PetIQ, Inc. Files Pro Forma Financial Results for the Acquisition of VIP Petcare
Reiterates Outlook for Full Year 2018
Conference Call, Webcast and Presentation at
The Company also released a supplemental presentation that can be found on the “Investors” section of the
Cord Christensen, PetIQ’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer commented, “We are pleased with our start to the year which has been fueled by strong results across all sales channels as our retail customers prepare for the coming season. Additionally, our team has worked diligently on the expansion of our veterinary service clinics during the first quarter of 2018. As we look ahead, we believe our unique combination of a broad product portfolio and compelling service offering creates an incredible value proposition for consumers and will continue to deepen our strong relationships in retail. Our balanced, customer centric platform will continue to fuel our growth over the next several years enabling us to generate value for all of our key stakeholders.”
2018 Outlook
- Consolidated net sales of
$450 million to $500 million - Adjusted EBITDA of
$40 million to $45 million *
*The Company does not provide guidance for the most directly comparable GAAP measure, net income, and similarly cannot provide a reconciliation between its forecasted adjusted EBITDA and net income metrics without unreasonable effort due to the unavailability of reliable estimates for certain items. These items are not within the Company’s control and may vary greatly between periods and could significantly impact future financial results.
Conference Call, Webcast and Presentation
The Company will host a conference call with members of the executive management team to discuss the historical pro forma financial information and 2018 guidance with additional comments and details. The conference call will begin today,
In addition, presentation slides will be available and the call will be broadcast live over the Internet hosted at the “Investors” section of the Company's website at www.PetIQ.com. An archived webcast and telephonic playback will be available from
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to financial results reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP,
We believe that the use of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA provide additional tools for investors to use in evaluating ongoing operating results and trends. In addition, you should be aware when evaluating EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA that in the future we may incur expenses similar to those excluded when calculating these measures. Our presentation of these measures should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by these or other unusual or non-recurring items. Our computation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures computed by other companies, because all companies do not calculate EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA in the same manner. Our management does not, and you should not, consider EBITDA or Adjusted EBITDA in isolation or as an alternative to financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP. The principal limitation of, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA is that they exclude significant expenses and income that are required by GAAP to be recorded in our financial statements.
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