Company Earnings UpdateSainsbury’s (LSE: SBRY) FY19 Results: Improvement in Adjusted Profit Metrics but Comparable Sales Continue to Decline Coresight Research May 2, 2019 Executive Summary For FY19, ended March 9, 2019, Sainsbury’s reported adjusted Retail EBIT up 10.7% and adjusted pretax profit up 7.8%; both metrics came in ahead of consensus. Nonadjusted operating profit, pretax profit and net profit were all down significantly. Adjustments included costs related to the failed merger with Asda, the integration of Argos, replatforming Sainsbury’s Bank and restructuring. Management said the company will invest to improve over 400 supermarkets in FY20 and will invest more in technology to offer greater convenience. Please Login to read the full report. Not a member? To access this content for free, register for a free account. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Three Data Points We’re Watching This Week, Week 27: US Retail Faces HeadwindsUS Black Friday 2025: Early Read—Early-Morning Footfall Points to a Selective Return of the Black Friday Store EnergyInflation Awareness Rises; Economic Sentiment Falls to Six-Month Low: US Consumer Survey InsightsAnalyst Corner: Previewing CES 2026, with John Harmon
