-- 独立研究机构CFRA向提供了以下研究报告。CFRA分析师的观点总结如下：SFM公布2026年第一季度净销售额为23.29亿美元（同比增长4%），主要得益于新店开业，尽管同店销售额下降1.7%，但仍优于市场普遍预期的-2.1%。每股收益为1.71美元，同比下降6%，但高于市场普遍预期的1.68美元，尽管价格投资和会员计划支出给利润率带来了压力。该公司第一季度新开了六家门店，并维持2026年开设40多家新店的计划，展现了其对门店增长战略的信心。管理层维持了2026年净销售额增长4.5%-6.5%、同店销售额增长-1%-1%以及每股收益5.32美元-5.48美元的预期。毛利率下降20个基点至39.4%，息税前利润率下降90个基点至9.2%，反映出零售环境充满挑战。公司资产负债表依然稳健，拥有2.52亿美元现金，6亿美元信贷额度内无债务，2.35亿美元的经营现金流支持1.4亿美元的股票回购。我们预计，随着促销和会员忠诚度计划逐步奏效，业绩将在2026年之前持续改善，而财务灵活性也为公司渡过这段艰难时期提供了缓冲。
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