Grocery Outlet Holding Corp (GO)

Return on assets (ROA)

Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019
Net income (ttm) US$ in thousands 79,437 81,220 71,575 67,198 65,052 55,802 55,446 54,992 62,310 79,935 103,270 112,963 106,713 92,281 64,252
Total assets US$ in thousands 2,969,590 2,929,460 2,823,090 2,769,680 2,772,400 2,751,030 2,693,400 2,707,050 2,669,810 2,617,670 2,565,750 2,498,740 2,485,620 2,394,270 2,324,290 2,319,100 2,185,530 2,134,850
ROA 2.68% 2.77% 2.54% 2.43% 2.35% 2.03% 2.06% 2.03% 2.33% 3.05% 4.02% 4.52% 4.29% 3.85% 2.76%

December 31, 2023 calculation

ROA = Net income (ttm) ÷ Total assets
= $79,437K ÷ $2,969,590K
= 2.68%

The Return on Assets (ROA) of Grocery Outlet Holding Corp has exhibited fluctuations over the past several quarters. ROA measures the efficiency of the company in generating profits from its assets.

Looking at the trend, the ROA for the company has generally been on a downward trajectory over the quarters analyzed. It decreased from 4.52% in the first quarter of 2021 to 2.68% by the end of December 2023.

This decline in ROA could suggest inefficiencies in asset utilization or challenges in generating sufficient profits relative to the size of the company's asset base. Further analysis would be needed to determine the specific factors contributing to the decreasing ROA trend observed over the quarters.

Investors and stakeholders may need to closely monitor the company's asset management strategies and profitability performance to assess whether corrective measures are necessary to improve the ROA metric in the future.


Peer comparison

Dec 31, 2023

Company name
Symbol
ROA
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp
GO
2.68%
Kroger Company
KR
4.28%
Sprouts Farmers Market LLC
SFM
7.78%