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Rating:73Outperform
Price Target:
$211.00
▲(30.42% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:07/09/26
The score is driven primarily by solid financial health (notably strong balance-sheet positioning) and a positive, growth-leaning earnings outlook with strong comps, membership, and digital trends. Technicals also support the view with a clear uptrend. These positives are tempered by a rich valuation (high P/E, low yield) and cash-flow/margin pressures highlighted in the financial statements and call.
Positive Factors
Conservative balance sheet
Low leverage and materially higher equity provide durable financial flexibility to fund expansion, weather currency shocks, and pursue opportunistic investments. Stable mid‑teens ROE history (~10–12%) signals a capital‑generative business that can support growth without high refinancing risk.
Negative Factors
Margin deterioration
Material gross and operating margin erosion suggests persistent pricing pressure, adverse mix or higher landed/labor costs. If structural, lower margins constrain internal funding for expansion, reduce free cash flow conversion and heighten sensitivity to inflation and FX volatility.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Conservative balance sheet
Low leverage and materially higher equity provide durable financial flexibility to fund expansion, weather currency shocks, and pursue opportunistic investments. Stable mid‑teens ROE history (~10–12%) signals a capital‑generative business that can support growth without high refinancing risk.
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Pricesmart (PSMT) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$5.84B
Dividend Yield1.02%
Average Volume (3M)301.76K
Price to Earnings (P/E)36.1
Beta (1Y)0.57
Revenue Growth10.18%
EPS Growth9.70%
CountryUS
Employees12,133
SectorConsumer Defensive
Sector Strength42
IndustryDiscount Stores
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)5.21
Shares Outstanding30,860,523
10 Day Avg. Volume374,158
30 Day Avg. Volume301,762
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio4.07
Price to Book (P/B)2.58
Price to Sales (P/S)0.61
P/FCF Ratio31.25
Enterprise Value/Market Cap0.97
Enterprise Value/Revenue0.99
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit5.64
Enterprise Value/Ebitda16.54
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$150.00Price Target Upside-7.28% Downside
Rating ConsensusHold
Number of Analyst Covering2
EPS Forecast (FY)5.45
Revenue Forecast (FY)$5.81B
Pricesmart Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
PriceSmart, Inc. owns and operates U.S.-style membership shopping warehouse clubs in the United States, Central America, the Caribbean, and Colombia. The company provides basic and private label merchandise and consumable and non-consumable produc...
How the Company Makes Money
PriceSmart generates revenue mainly from (1) merchandise sales and (2) membership fees. Merchandise revenue comes from selling branded and private-label goods in bulk and multi-pack formats through its warehouse clubs; product mix typically includ...
Pricesmart Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Jul 08, 2026
(Q3-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Oct 29, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call presents a largely positive operational and financial picture: strong top-line growth, improved margins, digital momentum, membership strength, and progress on strategic expansion (Chile, DCs, private label, technology). Challenges are primarily related to currency volatility and FX costs, higher inventory and preopening costs, localized margin pressure in Colombia from wage and labor-hour changes, and increased investing cash use. Overall the upbeat sales, margin improvements, membership metrics, and disciplined investment roadmap outweigh the transitory and market-driven headwinds.Positive Updates
Strong Top-Line Growth
Q3 net merchandise sales and total revenue reached nearly $1.5B. Net merchandise sales increased 12.5% (8.5% constant currency) and comparable net merchandise sales increased 10.7% (6.9% constant currency). For the first nine months, net merchandise sales were almost $4.3B (up 11.0% / 8.6% CC) and total revenue almost $4.4B.
Negative Updates
Foreign Currency and FX Transaction Costs
Total other expense was a $10.5M net loss in Q3 versus $7.2M prior year, primarily due to increased foreign currency transaction costs. The company still holds TTD 44.1M in Trinidad-denominated cash/investments that cannot be readily converted to USD.
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Q3-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Strong Top-Line Growth
Q3 net merchandise sales and total revenue reached nearly $1.5B. Net merchandise sales increased 12.5% (8.5% constant currency) and comparable net merchandise sales increased 10.7% (6.9% constant currency). For the first nine months, net merchandise sales were almost $4.3B (up 11.0% / 8.6% CC) and total revenue almost $4.4B.
