Kroger, uzwi cyane mu gucuruza ibiribwa muri Amerika, aherutse gushyira ahagaragara raporo y’imari y’igihembwe cya kabiri, amafaranga yinjira ndetse n’igurisha byari byiza kuruta uko byari byitezwe, igitabo cyitwa coronavirus pneumonia cyateje igihe gishya bituma abakiriya baguma mu rugo kenshi, iyi sosiyete nayo yateje imbere iteganyagihe ku mikorere y’uyu mwaka.

Amafaranga yinjije mu gihembwe cya kabiri yose hamwe angana na miliyoni 819 z'amadolari, ni ukuvuga $ 1.03 kuri buri mugabane, aho yavuye kuri miliyoni 297, ni ukuvuga 0.37 $ kuri buri mugabane, mu gihe kimwe n’umwaka ushize. Amafaranga yagabanijwe kuri buri mugabane yari 0,73 cente, birenze byoroshye ibyo abasesenguzi bategereje $ 0.54.

Igicuruzwa mu gihembwe cya kabiri cyazamutse kigera kuri miliyari 30.49 ziva kuri miliyari 28.17 z’umwaka ushize, biruta ibyo Wall Street yari iteganya ko miliyari 29.97. Umuyobozi mukuru wa Kroger, Rodney McMullen, mu ijambo yagejeje ku basesenguzi, icyiciro cy’ibirango bwite cya Kroger gitera kugurisha muri rusange kandi kikabaha amahirwe yo guhangana.

Igurishwa ry’abikorera ku giti cyabo, ikirango cyo mu rwego rwo hejuru cy’isosiyete, cyiyongereyeho 17% mu gihembwe. Ukuri kworoheje kugurisha kwiyongereyeho 20 ku ijana, naho ibicuruzwa byo gupakira ibicuruzwa byiyongereyeho 50%.

Igurisha rya digitale ryikubye gatatu kugera kuri 127%. Igurishwa rimwe nta lisansi ryiyongereyeho 14,6%, naryo rirenze ibyateganijwe. Uyu munsi, Kroger ifite ibibanza birenga 2400 byo kugemurira ibiribwa hamwe n’ahantu 2100 batoragura mu mashami yacyo, bikurura 98% byabaguzi mukarere kayo binyuze mumaduka yumubiri hamwe numuyoboro wa digitale.

Mike Mullen yagize ati: "Umusonga mushya wa coronavirus niwo mwanya wa mbere ku bakozi bacu ndetse n'abaguzi. Tuzakomeza gukora cyane kugira ngo duhangane n'ibibazo mu gihe umusonga mushya ukomeje."

Ati: "Abaguzi ni bo shingiro ry'ibyo dukora, bityo twagura umugabane ku isoko. Ubucuruzi bukomeye bwa Kroger ni ikintu cy'ingenzi muri iri terambere, kubera ko ishoramari ryo kwagura urusobe rw’ibinyabuzima ryifashisha abakoresha bacu. Ibisubizo byacu bikomeje kwerekana ko Kroger ari ikirango cyizewe kandi ko abakiriya bacu bahitamo guhaha natwe kuko baha agaciro ibicuruzwa, ubwiza, ubworoherane n'ibicuruzwa bya digitale dutanga."

McMullen yagize ati: "Aganira n'abasesenguzi, umubare w'abantu banduye indwara ya coronavirus pneumonia" wagabanutse cyane ugereranije n'abaturage dukoreramo. " Yongeyeho ati: “umusonga wa coronavirus pneumonia twakinguriwe mu gihe gishya cy'umusonga kandi twize byinshi kandi tuzakomeza kwiga.”

Byumvikane ko Kroger yemeje gahunda nshya yo kugura imigabane ingana na miliyari imwe y’amadolari yo gusimbuza uruhushya rwabanje. Umwaka wose, Kroger yiteze ko igurishwa rimwe ukuyemo lisansi iziyongera hejuru ya 13%, hamwe n’inyungu ku mugabane uteganijwe kuba hagati y $ 3.20 na $ 3.30. Ikigereranyo cya Wall Street ni kimwe, aho kugurisha byiyongereyeho 9.7% hamwe n’inyungu ku mugabane wa $ 2.92.

Mu bihe biri imbere, imiterere y’imari ya Kroger ntabwo iterwa gusa n’amaduka manini acururizwamo, lisansi n’ubuzima n’ubucuruzi bw’ubuzima, ahubwo biterwa no kuzamuka kwinyungu mu bucuruzi bwayo butandukanye.

Ingamba z’imari ya Kroger nugukomeza gukoresha amafaranga menshi yubusa aturuka mu bucuruzi no kuyakoresha mu buryo bwa disipulini kugira ngo iterambere rirambye rirambye hagaragazwa imishinga ihanitse ishyigikira ingamba zayo.

Muri icyo gihe, Kroger izakomeza gutanga amafaranga kugira ngo igurishwa ryiyongere mu maduka no ku bicuruzwa bya digitale, kuzamura umusaruro, no kubaka urusobe rw’ibinyabuzima bitagira ingano.

Byongeye kandi, Kroger yiyemeje gukomeza umwenda uva mu cyiciro cya EBITDA cyahinduwe hagati ya 2.30 na 2.50 kugira ngo igumane igipimo cy’imyenda cy’ishoramari kiriho ubu.

Isosiyete irizera gukomeza kongera inyungu mu gihe kugira ngo igaragaze ko yizeye ko amafaranga yinjira mu buntu no gukomeza gusubiza amafaranga arenga ku bashoramari binyuze mu kugura imigabane.

Kroger yiteze ko icyitegererezo cyacyo gitanga umusaruro ushimishije mugihe, komeza ukomeze kugendana amafaranga yubusa, kandi uhindurwe muburyo bukomeye kandi bushimishije abanyamigabane bose bagaruka mugihe kirekire cya 8% kugeza 11%.

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