Monro factors to shopper trade-down impact, withholds 2023 steering

Monro (NASDAQ:MNRO) reported comparable retailer gross sales elevated 1.3% in FQ2 vs. +1.5% consensus. The comparable gross sales acquire was pushed by an approximate 10% comparable retailer gross sales improve in roughly 300 of the retailer’s small or underperforming shops.

Comparable retailer gross sales have been up 6% for tires and 1% for upkeep providers in the course of the quarter. Comparable retailer gross sales decreased roughly 5% for brakes and entrance finish/shocks and eight% for alignments. The general comparable gross sales acquire got here towards a tricky mark from a 12 months in the past when comparable retailer gross sales rose 14.8%.

Gross margin fell 220 foundation factors to 35.4% of gross sales. The lower was primarily because of the next mixture of tire gross sales within the retail places, buyer commerce all the way down to opening value level tires, in addition to components inflation that MNRO deliberately didn’t absolutely go via to customers. As well as, incremental investments in technician labor and wages to assist present and future topline development elevated labor prices 100 foundation factors from the prior 12 months.

Web earnings was reported at $13.1M vs. $21.0M a 12 months in the past.

Of word, whereas MNRO’s investments in value and labor impacted gross margin, the retailer gained market share within the tire class in FQ2.

CEO replace: “Given the challenges of the present macro surroundings, we noticed stretched customers commerce all the way down to decrease priced tire choices and defer automobile upkeep in a few of our key service classes.”

Notably, Monro (MNRO) stated it’s not offering 2023 steering presently.