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Company Guidance
Management's forward-looking commentary was constructive: they said comps are trending into Q4 with comparable net merchandise sales for the four weeks ended June 28 up 11.2% (6.5% constant currency), following Q3 comps of +10.7% (+6.9% cc) on Q3 net merchandise sales of almost $1.5B (+12.5% / +8.5% cc); they plan to open six additional clubs to bring total clubs to 63, and expect to invest roughly $100 million of CapEx on Chile's first three clubs and central office over the next several fiscal years. Key operational milestones and timing included completing RELEX in Q2 FY2027, opening a Jamaica distribution center in FY2026 and a Dominican Republic DC in FY2027, and consolidating the Miami cold DC into the Miami dry facility in FY2027 to lower landed costs; they also flagged a ~10 basis‑point SG&A preopening impact from Chile. Digital and membership growth underpin the outlook: digital sales hit $99.6M (+26.2%) or 6.9% of net merchandise sales, online orders +20.3%, accounts exceeded 2.1M (+8.6%), Platinum members rose to 21.3% (from 16.1%), membership income +17.6% with membership income steady at 1.7% of revenue and a 12‑month renewal rate at a record 90.5%. Financial metrics cited to support the stance included Q3 adjusted EBITDA $90.4M (+14.5%), operating income $65.6M (4.4% of revenue), net income $39.7M ($1.28/share), and liquidity of $254.6M cash + $113.7M short‑term investments, while management emphasized that ongoing supply‑chain and tech investments should improve availability and reduce landed costs over time.Pricesmart Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
74
Positive
Balance Sheet
82
Very Positive
Cash Flow
61
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Aug 2025 | Aug 2024 | Aug 2023 | Aug 2022 | Aug 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 5.69B | 5.27B | 4.91B | 4.41B | 4.07B | 3.62B |
| Gross Profit | 1.00B | 914.37M | 846.92M | 758.57M | 679.53M | 642.13M |
| EBITDA | 342.07M | 306.17M | 297.00M | 252.93M | 233.90M | 219.38M |
| Net Income | 158.41M | 144.90M | 137.12M | 107.89M | 103.29M | 96.68M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 2.60B | 2.27B | 2.02B | 2.01B | 1.81B | 1.71B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 322.19M | 325.27M | 225.53M | 331.06M | 248.87M | 252.29M |
| Total Debt | 325.45M | 329.06M | 249.63M | 278.18M | 281.36M | 267.29M |
| Total Liabilities | 1.21B | 1.02B | 899.73M | 898.57M | 817.33M | 789.58M |
| Stockholders Equity | 1.39B | 1.25B | 1.12B | 1.11B | 991.07M | 915.35M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 73.73M | 103.17M | 39.04M | 114.82M | 1.17M | 13.99M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 274.36M | 261.31M | 207.59M | 257.33M | 121.83M | 127.17M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -222.15M | -128.88M | -175.45M | -222.08M | -74.76M | -116.72M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 9.34M | 14.20M | -150.03M | -41.05M | -12.21M | -95.14M |
Pricesmart Technical Analysis
Positive
161.78
Price Trends
173.28
Positive
162.82
Positive
144.93
Positive
Market Momentum
5.59
Positive
57.04
Neutral
28.50
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For PSMT, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 161.78 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 187.70, below the 50-day MA of 173.28, and above the 200-day MA of 144.93, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 5.59 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 57.04 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 28.50 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for PSMT.
Pricesmart Risk Analysis
Pricesmart disclosed 30 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Pricesmart reported the most risks in the "Ability to Sell" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Pricesmart Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (62)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
73 Outperform | $5.84B | 36.13 | 12.00% | 1.02% | 10.18% | 9.70% | |
73 Outperform | $23.75B | 18.86 | 35.90% | ― | -19.68% | ― | |
72 Outperform | $422.69B | 45.85 | 28.27% | 0.59% | 9.23% | 12.69% | |
67 Neutral | $900.06B | 39.37 | 24.26% | 0.85% | 5.87% | 21.68% | |
62 Neutral | $20.33B | 14.63 | -3.31% | 3.23% | 1.93% | -12.26% | |
62 Neutral | $25.32B | 16.28 | 18.65% | 1.88% | 4.72% | 35.43% | |
61 Neutral | $11.07B | 19.55 | 26.59% | ― | 5.92% | 0.80% |
* Consumer Defensive Sector Average
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