice Operations | SYGMA | Other | Global Support Center | Consolidated Totals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales | $ | 39,937,055 | $ | 9,910,267 | $ | 5,839,051 | $ | 910,086 | $ | — | $ | 56,596,459 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Percentage of total | 70.6 | % | 17.5 | % | 10.3 | % | 1.6 | % | 100.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income (loss) | $ | 2,543,704 | $ | 192,629 | $ | 38,161 | $ | 33,244 | $ | (734,387) | $ | 2,073,351 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Percentage of total segments | 90.6 | % | 6.9 | % | 1.3 | % | 1.2 | % | 100.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income as a percentage of sales | 6.4 | % | 1.9 | % | 0.6 | % | 3.7 | % | 3.7 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Based on information in Note 15, “Business Segment Information,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I of this Form 10-Q, U.S. Foodservice Operations and International Foodservice Operations, collectively, represented approximately 88.7% of Sysco’s overall sales in both the third quarter and first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024. U.S. Foodservice Operations and International Foodservice Operations, collectively, represented approximately 97.5% and 97.6% of total segment operating income, in the third quarter and first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024, respectively. This illustrates that these segments represent a substantial majority of our total segment results when compared to other reportable segments.
Results of U.S. Foodservice Operations
The following tables set forth a summary of the components of operating income expressed as a percentage increase or decrease over the comparable period in the prior year:
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| 13-Week Period Ended Mar. 30, 2024 | 13-Week Period Ended Apr. 1, 2023 | Change in Dollars | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales | $ | 13,707,108 | $ | 13,257,519 | $ | 449,589 | 3.4 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 2,652,847 | 2,545,859 | 106,988 | 4.2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | 1,800,403 | 1,688,836 | 111,567 | 6.6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | $ | 852,444 | $ | 857,023 | $ | (4,579) | (0.5) | % | |||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | $ | 2,652,847 | $ | 2,545,859 | $ | 106,988 | 4.2 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Adjusted operating expenses (Non-GAAP) | 1,778,055 | 1,677,133 | 100,922 | 6.0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted operating income (Non-GAAP) | $ | 874,792 | $ | 868,726 | $ | 6,066 | 0.7 | % | |||||||||||||||
| 39-Week Period Ended Mar. 30, 2024 | 39-Week Period Ended Apr. 1, 2023 | Change in Dollars | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales | $ | 40,925,350 | $ | 39,937,055 | $ | 988,295 | 2.5 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 7,915,316 | 7,651,291 | 264,025 | 3.5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | 5,282,865 | 5,107,587 | 175,278 | 3.4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | $ | 2,632,451 | $ | 2,543,704 | $ | 88,747 | 3.5 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | $ | 7,915,316 | $ | 7,651,291 | $ | 264,025 | 3.5 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Adjusted operating expenses (Non-GAAP) | 5,235,824 | 5,075,991 | 159,833 | 3.1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted operating income (Non-GAAP) | $ | 2,679,492 | $ | 2,575,300 | $ | 104,192 | 4.0 | % | |||||||||||||||
Sales
The following table sets forth the percentage and dollar value increase or decrease in the major factors impacting sales as compared to the corresponding prior year period in order to demonstrate the cause and magnitude of change:
| Increase (Decrease) | Increase (Decrease) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13-Week Period | 39-Week Period | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in millions) | (Dollars in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cause of change | Percentage | Dollars | Percentage | Dollars | |||||||||||||||||||
Case volume (1) | 2.6 | % | $ | 337.4 | 2.7 | % | $ | 1,045.4 | |||||||||||||||
| Inflation | 1.3 | 171.8 | 0.1 | 33.5 | |||||||||||||||||||
Other (2) | (0.5) | (59.6) | (0.3) | (90.6) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total change in sales | 3.4 | % | $ | 449.6 | 2.5 | % | $ | 988.3 | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Case volumes increased 2.9% and 3.0% compared to the third quarter and first 39 weeks of fiscal 2023, respectively. This volume increase resulted in a 2.6% and 2.7% increase in the dollar value of sales compared to the third quarter and first 39 weeks of fiscal 2023, respectively. Our volume reporting includes case volumes attributable to Edward Don. | ||||
(2) | Case volume reflects our broadline and specialty businesses, with the exception of our specialty meats business, which measures its volume in pounds. Any impact in volumes from these operations are included within “Other.” | ||||
The sales growth in our U.S. Foodservice Operations was fueled by inflation and by volume growth, inclusive of benefits from acquisitions. Case volumes from our U.S. Foodservice Operations increased 2.9% and 3.0% in the third quarter and first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024, respectively, as compared to the third quarter and first 39 weeks of fiscal 2023. This included a 0.4% increase in local customer case volume in the third quarter of fiscal 2024 and a 1.3% increase in the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024. Our volume growth for the third quarter was primarily from acquisitions.
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Operating Income
The decrease in operating income for the third quarter fiscal 2024 as compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2023 was driven by an increase in operating expenses, partially offset by gross profit dollar growth and case volume growth, inclusive of benefits from acquisitions. On an adjusted basis, the increase in operating income for the third quarter fiscal 2024 as compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2023 was driven by gross profit dollar growth and case volume growth as a result of acquisitions. The increase in operating income in the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024 as compared to the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2023 was driven by gross profit dollar growth and case volume growth as a result of acquisitions, partially offset by an increase in operating expenses.
Gross profit dollar growth in the third quarter and first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024, as compared to the third quarter and first 39 weeks of fiscal 2023, was driven primarily by case volume growth as a result of acquisitions, effective management of product cost fluctuations, and progress from our strategic sourcing efforts. The estimated change in product costs, an internal measure of inflation or deflation, increased in the third quarter and first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024. Gross margin, which is gross profit as a percentage of sales, was 19.4% and 19.3% in the third quarter and first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024, respectively, for our U.S. Foodservice Operations, which was an increase of 15 basis points compared to gross margin of 19.2% in the third quarter of fiscal 2023, and an increase of 18 basis points compared to gross margin of 19.2% in the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2023.
The increase in operating expenses for the third quarter and first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024, as compared to the third quarter and first 39 weeks of fiscal 2023, was primarily driven by increased volumes and recent costs associated with severances, transformation projects, and acquisitions.
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Results of International Foodservice Operations
The following table sets forth a summary of the components of operating income and adjusted operating income expressed as a percentage increase or decrease over the comparable period in the prior year:
| 13-Week Period Ended Mar. 30, 2024 | 13-Week Period Ended Apr. 1, 2023 | Change in Dollars | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales | $ | 3,493,232 | $ | 3,344,121 | $ | 149,111 | 4.5 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 719,681 | 642,778 | 76,903 | 12.0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | 635,783 | 594,542 | 41,241 | 6.9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | $ | 83,898 | $ | 48,236 | $ | 35,662 | 73.9 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | $ | 719,681 | $ | 642,778 | $ | 76,903 | 12.0 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Adjusted operating expenses (Non-GAAP) | 610,322 | 575,845 | 34,477 | 6.0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted operating income (Non-GAAP) | $ | 109,359 | $ | 66,933 | $ | 42,426 | 63.4 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Sales on a constant currency basis (Non-GAAP) | $ | 3,423,711 | $ | 3,344,121 | $ | 79,590 | 2.4 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Gross profit on a constant currency basis (Non-GAAP) | 704,044 | 642,778 | 61,266 | 9.5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted operating expenses on a constant currency basis (Non-GAAP) | 596,681 | 575,845 | 20,836 | 3.6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted operating income on a constant currency basis (Non-GAAP) | $ | 107,363 | $ | 66,933 | $ | 40,430 | 60.4 | % | |||||||||||||||
| 39-Week Period Ended Mar. 30, 2024 | 39-Week Period Ended Apr. 1, 2023 | Change in Dollars | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales | $ | 10,772,900 | $ | 9,910,267 | $ | 862,633 | 8.7 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 2,159,820 | 1,916,503 | 243,317 | 12.7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | 1,899,509 | 1,723,874 | 175,635 | 10.2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | $ | 260,311 | $ | 192,629 | $ | 67,682 | 35.1 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | $ | 2,159,820 | $ | 1,916,503 | $ | 243,317 | 12.7 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Adjusted operating expenses (Non-GAAP) | 1,831,898 | 1,663,998 | 167,900 | 10.1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted operating income (Non-GAAP) | $ | 327,922 | $ | 252,505 | $ | 75,417 | 29.9 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Sales on a constant currency basis (Non-GAAP) | $ | 10,493,278 | $ | 9,910,267 | $ | 583,011 | 5.9 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Gross profit on a constant currency basis (Non-GAAP) | 2,093,345 | 1,916,503 | 176,842 | 9.2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted operating expenses on a constant currency basis (Non-GAAP) | 1,770,514 | 1,663,998 | 106,516 | 6.4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted operating income on a constant currency basis (Non-GAAP) | $ | 322,831 | $ | 252,505 | $ | 70,326 | 27.9 | % | |||||||||||||||
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Sales
The following tables set forth the percentage and dollar value increase or decrease in the major components impacting sales as compared to the corresponding prior year period in order to demonstrate the cause and magnitude of change.
| Increase (Decrease) | Increase (Decrease) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13-Week Period | 39-Week Period | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in millions) | (Dollars in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cause of change | Percentage | Dollars | Percentage | Dollars | |||||||||||||||||||
| Inflation | 2.0 | % | $ | 67.4 | 4.4 | % | $ | 438.2 | |||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency | 2.1 | 69.5 | 2.8 | 279.6 | |||||||||||||||||||
Other (1) | 0.4 | 12.2 | 1.5 | 144.8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total change in sales | 4.5 | % | $ | 149.1 | 8.7 | % | $ | 862.6 | |||||||||||||||
(1) | The impact of volumes as a component of sales growth from international operations are included within “Other.” | ||||
Sales for the third quarter and first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024 were higher, as compared to the third quarter and first 39 weeks of fiscal 2023, due to inflation, a positive impact of foreign currency translation, and an improvement in volume primarily attributable to our Recipe for Growth initiatives.
