The convenience store (“c-store”) industry continues to show positive returns. The decline in fuel prices has allowed higher margin instore items to have a bigger impact on the overall gross profit. Please take a look at your numbers and see how you compare to this public company group.
| 2015* | 2014 | |
| Fuel gross profit % | 8.6% | 5.9% |
| Fuel margin $ (per gallon) | $0.21 | $0.20 |
| Non-fuel gross profit % | 36.6% | 33.2% |
| Overall gross profit % | 17.6% | 12.4% |
| % of sales from fuel | 68.4% | 75.7% |
| Overall revenue growth | -10.7% | 2.7% |
| 12 month return | 33.3% | 23.8% |
Note: The group in this study consisted of five publicly traded c-store companies.
* Estimate based on results through September 30, 2015.
For more information, contact Bill Kohm at bkohm@deandorton.com or 859-425-7625.
