Summary
- VSI has had a poor record of past performance and stock price has reflected that declining more than 90% from its peak in 2013.
- Management’s guidance from the latest earnings call for Q1 2019 still says negative mid to low single digits for comparative sales growth.
- Planned capex, store closures and its financial position indicates that the speculative turnaround is not as close as some investors had thought.
Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. (VSI) is an omnichannel, US-based, specialty retailer and manufacturer of vitamins, minerals, and supplements. The company sells products of 700+ recognized brands as well as its own private labels, such as The Vitamin Shoppe, Body Tech, True Athlete, Mytrition, Plnt, ProBioCare, and Next Step.
Source: Natural Products Insider
