United Natural Foods Q4 Earnings Advance 8%

(RTTNews) - United Natural Foods (UNFI) released a profit for its fourth quarter that gained ground compared to the same period last year.

The company said its bottom line rose to $36.10 million, or $0.72 per share. This was higher than $33.38 million, or $0.67 per share, in last year's fourth quarter.

Analysts had expected the company to earn $0.72 per share, according figures compiled by Thomson Reuters. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

The company said revenue for the quarter rose 17.0% to $2.06 billion. This was up from $1.76 billion last year.

United Natural Foods earnings at a glance:

-Earnings (Q4): $36.10 Mln. vs. $33.38 Mln. last year.

-Earnings Growth (Y-o-Y): 8.1%

-EPS (Q4): $0.72 vs. $0.67 last year.

-EPS Growth (Y-o-Y): 7.5%

-Analysts Estimate: $0.72

-Revenue (Q4): $2.06 Bln vs. $1.76 Bln last year.

-Revenue Change (Y-o-Y): 17.0%

-Guidance:

Full year EPS guidance: $2.86 - $2.98

Full year revenue guidance: $8.51 - $8.67 Bln