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The Simply Good Foods Company Reports Fiscal Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results; Provides Full Fiscal Year 2020 Outlook
DENVER, July 08, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Simply Good Foods Company (Nasdaq: SMPL) (“Simply Good Foods,” or the “Company”), a developer, marketer and
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[{"type":"text","content":"DENVER, July 08, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Simply Good Foods Company (Nasdaq: SMPL) (“Simply Good Foods,” or the “Company”), a developer, marketer and seller of branded nutritional foods and snacking products, today reported financial results for the thirteen week period ended May 30, 2020. The Company completed the acquisition of Quest Nutrition, LLC (“Quest”) on November 7, 2019. The Company’s third quarter results include thirteen weeks of Quest results and about 29 weeks for the year-to-date period. Additionally, note that the Company’s reference to “legacy Atkins” in this press release encompasses Simply Goods Foods’ business excluding Quest.\n “The impact of COVID-19 during our fiscal third quarter was unprecedented,” said Joseph E. Scalzo, President and Chief Executive Officer of Simply Good Foods. “Despite the challenges of working remotely, our employees performed admirably, adjusting to the evolving market changes while continuing to execute well against our plans. I want to thank our employees, suppliers and co-manufacturers for their commitment to our customers and consumers and operating at the highest standards during this challenging time.” “Third quarter performance was impacted significantly by COVID-19 factors that resulted in changes in shopping and consumption behavior. Following a three week period of pantry loading by consumers in early March, subsequent movement restrictions resulted in lower on-the-go and away-from-home usage occasions for some of our products. Total Simply Good Foods third quarter net sales increased 54.2% driven by the Quest acquisition. Legacy Atkins net sales declined 8.3% as solid e-commerce growth, an increase of 125% versus last year, was offset by softness in measured channels. Quest net sales declined modestly versus the year ago period. Importantly, Adjusted EBITDA(1) increased 74.2% reflecting the inclusion of Quest. Notably, legacy Atkins profitability improved driven by a reduction in trade promotion, favorable supply chain costs and lower Selling and marketing and General and administrative expenses.” \"As at home confinement restrictions began to ease in May and into June, the beginning of our fourth quarter, marketplace trends of our brands in measured channels improved. Specifically, total Simply Good Foods retail takeaway for the four weeks ended June 28, 2020 was 2.2...