Operating Income
The increase in operating income for the third quarter and first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024, as compared to the third quarter and first 39 weeks of fiscal 2023, was due to an increase in sales, which is mainly attributable to inflation and the impact of changes in foreign exchange rates, along with specific efforts to optimize our gross profit. This includes the ability to effectively manage product cost fluctuations, progress from our strategic sourcing efforts, and local case volume growth.
The increase in gross profit dollars in the third quarter and first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024, as compared to the third quarter and first 39 weeks of fiscal 2023, was attributable to the effective management of inflation and progress from our strategic sourcing efforts.
The increase in operating expenses for the third quarter and first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024, as compared to the third quarter and first 39 weeks of fiscal 2023, was primarily due to increases in colleague-related costs and the impact of foreign currency translation.
Results of SYGMA and Other Segment
For SYGMA, sales were 3.5% and 2.0% lower in the third quarter and first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024, respectively, as compared to the third quarter and first 39 weeks of fiscal 2023, primarily driven by negative traffic trends across the industry and the planned exit of customers that did not meet our disciplined profit thresholds. Operating income decreased by $8.8 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2024 as compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2023. Operating income increased by $7.8 million in the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024 as compared to the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2023, due to decreases in operating expenses driven by the planned exit of customers.
For the operations that are grouped within Other, operating income decreased $5.5 million and $6.7 million in the third quarter and first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024, respectively, as compared to the third quarter and first 39 weeks of fiscal 2023. The operations of this group mainly consist of our hospitality business, Guest Worldwide.
Global Support Center Expenses
Our Global Support Center generally includes all expenses of the corporate office and Sysco’s shared service operations. These expenses in the third quarter of fiscal 2024 increased $5.6 million, or 2.3%, as compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2023, primarily due to increases in self-insurance reserves, partially offset by decreases in colleague-related costs, professional fees, and fuel hedging program expenses. These expenses in the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024 increased $30.0 million, or 4.1%, as compared to the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2023, primarily due to increases in self-insurance reserves, depreciation expense, and colleague-related costs, partially offset by decreases in fuel hedging program expenses and professional fees.
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Included in Global Support Center expenses are Certain Items that totaled $29.4 million and $58.1 million in the third quarter and first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024, as compared to $10.9 million and $27.2 million in the third quarter and first 39 weeks of fiscal 2023, respectively. Certain Items impacting the third quarter and first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024 were primarily expenses associated with severances, our business technology transformation initiatives, and expenses associated with acquisitions. Certain Items impacting the third quarter and the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2023 were primarily expenses associated with our business technology transformation initiatives.
Interest Expense
Interest expense increased $22.9 million and $50.7 million for the third quarter and first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024, respectively, as compared to the third quarter and first 39 weeks of fiscal 2023. The increase was primarily due to new issuances of senior notes, an increase in commercial paper borrowing activity and increased interest rates on borrowings. This higher debt is primarily associated with our acquisition of Edward Don and share repurchases.
Other income and expense
Other expense, net decreased $332.5 million in the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024 as compared to the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2023, primarily due to a one-time pension settlement charge that was incurred in the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2023 and an increase in interest income earned in the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024.
Net Earnings
Net earnings decreased 1.1% and increased 29.6% in the third quarter and first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024, respectively, as compared to the third quarter and first 39 weeks of fiscal 2023, primarily due to the items noted above for operating income and other expense, as well as items impacting our income taxes that are discussed in Note 13, “Income Taxes,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I of this Form 10-Q. Adjusted net earnings, excluding Certain Items, increased 5.0% and 8.3% in the third quarter and first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024, respectively, primarily due to an increase in sales volume as a result of acquisitions.
Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per share in the third quarter of fiscal 2024 were $0.85, which is unchanged from the comparable prior year amount of $0.85 per share. Diluted earnings per share in the third quarter of fiscal 2024 were $0.85, a 1.2% increase from the comparable prior year period amount of $0.84 per share. Adjusted diluted earnings per share, excluding Certain Items, in the third quarter of fiscal 2024 were $0.96, a 6.7% increase from the comparable prior year amount of $0.90 per share.
Basic earnings per share in the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024 were $2.67, a 30.9% increase from the comparable prior year amount of $2.04 per share. Diluted earnings per share in the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024 were $2.66, a 31.0% increase from the comparable prior year amount of $2.03 per share. Adjusted diluted earnings per share, excluding Certain Items, in the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024 were $2.92, a 9.4% increase from the comparable prior year amount of $2.67 per share.
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Non-GAAP Reconciliations
The discussion of our results includes certain non-GAAP financial measures, including EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA, that we believe provide important perspective with respect to underlying business trends. Other than EBITDA and free cash flow, any non-GAAP financial measures will be denoted as adjusted measures to remove (1) restructuring charges; (2) expenses associated with our various transformation initiatives; (3) severance charges; and (4) acquisition-related costs consisting of: (a) intangible amortization expense and (b) acquisition costs and due diligence costs related to our acquisitions. Our results for fiscal 2023 were also impacted by adjustments to a product return allowance pertaining to COVID-related personal protection equipment inventory, a pension settlement charge that resulted from the purchase of a nonparticipating single premium group annuity contract that transferred defined benefit plan obligations to an insurer and the reduction of bad debt expense previously recognized in fiscal 2020 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the collectability of our pre-pandemic trade receivable balances. | ||
| The results of our operations can be impacted due to changes in exchange rates applicable in converting local currencies to U.S. dollars. We measure our results on a constant currency basis. Constant currency operating results are calculated by translating current-period local currency operating results with the currency exchange rates used to translate the financial statements in the comparable prior-year period to determine what the current-period U.S. dollar operating results would have been if the currency exchange rate had not changed from the comparable prior-year period. | ||
| Management believes that adjusting its operating expenses, operating income, net earnings and diluted earnings per share to remove these Certain Items and presenting its results on a constant currency basis provides an important perspective with respect to our underlying business trends and results. It provides meaningful supplemental information to both management and investors that (1) is indicative of the performance of the company’s underlying operations and (2) facilitates comparisons on a year-over-year basis. | ||
| Sysco has a history of growth through acquisitions and excludes from its non-GAAP financial measures the impact of acquisition-related intangible amortization, acquisition costs and due diligence costs for those acquisitions. We believe this approach significantly enhances the comparability of Sysco’s results for fiscal year 2024 and fiscal year 2023. | ||
| Set forth on the following page is a reconciliation of sales, operating expenses, operating income, other (income) expense, net earnings and diluted earnings per share to adjusted results for these measures for the periods presented. Individual components of diluted earnings per share may not be equal to the total presented when added due to rounding. Adjusted diluted earnings per share is calculated using adjusted net earnings divided by diluted shares outstanding. | ||
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| 13-Week Period Ended Mar. 30, 2024 | 13-Week Period Ended Apr. 1, 2023 | Change in Dollars | %/bps Change | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales (GAAP) | $ | 19,379,500 | $ | 18,875,676 | $ | 503,824 | 2.7 | % | |||||||||||||||
Impact of currency fluctuations (1) | (69,576) | — | (69,576) | (0.4) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Comparable sales using a constant currency basis (Non-GAAP) | $ | 19,309,924 | $ | 18,875,676 | $ | 434,248 | 2.3 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales (GAAP) | $ | 15,770,444 | $ | 15,444,316 | $ | 326,128 | 2.1 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Gross profit (GAAP) | $ | 3,609,056 | $ | 3,431,360 | $ | 177,696 | 5.2 | % | |||||||||||||||
