1. Consumer Defensive

  2. •

    Food Distribution
SuperValu Inc.

SuperValu Inc.

SVU
SuperValu Inc.US flagNew York Stock Exchange
32.49
USD
- -
- -
2006 Y
2007 Y
2008 Y
2009 Y
2010 Y
2011 Y
2012 Y
2013 Y
2014 Y
2015 Y
2016 Y
2017 Y
2018 Y
TTM
Revenue per Share
1,021.81
1,385.41
1,461.31
1,478.43
1,340.47
1,239.33
1,191.98
564.52
470.92
479.77
466.55
329.66
372.55
362.61
Basic EPS, GAAP
10.61
16.74
19.67
-94.72
12.98
-49.86
-34.34
-48.41
5
5.17
4.74
17.17
1.18
16.18
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
18.84
-1.33
17.95
11.55
26.18
18.69
13.04
22.12
-2.53
4.55
4.34
4.73
-3.71
0.66
Dividend per Share
4.41
4.19
4.71
0.76
4.85
2.44
2.44
1.22
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Book Value per Share
150.6
123.41
125.17
25.61
34.21
-18.09
-54.88
-111.44
-87.62
-80.77
-75.11
-57.37
-56.05
-56.87
Tangible Book Value per Share
51.74
-113.52
-98.07
-91.27
-76.08
-59.9
-53.99
-76.37
-44.69
-41.7
-36.06
-9.67
-10.63
-9.16
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
19
27
30
30
30
30
30
30
36
37
38
38
38
38
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
19,864
37,406
44,048
44,564
40,597
37,534
36,100
17,097
17,155
17,820
17,529
12,480
14,157
13,779
Operating Margin (%)
2.21
3.49
3.82
-4.84
2.96
2.38
2.53
-0.88
2.44
2.38
2.62
1.59
1.36
1.5
Depreciation Expense
311
879
1,017
1,057
957
925
884
365
302
285
276
207
197
181
Net Income, GAAP
206
452
593
-2,855
393
-1,510
-1,040
-1,466
182
192
178
650
45
615
Effective Tax Rate (%)
37.36
39.49
39.3
- -
37.82
- -
- -
- -
45.45
31.35
32.32
- -
36.36
91.35
Profit Margin (%)
1.04
1.21
1.35
-6.41
0.97
-4.02
-2.88
-8.57
1.06
1.08
1.02
5.21
0.32
4.46
Working Capital
661
-245
-460
-367
-456
-366
-365
-1,380
52
167
63
312
313
309
LT Debt
1,406
9,192
8,502
7,968
7,022
6,348
5,868
2,815
2,732
2,693
2,400
1,449
1,873
1,461
Total Equity
2,619
5,306
5,953
2,581
2,887
1,340
21
-1,415
-738
-636
-433
383
507
397
Return on Invested Capital (%)
6.61
8.35
6.91
- -
6.92
- -
- -
- -
12.98
14.09
14.89
- -
5.75
13.91
Return on Capital (%)
4.62
5.24
4.67
- -
8.33
- -
- -
- -
-89.68
-104.14
-61.59
- -
-28.1
-193.66
Return on Common Equity (%)
7.19
14.44
16.69
-125.63
43.47
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- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Capital Structure

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.
Aug'17
Nov'17
May'18
ST Debt
24
1,091
30
LT Borrowings
2,164
1,261
1,282
LT Finance Leases
197
193
179
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
38
38
38
Market Capitalization
10,140
8,596
7,169

Working Capital

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.
Aug'17
Nov'17
May'18
Total Current Assets
1,689
1,850
1,551
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
57
47
252
Accounts Receivable, Net
- -
- -
411
Inventories
1,071
895
825
Total Current Liabilities
1,548
2,597
1,242
Payables & Accruals
1,170
924
940
ST Debt
24
1,091
30
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
-728.46%
-49.93%
32.38%
Free Cash Flow
-46.7%
-113.99%
-178.77%
Net Income, GAAP
-111.17%
11.58%
-93.08%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
-8.45%
-2.55%
13.44%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Revenue

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2017
5,196
3,865
3,003
2,907
12,480
2018
3,594
3,517
3,800
3,938
14,157
2019
4,755
4,755
3,512
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2017
1.22
0.82
-0.69
15.7
17.17
2018
0.87
0.29
-0.66
0.68
1.18
2019
-0.55
-0.55
-1.46
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2017
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
2018
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
2019
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

APIChatGPT
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Industry
Food Distribution
Address
IPO Date
Jun 1, 1972
CIK
0000095521
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Business
SuperValu Inc. (SVU), founded in 1871 and formerly headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, operates as a leading grocery wholesaler and retailer in the United States, serving independent retailers, regional chains, and military customers through nationwide distribution centers; it offers food and non-food products including fresh produce, dairy, meat, health and beauty items, and fuel center supplies, alongside professional services such as retail store support, advertising, couponing, e-commerce solutions, network hosting, training, and logistics via subsidiaries like Advantage Logistics. The company supplies over 3,000 stores across 48 states, focusing on independent grocers with 5-50 locations, and historically operated retail banners including Cub, Shop 'n Save, Save-A-Lot, Farm Fresh, Shoppers, and Hornbacher's before streamlining to prioritize wholesale operations. In a transformative 2018 acquisition valued at $2.9 billion, United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) purchased SuperValu, delisting its NYSE-traded common stock (SVU) and integrating its wholesale capabilities to enhance product portfolios in natural, organic, and fast-turning goods while realizing over $175 million in annual cost synergies. Prior to the UNFI deal, SuperValu executed major strategic shifts including the 2017 sale of five retail banners (Albertsons, Acme, Jewel-Osco, Shaw's, Star Market) to Cerberus Capital Management, the $345 million acquisition of Unified Grocers in 2017 to expand specialty and ethnic products, and a shift to wholesaling as its dominant strategy with annual wholesale revenues exceeding $11 billion. SuperValu now functions as a wholly owned subsidiary of UNFI, maintaining its core distribution network and services without recent independent public activity under the SVU ticker as of 2025.