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.