Impact of currency fluctuations (1) | (15,662) | — | (15,662) | (0.5) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Comparable gross profit adjusted for Certain Items using a constant currency basis (Non-GAAP) | $ | 3,593,394 | $ | 3,431,360 | $ | 162,034 | 4.7 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Gross margin (GAAP) | 18.62 | % | 18.18 | % | 44 bps | ||||||||||||||||||
Impact of currency fluctuations (1) | (0.01) | — | -1 bp | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Comparable gross margin adjusted for Certain Items using a constant currency basis (Non-GAAP) | 18.61 | % | 18.18 | % | 43 bps | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses (GAAP) | $ | 2,887,010 | $ | 2,735,633 | $ | 151,377 | 5.5 | % | |||||||||||||||
Impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (2) | (28,472) | (12,255) | (16,217) | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
Impact of acquisition-related costs (3) | (48,734) | (29,004) | (19,730) | (68.0) | |||||||||||||||||||
Impact of bad debt reserve adjustments (4) | — | (90) | 90 | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP) | 2,809,804 | 2,694,284 | 115,520 | 4.3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Impact of currency fluctuations (1) | (14,433) | — | (14,433) | (0.5) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Comparable operating expenses adjusted for Certain Items using a constant currency basis (Non-GAAP) | $ | 2,795,371 | $ | 2,694,284 | $ | 101,087 | 3.8 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Operating expense as a percentage of sales (GAAP) | 14.90 | % | 14.49 | % | 41 bps | ||||||||||||||||||
| Impact of certain item adjustments | (0.40) | (0.22) | -18 bps | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted operating expense as a percentage of sales (Non-GAAP) | 14.50 | % | 14.27 | % | 23 bps | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income (GAAP) | $ | 722,046 | $ | 695,727 | $ | 26,319 | 3.8 | % | |||||||||||||||
Impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (2) | 28,472 | 12,255 | 16,217 | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
Impact of acquisition-related costs (3) | 48,734 | 29,004 | 19,730 | 68.0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Impact of bad debt reserve adjustments (4) | — | 90 | (90) | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP) | 799,252 | 737,076 | 62,176 | 8.4 | |||||||||||||||||||
Impact of currency fluctuations (1) | (1,229) | — | (1,229) | (0.1) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Comparable operating income adjusted for Certain Items using a constant currency basis (Non-GAAP) | $ | 798,023 | $ | 737,076 | $ | 60,947 | 8.3 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Operating margin (GAAP) | 3.73 | % | 3.69 | % | 4 bps | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operating margin adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP) | 4.12 | % | 3.90 | % | 22 bps | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operating margin adjusted for Certain Items using a constant currency basis (Non-GAAP) | 4.13 | % | 3.90 | % | 23 bps | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other expense (GAAP) | $ | 10,380 | $ | 6,759 | $ | 3,621 | 53.6 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Impact of other non-routine gains and losses | — | (448) | 448 | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other expense adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP) | $ | 10,380 | $ | 6,311 | $ | 4,069 | 64.5 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Net earnings (GAAP) | $ | 424,688 | $ | 429,604 | $ | (4,916) | (1.1) | % | |||||||||||||||
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| 13-Week Period Ended Mar. 30, 2024 | 13-Week Period Ended Apr. 1, 2023 | Change in Dollars | %/bps Change | ||||||||||||||||||||
Impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (2) | 28,472 | 12,255 | 16,217 | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
Impact of acquisition-related costs (3) | 48,734 | 29,004 | 19,730 | 68.0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Impact of bad debt reserve adjustments (4) | — | 90 | (90) | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
| Impact of other non-routine gains and losses | — | 448 | (448) | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
Tax impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (5) | (6,826) | (3,190) | (3,636) | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
Tax impact of acquisition-related costs (5) | (11,684) | (7,550) | (4,134) | (54.8) | |||||||||||||||||||
Tax impact of bad debt reserves adjustments (5) | — | (23) | 23 | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
Tax impact of other non-routine gains and losses (5) | — | (117) | 117 | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net earnings adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP) | $ | 483,384 | $ | 460,521 | $ | 22,863 | 5.0 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Diluted earnings per share (GAAP) | $ | 0.85 | $ | 0.84 | $ | 0.01 | 1.2 | % | |||||||||||||||
Impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (2) | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.04 | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
Impact of acquisition-related costs (3) | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 66.7 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tax impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (5) | (0.01) | (0.01) | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Tax impact of acquisition-related costs (5) | (0.02) | (0.01) | (0.01) | (100.0) | |||||||||||||||||||
Diluted earnings per share adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP) (6) | $ | 0.96 | $ | 0.90 | $ | 0.06 | 6.7 | % | |||||||||||||||
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(1) | Represents a constant currency adjustment, which eliminates the impact of foreign currency fluctuations on the current year results. | ||||
(2) | Fiscal 2024 includes $13 million related to restructuring and severance charges and $15 million related to various transformation initiative costs, primarily consisting of changes to our business technology strategy. Fiscal 2023 includes $2 million related to restructuring and severance charges and $10 million related to various transformation initiative costs, primarily consisting of changes to our business technology strategy. | ||||
(3) | Fiscal 2024 includes $32 million of intangible amortization expense and $17 million in acquisition and due diligence costs. Fiscal 2023 includes $27 million of intangible amortization expense and $2 million in acquisition and due diligence costs. | ||||
(4) | Fiscal 2023 represents the reduction of bad debt charges previously taken on pre-pandemic trade receivable balances in fiscal 2020. | ||||
(5) | The tax impact of adjustments for Certain Items are calculated by multiplying the pretax impact of each Certain Item by the statutory rates in effect for each jurisdiction where the Certain Item was incurred. | ||||
(6) | Individual components of diluted earnings per share may not equal the total presented when added due to rounding. Total diluted earnings per share is calculated using adjusted net earnings divided by diluted shares outstanding. | ||||
| NM | Represents that the percentage change is not meaningful. | ||||
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| 39-Week Period Ended Mar. 30, 2024 | 39-Week Period Ended Apr. 1, 2023 | Change in Dollars | %/bps Change | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales (GAAP) | $ | 58,287,896 | $ | 56,596,459 | $ | 1,691,437 | 3.0 | % | |||||||||||||||
Impact of currency fluctuations (1) | (278,400) | — | (278,400) | (0.5) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Comparable sales using a constant currency basis (Non-GAAP) | $ | 58,009,496 | $ | 56,596,459 | $ | 1,413,037 | 2.5 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales (GAAP) | $ | 47,517,435 | $ | 46,326,628 | $ | 1,190,807 | 2.6 | % | |||||||||||||||
Impact of inventory valuation adjustment (2) | — | 2,571 | (2,571) | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP) | $ | 47,517,435 | $ | 46,329,199 | $ | 1,188,236 | 2.6 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Gross profit (GAAP) | $ | 10,770,461 | $ | 10,269,831 | $ | 500,630 | 4.9 | % | |||||||||||||||
Impact of inventory valuation adjustment (2) | — | (2,571) | 2,571 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP) | 10,770,461 | 10,267,260 | 503,201 | 4.9 | |||||||||||||||||||
Impact of currency fluctuations (1) | (66,029) | — | (66,029) | (0.6) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Comparable gross profit adjusted for Certain Items using a constant currency basis (Non-GAAP) | $ | 10,704,432 | $ | 10,267,260 | $ | 437,172 | 4.3 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Gross margin (GAAP) | 18.48 | % | 18.15 | % | 33 bps | ||||||||||||||||||
Impact of inventory valuation adjustment (2) | — | (0.01) | 1 bp | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross margin adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP) | 18.48 | 18.14 | 34 bps | ||||||||||||||||||||
Impact of currency fluctuations (1) | (0.03) | — | -3 bps | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Comparable gross margin adjusted for Certain Items using a constant currency basis (Non-GAAP) | 18.45 | % | 18.14 | % | 31 bps | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses (GAAP) | $ | 8,544,790 | $ | 8,196,480 | $ | 348,310 | 4.2 | % | |||||||||||||||
Impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (3) | (59,567) | (38,288) | (21,279) | (55.6) | |||||||||||||||||||
Impact of acquisition-related costs (4) | (113,193) | (87,419) | (25,774) | (29.5) | |||||||||||||||||||
Impact of bad debt reserve adjustments (5) | — | 4,425 | (4,425) | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP) | 8,372,030 | 8,075,198 | 296,832 | 3.7 | |||||||||||||||||||
Impact of currency fluctuations (1) | (63,371) | — | (63,371) | (0.8) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Comparable operating expenses adjusted for Certain Items using a constant currency basis (Non-GAAP) | $ | 8,308,659 | $ | 8,075,198 | $ | 233,461 | 2.9 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Operating expense as a percentage of sales (GAAP) | 14.66 | % | 14.48 | % | 18 bps | ||||||||||||||||||
| Impact of certain item adjustments | (0.30) | (0.21) | -9 bps | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted operating expense as a percentage of sales (Non-GAAP) | 14.36 | % | 14.27 | % | 9 bps | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income (GAAP) | $ | 2,225,671 | $ | 2,073,351 | $ | 152,320 | 7.3 | % | |||||||||||||||
