Vitamin Shoppe, Inc.

No Longer Reporting

The company has not filed an annual or quarterly report since its Q3 FY2019 10-Q, filed Nov 6, 2019. Its latest SEC filing is a SC 13G/A from Feb 7, 2020.

The sections below describe the company as of the FY2018 annual report.

What Did They Do?

Sells vitamins, minerals, herbs, supplements and sports nutrition products to health and wellness shoppers through stores and online.

How Did They Make Money?

Customers pay for retail merchandise when they buy it in a store or when it is delivered; the company also bills customers for shipping.

FY2018 revenue

Who Were Their Customers?

Customers shop in Vitamin Shoppe and Super Supplements stores or buy directly through the company’s websites and mobile app.

Did Revenues Turn Into Profits?

No. It lost $3.8M in FY2018.

Operating income, FY2018

1% of revenue

▲ Now profitable vs FY2017 (−$244.5M, −21%)

Net income, FY2018

0% of revenue

▼ −99% (Loss) vs FY2017 (−$252.2M, −22%)

How Were They Changing?

Since the FY2018 annual report

Latest quarter: Q3 FY2019, the three months to Sep 28, 2019

Revenue: ▼ −8%; vs $276.6M in Q3 FY2018
Net income: ▲ +95% (Loss); vs −$1.7M in Q3 FY2018

Dec 16, 2019 Franchise Group completed its acquisition of Vitamin Shoppe The merger made Vitamin Shoppe an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Franchise Group; shares were converted into cash.

Shrank. Revenue fell 8% in 4 years, from $1.2B in FY2014 to $1.1B in FY2018, about 2% a year.

Manufacturing business sold The older report described contract manufacturing and branded-product sales to third parties as a separate business. The latest report describes the company as a retailer and says manufacturing operations were sold.

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