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Puregold Price Club, Inc.PGOLD
PSE Disclosure Form 4-31 - Press Release References: SRC Rule 17 (SEC Form 17-C) Section 4.4 of the Revised Disclosure Rules
Subject of the Disclosure
Press Release entitled "Puregold 1H 2024 net income grew to P4.95 billion, Up 12.5% YoY "
Background/Description of the Disclosure
Manila, Philippines – Grocery retail leader Puregold Price Club, Inc. (PGOLD) grew consolidated revenue to Php 98.5 billion in the first half of 2024 which represents an 8% growth from Php 91.2 billion in the same period last year. In the first half of 2024, the enterprise experienced positive same store sales growth (SSSG) of +1.9% from Puregold Stores driven by higher traffic and +2.4% from S&R Warehouse clubs driven from higher ticket size. The company continues to see a buoyant trajectory in topline growth for the second half of 2024.
PGOLD consolidated net income for the first half of 2024 grew by 12.5% year on year to Php 4.95 billion from Php 4.4 billion. Puregold’s topline growth was complimented by the slight improvement in gross margins for both Puregold and S&R business.
…… As of end June 2024, PGOLD opened 12 new Puregold stores, 2 S&R Membership Shopping Warehouse and 1 S&R New York Style QSR. The group had a total of 581 stores nationwide. These include 498 Puregold stores, 28 S&R Membership Shopping Warehouses, and 55 S&R New York Style QSRs.
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Please see attached SEC Form 17-C Report of the Company