Impact of inventory valuation adjustment (2) | — | (2,571) | 2,571 | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
Impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (3) | 59,567 | 38,288 | 21,279 | 55.6 | |||||||||||||||||||
Impact of acquisition-related costs (4) | 113,193 | 87,419 | 25,774 | 29.5 | |||||||||||||||||||
Impact of bad debt reserve adjustments (5) | — | (4,425) | 4,425 | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP) | 2,398,431 | 2,192,062 | 206,369 | 9.4 | |||||||||||||||||||
Impact of currency fluctuations (1) | (2,658) | — | (2,658) | (0.1) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Comparable operating income adjusted for Certain Items using a constant currency basis (Non-GAAP) | $ | 2,395,773 | $ | 2,192,062 | $ | 203,711 | 9.3 | % | |||||||||||||||
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| 39-Week Period Ended Mar. 30, 2024 | 39-Week Period Ended Apr. 1, 2023 | Change in Dollars | %/bps Change | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other expense (GAAP) | $ | 22,265 | $ | 354,813 | $ | (332,548) | (93.7) | % | |||||||||||||||
Impact of other non-routine gains and losses (6) | — | (315,326) | 315,326 | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other expense adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP) | $ | 22,265 | $ | 39,487 | $ | (17,222) | (43.6) | % | |||||||||||||||
| Net earnings (GAAP) | $ | 1,343,322 | $ | 1,036,388 | $ | 306,934 | 29.6 | % | |||||||||||||||
Impact of inventory valuation adjustment (2) | — | (2,571) | 2,571 | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
Impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (3) | 59,567 | 38,288 | 21,279 | 55.6 | |||||||||||||||||||
Impact of acquisition-related costs (4) | 113,193 | 87,419 | 25,774 | 29.5 | |||||||||||||||||||
Impact of bad debt reserve adjustments (5) | — | (4,425) | 4,425 | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
Impact of other non-routine gains and losses (6) | — | 315,326 | (315,326) | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
Tax impact of inventory valuation adjustment (7) | — | 648 | (648) | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
Tax impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (7) | (14,510) | (9,649) | (4,861) | (50.4) | |||||||||||||||||||
Tax impact of acquisition-related costs (7) | (27,572) | (22,031) | (5,541) | (25.2) | |||||||||||||||||||
Tax impact of bad debt reserves adjustments (7) | — | 1,115 | (1,115) | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
Tax impact of other non-routine gains and losses (7) | — | (79,466) | 79,466 | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net earnings adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP) | $ | 1,474,000 | $ | 1,361,042 | $ | 112,958 | 8.3 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Diluted earnings per share (GAAP) | $ | 2.66 | $ | 2.03 | $ | 0.63 | 31.0 | % | |||||||||||||||
Impact of inventory valuation adjustment (2) | — | (0.01) | 0.01 | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
Impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (3) | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 50.0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Impact of acquisition-related costs (4) | 0.22 | 0.17 | 0.05 | 29.4 | |||||||||||||||||||
Impact of bad debt reserve adjustments (5) | — | (0.01) | 0.01 | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
Impact of other non-routine gains and losses (6) | — | 0.62 | (0.62) | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
Tax impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (7) | (0.03) | (0.02) | (0.01) | (50.0) | |||||||||||||||||||
Tax impact of acquisition-related costs (7) | (0.05) | (0.04) | (0.01) | (25.0) | |||||||||||||||||||
Tax impact of other non-routine gains and losses (7) | — | (0.16) | 0.16 | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
Diluted earnings per share adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP) (8) | $ | 2.92 | $ | 2.67 | $ | 0.25 | 9.4 | % | |||||||||||||||
(1) | Represents a constant currency adjustment which eliminates the impact of foreign currency fluctuations on the current year results. | ||||
(2) | Fiscal 2023 represents an adjustment to a product return allowance related to COVID-related personal protection equipment inventory. | ||||
(3) | Fiscal 2024 includes $22 million related to restructuring and severance charges and $38 million related to various transformation initiative costs, primarily consisting of changes to our business technology strategy. Fiscal 2023 includes $12 million related to restructuring and severance charges and $26 million related to various transformation initiative costs, primarily consisting of changes to our business technology strategy. | ||||
(4) | Fiscal 2024 includes $91 million of intangible amortization expense and $22 million in acquisition and due diligence costs. Fiscal 2023 includes $78 million of intangible amortization expense and $9 million in acquisition and due diligence costs. | ||||
(5) | Fiscal 2023 represents the reduction of bad debt charges previously taken on pre-pandemic trade receivable balances in fiscal 2020. | ||||
(6) | Fiscal 2023 primarily includes a pension settlement charge of $315 million that resulted from the purchase of a nonparticipating single premium group annuity contract that transferred defined benefit plan obligations to an insurer. | ||||
(7) | The tax impact of adjustments for Certain Items is calculated by multiplying the pretax impact of each Certain Item by the statutory rates in effect for each jurisdiction where the Certain Item was incurred. | ||||
(8) | Individual components of diluted earnings per share may not add up to the total presented due to rounding. Total diluted earnings per share is calculated using adjusted net earnings divided by diluted shares outstanding. | ||||
| NM | Represents that the percentage change is not meaningful. | ||||
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| 13-Week Period Ended Mar. 30, 2024 | 13-Week Period Ended Apr. 1, 2023 | Change in Dollars | %/bps Change | ||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. FOODSERVICE OPERATIONS | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses (GAAP) | $ | 1,800,403 | $ | 1,688,836 | $ | 111,567 | 6.6 | % | |||||||||||||||
Impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (1) | (6,134) | (159) | (5,975) | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
Impact of acquisition-related costs (2) | (16,214) | (11,463) | (4,751) | (41.4) | |||||||||||||||||||
Impact of bad debt reserve adjustments (3) | — | (81) | 81 | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP) | $ | 1,778,055 | $ | 1,677,133 | $ | 100,922 | 6.0 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Operating income (GAAP) | $ | 852,444 | $ | 857,023 | $ | (4,579) | (0.5) | % | |||||||||||||||
Impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (1) | 6,134 | 159 | 5,975 | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
Impact of acquisition-related costs (2) | 16,214 | 11,463 | 4,751 | 41.4 | |||||||||||||||||||
Impact of bad debt reserve adjustments (3) | — | 81 | (81) | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP) | $ | 874,792 | $ | 868,726 | $ | 6,066 | 0.7 | % | |||||||||||||||
| INTERNATIONAL FOODSERVICE OPERATIONS | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales (GAAP) | $ | 3,493,232 | $ | 3,344,121 | $ | 149,111 | 4.5 | % | |||||||||||||||
Impact of currency fluctuations (4) | (69,521) | — | (69,521) | (2.1) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Comparable sales using a constant currency basis (Non-GAAP) | $ | 3,423,711 | $ | 3,344,121 | $ | 79,590 | 2.4 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Gross profit (GAAP) | $ | 719,681 | $ | 642,778 | $ | 76,903 | 12.0 | % | |||||||||||||||
Impact of currency fluctuations (4) | (15,637) | — | (15,637) | (2.5) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Comparable gross profit using a constant currency basis (Non-GAAP) | $ | 704,044 | $ | 642,778 | $ | 61,266 | 9.5 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Gross margin (GAAP) | 20.60 | % | 19.22 | % | 138 bps | ||||||||||||||||||
Impact of currency fluctuations (4) | (0.04) | — | -4 bps | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Comparable gross margin using a constant currency basis (Non-GAAP) | 20.56 | % | 19.22 | % | 134 bps | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses (GAAP) | $ | 635,783 | $ | 594,542 | $ | 41,241 | 6.9 | % | |||||||||||||||
Impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (5) | (6,775) | (2,103) | (4,672) | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
Impact of acquisition-related costs (6) | (18,686) | (16,585) | (2,101) | (12.7) | |||||||||||||||||||
Impact of bad debt reserve adjustments (3) | — | (9) | 9 | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP) | 610,322 | 575,845 | 34,477 | 6.0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Impact of currency fluctuations (4) | (13,641) | — | (13,641) | (2.4) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Comparable operating expenses adjusted for Certain Items using a constant currency basis (Non-GAAP) | $ | 596,681 | $ | 575,845 | $ | 20,836 | 3.6 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Operating income (GAAP) | $ | 83,898 | $ | 48,236 | $ | 35,662 | 73.9 | % | |||||||||||||||
Impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (5) | 6,775 | 2,103 | 4,672 | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
Impact of acquisition-related costs (6) | 18,686 | 16,585 | 2,101 | 12.7 | |||||||||||||||||||
Impact of bad debt reserve adjustments (3) | — | 9 | (9) | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP) | 109,359 | 66,933 | 42,426 | 63.4 | |||||||||||||||||||
Impact of currency fluctuations (4) | (1,996) | — | (1,996) | (3.0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Comparable operating income adjusted for Certain Items using a constant currency basis (Non-GAAP) | $ | 107,363 | $ | 66,933 | $ | 40,430 | 60.4 | % | |||||||||||||||
| SYGMA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses (GAAP) | $ | 136,453 | $ | 140,486 | $ | (4,033) | (2.9) | % | |||||||||||||||
| Operating income (GAAP) | 16,805 | 25,618 | (8,813) | (34.4) | |||||||||||||||||||
| OTHER | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses (GAAP) | $ | 64,659 | $ | 67,615 | $ | (2,956) | (4.4) | % | |||||||||||||||
| Operating income (GAAP) | 6,371 | 11,836 | (5,465) | (46.2) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 13-Week Period Ended Mar. 30, 2024 | 13-Week Period Ended Apr. 1, 2023 | Change in Dollars | %/bps Change | ||||||||||||||||||||
| GLOBAL SUPPORT CENTER | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit (loss) (GAAP) | $ | 12,240 | $ | (2,832) | $ | 15,072 | NM | ||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses (GAAP) | $ | 249,712 | $ | 244,154 | $ | 5,558 | 2.3 | % | |||||||||||||||
Impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (7) | (15,563) | (9,993) | (5,570) | (55.7) | |||||||||||||||||||
Impact of acquisition-related costs (8) | (13,834) | (956) | (12,878) | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP) | $ | 220,315 | $ | 233,205 | $ | (12,890) | (5.5) | % | |||||||||||||||
| Operating loss (GAAP) | $ | (237,472) | $ | (246,986) | $ | 9,514 | 3.9 | % | |||||||||||||||
Impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (7) | 15,563 | 9,993 | 5,570 | 55.7 | |||||||||||||||||||
Impact of acquisition-related costs (8) | 13,834 | 956 | 12,878 | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating loss adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP) | $ | (208,075) | $ | (236,037) | $ | 27,962 | 11.8 | % | |||||||||||||||
(1) | Primarily represents severance and transformation initiative costs. | ||||
(2) | Fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023 include intangible amortization expense and acquisition costs. | ||||
(3) | Fiscal 2023 represents the reduction of bad debt charges previously taken on pre-pandemic trade receivable balances in fiscal 2020. | ||||
(4) | Represents a constant currency adjustment, which eliminates the impact of foreign currency fluctuations on current year results. | ||||
(5) | Includes restructuring costs primarily in Europe. | ||||
(6) | Represents intangible amortization expense. | ||||
(7) | Includes various transformation initiative costs, primarily consisting of changes to our business technology strategy. | ||||
(8) | Represents due diligence costs. | ||||
| NM | Represents that the percentage change is not meaningful. | ||||
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| 39-Week Period Ended Mar. 30, 2024 | 39-Week Period Ended Apr. 1, 2023 | Change in Dollars | %/bps Change | ||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. FOODSERVICE OPERATIONS | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses (GAAP) | $ | 5,282,865 | $ | 5,107,587 | $ | 175,278 | 3.4 | % | |||||||||||||||
Impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (1) | (6,361) | (203) | (6,158) | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
Impact of acquisition-related costs (2) | (40,680) | (35,563) | (5,117) | (14.4) | |||||||||||||||||||
Impact of bad debt reserve adjustments (3) | — | 4,170 | (4,170) | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP) | $ | 5,235,824 | $ | 5,075,991 | $ | 159,833 | 3.1 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Operating income (GAAP) | $ | 2,632,451 | $ | 2,543,704 | $ | 88,747 | 3.5 | % | |||||||||||||||
Impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (1) | 6,361 | 203 | 6,158 | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
Impact of acquisition-related costs (2) | 40,680 | 35,563 | 5,117 | 14.4 | |||||||||||||||||||
Impact of bad debt reserve adjustments (3) | — | (4,170) | 4,170 | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP) | $ | 2,679,492 | $ | 2,575,300 | $ | 104,192 | 4.0 | % | |||||||||||||||
| INTERNATIONAL FOODSERVICE OPERATIONS | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales (GAAP) | $ | 10,772,900 | $ | 9,910,267 | $ | 862,633 | 8.7 | % | |||||||||||||||
Impact of currency fluctuations (4) | (279,622) | — | (279,622) | (2.8) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Comparable sales using a constant currency basis (Non-GAAP) | $ | 10,493,278 | $ | 9,910,267 | $ | 583,011 | 5.9 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Gross profit (GAAP) | $ | 2,159,820 | $ | 1,916,503 | $ | 243,317 | 12.7 | % | |||||||||||||||
Impact of currency fluctuations (4) | (66,475) | — | (66,475) | (3.5) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Comparable gross profit using a constant currency basis (Non-GAAP) | $ | 2,093,345 | $ | 1,916,503 | $ | 176,842 | 9.2 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Gross margin (GAAP) | 20.05 | % | 19.34 | % | 71 bps | ||||||||||||||||||
Impact of currency fluctuations (4) | (0.10) | — | -10 bps | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Comparable gross margin using a constant currency basis (Non-GAAP) | 19.95 | % | 19.34 | % | 61 bps | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses (GAAP) | $ | 1,899,509 | $ | 1,723,874 | $ | 175,635 | 10.2 | % | |||||||||||||||
Impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (5) | (15,181) | (11,597) | (3,584) | (30.9) | |||||||||||||||||||
Impact of acquisition-related costs (6) | (52,430) | (48,534) | (3,896) | (8.0) | |||||||||||||||||||
Impact of bad debt reserve adjustments (3) | — | 255 | (255) | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP) | 1,831,898 | 1,663,998 | 167,900 | 10.1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Impact of currency fluctuations (4) | (61,384) | — | (61,384) | (3.7) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Comparable operating expenses adjusted for Certain Items using a constant currency basis (Non-GAAP) | $ | 1,770,514 | $ | 1,663,998 | $ | 106,516 | 6.4 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Operating income (GAAP) | $ | 260,311 | $ | 192,629 | $ | 67,682 | 35.1 | % | |||||||||||||||
Impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (5) | 15,181 | 11,597 | 3,584 | 30.9 | |||||||||||||||||||
Impact of acquisition-related costs (6) | 52,430 | 48,534 | 3,896 | 8.0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Impact of bad debt reserve adjustments (3) | — | (255) | 255 | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP) | 327,922 | 252,505 | 75,417 | 29.9 | |||||||||||||||||||
Impact of currency fluctuations (4) | (5,091) | — | (5,091) | (2.0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Comparable operating income adjusted for Certain Items using a constant currency basis (Non-GAAP) | $ | 322,831 | $ | 252,505 | $ | 70,326 | 27.9 | % | |||||||||||||||
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| 39-Week Period Ended Mar. 30, 2024 | 39-Week Period Ended Apr. 1, 2023 | Change in Dollars | %/bps Change | ||||||||||||||||||||
| SYGMA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales (GAAP) | $ | 5,723,651 | $ | 5,839,051 | $ | (115,400) | (2.0) | % | |||||||||||||||
| Gross profit (GAAP) | 454,575 | 470,458 | (15,883) | (3.4) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Gross margin (GAAP) | 7.94 | % | 8.06 | % | -12 bps | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses (GAAP) | $ | 408,657 | $ | 432,297 | $ | (23,640) | (5.5) | % | |||||||||||||||
| Operating income (GAAP) | 45,918 | 38,161 | 7,757 | 20.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| OTHER | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses (GAAP) | $ | 195,431 | $ | 204,356 | $ | (8,925) | (4.4) | % | |||||||||||||||
| Operating income (GAAP) | 26,581 | 33,244 | (6,663) | (20.0) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| GLOBAL SUPPORT CENTER | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit (loss) (GAAP) | $ | 18,738 | $ | (6,021) | $ | 24,759 | NM | ||||||||||||||||
Impact of inventory valuation adjustment (7) | — | (2,571) | 2,571 | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
| Comparable gross profit (loss) adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP) | $ | 18,738 | $ | (8,592) | $ | 27,330 | NM | ||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses (GAAP) | $ | 758,328 | $ | 728,366 | $ | 29,962 | 4.1 | % | |||||||||||||||
Impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (8) | (38,025) | (26,488) | (11,537) | (43.6) | |||||||||||||||||||
Impact of acquisition-related costs (9) | (20,083) | (3,322) | (16,761) | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP) | $ | 700,220 | $ | 698,556 | $ | 1,664 | 0.2 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Operating loss (GAAP) | $ | (739,590) | $ | (734,387) | $ | (5,203) | (0.7) | % | |||||||||||||||
Impact of inventory valuation adjustment (7) | — | (2,571) | 2,571 | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
Impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (8) | 38,025 | 26,488 | 11,537 | 43.6 | |||||||||||||||||||
Impact of acquisition-related costs (9) | 20,083 | 3,322 | 16,761 | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating loss adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP) | $ | (681,482) | $ | (707,148) | $ | 25,666 | 3.6 | % | |||||||||||||||
(1) | Primarily represents severance and transformation costs. | ||||
(2) | Includes intangible amortization expense and acquisition costs. | ||||
(3) | Fiscal 2023 represents the reduction of bad debt charges previously taken on pre-pandemic trade receivable balances in fiscal 2020. | ||||
(4) | Represents a constant currency adjustment, which eliminates the impact of foreign currency fluctuations on current year results. | ||||
(5) | Includes restructuring and severance costs, primarily in Europe. | ||||
(6) | Represents intangible amortization expense. | ||||
(7) | Fiscal 2023 represents an adjustment to a product return allowance related to COVID-related personal protection equipment inventory. | ||||
(8) | Includes various transformation initiative costs, primarily consisting of changes to our business technology strategy. | ||||
(9) | Represents due diligence costs. | ||||
| NM | Represents that the percentage change is not meaningful. | ||||
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA should not be used as a substitute for the most comparable GAAP measure in assessing Sysco’s overall financial performance for the periods presented. An analysis of any non-GAAP financial measure should be used in conjunction with results presented in accordance with GAAP. See Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Key Performance Indicators” contained in our fiscal 2023 Form 10-K for discussions regarding this non-GAAP performance metric. Set forth below is a reconciliation of actual net earnings to EBITDA and to adjusted EBITDA results for the periods presented (dollars in thousands):
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| 13-Week Period Ended Mar. 30, 2024 | 13-Week Period Ended Apr. 1, 2023 | Change in Dollars | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net earnings (GAAP) | $ | 424,688 | $ | 429,604 | $ | (4,916) | (1.1) | % | |||||||||||||||
| Interest (GAAP) | 157,853 | 134,931 | 22,922 | 17.0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Income taxes (GAAP) | 129,125 | 124,433 | 4,692 | 3.8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization (GAAP) | 221,383 | 195,996 | 25,387 | 13.0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| EBITDA (Non-GAAP) | $ | 933,049 | $ | 884,964 | $ | 48,085 | 5.4 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Certain Item adjustments: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (1) | $ | 26,538 | $ | 11,890 | $ | 14,648 | NM | ||||||||||||||||
Impact of acquisition-related costs (2) | 17,008 | 2,349 | 14,659 | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
Impact of bad debt reserve adjustments (3) | — | 90 | (90) | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
| Impact of other non-routine gains and losses | — | 448 | (448) | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
EBITDA adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP) (4) | $ | 976,595 | $ | 899,741 | $ | 76,854 | 8.5 | % | |||||||||||||||
Other expense (income), net, as adjusted (Non-GAAP) (5) | 10,380 | 6,311 | 4,069 | 64.5 | |||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization, as adjusted (Non-GAAP) (6) | (187,723) | (168,976) | (18,747) | (11.1) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP) | $ | 799,252 | $ | 737,076 | $ | 62,176 | 8.4 | % | |||||||||||||||
(1) | Fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023 include charges related to restructuring and severance, as well as various transformation initiative costs, primarily consisting of changes to our business technology strategy, excluding charges related to accelerated depreciation. | ||||
(2) | Fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023 include acquisition and due diligence costs. | ||||
(3) | Fiscal 2023 represents the reduction of bad debt charges previously taken on pre-pandemic trade receivable balances in fiscal 2020. | ||||
(4) | In arriving at adjusted EBITDA, Sysco does not adjust out interest income of $7 million and $7 million or non-cash stock compensation expense of $24 million and $21 million in fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023, respectively. | ||||
(5) | Fiscal 2024 and Fiscal 2023 primarily represent $10 million and $7 million, respectively, in GAAP other expense (income), net. | ||||
(6) | Fiscal 2024 includes $221 million in GAAP depreciation and amortization expense, less $34 million of Non-GAAP depreciation and amortization expense primarily related to acquisitions. Fiscal 2023 includes $196 million in GAAP depreciation and amortization expense, less $27 million of Non-GAAP depreciation and amortization expense primarily related to acquisitions. | ||||
| NM | Represents that the percentage change is not meaningful. | ||||
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| 39-Week Period Ended Mar. 30, 2024 | 39-Week Period Ended Apr. 1, 2023 | Change in Dollars | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net earnings (GAAP) | $ | 1,343,322 | $ | 1,036,388 | $ | 306,934 | 29.6 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Interest (GAAP) | 441,867 | 391,123 | 50,744 | 13.0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Income taxes (GAAP) | 418,217 | 291,027 | 127,190 | 43.7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization (GAAP) | 646,848 | 574,945 | 71,903 | 12.5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| EBITDA (Non-GAAP) | $ | 2,850,254 | $ | 2,293,483 | $ | 556,771 | 24.3 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Certain Item adjustments: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Impact of inventory valuation adjustment (1) | $ | — | $ | (2,571) | $ | 2,571 | NM | ||||||||||||||||
Impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (2) | 56,387 | 37,192 | 19,195 | 51.6 | |||||||||||||||||||
Impact of acquisition-related costs (3) | 21,862 | 8,944 | 12,918 | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
Impact of bad debt reserve adjustments (4) | — | (4,425) | 4,425 | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
Impact of other non-routine gains and losses (5) | — | 315,326 | (315,326) | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
EBITDA adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP) (6) | $ | 2,928,503 | $ | 2,647,949 | $ | 280,554 | 10.6 | % | |||||||||||||||
Other expense (income), net, as adjusted (Non-GAAP) (7) | 22,265 | 39,487 | (17,222) | (43.6) | |||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization, as adjusted (Non-GAAP) (8) | (552,337) | (495,374) | (56,963) | (11.5) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP) | $ | 2,398,431 | $ | 2,192,062 | $ | 206,369 | 9.4 | % | |||||||||||||||
(1) | Fiscal 2023 represents an adjustment to a product return allowance related to COVID-related personal protection equipment inventory. | ||||
(2) | Fiscal 2024 and 2023 include charges related to restructuring and severance, as well as various transformation initiative costs, primarily consisting of changes to our business technology strategy and exclude charges related to accelerated depreciation. | ||||
(3) | Fiscal 2024 and 2023 include acquisition and due diligence costs. | ||||
(4) | Fiscal 2023 represents the reduction of bad debt charges previously taken on pre-pandemic trade receivable balances in fiscal 2020. | ||||
(5) | Fiscal 2023 primarily represents a pension settlement charge of $315 million that resulted from the purchase of a nonparticipating single premium group annuity contract that transferred defined benefit plan obligations to an insurer. | ||||
(6) | In arriving at adjusted EBITDA, Sysco does not exclude interest income of $28 million and $15 million or non-cash stock compensation expense of $77 million and $73 million for fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023, respectively. | ||||
(7) | Fiscal 2024 represents $22 million in GAAP other expense (income), net. Fiscal 2023 represents $355 million in GAAP other expense (income), net less $315 million due to the certain items impact of a pension settlement charge that resulted from the purchase of a nonparticipating single premium group annuity contract that transferred defined benefit plan obligations to an insurer. | ||||
(8) | Fiscal 2024 includes $647 million in GAAP depreciation and amortization expense, less $95 million of Non-GAAP depreciation and amortization expense primarily related to acquisitions. Fiscal 2023 includes $575 million in GAAP depreciation and amortization expense, less $80 million of Non-GAAP depreciation and amortization expense primarily related to acquisitions. | ||||
| NM | Represents that the percentage change is not meaningful. | ||||
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Highlights
We produced positive free cash flow, impacted by higher capital expenditures, timing and historical seasonality, and investments toward our Recipe for Growth strategy. In the table that follows, free cash flow for each period presented is reconciled to net cash provided by operating activities and comparisons of the significant cash flows from the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024 to the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2023 are provided.
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| 39-Week Period Ended Mar. 30, 2024 | 39-Week Period Ended Apr. 1, 2023 | ||||||||||
| Source of cash (use of cash) | (In thousands) | ||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities (GAAP) | $ | 1,373,193 | $ | 1,425,782 | |||||||
| Additions to plant and equipment | (530,161) | (474,456) | |||||||||
| Proceeds from sales of plant and equipment | 20,708 | 28,313 | |||||||||
Free Cash Flow (Non-GAAP) (1) | $ | 863,740 | $ | 979,639 | |||||||
| Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired | $ | (1,181,188) | $ | (37,384) | |||||||
| Debt borrowings (repayments), net | 1,447,080 | 92,917 | |||||||||
| Stock repurchases | (699,947) | (377,800) | |||||||||
| Dividends paid | (758,128) | (747,378) | |||||||||
(1) | Free cash flow should not be used as a substitute for the most comparable GAAP measure in assessing the company’s liquidity for the periods presented. An analysis of any non-GAAP financial measure should be used in conjunction with results presented in accordance with GAAP. See Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Key Performance Indicators” contained in our fiscal 2023 Form 10-K for discussions regarding this non-GAAP performance metric. | ||||
In the second quarter of fiscal 2024, we increased our share repurchase expectations for fiscal 2024 from the prior guidance of $750.0 million to $1.25 billion. Including both share repurchases and dividends, Sysco is expected to return $2.25 billion to its shareholders in fiscal 2024.
Sources and Uses of Cash
Sysco generates cash in the U.S. and internationally. As of March 30, 2024, we had $598.3 million in cash and cash equivalents, approximately 83% of which was held by our international subsidiaries. Sysco’s strategic objectives are funded primarily by cash from operations and external borrowings. Traditionally, our operations have produced significant cash flow. Due to our strong financial position, we believe we will continue to be able to effectively access capital markets, as needed. Cash is generally allocated to working capital requirements, investments compatible with our overall growth strategy (organic and inorganic), debt management, and shareholder return. The remaining cash balances are invested in high-quality, short-term instruments.
We believe our cash flow from operations, the availability of liquidity under our commercial paper programs and our revolving credit facility, and our ability to access capital from financial markets will be sufficient to meet our anticipated cash requirements for more than the next 12 months, while maintaining sufficient liquidity for normal operating purposes.
Cash Flows
Operating Activities
We generated $1.37 billion in cash flows from operations in the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024, compared to cash flows from operations of $1.43 billion in the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2023. In the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024, these amounts included year-over-year unfavorable comparisons on working capital of $244.0 million due to an unfavorable comparison on accounts payable, partially offset by favorable comparisons on accounts receivable and inventory. Accrued expenses also had a favorable comparison, primarily from accrued payroll in the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024 in comparison to the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2023. Income taxes negatively impacted cash flows from operations, as estimated payments made in the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024 increased compared to the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2023.
Investing Activities
Our capital expenditures in the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024 consisted primarily of investments in buildings and building improvements, technology equipment, warehouse equipment, and fleet. Our capital expenditures in the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024 were $55.7 million higher than in the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2023, as we made investments to advance our Recipe for Growth strategy.
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During the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024, we paid $1.2 billion, net of cash acquired, for acquisitions compared to $37.4 million in acquisitions made in the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2023. These payments increased in the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024 compared to the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2023 primarily due to the acquisition of Edward Don.
Financing Activities
Equity Transactions
Proceeds from exercises of share-based compensation awards were $103.5 million in the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024, as compared to $67.1 million in the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2023. The level of option exercises, and thus proceeds, will vary from period to period and is largely dependent on movements in our stock price and the time remaining before option grants expire.
In May 2021, our Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program to authorize the repurchase of up to $5.0 billion of the company’s common stock, which will remain available until fully utilized. We repurchased 8,888,777 shares for $699.9 million during the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024, and intend to repurchase $1.25 billion in fiscal 2024. As of March 30, 2024, we had a remaining authorization of approximately $3.3 billion. We repurchased 1,092,409 additional shares for $85.0 million under our authorization and received 323,109 incremental shares from the ASR Program through April 12, 2024.
Dividends paid in the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2024 were $758.1 million, or $1.50 per share, as compared to $747.4 million, or $1.47 per share, in the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2023. In February 2024, we declared our regular quarterly dividend for the third quarter of fiscal 2024 of $0.50 per share, which was paid in April. In April 2024, we declared our regular quarterly dividend for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024 of $0.51 per share, representing an increase of $0.01 per share. This dividend will be payable in July 2024.
Debt Activity and Borrowing Availability
Our debt activity, including issuances and repayments, if any, and our borrowing availability are described in Note 8, “Debt,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I of this Form 10-Q. Our outstanding borrowings as of March 30, 2024 are disclosed within that note.
Guarantor Summarized Financial Information
On January 19, 2011, the wholly owned U.S. Broadline subsidiaries of Sysco Corporation, which distribute a full line of food products and a wide variety of non-food products, entered into full and unconditional guarantees of all outstanding senior notes and debentures of Sysco Corporation. All subsequent issuances of senior notes and debentures in the U.S. and borrowings under the company’s $3.0 billion long-term revolving credit facility have also been guaranteed by these subsidiaries. As of March 30, 2024, Sysco had a total of $10.5 billion in senior notes, debentures and borrowings under the long-term revolving credit facility that were guaranteed by these subsidiary guarantors. Our remaining consolidated subsidiaries (non-guarantor subsidiaries) are not obligated under the senior notes indenture, debentures indenture or our long-term revolving credit facility. See Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Liquidity and Capital Resources” contained in our fiscal 2023 Form 10-K for additional information regarding the terms of the guarantees.
Basis of Preparation of the Summarized Financial Information
The summarized financial information of Sysco Corporation (issuer), and certain wholly owned U.S. Broadline subsidiaries (guarantors) (together, the obligor group) is presented on a combined basis with intercompany balances and transactions between entities in the obligor group eliminated. Investments in and equity in the earnings of our non-guarantor subsidiaries, which are not members of the obligor group, have been excluded from the summarized financial information. The obligor group’s amounts due to, amounts due from and transactions with non-guarantor subsidiaries have been presented in separate line items, if they are material to the obligor financials. The following tables include summarized financial information of the obligor group for the periods presented.
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| Combined Parent and Guarantor Subsidiaries Summarized Balance Sheet | Mar. 30, 2024 | Jul. 1, 2023 | ||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||||||||
| Receivables due from non-obligor subsidiaries | $ | 146,269 | $ | 321,476 | ||||||||||
| Current assets | 5,664,978 | 5,149,509 | ||||||||||||
| Total current assets | $ | 5,811,247 | $ | 5,470,985 | ||||||||||
| Notes receivable from non-obligor subsidiaries | $ | 80,073 | $ | 108,380 | ||||||||||
| Other noncurrent assets | 4,526,246 | 4,254,145 | ||||||||||||
| Total noncurrent assets | $ | 4,606,319 | $ | 4,362,525 | ||||||||||
| LIABILITIES | ||||||||||||||
| Payables due to non-obligor subsidiaries | $ | 242,319 | $ | 71,175 | ||||||||||
| Other current liabilities | 2,043,444 | 2,305,435 | ||||||||||||
| Total current liabilities | $ | 2,285,763 | $ | 2,376,610 | ||||||||||
| Notes payable to non-obligor subsidiaries | $ | 239,035 | $ | 240,874 | ||||||||||
| Long-term debt | 11,407,210 | 9,793,541 | ||||||||||||
| Other noncurrent liabilities | 1,193,639 | 1,121,884 | ||||||||||||
| Total noncurrent liabilities | $ | 12,839,884 | $ | 11,156,299 | ||||||||||
| Combined Parent and Guarantor Subsidiaries Summarized Results of Operations | 39-Week Period Ended Mar. 30, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales | $ | 36,103,081 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 6,524,702 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | 1,819,978 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense from non-obligor subsidiaries | 37,270 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net earnings | 1,020,853 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Critical accounting policies and estimates are those that are most important to the portrayal of our financial position and results of operations. These policies require our most subjective or complex judgments, often employing the use of estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. We have reviewed with the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors the development and selection of the critical accounting policies and estimates and this related disclosure. Our most critical accounting policies and estimates pertain to goodwill and intangible assets, income taxes, company-sponsored pension plans and inventory valuation, which are described in Item 7 of our fiscal 2023 Form 10-K.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements made herein that look forward in time or express management’s expectations or beliefs with respect to the occurrence of future events are forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements provide current expectations of future events based on certain assumptions and include any statement that does not directly relate to any historical or current fact. Forward-looking statements can also be identified by words such as “future,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “predicts,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “can,” “may,” “projected,” “continues,” “continuously,” variations of such terms, and similar terms and phrases denoting anticipated or expected occurrences or results. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about:
•our expectations of an improving market over the course of fiscal 2024;
•our expectations regarding the ability of our supply chain and facilities to remain in place and operational;
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•our plans regarding our transformation initiatives and the expected effects from such initiatives, including the Sysco Driver Academy;
•statements regarding uncollectible accounts, including that if collections continue to improve, additional reductions in bad debt expense could occur;
•our expectations that our Recipe for Growth strategy will allow us to better serve our customers and differentiate Sysco from our competition;
•our expectations regarding our fiscal 2024 sales and our rate of sales growth in fiscal 2024 and the three years of our long-range plan;
•our expectations regarding the impact of inflation on sales, gross margin rates and gross profit dollars;
•our expectations regarding gross margins in fiscal 2024;
•our plans regarding cost savings, including our target for cost savings through fiscal 2024 and the impact of costs savings on the company;
•our belief that our purpose will allow us to grow substantially faster than the foodservice distribution industry and deliver profitable growth through our Recipe for Growth transformation, and statements regarding our plans with respect to our strategic pillars that support this growth transformation;
•our expectations regarding the use and investment of remaining cash generated from operations;
•the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets of the U.S. Retirement Plan;
•the sufficiency of our available liquidity to sustain our operations for multiple years;
•estimates regarding the outcome of legal proceedings;
•the impact of seasonal trends on our free cash flow;
•estimates regarding our capital expenditures and the sources of financing for our capital expenditures;
•our expectations regarding the impact of potential acquisitions and sales of assets on our liquidity, borrowing capacity, leverage ratios and capital availability;
•our expectations regarding real sales growth in the U.S. foodservice market and trends in produce markets;
•our expectations regarding the calculation of adjusted return on invested capital, adjusted operating income, adjusted net earnings and adjusted diluted earnings per share;
•our expectations regarding the impact of future Certain Items on our projected future non-GAAP and GAAP results;
•our expectations regarding our effective tax rate in fiscal 2024;
•the sufficiency of our mechanisms for managing working capital and competitive pressures, and our beliefs regarding the impact of these mechanisms;
•our ability to meet future cash requirements, including the ability to access financial markets effectively, including issuances of debt securities, and maintain sufficient liquidity;
•our expectations regarding the payment of dividends, and the growth of our dividend, in the future;
•our expectations regarding future activity under our share repurchase program;
•future compliance with the covenants under our revolving credit facility;
•our ability to effectively access the commercial paper market and long-term capital markets; and
•our intention to repay our long-term debt with cash on hand, cash flow from operations, issuances of commercial paper, issuances of senior notes, or a combination thereof.
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These statements are based on management’s current expectations and estimates; actual results may differ materially due in part to the risk factors set forth below, those within Part II, Item 1A of this Form 10-Q and those discussed in Item 1A of our fiscal 2023 Form 10-K:
•the risk that if sales from our locally managed customers do not grow at the same rate as sales from multi-unit customers, our gross margins may decline;
•periods of significant or prolonged inflation or deflation and their impact on our product costs and profitability generally;
•the risk that we are unlikely to be able to predict inflation over the long term, and lower inflation is likely to produce lower gross profit;
•the risk that our efforts to modify truck routing, including our small truck initiative, in order to reduce outbound transportation costs may be unsuccessful;
•the risk that we may not be able to accelerate and/or identify additional administrative cost savings in order to compensate for any gross profit or supply chain cost leverage challenges;
•risks related to unfavorable conditions in the Americas and Europe and the impact on our results of operations and financial condition;
•the risks related to our efforts to implement our transformation initiatives and meet our other long-term strategic objectives, including the risk that these efforts may not provide the expected benefits in our anticipated time frame, if at all, and may prove costlier than expected;
•the impact of unexpected future changes to our business initiatives based on management’s subjective evaluation of our overall business needs;
•the risk that the actual costs of any business initiatives may be greater or less than currently expected;
•the risk that competition in our industry and the impact of GPOs may adversely impact our margins and our ability to retain customers and make it difficult for us to maintain our market share, growth rate and profitability;
•the risk that our relationships with long-term customers may be materially diminished or terminated;
•the risk that changes in consumer eating habits could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, or results of operations;
•the impact and effects of public health crises, pandemics and epidemics and the adverse impact thereof on our business, financial condition and results of operations;
•the risk that changes in applicable tax laws or regulations and the resolution of tax disputes could negatively affect our financial results;
•the risk that we may not be able to fully compensate for increases in fuel costs, and forward purchase commitments intended to contain fuel costs could result in above market fuel costs;
•the risk of interruption of supplies and increase in product costs as a result of conditions beyond our control;
•the potential impact on our reputation and earnings of adverse publicity or lack of confidence in our products;
•risks related to unfavorable changes to the mix of locally managed customers versus corporate-managed customers;
•the risk that we may not realize anticipated benefits from our operating cost reduction efforts;
•difficulties in successfully expanding into international markets and complimentary lines of business;
•the potential impact of product liability claims;
•the risk that we fail to comply with requirements imposed by applicable law or government regulations;
•risks related to our ability to effectively finance and integrate acquired businesses;
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•risks related to our access to borrowed funds in order to grow and any default by us under our indebtedness that could have a material adverse impact on cash flow and liquidity;
•our level of indebtedness and the terms of our indebtedness could adversely affect our business and liquidity position;
•the risk that the implementation of various initiatives, the timing and successful completion of acquisitions, construction schedules and the possibility that other cash requirements could result in delays or cancellations of capital spending;
•the risk that divestiture of one or more of our businesses may not provide the anticipated effects on our operations;
•the risk that future labor disruptions or disputes could disrupt the integration of Brakes France and Davigel into Sysco France and our operations in France and the European Union generally;
•the risk that factors beyond management’s control, including fluctuations in the stock market, as well as management’s future subjective evaluation of the company’s needs, would impact the timing of share repurchases;
•due to our reliance on technology, any technology disruption or delay in implementing new technology could have a material negative impact on our business;
•the risk of negative impacts to our business and our relationships with customers from a cybersecurity incident and/or other technology disruptions;
•the risk that changes in the method of determining LIBOR, or the replacement of LIBOR with an alternative reference rate, may adversely affect interest expense related to outstanding debt;
•the potential requirement to pay material amounts under our multiemployer defined benefit pension plans;
•our funding requirements for our company-sponsored qualified pension plan may increase should financial markets experience future declines;
•labor issues, including the renegotiation of union contracts and shortage of qualified labor;
•capital expenditures may vary based on changes in business plans and other factors, including risks related to the implementation of various initiatives, the timing and successful completion of acquisitions, construction schedules and the possibility that other cash requirements could result in delays or cancellations of capital spending;
•the risk that the anti-takeover benefits provided by our preferred stock may not be viewed as beneficial to stockholders; and
•the risk that the exclusive forum provisions in our amended and restated bylaws could limit our stockholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us or our directors, officers or employees.
For a more detailed discussion of factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see the risk factors discussion contained in Item 1A of our fiscal 2023 Form 10-K and in Item 1A of Part II of this Form 10-Q.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Our market risks consist of interest rate risk, foreign currency exchange rate risk, fuel price risk and investment risk. For a discussion on our exposure to market risk, see Part II, Item 7A, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risks” in our fiscal 2023 Form 10-K. There have been no significant changes to our market risks since July 1, 2023.
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Sysco’s management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 30, 2024. The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding the required disclosure. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Sysco’s disclosure controls and procedures have been designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives. Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 30, 2024, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that, as of such date, Sysco’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as that term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended March 30, 2024, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Environmental Matters
Item 103 of SEC Regulation S-K requires disclosure of certain environmental proceedings in which a governmental authority is a party to and when such proceedings involve potential monetary sanctions that Sysco’s management reasonably believes will exceed a specified threshold. Pursuant to recent SEC amendments to this Item, Sysco has chosen a reporting threshold for such proceedings of $1 million. Applying this threshold, there are no material environmental matters to disclose for this reporting period.
From time to time, we may be party to legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of our business. We do not believe there are any pending legal proceedings that, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on the company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
For a discussion of our risk factors, see the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
None.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
We made the following share repurchases during the third quarter of fiscal 2024:
| ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period | Total Number of Shares Purchased (1) | Average Price Paid per Share | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (2) | Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs | |||||||||||||||||||
| Month #1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
December 31 - January 27 (3) | 6,026,110 | $ | — | 6,026,110 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Month #2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| January 28 - February 24 | 148 | 80.82 | 148 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Month #3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| February 25 - March 30 | 2,554 | 81.14 | 2,554 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 6,028,812 | 6,028,812 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
(1) | The total number of shares purchased includes 0, 148 and 2,554 shares tendered by individuals in connection with stock option exercises in Month #1, Month #2 and Month #3, respectively. | ||||
(2) | See the discussion in Item 2, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Liquidity and Capital Resources – Equity Transactions” for additional information regarding Sysco’s share repurchase program. | ||||
(3) | In connection with an accelerated share repurchase program (the ASR Program) with a large financial institution, we provided a payment of $500.0 million on January 11, 2024 and received an initial tranche of 6,026,110 shares of the company’s outstanding common stock. Subsequent to March 30, 2024, the ASR Program was settled and resulted in 323,109 incremental shares being delivered to us. This resulted in a total of 6,349,219 shares repurchased under the ASR Program at an average price of $78.75 per share. See Note 10, “Earnings Per Share,” for details of the ASR Program. | ||||
In May 2021, our Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program to authorize the repurchase of up to $5.0 billion of the company’s common stock, in which the program will remain available until fully utilized.
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We repurchased 8,888,777 shares for $699.9 million during fiscal 2024. As of March 30, 2024, we had a remaining authorization of approximately $3.3 billion. We repurchased 1,092,409 additional shares under our authorization through April 12, 2024.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information
Insider Trading Arrangements and Policies
During the quarter ended March 30, 2024, no director or officer of Sysco adopted terminated
Item 6. Exhibits
The exhibits listed on the Exhibit Index below are filed as a part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| 3.1 | — | |||||||
| 3.2 | — | |||||||
| 3.3 | — | |||||||
| 3.4 | — | |||||||
| 22.1 | — | Subsidiary Guarantors and Issuers of Guaranteed Securities, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 22.1 to the Form 10-K for the year ended July 1, 2023 filed on August 25, 2023 (File No. 1-6544). | ||||||
| 31.1# | — | |||||||
| 31.2# | — | |||||||
| 32.1# | — | |||||||
| 32.2# | — | |||||||
| 101.SCH# | — | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | ||||||
| 101.CAL# | — | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | ||||||
| 101.DEF# | — | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document | ||||||
| 101.LAB# | — | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document | ||||||
| 101.PRE# | — | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | ||||||
| 104 | — | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) | ||||||
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# Filed herewith
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| Sysco Corporation | ||||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||||
| Date: April 30, 2024 | By: | /s/ KEVIN P. HOURICAN | ||||||
| Kevin P. Hourican | ||||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Date: April 30, 2024 | By: | /s/ KENNY K. CHEUNG | ||||||
| Kenny K. Cheung | ||||||||
| Executive Vice President and | ||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| Date: April 30, 2024 | By: | /s/ JENNIFER L. JOHNSON | ||||||
| Jennifer L. Johnson | ||||||||
| Senior Vice President and | ||||||||
| Chief Accounting Officer | ||||||||
Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION
I, Kevin P. Hourican, certify that:
1.I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Sysco Corporation;
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: April 30, 2024
/s/ KEVIN P. HOURICAN
Kevin P. Hourican
President and Chief Executive Officer
Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION
I, Kenny K. Cheung, certify that:
1.I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Sysco Corporation;
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: April 30, 2024
/s/ KENNY K. CHEUNG
Kenny K. Cheung
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Kevin P. Hourican, President and Chief Executive Officer, of Sysco Corporation (the “company”), certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:
1.The company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 30, 2024 (“Quarterly Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2.All of the information contained in the Quarterly Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the company.
Date: April 30, 2024
/s/ KEVIN P. HOURICAN
Kevin P. Hourican
President and Chief Executive Officer
Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Kenny K. Cheung, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, of Sysco Corporation (the “company”), certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:
1.The company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 30, 2024 (“Quarterly Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2.All of the information contained in the Quarterly Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the company.
Date: April 30, 2024
/s/ KENNY K. CHEUNG
Kenny K. Cheung
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer